Sundance Film Festival 2019 Acquisitions

List of Sundance Film Festival 2019 Distribution Acquisitions Deals as they occur.

This week kicks off an active acquisition spree of indie films by distributors. The pace of Sundance Film Festival acquisitions has been steady with majority of top selling titles going for eight digits.

Netflix acquired ‘I Am Mother’ Sci-Fi Thriller

Netflix buys ‘Extremely Wicked’ Ted Bundy Drama starring Zac Effron for $9m

IFC Films acquires ‘Official Secrets’ starring Keira Knightley for U.S. distribution for $2m

Amazon buys ‘Honey Boy’, written & starring Shia LaBeouf for $5m

‘Luce’ sold to Neon & Topic Studios (undisclosed amount). Film stars Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth & Kelvin Harrison, jr.

Amazon buys ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ starring Jillian Bell. The “inspirational comedy” sold for $14 million in Amazon’s 3rd Sundance acquisition.

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‘The Report’ Starring Adam Driver Sold to Amazon Studios for $14 million

‘The Souvenir – Part 2’ Starring Tilda Swinton Sold to A24 for $13 million

‘Blinded by the Light’ Directed by Gurinda Chadha Sold to New Line Cinema for $13 million

‘The Sound of Silence’ Starring Peter Saarsgard was acquired by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions outside North America

‘The Farewell’ Starring Awkwafina Sold to A24 for reported $6 million

‘The Tomorrow Man’ Starring John Lithgow Sold to Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions ahead of its World Premiere January 30

‘Halston’ Documentary sold to former The Orchard

‘Native Son’ Directed by Rashid Johnson acquired by HBO Films for ‘eight figures’

Amazon set a record with Mindy Kaling ‘Late Night’ buy for $13 million

Apple take coming-of-age ‘Hala’ from Executive Producer Jada Pinkett-Smith

‘Remember My Name’ David Crosby Documentary Produced by Cameron Crowe picked-up by Sony Pictures Classics

‘Little Monsters’ goes to Neon & Hulu for Lupita Nyongo Zombie Comedy in “mid-six” figures deal

‘The Lodge’ Thriller sells to Neon in $2 million deal for Riley Keough directed film

HBO Films & A24 buy ‘Share’, Pippa Bianco’s directorial debut about a girl who finds a video but cannot remember the events that lead to it

Ava DuVernay’s Array bought “Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen” doc. Amount not disclosed.

Hulu buys ‘The Untitled Amazing Jonathan Documentary’ for $2 million, Directed by Ben Berman

‘Where’s My Roy Cohn’ acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for mulitple territories, directed by journalist Matt Tyrnaeur adding to growing list of Sundance Film Festival distribution acquisition deals.

Sundance Films Articles:

Vulture Article: The Complete List of Movies Sold at Sundance 2019

New York Times: Sundance 2019 Movies That Could Become Oscar Contenters