All Cannes Market articles – Page 153
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NewsRoadside acquires US rights to Lichtenstein's Happy Tears
Roadside Attractions has acquired all US rights to Mitchell Lichtenstein’s family comedy Happy Tears, starring Parker Posey, Demi Moore, Ellen Barkin and Rip Torn.
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NewsNonStop sells Magic Silver ahead of first screening
NonStop Sales has closed a deal on Nowegian family drama Magic Silver despite not yet screening the film. The deal has been signed with Korean buyer Rich Entertainment.
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NewsAV Pictures picks up Obsession
AV Pictures will handle the sales on Obsession after signing a deal with new London-based production company Corona Pictures.
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NewsBlu Cinematografica picks up Italian rights on Expendables, Mechanic
Nu Image has sold Italian rights to the Jason Statham films The Expendables and The Mechanic to Blu Cinematografica.
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NewsKorea’s CJ closes deals on Thirst and Mother
Korea’s CJ Entertainment has closed a batch of sales on Park Chan-wook’s competition title Thirst and Bong Joon-ho’s Mother, which screened in Un Certain Regard. Spain’s Lola Film has sucked up vampire drama Thirst, which has also gone to Avsar Film for Turkey, Discovery for ex-Yugoslavia, Edko Films for ...
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NewsFocus soars with Macdonald’s Eagle Of The Ninth
Focus Features International has virtually sold out the world on Kevin Macdonald’s upcoming Roman Britain epic Eagle Of The Ninth, which is set to begin shooting later this summer with Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell.
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NewsToei sells Good Husband to K&Entertainment
Japan’s Toei has sold love fantasy A Good Husband, directed by Isao Yukisada, to South Korea’sK&Entertainment.The film stars Etsushi Toyokawa, who first achieved international recognition in Shunji Iwai’s Love Letter, and Hiroko Yakushimaru, as a couple in their forties battling over the husband’s infidelity. It is scheduled for release in ...
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NewsBlood And Bone leads robust Cannes sales for CMG
Ed Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group has reported robust sales on his slate, led by a UK deal with G2 on the action title Blood And Bone.
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NewsLatido lures buyers with Sex, Party & Lies
Spanish sales outfit Latido has been racking up yet more sales on its Cannes titles.
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NewsUK's FAQS closes sales on Simon Pearce’s Shank
Bristol-based FAQS has closed a number of deal on Simon Pearce’s Shank including to Optimale in France, GM Films in Germany, TLA Releasing for the UK and USA.
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NewsAlejandro Jodorowsky plans October shoot for King Shot
UJ Budapest FilmStudio’s Laszlo Kantor has revealed further details of one of the more colourful projects currently being hatched in the market, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s King Shot.
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NewsAndy Thompson introduces The Scar Crow
Andy Thompson, the UK independent producer/director/writer, is in Cannes to introduce sales companies to TheScar Crow, his feature film made with director Pete Benson.
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NewsMatch Factory sells Ajami in UK and France
Match Factory has concluded two major deals on Ajami, the film that will close this year’s Cannes Quinzaine later this week.
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NewsDirectors showcase dream projects in Cannes
Abel Ferrara, Mike Figgis and Gaspar Noe are among the directors taking part in a showcase of short films about dreams.
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NewsContentFilm picks up horror sequel Outpost II
ContentFilm International, the UK and US based sales outfit, has acquired worldwide sales rights to Outpost II:Black Sun.
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NewsFortissimo picks up international rights to Yonfan's Prince of Tears
Fortissimo Films has picked up international rights outside China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan to Prince Of Tears from acclaimed filmmaker Yonfan and has already sold it to Ocean Films for France.
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NewsUK's Film4 unveils debuts from Chris Morris and Joe Cornish
Film4 has a slate of new projects in development including feature directorial debuts from Chris Morris and Joe Cornish.
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NewsWestEnd closes deals on Nakata's Chatroom
WestEnd Films has completed a number of sales on teenage thriller-drama Chatroom.
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NewsToronto's Cinemavault drives international sales of Trucker
Toronto-based Cinemavault has closed international sales on Plum Pictures’ drama Trucker, which stars Michelle Monaghan as a truck driver who is reunited with her estranged son.
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NewsThailand's Five Star turns Macabre for first international pick up
Thailand’s Five Star Entertainment has picked up Asian rights to horror film Macabre, marking the first time the Bangkok-based studio has handled a non-Thai film.