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TIFF 2010 Buyer’s Club: #17. David M. Rosenthal’s Janie Jones

A lighter version of Coppola’s Somewhere, the distributor who’ll grab this item will be looking for heart warming, fuzzy reunion films between estranged father and young daughter.

Eric Lavallée

Published on August 28, 2010

#17. Janie Jones

The Gist: Abigail Breslin, Alessandro Nivola, Elisabeth Shue, Peter Stormare, Frances Fisher and Joel Moore star in this pic about aspiring recording artist Ethan Brand who gets a stunning surprise on the opening night of a tour – a strung out former groupie appears unexpectedly, pleading with him to care for their daughter while she pulls herself together. Enter Janie Jones.

Director: David M. Rosenthal (See This Movie)
Sales Agent: CAA
Selling Point: If soundtrack is half as good as Crazy Heart, this family film with familiar faces could be an easy sell for larger demo.
Suited For: A lighter version of Coppola’s Somewhere, the distributor who’ll grab this item will be looking for heart warming, fuzzy reunion films between estranged father and young daughter.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).