All Cannes Market articles – Page 112
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NewsContinental eyes Cannes sales
EXCLUSIVE: LA-based sales company founders James Andrew Felts and Matthew Shreder head to the Croisette with a slate that includes drama Noble and dark comedy Friended To Death.
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NewsYelchin, Deschanel enter Driftless Area
Mimi Steinbauer’s Radiant Films International has picked up a tasty project for Cannes and will handle sales on the Unified Pictures and Bron Studios dark comedy starring Anton Yelchin and Zooey Deschanel.
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NewsJinga set for monster Cannes
Genre outfit adds zombies, werewolves and supernatural features to its Cannes slate.
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NewsElectric sparks to Disappear
EXCLUSIVE: Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has picked up all international rights to SXSW audience award winner Before I Disappear and will commence sales in Cannes.
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NewsVMI Worldwide picks up Hellion
LA-based VMI Worldwide has acquired international rights to Kat Candler’s Hellion starring Aaron Paul and will introduce to buyers in Cannes next month.
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NewsMovieChainer reports growth since Cannes
Backup Media’s new original content and rights management software has reported steady growth since launching in Cannes.
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NewsOpen Road bites into Chef
Open Road Films will release the Jon Favreau comedy over Mother’s Day Weekend on May 9, 2014. Aldamisa Entertainment is financing and introduced the project to international buyers in Cannes.
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NewsFilmDistrict sets Selfess date
FilmDistrict top brass announced on Wednesday [12] they will release the upcoming thriller Selfless starring Ryan Reynolds wide in the US on Sept 26, 2014.
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NewsThomas Jane joins Hard Drive
Nicolas Chartier’s Voltage Pictures announced the casting on Monday [10] after launching pre-sales in Cannes. Production commenced on Jun 8 on the Gold Coast, Australia.
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NewsDrafthouse, Films We Like enter Congress
Drafthouse Films and Films We Like have jointly acquired North American rights to Ari Folman’s follow-up to Waltz With Bashir.
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NewsExclusive Media secures Metallica sales
EXCLUSIVE: Nimród Antal’s 3D concert / suspense film Metallica Through The Never has sparked a raft of deals following its launch in Cannes through Exclusive Media.
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NewsSelects acquires Polanski’s Venus In Fur
Sundance Selects announced on Wednesday [5] its latest acquisition from Cannes, taking US rights from Resolution’s Jeff Berg to Roman Polanski’s Venus In Fur.
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NewsFFI reports Cannes sales surge
Focus Features International co-president Alison Thompson announced on Monday [Jun 3] a raft of multi-territory deals from the Croisette on the Amy Winehouse doc, Mike Leigh’s Turner project, submarine thriller Black Sea and genre title Oculus.
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NewsDrafthouse takes Borgman for US
Drafthouse Films announced on Friday [31] that it has acquired North American rights to Alex van Warmerdam’s thriller and Cannes competition entry Borgman.
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Well Go takes Iceman, Ip Man
Well Go USA Entertainment announced on Friday [May 31] it has picked up all North American rights in Cannes to Wing-cheong Law’s Iceman and separately closed a deal to distribute Ip Man: The Final Fight.
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NewsBuyers respond to Silence
IM Global announced on Thursday [30] it had closed a raft of key territories in Cannes on Martin Scorsese’s upcoming period drama financed by Emmett/Furla Films, Corsan Films and Len Blavatnik’s AI Film.
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NewsHunt on for Black Mass star
Cross Creek Pictures head Brian Oliver was on Thursday evening [30] actively seeking to replace Johnny Depp following the star’s abrupt departure from the upcoming crime drama.
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NewsBenelux buyers reveal Cannes deals
Benelux distributors have revealed the results of a buying spree at Cannes’ Marché du Film, including Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant, Asif Kapadia’s Amy Winehouse documentary and David Cronenberg’s upcoming Maps to the Stars.
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NewsFilm Movement takes Ilo Ilo
The distributor has acquired North American rights to Anthony Chen’s Camera D’Or winner, which last week became the first Singaporean film to win a prize in Cannes.
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German firms score Cannes sales
ARRI Worldsales, M-appeal and Ascot Elite reveal new deals secured at Cannes’ Marché du Film.