Sundance Prizewinning Documentary ‘Birds of War’ Sells to Several Territories, Lines Up Oscar-Qualifying Run, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

London-based sales, production and distribution company Dogwoof has closed a raft of international deals on Sundance prizewinning documentary “Birds of War,” which has been lined up for an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run in the U.S. as Dogwoof launches the film’s trailer ahead of its U.K. premiere at Sheffield DocFest.

Dogwoof revealed Thursday it has secured international deals with Australia and New Zealand (Madman Distribution), Spain and Portugal (Filmin), Belgium (VRT), Poland (Against Gravity), and Canada (Kinosmith). The film will receive an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run in the U.S. this autumn via 8 Above Films. It will be released in U.K. and Irish theaters by Dogwoof on July 3.

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Directed and produced by journalist and filmmaker Janay Boulos and activist and cameraman Abd Alkader Habak, “Birds of War” is a “deeply intimate documentary that reframes one of the defining conflicts of our time through an extraordinary real-life love story,” Dogwoof said. “Preserved through the power of their own archive material, their story is told through voice notes, texts and video diaries, as the film unfolds in real time, offering a rare and deeply human perspective on war as it is lived and recorded.”

Jon Reiss, president at 8 Above, said: “Boulos and Habak have created a masterly crafted film that transcends the brutality of war, connecting us with the very essence of humanity – our capacity for love. This is exactly the kind of story 8 Above wants to bring to audiences – bold, important and completely unforgettable.”

The film received its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Journalistic Impact and has since picked up major international prize wins, including the Audience Award at Visions du Reel, and a record four awards at Thessaloniki, plus the Grand Jury prize at Seattle Intl. Film Festival.

The film is produced by Sonja Henrici (“Merkel,” “The Oil Machine”), and is supported by Screen Scotland.