Press Releases Archive for January, 2011
FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES ACQUIRES “HOMEWORK”
FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES A UNIT OF FOX FILMED ENTERTAINMENT For Immediate Release, 8:06p, 1/23/11 Specialty Arm Acquires Most Worldwide Rights PARK CITY, UT January 23, 2011 – Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Stephen Gilula and Nancy Utley announced today that the company has acquired most worldwide rights to the film HOMEWORK. Written and directed by Gavin…
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Directed by John Akomfrah, THE NINE MUSES has sold the UK theatrical rights to New Wave Films over the first weekend at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Currently playing in the New Frontiers section at the festival, three US distributors have also been circling the project based on two near capacity public screenings so far at…
Read the full article »K5 INTERNATIONAL ACQUIRES WORLD-WIDE SALES RIGHTS TO HERE STARRING BEN FOSTER AND LUBNA AZABAL
HERE is premiering at both the Sundance Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival in the coming weeks London (January 21, 2011) – K5 International (www.k5international.com), the sales division of K5 Media Group (www.k5mediagroup.com), announced today that it has acquired world-wide sales rights to Braden King’s HERE, which is World Premiering this week in the…
Read the full article »LOUDER THAN A BOMB CHOSEN BY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK FOR THE UPCOMING ‘OWN DOCUMENTARY CLUB’
FILM TO MAKE THEATRICAL DEBUT FEBRUARY 4 -10 AT THE GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER IN CHICAGO, OTHER CITIES TO FOLLOW. Heralded as “one of the most inspiring and exhilarating documentaries in years”, the multiple award-winning film Louder Than a Bomb has been selected to be a part of the “OWN Documentary Club”, the new, monthly…
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EXCELLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY FILM Black Swan, Amy Westcott Burlesque, Michael Kaplan Inception, Jeffrey Kurland The Social Network, Jacqueline West Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Ellen Mirojnick EXCELLENCE IN PERIOD FILM The Fighter, Mark Bridges The King’s Speech, Jenny Beavan True Grit, Mary Zophres EXCELLENCE IN FANTASY FILM Alice in Wonderland, Colleen Atwood The Tempest, Sandy…
Read the full article »EXCLUSIVE FILMS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES NEW PICKUP FUND AND BRUNNER AS NEW CO-PRESIDENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles, CA (January 20, 2011) – Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media Group (“Exclusive”), announced today that the company’s Exclusive Films International (EFI) label, which oversees worldwide sales and marketing efforts for feature films produced by the various Exclusive labels (Hammer Films, Spitfire Pictures, Exclusive Films and the…
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SACHA BARON COHEN’S NEXT COMEDY “THE DICTATOR” TO OPEN WORLDWIDE ON MAY 11, 2012 Larry Charles Comes Aboard To Direct, And Scott Rudin To Produce HOLLYWOOD, CA (January 20, 2011) – Paramount Pictures announced today that Sacha Baron Cohen’s new comedy THE DICTATOR will be released worldwide on May 11, 2012. The studio also announced…
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ALLIANCE FILMS UNVEILS FIRST LOOK DEAL WITH RHOMBUS MEDIA & PREMIERES HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN IN SUNDANCE Alliance pre-emptively acquires Sundance titles including The Son of No One, The Troll Hunter, The Guard and Flypaper 19 January 2011, MONTREAL: Alliance Films, one of the top five international independent filmed entertainment companies in the world which…
Read the full article »Spurlock’s GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD Sold To SPWA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SONY PICTURES WORLDWIDE ACQUISITIONS ACQUIRES DOMESTIC RIGHTS TO MORGAN SPURLOCK’STHE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD SONY PICTURES CLASSICS TO OPEN THE FILM IN APRIL Culver City, Ca (January 20, 2011) – Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) announced today that it has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever…
Read the full article »SUNDANCE INSTITUTE AND MAHINDRA GROUP ANNOUNCE A MULTI-FACETED COLLABORATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Featuring Sundance Institute|Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award and Mumbai Mantra|Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab PARK CITY, UT (January 19, 2011) – Sundance Institute and Mahindra Group today announced a multifaceted agreement that showcases the commitment to and support of independent cinema around the world both by the Mahindra Group, one of the largest companies…
Read the full article »MOMA And FSLC Announce Six Selections For New Directors/New Films
PRESS RELEASE The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center Announce Six Official Selections for the 40th Annual New Directors/New Films Film Festival Initial selections display international scope of festival representing France, Germany, Romania, Canada, Mexico and China New York, NY, January 19, 2011-The Museum of Modern Art and the Film…
Read the full article »9 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS CONTINUE TO OSCAR® RACE
Beverly Hills, CA – Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards®. Sixty-six films had originally qualified in the category. The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are: Algeria, “Hors la Loi” (“Outside the Law”), Rachid Bouchareb, director; Canada, “Incendies,” Denis…
Read the full article »The 2011 Cinema Eye Honors
EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP Takes Top Award at 2011 Cinema Eye Honors Laura Poitras named Outstanding Director, Jeff Malmberg Outstanding Debut LAST TRAIN HOME wins three awards including Production and Cinematography Audience Choice goes to JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK New York – January 18, 2011 – EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP, the…
Read the full article »A&E INDIEFILMS INVESTS IN SUNDANCE ENTRY “CORMAN’S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL”
Film has its World Premiere Friday as part of the Park City at Midnight Section of the Sundance Film Festival New York, NY (January 17, 2011) – Television rights to the upcoming Sundance premiere: CORMAN’S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL have been picked up ahead of its Sundance premiere by A&E INDIEFILMS as part…
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Film will be released theatrically, followed by DVD and digital platforms Summer 2011 New York, NY (January 18, 2011) – Oscilloscope Laboratories announced today that it has acquired worldwide rights to Marc Singer’s critically acclaimed documentary DARK DAYS, an insightful portrait of a homeless population living in the underground train tunnels of New York City…
Read the full article »HBO Acquires Sundance Opener Project Nim Pre-Fest
HBO Acquires All Domestic Rights To PROJECT NIM 2011 Sundance Film Festival Opener From Oscar®-Winning Filmmakers of MAN ON WIRE New York, NY (Jan. 18, 2011) – HBO has acquired all U.S. rights, including theatrical, video and broadcast, to PROJECT NIM, the opening night film of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema…
Read the full article »JEFF NICHOLS FINDS SHELTER WITH SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
NEW YORK, NY (January 18, 2011) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired the rights in North America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand to TAKE SHELTER. The film is written and directed by Jeff Nichols (SHOTGUN STORIES) and stars Academy Awardnominee Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham, Katy Mixon and Kathy…
Read the full article »SUNDANCE SELECTS ACQUIRES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO ERROL MORRIS DOCUMENTARY TABLOID
Theatrical and VOD Release Planned for Summer 2011 New York, NY (January 18, 2011) – Sundance Selects announced today that the company is acquiring North American rights to Errol Morris’ highly acclaimed documentary TABLOID. The dark, funny and altogether surreal film was one of the standout hits at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival winning indieWIRE’s critics…
Read the full article »2011 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES JURY MEMBERS
Sundance Alum Tim Blake Nelson to Host 2011 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on January 29 Susanne Bier, Jeffrey Blitz, America Ferrera, Matt Groening, Clark Gregg, Bong Joon-Ho, Jose Padilha, Kim Peirce, Jason Reitman, and Lucy Walker Among This Year’s Jurors Park City, UT— Sundance Institute today announced members of five juries awarding prizes at…
Read the full article »GREEK FILMS PARTICIPATING IN THE BERLIN AND ROTTERDAM IFF
Athens, Jan. 17, 2011 – Amnesty, the first feature by Bujar Alimani, an Albanian, Greek and French co-production, will hold its world premiere in the Forum of the 2011 Berlin IFF. The announcement follows the second one in a period of exceptional news for local filmmaking, as Greek production Wasted Youth by Argiris Papadimitropoulos and…
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