Tag: Acquisitions: Indie Films
Metrograph Pictures Pitches Up Tent: India Donaldson’s “Good One” Set for Summer Release
One of the critically best-ranked films (according to Indiewire's Critics Poll - and our publication) to break out of this year's Sundance becomes the...
McDormand on the Move: Fox Searchlight Packs Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’
Much like the invisible folks presented in this future film, Chloé Zhao was pretty much working off our radar with her third feature. A...
Blame Canada: NEON Prescribes Nia DaCosta’s “Little Woods”
With impressive grades from its Tribeca Film Festival showing, NEON have swooped in to grab the North American rights to a directorial debut that...
Slamdance Presents Gets to First Base with Claire Carré’s “Embers”
Considered a film festival anomaly, Slamdance Presents are plucking from their own film festival in landing the distribution rights to their closing film. Claire...
Green-er Pastures: Oscilloscope Obsesses over Takal’s “Always Shine”
Less than a month after premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, Sophia Takal's sophomore film is definitely taking flight. After winning the Best Actress...
Honesty the Best Policy: The Orchard Moves in with “Rainbow Time”
Get them to sign on the line that is dotted, and then get them to sign again. After inking a seven pic deal, the Duplass...
License & Registration Please: Samuel Goldwyn Hunt Down SXSW Winner “Transpecos”
Variety called it a "handsomely crafted debut," THR gives it a stamp of approval by calling it "artfully made but wholly accessible for a...
In the Bedroom: The Orchard Grab “Donald Cried” by the Mullet
Famously coined in Magnolia and perhaps applicable here...we may be through with the past... but the past is not through with us. Deadline reports that...
Taking Stock: CBS Films Drawing From the Likes of “Dean” & Martin
A directorial debut charmed but not necessarily win over critical mass but nonetheless did not go unnoticed (helps when your directorial debut wins the...
Toll Booth: Rosenberg’s “Approaching The Unknown” Finds Docking Station at Paramount & Vertical Ent.
A project we've been tracking for the better part of half a decade when it was known as "Ad Inexplorata" and was part of...
Kilo Kids: FilmRise Bail out Elizabeth Wood’s “White Girl”
In a post Sundance, pre-spring pickup, FilmRise's Danny Fisher has landed a hot summer title that didn't go unnoticed when it was launched back...
True Bromance: Lionsgate Premiere Does Some Male Bounding with “Joshy”
The Wrap reports that Lionsgate and Hulu have paired on picking up the Joshy, the Sundance preemed (U.S Dramatic Comp section) Jeff Baena sophomore,...
Tie Me Up, Eye Me Down: Magnet Releasing Ankles Nicolas Pesce’s “The Eyes of My Mother”
Magnolia was mostly sticking to docu items, but Variety reports that Magnet Releasing have landed worldwide distribution rights to The Eyes of My Mother - Nicolas Pesce's break-out directorial...
Sarasota Groves: The Orchard Picks Campos’ Christine From Sundance Tree
After making a run with Josh Mond's James White, and less than a day after picking up the docu Life, Animated, Variety reports that...
School of Hard Knocks: Felix Thompson’s “King Jack” Bullied By Well Go USA
Less than a day after winning the Independent Spirit Awards' “Someone to Watch” to watch award beating out Chloé Zhao's Sundance preemed Songs My Brothers...
Sheeping with the Enemy: STX Entertainment Points Gun at Cuarón’s “Desierto”
Winner of the Special Presentation Prize from the International Federation of Film Critics, finally the household name of Cuarón made certain that this did not...
Amazon Studios Exhort “Creative Control” on Benjamin Dickinson
Amazon Studios are high on Benjamin Dickinson's sophomore film. Not only have they acquired his second feature film, but they'll be developing his next project as well....
Medicine for Miami: A24 & Plan B Take “Moonlight” Swim with Barry Jenkins
Announced late last night, we've got an encouraging piece of indie feature backing news for Barry Jenkins and his long awaited sophomore project. Deadline...
A24 Embrace Punk Attitude: Saulnier’s “Green Room” Finds a Club
When they made the announcement that they would produce the film, we naturally assumed that Broad Green Pictures were also go onto distribute Jeremy Saulnier's third feature film. Not...
I Follow River: Film Movement Submerges Matt Sobel’s “Take Me to the River”
While noteworthy Sundance NEXT section titles Entertainment, James White, Nasty Baby and Tangerine all found distrib homes, we're finally seeing Matt Sobel's break-out debut...
The Orchard Had a Little…: Partridge’s “Lamb” to Receive 2016 Release
The Orchard are still adding to their SXSW shopping cart as IndieWIRE reports that the distributor has landed the North American, UK and Australian...
The Devil Inside: A24 Camp out with Monahan’s “Mojave”
Perhaps a no-brainer move considering the toplining acting talent, but nonetheless a head-scratcher acquisitions deal when considering the amount of critical flak it received since...
Oscilloscope Become Grounds & Gatekeepers for “Body”
A Slamdance Film Fest invitee and with a future Stanley Film Festival (3rd edition looks stellar) playdate locked up, Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s well-received directorial...
Rage Against the Machine: The Film Arcade Hold “James White” Tight
Making their third Sundance deal (following Kris Swanberg's Unexpected and Jim Strouse's People, Places, Things) the Film Arcade folks have landed one of the top directorial...
Fiscal Accuracy: SPWA to Rep Kelly Reichardt’s Untitled 7th Feature Film
Landing world sales right in the month of April not only facilitates future Cannes Film Festival deals, but if you're Tom Bernard and Michael...
Retro-Fitting: Roadside Attractions Knit “Hello, My Name is Doris” in Future Plans
She won't be single for much longer. Among the surprise break-out items from this year's SXSW, Variety reports that Roadside Attractions is in the final stages...
IFC Films Not Afraid of Virginia: Perry’s “Queen of Earth” Finds a Lake Home
IFC Films have got themselves a case of cabin fever. The distributor have landed a title that could easily be programmed on their Midnight...
Gang Bangin’: XLrator Media Give “Five Star” Salute to Keith Miller’s Sophomore Pic
Lightning has struck twice for helmer Keith Miller. After seeing his debut film Welcome to Pine Hill find theatrical release partners in the Oscilloscope folks,...
Soul to Squeeze: Cinelicious Pics Fight for John Magary’s “The Mend”
The micro label behind pick ups such as Anurag Kashyap's opus Gangs of Wasseypur and Josephine Decker's first pair of films have wrestled down John Magary's feature...
When Life Gives you Lemons, make O.J; Magnolia Fill Three Cups Worth with Alverson’s “Entertainment”
As discussed in our recent post Sundance Film Festival assessment of the NEXT section distribution deals, we noticed that there was some fine fruit at the...
Move It On Over: Sony Pictures Classics Bottle “I Saw the Light”
Most notably known for this producer creds (Children of Men), Marc Abraham's Hank Williams passion project has found a home with the Sony Pictures...
Bre-X Marks the Spot: Weinsteins Mining for Stephen Gaghan’s “Gold”
The movie business has a lot in common with the speculative stock market. Those that get a piece of the action early can hope for...
Beefing Up: FilmBuff Freestyling with “The Strongest Man”
Following in the footsteps of Tangerine and Nasty Baby, there is plenty of valuable loot left untouched from Sundance's NEXT section. The FilmBuff folks...
Helter Skelter: Netflix Show Brotherly Love Towards “Manson Family Vacation”
They first made a huge splash with the 12 million dollar deal, and with their four-film pact with the Duplass Bros., they're essentially dipping...
Last Exit to Brooklyn: Fort Tilden Hitches a Ride with Orion Releasing
Emblematic of the protracted journey that its clueless protagonists embark on, almost 365 days since it premiered, Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers' SXSW Grand...
Damaged Goods: Broad Green Pictures Addicted to Adam Salky’s I Smile Back
While top tier Sundance items in Rick Alverson's Entertainment, Josh Mond's James White and Matt Sobel's Take Me to the River are still without...
Justice For All: Samuel Goldwyn Films Take “Lila & Eve” into their Own Hands
Samuel Goldwyn Films weren't especially active during Sundance this year, but are smoking barrels today with the pick-up of Charles Stone III's Lila &...
Love Thy Neighbor: The Orchard to Support “Nasty Baby” During Postpartum Phase
Deemed "unfit" for TIFF, Sebastian Silva’s Nasty Baby is the latest addition to The Orchard's ever expanding Sundance family grove. IndieWIRE reports that The...
Too Graphic: Film Arcade Pencils in “People, Places, Things”
Making their second Sundance acquisition after picking up Kris Swanberg's Unexpected, Deadline reports that The Film Arcade has acquired U.S. rights to People, Places,...
An Indie Maine Stay; Bluebird Migrates Towards Factory 25
In a deal that has been closed for some time now, but Factory 25 are cutting, skidding and loading Lance Edmands' directorial debut onto...
Needle in a Haystack; RADiUS Comfort Safdie Bros.’ “Heaven Knows What”
After landing more audience "friendly" items in Ross Katz' Adult Beginners and Richard LaGravenese's The Last 5 Years, RADiUS' Tom Quinn and Jason Janego have...
The Orchard Prey on Christopher Denham’s “Preservation”
After collecting film fest preems at Tribeca Film Festival and Fantasia, writer-director Christopher Denham's sophomore film has landed a sweet deal with The Orchard....
Broad Green Pictures Forecloses on Bahrani’s “99 Homes”; Targets 2015 Spring Release
They made a small blip on the radar with the Cannes pick-up of Carlos Marques-Marcet's SXSW-winning 10000km, and until the press release was announced,...
Filmbuff Hook-Up with Wigon’s Debut; “The Heart Machine” Pegged For October
The FilmBuff have grabbed the rights to The Heart Machine - the thriller that preemed in SXSW's eight film Narrative Feature Comp this past March. Produced by Lucas...
Mapping Minnesota; Amplify Trap Zellner Bros.’ “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter”
New distrib Amplify has steadily built up their own Sundance Film Fest film arsenal (Little Accidents, The Better Angels, God Help the Girl), and now according...
Catch of the Day: Vice Partners with Alamo Drafthouse, TUGG & Fox for “Fishing Without Nets”
Coming off the heels of the acquisitions announcement of the VICE Media being picked up by Rupert Murdoch (owner of 20th Century Fox), it...
Gravitas Ventures Find Late Bloomer in Carter Smith’s “Jamie Marks Is Dead”
Some Sundance titles take their sweet time making a deal -- just this week we've had two other 2014 Sundance title announcements. Unlike, say...
Before Lolita; Samuel Goldwyn Films Swashbuckled by “The Last of Robin Hood”
Filmmaker tandem Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland know a thing or two about being on opposite ends of luck. It wasn't for a lack...
Safety Not Guaranteed… Radius-TWC Lands Patrick Brice’s “Creep” & Makes Two More Scary Movies
Sort of what Dimension Films represented back in the heyday of Miramax era, Tom Quinn and Jason Janego are proving that RADiUS-TWC is a...
Cinedigm Lets Genre Breeze in; Grab SXSW Preemed Nacho Vigalondo’s “Open Windows”
After last year's notable SXSW fest pick-ups in Short Term 12 and Our Nixon, Cinedigm is taking a trip into genre-land item with Nacho Vigalondo’s...
