The Sundance Institute has announced the 12 projects selected for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs set for June 2-26 at the Sundance Resort in Utah.
ICM has signed directors Tommy Wirkola and Adam Salky hot off their strong showings at the Sundance Film Festival.
Magnolia has picked up "Arlen Faber," a romantic dramedy starring Jeff Daniels that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Lionsgate has acquired North American rights to "Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire," the inner-city drama that took both grand jury and audience prizes at the Sundance Film Festival.
Boutique distributor Arthouse Films has picked up worldwide rights to "Art & Copy," a nonfiction look at the development of Madison Avenue.
"Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire" won both the grand jury award and the audience award in the U.S. dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City.
Mo Perkins' "A Quiet Little Marriage" copped the grand jury award for best narrative feature at the 15th annual Slamdance Film Festival.
Overture sister company Anchor Bay has picked up U.S. and Australian rights to "Spread," the Kutcher dramedy that played Sundance last weekend.
With typical patience and frugality, IFC Films added another Sundance Film Festival acquisition to its roster Thursday afternoon when it picked up the political farce "In the Loop."
Festgoers encountered unusually mild weather and an encouragingly large number of films that were solid entertainments and introduced talented filmmakers whose works should continue to delight and provoke for years to come.
This go-round, the Sundance Film Festival, which wraps this weekend, looked a lot like the movies it screened: surprising, quality-filled and not as depressing as some expected.
IFC Films, which had remained quiet throughout most of the Sundance Film Festival, suddenly jumped Wednesday to purchase U.S. distribution rights to the Norwegian horror-comedy "Dead Snow."
Summit and Participant have inked a five-year deal that will see the distributor release and potentially co-finance a group of Participant projects.
The specialty divisions of the Hollywood studios have begun rattling their pocket change at the Sundance Film Festival. Sort of.
Sundance historically has been known for heart-wrenching dramas. Romantic comedies? Not so much. But this year has brought a slew of romantic comedies and dramedies offering new takes on the form.
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up North American and Latin American rights to "An Education," a Nick Hornby-penned period romance that has been buzzing with attention.
In its first buy of the Sundance Film Festival, Lionsgate has picked up rights to sports pic "The Winning Season."
The Sundance Film Festival has its first specialty division sale, as Fox Searchlight on Monday evening picked up worldwide rights to the the sleeper romantic tale "Adam."
A four-day tango for indie comedy "Humpday" ended Monday night when Magnolia closed on a deal for the pic.
In Sundance's first negotiation drama, an offer from Fox Searchlight for "An Education" met with a notably higher counteroffer from seller CAA.
Expanding its VOD offerings, IFC Films is partnering with the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival to present five movies on IFC Festival Direct.
For a brief moment Monday, it looked like the sales action was picking up at the Sundance Film Festival when Sony bought "Black Dynamite." Then the moment passed.
Pickups at Sundance have yet to gear up following the festival's first deal for Antoine Fuqua's police drama "Brooklyn's Finest."
Buyers interested in acquiring North American rights to the Jim Carrey drama "I Love You Phillip Morris" at the Sundance Film Festival have a few people with whom they can negotiate. Actually, a lot more than a few.
Summit has reached another peak, with co-chairmen Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger receiving the second annual Nielsen Impact Award.
