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157 articles available in total starting from 25/09/2002. Last article published on 17/05/2017.

Rourke vehicle Mona Lisa sells for Handmade

Following the announcement mid-week that Mickey Rourke was going to star in Larry Clark’s upcoming Mona Lisa, UK-based HandMade Films International closed several key territories at Cannes,...  

16/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Market/UK

Kaleidoscope picks up Winter In Wartime

High Point Films have sold UK/Ireland rights for Dutch box office smash Winter In Wartime to Kaleidoscope, who will release the film on 20 screens. The film, distributed in the territory by...  

15/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Market/UK

Gilliam back in the saddle with Don Quixote

Veteran producer Jeremy Thomas announced yesterday in Cannes that Terry Gilliam’s long-held dream project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote will come to life, penned by award-winning scriptwriter...  

15/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Market/UK

Velvet Cannes launch for SC Films

Veteran UK sales executive Simon Crowe is wearing two hats in Cannes, selling films for his new outfit SC Films International as well as for his previous company, Velvet Octopus. Topping Crowe’s...  

14/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Market/UK

The Works makes “lofty” sales

From her stand at the Martin Gropius Bau of the European Film Market, Joy Wong, head of The Works International, is satisfied with deals closed on Erik van Looy’s Loft and buyers’ responses on...  

09/02/2009 | Berlinale 2009 | Market/UK

High Point snaps up Mum & Dad, The Understudy

High Point Films have acquired world rights, excluding the UK and North America, for Steven Sheil’s British horror film Mum & Dad. The film thrusts a Polish airport worker into a horrific...  

10/10/2008 | Market | UK

High Point picks up Left Bank

High Point Films has acquired world rights, excluding Benelux, for Pieter van Hees’ feature debut, Left Bank. A horror film akin to Rosemary’s Baby and The Wicker Man, Left Bank recounts the tale...  

30/09/2008 | Market | UK

British buyers conclude slew of deals

UK buyers have been amongst the most aggressive at this year’s Cannes market as is reflected in the sheer number of deals struck. Curzon Artificial Eye has acquired Palm D’Or winner The Class,...  

28/05/2008 | Cannes 2008 | Market/UK

Hunger increasers buyers’ appetites

The opening film of Un Certain Regard, Hunger (see the news) by UK artist Steve McQueen has been snatched by a handful of territories at Cannes, including France (MK2), the UK/Ireland (Pathe) and...  

21/05/2008 | Cannes 2008 | Market/UK

Gomorrah, Countess snapped up for UK

Against the tide of the slow start to the Cannes market, UK buyers have been splashing out, acquiring titles. Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah, which enjoyed a rapturous response at its Sunday screening,...  

19/05/2008 | Cannes | Market/UK

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