{"id":118856,"date":"2024-01-20T06:45:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T06:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/20\/ibelin-netflix-acquires-sundance-film-festival-documentary\/"},"modified":"2024-01-20T06:45:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T06:45:44","slug":"ibelin-netflix-acquires-sundance-film-festival-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/20\/ibelin-netflix-acquires-sundance-film-festival-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Ibelin&#8217;: Netflix Acquires Sundance Film Festival Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div id=\"attachment_519080\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"724f4d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #724f4d;\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519080\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-519080 size-full\" title=\"Ibelin Coming To Netflix From Sundance Film Festival\" alt=\"Ibelin Coming To Netflix From Sundance Film Festival\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ibelin-Coming-to-Netflix-From-Sundance-Film-Festival-jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ibelin-Coming-to-Netflix-From-Sundance-Film-Festival-480x270.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ibelin-Coming-to-Netflix-From-Sundance-Film-Festival-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ibelin-Coming-to-Netflix-From-Sundance-Film-Festival-943x530.webp 943w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ibelin-Coming-to-Netflix-From-Sundance-Film-Festival-1280x720.webp 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ibelin-Coming-to-Netflix-From-Sundance-Film-Festival-jpg.webp\"\/><noscript><img data-dominant-color=\"724f4d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #724f4d;\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519080\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-519080 size-full\" title=\"Ibelin Coming To Netflix From Sundance Film Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ibelin-Coming-to-Netflix-From-Sundance-Film-Festival-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Ibelin Coming To Netflix From Sundance Film Festival\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ibelin-Coming-to-Netflix-From-Sundance-Film-Festival-jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ibelin-Coming-to-Netflix-From-Sundance-Film-Festival-480x270.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ibelin-Coming-to-Netflix-From-Sundance-Film-Festival-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ibelin-Coming-to-Netflix-From-Sundance-Film-Festival-943x530.webp 943w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ibelin-Coming-to-Netflix-From-Sundance-Film-Festival-1280x720.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-519080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture through Netflix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>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, <em>Ibelin<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The documentary has simply made its world premiere on the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, competing within the World Cinema Documentary Competition.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/disability-47064773\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">BBC lined the story in glorious element<\/a> again in 2019 by journalist Vicky Schaubert in an article titled: \u201cMy disabled son\u2019s amazing gaming life in the World of Warcraft.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_519084\" style=\"width: 516px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"37466b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #37466b;\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519084\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-519084 size-full\" title=\"Director Benjamin Ree Photo By Kristoffer Kumar\" alt=\"Director Benjamin Ree Photo By Kristoffer Kumar\" width=\"506\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Director-Benjamin-Ree-photo-by-Kristoffer-Kumar-scaled.webp 506w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Director-Benjamin-Ree-photo-by-Kristoffer-Kumar-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Director-Benjamin-Ree-photo-by-Kristoffer-Kumar-1536x2048.webp 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Director-Benjamin-Ree-photo-by-Kristoffer-Kumar-scaled.webp\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"37466b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #37466b;\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519084\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-519084 size-full\" title=\"Director Benjamin Ree Photo By Kristoffer Kumar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Director-Benjamin-Ree-photo-by-Kristoffer-Kumar-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Director Benjamin Ree Photo By Kristoffer Kumar\" width=\"506\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Director-Benjamin-Ree-photo-by-Kristoffer-Kumar-scaled.webp 506w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Director-Benjamin-Ree-photo-by-Kristoffer-Kumar-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Director-Benjamin-Ree-photo-by-Kristoffer-Kumar-1536x2048.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-519084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Kristoffer Kumar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>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).<\/p>\n<p>In an announcement, Ree expressed his pleasure and honor at having <em>Ibelin<\/em> distributed by Netflix, saying: \u201cMany of my favorite documentary films and series of all time have been distributed by Netflix. It\u2019s a huge honor that Ibelin will now be on Netflix, and Mats Steen\u2019s story will be available to so many millions of people across the world. I couldn\u2019t be more excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Producing the title is Ingvil Giske for Medieoperat\u00f8rene in co-production with Norway\u2019s VGTV.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix didn&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_519081\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"534727\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #534727;\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519081\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-519081 size-full\" title=\"Ibelin Documentary Video Game\" alt=\"Ibelin Documentary Video Game\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-2048x1152.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-480x270.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-943x530.webp 943w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-1280x720.webp 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-jpg.webp\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"534727\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #534727;\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519081\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-519081 size-full\" title=\"Ibelin Documentary Video Game\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Ibelin Documentary Video Game\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-2048x1152.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-480x270.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-943x530.webp 943w, https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ibelin-documentary-video-game-1280x720.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-519081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture: Sundance Institute<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In complete, <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/sundance-film-festival-2024-full-lineup-8411263\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">82 feature-length movies from 24 international locations<\/a> are debuting on the Sundance Film Festival in 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sundance.org\/blogs\/2024-sundance-film-festival-announces-short-films-lineup-and-40th-edition-programming\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">alongside 53 brief movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last yr, Netflix picked up <em>The Deepest Breath<\/em> and <em>Fair Play,<\/em> which each premiered on the Sundance Film Festival. This yr, Netflix went to the pageant with <em>The Greatest Night In Pop<\/em>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whats-on-netflix.com\/news\/netflix-sets-the-greatest-night-in-pop-documentary-from-director-bao-nguyen\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">music documentary from director Bao Nguyen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll have extra protection of Netflix\u2019s different pickups from the Sundance Film Festival as and after we get them.<\/p>\n<p>Will you take a look at <em>Ibelin<\/em> when it drops on Netflix? Let us know within the feedback.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Picture through Netflix 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.\u00a0 The documentary has simply made its world premiere on the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, competing within the World Cinema Documentary Competition. 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