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International Sales Agent of Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries): UTV
Dhobi Ghat means "washing area" which explains so much more of this beautiful film than "Mumbai Diaries". The washing area epitomizes the man who washes and delivers laundry to a reclusive artist and also to a rich young American Indian photographer who meets and spends a night with the artist. The Mumbai Diaries epitomize a woman whose video diary is discovered by the artist when he moves into his new apartment, an artifact she left behind, and the photographs of Shai, whose father owns buildings in the neighborhood where the story of these four people takes place. This is a very special, unusually "western" story, not like the usual comm...
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When are Films Political?: Women Without Men
Women Without Men premiered in Venice in 2009, went on to Toronto and Sundance, was picked up by distributors around the world, including Indiepix for U.S. and still remains one of my all time favorites. It is so unknown here that any chance for a public to see it is special. It is the first film of Shirin Neshat ♀, a well know Iranian visual artist. Co-directed by Neshat's partner Shoja Arari, Women Without Men (2009, 99') is a political thriller and as such the film is highly relevant in our times—particularly in view of the June 2009 elections in Iran, and with the U.S. continually embroiled in neighboring Muslim countries such as Iraq a...
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Oscar Watch: Austria's La Pivellina by Tizza Cavi and Rainer Frimmel
La Pivellina is almost the sort of film which could win at least one of the five nominations for the Academy Award Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. It's about a child and a family living in the exotic though poor circumstances of circus performers. A beautifully authentic and touching film, it is clearly a favorite of festivals where it premiered in Cannes' Directors Fortnight in 2009 and thoroughly covered the festival circuit including Karlovy Vary, Toronto Vancouver, Palm Springs, Berlin, New Directors and has won the requisite awards. Represented internationally by Films Distribution, and by First Run in U.S., it has sold widely t...
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The Mogul Bob Berney, One on One for TIFF 2010
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RIGHTS ROUNDUP AFM and including TIFF, Locarno et al. (Full Report & Updates Here)
The Rights Roundup shows rights acquired internationally, not just for U.S.
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Our Daily ISA (International Sales Agent): Bleiberg Entertainment and its genre label Compound B
I asked Roman Kopelevich, chief of sales for Ehud Bleiberg's company to send me information on the company which stands out as a U.S. based company which produces and sells quality films both in U.S. and in Israel. Producer Ehud Bleiberg launched Beverly Hills-based production and international sales company Bleiberg Entertainment in September 2005 after 12 years as Chairman & CEO of another international production, distribution and sales company he co-founded in 1993. At that time when he and his partner arrived in L.A. from Israel, the film community was curious to know how the "new Israelis" would fit in. Others had come and gone, leav...
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Festivals Undergoing Major Sea Changes As Seen in Fall Fests...Focus on Latino and Spanish Language
IFP, NYFF, TIFF, Locarno, Venice, San Sebastian …and Special Focus on Latino and Spanish Language Oriented Festivals and Business
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Toronto Business Goes On...Or Does It? (And The Winners Are...)
Even though the festival is continuing, I had to get home early, because Saturday I am going to (yet another!!) Festival in San Sebastian, Spain. More from there soon!
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Rights Round Up Fall Markets from Locarno, Venice, Toronto, Telluride and AFM - By Sales Agents A-M
THIS IS NOW IN 2 PARTS. THIS IS PART ONE. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL VERSION WITH UPDATES AS THEY HAPPEN.
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Rights Round Up Fall Markets from Locarno, Venice, Toronto, Telluride and AFM - By Sales Agents N-Z
THIS IS THE SECOND PART OF THE CURRENT RIGHTS ROUND UP, ORGANIZED BY SALES AGENTS N THROUGH Z. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL VERSION WITH UPDATES AS THEY HAPPEN.
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