#Sundance 2016
FilmRise Acquires Elizabeth Wood’s Controversial Sundance Drama ‘White Girl’
FilmRise has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Elizabeth Wood’s controversial drama “White Girl.” In a previous interview with Women and Hollywood, Wood described the plot of her...
Trailer Watch: ‘Love & Friendship’ Re-Teams ‘Disco’ Darlings Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny
Maybe this will be like “Last Days of Disco” but with corsets and manners?Chloe Sevigny and Kate Beckinsale have teamed up again with their “Disco” director Whit Stillman for “Love &...
Sundance Deals: ‘Audrie and Daisy’ to Netflix, ‘Weiner’ to Hulu and Showtime
Two high-profile docs that made their world premieres at Sundance 2016 have found new distribution deals. Netflix acquired all rights to Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk’s “Audrie & Daisy,” about...
Sundance 2016 Women Directors: Meet Milica Zec – ‘Giant’
Milica Zec is a New York City-based film and virtual reality director. Raised in war-torn Serbia, Zec’s work is deeply rooted in issues of conflict, identity and the human struggle. Highlights of...
Sundance 2016 Women Directors: Meet Siân Heder – ‘Tallulah’
Siân Heder writes and produces on the acclaimed Netflix series "Orange is the New Black," for which she has received multiple WGA nominations. Her first short film,...
Sundance Selects Acquires Elyse Steinberg and Josh Kriegman’s Anthony Weiner Doc
Elyse Steinberg and Josh Kriegman’s doc portrait of Anthony Weiner documentary has found a buyer in Sundance Selects days ahead of the film’s January 24 premiere at the 2016 Sundance...
Elite Zexer’s Sundance Competitor “Sand Storm” Acquired by Beta Cinema
Two weeks ahead of its world premiere at Sundance 2016, the Israeli family drama "Sand Storm" has landed a distribution deal. Written and directed by first-timer Elite Zexer, the...