While the 2019 Sundance Film Festival may have concluded last Sunday, many of the films featured in the festival are just beginning their "lives" post-Utah. Whether via another festival (SXSW is just around the corner!) or theatrical and home distribution, a number of this year's selections have already been scooped up and purchased by film distributors looking to further the reach of a particular title. 

As first reported by Variety (and compiled by New York Magazine's Vulture and updated by No Film School), there were quite a number of buys at this year's festival, some for lucrative amounts reaching the astronomical $15 million price point.


While more will be purchased in the weeks ahead, below is a list of the films that currently have a home. We hold out hope for the likes of Light From LightMs. Purple, Pahokee,Premature, and other features whose awareness is just beginning to prosper and will eventually lead to a solid landing spot. 

A24:

The Souvenir — dir. Joanna Hogg — undisclosed

The Farewell — dir. Lulu Wang — $6 million

Amazon:

Late Night — dir. Nisha Ganatra — $13 million

The Report — dir. Scott Burns — $14 million

Brittany Runs a Marathon — dir. Paul Downs Colaizzo — $14 million

Honey Boy — dir. Alma Ha’rel — $5 million

One Child Nation — dir. Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang — “high six figures

Apple:

Hala — dir. Minhal Baig — undisclosed

Array:

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen — dir. Hepi Mita — undisclosed

Bleecker Street:

The Tomorrow Man — dir. Noble Jones — “an eight-figure deal”

Fox Searchlight:

Lavender — dir. Matthew Puccini — undisclosed

HBO Films:

Native Son — dir. Rashid Johnson — undisclosed

Share — dir. Pippa Bianco — a “seven-figure deal” (in association with A24)

Hulu:

Ask Dr. Ruth — dir. Ryan White — undisclosed

IFC Films:

The Nightingale — dir. Jennifer Kent — undisclosed

Official Secrets — dir. Gavin Hood — “in the $2 million range”

Kino Lorber:

The Mountain — dir. Rick Alverson — undisclosed

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch — dir. Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky — undisclosed

Magnolia:

The Brink — dir. Alison Klayman — undisclosed

Neon:

Little Monsters — dir. Abe Forsythe — mid-seven figures (in partnership with Hulu)

The Lodge — dir. Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala — just under $2 million

Monos — dir. Alejandro Landes — undisclosed

Luce — dir. Julius Onah — undisclosed (in association with Topic Studios)

Netflix:

Delhi Crime Story — dir. Richie Mehta — undisclosed

American Factory — dir. Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert — undisclosed

Knock Down the House —  dir. Rachel Learsundisclosed

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile — dir. Joe Berlinger — $9 million

New Line:

Blinded by the Light — dir. Gurinder Chadha — $15 million

Showtime:

Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men — dir. Sacha Jenkins —undisclosed

Sony Pictures Classics:

David Crosby: Remember My Name — dir. AJ Eaton — “low seven figures”

Where’s My Roy Cohn — dir. Matt Tyrnauer — undisclosed

For more, see our ongoing list of coverage of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

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No Film School's podcast and editorial coverage of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival is sponsored by Blackmagic Design.