In a deal that closed late Thursday, Fox Searchlight has acquired North American rights to John Carney's Sundance '07 hit, "Once." The film won the world dramatic competition audience award last week and Carney recently discussed the movie in an indieWIRE interview. Produced by Martina Niland and executive produced by David Collins, the film is set for release later this year and was acquired in a deal with Summit Entertainment, which is handling international sales and distribution. In a statement, Fox Searchlight COO Nancy Utley said, "'Once' swept the entire Searchlight team off its feet. From acquisitions to production to marketing, distr...
Read More »Four titles received accolades at the 2007 International Film Festival Rotterdam Friday evening in The Netherlands. Traditionally, three films take the festival's VPRO Tiger Awards, however four were named in this year's 36th edition, including Malaysian filmmaker Tan Chui Mui's "Love Conquers All,"...
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