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Siritzky gets science with Bogdanov twins
Veteran producer/sales agent Alan Siritzky, owner of the Emmanuelle erotic franchise, is to partner with the controversial French twins Igor and Grichka Bogdanov, physicists best known for their popular TV series on science, on a feature documentary based on the brothers' 1991 best-seller God And Science (Dieu Et ...
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Serenity Entertainment buys Paco for Taiwan from Showgate
Japan's Showgate has sold the hit 3D and live action film Paco And The Magical Book to Serenity Entertainment for Taiwan. Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima (Kamikaze Girls, Memories Of Matsuko), the film has an all-star cast including Satoshi Tsumabuki (Dororo), Koji Yakusho (Babel), and Anna Tsuchiya (Sakuran, Kamikaze Girls) - ...
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Media Luna closes deal with Call Girl to Only Hearts in Japan
Cologne-based Media Luna Entertainment has closed a Japanese deal onPortuguese drama Call Girl, a drama about a high class prostitute who is hired to seduce the local mayor.Only Hearts Co. Ltd has taken all Japanese rights to the film, which is directed by Antonio-Pedro Vasconcelos and stars Soraia Chaves. Media ...
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Stylejam sells Fine, Totally Fine to Third Window in UK
Japanese independent Stylejam has sold director Yosuke (Tora) Fujita's comic love triangle story Fine, Totally Fine to Third Window Film for the UK. Stylejam also sold two films starring Joe Odagiri - humorous wedding feud story Then Summer Came to Cinema Valley for Korea, and Satoshi (In The Pool) ...
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CJ Entertainment sells Mother to France, Thirst to UK
CJ Entertainment has pre-sold Bong Joon-ho's Mother to Diaphana for France and Park Chan-wook's Thirst to Palisades Tartan for UK. Diaphana previously distributed CJ's Secret Sunshine which it picked up immediately before last year's Cannes - where it took best actress for Jeon Do-yeon, opening it in France on 65 ...
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Myriad Pictures signs output deals with Turkey, Portugal
Kirk D'Amico's production and sales outfit Myriad Pictures has signed output deals with D Productions in Turkey and VC Multi-Media in Portugal.The first titles include Bruno Barreto's Brazilian foreign language Oscar entry Last Stop 174, the Simon Baker and Paz Vega thriller Not Forgotten, drama The Cry Of The Owl ...
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Media 8 makes AFM sales on Dali biopic, A Film With Me In It
LA-based production, finance and sales company Media 8 Entertainment has completed sales on several key titles led by Simon West's upcoming Salvador Dali biopic.MGN/Paradis took rights for Russia, Horizon for Turkey and Revolutionary Releasing for Eastern Europe. Horizon also took A Film With Me in It and Everybody Wants To ...
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Sahamongkol closes deals for Ong Bak 2, Chocolate
Thailand's Sahamongkol has sold Tony Jaa's upcoming Ong Bak 2 and hit action flick Chocolate to Madman for Australia and New Zealand, CP Digital for Russia/CIS, and Mirax for Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Czech Republic.Star TV also picked up all rights for Chocolate in Taiwan. Magnolia Pictures' genre label Magnet ...
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AFM Briefs Nov 9
Alki David's London-based production, distribution and sales outfit 111Pictures has taken worldwide distribution rights to two new projects, the drama Look by Adam Rifkin and the Asian-American independent comedy American Fusion starring Esao Morales. Look, written and directed by writer/director/producer/actor Adam Rifkin(Underdog, Small Soldiers) follows five interweaving storylines through the ...
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Summit scores big AFM deals on Eli, Baaria
Reporting brisk business despite the challenging financial climate, Summit International has virtually sold out Albert and Allen Hughes' $85m upcoming action tale The Book Of Eli.Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group took rights to Australia, Latin America, Spain, Scandinavia and select territories in Eastern Europe.Tobis acquired rights for Germany, Metropolitan for ...
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Alcine takes Japan from Rai Trade on Avati pic
In its first major Asian sale of the market, Italian outfit Rai Trade has closed a deal on Pupi Avati's new feature Giovanna's Father with Japan's Alcine. The film premiered in official selection in Venice earlier this autumn, picking up the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor for Silvio Orlando. Deals ...
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Brisseau's erotic arthouse Aventure defies market blues
In what is by common consensus a cautious market, controversial French auteur Jean-Claude Brisseau is continuing to lure buyers with his crossover brand of erotic/art house cinema. During the AFM, Brisseau's latest feature A L'Aventure, sold internationally by Films Distribution, has gone to the UK (Axiom), Japan (Zazie), ...
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Les Plages D'Agnes sold to Zazie for Japan, Cineart for Benelux
As the AFM reaches the midway stage, Les Plages D'Agnes from veteran French auteur Agnes Varda, has been sold to a handful of new territories.Deals have been closed by French sales Roissy Films with Zazie Films for Japan, Cineart for Benelux and Seville Pictures for Canada. A UK deal is ...
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Nicolas Winding Refn's Bronson breaks out for Protagonist
UK-based sales company Protagonist Pictures has closed a slew of sales on Nicolas Winding Refn's Bronson. Deals have been done with Canada (Alliance), France (Wildside), Australia (Madman), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Portugal (Lusomundo), and Middle East (Front Row). Vertigo Films produces with 4DH in association with St8jacket Creations, EM Media and Aramid. ...
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Gold View returns to homeland with The Clone
Japanese sales and production company Gold View has picked up the Wim Wenders executive-produced film The Clone Returns To The Homeland for international sales.When astronaut Kohei Takahara dies in the line of duty he is resurrected as a clone, but he and those around him find they face unexpected spiritual ...
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One Eyed Films scares up Mud Zombie
Betina Goldman's One Eyed Films has boosted its slate by adding the first Brazilian zombie film, Mud Zombie (Mangue Negro), the feature directorial debut of Rodrigo Aragao. The film is about a fishing community in remote Espirito Santo, Brazil, that is plagued by zombie-like creatures from the muddy swamp.One Eyed's ...
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UK, Thailand take on Ip Man from Mandarin
Mandarin Films has sold biopic Ip Man, about the celebrated kung-fu master of Bruce Lee, to Showbox Media Group for the UK and Rose Media & Entertainment for Thailand.Directed by Wilson Yip Wai-shun (Dragon Tiger Gate), the film stars Donnie Yen - star of recent hit Painted Skin and award-winning ...
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MGM to take domestic on Purple's 2012-ish
MGM is in negotiations to buy US distribution rights to end-of-the-world comedy 2012-ish: The Day The Earth Bent Over, formerly known as Armageddagain. Odd Lot International meanwhile has closed key territories coming into AFM including DeA Planeta in Spain, Hoyts in Australia, Quality in Latin America, Nordisk in Scandinavia, Mirovision ...
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Arclight adds Australian ghost story Lake Mungo
Arclight Films has added the Australian ghost story Lake Mungo to its AFM sales slate and is exploring a US remake.Lake Mungo is screening at the market and tells of the paranormal activity that plagues a family following the drowning of a teenage girl.Joel Anderson wrote and directed the Darclight ...
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Altadena takes on AFI pick A Necessary Death
Los Angeles- and London-based Altadena Films has taken on sales for A Necessary Death, written and directed by Daniel Stamm and produced by Brian Udovich (The Wackness, All The Boys Love Mandy Lane) and GJ Echternkamp.The completed film is screening during AFM; it world premiered at SXSW and will also ...