Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber on Tuesday said they have co-acquired U.S. rights to Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You, which had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The news comes as the pic readies for a screening at the Toronto Film Festival next month. The plan is for Zeitgeist to release the film beginning March 6, 2020 in New York with a national rollout following; Kino Lorber will handle the digital release. Penned by Paul Laverty, Sorry We Missed You examines the implications of the service economy are seen through the eyes of a British delivery worker (Kris Hitchen), his caregiver wife (Debbie Honeywood) and their two children. Sixteen Films’ Rebecca O’Brien is producer. The deal was negotiated by Kino Lorber’s Wendy Lidell, Wild Bunch International’s Eva Diederix and CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers.
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- 8/21/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
IFC Midnight has acquired U.S. rights to “Radioflash,” a survival thriller starring Dominic Monaghan and Brighton Sharbino, Variety has learned. The company will release the movie on Nov. 15.
The film imagines a dystopian future, one in which an electric-magnetic pulse strikes America, knocking out all the power and pushing the country into the Dark Ages. Reese (Sharbino), a tech-savvy teenager and her father Chris (Monaghan) flee the city, and seek refuge with her grandfather deep in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Safety proves to be hard to come by.
“With a genre film, the type we have seen before, the challenge is to make it different,” director Ben McPherson said in a statement. “I wanted this film to be unpredictable and disorienting so that the viewer like the protagonist never knew what was around each corner. There is never a moment in the film where we are certain about who we can trust,...
The film imagines a dystopian future, one in which an electric-magnetic pulse strikes America, knocking out all the power and pushing the country into the Dark Ages. Reese (Sharbino), a tech-savvy teenager and her father Chris (Monaghan) flee the city, and seek refuge with her grandfather deep in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Safety proves to be hard to come by.
“With a genre film, the type we have seen before, the challenge is to make it different,” director Ben McPherson said in a statement. “I wanted this film to be unpredictable and disorienting so that the viewer like the protagonist never knew what was around each corner. There is never a moment in the film where we are certain about who we can trust,...
- 8/20/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Jim Pasternak's "Certifiably Jonathan," a look at comedian Jonathan Winters, won the grand jury prize for best feature film at the inaugural edition of the Feel Good Film Festival, which was held Friday through Sunday at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
Michael Berry's "Mira" received both the jury and audience awards as best short film.
Christopher Watson's "The Rainbow Tribe" picked up the audience award for best feature.
The cinematography award went to Jim Orr for his work on Rocco DeVilliers' "The Flyboys."
Noah Edelson's "Hear, Boy!" won the screenplay competition, and Alyssa Suede Campbell won the original song competition for her song, "Falling From Mars."
The student awards went to Philip Hodges' "First Bass" in the 20-21-year old division, and Lisa Kowalski's "The Last Cherry" in the 19-year and under division.
Paul Germain's "Speedy Delivery" earned the IndieFlix Award.
The fest showcased 53 films,...
Michael Berry's "Mira" received both the jury and audience awards as best short film.
Christopher Watson's "The Rainbow Tribe" picked up the audience award for best feature.
The cinematography award went to Jim Orr for his work on Rocco DeVilliers' "The Flyboys."
Noah Edelson's "Hear, Boy!" won the screenplay competition, and Alyssa Suede Campbell won the original song competition for her song, "Falling From Mars."
The student awards went to Philip Hodges' "First Bass" in the 20-21-year old division, and Lisa Kowalski's "The Last Cherry" in the 19-year and under division.
Paul Germain's "Speedy Delivery" earned the IndieFlix Award.
The fest showcased 53 films,...
- 8/25/2008
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"The Flyboys," directed by Rocco DeVilliers and starring Stephen Baldwin and Tom Sizemore, will kick off the 14th annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, which runs Sept. 17-21 at the Movie Experience Theaters at Tower Plaza Center in Temecula, Calif.
Other titles screening during the course of the fest include "Camille," starring Sienna Miller and James Franco; "The Last Lullaby," starring Sizemore; and "Forever Strong," directed by Adam Abel and Ryan Little.
Other titles screening during the course of the fest include "Camille," starring Sienna Miller and James Franco; "The Last Lullaby," starring Sizemore; and "Forever Strong," directed by Adam Abel and Ryan Little.
- 8/21/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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