Gen Z−Focused CBD Brand Penguin Acquired by Verma Farms

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentStrand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to “Cicada,” Matthew Fifer’s Brooklyn-set debut feature, which premiered last year at several festivals, including Frameline, Outfest and BFI London.“Cicada” was written and directed by Fifer and Kieran Mulcare. The film was inspired by events in Sheldon Brown’s and Fifer’s own lives.

IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to Mia Hansen-Løve’s Bergman Island, ahead of the film’s world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Jan Philipp Weyl’s debut feature, Running Against the Wind, and is releasing the film on Digital and VOD July 9.

Peacock has acquired Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are), a documentary from director Rachel Boynton whose EPs include Brad Pitt and Henry Louis Gates Jr. The film will bow June 17 on NBCUniversal’s streamer, then premiere on MSNBC in October.

Antonio Ferme editorCleopatra Entertainment has acquired the North American and English-speaking territory rights to the horror film “Vurdalak Blood,” which will be released on VOD platforms in October.Based on Aleksey Tolstoy’s 1839 short story “The Family Of The Vourdalak,” the film takes place in the uncertain hours after a vampire hunt when it’s unclear if the hunter himself has been turned into a creature of the night.

Good American — which has taken on everything from denim and shoes to ultra-cozy loungewear — Khloe Kardashian knows a thing or two about cool and comfortable fashion. Case in point: her Adidas Cloudfoam Pure Running Shoes.The 36-year-old  star has always been one to share her stylish activewear looks and other parts of her life to her fans on Instagram, often showcasing her must-have Good American leggings and other gym staples.

Good American — which has taken on everything from denim and shoes to ultra-cozy loungewear — Khloe Kardashian knows a thing or two about cool and comfortable fashion. Case in point: her Adidas Cloudfoam Pure Running Shoes.The 36-year-old  star has always been one to share her stylish activewear looks and other parts of her life to her fans on Instagram, often showcasing her must-have Good American leggings and other gym staples.

Good American — which has taken on everything from denim and shoes to ultra-cozy loungewear — Khloe Kardashian knows a thing or two about cool and comfortable fashion. Case in point: her Adidas Cloudfoam Pure Running Shoes.The 36-year-old  star has always been one to share her stylish activewear looks and other parts of her life to her fans on Instagram, often showcasing her must-have Good American leggings and other gym staples.

"Duck Dynasty" stars Willie and Korie Robertson are opening up about gun safety laws with members of their big brood. The finale of the couple's Facebook Watch series, "At Home with the Robertsons" showed the married couple sitting down with their daughters Sadie Robertson and her husband, Christian Huff, and Rebecca Robertson Loflin and her husband John Reed Loflin, to discuss gun control in the United States.

Chris Willman Music WriterJason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Valerie June, Allison Russell and Amythyst Kiah are among the multiple nominees for the 2021 Americana Honors & Awards.

If there's one evening where there was loads of drama involved, it was the Billboards Music Awards 2021. The in-person award show was held on Sunday evening in the US and saw some big names from the music industry strutting down the red carpet.

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power, the documentary directed by Peabody winner Abby Ginzberg (Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa). The documentary premiered at DOC NYC and Greenwich will release the film in theaters on August 20.

John Oliver kicked off Last Week Tonight by sounding off on the current state of affairs between Israel and Palestine.

Gravitas Ventures has picked up North American distribution rights to Fully Realized Humans, an indie comedy from director Joshua Leonard. The film, which screened at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, will get a day-and-date release on July 30.