Tribeca Films, the distribution label from Tribeca Enterprises and Giant Pictures, has acquired eight films from different film festivals as part of its first round of acquisitions.
“Tribeca has championed independent film for over two decades, and our distribution label is a continuation of our commitment to support filmmakers,” said Jane Rosenthal, Tribeca co-founder and chief executive officer. “We’re proud to introduce this exciting slate of films, including four narratives by Tribeca alumni such as ‘Good Girl Jane,’ a striking coming-of-age drama, and ‘Nude Tuesday,’ an absurdist romantic comedy, to new audiences.”
The list of movies acquired include: “Suze,” starring Michaela Watkins, Sara Waisglass and Charlie Gillespie; “Good Girl Jane,” featuring Rain Spencer, Andie MacDowell, and Odessa A’zion; “Nude Tuesday,” featuring Jemaine Clement and directed by Armagan Ballantyne; “In Her Name,” directed by Sarah Carter; “President in Waiting,” directed by Jeffrey Roth; “Roving Woman,” directed by Michal Chmielewski; “Phantom Parrot,” directed by Kate Stonehill; and “Mary Heilmann: Waves, Roads, Hallucinations,” directed by Matt Creed.
Starting this summer, the full slate will stream on Fandango At Home, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Movies & TV, Xfinity On Demand, DirecTV, The Roku Channel, Tubi, Pluto TV, VIZIO WatchFree+, Sling TV, Peacock, Plex, XUMO and the Tribeca Channel. Tribeca Membership will also host sneak peek screenings of the films later this year.
Founded in 2003 by Robert De Niro, Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, Tribeca Enterprises is a media and entertainment company that owns and operates the Tribeca Festival, Tribeca Studios and production company m ss ng p eces.
The rights to the films were acquired following premieres at the Hamptons International Film Festival, CPH:DOX, Santa Barbara International Film Festival and the Tribeca Festival. Madeleine Schumacher negotiated the deals on behalf of Tribeca Films.
