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IFC knows whose ‘Boss’
He didn’t preem his most recent film at any major film festivals, and despite this being a homespun Danish film, U.S distribs came calling just the same. More than a month after its world premiere at the Copenhagen film festival, IFC First Take nabbed the rights to a second von Trier film in a row (Manderlay was also released by the indie label).
IFC speaks AMERICANese
IFC got lucky this weekend. It has just been announced that the indie company has scored the North American rights to AMERICANese, Eric Byler's follow up to Charlotte Sometimes. IFC picked up the feature for its IFC First Take
label. It will be released in theaters and on-demand for Comcast/Cablevision simultaneously.
This week’s Eye Candy: Mark Palansky
In a long career filmmaking career those behind the camera often make the leap onto other filmmaking platforms such as short films, video work, long form commercials, etc. Whether they are a newcomer or seasoned veteran, every Saturday we feature a filmmaker with an accompanying sample of their work. This week IONCINEMA.com's Eye Candy personality of the week is
Foreign Oscar Hopefuls
As committees from each individual country select their respective submissions for the Best Foreign Picture Academy Award derby, folks like myself have the arduous task of trying to keep score. Without a doubt the early favorite is Germany’s selection which has already picked up seven German Film Awards this year.
