Global Screen sells German-language drama to North America, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and South-East Asia
German sales company Global Screen has sold To Life! to North America (Menemsha Films), Australia and New Zealand (Jiff Distribution), Brazil (Tele Cine) and South-East Asia (Suraya).
Menemsha Films, the Santa-Monica-based distributor of arthouse films, acquired all rights to the German-language drama and plans a theatrical release this autumn.
The film centres on aging, Jewish cabaret singer Ruth and the young but terminally ill Jonas. Despite the age gap and entirely opposite experiences in life, they form an intense bond and give each other a reason and purpose to live. “To Life!”, which translates into German as “Auf das Leben!” and into Hebrew as “L’Chaim!”, is a popular Jewish toast.
Ruth is played by German grande dame Hannelore Elsner (No Place To Go, Cherryblossoms) while Jonas is played by young star Max Riemelt, soon to be seen in a lead role...
German sales company Global Screen has sold To Life! to North America (Menemsha Films), Australia and New Zealand (Jiff Distribution), Brazil (Tele Cine) and South-East Asia (Suraya).
Menemsha Films, the Santa-Monica-based distributor of arthouse films, acquired all rights to the German-language drama and plans a theatrical release this autumn.
The film centres on aging, Jewish cabaret singer Ruth and the young but terminally ill Jonas. Despite the age gap and entirely opposite experiences in life, they form an intense bond and give each other a reason and purpose to live. “To Life!”, which translates into German as “Auf das Leben!” and into Hebrew as “L’Chaim!”, is a popular Jewish toast.
Ruth is played by German grande dame Hannelore Elsner (No Place To Go, Cherryblossoms) while Jonas is played by young star Max Riemelt, soon to be seen in a lead role...
- 4/14/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Kino!, a celebration of contemporary German films, returns to New York for its 36th edition, setting up shop at Cinema Village in the West Village for the second year, April 9 - 16. Selected from across the great expanse of different genres and from seasoned directors and newcomers alike, this year's edition features 10 features and 8 shorts, including new works from Christoph Hochäusler (The City Below, I am Guilty), Christian Zübert (Three Quarter Moon) and TV veteran Uwe Janson, as well as from rising stars Baran bo Odar (The Silence), Philippe Lienemann, Stephan Altricher and Neele Leana Vollmar (Vacation from Life).In addition to the screenings, there will be panel discussions at Goethe Institut and Deutsches Haus for Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery and The...
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- 4/7/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: Camino Filmverleih, distributor of Berlinale Competition titles Stations of the Cross and Jack, is to make a foray into production this year.
Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily, Camino head of distribution, acquisitions and sales Kamran Sardar Khan revealed that sci-fi drama Der Polder and the comedy Metal Train will be co-produced via Camino’s parent company Niama Film.
The Stuttgart-based distributor will be a minority partner on Samuel Schwarz’s Der Polder will be produced by Switzerland’s Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Kam(m)acher GmbH, and Niama Film with backing from broadcasters Swr and Srf and Bundesamt für Kultur (Bak) and Zürcher Filmstiftung.
Campaigns with an augmented reality game and a MP3 audiowalk based on the film’s storyline have already been running in various Swiss towns to generate interest in the project.
Principal photography is set to begin in Zurich this March, with theatrical release planned for spring 2015 by Camino Filmverleih in Germany and Stammfilm in Switzerland...
Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily, Camino head of distribution, acquisitions and sales Kamran Sardar Khan revealed that sci-fi drama Der Polder and the comedy Metal Train will be co-produced via Camino’s parent company Niama Film.
The Stuttgart-based distributor will be a minority partner on Samuel Schwarz’s Der Polder will be produced by Switzerland’s Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Kam(m)acher GmbH, and Niama Film with backing from broadcasters Swr and Srf and Bundesamt für Kultur (Bak) and Zürcher Filmstiftung.
Campaigns with an augmented reality game and a MP3 audiowalk based on the film’s storyline have already been running in various Swiss towns to generate interest in the project.
Principal photography is set to begin in Zurich this March, with theatrical release planned for spring 2015 by Camino Filmverleih in Germany and Stammfilm in Switzerland...
- 2/18/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Frauke Finsterwalder’s tragicomic Finsterworld and a new screen adaptation of the children’s classic Pinocchio are among five market premieres being unveiled by Munich-based Global Screen at next month’s Efm in Berlin.
Head of Theatrical Sales Julia Weber and her team will be showing Nadav Schirman’s The Green Prince in Berlin fresh from its world premiere as the opening film of Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition last week.
The first deals on this Red Box/Passion Pictures production were concluded on Sundance’s first weekend with Curzon for the UK and Madman Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand.
In addition, the Munich-based sales agent will have premieres at the Efm of:
Arne Birkenstock’s documentary Beltracchi - The Art of Forgery, about Wolfgang Beltracchi, one of the biggest art forgers of all time. Birkenstock came into contact with Beltracchi through his father Reinhard Birkenstock who was one of the defence lawyers for the...
Head of Theatrical Sales Julia Weber and her team will be showing Nadav Schirman’s The Green Prince in Berlin fresh from its world premiere as the opening film of Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition last week.
The first deals on this Red Box/Passion Pictures production were concluded on Sundance’s first weekend with Curzon for the UK and Madman Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand.
In addition, the Munich-based sales agent will have premieres at the Efm of:
Arne Birkenstock’s documentary Beltracchi - The Art of Forgery, about Wolfgang Beltracchi, one of the biggest art forgers of all time. Birkenstock came into contact with Beltracchi through his father Reinhard Birkenstock who was one of the defence lawyers for the...
- 1/21/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Frauke Finsterwalder’s tragicomic Finsterworld and a new screen adaptation of the children’s classic Pinocchio are among five market premieres being unveiled by Munich-based Global Screen at next month’s Efm in Berlin.
Head of Theatrical Sales Julia Weber and her team will be showing Nadav Schirman’s The Green Prince in Berlin fresh from its world premiere as the opening film of Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition last week.
The first deals on this Red Box/Passion Pictures production were concluded on Sundance’s first weekend with Curzon for the UK and Madman Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand.
In addition, the Munich-based sales agent will have premieres at the Efm of:
Arne Birkenstock’s documentary Beltracchi - The Art of Forgery, about Wolfgang Beltracchi, one of the biggest art forgers of all time. Birkenstock came into contact with Beltracchi through his father Reinhard Birkenstock who was one of the defence lawyers for the...
Head of Theatrical Sales Julia Weber and her team will be showing Nadav Schirman’s The Green Prince in Berlin fresh from its world premiere as the opening film of Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition last week.
The first deals on this Red Box/Passion Pictures production were concluded on Sundance’s first weekend with Curzon for the UK and Madman Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand.
In addition, the Munich-based sales agent will have premieres at the Efm of:
Arne Birkenstock’s documentary Beltracchi - The Art of Forgery, about Wolfgang Beltracchi, one of the biggest art forgers of all time. Birkenstock came into contact with Beltracchi through his father Reinhard Birkenstock who was one of the defence lawyers for the...
- 1/21/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
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