Marché du Film E-Show Daily Ten

TOP STORIES: 'The Homesman' Acquired by Newly Launched Saban Films; Zvyagintsev's 'Leviathan' On...

Marché du Film eSHOW DAILY NUMBER TEN 05.22.14

TOP STORIES 'The Homesman' Acquired by Newly Launched Saban Films By Ramin Setoodeh Tommy Lee Jones' Western "The Homesman," which premiered at Cannes on Sunday night, has sold its North American distribution rights to the new film venture Saban Films. Media mogul and billionaire Haim Saban launched the distribution company... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Zvyagintsev's 'Leviathan' On Track To Close Near All of World by Cannes End By John Hopewell and Leo Barraclough CANNES: Underscoring the still enduring attraction of movies from a select number of much-courted auteurs, Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev's much-anticipated "Leviathan," is on track to sell out near all the world, of major territories, ... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Russell Crowe's 'Water Diviner' Heading for Weinstein Co. in U.S. By Dave McNary The Weinstein Co. is in talks to acquire U.S. rights to Russell Crowe's directorial debut, "The Water Diviner," following a May 15 promotional presentation at the Cannes Film Festival. Crowe screened 12 minutes of footage at the event at the... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Vincent Cassel Set For Carlos Diegues' 'Circus' (EXCLUSIVE) By John Hopewell and Elsa Keslassy Vincent Cassel ("Black Swan"), French actress Catherine Mouchet and Brazil's on-the-rise Jesuita Barbosa ("Tattoo") are attached to star in "The Great Mystical Circus," the latest movie from the still highly-active Brazilian Cinema Novo vet ... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Faith-based 'The Song' Gets U.S. Distribution By Dave McNary Looking to appeal to faith-based audiences, Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to City on a Hill Studio's music-driven love story "The Song." The film stars Alan Powell of the group Anthem Lights, Caitlin Nicol-Thomas ("Nashville"... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Cannes Q&A: Director Asia Argento On Why Her 'Misunderstood' Is Not Autobiographical By Nick Vivarelli Asia Argento is at Cannes with "Misunderstood," the third feature directed by the Italian multi-hyphenate, and one of two works by women directors representing Italy in the fest's official selection. The film screens today, May 22, in Un Cer... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Canine Star of Un Certain Regard's 'White God' Shoots Video of Cannes Visit (EXCLUSIVE) By Leo Barraclough CANNES -- It is not unusual for the star of a film playing in Cannes' Official Selection to fly to the Cote d'Azur town to attend the world premiere of the movie, but in the case of Kornel Mundruczo's "White God," which played in Un Certain ... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Nathan Phillips' 'These Final Hours' Gets U.S. Distribution By Dave McNary Well Go USA Entertainment has bought U.S. rights to apocalyptic adventure "These Final Hours," which is being screened at Cannes in Directors Fortnight, for release later this year. First-time Australian director Zak Hilditch also wrote the ... Read Full Story at Variety.com → 'Blue Ruin' Director Gets Financing for Thriller 'Green Room' By Dave McNary Broad Green Pictures will produce and finance Jeremy Saulnier's crime-thriller "Green Room" with Filmscience, set to be his follow-up to revenge tale "Blue Ruin" (pictured above). Anish Savjani and Neil Kopp of Filmscience will produce with ... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Cannes To Pay Tribute To Ace Lenser Vilmos Zsigmond By Nick Vivarelli Revered Hungarian-American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, winner of an Oscar in 1978 for lensing "Close Enounters of the Third Kind," will be honored at Cannes with the Pierre Angenieux Excellence in Cinematography award. Cannes will pay t... Read Full Story at Variety.com → 'Chalan,' 'Sandwich,' 'Catfish' Play Madrid's Mexican Film Showcase By John Hopewell CANNES -- Jorge Michel Grau's "Chalan," Fernando Eimbcke's "Club Sandwich" and Claudia Sainte-Luce's "The Amazing Cat Fish" play Madrid's Muestra de Cine Mexicano (Mexican Film Showcase), an 11-title panorama and distribution platform. Co-or... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Tweet this Forward this

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