Art Port, Casablanca buy One Love from Sola Media

Art Port hasacquired Japanese rights and Casablanca Films has acquired Brazilian rights to OneLove, a Jamaicanromantic comedy starring Bob Marley's son Ky-mani Marley, from Germany's SolaMedia and Atrix Films which are together handling the film.

The film, whosesoundtrack is produced by VP Music Group, is set for a UK release on July 15through Blue Dolphin. Newmarket has North American rights.

In One Love, Marley plays a young rasta who falls inlove with a beautiful church-going girl against the backdrop of a musiccompetition.

The deals withArtport and Casablanca were negotiated by Solveig Langeland of Sola Media andBeatrix Wesle of Atrix Films. Sola picked up worldwide sales rights to OneLove during Cannes.

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