It has sold across Europe, the US and Canada, Russia and Cis and India.
French sales outfit Charades has unveiled a series of global sales on Irish filmmaker George Kane’s eccentric comedy Apocalypse Clown, following its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh, where it won the prize for best Irish film.
Apocalypse Clown has sold to Capstone Pictures (through Telepool) for the US and Canada; Telepool for German-speaking territories; Njuta for Scandinavia, McF Megacom for the Adriatics; Arna Media for Russia and Cis; Pictureworks for India; and Aardwolf for airlines.
Read Screen’s Apocalypse Clown review here
As previously announced,...
French sales outfit Charades has unveiled a series of global sales on Irish filmmaker George Kane’s eccentric comedy Apocalypse Clown, following its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh, where it won the prize for best Irish film.
Apocalypse Clown has sold to Capstone Pictures (through Telepool) for the US and Canada; Telepool for German-speaking territories; Njuta for Scandinavia, McF Megacom for the Adriatics; Arna Media for Russia and Cis; Pictureworks for India; and Aardwolf for airlines.
Read Screen’s Apocalypse Clown review here
As previously announced,...
- 7/17/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
’The Martini Shot’, starring Matthew Modine, John Cleese and Derek Jacobi, will also world premiere.
The Galway Film Fleadh has lined up a number of world premieres of Irish films for this year’s festival, which runs from July 11-16, including Lisa Mulcahy’s Lies We Tell, George Kane’s Apocalypse Clown and The Martini Shot, starring Matthew Modine, John Cleese and Derek Jacobi.
Lies We Tell is the story of an heiress who is forced to embrace her family’s dark legacy, starring Agnes O’Casey, David Wilmot, Holly Sturton and Chris Walley. Produced by Blue Ink Films and backed by Screen Ireland,...
The Galway Film Fleadh has lined up a number of world premieres of Irish films for this year’s festival, which runs from July 11-16, including Lisa Mulcahy’s Lies We Tell, George Kane’s Apocalypse Clown and The Martini Shot, starring Matthew Modine, John Cleese and Derek Jacobi.
Lies We Tell is the story of an heiress who is forced to embrace her family’s dark legacy, starring Agnes O’Casey, David Wilmot, Holly Sturton and Chris Walley. Produced by Blue Ink Films and backed by Screen Ireland,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Qatar is the guest country for the 2023 Emerging Producers.
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival has selected 18 participants for the 2023 edition of its Emerging Producers scheme, which it has launched this week at Sarajevo Film Festival.
The festival has also awarded two prizes in Sarajevo’s CineLink Industry Days, as part of the Docu Talents from the East selection.
Scroll down for the full list of producers
The Docu Talent Award, with 5,000 prize, was awarded to Ukranian feature Dad’s Lullaby, directed and produced by Lesia Diak. Shot since 2014, the film centres on a Ukrainian soldier who returns from the...
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival has selected 18 participants for the 2023 edition of its Emerging Producers scheme, which it has launched this week at Sarajevo Film Festival.
The festival has also awarded two prizes in Sarajevo’s CineLink Industry Days, as part of the Docu Talents from the East selection.
Scroll down for the full list of producers
The Docu Talent Award, with 5,000 prize, was awarded to Ukranian feature Dad’s Lullaby, directed and produced by Lesia Diak. Shot since 2014, the film centres on a Ukrainian soldier who returns from the...
- 8/16/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
“Apocalypse Clown,” an ensemble comedy directed by BAFTA-nominated George Kane (“Timewasters”) has been boarded by Charades for international rights excluding the U.K. which is handled by Vertigo Releasing.
The movie was penned by Shane O’Brien, James Walmsley and Demian Fox from the comedy outfit Dead Cat Bounce. The film is headlined by David Earl, Natalie Palamides (“Nate — A One Man Show”), Amy De Bhrún (“The Bachelor Weekend”), Fionn Foley (“Dublin Oldschool”), Tadhg Murphy (“Brassic”) and Ivan Kaye (“Gunpowder Milkshake”).
Filmed on location in Dublin and Kildare, in Ireland, the film tells the tale of a troupe of failed clowns and an ambitious reporter who embark on a chaotic adventure of self-discovery after a mysterious solar event plunges the world into anarchy.
“I cannot wait to finally unleash this madness on audiences,” said Kane. “Our writers have crafted an ambitious, relentless and joyously silly script — the likes of which you...
The movie was penned by Shane O’Brien, James Walmsley and Demian Fox from the comedy outfit Dead Cat Bounce. The film is headlined by David Earl, Natalie Palamides (“Nate — A One Man Show”), Amy De Bhrún (“The Bachelor Weekend”), Fionn Foley (“Dublin Oldschool”), Tadhg Murphy (“Brassic”) and Ivan Kaye (“Gunpowder Milkshake”).
Filmed on location in Dublin and Kildare, in Ireland, the film tells the tale of a troupe of failed clowns and an ambitious reporter who embark on a chaotic adventure of self-discovery after a mysterious solar event plunges the world into anarchy.
“I cannot wait to finally unleash this madness on audiences,” said Kane. “Our writers have crafted an ambitious, relentless and joyously silly script — the likes of which you...
- 5/20/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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