SPC, RADiUS and Saban Films have added to their Toronto trophy cabinets, taking rights to Still Alice, Adult Beginners and American Heist, respectively.

Julianne Moore stars as a woman in the early stages of Alzheimer’s in Still Alice (pictured top right) from directors Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland.

SPC acquired North American rights from CAA.

RADiUS took US rights to Ross Katz’s feature directorial debut Adult Beginners (pictured top left) starring Rose Byrne, Nick Kroll, Bobby Cannavale, Joel McHale, Bobby Moynihan, Mike Birbiglia, Jane Krakowski and Josh Charles.

The distributor plans a second quarter 2015 launch for the comedy after brokering the deal with WME Global on behalf of the producers. 

Saban acquired US rights to American Heist (pictured at bottom) with Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody, Jordana Brewster, Tory Kittles and Aliaune “Akon” Thiam.

Saban negotiated rights to the Glacier Films crime drama with Paradigm. Voltage Pictures handles international sales.

As Screendaily revealed exclusively in Cannes, Vladimir Poliakov and Tove Cristensen’s Glacier Films recently launched a $100m fund to ramp up production.

  • Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired sci-fi thriller Alien Rising, Mexican drama Four Moons and supernatural thriller A Cry From Within.
  • Drafthouse Films has acquired digital rights to Nacho Vigalondo’s shorts compilation Confetti Of The Mind: The Short Films Of Nacho Vigalondo.

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