Dirty Girl causes a stir in Toronto, secures multi-territory deal with The Weinstein Co.
September 15th, 2010
The Weinstein Co. have secured multiple territory rights to Abe Sylvia’s dramedy Dirty Girl, in a deal worth approximately $3 million. It bought rights to the U.S., U.K., France, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
The deal was closed as the film made its Toronto premiere, but the Weinstein Co. had been keenly interested in the film repped by Graham Taylor’s WME Global and international sales company Salt before the fest began.
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“I am thrilled to be part of such a sexy, edgy comedy that puts a modern spin on a coming-of -age story,” said Harvey Weinstein. “It’s great to be back in business with some old friends and join forces with new and exciting talent and filmmakers.”
Dirty Girl is positively reviewed by in Screen Daily by Mike Goodridge, who remarked, “First time feature director Abe Sylvia, a former Broadway dancer and choreographer, brings a gleeful sense of human mayhem to his 1980s road movie, a rough-around-the-edges campfest-with-a-heart that should be one of the crowdpleasers at this year’s TIFF. Set in 1987 and featuring a knockout of-the-era soundtrack that will send fortysomethings into a transport of nostalgia, Dirty Girl should have no difficulty connecting with upscale teen audiences – and their parents.”
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