AFM 2017: FILMRISE ACQUIRES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO CLIO BARNARD’S ‘DARK RIVER’ FROM PROTAGONIST PICTURES
Protagonist Pictures has sold North American rights to FilmRise for Clio Barnard’s (The Selfish Giant, The Arbor) drama Dark River. It was announced today by Protagonist Managing Director of Sales and Distribution Vanessa Saal and FilmRise CEO Danny Fisher. The film debuted as a world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and screened as an official selection in the London Film Festival to outstanding reviews. The North American deal was negotiated between George Hamilton, Protagonist’s Manager of International Sales, and FilmRise’s Faye Tsakas, Director of Acquisitions. Protagonist Pictures is handling worldwide rights to the film. FilmRise will release Dark River theatrically in 2018. The film will also be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video late in 2018 as FilmRise opted-in the film to Amazon Video Direct’s prestigious Film Festival Stars program. Written and directed by Clio Barnard (The Arbor, The Selfish Giant), this moving tale of family secrets sta