Artificial Eye, the arthouse distribution company established in 1976 by Curzon Cinemas, is set for a re-launch as a theatrical and home entertainment label.
Founded by Andi and Pam Engel, the label gained recognition for releasing independent, arthouse, and foreign language films, promoting films from directors such as Béla Tarr, the Dardenne Brothers, and Trần Anh Hùng.
Artificial Eye went on hiatus in 2014, after being part of the Curzon group since 2006. In 2019, we told you Curzon Group and its subsidiaries, including Artificial Eye, had been acquired by U.S. indie distributor and exhibitor Cohen Media Group. Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure was one of the last films released under the previous version of the label.
Curzon has continued to release critically acclaimed films under the Curzon Film label led by Managing Director Louisa Dent. One of their successes has been Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, the highest-grossing foreign-language film ever at the UK box office.
Founded by Andi and Pam Engel, the label gained recognition for releasing independent, arthouse, and foreign language films, promoting films from directors such as Béla Tarr, the Dardenne Brothers, and Trần Anh Hùng.
Artificial Eye went on hiatus in 2014, after being part of the Curzon group since 2006. In 2019, we told you Curzon Group and its subsidiaries, including Artificial Eye, had been acquired by U.S. indie distributor and exhibitor Cohen Media Group. Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure was one of the last films released under the previous version of the label.
Curzon has continued to release critically acclaimed films under the Curzon Film label led by Managing Director Louisa Dent. One of their successes has been Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, the highest-grossing foreign-language film ever at the UK box office.
- 5/1/2024
- by Hannah Abraham
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K. outfit Curzon — part of the Cohen Media Group — is set to relaunch Artificial Eye, the arthouse distribution label that was established in 1976 and has been on hiatus for the last decade.
The label, first founded by film enthusiasts Andi and Pam Engel and part of the Curzon group since 2006, became renowned for releasing independent, foreign-language and arthouse title to U.K. audiences, including those by Béla Tarr, the Dardenne Brothers and Trần Anh Hùng. Its library boasts over 400 critically acclaimed films from directors including Wim Wenders, Michael Haneke and Claire Denis. Ruben Östlund’s “Force Majeure” was one of the last films released under the previous incarnation.
Led by managing director Louisa Dent, who has been with the company since 2008, Curzon has continued to release critically acclaimed films under the Curzon Film label — including Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite,” the highest-grossing foreign-language film ever at the U.K.
The label, first founded by film enthusiasts Andi and Pam Engel and part of the Curzon group since 2006, became renowned for releasing independent, foreign-language and arthouse title to U.K. audiences, including those by Béla Tarr, the Dardenne Brothers and Trần Anh Hùng. Its library boasts over 400 critically acclaimed films from directors including Wim Wenders, Michael Haneke and Claire Denis. Ruben Östlund’s “Force Majeure” was one of the last films released under the previous incarnation.
Led by managing director Louisa Dent, who has been with the company since 2008, Curzon has continued to release critically acclaimed films under the Curzon Film label — including Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite,” the highest-grossing foreign-language film ever at the U.K.
- 4/30/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
The UK’s Curzon is to relaunch its specialist UK/Ireland distribution label Artificial Eye, as a theatrical and home entertainment brand.
The first release under the banner will be Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha’s Berlinale Competition title My Favourite Cake.
Led by Curzon managing director Louisa Dent, the acquisitions team will curate additions to the Artificial Eye catalogue, focusing on director-led world cinema and discoveries from emerging filmmakers.
Artificial Eye was founded in 1976 by Andi Engel and Pam Engel. The label released leading independent, foreign-language and arthouse titles, including films by Bela Tarr, the Dardenne brothers and Tran Anh Hung.
The first release under the banner will be Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha’s Berlinale Competition title My Favourite Cake.
Led by Curzon managing director Louisa Dent, the acquisitions team will curate additions to the Artificial Eye catalogue, focusing on director-led world cinema and discoveries from emerging filmmakers.
Artificial Eye was founded in 1976 by Andi Engel and Pam Engel. The label released leading independent, foreign-language and arthouse titles, including films by Bela Tarr, the Dardenne brothers and Tran Anh Hung.
- 4/30/2024
- ScreenDaily
Curzon Film has picked up Berlinale Competition title My Favourite Cake for UK and Ireland distribution.
France’s Totem Films is handling international sales on Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeh’s Iranian tragicomedy, which follows a widow living in solitude who decides one day to restart her love life.
My Favourite Cake is produced by Iran’s Filmsazan Javan, France’s Caractères Productions, Sweden’s Hobab, and Germany’s Watchmen Productions.
The film has already sold to a range of territories including A Contracorriente in Spain, Academy Two in Italy, Alamode for Germany and Austria, and Arthaus in Norway.
Premiering at the Berlinale last week,...
France’s Totem Films is handling international sales on Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeh’s Iranian tragicomedy, which follows a widow living in solitude who decides one day to restart her love life.
My Favourite Cake is produced by Iran’s Filmsazan Javan, France’s Caractères Productions, Sweden’s Hobab, and Germany’s Watchmen Productions.
The film has already sold to a range of territories including A Contracorriente in Spain, Academy Two in Italy, Alamode for Germany and Austria, and Arthaus in Norway.
Premiering at the Berlinale last week,...
- 2/22/2024
- ScreenDaily
Edward Fletcher, the newly-appointed CEO of UK exhibitor and distributor Curzon, has promoted five long-running Curzon execs to key posts in the company’s senior team.
Laura Ferguson is now chief operating officer, taking on management of all Curzon business operations across finance, Hr, technology and business affairs, with a special focus on the financial health of the business.
Ferguson has worked at Curzon for over 17 years, most recently as chief financial officer.
Alex Sheldon has been promoted to managing director cinemas, taking on a broader role in managing Curzon’s cinema businesses from his previous role as director of commercial operations.
Laura Ferguson is now chief operating officer, taking on management of all Curzon business operations across finance, Hr, technology and business affairs, with a special focus on the financial health of the business.
Ferguson has worked at Curzon for over 17 years, most recently as chief financial officer.
Alex Sheldon has been promoted to managing director cinemas, taking on a broader role in managing Curzon’s cinema businesses from his previous role as director of commercial operations.
- 2/5/2024
- ScreenDaily
French director Campillo’s first film since 2017’s 120 Bpm.
Curzon has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to Red Island, the new film from 120 Bpm (Beats Per Minute) director Robin Campillo.
Morocco-born French director Campillo’s new film will have its world premiere in the official selection at San Sebastian Film Festival later this month. Curzon is working on release plans for the title.
Set on one of the last French army air bases on Madagascar in the 1970s, Red Island follows a 10-year-old boy whose world opens up to a different reality when he is inspired by an intrepid comic book heroine.
Curzon has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to Red Island, the new film from 120 Bpm (Beats Per Minute) director Robin Campillo.
Morocco-born French director Campillo’s new film will have its world premiere in the official selection at San Sebastian Film Festival later this month. Curzon is working on release plans for the title.
Set on one of the last French army air bases on Madagascar in the 1970s, Red Island follows a 10-year-old boy whose world opens up to a different reality when he is inspired by an intrepid comic book heroine.
- 9/11/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
HanWay Films represents sales on Leigh’s feature debut.
Curzon has picked up UK and Ireland rights to Leo Leigh’s debut feature, Sweet Sue, from HanWay Films.
UK filmmaker Leigh is a cinematographer and photographer whose work includes documentaries Beautiful Liverpool and Swansea Love Story. He has also written and directed shorts including Bifa-nominated Mother and Channel 4-commissioned Sometimes Chinese.
Sweet Sue is a comedy drama starring Maggie O’Neill, whose credits include the UK’s Shameless. She plays a woman who finds herself back on the dating scene. She meets a mysterious biker at her brother’s funeral,...
Curzon has picked up UK and Ireland rights to Leo Leigh’s debut feature, Sweet Sue, from HanWay Films.
UK filmmaker Leigh is a cinematographer and photographer whose work includes documentaries Beautiful Liverpool and Swansea Love Story. He has also written and directed shorts including Bifa-nominated Mother and Channel 4-commissioned Sometimes Chinese.
Sweet Sue is a comedy drama starring Maggie O’Neill, whose credits include the UK’s Shameless. She plays a woman who finds herself back on the dating scene. She meets a mysterious biker at her brother’s funeral,...
- 6/5/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Pablo Berger’s buzzy animation is a selling machine following its Cannes premiere in Special Screenings.
Spanish filmmaker Pablo Berger’s Robot Dreams is a selling machine following its Cannes premiere in the Special Screenings section with Elle Driver inking deals worldwide for the buzzy animated feature.
Robot Dreams sold to Neon for North America at the start of the market, the first major deal for the territory of Cannes 2023.
Elle Driver has since inked deals for the film in the UK and Ireland (Curzon), Australia (Madman), Benelux (Cineart), Italy (I Wonder Pictures), Switzerland (Praesens), Germany (Plaion), Scandinavia (Selmer Media...
Spanish filmmaker Pablo Berger’s Robot Dreams is a selling machine following its Cannes premiere in the Special Screenings section with Elle Driver inking deals worldwide for the buzzy animated feature.
Robot Dreams sold to Neon for North America at the start of the market, the first major deal for the territory of Cannes 2023.
Elle Driver has since inked deals for the film in the UK and Ireland (Curzon), Australia (Madman), Benelux (Cineart), Italy (I Wonder Pictures), Switzerland (Praesens), Germany (Plaion), Scandinavia (Selmer Media...
- 6/2/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Beta Cinema has closed its first presales on period drama The Offing starring Helena Bonham Carter. Curzon, Cineart and Madman have joined forces to acquire all rights for UK/Ireland, Benelux and Australia/New Zealand in what is described as a competitive situation. The distributors will work on an aligned campaign across the markets. Beta first launched The Offing at the EFM in February. Filming is lined up for later this year.
The UK-set project is directed by Emmy-winner Jessica Hobbs (The Crown) with Bonham Carter among executive producers. The screenplay is by Amy Roberts.
Based on the bestselling novel by Benjamin Myers, the story unfolds in the northeast of England, shortly after WW II. It opens on Robert, the shy 16-year-old nature-loving son of a miner who sets out to see a little more of the world before he follows his father down the pit.
The UK-set project is directed by Emmy-winner Jessica Hobbs (The Crown) with Bonham Carter among executive producers. The screenplay is by Amy Roberts.
Based on the bestselling novel by Benjamin Myers, the story unfolds in the northeast of England, shortly after WW II. It opens on Robert, the shy 16-year-old nature-loving son of a miner who sets out to see a little more of the world before he follows his father down the pit.
- 4/5/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Beta Cinema has closed the first major pre-sales for The Offing, a period drama starring Helena Bonham Carter based on the novel by Benjamin Myers, which Emmy winner Jessica Hobbs (The Crown) will direct.
In an unusual move, indie distributors Curzon, Cineart and Madman have jointly acquired all rights for the film in U.K./Ireland, Benelux and Australia/New Zealand. Beta Cinema, which is selling The Offing worldwide, introduced the project to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin in February. Beta said it expects to announce further major territory deals shortly.
Set in North East England shortly after World War II, The Offing will see Carter play Dulcie Piper, a hard drinking, foul-mouthed, bohemian recluse who strikes up an unusual friendship with 16-year-old Robert, a shy, nature-loving son of a miner who is determined to see something of the world before he joins his father down the pit.
In an unusual move, indie distributors Curzon, Cineart and Madman have jointly acquired all rights for the film in U.K./Ireland, Benelux and Australia/New Zealand. Beta Cinema, which is selling The Offing worldwide, introduced the project to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin in February. Beta said it expects to announce further major territory deals shortly.
Set in North East England shortly after World War II, The Offing will see Carter play Dulcie Piper, a hard drinking, foul-mouthed, bohemian recluse who strikes up an unusual friendship with 16-year-old Robert, a shy, nature-loving son of a miner who is determined to see something of the world before he joins his father down the pit.
- 4/5/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jan Mojto’s Beta Cinema has announced first pre-sales for feature film “The Offing,” which will star and is executive produced by Helena Bonham Carter. Jessica Hobbs, who won an Emmy Award for “The Crown,” directs the U.K.-set English-language project.
Distributors Curzon, Cineart and Madman joined forces and acquired all rights for U.K./Ireland, Benelux, and Australia/New Zealand in a multi-territory deal, fending off robust competition.
The project was one of the hottest titles at the European Film Market, and further deals in major territories will be announced shortly, Beta Cinema said.
“The Offing,” based on a bestselling novel by Benjamin Myers, is set in North-East England, shortly after the war. The story opens on Robert, 16, the shy, nature-loving son of a miner who sets out to see a little more of the world before he follows his father down the pit.
He meets Dulcie Piper,...
Distributors Curzon, Cineart and Madman joined forces and acquired all rights for U.K./Ireland, Benelux, and Australia/New Zealand in a multi-territory deal, fending off robust competition.
The project was one of the hottest titles at the European Film Market, and further deals in major territories will be announced shortly, Beta Cinema said.
“The Offing,” based on a bestselling novel by Benjamin Myers, is set in North-East England, shortly after the war. The story opens on Robert, 16, the shy, nature-loving son of a miner who sets out to see a little more of the world before he follows his father down the pit.
He meets Dulcie Piper,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Further titles include Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ’The Beasts’ and Chie Hayakawa’s debut ‘Plan 75’.
Venice titles including Fyzal Boulifa’s Morocco-set drama The Damned Don’t Cry and Penelope Cruz-starring melodrama L’Immensità are among the prestige international titles on UK-Ireland distributor Curzon’s 2023 slate.
The line-up represents filmmakers from Italy, Spain, Japan, France and the UK.
“The past year has been a difficult one for international film in the UK,” said Louisa Dent, Curzon Film managing director, “but we remain absolutely committed to championing the best cinema from around the world.”
UK filmmaker Boulifa’s second feature, after debut Lynn + Lucy,...
Venice titles including Fyzal Boulifa’s Morocco-set drama The Damned Don’t Cry and Penelope Cruz-starring melodrama L’Immensità are among the prestige international titles on UK-Ireland distributor Curzon’s 2023 slate.
The line-up represents filmmakers from Italy, Spain, Japan, France and the UK.
“The past year has been a difficult one for international film in the UK,” said Louisa Dent, Curzon Film managing director, “but we remain absolutely committed to championing the best cinema from around the world.”
UK filmmaker Boulifa’s second feature, after debut Lynn + Lucy,...
- 12/20/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Les Arcs Film Festival’s industry sidebar has unveiled prizes for several projects at different stages, including Annarita Zambrano’s black comedy “Rossosperanza.”
“Rossosperanza” is being produced by Italy’s Mad Entertainment, Rai Cinema, Minnerva Pictures, and France’s Ts Productions. The movie is set in the 1980’s and unfolds at a luxurious villa turned into a rehabilitation center for troubled children from rich families.
The film was one of the 14 projects in post-production presented to film executives from top international banners and festivals as part of the work-in-progress section. The sidebar, now in its 12th edition, is curated by Frederic Boyer, the director artistic of both Tribeca and Les Arcs film festivals, alongside producer and fest co-founder Jeremy Zelnik, among others.
“Rossosperanza” won the TitraFilm Award, chosen by a jury comprising of Ava Cahen, the artistic director of Cannes Critics’ Week), Louisa Dent, managing director of Curzon Artificial Eye,...
“Rossosperanza” is being produced by Italy’s Mad Entertainment, Rai Cinema, Minnerva Pictures, and France’s Ts Productions. The movie is set in the 1980’s and unfolds at a luxurious villa turned into a rehabilitation center for troubled children from rich families.
The film was one of the 14 projects in post-production presented to film executives from top international banners and festivals as part of the work-in-progress section. The sidebar, now in its 12th edition, is curated by Frederic Boyer, the director artistic of both Tribeca and Les Arcs film festivals, alongside producer and fest co-founder Jeremy Zelnik, among others.
“Rossosperanza” won the TitraFilm Award, chosen by a jury comprising of Ava Cahen, the artistic director of Cannes Critics’ Week), Louisa Dent, managing director of Curzon Artificial Eye,...
- 12/14/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Les Arcs Industry Village Winners: ‘The Visitor’, ‘Rossosperanza’ & ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ Take Top Prizes
Lithuanian filmmaker Vytautas Katkus’s debut feature project The Visitor won the top €6,000 Artekino International Award at the Les Arcs Coproduction Village on Tuesday.
The award, decided by Rémi Burah, President of ArteKino Foundation and CEO of Arte France Cinéma, is granted to support the development of the project.
The project, which previously won Cannes Critics’ Week Next Step prize in May, revolves around a young man attempting to make a new life for himself in a foreign land where he does not speak the language or know anyone.
“For this 2022 edition, the ArteKino International Award supports a first feature by a director walking the line between fiction and documentary, social realism and fantastic poetry, with a subtle balance that he has demonstrated in his already very mastered short films,” said Burah.
The Visitor was among 18 feature projects participating in the Les Arcs Coproduction Village.
It is one element of...
The award, decided by Rémi Burah, President of ArteKino Foundation and CEO of Arte France Cinéma, is granted to support the development of the project.
The project, which previously won Cannes Critics’ Week Next Step prize in May, revolves around a young man attempting to make a new life for himself in a foreign land where he does not speak the language or know anyone.
“For this 2022 edition, the ArteKino International Award supports a first feature by a director walking the line between fiction and documentary, social realism and fantastic poetry, with a subtle balance that he has demonstrated in his already very mastered short films,” said Burah.
The Visitor was among 18 feature projects participating in the Les Arcs Coproduction Village.
It is one element of...
- 12/12/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
After 22 weeks in cinemas across Ireland and the U.K., writer-director Colm Bairéad’s “An Cailín Ciúin” (“The Quiet Girl”) has crossed €1 million at the box office. The film is Ireland’s entry in the Oscars’ international feature category.
Based on Irish author Claire Keegan’s story “Foster,” the coming-of-age film, set in rural Ireland in 1981, follows Cáit (Catherine Clinch) as she is sent from her overcrowded, dysfunctional household to live with distant relatives for the summer.
It has been an unstoppable force on the festival and awards circuit, winning top prizes at the Berlin, Dublin and Taipei film festivals and sweeping the Irish Film and Television Awards. Produced by Cleona Ní Chrualaoi for Inscéal, the film is distributed by Break Out Pictures and Curzon.
Nell Roddy and Robert McCann Finn, joint MDs of Break Out Pictures, said: “It’s a fantastic result and we’re thrilled that audiences in Ireland and the U.
Based on Irish author Claire Keegan’s story “Foster,” the coming-of-age film, set in rural Ireland in 1981, follows Cáit (Catherine Clinch) as she is sent from her overcrowded, dysfunctional household to live with distant relatives for the summer.
It has been an unstoppable force on the festival and awards circuit, winning top prizes at the Berlin, Dublin and Taipei film festivals and sweeping the Irish Film and Television Awards. Produced by Cleona Ní Chrualaoi for Inscéal, the film is distributed by Break Out Pictures and Curzon.
Nell Roddy and Robert McCann Finn, joint MDs of Break Out Pictures, said: “It’s a fantastic result and we’re thrilled that audiences in Ireland and the U.
- 10/11/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The coming-of-age comedy is produced by the Safdie brothers.
Curzon has acquired UK and Ireland distribution rights to Safdie-produced coming-of-age comedy Funny Pages which recently screened in the Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight selection earlier this year.
Owen Kline’s directorial debut will be released on September 16 in cinemas and Curzon’s streaming service Curzon Home Cinema.
Funny Pages tells the story of a teenage cartoonist who ditches his suburban comforts to follow his dreams and ends up meeting some quirky characters along the way.
It is produced by the Safdie brothers, of Good Time and Uncut Gems, as well as Sebastian Bear-McClard,...
Curzon has acquired UK and Ireland distribution rights to Safdie-produced coming-of-age comedy Funny Pages which recently screened in the Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight selection earlier this year.
Owen Kline’s directorial debut will be released on September 16 in cinemas and Curzon’s streaming service Curzon Home Cinema.
Funny Pages tells the story of a teenage cartoonist who ditches his suburban comforts to follow his dreams and ends up meeting some quirky characters along the way.
It is produced by the Safdie brothers, of Good Time and Uncut Gems, as well as Sebastian Bear-McClard,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Cohen Media Group and Curzon have jointly acquired all U.S., U.K. and Irish distribution rights to Mark Cousins’ Cannes Film Festival documentary The Storms Of Jeremy Thomas about the Oscar-winning producer of The Last Emperor.
A theatrical release is expected later in 2021 for the movie, which is a David P. Kelly Films production.
In The Storms Of Jeremy Thomas, filmmaker and writer Mark Cousins (The Story Of Film: An Odyssey) accompanies legendary producer Thomas on the latter’s annual pilgrimage to the Cannes Film Festival.
Each year for the last 45 years, Thomas has made the journey to Cannes. This time Cousins is along for the off-beat grand tour on sea and land, chatting with Thomas as they take in landmarks and people connected to the producer’s films and life, from the Paris locations of Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers,...
A theatrical release is expected later in 2021 for the movie, which is a David P. Kelly Films production.
In The Storms Of Jeremy Thomas, filmmaker and writer Mark Cousins (The Story Of Film: An Odyssey) accompanies legendary producer Thomas on the latter’s annual pilgrimage to the Cannes Film Festival.
Each year for the last 45 years, Thomas has made the journey to Cannes. This time Cousins is along for the off-beat grand tour on sea and land, chatting with Thomas as they take in landmarks and people connected to the producer’s films and life, from the Paris locations of Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers,...
- 10/21/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Protagonist Pictures has closed a UK all rights deal with Curzon for Spanish-language pic Official Competition starring Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz and Oscar Martínez.
In Official Competition, Oscar winner Cruz plays renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas, who is recruited by a billionaire entrepreneur who impulsively decides to create an iconic movie. Banderas will star as Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero, and joining them is Argentinian actor Oscar Martínez (The Distinguished Citizen), who plays radical theatre actor Iván Torres.
The Spanish-language comedy, directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat from a script they wrote with Andrés Duprat, will also screen in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival and will open this year’s Perlak Section at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
The deal for the film that debuts as part of the competition line up at Venice, was...
In Official Competition, Oscar winner Cruz plays renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas, who is recruited by a billionaire entrepreneur who impulsively decides to create an iconic movie. Banderas will star as Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero, and joining them is Argentinian actor Oscar Martínez (The Distinguished Citizen), who plays radical theatre actor Iván Torres.
The Spanish-language comedy, directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat from a script they wrote with Andrés Duprat, will also screen in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival and will open this year’s Perlak Section at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
The deal for the film that debuts as part of the competition line up at Venice, was...
- 9/4/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Cohen Media Group and Curzon have jointly acquired all U.S. and U.K. distribution rights to “Everything Went Fine,” Francois Ozon’s film with Sophie Marceau, which just world-premiered in competition at Cannes and earned a warm critical welcome.
The deal was negotiated by Cmg senior VP Robert Aaronson, Curzon Artificial Eye’s managing director Louisa Dent and Sébasten Beffa and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert at Playtime.
“Everything Went Fine” marks Marceau’s first time working with Ozon, one of France’s most critically laureled helmers. The drama is based Emmanuèle Bernheim’s novel “Everything Went Well” and centers on a woman as she is confronted with her father’s declining health following a stroke. Sick and half-paralyzed in his hospital bed, André asks Emmanuèle to help him end his life. The film explores the father-daughter relationship.
Written and directed by Ozon, “Everything Went Fine” also stars Géraldine Pailhas, Charlotte Rampling,...
The deal was negotiated by Cmg senior VP Robert Aaronson, Curzon Artificial Eye’s managing director Louisa Dent and Sébasten Beffa and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert at Playtime.
“Everything Went Fine” marks Marceau’s first time working with Ozon, one of France’s most critically laureled helmers. The drama is based Emmanuèle Bernheim’s novel “Everything Went Well” and centers on a woman as she is confronted with her father’s declining health following a stroke. Sick and half-paralyzed in his hospital bed, André asks Emmanuèle to help him end his life. The film explores the father-daughter relationship.
Written and directed by Ozon, “Everything Went Fine” also stars Géraldine Pailhas, Charlotte Rampling,...
- 7/10/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Cinema executive also comments on how streaming platforms have inflated the film buying market.
The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has been “catastrophic” for arthouse cinema in the country, according to Louisa Dent, the managing director of UK distributor and exhibitor Curzon Artificial Eye.
Speaking during the latest ScreenDaily Talks on Thursday July 1, Dent compared Brexit with the devastating financial impact of the pandemic on cinemas and distribution in the UK.
Watch the full session above.
“As much a problem as the pandemic is… just as bad for us is Brexit,” said Dent. “For a company like ours,...
The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has been “catastrophic” for arthouse cinema in the country, according to Louisa Dent, the managing director of UK distributor and exhibitor Curzon Artificial Eye.
Speaking during the latest ScreenDaily Talks on Thursday July 1, Dent compared Brexit with the devastating financial impact of the pandemic on cinemas and distribution in the UK.
Watch the full session above.
“As much a problem as the pandemic is… just as bad for us is Brexit,” said Dent. “For a company like ours,...
- 7/2/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Virtual sessions include talent talks with Mark Cousins and Eva Husson.
Talent talks featuring directors Mark Cousins and Eva Husson, and producers Kat Mansoor, Elizabeth Karlsen and Tracy O’Riordan all feature in We Are UK Film’s online programme of industry sessions running during this year’s Cannes Film Festival (July 6-17).
We Are UK Film will be a virtual UK pavilion presence in Cannes this year owing to challenges around travel during the pandemic. Set up and funded by the BFI with partners including British Council, the national and regional screen agencies and the British Film Commision (Bfc), the...
Talent talks featuring directors Mark Cousins and Eva Husson, and producers Kat Mansoor, Elizabeth Karlsen and Tracy O’Riordan all feature in We Are UK Film’s online programme of industry sessions running during this year’s Cannes Film Festival (July 6-17).
We Are UK Film will be a virtual UK pavilion presence in Cannes this year owing to challenges around travel during the pandemic. Set up and funded by the BFI with partners including British Council, the national and regional screen agencies and the British Film Commision (Bfc), the...
- 6/30/2021
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Speakers: Wendy Bernfeld (Rights Stuff); Louisa Dent (Curzon Artificial Eye); Christos Michaels (Lee & Thompson); and Ryan Kampe (Visit Films).
The next episode in our ScreenDaily Talks webinar series will take place July 1 at 15:00 BST / 16:00 Cest and will explore how independent filmmakers and producers can navigate through the fast-changing world of deals, contracts and business affairs.
Click here to register
The panel is in partnership with We Are UK Film.
The VoD platforms are having a huge impact on the film industry, not just with audiences but also by transforming the way film rights are bought and sold. What...
The next episode in our ScreenDaily Talks webinar series will take place July 1 at 15:00 BST / 16:00 Cest and will explore how independent filmmakers and producers can navigate through the fast-changing world of deals, contracts and business affairs.
Click here to register
The panel is in partnership with We Are UK Film.
The VoD platforms are having a huge impact on the film industry, not just with audiences but also by transforming the way film rights are bought and sold. What...
- 6/23/2021
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
“Natural Light,” Dénes Nagy’s World War II-set drama which just won the Berlinale Silver Bear for best director, has been sold by Paris-based Luxbox to key markets including the U.K. with Curzon.
Rolling off the EFM, Luxbox has also unveiled deals on the critically acclaimed movie for Portugal (Alambique), Poland (Aurora), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Film Europe) and Turkey (Mars Film).
Set in occupied Soviet Union, the film tells the story of István Semetka, a simple Hungarian farmer who serves as a Caporal in a special unit scouting for partisan groups. On their way to a remote village, his company falls under enemy fire. As the commander is killed, Semetka has to overcome his fears and take command of the unit as he is dragged into a chaos that he cannot control.
Louisa Dent, Curzon’s managing director, described “Natural Light” as “an astonishing debut from Dénes Nagy.
Rolling off the EFM, Luxbox has also unveiled deals on the critically acclaimed movie for Portugal (Alambique), Poland (Aurora), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Film Europe) and Turkey (Mars Film).
Set in occupied Soviet Union, the film tells the story of István Semetka, a simple Hungarian farmer who serves as a Caporal in a special unit scouting for partisan groups. On their way to a remote village, his company falls under enemy fire. As the commander is killed, Semetka has to overcome his fears and take command of the unit as he is dragged into a chaos that he cannot control.
Louisa Dent, Curzon’s managing director, described “Natural Light” as “an astonishing debut from Dénes Nagy.
- 3/11/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Jasmila Zbanic’s historical drama is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entry to the Academy Awards.
Curzon has snapped up UK and Ireland rights to Jasmila Zbanic’s Quo Vadis, Aida? from Paris-based Indie Sales. The film is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s submission for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Oscars.
The historical drama will be released theatrically and on digital platform Curzon Home Cinema on January 22, 2021.
Set in the Bosnian summer of 1995, the film follows a United Nations translator, played by Jasna Duricic, who tries to save her husband and two sons after the Serbian army takes over...
Curzon has snapped up UK and Ireland rights to Jasmila Zbanic’s Quo Vadis, Aida? from Paris-based Indie Sales. The film is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s submission for the best international feature film award at the 2021 Oscars.
The historical drama will be released theatrically and on digital platform Curzon Home Cinema on January 22, 2021.
Set in the Bosnian summer of 1995, the film follows a United Nations translator, played by Jasna Duricic, who tries to save her husband and two sons after the Serbian army takes over...
- 11/30/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Uberto Pasolini’s film is being sold by Beta Films.
Cohen Media Group and Curzon have jointly acquired all US, UK and Ireland distribution rights to Uberto Pasolini’s Nowhere Special which made its world premiere in Venice Horizons in September.
Beta Films is handling remaining territories at the AFM.
James Norton, whose credits include Little Women and Mr Jones, stars as a window cleaner and single father to a four-year-old after his partner left after childbirth. He embarks on a mission to find a new family for his son after he learns he has a few months left to live.
Cohen Media Group and Curzon have jointly acquired all US, UK and Ireland distribution rights to Uberto Pasolini’s Nowhere Special which made its world premiere in Venice Horizons in September.
Beta Films is handling remaining territories at the AFM.
James Norton, whose credits include Little Women and Mr Jones, stars as a window cleaner and single father to a four-year-old after his partner left after childbirth. He embarks on a mission to find a new family for his son after he learns he has a few months left to live.
- 11/13/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
James Norton stars.
Cohen Media Group and Curzon have jointly acquired all US, UK and Ireland distribution rights to Uberto Pasolini’s Nowhere Special and expect to release the film in 2021.
Beta Films is handling remaining territories at the AFM.
James Norton stars as a 35-year-old window cleaner and single father to a four-year-old after his partner left after childbirth. The man embarks on a mission to find a new family for his son after he learns he has a few months left to live. Daniel Lamont also stars.
Nowhere Special is a UK-Italy-Romania a co-production between Picomedia Srl, Nowhere Special Ltd.
Cohen Media Group and Curzon have jointly acquired all US, UK and Ireland distribution rights to Uberto Pasolini’s Nowhere Special and expect to release the film in 2021.
Beta Films is handling remaining territories at the AFM.
James Norton stars as a 35-year-old window cleaner and single father to a four-year-old after his partner left after childbirth. The man embarks on a mission to find a new family for his son after he learns he has a few months left to live. Daniel Lamont also stars.
Nowhere Special is a UK-Italy-Romania a co-production between Picomedia Srl, Nowhere Special Ltd.
- 11/13/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Cohen Media Group and Curzon have jointly taken all US, UK and Eire distribution rights to Uberto Pasolini’s drama Nowhere Special. A theatrical release next year is being eyed.
James Norton (Little Women and Grantchester) plays John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, who has dedicated his life to bringing up his four-year-old son, Michael (Daniel Lamont), after the child’s mother left them soon after giving birth. But their worlds are turned upside down when John learns he has only a few months left to live. He sets out on an urgent mission to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.
The deal, announced by Cohen Media Group Chairman and CEO Charles S. Cohen and Curzon CEO Philip Knatchbull, was negotiated by Cmg Senior Vice President Robert Aaronson, Curzon Artificial Eye MD Louisa Dent and Beta Cinema’s CEO,...
James Norton (Little Women and Grantchester) plays John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, who has dedicated his life to bringing up his four-year-old son, Michael (Daniel Lamont), after the child’s mother left them soon after giving birth. But their worlds are turned upside down when John learns he has only a few months left to live. He sets out on an urgent mission to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.
The deal, announced by Cohen Media Group Chairman and CEO Charles S. Cohen and Curzon CEO Philip Knatchbull, was negotiated by Cmg Senior Vice President Robert Aaronson, Curzon Artificial Eye MD Louisa Dent and Beta Cinema’s CEO,...
- 11/13/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Principal photography started this week in Naples on Michele Placido’s fourteenth film as a director, Caravaggio’s Shadow. The film will focus on the intricate, adventurous and tumultuous life of the great Italian painter from the 1600s. Starring are Riccardo Scamarcio as Caravaggio, Louis Garrel as the mysterious Shadow, Isabelle Huppert as the Marquise Costanza Colonna and Micaela Ramazzotti as ‘Lena’. The Goldenart production, made with Rai Cinema, is an Italian-French co-production between Charlot, Le Pacte and Mact Production, in co-operation with the Campania Film Commission and Qmi. Wild Bunch handles sales.
UK distributor Curzon has picked up well-received Italian drama Il Mio Corpo (pictured), which played as part of the Acid program at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Michele Pennetta’s docu-drama follows two young men living separate but equally tough hardscrabble lives on the margins of Sicilian society. The film is scheduled for release in the...
UK distributor Curzon has picked up well-received Italian drama Il Mio Corpo (pictured), which played as part of the Acid program at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Michele Pennetta’s docu-drama follows two young men living separate but equally tough hardscrabble lives on the margins of Sicilian society. The film is scheduled for release in the...
- 9/28/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman and Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Curzon Artificial Eye has acquired distribution rights in the U.K. and Ireland for “Apples,” the feature directorial debut of Greece’s Christos Nikou, which opens the Horizons section of the 77th Venice Film Festival on Sep. 2. Madman Entertainment has also scooped up rights for Australia and New Zealand.
The film, which was also selected to play in the cancelled Telluride Film Festival, is produced by Iraklis Mavroeidis, Angelo Venetis, Aris Dagios and Nikos Smpiliris of Greece’s Boo Productions and Mariusz Włodarski of Poland’s Lava Films. Alpha Violet is handling international sales of the film, while U.S. sales rights are going through CAA.
“Apples” is the story of a solitary man (Aris Servetalis) who falls victim to an unexplained pandemic that causes sudden amnesia. When he decides to take part in an experimental treatment to create new memories, he meets a woman (Sofia Georgovasili) undergoing the same therapy,...
The film, which was also selected to play in the cancelled Telluride Film Festival, is produced by Iraklis Mavroeidis, Angelo Venetis, Aris Dagios and Nikos Smpiliris of Greece’s Boo Productions and Mariusz Włodarski of Poland’s Lava Films. Alpha Violet is handling international sales of the film, while U.S. sales rights are going through CAA.
“Apples” is the story of a solitary man (Aris Servetalis) who falls victim to an unexplained pandemic that causes sudden amnesia. When he decides to take part in an experimental treatment to create new memories, he meets a woman (Sofia Georgovasili) undergoing the same therapy,...
- 9/1/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
New Europe also closes deals in Australia, Spain, Baltics, ex-Yugoslavia, Hungary, Norway.
Curzon Artificial Eye has acquired UK and Irish rights to Magnus von Horn’s Sweat, sold by New Europe Film Sales.
New Europe has also sold the film, which is selected for the Cannes Label, to Australia/New Zealand (Rialto), Spain (Elamedia), Baltics (Scanorama), ex-Yugoslavia (Demiurg), Benelux (Imagine), Hungary (Mozinet) and Norway (Mer Film).
As announced prior to the Cannes Marché, Arp acquired French rights; North American rights are currently in negotiation.
Sweat is a Polish-Swedish co-production; von Horn is a Swedish-born director living in Poland. Gutek Film...
Curzon Artificial Eye has acquired UK and Irish rights to Magnus von Horn’s Sweat, sold by New Europe Film Sales.
New Europe has also sold the film, which is selected for the Cannes Label, to Australia/New Zealand (Rialto), Spain (Elamedia), Baltics (Scanorama), ex-Yugoslavia (Demiurg), Benelux (Imagine), Hungary (Mozinet) and Norway (Mer Film).
As announced prior to the Cannes Marché, Arp acquired French rights; North American rights are currently in negotiation.
Sweat is a Polish-Swedish co-production; von Horn is a Swedish-born director living in Poland. Gutek Film...
- 7/3/2020
- by 1100142¦Wendy Mitchell¦39¦
- ScreenDaily
Talent invited to join membership includes British producers, directors and writers as well as a casting director and cinematographer.
The filmmakers behind Oscar-winner 1917 are among a raft of UK talent invited to join the Us’ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
Producer Pippa Harris, writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns and star George MacKay are among 819 artists and executives who have been invited to join the Academy as part of its 2020 intake. Further invitees who worked on the World War One drama include set decorator Lee Sandales, sound editor Rachael Tate and VFX supervisor Richard Little.
UK executives and behind-the-scenes talent...
The filmmakers behind Oscar-winner 1917 are among a raft of UK talent invited to join the Us’ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
Producer Pippa Harris, writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns and star George MacKay are among 819 artists and executives who have been invited to join the Academy as part of its 2020 intake. Further invitees who worked on the World War One drama include set decorator Lee Sandales, sound editor Rachael Tate and VFX supervisor Richard Little.
UK executives and behind-the-scenes talent...
- 7/1/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Talent invited to join membership includes British producers, directors and writers as well as a casting director and cinematographer.
The filmmakers behind Oscar-winner 1917 are among a raft of UK talent invited to join the membership of AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences).
Producer Pippa Harris, writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns and star George MacKay are among 819 artists and executives who have been invited to join the Academy as part of its 2020 intake. Further invitees who worked on the World War One drama include set decorator Lee Sandales, sound editor Rachael Tate and VFX supervisor Richard Little.
UK executives and behind-the-scenes...
The filmmakers behind Oscar-winner 1917 are among a raft of UK talent invited to join the membership of AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences).
Producer Pippa Harris, writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns and star George MacKay are among 819 artists and executives who have been invited to join the Academy as part of its 2020 intake. Further invitees who worked on the World War One drama include set decorator Lee Sandales, sound editor Rachael Tate and VFX supervisor Richard Little.
UK executives and behind-the-scenes...
- 7/1/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Debut feature was selected for special Cannes 2020 Official Selection label.
Cohen Media Group (Cmg) and Curzon have snapped up Us and UK rights on hot Cannes 2020 Official Selection title Gagarine, which is proving to be one of the buzziest features screening in this week’s virtual Cannes market.
It is their second joint acquisition since Cmg acquired Curzon in December, following their recent deal on Fernando Trueba’s Forgotten We’ll Be.
Paris-based company Totem Films is handling international sales on the feature, which is among 56 films selected by the Cannes Film Festival for the special 2020 Official Selection label it created...
Cohen Media Group (Cmg) and Curzon have snapped up Us and UK rights on hot Cannes 2020 Official Selection title Gagarine, which is proving to be one of the buzziest features screening in this week’s virtual Cannes market.
It is their second joint acquisition since Cmg acquired Curzon in December, following their recent deal on Fernando Trueba’s Forgotten We’ll Be.
Paris-based company Totem Films is handling international sales on the feature, which is among 56 films selected by the Cannes Film Festival for the special 2020 Official Selection label it created...
- 6/25/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦69¦
- ScreenDaily
Titles include Cannes award-winner ‘On A Magical Night’ and courtroom drama ‘The Girl With A Bracelet’.
Curzon Artificial Eye has secured UK rights to Christophe Honoré’s Cannes award-winner On A Magical Night and Stéphane Demoustier’s courtroom drama The Girl With A Bracelet in a deal with Paris-based sales company Charades.
The distributor initially plans to release both exclusively on streaming platform Curzon Home Cinema (Chc) later this month but intends to give each title theatrical screenings when cinemas reopen. While no date has yet been specified, it is anticipated that UK cinemas could reopen from July 4.
On A...
Curzon Artificial Eye has secured UK rights to Christophe Honoré’s Cannes award-winner On A Magical Night and Stéphane Demoustier’s courtroom drama The Girl With A Bracelet in a deal with Paris-based sales company Charades.
The distributor initially plans to release both exclusively on streaming platform Curzon Home Cinema (Chc) later this month but intends to give each title theatrical screenings when cinemas reopen. While no date has yet been specified, it is anticipated that UK cinemas could reopen from July 4.
On A...
- 6/4/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
The virtual debate, which took place on 18 May, saw the participation of four independent film distributors, alongside representatives of Europa Cinemas and Europa Distribution. The second Mia Audiovisual International Market online talk, entitled “(Re)Open for Business – Braving the Coronavirus Crisis: What's Ahead for Film Distributors and Cinemas?”, took place on 18 May and was organised in co-operation with Eave. The one-hour discussion, moderated by Screen International journalist Wendy Mitchell, saw the participation of four independent film distributors – Louisa Dent for Curzon-Artificial Eye (UK), Kim Foss for Grand Teatret and Camera Film (Denmark), Antonio Medici for Bim Distribuzione (Italy) and Andrea Occhipinti for Lucky Red (Italy) – alongside Europa Cinemas' international relations and events administrator, Fatima Djoumer, and Europa Distribution's managing director, Christine Eloy. Following the opening remarks by the moderator, the floor was given to Lucky Red's Occhipinti, who highlighted the importance of the recent MioCinema initiative...
Plans to screen all three theatrically when UK cinemas reopen.
Curzon Artificial Eye has secured UK rights to three features in a bid to strengthen its Curzon Home Cinema (Chc) offering, as audiences increasingly turn to streaming platforms during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The distributor has acquired Atom Egoyan’s Guest Of Honour, in a deal negotiated with Sebastian Beffa at Playtime; Dominik Moll’s Only The Animals, in a deal struck with Thania Dimitrakopoulou at The Match Factory; and Gianni Di Gregorio’s Citizens Of The World, after negotiations with Camille Neel at Le Pacte.
Curzon was forced to close...
Curzon Artificial Eye has secured UK rights to three features in a bid to strengthen its Curzon Home Cinema (Chc) offering, as audiences increasingly turn to streaming platforms during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The distributor has acquired Atom Egoyan’s Guest Of Honour, in a deal negotiated with Sebastian Beffa at Playtime; Dominik Moll’s Only The Animals, in a deal struck with Thania Dimitrakopoulou at The Match Factory; and Gianni Di Gregorio’s Citizens Of The World, after negotiations with Camille Neel at Le Pacte.
Curzon was forced to close...
- 4/30/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Curzon boss discusses Studiocanal partnership, breaking from day-and-date release strategy and what it might mean for the future.
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite looks set to break records for UK distribution and exhibition outfit Curzon after becoming the first non-English language film to win best picture at the Oscars.
But Curzon CEO Philip Knatchbull has told Screen he “never dreamt” the South Korean drama would become such a breakout hit when the company first acquired UK and Ireland rights at Cannes last year, where the film won the Palme d’Or.
Nine months, two Baftas and four Oscars later, the...
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite looks set to break records for UK distribution and exhibition outfit Curzon after becoming the first non-English language film to win best picture at the Oscars.
But Curzon CEO Philip Knatchbull has told Screen he “never dreamt” the South Korean drama would become such a breakout hit when the company first acquired UK and Ireland rights at Cannes last year, where the film won the Palme d’Or.
Nine months, two Baftas and four Oscars later, the...
- 2/14/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
This year’s ceremony will take place on November 28 at The Ballroom Southbank in London
The second group of judges have been announced for this year’s Screen Awards – the 10th edition of the event.
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The new Screen Awards judges include Bertrand Faivre, managing director at The Bureau, Louisa Dent, managing director at Curzon Artificial Eye, and Natascha Wharton, senior development and production executive for the BFI Film Fund.
Also among those now confirmed are Carla Quarto di Palo, director of international sales at Cornerstone Films, producers Damian Jones of DJ Films and Lee Magiday of Sleeper Films,...
The second group of judges have been announced for this year’s Screen Awards – the 10th edition of the event.
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The new Screen Awards judges include Bertrand Faivre, managing director at The Bureau, Louisa Dent, managing director at Curzon Artificial Eye, and Natascha Wharton, senior development and production executive for the BFI Film Fund.
Also among those now confirmed are Carla Quarto di Palo, director of international sales at Cornerstone Films, producers Damian Jones of DJ Films and Lee Magiday of Sleeper Films,...
- 9/4/2019
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Curzon picks up film following Sundance premiere.
Curzon has bought UK and Ireland rights to Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir from Protagonist PIctures following its well-received premiered at Sundance.
The deal furthers the relationship between Hogg and UK distributor/exhibitor Curzon, with the latter having released two of the director’s previous films: Exhibition and Archipelago.
Curzon will release the film day-and-date in cinemas and on its PVoD platform Curzon Home Cinema, as it does with all its releases.
“[We are ]confident The Souvenir will open Joanna Hogg up to the wider audience she richly deserves,” said Louisa Dent, managing director of Curzon Artificial Eye.
Curzon has bought UK and Ireland rights to Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir from Protagonist PIctures following its well-received premiered at Sundance.
The deal furthers the relationship between Hogg and UK distributor/exhibitor Curzon, with the latter having released two of the director’s previous films: Exhibition and Archipelago.
Curzon will release the film day-and-date in cinemas and on its PVoD platform Curzon Home Cinema, as it does with all its releases.
“[We are ]confident The Souvenir will open Joanna Hogg up to the wider audience she richly deserves,” said Louisa Dent, managing director of Curzon Artificial Eye.
- 1/31/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Natalie Portman stars as a troubled pop star in the latest film from Brady Corbet.
Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux, starring Natalie Portman as a narcissistic, world-famous pop star, is heading to the UK and Ireland with Curzon.
Sierra/Affinity handles sales on the film, which premiered in Venice this year before playing at Toronto and London.
Portman stars alongside Jude Law, who plays her manager. Raffey Cassidy plays the younger incarnation of Portman’s character, who goes through a traumatic event in the first half of the unconventionally structured feature. Stacy Martin and Jennifer Ehle also feature. The film...
Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux, starring Natalie Portman as a narcissistic, world-famous pop star, is heading to the UK and Ireland with Curzon.
Sierra/Affinity handles sales on the film, which premiered in Venice this year before playing at Toronto and London.
Portman stars alongside Jude Law, who plays her manager. Raffey Cassidy plays the younger incarnation of Portman’s character, who goes through a traumatic event in the first half of the unconventionally structured feature. Stacy Martin and Jennifer Ehle also feature. The film...
- 12/21/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Film scores UK distribution after buzzy Cannes Competition premiere.
Dogman, the Matteo Garrone drama that had its premiere in competition at the recent Cannes Film Festival, has been picked up for UK distribution by Curzon.
Styled as an ‘urban western’, the film follows Marcello (played by Marcello Fonte), a gentle-spirited dog groomer, who finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship with Simone (Edoardo Pesce), a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighbourhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello must submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.
Fonte won the festival’s best actor prize this weekend.
The...
Dogman, the Matteo Garrone drama that had its premiere in competition at the recent Cannes Film Festival, has been picked up for UK distribution by Curzon.
Styled as an ‘urban western’, the film follows Marcello (played by Marcello Fonte), a gentle-spirited dog groomer, who finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship with Simone (Edoardo Pesce), a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighbourhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello must submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.
Fonte won the festival’s best actor prize this weekend.
The...
- 5/21/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars in ghost story.
Peter Strickland’s upcoming ghost story In Fabric has been acquired for UK distribution by Curzon.
The acquisition, which was struck with sales agent Bankside Films, continues Strickland’s relationship with Curzon, with the company having released all of his features to date in the UK: Katalin Varga (2009), Berberian Sound Studio (2012) and The Duke Of Burgundy (2014).
Curzon has also taken UK streaming rights; the distributor previously released titles including 45 Years in theatres day-and-date with its streaming platform Curzon Home Cinema. The release strategy will be finalised further down the line.
Previous territories closed on...
Peter Strickland’s upcoming ghost story In Fabric has been acquired for UK distribution by Curzon.
The acquisition, which was struck with sales agent Bankside Films, continues Strickland’s relationship with Curzon, with the company having released all of his features to date in the UK: Katalin Varga (2009), Berberian Sound Studio (2012) and The Duke Of Burgundy (2014).
Curzon has also taken UK streaming rights; the distributor previously released titles including 45 Years in theatres day-and-date with its streaming platform Curzon Home Cinema. The release strategy will be finalised further down the line.
Previous territories closed on...
- 3/15/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Agnes Varda doc, Hungarian Competition title get UK deals.
UK arthouse stalwart Curzon Artificial Eye has beefed up its slate with the acquisition of two further Cannes titles.
The company has picked up revered Belgian director Agnes Varda’s latest film Faces Places (Visages Villages), which premiered as a special screening. The film is a documentary road-trip in which she travels through rural France with photographer/muralist Jr.
The deal was negotiated with Liz Mackiewicz of Cohen Media Group.
Screen’s Cannes review called the documentary a “heartwarming road trip”.
Curzon has also moved for Kornél Mundruczó’s Hungarian-German co-production Jupiter’s Moon, which premiered In Competition at Cannes this year. The film follows a young Syrian refugee who is shot down while illegally crossing the border. Terrified and in shock, the wounded man can now mysteriously levitate at will. Thrown into a refugee camp, he is smuggled out by a doctor intent on exploiting his extraordinary...
UK arthouse stalwart Curzon Artificial Eye has beefed up its slate with the acquisition of two further Cannes titles.
The company has picked up revered Belgian director Agnes Varda’s latest film Faces Places (Visages Villages), which premiered as a special screening. The film is a documentary road-trip in which she travels through rural France with photographer/muralist Jr.
The deal was negotiated with Liz Mackiewicz of Cohen Media Group.
Screen’s Cannes review called the documentary a “heartwarming road trip”.
Curzon has also moved for Kornél Mundruczó’s Hungarian-German co-production Jupiter’s Moon, which premiered In Competition at Cannes this year. The film follows a young Syrian refugee who is shot down while illegally crossing the border. Terrified and in shock, the wounded man can now mysteriously levitate at will. Thrown into a refugee camp, he is smuggled out by a doctor intent on exploiting his extraordinary...
- 8/2/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Releasing arthouse films is as challenging as ever, but there are grounds for optimism.
“For foreign-language films, you really have to have something quite exceptional to break the £1m ($1.3m) mark,” says Louisa Dent, managing director and acquisitions chief at UK arthouse distributor Curzon Artificial Eye.
Given the UK’s shared language with the dominant provider of film and its overall cultural pivot towards North America rather than continental Europe, the territory has always been seen as a challenge for sellers of foreign-language fare.
The advent of digital distribution has created a more crowded marketplace than ever. But Dent suggests the problem is not so much that audiences are dwindling as the changing nature of the product.
“If you get a really good classical piece of French cinema, a Coco Before Chanel or an Amélie, they still work,” she says. “But that sort of film hasn’t cropped up as much. What we are...
“For foreign-language films, you really have to have something quite exceptional to break the £1m ($1.3m) mark,” says Louisa Dent, managing director and acquisitions chief at UK arthouse distributor Curzon Artificial Eye.
Given the UK’s shared language with the dominant provider of film and its overall cultural pivot towards North America rather than continental Europe, the territory has always been seen as a challenge for sellers of foreign-language fare.
The advent of digital distribution has created a more crowded marketplace than ever. But Dent suggests the problem is not so much that audiences are dwindling as the changing nature of the product.
“If you get a really good classical piece of French cinema, a Coco Before Chanel or an Amélie, they still work,” she says. “But that sort of film hasn’t cropped up as much. What we are...
- 6/2/2017
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Claire Denis comedy and Léonor Serraille’s Camera d’Or winner also among haul.
UK art-house kingpin Curzon Artificial Eye has locked up a further four Cannes titles bringing its current haul from the festival to a mighty 10 movies.
New to the slate are Claire Denis’ Let The Sunshine In (Un Beau Soleil Interieur), joint winner of the Sacd award in Directors’ Fortnight, Laurent Cantet’s well-received The Workshop (L’Atelier), Léonor Serraille’s Camera d’Or winner Young Woman (Jeune Femme) and Rungano Nyoni’s striking Directors’ Fortnight entry I Am Not A Witch.
As previously announced the distributor has acquired Palme d’Or winner The Square, Grand Prix winner 120 Beats Per Minute, best screenplay winner The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Fatih Akin’s Competition drama In The Fade (Aus Dem Nichts), for which Diane Kruger won the best actress prize, Michael Haneke’s Happy End and Francois Ozon’s L’Amant Double.
Directors...
UK art-house kingpin Curzon Artificial Eye has locked up a further four Cannes titles bringing its current haul from the festival to a mighty 10 movies.
New to the slate are Claire Denis’ Let The Sunshine In (Un Beau Soleil Interieur), joint winner of the Sacd award in Directors’ Fortnight, Laurent Cantet’s well-received The Workshop (L’Atelier), Léonor Serraille’s Camera d’Or winner Young Woman (Jeune Femme) and Rungano Nyoni’s striking Directors’ Fortnight entry I Am Not A Witch.
As previously announced the distributor has acquired Palme d’Or winner The Square, Grand Prix winner 120 Beats Per Minute, best screenplay winner The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Fatih Akin’s Competition drama In The Fade (Aus Dem Nichts), for which Diane Kruger won the best actress prize, Michael Haneke’s Happy End and Francois Ozon’s L’Amant Double.
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- 5/31/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Acquisitions take UK distributor’s Competition haul to five for this year’s Cannes.
The UK’s Curzon Artificial Eye has acquired François Ozon’s erotic thriller Amant Double and Paris-set AIDS activist love story Bpm (Beats Per Minute).
The acquisitions take the UK distributor’s Cannes Competition haul to five competition titles alongside Happy End, The Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Square.
Marine Vacth co-stars in Ozon’s Amant Double as a fragile young woman who falls in love with a psychoanalyst with a secret double life played by Jérémie Renier.
Set against the backdrop of the French AIDs activism movement Act Up in 1990s Paris, Bpm revolves around Nathan, a newcomer to the protest group who has his world shaken-up by Sean, one of its most radical members.
“It is a pleasure to be working with Francois Ozon again, especially given the success of our recent partnership on Frantz. We’re not...
The UK’s Curzon Artificial Eye has acquired François Ozon’s erotic thriller Amant Double and Paris-set AIDS activist love story Bpm (Beats Per Minute).
The acquisitions take the UK distributor’s Cannes Competition haul to five competition titles alongside Happy End, The Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Square.
Marine Vacth co-stars in Ozon’s Amant Double as a fragile young woman who falls in love with a psychoanalyst with a secret double life played by Jérémie Renier.
Set against the backdrop of the French AIDs activism movement Act Up in 1990s Paris, Bpm revolves around Nathan, a newcomer to the protest group who has his world shaken-up by Sean, one of its most radical members.
“It is a pleasure to be working with Francois Ozon again, especially given the success of our recent partnership on Frantz. We’re not...
- 5/21/2017
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Pre-buys include Abdellatif Kechiche’s next film after Blue Is The Warmest Colour.
Curzon Artificial Eye has secured UK rights a trio of high-profile art-house titles in the shape of Yorgos Lanthimos’s anticipated drama The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Abdellatif Kechiche’s follow up to Blue Is The Warmest Colour, Mektoub is Mektoub, and Berlin winner Insyriated.
The Killing Of A Sacred Deer reunites director Lanthimos with The Lobster star Colin Farrell who plays Steven, a charismatic surgeon forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart and the behaviour of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
Co-starring are Nicole Kidman, Alicia Silverstone and former Screen Stars Of Tomorrow Barry Keoghan and Raffey Cassidy.
The pre-buy was negotiated with Gabrielle Stewart at HanWay and was completed in partnership with Madman Australia, in what is a first collaboration between the two companies. The latter...
Curzon Artificial Eye has secured UK rights a trio of high-profile art-house titles in the shape of Yorgos Lanthimos’s anticipated drama The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Abdellatif Kechiche’s follow up to Blue Is The Warmest Colour, Mektoub is Mektoub, and Berlin winner Insyriated.
The Killing Of A Sacred Deer reunites director Lanthimos with The Lobster star Colin Farrell who plays Steven, a charismatic surgeon forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart and the behaviour of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
Co-starring are Nicole Kidman, Alicia Silverstone and former Screen Stars Of Tomorrow Barry Keoghan and Raffey Cassidy.
The pre-buy was negotiated with Gabrielle Stewart at HanWay and was completed in partnership with Madman Australia, in what is a first collaboration between the two companies. The latter...
- 3/14/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Pre-buys include Abdellatif Kechiche’s next film after Blue Is The Warmest Colour.
Curzon Artificial Eye has secured UK rights a trio of high-profile art-house titles in the shape of Yorgos Lanthimos’s anticipated drama The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Abdellatif Kechiche’s follow up to Blue Is The Warmest Colour, Mektoub is Mektoub, and Berlin winner Insyriated.
The Killing Of A Sacred Deer reunites director Lanthimos with The Lobster star Colin Farrell who plays Steven, a charismatic surgeon forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart and the behaviour of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
Co-starring are Nicole Kidman, Alicia Silverstone and former Screen Stars Of Tomorrow Barry Keoghan and Raffey Cassidy.
The pre-buy was negotiated with Gabrielle Stewart at HanWay and was completed in partnership with Madman Australia, in what is a first collaboration between the two companies. The latter...
Curzon Artificial Eye has secured UK rights a trio of high-profile art-house titles in the shape of Yorgos Lanthimos’s anticipated drama The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Abdellatif Kechiche’s follow up to Blue Is The Warmest Colour, Mektoub is Mektoub, and Berlin winner Insyriated.
The Killing Of A Sacred Deer reunites director Lanthimos with The Lobster star Colin Farrell who plays Steven, a charismatic surgeon forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart and the behaviour of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
Co-starring are Nicole Kidman, Alicia Silverstone and former Screen Stars Of Tomorrow Barry Keoghan and Raffey Cassidy.
The pre-buy was negotiated with Gabrielle Stewart at HanWay and was completed in partnership with Madman Australia, in what is a first collaboration between the two companies. The latter...
- 3/14/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Pre-buys include Abdellatif Kechiche’s next film after Blue Is The Warmest Colour.
Curzon Artificial Eye has secured UK rights a trio of high-profile art-house titles in the shape of Yorgos Lanthimos’s anticipated drama The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Abdellatif Kechiche’s follow up to Blue Is The Warmest Colour, Mektoub is Mektoub, and Berlin winner Insyriated.
The Killing Of A Sacred Deer reunites director Lanthimos with The Lobster star Colin Farrell who plays Steven, a charismatic surgeon forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart and the behaviour of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
Co-starring are Nicole Kidman, Alicia Silverstone and former Screen Stars Of Tomorrow Barry Keoghan and Raffey Cassidy.
The pre-buy was negotiated with Gabrielle Stewart at HanWay and was completed in partnership with Madman Australia, in what is a first collaboration between the two companies. The latter...
Curzon Artificial Eye has secured UK rights a trio of high-profile art-house titles in the shape of Yorgos Lanthimos’s anticipated drama The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Abdellatif Kechiche’s follow up to Blue Is The Warmest Colour, Mektoub is Mektoub, and Berlin winner Insyriated.
The Killing Of A Sacred Deer reunites director Lanthimos with The Lobster star Colin Farrell who plays Steven, a charismatic surgeon forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart and the behaviour of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.
Co-starring are Nicole Kidman, Alicia Silverstone and former Screen Stars Of Tomorrow Barry Keoghan and Raffey Cassidy.
The pre-buy was negotiated with Gabrielle Stewart at HanWay and was completed in partnership with Madman Australia, in what is a first collaboration between the two companies. The latter...
- 3/14/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UK distributor Curzon Aritificial Eye promotes executives to key roles.
The UK’s leading arthouse distributor Curzon Artificial Eye has promoted two current staff members to key roles.
Steve Lewis, formerly head of home entertainment and digital, has been promoted to head of distribution.
Reporting to Lewis will be James King, head of theatrical sales, Jake Garriock, head of group publicity, and Danny James, head of theatrical marketing.
Jon Rushton, formerly head of theatrical, will continue to work with Curzon on a consultancy basis.
Meanwhile, former acquisitions manager Cate Kane has been promoted to the newly created role of head of acquisitions.
Kane will continue to report to managing director Louisa Dent who said of the appointments:
“I’m delighted that Steve will now be overseeing distribution for us, his passion for the films we release and innate understanding of the distribution landscape will ensure our continued success. His experience and love of cinema will make...
The UK’s leading arthouse distributor Curzon Artificial Eye has promoted two current staff members to key roles.
Steve Lewis, formerly head of home entertainment and digital, has been promoted to head of distribution.
Reporting to Lewis will be James King, head of theatrical sales, Jake Garriock, head of group publicity, and Danny James, head of theatrical marketing.
Jon Rushton, formerly head of theatrical, will continue to work with Curzon on a consultancy basis.
Meanwhile, former acquisitions manager Cate Kane has been promoted to the newly created role of head of acquisitions.
Kane will continue to report to managing director Louisa Dent who said of the appointments:
“I’m delighted that Steve will now be overseeing distribution for us, his passion for the films we release and innate understanding of the distribution landscape will ensure our continued success. His experience and love of cinema will make...
- 3/2/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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