Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Clint Bentley’s Sundance Film ‘Jockey’

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentEagle Pictures, a leading Italian distribution and production company, has signed a home entertainment distribution deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment Italia. Kicking off April 1, the deal covers the distribution of feature films and TV series on DVD and Blu-ray Discs in Italy.

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Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to Sundance drama Jockey. The U.S.

Another film acquisition has come down the pike out of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. This time, the title being picked up is the drama Jockey, pegged as one of the flicks most likely to be bought at the fest.

Sony Pictures Classics has picked up Clint Bentley’s Jockey on the second night of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, acquiring all worldwide rights to the film.

Also Read: 'CODA' Sells to Apple for Record-Breaking $25 Million After Sundance Bidding WarThe main character in “Jockey” was written specifically for Collins and was based in part on Bentley’s own father who was also a professional jockey.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentClint Bentley’s feature debut “Jockey,” set to world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition in Sundance, has been acquired by Berlin-based Films Boutique for international sales.Written by Bentley and Greg Kwedar (“Transpecos”), “Jockey” stars Clifton Collins Jr.

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