Neon has bought North American distribution rights to “Ingrid Goes West” out of the Sundance Film Festival, Variety has learned. To nab the comedy-drama it beat out the likes of A24 and Netflix, both…
In one of the biggest deals in the history of Sundance, Amazon Studios has landed distribution rights to “The Big Sick” for about $12 million, Variety has learned. The pact comes on the heels of the…
A year ago, "Manchester by the Sea" debuted on the first Saturday of Sundance 2016. That same magic must have rubbed off on Dee Rees' "Mudbound," an operatic drama about two families set in 1940s…
Netflix has bought worldwide rights for the documentary "Chasing Coral," Variety has learned. The film, about the destruction of coral reefs because of global warming, premieres on Saturday…
Film festivals have been good launching pads for the great modern gay love stories, from "Brokeback Mountain" (Venice) to "The Kids Are All Right" (Sundance) to "Carol" (Cannes). So there's been…
The organizing starts around Thanksgiving and doesn’t let up through the New Year. For Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, the co-founding producers of the indie powerhouse Killer Films, the…
Eighteen months ago, Al Gore and Jeffrey Skoll agreed to make a sequel to "An Inconvenient Truth," the 2006 Oscar-winning documentary about climate change. "We realized there was a reflection piece…
Robert Redford said the Sundance Film Festival won’t change its mission during the presidency of Donald Trump. Instead, the non-profit organization that puts on the gathering will remain committed to…
Jennifer Aniston is no stranger to the Sundance Film Festival, having trekked to Park City for the premieres of 2002's "The Good Girl" and 2006's "Friends With Money." This year, she plays a…
The Sundance Film Festival, Hollywood's annual marathon of all-night bidding and impulse buying, kicks off Jan. 19, but credit cards were being thrown around before agents even bought their boots for…
Van Jones emerged as a star last November when he said that Donald Trump's election was a result of a "whitelash." Now the CNN political commentator is hosting a series of town hall meetings across…
