Searchlight’s makes post-Sundance buy not twice but ‘Once’

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A very popular title at Sundance, Fox Searchlight Pictures made a post-fest pick up of the Irish musical drama titled Once.

Starring Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, this is a modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story. 

Filmmaker John Carney's film won the Sundance film fests' Audience Award in the World Cinema – Dramatic section. For more on the film – visit the production website.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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