Helen Hunt's THEN SHE FOUND ME Acquired by THINKFilm at Toronto Film Festival

Helen Hunt's THEN SHE FOUND ME Acquired by THINKFilm at Toronto Film Festival

TORONTO, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- THINKFilm has acquired all US rights to THEN SHE FOUND ME, Helen Hunt's directorial debut starring Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth and Matthew Broderick. TVA Films acquires all Canadian rights. The deal was completed in an overnight negotiation with several players involved following the film's World Premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.

THEN SHE FOUND ME was directed by Helen Hunt. The screenplay was adapted by Hunt, Vic Levin and Alice Arlen from a novel by Elinor Lipman. It tells the funny and moving story of April Epner (Hunt) and her very unlikely path towards personal fulfillment.

A Killer Films production, the film was produced by Pamela Koffler, Katie Roumel, Christine Vachon, and Connie Tavel and Helen Hunt. The deal marks the first acquisition by THINKFilm of a Killer film. The title falls outside of the first-look deal but underscores the strong relationship between the two companies.

Notes Koffler: "Of course we love THINKFilm, but their swift action and real connection to and vision for the film is what sealed the deal."

Urman adds: "We are thrilled to be working with Killer and Helen on this thoroughly delightful film and look forward to bringing it to the widest possible audience."

Mark Urman and Randy Manis, THINKFilm's Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Business Affairs, did the deal with CAA and Yves Dion made the buy for TVA Films.

About THINKFilm

THINKFilm is a privately held production and distribution company founded in September 2001. In the fall of 2006, it was bought by film financier and producer David Bergstein, who is now the company's Chairman. Boasting five Academy Award nominations in as many years, most recently with Ryan Gosling nominated for Best Actor in 2006 for HALF NELSON, and a win for Best Documentary with BORN INTO BROTHELS in 2005, THINKFilm's current and forthcoming releases include: David Sington's RON HOWARD PRESENTS IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON, which is currently in theaters; Tony Kaye's LAKE OF FIRE on October 3rd, Sidney Lumet's BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke and Marisa Tomei on October 26th; festival favorite WAR/DANCE from filmmakers Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine on November 2nd, Paul Schrader's THE WALKER starring Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas and Lauren Bacall on December 7th, and Alex Gibney's award-winning TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE, coming out later this year. For more information, please visit http://www.thinkfilmcompany.com/.

   Contact for the film:   Alex Klenert, THINKFilm, (212) 444-7900, aklenert@thinkfilmcompany.com   Tom Piechura, 42West, (212) 277-7555, tom.piechura@42west.net  

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CONTACT: Alex Klenert of THINKFilm, +1-212-444-7900,
aklenert@thinkfilmcompany.com; or Tom Piechura of 42West, +1-212-277-7555,
tom.piechura@42west.net, for THINKFilm

Web site: http://www.thinkfilmcompany.com/

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