All Distribution articles – Page 594
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NewsOptimum strikes UK deal for SXSW hit Kill List
Optimum Releasing has taken UK rights to Ben Wheatley’s Kill List from Protagonist Pictures.
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NewsTaiwan's Seediq Bale to be released in two parts in Asia
Taiwanese filmmaker’s Wei Te-sheng’s war epic Seediq Bale will be screened as two films in Taiwan and Hong Kong, Wei’s production company ARS Film Productions said today.
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The Collective, Bloody Disgusting to release Atrocious in US
The increasingly dynamic US distribution arena will see the management company and horror website release the genre title in at least 32 key cities through their partnership with AMC Theatres.
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Tribeca to launch online film festival
The event runs concurrently with the established festival from Apr 20-May 1 and will grant free access to features and shorts.
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NewsNew Eye On Films programme seeks debut film submissions
Eye On Films, the new initiative from Wide Management backed by MEDIA Mundus, is now open for its first round of submissions.
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NewsJapanese film industry rallies in face of disaster
Ten days after Japan’s worst ever natural disaster, the industry has begun rallying to continue doing business and provide aid to stricken regions through a multitude of initiatives.
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NewsCelestial seals trio of pre-sales on My Kingdom
Hong Kong-based Celestial Pictures has sealed three pre-sales on its upcoming martial arts drama My Kingdom, which is currently in post-production.
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Mori, Kwok drive CAR into North American distribution
LA-based distribution veteran Ko Mori of Eleven Arts and producer Tim Kwok of Convergence Entertainment are launching a North American distribution outfit, Cinema Asia Releasing (CAR), which will focus solely on Asian product.
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Tomson signs first-look deals with Lion Rock, Abundance
Tomson International Entertainment Distribution, the new outfit established by veteran producer Hsu Feng, has entered into first-look deals with John Woo and Terence Chang’s Lion Rock Productions, and Abundance Pictures, established by Chang and Laura Fu.
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NewsLimitless rules US box office on $19m in cautious weekend
Relativity’s thriller starring Bradley Cooper as a man who acquires a pill that allows him to use his entire brain opened top on an estimated $19m in a slow weekend.
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NewsBattle: LA dominates international arena on $29m
In its second weekend Sony’s action sci-fi overtook its chief rival Rango in fine style, adding $28.7m from 8,344 screens in 55 markets to boost the early tally to $51.6m.
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Moving Pictures Film & TV closes sales on First Dog
Buyers of the family film include Free Dolphin in France, Central Partnership in Russia and Eagle Entertainment in Australia.
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NewsShowbox to release Entertainment One's Asian catalogue
Titles will be released under the new banner Cine Asia presents HKL.
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NewsStrand takes US rights to Service Entrance from SND
Strand Releasing has acquired all US rights to Philippe Le Guay’s Service Entrance and plans a theatrical launch in late 2011.
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NewsRango, Battle: LA ready to resume overseas hostilities
The pair will lock horns again at the international box office this weekend as each heads into new markets. Black Swan, The Adjustment Bureau and The King’s Speech should help to keep things lively.
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Sundance Selects takes North America and territories to SXSW drama Weekend
Andrew Haigh’s film won the SXSW Emerging Visions Audience Award and tells the story of two gay men who get to know each other over a weekend. Tom Cullen and Chris New star and Tristan Goligher produced.
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NewsTransmission, Paramount strike Aussie DVD deal for The Tunnel
Distracted Media has signed a DVD distribution deal with Transmission Films and Paramount Home Entertainment Australia for Carlo Ledesma’s horror film TheTunnel.
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NewsMedia convergence may push theatrical windows, report finds
Olswang’s new Convergence Survey finds that delivering consumers the content they want how and when they want it will be one key to curbing piracy.
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NewsHopscotch on board for controversial story The Tall Man
Hopscotch has signed on to distribute The Tall Man, from writer/director Tony Krawitz, two weeks after the feature-length documentary earned a standing ovation at its world premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival.
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NewsContent Film announces territory deals on SXSW hit The Divide
Content Film has announced a slew of sales on Xavier Gens’ SXSW hit The Divide in the wake of the North American sale to Anchor Bay.