Buyers eye Sundance discoveries; 34 titles to watch

The latter two are expected to be active – and indeed have already taken a few Park City titles off the table – yet there is talk of other well-capitalised companies mulling over a splashy entry into the acquisitions arena.The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 21-31. Nimble digital platforms challenge traditional buyersFaced with sharp digital rivals unencumbered by the need to spend on costly P&A and plugged into transactional data that enables them to target audiences with forensic precision, theatrical buyers will need to be on their toes.The distribution landscape is crowded and unforgiving, yet creative marketing campaigns can pave the way to success.Among others, A24 did it with Ex Machina and Fox Searchlight reaped rewards with its 2015 Sundance pick-up Brooklyn, earning Oscar nods and $25m and counting at the North American box office.However, the distributor was not so successful with Me And Earl And The Dying Girl, nor did Open Road prosper with Dope – two acquisitions that inspired rave responses in Park City last year and seemed destined for greatness.In the end, the summer releases respectively grossed $6.8m after a reported $6m worldwide buy and $17.5m after a $7m worldwide buy (with Sony on board for… Read full this story

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