Finally, Dada Films picked up U.S. rights theatrical coal company vs small community documentary The Last Mountain. Roadside Attractions HBO and teamed up to gain the documentary Project Nim, about a monkey to learn to communicate. As for the acquisition of salvation Boulevard, President of Select Sundance / IFC Films Jonathan Sebring said:A trio of films that premiered at Sundance under the dealers caught today. Another day at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, a day of procurement. IFC Films and Sony Pictures all over the world picked up North American rights of Salvation Boulevard the comedy starring Pierce Brosnan, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Greg Kinnear and Jim Gaffigan.
“George Ratliff made a great leap forward with this film, plus a power cast in Pierce Brosnan, Marisa Tomei, Greg Kinnear, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly and Jim Gaffigan is a smart, sharp comedy it provides.”
Be sure to check all of our Sundance coverage (including interviews, reviews and acquisitions) here.Hit the jump to read the full press releases for each of the films.
These are the full press release:
SALVATION BOULEVARD
IFC Films and Sony Pictures ACQUISITIONS WORLDWIDE PARTNER TO TAKE
NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS OF GEORGE Ratliff SALVATION BOULEVARD
Park City, Utah (January 27, 2011) – IFC Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) announced today at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival that the companies have partnered to purchase North American rights to George Ratliff SALVATION BOULEVARD which premiered this week at the festival in the releases section. The film, scripted by Ratliff (whose previous films include Hell House and Joshua) and Max Doug Stone, based on the novel by Larry Beinhart, stars Pierce Brosnan, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Greg Kinnear, Jim Gaffigan and Marisa Tomei. The film, produced by Mandalay view a movie of Mandalay Pictures, was produced by Cathy Schulman, Celine Rattray and Peter Fruchtman, and will be released in theaters through IFC Films.
When Dan is in a compromising situation, Carl was put into service in a less conventional. Ex-deadhead hippie and recovering Carl (Kinnear) is one of the faithful sheep in his flock. The road to hell-in this case, SALVATION BOULEVARD-is paved with good intentions gone wrong hysterically. In the movie, Pastor Dan (Brosnan) is a charismatic speaker who has captivated the city with its charm. Jonathan Sehring, President of Select Sundance / IFC Films, said: “George Ratliff made a great leap forward with this film, plus a strong cast in Pierce Brosnan, Marisa Tomei, Greg Kinnear, Ed Harris, Jim Gaffigan and Jennifer Connelly is a smart, sharp comedy it provides. “The mega church becomes the shadow, and a hellish storm began brewing that could threaten its existence.
Mandalay strives to realize the vision of each of our filmmakers, and this distribution agreement further this objective” said Cathy Schulman, president of Mandalay Pictures and producer SALVATION BOULEVARD.”This unique partnership between IFC Films and Sony will SALVATION BOULEVARD to take advantage of the strategies of leading-edge distribution.
The deal for the film was negotiated by Arianna Bocco, senior vice president of Acquisitions and Productions for selecting Sundance / IFC Films and Betsy Rodgers, Vice President of Business & Legal Afffairs to select Sundance / IFC Films Shoom Scott, Vice President of Acquisitions and SPWA productions and Michael Helfand, SPWA Senior Vice President of Business Affairs, and Rena Ronson and Richard Klubeck at UTA, on behalf of the filmmakers.
His next documentary, Hell House (2001), followed by annual Halloween ritual of a mega church set up a haunted house to scare children into Christianity. Her film was screened at the Joshua Sundance Film Festival 2007 and was released by Fox Searchlight. Ratliff grew up in Amarillo, Texas, and went to film school at the University of Texas at Austin. His first feature, Plutonium Circus (1995), a documentary about the great secret Pantex nuclear weapons plant in Amarillo, won the award for best feature documentary at the SXSW Film Festival and began his career. Ratliff lives with his wife and three children in Santa Monica.
Side projects
HBO AND ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS
PARTNER FOR “PROJECT NIM” Park City, Utah (January 27, 2011) – HBO has teamed with Roadside Attractions U.S. rights theatrical and DVD Project Nim, the 2011 Sundance Film Festival’s opening World Cinema Competition Documentary, it was announced today by Sheila Nevins, President of HBO Documentary Films and Howard Cohen, Attractions Co-Chair on the road. The film will be released in theaters by Roadside Attractions, on television on HBO and on DVD through Lionsgate.
The Oscar © winning team behind Man on Wire, director James Marsh and producer Simon Chinn, is the story of Nim, a chimpanzee at the 1970 became the focus of a historic experiment aimed at demonstrating that a monkey could learn to communicate with the language if raised and fed as a human child. After Nim’s extraordinary journey through the human society, and the lasting impact made on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal to treat humans.
The HBO deal was negotiated by Josh Braun and Cohen submarine Roadside Attractions’ Howard.
“James Marsh and I are absolutely delighted to work with Roadside Attractions and HBO Documentary Films on U.S. theatrical release of Project Nim,” said producer Simon Chinn. “Their combined experience in the defense of the award-winning documentary speaks for itself.”
DRAFT NIM is a statement of attractions road documentary of HBO Films, BBC Films and UK Film Council presentation of a Red Box Films production in association with Passion Pictures.
The last mountain
DADA FILMS ACQUIRES THE RIGHTS OF THEATRE BILL Haney “last mountain”
Recently, the film had its world premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Documentary Competition section.
The film had its world premiere in the U.S. Competition category Documentary 2011 Sundance Film Festival.LOS ANGELES, CA – January 27, 2011 – MJ Peck announced today that it has acquired the U.S. rights Dada Bill Haney drama “The Last Mountain” and will release the film on June 3.
“This incredibly inspiring film of David and Goliath story combines the excellent and extraordinary cinematography,” said Peck. “The fight for the last great Appalachian mountain has consequences that affect all Americans, heroism and the effectiveness of ordinary Americans who are taking coal companies inspire everyone who sees it.”The last mountain” is an epic battle that takes place in the heart of America, as a small community fighting to protect their way of life against one of the largest companies of American coal.
“There was much interest but I dealer felt his passion for film and experience with the release of the documentary was the most suitable system. Bill Haney said, “I was impressed with the business model of Peck and his partner Steven Raphael presents what seems right on target for how environmental documents are being released today. The fact that they are making a seven figure budget distribution is an ideal marker for the passion they have for the film.
Directed by Bill Haney (The Price of Sugar “), the film was written by Haney and Peter Rhodes, produced by Clara Bingham, Eric Grunebaum, Bill Haney, and executive producer Tim Disney and Tim Rockwood.
The incredible beauty and power of the film and the audience reaction at Sundance tremendous confirms my conviction that “The Last Mountain” may have the same effect as Oscar winners “The Cove” and “An Inconvenient Truth” was. MJ Peck said: “I am delighted to be working with the filmmaker Bill Haney, whose talent and passion have been and continue to inspire audiences around the world. ”
The last mountain will be released on June 3, 2011, in 20 U.S. markets.
MJ Peck is president of Dada Films and Bill Haney is the director, co-writer and one of the producers of the last mountain
