ght girl gets engaged after whirlwind romance

Wow... it's enough to make my head spin!
When I first backed "God Help The Girl" in 2012, I had high hopes for this musical to one day grace the silver screen.
Yes, indeed.
Now, she is doing just that on the festival circuit. And, after a marvelous reception at her very first outing, she is waltzing away a grand prize winner.
And I'm not just talking about the award created just for her.
"A World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for the Delightful Ensemble Performance, and How the Director Brought His Own Unique Universe into Cinema"
Impressive, isn't it?
That Sundance award certainly attracted the attention of an ardent suitor, one well familiar with the works of Stuart Murdoch and his band, Belle & Sebastian. This suitor has wasted no time in idle chatter: he has put his money - and that of his partners - where his mouth is. Yes, he is taking her to see the world!!!
Wow... seriously, I feel a swoon coming on...
Here's the update.

Update #43
Feb 6 2014
US Distribution with Amplify!

Hello there,

We are just getting into the swing of Berlin ahead of the Generation opening screening tomorrow evening. We have some excellent news for you all tonight though. Off the back of our screenings at Sundance we've secured US Distribution with a great company: Amplify. This is such a brilliant opportunity for the film and means we can now confidently say you Americans will get to see the movie 'this fall' (if not before at SXSW or the Kickstarter screenings - dates for these tbc soon). News for release in other territories to follow - hopefully more deals will come out of Berlin...

You can read about the Amplify deal in this Hollywood Reporter article.

Or if you're really interested - read on for the full press release (you guys get a mention!).

Once again, thanks for believing in the movie before anyone else did. Feels like we've come a long way together.

xxx GHTG HQ

AMPLIFY PICKS UP GOD HELP THE GIRL FOR THE U.S. Fresh from Sundance, pop musical from Belle & Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch to hit theaters this autumn New York, NY February 5, 2014 – Amplify, the new all-rights distribution company formed in a merger between Variance Films and GoDigital, has acquired U.S. rights to Stuart Murdoch’s musical, God Help The Girl. Amplify will release the film in theaters across the US and digitally early this fall, with a home video release to follow. Written, directed, and featuring all original songs by Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch, and produced by Barry Mendel (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums), God Help The Girl stars Emily Browning, Olly Alexander, and Hannah Murray as three friends joined together by music and its possibilities over a summer in Glasgow. Premiering at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where it received a “World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for the Delightful Ensemble Performance, and How the Director Brought His Own Unique Universe into Cinema,” the film has received several additional (and shorter) accolades in numerous “best of the fest” round-ups, including Rolling Stone, Esquire, The Dissolve, Paste, The Wall Street Journal, and The Los Angeles Times. The film will open the Generations section of the 64th Berlinale this weekend and will continue its festival run at the South by Southwest Film Festival this March. “As someone who honestly believes that a single great pop song can save the world, imagine my delight that a perfectly-crafted musical filled with them will be one of our first releases,” said Amplify’s Dylan Marchetti. “Stuart and his team have crafted something truly magical here, and it doesn’t matter whether you’ve been hoarding Belle & Sebastian EPs since 1998 (I have) or not: if you like music, musicals, or films, God Help The Girl is going to make you very happy- it’s as simple as that.” “INSERT QUOTE,” said writer/director Murdoch. “INSERT QUOTE.” Added producer Barry Mendel, “we asked around about the people at Amplify and got all thumbs up, including from one of my heroes, Spike Lee. We’re honored to be one of the first films out from them, it feels somehow momentous.” God Help The Girl was co-produced by Carole Singer of Singer Films, executive produced by Chris Curling and Phil Robertson of Zephyr Films, and backed by Creative Scotland and 1,334 incredibly lovely Kickstarter backers (godhelpthegirl.com/mentions). The deal was orchestrated by Thorsten Schumacher of HanWay Films on behalf of the filmmakers and Marchetti, Kent Sanderson, and Logan Mulvey on behalf of Amplify. OFFICIAL SITE: godhelpthegirl.com ABOUT AMPLIFY Amplify is a bi-coastal all-rights distribution company that aims to bring the best in global independent film to theaters and beyond. Formed in 2014 from a merger of innovative theatrical distributor Variance Films (Sound City, Red Hook Summer, Go For Sisters) and leading digital distributor GoDigital, Amplify uses cutting edge marketing and distribution techniques with a focus on working directly with filmmakers to craft hand-tailored release campaigns for each film. Led by an executive team comprised of GoDigital’s Logan Mulvey, Variance Films’ Dylan Marchetti, and former Focus Features executive Kent Sanderson, Amplify is financed by Preferred Ventures, the digital media VC fund launched by FreeCreditReport.com founder and former Experian Interactive CEO Ed Ojdana with former Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly. Internet entrepreneur Charles Chase sits on the Amplify board alongside Ojdana and Kelly, with Ojdana serving as its Chairman.

How about that shout-out for those of us in it at the begining? Nice, right?
I've added the bold to make the shout out really POP!
I believe Mr. Murdoch would whole-heartedly agree with my doing so.
I sure have enjoyed being one of his collaborators!
Thank YOU, sir, for granting me the opportunity.