Two big pieces of distribution news breaking in the last few days. First are details regarding the release of Michael Moore's latest documentary, looking at the global financial collapse. Overture Films and Paramount Vantage will release the film in theaters on October 2. With that timing, one might expect to see the still untitled film at a certain major film festival in early September.
Also, one of the few docs that screened at this year's Cannes Film Festival was from world-class narrative filmmaker Michel Gondry (is it any wonder?). Word Tuesday at indieWIRE that Oscilloscope Laboratories, one of the most aggressive acquirers of nonfiction titles this past year, has picked up the film, a look at Gondry's aunt and cousin, who live in rural France. Could it be the first breakout doc hit for the company, which saw box office disappointment this weekend with a just fair opening for the festival hit BURMA VJ?
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