Tribeca Films Licenses Films to Kanopy and Kinema

Tribeca Films has partnered with Kanopy and Kinema to stream the label’s catalog of independent films which have been featured at top festivals. Tribeca is the first festival to license films with Kanopy and Kinema. 

The first collection of films under the agreement with Kanopy include: the 2022 Tribeca Festival Best Narrative winner, “Good Girl Jane;” “Mary Heilmann: Waves, Roads, & Hallucinations;” “A Bronx Tale;” “In Her Name;” and others. New label releases are also available on Kinema, among these are favorites like “Listen Up Philip” and “My Awkward Sexual Adventure.” 

Kanopy is an educational library for streaming as it collaborates with public libraries and universities to feature its content without requiring a fee or including commercials. Kinema is a direct-to-consumer platform that delivers live screenings to audiences in person or virtually on demand. They work through a “Pay What You Wish” feature.

Mon. Oct. 21

Laika Studios Recruits Chris and Justin Copeland to Develop Animated Features

Animation company Laika Studios (“Coraline,” “Kubo and the Two Strings”) has recruited Chris and Justin Copeland, together known as the Copeland Brothers (“Batman The Killing Joke,” “Avengers Assemble”), to develop animated features.

As a pair, the brothers previously worked on animated series such as “Invincible,” “Batman: Gotham by Gaslight,” “Batman: Soul of the Dragon,” “Reign of Superman,” “Spider-Man” and “Ben 10: Omniverse.”

The Copeland Brothers are represented by Jason Burns and Strawn Dixon at UTA and managed by Jairo Alvarado at Redefine Entertainment.