All Distribution articles – Page 489
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NewsCMG acquires Go For Sisters
EXCLUSIVE: Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has taken all international rights to the John Sayles thriller following its world premiere in SXSW.
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NewsFocus World, Screen Media acquire The Lifeguard
Kickstarter heroine Kristen Bell stars in the Sundance premiere directed by Liz W Garcia. Joker Films handles international rights.
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NewsGravitas takes Jug Face
Gravitas Ventures has acquired US VoD rights to Slamdance entry Jug Face.
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Newsro*co to sell Dark Matter of Love
EXCLUSIVE: Sarah McCarthy’s film is about a Russian orphan learning to love her adoptive parents.
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NewsFox unleashes The Croods
A new era begins this weekend when Fox distributes its first DreamWorks Animation film in the shape of The Croods.
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NewsCanadian deal for The Wait
Visit Films has licensed Canadian rights to M Blash’s The Wait to Berkshire Axis Media (BAM) Distribution Inc following the film’s premiere at SXSW.
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NewsGlobal box office hit $34.7bn in 2012
Global box office in 2012 climbed 6% on the previous year to reach a record $34.7bn as international gross receipts accounted for 69% of the pie, gaining 6% on 2011 levels to finish on an unprecedented $23.9bn.
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NewsTWC buys JD Salinger doc
The Weinstein Company has acquired world rights and will screen the film at select festivals prior to a Sept 6 platform theatrical release.
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NewsCBS Films moves up Kings
The distributor has moved up the release of its Sundance acquisition The Kings Of Summer from Jun 14 to May 31.
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NewsStone Roses premiere set for May
Shane Meadows’ documentary about Manchester band The Stone Roses is to have its UK premiere in Manchester on May 30 - with the group in attendance - satellite-linked to 100 cinemas.
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NewsFreestyle takes Tiger Eyes
Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) have acquired US theatrical and VoD rights to the young adult property Tiger Eyes and will distribute on Jun 7. Separately, First Run has struck a deal for Living Downstream.
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NewsBankside seals Spike Island, Everyday deals
EXCLUSIVE: Vertigo/Universal Pictures UK to release Spike Island in UK, IFC picks up Winterbottom drama for US, The Philosophers in-demand.
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NewsUK releases update: Before Midnight, Interstellar
Warner Bros set dates for The Call and Interstellar among others, while Koch Media date four including The Frozen Ground.
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NewsFear spreads for StudioCanal
EXCLUSIVE: StudioCanal has sold Sundance Film Festival title In Fear to Umbrella for Australia and New Zealand at Filmart.
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NewsTWC takes YSL for US
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has snapped up US rights to the upcoming French-language biopic Yves Saint Laurent.
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NewsCinedigm takes 3D thriller Static
The North American acquisition out of SXSW marks the third sale for burgeoning producer New Artists Alliance following deals on Milo and Cheap Thrills.
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NewsMagnolia acquires Drinking Buddies
Joe Swanberg’s relationship film was one of the highlights of SXSW.
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NewsRemstar takes Devil's Knot for Canada
Remstar Films has acquired Canadian rights to the true-life miscarriage of justice thriller from The Weinstein Company. CAA represents US rights.
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NewsSPC acquires Turner biopic
The distributor has made a pre-emptive swoop on North American, Latin American and Eastern European rights. Focus Features International handles the rest of the world and introduced the Mike Leigh project at the EFM last month.
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NewsIM Global signs output deals
Sales outfit signs output deals with Universum/RTL, Top Film and Sun Distribution; pacts reach across 100 countries.