EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Guild has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Hale County This Morning, This Evening, the Sundance-winning documentary from director and photographer RaMell Ross. The indie distributor is planning a 2018 theatrical release for the pic, which won a Special Jury Award for creative vision in Park City…

Cinema Guild has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to Albert Serra's The Death of Louis XIV, starring French New Wave legend Jean-Pierre Léaud. The film premiered as an Official Selection at Cannes, where Léaud was awarded an Honorary Palme d'Or, 57 years after his first appearance at the fest at age 14 in…

The Orchard has acquired North American rights to The Yes Men Are Revolting, the third installment of the documentary series featuring prankster-activists Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno. This time the Yes Men tackle the issues of global warming and middle-aged activism. The film, directed by Laura Nix along…

Cinema Guild acquired U.S. rights to Stray Dogs, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2013 Venice Film Festival and official selection at both New York and Toronto. Directed by Tsai Ming Liang Stray Dogs follows a poor father and his two children as they wander modern-day Taipai. By day, the father makes what little…

Corneliu Porumboiu's When Evening Falls On Bucharest Or Metabolism is the Romanian writer-director’s third feature after Police, Adjective (2009) and 12:08 East Of Bucharest (2006). The Cinema Guild has acquired U.S. distribution rights and plans a 2014 theatrical release after its recent Stateside premiere at the New…

Artist Terence Nance’s debut feature premiered in the New Frontiers section of this year’s Sundance Film Festival and won the Best Film Not Playing At A Theater Near You prize last month at the Gotham Awards. Cinema Guild has acquired U.S. home video, digital and non-theatrical distribution rights to An Oversimplificat…

NEW YORK, NY—The Cinema Guild announced today the acquisition of U.S. distribution rights to "The Last Time I Saw Macao," the critically-acclaimed new film from João Pedro Rodrigues ("To Die Like a Man") and João Rui Guerra Da Mata. The deal was negotiated by Ryan Krivoshey of The Cinema Guild with Jean-Christophe…

NEW YORK, NY—The Cinema Guild announced today the acquisition of U.S. distribution rights to "Viola," Matías Piñeiro's dazzling riff on Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' that premiered in the Wavelengths Section of the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. "Viola" will receive a limited theatrical rollout next year…

TORONTO—The Cinema Guild announced today the acquisition of U.S. distribution rights to "Leviathan," the acclaimed new documentary from Lucien Castaing-Taylor ("Sweetgrass," also released by Cinema Guild) and Véréna Paravel ("Foreign Parts"). "Leviathan" will screen next week at the Toronto Film Festival and will have…

New York, NY —The Cinema Guild announced today the acquisition of U.S. distribution rights to "Our Beloved Month of August" the critically-acclaimed 2008 film from Miguel Gomes, whose new film "Tabu" was the hit of the 2012 Berlin Film Festival and will open in theaters later this year. "Our Beloved Month of August"…

New York, NY —The Cinema Guild announced today the acquisition of all U.S. distribution rights to Kleber Mendonça Filho's astounding debut "Neighboring Sounds," a tense and gripping film about the secrets, fears and desires that lie beneath the surface of a quiet seaside community. "Neighboring Sounds" will receive…

New York, NY — The Cinema Guild is pleased to introduce SPARK, a new label dedicated to releasing quality documentaries on the arts. SPARK titles will be released on home video and/or digital and will cover a broad range of topics within the arts, including film, music, photography, painting, literature, architecture…