Sundance
New trailer for Netflix’s Brahman Naman
June 6, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has unveiled the new, full trailer for Brahman Naman.
The movie, which was bought by the streaming giant at Sundance earlier this year, has its European Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, before landing on Netflix worldwide on … Read More
Netflix and Amazon acquisitions join Sundance London line-up
April 20, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix and Amazon’s acquisitions from this year’s Sundance Film Festival are coming to London.
Sundance London, the UK follow-up to the annual Utah event, will see 11 films from this year’s festival premiere in London.
Continuing the focus of the … Read More
The Fundamentals of Caring gets June Netflix release date
April 4, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix will release Sundance hit The Fundamentals of Caring this June..
The film, which closed the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, was snapped up by the streaming giant for a record-breaking sum. Based on the novel by Jonathan Evison and written, … Read More
Streaming giants continue Sundance deals, despite Berlin’s brick wall
February 18, 2016 | David FarnorSundance may be a distant memory, but Netflix and Amazon continue to snap up films from the festival.
Netflix has bought the worldwide SVOD rights to White Girl, starring Dana Brody off Homeland. Morgan Saylor plays the titular college … Read More
Netflix’s Brahman Naman deal completes Sundance VOD shopping spree
February 1, 2016 | David FarnorComing-of-age flick Brahman Naman, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, will be released on Netflix worldwide later this year.
Set in Bangalore in the 1980s and directed by Q, the Indian comedy follows the exploits of Naman, a high-school … Read More
Amazon buys Sundance comedy Wiener-Dog
January 27, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon has bought another title at Sundance, snapping up the rights to Wiener-Dog.
Todd Solondz’s comedy, which stars Greta Gerwig, Danny DeVito, Kieran Culkin and Julie Delpy, tells several stories featuring people who find their life inspired or changed by … Read More
Sundance streaming: Amazon buys Manchester by the Sea and Author: The JT LeRoy Story
January 25, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon has bought the domestic rights to Manchester by the Sea, which is screening at Sundance, as well as Author: The JT LeRoy Story.
Kenneth Lonergan’s follow-up to Margaret stars Casey Affleck as a man who is forced to go … Read More
Netflix Sundance shopping spree continues with Iranian horror
January 22, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix’s Sundance shopping spree continues with another indie film in its basket: Iranian horror movie Under the Shadow.
The idea of a horror film entirely in Farsi might sound like an unexpected item in the VOD giant’s bagging area, but … Read More
Netflix builds indie line-up with five new films
January 21, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix continues to build its line-up of indie originals with the acquisition of five new films.
Netflix has already established itself as a friend to indie filmmakers, with a major deal announced last year with the Duplass brothers, not to … Read More
YouTube steps up Sundance partnership to showcase new original shows
January 21, 2016 | David FarnorYouTube is stepping up its existing partnership with Sundance to showcase its new original shows at the film festival.
Sundance, which begins today and runs until 31st January, is no stranger to YouTube, which has previously helps panels and workshops … Read More