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Exclusive: Following a tussle for rights in the territory, Protagonist Pictures has closed a French all-rights deal with Wild Bunch for well-received comedy Official Competition, starring Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz and Oscar Martínez.
The Spanish-language film, produced by MediaPro Studio, recently had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
In Official Competition, Cruz plays renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas, who is recruited by a billionaire entrepreneur who impulsively decides to create an iconic movie. Banderas will star as Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero, and joining them is Argentinian actor Oscar Martínez, who plays radical theatre actor Iván Torres.
Pic is directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat from a script they wrote with Andrés Duprat.
The film has also booked a Special Presentations berth at the Toronto International Film Festival and will open this year’s Perlak Section at the upcoming San Sebastian International Film Festival.
The Spanish-language film, produced by MediaPro Studio, recently had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
In Official Competition, Cruz plays renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas, who is recruited by a billionaire entrepreneur who impulsively decides to create an iconic movie. Banderas will star as Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero, and joining them is Argentinian actor Oscar Martínez, who plays radical theatre actor Iván Torres.
Pic is directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat from a script they wrote with Andrés Duprat.
The film has also booked a Special Presentations berth at the Toronto International Film Festival and will open this year’s Perlak Section at the upcoming San Sebastian International Film Festival.
- 9/13/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Longtime Wild Bunch executive, Jérôme Rougier, has been appointed head of the company’s Wild Bunch Distribution arm. He replaces Thierry Lacaze who left for Studiocanal last month. Rougier, who began his career at Studiocanal, was previously co-director of marketing and head of acquisitions at Wild Bunch Distribution, primarily buying titles from outside France. He will be supported by the existing team of sales head Thomas Legal, marketing director Susanna Nilstam and…...
- 9/5/2017
- Deadline
Jonathan Deckter Named Im GLobal President Im Global is heading to Cannes with a new president. Company CEO Stuart Ford has promoted Jonathan Deckter, a three-year veteran of the sales, financing and production outfit, just in time for the annual happenings on the Croisette. He was previously head of international sales and distribution. Elsewhere, Im Global also re-upped Bonnie Voland and her B. Voland company to oversee worldwide publicity and marketing and re-signed Tatyana Joffe as Evo International Sales. Wild Bunch Names New Distribution Chief France’s Wild Bunch Distribution has named the successor to chief Jean-Philippe Tirel who is stepping down to start his own acquisitions boutique. Former Pathé and Fox Searchlight exec Thierry Lacaze will take over leading the distributor backed up by the company’s existing team including Jérôme Rougier who runs acquisitions. The company has a slate of 22 films this year including official Cannes selection titles The Bastards from Claire Denis,...
- 5/4/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
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