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iW NEWS | here! Takes "Saving Marriage" Worldwide; Targets California's Prop 8
Worldwide rights to John Henning and Mike Roth's doc "Saving Marriage" have been acquired by here! Films, the theatrical distribution and worldwide sales division of here! Networks. Partner Regent Releasing has pushed up the release date of "Saving Marriage" to release in select cities beginning October 10 in an effort to defeat Proposition 8 in California and take advantage of upcoming elections on November 4th. The film chronicles the two-years after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled gay marriage legal in November of 2003. Public outcry pushed conservative legislators to approve a constitutional amendment that would override th...
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iW NEWS | B-Side Takes "Crawford"
David Modigliani's award-winning SXSW documentary "Crawford" has been picked up by B-Side Entertainment. As part of the pact, B-Side entered a deal with Hulu.com, which will host the doc's feature film premiere -- a first for the ad supported streaming service. The film centers on the small Texan to...
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iW BOT UPDATE | "Wild," "Duchess" Lead Chart
Matt Wolf's "Wild Combination" is atop the weekly iW BOT box office chart, which was published this afternoon. The film earned $11,850 from one screen. Paramount Vantage's "The Duchess" and IDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films's "Fireproofrounded out the top 5. More in this week's box office column, which was ...
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iW NEWS | Sundance Channel Goes To "Prison"
Marc Evans's "Prison My Whole Life" has been acquired by Sundance Channel. The film follows William Francome's investigation into the arrest of Mumia Abu Jamal, famed death-row prisoner and award-winning Black Panther journalist. The film will premiere on Sundance Channel on Monday, December 8th. ...
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iW BOT | "Fireproof" Finds Followers While "Ones" Isn't So Lucky
Alex Kendrick's Christian drama "Fireproof" shocked the box office this weekend. On 839 screens, the IDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films release grossed $6,804,764, the second-highest (after "Hannah Montana") for any film released under 1,000 screens in 2008. And while Iraq war-themed films have always found ...
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iW NEWS | Weekend Estimates: "Duchess" Leads, "Lucky" Bombs
According to estimates from Rentrak this afternoon, Saul Dibb's "The Duchess" led indieWIRE Box Office Tracking (iW BOT) - which ranks the per theater average of all reporting specialty films. In its second weekend, the Paramount Vantage released grossed $570,000 from 55 screens, averaging a potent $10,364. Just behind was the surprisingly strong performance of IDP/Samuel Goldwyn Films's Christian romance, "Fireproof." The Kirk Cameron headliner grossed $6,513,996 on 839 screens, the second-highest gross for any debut on under 1000 screens this year. Fox Searchlight's "Choke" did not do quite as well. Grossing $1,335,000 on 435 screens, t...
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Youssou NDour Doc Coming to America; Oscilloscope Gets U.S. Rights
Chai Vasarhelyi's doc about Senegalese musician Youssou NDour and his struggle to release his controversial "Egypt" album has been acquired by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's Oscilloscope Pictures. Fresh from the Telluride and Toronto film festivals where the documentary debuted in conjunction with live co...
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iW NEWS | Arthouse and Sidetrack Team for "Beautiful Losers"
Worldwide rights to Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard's "Beautiful Losers" have been acquired by Arthouse Films, which will partner with Sidetrack Films on global distribution. The deal was negotiated by David Koh and Lilly Bright on behalf of Arthouse Films and Curiously Bright Entertainment, along with Jared Moshe and Richard Lim of Sidetrack Films on behalf of the directors and producers. The film has already been acquired and recently released in Japan through Phantom Films and opened in the U.S. this summer. Focusing on a loose-knit group of American artists, the doc is the the story of how a group of outsiders with little or no formal trai...
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iW NEWS | "$9.99" For Regent
The North American rights to Tatia Rosenthal's stop motion animated "$9.99" have been acquired by Regent Releasing. Regent acquired the film from international sales agent Fortissimo Films and will distribute it in select U.S. cities in the Spring of 2009. "$9.99" is the third film Regent Releasing picked up from Fortissimo at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. The other previously announced deals were for "Serbis" and "Tokyo Sonata." "We are thrilled to bring Tatia Rosenthal's brilliantly innovative first feature to U.S. audiences," said Regent's Mark Reinhart in a statement. "Regent is committed to showcasing innovative filmmak...
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Fantastic Fest Favorite "Chocolate" Acquired By Magnet
North American rights to Prachya Pinkaew's "Chocolate" have been acquired by Magnet Releasing. The film, which premiered in the Midnight Madness section at the Toronto International Film Festival and just won the Audience Award runner-up prize at Fantastic Fest, will be released theatrically in 200...
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