Scott Hamilton Kennedy's "The Garden," nominated for an Oscar for best documentary this year, has been acquired for North American distibution by Oscilloscope, Adam Yauch's film company. Set for a theatrical release this Spring, the film will hit DVD this summer.
Read More »The 19th Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California will open today with a program of 150 films, including 72 U.S., North American and World Premieres for its February 25-March 8, 2009 event. Under the theme "transform," the festival will open with the World Premiere of director Ellie Kanner's ...
Read More »U.S. rights to Sundance and Rotterdam '09 feature "Bronson" by Winding Refn have been acquired by Magnet Releasing. This is the second time Refn has partnered with Magnolia/Magnet, which released the "Pusher" trilogy in the U.S. in 2006. Magnolia SVP Tom Quinn and acquisitions manager Peter van Stee...
Read More »For me reading that New Yorker Films is closing is like hearing that the Museum of Modern Art must shut their doors because they couldn't pay the Con Ed bill. WHAT? This cannot be happening.
Read More »New Yorker Films was my first job, and the company has always been in my heart. Dan Talbot and Jose Lopez are truly my heroes.
Read More »"End of an era," proclaimed Focus Features CEO James Schamus (via email to indieWIRE) this evening, en route to the airport after this weekend's Academy Awards in Los Angeles. He was reacting to the sudden news that New Yorker Films has closed its doors after 43 years of distributing international c...
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