All Sales articles – Page 476

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    Delphis seals slew of international deal for Winky's Horse sequel

    2008-02-11T00:21:09Z

    Buyers are galloping after Where Is Winky's Horse', the sequel to Dutch box-office hit, Winky's Horse. The film, on Montreal-based Delphis Films' EFM slate, has gone to Norway (Arthouse), Sweden (Folkets Bio), Denmark (Ost For Paradis), Luxembourg (PT Coms), Germany (Telepool) , Italy (Imago) and Spain (Films Y Piniculas.)Where Is ...

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    Roissy sells Seraphine to Joint Entertainment in Taiwan

    2008-02-11T00:21:01Z

    Mid-way through the market, Roissy is reporting strong buyer interest inSeraphine. Martin Provost's drama has now gone to Joint Entertainment for Taiwan, Roissy's Yohann Comte confirmed over the weekend.A French-Belgian co-production, Seraphine is the story of French artist Seraphine De Senlis. Born in the mid-19th Century, she worked as ...

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    A-Film pulls out from Indie Circle buying alliance

    2008-02-11T00:21:00Z

    It has emerged during the EFM that Dutch distributor A-Film has withdrawnfrom pan-European buying collective, Indie Circle. Henceforth, blue-chip Belgian distributor Cineart will handle Indie Circle projects across all of Benelux.This move follows on from A-Film's hook-up with French powerhouse Wild Bunch.Indie Circle's latest acquisition The Escapist, will be represented ...

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    3D animated adventure Fly Me To The Moon sells to four

    2008-02-11T00:21:00Z

    Ben Stassen, the film-maker behind 3D animated adventure Fly Me To The Moon, has closed four more deals on the film which will be released in late summer in the US by Summit.PlayArte has bought Brazil, Intersonic has taken Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary, R Films has taken Turkey and ...

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    MEDIA plans to set up new programme for third countries

    2008-02-11T00:20:55Z

    Closer cooperation between the audiovisual industries of the European Union and third countries could become part of a new and separate programme set up by the European Commission.At the MEDIA Day event in Berlin on Monday, Aviva Silver, head of the MEDIA Programme in Brussels, will be unveiling details of ...

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    Kross, Herzsprung to star in Habermann's Mill for Juraj Herz

    2008-02-11T00:20:53Z

    The Reader star David Kross and Germany's 'Shooting Star' Hannah Herzsprung are being lined up to appear in Juraj Herz's Habermann's Mill which is set to go into production later this year for Art Oko and KN Filmcompany. The Second World War drama set in the Sudetenland, which will be ...

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    Killer Pad, Young Rebels score EFM sales for Epic

    2008-02-11T00:20:51Z

    Epic Pictures has concluded a raft of deals on Robert Englund's comedy horror Killer Pad and drama Young Rebels.Daro took pay TV for Killer Pad in Asia as well as Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Film Depot bought rights for CIS, Jiant for Thailand and Ster Kinekor for South Africa.Lionsgate holds ...

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    Cinemavault takes sales to Skills Like This

    2008-02-11T00:20:50Z

    Toronto-based Cinemavault Releasing International has acquired sales rights to Monty Miranda's comedy Skills Like This.The story of a failed writer who turns his talents to thievery was named Best of the Fest at the 2007 Edinburgh International Film Festival and won the Audience Award at last year's SXSW Film Festival.Spencer ...

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    NonStop's Gnomes & Trolls sell to Intersonic, Five Stars

    2008-02-11T00:20:48Z

    NonStop's two animated films Gnomes And Trolls 1 & 2 have been sold to Intersonic for Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary and to Five Stars Distribution for Israel. The films are both being presented here at 72 mins and 75 mins respectively. These follow on from deals already done prior ...

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    Content closes slew of Splinter deals, including Icon for US/Australia

    2008-02-11T00:20:46Z

    ContentFilm International has closed a slew of deals on Toby Wilkins' Splinter here at EFM.The film has gone to UK & Australia/New Zealand (Icon), Italy (DNC), The Middle East (Gulf Film), Mexico (Gussi), Czech and Slovak Republics (AQS), Poland (Best Film), The West Indies (Caribbean Film Services), Singapore (Cathay), Venezuela ...

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    Compston to star in Ipso Facto's Souled Out

    2008-02-11T00:20:44Z

    Martin Compston, the rising star of Sweet Sixteen and Red Road, will star in Souled Out for Ipso Facto Films' low-budget slate Moxie Makers and Dreamfinder Productions.The cast also features Gerard Kearns (The Mark Of Cain, Shameless) and Jennifer Ellison (The Phantom Of The Opera). Moviehouse will handle international sales. ...

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    Image gets Emotional with three-film Celluloid Dreams deal

    2008-02-11T00:20:42Z

    Image Entertainment has struck a three-film deal with sales company Celluloid Dreams. Image has taken North American rights for Far North and US rights for Emotional Arithmetic and The Color of Freedom (formerly titled Goodbye Bafana).The deal was brokered by Celluloid president Hengameh Panahi and Image Entertainment UK's managing director ...

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    Icon takes two from IM Global, four from Ghost House

    2008-02-11T00:06:00Z

    Icon has swooped on UK and Australian rights from IM Global to the upcoming supernatural thriller Shelter and Slamdance smash Paranormal Activity.Jonathan Rhys Myers is in advanced talks to board the $25m Shelter and will play a demonic preacher who threatens the daughter of a skeptical psychiatrist played by Julianne ...

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    Soloplan takes Polish rights to Sayles' Honeydripper

    2008-02-10T06:00:00Z

    Solopan has taken Polish rights to Honeydripper, the latest film from acclaimed indie film director John Sayles. The deal was concluded with sales agent Rezo early during the EFM."'It is an audience pleaser - the kind of film that has a long life. We keep doing sales (on Honeydripper) at ...

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    Open Graves international rights go to Voltage

    2008-02-10T06:00:00Z

    Voltage Pictures has taken international rights on the upcoming horror film Open Graves to star Mike Vogel from the US hit Cloverfield and Eliza Dushku.Alvaro De Arminan will direct from a screenplay by father-and-son team Bruce A Taylor and Roderick Taylor about a group of surfers who awaken a centuries-old ...

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    Generator kicks off five-film genre slate with Red Mist

    2008-02-10T06:00:00Z

    Generator Entertainment is kicking off with a new slate of five genre films - with budgets of about $3m each - starting with Paddy Breathnach's new supernatural thriller Red Mist, which started shooting for 24 days in Belfast on Monday. The project marks Breathnach's follow-up to Shrooms.Arielle Kebbel (The Grudge ...

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    ContentFilm takes international sales on Moverman's The Messenger

    2008-02-10T06:00:00Z

    Oren Moverman, writer of Jesus' Son and I'm Not There, is set to make his directorial debut with The Messenger.Mark Gordon and Lawrence Inglee will produce for the Mark Gordon Company, with Zach Miller and Ben Goldhirsh of Reason Pictures.ContentFilm International will handle international sales. Shaun Redick and Nate Bolotin ...

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    ContentFilm takes on Stephen Leslie's comedy-horror Release

    2008-02-10T06:00:00Z

    ContentFilm International has taken on international rights (excluding the UK and Germany) to comedy-horror Release, to be directed by 2007 Screen International Star Of Tomorrow Stephen Leslie.Cinetic will represent North American rights and has also arranged financing.Damian Jones (The History Boys) will produce and casting will be confirmed soon. The ...

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    Vuoerensola prepares Finnish Nazi sci-fi comedy Iron Sky

    2008-02-10T06:00:00Z

    In 1945 the Nazis went to the Moon in 2018 they are coming back! That isthe pitch for macabre Finnish sci-fi comedy Iron Sky, the new feature being plotted by Timo Vuorensola.The film, which will be made by many of the same team behind Star Trek parody, Star Wreck: In ...

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    Films Distribution closes EFM deals on Lemon Tree

    2008-02-10T06:00:00Z

    Buyers are swarming round Panorama entry, Lemon Tree. The film, being soldat the EFM by Paris-based Films Distribution, has been picked up for a number of territories following its first official screening earlier in the week. Deals confirmed include Benelux (Cineart), Switzerland (Agora), Seville Pictures (Canada), Teodora (Italy), Film Trade ...