Distribution

Amazon Moves Away from Independent Films

January 23, 2018 FilmTake Comments Off

It’s hard to imagine Amazon leaving Sundance this year with a big-dollar prestige film like years past.

MoviePass Takes Aim at Indie Films

January 23, 2018 FilmTake Comments Off

At the Sundance Film Festival, theatrical ticketing service, MoviePass launched a new service to acquire distribution rights in partnership with other buyers.

Netflix at TIFF: Film Distribution Savior or Enemy?

September 19, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off

Netflix didn’t acquire as many titles as sales agents and producers were expecting, but they added to their diminished film library.

TIFF Take Three: Trouble in the UK, Sight Unseen Films…

September 12, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off

CBS Films did not acquire I, Tonya after all – Neon and 30WEST will distribute in the U.S. UK’s Icon Film Distribution runs out of money, again!

TIFF Take Two: Presales, New Distributors, Sales Agencies…

September 11, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off

TIFF Take Two: Protagonist starts sales on Cumberbatch bare-knuckle adaptation. Ed Arentz launches distributor Greenwich Entertainment.

TIFF Take: Hot Films, Distribution, Streaming…

September 10, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is underway. There are plenty of films to wet the appetite of distributors and streamers alike.

The Latest China-Hollywood Failed Deal

August 30, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off

China’s Recon Group fails to close its acquisition of Avi Lerner’s Millennium Films. All Hollywood-China deals are in peril, as many have failed to close this year.

Production

Hollywood Financing is Broke [Part One]

July 31, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off

Sony Pictures’ co-financing partner, LStar Capital, informed the studio at the last minute that they would no longer invest in Sony’s slate.

The End of Film Territories in Europe is Closer Than You Think!

June 18, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off

By Cannes Film Festival 2018, unless some unforeseen events occur, it will no longer be possible to license films to specific territories.

Distribution

Power Failure for Voltage Pictures Deal

February 21, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off

Xinke, a Chinese copper processing company revoked their offer to acquire 80% of Voltage Pictures for $350 million.

European Film Market: Netflix and Amazon Propel Competition

February 12, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off

Love them or hate them, Netflix and Amazon are shaking loose cobwebs from the film market. The momentum from Sundance has sellers optimistic.

Distribution

Leaderless Sony Pictures $1 Billion Writedown

February 5, 2017 FilmTake Comments Off

After $1 billion writedown Sony Corp. announced that it does not plan to sell Sony Pictures. The company is under pressure to sell after mounting losses.