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[10/23/06 - 08:50 PM]
IFC Shows Who's Boss
IFC Entertainment announced today that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights for all media to Academy Award(R) nominee Lars Von Trier's ("Dancer in the Dark," "Dogville," "Manderlay") Danish comedy "Boss of it All."

[via press release from IFC]

IFC Shows Who's Boss

IFC Entertainment Acquires U.S. Rights To Lars Von Trier Comedy "The Boss of it All"

New York, NY - October 23, 2006 - IFC Entertainment announced today that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights for all media to Academy Award� nominee Lars Von Trier's ("Dancer in the Dark," "Dogville," "Manderlay") Danish comedy "Boss of it All." The film will released through IFC'S day and date label, IFC First Take in Spring 2007.

Vibeke Windelov ("Dancer in the Dark," "Dogville," "Manderlay") produced the film with Meta Foldagers and Von Trier's Zentropa Entertainment. Von Trier also penned the screenplay for the film. The Danish cast for "Boss" includes Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Louise Mieritz, Iben Hjejle, Mia Lyhne, Henrik Prip and Casper Christensen.

"The Boss of it All" is a comedy about the owner of an IT firm who wants to sell up. The trouble is that when he started his firm he invented a nonexistent company president to hide behind when unpopular steps needed taking. When potential purchasers insist on negotiating with the "Boss" face to face the owner has to take on a failed actor to play the part. The actor suddenly discovers he is a pawn in a game that goes on to sorely test his (lack of) moral fiber.

Commenting on the acquisitions, Sehring said, "'Boss' displays the countless and varied talents that make Lars Von Trier one of the most gifted directors in the industry. Adding a Von Trier film to the First Take roster is a testament to the worldwide appeal of this program."

Jonathan Sehring, Liz Nastro and Arianna Bocco, IFC's newly appointed VP of Acquisitions and Production negotiated the deal while Trust Films' Sales Executive Natja Rosner and lawyer Frederik Stege on behalf of the film.

ABOUT IFC ENTERTAINMENT

IFC Films is the theatrical distribution company of IFC Entertainment, which also consists of the new IFC Center in Greenwich Village and the day and date label, IFC First Take. IFCE is a Rainbow Media company.

Recent IFC films include Patrick Creadon's Wordplay, Lou Pepe and Keith Fulton's Brothers of the Head, Bent Hamer's Factotum (with Matt Dillon and Lili Taylor) and Sherrybaby, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal. IFC Films executive produced The Night Listener with Hart Sharp.

Notable IFC Films include Me And You And Everyone We Know, the Academy Award winning Boys Don't Cry, Touching the Void which broke box office records to become among the top ten grossing documentaries of all time, 2003 Oscar�-nominated My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Alfonso Cuaron's Y Tu Mama Tambien. IFC Films co-distributed Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 and the award winning Transamerica.

ABOUT RAINBOW MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC

Rainbow Media Holdings LLC is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC). Rainbow Media creates and manages some of the country's most compelling and dynamic entertainment brands including popular national and regional television channels AMC, fuse, The Independent Film Channel (IFC), WE tv, and three FSN affiliated regional sports networks managed by Rainbow Sports Networks. The company also manages Mag Rack and sportskool, two original on-demand networks; VOOM HD Networks, the largest and most diverse suite of high definition channels available anywhere; IFC Entertainment, its film distribution, production and exhibition division; Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation, its advertising sales division; and Rainbow Network Communications, its full service network programming origination and distribution company.





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