It's the kind of publicity angle that
film distributors dream about, particularly as their prestige project is jockeying for position in the forthcoming Oscar race.
Not exact matches
After being showcased in big
film festivals like Sundance, Imperial
Dreams very quickly fell off the radar after it wasn't picked up by a
distributor.
Shortly after announcing that they've acquired rights to Werner Herzog's 3 - D doc «Cave of Forgotten
Dreams,» the
distributor reveals that it has picked up Barry Avrich's «Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project,» a «powerful, uncensored, no - holds - barred»
film that traces Weinstein's early path from Buffalo concert promoter to his first Oscar and first $ 100 million
film.
Continuing the year of the vet, earlier we saw strong performances that could attract voters» attention from a past winner, 70 - year - old Helen Mirren, in Woman In Gold (a
film The Weinstein Company has already started campaigning for its star); and 72 - year - old Blythe Danner getting a full - bodied leading role in the hit adult indie I'll See You In My
Dreams which has grossed over $ 7 million so far for new
distributor Bleecker Street, which will probably be encouraged to launch an Oscar campaign on her behalf.
Fine Line Features, the
distributor of «Hoop
Dreams,» has spent thousands of dollars to persuade academy members to make the
film the first documentary ever nominated for best picture.