Just Because Comedy Festival

Because of Winn-Dixie is a 2005 American comedy-drama family film based on Kate DiCamillo's 2000 novel of the same name, with the screenplay written by Joan Singleton, produced by Trevor Albert and directed by Wayne Wang. The film was produced by Walden Media and released by 20th Century Fox. Because of Winn-Dixie stars Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Eva Marie Saint, Dave Matthews and AnnaSophia Robb in her feature film debut. It premiered at the USA Film Festival on January 26, 2005, and was theatrically released on February 18, 2005. The film received mixed reviews from critics and earned $33.5 million against a production budget of $14 million. It was released on DVD and VHS on August 9, 2005 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.