The fall festival season is upon us, with the Venice Film Festival kicking off a buzzy few months on August 31, followed by Telluride, Toronto, NYFF, and AFI, among many more. That means that buyers are already lining up to scoop titles, whether for awards season release or into next year. Many of this year’s most-anticipated fall festival premieres are already entering the pack with studio backing in place, from “The Whale” (A24) to “Bardo” (Netflix), “Blonde” (Netflix) to “Bones and All” (MGM/United Artists Releasing), “Don’t Worry Darling” (Warner Bros.) to “Empire of Light” (Searchlight Pictures), and “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures), “The Son” (Sony Pictures Classics”), and “Women Talking” (United Artists).
That means the fall festivals prove an opportunity for movies without a home to make a splash. Already, a few buzzy titles have been picked up for release, including the Hillary Clinton-produced Afghanistan documentary “In Her Hands,” “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut “Hunt” (which first premiered in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight), and Lars von Trier’s five-part miniseries “The Kingdom Exodus,” the followup to his cult-status 1990s Danish series. There is much for buyers and audiences to see over the next few months. Follow along below for all the updates out of the fall festivals as they roll in. “No Bears” Festivals: Venice, NYFF Buyer: Janus/Sideshow Acquisition Date: September 28
“Sanctuary”
Festivals: TIFF Buyer: Neon/Super Acquisition Date: September 23
“Saint Omer”
Festivals: Venice, TIFF, NYFF Buyer: Super (Neon boutique label) Acquisition Date: September 16
“How to Blow Up a Pipeline”
Festival: TIFF Buyer: Neon Acquisition Date: September 13
“Blue Jean”
Festival: Venice Buyer: Magnolia Pictures Acquisition Date: September 11
“In Her Hands”
Festival: TIFF Buyer: Netflix Acquisition Date: August 22
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
Festivals: Venice, TIFF, NYFF Buyer: Neon Acquisition Date: August 18
“The Worst Ones”
Festivals: Cannes, TIFF Buyer: Kino Lorber Acquisition Date: August 17
“Hunt”
Festivals: Cannes, TIFF Buyer: Magnolia Pictures Acquisition Date: August 15
“Scarlet”
Festivals: Cannes, NYFF Buyer: Kino Lorber Acquisition Date: August 10
“The Lost King”
Festival: TIFF Buyer: IFC Films Acquisition Date: August 10
“Walk Up”
Festivals: TIFF, NYFF Buyer: Cinema Guild Acquisition Date: August 8
“The Kingdom Exodus”
Festivals: Venice, TIFF, NYFF Buyer: Mubi Acquisition Date: July 27
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