Sundance 2012
‘China Heavyweight’ to Become Most Widely Screened Documentary in Chinese History
Canadian-Chinese director Yung Chang hopes his documentary will explore aspects of contemporary life through boxing.
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Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth Get Gritty in ‘Black Rock’ (Video)
Director/star Aselton reveals what she cut from the film’s Sundance debut and her high and lowlights of filming the girl-centric thriller.
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Sundance 2013: 108 Media/Paladin Picks Up 2012 Festival Hit ‘Valley of Saints’
The partnership has acquired worldwide rights to the Kashmir-set film, which was one of the most lauded at last year's festival.
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Father’s Chair (A Busca): Film Review
The polished debut feature explores father-son friction against a picturesque Brazilian backdrop.
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VICE Boards Somali Pirate Movie ‘Fishing Without Nets’ as Producer, Marketer
The media brand is teaming up with THINK Media and Rupert Wyatt's Picture Farm company to take the award-winning short to the big-screen.
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Sundance Taps Paul Federbush as International Director of Feature Film Program
The veteran indie exec brings "Slumdog Millionaire" experience to bear on expanding Sundance's international program.
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Kino Lorber Picks Up ‘Violeta Went to Heaven’
The biopic about South American singer and poet Violeta Parra won the World Cinema Dramatic Jury Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
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Sundance Winner ‘Valley of Saints’ to Open Hamburg Film Festival
The debut feature from director Musa Syeed is set in the turbulent Indian province of Kashmir.
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Drafthouse Films Picks Up ‘Wrong’ by Mr. Oizo
The comedy was written, directed, shot and edited by Quentin Dupieux, the electonic musician-turned-filmmaker best known by his stage name Mr. Oizo.
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The Cinema Guild to Distribute Sundance Award-Winner ‘The Law In These Parts’
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz's documentary about the Israeli military legal system in the occupied territories will be released on Nov. 14.
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NonStop Takes ‘Magic Mike’ for Scandinavia
Swedish distributor acquires Steven Soderbergh’s male stripper drama for Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
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‘The Loneliest Planet’ Trailer: Gael Garcia Bernal Embarks on a (Scary) Adventure
The suspenseful drama from Julia Loktev also stars actress Hani Furstenberg.
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