Hot Docs UFC Film Sells in Brisk Toronto Film Market

1:57 PM PDT 5/4/2011 by Etan Vlessing

Showtime Networks picked up the U.S. rights to Fightville, about Ultimate Fighting Championship pugilists, amid a raft of documentary distribution deals in Toronto.

TORONTO – The Hot Docs film market kicked into gear Wednesday with Showtime Networks snagging the U.S. rights to Fightville, a documentary about Ultimate Fighting Championship competitors from U.S. filmmakers Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein.