In a rare move, Barcelona-based Film Factory Entertainment has snapped up world sales rights to documentary “Mibu, The Moon in a Dish”, which opened the Culinary Zinema sidebar of the San Sebastian Festival Sept. 19.
The feature debut of Spanish filmmaker Roger Zanuy, the documentary transports audiences to members-only Tokyo restaurant Mibu, which has greatly influenced some of the most prominent chefs in the world, including Spain’s Ferran Adrià (El Bulli), Jose Andrés, also renowned for his humanitarian work, as well as Italy’s Massimo Bottura of Osteria Francescana, among several others.
“We don’t handle that many documentaries but this film really captivated us; it has great international potential,” said Film Factory managing director, Vicente Canales. The sales company has secured worldwide rights, excluding Spain, he told Variety. His love of Japanese culture was also a deciding factor, he said.
For the first time, Hiroyoshi and Tomiko Ishida, the...
The feature debut of Spanish filmmaker Roger Zanuy, the documentary transports audiences to members-only Tokyo restaurant Mibu, which has greatly influenced some of the most prominent chefs in the world, including Spain’s Ferran Adrià (El Bulli), Jose Andrés, also renowned for his humanitarian work, as well as Italy’s Massimo Bottura of Osteria Francescana, among several others.
“We don’t handle that many documentaries but this film really captivated us; it has great international potential,” said Film Factory managing director, Vicente Canales. The sales company has secured worldwide rights, excluding Spain, he told Variety. His love of Japanese culture was also a deciding factor, he said.
For the first time, Hiroyoshi and Tomiko Ishida, the...
- 9/20/2022
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
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