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EFM Roundup: K5 Lands Rights To Tim Robbins’ ‘Man Under’, Political Thriller ‘The Lion’s Share’; WestEnd Secures Atom Bomb Drama ‘Midnight Sun’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Thursday February 7, 2013 @ 1:15pm PSTTags: Berlin Film Festival, Big Deals Film, European Film Market, John Leguizamo, Steve Coogan, Tim Robbins

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K5 International has acquired international rights to Man Under, which will be directed by and star Tim Robbins. Michelle Pfeiffer and Chloe Moretz co-star in the pic, about a Yonkers family swept up in New York’s art and high society scene after their picture is taken by a photographer whose tragic death raises her profile and that of her subjects. Ann Cherkis (The Secret) wrote the screenplay, and Alexandra Milchan through her EMJAG Prods, Scott Lambert of Film 360, and Aimée Peyronnet of Wild Child Films are producing. K5 is introducing Man Under to EFM buyers at the Berlin Film Festival; UTA Independent Film Group is repping North American rights. Robbins is represented by UTA and 3 Arts, Pfeiffer by CAA and Management 360, and Moretz by WME and 3 Arts.

K5 also has taken worldwide rights to the political thriller The Lion’s Share, to be directed by Nathan Morlando and star Jim Sturgess and Djimon Hounsou. It begins shooting in September and is the story of journalist Aaron Fletcher (Sturgess), who travels to Somalia to secure a career-making interview with highly dangerous pirate Samakab “Kab” Roble (Hounsou). The danger escalates for both men and the interview takes on new stakes as the journalist learns the only way out may be to deliver the head of a man who is both hero and criminal. Morlando and Allison Black co-wrote; Black and Genevieve Hofmeyr are producing. … READ MORE »

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Hot Berlin Trailer*: ‘Big Ass Spider’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Wednesday February 6, 2013 @ 4:36pm PSTTags: Berlin Film Festival, European Film Market, SXSW

I put an asterisk in the title there because I can’t promise this will be a massive breakout from the market stalls of the European Film Market. But I will say that the story of a giant arachnid … Read More »

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EOne Scoops Up Berlin Film Titles

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday February 15, 2012 @ 5:37am PSTTags: Berlin, eOne, European Film Market
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Toronto/Los Angeles/London/Amsterdam/Sydney – February 15, 2012 – Entertainment One (eOne) is pleased to announce that it has secured the rights to a broad selection of premium titles at this year’s annual European Film Market in Berlin. From comedies and dramas to zombie-flicks and thrillers, eOne scored films for each of its core markets and inked a number of key multi-territory deals.

Entertainment One secured multi-territory rights for, among others:

· 2 GUNS, starring Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington, from Foresight, UK & Canada

· A MOST WANTED MAN, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, from FilmNation Entertainment, Canada & Benelux

· DEAD MINE, Writer/Director Steven Sheil, from Celluloid Nightmares, UK, Canada & Benelux

· LOVE PUNCH, starring Emma Thompson and Pierce Brosnan, from SND, UK, Canada & Australia

· MISS YOU ALREADY, Director Paul Andrew Williams and starring Jennifer Aniston, from The Salt Company, UK, Canada & Australia

· SIDE EFFECTS (‘BITTER PILL’), Director Steven Soderbergh and starring Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jude Law, from FilmNation, UK & Canada

· WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, Director Jim Mickle, from Memento Films, UK & Canada

Other acquisition highlights from across eOne territories include:

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Kino Lorber Takes US Rights To EFM’s ‘The Well-Digger’s Daughter’

By BRIAN BROOKS | Monday February 13, 2012 @ 9:30am PSTTags: European Film Market, Kino Lorber

The Well-Digger’s Daughter is set for a June commercial run at New York’s Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and will expand to other major markets during the summer of 2012 via Kino Lorber. The film’s VOD and home video releases … Read More »

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Sales and Production Unit Meyers Media Group To Launch With Four Films At EFM

By BRIAN BROOKS | Thursday February 2, 2012 @ 11:05am PSTTags: European Film Market

Global film sales and production company Meyers Media Group will launch at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin with four projects on its roster. Founders Lawrence Meyers will serve as the company’s president and Bobby Meyers will consult. The company’s EFM projects include Midnight Sun from producers Eric Morris (Say Uncle) and Ben Smith (The Bourne Legacy); 7 Red from producers Mace Neufeld (Hunt For Red October) and Robyn Shwer of Mace Neufeld Productions and Eryl Cochran and Branon Coluccio; Rider from producers Arnold Rifkin (16 Blocks) and Damon Martin (Another Happy Day); and One Square Mile from director Charles-Olivier Michaud (Snow & Ashes), which will begin shooting May 7th. Also joining the new company are Randy Dannenberg, formerly of Media 8 Entertainment, who will serve as EVP and will oversee production and acquisition. Peter Rowley will be VP International Distribution and Administration working with Lawrence Meyers in managing the company’s sales slate at international markets and festivals. Read More »

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Myriad Takes International Rights To ‘Nobody Walks’: Sundance

By BRIAN BROOKS | Tuesday January 31, 2012 @ 12:37pm PSTTags: European Film Market, Myriad Pictures, Nobody Walks

Nobody Walks, the Ry Russo-Young film that stars John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby and Rosemarie DeWitt and sold to Magnolia Pictures for the U.S. during its Sundance premiere, now has an international rights deal. Myriad Pictures acquired the … Read More »

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Berlin: EFM Launches American Indie Initiative; Forum Fills In Line-Up

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Thursday January 26, 2012 @ 6:41am PSTTags: Berlin Film Festival, European Film Market

The European Film Market will host a special lounge devoted to American indie filmmakers at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin next month. Under the umbrella American Independents In Berlin and organized by the Independent Filmmaker Project and the Sundance Institute, the lounge will function as a showcase for over 50 U.S. indies where films will screen in two sections: Sundance At EFM and IFP Selects. EFM director Beki Probst calls the combination of films chosen by IFP and the market’s long-standing collaboration with the Sundance Institute “a fitting mix and an important expansion of our offering for EFM exhibitors, buyers and participants.” On the festival side, the Forum has completed its special screenings roster with a mix of world premieres, revivals and “unearthings” including Swoon, Tom Kalin’s 1992 Leopold and Loeb retelling, a full 20 years after it debuted in Berlin. Read More »

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