Amazon to distribute next Woody Allen film


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Michelle Clancy

| 23 February 2016




Woody Allen is partnering with Amazon.com to distribute his next film.



Amazon will get exclusive access to the film after a theatrical run, to make it available via its Prime streaming service. It will also partner for a distribution partner for that theatre window.

The film is as yet untitled, but it will star Steve Carell, Jeannie Berlin, Blake Lively and Jesse Eisenberg, and is expected to be released later this year.

Amazon recently released its first film, Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq, which deals with the issue of violence in inner city Chicago.

Bob Berney, head of marketing and distribution at Amazon Studios, explained: "For Chi-Raq, and for future projects, we will collaborate with a top-tier theatrical distributor who shares our vision and passion. We will work together to craft bold and distinctive marketing and distribution approaches for all our films."