Focus Features Buys Sundance Award-Winning ‘Didi’

[ad_1] “Dìdi,” a coming-of-age drama that won the American Dramatic Audience Award at Sundance, has been sold to Focus Features. The semi-autobiographical film was written, produced and directed by Sean Wang in his first feature film. The film follows a 13-year-old Taiwanese-American boy in the midst of an awkward adolescence, as he enjoys the last … Read more

Sundance Buzz Title ‘My Old Ass’ Sells to Amazon MGM for Over $15 Million – Deadline

[ad_1] Sundance Institute. Photo by Shane Mahood. EXCLUSIVE: In another big Sundance deal worth more than $15 million, Amazon MGM is in final negotiations to acquire the Sundance title. my old ass. This was a hotly contested deal that today had Searchlight, Netflix and Focus Features in the mix for a crowd-pleasing coming-of-age film that … Read more