“The Second Mother” Sundance jury award winner sells worldwide February 9, 2015 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Anna Muylaert’s “The Second Mother”, which plays in a Berlin Panorama Special slot after its Sundance screening, has closed deals in the U.K. and Canada (Soda Pictures), Italy (BIM), Spain (Caramel), Benelux (September) and Switzerland (Filcoopi). Pic is being sold by the Match Factory, Variety reports. A U.S. deal with Oscilloscope Pictures was announced Feb. 6, while Memento took France. Pic is produced by Brazil’s Gullane, and was presented in Locarno last year in a rough cut by Fabiano Gullane. Gullane is hoping for cross-over success with the film, a damedy that plays on Brazil’s new wealth, growing middle class and the working poor. Pic grabbed lots of coverage at home after the film won a special jury award at Sundance for the lead actresses Regina Case and Camila Mardila.  Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
