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NewsChef to open SXSW
The Austin event will host the world premiere of Jon Favreau’s film on March 7.
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NewsSXSW announces daily keynotes
Filmmakers Lena Dunham, Jason Blum and Casey Neistat will deliver daily keynote addresses at SXSW 2014.
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NewsScreen Media gets Awful Nice
The distributor has acquired US rights to Todd Sklar’s comedy and has earmarked a spring 2014 theatrical and VOD release preceded by a nationwide college tour of event screenings and interactive parties through Sklar’s Range Life.
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NewsMemento takes on sales of SXSW hit Short Term 12
EXCLUSIVE: Destin Cretton’s award-winning picture stars Brie Larson as a care-worker in a foster care facility.
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NewsKFD acquires Hip Hop Hoax
Jeanie Finlay’s documentary picked up worldwide, excluding UK/Ireland, by London-based sales and distribution company.
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NewsCinedigm acquires Short Term 12
Cinedigm has picked up all North American and Latin American rights to Destin Daniel Cretton’s SXSW hit.
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NewsO-Scope acquires 12 O’Clock Boys
The recent SXSW premiere will next screen at the Hot Docs and Full Frame documentary festivals before Oscilloscope Laboratories takes it to additional festivals prior to theatrical, DVD and digital release.
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NewsCMG acquires Go For Sisters
EXCLUSIVE: Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has taken all international rights to the John Sayles thriller following its world premiere in SXSW.
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NewsCinedigm takes 3D thriller Static
The North American acquisition out of SXSW marks the third sale for burgeoning producer New Artists Alliance following deals on Milo and Cheap Thrills.
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NewsMagnolia acquires Drinking Buddies
Joe Swanberg’s relationship film was one of the highlights of SXSW.
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NewsShort Term 12 wows SXSW audience
Destin Daniel Cretton’s winner of the narrative feature competition grand jury prize has added the audience award to the trophy cabinet.
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NewsVertigo acquires Hip Hop Hoax
EXCLUSIVE: Vertigo Films has snapped UK rights to new feature doc The Great Hip Hop Hoax by director Jeanie Finlay.
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NewsSXSW: Awards for Windmill, Short Term 12
Film festival organisers announced on Tuesday night [12] the jury and special award winners.
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NewsMagnolia takes Muscle Shoals
The New York-based distributor announced the US deal on Tuesday [12] ahead of screening at SXSW.
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NewsVertigo picks up SXSW doc Hawking
EXCLUSIVE: Vertigo inks UK rights to Darlow Smithson-Channel 4-PBS biopic about Stephen Hawking.
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NewsSXSW: IFC Midnight takes Haunter
Sparking life into a slow business side to the Austin festival, IFC Midnight announced the US acquisition on Monday [11] following a deal with CAA on behalf of the film-makers.
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NewsRewind This! signs to CRM
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its world premiere at SXSW today [March 11], the VHS documentary has signed with Cinetic Rights Management for US representation.
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NewsDogwoof takes sales on The Network
Dogwoof Global has picked up international sales rights to Eva Orner’s directorial debut The Network, the story of Afghanistan’s first independent television network.
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NewsThe East to close SXSW
Zal Batmanglij’s The East will close the event in Austin, Texas, on Mar 16.
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NewsHaunter, The Rambler among SXSW Midnighters line-up
Festival organisers announced that Mike Mendez’s creature feature Big Ass Spider!, E L Katz’s Cheap Thrills, Vincenzo Natali’s Haunter starring Abigail Breslin [pictured] and Dennis Iliadis’ Plus One will receive world premieres.