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EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Hughes, whose nine-year run at Lionsgate culminated with a stint as EVP of worldwide digital distribution, has joined online content marketplace Vuulr as the startup’s CEO Americas. Founded in 2019 and backed by investors in Singapore, Vuulr will now start to emphasize staffing and client development…

Before its Sundance Film Festival premiere, Japanese director Sion Sono’s action/adventure feature Prisoners of the Ghostland has been snapped up by AMC Networks’ RLJE Films. RLJE distributed Cage’s trippy sci-fi feature Color Out of Space, which they picked up at TIFF 2019, and released this past summer’s The Tax Coll…

Screen Media has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Senior Moment, a comedy directed by Giorgio Serafini that stars William Shatner, Christopher Lloyd and Jean Smart. The pic will hit theaters and on demand in March, and Film Mode Entertainment will shop it to buyers at this year’s European Film Market in…

Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights All About Sex, the first directorial feature for up-and-comer Dakota Gorman, who wrote the comedy, which is loosely based on her own experiences battling depression and the general anxieties that accompany aging youth. Gorman also stars alongside Natalee Linez, Emma…

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has taken U.S. streaming rights to praised Hot series Uri and Ella. Starring Shlomo Baraba and Dina Senderson, the 11-episode Israeli series will be available on the WarnerMedia streaming service this spring. The deal was brokered by Hadas Mozes, co-founder and head of international at Israel-based…

CAA is expanding its digital media partnerships and branded content with the acquisition of Tandem, a leader in the entertainment industry when it comes to sales and creative agencies. Tandem was founded in 2016 by Libby Bush and Kelsey Berlacher and has built innovative revenue-generating partnerships, digital-first…

Juno Films has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to the documentary The Most Beautiful Boy in the World, the Kristina Lindstom and Kristian Petri film set to premiere in the World Documentary Competition at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Produced by Stina Gardell’s Stockholm-based Mantaray Film, the film follows…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired rights to Safer at Home, a pandemic thriller directed by Will Wernick that Voltage Pictures had introduced to buyers at last November at the virtual American Film Market. The pic, which went into production during the Covid pandemic, will now get a day-and-date release in…

Freestyle Digital Media has secured the North American distrubtuion rights to On Thin Ice, a social justice-themed sports documentary featuring athletes Allyson Felix, Evander Holyfield, Robbie Rogers, Apolo Ohno, Michael Sam, Aimee Mullins, and Greg Louganis. Directed by Keli Price, the film will be available to rent…

EXCLUSIVE: Cloudburst Entertainment has acquired rights to Songs of Solomon, Armenia's official entry for this year’s International Feature Film Oscar race. The drama, directed by Arman Nshanian, who also produced the pic with Oscar-winning Green Book producer and co-writer Nick Vallelonga and Asko Akopyan, will get a…

EXCLUSIVE: Virgil Films has acquired the worldwide rights to 7 Yards: The Chris Norton Story, which tells the true, viral tale of a college football player who rebuilds his life in spectacular fashion after a devastating on-field injury. The film will be released through on-demand platforms in February. Norton was 18…

EXCLUSIVE: North American casting software company Talent Systems has acquired Spotlight, the United Kingdom’s premier casting platform. Talent Systems connects talent and their representatives with casting directors in film, television, theater, print, voiceover, and commercials. The deal creates a unique and global…