Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up TIFF's Lebanon and Get Low

Sony Pictures Classics seems to be the only indie studio buying films this year (read Roger Ebert's article on the state of the indie marketplace). Not only did they pick up A Prophet and The White Ribbon at Cannes, but they just picked up Lebanon and Get Low today following the Toronto Film Festival. SPC announced each separately today. "Lebanon is of those important films that will last forever in the marketplace. We are honored to be bringing Lebanon to the American public," said Sony Pictures Classics. The film is expected to be a big Foreign Language Oscar contender, most likely going head-to-head against SPC's own A Prophet.

I saw Aaron Schneider's Get Low up at TIFF and loved it (read my review). It deserves a good release and I hope SPC is able to find a market for it, since it'll be a bit challenging to market. Lebanon I missed, ...