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Exclusive: Film Bridge International is launching sales at AFM on horror Xelter, whose producers include The De Laurentiis Company (Hannibal) and Head Gear Films (Talk To Me).
The period horror film directed by Martin Bonnici is currently in production in Malta, with a cast of Maltese newcomers alongside actors including Brit Bobby Schofield (The Covenant) and Irish actor Moe Dunford (Vikings).
The WWII-set movie charts the legend of the Babaw, a supernatural creature known for stalking and killing children. The film, inspired by true historical events, sees citizens of Malta take shelter from Nazi bombardment in the ancient catacombs underneath the cities, where they suffered deadly peril from collapsing tunnels and entrapment. That experience scarred a generation, and led to stories about creatures that stole children who strayed too far away from their parents.
Screenplay was written by Scottish screenwriter and comics writer Emma Beeby, based on a story Beeby wrote with Gordon Rennie.
The period horror film directed by Martin Bonnici is currently in production in Malta, with a cast of Maltese newcomers alongside actors including Brit Bobby Schofield (The Covenant) and Irish actor Moe Dunford (Vikings).
The WWII-set movie charts the legend of the Babaw, a supernatural creature known for stalking and killing children. The film, inspired by true historical events, sees citizens of Malta take shelter from Nazi bombardment in the ancient catacombs underneath the cities, where they suffered deadly peril from collapsing tunnels and entrapment. That experience scarred a generation, and led to stories about creatures that stole children who strayed too far away from their parents.
Screenplay was written by Scottish screenwriter and comics writer Emma Beeby, based on a story Beeby wrote with Gordon Rennie.
- 11/2/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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In today’s Global Bulletin, Well Go USA takes North American rights to “Here Are the Young Men,” Beta Films and 1-2-3 Production team on two series, Keshet closes deals in Europe, Asia and Australia, and Tallinn Black Nights honors Margarethe Von Trotta.
Acquisition
Well Go USA has acquired North American distribution rights for Eoin Macken’s Irish drama “Here Are the Young Men,” and plans to release the film sometime in 2021.
Based on Rob Doyle’s eponymous novel, “Here Are the Young Men” unravels in 2003, over the last days of summer for three Dublin high school graduates. Amidst their revelries, the trio witness a catastrophic accident, which forces them to face their own personal demons.
“’Here Are the Young Men’ is an unflinching depiction of the realities of tragedy, temptation and the depths of human nature,” said Doris Pfardrescher, president and CEO at Well Go USA. “It shines...
Acquisition
Well Go USA has acquired North American distribution rights for Eoin Macken’s Irish drama “Here Are the Young Men,” and plans to release the film sometime in 2021.
Based on Rob Doyle’s eponymous novel, “Here Are the Young Men” unravels in 2003, over the last days of summer for three Dublin high school graduates. Amidst their revelries, the trio witness a catastrophic accident, which forces them to face their own personal demons.
“’Here Are the Young Men’ is an unflinching depiction of the realities of tragedy, temptation and the depths of human nature,” said Doris Pfardrescher, president and CEO at Well Go USA. “It shines...
- 11/20/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The sole survivor of a plane crash in an icy wasteland lives by his wits as he waits for help to arrive. But when a long-awaitedrescue effort fails, he faces a life-or-death decision: remain in the relative safety of his camp and hope to be found,or embark on an arduous trek that may be the only hope for both him and a critically injured stranger.
An official selection of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, Arctic marks the feature debut of writer and director Joe Penna, creator of the innovative and popular YouTube channel MysteryGuitarMan. Mads Mikkelsen delivers an engrossing tour de force performance as Overgård, a resourceful yet increasingly desperate man stranded in a remote, snow-covered wilderness.
Filmed in Iceland under grueling conditions, Arctic is a captivating,white knuckle cinematic experience that explores our insurmountable will to survive and overcome. The film is directed by Joe Penna from a script he co-wrote with Ryan Morrison.
An official selection of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, Arctic marks the feature debut of writer and director Joe Penna, creator of the innovative and popular YouTube channel MysteryGuitarMan. Mads Mikkelsen delivers an engrossing tour de force performance as Overgård, a resourceful yet increasingly desperate man stranded in a remote, snow-covered wilderness.
Filmed in Iceland under grueling conditions, Arctic is a captivating,white knuckle cinematic experience that explores our insurmountable will to survive and overcome. The film is directed by Joe Penna from a script he co-wrote with Ryan Morrison.
- 1/4/2019
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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Bleecker Street acquired the icy drama “Arctic” starring Mads Mikkelsen for North America and some international territories at the Cannes Film Festival, the studio announced on Friday.
Mikkelsen stars as an intrepid adventurer who is stranded in the Arctic after his plane crashes. With a determined attitude and sharp survival skills he aims to find a path to be rescued, but when a helicopter seeking to save him crashes, he must make moral and ethical decisions about those survivors too.
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday night.
Also Read: 16 Cannes Winners That Went on to Take Oscar Gold (Photos)
First-time director Joe Penna co-wrote the script with Ryan Morrison, who also edited the film. Maria Thelma Smáradóttir (“Prisoners“) also stars. The film offers vast, forbidding images of the frozen mountains of the Arctic, and Mikkelsen is the core of the movie, as a man drawing on vast inner reserves in his desire to survive, but also demonstrating moral courage in seeking to save a fellow survivor.
Producers are Chris Lemole and Tim Zajaros of Armory Films, who also financed, and Noah C. Haeussner of Union Entertainment Group. Martha De Laurentiis, Manu Gargi and Einar Thorsteinsson are executive producers.
The deal was negotiated between Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy on behalf of Bleecker Street with CAA Media Finance and UTA for U.S. rights with Xyz handling international sales on behalf of the filmmakers.
Read original story Bleecker Street Acquires Mads Mikkelsen Survival Drama ‘Arctic’ At TheWrap...
Mikkelsen stars as an intrepid adventurer who is stranded in the Arctic after his plane crashes. With a determined attitude and sharp survival skills he aims to find a path to be rescued, but when a helicopter seeking to save him crashes, he must make moral and ethical decisions about those survivors too.
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday night.
Also Read: 16 Cannes Winners That Went on to Take Oscar Gold (Photos)
First-time director Joe Penna co-wrote the script with Ryan Morrison, who also edited the film. Maria Thelma Smáradóttir (“Prisoners“) also stars. The film offers vast, forbidding images of the frozen mountains of the Arctic, and Mikkelsen is the core of the movie, as a man drawing on vast inner reserves in his desire to survive, but also demonstrating moral courage in seeking to save a fellow survivor.
Producers are Chris Lemole and Tim Zajaros of Armory Films, who also financed, and Noah C. Haeussner of Union Entertainment Group. Martha De Laurentiis, Manu Gargi and Einar Thorsteinsson are executive producers.
The deal was negotiated between Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy on behalf of Bleecker Street with CAA Media Finance and UTA for U.S. rights with Xyz handling international sales on behalf of the filmmakers.
Read original story Bleecker Street Acquires Mads Mikkelsen Survival Drama ‘Arctic’ At TheWrap...
- 5/11/2018
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
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Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. and select international rights for the survival drama “Arctic” out of the Cannes Film Festival.
The movie, from first-time director Joe Penna, stars Danish actor Mals Mikkelsen as a man who gets stranded in the Arctic after an injury as he fights for his life.
“Arctic” premiered at Cannes on Thursday night. It was produced by Armory Films’ Chris Lemole and Tim Zajaros and Union Entertainment Group’s Noah C. Haeussner.
The deal was negotiated by CAA and UTA on the domestic side. Xyz is handling international sales.
The movie, from first-time director Joe Penna, stars Danish actor Mals Mikkelsen as a man who gets stranded in the Arctic after an injury as he fights for his life.
“Arctic” premiered at Cannes on Thursday night. It was produced by Armory Films’ Chris Lemole and Tim Zajaros and Union Entertainment Group’s Noah C. Haeussner.
The deal was negotiated by CAA and UTA on the domestic side. Xyz is handling international sales.
- 5/11/2018
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
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Film had its Cannes premiere on May 10.
Joe Penna’s Arctic has been picked up by New York-based distributor Bleecker Street for North America and select international territories, Screen can reveal.
The survival thriller financed by Armory Films and starring Mads Mikkelsen premiered at Cannes last night (May 10) as a Midnight Screening.
The deal was negotiated between Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy on behalf of Bleecker Street with CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group for Us rights with Xyz handling international sales on behalf of the filmmakers.
Armory Films, Union Entertainment Group and Pegasus Pictures produced. In the film,...
Joe Penna’s Arctic has been picked up by New York-based distributor Bleecker Street for North America and select international territories, Screen can reveal.
The survival thriller financed by Armory Films and starring Mads Mikkelsen premiered at Cannes last night (May 10) as a Midnight Screening.
The deal was negotiated between Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy on behalf of Bleecker Street with CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group for Us rights with Xyz handling international sales on behalf of the filmmakers.
Armory Films, Union Entertainment Group and Pegasus Pictures produced. In the film,...
- 5/11/2018
- by Jeremy Kay & Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Union Entertainment Group has expanded its European operations with the launch of Ueg Global, announcing plans to launch a new Dublin-based entity to help create a pathway for North American film and TV projects to shoot in the country.
The film production and financing company, which partnered on films such as Janis: Little Girl Blue and whose president of production Noah C. Haeussner produced the Cannes-bowed Mads Mikkelsen-starring Arctic, has also partnered with Dublin-based production companies on a duo of upcoming projects.
With Zanzibar Films (Sanctuary, A Cambodian Spring) it will co-produce Kaitlin McLaughlin’s sophomore feature The Murphys, while with...
The film production and financing company, which partnered on films such as Janis: Little Girl Blue and whose president of production Noah C. Haeussner produced the Cannes-bowed Mads Mikkelsen-starring Arctic, has also partnered with Dublin-based production companies on a duo of upcoming projects.
With Zanzibar Films (Sanctuary, A Cambodian Spring) it will co-produce Kaitlin McLaughlin’s sophomore feature The Murphys, while with...
- 5/11/2018
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Union Entertainment Group has expanded its European operations with the launch of Ueg Global, announcing plans to launch a Dublin-based entity to help create a pathway for North American film and TV projects to shoot in Ireland.
The film production and financing company, which partnered on films such as <i>Janis: Little Girl </i><em>Blue</em> and whose president of production, Noah C. Haeussner, produced the Cannes-bowed Mads Mikkelsen-starring <i>Arctic</i>, has also partnered with Dublin production companies on two upcoming projects.
Ueg will co-produce Kaitlin McLaughlin’s sophomore feature <i>The Murphys</i>, <span style="font-size: 12px;">with Zanzibar Films (</span><i style="font-size: 12px;">Sanctuary</i><span style="font-size: 12px;">,</span><i style="font-size: 12px;"> A Cambodian Spring</i><span style="font-size: 12px;">) and </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">will co-produce an untitled coming-of-age feature</span><span style="font-size: 12px;"> ...</span>...
The film production and financing company, which partnered on films such as <i>Janis: Little Girl </i><em>Blue</em> and whose president of production, Noah C. Haeussner, produced the Cannes-bowed Mads Mikkelsen-starring <i>Arctic</i>, has also partnered with Dublin production companies on two upcoming projects.
Ueg will co-produce Kaitlin McLaughlin’s sophomore feature <i>The Murphys</i>, <span style="font-size: 12px;">with Zanzibar Films (</span><i style="font-size: 12px;">Sanctuary</i><span style="font-size: 12px;">,</span><i style="font-size: 12px;"> A Cambodian Spring</i><span style="font-size: 12px;">) and </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">will co-produce an untitled coming-of-age feature</span><span style="font-size: 12px;"> ...</span>...
- 5/11/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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Dir/scr. Amy J Berg. Us, 2015, 103 mins.
Three decades before Amy Winehouse there was Janis Joplin, another dynamic, feisty, bluesy female vocalist whose life came to a tragic end at the rock world’s unlucky age - 27. A different Amy – documentary-maker Berg – pays joyous, moving tribute in this feature-length film to the girl from Port Arthur, Texas, whose breakout performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival ushered in a short but intense three-year period of rock fame before her death from a heroin overdose in October 1970.
If there’s one thing Janis: Little Girl Blue conveys brilliantly it’s the exuberant love for life and sense of fun that emanated from every pore of this snub-nosed singer.
Co-produced by PBS’ long-running American Masters series, Janis: Little Girl Blue is a classic rock documentary, told using a conventional but well-sifted mix of present-day and archive interviews with performance and backstage footage. It’s a good...
Three decades before Amy Winehouse there was Janis Joplin, another dynamic, feisty, bluesy female vocalist whose life came to a tragic end at the rock world’s unlucky age - 27. A different Amy – documentary-maker Berg – pays joyous, moving tribute in this feature-length film to the girl from Port Arthur, Texas, whose breakout performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival ushered in a short but intense three-year period of rock fame before her death from a heroin overdose in October 1970.
If there’s one thing Janis: Little Girl Blue conveys brilliantly it’s the exuberant love for life and sense of fun that emanated from every pore of this snub-nosed singer.
Co-produced by PBS’ long-running American Masters series, Janis: Little Girl Blue is a classic rock documentary, told using a conventional but well-sifted mix of present-day and archive interviews with performance and backstage footage. It’s a good...
- 9/6/2015
- ScreenDaily
The musician also known as Chan Marshall has boarded Janis ahead of the film’s out-of-competition world premiere in Venice. Content holds worldwide rights.
According to a press release Amy Berg’s documentary examines the “raw, sensitive, innocent, uncensored and powerful woman behind the legend”.
Marshall’s voice will help bring Joplin to life through her letters to family and lovers.
The Joplin Estate has supported the production and the soundtrack will feature hits like ‘Cry Baby’, ‘Summertime’ and ‘Piece Of My Heart’.
Alex Gibney produced Joplin via his Jigsaw Productions with Berg and Jeff Jampol from Jam, Inc. Susan Lacy, Michael Kantor, Noah Haeussner, Michael Raimondi and Stacey Offman serve as executive producers.
Disarming Films, Jigsaw Productions and Thirteen Productions LLC’s ‘American Masters’ co-produced in association with Sony Music Entertainment and Union Entertainment Group.
According to a press release Amy Berg’s documentary examines the “raw, sensitive, innocent, uncensored and powerful woman behind the legend”.
Marshall’s voice will help bring Joplin to life through her letters to family and lovers.
The Joplin Estate has supported the production and the soundtrack will feature hits like ‘Cry Baby’, ‘Summertime’ and ‘Piece Of My Heart’.
Alex Gibney produced Joplin via his Jigsaw Productions with Berg and Jeff Jampol from Jam, Inc. Susan Lacy, Michael Kantor, Noah Haeussner, Michael Raimondi and Stacey Offman serve as executive producers.
Disarming Films, Jigsaw Productions and Thirteen Productions LLC’s ‘American Masters’ co-produced in association with Sony Music Entertainment and Union Entertainment Group.
- 7/29/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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Content to begin sales at Cannes on Amy Berg’s Janis Joplin documentary, produced by Oscar-winner Alex Gibney.
Content Film has secured worldwide sales to Amy Berg’s upcoming Janis Joplin documentary and will introducing the film to buyers at the Cannes market this month.
Berg, who has made feature documentaries including Deliver Us From Evil and West of Memphis, will direct and produce Janis: Little Girl Blue.
Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning director of Taxi to the Dark Side and The Armstrong Lie, is producing under his Jigsaw Productions banner with Jeff Jampol from Jam, Inc. Billy McMillin is editing.
Currently in production, the documentary aims to strip away Joplin’s rock’n’roll persona to reveal the woman behind the legend through rare and never-before-seen footage.
The singer, who performed at Monterey Pop in 1967, Woodstock in 1969, and Festival Express in 1970, died aged 27. The doc will include interviews with her family, friends and rock...
Content Film has secured worldwide sales to Amy Berg’s upcoming Janis Joplin documentary and will introducing the film to buyers at the Cannes market this month.
Berg, who has made feature documentaries including Deliver Us From Evil and West of Memphis, will direct and produce Janis: Little Girl Blue.
Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning director of Taxi to the Dark Side and The Armstrong Lie, is producing under his Jigsaw Productions banner with Jeff Jampol from Jam, Inc. Billy McMillin is editing.
Currently in production, the documentary aims to strip away Joplin’s rock’n’roll persona to reveal the woman behind the legend through rare and never-before-seen footage.
The singer, who performed at Monterey Pop in 1967, Woodstock in 1969, and Festival Express in 1970, died aged 27. The doc will include interviews with her family, friends and rock...
- 5/1/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Gus Van Sant to executive produce The McKennas crime drama The film is being produced and co-financed by Union Entertainment Group and set to start production in New York City early 201. Gary Lennon who is the writer and also the supervising producer of Netflx's Orange Is the New Black series, directs as well as producing, and scripting the film Also producing are Noah C. Haeussner and Anil Baral, which a story which follows a woman who, after her husband's death, joins her three sons in order to fight to keep their New York City-based crime business, and family, from falling to pieces. Apparently the producers are casting leads for The McKennas now.
- 8/6/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Dustin Hoffman's son Jake Hoffman who is set to make his directorial debut on Asthma, has added leads in Krysten Ritter as well as Australian actor Benedict Samuel, reports Deadline. Noah C. Haeussner produces while Michael Raimondi serves as exec producer on the project which focuses on the indie rock scene and the live fast and die young mentality's consequences. Also on board the cast are Christine Lahti and The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr....
- 7/10/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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