By Elina Shatkin, January 30, 2005
THINKf!lm announced in Park City the acquisition of Mark A. Lewis tragic-comic adventure "Ill Fated." The deal for Canadian rights was struck after the film's U.S. Premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival.
"Ill Fated" is the Coen-esque tale of a recent high school graduate who's desperate attempt to leave his small town is complicated by his troubled girlfriend, promiscuous mother, and the return of the father who abandoned him 17 years earlier after impregnating his best friend's wife. A May release is planned.
The deal was negotiated for THINKf!lm by Andrew Austin, Sr
. VP of Theatrical, and Michael Baker, Manager of Acquisitions, and Producer's Representative Richard Abramowitz, and Producer Andre Garrison of Prehumous Productions.
In addition, the opening night movie of the 2005 Slamdance Film Festival, "Mad Hot Ballroom," sold to Paramount Classics who will distribute it along with Nickelodeon. Represented by Cinetic, the film drew record numbers of buyers to its third and final screening on Tuesday in Park City.
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