The seventh day of the Sundance Film Festival was yet another hectic day at the market.
Sony Classic Pictures picked up its first acquisition, taking the North American rights to "Land Ho." The film follows a pair of retirees who set off to Iceland in an attempt to reclaim their youth through Reykjavik nightclubs, trendy spas, and rugged campsites. The movie was produced by Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy, and Christina Jennings and directed by Martha Stephens & Aaron Katz.
IFC Films picked up another film, buying the North American rights to "Cold in July" for $2 million. The film, directed by Jim Mickle, stars Michael C. Hall and Sam Shephard. IFC will release the movie in theaters and Video On Demand in the summer of 2014. The film marks the company's second acquisition at the festival. IFC previously took rights to John Slatery's directorial debut "God's Pocket."
The festival also announced the winners for Best Short film. Out of the 66 films chosen for the festival, the Grand Prize went to "Of God and Dogs" from the Syrian Arab Republic.
Meanwhile, the Jury award went to "Gregory Go Boom" from the United Staes and the International Jury Prize went to "The Cut" from Canada.
In the Non-Fiction section "I Think This Is the Closest to How the Footage Looked" from Israel won the Jury Prize.
The festival has yet to announce the awards for feature films but based on this year's lineup there has not been a clear favorite for the Grand Prize. Previous winners include "Fruitvale Station," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Like Crazy," and "Frozen River."
The festival runs through Jan. 26.
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