Tag: Acquires
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Elle Driver acquires ‘Apathy’ and unveils busy Cannes slate (exclusive) | News – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] Paris-based sales powerhouse Elle Driver has added Greek director Alexandros Avranas’ Apathy, now in pre-production, to its line-up heading into Cannes. Apathy is a drama exploring the real-life phenomenon of ‘resignation syndrome’, a catatonic state that has affected around 700 refugee children in Sweden, sparking a wave of concern among doctors and politicians. Told from the perspective of…
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Mubi acquires Cannes Un Certain Regard title ‘How To Have Sex’ | News – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] Global film distributor Mubi has acquired all rights for UK filmmaker Molly Manning Walker’s How To Have Sex for North America, UK, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Turkey, and Benelux ahead of its world premiere next month in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section. Mubi picked up the title from France’s mk2 Films. Theatrical releases are…
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Ryan Kavanaugh’s Proxima Acquires Significant Stake In Movie-Streaming Platform ROW8 – Billboard – Armessa Music News
[ad_1] This article was written in partnership with Allison Parker. Ryan Kavanaugh’s Proxima entertainment company has acquired a “significant strategic stake” in movie-streaming platform ROW8 and formed a joint venture, Proxima 8. Combining the individual strengths of the two separate brands, Proxima 8 aims to revolutionize the way audiences experience cinema and disrupt the current theatrical…
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Cohen Media Group acquires US rights to TIFF premiere ‘A Gaza Weekend’ (exclusive) | News – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] Cohen Media Group has acquired US rights to British-Palestinian filmmaker Basil Khalil’s TIFF Discovery premiere A Gaza Weekend. Khalil’s made his feature directorial debut on the culture-clash comedy-drama about a couple stranded amid a deadly virus outbreak which has sealed off Israel and turned the Gaza Strip into the safest place in the region.…
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Taskovski Films Acquires ‘!Aitsa,’ ‘Fighters’ Ahead of CPH:DOX Premieres – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] Sales agency Taskovski Films has acquired “!Aitsa” and “Fighters,” which both have premieres at CPH:DOX, the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival. Dane Dodds’ “!Aitsa” has its world premiere in the festival’s Science Program. The film focuses on the spiritual lives of the inhabitants of South Africa’s Great Karoo desert. This is the place where…
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Kino Lorber acquires North American rights to Sundance prize-winner ‘Scrapper’ (exclusive) | News – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] Kino Lorber has taken North American rights to Charlotte Regan’s diretorial debut Scrapper, one of a number of new sales confirmed on the Sundance World Cinema grand jury prize-winner that will open Sundance London this summer. Sales agent Charades has also closed a raft of new deals on the father-daughter story, selling to Italy (Lucky…
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Cinedigm Acquires Mickey Reece’s Music Comedy For North America – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] Mickey Reece’s latest, the music comedy Country Gold, has been acquired by Cinedigm for a theatrical and digital release. Their plan is to give Country Gold a limited theatrical release in March then premiere it on Fandor, their indie discovery platform on April 4th. Our own Shelagh caught Country Gold and its world…
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Kino Lorber acquires North American rights to Alex Schaad’s ‘Skin Deep’ from Beta Cinema (exclusive) | News – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights from Beta Cinema to Alex Schaad’s body swap thriller Skin Deep, which premiered in 2022 in Venice Critics’ Week, where it was awarded the Queer Lion. Skin Deep is the directorial debut of Alex Schaad, who previously won the Student Academy Award for his social media…
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Paramount acquires bulk of international rights to Berlin competition entry ‘BlackBerry’ (exclusive) | News – Armessa Movie News
[ad_1] In a major swoop on a competition title by a US studio Paramount Global Content Distribution has acquired all international rights outside select territories to Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry. Co-financier XYZ Films brokered the deal heading into Friday’s world premiere and has additionally struck a raft of individual territory sales on the story about the…