Despite the devastating mudslides that overwhelmed the Santa Barbara, California community of Montecito last week — resulting in at least 20 deaths and the destruction of 100-plus homes — the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Sbiff) will go on as usual. A reason to celebrate is “needed now more than ever,” wrote Sbiff director Roger Durling in a letter soon to be shared with festival-goers. He continued, “It is an opportunity for people to gather – reflect – experience – feel – and process,” noting that cinema attendance was strong during the Great Depression.
Launched in 1986, this year’s Sbiff will include films from 58 countries. Numbered among its 45 world premieres is opening night film “the public,” the first feature written and directed by Emilio Estevez since 2010’s “The Way.” Set at a Cincinnati public library, the film follows its homeless and marginalized patrons during a dangerous cold spell. The cast includes Alec Baldwin, Jena Malone (“Neon Demon...
Launched in 1986, this year’s Sbiff will include films from 58 countries. Numbered among its 45 world premieres is opening night film “the public,” the first feature written and directed by Emilio Estevez since 2010’s “The Way.” Set at a Cincinnati public library, the film follows its homeless and marginalized patrons during a dangerous cold spell. The cast includes Alec Baldwin, Jena Malone (“Neon Demon...
- 1/17/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Netflix has taken world rights to Trainer!, a documentary about coaches in Germany’s Bundesliga.
Fledgling German sales agent Mindjazz Pictures International (Mpi) is making its bow at this year’s European Film Market (Efm) and has secured deals with Netflix and French distributor Kmbo as well as presenting four market premieres in Berlin.
Netflix acquired worldwide rights for Aljoscha Pause’s documentary Trainer! which follows three Bundesliga coaches - Frank Schmidt, André Schubert and Stephan Schmidt – for a whole season and Marc Pierschel’s Live And Let Live examining our relationship with animals and the rise of veganism.
Meanwhile, French distributor Kmbo picked up all rights to Sobo Swobodnik’s feature documentary Silentium – From Life In The Convent and will release the film in French cinemas this spring.
Mpi has lined up four market premieres for the Efm. There are two documentaries by Nahuel Lopez: Hope, about the avant-garde violinist Daniel Hope and El Viaje...
Fledgling German sales agent Mindjazz Pictures International (Mpi) is making its bow at this year’s European Film Market (Efm) and has secured deals with Netflix and French distributor Kmbo as well as presenting four market premieres in Berlin.
Netflix acquired worldwide rights for Aljoscha Pause’s documentary Trainer! which follows three Bundesliga coaches - Frank Schmidt, André Schubert and Stephan Schmidt – for a whole season and Marc Pierschel’s Live And Let Live examining our relationship with animals and the rise of veganism.
Meanwhile, French distributor Kmbo picked up all rights to Sobo Swobodnik’s feature documentary Silentium – From Life In The Convent and will release the film in French cinemas this spring.
Mpi has lined up four market premieres for the Efm. There are two documentaries by Nahuel Lopez: Hope, about the avant-garde violinist Daniel Hope and El Viaje...
- 2/11/2017
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
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