Filmax's Transsiberian journey to Sundance and Berlin
by Vitor Pinto
Transsiberian by US-born director Brad Anderson, co-produced by Spain's Filmax and Germany's Universum Films, has been chosen to participate in the upcoming Sundance (January 17-27) and Berlin (February 7-17) film festivals.
The project marks another step in the collaboration between the Madrid-based company and Anderson after 2004’s The Machinist.
Shot over 10 weeks in Lithuania and China, the film stars Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer (Match Point [+see also:
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Spanish theatrical distribution is scheduled for the first trimester of 2008.
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