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Kino Lorber has acquired from LevelK North American distribution rights to The Invisible Fight, an Estonian heavy metal kung fu comedy written and directed by Rainer Sarnet (November). The Invisible Fight made its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival and will next play at Fantastic Fest and the Sitges Film Festival, followed by a theatrical, digital, and home video release via Kino Lorber in 2024.

Kino Lorber announced that it has acquired all North American distribution rights to the final short film by Jean-Luc Godard, Trailer of a Film That Will Never Exist: Phony Wars. The 20-minute short was an official selection at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and will next screen at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. Kino Lorber will present the film on a national theatrical tour this fall, followed by a run at New York’s Film Forum in December alongside Cyril Leuthy’s documentary Godard Cinema.

Tunisia has submitted Kaouther Ben Hania’s Cannes prizewinning documentary Four Daughters as their official entry for Best International Feature at the 96th Academy Awards. Winner of the L’Oeil d’Or for Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was the sole Arab film in Competition, Four Daughters will next screen in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival. Kino Lorber will release the film theatrically on October 27 and has also submitted the film in the Academy Awards Best Documentary Feature category.

September brings a new collection great films from Kino Lorber and their partner labels: Zeitgeist Films, Milestone Films, Metrograph Pictures, Cohen Media Group, Raro Video, Greenwich Entertainment, and Cinephobia Releasing. New releases include the wacky horror comedy opening night selection of last year’s Cannes Film Festival 'Final Cut', a new 'Midnight Cowboy' documentary, but this is not about the making of the film: it is about the deeply gifted and flawed people behind a dark and difficult masterpiece, 'Sisters with Transistors', a documentary detailing the multifaceted women who pioneered electronic music, and how their music influenced artists in other genres, and much more.

We have another great month for new KLSC releases: John Frankenheimer's WWII masterpiece 'The Train' starring Burt Lancaster, 'Death Wish' 4 and 5 with the great Charles Bronson as vigilante Paul Kersey, 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot' written and directed by Michael Cimino ('The Deer Hunter') where Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges star as a pair of modern-day outlwas, 'The Beast', a powerful and emotionally charged portrait of a young soldier caught in a battlefield between his conscience and his country, and more!

It's an exciting month for our banner KLSC label, with classic films by Sydney Pollack, Paul Schrader, Ida Lupino, Sylvester Stallone, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Réné Clement, and Louis Malle coming to 4K UHD and Blu-ray.

We've got a diverse and exciting selection of films and series coming to home video from Kino Lorber and its distributed labels in August 2023!

Kino Lorber proudly announces that Soundies: The Ultimate Collection, a four-disc set featuring 200 short musical subjects that entertained Americans during the World War II era, is now available to own on Blu-ray.

Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber, two of the leading distribution companies for art-house and international films in the U.S., announced today that they have acquired all U.S. rights to Ken Loach’s The Old Oak, with a screenplay by his frequent collaborator Paul Laverty (The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Sorry We Missed You). The Old Oak will open theatrically in early 2024 at Film Forum in New York with a national release to follow.

Kino Lorber announced that it has acquired from Cercamon North American rights to Pham Thien An’s hypnotic debut feature 'Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell', winner of the Camera d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film will continue to make stops on the international film festival circuit this fall, followed by a theatrical release via Kino Lorber as well as a digital and home video release on all major platforms.

Kino Lorber announces their new digital releases for July: Sundance Film Festival Official Selection 'The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future', Suzanne Raes' 'Close to Vermeer', Cannes Directors' Fortnight Official Selection 'Chile '76', International TV including 'Backwoods Crime' and 'Follow the Money', the erotic thriller 'Amor Bandido' and more!

Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to Academy Award-nominee Kaouther Ben Hania’s Four Daughters, winner of the L’Oeil d’Or Award for best documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. The film will continue to make stops on the international festival circuit and will open theatrically via Kino Lorber this fall, followed by a digital and home video release on all major platforms.

This month's Kino Lorber home video releases brings films from Chile, France, Ukraine, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Russia, Belarus, Argentina, Italy, and the United States. Ranging from the "Hitchcockian Pinochet era thriller" 'Chile '76', Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1924 compassionate queer-themed film 'Michael', to the 1966 Italian kitschy sci-fi extravaganza 'Star Pilot', and more!

Kino Lorber Studio Classics' July 2023 home video releases bring Fritz Lang's 'Human Desire', John Cassavetes' 'Gloria' starring Gena Rowlands, Audie Murphy Collection II, Film Noir Collection XV, 'To Live and Die in L.A., Sidney Lumet's 'The Anderson Tapes', and more!

Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to SXSW prize winner Story Ave, starring Luis Guzmán and Asante Blackk and directed and co-written by debut filmmaker Aristotle Torres. Shot on location in the Bronx, the film won a Special Jury Award for Cinematography at SXSW for the work of DP Eric Branco (The Forty-Year-Old Version, Clemency). Kino Lorber will release Story Ave theatrically in October, followed by a digital and home video release on all major platforms.

Award-winning international film distribution company Kino Lorber and First Look Media announced today that they are forming a new joint venture to house both First Look’s Topic streaming service and Kino Lorber’s MHz Choice. The new company will now operate both Topic streaming and MHz Choice, with Kino Lorber owning the majority stake and assuming management oversight of both.

Kino Lorber announced that it has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to the National Film Board of Canada documentary feature Ever Deadly, an immersive and poetic portrait of avant-garde Inuk throat singer and multi-hyphenate artist Tanya Tagaq. Co-directed by Tagaq and the award-winning documentary filmmaker Chelsea McMullan, Ever Deadly explores Tagaq’s mastery of the art of throat singing and features live performances by the singer-songwriter, novelist, and activist. Kino Lorber is planning a theatrical release later this year, followed by a home video release as well as a digital release on all major platforms.

Kino Lorber announced that it has acquired all North American distribution rights to Richard Dewey’s Radical Wolfe, a documentary portrait of the essential American writer and New Journalism pioneer Tom Wolfe. Kino Lorber is planning a theatrical release later this year followed by a digital and home video release on all major platforms.

Kino Lorber in association with Zeitgeist Films have announced the acquisition of all North American distribution rights to Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy, an illuminating deep dive into the production of John Schlesinger’s film by acclaimed documentarian Nancy Buirski (The Loving Story, The Rape of Recy Taylor). Continuing the relationship between these two leading distributors of arthouse and international films, Zeitgeist will open the film theatrically in North America beginning at New York’s Film Forum in late June before expanding nationwide, followed by a digital, educational, and home video release on all major platforms by Kino Lorber.

Kino Lorber announced that it has acquired US and Anglo-Canadian distribution rights to Nicolas Philibert’s poignant observational documentary On the Adamant, which was awarded the Golden Bear at this year’s Berlinale. Kino Lorber is planning a theatrical release and Academy campaign later this year followed by a digital and home video release on all major platforms.