All Distribution articles – Page 274
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      NewsArms trade doc 'Shadow World' acquired for North America
EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based documentary specialist kicking off European sales on arms trade exposé at Cannes.
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      NewsSony Pictures Classic acquires 'Toni Erdmann'
Sony Pictures Classics has swooped on North American and Latin American rights to the German comedy that has rapidly become one of the most popular films to screen in Competition so far.
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      NewsStrand acquires Cannes Competition title 'Staying Vertical'
Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights for Alain Guiraudie’s Competition entry Staying Vertical and plans an early 2017 theatrical release.
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      NewsSTX lands international rights to 'The Irishman'
The ambitious studio has scored one of the coups of the market, beating off intense competition to secure international rights to Martin Scorsese’s red hot upcoming crime drama starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.
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      NewsMichael Caton Jones’s 'Urban Hymn' scores UK deal
EXCLUSIVE: Metro International inks UK deal for coming-of-age drama.
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      NewsKen Loach's 'I, Daniel Blake' scores Cannes sales
EXCLUSIVE: Ken Loach’s Cannes Competition title has sold to multiple territories.
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      NewsPNP takes André Téchiné’s 'Being 17' for Canada
EXCLUSIVE: André Téchiné’s drama premiered at Berlin this year.
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      NewsTWC picks up 'Wind River'
The Weinstein Company has acquired US rights to the upcoming feature directorial debut from Sicario screenwriter Taylor Sheridan starring Jeremy Renner.
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      NewsCohen Media Group boards Agnès Varda project
Cohen Media Group has acquired all North American distribution rights and world sales rights outside France, Germany and China to an untitled documentary currently in production by Agnès Varda and the artist known as JR.
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      NewsThe Orchard buys 'Neruda'
The North American deal on the true-life drama follows the world premiere of Pablo Larraín’s film in Directors’ Fortnight on Friday.
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      NewsAndrea Arnold’s 'American Honey' gets international Focus
Focus takes key international markets including UK, Australia and Germany on Cannes competition entry.
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      NewsTrustNordisk sells 10 films to China
Chinese outfit DD Dream’s acquisitions include Thomas Vinterberg’s The Commune.
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      News'Ideal Home' lands with Remstar for Canada
The distributor has acquired all Canadian rights from Fortitude International to the comedy Ideal Home starring Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan.
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      NewsElectric Entertainment acquires 'The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea'
Dean Devlin’s fledgling US distribution operation has taken all North American rights for The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea starring Jason Sudeikis, Jessica Biel and Maisie Williams. Content Media represents international rights in Cannes.
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      NewsAmazon acquires US rights to 'You Were Never Really Here'
The busy platform – in Cannes with five films in the festival – has paid approximately $3.5m for North American rights to Lynne Ramsay’s upcoming thriller.
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      NewsBroad Green acquires 'Villa Capri' starring Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones
EXCLUSIVE: The distributor has come on board to release in the US the upcoming Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones action comedy, which has been drawing interest among buyers on the Croisette.
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      NewsTerence Davies’ 'A Quiet Passion' sold to Germany, Spain
EXCLUSIVE: Terence Davies’ latest has sold to multiple territories including Germany, Spain and Scandinavia.
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      NewsLionsgate adopts 'The Great Gilly Hopkins' for US
EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Herek family film starring Sophie Nelisse set for October release.
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      NewsBuyers flock to 'Gods Not Dead 2'
EXCLUSIVE: Faith-based distributor Pure Flix has closed deals in Cannes on the follow-up to the US box office hit.
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      NewsSTX nears deal for Aaron Sorkin’s 'Molly’s Game'
The ambitious studio is understood to be swooping on US and China rights in a reportedly $9m deal at the Cannes market for Aaron Sorkin’s feature directorial debut.
 








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