Paladin sets 'Otter' docu for U.S.

'Otter 501'Paladin has signed on as U.S. distributor for wildlife docu "Otter 501," with intends to release the film in theaters this spring."Otter," in the filmmaking team at Ocean Galleries Foundation, informs the storyline of the orphaned otter pup, known as 501, who's saved with a team of biologists in the Monterey Bay Aquarium, then brought to an adoptive ocean otter mother.Paralleling the film's narrative, among the aquarium's youthful volunteers, Katie, is promoting a number of Facebook video posts that chronicle her very own knowledge about the save."501 is among the more adorable animals we will have onscreen this season,Inch stated Paladin prexy Mark Urman.Paladin intends to first release "Otter" in West Coast marketplaces, including Dallas, Tigard and also the San Francisco Bay Area. Pic preems Thursday in the Santa Barbara Film Festival. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com