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Freestyle Acquires ‘The Playroom’

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday December 17, 2012 @ 3:48pm PSTTags: Freestyle Releasing, John Hawkes, The Playroom

Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media have acquired theatrical and DVD/VOD rights to the Julia Dyer-directed drama The Playroom and has slated a February 9, 2013 release date. Set in the suburbs during the 1970s, Playroom tells the story of the Cantwell family, who are trying to find their way in a world changing too fast for their liking. John Hawkes (The Sessions) and Molly Parker (Dexter) star as the hard-drinking parents of Maggie (newcomer Olivia Harris), who is grappling with her parents’ flawed choices. The film, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, was produced by Stephen Dyer and Angie Meyer. The deal was negotiated by Freestyle CEO Susan Jackson and Head of Acquisitions Chris Charalambous, and Bill Straus of BGP and Jonathan Gray of Gray, Krauss Stratford des Rochers.

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‘The Forgiveness Of Blood,’ ‘Around June,’ ‘Tomorrow When The War Began’: Specialty Box Office

By BRIAN BROOKS | Friday February 24, 2012 @ 11:05am PSTTags: Freestyle Releasing, Sundance Selects

It’s probably not a surprise on the indie front, but finance posed the biggest challenge for three of this weekend’s specialty releases. Despite an Oscar nomination and box office success with his first film, Joshua Marston’s followup The Forgiveness Of Blood managed to turn a resource challenge into a unique story that takes place in an isolated Balkans village. Around June writer-director James Sacova maximized his limited budget through passion, but also discovered having all the necessary permits didn’t guarantee smooth sailing. And Australian production Tomorrow When The War Began had a top-selling book series behind its big-screen ambitions, but getting the cash together was anything but a slam dunk. Read More »

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Freestyle To Release Sarah Palin Doc ‘You Betcha!’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday September 7, 2011 @ 6:51am PDTTags: Cassian Elwes, Film Acquisition, Freestyle Releasing, Joan Churchill, Nick Broomfield, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin: You Betcha!
Mike Fleming

Days before its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, Nick Broomfield’s hot-button expose documentary Sarah Palin: You Betcha! has been acquired by Freestyle Releasing. The plan is to open in New York and Los Angeles on Sept. 30 and … Read More »

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Freestyle Shifts ‘Skateland’ Bow To May 13

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday March 18, 2011 @ 9:57am PDTTags: Freestyle Releasing, Release Date, Skateland

Freestyle Releasing has changed the release date for the Anthony Burns-directed, 1980s-set coming-of-age drama Skateland to May 13. The film, starring Shiloh Fernandez and Ashley Greene, played at Sundance in 2010.

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3D ‘Nutcracker’ Gets Distribution

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday August 30, 2010 @ 11:10am PDTTags: Elle Fanning, Freestyle Releasing, John Turturro, Nathan Lane
Mike Fleming

The Andrei Konchalevsky-directed The Nutcracker in 3D has been acquired by Freestyle Releasing and Cinemarket Films. They bought US rights and will release the film November 24. It stars Elle Fanning as young Mary, Nathan Lane as Uncle Albert and John Turturro as the Rat King. Mary’s boring Viennese Christmas … Read More »

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