Co-president will sell his remaining ownership of the company to Michael E. Rosenberg, who will continue as president.
Film Movement has announced that co-president Adley Gartenstein will leave the distributor on March 20.
Gartenstein, who joined in 2003, will sell his remaining ownership of the company to Michael E. Rosenberg, the former eOne executive who joined the company in March 2014 as co-president. Rosenberg will continue as president.
Rosenberg commented: “Adley has built a wonderful team and superb relationships with our business partners over the years, and it has been a great honour and a true pleasure working with him. We wish Adley the best of luck in his next endeavours.”
“I’m so very thankful to the incredible Film Movement team. I am proud of the movies we have distributed and of who we are as a company. Film Movement has accomplished many wonderful things in the 13 years I’ve been with the company, and now I look...
Film Movement has announced that co-president Adley Gartenstein will leave the distributor on March 20.
Gartenstein, who joined in 2003, will sell his remaining ownership of the company to Michael E. Rosenberg, the former eOne executive who joined the company in March 2014 as co-president. Rosenberg will continue as president.
Rosenberg commented: “Adley has built a wonderful team and superb relationships with our business partners over the years, and it has been a great honour and a true pleasure working with him. We wish Adley the best of luck in his next endeavours.”
“I’m so very thankful to the incredible Film Movement team. I am proud of the movies we have distributed and of who we are as a company. Film Movement has accomplished many wonderful things in the 13 years I’ve been with the company, and now I look...
- 3/10/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
The executive joined in January 2014 and has been promoted to director of sales as longtime vice-president Meghan Wurtz departs to pursue other opportunities.
Makoulis’ professional background is in film finance including several years as chief dealmaker at film sales company Elephant Eye Films.
He will be tasked primarily with the continued growth of Film Movement’s home video and ancillary sales business.
Wurtz joined Film Movement in 2005 as vice-president of business development, rising to company vice-president in 2009.
During her time with the company, Wurtz’s many accomplishments include ushering Film Festival on Demand into existence, securing Stella Artois as lead company sponsor and selling Film Movement’s catalogue to airlines and domestic TV outlets, including the premiere next month of acclaimed documentary A Life In Dirty Movies to Showtime.
Film Movement came under new leadership earlier this year when Michael E Rosenberg, formerly of eOne, joined the company as co-president alongside Adley Gartenstein.
“We wish Meghan...
Makoulis’ professional background is in film finance including several years as chief dealmaker at film sales company Elephant Eye Films.
He will be tasked primarily with the continued growth of Film Movement’s home video and ancillary sales business.
Wurtz joined Film Movement in 2005 as vice-president of business development, rising to company vice-president in 2009.
During her time with the company, Wurtz’s many accomplishments include ushering Film Festival on Demand into existence, securing Stella Artois as lead company sponsor and selling Film Movement’s catalogue to airlines and domestic TV outlets, including the premiere next month of acclaimed documentary A Life In Dirty Movies to Showtime.
Film Movement came under new leadership earlier this year when Michael E Rosenberg, formerly of eOne, joined the company as co-president alongside Adley Gartenstein.
“We wish Meghan...
- 12/22/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The Lesson [pictured], Eva Braun, Golden Kingdom find distributors.
Wide Management has inked a Us deal on Toronto drama The Lesson with Film Movement and German deals with Tiberius Film on duo Golden Kingdom and Eva Braun.
The Lesson, the debut feature from Bulgarian filmmakers Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, follows an honest, hard-working schoolteacher in a small Bulgarian town who is driven to desperate measures to avoid financial ruin.
The deal was locked at Tiff by Film Movement’s co-president Adley Gartenstein with Anais Clanet and Emmanuelle Le Courtois at Wide.
Director Simone Scafidi’s Italian drama Eva Braun, inspired by Italy’s recent parliamentary sex scandals, follows a mogul with unusual sexual fantasies.
Brian Perkins’ Us debut Golden Kingdom charts the coming-of-age of four young monks in Myanmar.
Wide’s Toronto slate also includes Official Selection trio The Narrow Frame of Midnight, Margarita, With A Straw and Foreign Body.
2014 acquisitions for [link...
Wide Management has inked a Us deal on Toronto drama The Lesson with Film Movement and German deals with Tiberius Film on duo Golden Kingdom and Eva Braun.
The Lesson, the debut feature from Bulgarian filmmakers Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, follows an honest, hard-working schoolteacher in a small Bulgarian town who is driven to desperate measures to avoid financial ruin.
The deal was locked at Tiff by Film Movement’s co-president Adley Gartenstein with Anais Clanet and Emmanuelle Le Courtois at Wide.
Director Simone Scafidi’s Italian drama Eva Braun, inspired by Italy’s recent parliamentary sex scandals, follows a mogul with unusual sexual fantasies.
Brian Perkins’ Us debut Golden Kingdom charts the coming-of-age of four young monks in Myanmar.
Wide’s Toronto slate also includes Official Selection trio The Narrow Frame of Midnight, Margarita, With A Straw and Foreign Body.
2014 acquisitions for [link...
- 9/9/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Film Movement has acquired Us rights to Marie’s Story (formerly Marie Heurtin) ahead of its world premiere slot in Locarno.
Jean-Pierre Améris directs Isabelle Carré as a determined nun in late 19th century France who taught a deaf and blind child to communicate.
Denis Carot and Sophie Revil of Escazal Films produced Marie’s Story.
Film Movement co-president Adley Gartenstein brokered the deal with Nicolas Eschbach of Indie Sales and has earmarked a 2015 theatrical release.
Jean-Pierre Améris directs Isabelle Carré as a determined nun in late 19th century France who taught a deaf and blind child to communicate.
Denis Carot and Sophie Revil of Escazal Films produced Marie’s Story.
Film Movement co-president Adley Gartenstein brokered the deal with Nicolas Eschbach of Indie Sales and has earmarked a 2015 theatrical release.
- 7/31/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
As an Angeleno, one of my tricks for surviving Cannes is stopping over somewhere to break that hideous La to Nice air trek that is tough to recover from. Far better to get one night's sleep in New York, London or Paris before arriving jet-lagged on the Riviera. And I like Delta's non-stop overnight flight from JFK to Nice--even if they don't have wifi. That way I am forced to get some shuteye. On this year's flight were Cinetic Media's John Sloss, Kino's Richard Lorber, sales reps Josh and Dan Braun, Film Movement's Adley Gartenstein, Rose Kuo, Criterion's Peter Becker, film scribe Harlan Jacobson and Magnolia's Eamonn Bowles. After grabbing the press shuttle to the Old Port at Cannes, I schlepped my bags to the Indiewire apartment, a third-floor walk-up on Rue Commandant de St. Andre, pres de la seaside Boulevard la Croisette. I lined up for my...
- 5/15/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
It seems as though Italian filmmaker Paolo Virzi ("The First Beautiful Thing") is getting just the right amount of buzz for his latest feature "Human Capital." In advance of its North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival later this month, the film has just been acquired by Film Movement. "Human Capital" follows the lives of two families, one middle-class and one very well-to-do and privileged, as their lives intertwine across social statuses when two of their children suddenly begin a relationship that leads to a tragic accident. "We love the movie's portrait of a society struggling with the same issues of economic inequality that we're seeing here in the U.S.," said Adley Gartenstein, co-president of Film Movement. "The film's unique structure and superb acting make it an incredibly exciting acquisition for Film Movement." Read More: Film Movement's Genre Label Ram Releasing to Focus on Darker, Edgier Fare...
- 4/11/2014
- by Ziyad Saadi
- Indiewire
Michael Rosenberg has become the newest equity-holder in the New York-based firm and will assume the role of co-president alongside Adley Gartenstein.
Rosenberg most held the position of president of eOne and served 26 years at the company and its predecessor, Koch Entertainment.
“I have been very impressed by Film Movement’s innovative model of film distribution,” said Rosenberg. “Adley and his team have done a tremendous job of building a smart, modern film company with a high-quality catalogue and a great diversity of distribution channels.
“As I’ve gotten to know Adley, I have been struck by his integrity, his perseverance and his intelligence. I am excited about the opportunity to work together with him and the rest of the Film Movement staff as we continue to expand the company.”
“Michael Rosenberg is a dynamic, bright and experienced leader, and a straight-talking honest media executive,” said Gartenstein. “His experience in building Koch Vision, Koch Lorber Films and [link...
Rosenberg most held the position of president of eOne and served 26 years at the company and its predecessor, Koch Entertainment.
“I have been very impressed by Film Movement’s innovative model of film distribution,” said Rosenberg. “Adley and his team have done a tremendous job of building a smart, modern film company with a high-quality catalogue and a great diversity of distribution channels.
“As I’ve gotten to know Adley, I have been struck by his integrity, his perseverance and his intelligence. I am excited about the opportunity to work together with him and the rest of the Film Movement staff as we continue to expand the company.”
“Michael Rosenberg is a dynamic, bright and experienced leader, and a straight-talking honest media executive,” said Gartenstein. “His experience in building Koch Vision, Koch Lorber Films and [link...
- 3/24/2014
- ScreenDaily
A Thousand Times Good Night sells for Global Screen.
Global Screen’s Juliette Binoche drama A Thousand Times Good Night has sold to Film Movement for the Us and Pacific Northwest Pictures for Canada.
The deals were negotiated with Adley Gartenstein and Lindsey Hodgson respectively, with Julia Weber on behalf of Global Screen.
The German sales outfit has also inked deals in Japan (Kadokawa Corporation), Australia (Regency Film Distribution), Denmark/Finland (Smile ApS), Turkey (Yeni Bir Film Ltd), ex-Yougoslavia (Discovery d.o.o.), Bulgaria (Multivision Ltd) and Latin America (HBO).
Binoche stars alongside Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maria Doyle Kennedy, newcomer Lauryn Canny and U2 drummer Larry Mullen jr. in the story of a top war photographer who struggles to reconcile her job with her family life. Norway’s Erik Poppe directs.
Deals previously concluded for UK (Arrow), Spain (Golem), Portugal (Lanterna de Pedra Filmes), Benelux (Wild Bunch), South Korea (Cinema Republic), China (Champs Lis) and...
Global Screen’s Juliette Binoche drama A Thousand Times Good Night has sold to Film Movement for the Us and Pacific Northwest Pictures for Canada.
The deals were negotiated with Adley Gartenstein and Lindsey Hodgson respectively, with Julia Weber on behalf of Global Screen.
The German sales outfit has also inked deals in Japan (Kadokawa Corporation), Australia (Regency Film Distribution), Denmark/Finland (Smile ApS), Turkey (Yeni Bir Film Ltd), ex-Yougoslavia (Discovery d.o.o.), Bulgaria (Multivision Ltd) and Latin America (HBO).
Binoche stars alongside Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maria Doyle Kennedy, newcomer Lauryn Canny and U2 drummer Larry Mullen jr. in the story of a top war photographer who struggles to reconcile her job with her family life. Norway’s Erik Poppe directs.
Deals previously concluded for UK (Arrow), Spain (Golem), Portugal (Lanterna de Pedra Filmes), Benelux (Wild Bunch), South Korea (Cinema Republic), China (Champs Lis) and...
- 2/19/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Film Movement’s genre division’s inaugural selections include Moebius and Hide And Seek.
Leading the 2014 pipeline are Bobby Boerman’s Dutch second-screen thriller App on May 9 and South Korean Kim Ki-duk’s extreme family drama Moebius in late July.
The sister labels will co-release two titles theaterically in the form of Wiktor Ericsson’s documentary about porn auteur Joe Sarno in The Sarnos: A Life In Dirty Movies in June and Manuel Martín Cuenca’s romance Cannibal in July.
Rounding out the Ram slate are Nate Taylor’s psychodrama Forgetting The Girl and Huh Jung’s South Korean box office hit Hide And Seek (pictured) on home video on April 1 and April 8, respectively.
“After over a decade in this business, we’d seen again and again these genre films of exceptional quality with no place to put them within Film Movement’s established brand,” said vp of acquisitions and distribution Rebeca Conget.
“We developed...
Leading the 2014 pipeline are Bobby Boerman’s Dutch second-screen thriller App on May 9 and South Korean Kim Ki-duk’s extreme family drama Moebius in late July.
The sister labels will co-release two titles theaterically in the form of Wiktor Ericsson’s documentary about porn auteur Joe Sarno in The Sarnos: A Life In Dirty Movies in June and Manuel Martín Cuenca’s romance Cannibal in July.
Rounding out the Ram slate are Nate Taylor’s psychodrama Forgetting The Girl and Huh Jung’s South Korean box office hit Hide And Seek (pictured) on home video on April 1 and April 8, respectively.
“After over a decade in this business, we’d seen again and again these genre films of exceptional quality with no place to put them within Film Movement’s established brand,” said vp of acquisitions and distribution Rebeca Conget.
“We developed...
- 2/10/2014
- ScreenDaily
Ram Releasing has picked up North American rights on the controversial Kim Ki-duk film Moebius from South Korean sales company Finecut.
The genre label of North American distributor Film Movement announced it plans a day-and-date theatrical and VOD release for the film in summer 2014.
Kim Ki-duk’s latest story of a dysfunctional family features an unfaithful husband and a wife who castrates her son in revenge.
The Venice competition film was virtually banned locally when the Korea Media Ratings Board gave it a Restricted rating twice for excessive violence and incestuous sex.
Restricted films in Korea are only allowed to screen in theatres specialising in Restricted film, but none actually exist in the country. The filmmaker cut two-and-half minutes to get the go-ahead with a Teenager Restricted rating.
Released on September 5 in Korea, Moebius took $241,000, according the Korean Film Council.
The film had secured a slew of pre-sales to territories including ex-ussr, Italy and Germany...
The genre label of North American distributor Film Movement announced it plans a day-and-date theatrical and VOD release for the film in summer 2014.
Kim Ki-duk’s latest story of a dysfunctional family features an unfaithful husband and a wife who castrates her son in revenge.
The Venice competition film was virtually banned locally when the Korea Media Ratings Board gave it a Restricted rating twice for excessive violence and incestuous sex.
Restricted films in Korea are only allowed to screen in theatres specialising in Restricted film, but none actually exist in the country. The filmmaker cut two-and-half minutes to get the go-ahead with a Teenager Restricted rating.
Released on September 5 in Korea, Moebius took $241,000, according the Korean Film Council.
The film had secured a slew of pre-sales to territories including ex-ussr, Italy and Germany...
- 11/21/2013
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Ram Releasing has picked up North American rights on the controversial Kim Ki-duk film Moebius from South Korean sales company Finecut.
The genre label of North American distributor Film Movement announced it plans a day-and-date theatrical and VOD release for the film in summer 2014.
Kim Ki-duk’s latest story of a dysfunctional family features an unfaithful husband and a wife who castrates her son in revenge.
The Venice competition film was virtually banned locally when the Korea Media Ratings Board gave it a Restricted rating twice for excessive violence and incestuous sex.
Restricted films in Korea are only allowed to screen in theatres specialising in Restricted film, but none actually exist in the country. The filmmaker cut two-and-half minutes to get the go-ahead with a Teenager Restricted rating.
Released on September 5 in Korea, Moebius took $241,000, according the Korean Film Council.
The film had secured a slew of pre-sales to territories including ex-ussr, Italy and Germany...
The genre label of North American distributor Film Movement announced it plans a day-and-date theatrical and VOD release for the film in summer 2014.
Kim Ki-duk’s latest story of a dysfunctional family features an unfaithful husband and a wife who castrates her son in revenge.
The Venice competition film was virtually banned locally when the Korea Media Ratings Board gave it a Restricted rating twice for excessive violence and incestuous sex.
Restricted films in Korea are only allowed to screen in theatres specialising in Restricted film, but none actually exist in the country. The filmmaker cut two-and-half minutes to get the go-ahead with a Teenager Restricted rating.
Released on September 5 in Korea, Moebius took $241,000, according the Korean Film Council.
The film had secured a slew of pre-sales to territories including ex-ussr, Italy and Germany...
- 11/21/2013
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Film Movement has acquired Us Rights to "For A Woman" ("Pour Une Femme"), from director Diane Kurys ("Children of the Century," "Entre Nous"), the company announced today. A semi-autobiographical tale, "For A Woman" follows Anne, who, on the eve of her mother's death, uncovers a family secret in the form of a mysterious stranger her parents took in after World War II. The film, which stars Benoit Magimel, Mélanie Thierry, Nicolas Duvauchelle, and Syle Testud, opened in France in July to critical and commercial success. The deal was negotiated by President Adley Gartenstein and VP of Acquisitions and Distribution Rebeca Conget of Film Movement, and by Cécile Fouché, International Sales Manager at Europacorp. “Diane Kurys is an established prominent voice in French cinema, and once again she has made an immaculately structured and dramatically profound film. We couldn’t be prouder to bring her latest work to North American audiences,...
- 11/12/2013
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Indiewire
Film Movement’s nascent genre label Ram Releasing has acquired South Korean smash Hide And Seek.
Ram Releasing plans a January VOD release for the film followed by a spring DVD debut as it assembles its 2014 launch slate.
Huh Jung’s feature directorial debut Hide And Seek follows a wealthy man who scours the underbelly of his city in search of his missing brother.
President Adley Gartenstein and vp of acquisitions and distribution Rebeca Conget of Ram Releasing brokered the deal with Finecut CEO Youngjoo Suh and director of international sales Luna Kim.
Ram Releasing plans a January VOD release for the film followed by a spring DVD debut as it assembles its 2014 launch slate.
Huh Jung’s feature directorial debut Hide And Seek follows a wealthy man who scours the underbelly of his city in search of his missing brother.
President Adley Gartenstein and vp of acquisitions and distribution Rebeca Conget of Ram Releasing brokered the deal with Finecut CEO Youngjoo Suh and director of international sales Luna Kim.
- 11/4/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
We’re not sure if Barmak Akram should be grouped in with the likes of Siddiq Barmak, Atiq Rahimi and the Makhmalbafs, but his An Afghan Love Story or Wajma (not to be confused with Saudi Arabia’s Wadja) has for the past year been a favorite on the film fest circuit and as a result was the obvious selection for his country’s Academy Awards Foreign Language Film bid and it now appears as possible release here. Fans of subtitled dramatic fair, Adley Gartenstein’s Film Movement have grabbed the U.S. rights to the film. Expect a showing in 2014.
Gist: The film tells the story of gregarious waiter Mustafa, and the pretty student named Wajma whom he charms. The pair begins a clandestine relationship – they’re playful and passionate but ever mindful of the Kabul society rules they are breaking. After Wajma discovers she is pregnant, her certainty...
Gist: The film tells the story of gregarious waiter Mustafa, and the pretty student named Wajma whom he charms. The pair begins a clandestine relationship – they’re playful and passionate but ever mindful of the Kabul society rules they are breaking. After Wajma discovers she is pregnant, her certainty...
- 10/2/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Film Movement has acquired Us rights to Barmak Akram’s An Afghan Love Story (Aka Wajma), Afghanistan’s official foreign-language Oscar submission.
The sophomore feature from the director of Kabuli Kid received the Sundance 2013 Screenwriting Award and tells of a brief love affair that results in an unexpected pregnancy in a society where both are frowned upon.
Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein brokered the deal with Daniela Elstner, managing director of Doc & Film International.
Fledgling distributor Mance Media has set its first release and will open the found footage horror Loss Of Life on VOD, digital and DVD on October 25. David Damiata and Michael Matteo Rossi directed the story of high school friends plagued by a Halloween party killer. Seda Melkoni and Britton Hein of Journey Pictures produced Loss Of Life. Mance Media is based at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood and focuses on worldwide television distribution as well as film. CEO [link=nm...
The sophomore feature from the director of Kabuli Kid received the Sundance 2013 Screenwriting Award and tells of a brief love affair that results in an unexpected pregnancy in a society where both are frowned upon.
Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein brokered the deal with Daniela Elstner, managing director of Doc & Film International.
Fledgling distributor Mance Media has set its first release and will open the found footage horror Loss Of Life on VOD, digital and DVD on October 25. David Damiata and Michael Matteo Rossi directed the story of high school friends plagued by a Halloween party killer. Seda Melkoni and Britton Hein of Journey Pictures produced Loss Of Life. Mance Media is based at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood and focuses on worldwide television distribution as well as film. CEO [link=nm...
- 10/2/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The distributor has picked up North American rights to Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza’s Salvo, winner of the Critics Week Grand Prix and the France 4 Visionary Award in Cannes.
Salvo tells of a solitary henchman for the Sicilian mafia who spares the life of the young blind sister of one of his victims.
Film Movement plans a second quarter 2014 theatrical release in New York followed by limited national roll-out.
President Adley Gartenstein brokered the deal with Films Distribution partner Nicolas Brigaud-Robert.
Salvo tells of a solitary henchman for the Sicilian mafia who spares the life of the young blind sister of one of his victims.
Film Movement plans a second quarter 2014 theatrical release in New York followed by limited national roll-out.
President Adley Gartenstein brokered the deal with Films Distribution partner Nicolas Brigaud-Robert.
- 7/26/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Distributor Film Movement has secured all North American rights to African drama Grigris, which played in Competition at Cannes.
The fifth feature film from director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, who also directed Film Movement’s A Screaming Man, received the Vulcan Award for technical achievement at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
The film, a French-Chad co-production, tells the eponymous story of a 25-year-old Chadian who dreams of being a dancer despite his paralyzed leg and the demands of his family weighing on him.
Review: Grigris
Grigris will have a New York theatrical opening in the first quarter of 2014, with a limited national roll-out to follow.
The acquisition of was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and vp of acquisitions and distribution Rebeca Conget, and Agathe Valentin, head of international sales at Les Films du Losange.
Conget said: “It is an honour to be the distributor now of two films by Haroun-Saleh, who with each...
The fifth feature film from director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, who also directed Film Movement’s A Screaming Man, received the Vulcan Award for technical achievement at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
The film, a French-Chad co-production, tells the eponymous story of a 25-year-old Chadian who dreams of being a dancer despite his paralyzed leg and the demands of his family weighing on him.
Review: Grigris
Grigris will have a New York theatrical opening in the first quarter of 2014, with a limited national roll-out to follow.
The acquisition of was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and vp of acquisitions and distribution Rebeca Conget, and Agathe Valentin, head of international sales at Les Films du Losange.
Conget said: “It is an honour to be the distributor now of two films by Haroun-Saleh, who with each...
- 7/2/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to "Key of Life," a Japanese black comedy about identity theft as a desperate attempt at a new life. The film will open in New York in the summer of 2013 followed by a limited national run and a day-to-date VOD premiere. Kenji Uchida's cynical tale revolves around Sakurai, a miserable 35-year-old unemployed actor who just before taking his own life decides to steal the identity of a man with amnesia. Sakurai comes to discover that his new life is that of an elite assassin as he becomes entangled in a mess of illegal affairs with yakuza gang members. Meanwhile Kondo, the man with memory loss, becomes convinced he is Sakuri and struggles to succeed as an actor. "It has been quite a while since we have laughed so much with a film; 'Key of Life' kept a smile on our face throughout,...
- 2/6/2013
- by Erin Whitney
- Indiewire
Rufus Norris' "Broken," the opening-night film of the Cannes Film Festival’s Critics' Week, has been acquired for U.S. distribution by Film Movement. The film is slated for a theatrical release in early 2013 in addition to a cable VOD premiere. The film is an adaptation of Daniel Clay's novel of the same name, an intimate, coming-of-age story about an 11-year-old British girl named Skunk whose innocence is shattered after she witnesses the brutal beating of a psychologically troubled boy by one of her grown neighbors. Skunk is played by newcomer Eloise Laurence, who stars with Tim Roth and Cillian Murphy. Read More: Film Movement Acquires Elie Wajeman's Cannes Drama 'Alyah' “Rufus Norris' intricately structured and emotionally powerful feature moved us to tears,” said Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein, who negotiated the deal with Carole Baraton of Wild Bunch. “As always, it's a pleasure to.
- 9/28/2012
- by Claire Easton
- Indiewire
Colombia had three films in the various sections of Cannes this year. And the Colombian producers, Diana Bustamente ♀ and Jorge Forero of Burning Blue, produced two of them along with Thierry Lenouvel’s Cine-Sud. Burning Blue was created by Diana Bustamante, producer of The Wind Journeys (Cannes 2009), and Crab Trap (Berlin 2010), with her friend and artist colleague Jorge Forero. This company is focused on new directors and particulary on the new and artistic proposals which work with the imagen in all its possibilities.
La Sirga
The first and foremost film is the first feature film from Colombian director William Vega, La Sirga, which played in this year's Cannes' Directors Fortnight and was nominated for the Camera d’Or Award, Fipresci Prize. It also won the Cinema in Construction Award & Cine + Award at the Toulouse Film Festival. "Evocative! William Vega’s first feature is the latest in an impressive string of Colombian arthouse films", says Lee Marshall of Screen Daily. It was just picked up for North America by Film Movement. It is their 4th Colombian film.
Film Movement is one of the most successful experiments in alternative modes of distribution which has successfully survived since Larry Meistrich launched it in 2003. He has moved on and it's now run by a great team headed by Adley Gartenstein. Its DVD of the month club for critically acclaimed movies -- both American indies and foreign films -- is the first of its kind. The company also provides films that are screened theatrically at locations in Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities. Recently they have also partnered with YouTube and Hulu to provide online movies, and have received extensive praise from film critics such as Roger Ebert. It will have its New York theatrical opening late 2012, with a limited national roll-out to follow, as well as a day-and-date Cable Video on Demand premiere.
Film Movement acquired it from one of my favorite international sales agents, Pierre Menahem, now of Mpm (Movie Partners in Motion, founded by Marie-Pierre Macia and Juliette Lepoutre) but formerly (when I met him) at Celluloid Dreams. Pierre Menahem says, "We are thrilled to work again with Film Movement on another beautifully directed first feature film from Latin America. After the 20-times-awarded Found Memories (aka Historias) by Julia Murat, we are very excited to team up again with one of the best arthouse films distributors in North America for such an amazing film...Director William Vega is definitely a talent to watch and we are proud to start his international career with sales in the U.S., to Zootrope for France, Ama for Greece and Cineplex in Colombia right after its Cannes launch a week ago.” There is also strong interest in the U.K., Japan, Scandinavia, Benelux and Switzerland.
La Playa
The second film is La Playa by Juan Andrés Arango, his film debut as well. This Brazil-Colombia-France coproduction premiered at Cannes Ff Un Certain Regard. It was picked up for international sales prior to Cannes by Doc & Film. France's Jour2Fete will distribute La Playa in France.
Rodri
And the third Colombian film is in the Short Film Corner, Rodri by director Franco Lolli, depicting a family dealing with unemployment, will appear in the Short Film Corner. The film was inspired by its two main actors, the director's mother and uncle. Lolli will turn toward directing his first full-length film after the festival.
Colombia also had 10 production companies participating in the Producers Network, an important adjunct to the Cannes Marche.
La Sirga
The first and foremost film is the first feature film from Colombian director William Vega, La Sirga, which played in this year's Cannes' Directors Fortnight and was nominated for the Camera d’Or Award, Fipresci Prize. It also won the Cinema in Construction Award & Cine + Award at the Toulouse Film Festival. "Evocative! William Vega’s first feature is the latest in an impressive string of Colombian arthouse films", says Lee Marshall of Screen Daily. It was just picked up for North America by Film Movement. It is their 4th Colombian film.
Film Movement is one of the most successful experiments in alternative modes of distribution which has successfully survived since Larry Meistrich launched it in 2003. He has moved on and it's now run by a great team headed by Adley Gartenstein. Its DVD of the month club for critically acclaimed movies -- both American indies and foreign films -- is the first of its kind. The company also provides films that are screened theatrically at locations in Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities. Recently they have also partnered with YouTube and Hulu to provide online movies, and have received extensive praise from film critics such as Roger Ebert. It will have its New York theatrical opening late 2012, with a limited national roll-out to follow, as well as a day-and-date Cable Video on Demand premiere.
Film Movement acquired it from one of my favorite international sales agents, Pierre Menahem, now of Mpm (Movie Partners in Motion, founded by Marie-Pierre Macia and Juliette Lepoutre) but formerly (when I met him) at Celluloid Dreams. Pierre Menahem says, "We are thrilled to work again with Film Movement on another beautifully directed first feature film from Latin America. After the 20-times-awarded Found Memories (aka Historias) by Julia Murat, we are very excited to team up again with one of the best arthouse films distributors in North America for such an amazing film...Director William Vega is definitely a talent to watch and we are proud to start his international career with sales in the U.S., to Zootrope for France, Ama for Greece and Cineplex in Colombia right after its Cannes launch a week ago.” There is also strong interest in the U.K., Japan, Scandinavia, Benelux and Switzerland.
La Playa
The second film is La Playa by Juan Andrés Arango, his film debut as well. This Brazil-Colombia-France coproduction premiered at Cannes Ff Un Certain Regard. It was picked up for international sales prior to Cannes by Doc & Film. France's Jour2Fete will distribute La Playa in France.
Rodri
And the third Colombian film is in the Short Film Corner, Rodri by director Franco Lolli, depicting a family dealing with unemployment, will appear in the Short Film Corner. The film was inspired by its two main actors, the director's mother and uncle. Lolli will turn toward directing his first full-length film after the festival.
Colombia also had 10 production companies participating in the Producers Network, an important adjunct to the Cannes Marche.
- 6/6/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Film Movement has acquired all North American rights to Colombian director William Vega's first feature film "La Sirga." The film recently screened in the Director's Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival. The deal was negotiated by Adley Gartenstein, President of Film Movement, and Pierre Menahem for Mpm Film. Full press release below. (New York, NY) - Film Movement (www.filmmovement.com), the North American film distribution company that brings first-run, award-winning independent and foreign films to fans all across the country, announced today their acquisition of La Sirga. This first feature film from Colombian director William Vega was featured in the 2012 Cannes Film Festival’s Director’s Fortnight. La Sirga is in Spanish and will enjoy a New York theatrical opening in Q4 of 2012, with a limited national roll-out to follow, as well as a day-and-date Cable Video on Demand premiere. ...
- 6/4/2012
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
Updated 2:25 p.m. Film Movement has acquired “Historias,” a drama from Brazilian filmmaker Julia Murat, the company announced Monday. The Portuguese-language relationship drama is set in a small village that time seems to have passed by. Murat’s debut feature received a standing ovation after its screening in Toronto. It has a theatrical opening in the second quarter of 2012 with a limited national roll-out to follow. It also has a day-and-date video on demand premiere. Film Movement’s president, Adley Gartenstein, and VP of acquisitions and distribution, Rebeca Conget, negotiated the deal with Pierre Menahem and...
- 9/12/2011
- by Joshua L. Weinstein
- The Wrap
"The Colors of the Mountain," the debut film from filmmaker Carlos César Arbeláez, winner of the New Directors Award at this year's San Sebastian International Film Festival, is set for a summer 2011 release in North America. Film Movement acquired the film's North American rights in a deal negotiated by Film Movement President Adley Gartenstein and Rebeca Conget, the company's Vice-President of Acquisitions and Distribution. U-Media's Frédéric Corvez and Eric ...
- 12/14/2010
- Indiewire
The French and Russian language film, "Illegal," from director Olivier Masset-Depasse, which won the Sacd Prize at this year's Cannes Director's Fortnight, has been picked up by Film Movement for North American distribution. The film will have a limited theatrical run, and will show on Cable VOD, based on a deal negotiated between Film Movement’s President Adley Gartenstein and François Yon of Films Distribution. Depasse's drama follows Tania, a former teacher ...
- 9/1/2010
- Indiewire
Toronto – The New York-based specialty distributor Film Movement has picked up the the U.S. rights to Charles Officer's "Nurse.Fighter.Boy," an urban romancer from Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Center.
The Clark Johnson and Karen Leblanc-starring drama portrays the intertwined lives of a single mother, her 12-year-old son and an aging boxer.
The Canadian indie film bowed at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.
The U.S. sale for "Nurse.Fighter.Boy" was unwrapped by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and Justine Whyte, executive producer and director of Cfc Features.
The Clark Johnson and Karen Leblanc-starring drama portrays the intertwined lives of a single mother, her 12-year-old son and an aging boxer.
The Canadian indie film bowed at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.
The U.S. sale for "Nurse.Fighter.Boy" was unwrapped by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and Justine Whyte, executive producer and director of Cfc Features.
- 5/26/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cannes -- New York-based specialty distributor Film Movement has picked up North American rights to Aleksei Popogrebsky's Berlin Silver Bear winner "How I Spent This Summer" from Bavaria Film International.
Film Movement plans to release title in New York in September, followed by a limited national rollout and VOD bow in the fall.
The stark drama centers on two men stationed at a meteorological station on an island in the Artic Circle who find themselves cut off from the outside world and have to fight to survive.
"It is hard to remember a more gorgeous film than 'How I Spent This Summer' from the last few years. This is a film that blew us away in Berlin, and consolidates director Popogrebsky as an incredible master of his craft," Film Movement President Adley Gartenstein said.
Gartenstein and Bavaria's head of sales Stefanie Zeitler negotiated the deal.
In a separate pickup,...
Film Movement plans to release title in New York in September, followed by a limited national rollout and VOD bow in the fall.
The stark drama centers on two men stationed at a meteorological station on an island in the Artic Circle who find themselves cut off from the outside world and have to fight to survive.
"It is hard to remember a more gorgeous film than 'How I Spent This Summer' from the last few years. This is a film that blew us away in Berlin, and consolidates director Popogrebsky as an incredible master of his craft," Film Movement President Adley Gartenstein said.
Gartenstein and Bavaria's head of sales Stefanie Zeitler negotiated the deal.
In a separate pickup,...
- 5/14/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Keren Yedaya’s 'Jaffa,' a drama about a young Jewish woman who falls in love with an Arab mechanic.
The film, which played the Cannes and Toronto film festivals, will receive a limited theatrical run and will be offered on VOD in late summer.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and vp Meghan Wurtz with Sebastien Chesneau of Rezo Films.
The film, which played the Cannes and Toronto film festivals, will receive a limited theatrical run and will be offered on VOD in late summer.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and vp Meghan Wurtz with Sebastien Chesneau of Rezo Films.
- 3/10/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
British director Beadie Finzi's Portuguese-language doc feature "Only When I Dance" has been picked up by North American distributor Film Movement. The film, which features several young ballet prospects, including Irlan Silva, who is currently touring with the junior company of American Ballet Theater, will have a limited theatrical release and Video on Demand release in the Summer of 2010. Film Movement's president Adley Gartenstein and VP of distribution, Rebeca Conget ...
- 2/9/2010
- Indiewire
Film Movement has acquired U.S. rights to Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio's father-son drama "Alamar," which will be the opening night feature of the Generation section of the upcoming Berlin Film Festival.
The Spanish-language film, which is currently screening in competition at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, will open theatrically at New York's Film Forum on July 14 with a limited national roll-out to follow.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement's Adley Gartenstein and Rebeca Conget, and MK2's Matthieu Giblin.
The Spanish-language film, which is currently screening in competition at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, will open theatrically at New York's Film Forum on July 14 with a limited national roll-out to follow.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement's Adley Gartenstein and Rebeca Conget, and MK2's Matthieu Giblin.
- 2/4/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Damjian Kozole's "A Call Girl," which it will release in the second quarter of the year.
The film follows a small-town girl who moves to Slovenia's capital city where she becomes a high-priced call girl.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and vp of acquisitions and distribution Rebeca Conget with M-appeal's Maren Kroymann.
The film follows a small-town girl who moves to Slovenia's capital city where she becomes a high-priced call girl.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and vp of acquisitions and distribution Rebeca Conget with M-appeal's Maren Kroymann.
- 1/6/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Philippe Lioret’s French, English and Arab-language drama “Welcome” has been picked up by Film Movement, which it plans to open in the second quarter of 2010. The company’s president Adley Gartenstein negotiated the deal with Film Distribution’s Francois Yon. The film paints a portrait of two men wrestling with their own issues of lost love and alienation, while exploring larger contemporary dilemmas like illegal immigration and covert border crossings. The film …...
- 12/15/2009
- Indiewire
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Ciro Guerra's Spanish-language drama "The Wind Journeys," which follows an older musician and his young acolyte through the Colombian countryside.
"Journeys" is Colombia's official submission in the foreign-language film Oscar race.
A spring theatrical release is planned, followed by a DVD and VOD release in the summer.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and vp of acquisitions and distribution Rebeca Conget and Elle Driver's Eva Diederix and Adeline Fontan Tessaur.
"Journeys" is Colombia's official submission in the foreign-language film Oscar race.
A spring theatrical release is planned, followed by a DVD and VOD release in the summer.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and vp of acquisitions and distribution Rebeca Conget and Elle Driver's Eva Diederix and Adeline Fontan Tessaur.
- 10/28/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film Movement swims to “Troubled Water” Erik Poppe’s thriller-drama, “Troubled Water” has been picked up by Film Movement, the company announced Tuesday. chilling portrait of crime, punishment and repentance in the modern urban landscape. The Norwegian-language film will be available nationwide via DVD and cable video on demand. Film Movement’s president Adley Gartenstein negotiated the deal with Stefanie Zeitler of Bavaria Film International. European Film Academy to honor Isabelle Huppert The …...
- 10/7/2009
- Indiewire
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Dror Zahavi's "For My Father" (Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv), a Hebrew-language thriller. It will have a limited theatrical run and a day-and-date cable VOD release this winter.
The film tells the story of Terek, a Palestinian forced to go on a suicide mission to Tel Aviv, who is given a second chance when the fuse on his explosive vest fails to detonate.
It won the audience award at the Moscow International Film Festival and was nominated for seven awards by the Israeli Film Academy.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and Paco Alvarez of Forward Motion Entertainment Corp.
The film tells the story of Terek, a Palestinian forced to go on a suicide mission to Tel Aviv, who is given a second chance when the fuse on his explosive vest fails to detonate.
It won the audience award at the Moscow International Film Festival and was nominated for seven awards by the Israeli Film Academy.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and Paco Alvarez of Forward Motion Entertainment Corp.
- 7/7/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to Kenneth Bi's "The Drummer," starring Jaycee Chan as the rebellious son of a Hong Kong crime boss.
A limited theatrical run for the Mandarin- and Cantonese-language film is planned in the fall along with a day-and-date release on cable VOD.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and Brigitte Suarez of The Match Factory.
"Kenneth Bi has managed to create a uniquely original film. 'The Drummer' is a completely successful amalgam of genres that both moves and entertains on different levels. It's a thoroughly thrilling ride we can't wait to share with North American audiences," Gartenstein said.
A limited theatrical run for the Mandarin- and Cantonese-language film is planned in the fall along with a day-and-date release on cable VOD.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and Brigitte Suarez of The Match Factory.
"Kenneth Bi has managed to create a uniquely original film. 'The Drummer' is a completely successful amalgam of genres that both moves and entertains on different levels. It's a thoroughly thrilling ride we can't wait to share with North American audiences," Gartenstein said.
- 6/9/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film Movement has acquired North American distribution rights to Hans-Christian Schmid's political thriller "Storm." The film will bow theatrically in the late fall and will also be available via video on demand.
A German, Danish and Dutch co-production, the film stars Kerry Fox as a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in the Hague who is leading a trial against a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army who is accused of the deportation and later killing of dozens of Bosnian-Muslim civilians.
"Storm" won a number of prizes at the Berlin International Film Festival, including the Amnesty International Film Prize.
Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk negotiated the acquisition.
A German, Danish and Dutch co-production, the film stars Kerry Fox as a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in the Hague who is leading a trial against a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army who is accused of the deportation and later killing of dozens of Bosnian-Muslim civilians.
"Storm" won a number of prizes at the Berlin International Film Festival, including the Amnesty International Film Prize.
Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk negotiated the acquisition.
Film Movement has acquired rights to American filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung's "Munyurangabo," a study of two Rwandan teenagers.
The film, which premiered last year as part of the Festival de Cannes's Un Certain Regard sidebar, will be released domestically in late May.
The first narrative feature shot in the native Kinyarwanda dialect, the film boasts an entirely nonprofessional cast and crew consisting of genocide orphans, returned refugees and other undereducated locals barely making a living in the village where the film was shot.
"This is an incredibly special film, in many ways, that we believe will soon become a world cinema classic," said Rebeca Conget, Film Movement's vp acquisitions and distribution. "We feel extremely proud to give 'Munyurangabo' a home in North America and look forward to sharing its compelling story and artistry with audiences."
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The film, which premiered last year as part of the Festival de Cannes's Un Certain Regard sidebar, will be released domestically in late May.
The first narrative feature shot in the native Kinyarwanda dialect, the film boasts an entirely nonprofessional cast and crew consisting of genocide orphans, returned refugees and other undereducated locals barely making a living in the village where the film was shot.
"This is an incredibly special film, in many ways, that we believe will soon become a world cinema classic," said Rebeca Conget, Film Movement's vp acquisitions and distribution. "We feel extremely proud to give 'Munyurangabo' a home in North America and look forward to sharing its compelling story and artistry with audiences."
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- 3/2/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film Movement has acquired the North American rights to the Italian family drama Days and Clouds, directed by Silvio Soldini.
The film revolves around Elsa and Michelle, a well-to-do couple who break up after the stress of Michele's unemployment wears on their relationship. Eventually, the two re-unite after realizing that their greatest possession is the love they've shared.
Set for a June release, Days was an official selection at the Toronto, London and Rome film festivals.
"It is a real honor to be able to add another beautiful film by Silvio Soldini to our collection," said Adley Gartenstein, president of Film Movement. " 'Days and Clouds' reaffirms Soldini's sensibility and talent for capturing the human spirit using both humor and heart."
The deal was negotiated by Gartenstein and Rebeca Conget, vp acquisitions and distribution, and Adriana Chiesa, of Adriana Chiesa Enterprises.
Film Movement also distributed Soldini's 2004 romantic comedy Agatha and the Storm.
The film revolves around Elsa and Michelle, a well-to-do couple who break up after the stress of Michele's unemployment wears on their relationship. Eventually, the two re-unite after realizing that their greatest possession is the love they've shared.
Set for a June release, Days was an official selection at the Toronto, London and Rome film festivals.
"It is a real honor to be able to add another beautiful film by Silvio Soldini to our collection," said Adley Gartenstein, president of Film Movement. " 'Days and Clouds' reaffirms Soldini's sensibility and talent for capturing the human spirit using both humor and heart."
The deal was negotiated by Gartenstein and Rebeca Conget, vp acquisitions and distribution, and Adriana Chiesa, of Adriana Chiesa Enterprises.
Film Movement also distributed Soldini's 2004 romantic comedy Agatha and the Storm.
- 3/11/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Indie distributor Film Movement has picked up North American rights to the Argentinean coming-of-age drama XXY, winner of two awards at last year's Festival de Cannes.
Lucia Puenzo's provocative feature follows Alex, a teenage hermaphrodite whose secret is threatened to be discovered when the son of a family friend becomes a potential romantic partner.
"XXY" won both the Critics Week Grand Prize and the Golden Rail award in Cannes and several other awards at fests around the world.
Film Movement plans an early May bow in New York, followed by a national platform rollout. President Adley Gartenstein negotiated the deal, with Pyramide International's Yoann Ubermulhin repping the filmmakers.
Lucia Puenzo's provocative feature follows Alex, a teenage hermaphrodite whose secret is threatened to be discovered when the son of a family friend becomes a potential romantic partner.
"XXY" won both the Critics Week Grand Prize and the Golden Rail award in Cannes and several other awards at fests around the world.
Film Movement plans an early May bow in New York, followed by a national platform rollout. President Adley Gartenstein negotiated the deal, with Pyramide International's Yoann Ubermulhin repping the filmmakers.
- 2/27/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Film Movement has acquired all North American rights to the drama Dreams of Dust, the story of a Nigerian peasant who seeks to escape his past in a gold-mine town.
Laurent Salgues' film, nominated for a World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival, follows a man on his journey for mining work in a small African town who discovers that the mine was abandoned long ago. He finds redemption in the arms of a widower and her child as he helps in their struggle to survive.
The France, Canada and Burkina Faso co-production was an official selection at the Venice Film Festival (Venice Days), Melbourne International Film Festival, Shanghai Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival and Rome Film Festival.
" 'Dreams of Dust' will be appreciated by the ever-growing population of sophisticated film fans looking for a truly heartfelt and intellectual entertainment experience," Film Movement CEO Stuart Litman said.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein with Loic Magneron from Wide Management.
Laurent Salgues' film, nominated for a World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival, follows a man on his journey for mining work in a small African town who discovers that the mine was abandoned long ago. He finds redemption in the arms of a widower and her child as he helps in their struggle to survive.
The France, Canada and Burkina Faso co-production was an official selection at the Venice Film Festival (Venice Days), Melbourne International Film Festival, Shanghai Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival and Rome Film Festival.
" 'Dreams of Dust' will be appreciated by the ever-growing population of sophisticated film fans looking for a truly heartfelt and intellectual entertainment experience," Film Movement CEO Stuart Litman said.
The acquisition was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein with Loic Magneron from Wide Management.
- 8/10/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- The award-winning Romanian drama The Way I Spent The End of the World from exec producers Martin Scorsese and Wim Wenders has been acquired for North American distribution by Film Movement.
Director Catalin Mitulescu's film won the 2005 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award and Un Certain Regard best actress award for star Doroteea Petre at the 2006 Festival de Cannes.
Petre plays Eva, a teenager who accidentally breaks a statue of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu with her 7-year-old brother during the last year of the leader's rule. After being prosecuted for the incident, she escapes the country, and her brother hatches a plan to assassinate the leader with his school friends.
Film Movement will distribute World exclusively to its DVD club members in July, followed by a first-quarter 2008 limited theatrical platform release and a home video release to retail and online outlets several months later.
The deal was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein with Valentina Merli from Pyramide International.
Director Catalin Mitulescu's film won the 2005 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award and Un Certain Regard best actress award for star Doroteea Petre at the 2006 Festival de Cannes.
Petre plays Eva, a teenager who accidentally breaks a statue of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu with her 7-year-old brother during the last year of the leader's rule. After being prosecuted for the incident, she escapes the country, and her brother hatches a plan to assassinate the leader with his school friends.
Film Movement will distribute World exclusively to its DVD club members in July, followed by a first-quarter 2008 limited theatrical platform release and a home video release to retail and online outlets several months later.
The deal was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein with Valentina Merli from Pyramide International.
- 6/21/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Industry veteran Rebeca Conget has been named vp theatrical distribution of the new created division at distribution company Film Movement.
In her new post, Conget will be responsible for expanding and running the division. She will report to company president Adley Gartenstein.
"We are so pleased that Rebeca has decided to join our team," said Film Movement CEO Stuart Litman. "Her experience will be invaluable to Film Movement during this period of intense growth."
Conget was previously vp of theatrical distribution for New Yorker Films where she was responsible for the national campaigns of Trembling Before God, To Be and to Have, My Architect, Bamako and other titles. Conget also served as a consultant for Cinema Tropical, a non-profit organization that supports Latin American cinema in the U.S.
In her new post, Conget will be responsible for expanding and running the division. She will report to company president Adley Gartenstein.
"We are so pleased that Rebeca has decided to join our team," said Film Movement CEO Stuart Litman. "Her experience will be invaluable to Film Movement during this period of intense growth."
Conget was previously vp of theatrical distribution for New Yorker Films where she was responsible for the national campaigns of Trembling Before God, To Be and to Have, My Architect, Bamako and other titles. Conget also served as a consultant for Cinema Tropical, a non-profit organization that supports Latin American cinema in the U.S.
- 5/31/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Day-and-date distributor Film Movement has acquired rights to three foreign films: Danish comedy Adam's Apples, Australian thriller Noise and Russian drama The Island.
Apples was Denmark's 2006 Oscar entry, and the latter two screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
Anders Thomas Jensen's Apples follows an idealistic preacher whose efforts to help small-town criminals are derailed by a neo-Nazi assistant. The film, an entry at last year's Sundance, won the Audience Award at the Warsaw Film Festival in October.
Matthew Saville's Noise follows a ne'er-do-well Australian police officer assigned to a remote post after suffering tinnitus, leaving him with an incessant buzz in his ears. His difficulties are compounded when a serial killer begins to haunt his town.
Pavel Lungin's Island is a parable following a haunted Russian Orthodox monk whose behavior confuses his colleagues but enthralls those who trek to his small northern Russian island to seek out his healing and soothsaying powers.
Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein negotiated each deal for the distributor.
Apples was Denmark's 2006 Oscar entry, and the latter two screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
Anders Thomas Jensen's Apples follows an idealistic preacher whose efforts to help small-town criminals are derailed by a neo-Nazi assistant. The film, an entry at last year's Sundance, won the Audience Award at the Warsaw Film Festival in October.
Matthew Saville's Noise follows a ne'er-do-well Australian police officer assigned to a remote post after suffering tinnitus, leaving him with an incessant buzz in his ears. His difficulties are compounded when a serial killer begins to haunt his town.
Pavel Lungin's Island is a parable following a haunted Russian Orthodox monk whose behavior confuses his colleagues but enthralls those who trek to his small northern Russian island to seek out his healing and soothsaying powers.
Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein negotiated each deal for the distributor.
- 3/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Indie day-and-date distributor Film Movement has acquired all North American rights to Klaus Haro's Finnish drama Mother of Mine. The film, Finland's 2006 Oscar submission for best foreign-language film, centers on a young boy sent by his mother to live with a foster family in Sweden during World War II. Film Movement will release Mine in theaters and as part of its DVD-of-the-month club. The deal was negotiated by Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein with Sanne Arlo of Nordisk Film Sales.
Film Movement has acquired North American rights to writer/director Arild Ostin Ommundsen's Monster Thursday and Mani Ratnam's A Peck on the Cheek, Film Movement president Stuart Litman announced Tuesday. Thursday, which played at this year's Sundance Film Festival, is the story of a young man, in love with his best friend's wife, who takes up surfing to impress her. It picked up six Silver Lotus Awards from the National Film Awards of India. The deal for Thursday was negotiated on behalf of Film Movement by Adley Gartenstein, director of acquisitions, and by Karin Thun on behalf of NonStop Sales AB. The Peck deal was negotiated by Gartenstein and by Stuart Strutin on behalf of Panorama Entertainment Corp.
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