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IFC picks up Cannes’ Grand Jury Prize winner ‘Gomorrah’
For the most part, domestic rights on many of Cannes' film titles have been split among the IFC and SPC. Now the IFC Films can claim they have been the busiest of buyers claiming the rights to Gomorrah. The film was a hit among many critics including IONCINEMA.com's own.
SPC Saves a Last ‘Waltz’ at Cannes
Days before the winners at this year's edition of the Cannes film festival were announced, a picture that was deemed as a potential contender for the Palme and I would say was one among the top three buzz pics on everyone's lips - almost every film critic or market person I spoke to agreed that the animated documentary film had a fair chance. Though it went home empty handed, Variety reports that after finding a good return for their investment with Persepolis that Sony Pictures Classics has laid claim to Waltz with Bashir.
R.I.P: Sydney Pollack (1934 – 2008)
Less than a year since the passing of his co-producing partner Anthony Minghella, Academy Award-winning director and part-time supporting actor Sydney Pollack has passed away at the age of 73 after battling with cancer.
Day 12: Live from Cannes: Weighing in on the Worthy Winners?
It was with hurricane-like winds rocking the outside of the Palais, that the winners were announced for the 61st edition, and surprisingly, the winners weren’t as political as what one my have thought. Sean Penn’s jury had to wait until the end of the festival to find its winner for The Palme d'Or and it was director Laurent Cantet (Heading South) who took the top honors with a portrait of a “school” year in the life of a classroom of young teens and a prof still not at wits end.
Day 9: Live from Cannes: Once again inside Kaufman’s maze in Synecdoche, New York
I had to wait until the second last day in these film Olympics to see my most anticipated film of the festival, and of the year. Running the gamut of everything from being in and taking control of one's life, to obsessing over things that you can keep into check (relationships, managing actors, and working on large productions) and to uselessly trying to control the things
