Viva Pictures and DirecTV have acquired U.S. rights to Exeter, a feature film from the director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th and the producers of Paranormal Activity and Insidious. The film will debut exclusively on DirecTV on July 2 followed by a theatrical release by Viva Pictures later this year.
Woodland Hills-based Hollywood Software has signed a deal with Andrew Karpen’s independent film distribution company, Bleecker Street, to exclusively utilize Hollywood Software’s new Distributor 3.0 software for all upcoming film releases. The software implementation will be in place in time for the first of Bleecker Street’s 2015 film releases, I’ll See You In My Dreams, starring Blythe Danner and Sam Elliott, which will open in theaters on May 15.
At the request of several major theatre chains the WARx2 movie release date has been delayed from March 20 to April 24. Instead of the limited release to mainly Texas theatres that was originally planned, WARx2 movie will be released nationwide on April 24.
Cinedigm and Bright Educational Media have partnered to launch Bright, a multi-platform digital channel featuring “edutainment” for kids. Together, the companies will launch, operate, market and maintain the channel.
Cinedigm and The Asylum have entered into a multi-year, multi-picture deal for high concept films. The deal provides for a minimum of 12 films over three years, with Cinedigm acquiring all North American rights to the films, including theatrical, digital, video-on-demand, and physical home.
Cinedigm and Brand Inc. Entertainment have entered into a multi-year, multi-picture, first look deal for original, cast-driven films across a wide spectrum of genres including family, kids, faith, action, western, urban and holiday.
Life After Death From Above 1979, director Eva Michon’s documentary about the Canadian punk/dance duo, is now available for theatrical screening through the web-based distribution platform Tugg.
Cinedigm has acquired North American home entertainment rights to It Happened Here, the compelling new documentary from director Lisa F. Jackson and producer Marjorie Schwartz Nielsen that explores sexual assault on campuses through the personal testimonials of five survivors who transform their experiences into a springboard for change.
NanoTech Entertainment has announced today a global licensing agreement with independent film production company Crystal Sky Pictures.
Cinedigm has appointed Paul Gardner to the newly created position of managing director Canada for Cinedigm Entertainment Group.
