Cynematik • Cyndi Greening

BY CYNDI GREENING, PARK CITY, USA — According to The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, the New York Times and blogs like GreenCineDaily and IndieWire, the following Sundance 2007 films have been acquired thus far:

Dan Klores’ documentary CRAZY LOVE was acquired early in the festival by Magnolia Pictures. Toward the end of the festival, they also acquired Dan Bush’s THE SIGNAL.

Sean and Andrea Nix Fine’s Ugandan WAR/DANCE and Robinson Devor’s ZOO were acquired by ThinkFilm. Thinkfilm and Discovery Films jointly acquired distribution rights to David Sington’s IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON.

Amir Bar-Lev’s MY KID COULD PAINT THAT first brokered TV Rights to A&E and then earned $1.8 million in a distribution deal with Sony Pictures Classics.

Jennifer Fox’s FLYING: CONFESSIONS OF A FREE WOMAN went to the Sundance Channel, as did Laura Dunn’s THE UNFORESEEN.

The late Adrienne Shelly’s WAITRESS and George Ratliff’s JOSHUA were acquired by Fox Searchlight. WAITRESS sold for $4 million.

Cherie Nowlan’s CLUBLAND was picked up by Warner Independent.

The Weinstein Company took LA MISMA LUNA for $5 million and GRACE IS GONE for $4 million. Weinstein and Lionsgate acquired TEETH for $2.5 million.

Justin Theroux’s DEDICATION went to First Look Pictures and The Weinstein Company in a global partnership for a reported $4 million. First Look acquired KING OF CALIFORNIA for about $3 million near the end of the festival.

Paramount Vantage acquired Garth Jenning’s family-friendly SON OF RAMBOW for $7 million. It was also reported that Ian Iqbal Rashid’s HOW SHE MOVE was also acquired by Paramount Vantage for $3 million.