Latest in Acquisitions

Neon has acquired North American rights to Japanese thriller Exit 8, which world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the midnight section. Based on the hit video game, the film will make its North American debut next month at the Toronto International Film Festival in the…

EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, has acquired U.S. rights for sports biopic Vindication Swim. The drama recounts the true story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel, and her fight…

EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas has unveiled first deals for Taiwanese star Shu Qi's directorial debut Girl as it gears up for premieres in Venice and Toronto. The coming of age, intergenerational drama has been acquired by Ad Vitam Distribution for France and I Wonder Pictures for Italy, while early…

EXCLUSIVE: L.A.-based company Apollo Management International (AMI) has launched a boutique sales division focused on indie features with notable cast and strong festival positioning. Its inaugural slate comprises a quartet of titles spanning Sheridan O'Donnell's Little Brother (outside of…

EXCLUSIVE: She was called the "prettiest photographer in the world." Music Box Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Naked Ambition, a documentary about Bunny Yeager who went from posing for pinup images to photographing them herself, helping to popularize the bikini and discovering…

UPDATE MONDAY AM:  Skydance Media this morning announced the future executive team for its pending merger with Paramount Global, which will close August 7. “The new executive team will be comprised of highly accomplished industry veterans, who bring with them complementary capabilities and…

EXCLUSIVE: The Match Factory has unveiled a raft of deals for Jim Jarmusch's upcoming feature Father Mother Sister Brother ahead of its world premiere in Competition at the Venice Film Festival. Ahead of the film’s Venice debut, it has sold to Italy (Lucky Red), Spain (Avalon Distribucion…

EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical rights to Barbara Miller and Philip Delaquis's documentary Wisdom of Happiness, featuring a heart-to-heart conversation with spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on inner peace. The documentary, made in collaboration with Golden Globe and…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to Giant, a boxing drama starring Amir El-Masry (Limbo) and Pierce Brosnan (Black Bag) that tells the true story of British-Yemeni boxer Prince Naseem “Naz” Hamed (El-Masry) and his rags-to-riches ascent to a World Championship under the tutelage of his…

During a Comic-Con panel today, titled “The Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror,” Shudder announced its acquisition of The Mortuary Assistant, a feature adaptation of the bestselling horror video game from creator Brian Clarke, on which we reported exclusively earlier this year. The film, starring…

Icarus Films has acquired North American distribution rights to Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny. The documentary follows the life of Bosnian engineer and Holocaust survivor Emerik Blum, who thrived during post-war years in Yugoslavia’s power sector, where he implemented a massive corporate…

EXCLUSIVE: Apple is in early development on a limited series about Claus von Bülow, the socialite who was accused in 1981 of attempting to murder his wife Sunny. Adolescence creator Jack Thorne is attached to write and executive produce. The project, which attracted multiple bidders, is produced…