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Wild Bunch unveils EFM line-up
EXCLUSIVE: Company racks up sales on Margarethe von Trotta’s The Misplaced World ahead of Berlinale premiere.
Jokinen, Aschan, Runarsson among Gothenburg WIP
GOTEBORG: Anticipated Nordic titles presented to industry.
Sleepless Night heads to Berlin
FilmNation will introduce EFM buyers to the thriller starring Jamie Foxx and Michelle Monaghan, which Open Road Films is financing and will distribute in the US.
Digging For Fire finds buyers
SUNDANCE: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has acquired international rights and The Orchard has picked up North America on Joe Swanberg’s drama. In separate deals, Ten Thousand Saints and Fresh Dressed also sold.
Fortissimo nabs Songs My Brothers Taught Me for EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Fortissimo Films chairman Michael Werner said on Friday (January 30) the company had bulked up its EFM war chest with international rights to Chloé Zhao’s recent Sundance premiere.
Festivals and Awards
Jokinen, Aschan, Runarsson among Gothenburg WIP
GOTEBORG: Anticipated Nordic titles presented to industry.
ScreenTech
IFFR Live launches today with Atlantic
Pan-European cinema event will see five films premiere in Rotterdam and simultaneously across Europe; Distrify Media and Filmin will offer through VOD.
Production News
Jokinen, Aschan, Runarsson among Gothenburg WIP
GOTEBORG: Anticipated Nordic titles presented to industry.
Latest box office news
Aamir Khan’s PK to receive China wide release
UTV Motion Pictures’ blockbuster PK, starring Aamir Khan, is heading for distribution in mainland China, where China Film Group and Huaxia will release it on 3,500 screens.
Hobbit finale eyes gains in China
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies stands at $630.7m through Warner Bros Pictures International and continues to rampage through China.
Corporate News
Berlinale: film industry to meet Euro commissioner
European film professionals community will be looking to hear more concrete proposals about future EU policy for film and TV sector when Günther Oettinger, the European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, comes to the Berlinale.
