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Beast
Sept 13, 2017 19:52:44 GMT -6
Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Sept 13, 2017 19:52:44 GMT -6
deadline.com/2017/09/beast-30west-toronto-film-festival-michael-pearce-1202168729/'Beast' Acquired For North America By 30WEST In Upstart's Third Major Toronto Deal EXCLUSIVE: The upstart 30WEST has made its third splashy deal at the Toronto Film Festival, acquiring the North American distribution rights to Beast, the Michael Pearce-directed film that premiered Saturday at the Winter Garden Theatre. The deal is seven figures, including P&A spend. Co-founded by Dan Friedkin and Micah Green, with Dan Steinman quickly signing on as partner, 30WEST came to this festival to make partnerships with North distributors to facilitate significant theatrical releases on high profile films. The company has had a brisk Toronto, completing more film deals than anyone else at this point. Beast follows 30WEST buying domestic rights along with NEON on the festival’s highest profile film, the Craig Gillespie-directed I, Tonya, and teaming with Cinetic Media to sell the rights to YouTube Red on the Morgan Spurlock-directed documentary Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! Protagonist Pictures brokered the Beast rights deal. The feature length debut of writer/director Pearce, Beast stars Jessie Buckley (Taboo), Johnny Flynn (Clouds of Sils Maria) and Geraldine James (Calendar Girls). The psychological thriller centers around a small island community where a troubled young woman falls for a mysterious outsider who empowers her to escape from her oppressive family. When he comes under suspicion for a series of brutal murders, she defends him at all costs and learns what she is capable of. Said Protagonist Pictures’ CEO Dave Bishop: “The whole Protagonist team is delighted to have 30WEST take the North American reins of Pearce’s powerful directorial debut. Beast is an exquisite feature film and we look forward to audiences enjoying it as much as they have here in Toronto.” Beast is a Film4 and BFI presentation of an Agile Films and Stray Bear Films Production, produced by Stray Bear Films’ Ivana MacKinnon, Lauren Dark and Kristian Brodie for Agile Films. Film4’s Sam Lavender, BFI’s Natascha Wharton, Agile Films’ Myles Payne and David Staniland, and David Kosse are the exec producers. Pic was developed and funded by Film4 and the BFI (with National Lottery funding). Deal was negotiated directly by 30WEST and Vanessa Saal of Protagonist Pictures, which is handling worldwide sales on the film.
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Beast
Dec 1, 2017 17:24:40 GMT -6
Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 1, 2017 17:24:40 GMT -6
deadline.com/2017/12/beast-movie-release-date-plan-30west-roadside-attractions-1202218294/Roadside Attractions Boards 30WEST’s ‘Beast’ With Eye On Spring Release Roadside Attractions is teaming with 30WEST on the theatrical release of Beast, Michael Pearce’s psychological drama that bowed to buzz at this fall’s Toronto Film Festival. A spring 2018 release is now in the works after the pic makes its U.S. premiere in the Spotlight section at Sundance. Beast was one of several splashy rights acquisitions at the fest by 30WEST, the new outfit co-founded by Dan Friedkin and Micah Green that counts Dan Steinman as partner. The feature length debut of writer-director Pearce, it stars Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn and Geraldine James and centers on a small island community where a troubled young woman falls for a mysterious outsider who empowers her to escape from her oppressive family. When he comes under suspicion for a series of brutal murders, she defends him at all costs and learns what she is capable of. 30West is also co-distributing with NEON the awards-season pic I, Tonya starring Margot Robbie that bows December 8. Roadside has been teaming on co-distribution deals of late, including with Amazon on the Oscar-nominated Manchester by the Sea. “Beast has been heralded as one of the indie success stories from the Toronto Film Festival,” said Roadside Attractions’ Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff today. “It is an extraordinary and deservedly acclaimed directorial debut from Michael Pearce, who delivers a taut, tense, and stirring thriller with a wonderfully complex heroine at the film’s core. Jessie Buckley gives a magnificent and memorable performance and we are thrilled to partner with the team at 30WEST as we help bring this psychosexual drama to audiences throughout the country.” Beast is a Film4 and BFI presentation of an Agile Films and Stray Bear Films Production. The film was produced by Stray Bear Films’ Ivana MacKinnon and Lauren Dark, and Kristian Brodie for Agile Films. Film4’s Sam Lavender, BFI’s Natascha Wharton, Agile Films’ Myles Payne and David Staniland, and David Kosse all serve as executive producers on the feature. Beast was developed and funded by Film4 and the BFI (with National Lottery funding). The deal was negotiated by 30WEST and Cohen and d’Arbeloff on behalf of Roadside.
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Beast
Apr 5, 2018 23:13:05 GMT -6
Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Apr 5, 2018 23:13:05 GMT -6
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