Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners has begun principal photography on the sequel “A Dog’s Journey.” Tailored for the Chinese market, the film sees Henry Lau, Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin, and Kathryn Prescott join Dennis Quaid in the cast.
“A Dog’s Journey” is the follow-up to 2017’s “A Dog’s Purpose,” which portrayed a single dog’s spirit incarnated through the lives of four separate canines. Both films are based on the inspirational novels by W. Bruce Cameron. The film is co-financed and co-produced by Walden Media and Alibaba Pictures with Quaid reprising his role as the owner of the dog Bailey, voiced again by Josh Gad.
“A Dog’s Purpose” was a surprise hit in China, where Alibaba was a marketing and distribution partner. China delivered $88 million of the film’s $196 million global cumulative, compared with $65 million from North America.
Gail Mancuso is directing from a screenplay by the writing teams of W.
“A Dog’s Journey” is the follow-up to 2017’s “A Dog’s Purpose,” which portrayed a single dog’s spirit incarnated through the lives of four separate canines. Both films are based on the inspirational novels by W. Bruce Cameron. The film is co-financed and co-produced by Walden Media and Alibaba Pictures with Quaid reprising his role as the owner of the dog Bailey, voiced again by Josh Gad.
“A Dog’s Purpose” was a surprise hit in China, where Alibaba was a marketing and distribution partner. China delivered $88 million of the film’s $196 million global cumulative, compared with $65 million from North America.
Gail Mancuso is directing from a screenplay by the writing teams of W.
- 8/27/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The Lesson by co-directors Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov was the big winner at this year’s Sofia International Film Festival in Bulgaria.
The duo’s feature debut became the second Bulgarian feature in Siff’s 19-year history to receive the international jury’s Grand Prix after Dragomir Sholev’s Shelter in 2011.
The Lesson also picked up the Audience Award, the Fipresci International Critics’ Prize and the award for the Best Bulgarian Feature Film.
Accepting the award, Valchanov pointed to the importance of the Sofia Meetings where The Lesson had originally been pitched and said that this event should be ¨an example¨ to the Bulgarian state to develop a long-term and sustainable film policy for the future.
The sentiment was echoed by international jury president Stephan Komanderev (The Judgement) when he presented the ¨Sofia City Of Film¨ Grand Prix to the young directors.
The Lesson, which is handled internationally by Wide Management, premiered last year...
The duo’s feature debut became the second Bulgarian feature in Siff’s 19-year history to receive the international jury’s Grand Prix after Dragomir Sholev’s Shelter in 2011.
The Lesson also picked up the Audience Award, the Fipresci International Critics’ Prize and the award for the Best Bulgarian Feature Film.
Accepting the award, Valchanov pointed to the importance of the Sofia Meetings where The Lesson had originally been pitched and said that this event should be ¨an example¨ to the Bulgarian state to develop a long-term and sustainable film policy for the future.
The sentiment was echoed by international jury president Stephan Komanderev (The Judgement) when he presented the ¨Sofia City Of Film¨ Grand Prix to the young directors.
The Lesson, which is handled internationally by Wide Management, premiered last year...
- 3/16/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Fortissimo Films has reported its “most successful” Filmart ever and concluded sales on a raft of titles.
The sales outfit took a slate of new features to Hong Kong Filmart last month, including eight titles that participated in the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
These included Fruit Chan’s sci-fi thriller The Midnight After, which opened Hkiff and will premiere this week in Hong Kong on approximately 40 screens by local distributor/producer Golden Scene.
The film was also licensed to Magnum Films for Malaysia where it will be released in early May. Further sales were made to HBO for regional Pay TV in South and Central America, and Southeast Asian and Hong Kong Pay TV rights were licensed to Popcorn. Hong Kong DVD/video will be handled by Panorama. Negotiations for the licensing of the rights in China, Australia, Taiwan and other markets are expected to be concluded shortly, according to Fortissimo.
A number...
The sales outfit took a slate of new features to Hong Kong Filmart last month, including eight titles that participated in the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
These included Fruit Chan’s sci-fi thriller The Midnight After, which opened Hkiff and will premiere this week in Hong Kong on approximately 40 screens by local distributor/producer Golden Scene.
The film was also licensed to Magnum Films for Malaysia where it will be released in early May. Further sales were made to HBO for regional Pay TV in South and Central America, and Southeast Asian and Hong Kong Pay TV rights were licensed to Popcorn. Hong Kong DVD/video will be handled by Panorama. Negotiations for the licensing of the rights in China, Australia, Taiwan and other markets are expected to be concluded shortly, according to Fortissimo.
A number...
- 4/7/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Korea’s Cj Entertainment has announced a raft of deals on Final Recipe, starring Henry Lau from the Asian pop group Super Junior – M and Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon).
The film sold to Spain (Kiss), Italy (Officine), Middle East (Gulf Film), Switzerland (Praesens Film), German-speaking Europe excluding Switzerland (Viz Media), and ex-Yugo (Discovery).
Directed by Gina Kim (Never Forever), the family drama is a Korea-Singapore-Thailand co-production about a young man who gets into an international cooking competition.
The film made its world premiere in San Sebastian’s Culinary Zinema section and played in the Berlinale’s Kulinarisches Kino program.
Fortissimo handles European sales while Cj handles the rest of the world.
The film sold to Spain (Kiss), Italy (Officine), Middle East (Gulf Film), Switzerland (Praesens Film), German-speaking Europe excluding Switzerland (Viz Media), and ex-Yugo (Discovery).
Directed by Gina Kim (Never Forever), the family drama is a Korea-Singapore-Thailand co-production about a young man who gets into an international cooking competition.
The film made its world premiere in San Sebastian’s Culinary Zinema section and played in the Berlinale’s Kulinarisches Kino program.
Fortissimo handles European sales while Cj handles the rest of the world.
- 3/25/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Six acclaimed actors from three continents sat down to discuss their often frustrating, usually frightening and sometimes joyful craft from a perch in the Audi Lounge above the Berlinale red carpet. German actress Diane Kruger, 37, whose latest, The Better Angels, is in Berlin’s Panorama Special sidebar; Asian superstar Michelle Yeoh, 51, a former Bond girl and producer and star of Culinary Cinema entry Final Recipe; and jury member Greta Gerwig, 30 (whose Frances Ha was in the Panorama section at last year’s festival), all have struggled to break out of the confines placed on them by a male-dominated
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- 2/12/2014
- by Scott Roxborough, Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chefs cooking themed meals include Daniel Achilles, Tim Raue and the Roca brothers.
The Culinary Cinema programme of the 64th Berlinale (Feb 6-16) will open will Gina Kim’s Final Recipe.
The motto of this year’s programme is “We like it hot… but don’t let it burn”.
There are 15 films in the selection, including the world premieres of Diego Luna’s Cesar Chavez (jointly with Berlinale Special programme), Spanish film The Dream by Franc Aleu about the Roca brothers (followed by a meal cooked by them), Sanjay Rawal’s Us documentary Food Chains [pictured], and Italian documentaries The Knights of the Lagoon by Walter Bencini and Natural Resistance by Jonathan Nossiter, also shown in Panorama.
“The use of fire and our ability to cook distinguishes us from all other living beings. Yet fire also poses a threat to future generations, for global warming has reached dangerous levels. Let’s do something about it, and leave no...
The Culinary Cinema programme of the 64th Berlinale (Feb 6-16) will open will Gina Kim’s Final Recipe.
The motto of this year’s programme is “We like it hot… but don’t let it burn”.
There are 15 films in the selection, including the world premieres of Diego Luna’s Cesar Chavez (jointly with Berlinale Special programme), Spanish film The Dream by Franc Aleu about the Roca brothers (followed by a meal cooked by them), Sanjay Rawal’s Us documentary Food Chains [pictured], and Italian documentaries The Knights of the Lagoon by Walter Bencini and Natural Resistance by Jonathan Nossiter, also shown in Panorama.
“The use of fire and our ability to cook distinguishes us from all other living beings. Yet fire also poses a threat to future generations, for global warming has reached dangerous levels. Let’s do something about it, and leave no...
- 1/20/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Chefs cooking themed meals include Daniel Achilles, Tim Raue and the Roca brothers.
The Culinary Cinema programme of the 64th Berlinale will open will Gina Kim’s Final Recipe.
The motto of this year’s programem is “We like it hot… but don’t let it burn.” There are 15 films in the selection, including the world premieres of Diego Luna’s Cesar Chavez (jointly with Berlinale Special programme], Spanish film The Dream by Franc Aleu about the Roca brothers (followed by a meal cooked by them), Sanjay Rawal’s Us documentary Food Chains [pictured], and Italian documentaries The Knights of the Lagoon by Walter Bencini and Natural Resistance by Jonathan Nossiter (also shown in Panorama).
“The use of fire and our ability to cook distinguishes us from all other living beings. Yet fire also poses a threat to future generations, for global warming has reached dangerous levels. Let’s do something about it, and leave no...
The Culinary Cinema programme of the 64th Berlinale will open will Gina Kim’s Final Recipe.
The motto of this year’s programem is “We like it hot… but don’t let it burn.” There are 15 films in the selection, including the world premieres of Diego Luna’s Cesar Chavez (jointly with Berlinale Special programme], Spanish film The Dream by Franc Aleu about the Roca brothers (followed by a meal cooked by them), Sanjay Rawal’s Us documentary Food Chains [pictured], and Italian documentaries The Knights of the Lagoon by Walter Bencini and Natural Resistance by Jonathan Nossiter (also shown in Panorama).
“The use of fire and our ability to cook distinguishes us from all other living beings. Yet fire also poses a threat to future generations, for global warming has reached dangerous levels. Let’s do something about it, and leave no...
- 1/20/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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