IFC FILMS PICKS UP NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO LAUREN HADAWAY’S AWARD WINNING DEBUT FILM ‘THE NOVICE’

STARRING ISABELLE FUHRMAN

WINNER OF THE ‘BEST U.S. NARRATIVE FEATURE’ & ‘BEST ACTRESS’ AND ‘BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY’ PRIZES AT THE 2021 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

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IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Lauren Hadaway’s award winning thriller THE NOVICE. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival where it earned glowing reviews and won the “Best Actress” Award for its lead, Isabelle Fuhrman (ORPHAN), and “Best Cinematography”, as well as the top prize of “Best U.S. Narrative Feature”. Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Kate Drummond, Jonathan Cherry, and Charlotte Ubben round out the cast. THE NOVICE was produced by Ryan Hawkins, Kari Hollend, Steven Sims, and Zack Zucker, alongside executive producers Alex Engemann, Michael Tennant, Chris Hines, Ryan Bartecki. IFC Films will release THE NOVICE on December 17th, 2021.

In THE NOVICE, queer college freshman Alex Dall (Fuhrman) joins her university’s rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat. Hadaway’s bold debut feature is based on personal experience as a competitive collegiate rower, and has been hailed as unapologetic and raw, posing provocative questions about the expectations imposed on young women in America and the psychologically damaging effects of a culture that encourages the pursuit of being ‘the best’ no matter the cost.

Arianna Bocco, President of IFC Films said, “We’re thrilled to introduce Lauren Hadaway to U.S. audiences with her stunning and personal debut feature THE NOVICE. Isabelle Fuhrman’s knockout performance will speak to audiences who are perfectly primed for this devastating yet all too familiar story of striving for greatness.”

Director Hadaway added, “I have visceral memories of being a 16-year-old wannabe filmmaker in small town Texas and watching IFC – it was my only way to see independent films that I couldn’t find at the local video store or movie theater. 15 years later, I’m proud to say that my first film is a part of the IFC family.”

The deal for the film was negotiated by IFC Films’ President Arianna Bocco and Director of Acquisitions Aijah Keith with CAA Media Finance and XYZ Films on behalf of the filmmakers.

Hadaway is represented by CAA and Bellevue Productions.

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August 9, 2021 10:49am ET by AMC  

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