IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Sleepwalk With Me, the Sundance Film Festival movie from comedian Mike Birbiglia. The company also acquired rights to the film in several other territories.
Birbiglia directed and stars in the movie based on his own experiences as a comedian whose life is upended by dangerous bouts of sleepwalking. He also co-wrote and produced it with Ira Glass, host of Chicago Public Media’s public radio show This American Life, to which Birbiglia contributes.
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Sundance comedy Hello I Must Be Going. The film will have a theatrical release this year.
The Other Dream Team, a sports/politics documentary about the Lithuanian basketball team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, is selling to Film Arcade and Lionsgate. The deal for North American rights is not yet finalized but is expected to be in the mid-six figures range. The film will receive a theatrical release.
A source said that several international companies are still pursuing Dream Team, which is expected to hit U.S. theaters before the Summer Olympic Games begin July 27 in London.
Fox Searchlight has announced that it will give Beasts of the Southern Wild a limited platform release beginning June 29. Behn Zeitlin's debut feature won the narrative grand jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
The Indomina Group has acquired North American rights to Bart Layton's The Imposter. The documentary had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January and will receive a theatrical release later this year.
Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to Alison Klayman's documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry. The IFC Films sister division plans a summer theatrical release to coincide with Weiwei's first trip outside of China since his detention.
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Predisposed from writer-directors Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner. The comedy had its world premiere in the Premieres section of the Sundance Film Festival in January.
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired U.S. rights to 28 Hotel Rooms, written and directed by Matt Ross. The drama had its world premiere in the NEXT section of the Sundance Film Festival in January and will receive a premium VOD release followed by a national theatrical release later this year.
Image Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the comedy Goats, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The indie distributor plans a theatrical release in the spring.
North American rights to the comedy Bachelorette, which premiered Jan. 23 at the Sundance Film Festival, have been acquired by Radius, the new label launched by The Weinstein Co. late last year, in a deal valued at more than $2 million.
The film stars Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden, Kyle Bornheimer, Rebel Wilson and Adam Scott; it centers on a hedonistic bachelorette party.
Anchor Bay Films has acquired all North American rights to Richard Bates, Jr.’s debut feature Excision, which had its world premiere in the Park City at Midnight section of the Sundance Film Festival last month.
SnagFilms has acquired exclusive digital rights to Kinyarwanda, which won the world cinema dramatic audience award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, where it had its premiere. The film will debut via SnagFilms partners such as Comcast Xfinity, FiOS, DIRECTV, iTunes, Amazon and VUDU.
The Indomina Group has acquired worldwide rights to Ice-T’s debut documentary, Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap. An early summer theatrical release is planned.
