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The Sundance Film Festival is underway, and Netflix has wasted no time in making its first main acquisition from the well-known snow-filled movie pageant with the Norweigen documentary, Ibelin.
The documentary has simply made its world premiere on the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, competing within the World Cinema Documentary Competition.
The movie appears into the life and legacy of Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer who tragically handed away on the younger age of 25 on account of a degenerative muscular illness. While his dad and mom initially believed Mats had led a life marred by loneliness and isolation, they had been quickly touched by an outpouring of messages from his international on-line neighborhood. These messages painted an image of a life wealthy in friendship and connection, albeit in a digital realm.
The BBC lined the story in glorious element again in 2019 by journalist Vicky Schaubert in an article titled: “My disabled son’s amazing gaming life in the World of Warcraft.”
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Directing the documentary is Norwegian documentary filmmaker Benjamin Ree, who has beforehand labored on Magnus (2016) and, extra just lately, The Painter and the Thief (2020).
In an announcement, Ree expressed his pleasure and honor at having Ibelin distributed by Netflix, saying: “Many of my favorite documentary films and series of all time have been distributed by Netflix. It’s a huge honor that Ibelin will now be on Netflix, and Mats Steen’s story will be available to so many millions of people across the world. I couldn’t be more excited.”
Producing the title is Ingvil Giske for Medieoperatørene in co-production with Norway’s VGTV.
Netflix didn’t present any launch date for the brand new documentary, though, from earlier pickups, they typically debut inside a yr of acquisition, so count on it to land someday in 2024.
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In complete, 82 feature-length movies from 24 international locations are debuting on the Sundance Film Festival in 2024 alongside 53 brief movies.
Last yr, Netflix picked up The Deepest Breath and Fair Play, which each premiered on the Sundance Film Festival. This yr, Netflix went to the pageant with The Greatest Night In Pop, a music documentary from director Bao Nguyen.
We’ll have extra protection of Netflix’s different pickups from the Sundance Film Festival as and after we get them.
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