Sales companies are lining up for “The Rover,” David Michod’s latest film, with Guy Peace and Robert Pattinson are attached to star.

FilmNation is handling sales, and has made deals with five companies for several key territories across the globe.

eOne has purchased the film for the UK, Canada and Benelux countries – Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Sun Distribution has bought the film for Latin America, Nordisk for Scandinavia, Italia Film for the Middle East and Revolutionary Releasing for all of Eastern Europe save Russia.

Village Roadshow had already bought the film in Australia and...

Drathouse Films is partnering with Films We Like to distribute indie titles across Canada, the companies said Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival. 

Among the films are the blood diamond drama "The Ambassador," the surreal comedy "Wrong" and the crime drama "Bullhead." "The Ambassador” will be the first film to premiere under the pact and will be released in theaters, on DVD and across various digital platforms.

Still from "Bullhead" pictured left.

“Films We Like is a perfect DNA match for our brand and we are thrilled to have our films represented in Canada," Drafthouse Films’ COO...

The Cinema Guild has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Leviathan,” the new documentary from Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel, Cinema Guild announced on Friday in Toronto.

“Leviathan” will screen next week at the Toronto International Film Festival and will have its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival. It will open theatrically in early 2013.

“'Leviathan’ is unlike any film we have ever seen. It is a bracing, daring and highly original work that demands to be seen on the big screen. We can’t wait for audiences to experience it,” Ryan Krivoshey of The Cinema Guild said. “We very much look forward to working with our...

MPI Pictures, a division of the producer-distributor MPI Media Group, has acquired all U.S. rights to “Thérèse Desqueyroux,” the final film from the French director Claude Miller, the company announced in Toronto on Friday.

Starring Audrey Tautou, the film is based on the novel of the same name by François Mauriac, and was the closing-night film of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Previously filmed in 1962 by Georges Franju, the drama centers on the title character, a beautiful young woman who goes to extreme measures to escape her suffocating marriage.

A theatrical release in major markets is planned for the spring of 2013, to be followed by a VOD and DVD release.

The deal was negotiated by Marie Therese Guirgis, head of distribution of MPI Pictures, and Gregory Chambet, VP international sales and acquisitions of...