FilmRise, with sales and distribution expertise provided by
MVD Entertainment Group, has tabbed Feb. 28 as the street date for both DVD and
Blu-ray editions of documentary filmmaker Benjamin Ree’s award-winning Magnus,
a look at the life of child chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen, who is the current
World Chess Champion at the age of 26 (three-times running).
The film played the international film festival circuit (in
competition) and had a brief Oscar-qualifying theatrical run at Thanksgiving …
the ARR is 102 days and ticket sales were $8,944.
Bonus features include five chess lessons from Carlsen.
