Strand Releasing nabs “Girlhood” Cannes Director’s Fortnight drama June 4, 2014 - 14:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Strand Releasing has acquired all U.S. rights to Celine Sciamma’s “Girlhood” the opening night film at the Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, Variety reported. The film centers on a 16 year-old-girl, played by Karidja Toure, as she seeks her path in life amidst a “girl gang” in the northwest area of Paris. Variety’s Peter Debruge called the film “engrossing” in his review. “Girlhood” is Sciamma’s third feature following “Water Lillies” and “Tomboy.” Strand plans to release the film early next year. Films Distribution closed several deals for major markets during Cannes. The deal was done between Jon Gerrans of Strand Releasing and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert of Films Distribution.  Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
