All Editorial articles – Page 10
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NewsCinemavault reports further deals on Where God Left His Shoes
Toronto-based Cinemavault has closed key territory sales on the John Leguizamo drama Where God Left His Shoes from Paul Allen’s Vulcan Productions.
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NewsStudios chase overseas box office record as summer fades
The summer season may be coming to an end in most markets but it’s put Hollywood in a good position to set a record year at the international box office.
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FeaturesPower to the Pixel's Cross-Media Film Forum
Power to the Pixel: The Cross-Media Film Forum at the Times BFI London Film Festival, 14 – 15 October 2009.
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Memorial set for former MGM and Fox executive Francisco ‘Paco’ Rodriguez Sr
A memorial will be held in Santa Monica for former MGM and Fox international executive Francisco ‘Paco’ Rodriguez Sr, who died on August 18.
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NewsCinemavault closes key sales on Mirageman and The Blackout
Toronto-based Cinemavault has concluded a raft of sales on Ernesto Diaz Espinoza’s superhero film Mirageman, which played at last year’s Sitges International Film Festival.
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NewsMark Lindsay joins Arclight as head of sales and acquisitions
Mark Lindsay has been named president of sales and acquisitions for Arclight Films and will head up the company’s New York office.
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Babelgum releases Rage in pioneering mobile launch
Web and mobile content platform Babelgum will release Sally Potter’s new film Rage on September 21, marking the first launch of a feature-length film on a mobile platform.
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San Francisco Film Society announces FilmHouse residents
The San Francisco Film Society announced today the third round of film-makers who have been awarded SFFS FilmHouse Residencies.
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NewsUSC film school earns star from Hollywood Chamber Of Commerce
The USC School Of Cinematic Arts (SCA) will receive a “star of recognition” from the Hollywood Chamber Of Commerce on September 10 to mark the school’s 80th anniversary.
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NewsGhent to honour Kevin Costner with career award
Kevin Costner will receive the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award for Career Achievement at the upcoming 36th Ghent International Film Festival in Ghent, Belgium.
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NewsSundance introduces Next section for low budget film-makers
Sundance Film Festival top brass have launched Next, a section dedicated to the work of cash-strapped film-makers who find new ways to tell their stories.
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NewsApparition, SPWAG swoop on Boondock Saints sequel
Apparition and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) have moved quickly to acquire The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day following its Comic-Con presentation and will release in the US on October 30.
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NewsKazakhs select Kelin as foreign language Oscar submission
Ermek Tursunov’s epic romance Kelin has been named as Kazakhstan’s official foreign language Oscar submission ahead of its North American premiere at Toronto.
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NewsFilm Movement takes North America on SXSW winner Mine
Film Movement has picked up North American rights to Geralyn Pezanoski’s SXSW audience award documentary winner documentary Mine.
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NewsSundance Institute expands theatre programme with two new labs
Sundance Institute has added two new labs to its theatre programme to support playwrights, directors, composers and librettists.
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NewsSPHE names John McMahon managing director, Europe
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has appointed John McMahon as managing director, Europe, as the company moves ahead with its regional development plans.
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NewsIFC Films teams up with Criterion Collection for prestige DVD series
IFC Films has signed a deal with The Criterion Collection licensing the prestige DVD label sell-through home entertainment rights for select IFC titles.
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NewsIsabel Hund to head Sony's German production division
Isabel Hund will join Sony’s German production division and European local production headquarters Deutsche Columbia Pictures Film Produktion as director of production starting October 1.
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NewsNathalie Bloch Laine lands at EuropaCorp as producer
Former Canal Plus executive Nathalie Bloch Laine has joined Luc Besson and Pierre-Ange Le Pogam’s EuropaCorp. as a producer, the company announced on Monday.
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NewsAcademy brings back preferential voting for best picture Oscar
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has introduced preferential voting to determine the best picture in the second radical transformation to affect the category.