All Distribution articles – Page 28
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NewsRuben Ostlund’s ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’ scores Nordic distribution
”I believe in offering the audience electric shocks when they get bored and hope to get everyone else on board with the idea,” - Ostlund.
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News‘Dogspiracy’ dog abuse documentary acquired for international sales (exclusive)
Paul Crompton’s film explores the hidden world of dog abuse.
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NewsSony shifts ‘Paddington In Peru’ US release to February 14, 2025
Family tentpole goes up against Captain America: Brave New World.
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NewsPhilip Knatchbull to return to UK’s Curzon on interim basis; Edward Fletcher to depart (exclusive)
Curzon was acquired at auction by US’ Fortress Investment Group earlier this month.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival award winner ‘Four Mothers’ picked up for UK-Ireland
The feature is set for release in April next year.
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NewsParamount tweaks release dates of awards hopefuls ‘September 5’, ‘Better Man’
Studio finesses strategy heading into critical corridor.
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NewsRotterdam-bound ‘Acts Of Love’ acquired for world sales (exclusive)
Film will have world premiere in Rotterdam’s Harbour strand.
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News‘The Penguin Lessons’, ‘Kneecap’ receive UK Global Screen Fund support; fund lands key hire
Jordan Allwood joins the UKGSF team from sales outfit Independent Entertainment.
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NewsEuropean blockbusters are an “endangered species” says European Audiovisual Observatory report
Report highlights a European industry that is producing more and more films each year but attracting fewer admissions worldwide.
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NewsThere’s a crisis in self-censorship by documentary institutions, says IDFA debate
Risk averse festivals and buyers are proving a major hurdle for political films, hears IDFA’s ’Finding the Compass’ session.
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NewsDonnie Yen’s ‘The Prosecutor’ lands US distribution and sets release date (exclusive)
The action-thriller is inspired by a real legal case in Hong Kong.
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NewsBleecker Street acquires US rights to David Mackenzie’s TIFF premiere ‘Relay’
Theatrical release planned for 2025.
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NewsAtlas acquires Tallinn title ‘The Weeping Walk’ (exclusive)
Film will have its world premiere in Tallinn’s First Feature Competition.
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NewsLGBTQ+ sports documentary ‘Gay Games’ picked up for world sales (exclusive)
Film is currently in production, from Bafta-winning director Cherish Oteka.
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NewsAlain Guiraudie’s ‘Misericordia’ acquired for UK-Ireland distribution (exclusive)
Film will be released theatrically in spring 2025.
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NewsLionsgate, Kingdom Story Company renew first-look on back of biggest year to date
Supplier of faith-based film just opened ’The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’.
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NewsReally Local Group calls on more support for UK’s indie cinemas amid Catford Mews closure
The cinema’s landlord, Lewisham Council, closed the cinema citing non-payment of rent by the Really Local Group.
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NewsUK’s Curzon acquired by US investment group Fortress
The deal will “secure the jobs of Curzon’s more than 350 employees”, according to the new owners.
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NewsNeon schedules December 27 release for Asif Kapadia’s docu-fiction hybrid ‘2073’
Samantha Morton, Naomi Ackie star in IDFA-bound docu-fiction hybrid and Venice world premiere.
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NewsHong Sangsoo’s Locarno title ‘By The Stream’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The film centres around a scandalous incident involving a lecturer and her uncle.