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Focus Features has pre-soldRoberto Benigni s latest comedy The Tiger and The Snow to a raft ofterritories ahead of its widely-anticipated Italian release on October 14.The film has been sold toFrance Pathe , Germany Telemunchen , Benelux A-Film , Greece Odeon ,Iceland Sena , Portugal Lusomundo , Scandinavia Nordisk , Switzerland AscotElite , Turkey Ozen .AQS has acquired rights forBulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania. Benigni s Baghdad-set comedyhas also been sol
stanley italy d to Hong Kong Panasia , Indonesia PT Amero , Malaysia Golden Screen , South Korea Shaw , Thailand Nontanund and South Afrida Ster Kinekor . Focus holds worldwide rightsto the film outside Italy and the US.Melampo Cinematografica, the c
stanley cup ompany that belongs to Benigni and hisproducer-actress wife Nicoletta Braschi, expects to close a North Americandistribution deal in coming weeks.Meanwhile, the film sItalian distributor, 01 Distribution, is bracing itself for what is likely tobe a huge hit at the local box office, where it will release the Tiger andThe Snow on a massive 800 screens. No comments No comments yet You re not signed in. Only registered users or subscribers can comment
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It feels like it has got a bit out of control. It feels like there are a lot of useless festivals, lamented a US sales agent recently. It is hard not to sympathise. On the face of it, the festival calendar seems wildly overloaded. In early autumn, distributors, sales agents, producers, publicists and press travelled to Toronto. Several had already been to Venice. Some were going on to San Sebastian, New York, Pusan or Tokyo. Others would also be going to Rome or London. Then, at the end of October, the American Film Market in Los Angeles looms.The nagging question was where to go and why, and how long to stay There a
stanley us re too many festivals in the fall, that s for sure. I could be travelling from the end of August through November. If I had to pick one during this time, it would be Toronto, says Alexandra Rossi, New Line Cinema s vice-president of European and Latin American acquisitions and co-productions.Some we
stanley website re also asking just how easily acclaim at a festival can be turned into commercial success. Paul Webster, producer of both Atonement, which opened Venice, and David Cronenberg s Eastern Promises which opens the London Film Festival following its premiere i
stanley mug n Toronto says the London slot is an excellent platform for the UK release, which follows 10 days later. However, Webster strikes a note of caution. The response you get at a film festival has to be taken with a very large pinch of salt when you talk about a commercial release. Each festival makes a compelling ar
