IFC Films will
share the weight of distributing Duncan Tucker's
controversial film Transamerica with the
Weinstein Co. The two companies will codistribute the film
domestically, with IFC being responsible for theater
bookings and the Weinstein Co. handling the marketing
and print costs of the film. Starring Felicity
Huffman, Transamerica bowed at this year's
Tribeca Film Festival, where Huffman won an acting award. It
centers on Bree (Huffman), a preoperative transgender
MTF, who flies to New York after she discovers she has
a son from an unlikely encounter. The Weinstein Co.
acquired the film shortly after the festival.
"When the
opportunity came along to partner with Bob and Harvey
[Weinstein] on Transamerica, we jumped at the
chance," IFC president Jonathan Sehring said. "Having
produced Boys Don't Cry and witnessing Hilary
Swank's transformation, we were immediately struck by
Felicity Huffman's jaw-dropping performance here. She
is nothing short of fantastic as Bree." The New York
companies have an existing relationship whereby the
Weinstein Co. is the exclusive home video distributor
for IFC Films and foreign sales agent for the indie
studio. (Borys Kit, via Reuters)