ABEL RAISES CAIN has been picked up for U.S. broadcast by Link TV. The popular documentary about legendary professional hoaxer Alan Abel has won awards at DokLeipzig, Slamdance and Hotdocs. Its broadcast premiere is slated for November 16th, 2008 with additional air-times on November 26th, 29th, and 30th. It will be airing as part of DOC-DEBUT, a series on Link TV highlighting unique and groundbreaking international documentary films.
Each week features the U.S. television premiere of a new doc, offering American audiences unprecedented perspectives on world events and culture, as seen through the eyes of individuals across the globe. The series also provides a unique outlet for films by independent directors and producers to reach a much wider international audience.
DOC-DEBUT airs every Sunday at 8:00 pm Pacific and every Saturday at 8:00 Eastern. [PLEASE SEE THE 'ABEL RAISES CAIN' program listing]
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Following an extensive domestic and international film festival run, with audiences in major territories including the United Kingdom, France and Germany where the documentary has been acquired by leading broadcasters the BBC and ARTE/ZDF, the filmmakers of ABEL RAISES CAIN have recently signed an exclusive worldwide representation deal with Ewa Bigio, Managing Director of Smiley Film Sales, a global film and TV sales agency for independent productions, based out of New Zealand.
Smiley Film Sales has a reputation for its fearless commitment to representing creative and insightful indie documentaries with serious and thought–provoking themes. The films from Smiley's Films Catalogue have been bestowed with the highest accolades in the industry including The Academy AwardTM and The Peabody. Smiley's films have been seen in hundreds of film festivals and by millions of TV viewers around the world. Its sister division Smiley Film Distribution handles home video distribution for the Australasian region. SMILEY FILM SALES will be attending MIPCOM Cannes October 13th - 17th, 2008.
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