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‘Hunger Games’ Fever Pushing Lionsgate Stock To Records
Wall Street’s love affair with Lionsgate, fueled by strong “Hunger Games” prospects and a brightening TV outlook, has continued with back-to-back record highs. Stock rose 42 cents to $33.70 on Friday...
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D23 Expo: Disney Fanfest Starts Off Strong with Animation Lineup
Walt Disney Co. chairman and CEO Bob Iger kicked off the D23 Expo on Friday with a nod to Walt Disney: “Animation will always be the heart of Disney,” he told thousands inside the Anaheim Convention...
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Venice Fest Pays Tribute to Ettore Scola
LONDON — The Venice Film Fest is to fete Italo helmer-scripter Ettore Scola with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker prize, which recognizes innovators in moviemaking. The prize will be given...
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Toronto: SiriusXM Backer Launching Ivanhoe Pictures
A trio of media-enteratinment veterans -- financier Robert Friedland, producer John Penotti and Beijing-based media executive Ray Chen -- have launched Ivanhoe Pictures as a financing and production...
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Ivanhoe Commits to China’s Wu Tianming Fund
"The average American has no understanding of China," says billionaire founder.
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Blumhouse, Ivanhoe Strike Genre Film Partnership With India’s Phantom
Jason Blum's Blumhouse has pacted with financier Ivanhoe Pictures and Indian indie Phantom to produce a slate of Indian genre movies.
View Article‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel to Shoot in China
The producers of “Crazy Rich Asians,” which doesn’t release in China till the end of next month, are already warming up plans to shoot the film’s sequel in the Middle Kingdom. Producer John Penotti,...
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The surprise success of “Crazy Rich Asians” at the box office last year is all the more unlikely considering what an aberration it was for one the film’s producers, John Penotti. While he’s best known...
View ArticleTelevision — Sidney Kimmel’s Next Act Bows at Mipcom
During the course of his 91 years, Sidney Kimmel has accomplished a lot. That includes making a few videos for web series “Old Jews Telling Jokes.” “John’s fault,” he says. “He dragged me over there...
View ArticleS.K. Global Makes Mipcom Debut With ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Under Its Belt
“To me, it wasn’t like, ‘Oh, maybe we should wake up one morning and try something different. How about we try television?’” John Penotti, producer-financier and co-founder of GreeneStreet, one of New...
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