Arsenal has acquired all German-language territories on Robin Vanbesien’s Berlinale documentary hold on to her, about the killing of a child by a Belgian police officer during a migration border control in 2018.
The deal was done with Czech Republic-based Filmotor which has acquired sales rights to the Belgian documentary.
hold on to her premiered in Forum Expanded at last month’s Berlinale.
The film details the killing of two-year-old Mawda Shawri by a Belgian police officer during a migration border control in 2018, and the hearing about the case in 2023.
Vanbesien’s debut feature was produced by Steven Dhoedt for Visualantics,...
The deal was done with Czech Republic-based Filmotor which has acquired sales rights to the Belgian documentary.
hold on to her premiered in Forum Expanded at last month’s Berlinale.
The film details the killing of two-year-old Mawda Shawri by a Belgian police officer during a migration border control in 2018, and the hearing about the case in 2023.
Vanbesien’s debut feature was produced by Steven Dhoedt for Visualantics,...
- 3/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
Czech Republic-based world sales company Filmotor has acquired Robin Vanbesien’s documentary hold on to her.
The film had its world premiere in the Forum Expanded section at the Berlinale last month. Filmotor has sold the film to Arsenal for all German-speaking territories including Germany.
hold on to her details the killing of two-year-old Mawda Shawri by a Belgian police officer during a migration border control in 2018, and the hearing about the case in 2023.
It is a debut feature for Belgian filmmaker Vanbesien. The film is produced by Steven Dhoedt for Visualantics, with co-production from timely in collaboration with non-governmental...
The film had its world premiere in the Forum Expanded section at the Berlinale last month. Filmotor has sold the film to Arsenal for all German-speaking territories including Germany.
hold on to her details the killing of two-year-old Mawda Shawri by a Belgian police officer during a migration border control in 2018, and the hearing about the case in 2023.
It is a debut feature for Belgian filmmaker Vanbesien. The film is produced by Steven Dhoedt for Visualantics, with co-production from timely in collaboration with non-governmental...
- 3/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
A total of 46 films and 27 series will be showcased at the online-only event.
Lukas Dhont’s second feature Close and Olga Lucovnicova’s Last Letters From My Grandma are among the 46 feature and 27 series projects to be showcased at Re>Connext, the annual showcase for films and TV series made in Flanders and Brussels, Belgium.
Close is filmmaker Dhont’s follow-up to Girl, which won the Camera d’Or following its premiere in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2018. Last year, the project was pitched at Re>Connext under the title The Invisible.
For this edition, drama Close returns as a work in progress,...
Lukas Dhont’s second feature Close and Olga Lucovnicova’s Last Letters From My Grandma are among the 46 feature and 27 series projects to be showcased at Re>Connext, the annual showcase for films and TV series made in Flanders and Brussels, Belgium.
Close is filmmaker Dhont’s follow-up to Girl, which won the Camera d’Or following its premiere in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2018. Last year, the project was pitched at Re>Connext under the title The Invisible.
For this edition, drama Close returns as a work in progress,...
- 9/27/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The biggest European film festival excludsively dealing with Asian cinema will open on Friday the 22nd of April with the South Korean blockbuster “The Tiger” and close with the Hong Kong thriller “The Bodyguard” on Saturday the 30th with the presence of the legendary Sammo Hung. Legendary director Johnnie To and composer Lim Giong will also attend.
The festival will feature 72 films in the official selection (5 world premieres) a retrospective of Japanese science fiction, the restored 4K versions of four Bruce Lee masterpieces and over 100 events organized around the city.
The line up of 2016 includes the followings:
Competition Section
China (10)
Chongqing Hot Pot, Yang Qing, crime-action- hipster noir, China 2016, European Premiere
The Dead End, Cao Baoping, cop-loves-cop thriller, China 2015, European Premiere
Destiny, Zhang Wei, human drama, China 2016, World Premiere
The Left Ear, Alec Su, youth drama, China 2015, European Premiere
Lost in Hong Kong, Xu Zheng, clash of cultures comedy, China 2015, International Festival Premiere
The Master,...
The festival will feature 72 films in the official selection (5 world premieres) a retrospective of Japanese science fiction, the restored 4K versions of four Bruce Lee masterpieces and over 100 events organized around the city.
The line up of 2016 includes the followings:
Competition Section
China (10)
Chongqing Hot Pot, Yang Qing, crime-action- hipster noir, China 2016, European Premiere
The Dead End, Cao Baoping, cop-loves-cop thriller, China 2015, European Premiere
Destiny, Zhang Wei, human drama, China 2016, World Premiere
The Left Ear, Alec Su, youth drama, China 2015, European Premiere
Lost in Hong Kong, Xu Zheng, clash of cultures comedy, China 2015, International Festival Premiere
The Master,...
- 4/21/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The 18th Feff will feature 50 titles in competition, including Lost In Hong Kong, Mojin: The Lost Legend and Ip Man 3, as well as a new Focus Asia market.Scroll down for full programme
The Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) has revealed the programme for its 18th edition (April 22-30), featuring a myriad of high-profile Asian titles from the past year.
The event will close with the European premiere of director and actor Sammo Hung’s latest feature, The Bodyguard [pictured], with Hung due to be in attendance.
Hung’s appearance marks the second year in a row that the festival has played host to a Hong Kong film icon, after Jackie Chan attended last year’s edition.
The Bodyguard (also known as My Beloved Bodyguard) has grossed close to $50m since its release in China on April 1. The film stars Sammo Hung as a retired bodyguard who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young girl.
The...
The Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) has revealed the programme for its 18th edition (April 22-30), featuring a myriad of high-profile Asian titles from the past year.
The event will close with the European premiere of director and actor Sammo Hung’s latest feature, The Bodyguard [pictured], with Hung due to be in attendance.
Hung’s appearance marks the second year in a row that the festival has played host to a Hong Kong film icon, after Jackie Chan attended last year’s edition.
The Bodyguard (also known as My Beloved Bodyguard) has grossed close to $50m since its release in China on April 1. The film stars Sammo Hung as a retired bodyguard who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young girl.
The...
- 4/13/2016
- ScreenDaily
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