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Paladin and 108 Media Take the World on Sundance 2012 Drama 'Valley of Saints'
108 Media and Paladin have jointly acquired worldwide rights to Musa Syeed's “Valley of Saints,” which screened in the world cinema dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The companies plan a North American release this summer, with foreign rights being sold at the ...
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Participant Media Acquires '99%--The Occupy Wall St. Collaborative Film' for Theatrical and TV
Participant Media has acquired North American rights to the documentary “99%--The Occupy Wall St. Collaborative Film,” which had its world premiere in competition at the Sundance Film Festival last week. The company plans a theatrical release followed by a broadcast premiere on the new T...
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Sundance 2013: RADiUS-TWC Falls for Competition Doc 'Cutie and the Boxer'
In its fifth acquisition of the Sundance Film Festival, RADiUS-TWC has acquired North American and French rights to Zachary Heinzerling’s “Cutie and the Boxer.” The competition film won the U.S. documentary directing award Saturday night at the festival’s awards ceremony.
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Sundance 2013: Oscilloscope Adopts Andrew Dosunmu's 'Mother of George'
Oscilloscope Laboratories picked up its first film of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Saturday by grabbing North American rights to Andrew Dosunmu’s “Mother of George.” The drama premiered in the U.S. dramatic competition of the festival.
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Sundance 2013: Phase 4 Films Pockets Shaka King's 'Newlyweeds'
Phase 4 Films has acquired North American rights to Shaka King’s feature debut “Newlyweeds,” which had its world premiere in the Sundance Film Festival’s NEXT <=> section last week. The company plans a day-and-date theatrical and VOD release this summer.
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Sundance 2013: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires 'Before Midnight'
Richard Linklater’s third dramatic go-round with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, “Before Midnight,” has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for North American and U.K. release. The eagerly anticipated Premieres-section title had its first screening Sunday at the Eccles Theatre at ...
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Sundance 2013: Magnolia Pictures Goes Back for More With 'S-VHS'
After a days-long tug-of-war between Lionsgate and Magnolia Pictures, the latter has finally nailed down a deal for U.S. rights to the horror anthology “S-VHS” at the Sundance Film Festival. One source puts the deal for the Park City at Midnight selection at just north of $1 million.
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Sundance 2013: David Lowery's 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints' to IFC Films
David Lowery’s “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” one of the most anticipated films of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, has landed with IFC Films. The U.S. dramatic competition film had its world premiere at the Eccles Theatre Sunday, Jan. 20.
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Sundance 2013: Why the Aggressive Indie-Film Market Reflects Real Promise for the Future
The mood pre-Sundance was one of optimism. People heading to Park City expected to see a strong slate and to see those movies find comfortable homes among an ever-widening array of distributors. But the fervor with which buyers snatched up titles — and their attendant financial commitments &md...
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Sundance 2013: Entertainment One Invites 'We Are What We Are' Into the Family
Canada-based distributor Entertainment One has closed a deal to take U.S. rights to “We Are What We Are,” a creepy Park City at Midnight selection of the Sundance Film Festival. One source puts the sale in the low-seven-figures range. EOne plans a theatrical release later this year.
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