NonStop picks up eight titles in Cannes
by Annika Pham
Stockholm-based distribution group NonStop Entertainment acquired eight films in Cannes, including Xavier Beauvois’ Grand Prize-winning film Of Gods and Men [+see also:
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The humanistic Of Gods and Men was acquired from Wild Bunch for Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, along with Ken Loach’s competition entry Route Irish [+see also:
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Nonstop also picked up for the Nordic region Takeshi Kitano’s competition title Outrage (Celluloid Dreams) and Hugh Hefner: A Playboy, Activist and Rebel (Arrow). For the Nordic and Baltic countries, two snagged two films about French iconic designers – Yves Saint Laurent: L’Amour Fou and Lagerfeld Confidential [+see also:
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