Here’s a run-down of some of the acquisitions and in-production announcements from the past week:
 Acquisitions:
Moving Midway (Dir.: Godfrey Cheshire)--First Run Features: North American theatrical and home video rights. Opening: September 12, 2008
http://www.firstrunfeatures.com/midway_synopsis.html

The Sari Soldiers (Dir.: Julie Bridgham)—Women Make Movies: US Theatrical and home video
http://www.wmm.com/news/articles/WMM_ACQUIRES_THE_SARI_SOLDIERS.pdf 

Trouble the Water (Dirs.: Tia Lessin and Carl Deal)--Zeitgeist Films—American theatrical rights. Opening: August 22, 2008
http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=troublethewater

In Production:
Shout! Factory and the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum are joining forces to produce a multi-part series on the history of country music. Filmmakers Morgan Neville and David Leaf will produce the eight-part series, and Shout! Factory and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will retain worldwide home video and digital distribution.
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/06/shout_factory_country_music_mu.php

Associated Television announced last week that it would be going into production, with Intrepid, on a documentary about black artists in the entertainment industry. Intrepid’s Blair Underwood and Tommy Morgan JR. will executive-produce, and David McKensie will produce for Associated Television.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117987405.html?categoryid=14&cs=1