All Distribution articles – Page 326
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CommentHow 'Bypass' took the direct distribution route
Ahead of its release this weekend, Bypass producer Samm Haillay reveals the direct distribution strategy for the film – timed to precede the UK General Election.
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NewsControversial classic 'Freaks' gets UK re-release
EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood Classics to re-release banned 1930’s film.
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NewsBroad Green acquires 'The Dark Horse'
The company has picked up US rights from Seville Pictures International to James Napier Robertson’s festival favourite starring Cliff Curtis as the New Zealand chess prodigy and youth leader Genesis Potini.
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NewsVertical Entertainment acquires ‘Pod’
The distributor has picked up North American rights to Mickey Keating’s SXSW Midnight thriller.
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News'Grace Of Monaco' to debut on Lifetime
Nearly one year after its opening night slot in Cannes, it emerged that the biopic starring Nicole Kidman will not get a US theatrical release.
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NewsMemento, Binoche board Bruno Dumont’s 'Slack Bay'
EXCLUSIVE: Ensemble cast features Juliette Binoche, Fabrice Luchini and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi; sales to launch at Cannes Marché.
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NewsNetflix to release ‘Special Correspondents’
The streaming giant has taken another potential theatrical release off the table, acquiring world rights to the Ricky Gervais satire.
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NewsBOND/360 acquires 'A Perfect 14'
The New York-based distributor will release Giovanna Morales Vargas’ feature directorial debut documentary currently in production.
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NewsDrafthouse Films accepts ‘The Invitation’
Drafthouse Films is understood to have paid low seven figures for the SXSW thriller from Girlfight director Karyn Kusama.
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NewsAcquisitions round-up: Magnolia, Drafthouse Films
Magnolia Pictures has taken all North American rights to Rick Alverson’s Entertainment, while in a separate deal Drafthose Films will distribute The World Of Kanako in North America.
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NewsMarketing 'Fast & Furious 7'
Universal chiefs have put the late Paul Walker at the forefront of the global marketing campaign for Fast & Furious 7, which is expected to break box office records when it roars into action this weekend.
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NewsSony Classics acquires ‘I Saw The Light’
The distributor has taken world rights from Ratpac Entertainment to the Hank Williams drama starring Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen.
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NewsKaleidoscope takes Kevin Pollak's 'Misery Loves Comedy' for UK
Comedy documentary, featuring Tom Hanks among others, premiered at Sundance.
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NewsLionsgate launches specialty label
Top brass have launched Lionsgate Premiere, a multi-platform channel of up to 15 Lionsgate and Summit films a year that kicks off in autumn with Chinese epic Dragon Blade followed by zom-com Cooties.
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NewsLord Puttnam sees EU digital strategy shift
FDA president hopeful of less seismic EU digital reform.
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NewsBleecker Street strikes Amazon deal
Andrew Karpen’s ambitious New York-based distributor has struck a licensing deal with the digital giant making Prime Instant Video the exclusive subscription platform for its theatrical releases.
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NewsRandom Media acquires ‘Bang Bang Baby’
UPDATED APRIL 1: Jane Levy and Justin Chatwin star in the sci-fi musical, which Random plans to take on limited theatrical release in the US in the autumn.
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NewsEdinburgh to launch film distribution market
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is planning to launch a two-day ‘market’ this June dedicated to emerging distribution models.
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NewsUK deal for Panahi's Golden Bear winner 'Taxi'
EXCLUSIVE: Acclaimed drama one of three deals for UK indie.
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NewsTWC-Dimension swoops on ‘Gold’
Black Bear Pictures’ Matthew McConaughey adventure has found its US home after TWC-Dimension beat out rival bidders with what is believed to be a $15m MG and $20m-plus P&A commitment.