Cannes 2008 - Market - Lukewarm with spots of sunshine

Just like the weather, the temperature of the 2008 Cannes Film Market was rather lukewarm for most sales companies, but sunny for the dozen outfits that had strong titles in official selection, such as A Christmas Tale, Gomorrah, The Class (Entre les murs) , Waltz with Bashir and Three Monkeys. Buyers seemed to have arrived late and left early, staying only three-four days, and...

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2008-05-27 10:37:50 / from cineuropa.org

Cannes 2008 - Market - A selection of Cannes deals 2008-05-27 10:37:50

Competition titles Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale was sold by Wild Bunch to the US (IFC). Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashirwas sold by The Mat [...]

Cannes 2008 - Awards/Italy - Gomorrah and Il Divo “born of the same womb” 2008-05-27 10:37:50

Matteo Garrone (40) won the Grand Jury Prize for his sixth feature film (and first in official competition at Cannes), Gomorrah. The adapatation was a [...]

Cannes 2008 - Market/France - Round-up of sales at Films Distribution 2008-05-27 10:37:50

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Cannes 2008 - Competition/France - Cantet reveals hidden world of teaching 2008-05-27 10:37:50

An experimental director who subtly explores social realities, Laurent Cantet received an enthusiastic reception this morning at the screening of his [...]

Cannes 2008 - Market/Scandinavia - Trust Nordisk makes Mammoth sales 2008-05-27 10:37:50

Trust Nordisk registered the most interest during Cannes in Lukas Moodysson's first English-language film, Mammoth, based on 19-minute reel of footage [...]

Cannes 2008 - Market/France - Three Monkeys brings success for Pyramide 2008-05-27 10:37:50

French international sales company Pyramide have scored excellent deals at the Cannes Festival Film Market. Riding the wave of critical success f [...]

Cannes 2008 - Market/France - Memento happy with Home 2008-05-27 10:37:50

"It is the first time we have such a strong market,” said Emilie George, head of Memento Films International, who announced further deals (see news) [...]

Laurent Cantet - Director: "Success wasn't guaranteed but the gamble paid off" 2008-05-27 10:37:50

Palme d'Or 2008 The Class "Success wasn't guaranteed but the gamble paid off" [...]

Francesco Munzi - Director: "Xenophobia and violence, without prejudice " 2008-05-27 10:37:50

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Flashbacks of A Fool - by Baillie Walsh 2008-05-27 10:37:50

Flashbacks of a Fool by Baillie WalshRelease in UK on April 18 [...]

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