Olive Films acquires R and Honey
by Annika Pham
US distributor Olive Films has bought North American rights the 2010 Golden Bear winner Honey [+see also:
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interview: Semih Kaplanoglu
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Olive Films said they plan to release Semih Kaplanoglu’s Turkish film Honey in the US in 2011. The relatively new US distribution outfit picked up several other quality films from The Match Factory: Egg [+see also:
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Olive Films’ managing director Farhad Arshad also picked up Michael Nor and Tobias Lindholm’s debut feature R. The film was awarded the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film at the 2010 Gothenburg International Film Festival. TrustNordisk also sold the film to NinetySeven in France.
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