The Circuit
Michael Jones is Film Festivals Managing Editor at Variety.com, covering the film festival beat from opening to closing night.
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Denver fest warp
by Steven Rosen
This year’s 31st Starz Denver Film Festival, which continues through Sunday, has high goals. Last year’s festival saw a 17 per... (more)
A "Mary and Max" primer
Thanks to Matt Dentler for pointing to Sundance-opener "Mary and Max" director Adam Elliot's Oscar-willing short "Harvie Krumpet," narrated by Geoff... (more)
"Mary and Max" to open Sundance
The 25th Sundance Film Festival will open January 15 with Adam Elliot's clay-animated feature "Mary and Max," voiced by Philip Seymou... (more)
Docs thrive at DOX
by Matt Dentler
Scandinavia has been known for centuries as a great launching pad in the arts, but one of the countries that has spent the last decade paving t... (more)
Killer gets made
Killer Films, the indie film shingle of Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, has sold a 50% equity stake to GC Corporation Denver fest "Blooms"
by Steven Rosen
It’s been a very good year for Denver, and the 31st Starz Denver Film Festival – which began Thursday – hopes to continue the... (more)
FIND responds
Film Independent, under scrutiny for the personal financial contributions of LA Film Festival director Rich Raddon in support of California's gay marriage ban (Prop 8), has issued a statement:
"As a champion of diversity, Fil... (more)
"As a champion of diversity, Fil... (more)
Boycott Sundance? "Follow the money, first."
A commenter named "Tinasky" published a lengthy response to our "Boycott Sundance?" post:
This made me curious. So here's a speci... (more)
This made me curious. So here's a speci... (more)
Boycott Sundance?
With just 66 days until liftoff, the Sundance Film Festival is working overtime in the wake of Prop 8's passage. As soon as California passed the... (more)Another Toronto comedy sells, finally
First Independent Pictures nabbed U.S. rights to Matt Aselton's comedy "Gigantic" starring Paul Dano and
"Management" goes to Image
Image Entertainment has nabbed all U.S. rights to the romantic comedy "Management" starring Jennifer Aniston, Steve Za... (more)
"Acne," "Kassim the Dream" win AFI FEST
Federico Veiroj's coming-of-age drama "Acne" and Kief Davidson's boxing docu "Kassim the Dream<... (more)
HBO gets Obama doc
Days after the election of Barack Obama, HBO has paid a low seven figures for U.S. TV rights to Amy Rice and Alicia Sams' untitled docu on the Senato... (more)AFI FEST | Strand gets "Lion's Den"
Another AFI FEST pickup as Strand Releasing gets all U.S. rights to Pablo Trapero's "Lion's Den," Argentina's pick for Oscar conside... (more)
Magnolia gets "Food, Inc."
Magnolia Pictures nabbed U.S. theatrical and DVD rights to Participant's "Food, Inc." Producer/director Robert Kenner exposé of the food i... (more)
Obamatimus!
Mike Rossmassler apparently loves Obama, Optimus Prime, and animating gifs. Like the country, the stars aligned for him last night:
"Herb and Dorothy" goes to Arthouse
Gotham-based Arthouse Films has nabbed worldwide rights to Megumi Saski's docu "Herb and Dorothy" for an early 2009 thea... (more)
"Good Bye" to all that
At the "Che"preem Friday, actress Vinessa Shaw, director/screenwriter James G... (more)
IFP Chicago Goes Underground
by Matt Dentler
For the first time in either organization's history, IFP Chicago and the Chicago Underground Film Festival joined forces in a ... (more)