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Studiocanal has revealed woody specifications connected a big of titles aft a engaged Cannes Film Festival, including first world income for buzzed astir Florence Pugh-starring play The Midnight Library.
Having sparked a bidding warfare for nan U.S., which was won by Paramount, nan adjustment of Matt Haig’s New York Times bestseller has besides sold to Scandinavia (Scanbox), South Africa (Sun Africa Group/MultiChoice) and Switzerland (Filmcoopi).
Studiocanal will merchandise nan movie successful theatres crossed its territory footprint of nan UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia and New Zealand pinch accumulation group to commence for nan pan-European workplace and Blueprint Pictures successful early 2027.
The pan-European workplace besides closed deals for Rudi Rosenberg’s Un Certain Regard movie Words of Love, Volker Schlöndorff’s Visitation, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Violette, Jeanne Herry’s Cannes Palme d’Or contender Another Day, Simon Stone’s Elsinore, Jonathan Schey’s Everybody Wants to F*ck Me, Danny Boyle’s Ink, and Fred Cavayé’s Les Misérables.
Words of Love has sold to Benelux (Cineart), Bulgaria (Beta), Canada (Immina), Germany and Austria (Pandora), Greece (Danaos), Israel (New Cinema), Italy (Teodora), Scandinavia (Angel Films), Spain (Atalante), Switzerland (Frenetic) and Turkey (Mars).
Schlöndorff’s Visitation was acquired for Australia and New Zealand (Moving Story), Benelux (Artifilm), Bulgaria (Beta), Ex-Yugoslavia (Karantanija), Greece (Spentzos), Israel (Lev), Japan (Cetera), Portugal (Alambique), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Spain (A Contracorriente) and Switzerland (Filmcoopi).
After a buzzy title screening Another Day, starring Adèle Exarchopoulos arsenic a young character battling alcoholism, was acquired for Ex-Yugoslavia and Bulgaria (MCF), Greece (Spentzos), Italy (Europictures), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Singapore (Shaw), Switzerland (Frenetic), Portugual (Lusomundo) and Turkey (Mars).
Elsinore has sold to Anuvu for Airlines, MCF for Ex-Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, Spentzos for Greece, ADS for Hungary, Lev for Israel, Lusomundo for Portugal, Scanbox for Scandinavia, Sun Africa Group/MultiChoice for South Africa, Filmcoopi for Switzerland, and Bir Film for Turkey. It will beryllium released successful nan U.S. successful 2027 by LD Entertainment.
Everybody Wants To F*ck Me has been acquired by ACME for nan Baltics, Prorom for Eastern Europe, Blitz for Ex-Yugoslavia, Myndform for Iceland, Lionsgate for India, Lev for Israel, Imagem for Latin America, Mongol Films for Mongolia, Lusomundo for Portugal, Scanbox for Scandinavia, Sun Africa Group/MultiChoice for South Africa, KTH for South Korea, Filmcoopi for Switzerland, Catchplay for Taiwan, and Svoe Kino for Ukraine.
Ink has been picked up by Echolake for Airlines, Cinelibri for Bulgaria, VVS for Canada, AQS for Czech Republic and Slovakia, Karantanja for Ex-Yugoslavia, Spentzos for Greece, Cinetel for Hungary, Myndform for Iceland, MVP for India, Shoval for Israel, Mongol Films for Mongolia, Lusomundo for Portugal, Independenta for Romania, Scanbox for Scandinavia, Sun Africa Group/MultiChoice for South Africa, NK Content for South Korea, Wanda for Spain, Ascot Elite for Switzerland, Fabula Films for Turkey, and UFD for Ukraine.
Les Misérables has sold to Skeye for Airlines, ACME for nan Baltics, Cinelibri for Bulgaria, TVA for Canada, AQS for Czech Republic and Slovakia, Karantanja for Ex-Yugoslavia, Pathé Touch for French-speaking Africa, Spentzos for Greece, ADS for Hungary, Synapse for Latin America, GSC for Malaysia, Italia for nan Middle East, Lusomundo for Portugal, Independenta for Romania, Shaw for Singapore, Scene & Sound for South Korea, Beta Fiction for Spain, DCM for Switzerland, Bir Film for Turkey, and Ad Astra for Ukraine.
Violette has been acquired by Skeye for Airlines, ACME for nan Baltics, Cinelibri for Bulgaria, VVS for Canada, Blue Media for China, MCF for Ex-Yugoslavia, Spentzos for Greece, Vertigo for Hungary, Lev for Israel, Lucky Red for Italy, now a STUDIOCANAL market, Lusomundo for Portugal, Bad Unicorn for Romania, Scanbox for Scandinavia, Shaw for Singapore, Beta Fiction for Spain, Frenetic for Switzerland, Bir for Turkey, and Arthouse for Ukraine.
“This year’s Cannes marketplace genuinely reflected nan strength, breadth and ambition of Studiocanal slate,” said Anne Cherel, nan company’s Chief Commercial Officer.
“Across our show premieres, promos, and those projects successful development, pre-production and post-production we saw beardown request from buyers representing awesome markets worldwide. We return pridefulness successful nan assurance our distribution partners person successful our continued expertise to present first-class, filmmaker-driven must-see cinema that excites world audiences. This is nan cornerstone of our strategy. This Cannes marketplace felt peculiarly robust for Studiocanal and pinch a slate we were incredibly proud to coming to our clients.”
