Closing in on one of the leading voices in Caribbean cinema, Sony Pictures Television has acquired from Latido Films Latin American rights to “Hotel Coppelia,” directed by Dominican filmmaker José María Cabral.
Produced by Santo Domingo-based Rafael Elías Muñoz at Lantica Media and Cabral’s outfit Tabula Rasa, “Hotel Coppelia” is a real events-inspired drama, set during the 1965 Revolution in Dominican Republic.
The story focus on a forlorn band of prostitutes, forced to pick sides when the American military invades and the soldiers hole up in their seaside brothel.
“It would be impossible to think of a better house to have ‘Hotel Coppelia’ seen in Latin America,” Latido Films CEO Antonio Saura told Variety about the Sony Pictures deal.
“The film deals with great intelligence with important issues of the history not only of the Dominican Republic but of all the region, but seen through the eyes of unexpected protagonists,...
Produced by Santo Domingo-based Rafael Elías Muñoz at Lantica Media and Cabral’s outfit Tabula Rasa, “Hotel Coppelia” is a real events-inspired drama, set during the 1965 Revolution in Dominican Republic.
The story focus on a forlorn band of prostitutes, forced to pick sides when the American military invades and the soldiers hole up in their seaside brothel.
“It would be impossible to think of a better house to have ‘Hotel Coppelia’ seen in Latin America,” Latido Films CEO Antonio Saura told Variety about the Sony Pictures deal.
“The film deals with great intelligence with important issues of the history not only of the Dominican Republic but of all the region, but seen through the eyes of unexpected protagonists,...
- 2/18/2022
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Madrid-based Latido Films has sold a slew of major territories on its banner titles, including Cannes Directors’ Fortnight player “The Employer and the Employee,” Berlin winner “The Fam,” village crime drama “The Replacement” and auteur genre movie “Baby.”
Chalking up its first major sale, Uruguayan Manuel Nieto’s “The Employer and the Employee” has closed France with Eurozoom. A rural thriller starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (“Bpm (Beats Per Minute)”), Nieto’s third feature world-premieres at Cannes on July 10.
Swiss drama “The Fam,” Fred Baillif’s portrait of the residents and staff of a Geneva teen girl care home, has licensed France with Atelier des Images and sold to Cassette Stories for Benelux and to HBO Eastern Europe. The Generation 14plus winner was bought for the U.K. and Ireland by BFI Distribution in a deal announced earlier at Cannes.
Wild Bunch/Wild Side has picked up “The Replacement,” a village-set...
Chalking up its first major sale, Uruguayan Manuel Nieto’s “The Employer and the Employee” has closed France with Eurozoom. A rural thriller starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (“Bpm (Beats Per Minute)”), Nieto’s third feature world-premieres at Cannes on July 10.
Swiss drama “The Fam,” Fred Baillif’s portrait of the residents and staff of a Geneva teen girl care home, has licensed France with Atelier des Images and sold to Cassette Stories for Benelux and to HBO Eastern Europe. The Generation 14plus winner was bought for the U.K. and Ireland by BFI Distribution in a deal announced earlier at Cannes.
Wild Bunch/Wild Side has picked up “The Replacement,” a village-set...
- 7/10/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Spolight on the new projects from Rai Com, Latido, TrustNordisk and more.
Italy
Comedians, the new film by Gabriele Salvatores, headlines Rai Com’s market slate. The completed film is based on the play of the same name by Trevor Griffiths and is produced by Indiana with Rai Cinema. It features a cast of aspiring comedians preparing for their big night.
Intramovies is kickstarting sales on the Dutch drama Love In A Bottle, produced by Levitate Film and directed by Paula van der Oest, whose credits include Zus & Zo. It is a lockdown love story that unfolds over FaceTime. The...
Italy
Comedians, the new film by Gabriele Salvatores, headlines Rai Com’s market slate. The completed film is based on the play of the same name by Trevor Griffiths and is produced by Indiana with Rai Cinema. It features a cast of aspiring comedians preparing for their big night.
Intramovies is kickstarting sales on the Dutch drama Love In A Bottle, produced by Levitate Film and directed by Paula van der Oest, whose credits include Zus & Zo. It is a lockdown love story that unfolds over FaceTime. The...
- 6/18/2021
- by Gabriele Niola¬Elisabet Cabeza¬Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
The Year of Fury and Poliamor para principiantes are set to participate in the festival, being held on-site between 15 and 23 April in Barcelona. The Year of Fury is a coproduction between Spain and Uruguay, set in the run-up to Uruguay’s 1973 coup and starring Alberto Amman, Joaquín Furriel, Daniel Grao, Sara Sálamo, Miguel Ángel Sola and Maribel Verdú. The film marks the return of Rafa Russo after three years immersed in other audiovisual projects. Meanwhile, home-grown Spanish comedy Poliamor para principiantes is the latest film from veteran director Fernando Colomo, featuring a cast led by Karra Elejalde, Quim Ávila, María Pedraza and Toni Acosta. The two premiers are among the highlights of this fifth edition of Bcn Film Fest, which kicks into gear today, Thursday 15 April. A wide range of in-person events, hosted by cinemas across Barcelona, are on offer until 23 April. Ticket holders are in...
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