Greenwich Entertainment Acquires All Non-TV Rights To Documentary Nam June Paik “The Moon is the Oldest Television”directed and produced by Amanda Kim, which had its world premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
The film will begin its U.S. theatrical release on March 24 on Film Form in New York and will be distributed in Canada by Films We Like beginning the same day, prior to its U.S. broadcast premiere on PBS. american mastersDogwoof acquired UK distribution rights and international distribution rights outside South Korea in early January, with distribution deals and streaming partners for the latter region to be announced shortly.
This document tells the story of Nam June Paik, a pillar of 20th-century American avant-garde and popularly known as “the George Washington of video art”. Korean Artists in Contemporary History. Represents Paik’s artistic evolution, from his formative education in Munich to his rise in the New York art scene to his Nostradamus-like vision of the future that ‘everybody has his own TV channel’. I’m here.
Nam June Paik “The Moon is the Oldest Television” is JBS Arts & Curatorial Production. Kim’s fellow producers on the project were Jennifer Stockman, David Coe, Amy Hobby, Jessie Wang and Mariko Munro. Executive Producers: Kenzo Digital, Steve Jang, Florence Sloan, Steven Yeun, Fab 5 Freddy, Alexandra Munroe, Brandon Chen, american mastersMichael Cantor, Stephen Gong and Donald Young of the Asian American Media Center.
“The response to this film at Sundance has been incredible,” said producers Stockman and Koh. hopes to further establish Nam Joon’s reputation as one of the giants of the 20th century, partnering with Greenwich Entertainment, American Masters Pictures, Films We Like and Dogwoof to bring this film to the widest audience. We are excited to introduce you to Amanda Kim, the first Korean-American-born film director.”
Ed Arendts, co-president of Greenwich, said, “Amanda Kim and her team, aided by impressive research and extensive archival material, have unearthed the inspiring narrative arcs of Pike’s life and art, and explored Pike’s history.” “I look forward to bringing Pike’s incredible story and art to 21st century audiences.”
on the other hand, Nam June Paik The deal was not disclosed and was negotiated between Curatorial’s Coe, Greenwich’s Arendts, American Masters Pictures’ Kanter and Films We Like’s Ron Mann.
