12/02/2026 - The French sales agent will kick off pre-sales on Anthony McCarten’s historical and political thriller starring Guy Pearce, Jared Harris and Merab Ninidze

Actors Guy Pearce, Jared Harris and Merab Ninidze (© SND)

The European Film Market (12 - 18 February) unspooling within the 76th Berlinale will see the international sales division of French group SND getting off to a flying start, as they kick off pre-sales on upcoming feature film The Price of Peace by New Zealand producer and screenwriter Anthony McCarten (nominated for the Best Picture Oscar in 2015 and in 2018 via The Theory of Everything [+see also:
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The cast is led by Australian Guy Pearce (nominated for 2025’s Best Supporting Actor Oscar via The Brutalist [+see also:
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The EFM will also see the SND team led by Ramy Nahas selling Le Fantôme de l’Opera by Alexandre Castagnetti, When the Night Falls by Daniel Auteuil and God Bless this Mess by Mohamed Hamidi, all on a promo reel basis, as well as Crazy Heart by Axel Courtière based on a trailer. The firm will also showcase footage from Albert Pereira Lazaro’s animated film Kittened. The market screening slate, meanwhile, features Bazaar (Murder in the Building) [+see also:
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(Translated from French)