Netflix buys rights to “Audrie & Daisy” Sundance docJanuary 28, 2016 - 13:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Netflix has acquired the rights to “Audrie & Daisy” at Sundance Film Festival, the streaming service announced Wednesday, January 27, according to TheWrap. The documentary is directed by filmmakers Bonni Cohen and John Shenk and is about the effects of cyberbullying on two different girls in respective small towns. Harassed online and taunted in school, they both are driven to attempt suicide after they are assaulted by boys they considered their friends. Now a Netflix Original, “Audrie & Daisy” went for a low-seven figures and is qualifying for an awards run, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap. A theatrical release is being planned. “From the early days of production on Audrie & Daisy, we dreamed of distribution for the film that could reach millions of teenagers and their families. With Netflix, our dream has come true. We are excited to work with a company that has helped the best documentaries reach the widest possible audience,” said Cohen and Shenk. The film also examines the teen assault epidemic and the role of social media in the epidemic alongside a group of girls and their families wishing to speak out about the topic. “This is an important film for boys, girls and their families as a tool to address the complex terrain that teenagers around the world must navigate as they come of age,” said Lisa Nishimura, Netflix Vice President of Original Documentary Programming. “We are honored to be able to provide a global platform for kids and adults alike to engage with this courageous film and to support a vital conversation.” UTA Independent Film Group represented Impact Partners and the filmmakers in the Netflix acquisition of “Audrie & Daisy.” Netflix has been extremely busy at Sundance, snatching up rights to hot titles like “The Fundamentals of Caring” for $7 million, and “Tallulah” for $5 million. Amazon Studios, alongside Netflix, has also invaded Sundance 2016, spending big from deep pockets and forcing indie veterans to find a way to either work alongside them — or do battle for the festival’s hottest titles. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |