Gravitas Ventures Acquires North American Rights to ‘Welcome to the Show’ – Film News in Brief

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to iGilbert, the feature directorial debut of actor Adrian Martinez (The Guilty, I Feel Pretty), in which he also stars alongside Dascha Polanco (In the Heights, Orange Is the New Black) and Raùl Castillo (Army of the Dead, We the Animals). The indie distributor will release the drama in theaters and on demand on December 31.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPavement, which announced European dates for their first tour in more than a decade, have unveiled the itinerary for a North American tour next fall that will launch after their June dates at the ES Primavera Sound Barcelona & Porto 2022 festivals in Spain and Portugal.

Kraftwerk have announced that they’ll be heading out on a North American tour in 2022.It comes after the German electronic music pioneers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame on Saturday night (October 30).They were inducted by Pharrell who delivered a video speech presenting them with the award.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFollowing their long-overdue induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, electronic-music pioneers Kraftwerk have announced a 2022 North American 3-D concert tour.

Naman Ramachandran Studiocanal has begun worldwide sales on writer-director Cédric Klapisch’s “Rise” (En corps) at the virtual American Film Market this week.A story of resilience set in Paris and Brittany, “Rise” traverses the the worlds of classical and contemporary dance with a young woman’s journey from success to rock bottom, and back again.The cast includes emerging actor and dancer Marion Barbeau, Pio Marmaï (“How I Became a Super Hero”), Denis Podalydès (“Anaïs in Love”), François Civil

Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. rights to the dramatic feature Home—starring Jake McLaughlin (Savages, ABC’s Quantico), Oscar winner Kathy Bates (Fox’s American Horror Story, Misery) and more—from production company augenschein Filmproduktion, setting it for a day-and-date release on December 3rd.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to indie horror film La Patasola from Glass House Distribution, with plans to release it in theaters in at least 10 major markets, and across streaming media and other platforms, on January 14, 2022.

Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Jon Wright’s (Grabbers, Robot Overlords) horror film, Unwelcome, with plans to release it in U.S. theaters on March 17, 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American and UK rights to racial justice thriller A Shot Through The Wall.

Yungblud has announced a North American tour for 2022 – you can find all the details below.The Doncaster artist – real name Dominic Harrison – will take his ‘Life On Mars’ tour stateside early next year, having wrapped up a string of UK headline dates in Liverpool last Tuesday (October 19).“NORTH AMERICA IM COMING !!!” Yungblud wrote to announce the upcoming stint, which kicks off in Athens, Georgia on January 26.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to The King’s Daughter, a family adventure film starring Pierce Brosnan, William Hurt, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, Rachel Griffiths, Pablo Schreiber, and Bingbing Fan, which is narrated by Oscar winner Julie Andrews, setting it for a theatrically exclusive release at upwards of 1000 locations across the U.S. and Canada on January 21, 2022.

Next year, U.K. rapper Dave will take his sophomore album We're All Alone In This Together over to North America for some shows in the United States and Canada.

Dave has announced a North American headline tour for 2022 – you can find all the details below.The London rapper will head stateside in support of his second album ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’, which was released back in July. Tickets go on general sale here this Friday (October 22) at 10am local time.The dates are set to begin in San Franciso on April 26, with shows then following in Vancouver (April 27), Chicago (April 29), Washington D.C.

Gang Of Four have announced a North American tour for 2022, with former Slint bassist David Pajo joining the band on guitar.Set to kick off next March, the jaunt will see the group perform live for the first time since the death of Andy Gill in February 2020. Tickets go on sale here this Friday (October 22) at 9:00am ET.The new touring line-up includes founding members Jon King and Hugo Burnham, though bassist Dave Allen will not appear at the shows due to personal reasons.

Discovery+ has picked up North American streaming rights for Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions’ Handmade: Good With Wood format.

Right Wing Watch, a project of People for the American Way that documents and catalogues videos, recordings, and other media highlighting the actions, incendiary rhetoric, and lies or misrepresentations made by conservative politicians and activists, was the first to share the clip of Robinson’s speech at Asbury Baptist.Among the assertions Robinson made in his speech were that public schools teach children how to “hate America,” that they overemphasize issues of racial and cultural diversity

Christopher Vourlias Grindstone Entertainment Group, which has a distribution partnership with Lionsgate, has acquired North American rights to the Russian animated adventure “My Sweet Monster,” which is scheduled to be released theatrically in Russia by Sony Pictures on Dec.

Mipcom roundup

Christopher Vourlias Well Go USA has acquired North American rights to the Russian war movie “Infiltration,” the directorial debut of acclaimed actor Alexey Chadov, the company announced at Mipcom this week.The film centers around Ivan, played by Chadov, who sets off on a dangerous mission into Syria to exfiltrate his ex-commander Grey after his capture by ISIS. With the help of U.S.