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iW NEWS | First Independent Eyes April Release for "Dark Matter"
2007 Sundance film "Dark Matter" will be released by First Independent Pictures this April, the company announced recently. The drama is the feature film debut of opera and theater director Chen Shi-Zheng and stars Liu Ye, Aidan Quinn, and Meryl Streep. The film delves into the world of a brilliant ...
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iW NEWS | Samuel Goldwyn Takes "Fugitive Pieces"
Writer/director Jeremy Podeswa's Toronto Fest '07 opener "Fugitive Pieces" has been acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films, the company announced Tuesday. The film will have its U.S. premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 2nd. Goldwyn VP of acquisitions Peter Goldwyn negotiated the deal John Sloss of Cinetic Media on behalf of the filmmakers. Based on the international bestselling novel by Anne Michaels, "Fugitive Pieces" is described by Goldwyn as a poetic and emotionally charged film about "love, loss and redemption." The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, a man whose life is haunted by his childhood experiences du...
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iW NEWS | Arthouse Canvases "Painters Painting"
Worldwide rights (excluding Canada) to art documentary "Painters Painting - The New York School: 1940-1970" by Emile de Antonio have been acquired by Arthouse Films. The film will be released for the first time DVD, and has never aired before on TV in the United States, and is currently being restored and remastered with extra footage and features. Filmswelike will be distributing the film in Canada. "Painters Painting" features a collage of interviews with the luminaries of the New York art scene, many of whom were de Antonio's close friends. The deal was negotiated by David Koh and Lilly Bright on behalf of Arthouse Films and Curiously Brig...
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iW BOT | Mother Lode: Box Office Still Flowing for "There Will Be Blood;" "Business of Being Born" E
"There Will Be Blood," filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson's turn-of-the- century oil drama for Paramount Vantage, struck a weekend mother lode with a Best Actor Golden Globe in the drama category and the leading per-screen average of $14,421. "The Business of Being Born," director Abby Epstein's look at...
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PARK CITY '08 | Wasatch Deal Watch: Some 100 Features Seeking U.S. Distribution at Sundance '08
Intriguing stats emerged when Geoff Gilmore and John Cooper unvelied the lineup for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival more than a month ago. Not only is the festival touting more than 50 first-time filmmakers for the upcoming festival, organizers are also saying that fewer than 20 of the 121 feature f...
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iW NEWS | Koch Lorber Croons to "Glass"
Oscar nominee Scott Hicks' ("Shine") latest doc "Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts" has been acquired by Koch Lorber Films, the company announced Thursday afternoon. The film explores the contemporary composer's creative process in opera, concert and film along with glimpses of his personal and spiritual life. The U.S. theatrical and home video distribution rights deal was negotiated by Koch Lorber Films president Richard Lorber and Film Sales Company president Andrew Herwitz on behalf of Mandalay Motion Pictures and Independent Media. The film will premiere at New York's IFC Center in April. "Scott's unique perspective and talents ...
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iW NEWS | Laemmle/Zeller Bring "The First Basket to North America
All North American rights to David Vyorst's doc "The First Basket" have been acquired by Laemmle/Zeller Films. The filml, Vyorst's first theatrical release, Laemmle/Zeller Films explores the influence that basketball had on modern Jewish History, as well as the impact that unsung Jewish sports pioneers had on the evolution of basketball, as it grew from a game played with ash-cans on tenement steps to the second most popular sport in the world. Laemmle/Zeller plans an October theatrical release. "The First Basket reveals the rich history and amazing contributions of Jewish athletes," commented Greg Laemmle and Steven Zeller in a joint stateme...
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iW NEWS | "Chris and Don" Acquired by Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist Films has acquired all North American rights to Guido Santi and Tina Mascara's "Chris and Don. A Love Story." The deal was brokered by the film's executive producer Andrew Herwitz from The Film Sales Company. The crowd pleaser, which debuted at the Telluride Film Festival and then screened at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, will be released this summer, starting in New York and L.A. to qualify for Oscar consideration, according to an announcement. It will then expand to other national markets. The film, produced by Julia Scott and James White along with Mascara and Santi, is the story of a 30 year lover affair between writer Christopher I...
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iW BOT | Black Gold: "There Will Be Blood" Is Box Office Gusher; "Persepolis" and "Chuck Close" Are
The combination of four National Society of Film Critics prizes, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director, and the leading per-screen average of $25,905 created a gusher of good news for "There Will Be Blood," filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson's turn-of-the-century oil drama for Paramount ...
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iW BOT | The Golden Child: "Juno" Makes Fox Searchlight the 2007 Market-Share Leader, Lures Young Ad
A planned Friday bump to 1,850 runs qualified Fox Searchlight's teen pregnancy comedy "Juno" as the widest release in the mini-major's history and helped Twentieth Century Fox's specialty division achieve the largest, year-end market share among its competitors. "Juno" quickly became the most signif...
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