[Reader-list] Tribeca Film and Amazon Bring Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film--The Broken Circle Breakdown--to Prime Instant Video for Exclusive Subscription Debut

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                                                                                        Title: Tribeca Film and Amazon Bring Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film--The Broken Circle Breakdown--to Prime Instant Video for Exclusive Subscription Debut

Date(s): 20-Feb-2014 9:00 AM


Prime members can discover a heartbreaking drama from Belgium, set to      a backdrop of American bluegrass, just in time for the Academy Awards on      March 2    
      Deal also brings top 2013 documentary How to Make Money Selling      Drugs and other notable Tribeca Film titles to Prime Instant Video    
    SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2014--      (NASDAQ:AMZN)--Amazon.com, Inc. today announced a content licensing      agreement with Tribeca Film that will make Prime Instant Video the      exclusive online-only subscription home for streaming of Academy      Award-nominated foreign language film The Broken Circle Breakdown,      as well as several other acclaimed documentary and feature films. The      Broken Circle Breakdown, directed by Felix van Groeningen from      Belgium, was theatrically released in the fall and is one of five      nominees for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's 86th Academy      Awards.    
      The licensing deal brings a long list of other Tribeca Film releases to      Prime Instant Video, the majority of which are available now for instant      streaming to Prime members. In addition to The Broken Circle Breakdown,      they include How to Make Money Selling Drugs, a top 2013      documentary about the war on drugs, featuring Susan Sarandon, Arianna      Huffington and Russell Simmons, Greetings from Tim Buckley, Sparrows      Dance, and the animated children's film Moon Man.    
      "The Academy has honored The Broken Circle Breakdown with a      nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category and we are excited      to bring this engaging film to Prime members," said Brad Beale, Director      of Digital Video Content Acquisition for Amazon. "We know the      independent film category is a favorite among Amazon customers and this      agreement with Tribeca Film will add even more high-quality films to      Prime Instant Video."    
      "Tribeca Film is pleased to deliver a large selection of diverse and      quality independent films to Amazon Prime Instant Video customers. The      Prime Instant Video platform is an ideal way for our films to be      discovered by a highly targeted audience who we feel is looking for this      type of content," said Todd Green, GM of Tribeca Film.    
      Prime Instant Video Exclusives    
      Prime Instant Video is the exclusive online-only subscription home for      PBS series Downton Abbey and Mr. Selfridge, FX drama      The Americans, CBS summer blockbuster series Under the Dome      and later this summer, Extant. Other hit TV series exclusives      include Veronica Mars, Justified, Falling Skies, Grimm,      Workaholics, Suits and Covert Affairs. Prime      Instant Video also offers an exclusive collection of kids shows from      Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. that customers won't find on any other      online-only subscription service, including favorites like SpongeBob      SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, Blue's      Clues, and The Bubble Guppies. Airing now, Amazon's first      original series Alpha House and Betas can be found      exclusively on Prime Instant Video as well.    
      Customers can enjoy Prime Instant Videos on hundreds of compatible      Amazon Instant Video devices including Kindle Fire HDX, Kindle Fire      HD, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Roku, Xbox, PlayStation and the Wii. Prime      Instant Video is the only U.S. online subscription streaming service      that enables offline viewing--on a plane, on vacation, and anywhere else      where you may not have Wi-Fi. Customers can download tens of thousands      of Prime Instant Videos to their new Kindle Fire HD or Kindle Fire HDX.    
      About Amazon Instant Video    
      Amazon Instant Video is a digital video streaming and download service      that offers Amazon customers the ability to rent, purchase or subscribe      to a huge catalog of videos. Customers can choose from more than 150,000      titles to purchase or rent--movies range from new releases to classic      favorites, and Amazon Instant Video offers major television shows,      entire seasons, or even day after air TV. Prime Instant Video is      Amazon's video subscription offer--it includes tens of thousands of      movies and TV episodes selected from the full assortment available at      Amazon Instant Video.    




      About Tribeca Film    
      Tribeca Film is a comprehensive distribution label dedicated to      acquiring and releasing independent films across multiple platforms,      including theatrical, video-on-demand, digital, home video and      television. It is an initiative from Tribeca Enterprises designed to      provide new platforms for how film can be experienced, while supporting      filmmakers and introducing audiences to films they might not otherwise      see. Current and upcoming Tribeca Film releases include the Oscar®      nominated and award-winning The Broken Circle Breakdown, Gotham      award winner Beneath the Harvest Sky directed by Aron Gaudet and      Gita Pullapilly, Gia Coppola's Palo Alto, and David MacKenzie's Starred      Up.    










                                                        
                                            		

		                  
      
      
        
                                       
      
    






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