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UK distributor Altitude has announced four acquisitions for the UK and Ireland: Archenemy from Adam Egypt Mortimer, Quentin Dupieux's Mandibles (as previously announced), Mathieu Turi's Meander and Philippe Lacôte's Night Of The Kings. Archenemy stars Joe Manganiello (True Blood) as Max Fist, a hero from another…

Altitude Film Distribution has acquired UK and Irish distribution rights to A Private War, the Matthew Heineman film about American-born war correspondent Marie Colvin who was killed on assignment in Syria while working for the Sunday Times. The film will be released in the territories in February 2019, which follows…

Production is under way on Altitude Film Entertainment and Citrus Films’ family movie Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans, based on the popular children’s book series by Terry Deary and illustrated by Martin Brown. Shooting now on location in the UK and Bulgaria, the film will cast the antics of the Roman…

EXCLUSIVE: One of the most obvious but routinely encountered hazards for a growing distributor is over-reach: buying or marketing beyond your means. So far, that’s a pitfall UK outfit Altitude Films has avoided with aplomb. Set up by former Optimum Releasing founder Will Clarke in 2012, the carefully managed…

EXCLUSIVE: Altitude Film Distribution has picked up UK and Irish distribution rights to Human Flow, a film about the mounting global refugee crisis by world-renowned activist, artist and filmmaker Ai Weiwei. The deal was struck with Lionsgate International, on behalf of Participant Media and AC Films. The film looks…

Deals in Cannes are already starting to trickle through. Altitude Film Distribution has picked up UK and Irish distribution rights to Sean Baker's coming-of-age drama The Florida Project and Andrey Zvyagintsev's Cannes competition title Loveless. The Florida Project, directed by Baker and co-written with frequent…

Altitude Film Sales has boarded international sales rights for Tribeca hit The Boy Downstairs, starring Zosia Mamet and Matthew Shear, and will be shopping the project to buyers in Cannes this month. The company's distribution arm, Altitude Film Distribution, has taken UK rights to the title. UTA is repping North…

Altitude Film Distribution has picked up U.K. and Ireland rights to Barry Jenkins' Moonlight from A24. Altitude is eyeing a February release in both territories for the fall festival breakout title. A24 is handling domestic distribution for the film, which opened with one of the highest per-screen averages this year…

EXCLUSIVE: Will Clarke's Altitude Film Distribution has picked up UK rights to Daphne, the directorial debut from Scottish filmmaker Peter Mackie Burns. The film stars up-and-coming actress Emily Beecham, who recently was seen in the Coen brothers' Hail, Caesar!, and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, two-time IFTA best actor winner…

Berlin Film Festival competition drama-thriller Alone In Berlin stars Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson and Daniel Bruhl in the story of a German couple who began a campaign against Hitler during World War II. One of the more sought out main selection offerings, it’s been acquired by Picturehouse Entertainment and Altitud…

The UK’s Altitude Film Distribution has set a July 3 release for the Amy Winehouse documentary, Amy, almost four years to the day of her untimely death at 27. The story of the British singer’s life and career is directed by BAFTA-winning Senna helmer Asif Kapadia. No U.S. distributor has been announced on the film…