Factotum gets a US distribution
Filmfestivals.com (via) reports that the North American distribution rights for Bent Hamer’s first English Language film, Factotum, have been aquired by IFC films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
The film, based on a novel by punk novelist Charles Bukowski, stars Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor and Marisa Tomei. The film had its north american premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last night.
Factotum had a rocky Sundance start. Originally announced as a pickup by the newly created Picturehouse Films (the independent division of media powerhouse Time Warner), the film was dropped from Picturehouse’s roster just after the Sundance announcement that it would have its north american premiere at the Festival. Undisclosed legal issues surrounding rights clearances were at the core of the problem.
The film now has found a home with IFC Films, one of the more aggressive independent distribution companies, which also programs the Independent Film Channel and has a built-in theater chain, Clearview Cinemas, that is part of its corporate parent.
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