Exclusive: FilmSharks has inked multiple sales and remake rights deals for Ariel Winograd’s film.
FilmSharks has licensed a raft of sales and remake rights on Ariel Winograd’s smash Argentina-Spain comedy Sin Hijos (No Kids).
Guido Rud – who has hired returning staffer and former Primer Plano executive Valeria Fanego as senior vice-president of international sales – has closed a deal with Palace Cinemas for Australia.
Rights have gone in: Scandinavia and Cis (Maywin Media) HBO Ce (central Europe pay TV), Bolivia (Multicines), and airlines (Global Eagle and Inflight Dublin).
Patagonik and Tornasol produced the story about a romance between a divorced father and a woman who advocates child-free living. Spanish superstar Maribel Verdú stars alongside Diego Peretti.
France’s Albertine Productions in association with Selective Films has taken French remake rights, while Colorado Films has optioned Italy, and Elisa Salinas Mexico. A Us studio is preparing to announce Indian remake rights.
Buenos Aires-based...
FilmSharks has licensed a raft of sales and remake rights on Ariel Winograd’s smash Argentina-Spain comedy Sin Hijos (No Kids).
Guido Rud – who has hired returning staffer and former Primer Plano executive Valeria Fanego as senior vice-president of international sales – has closed a deal with Palace Cinemas for Australia.
Rights have gone in: Scandinavia and Cis (Maywin Media) HBO Ce (central Europe pay TV), Bolivia (Multicines), and airlines (Global Eagle and Inflight Dublin).
Patagonik and Tornasol produced the story about a romance between a divorced father and a woman who advocates child-free living. Spanish superstar Maribel Verdú stars alongside Diego Peretti.
France’s Albertine Productions in association with Selective Films has taken French remake rights, while Colorado Films has optioned Italy, and Elisa Salinas Mexico. A Us studio is preparing to announce Indian remake rights.
Buenos Aires-based...
- 2/11/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Canadian Twilight Convention Corazon Contest RPatz Kelly Clarkson and more in todays odds and endsnbspCanadian Twilight ConventionTwo young girls in Canada have started a campaign to get a Twilight Convention held there. The petition has been up on Facebook for just over two weeks and theyve already gotten an astonishing 1300 members approximately and its increasing very quickly.If you would like to help them out or if you have any questions please email them at twicanconhotmail.com.Click here for their Facebook group.thanks Ilana Zackon and Taryn Katz Montreal CanadaCorazon stays with Twilight franchiseCorazon Films the Mexican distributor for Summit Entertainments Twilight is back on board for the vampire sagas sequel. The Mexico Citybased distributor founded in 2007 by Eckhardt Von Damm Elisa Salinas and Fernando Sarinana has signed up to handle New Moon which is expected to be released stateside in late 2009 or early 2010. New Moon is being directed...
- 1/30/2009
- twilightersanonymous.com
Mexico City -- Corazon Films, the Mexican distributor for Summit Entertainment's "Twilight," is back on board for the vampire saga's sequel.
The Mexico City-based distributor -- founded in 2007 by Eckhardt Von Damm, Elisa Salinas and Fernando Sarinana -- has signed up to handle "New Moon," which is expected to be released stateside in late 2009 or early 2010.
"New Moon" is being directed by Chris Weitz, with Dakota Fanning reportedly in talks to play one of the teen vamps.
Now in its 10th week in Mexico, "Twilight" has grossed about $10 million in the territory.
The Mexico City-based distributor -- founded in 2007 by Eckhardt Von Damm, Elisa Salinas and Fernando Sarinana -- has signed up to handle "New Moon," which is expected to be released stateside in late 2009 or early 2010.
"New Moon" is being directed by Chris Weitz, with Dakota Fanning reportedly in talks to play one of the teen vamps.
Now in its 10th week in Mexico, "Twilight" has grossed about $10 million in the territory.
- 1/28/2009
- by By John Hecht
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARK CITY -- Filmmaker Michael Cahill's first feature is an amiable and funny dysfunctional-family drama about a father and daughter discovering that the true value lying beneath the surface of their combative relationship is the promise that their sundered familial bond is ripe for renewal.
Intermittent narrative lapses and a slight dramatic disconnect in two otherwise fine lead performances don't diminish the film's low-key indie aesthetic and attractive production values, making this a smart selection for specialty distributors and a strong contender for ongoing festival play.
Miranda Evan Rachel Wood), 16, has been living alone in the family home for two years since Mom ran off and her free-spirited but bipolar father, Charlie (Michael Douglas), entered a mental institution. She has dropped out of school and supports herself by working double shifts at McDonald's. His stay in the psychiatric facility completed, Charlie returns home to join Miranda, but it's not exactly a joyful family reunion.
She resents her father's poor parenting and is suspicious of his mental and emotional faculties. She displays barely restrained hostility by calling him Charlie and frequently questions his judgment. Her reservations intensify as Charlie gradually reveals his grand scheme to unearth the treasure of 17th century Spanish explorer Father Juan Florismarte Garces that he insists is buried in their Southern California neighborhood,
A true California dreamer, Charlie isn't about to be deterred in his quest by Miranda, deploying reams of research on the Garces expedition, including detailed maps, metal detectors, GPS tracking devices and a diesel-powered backhoe in his search. With manic enthusiasm and limitless energy, he gradually persuades Miranda to join the hunt.
Their search leads them to the local Costco, where Charlie believes Garces' gold lies buried six feet below the poured-concrete floor. He persuades Miranda to take a job at the store, and with his old pal Pepper (Willis Burks II), begins planning a break-in.
Writer-director Cahill's script is strongest when his characters are playing against one another. It occasionally falters on the finer points of plot -- like failing to establish how the long-unemployed Charlie can possibly finance his treasure hunt -- and misses opportunities to develop any significant subplots.
Cahill begins the film with a brief scene of the Costco caper, then flashes back five months to Charlie's release before picking the story line up again. While this device works well for the setup, intermittent flashbacks to Miranda's childhood throughout the film -- demonstrating Charlie's iconoclastic moral values and questionable parenting skills -- become repetitive, failing to add nuance or information.
Otherwise, the film is fairly straightforward narratively and stylistically. Cinematographer James Whitaker contributes some nicely shot nighttime scenes. Dan Bishop's production design suits Charlie and Miranda's laid-back California lifestyle, existing in opposition to the homogeneity of the corporate culture that surrounds them.
Douglas, sporting shaggy hair and a beard, nails Charlie's manic attitude in nearly every scene, conveying his character's desperate attempt to make something significant out of his life and show his daughter he's not a loser. Wood is less certain as Miranda. Still, she conveys the girl's ambivalence and smothered affection toward her father. Curiously, the two actors sometimes seem to fall out of synch in their joint scenes.
KING OF CALIFORNIA
Millennium Films presents in association with Emmett/Furla Films an Alexander Payne/Michael London production
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Michael Cahill
Producers: Avi Lerner, Randall Emmett, Alexander Payne, Michael London
Executive producers: Boaz Davidson, George Furla, Elisa Salinas, John Thompson, Trevor Short, Danny Dimbort
Director of photography: James Whitaker
Production designer: Dan Bishop
Music: David Robbins
Costume designers: Ellen Mirojnick, Michael Dennison
Editor: Glenn Garland
Cast:
Charlie: Michael Douglas
Miranda: Evan Rachel Wood
Pepper: Willis Burks II
Running time -- 92 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Intermittent narrative lapses and a slight dramatic disconnect in two otherwise fine lead performances don't diminish the film's low-key indie aesthetic and attractive production values, making this a smart selection for specialty distributors and a strong contender for ongoing festival play.
Miranda Evan Rachel Wood), 16, has been living alone in the family home for two years since Mom ran off and her free-spirited but bipolar father, Charlie (Michael Douglas), entered a mental institution. She has dropped out of school and supports herself by working double shifts at McDonald's. His stay in the psychiatric facility completed, Charlie returns home to join Miranda, but it's not exactly a joyful family reunion.
She resents her father's poor parenting and is suspicious of his mental and emotional faculties. She displays barely restrained hostility by calling him Charlie and frequently questions his judgment. Her reservations intensify as Charlie gradually reveals his grand scheme to unearth the treasure of 17th century Spanish explorer Father Juan Florismarte Garces that he insists is buried in their Southern California neighborhood,
A true California dreamer, Charlie isn't about to be deterred in his quest by Miranda, deploying reams of research on the Garces expedition, including detailed maps, metal detectors, GPS tracking devices and a diesel-powered backhoe in his search. With manic enthusiasm and limitless energy, he gradually persuades Miranda to join the hunt.
Their search leads them to the local Costco, where Charlie believes Garces' gold lies buried six feet below the poured-concrete floor. He persuades Miranda to take a job at the store, and with his old pal Pepper (Willis Burks II), begins planning a break-in.
Writer-director Cahill's script is strongest when his characters are playing against one another. It occasionally falters on the finer points of plot -- like failing to establish how the long-unemployed Charlie can possibly finance his treasure hunt -- and misses opportunities to develop any significant subplots.
Cahill begins the film with a brief scene of the Costco caper, then flashes back five months to Charlie's release before picking the story line up again. While this device works well for the setup, intermittent flashbacks to Miranda's childhood throughout the film -- demonstrating Charlie's iconoclastic moral values and questionable parenting skills -- become repetitive, failing to add nuance or information.
Otherwise, the film is fairly straightforward narratively and stylistically. Cinematographer James Whitaker contributes some nicely shot nighttime scenes. Dan Bishop's production design suits Charlie and Miranda's laid-back California lifestyle, existing in opposition to the homogeneity of the corporate culture that surrounds them.
Douglas, sporting shaggy hair and a beard, nails Charlie's manic attitude in nearly every scene, conveying his character's desperate attempt to make something significant out of his life and show his daughter he's not a loser. Wood is less certain as Miranda. Still, she conveys the girl's ambivalence and smothered affection toward her father. Curiously, the two actors sometimes seem to fall out of synch in their joint scenes.
KING OF CALIFORNIA
Millennium Films presents in association with Emmett/Furla Films an Alexander Payne/Michael London production
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Michael Cahill
Producers: Avi Lerner, Randall Emmett, Alexander Payne, Michael London
Executive producers: Boaz Davidson, George Furla, Elisa Salinas, John Thompson, Trevor Short, Danny Dimbort
Director of photography: James Whitaker
Production designer: Dan Bishop
Music: David Robbins
Costume designers: Ellen Mirojnick, Michael Dennison
Editor: Glenn Garland
Cast:
Charlie: Michael Douglas
Miranda: Evan Rachel Wood
Pepper: Willis Burks II
Running time -- 92 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brian Presley, Rider Strong and Jake Muxworthy head the cast of Borderland, a Mexico-set crime tale that Lions Gate Films has begun filming in and around Tijuana. The cast also includes Martha Higareda, Roberto Sosa, Jose Maria Yazpik and Damian Alcazar. The fact-based film revolves around three young men who end up on the wrong side of a local ancient cult. Zev Berman (Plain Dirty) will direct from a screenplay he wrote with Eric Poppen. Lauren Moews will produce under the Tonic Films shingle along with Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett/Furla Films, Freedom Films and Elisa Salinas of Tau Prods.
- 6/17/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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