Bank pair set up film finance unit
Harold Lewis and Brenda Doby-Flewellyn, formerly entertainment loan execs with Union Bank of California, have set up FilmBankers Intl. to assist filmmakers with financing, sales and distribution of…
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Walden pacts with Jordan Kerner
Producer Jordan Kerner has signed a multi-year, first-look deal with Walden Media.
PGA in tune with Horn
The Producers Guild of America has tapped Warner Bros. president and chief operating officer Alan Horn as recipient of its Milestone Award.
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Showeast fetes Columbia executive
Rodrigo Saturnino, general manager of Columbia TriStar Buena Vista Filmes do Brasil, will receive the Intl. Achievement Award in Distribution at the upcoming ShowEast convention in Florida.
‘Bourne’ hits target again overseas
Superspy Jason Bourne hit the target again at the international box office as "The Bourne Ultimatum" dominated a typically moderate early fall frame with $20.8 million at 4,333 playdates in 46…
SAG gains jurisdiction on ‘Quarterlife’
The Screen Actors Guild has gained jurisdiction over "Quarterlife," the Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz-produced Webisode series debuting Nov. 11 on MySpaceTV.com.
‘Bourne’ set for big overseas launches
"The Bourne Ultimatum" may have taken the weekend crown overseas for the Sept. 7-9 frame, but the fun action to watch came in the U.K., where David Schwimmer's directorial debut "Run, Fat Boy, Run"…
Writers get big bucks for touch-ups
As strike fears mount and studios hustle movies into production, the town's high-profile acting talent is seeing a bonanza of multiple paydays.
New Line taps production exec
New Line has hired manager-producer Walter Hamada as a senior VP of production.
Terry Zwigoff to direct ‘$40,000’
New Line has signed Terry Zwigoff to direct "The $40,000 Man," a comedy spoof set up with Benderspink.
‘Brave One’ stalks box office
Jodie Foster returns to the bigscreen this weekend as a vigilante in Neil Jordan's "The Brave One," which Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures bow in 2,755 locations.
