All Cannes Market articles – Page 112

  • The Congress
    News

    Drafthouse, Films We Like enter Congress

    2013-06-07T19:38:00Z

    Drafthouse Films and Films We Like have jointly acquired North American rights to Ari Folman’s follow-up to Waltz With Bashir.

  • Metallica Through The Never
    News

    Exclusive Media secures Metallica sales

    2013-06-05T18:00:00Z

    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.

  • VENUS_IN_FUR
    News

    Selects acquires Polanski’s Venus In Fur

    2013-06-05T17:07:00Z

    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.

  • amy_winehouse.jpg
    News

    FFI reports Cannes sales surge

    2013-06-03T20:34:00Z

    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.

  • Borgman
    News

    Drafthouse takes Borgman for US

    2013-05-31T18:00:00Z

    Drafthouse Films announced on Friday [31] that it has acquired North American rights to Alex van Warmerdam’s thriller and Cannes competition entry Borgman.

  • News

    Well Go takes Iceman, Ip Man

    2013-05-31T06:41:00Z

    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.

  • Silence
    News

    Buyers respond to Silence

    2013-05-30T23:22:00Z

    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.

  • Johnny_Depp
    News

    Hunt on for Black Mass star

    2013-05-30T22:52:00Z

    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.

  • The_Selfish_Giant_2
    News

    Benelux buyers reveal Cannes deals

    2013-05-30T12:19:00Z

    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.

  • Ilo Ilo
    News

    Film Movement takes Ilo Ilo

    2013-05-29T18:04:00Z

    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.

  • News

    German firms score Cannes sales

    2013-05-29T11:30:00Z

    ARRI Worldsales, M-appeal and Ascot Elite reveal new deals secured at Cannes’ Marché du Film.

  • Like Father Like Son
    News

    Sundance Selects acquires Like Father

    2013-05-26T17:46:00Z

    Sundance Selects announced on Sunday [26] it had acquired US rights to Kore-eda Hirokazu’s jury prize winner Like Father, Like Son from Wild Bunch.

  • Stephen Frears
    News

    Pathe scores Philomena, Mandela deals

    2013-05-25T19:18:00Z

    Other hot sellers include Cannes Competition hit The Great Beauty by Paolo Sorrentino.

  • Only_Lovers_Left_Alive
    News

    SPC bites into Jarmusch film

    2013-05-24T23:33:00Z

    Sony Pictures Classics has swooped on North American rights to Jim Jarmusch’s vampire tale Only Lovers Left Alive in Cannes ahead of the world premiere on Saturday [25]. Hanway Films handles international sales.

  • Micheal Biehn
    News

    Blanc Biehn to enter Woods

    2013-05-24T16:20:00Z

    Blanc Biehn Productions announced in Cannes it has signed a deal with investor Hackybox Pictures to produce Hidden In The Woods.

  • Borgman
    News

    Buyers strike for Fortissimo's Borgman

    2013-05-24T15:42:00Z

    Territories sold for Cannes Competition title include Russia, Portugal, Hungary, Poland and more.

  • Oshin
    News

    Sedic sells Oshin across Asia

    2013-05-24T10:02:00Z

    Japanese production and sales company Sedic International has clinched a string of Asian pre-sales on Shin Togashi’s drama Oshin, including a sale to JMD Entertainment for South Korea. 

  • JIMMY_P_Wild_Bunch
    News

    Mongrel takes four for Canada

    2013-05-23T22:17:00Z

    Hungry Canadian buyer Mongrel Media has snapped up four more films in Cannes, taking the competition trio Jimmy P., Like Father, Like Son and Young And Beautiful as well as Un Certain Regard entry Bastards.

  • The_Selfish_Giant_2
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    Sundance Selects finds Selfish Giant

    2013-05-23T17:46:00Z

    Sundance Selects has picked up North American rights from Protagonist Pictures to Clio Barnard’s Directors’ Fortnight entry The Selfish Giant starring Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas and Sean Gilder.

  • Cannes
    News

    Double Dutch closes slew of deals

    2013-05-23T15:00:00Z

    Canada’s Double Dutch International has licensed rights in Cannes to Level 1 Entertainment’s thriller Detour starring Neil Hopkins and Brea Grant, closing deals with IPA Asia Pacific for Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.