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Screen Media Get Plenty of Real Estate with ‘3 Backyards’
With a preem at Sundance and follow up fests such as ND/NF and Deauville, Eric Mendelsohn's 3 Backyards has had a difficult time finding a distributor willing to partner on a project that may lack in star power, but might be working with a different curriculum. Screen Media have nabbed the rights to the drama will plans of setting it up with a release next year.
Participant Media Joins Searchlight for Room at ‘Marigold’
Along with their social and politically-mind documentary film projects such as Waiting for Superman, the pairing of Participant Media with Fox Searchlight on The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel demonstrates that the business model has slightly changed for Participant to include the more profitable feature narrative items.
Phase 4 Like Coif on Vidal Sassoon Doc
If Valentino: The Last Emperor taught us anything it's: you can make a mint with a fashion-related docu. Phase 4, the distributors of Italian fashion icon Valentino are now moving onto London, home of hairdressing icon Vidal Sassoon. A release is expected early next year on the Tribeca preemed doc.
Teaser: Alistair Banks Griffin’s Two Gates of Sleep
For those who feel the void with no Malick this year, I strongly recommend checking out the teaser for a major new talent in the U.S indie sphere who we've often mentioned on this site. After Cannes' Director's Fortnight, Deauville, Tokyo and the London Film Festival-BFI, Alistair Banks Griffin's Two Gates of Sleep is finally making it's long-awaited North American premiere next month at the AFI Film Fest in the spanking brand new "Young Americans" section (which promotes new U.S indie filmmaking talents).
Director Tom Shadyac Shifts From Almighty to Humble with ‘I Am’
Mark Urman's Paladin are looking to give more oxygen to what might be one of those inspiring, highly personalized account by the man who gave us a slew of Jim Carrey comedies (Bruce Almighty). Simply titled I Am and coming with the tagline "the shift is about to hit the fan", the doc film represents a 180 in Shadyac's personal life. Hitting the Hamptons Film Festival next week, Paladin is planning an eventual February release.
