Cinedigm nabs SXSW audience award winner “The Lizzie Velasquez Story” April 17, 2015 - 14:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cinedigm announced that it has acquired North American theatrical, digital and home entertainment distribution rights to “A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story”, according to TheWrap. Born with a rare condition that prevents her from gaining weight, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Velasquez was first bullied as a child in school for her appearance. As a teenager, she was bullied even more fiercely online when she discovered a YouTube video labeling her “The World’s Ugliest Woman.” The film chronicles unheard stories and details of Lizzie’s physical and emotional journey leading up to her multi-million-viewed TEDxAustinWomen talk and follows her evolution as motivational speaker and activist, lobbying Congress for the first federal anti-bullying bill: the Safe Schools Improvement Act (SSIA). The documentary premiered last month at SXSW, received multiple standing ovations and won the festival’s Audience Award in its category. YouTube celebrity Justine Ezarik (“iJustine”) and Alexis Jones, founder of I AM THAT GIRL, serve as executive producers alongside Velasquez. The film is targeted to have a traditional theatrical release in October 2015, followed by full distribution in the physical, television and digital home entertainment channels and Cinedigm’s DOCURAMA digital network in early 2016. Abby Davis and Kevin Iwashina of Preferred Content negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers, with Kristin Harris representing Cinedigm.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill  Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent.Former Pashinyan envoy urges end to Genocide speculation Marukyan has urged authorities in Armenia stop discussions about verifying the names of 1.5 million victims.Azerbaijan, Jordan sign deal on defense cooperation Azerbaijan and Jordan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense, according to an official statement.First Canadian expert join EU mission in Armenia The first Canadian expert to join the European Union’s civilian mission in Armenia has arrived in Armenia. |
