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International treasures of the film world.” Rajendra Roy, Head of Museum of Modern Art NYC / MOMA Film Program “Sydney Levine and Peter Belsito’s service FilmFinders helped me over the years again and again to navigate successfully through the ever-changing jungle of producers and their films” Wieland Speck, Senior Programer of Berlinale / Berlin International Film Festival, Panorama ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ AFM RIGHTS ROUNDUP 2011 Sydney Levine Published by SydneysBuzz at Smashwords Copyright 2012 Sydney Levine Discover other titles by SydneysBuzz at Smashwords.com. Smashwords Edition, License Notes This ebook is licensed for your personal use only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please go to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION NUMBERS AFM MARKET PREMIERES FIRST PROMOS RIGHTS ROUNDUP #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z FILMS WITH NO ISA ABOUT SYDNEY LEVINE ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ INTRODUCTION TIFF Round Up as of September 16, 2011 saw more than 40+ films sold to territories in North America, Europe, The Middle East, Asia, South America, and Australia, with more sales expected to be announced over time. Key acquisitions include: Shame, Trishna, Wuthering Heights, Killer Joe, The Lady, Goon, God Bless America, Elles, Your Sister’s Sister and Into the Abyss. Nearly 4,000 industry delegates attended the Festival this year – a 20% growth over 2010 – and worked closely with the Festival’s Sales & Industry Office, which facilitates information sharing and fosters relationships between accredited buyers, sales agents, producers and filmmakers. Film sales confirmed to date include: Beauty, Beloved, Elles, Free Men, Generation P, God Bless America, Goon, Hysteria, The Hunter, Into the Abyss, Killer Joe, Last Days in Jerusalem, Life Without Principle, Your Sister’s Sister, Sarah Palin –You Betcha!, Shame, Terraferma, The Awakening, The Incident, The Lady, The Raid, This is not a Film, Wuthering Heights and You’re Next. (Courtesy of Mike Fleming, Deadline Hollywood) AFM 2011, BUSAN 2011, TORONTO 2011, VENICE 2011,TELLURIDE 2011 AFM November 2 - 12, 2011 Back to top NUMBERS About 75% of all movies released in U.S. theaters last year were independently financed, up from less than half of all such movies 6 years ago according to the MPAA. 400 finished films and many more presales 8,000 professionals attending Buyer registration up 10% with the BRIC countries well represented 50% more buyers from China Exhibitors fromMongolia and Cambodia attending for the first time Per Variety and L.A. Times, these are the hot titles. Many are also Tipped for Cannes. We’ll be watching and reporting on them and others daily. Bolded titles and sales are new as of AFM. Back to top AFM MARKET PREMIERES “Zambezia 3D” Sales: Cinema Management Group “The Numbers Station” Sales: Content "The Raven" Director: John McTeigue. Cast: John Cusack. Summary: Edgar Allan Poe pursues a serial killer who seems to be imitating the writer's own macabre stories. Sales: FilmNation “Carnaval” Sales: HSI Films "Dark Tide" Director: John Stockwell Cast: Halle Berry Summary: Thriller about a diver who returns to the sea after narrowly escaping being killed by a shark. Sales: IM Global "Safe" Director: Boaz Yakin Cast: Jason Statham Summary: New York actioner about a former elite agent who uses his safe-cracking skills to outwit the Chinese Triads, the Russian Mafia and corrupt Gotham officials. Sales: IM Global “Breaking the Girl” Sales: Myriad "Simon and the Oaks" Director: Lisa Ohlin Cast: Bill Skarsgard Summary: Swedish WWII drama, based on a classic novel about a boy's friendship with a Jewish refugee. Sales: Non Stop Clean and Dirty by Salt: "Cleanskin" Director: Hadi Hajaig Cast: Sean Bean Summary: A secret service agent tracks a suicide bomber who is wrestling with his conscience. Sales: Salt "Dirty Girl" Director: Abe Sylvia Cast: Juno Temple Summary: Road comedy about a high school bad girl, snapped up by Harvey Weinstein at Toronto in 2010. Sales: Salt "Casa De Mi Padre" – sold to Panteleon Day 1 Director: Matt Piedmont Cast: Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal Summary: Spanish-lingo comedy about Mexican ranchers who stumble into a war with a drug baron. Sales: Sierra Affinity "Darling Companion" Director: Lawrence Kasdan Cast: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline Summary: Comedy drama about a man who loses his wife's dog. Sales: Sierra Affinity "Special Forces" Director: Stephane Ribojad Cast: Diane Kruger Summary: A commando unit is sent to rescue a female journalist abducted by the Taliban. Sales: Studiocanal Back to top FIRST PROMOS "Goddess" Director: Mark Lamprell Cast: Laura Michelle Kelly Summary: Australian musical comedy about a housewife who becomes a singing star on the Internet. Sales: Ealing Metro "Outrun" Directors: Dax Shepard and David Palmer Summary: Reformed getaway driver flees across America in a variety of souped-up rides. Sales: Exclusive Media Group "Rush" Director: Ron Howard Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruh Summary: True story of the rivalry between 1970s Formula 1 champs James Hunt and Nikki Lauda. Sales: Exclusive Media Group "What Maisie Knew" Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel Cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Julianne Moore Summary: Adaptation of Henry James novel. Sales: Fortissimo "Kon-Tiki" Directors: Joachim Ronning, Espen Sandberg Summary: Biopic of Thor Heyerdahl, who crossed the Pacific on a raft in 1947. Sales: HanWay “Thunder Run” Computer animated war film Sales: Hyde Park “Dead Man Down” Sales: IM Global "Storage 24" Director: Johannes Roberts Cast: Noel Clarke Summary: Sci-fi horror. Sales: Independent "A Fantastic Fear" of Everything Directors: Crispian Mills, Chris Hopewell Cast: Simon Pegg Summary: Paranoid comedy about a writer obsessed with Victorian serial killers. Sales: Indomina “The Evil Dead” Sales: Lionsgate “Old Boy” Sales: Lionsgate “Untitled Diablo Cody Project” Sales: Lionsgate "Arbitrage" Director: Nicholas Jarecki Cast: Richard Gere, Tim Roth, Susan Sarandon Summary: A hedge fund boss finds an unlikely ally in his desperate bid to cover up a fraud. Sales: Parlay "Red Lights" Director: Rodrigo Cortes Cast: Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver Summary: Spanish thriller about a psychologist who tries to expose a world-famous psychic as a fake. Sales: Parlay "The Words" Directors: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal Cast: Bradley Cooper, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana Summary: A writer pays a high price for stealing someone else's work. Sales: Parlay "No One Lives" Director: Ryuhei Kitamura Cast: Luke Evans Summary: Highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple but get a nasty surprise. Sales: Pathe "StreetDance 2" Directors: Max Giwa, Dania Pasquini Summary: Sequel to the 2010 British 3D dance hit. Sales: Protagonist "The Dinosaur Project" Director: Sid Bennett Cast: Natasha Loring Summary: A documentary team investigates rumors that dinosaurs have survived in the African jungle. Sales: Studiocanal "Twelve Years a Slave" Director: Steve McQueen Cast: Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt Summary: True story of a New York citizen who was kidnapped in Washington in 1841 and rescued from a cotton plantation in Louisiana in 1853. Sales: Summit “Now You See Me” Sales: Summit "Now Is Good" Director: Ol Parker Cast: Dakota Fanning Summary: A dying girl tries to live life to the fullest. Sales: TF1 "Summer at Dog Dave's" Director: Rob Reiner Cast: Morgan Freeman Summary: Comedy about a wheelchair-bound writer who moves to a small town. Sales: Voltage Back to top RIGHTS ROUNDUP # 6 SALES Back to top A ABRIL FILMES -Blood Of My Blood by Joao Canijo (Portugal) ADRIANA CHIESA ENTERPRISES [...]... winner Audience Award Rio FF -The Sky Above (O Céu Sobre os Ombros) by Sergio Borges winner Best Documentary Uruguay FF -Gisela a short from Brazil by Felipe Sholl (Cinefondation Cannes’ Residence) -The Last Christeros (Los ultimos cristeros) by Matias Meyer (Mexico, The Netherlands) TIFF Visions -The Parents (Los viejos) (Bolivia) World premiere 2011 Busan International Film Festival -Blood of My... MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC Back to top C CANANA -Miss Bala by Gerardo Naranjo (Mexico) – TIFF Contemporary World Cinema Twentieth Century Fox has U.S., Mexico, Mongrel has Canada, Ad Vitam has France CAT & DOCS CELLULOID DREAMS -Beloved by Christophe Honoré (France, U.K., Czech Republic) TIFF Gala, Sundance Select has U.S -Crazy Horse by Frederick Weisman (France, U.S.) TIFF Real to Reel, Zipporah has U.S... -Chicken With Plums by Marjane Satrapi ♀ (France, Germany, Belgium) in TIFF Special Presentations Sold to Le Pacte – France, Prokino Filmverleich - Germany, Filmcoopi Zurich – Switzerland CELLULOID NIGHTMARES -Raid, Cadillac People’s Choice Award For Midnight Madness premiere at TIFF, sold out all remaining territories for the Indonesian action movie Russia and other Slavic territories, Scandinavia, Benelux,... (Sweden/France/Denmark) CORSAN CRYSTAL SKY WORLDWIDE SALES, LLC CURB ENTERTAINMENT Back to top D DEAPLANETA DECKERT DISTRIBUTION DELPHIS FILMS INC -Hotel Swooni by Kaat Beels (Belgium) DISTANT HORIZON DISTRIBUTION WORKSHOP DOC & FILM INTERNATIONAL DOGWOOF -Girl Model by David Redmon (U.S., Russia, Japan) in Reel To Reel Back to top E EALING STUDIOS -Goddess -Fast Girls was picked up for worldwide sales at TIFF Optimum has... has U.S., Mongrel has Canada -Habemus Papam by Nanni Moretti (France, Italy) TIFF Special Presentations, Cannes FF IFC has U.S Entertainment One has Canada Other rights were sold to: Cineart – Belgium, Mares Filmes – Brazil, Camera Film – Denmark, Le Pacte – France, Prokino – Germany, Midas Filmes – Portugal, Independenta Film – Romania, Frenetic Films – Switzerland, Soda Pictures – U.K., Blanco &Travieso... Salma Hayek (Grown Ups, Frida) and two other children of world cinema icons: Chiara Mastroianni (Persepolis, Carnage), the daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni, and Geraldine Chaplin (Doctor Zhivago, Talk to Her), the daughter of Charlie Chaplin MPI plans a spring theatrical release for the film, to be followed by release on DVD and VOD Americano was acquired after it’s world premiere... has U.S Also sold to Movies Inspired – Italy, Bitter End – Japan, Eye – Film Institute Netherlands – Netherlands, Era New Horizons – Poland, Midas Filmes – Portugal, Artificial Eye – U.K -Come As You Are by Geoffrey Enthoven (Belgium) was picked up by Les Films 13 (of Claude Lelouch – France, K Film Amerique – Canada FILMS DISTRIBUTION -11 Flowers by Wang Xiaoshuai (China, France) TIFF Special Presentations... Selects/ IFC has U.S Also sold to Palace Films – Australia, Imovision – Brazil, Les Filmes du Losagne – France, Teodora Film – Italy, Frenetic Films – Switzerland, Artificial Eye – U.K -Guilty by Vincent Gareno (France) Winner of Europa Cinemas Label as Best European film in the Venice Days section The films will now get additional promotion and extended playing time across the Europa Cinemas Network TIFF... and Hong Kong (Sundream) FIRST HAND FILMS FOCUS FEATURES INTERNATIONAL -Pariah by Dee Rees ♀ (U.S.) TIFF Discovery, Sundance FF Focus has U.S Alliance has Canada FORESIGHT UNLIMITED FORTISSIMO FILMS -What Maisie Knew – Falcon has Middle East -Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediqbale by Wei Te-Sheng (Taiwan) TIFF Special Presentations Well Go USA acquired all North American rights Optimum has U.K -Norwegian... PICTURES / HANNIBAL CLASSICS -Things Fall Apart acquired by Image for No America at TIFF HANWAY FILMS -Kon-Tiki – Nordisk has Scandinavia, Front Row has Middle East, Delphi has Germany -Woody Allen: A Documentary is being introduced to international buyers here at the AFM Submarine has already sold U.S DVD/digital rights to New Video, Canadian rights to Films We Like, and airline rights to Jaguar distribution . What Clients are Saying “Sydney Levine, Peter Belsito and Film Finders have a unique. Times, these are the hot titles. Many are also Tipped for Cannes. We’ll be watching and reporting on them and others daily. Bolded titles and sales are new