“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 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. |
