All Distribution articles – Page 53
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NewsFrench lottery comedy ‘Lucky Winners’ comes up trumps with buyers for Charades (exclusive)
The dark comedy is about a group of friends who win big but then quickly lose hard.
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News‘Slingshot’ goes to Bleecker Street for US
Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne star in the space travel thriller from Mikael Hafstrom.
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Features“There’s an assumption everything is just coming out of the US”: Searchlight’s UK team on their significant role
Searchlight Pictures is in the awards fray with three strong films: ’Poor Things’,’ All Of Us Strangers’ and ’Rye Lane’. But less well known is how pivotal its UK team has been in bringing these titles to fruition.
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News‘How To Come Alive With Norman Mailer’ to Zeitgeist and Kino Lorber for North America (exclusive)
Jeff Zimbalist documentary is the first project with access to Mailer family archive.
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NewsVue CEO Tim Richards on how company has been “to hell and back”, personally lost him “eight figure” sum (exclusive)
A confident Tim Richards now believes the company is “in the strongest position of any exhibitor” right now.
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NewsRoadside, Vertical acquire biopic ‘Lee’ starring Kate Winslet
EXCLUSIVE: Theatrical release set for September 20.
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NewsAltitude lines up two films about iconic British band blur
The UK sales and distribution outfit is launching sales at the EFM and will release theatrically in the UK and Ireland.
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News‘Kneecap’, ‘The Outrun’, ‘Layla’ among UK Global Screen Fund awards recipients
The nine awards given out total £129,498.
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NewsM-Appeal sells teenage sex tale ‘Vera And The Pleasure Of Others’ to North America, Germany (exclusive)
Further sales include Japan, Korea.
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FeaturesDoes a decent Sundance suggest a strong EFM?
Last month’s Sundance Film Festival saw a decent flow of acquisitions and one all-night bidding contest.
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NewsParamount Pictures lands Robbie Williams musical ‘Better Man’
Rocket Science has sold out international rights.
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FeaturesCan UK independent distributors take any lessons from event cinema's success?
Event cinema grossed over £37m in the UK and Ireland last year, with £12m from Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour alone.
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NewsNature documentary ‘Wilding’ acquired for sales, UK distribution (exclusive)
The film is based on Isabella Tree’s book.
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NewsWarner Bros. Discovery confirms deal on Sundance doc ‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’
Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui co-directed Premieres selection.
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NewsCurzon CEO Edward Fletcher affirms senior team with key promotions (exclusive)
Further promotions include managing director cinemas.
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NewsUniversal lining up ‘Jurassic World’ tentpole for summer 2025
Studio to usher in “new Jurassic era”.
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NewsGeorge Jaques’ ‘Black Dog’ scores UK-Ireland distribution deal (exclusive)
Screen Star Jaques’ debut feature launched at LFF last year.
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NewsBusan award-winner ‘Solids By The Seashore’ lands Japan deal (exclusive)
Thai director Patiparn Boontarig’s debut feature is handled by Diversion.
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NewsSony Pictures Classics acquires Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’
Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro star. Production to start in March.