Another Sundance premiere will be seeing the theatrical light of day. Director Michael Tully’s coming-of-age comedy Ping Pong Summer was acquired by Gravitas Ventures who announced a tentative early summer theatrical and VOD release Monday.
“Anyone (i.e. me) who spent lonely teenage summers dreaming of rapping, breakdancing or even (gasp!) talking to a girl is going to love this movie. Plus, where else are you going to see Susan Sarandon wield a fish like a weapon?” Gravitas VP Dustin Smith said in the announcement.
Featuring Sarandon, Amy Sedaris, Judah Friedlander, and Lea Thompson, Ping Pong Summer is “set...
“Anyone (i.e. me) who spent lonely teenage summers dreaming of rapping, breakdancing or even (gasp!) talking to a girl is going to love this movie. Plus, where else are you going to see Susan Sarandon wield a fish like a weapon?” Gravitas VP Dustin Smith said in the announcement.
Featuring Sarandon, Amy Sedaris, Judah Friedlander, and Lea Thompson, Ping Pong Summer is “set...
- 2/4/2014
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Gravitas Ventures has acquired rights to Michael Tully's "Ping Pong Summer," which recently premiered in the Next section at the Sundance Film Festival. Gravitas will roll the film out theatrically and digitally early this summer. The coming-of-age comedy starring Susan Sarandon, centers on an awkward teen who attempts to become a master breakdancer, ping pong player and ladies man all before the end of a summer break in 1985. The film is based on Tully's own childhood experiences. Read More: Indiewire Reviews "Ping Pong Summer" "Having been a fan of Tully's work, both as a filmmaker and as a writer at Hammer To Nail, I was still not prepared for what a truly joyous blast of a film 'Ping Pong Summer' turned out to be," said Gravitas VP of Theatrical Distribution Dustin Smith. "Anyone (i.e. me) who spent lonely teenage summers dreaming of rapping, breakdancing or even (gasp!
- 2/3/2014
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Matt Saville.s thriller Felony, which stars Joel Edgerton, Tom Wilkinson, Jai Courtney and Melissa George, will get a cinema release in the Us via a new distributor.
Gravitas Theatrical, which plans to release a dozen films a year, has been launched by Gravitas Ventures, founded by Nolan Gallagher in 2006 to distribute independent films across multiple platforms, focusing on VOD.
The release date hasn.t been revealed but it will be in the late northern summer. Roadshow has dated the film for August 28.
Dustin Smith has been hired as VP of Theatrical Distribution after nearly a decade at Roadside Attractions where he oversaw the acquisition and release of Winter.s Bone and worked on such releases as All Is Lost, Stories We Tell, Mud and The Cove.
.We are absolutely delighted that Gravitas Ventures has chosen Felony for a theatrical release,. said producer Rosemary Blight of Goalpost Pictures.
.When looking...
Gravitas Theatrical, which plans to release a dozen films a year, has been launched by Gravitas Ventures, founded by Nolan Gallagher in 2006 to distribute independent films across multiple platforms, focusing on VOD.
The release date hasn.t been revealed but it will be in the late northern summer. Roadshow has dated the film for August 28.
Dustin Smith has been hired as VP of Theatrical Distribution after nearly a decade at Roadside Attractions where he oversaw the acquisition and release of Winter.s Bone and worked on such releases as All Is Lost, Stories We Tell, Mud and The Cove.
.We are absolutely delighted that Gravitas Ventures has chosen Felony for a theatrical release,. said producer Rosemary Blight of Goalpost Pictures.
.When looking...
- 1/14/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Flashback to Sundance 2010: Roadside Attractions had luck/skill on its side, picking up picking up "Winter's Bone not long before the film won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature. Taking part in the post-awards celebration at the Racquet Club in Park City are Roadside co-prez Howard Cohen, "Winter's Bone" director Debra Granik, the film's executive producer Jonathan Scheuer, Roadside co-prez Eric d'Arbeloff, Submarine's Josh Braun and Roadside exec Dustin Smith. [Photo by Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE]...
- 1/4/2011
- Indiewire
Roadside Attractions had luck/skill on its side, picking up picking up "Winter's Bone not long before the film won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature. Taking part in the post-awards celebration at the Racquet Club in Park City are Roadside co-prez Howard Cohen, "Winter's Bone" director Debra Granik, the film's executive producer Jonathan Scheuer, Roadside co-prez Eric d'Arbeloff, Submarine's Josh Braun and Roadside exec Dustin Smith. [Photo by Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE]...
- 2/4/2010
- Indiewire
Roadside Attractions has picked up all North American rights Sundance 2010 U.S. Dramatic Competition feature “Winter’s Bone” by Debra Granik. Roadside will open the film theatrically this summer, with Lionsgate handling all ancillaries later in the year. The distributor’s Dustin Smith and Howard Cohen negotiated the deal with Josh Braun and Jason Janego of Submarine Entertainment, on behalf of the filmmakers. Adapted from the novel by Daniel Woodrell, he film centers …...
- 1/30/2010
- Indiewire
This Sunday Tristen Tuckfield from The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Dustin Smith from Roadside Attractions and Wyn Tran, a producers rep from The Institution discussed the topic
Film Distribution in a New Age at the Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles in a panel organized by local attorney Clifford Lo and moderated by yours truly.
Film distribution models and opportunities are constantly evolving. These days people are watching more and more films and videos on the Internet and their mobile devices. Thanks to blogs, web-videos, and social networking sites the online universe is becoming a valuable landscape for artists. However, most filmmakers are still making their films with their eye on the prize: theatrical distribution, DVD and TV sales for which they receive advances and minimum guarantees. The discussion will define a middle ground between the old and the new and attempt to help filmmakers find their footing in this new landscape.
Film Distribution in a New Age at the Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles in a panel organized by local attorney Clifford Lo and moderated by yours truly.
Film distribution models and opportunities are constantly evolving. These days people are watching more and more films and videos on the Internet and their mobile devices. Thanks to blogs, web-videos, and social networking sites the online universe is becoming a valuable landscape for artists. However, most filmmakers are still making their films with their eye on the prize: theatrical distribution, DVD and TV sales for which they receive advances and minimum guarantees. The discussion will define a middle ground between the old and the new and attempt to help filmmakers find their footing in this new landscape.
- 8/18/2009
- by Sydney@SydneysBuzz.com (Sydney)
- Sydney's Buzz
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