All Cannes articles – Page 307
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FilmSharks International closes more deals on The Desert Within
Buenos Aires based FilmSharks International has sold Rodrigo Pla's Cannes critic's title The Desert Within to seven more territories following its screening at Cannes.Pla's anti-religious parable has been picked up by Action Film for Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden, Pantheon Entertainment for Portugal, Seven Films in Greece and Alliance Lumiere ...
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Artificial Eye takes The Class, Il Divo and two other Cannes titles
UK distributor Curzon Artificial Eye has picked up four films from Cannes, including Palme d'Or winner The Class (Entre Les Murs).The other acquisitions are Il Divo, O'Horten and Ashes Of Time Redux. Laurent Cantet's The Class, starring Francois Begaudeau, was sold by Memento. The French production is about a teacher's ...
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Laurent Cantet's The Class takes Palme d'Or
Laurent Cantet's The Class (Entre Les Murs) has taken this year's Palme d'Or.The film is a Paris classroom drama-documentary based on a novel by Francois Begaudeau, who playsa teacher in the filmworking in a tough Parisian neighbourhood.Screen's four-star review describes it as offering 'a rich microcosm of today's multi-ethnic French ...
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New Wave takes on Un Certain Regard winner Tulpan
Robert Beeson and Pam Engel's new UK distribution company New Wave Films has taken on yet another Cannes title: Tulpan.New Wave acquired all UK rights for Tulpan from sales company The Match Factory on Friday night. Sergey Dvortsevoy's Tulpan then won the top prize in Un Certain Regard on Saturday.The ...
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ReviewsChelsea On The Rocks
Dir. Abel Ferrara. US. 2008. 88minsThe Chelsea hotel in New York has a global reputation as the place where artists go to enhance their notoriety. Dylan Thomas slid into alcoholic oblivion from a room at the Chelsea. Sid Vicious’s girlfriend Nany Spungen died there and its ...
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ReviewsPalermo Shooting
Dir: Wim Wenders. Germany-Italy-France. 2008. 124 mins.Wim Wenders muses on love, death and his perennial bugbear, the ‘Crisis of the Image’ in The Palermo Shooting, a metaphysical thriller cum philosophical essay that marks another step on the downwards slope for this once-vital film-maker. Unwisely cast, leadenly ...
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ReviewsParking (Ting Che)
Dir: Chung Mong-hong. Taiwan, 2008. 112 min.A man is rushing back home to his wife but a double-parked car blocks his way. He searches in vain for the driver and encounters a variety of persons who cannot or do not want to help him. When he ...
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ReviewsMy Magic
Dir: Eric Khoo. Singapore, 2008. 75 min.Eric Khoo’s films are an acquired taste, and he hasn’t moved much past the festival circuit since 12 Storeys emerged internationally in 1997. Exposing My Magic to the noise and attention of the Cannes competition doesn’t particularly benefit either this ...
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Lanners' Eldorado takes Europa Cinemas Label in Cannes
Belgian director Bouli Lanners' Eldorado has won the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European film in the Directors' Fortnight section in Cannes.This marks Europa Cinemas sixth year giving the prize; last year's winner was Anton Corbijn's Control.The jury was comprised of four exhibitors: Christine Beauchemin-Flot (France); Maeve Cooke (Ireland); Mark ...
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Imagina sells Chef's Special to 20+ territores.
Nacho G Velilla's debut feature Chef's Special has been sold by Imagina sales to several key territories, including the US, on the back of its success at the Spanish box office. TLA releasing has taken rights to the family comedy for the US, Canada, UK and Ireland; Cine, Video Y ...
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Warlords conquers more territories including India, Brazil
Hong Kong-based Media Asia Distribution has sealed several more deals on Peter Ho-sun Chan's The Warlords, including the sale of Indian rights to Palador Pictures. The war epic, starring Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro, also went to Rialto for Australia, Imagem for Brazil and Dutch Filmworks for Benelux.Rialto ...
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Fandango Portobello continues strong Gomorrah sales
Fandango Portobello sales has closed deals with eight additional territories for Matteo Garrone's competition screener Gomorrah, which has earned $4.9 million (E 3.1 million) at the Italian box office since its release a week ago.Sales have been confirmed with Spain (Alta Classics), Greece (Film Trade), Israel (Orlando), Russia (Maywin Media), ...
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TrustNordisk racks up sales for projects including Mammoth, Dark Floors
At its first Cannes as a joint operation, TrustNordisk has reported multiple sales on its Cannes slate. Deals closed include Dark Floors to Japan (Presidio Corporation) and Germany (MIG), Go With Peace Jamil to Portugal (Pantheon), The Green Butchers to Hungary (Cirko), and Heaven's Heart and Just Another Love Story ...
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Metrodome takes all UK rights to Danish hit Flame & Citron
UK distributor Metrodome continues its Cannes deals by taking all UK rights to Flame & Citron from The Match Factory.Ole Christian Madsen directs the film, based on a true story. Mads Mikkelsen and Thure Lindhart star. The film is one of Denmark's largest productions ever, budgeted at Euros 8m, and ...
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UK's New Wave continues Cannes deals with Egoyan's Adoration
Pam Engel and Robert Beeson's new UK distribution company New Wave Films continues a busy Cannes by acquiring UK rights to Atom Egoyan's Competition entry Adoration.Charlotte Mickie at Maximum Films International is selling the film. Sony Pictures Classics has already taken rights for the US and several other territories.The Canadian ...