VOD acquisitions
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 acquires What Happened to Monday? at Toronto
September 14, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has acquired What Happened to Monday? at Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Tommy Wirkola, the post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller stars Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close and Willem Defoe, enough of a line-up to turn any distributor’s head.
It sees … Read More
New trailer lands for Netflix’s Extremis
September 10, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix is turning to short documentaries this September – and a new trailer gives us a taste of why.
The streaming giant has made a name for itself as a platform for non-fiction filmmakers, earning Oscar nominations for Virunga, The … Read More
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
Netflix snaps up rights to first film shot in Equatorial Guinea
June 10, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has snapped up the rights to Where the Road Runs Out.
The first film to shoot in Equatorial Guinea, the streaming giant announced the acquisition of the drama this week, following a series of award-winning screenings at festivals, including … Read More
Cannes: Amazon acquires Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman
May 19, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon has acquired another title at Cannes: Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman (Forushande).
The film is the latest from the award-winning director, who took home an Oscar for Best Foreign Language film with A Separation. It follows Emad and Rana, who … Read More
Amazon snaps up Lynne Ramsay and Mike Leigh’s latest films at Cannes
May 14, 2016 | David FarnorCannes only kicked off a few days ago, but Amazon is wasting no time in making its mark, snapping up the rights to two films, including Lynne Ramsay’s latest.
The streaming service is already king of the Croisette this year, … Read More
FilmDoo boosts catalogue with Russian and South African classics
April 25, 2016 | David FarnorFilmDoo is boosting its streaming catalogue with a string of new international deals. The pay-per-view site, which has made a name for itself by picking up the festival favourites and world cinema gems that other sites and distributors have overlooked, … Read More
MUBI snaps up exclusive streaming rights to festival favourites
April 6, 2016 | David FarnorMUBI has snapped up the exclusive streaming rights for a plethora of recent festival hits, including Berlinale Panorama opener I, Olga and Mathieu Amalric’s The Blue Room.
The subscription site, which curates a range of world and classic cinema, adds … Read More
Netflix snaps up SXSW films Hush and Asperger’s Are Us
March 17, 2016 | David FarnorSXSW is underway in Texas and Netflix is in full attendance. As well as screening three of its upcoming films, Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, My Beautiful Broken Brain and Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru, the streaming giant has acquired … Read More