While the 2011 Sundance Film Festival may be over, the acquisition deals certainly are not. A large number of films got picked up by distributors during the festival this year, and a few more have nabbed distribution deals recently. Oprahâs OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) made its second acquisition of the festival (the first being the Chaz Bono documentary Becoming Chaz) with Yoav Potashâs justice system documentary Crime After Crime. THR reports that HBO is close to picking up another American justice documentary, Hot Coffee, and Pretty Pictures and Alliance Films have grabbed French and Canadian rights, respectively, for the documentary Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times. Finally, a film that one of Colliderâs own Sundance attendees (Matt) had heard would not find distribution ended up getting a deal anyway: Evan Glodellâs Bellflower has been acquired by Oscilloscope Laboratories for all English-speaking territories.If you missed any of our Sundance coverage, including reviews, other acquisitions and exclusive interviews, click here. For an overview of the entire festival, be sure to check out Mattâs Sundance Scorecard and Impressions from his time in Park City.
Sundance 2011: Distribution Deals for PAGE ONE: A YEAR INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES, CRIME AFTER CRIME, HOT COFFEE, and BELLFLOWER
Sundance Deals for PAGE ONE: A YEAR INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES, CRIME AFTER CRIME, HOT COFFEE, and BELLFLOWER. These films premiered at Sundance 2011.