Sundance
Sundance: Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower and Keanu Reeves’ To the Bone head to Netflix
January 25, 2017 | David FarnorIn what is shaping up to be one of the busiest Sundance festivals yet, particular for streaming services, Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Joe Piscatella’s Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower, which recently made its world premiere in Utah.
The … Read More
Netflix adds Chasing Coral and Fun Mom Dinner to Sundance shopping basket
January 23, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix’s supermarket sweep at this year’s Sundance Film Festival isn’t over yet, as the streaming giant adds two more indies to its shopping basket.
Over the weekend, the site snapped up the worldwide rights to Chasing Coral, a film about … Read More
Sundance: Amazon snaps up The Big Sick in double-digit deal
January 22, 2017 | David FarnorAmazon has snapped up The Big Sick in one of Sundance Film Festival’s biggest ever deals.
The online giant, which made a splash at Sundance last year with the acquisition of Oscar favourite Manchester by the Sea, is back in … Read More
Trailer: Netflix’s I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore premieres at Sundance
January 21, 2017 | David FarnorI Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore is a phrase you can expect to hear a lot this weekend, as Netflix’s film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last night.
While that would ordinarily be enough to awake … Read More
Amazon attempts to woo Sundance filmmakers with $100k bonus
January 19, 2017 | David FarnorAs the Sundance Film Festival gets underway, the online giants are already out in force to find the next Manchester by the Sea. Both Netflix and Amazon have already made their first acquisitions ahead of the festival, but while the … Read More
Youtube to premiere This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous at Sundance
January 18, 2017 | David FarnorYouTube is expanding its presence at Sundance Film Festival this year, with the premiere of This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous leading the way.
A year ago, the video site took to the festival to promote its first slate of original … Read More
Netflix snaps up streaming rights to Cate Shortland’s Berlin Syndrome
January 14, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix has been shopping at Sundance again, snapping up the rights to Berlin Syndrome, the new film from Cate Shortland.
The acclaimed Australian director Cate Shortland made a name for herself with Somersault, which premiered in Un Certain Regard at … Read More
Sky Ladder trailer promises stunning things
September 29, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has released the trailer for its new original documentary, Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang.
Directed by Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), the film was snapped up by the streaming site at Sundance this year.
Netflix releases first trailer for Audrie & Daisy
August 23, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has released the first trailer and poster for documentary Audrie & Daisy.
The film, which was acquired by the streaming giant at this year’s Sundance festival, examines the ripple effects on families, friends, schools and communities when two underage … Read More
Trailer: Sundance’s Tallulah heads to Netflix this summer
June 30, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has finally released a trailer for Tallulah, the indie drama it acquired at Sundance this year.
The film, which stars Elliot Page and Allison Janney, follows a young drifter (Page) who is searching for her ex-boyfriend. After coming across … Read More