01/06/2006

The Cannes Market was a successful one for the international sales team at Pyramide, directed by Eric Lagesse, which acquired this year’s Directors’ Fortnight surprise – Changement d’adresse [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] (lit. “Change of Address”) by French director Emmanuel Mouret (see article) – at the festival and started actively selling it.

Produced by Moby Dick Films and Les Films Pelléas, this light-hearted comedy received to high acclaim by both audiences and critics – who have compared Mouret’s style to that of Woody Allen – has already been sold to Italy (Lady Film), Belgium (Les Films de L'Elysée), Switzerland (Xenix Filmdistribution) and Canada (Seville).

Negotiations are well underway for the UK, Germany and the US as well. These good sales are set to continue at upcoming markets and festivals.

Pyramide has also done good business with Transylvania [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by Tony Gatlif (see news), despite the complications surrounding the film’s screening at the closing of the Cannes Film Festival, which interfered with the traditional rhythm of negotiations with buyers.

To date, the feature, starring Asia Argento, Amira Casar and Birol Unel has been sold to Italy (Lady Film), Benelux (Imagine and Contact), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Hungary (Budapest Film), Poland (Gutek Film), Romania, Turkey, Brazil and Australia, with negotiations about to be concluded with Germany, Spain and Austria.

(Translated from French)