Cohen Media nabs “Standing Tall” Cannes dramaMay 22, 2015 - 13:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cohen Media Group has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to French social drama “Standing Tall”, the Opening Night selection for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Variety reports. The announcement was made early Friday by Cohen Media Group Chairman and CEO Charles S. Cohen. Cohen Media plans a theatrical release in late 2015. Emmanuelle Bercot’s “Standing Tall” is the second female-helmed film to open the festival. It stars Catherine Deneuve and Rod Paradot, who plays a volatile and violent teen delinquent. The French-language film follows Paradot’s character as he navigates the criminal justice system, aided by a child court judge (Deneuve) and a youth counselor, played by Benoit Magimel (“The Connection”). Peter Debruge gave the film a positive review for Variety, calling it “an earnest homage to the unflagging dedication Gallic social workers put into ensuring that no child gets left behind.” Cohen said, “’Standing Tall’ is a film of great depth, social importance and it is ultimately a film of great optimism.” It’s the second Cannes deal in two days for Cohen Media, which bought rights to Turkish drama “Mustang” following its screening in the Directors Fortnight. The “Standing Tall” deal was negotiated by Cohen Media’s John Kochman and Adeline Fontan Tessaur of Elle Driver. Photo: Cannes Film Festival 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |