Munich-based world sales company Global Screen has pre-sold the new adaptation of Eric Knight novel’s “Lassie Come Home,” whose canine character was first brought to the big screen more than 75 years ago, to more than 44 countries.
Territories include Italy (Lucky Red), France (Mediawan Rights), Scandinavia (Angel Scandinavia), Israel (Film House), Cis (Volga Film), the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Hungary (Prorom), Poland (Kino Swiat), former Yugoslavia (Investacommerce), the Baltic States (Volga Film), South Korea (Challan) and Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Central America (Delta Films). Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film theatrically in Germany Feb. 20.
The live-action family film centers on Flo’s best friend, his collie Lassie. When his family is forced to give the dog away, Flo is heartbroken. But Lassie isn’t easily separated from Flo and embarks on an adventurous journey across Germany to be reunited with Flo. Hanno Olderdissen directed the story from a script by Jane Ainscough.
Territories include Italy (Lucky Red), France (Mediawan Rights), Scandinavia (Angel Scandinavia), Israel (Film House), Cis (Volga Film), the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Hungary (Prorom), Poland (Kino Swiat), former Yugoslavia (Investacommerce), the Baltic States (Volga Film), South Korea (Challan) and Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Central America (Delta Films). Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film theatrically in Germany Feb. 20.
The live-action family film centers on Flo’s best friend, his collie Lassie. When his family is forced to give the dog away, Flo is heartbroken. But Lassie isn’t easily separated from Flo and embarks on an adventurous journey across Germany to be reunited with Flo. Hanno Olderdissen directed the story from a script by Jane Ainscough.
- 2/20/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood isn’t just a man’s world but a dogs’ heaven too. Well, everybody knows that All Dogs Go to Heaven (Animated, 1989), especially those 20 famous film stars. Innumerable famous dogs move us to laughter and tears in their lovely acting. In a sense dogs bring a special taste to films and illogical howling, yapping and barking that we somehow always seem to perceive and recognize. Many movies with dogs starring in them showed us how they are clever, generous and faithful buddies Lets not fail to recognize their talented way of keeping us all entertained by remembering who are the 20 famous film Star Dogs. All in all, hard work, persistence and a passion for craft definitely deserves it.
1. Lassie
Lassie is almost certainly the biggest stage name for dogs in the history of film. She was originally a character in a short story turned novel written by Eric Knight.
1. Lassie
Lassie is almost certainly the biggest stage name for dogs in the history of film. She was originally a character in a short story turned novel written by Eric Knight.
- 1/27/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
W.C. Fields once said, "Never work with children or animals." Well, one of the world's most famous canines is returning to television and it looks like producers will get to avoid working with both real-life kids and dogs.
The character of Lassie the collie first appeared in a 1938 short story, written by Eric Knight. It was later expanded into a novel called Lassie Come-Home. An MGM film based on the book, starring Roddy McDowall and Elizabeth Taylor, hit theaters in 1943. That spawned additional Lassie stories in print, on radio and in movie theaters.
In 1954, the Lassie TV show debuted on CBS. Aside from the famous canine, the family show features the talents of Tommy Rettig, Jan Clayton, George Cleveland, Jon Provost, June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly, Robert Bray, Jack De Mave, Jed Allan, Ron Hayes, Larry Wilcox, Pamelyn Ferdin, Cloris Leachman, and Jon Shepodd. Lassie had a number of human friends...
The character of Lassie the collie first appeared in a 1938 short story, written by Eric Knight. It was later expanded into a novel called Lassie Come-Home. An MGM film based on the book, starring Roddy McDowall and Elizabeth Taylor, hit theaters in 1943. That spawned additional Lassie stories in print, on radio and in movie theaters.
In 1954, the Lassie TV show debuted on CBS. Aside from the famous canine, the family show features the talents of Tommy Rettig, Jan Clayton, George Cleveland, Jon Provost, June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly, Robert Bray, Jack De Mave, Jed Allan, Ron Hayes, Larry Wilcox, Pamelyn Ferdin, Cloris Leachman, and Jon Shepodd. Lassie had a number of human friends...
- 7/13/2009
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
India's Dq Entertainment (Dqe), an animation production and distribution group, is partnering with Classic Media to co-develop a multi-million dollar 3D animated series based on Lassie. Other partners for the animated project include M6 (France) and Zdf (Germany) and Dqe affiliates in France and Ireland. Classic Media holds the rights to Lassie. Lassie, the most loyal and helpful collie dog ever, is based on Eric Knight's 1940 novel, Lassie Come-Home. Lassie went on to star in a dozen or so movies, a radio show, range of books and several TV series, the most famous of which was the live-action series that debuted in 1954. Additionally, in August 2009, the Us Postal Service will introduce a classic Lassie postage stamp. Dqe, its affiliates and Classic Media previously teamed to develop and produce the CGI 3D animated series Casper's Scare School.
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- 6/30/2009
- by gwen@cynopsis.com
Hyderabad based Dq Entertainment has announced the co-development of a multi-million Euro proposed animated TV series based on the legendary dog, Lassie. The animation, gaming and entertainment production and distribution group is partnering with Classic Media, Inc. - the owner of the Lassie brand and Dqe's affiliate in France and Ireland, M6 from France and Zdf from Germany. Lassie, a brave and loyal collie dog, first appeared in Eric Knight's 1940 novel, Lassie Come-Home. She was so well received that, in 1943, MGM Studios debuted the canine heroine in her first silver-screen appearance alongside Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor, followed by 10 more feature films in the 40's and 50's - the first eight of which grossed over $285 million. Alongside Peter O'Toole, Samantha Morton and Peter Dinklage, in 2005, Lassie lit up the big screen in a critically-acclaimed new feature film. In 1954, Lassie made her small-screen debut in an Emmy Award-winning television series that...
- 6/29/2009
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Hyderabad based Dq Entertainment has announced the co-development of a multi-million Euro proposed animated TV series based on the legendary dog, Lassie. The animation, gaming and entertainment production and distribution group is partnering with Classic Media, Inc. - the owner of the Lassie brand and Dqe's affiliate in France and Ireland, M6 from France and Zdf from Germany. Lassie, a brave and loyal collie dog, first appeared in Eric Knight's 1940 novel, Lassie Come-Home. She was so well received that, in 1943, MGM Studios debuted the canine heroine in her first silver-screen appearance alongside Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor, followed by 10 more feature films in the 40's and 50's - the first eight of which grossed over $285 million. Alongside Peter O'Toole, Samantha Morton and Peter Dinklage, in 2005, Lassie lit up the big screen in a critically-acclaimed new feature film. In 1954, Lassie made her small-screen debut in an Emmy Award-winning television series that...
- 6/29/2009
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday ruled that the daughter of "Lassie" creator Eric Knight has the right to terminate Classic Media's copyrights to the story of a boy and his dog.
In the 25-page decision, the court found that under the 1976 Copyright Act, Winifred Knight Mewborn was within her rights in 1996 to terminate the copyrights assigned to Classic Media, a company that manages and holds to the rights to many classic TV and film properties, including "Lassie," "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" and "The Lone Ranger."
The 1976 law extended the copyrights from 56 to 75 years and created the right of copyright holders to terminate any agreement it had with others.
Classic Media, which through a previous company had been granted the rights by Knight to make the "Lassie" TV series in the 1940s, had filed suit claiming Mewborn did not have the right to terminate those rights.
But the 9th Circuit found Congress's intent in extending the copyrights of owners was a "clear intent to benefit authors and their heirs with additional years of copyright protection in the 1976 Act."
"This sends a strong message to the community that while the studios rightfully fight to protect their libraries against piracy, they, by the same token, must respect the rights of authors on which their businesses are in large part built," said Mewborn's attorney Marc Toberoff.
Classic Media's attorneys could not be reached for comment.
In the 25-page decision, the court found that under the 1976 Copyright Act, Winifred Knight Mewborn was within her rights in 1996 to terminate the copyrights assigned to Classic Media, a company that manages and holds to the rights to many classic TV and film properties, including "Lassie," "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" and "The Lone Ranger."
The 1976 law extended the copyrights from 56 to 75 years and created the right of copyright holders to terminate any agreement it had with others.
Classic Media, which through a previous company had been granted the rights by Knight to make the "Lassie" TV series in the 1940s, had filed suit claiming Mewborn did not have the right to terminate those rights.
But the 9th Circuit found Congress's intent in extending the copyrights of owners was a "clear intent to benefit authors and their heirs with additional years of copyright protection in the 1976 Act."
"This sends a strong message to the community that while the studios rightfully fight to protect their libraries against piracy, they, by the same token, must respect the rights of authors on which their businesses are in large part built," said Mewborn's attorney Marc Toberoff.
Classic Media's attorneys could not be reached for comment.
- 7/12/2008
- by By Leslie Simmons
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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