Tribeca Films, the distribution arm of Tribeca Enterprises and Giant Pictures, has acquired seven top festival films for U.S. distribution, representing the second set of acquisitions by Tribeca since it launched in April. Those titles include “The Featherweight” directed by Robert Kolodny, “The Graduates” directed by Hannah Peterson, “Tendaberry” directed by Haley Elizabeth Anderson, “Born Hungry” directed by Barry Avrich, “Egghead & Twinkie” directed by Sarah Kambe Holland, “Wild Goat Surf” directed by Caitlyn Sponheimer and “Family Therapy” directed by Sonja Prosenc (pictured).
“In less than a year, Tribeca Films has acquired 15 titles from leading festivals around the world, furthering our support of emerging filmmakers and independent cinema,” said Tribeca Enterprises co-founder and CEO Jane Rosenthal. “We’re excited to introduce this new slate of indies to wider audiences, including two narratives that world premiered at Tribeca Festival – Hannah Peterson’s ‘The Graduates’ and Sonja Prosenc’s ‘Family Therapy.’”
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Five of the seven acquisitions (“The Graduates,” “Egghead & Twinkie,” “Wild Goat Surf,” “Tendaberry” and “The Featherweight”) are helmed by first-time directors. Distribution rights for all films were acquired following premieres at Tribeca Festival, Venice International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival and the Vancouver International Film Festival.
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Tribeca plans to release all titles on major streaming platforms, including Kanopy, Kinema, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Movies, Xfinity On Demand, DirecTV, The Roku Channel, Tubi, Pluto TV, Sling TV, Peacock, Plex, XUMO and the Tribeca Channel.
Acquisitions Manager Shayna Weingast negotiated the deals on behalf of Tribeca Films.
