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  • Sundance 2011: Full list of distribution deals

    by: Joshua Brunsting
    January 28th, 2011

    So with Sundance coming to a close, it's time to look back on the festival that was, and along with all the great films making their debuts, Sundance 2011 was one of the biggest spending sprees for studios looking to pick up some of the hottest films from the fest.

    Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been covering and bringing to you every deal that goes down, and now it’s about time we look back at what films were nabbed up, and where they are heading off to.

    Hit the break for full Sundance 2011 distribution deal details, and make sure to check out our Sundance coverage for reviews of many of the films discussed after the break!

    UPDATE: 1/29
    BELLFLOWER (Evan Glodell) - Oscilloscope

    THE FUTURE (Miranda July) – Roadside Attractions
    PARIAH (Dee Rees) – Focus Features
    LIFE IN A DAY (Kevin Macdonald) – National Geographic Pictures
    PAGE ONE (Andrew Rossi) – Participant Media
    HOMEWORK (Gavin Wiesen) – Fox Searchlight
    MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE (Sean Durkin) – Fox Searchlight
    PERFECT SENSE (David Mackenzie) – IFC
    MAD BASTARDS (Brendan Fletcher) – IFC/Sundance Selects
    THE LEDGE (Matthew Chapman) – IFC
    KABOOM (Gregg Araki) – IFC
    THE LAST MOUNTAIN (Bill Haney) – Dada Films
    I SAW THE DEVIL (Kim Jee-won) – Magnet Releasing
    BUCK (Cindy Meehl) – Sundance Selects
    CEDAR RAPIDS (Miguel Arteta) – Fox Searchlight
    CORMAN’S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL (Alex Stapleton) – A&E IndieFilms
    THE FLAW (David Sington) – New Video
    THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD (Morgan Spurlock) - SPC
    GUN HILL ROAD (Rashaad Ernesto Green) – Motion Film Group
    HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN (Jason Eisener) – Magnet Releasing
    IN A BETTER WORLD (Susanne Bier) - SPC
    INCENDIES (Denis Villeneuve) - SPC
    DEVIL’S DOUBLE (Lee Tamahori) – Lionsgate
    I MELT WITH YOU (Mark Pellington) – Magnolia
    THE DETAILS (Jacob Aaron Estes) – The Weinstein Company
    THE GUARD (John Michael McDonagh) – Sony Pictures Classics
    ANOTHER EARTH (Mike Cahill) – Fox Searchlight
    BENGALI DETECTIVE (remake rights) – Fox Searchlight
    RED STATE (Kevin Smith) – Smodcast Pictures
    CIRCUMSTANCE (Maryam Keshavarz) – Participant Media
    SILENT HOUSE (Chris Kentis and Laura Lau) – Liddell Entertainment
    MY IDIOT BROTHER (Jesse Peretz) – The Weinstein Company
    MR. NICE (Bernard Rose) – MPI Media Group
    THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED (Jim Kohlberg) – Roadside Attractions
    MEEK’S CUTOFF (Kelly Reichardt) – Oscilloscope

    MARGIN CALL (JC Chandor) – Roadside Attractions
    LIKE CRAZY (Drake Doremus) – Paramount Pictures
    WIN WIN (Tom McCarthy) – Fox Searchlight
    UNCLE KENT (Joe Swanberg) – IFC
    THE TROLL HUNTER (Andre Ovredal) – Magnet Releasing
    THESE AMAZING SHADOWS (Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton) – IFC/Sundance Selects
    TERRI (Azazel Jacobs) – ATO Pictures
    TAKE SHELTER (Jeff Nichols) – Sony Pictures Classics
    SEPTIEN (Michael Tully) – IFC/Sundance Selects
    SALVATION BOULEVARD (George Ratliff) – IFC/Sony Pictures Worldwide
    PROJECT NIM (James Marsh) – HBO/Roadside Attractions

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