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EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Netflix has won the comedy spec Smother in Law from April Prosser, with Hello Sunshine set to produce. While an official logline wasn’t shared, we hear the project revolves around a young woman’s attempts to help her single (and overbearing) mother-in-law…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired Johnny Rosenthal’s comedy spec, Aunt Roxie, for Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort and Amy Williams to produce. In Aunt Roxie, a carefree writer agrees to watch her uptight sister’s gifted children for a week, navigating teenage romance, elementary school politics, and…

EXCLUSIVE: As the U.S. gets ready for Thanksgiving, MHz Choice is putting crime on the menu. The streaming service has acquired North American rights to Reykjavík Fusion, the Icelandic crime drama set in the world of fine dining. Following a deal with Erik Barmack’s Wild Sheep Content, the…

EXCLUSIVE:  Summerside Media has acquired world sales rights for South African director Zamo Mkhwanazi's apartheid era drama Laundry and is launching the title at the AFM. The film, which world premiered to acclaim in the Discovery section at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to The Cure, a horror thriller starring David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Ashley Greene (Twilight), and newcomer Samantha Cochran, slating it for release in select theaters and on demand in 2026. In November 2024, we were first to report…

EXCLUSIVE: L.A.-based film company Indican Pictures has acquired North American rights for French directorial duo Ruben Amar and Lola Bessis's road movie Silver Star and set a January 30, 2026 theatrical release. The production reunites French duo Bessis and Amar behind the camera for the first…

EXCLUSIVE: Montreal-based boutique distributor Ritual has acquired Canadian rights to Max Walker-Silverman's Sundance title Rebuilding, starring Josh O'Connor (History of Sound, Challengers). The announcement comes on the eve of theatrical launch for Rebuilding in the U.S. by Bleecker Street…

Magnolia Pictures has acquired all North American rights for Nordic thriller Operation Napoleon  – Tears Of The Wolf, which is currently shooting in Finland, Iceland, and Germany. The acquisition is among a round of first presales announced by Beta Cinema on Wednesday as it presents the project…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired Stone Creek Killer by Robert Enriquez (Cash for Gold) starring Clayne Crawford (Chad Powers, Lethal Weapon). The psychological thriller will get a limited theatrical and on-demand release November 28. The Minnesota-set and -shot movie follows a small-town police…

UPDATED to reflect new release date of December 5 at Alama Drafthouse in Lower Manhattan. Previously: EXCLUSIVE: Argot Pictures will distribute Robinson Devor's award-winning documentary Suburban Fury, qualifying the film for Oscar consideration ahead of a national rollout. The distribution plan…

EXCLUSIVE: Roadside Attractions and Saban Films have picked up North American rights to David Mackenzie’s recent thriller from TIFF, Fuze. A wide spring 2026 release is being planned. Set in contemporary London, Fuze unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy…

EXCLUSIVE: The New Yorker has acquired Rovina's Choice — a short documentary about the real-world impact of Pres. Trump's decision to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) – setting up the film for a robust Oscar campaign. The 22-minute documentary, directed by…