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NewFilmmakers Sets Best of NFMLA Winners; Doc10 Names Inaugural Honorees; Cannes Market, Dances With Film Titles; More – Film Briefs
EXCLUSIVE: NewFilmmakers Los Angeles today announced the winners of its 10th annual Best of NFMLA Awards.
The list included Huella‘s Gabriela Ortega (Best New Filmmaker), Tracey Deer’s Beans (Best Feature Film), Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo’s A La Calle (Best Documentary Feature Film), Ciara Lacy’s This Is the…
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Neon Takes North America On Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘La Chimera’ – Cannes
Neon has landed North American rights at Cannes to La Chimera, the tomb-robbing drama from writer-director Alice Rohrwacher that stars Josh O’Connor and Isabelle Rossellini.
Set during the 1980s in the clandestine world of the tombaroli, or tomb robbers, La Chimera tells the story of a young English archaeologist…
Universal Acquires Action-Comedy ‘Shots! Shots! Shots!’; Jason Momoa To Star
Universal Pictures has acquired the action-comedy spec Shots! Shots! Shots! penned by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows (The Package), with Jason Momoa (Dune) coming aboard to star.
The film’s plot is being kept under wraps. A director has not yet been set. Momoa and producing partner Jeff Fierson will produce alongside…
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Bleecker Street Acquires U.S. On Richard E. Grant & Julie Delpy Thriller ‘The Tutor’
Bleecker Street has snapped up U.S. rights to Alice Troughton's feature directorial debut The Tutor, which will star Oscar nominees Richard E. Grant and Julie Delpy and Daryl McCormack. Bleecker Street is planning a 2023 release in cinemas.
The project, billed as a high-class thriller examining social status, follows…
Searchlight Closes $25M+ World Rights Deal For Annapurna Neo-Horror ‘Nightbitch;’ Amy Adams & Director Marielle Heller Team On Rachel Yoder Novel Adaptation
In a deal sources place at $25M+ for worldwide rights, Searchlight Pictures has acquired Annapurna’s darkly comic horror film Nightbitch, starring six-time Academy Award nominee Amy Adams (Arrival), acquired in a competitive sale. Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) has come aboard to direct the film, based on R…
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Wolfe Releasing Acquires Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ SXSW Award Winner ‘It Is In Us All’
EXCLUSIVE: Wolfe Releasing has acquired North American rights to Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ first narrative feature, It Is In Us All, in which she stars alongside Cosmo Jarvis (Peaky Blinders), Claes Bang (The Northman) and newcomer Rhys Mannion, slating it for release in theaters and on digital this fall.
The thriller…
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Ron Howard’s First Animated Film ‘The Shrinking Of Treehorn’ Heading To Netflix
Ron Howard’s first animated feature, The Shrinking Of Treehorn, has been acquired by Netflix, Deadline can confirm.
The upcoming film, described as a musical set in New York City during the holidays, is based on Florence Parry Heide’s 1971 children’s book of the same, which was illustrated by Edward Gorey. The story…
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‘13 Reasons Why’ Creator Brian Yorkey Developing Film Based On Dan Mathews’ Memoir ‘Like Crazy’; Ted Malawer To Adapt Screenplay
EXCLUSIVE: Brian Yorkey (13 Reasons Why) has optioned the film rights to Dan Mathews’ memoir Like Crazy: Life with My Mother and Her Invisible Friends, tapping Ted Malawer (Halston) to adapt it for the screen.
Like Crazy follows Mathews and his outlandish mother Perry on an odyssey of self-discovery, as the former…
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Colson Baker-Starring ‘Taurus’ Acquired By RLJE Films Ahead Of Tribeca Festival Premiere
EXCLUSIVE: RLJE Films has acquired North American rights to Taurus, the film starring Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly). The drama, which had its world premiere earlier this year at the Berlin Film Festival, is gearing up for its North American premiere next month at the Tribeca Festival. It will now get a…
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Vertical Entertainment Acquires ‘The Storied Life Of A.J. Fikry’ Film Starring Kunal Nayyar, Lucy Hale, Christina Hendricks & More
EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Hans Canosa’s film, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, from international sales agent Mister Smith Entertainment. Currently in post-production, the film is slated for release in theaters this fall.
The dramedy is based on Gabrielle Zevin’s bestseller…
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IFC Films & AMC+ Pick Up James Norton & Gemma Arterton Espionage Thriller ‘Freegard’
EXCLUSIVE: IFC Films and AMC+ have snapped up the U.S rights to Freegard from directors Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn.
The pic will see a theatrical release, PVOD and streaming debut on AMC+ later this summer.
The project is inspired by the chilling true story of conman Robert Freegard (James Norton) and Alice…
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Shout! Studios Acquires Colin West’s Sci-Fi Dramedy ‘Linoleum’ Starring Jim Gaffigan And ‘Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn
EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to the sci-fi dramedy Linoleum from Sub_Sequential Pictures, following a competitive bidding situation. The multi-platform entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory is planning a strategic launch of the movie across all major…
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