Studiocanal confirmed a raft of deals across its slate of Cannes market titles including Elsinore with Andrew Scott, Danny Boyle’s Ink, and Jonathan Schey’s Everybody Wants To F*ck Me.
Elsinore is headed to airlines (Anuvu), former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria (MCF), Greece (Spentzos), Hungary (ADS), Israel (Lev), Portugal (Lusomundo), Scandinavia (Scanbox), South Africa (Sun Africa Group/MultiChoice), Switzerland (Filmcoopi) and Turkey (Bir Film). LD Entertainment will release the film in the US in 2027.
Ink is in post and has been acquired for Canada (VVS), Spain (Wanda), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Switzerland (Ascot Elite), Turkey (Fabula Films), Czech Republic and Slovakia (AQS), former Yugoslavia (Karantanja), Greece (Spentzos), Hungary (Cinetel), Iceland (Myndform), India (MVP), Israel (Shoval), Mongolia (Mongol Films), Portugal (Lusomundo), Romania (Independenta), Bulgaria (Cinelibri), South Africa (Sun Africa Group/MultiChoice), South Korea (NK Content), Ukraine (UFD), and airlines (Echolake).
Everybody Wants To F*ck Me deals are for Portugal (Lusomundo), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Latin America (Imagem), South Korea (KTH), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Taiwan (Catchplay), Eastern Europe (Prorom), former Yugoslavia (Blitz), Iceland (Myndform), Baltics (Acme), India (Lionsgate), Israel (Lev), Mongolia (Mongol Films), South Africa (Sun Africa Group/MultiChoice), and Ukraine (Svoe Kino).
Garth Davis’ Matt Haig adaptation The Midnight Library, which will star Florence Pugh, has added deals for Scandinavia (Scanbox), South Africa (Sun Africa Group/MultiChoice) and Switzerland (Filmcoopi). With production scheduled for early 2027, Studiocanal will release the film in its international territories including France, Germany, UK-Ireland and Australia-New Zealand. Studiocanal is also negotiating presales on its new Paddington animated film, announced at CinemaCon in April.
Further sales
A further five Studiocanal titles secured sales deals during the Cannes market.
Fred Cavaye’s adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables is headed to airlines (Skeye), Czech Republic and Slovakia (AQS), ex-Yugoslavia (Karantanja), French-speaking Africa (Pathe Touch), Hungary (ADS), Latin America (Synapse), Singapore (Shaw), South Korea (Scene & Sound), Spain (Beta Fiction), Turkey (Bir Film) and Ukraine (Ad Astra).
Rudi Rosenberg’s comedy-drama Words Of Love has marked deals for Benelux (Cineart), Beta (Bulgaria), Canada (Immina), Germany and Austria (Pandora), Greece (Danaos), Israel (New Cinema), Italy (Teodora), Scandinavia (Angel Films), Spain (Atalante), Switzerland (Frenetic) and Turkey (Mars).
Volker Schlondorff’s Visitation, which debuted in Cannes Premiere in May, has sold to Australia and New Zealand (Moving Story), Benelux (Artifilm), Bulgaria (Beta), ex-Yugoslavia (Karantanija), Greece (Spentzos), Israel (Lev), Japan (Cetera), Portugal (Alambique), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Spain (A Contracorriente) and Switzerland (Filmcoopi).
Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Violette has added sales to China (Blue Media), Singapore (Shaw) and Spain (Beta Fiction).
Jeanne Herry’s Cannes Competition title Another Day has sold to ex-Yugoslavia and Bulgaria (MCF), Greece (Spentzos), Italy (Europictures), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Singapore (Shaw), Switzerland (Frenetic), Portugal (Lusomundo) and Turkey (Mars).
“This Cannes market felt particularly robust for Studiocanal,” said Anne Cherel, chief commercial officer. “Across our festival premieres, promos, and those projects in development, pre-production and post-production, we saw strong demand from buyers representing major markets worldwide.”
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