In its fifth acquisition of the Sundance Film Festival, RADiUS-twc has acquired North American and French rights to Zachary Heinzerling’s “Cutie and the Boxer.” The competition film won the U.S. documentary directing award Saturday night at the festival’s awards ceremony. “Cutie and the Boxer” looks deeply into the lives, complex relationship and work of Japanese artists Ushio and Noriko Shinohara. Lydia Dean Pilcher, Patrick Burns and Sierra Pettengill produced. Kiki Miyake is the executive producer. "The beauty and complexity of the Shinoharas’ love affair and their art is nothing short of stunning,” said RADiUS co-president Tom Quinn. “Zachary has made a mesmerizing and unforgettable portrait of artistic genius." Submarine Entertainment handled the sale for the filmmakers. Earlier in the festival, RADiUS picked up North American rights to “Twenty Feet From Stardom” and...
- 1/27/2013
- by Jay A. Fernandez and Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
RADiUS-twc, the multi-platform label from the Weinstein Company, has acquired North American and French rights to Sundance documentary, "Cutie and the Boxer." Directed by first-time feature filmmaker Zachary Heinzerling, below, the film focuses on the 40-year love story of Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, two Japanese artists who met and married in New York in the early 1970s. Heinzerling won the U.S. Documentary Directing Award on Saturday night at Sundance's awards ceremony. The film was produced by Lydia Dean Pilcher, Patrick Burns and Sierra Pettengill. Kiki Miyake is the executive producer. David Teague is the editor and...
- 1/27/2013
- by Lew Harris
- The Wrap
RADiUS-twc announced today that it has acquired North American and French rights to the U.S. Documentary Directing Award Winner Cutie and the Boxer , one of the best-reviewed films at the Sundance Film Festival that premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition. Directed by first-time feature filmmaker Zachary Heinzerling, Cutie and the Boxer is a soulful and unsentimental exploration of life and art via the 40-year love story of Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, two Japanese artists who met and married in New York in the early 1970s. The film was produced by Lydia Dean Pilcher, Patrick Burns and Sierra Pettengill. Kiki Miyake is the executive producer. David Teague is the editor and Yasuaki Shimizu is the composer. RADiUS has slated a 2013 release. As a rowdy young...
- 1/26/2013
- Comingsoon.net
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