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EXCLUSIVE: As this year’s sales market came to a close at Cannes, Drafthouse Films acquired North American rights to German drama Nothing Bad Can Happen ahead of its premiere today in the Un Certain Regard section. Pic marks the directorial debut of filmmaker Katrin Gebbe, who also scripted, and follows a young Christian punk who moves in with the family of a man he meets by chance and becomes the target of a cruel game designed to test his faith. Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm that Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse launched in 2010, has sprung repeatedly for edgy international fare. I hear Gebbe’s film had Drafthouse buyers reminiscing on Bullhead, the Belgian pick-up that was nominated for Best Foreign Oscar in 2012 taking Drafthouse to the Academy Awards in its second year of operation. Drafthouse is plotting a theatrical and multiplatform release for 2014 with Nothing Bad Can Happen to screen at Fantastic Fest in September. In March they picked up Cheap Thrills out of SXSW and will next release the award-winning docu The Act Of Killing in July. James Shapiro negotiated the deal on behalf of Drafthouse Films with Hengameh Panahi of Celluloid Dreams.

The final night of the 2012-2013 television season saw six finales and one season debut. On ABC, Wednesday was the season 4 end for Modern Family (3.6/11) at 9 PM. In a season that saw the comedy post its first adults 18-49 win over American Idol, last night’s Modern Family dipped 3% from its May 14 show. While the highest rated show of the night by far, Family also fell 12% from its season 3 end on May 23, 2012 to hit an all-time season finale low. That result could change a bit in the final numbers as the extra minute of Family is factored in. Last week the show went up from its 3.5 in fast affiliate rating to a 3.6 later in the day. The season 4 finale of The Middle (2.0/7) started ABC’s primetime last night. The sitcom was up a slight 5% from last week and even with last year’s May 23, 2012 finale. A Modern Family (1.6/5) encore followed The Middle at 8:30 PM. How To Live With You Parents (For The Rest Of Your Life) (2.2/6) was the only non-finale original on ABC on Wednesday. The newbie comedy was up 10% from its May 14 show. Nashville (1.9/5) wrapped up its freshman cycle with cliffhangers galore show that saw a 12% rise from last week. Related: CBS Wins Season; ABC Tops Adults ... Read More »