VOD acquisitions
Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave set for October UK release
June 25, 2022 | David Farnor
Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave will be released by MUBI this October.
The streaming company, which has been stepping up its distribution of titles theatrically as well as online, snapped up Decision to Leave ahead of its debut at Cannes … Read More
MUBI acquires Cannes hit Aftersun
May 22, 2022 | David Farnor
MUBI has snapped up the rights to Cannes Film Festival favourite Aftersun.
Debuting as part of the Critics Week, the film is the feature directorial debut of Charlotte Wells, who won the Short Film Special Jury Prize for Editing at … Read More
Shudder snaps up Moloch and Glorious
May 21, 2022 | David Farnor
Shudder has been busy shopping ahead of this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, snapping up the rights to two titles from the festival’s line-up.
AMC’s streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural has acquired rights to Dutch director Nico … Read More
MUBI acquires The Five Devils ahead of Cannes debut
May 13, 2022 | David Farnor
MUBI has picked up The Five Devils ahead of its debut at Cannes this month.
The global distributor, streaming service and production company has acquired the UK, Ireland, LATAM, North America, India and Turkey rights to Léa Mysius’s debut. … Read More
Shudder snaps up Speak No Evil
January 22, 2022 | David Farnor
Shudder has snapped up the rights to Speak No Evil ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
An official selection of Sundance Midnight, Speak No Evil is written and directed by Christian Tafdrup (A Horrible Woman). … Read More
Watch: New trailer for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
August 11, 2021 | David Farnor
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie arrives on our screens this September, and a new trailer gives us a fresh look at the filmed version of the musical.
Inspired by true events, it follows Jamie New, a teenager from Sheffield, who dreams … Read More
Trailer: MUBI to release Annette in UK cinemas this September
August 11, 2021 | David Farnor
MUBI will release Annette in UK cinemas this September, and a new trailer gives us a look at Leos Carax’s latest.
Adam Driver (House of Gucci, Marriage Story, Paterson) and Marion Cotillard (Inception, La Vie en Rose, Macbeth) star as … Read More
Watch: New trailer for Amazon’s Cinderella
August 4, 2021 | David Farnor
Amazon has unveiled the trailer for its new film based on Cinderella, and the cast line-up has caught people’s attention.
Written and directed by Kay Cannon, the film features an all-star cast, including singer/songwriter Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel and Billy … Read More
From The Worst Person in the World to Great Freedom: MUBI acquires wave of Cannes titles
July 16, 2021 | David Farnor
MUBI is out in force at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, snapping up a wave of films for release in the UK.
The streaming service has increasingly stepped up its theatrical distribution plans in recent years, from the remake of … Read More
Netflix nabs worldwide rights to CURS>R
July 12, 2021 | David Farnor
Netflix has nabbed the worldwide rights to horror film CURS>R at the Cannes virtual market.
The streamer is always a prominent presence at film festival marketplaces, and this year’s Croisette event is no exception, with the newly wrapped genre flick … Read More
