Tag: The Heiresses
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Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Title ‘1976’ Swooped on by Dulac Distribution for France (Exclusive)
Prestige French distribution house Dulac Distribution has closed rights to France on “1976,” one of the most awaited of films to come out of Chile this year, which will world premiere next month at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.The buzzed up title represents the first feature from young Chilean actor-turned-director Manuela Martelli, star of Andrés Wood’s “Machuca”…
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‘Wildlife,’ ‘The Bangle Seller’ in Competition at Mumbai Film Festival
Paul Dano’s directorial debut “Wildlife,” which has had considerable festival play including Sundance, Cannes and Toronto is among the titles in the international competition at the 20th Mumbai film festival.The festival runs Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, 2018. U.S. director, Darren Aronofsky (“Black Swan”) will give a masterclass.Other international competition titles include deceased Chinese director…
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San Sebastian: Reygadas, Brechner, Katz, Martinessi Figure in Horizontes Latinos
Madrid — Carlos Reygadas’ “Our Time,” Alvaro Brechner’s “12 Year Night” and Ana Katz’s “Florionópolis Dream” feature in San Sebastian’s Latin America-focused Horizontes Latinos, the biggest section at San Sebastian after its main competition and New Directors’ strand.Opening with Marcelo Martinessi’s “The Heiresses,” Horizontes Latinos, as is its wont, mixes fest players, drawn from Sundance,…
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The Heiresses, The Land Of Seonghye win top prizes at Jeonju
Ko Hee-young’s The Breathing Of Fire and Damien Manivel’s Diary Of A Dancer took top awards in Jeonju Project Market.Paraguayan director Marcelo Martinessi’s feature debut The Heiresses won the International Competition’s Grand Prize at this year’s Jeonju International Film Festival (Jiff), while Jung Hyungsuk’s The Land Of Seonghye won the Korean Competition’s Grand Prize.The festival…
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Distrib Films, 102 Distribution Take U.S. Rights to ‘The Heiresses’ (Exclusive)
Underscoring the benefits of a positive reception off a big festival berth, Marcelo Martinessi’s “Las Herederas” (The Heiresses), a Berlin double Silver Bear winner, has closed a U.S. distribution deal with Distrib Films Us and 102 Distribution.Brooklyn-based, Distrib Films will handle “The Heiresses’” theatrical release.In further sales made by Paris-based sales agent Luxbox, Aurora has…
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International Newswire: Berlin’s Market Rocked, Yes, But Now Comes the Reality Check
The 30th European Film Market, which wrapped Feb. 23, proved quite a remarkable event, the most vibrant in years, with a half-dozen or more big commercial titles, budgeted up to $70 million, hitting the bazaar, often down-to-the-wire, confounding industry pessimism. A week later, rolling off upbeat reviews, a series of arthouse competition winners or faves…
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Berlin Double Silver Bear Winner ‘The Heiresses’ Sells Major Territories (Exclusive)
Winner of best actress (Ana Brun) and Alfred Bauer Silver Bears at this year’s Berlinale competition, Paraguayan Marcelo Martinessi’s “Las Herederas” (The Heiresses”) has been sold by Luxbox to major distributors across the globe.The female-centric drama revolves around a middle-aged, once cosseted Paraguayan woman, Chela (Brun), who is forced to live on her own and…
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‘Touch Me Not’ Wins Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival
Director Adina Pintilie’s “Touch Me Not,” a daring and highly personal exploration of intimacy, has won the Golden Bear award as the best film at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival. Silver Bear acting awards went to Anthony Bajon for “The Prayer” and Ana Brun for “The Heiresses,” while the prize for the festival’s best director…