How A24 Acquired SING SING - Greg Kwedar

SING SING in Theaters Now! https://singsing.movie Greg Kwedar is a writer, director, and producer. He made his feature directorial debut with Transpecos, which premiered in competition at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival where it won the Audience Award. He co-wrote and produced Jockey, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition where it won the Special Jury Award for Best Actor (Clifton Collins Jr.). Jockey also won the Audience Award at the AFI Film Festival and was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for theatrical release. The film was nominated for an Indie Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and the John Cassavetes Award, and was one of the National Board of Review Top 10 Independent Film of 2021. Kwedar also produced Rising From Ashes, Running with Beto (Winner: SXSW Audience Award 2019), and was co-producer on Ghost Fleet (Telluride & TIFF, 2018). He has spoken to thousands of students across the country and sat on panels about his work at SXSW, Sundance, UNESCO, the United Nations, and more. His latest film Sing Sing, over seven years in the making, which he both directed and co-wrote, premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival where it was acquired by A24 for theatrical release. MORE VIDEOS WITH GREG KWEDAR https://tinyurl.com/5fsynhef CONNECT WITH GREG KWEDAR https://singsing.movie https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3613117 https://x.com/gregkwedar   / gkwedar   MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS Why The SING SING Screenplay Was So Difficult To Write -    • Why This A24 Movie Screenplay Was So Diffi...   Fastest TV Series Sale In Netflix History -    • How I Sold A TV Show To Netflix In 24 Hour...   Why More Filmmakers Are Choosing Tubi Over Netflix -    • Why More Filmmakers Are Choosing Tubi Over...   How To Get A Movie On Netflix -    • How To Get A Movie On Netflix - Jeff Deverett   I've Had My Movie On Tubi For 5 Years... Here's What Scares Me Now -    • I've Had My Movie On Tubi For 5 Years... H...   CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage   / filmcourage     / filmcourage     / filmcourage     / filmcourage   SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 PERSONALLY SPONSOR FILM COURAGE https://ko-fi.com/filmcourage SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER    / @filmcourage   SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON   / filmcourage   LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST   / filmcourage-com   (Affiliates) SCRIVENER FREE TRIAL https://tinyurl.com/43uuumc6 ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support! #filmmaking #film #screenwriting #gregkwedar