By Dade Hayes
28.01.2020 - 01:26 / deadline.com
By Anthony D'Alessandro
Editorial Director/Box Office Editor
A24’s Zola has sold the Sundance pic’s foreign rights to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA). SPWA will distribute the film in all territories except North America, China and Japan. VVS films has also acquired distribution rights in Canada. A24 is planning a summer release of the film.
The thriller is based on the viral twitter sensation. The pic from Janicza Bravo premiered as part of the US Dramatic Competition
By Dade Hayes
"We're going to try and make it an event, not just a film," he revealed on the red carpet at last night's NME Awards 2020
By Dino-Ray Ramos
Currently riding high at the global box office with “Bad Boys For Life,” Japanese electronics to entertainment conglomerate Sony reported third quarter profits of $2.10 billion (JPY220 billion). That is sharply down on the $3.83 billion reported at the same point last financial year. Revenues increased by $1 billion to reach $22.5 billion ($2.46 trillion), compared with $21.4 billion (JPY2.40 trillion).
Former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam has explained the difference that Sir Alex Ferguson had in the transfer market after the club agreed a deadline-day deal to sign Odion Ighalo.
By Amanda N'Duka
By Anthony D'Alessandro
PARK CITY, Utah — What do “Reservoir Dogs,” “Napoleon Dynamite,” “Clerks” and “Wet Hot American Summer” all have in common? The Sundance Film Festival.
Sony Pictures Classics has teamed with Sony’s Stage 6 Films to oversee the global release of Heidi Ewing’s feature narrative debut “I Carry You With Me (Te Llevo Conmigo),” a gay love story about two men who immigrate to the United States. The deal follows the movie’s enthusiastic reception at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The romantic drama debuted to multiple standing ovations in Park City, where it was shown in the NEXT section. It will be released later this year.
The Foreign Office (FCO) has warned Britons not to travel to mainland China unless the journey is essential.
Amid the snow-covered mountains of Park City, Utah – South African filmmakers, producers, and directors have made a strong representation this year at Sundance – the largest independent film festival in the US.
The best political documentary at Sundance this year does not star Hillary Clinton or AOC, but a bunch of 17-year-old dudes.
By Mike Fleming Jr
Amazon Studios has bought “Uncle Frank,” an acclaimed drama about a closeted gay man forced to come out to his Southern family in the 1970s. The film debuted this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival.
Amazon Studios has picked up the North American rights to the Phyllida Lloyd-directed Irish drama Herself.The movie follows single-mother Sandra (newcomer Clare Dunne) as she escapes her abusive partner with her two young children, only to find herself trapped in temporary accommodations. After months of struggling with the welfare and housing systems, she comes upon the idea of self-building an affordable home.