All Distribution articles – Page 470
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NewsLevelK takes rights to Best Man Down
The international rights to Ted Koland’s debut feature have been picked up by Danish sales company LevelK.
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NewsTom Hassell named Cinedigm vp of theatrical distribution
Hassell will be responsible for all aspects of theatrical distribution for Cinema Corp, whose recent slate includes Arthur Newman, Violet And Daisy and The Invisible War.
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NewsFilmNation reports $469m box office in 2012
CEO Glen Basner hailed “tremendous” figures as he announced on Wednesday [9] the overall grosses for all FilmNation films during the last calendar year.
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NewsSteven Spielberg puts Robopocalypse on backburner
It emerged on Wednesday [9] that The DGA nominee – eying a seventh best director Oscar nomination on Thursday – has postponed start of production on the sci-fi adaptation.
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NewsDistribution: Magnolia gets Hurt Me, Phase 4 finds Bad Kids
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Nothing Can Hurt Me, Drew DeNicola and Oliva Mori’s documentary about the band Big Star.
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NewsThe Exchange closes Thin Ice deal with Universal
Brian O’Shea announced on Wednesday [9] that the company had finalised a multi-territory distribution deal with Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE).
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NewsTribeca secures Jinga’s Hansel and Gretel comedy
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to Jinga Films’ Black Forest: Hansel and Gretel & the 420 Witch.
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Newsm-appeal takes on sales for three Rotterdam titles
Berlin-based world sales company m-appeal has taken on international distribution for Tiger Competition entry My Dog Killer and Bright Future titles Kayan and What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Love.
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NewsSPC takes North American rights to Blue Jasmine
The acquisition from Gravier Productions marks the distributor’s sixth collaboration with Woody Allen.
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NewsVisit Films heads to Park City with four new titles
EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kampe’s New York-based sales agency has acquired rights to The Future, It Felt Like Love, Halley and A Teacher.
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NewsMetrodome nabs Baumbach’s Frances Ha
EXCLUSIVE: UK distributor picks up rights to Telluride and Toronto comedy from Celluloid Dreams.
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NewsHaut et Court boards Ellis’ Sundance-bound Metro Manila
EXCLUSIVE: Haut et Court has taken French rights from Independent ahead of the thriller’s Sundance premiere.
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NewsAcquisitions: Lorber tastes Honey, Freestyle sets inAPPropriate
Kino Lorber has acquired US rights to festival favourite More Than Honey ahead of the documentary’s US premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
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NewsMetrodome hires Woodyatt, promotes Johnson
Andrew Woodyatt joins from Revolver. Rebecca Johnson becomes head of film marketing.
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NewsGabriel Byrne, Rufus Sewell thriller set for February release in UK
Gabriel Byrne, Rufus Sewell and Toby Stephens star in crime thriller from Kidulthood producer George Isaac.
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NewsJinga sells Ghett’a Life to US
MVD picks up Jamaica’s highest grossing box office hit for DVD and VOD.
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NewsOpen Road snaps up US rights to jOBS in preemptive deal
Another product of the independent space has found a US distributor after Open Road announced on Thursday [3] it had acquired rights to the Sundance Film Festival closing night film jOBS, stealing a march on Sony’s rival biopic.
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NewsCodeblack Films picks up Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
The acquisition kicks off the partnership established with Lionsgate in May 2012 to build a production and distribution slate for the urban market.
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NewsDanny Boyle’s Trance gets UK release date
Pathé and Twentieth Century Fox have set the date for the UK release of Danny Boyle’s new film, Trance.
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NewsLionsgate secures US rights to Reasonable Doubt
Samuel L. Jackson thriller is Bavariapool’s first international co-production.