Cannes attracts a specific type of movie and film festival buyer. Rather than the crowd-pleasing Sundance film, the Neons, Sony Pictures Classics and Mubis of the world are on the hunt for the next arthouse event of the year, the movie that demands to be seen in a theater populated with other cinephiles, which led to big deals for titles like “The Worst Person in the World” and “Drive My Car.”
The 2022 competition slate, while already loaded with pre-sold films, includes some similarly auteur-driven work that should no doubt have some commercial appeal to the right buyer.
“Broker” – Neon
Neon ahead of the festival acquired competition title “Broker” from the Palme D’or-winning director of “Shoplifters,” Hirokazu Kore-eda. Kore-eda is Japanese but made his debut in Korean on “Broker” in partnership with the Korean media giant Cj Enm. The film follows Sang-hyun (Song Kang Ho) and Dong-soo (Gang Dong Won) as “brokers of goodwill,...
The 2022 competition slate, while already loaded with pre-sold films, includes some similarly auteur-driven work that should no doubt have some commercial appeal to the right buyer.
“Broker” – Neon
Neon ahead of the festival acquired competition title “Broker” from the Palme D’or-winning director of “Shoplifters,” Hirokazu Kore-eda. Kore-eda is Japanese but made his debut in Korean on “Broker” in partnership with the Korean media giant Cj Enm. The film follows Sang-hyun (Song Kang Ho) and Dong-soo (Gang Dong Won) as “brokers of goodwill,...
- 5/24/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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