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All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 124
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NewsBuyers ride with Goldcrest’s Dark Horse
Todd Solondz’s latest finds suitors in Scandinavia and Australia; Goldcrest readies A Thousand Kisses.
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NewsK5 takes on Nattiv's prizewinner Mabul
K5 International, the worldwide sales company based in Munich, London and LA, has picked up the rights for Israeli helmer Guy Nattiv’s second feature Mabul (The Flood).
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NewsEpic Pictures takes on Julian Richards' Shiver
Here at the EFM, Epic Pictures Group, headed by Patrick Ewald and Shaked Berensen, is handling foreign sales on Shiver, the new “woman in jeopardy” thriller from Julian Richards (The Last Horror Movie).
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Atrix takes on Remembrance
Munich based Atrix has taken on all international rights for Anna Justice’s drama Remembrance starring Alice Dwyer, Mateusz Damiecki, Dagamar Manzel and David Rasche among others.
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NewsOptimum takes UK rights to Beyond The border from NonStop
Optimum swoops on Swedish WWII drama.
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NewsWestEnd tunes up Late Quartet with Hoffman, Walken
London-based sales outfit WestEnd is introducing new project A Late Quartet to buyers at the EFM.
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NewsReel Suspects checks into Club Zeus
Reel Suspects, the new Paris-based sales and coproduction company set up by Matteo Lovadina, has picked up international rights to David Verbeek’s Club Zeus.
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NewsCelluloid Dreams takes on Panorama title Bullhead
Celluloid Dreams has snapped up international rights to Panorama entry and critical/box-office hit Bullhead, from debut Belgian director Michael R. Roskam.
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NewsFunny Balloons sells Sundance hit Circumstance to France
Hit Sundance title Circumstance (handled in the EFM by Funny Balloons) is continuing to generate buyer buzz following its successful premiere in Park City.
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NewsEaling turns a page with New York Times documentary
Ealing Studios International takes rights to Andrew Rossi documentary.
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FeaturesDigging for gold
The ambitious $55m oil epic Black Gold is emblematic of the rising ambition of film-making in the Middle East. Geoffrey Macnab speaks to producer Tarak Ben Ammar about mounting an international epic on which he first started work more than 30 years ago
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FeaturesBerlin buzz: non-US sellers
From auteur fare by big-name directors such as Polanski and Besson, to directorial debuts and genre titles, Geoffrey Macnab previews the new projects available for sale for the first time in Berlin’s market
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NewsWestEnd takes on Panorama title Invisible
Michal Aviad’s feature tells the story of two women haunted by a shared experience.
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NewsRotterdam Tigers go to Journals of Musan, Finisterrae, Eternity
Return of The Tiger Award goes to Oki’s Movie and Club Zeus.
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NewsRotterdam CineMart awards go to Touch Me Not and Kid
Deals during CineMart include Le Pacte handling sales on Carlos Reygadas’ Post Tenebras Lux.
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FeaturesAlbert Nobbs
Glenn Close’s long awaited passion project Albert Nobbs is now shooting in Dublin, with Rodrigo Garcia directing an all-star cast including Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
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Sheryl Crown launches new EIS Fund for documentaries
The Documentary Company, the new EIS Fund geared toward producing socially relevant feature and TV documentaries, is now up and running - and looking for projects to support.
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NewsRotterdam kicks off with private funding drive, support for Panahi
The 40th anniversary IFFR opened with Greek drama Wasted Youth [pictured].
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NewsNew $400,000 fund will support distribution of Dutch films abroad
The Netherlands Film Fund is setting up a new fund worth $410,500 (€300,000) to support the distribution of Dutch films abroad.