Tag: Altitude

  • UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Talk To Me’ takes on the Barbenheimer behemoth

    UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Talk To Me’ takes on the Barbenheimer behemoth

    The Philippou brothers’ film is opening in 431 cinemas through Altitude.Australian horror film Talk To Me is the major new title at UK-Ireland cinemas this weekend, following on from a record-breaking Barbenheimer week.Released in 431 cinemas by Altitude, Talk To Me is a possession horror film about a group of friends who discover how to…

  • Altitude Film Sales unveils first look at ‘The Occupant’ as production wraps (exclusive)

    Altitude Film Sales unveils first look at ‘The Occupant’ as production wraps (exclusive)

    Altitude is selling the title at Cannes.Altitude Film Sales has unveiled a first look at sci-fi thriller The Occupant, as the shoot wraps in Georgia and Northern Ireland. It is co-written and directed by Dutch filmmaker Hugo Keijzer.It stars Ella Balinska as a woman stranded and alone in the Caucasus mountains. Producers are Raymond Van…

  • Berlin: Firebrand Topper Brandon Burrows Uses Chess Skills in Navigating Biz

    Berlin: Firebrand Topper Brandon Burrows Uses Chess Skills in Navigating Biz

    A chess champion in his youth, Brandon Burrows, principal and founder of shingle Firebrand, approaches producing like a chess game. His love for film sparked at an early age when his father owned a video store. His producing credits include “Gallowwalkers” with Wesley Snipes, “The Perfect Weapon” starring Steven Seagal and “Altitude” with Dolph Lundgren.…

  • ‘Tenet’ Drops But Stays Atop U.K., Ireland Box-Office

    ‘Tenet’ Drops But Stays Atop U.K., Ireland Box-Office

    Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” suffered a precipitous 60% decline, but stayed on top of the U.K. and Ireland box-office in its second week.The Warner Bros. release collected £2,151,490 from 613 locations and has now amassed £10,006,540 in the territory, according to final numbers released by Comscore.Disney’s “X-Men” universe film “The New Mutants” collected £686,407 from 538…

  • Drake & Altitude Jointly Acquire Reinaldo Marcus Green’s ‘Monsters And Men’ For UK Distribution

    Drake & Altitude Jointly Acquire Reinaldo Marcus Green’s ‘Monsters And Men’ For UK Distribution

    In an unusual but intriguing partnership, UK distributor Altitude is teaming up with singer DrakeDrake/] to jointly acquire UK distribution rights to Reinaldo Marcus Green’s Sundance and Toronto drama Monsters And Men.Details on Drake’s commitment here are thin but Altitude said it hoped the film is “the first of many projects” on which it collaborates…

  • Asif Kapadia’s ‘Maradona’ amongst Cineart acquisitions (exclusive)

    Asif Kapadia’s ‘Maradona’ amongst Cineart acquisitions (exclusive)

    The latest acquisitions were confirmed at the Cannes Marché du Film.Benelux’s leading arthouse buyers have confirmed their latest acquisitions at the Cannes Marché du Film.Cineart has added Life Itself (sold by FilmNation) and The Children’s Act, both sold by FilmNation, Asif Kapadia’s Maradona documentary (Altitude), Laszlo Nemes’ Sunset (Playtime) and Ari Folman’s animated Anne Frank…

  • ‘Tina Turner’ feature doc in the works from ‘Undefeated’ directors

    ‘Tina Turner’ feature doc in the works from ‘Undefeated’ directors

    Oscar-winning Simon Chinn producing project; Altitude takes sales.Dan Lindsay and Tj Martin, the Oscar-winning directing duo behind Undefeated, will direct Tina Turner, a feature documentary portrait of the Us singer.Simon Chinn, the double Oscar winning producer of Man On Wire and Searching For Sugarman is producing with Jonathan Chinn through their banner Lightbox. Altitude is…