All Distribution articles – Page 500
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NewsFilmNation adds Hugh Grant rom-com to EFM roster
Castle Rock Entertainment is producing Marc Lawrence’s untitled project that reunites the writer-director with his lead from Music And Lyrics and Two Weeks Notice and also stars Marisa Tomei. Glen Basner will handle all international sales.
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NewsCasting By rights picked up by Autlook
Documentary sales agent Autlook has secured ‘rest of world’ rights for star-studded feature Casting By, which debuted at Toronto in September.
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NewsExclusive Releasing nabs US, UK, CIS on Two Mothers
The Naomi Watts-Robin Wright Sundance drama will get a day-and-date release; marks Exclusive Releasing’s first acquisition.
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NewsBeta Cinema secures Berlin competition title Child’s Pose
German sales group Beta Cinema has acquired the world rights for Romanian drama Child’s Pose, which will premiere next month in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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NewsKate Gerova departs Soda to join Birds Eye View
Birds Eye View founder and chief executive Rachel Millward will continue at helm; organisation eyes international expansion and more industry involvement.
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NewsGravitas Ventures snaps up Slamdance trio
The VoD distributor has acquired rights to Steven Feinartz’s documentary The Bitter Buddha, Michael Urie’s comedy He’s Way More Famous Than You and Peter Baxter’s Shrovetide Football documentary Wild In The Streets.
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NewsBankside appoints Howson, Salas joins Focus
EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Howson, formerly of Kudos and Shine, joins London sales team after Antonio Salas’ departure.
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NewsSundance: The Summit sells to Sundance Selects
UPDATE JAN 19: Heading into Sunday, acquisitions teams including The Weinstein Company and Relativity Media were understood to be in the mix for Don Jon’s Addiction, while another Friday premiere, The Spectacular Now, was also drawing heat.
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NewsSundance: RADiUS-TWC buys Twenty Feet From Stardom
UPDATE: In the first on-site deal of the festival the distributor has acquired North American rights in a low seven-figure deal and plans a theatrical release this summer. Separately, Anchor Bay has acquired Leland Orser’s drama Morning.
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NewsSnagFilms closes $6m financing round
The capital investment will enable the online distributor to expand its 4,000-strong film library to 5,000 by the middle of the year.
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NewsClear Vision takes multiple territories for Mission To Lars
AV Pictures handles sales and has also closed deals for Japan and Australia/New Zealand.
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Newsm-appeal picks up two Berlinale titles
Berlin-based m-appeal has taken on international distribtion for two films from Cuba and Greece selected for this year’s Berlinale.
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NewsWide secures Silent Ones rights
Ricky Rijneke’s debut feature film, Silent Ones, will be sold by French agent Wide management.
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NewsJean-Philippe Tirel to quit Wild Bunch Distribution
French distribution veteran, with eye for US independent fare, to launch acquisition company called Selective Films at Cannes.
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NewsSundance: Anchor Bay runs with Midnight entry The Rambler
In the second preemptive buy of the festival, Anchor Bay Films has snapped up rights for North America, the UK and Australia to the genre tale from AKA Pictures, XYZ Films and Brooklyn Reptyle. Celluloid Nightmares handles international sales.
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NewsLincoln Center to show Side Effects sneak preview
FilmNation handles international sales on Steven Soderbergh’s Berlinale-bound psychological thriller. The Film Society Of Lincoln Center and Film Comment Selects screen the psychological thriller on Jan 30.
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NewsSundance Institute Artists Services broadens horizons
Sundance Institute executive director Keri Putnam said on Thursday [17] the self-distribution initiative has expanded to include six new supports.
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NewsPacific Northwest Pictures to release Knife Fight on Jan 25
The Canadian distribution will start a platform release in Toronto before expanding across the country.
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NewsA24 acquires US rights to Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring
The ambitious New York distributor made the announcement on the eve of Sundance [16]. FilmNation handles international sales on the story of real-life affluent friends who robbed the homes of the Hollywood wealthy.
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Distribution: Inception Media Group, Factory 25 in action
IMG has acquired the Luke Goss thriller Pressed from Double Dutch International and A Haunting At Silver Falls from Outsider Pictures.