Sony Pictures Classics has acquired “The Penguin Lessons,” an uplifting dramedy starring Steve Coogan as a teacher who forms an unlikely bond with a feathered friend. Peter Cattaneo directed the film,

"Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight" from actress and filmmaker Embeth Davidtz is getting worldwide distribution from Sony Pictures Classics.

The film was produced by Helena Spring, Paul Buys and Davidtz, in collaboration with executive producers Anele Mdoda and Frankie Du Toit of Rose and Oaks Media.

The movie, which premiered at Telluride Film Festival and also screened at Toronto, was written and directed by Embeth Davidtz in her feature debut. The actress, best known for “Schindler’s List,” “Matilda,” “Junebug” and “Bicentennial Man” also portrays the mother of the main character (Fuller’s on-screen surrogate).

Sony Pictures Classics has picked up all global rights to Embeth Davidtz’s directorial debut, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight.

T he fall festival season is wrapping up! Each year, dozens of movies premiere at festivals with distributors looking to launch them before they’re released in theaters or on st