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Miramax Films has acquiredmultiple territory rights to Les Choristes, the hottest film at the European Film Market in Berlin this year.Miramax bought rights to the feelgood drama in North America, Latin America,Australia and New Zealand from Pathe International.Directed by ChristopheBarratier and written by Barratier and Philippe Lopes-Curval, the film is setin 1948 and tells the story o
stanley cup f a music teacher who finds a job as a supervisorin a correctional boarding school for minors. Stunned by the harsh reality ofthe school s routine, he sets out to change the pupils lives by acquaintingthem with the magic and power of music.Gerard Jugnot plays
stanley cup theschoolteacher in the film which is produced by Jacques Perrin, Arthur Cohn,Galatee Films and Pathe.The film was bought intoMiramax by Agnes Mentre, executive vice president of acquisitions andco-production, and Maeva Gatineau, vice president of acquisitions.The deal was closed by DavidMiercourt, Miramax s senior vice president of acquisitions and businessaff
stanley italy airs, with Jacques Eric Strauss representing the film-makers and Pathe. An emotionally chargeddrama, this film shows the power and influence of music and how it can touch usall, said Miramax co-chairman Harvey Weinstein in a statement. Jacques Perrinis a great producer and we are pleased to be in business with him and Pathe. I am very happy and proudto have Miramax distributing this film in North America and other territoriesaround the world, said Barratier. I am hopeful that Bsxe LevelK boards Australian thriller Rabbit
EXCLUSIVE: Jane Campion and Gerard Lee developing a new season of Top of the Lake; Steve McQueen drama gathers pace.UK and Australian TV and film outfit See-Saw is currently developing a second series of the critically-acclaimed Top of the Lake, with original series writers Jane Ca
stanley canada mpion and Gerard Lee.The first series, directed by Campion and Garth Davis, marked Campions first work for television since An Angel at My Table in 1990.Filmed and set in New Zealand, the drama followed a detective Elisabeth Moss investigating the disappearance of a pregnant 12-year-old girl.It ran for six episodes in 2013, co-produced for BBC2 in the UK, BBC UKTV in Australia and New Zealand, and Sundance Channel in the US.Mad Men star Moss won a Golden Globe for her performance in the drama, which also won an Emmy for best cinematography.See-Saw is also in pre-production on the Steve McQueen-directed TV project Codes of Conduct co-written by McQ
stanley cup ueen with Matthew Michael Carnahan.McQueen, the Oscar-winning director of 12 Years a Slave, recently cast newcomer Devon Terrell as the lead of the HBO pilot Codes OfConduct, which explores a young blackmans experience entering New York high society.See-Saw is in post-production on Banished, written and devised by Jimmy McGovern and co-produced with RSJ Films for BBC
stanley us Drama.The seven-part series was inspired by events in the 18th century when Britain established a penal colony in Australia. The co-production charts the relationships and battle for survival
