SXSW MOVIES COVERAGE

Monterey Media Acquires THE CITIZEN with Agnes Bruckner

monterey media has completed a deal with production company 3K Pictures for all US and Canada rights to Sam Kadi's debut drama THE CITIZEN starring Agnes Bruckner (BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE, THE WOODS), Kha... (more...)

Short Film STRYNGS to Screen at the Cannes Film Festival Court Metrage

Stryngs, a short film written and directed by Dallas filmmaker Derek Presley, will be screened at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival - Court Metrage (Short Film Corner) beginning May 15th to May 26t... (more...)

Rooftop Films Summer Series Announces Full Schedule

Rooftop Films announces its full schedule for the 2013 Summer Series, featuring more than 45 outdoor screening of new independent films, including 15 previously unannounced short film programs and dat... (more...)

Sundance Institute Selects 13 Projects for Directors and Screenwriters Labs, June 2013

Sundance Institute today announced the 13 projects selected for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from May 27 through June 27. Under the lea... (more...)

Epic Pictures to Develop Lionel Messi Biopic

Patrick Ewald, CEO, and Shaked Berenson, COO and co-founder of Epic Pictures Group, have just announced that their company has acquired all rights to the biography MESSI: The Inside Story of the Boy ... (more...)

Neil Labute's SOME GIRLS Heading to Digital Release, 6/28

Deadline reports that Neil LaBute's film adaptation of SOME GIRLS will be the first project to be released on Vimeo's new On Demand program. The indie film is set to have its New York, Los Angeles and... (more...)

Magnolia Pictures Acquires Rights to Beatles Doc GOOD OL' FREDA

The Wagner/Cuban Company's Magnolia Pictures announced today that they've acquired North American rights to GOOD OL' FREDA, a crowd-pleasing documentary about Freda Kelly, The Beatles' lifelong secret... (more...)

Tribeca Film Institute Kicks Off 'TFI Interactive' Program Today

The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) previously announced the program for the second annual TFI INTERACTIVE daylong conference at the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF). Made possible by support from the Ford Fo... (more...)

Academy Announces Deadlines for 2013 Nicholl Fellowship Screenwriting Competition

Deadlines to submit entries to the 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition are Wednesday, April 10 (regular deadline) and Wednesday, May 1 (final deadline). As many as five $35,0... (more...)

Cinedigm Acquires Distribution Rights to Destin Daniel Cretton's SHORT TERM 12

Cinedigm has acquired all North American and Latin American distribution rights to Destin Daniel Cretton's 2013 SXSW Film Festival dual Grand Jury and Audience Award winner Short Term 12. Cinedigm pla... (more...)

Magnolia Pictures Announces Acquisition of Joe Swanberg's DRINKING BUDDIES

The Wagner/Cuban Company's Magnolia Pictures announced today that they have acquired North American distribution rights to writer-director Joe Swanberg's DRINKING BUDDIES, starring Olivia Wilde, Jake ... (more...)

THE EAST Official Poster, Interactive Site Launched

Alexander Skarsgard, Brit Marling and Ellen Page feature prominently in the arresting new official poster for the upcoming drama film THE EAST (more...)

Tribeca Film Institute Announces 'TFI Interactive' Program, 4/20

The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced the program for the second annual TFI INTERACTIVE daylong conference at the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF). (more...)

Aaron Tveit Names Top TV Shows & Talks GRACELAND

LES MISERABLES movie musical Breakout star and Broadway regular Aaron Tveit reveals his favorite TV shows, as well as his excitement about his new USA series GRACELAND in a new interview. (more...)

SXSW Announces 2013 Film Award Winners

The South by Soutwest festival announced juried honors in narrative and documentary feature, short film, design, and special categories at an awards ceremony held last night at the Paramount Theater i... (more...)

VIDEO: Mick Jagger & More Featured in MUSCLE SHOALS Documentary

Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the documentary MUSCLE SHOALS. The film explores the history of the famous Alabama recording studio that launched some of the most famous songs in the wor... (more...)

Director Harmony Korine Appears at SPRING BREAKERS Screening for Moving Image Retrospective Today

Director, screenwriter, and artist Harmony Korine has developed an aesthetic as unique and bracing as any that launched in the heyday of 1990s American independent film. Korine made his name as the sc... (more...)

Image Entertainment Picks Up EVIDENCE Starring Stephen Moyer & Radha Mitchell

Image Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of RLJ Entertainment ( RLJE), announced today the acquisition for all U.S. rights to Bold Films' new thriller Evidence. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi (The Four... (more...)

Stevie Nicks Doc IN YOUR DREAMS Set for Limited Theatrical Release, 4/2

Following the tremendous positiver esponse to the Stevie Nicks documentary 'In Your Dreams', an intimate portrait of one of rock's most enduring and legendary artists, at the Hamptons International Fi... (more...)

Oscar Winner James Moll To Helm Documentary About American Farmers And Ranchers

Oscar winning and two-time Emmy winning filmmaker James Moll is proud to announce the production of a feature-length documentary about the next generation of American farmers and ranchers. The yet-to-... (more...)

Oblivion Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Set For Release On 4/9

Back Lot Records will release the soundtrack for Oblivion, Universal Pictures' upcoming action-adventure starring Tom Cruise, on April 9, 2013, it was announced today. The Oblivion Original Motion Pic... (more...)

Epic Pictures Group Expands Film Production and Finance Operations

Patrick Ewald and Shaked Berenson's Epic Pictures Group is expanding its film production and finance operations with the hiring of John Short as V.P. of International Sales. The hiring marks Ewald and... (more...)

Epic Pictures Group Names John Short VP of International Sales

Patrick Ewald and Shaked Berenson's Epic Pictures Group is expanding its film production and finance operations with the hiring of John Short as V.P. of International Sales. The hiring marks Ewald an... (more...)

Dave Stewart's Weapons of Mass Entertainment Enlists New Film & Visual Artists

WEAPONS OF MASS ENTERTAINMENT, the trend-setting multimedia and entertainment hub founded by the legendary DAVE STEWART, has recently welcomed an array of new talent to its already impressive roster. ... (more...)

Catherine Borek Joins Post-Film Panel for Rubicon Theatre's Screening of OT: OUR TOWN Doc Today

Rubicon Theatre Company previously announced that Catherine Borek, star of the documentary 'OT: OUR TOWN,' will join director Scott Hamilton Kennedy and representatives from Rubicon's cast of Our Town... (more...)