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Cineverse Acquires Compelling Time Loop Comedy 'River' Following Fantastic Fest; Set for Fall Release on AsianCrush

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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The Company plans to release the film on its streaming service AsianCrush in early 2024.

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  • The Company plans to release the film on its streaming service AsianCrush in early 2024.
  • The film, which premiered at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in July, was also screened at the 56th Sitges Fantastic Film Festival in Spain this month.
  • While trying to find the source of the time loop, characters confront discontentment with their employment, mortality, and the impending end of a relationship.
  • AsianCrush's audience has great taste and I hope they enjoy my offbeat time loop comedy fantasy" said director Junta Yamaguchi.

LMU School of Film and Television Presents "What's Next?" at Sundance Film Festival

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Monday, January 23, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television will bring together entertainment industry veterans for the engaging Sundance Film Festival panel "What's Next?"

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  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television will bring together entertainment industry veterans for the engaging Sundance Film Festival panel "What's Next?"
  • LMU SFTV is an official partner of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
  • Rosanne Korenberg, a film producer and LMU SFTV clinical assistant professor of film and television, will moderate.
  • Her most recent film, "It's Only Life After All," premiering at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, is an intimate conversation with the iconic folk-rock band Indigo Girls.

Screen Media Acquires Stephanie Laing’s Comedy ‘Family Squares’

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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COS COB, Conn., Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSSE), one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, today announced Screen Medias acquisition of all worldwide rights to the dysfunctional family comedy Family Squares from Unbounded Media.

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  • COS COB, Conn., Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSSE), one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) networks, today announced Screen Medias acquisition of all worldwide rights to the dysfunctional family comedy Family Squares from Unbounded Media.
  • The Worth Family has been divided for years but when the matriarch, Grandma Mabel dies suddenly, the family must come together.
  • Stephanie Laing serves as director, co-writer (with Brad Morris of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World) and producer of Family Squares producing through Cake or Death Pictures.
  • Family Squares delighted us with its stellar ensemble cast, heartfelt humor, and clever virtual storytelling techniques, said Screen Media in a statement.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Screen Media Acquires Crime Thriller ‘La Soga Salvation’ Out of Toronto International Film Festival

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Thursday, October 14, 2021
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Directed by and starring Manny Perez (Pride & Glory, Homeland), La Soga Salvation also stars Chris McGarry (Lucifer), Juan Fernndez (The Collector), Hada Vanessa (La Bruja), and Sarah Jorge Leon (La Siete Muertes).

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  • Directed by and starring Manny Perez (Pride & Glory, Homeland), La Soga Salvation also stars Chris McGarry (Lucifer), Juan Fernndez (The Collector), Hada Vanessa (La Bruja), and Sarah Jorge Leon (La Siete Muertes).
  • Marking his directing debut, Manny Perez also serves as screenwriter, producer, and lead actor of La Soga Salvation, producing through Conuco Productions.
  • I am so grateful that Screen Media will be releasing my first feature as a director, said Manny Perez.
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is a subsidiary of Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC, which publishes the famous book series and produces super-premium pet food under the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand name.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Screen Media Acquires Alien Invasion Holiday Horror Film ‘Black Friday’

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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COS COB, Conn., Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSSE) announced today Screen Media’s acquisition of all North American rights to the alien invasion holiday horror film Black Friday ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest this week. Directed by Casey Tebo (Happy Birthday!), and written by Andy Greskoviak Black Friday stars Bruce Campbell, Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Chucky), Ivana Baquero (Pan’s Labyrinth), Ryan Lee (Goosebumps), Stephen Peck and Michael Jai White. The film is produced by Warner Davis and executive produced by Greskoviak through his company MFW Manufacturing. Screen Media is planning a day-and-date release in November.

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  • The film is produced by Warner Davis and executive produced by Greskoviak through his company MFW Manufacturing.
  • We cant wait to unleash this clever horror film, just in time for its namesake holiday, said Screen Media in a statement.
  • The company also acquires and distributes video content through its Screen Media subsidiary and produces original long and short-form content through Landmark Studio Group, Chicken Soup for the Soul Unscripted, APlus.com and Halcyon Television.
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment is a subsidiary of Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC, which publishes the famous book series and produces super-premium pet food under the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand name.

Drafthouse Films Channel launches on Film Festival Flix

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019
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LOS ANGELES, July 2, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has launched a branded Channel on the Film Festival Flix digital platform.

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  • LOS ANGELES, July 2, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has launched a branded Channel on the Film Festival Flix digital platform.
  • Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is a curated brand of provocative, visionary and artfully unusual films new and old from around the world.
  • Drafthouse Films distributes films theatrically, through home video, VOD and their direct-to-consumer platforms integrating into the ever-growing Alamo Drafthouse entertainment lifestyle brand, which along with the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas includes: Mondo, the collectible art boutique; Fantastic Fest, the largest international genre film festival in the US; and the pop culture website Birth.Movies.Death.
  • FILM FESTIVAL FLIX is a digital content platform that was founded with the mission to connect quality niche market and special interest films with interested audiences.