All Distribution articles – Page 419
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NewsMay rises with Elevation Pictures
Laurie May, former co-founder and co-president of Maple Pictures, is launching a new Canadian distribution company, Elevation Pictures.
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NewsIFC takes Duke Of Burgundy
IFC Films has picked up North American and Latin American rights to Peter Strickland’s The Duke Of Burgundy.
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NewsBad Words speaks to Focus
US buyers were getting into full gear on Saturday afternoon (7) as Focus Features is understood to have paid in the region of $7m for worldwide rights to Jason Bateman’s feature directorial.
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NewsA24 rides with Locke
The New York distributor, tipped by many to be a significant player at the festival, has pulled off the first major on-site deal in Toronto, paying a low seven-figure advance and committing to a significant North American theatrical release for the Tom Hardy psychodrama.
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NewsLightning finds The Wonders
EXCLUSIVE: Lightning Entertainment has acquired international rights to Avi Nesher’s Contemporary World Cinema selection The Wonders, set to premiere on Sunday (8).
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NewsRotana rips deal for Rags and Tatters
EXCLUSIVE: Rotana Studios has acquired a slew of rights to Ahmad Abdalla’s Rags And Tatters, which is receiving its world premiere in Toronto’s Contemporary World Cinema section.
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NewsEternal Return travels to US, Germany
EXCLUSIVE: Rights to The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas have been sold by m-appeal to North America and Germany ahead of its North American premiere in Toronto.
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NewsCinephil journeys to Congo
EXCLUSIVE: Mission Congo is about televangelist Pat Robertson during the Rwandan refugee crisis.
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NewsCinema Guild buys Manakamana
The Cinema Guild has announced its acquisition of all US rights to Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez’s documentary Manakamana which gets its North American premiere on Friday (6).
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NewsCohen takes US, Canada on My Old Lady
Kristin Scott Thomas joins cast to play Maggie Smith’s daughter.
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NewsVIVA Pictures buys Antboy
VIVA Pictures has taken all rights to Antboy ahead of its world premiere in official selection on Saturday (7).
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NewsSubmarine, Hanway find Vivian
Submarine Entertainment and HanWay Select have teamed up to handle worldwide sales on Toronto documentary Finding Vivian Maier.
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NewsMagnolia falls for Right
Magnolia Pictures has snapped up US rights to Toronto entry The Right Kind Of Wrong starring Ryan Kwanten, Sara Canning, Catherine O’Hara and Will Sasso.
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NewsMirren to go on Journey
TORONTO: Participant Media and DreamWorks are reuniting on The Hundred-Foot Journey following their collaborations on Toronto opener The Fifth Estate, Lincoln and The Help.
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FeaturesPatrice Theroux, eOne
Patrice Theroux, eOne’s chairman of global film group, has spent his working life in the industry. He guides Jeremy Kay through mentors, mergers and the emergence of a Canadian powerhouse.
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NewsOpus spies Cold Eyes sales
EXCLUSIVE: South Korean sales agent Opus Pictures has locked a raft of deals on surveillance thriller Cold Eyes.
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NewsWorldview plans US distribution move
EXCLUSIVE: Worldview Entertainment, in town with six films in the festival, is preparing a move into US distribution that chairman and CEO Christopher Woodrow aims to finalise within the next few months.
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NewsBuyers take WestEnd's Manglehorn
EXCLUSIVE: WestEnd Films has closed a number of deals on David Gordon Green’s next film Manglehorn, including to Artificial Eye for the UK, Wild Side for France, and Swen for Latin America.