65% of all the films that sold and won awards at Sundance 2015 were made by Slated members. We break down every deal in an informative grid.
Note: Highlighted films are those which are listed on Slated.
SLATED connections
Sundance DEALS (includes those struck just before festival)
Pre-Sold or Deals Pending
AWARDS
Indiewire Critics Score
Distributor(s)
Rights
Reported Deal Terms
Hugo Heppell | Executive Producer Protagonist Pictures | Int'l Sales
"'71"
Julie Goldman | Exec Producer
Carolyn Hepburn | Producer
"3 1/2 Minutes"
Jury Award for Social Impact - US Documentary
HBO Docs
US TV
Liz Ortiz-Mackes | Co-Producer & Casting
"Advantageous"
Jury Award for Collaborative Vision - US Dramatic
Rhonda Baker | Line Producer
"Aloft"
"Any Day"
Gravitas
US
"Being Evel"
Gravitas
North America
Caryn Capotosto | Co-Producer
Julie Goldman | Exec Producer
"Best of Enemies"
Magnolia & Participant
High six figures
Rob Cristiano | Producer
Chris Teague | Cinematographer
"Bob and the Trees"
B
Michael C Cuddy | Exec Producer
Matt Lefebvre | Assoc Producer
"Bronze, The"
Relativity Media
US
$3.25M deal included a guaranteed 600 screen release. Netflix reportedly bid more than $5m, but Relativity offered better upside potential
"Brooklyn"
A
Fox Searchlight
Worldwide (except UK, Canada & Australia)
At $9M this was upfront deal at the festival. Others bidders included TWC, Focus, Roadside. Amazon partnered with Bleecker on "mid-seven figure" offer.
"Cartel Land"
Directing Prize - US Documentary Cinematography Prize - US Documentary
A-
Dan Cogan | Exec Producer
Hilla Medalia | Producer
Neta Zwebner-Zaibert | Producer
"Censored Voices"
"Chinese Mayor, The"
Jury Award for Unparalleled Access - World Cinema Documentary
Mara Adina | Producer
John Battsek | Exec Producer
Dan Cogan | Exec Producer
"CHUCK NORRIS VS COMMUNISM"
Braxton Pope | Producer
"City of Gold"
Sundance Selects
North America
Alicia Van Couvering | Producer
"Cop Car"
C
Focus World/Universal
North America (Focus) & UK (Univ)
$1.85M. Lionsgate & IFC also interested
Adam Partridge | Exec Producer
Ffilm Cymru Wales | Financier
Protagonist Pictures | Sales
"Dark Horse"
Audience Award - World Cinema Documentary
Sony Pictures Classics
North America
"D Train, The"
IFC Films
US
$3M
"Dial A Prayer"
Vertical
North America
Debbie Brubaker | Line Producer
Anne Carey | Producer
Shani Geva | Assoc Producer
Amanda Marshall | Exec Producer
Amy Nauiokas | Exec Producer
"Diary of a Teenage Girl, The"
Cinematography Prize - US Dramatic
B+/B
Sony Pictures Classics
North America, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), Asia, Scandinavia & Germany
$2M
Alicia Van Couvering | Producer
"Digging for Fire"
B
The Orchard /Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group
North America (Orchard) & Int'l (Sony)
"Don Verdean"
Lionsgate
North America
Nina Yang Bongiovi | Producer
"Dope"
Editing Prize - US Dramatic
B+
Open Road in partnership with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquistions Group
North America (Open Road) & International (SPWA)
$7M deal also came with $15m-18m P&A commitment. Lionsgate, Relativity, The Weinstein Company, A24, Fox Searchlight also in the chase
Dan Cogan | Exec Producer
"Dreamcatcher"
Directing Prize - World Cinema Documentary
A-
Showtime
John Battsek | Exec Producer
Mark Monroe | Co-Writer
"Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead"
"End of the Tour, The"
B+
A24
US
$2.5M
Rick Alverson | Director & Co-Writer
Ryan Lough | Producer
Dawn Krantz | Exec Producer
Sig De Miguel | Casting
"ENTERTAINMENT"
A-
Michael Almereyda | Writer-Director
Mark Myers | Exec Producer
Isen Robbins | Producer
Aimee Schoof | Producer
"Experimenter"
C
Adam Gibbs | Producer
"Finders Keepers"
B-
The Orchard
North America
"In Football We Trust"
Relativity Sports
Liz Jarvis | Supervising Producer
"Forbidden Room, The"
"Fresh Dressed"
Samuel Goldwyn & StyleHaul (YouTube multi-channel network)
North America (financed by CNN which will air post theatrical; Vimeo gets transactional VOD exclusive)
Benjamin Odell | Producer
"Games Maker, The”
Terry Dougas | Producer
"Grandma"
Sony Pictures Classics
Worldwide
$2.25M
Shruti Ganguly | Producer
Pierce Varous | Producer
"H."
Felipe Marino | Co-Writer & Producer
Michael J. Mailis | Exec Producer
Jay Taylor | Assoc Producer
Paul Brett | Exec Producer
"Hallow, The"
IFC Midnight
US
$1.5M
"Hot Girls Wanted"
Netflix
Worldwide
"How To Change The World"
Editing Prize - World Cinema Documentary
"How to Dance in Ohio"
HBO Docs
US TV
Ruth Ann Harnisch | Exec Producer
"Hunting Ground, The"
Allegra Cohen | Assoc Producer
Scott Reed | Producer
Lauren Selig | Exec Producer
"I Am Michael"
C+
Adam Salky | Director
"I Smile Back"
B+
Brett Haley | Writer, Director & Producer
Rebecca Green | Producer
Jan Miller Corran | Exec Producer
"I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS"
B+
Bleecker Street
Worldwide
mid-to-high six figures
David Robert Mitchell | Writer-Director
Rebecca Green | Producer
Alan Pao | Exec Producer
Mia Chang | Exec Producer
David Kaplan | Producer
Tunnel Post | Post Production
"It Follows"
Sean Langton | Exec Producer
"James White"
Best of Next Audience Award
B
"Knock Knock"
Lionsgate
$2.75M. As many as 8 companies competed for the rights
Bonnie Curtis | Producer
Kristina Kendall | Exec Producer
Ryan Rettig | Co|Exec Producer
Wicks Walker | Producer
Jason Walker | Executive Producer
"Last Days in the Desert"
B-
Gary Giudice | Line Producer
Darrin Reed | Producer
"Lila & Eve"
John Battsek | Exec Producer
"Listen to Me Marlon"
Alex Garcia | Producer
Cristian Conti | Exec Producer
Rodrigo Guerrero | Producer
"Liveforever" (aka “Que Viva La Musica”)
"Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"
Grand Jury Prize - US Dramatic Audience Award - US Dramatic
A-
Fox Searchlight
Worldwide
Eventual deal pegged at $4.7M. Bidding reached $12m but Indian Paintbrush went for lower upfront in return for greater backend & lower distribution fee. Deal described as partnership, with Fox becoming investor in film. Others bidders included Focus, CBS Films, Lionsgate, A24 Miramax & TWC
Meru
Audience Award - US Documentary
"Misery Loves Comedy"
Tribeca Film
North America
Jamie Patricof | Producer
"Mississippi Grind"
C+
A24 & DirecTV
US
$2.1M
Lourenço Sant' Anna | Exec Producer
Rodrigo Abreu Teixeira | Producer
Lila Yacoub | Producer
"Mistress America"
B+
Fox Searchlight
Worldwide
$6.5M
Charlie Dibe | Producer
David Hinojosa | Producer
Christine Vachon | Exec Producer
"Nasty Baby"
B
"Overnight, The"
B+
The Orchard & Universal Pictures International
North America (Orchard) & International (Universal)
Orchard & Sony paid combined $5M. IFC, Radius-TWC, Netflix, A24, Bleecker Street & Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate also in the mix - but Orchard was the only bidder to guarantee a theatrical release first in several hundred venues, as opposed to VOD day-and-date scenario.
Jamie Carmichael | Executive Producer
Kevin Iwashina | Producer
Glen Zipper | Exec Producer
"Nightmare, The"
C+
David Kaplan | Exec Producer
"Partisan"
Cinematography Prize - World Cinema Dramatic
"Pervert Park"
Jury Award for Impact - World Cinema Documentary
Mark Monroe | Writer
"Racing Extinction"
David Bernon | Actor & Exec Producer
Paul Bernon | Producer
"Results"
B
Magnolia
Worldwide
Rock Shaink | Writer & Producer
Luke Daniels | Exec Producer
Alexis Fridman Diaz | Producer
Alex Garcia | Producer
Jai Khanna | Exec Producer
"Reversal"
D
IFC Midnight
US
Jenni Olson | Writer/Director & Narrator
Paul Marcarelli | Executive Producer
Sophie Constantinou | Cinematographer
Paul Lee | Assoc Producer
Michael Ehrenzweig | Co-Producer
"ROYAL ROAD, THE"
B+
Mike Lerner | Producer
"Russian Woodpecker, The"
Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema Documentary
A
"Second Mother, The"
Acting Prize - World Cinema Dramatic
Mark Steele | Co-Producer
"Sembene!"
Benson Lee | Writer, Director & Producer
Andrea Chung | Producer
Daniel Katz | Cinematographer
Henry Shaw | Exec Producer
"SEOUL SEARCHING"
Paul Kewley | Producer
"Shaun the Sheep"
Kathryn Dean | Co-Producer
"Sleeping With Other People"
B+
IFC
North America
Multi-million-dollar advance with P&A commitment also in mid-seven-figure range. At least six distributors interested
Kahleen Crawford | Casting Director
"Slow West"
Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema Dramatic
B+
A24
Mollye Asher | Producer & Upm
Nina Yang Bongiovi | Producer
Angela C. Lee | Producer
"SONGS MY BROTHERS TOLD ME"
Fortissimo Films
International Sales
Fortissimo has since sold French rights to Diaphana
Kyle Patrick Alvarez | Director
Lizzie Friedman | Producer
"Stanford Prison Experiment, The"
Screenwriting Prize - US Dramatic Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize
A-
Anthony Brandonisio | Co-Producer
Richard Hicks | Casting Director
"Stockholm, Pennsylvania"
C
Christopher Woodrow | Exec Producer
"Strangerland"
C-
Alchemy
North America
$1.6M
Anthony Pedone | Producer
"Strongest Man, The"
B
"Summer of Sangaile, The"
Directing Prize - World Cinema Dramatic
Billy Mulligan | Co-Producer
"Take Me to the River"
B-
Chris Bergoch | Co-Writer & Co-Producer
Kevin Chinoy | Co-Producer
"Tangerine"
A-
Magnolia
Worldwide
High six figures. Other bidders included A24 & IFC
Janek Ambros | Co-Producer
Anne Carey | Producer
DJ Dodd | Co-Exec Producer
Shani Geva | Assoc Producer
Amy Nauiokas | Producer
Jim Stephens | Co-Producer
Todd Traina | Exec Producer
Darlene Winter | Co-Producer
Sasha Yelaun | Co-Exec Producer
Amy Rodrigue | Advisory Services
"Ten Thousand Saints"
A
Screen Media Gems
US
"(T)error"
Jury Award for Breakout First Feature - US Documentary
Alyssa Ruland | Actress (uncredited)
Shawn Michael | Actor
Alejandra Cardenas | Line Producer (Mexico)
Judi Srebro | Dialect Coach
"True Story"
B+
Patrick Ewald | Exec Producer
Ant Timpson | Producer
Stephanie Trepanier | Assoc Producer
"Turbo Kid"
Prashant Nair | Writer-Director
"Umrika"
Audience Award - World Cinema Dramatic
C-
"Uncertain Times"
Breaking Glass Pictures
North America
Andrea Roa | Producer
"Unexpected"
B
The Film Arcade
US
Chip Diggins | Producer
Jay Stern | Exec Producer
"Walk In The Woods, A"
Broad Green
US
High-seven-figure P&A commitment (second only to the $15m-$18m marketing commitment lavished on "Dope")
Stefan Nowicki | Exec Producer
Joey Carey | Producer
"Welcome to Leith"
B
Michael Gottwald | Producer
Dan Janvey | Exec Producer
Josh Penn | Exec Producer
"Western"
Jury Award for Verite Filmmaking - US Documentary
A-
Amy Hobby | Producer
"What Happened, Miss Simone?"
Netflix
Daniel Bekerman | Producer
Alexandra Johnes | Exec Producer
Jodi Redmond | Producer
Alex Sagalchik | Exec Producer
Lourenço Sant' Anna | Exec Producer
Rodrigo Abreu Teixeira | Producer
"Witch, The"
Directing Prize - US Dramatic
A
A24 & DirecTV
North America (with DirecTV handling VOD)
$1.5m deal. Also bidding were Radius-TWC & 6 others
Hunter Gray | Producer
Alex Orlovsky | Producer
"Wolfpack, The"
Grand Jury Prize - US Documentary
C+
Magnolia
Worldwide (remake rights handled by Submarine's label Sub-version)
High six figures
Craig Zobel | Director
Florian Dargel | Exec Producer
Stephen Bannatyne | Exec Producer
Paul Schnee | Casting Director
Heather Mcintosh | Music
Tim Orr | Cinematographer
"Z for Zachariah"
B-
Lionsgate & Roadside
Worldwide rights with Roadside handling US and Lionsgate international.
Amy Mitchell-Smith | Producer
James Napper III | Assoc Producer
Cargo Entertainment | Int'l Sales
"Zipper"
Alchemy
North America
Low seven figures
Number of films acquired:
46
Number of prize-winning films:
24
Sundance '15 Deal Volume:
$63.9M
% of Sundance Deals involving Slated members:
65%
% of Sundance Prize winners involving Slated members:
63%
Average Minimum Guarantee:
$2.9M