Soda selects Song of Songs
by Annika Pham
UK distributor Soda Pictures has just added Song of Songs by UK filmmaker Josh Appignanesi to its 2006 line-up including already five European titles, making it an increasingly important player amongst UK arthouse distributors keen to nurture privileged relationships with European filmmakers.
Song of Songs about religion and obsession in London’s Orthodox Jewish community is the feature debut of documentary filmmaker Josh Appignanesi with rising star Natalie Press (My Summer of Love [+see also:
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Soda’s MD Edward Fletcher, a former distribution manager at ICA Projects who set up the company with Eve Gabereau three years ago, said that the decision to acquire Song of Songs was based notably on "a recognition of Soda’s part in the British independent cinema industry where a number of producers are taking considerable risks". "It is important that distributors take risks alongside producers to foster the growth of an alternative British cinema" he stressed.
Song of Songs will be released in the UK on February 10th. Other titles to follow include the documentary Crossing The Bridge -The Sound of Istanbul [+see also:
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