Sundance 2013: Weinstein Company Acquires Festival Favorite 'Fruitvale'
January, 21, 2013 9:22 pm | Comments On #Chad Michael Murray, Chronicle, fruitvale, Harvey Weinstein, michael b. jordan, Movies, Octavia Spencer, ryan coogler, Sundance2013, The Weinstein CompanyThe Weinstein Company has secured distribution and international sales rights for Ryan Coogler's Sundance favorite, "Fruitvale," the distributor announced on Monday.
The drama, which premiered at the festival last Saturday, is based on the tragic true story of Oscar Grant, who was shot to death by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer on New Year's Day in 2009.
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Read MoreSundance 2013: RADiUS-The Weinstein Company Acquires 'Concussion'
January, 21, 2013 8:09 pm | Comments On #concussion, Fox Searchlight, independent film, indies, lesbian prostitute, Movies, Sundance2013, The Weinstein CompanyThe Weinstein Company's multi-platform label RADiUS has acquired “Concussion,” Stacie Passon’s movie about a married lesbian who becomes a prostitute after a serious head injury.
The film, which premiered Saturday at Sundance, is one of the most provocative films in a year filled with tales of promiscuity, sexual addiction and other scintillating fare.
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Read MoreSundance 2013: Sony Buys 'Austenland,' Sony Pictures Classics to Distribute in U.S.
January, 21, 2013 6:52 pm | Comments On #independent film, indies, Movies, Sundance2013, undefinedSony has taken worldwide rights to “Austenland,” Jerusha Hess’ film about a Jane Austen fanatic who goes to an Austen theme park looking for the perfect man.
Jerusha Hess (left), who co-wrote "Napoleon Dynamite" with husband Jared Hess, co-wrote and directed the film. It is her directorial debut.
"Twilight" creator" Stephenie Meyer produced "Austenland," which premiered at Sundance on Friday.
Several bidders have been in pursuit since then, and over the weekend several reports indicated that Exclusive Releasing and FilmDistrict were going to...
Read MoreSundance 2013: Are Filmmakers Vain or Nostalgic? The Digital Distribution Dilemma
January, 21, 2013 5:13 pm | Comments On #digital distribution, indieflix, Lynn Shelton, maker studios, Movies, Sundance2013, touchy feelAre filmmakers vain for wanting theatrical distribution? At a Wrap panel at the Sundance FIlm Festival on Monday, filmmaker Lynn Shelton and other indie veterans crossed swords with digital distribution executives in a debate about the future of independent film and how it can find profitability.
“I’m a sucker for the theatrical experience,” said Shelton (pictured above far right), whose “Touchy Feely” premiered in competition on Saturday. “I understand less and less people are watching films in theaters, but all the films I’ve made have been for a theatrical release. I’m thinking of them being on the big screen.”
Shelton joined a panel of six indie experts at TheWrap’s panel Monday on "How to Make and Sell Your Independent Film in the Digital Age," co-hosted with UCLA's School of Theater...
Read MoreSundance 2013: Breaking Glass Pictures Acquires 'Amelia's 25th,' 'Silver Case'
January, 21, 2013 4:55 pm | Comments On #amelia's 25th, breaking glass pictures, Movies, silver case, Sundance2013Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired the rights to "Amelia's 25th" and "Silver Case," the distributor announced on Monday.
Neither of the films will be screened at Sundance.
"Amelia's 25th" stars Jennifer Tilly, Danny Trejo, Electra Avellan and Robert Rodriguez, who directed Trejo and Avellan in "Machete." The film, directed by Martín Yernazian, follows the titular character (Avellan), a struggling Los Angeles actress about to turn 25.
Breaking Glass CEO Rich Wolff brokered the deal with Karin Kelts of KMK Productions.
Wolff also negotiated the deal with "Silver Case" director Christian Filippella for the...
Read MoreSundance 2013: Gravitas Ventures Acquires Three Films from Slamdance
January, 21, 2013 3:41 pm | Comments On #Gravitas Ventures, Movies, Sundance2013Gravitas Ventures has acquired two documentaries and a comedy from Slamdance, the distributor announced on Monday.
Steven Feinartz's documentary "The Bitter Buddha," Michael Urie's comedy "He's Way More Famous Than You" and Peter Baxter's documentary "Wild in the Streets" will be released on video on demand in the next three months in more than 100 million homes in North America.
"The Bitter Buddha," which profiles alt-comic Eddie Pepitone's quirky lifestyle and imprint on the comedy world, will debut in select theaters Feb. 15 and go to VOD four days later.
Baxter's "Wild in the Streets," which documents a centuries...
Read MoreSundance 2013: Relativity Acquires Joseph Gordon-Levitt-Directed 'Don Jon's Addiction'
January, 21, 2013 12:41 pm | Comments On #don jon's addiction, independent film, indies, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Movies, Relativity Media, Sundance2013Relativity Media has acquired Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut "Don Jon's Addiction" for $4 million, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.
The film premiered at Sundance on Friday to great fanfare, igniting a series of bids from distributors like CBS Films and The Weinstein Company.
Relativity won out with a substantial financial commitment and plans for a wide theatrical release this year. It will support the movie with prints and advertising, with the commitment around $25 million, an individual told TheWrap.
That would make it the biggest deal from the festival so far. WME, Gordon-Levitt's current agency, and CAA, his...
Read MoreSundance Review: Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s 'C.O.G.' Nails David Sedaris' Tone
January, 21, 2013 12:35 pm | Comments On #Alonso Duralde, C.O.G., Casey Wilson, Corey Stoll, David Sedaris, denis o'hare, Jonathan Groff, Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Movies, Sundance2013Fans of the uniquely dry and wry wit of David Sedaris’ writing and spoken-word recordings will be thrilled to know that “C.O.G.,” the first screen adaptation of his work, gets his voice just right. At the film’s premiere Sunday night at the Sundance Film Festival, Sedaris said he OK’d the project after having been impressed with writer-director Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s debut feature, the compelling and oddball “Easier with Practice.”
(Alvarez no doubt felt vindicated to hear Sundance programming honcho John Cooper admit, in his introduction to “C.O.G.,” that the decision not to screen “Practice” at Sundance has haunted Cooper for years.)
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Read MoreWomen Are on the Rise at Sundance - When Will Studios Take Note?
January, 21, 2013 12:22 pm | Comments On #independent film, Movies, studios, Sundance 2013, Sundance Institute
Female directors, producers and writers have reached new heights in the world of independent film, but now the Hollywood studios need to catch up.
According to a new study commissioned by the Sundance Institute and Women in Film Los Angeles, women have made huge strides behind the camera, directing 24 percent of the films at Sundance between 2002 and 2012. The numbers grew when all behind-the-camera positions were considered, as 29 percent of directors, writers, producers, cinematographers and editors of those films were women.
Women in Film and Sundance commissioned the study, carried out by three professors at USC’s Annenberg School for Communications, because they wanted to evaluate how far women have come in what has long been...
Read MoreSundance 2013: 'Who Is Dayani Cristal?' Acquired by Mundial
January, 21, 2013 10:34 am | Comments On #Movies, mundial, Sundance Film Festival, Sundance2013Mundial has acquired the Gael García Bernal-produced documentary "Who Is Dayani Cristal?," the company announced Monday morning.
The film was the first to screen at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Marc Silver, the documentary is produced by Lucas Ochoa, Thomas Benski and Bernal, who also stars in it.
The movie retraces the journey of Dayani Cristal, an immigrant whose body was discovered rotting along the border between Arizona and Mexico. Tattooed on his body was his name. Throughout the film, Bernal investigates who the man was and shows how difficult the journey into the United States is for many trying to cross the border.
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