All Distribution articles – Page 485
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NewsDistribution round-up: Toronto’s Frances Ha, The Last Gladiator
IFC Films announced on Thursday (20) it will release Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha in North and Latin America, while Phase 4 has acquired Alex Gibney’s ice hockey documentary The Last Gladiator.
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NewsZodiak takes Scott Free’s In a Day to global market
Brazil, India and Australia may be the next territories to recreate the “…In a Day” format for their respective audiences, with Zodiak Rights speaking to local broadcasters ahead of Mipcom.
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NewsMetrodome takes UK rights to Come Out And Play
EXCLUSIVE: Toronto Midnight Madness horror film is sold by Celsius’ genre label Fahrenheit Pictures.
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NewsBreaking Glass Pictures to launch UK distributor
The new operation under the stewardship of CEO Richard Wolff and co-president Richard Ross plans to debut several titles a month including theatrical releases.
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NewsIFC Films closes US deal for rights to Inescapable
The latest domestic deal from Toronto is understood to have closed last week following a tepid festival in terms of horse-trading that was shaped by cautious buyers and the variable quality of acquisition titles.
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NewsScreen Media acquires exclusive rights to Media 8 library
The company will begin promoting its new catalogue at MIPCOM in October and closed the deal in the wake of Media 8’s ongoing restructure.
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NewsFilm Factory heats up sales for Spanish thriller Unit 7
Alberto Rodriguez’s Spanish thriller sold to territories including US, France, Japan, China.
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NewsSky, Warner Bros. lock UK film deal
Sky locks new multi-year Warner Bros. first-window deal after contract was up for renewal; future films will include Man of Steel, The Hangover Part III and The Great Gatsby.
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NewsCMG swoops on international sales rights to Still
Edward Noeltner’s Los Angeles-based Cinema Management Group announced the development hot on the heels of Samuel Goldwyn Films’ US acquisition.
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NewseOne Films Int’l sells F Word, Song For Marion
The F Word stars Daniel Radcliffe while Song For Marion received its world premiere when it closed the Toronto International Film Festival last weekend.
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NewsVVS Films adds Spring Breakers, Horns to pipeline
The distributor snapped up all Canadian rights to Harmony Korine’s coming-of-age romp starring James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens.
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NewsUniversal moves back Les Miserables to Dec 25
The switch means that the studio’s classic adaptation joins Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained as the last of the expected Oscar contenders to open in North American theatres this year.
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NewsSoda goes for UK ride with Wadjda
EXCLUSIVE: Soda Pictures strikes deal with The Match Factory for Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Venice buzzer.
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NewsFox releases Prometheus early through Digital HD start-up
The new service from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will allow download of more than 600 Fox films in the US on Amazon, CinemaNow, Google Play, iTunes, PlayStation, VUDU, Xbox Live and YouTube.
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NewsConstantin, Nordisk among DreamWorks output partners
The studio and its new strategic partner Mister Smith pulled back the curtain on more of their international distribution strategy on Monday (17) after signing a number of multi-year deals in Toronto.
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NewsCTE expands distribution deal with Lionsgate
Hong Kong-based Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has expanded its distribution deal with Lionsgate to include Japan and Korea, in addition to China and South-East Asia.
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NewsThe End Of Time sells to US, Australia and Poland
National Film Board of Canada struck deals in Toronto for Peter Mettler’s documentary [pictured].
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NewsLionsgate, StudioCanal extend distribution deal in Germany, Austria, including Mockingjay part 1 and 2
StudioCanal to handle Mockingjay part 1 and 2 and “other films” on the Lionsgate slate in Germany and Austria.
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NewsMonster Pictures slices up UK deal for Excision
Distributor to release Richard Bates Jr.’s debut in the UK in November.
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NewseOne strikes output deal with DreamWorks for UK and Benelux
Entertainment One has entered a four-year output deal with DreamWorks Studios to distribute the company’s films in all media across the UK and Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg).