All Distribution articles – Page 459
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NewsIFC Midnight gets Contracted
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Eric England’s horror film and will release in November following a deal with XYZ Films.
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NewsStrand acquires Branca’s Pitch
Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Andrew Muscato’s baseball documentary.
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NewsFortissimo nets Linsanity deal
Fortissimo Films has secured Taiwanese distribution for Evan Jackson Leong’s documentary with Encore Film.
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NewsContinental, Los Banditos strike deal
EXCLUSIVE: Continental Media, run by partners Matthew Shreder and James Andrew Felts, has closed a two-picture deal with Los Banditos Films.
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NewsSamuel Goldwyn acquires Anita
Freida Mock’s documentary centres on Anita Hill, the law professor who 20 years ago testified against US Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas in an infamous sexual harassment hearing.
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NewsBachelorette to get UK cross-platform release
After a successful release of the Kirsten Dunst comedy on VoD in the US, ahead of its theatrical release, Lionsgate and Icon adopt day and date strategy for the UK.
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NewsFilmBuff uncorks Red Obsession
FilmBuff will release the wine documentary Obsession narrated by Russell Crowe on Sept 6 on VoD with exclusive theatrical engagements. Separately, Freestyle has set a date for Surviving Evil while Artsploitation will release Hidden In The Woods on DVD in September and GoDigital has picked up Sample This.
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NewsGrandmaster gets Scorsese vote
The Weinstein Company have announced that Martin Scorsese will lend his name to present Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster heading into awards season.
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NewsD Films sees Double
The distributor has swooped on Canadian rights to Richard Ayoade’s forthcoming Toronto world premiere The Double.
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NewsFortissimo swims in Steel’s Water
Sales outfit picks up Eric Steel’s Tribeca and Edinburgh documentary Kiss the Water.
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NewsSwiss move into talks for Creative Europe membership
European Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou also talks about future funding for Locarno festival.
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NewsEcho Bridge finds Faith
Echo Bridge Entertainment has acquired Slamdance documentary audience award winner My Name Is Faith. Separately, Phase 4 Films and Samuel Goldwyn Films will team up on The Short Game.
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NewsD23: Zootopia, Dory cast unveiled
Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios chief creative officer John Lasseter joined colleagues and talent at the annual convention in Anaheim, California, to announce a number of surprises.
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NewsReel Suspects close Fantasia film sales
Matteo Lovadina’s sales outfit Reel Suspects has reported brisk business on its Fantasia Film Festival titles.
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NewsPacific Rim to cross $250m
Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi international hit has reached $218m and is favourite to hold on to the international crown this weekend.
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Music Box gets Bettie Page
Music Box has picked up US rights to Mark Mori’s Bettie Page Reveals All. Separately, Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to teen drama S#x Acts.
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Cinedigm to release Penguin
Cinedigm announced on Thursday [8] that it had acquired North American rights to the documentary Adventures Of The Penguin King from Atlantic Productions.
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NewsTalking Drum brings Flower Girl to UK
Talking Drum Entertainment, which specialises in black film and TV distribution, will release the Nigerian romantic comedy FlowerGirl across UK cinemas in October.
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NewsLost Orson Welles film recovered
Silent short Too Much Johnson features Joseph Cotton and Orson Welles.
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NewsMoebius cleared for release with cuts
Maverick auteur Kim Ki-duk’s controversial Moebius has finally been given the greenlight by the Korean Media Rating Board (KMRB) for local release - with two and a half minutes cut from the original.