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TORONTO – Canadian distributor Kinosmith has picked up from Magnolia Pictures the Sundance title Blackfish, American writer/director Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s killer whale documentary.
Kinosmith also acquired the Canadian rights to the Hot Docs opener The Manor, Shawney Cohen‘s debut theatrical film about his family running a strip club in southern Ontario.
The Manor was initially pitched at the IDFA Forum and will receive a world premiere to launch the 20th edition of Hot Docs on Thursday night.
Magnolia and CNN Films earlier grabbed the North American rights to Blackfish at Sundance.
Magnolia plans a summer theatrical release for Blackfish, followed by a domestic broadcast debut on CNN later this year.
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