Synergetic picks up Swiss drama “Amateur Teens”September 24, 2016 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Synergetic Distribution has picked up North American rights to Swiss coming-of-age drama “Amateur Teens”, while Australian rights have gone to Accent Film Entertainment, according to Variety. The movie, co-written by Niklaus Hilber and Patrick Tonz and produced by Valentin Greutert through his A Film Company, tells the story of a group of young Zurich teens experimenting with sex and social media. The North American deal was negotiated by sales company Film Republic’s Xavier Henry-Rashid and Synergetic’s Anatol Chavez. “‘Amateur Teens’ is a relevant, smart portrayal of contemporary youth which we feel will resonate well locally,” said Chavez. Synergetic is currently planning to release the film in the first quarter of 2017. “Amateur Teens” received its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival in 2015, winning the fest’s audience award. It recently played at the Locarno Film Festival in August. The Australian deal for “Amateur Teens” was negotiated between Henry-Rashid and Accent’s George Papadopoulos. Film Republic has also secured French distribution for another Swiss title, Claudia Lorenz’s “What’s Between Us,” which has been acquired by Optimale for France. Lorenz’s drama, co-written with Rolando Colla, tells the story of a woman coming to terms with the discovery that her husband is gay after 18 years of marriage. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |