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    Ahead of Toronto, WMM Picks Up Longinotto's "Pink Saris"

    2010 Toronto International Film Festival doc, "Pink Saris," by veteran director Kim Longinotto has been picked up by New York-based Women Make Movies (WMM). The film, about Northern India's Gulabi Gang, will have its world premiere at the upcoming festival, which Longinotto will attend.

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    Film Movement Lands Cannes Winner "Illegal"

    The French and Russian language film, "Illegal," from director Olivier Masset-Depasse, which won the SACD Prize at this year's Cannes Director's Fortnight, has been picked up by Film Movement for North American distribution. The film will have a limited theatrical run, and will show on Cable VOD, ba...

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    Roadside Gets Hot Topic Environmental Doc Ahead of Toronto Premiere

    Ahead of its world premiere at this month's Toronto International Film Festival, Ondi Timoner’s hot-topic doc "Cool It" has been acquired by Roadside Attractions for U.S. distribution this fall. Maple Pictures will distribute the film in Canada.

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    Cannes Doc "Nostalgia" Goes to Icarus

    Patricio Guzmán’s documentary "Nostalgia for the Light," which had its world premiere at this year's Cannes Film Festival, has been acquired by Icarus Films for North American release. Icarus is planning for an early 2011 theatrical release, following its North American premiere on September 13 at t...

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    Strand to "Feed the Fish" in U.S. Theaters

    Strand Releasing has grabbed the U.S. rights to "Feed the Fish," the ensemble comedy from Michael Matzdorff. The film is the first feature from the director, though he has served as the writer/director on two short films and edited numerous TV shows, including episodes of "Monk." The film follows ...

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    Seven Join 32nd Aspen Filmfest

    Aspen Filmfest unveiled seven titles that will screen during its 32nd edition, including titles from Sundance, Toronto, SXSW, Dallas, Hot Docs, Los Angeles SilverDocs and Cleveland film festivals.

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    Balcony Set to Release "Budrus"

    The award-winning feature doc "Budrus," from director Julia Bacha, will be coming to select theaters nationwide this fall via Balcony Releasing. A hit on the festival circuit, and winner at Tribeca and Berlinale, Balcony will open "Budrus" in New York on October 8 and Los Angeles on October 22, in a...

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    Summer Box Office Report: Women Rule The Art Houses

    Over in Hollywood, it was a hit-and-miss summer when it came to women. Female audiences flocked to "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," "Eat, Pray, Love," and "Sex and the City 2." But what about female filmmakers? All three of the noted films were directed by men, as was each and every summer Hollywood ...

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    150 Films, Reeves, Beresford & Berney Set for 11th Woodstock Fest

    Some 150 films are on tap for the 11th Woodstock Film Festival, with the New York premiere of John Curran's "Stone" set to close the event taking place September 29 - October 3 in the Upstate New York towns of Woodstock and neighboring Rhinebeck, Rosendale, Mt. Tremper, and Kingston in the Hudson Va...

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    French Filmmaker Alain Corneau Passes

    French newspaper La Monde is reporting that director Alain Corneau has passed away of cancer at the age of 67.

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