Outsider Acquires International Sales, U.S. Rights to Miami Audience Winner ’90 Minutes’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Streaming service Mubi has added another high-profile short film to its catalog, acquiring exclusive subscription VOD and non-exclusive transactional VOD rights for Nimic, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, The Lobster).

Annika Pham Produced by Iceland’s powerhouse Sagafilm for local public broadcaster RÚV, “The Minister” has been sold by Cineflix Rights to SBS for Australia, AMC Networks International for Southern Europe, and TVO for Canada.The multiple sales follow the recently announced acquisition by North American streaming platform Topic, with more deals pending.The eight-part TV show headlines Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” “Trapped”) as populist Icelandic prime

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: You Cannot Kill David Arquette, the SXSW doc chronicling actor Arquette’s extraordinary life and return to professional wrestling, has been picked up for UK distribution by Blue Finch Films.The company has also acquired the project’s international sales rights ahead of the AFM.

Regina King'scritically acclaimed film One Night In Miami will open in select theaters on Christmas Day before premiering exclusively on Amazon Prime Video around the globe on Jan. 15, 2021, the streamer announced Friday.

Regina King made her directorial debut with the upcoming movie One Night in Miami and now the film’s release plan has been revealed!

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentKino Lorber has acquired North American rights to “Born To Be,” Tania Cypriano’s critically acclaimed documentary which world premiered at the New York Film Festival. Kino Lorber is planning to release the documentary in virtual and physical cinemas on Nov.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorRegina King’s feature directorial debut from Amazon Studios, One Night in Miami… will open in select theaters on Christmas Day, Dec. 25.

Clayton Davis After debuting to critical acclaim at the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals, Amazon Studios has set a release date for “One Night in Miami.”The film, directed by Regina King, will open in select theaters on Dec. 25 before launching on Amazon Prime Video on Jan.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorVirginia’s eighth annual Middleburg Film Festival has announced Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” as its opening night film.

Netflix has snatched up another hot French film, acquiring English-language rights in North America, the U.K., Australia/New Zealand, South Africa and the Middle East for DNA, the latest drama by and starring multitalent Maïwenn (Polisse). In her sixth feature as a director, Maïwenn stars as Neige, a divorced mother of three who retains a close connection to her Algerian grandfather, visiting him regularly in the nursing home where he lives.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFilm Movement has acquired North American rights to “My Little Sister,” a poignant drama that will represent Switzerland in the international feature film race at the Oscars. “My Little Sister,” penned and directed by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond, is handled in international markets by Beta Cinema.

Chloe Zhao's Nomadland picked up the top People's Choice honor on Sunday at the pandemic-era Toronto Film Festival, which wrapped on Saturday. The Frances McDormand-starrer was named the top audience prize winner in Toronto, which is often a barometer of future Academy Award nominations.

It’s still very early, but it’s impossible not to take notice of what Chloe Zhao’s film Nomadland is doing right now. The fall film festival season has launched other movies, like Regina King’s One Night in Miami…, but none like Nomadland.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticAs expected Chloe Zhao’s Venice Golden Lion winner Nomadland took the often Oscar-predictive Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award announced this morning. Regina King’s One Night In Miami was second ,and  Beans was third in the slimmed down competition at the fest which had about a sixth of the number of films in play than usual.

Dave McNary Film ReporterChloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” has been selected at the opener for the ninth edition of the Montclair Film Festival on Oct. 16, with Regina King’s “One Night in Miami” as the Oct.

Jamie Lang After successful streaming premieres in Latin America and the U.S.

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