Syndicado

The Toronto-based digital distributor revealed its first-ever theatrical distribution deal in Canada this week, announcing that it has brokered a run at The Royal cinema in Toronto for the doc GMO OMG. The distribution strategy, completed in cooperation with France-based Java Films, also includes VOD in select international territories. The film is set to open theatrically July 25.

Peace Point Rights

Toronto-based Peace Point Rights has sold the first season and pilot of Food Truck Face Off (13 x 60 minutes) to Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic. The series will air on its TLC network. The series is produced by Peace Point Entertainment, and was also sold to LITV earlier this year into multiple territories, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei and Thailand.

Distribution360

marblemedia’s Distribution360 has sold 130 hours of content from 12 shows to eight digital platforms and six traditional broadcasters. Atomic Betty (78 x 30 minutes, 156 x 11 minutes, 1 x 60 minutes) has been sold to Disney Channel in Japan, the upcoming French Canadian channel Unis and digital platforms Videotran (French Canada) and Cinedigm in the U.S. YOUniverse (26 x 2.15 minutes) was sold to Toon Gooles and Kixi, while Kidsworld Sports (26 x 30 minutes) went to batteryPOP (North America). The Racoons (60 x 30 minutes) was also sold to Unis, and the holiday special A Very Barry Christmas (1 x 45 minutes) went to Brazil’s Globosat.

Splatalot (52 x 30 minutes) was sold to the Viddiverse (U.S.), with the digital rights going to Cinedigm. The series was also sold to Thailand Amarin Television. This is Daniel Cook (131 x 6 minutes/26 x 30 minutes) and This is Emily Yeung (65 x 6 minutes/2 x 30 minutes) were sold to a number of international digital platforms, including Toon Goggles, Kixi, Popcornflix, StoryBox, The HappyKids App and SmartOTT. In addition, This is Daniel Cook was told to ION Media Networks for the U.S. market. This is Scarlett and Isaiah (52 x 6 minutes/13 x 30 minutes) was sold to Australia’s ABC, while  Skatoony (39 x 30 minutes) was sold to Toon Goggles (worldwide) and Kixi for markets outside of North America. KM Productions (Middle East) picked up the rights to Bruno and the Banana Bunch (26 x 11 minutes/50 x one minute) and Tigga & Togga (26 x 3 minutes).

Lionsgate

Lionsgate has aquired the EST, VOD, SVOD, pay-per-view and television distribution rights to God’s Not Dead. The film, starring Kevin Sorbo, Shane Harper and Dean Cain, will be released on digital HD, video on demand and pay-per-view on Aug 5. A Blu-ray combo pack and DVD will be released in stores on the same day. Marc Danon, Liongate’s SVP acquisitions and business development, Pure Filx’s David A.R. White and Thomas H. Vidal of Abrams Margolis Bergson LLP negotiated the deal.

Previously announced: 

Rhymes for Young Ghouls picked up for U.S. distribution: Monterey Media has picked up the U.S. distribution rights for Rhymes for Young Ghouls, the Canadian Film Centre and Prospector Films announced Thursday. Read more here. 

Tricon Films & Television: Tricon Films & Television has signed an international agreement with Google Play to distribute its library of scripted and unscripted programming on the digital platform. Read more here.

Nelvana: Corus Entertainment-owned Nelvana Enterprises has signed multiple broadcast deals to bring the animated comedy The Day My Butt Went Psycho to France’s Canal J, South Korea’s Tooniverse, Singapore’s OTKO and Israel’s Zoom. More details on the deal can be found here.

– with files from Stream and Kidscreen

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