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Love and time can create all sorts of outcomes for couples. Some are amazing, some are heartbreaking and tragic. The story of Joel Green, told by his father Ryan Green, a video game programmer, is a short-lived story of laughter and tears as we see up close what a family goes through when a small child has no chance of surviving cancer. Documentary Thank You For Playing, which aired on PBS’s Pov last night, is the story of a beautiful family served some horrible cards in life, as their youngest son Joel is struck down with cancer as a baby and toddler....read more...

Plus: FilmBuff take world rights on Thank You For Playing; Arlcight sells Dog Eat Dog; Nancy Cartwright launches Spotted Cow

Magnolia’s genre arm made the The Eyes Of My Mother deal after Nicolas Pesce’s directorial debut premiered in Sundance. The film stars Kika Magalhaes as a sheltered young woman whose dark desires are awakened by a family tragedy. Magnolia International has added the title to its Efm sales slate after Magnolia brokered the deal with UTA Independent Film Group.

FilmBuff has picked up the documentary Thank You For Playing, which follows independent video game developer Ryan Green during the creation of his acclaimed game That Dragon, Cancer based on his youngest son’s battle with terminal cancer.The game was officially released in January. Thank You For Playing will be released in select theatres nationwide on March 18 followed by VOD platforms starting on March 29. The documentary was an official selection of Tribeca, Idfa, and the...

The feature-length documentary follows independent video game developer Ryan Green during the creation of his critically acclaimed That Dragon, Cancer based on his youngest son’s battle with terminal cancer.

The game was officially released in January 2016. Thank You For Playing will be released in select theatres nationwide on March 18 followed by VOD platforms starting on March 29.

The documentary was an official selection of Tribeca, Idfa, and the Hot Docs Film Festival – all in 2015.

Arclight Films and Pure Dopamine have announced sales on Paul Schrader’s Dog Eat Dog starring Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe. Arclight is showing first footage at the Efm in Berlin and deals have closed in France (Metropolitan), Germany (Ksm), the UK (Signature), Spain (Inopia), Turkey (Aqua Pinema), Middle East (Italia), Latin America (Imagem), Cis (Top Film), Eastern Europe (Freeman Film Trade,) India (Viswaas), Indonesia (Pt Prima), Philippines (Viva Entertaiment), and Vietnam (Galaxy).

FilmBuff has licensed worldwide rights to distribute Thank You For Playing, the Tribeca Film Festival documentary from David Osit and Malika Zouhali-Worrall that follows indie video game developer Ryan Green as he created That Dragon, Cancer, a game based on his youngest son's battle with terminal cancer. The game was released this month, and FilmBuff plans a platform release of the docu on March 18 followed by VOD. "This is an emotionally complex and artistically…...

FilmBuff has licensed worldwide distribution rights to the feature-length documentary "Thank You For Playing." The film follows Ryan Green, an indie video game developer, as he creates the critically acclaimed "That Dragon, Cancer" game, which is based on his youngest son's battle with terminal cancer. The documentary was an official selection of the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, Idfa 2015 and the 2015 Hot Docs Film Festival, and was recently an Indiewire Project of the Day. Read More: Parents Create a Video Game for Their Ailing Young Son in 'Thank You for Playing' The official synopsis reads: "'Thank You For Playing' follows Ryan Green and his family over two years through the creation of a game meant to honor the life of his terminally ill son. Beginning as a cathartic exercise, it soon evolves into a critically acclaimed fusion of art and technology that sets the gaming industry abuzz – a testament to the human spirit,...