Wild Bunch sells Arnaud Desplechin's film to IFC for US. French company also announces string of other deals. |
Winstone to play Irish horse trainer Dermot Weld in true life underdog story to be directed by Simon Wincer; Roadshow, FFC have Australian rights.
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The $25m sci-fi film will be directed by Chuck Russell and will shoot in Spain this summer.
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French director's $7.7m coming-of-age thriller, co-written by Dminik Moll, is picked up by sales company.
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French sales company acquires Brize's Mademoiselle Chambon as well as Directors' Fortnight titles Acne and Knitting and Critics' Week film Everybody Dies But Me. |
Paul Greengrass' film set in Baghdad's Green Zone is filming in Spain, Morocco and the UK with stars including Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear |
Future Films twist on the Alice In Wonderland story also sells through 6Sales to other territories including CIS and Latin America.
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Jean Labadie's new sales, distribution and production outfit announces partnership with and equity investment from Hani Farsi's company.
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New Spanish indie outfit will distribute James Gray’s competition title through Filmax after striking a distribution deal.
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TF1 International boards film from Luxury Car director, which is being developed with Sylvain Bursztejn's Paris-based company.
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The new UK-based independent film and TV production company kicks off with a three-year, first-look deal with BBC for film and TV as well as a Fremantle deal.
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UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund pitches in $1.1m to Arnold's follow-up to Red Road, which starts shooting in late June. |
Korean sales company picks up film by Kim Ki-duk protégé Jang Hun, to star Kang Ji-hwan and So Ji-sub. |
UK-based sales company takes on Andrew Lancaster's Accidents Happen, Rupert Glasson's Coffin
Rock, Ana Kokkinos' Blessed and Rachel Perkins' Bran Nue Dae.
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The $30m project will be presented in Cannes; Morgan Freeman and John Goodman are also in talks to star. |
Studio was undisputed champion of Japan's "Golden Week" box office period led by the success of big screen TV adaptation Partners: The Movie. |
Katapult Films closes pre-Cannes deals with Hexagon in Japan and Surreal Films in CIS while CAA struck separate deal with La Fabrique du Film in France.
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I Hate Valentine's Day will reteam Vardalos with her My Big Fat Greek Wedding co-star John Corbett.
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Films sans Frontieres takes Song Of Sparrows, while ARP takes Ashes Of Time Redux and Tokyo Sonata, and La Fabrique de Films buys Madonna doc, Sleep Dealer. |
Japanese online content provider Tsutaya Discas will distribute 20 movie titles from Star's Fortune Star library via internet in Japan. |
Johnny Knoxville and Parker Posey to star in family movie from cult film-maker being produced by This is that and Killer Films.
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Scandinavian powerhouse picks up Max Manus directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. |
Thai film-makers launch initiative to showcase local and international film in Bangkok.
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Documentary about the controversial Tokyo war shrine is currently on general release in Japan. |
Brittany Snow and Steve Coogan also star in Peter Tolan's Tribeca comedy about a TV drinking, gambling producer trying to win back his family.
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Channel 4's More 4 True Stories strand has pre-bought the UK broadcast rights to Mugabe And The White African directed by Lucy Bailey.
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Jo Gilbert's Belfast-based new company plans June shoot for Yankee King, starring Bill Campbell, Claire Forlani,
Kelly Brook and Rosemary Harris.
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Laurence Malkin directs and producers are Paul Schiff, Tai Duncan and Roseanne Korenberg.
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Philippe Bober's outfit has added new titles to a slate that includes competition title Delta. |
South Korea's Lotte Cinema has acquired DMC, a Korean exhibitor that operates three screens in Ho Chi Minh City and three in Danang. |
