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NEON's Tom Quinn to receive Honorary Trailblazer Award at this year's Woodstock Film Festival


The Woodstock Film Festival announced today that pioneering film distributor Tom Quinn, CEO and Founder of NEON, will be the recipient of the 2020 Honorary Trailblazer Award. Quinn was chosen for his commitment towards taking bold, creative risks through acquiring and distributing films that exist outside of cookie-cutter Hollywood conventions, like Bong Joon Ho's PARASITE, which made history last Sunday with four Academy Awards®, becoming the first non-English-language film to claim best picture.  

CATCHER WAS A SPY Starring Paul Rudd Acquired By IFC Films, Set for June Release


According to the Hollywood Reporter, IFC Films has acquired the U.S. rights to The Catcher Was a Spy, starring Paul Rudd. The film also stars Sienna Miller, Jeff Daniels, Guy Pearce and Paul Giamatti.

Shep Gordon Named Woodstock Film Festival 2017 Trailblazer


The Woodstock Film Festival announced today that legendary music manager, film producer and culinary arts visionary, Shep Gordon, will be fêted as the 2017 Trailblazer.

Producer Arnon Milchan to Receive Industry Tribute at 2016 Gotham Independent Film Awards


The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's premier member organization of independent filmmakers and storytellers, announced today that Founder and Chairman of New Regency, Producer Arnon Milchan will receive the Industry Tribute at the 2016 IFP Gotham Awards.

Woodstock Film Festival Names 2016 Trailblazer


The Woodstock Film Festival announced today that leading media executive David Linde will be feted as the 2016 Trailblazer. Linde was chosen for his visionary and tireless commitment to nurturing and furthering the highest quality of film and filmmakers, such as Ang Lee, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Roman Polanski, Zhang Yimou, Alfonso and Jonás Cuarón.

Richard Linklater - DREAM IS DESTINY to Premiere at 2016 Sundance Film Festival


Richard Linklater - DREAM IS DESTINY will make its World Premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival today, January 26 in the documentaries category.

Richard Linklater - DREAM IS DESTINY to Premiere at 2016 Sundance Film Festival


Richard Linklater - DREAM IS DESTINY will make its World Premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, January 26 in the documentaries category.

Patricia Arquette Uses Oscar Acceptance to Highlight Enviroment, Women's Rights (Full Text)


While everyone predicted that Patricia Arquette would win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, few could have predicted that she would use her limited acceptance speech time to champion some of the causes most dear to her heart.

Richard Linklater to Receive Sonny Bono Visionary Award at Palm Springs Film Fest


The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present two-time Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Richard Linklaterwith the Sonny Bono Visionary Award at its annual Awards Gala.

BIRDMAN, Michael Keaton, Julianne Moore Top 2014 Gotham Awards; Winners List!


The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's premier member organization of independent storytellers, presented the 24th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards by IFP this evening, December 1, 2014. The awards were emceed by Academy Award nominated actress Uma Thurman. Scroll down for the full list of winners!

Content Media Acquires Rom Com COMET Starring Emmy Rossum & Justin Long


Content Media announced today that it has acquired international sales rights to the romantic comedy “Comet,” starring Golden Globe nominee Emmy Rossum

BIRDMAN Among Nominees for 24th ANNUAL GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS


The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's premier member organization of independent storytellers, announced today the nominees for the 24th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards by IFP.

Netflix Chief Content Officer to Be Honored at Gotham Independent Film Awards


The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's premier member organization of independent filmmakers, announced today that Ted Sarandos, Netflix Chief Content Officer, will be presented with the 24th annual Industry Tribute

Sundance Selects Picks Up LAST WEEKEND with Patricia Clarkson


Sundance Selects announced today that the company is acquiring North American rights to LAST WEEKEND, starring Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson. The film marks the directorial debut of Tom Dolby and Tom Williams, with an ensemble cast that includes Zachary Booth (KEEP THE LIGHTS ON), Chris Mulkey (“Twin Peaks”), Joseph Cross (RUNNING WITH SCISSORS), Devon Graye (THE DISCOVERERS) and Jayma Mays (“Glee”).

IFC Films Acquires North American Rights to CAMP X-RAY, Starring Kristen Stewart


IFC Films announced today that the company is acquiring North American rights to Peter Sattler's directorial debut film Camp X-Ray.

MoMI to Screen Five Films Featuring Zoe Bell, 1/7


Zoë Bell, the international action icon discovered by Quentin Tarantino, will appear at Museum of the Moving Image with a preview screening of her new film Raze, on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. In this exciting and relentlessly hyperviolent action film directed by Josh Waller, she stars as a woman forced to do battle with other innocents for the amusement of unseen spectators. Leading in to this special screening and appearance, the Museum will also present a retrospective of her work—chronicling her transformation from stuntwoman to star—in the films Whip It, Death Proof, and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 on January 4 and 5. Schedule and descriptions are included below.

Sundance Selects Acquires Rights to Polanski's VENUS IN FUR


Deadline reports that Sundance Selects has acquired the U.S. rights to Roman Polanski's VENUS IN FUR. The film, based on the Tony Award-winning play by David Ives

Sundance Selects Acquires Alexandre Moors' BLUE CAPRICE


Sundance Selects has officially picked up the Latin and North American rights to Alexandre Moors' BLUE CAPRICE, the studio announced today.

IFC Acquires THE CANYONS, Starring Lindsay Lohan


IFC Films announced today that the company is acquiring North American rights to director Paul Schrader's neo-noir thriller THE CANYONS.

IFC Picks Up CRYSTAL FAIRY Starring Michael Cera


IFC Films announced today that the company is acquiring North American rights to writer-director Sebastian Silva's CRYSTAL FAIRY, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The film, with a screenplay by Silva, stars Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffmann, Juan Andres Silva, Jose Miguel Silva, and Agustin Silva, and was produced by Juan de Dios Larrain and Pablo Larrain. CRYSTAL FAIRY was the recipient of the Best Director Award in World Cinema at the Sundance Film Festival.

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