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Mediawan Rights boards Sundance doc ‘GEN_’, releases first trailer (exclusive)
Gianluca Matarrese’s film follows Italian specialist helping patients while navigating conservative government constraints.
Kevin Macdonald’s ‘One To One: John & Yoko’ acquired for UK-Ireland at Sundance (exclusive)
The film is set for release in cinemas in April.
15 acquisition titles to look out for at Sundance 2025
Festival runs January 23-February 2.
‘Mr. Nobody. Against Putin’: first trailer for Sundance undercover documentary (exclusive)
Co-director Pavel ‘Pasha’ Talankin filmed Russian propaganda in the school where he worked.
Films Boutique boards Vivian Qu’s Berlin competition title ‘Girls On Wire’ (exclusive)
The film follows two Chinese women on the run from the local mafia.
Urban Sales boards Berlin-bound Olympics comedy drama ‘That Summer In Paris’ (exclusive)
The film will play in the new Perspectives section for fiction feature debuts.
Intramovies unveils key sales for Venice Horizons Extra drama ‘Vittoria’ (exclusive)
Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman-directed feature sells to countries including France and Japan.
Berlin competition title ‘Dreams (Sex Love)’ lands Japan deal; first English-language trailer unveiled (exclusive)
Dreams is the final part of Dag Johan Haugerud’s Sex, Love, Dreams trilogy.
New sales outfit Lucky Number boards Berlin competition title ‘What Marielle Knows’ (exclusive)
Lucky Number was launched in November by industry veterans Ola Byszuk, Olivier Barbier and Lenny Porte.
Legendary Entertainment, Patrick Wachsberger launch production, sales venture 193
Venture named after current number of territories available to buy film rights.
Trio of anticipated Sundance docs head to Autlook Filmsales (exclusive)
Khartoum, Coexistence, My Ass!, and How To Build A Library will screen in the World Documentary Competition in Park City.
Luxbox picks up Radu Jude’s Berlin Competition feature ‘Kontinental ’25’ (exclusive)
The film is about a woman’s attempts to soothe her conscience when a homeless man she was attempting to evict commits suicide.
Mubi acquires additional territories for Berlin Competition title ‘Hot Milk’ (exclusive)
Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, Vicky Krieps all star.
Reel Suspects boards Chinese queer drama ‘1 Girl Infinite’ ahead of IFFR Bright Future premiere (exclusive)
Lilly Hu’s debut film is exec-produced by ’Forrest Gump’ and ’Killers Of The Flower Moon’ screenwriter Eric Roth.
Panorama title ‘Cicadas’ with Nina Hoss acquired for sales (exclusive)
Filmmaker Ina Weisse and Hoss reunite after ‘The Audition’.
Korea’s Redice Entertainment to launch debut sales slate at EFM
Titles include ‘Sister’, starring Jung Zi-so of ‘Parasite’.
New Europe boards Berlinale Generation Kplus animation ‘Tales From The Magic Garden’ (exclusive)
Stop-motion film is based on children’s fairytale book that celebrates the art of storytelling.
The Match Factory hires Agathe Valentin as sales director
Former HanWay Films director of sales joins leading German international sales outfit.
LA wildfires slow down packaging activity in run-up to EFM
Industry focuses on personal priorities; hope is activity will pick up in weeks ahead
Sandrine Kiberlain, Miou-Miou comedies power SND’s robust 2025 slate (exclusive)
Sandrine Kiberlain and Pierre Lottin star in Whatever It Takes which starts shooting this month.
