All Cannes articles – Page 228
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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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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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NewsFidalgo takes Stranger By The Lake
Norwegian distributor Fidalgo has added Alain Guiraudie’s Cannes title to its festival haul.
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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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NewsWild Bunch makes first DSK sales
EXCLUSIVE: Abel Ferrara’s Dominique Strauss-Kahn film acquired for US, Japan and Benelux during Cannes. Palme d’Or winner Blue is the Warmest Colour and contender Young and Beautiful sold out.
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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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NewsFidalgo announces Cannes pick-ups
Norwegian distributor Fidalgo has picked up several titles from Cannes.
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Network acquires Cannes winner Heli
UK distributor Network Releasing has picked up UK rights to Cannes competition entry Heli, which won Amat Escalante the Best Director award at the festival.
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NewsLucky Red scores Cannes spree
Italian distributor acquired seven new titles over course of festival.
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NewsNew Wave nabs Cannes duo
UK distributor New Wave Films has picked up rights to Cannes Competition entry Grisgris from Les Films du Losange and Prix Un Certain Regard winner The Missing Image from Films Distribution.
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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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NewsGermany's Alamode nabs Warmest Colour
Munich-based distributor Alamode Film has picked up Palme d’Or winner Blue Is The Warmest Colour for Germany.
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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.