Ro*co takes educational rights to “Going Clear”
California-based distributor Ro*co Films has secured the U.S. educational and semi-theatrical distribution rights from Content Media for Alex Gibney's doc Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of...
View ArticleRo*co takes “Brave Heart,”“Transfatty” to MIPCOM
U.S. distributor Ro*co Films is taking a slate of docs including A Brave Heart and Transfatty Lives (pictured) to October's MIPCOM market in Cannes. Read More
View ArticleThe MIPCOM 2015 Shopper’s Guide, part two
As the unscripted and non-fiction worlds prepare to descend upon the French Riviera for the 31st annual MIPCOM market, realscreen presents the second installment of our round-up of new titles heading...
View ArticleFilmBuff takes U.S. rights to “TransFatty Lives”
New York-headquartered distributor FilmBuff has taken the U.S. rights to Patrick Sean O'Brien's award-winning documentary TransFatty Lives (pictured). Read More
View ArticleViewpoint: A New Kind of Box Office
Overlooking educational distribution for your feature doc means turning away audiences and potential revenue. Ro*co films' founder and CEO Annie Roney discusses the importance of the educational...
View ArticleSXSW ’16: Dawn Porter on the challenges in making “Trapped”
Gideon's Army director Dawn Porter talks to realscreen about her latest doc, Trapped, a look at hurdles facing abortion clinics in the Southern U.S.Read More
View ArticleRo*co brings back buyers coalition for Sundance doc shopping
For the third year, Bay Area-based distributor ro*co films has assembled a coalition of Global Documentary Media Buyers who are pooling their resources to acquire documentaries at the 2018 Sundance...
View ArticlePBS takes North American rights to “Charm City”
American pubcaster PBS has acquired the North American distribution rights to two-time Emmy Award-winner Marilyn Ness‘ intimate documentary Charm City. The 106-minute film, which held its world...
View ArticleBarbara Kopple to exec produce Maria Finitzo’s “The Dilemma of Desire”
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple is to executive produce a forthcoming feature-length documentary film that advocates for the democratization of sexual pleasure. Helmed by Peabody...
View ArticleHBO Sports gets “Well Groomed” from Rebecca Stern
Premium cable network HBO has acquired the rights to Rebecca Stern‘s feature-length documentary Well Groomed. The 60-minute version film, which held its world premiere at the 2019 South by Southwest...
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