All Distribution articles – Page 375
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NewsDrafthouse acquires Amira & Sam
The distributor has acquired US rights to Sean Mullin’s romance starring Martin Starr, Paul Wesley and newcomer Dina Shihabi. Separately, The Film Arcade and Paramount Home Media Distribution have taken Love, Rosie and Level 33 has acquired Copenhagen.
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NewsUS deal for The Look Of Silence
Drafthouse Films and Participant Media have jointly acquired all US rights to Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look Of Silence, set to premiere in Venice on Thursday (August 28). In other news, Open Road has dated Triple Nine, Millennium has acquired The World Made Straight and Lionsgate plans a Saw tenth anniversary ...
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NewsParticipant boards DreamWorks duo
Participant Media has joined Steven Spielberg’s Untitled Cold War Spy Thriller and period drama The Light Between Oceans.
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NewsMagnet swoops on Satanic
Magnet Releasing has acquired worldwide rights at script stage to the supernatural teen-horror film and will commence pre-sales in Toronto next week.
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NewsScreen Media finds Faults
Snoot Entertainment’s thriller premiered at SXSW and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Leland Orser.
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NewsCineart reveals ownership changes
Leading Benelux distributor Cineart has announced details of a change in its ownership structure and confirmed new acquisitions.
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NewsTrustNordisk taking Last King to TIFF
TrustNordisk will kick off presales on historical action drama The Last King at Toronto International Film Festival.
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NewsTrinity acquires Hackney's Finest
London crime drama, from the director of YouTube hit The Hunt for Gollum, set for release early 2015.
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NewsTWC to re-release Begin Again
The Weinstein Company will re-release Toronto 2013 hit Begin Again in an awards season play.
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NewsVertical takes US on Out Of The Dark
The distributor has taken US rights to Participant Media’s supernatural thriller starring Julia Stiles and Scott Speedman and has scheduled an early 2015 theatrical release. Bloom handles international sales.
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NewsAmazon buys video portal Twitch
Indicating a possible deep dive into web video, Amazon is paying close to $1bn for Twitch Interactive, the online platform that allows people to watch others play video games.
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NewsSwansea City doc sets release date
Documentary traces the rags to riches story of Swansea City Football Club.
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NewsDisney shifts McFarland, USA to 2015
The Kevin Costner sports drama was originally scheduled to open on November 21.
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NewsK5 to sell Danish post-war story
K5 International has taken on distribution for Martin Zandvliet’s Land Of Mine (Under Sandet) about a sensitive chapter in Danish post-war history.
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NewsParamount takes select home ent on Boyhood
Paramount Home Media Distribution (PHMD) has acquired select US home entertainment rights to the acclaimed film.
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NewseOne picks up Take Care
eOne Films has acquired North American rights to the SXSW rom-com and plans a late 2014 theatrical release.
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NewsA24, DIRECTV swoop on Cut Bank
EXCLUSIVE: The edgy distributor has struck a deal with the producers in conjunction with eOne Films International to take Matt Shakman’s contemporary thriller off the table heading into Toronto.
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NewsDogwoof falls for Longinotto’s Love
Dogwoof has picked up world sales rights to Kim Longinotto’s Sheffield doc Love is All.
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NewsStudioCanal readies Toronto slate
French powerhouse’s slate includes Zac Efron, Ralph Fiennes and Tom Hardy projects.
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NewsOpen Road sets Rock the Kasbah date
Rock The Kasbah stars Bill Murray as a washed-up rock manger who champions a young Afghan singer in the country’s version of American Idol.