Come meet us in Toronto between 9-15 September.
Attending: Thierry Wase-Bailey (Sales), Lissa Lebel (Sales), Henriette Wollmann (Acquisitions)
Toronto Office: UK Film Export Office @ Regency Club Lounge
9th Floor, Hyatt Regency Hotel – Tel: +1 416 343 1234
For guestlist, lineup and meetings e-mail Neil.
The trailer for FREAKONOMICS has now been released by Magnolia Pictures. Check it out here.
French horror magazine MAD MOVIES published a four-page preview article on AMPHIBIOUS 3D in its May edition. Check it out here.
FIVE HOURS FROM PARIS was released in France June 23 on 39 screens. It was designated ‘DECOUVERTE UGC’ by the exhibition chain UGC.
However, the film was temporarily banned by the Utopia Cinema Chain in response to the attack of a Turkish ship by the Israeli army on the 31st of May – but there was a tremendous backlash from politicians, actors and producers. They finally decided to release the film and will play it mid-July.
“The most controversial romantic comedy of the year.” Le Monde
“A boycott… for a love story.” Le Parisien
“French minister of the Culture supports the movie, and protests against
its boycott. “ Le Figaro
Check out the French website for the film here.
The Paperback edition of SUPERFREAKONOMICS has just been published in the UK to great success. Over 500,000 copies of the FREAKONOMICS UK paperback edition have been sold to date.
Both books have been named to an essential reading list for the upcoming G-20 summit in Toronto. Together they have sold 5 million copies worldwide.
