Film Industry Honors and Acquisitions

Producer Todd Black will receive the inaugural Career Producer Honor at the 39th annual Virginia Film Festival, which takes place Oct. 21-25 in Charlottesville. The Virginia Film Festival Career Producer Honor celebrates the artistic impact of a standout producer and is supported by a new endowment

KimStim has acquired all North American rights to Katharina Rivilis’ debut feature “I’ll Be Gone in June,” following its world premiere at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard. Set in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in the months surrounding the Sept. 11 attacks, the coming-of-age drama follows Frann