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EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has obtained North American rights to Bad Therapy (fka Judy Small), a marriage counselor comedy starring Alicia Silverstone (Clueless, American Woman), Rob Corddry (Hot Tub Time Machine, Ballers), and Michaela Watkins (Wanderlust, The Back-Up Plan). The film, which was directed by Bill…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to the family dramedy Mother’s Little Helpers directed by Kestrin Pantera. The pic will have a limited release on May 1 at Alamo Drafthouse in Los Angeles and select theaters nationwide before heading to VOD on May 5. Mother’s Little Helpers premiered at SXSW…

EXCLUSIVE: Lynn Chen’s directorial debut I Will Make You Mine has been acquired by Gravitas Ventures ahead of its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in March. And as an added bonus, they have released the first trailer for the romantic dramedy which stars Chen, Goh Nakamura, Yea-Ming Chen, Ayako Fujitani and…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has picked up U.S. distribution on Bradley Liew's horror movie Motel Acacia after striking a deal with Berlin-based sales agent Picture Tree International. The English-language film is a co-production between five Asian nations – Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan (with…

Gravitas Ventures has obtained the North American rights to Katharine O'Brien's directorial debut film, Lost Transmissions, starring Simon Pegg, Juno Temple, and Alexandra Daddario. Based on a true story, the pic premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and will get a day-and-date release in theaters and on demand…

Roadside Attractions and Gravitas Ventures are teaming on the U.S. distribution The Friend, the Gabriela Cowperthwaite-directed drama starring Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson and Casey Affleck that world premiered at Toronto. The pic is based on Matthew Teague’s autobiographical essay published in Esquire. The companies…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has secured the North American distribution rights to Blush, the drama written and directed by Debra Eisenstadt. Formally titled Imaginary Order, the pic, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, will get a day-and-date release on April 10. Bridesmaids and The Goldbergs standout…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to Emily Ting's second directorial feature Go Back to China, starring Anna Akana. The film will have a limited theatrical release and be available on VOD starting March 6, 2020. The semi-autobiographical film made its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year…

Gravitas Ventures has secured the North American distribution to rights The Secret: Dare to Dream, starring Katie Holmes and Josh Lucas. Gravitas has partnered with Roadside Attractions to release the film in theaters on April 17. The pic, which hails from tri-G Films, was directed by Sweet Home Alabama helm Andy…

Gravitas Ventures has landed worldwide rights to A.J. Edwards’s crime drama Age Out (formerly known as Friday's Child), which premiered at 2018 SXSW Film Festival. The pic, which will be released in limited theaters and on demand November 22, stars Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One, X-Men: Apocalypse), Imogen Poots…

Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to Young Ahmed, the latest film from Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne to bow at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Best Director prize this year. The film is having its North American premiere at the upcoming COLCOA French Film Festival in Los Angeles, and it…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to After Class, the family comedy starring Justin Long and Fran Drescher that had its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival under the title Safe Spaces. Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime, Supporting Characters) wrote and directed the pic…