Authors for The Coproduction Office
Following in two of the most original films screened this year in Cannes, the European production Battle in Heaven [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Carlos Reygadas
interview: Jean Labadie
film profile] by the Mexican Carlos Reygadas (Official Competition) and Johanna [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by the Hungarian Kornel Mundruczo (Un Certain Regard), the French International sales company, The Coproduction Office, had a very positive Cannes market. Johanna was indeed bought by Metro Tartan for UK, Ama Films for Greece and Ost For Paradise for Denmark, but Philippe Bober’s team also sold it to the USA, to Russia, to Korea and to Canada.
On the other hand, Battle in Heaven, produced by the French Société Parisienne de Production notably with the Germans of Essential and the Belgians of Tarantula as co-producers, attracted many European buyers: Bac films (France), Lucky Red (Italy), Ama (Greece), Lumière (Belgium), Look Now! (Switzerland), Atalanta (Portugal), Filmmuseum (Netherlands) and Metro Tartan (UK and USA). Also to be mentioned some sales for Russia, Canada and Korea. Yesterday The Coproduction Office eventually had the great surprise to see another film of its very selective line-up, The death of Mister Lazarescu [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by the Romanian Cristi Puiu win the section Un Certain Regard.
(Translated from French)
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