PARK CITY, UT., January 30, 2015 — U.S. rights for Ten Thousand Saints acquired by Screen Media in Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s new film which stars Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Emily Mortimer, Julianne Nicholson, Emile Hirsch and Ethan Hawke.
“Ten Thousand Saints” recently premiered at Sundance and Screen Media Films will release the movie in late summer 2015 with a 25-market theatrical and day-and-date VOD release.
After certain events lead Jude (Butterfield) to withdraw from school and his family, his mother sends him to live with his estranged pot-dealing father (Hawke) in New York City. There, in the crime-riddled East Village of the late 1980’s, Jude forms an unlikely bond with his best friend’s brother (Hirsch) and the daughter (Steinfeld) of his father’s girlfriend (Mortimer). As the three dive deep in to the hardcore punk scene, they protect a secret that threatens to spoil their adolescence.
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini adapted the novel by Eleanor Henderson. The film was produced by Anne Carey, Amy Nauiokas, Luca Borghese, Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray, and executive produced by Charlotte Ubben, Shari Springer Berman, and Pamela Hirsch.
The film was made by Maven Pictures, Archer Gray and Luca Borghese, in association with Bad Medicine Films, Raptor Films, and Tashtego Films. The Solution is handling international rights and will be selling the film at next week’s EFM in Berlin.
“This film was one of our favorites at Sundance and we immediately knew we wanted to add the film to our 2015 summer line-up,” said Suzanne Blech, president of Screen Media. “On top of the stellar performances from the ensemble cast, we have been looking for a way to work with this talented filmmaking team, as we have been fans from afar for many years, and this opportunity just seemed like the right time.”
“This is a very personal movie for us and we wanted to make sure it found a home that would give it a lot of love. Screen Media had so much passion that we are certain we made the right choice,” directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini said in a joint statement.
“’Ten Thousand Saints’ is a great testament to the vibrant film community in NYC,” producers Carey and Rattray said in a joint statement. “We producers jokingly referred to it as our ‘walk to work movie’ made during the polar vortex. We tapped into an amazing NYC talent pool and brought other talent to NYC to celebrate the city with us. ‘Ten Thousand Saints’ is a love letter to the city in which we all live and work. It celebrates that NYC offers everyone the ability to find themselves, define themselves, find love and connect.”
The deal was negotiated by Blech and Seth Needle, director of acquisitions & marketing at Screen Media, with CAA on behalf of the filmmakers.
About Screen Media
Screen Media acquires the rights to high quality, independent feature films for the US and Canada. Recent acquisitions include Jake Paltrow’s “Young Ones,” starring Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning, and “About Alex,” starring Aubrey Plaza, Max Greenfield, Maggie Grace and more. Recent theatrical releases include festival favorites “The Lifeguard”, starring Kristen Bell; Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s “C.O.G.”, the first film adaptation of famed author David Sedaris; “A Birder’s Guide to Everything”, starring Ben Kingsley, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Katie Chang. Previous theatrical releases include “The City of Your Final Destination”, starring Anthony Hopkins, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Laura Linney; “Lymelife”, starring Alec Baldwin, Emma Roberts and Cynthia Nixon; “Sherrybaby”, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal; and “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee”, starring Robin Wright and Keanu Reeves.
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About Studio Mao
Studio Mao is a premiere global content management company founded in 2006 with a strong focus on motion picture production, development and distribution. The company produces feature films, including the critically-acclaimed award winning film Filth by the author of Trainspotting Irvine Welsh in which James Mcavoy won Best Actor awards at the Scottish BAFTA’s, British Independent Film Awards, Empire Awards and London Critics Circle Film Awards. The film’s director Jon S. Baird also won the London Critics Circle Breakthrough British Filmmaker award and the film was nominated on multiple occasions for Best Feature Film. Filth was the highest grossing independent film in England in 2013 and was produced in collaboration with industry leaders Maven Pictures (Trudie Styler, Celine Rattray) and Steel Mill Pictures (Ken Marshall).
The Studio Mao brand is synonymous with high quality, original and bold content that is distributed to markets around the world. The company is actively involved in developing its proprietary HD content management and video streaming platform “STP™” designed to securely deliver content worldwide and on multiple platforms. Subscribers will be able to view Studio Mao movie releases and content utilizing STP™ technology that will further permit an interactive experience with dynamic and live HD feeds.
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