Ena Sendijarević’s “Sweet Dreams,” Netherlands’ submission in the Academy Awards international feature category, has secured North American distribution via Dekanalog.
The film had its world premiere at Locarno, where it won the Pardo for best performance for Renée Soutendijk (“Suspiria”) and the second prize of the junior jury. The film debuted in North America in Toronto’s Centrepiece section and won the Silver Hugo new directors award at Chicago. It opened the Nederlands Film Festival, where it won another six awards, including best film, best director and best leading role.
Set on a remote Indonesian island, “Sweet Dreams” explores the final days of European colonialism. It follows Dutch sugar plantation owner Jan and his wife Agathe, who are at the top of the food chain. Jan, upon returning from his nightly visit to his native concubine Siti, suddenly drops dead in front of his wife. Desperate to keep the privileges of her status quo,...
The film had its world premiere at Locarno, where it won the Pardo for best performance for Renée Soutendijk (“Suspiria”) and the second prize of the junior jury. The film debuted in North America in Toronto’s Centrepiece section and won the Silver Hugo new directors award at Chicago. It opened the Nederlands Film Festival, where it won another six awards, including best film, best director and best leading role.
Set on a remote Indonesian island, “Sweet Dreams” explores the final days of European colonialism. It follows Dutch sugar plantation owner Jan and his wife Agathe, who are at the top of the food chain. Jan, upon returning from his nightly visit to his native concubine Siti, suddenly drops dead in front of his wife. Desperate to keep the privileges of her status quo,...
- 12/7/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The film is a German-Belgian co-production, directed by Jens Meurer.
Tull Stories has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to Jens Meurer’s documentary Seaside Special.
It picked up the film directly from producers Instant Film; Tull Stories is planning a theatrical release in the UK and Ireland from November 10.
Shot on 16mm film, Seaside Special depicts the UK’s last original end-of-the-pier variety show, and the people who put it on preparing for their 2019 summer season.
The film is produced by Cloe Garbay, Bastien Sirodot, Judy Tossell and Meurer, for Germany’s Instant Film and Belgium’s uMedia. It is written...
Tull Stories has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to Jens Meurer’s documentary Seaside Special.
It picked up the film directly from producers Instant Film; Tull Stories is planning a theatrical release in the UK and Ireland from November 10.
Shot on 16mm film, Seaside Special depicts the UK’s last original end-of-the-pier variety show, and the people who put it on preparing for their 2019 summer season.
The film is produced by Cloe Garbay, Bastien Sirodot, Judy Tossell and Meurer, for Germany’s Instant Film and Belgium’s uMedia. It is written...
- 10/6/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
London and Paris-based Film Constellation head Fabien Westerhoff officially announced the launch of its in-house production arm Constellation Productions exactly a year ago, during the 2022 edition of Cannes.
Twelve months on, the exec is taking stock with a sense of satisfaction.
“Projects are often announced and then you never know whether anything really happens,” he tells Deadline. “In one year, we’ve managed to create a diverse slate of films that are actually getting made.”
The first film to come down the pipeline will be UK director Alice Troughton’s first film The Lesson, starring Daryl McCormack, Richard E. Grant and Julie Delpy, which world premieres at Tribeca in June.
Westerhoff takes a producer credit alongside London-based producer Camille Gatin at Poison Chef Production, Cassandra Sigsgaard at Jeva Films and Judy Tossell at Berlin company Egoli Tossell Film.
With his sales background, the exec financed the film through Focus Features and Bleecker Street.
Twelve months on, the exec is taking stock with a sense of satisfaction.
“Projects are often announced and then you never know whether anything really happens,” he tells Deadline. “In one year, we’ve managed to create a diverse slate of films that are actually getting made.”
The first film to come down the pipeline will be UK director Alice Troughton’s first film The Lesson, starring Daryl McCormack, Richard E. Grant and Julie Delpy, which world premieres at Tribeca in June.
Westerhoff takes a producer credit alongside London-based producer Camille Gatin at Poison Chef Production, Cassandra Sigsgaard at Jeva Films and Judy Tossell at Berlin company Egoli Tossell Film.
With his sales background, the exec financed the film through Focus Features and Bleecker Street.
- 5/22/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Crispin Glover, Sunnyi Melles, Fionnula Flanagan star in the film.
LevelK has boarded world sales on Dutch drama Mr. K starring Crispin Glover, which has wrapped filming and is now in post-production.
Back To The Future star Glover plays the eponymous character, a travelling magician who finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of the hotel he just slept in. His attempts to get out only entangle him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.
LevelK has released a first look at the film, above. Paradiso will release the title in Belgium.
Written and directed by Tallulah Schwab,...
LevelK has boarded world sales on Dutch drama Mr. K starring Crispin Glover, which has wrapped filming and is now in post-production.
Back To The Future star Glover plays the eponymous character, a travelling magician who finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of the hotel he just slept in. His attempts to get out only entangle him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.
LevelK has released a first look at the film, above. Paradiso will release the title in Belgium.
Written and directed by Tallulah Schwab,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Bleecker Street has bought a new thriller starring Julie Delpy, Richard E. Grant and Daryl McCormack.
“The Tutor” marks the feature directorial debut of Alice Troughton, who’s known for directing TV shows such as “Baghdad Central,” “A Discovery of Witches” and “The Midwich Cuckoos.”
Written by Alex MacKeith, “The Tutor” follows an aspiring young author, hungry for recognition and success, who takes a tutoring position at a legendary writer’s estate. Soon, the young tutor realizes he is engulfed in his hero’s complicated family legacy, which holds a deadly past and threatens his own future. The film is billed as “a high-class thriller” that examines class, ambition and the lengths people will go to achieve — and cling to — social status.
Bleecker Street, which has picked up U.S. rights, is planning a 2023 theatrical release.
Poison Chef’s Camille Gatin, Jeva Films’ Cassandra Sigsgaard, Egoli Tossell Pictures’ Judy Tossell and Constellation Prods.
“The Tutor” marks the feature directorial debut of Alice Troughton, who’s known for directing TV shows such as “Baghdad Central,” “A Discovery of Witches” and “The Midwich Cuckoos.”
Written by Alex MacKeith, “The Tutor” follows an aspiring young author, hungry for recognition and success, who takes a tutoring position at a legendary writer’s estate. Soon, the young tutor realizes he is engulfed in his hero’s complicated family legacy, which holds a deadly past and threatens his own future. The film is billed as “a high-class thriller” that examines class, ambition and the lengths people will go to achieve — and cling to — social status.
Bleecker Street, which has picked up U.S. rights, is planning a 2023 theatrical release.
Poison Chef’s Camille Gatin, Jeva Films’ Cassandra Sigsgaard, Egoli Tossell Pictures’ Judy Tossell and Constellation Prods.
- 5/19/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Film Constellation represents worldwide rights.
Bleecker Street has acquired US rights to Alice Troughton’s feature directorial debut The Tutor to star Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy and Daryl McCormack which Film Constellation represents for worldwide sales.
The company plans a 2023 theatrical release on the thriller about an ambitious young author who takes a tutoring position at a legendary writer’s estate and soon becomes engulfed in his hero’s complicated family legacy which holds a deadly past and threatens his own future.
Alex MacKeith wrote the screenplay and Poison Chef’s Camille Gatin, Jeva Films’ Cassandra Sigsgaard, Egoli Tossell...
Bleecker Street has acquired US rights to Alice Troughton’s feature directorial debut The Tutor to star Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy and Daryl McCormack which Film Constellation represents for worldwide sales.
The company plans a 2023 theatrical release on the thriller about an ambitious young author who takes a tutoring position at a legendary writer’s estate and soon becomes engulfed in his hero’s complicated family legacy which holds a deadly past and threatens his own future.
Alex MacKeith wrote the screenplay and Poison Chef’s Camille Gatin, Jeva Films’ Cassandra Sigsgaard, Egoli Tossell...
- 5/19/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Countries the UK will co-produce with include China, South Africa and Chile.
A further nine UK-international co-productions are set to receive a share of £1.32m from the £7m UK Global Screen Fund (Ukgsf), administered by the British Film Institute (BFI).
The £7m fund was launched in April by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms), initially as a one-year pilot initiative to boost international development and distribution opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
The BFI confirmed the scheme’s renewal at the end of November, with a further three years expected.
A further nine UK-international co-productions are set to receive a share of £1.32m from the £7m UK Global Screen Fund (Ukgsf), administered by the British Film Institute (BFI).
The £7m fund was launched in April by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms), initially as a one-year pilot initiative to boost international development and distribution opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
The BFI confirmed the scheme’s renewal at the end of November, with a further three years expected.
- 12/9/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The UK’s Global Screen Fund, which was created to fill the void left by the absence of funding from Creative Europe’s Media program post-Brexit, has awarded a further £1.32M ($1.75M) in grants spread across nine film and TV projects.
The £7M ($9.25M) fund, which is administered by the British Film Institute on behalf of the government department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms), is being overseen by former All3Media and Endemol Shine exec Denitsa Yordanova.
The nine projects, all of which are international co-productions, are as follows: UK-Ireland co-pro The Miracle Club; UK-Germany co-pro The Tutor; UK-Ireland TV animation Ghastly Ghoul; UK-France co-pro Drift; UK-Chile-Argentina-France-Denmark co-pro The Settlers; UK-Germany-Denmark co-pro Merkel; UK-Canada Elephant Mother; UK-South Africa co-pro Stolen; UK-Belgium-Ireland co-pro Bring Them Down.
Full details of each title are at the bottom of this article.
The grants follow previously backed projects My Happy Ending (UK-Israel) and The...
The £7M ($9.25M) fund, which is administered by the British Film Institute on behalf of the government department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms), is being overseen by former All3Media and Endemol Shine exec Denitsa Yordanova.
The nine projects, all of which are international co-productions, are as follows: UK-Ireland co-pro The Miracle Club; UK-Germany co-pro The Tutor; UK-Ireland TV animation Ghastly Ghoul; UK-France co-pro Drift; UK-Chile-Argentina-France-Denmark co-pro The Settlers; UK-Germany-Denmark co-pro Merkel; UK-Canada Elephant Mother; UK-South Africa co-pro Stolen; UK-Belgium-Ireland co-pro Bring Them Down.
Full details of each title are at the bottom of this article.
The grants follow previously backed projects My Happy Ending (UK-Israel) and The...
- 12/9/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Star passed away peacefully at home in Connecticut.
Canadian actor Christopher Plummer has died aged 91. His family confirmed that he passed away peacefully at home in Connecticut with his wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, by his side.
Perhaps most famous for playing Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound Of Music, Plummer’s other film roles included The Fall of The Roman Empire, The Man Who Would Be King, The Last Station, All the Money In The World and Beginners, for which he won an Academy Award for best supporting actor in 2012 at the age of 82, making him the oldest actor to win an Oscar.
Canadian actor Christopher Plummer has died aged 91. His family confirmed that he passed away peacefully at home in Connecticut with his wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, by his side.
Perhaps most famous for playing Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound Of Music, Plummer’s other film roles included The Fall of The Roman Empire, The Man Who Would Be King, The Last Station, All the Money In The World and Beginners, for which he won an Academy Award for best supporting actor in 2012 at the age of 82, making him the oldest actor to win an Oscar.
- 2/5/2021
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Production company expands international portfolio.
Umedia have signed a development/first-look deal with Jens Meurer and Judy Tossell’s production company Egoli Tossell Pictures at the Berlinale.
Under the terms of the deal, Umedia will co-finance Egoli Tossell’s film development slate and have first-look rights to co-produce projects developed.
The pact follows other Umedia deals, including the acquisition of TV production company Be-films and independent production company Nexus Factory.
Previous Egoli Tossell projects include Filth, Carlos and The Last Station.
Adrian Politowski, CEO of Umedia, said: “This is a key part of our group’s growth strategy, and an important step forward as we continue to expand our catalog and production capability.
“Umedia and Egoli Tossell have worked together on a number of projects, most recently The Exception with Lily James and Christopher Plummer and this deal is a natural extension of our on-going collaboration.”...
Umedia have signed a development/first-look deal with Jens Meurer and Judy Tossell’s production company Egoli Tossell Pictures at the Berlinale.
Under the terms of the deal, Umedia will co-finance Egoli Tossell’s film development slate and have first-look rights to co-produce projects developed.
The pact follows other Umedia deals, including the acquisition of TV production company Be-films and independent production company Nexus Factory.
Previous Egoli Tossell projects include Filth, Carlos and The Last Station.
Adrian Politowski, CEO of Umedia, said: “This is a key part of our group’s growth strategy, and an important step forward as we continue to expand our catalog and production capability.
“Umedia and Egoli Tossell have worked together on a number of projects, most recently The Exception with Lily James and Christopher Plummer and this deal is a natural extension of our on-going collaboration.”...
- 2/13/2017
- ScreenDaily
Janet McTeer, Eddie Marsan and Ben Daniels have joined Film House Germany / Egoli Tossell Film’s WWII spy drama. Lotus Entertainment handles international sales.
David Leveaux directs the previously announced Lily James, Jai Courtney and Christopher Plummer, the star of Film House Germany / Egoli Tossell Film’s Remember that went down well in Venice and receives its North American premiere tonight [Sept 12].
Silver Reel has come on to finance the film, which has begun shooting in Belgium.
Umedia co-produces the Egoli Tossell Film and Ostar Enterprises production and handles the Belgian financing, service production and effects.
Simon Burke adapted the screenplay from the novel by Alan Judd about a plot to extract Kaiser Wilhelm from Nazi-occupied Holland and bring him to England.
Judy Tossell and Lou Pitt produce and Bill Haber, Phil Geier, Claudia Bluemhuber and Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel serve as executive producers.
David Leveaux directs the previously announced Lily James, Jai Courtney and Christopher Plummer, the star of Film House Germany / Egoli Tossell Film’s Remember that went down well in Venice and receives its North American premiere tonight [Sept 12].
Silver Reel has come on to finance the film, which has begun shooting in Belgium.
Umedia co-produces the Egoli Tossell Film and Ostar Enterprises production and handles the Belgian financing, service production and effects.
Simon Burke adapted the screenplay from the novel by Alan Judd about a plot to extract Kaiser Wilhelm from Nazi-occupied Holland and bring him to England.
Judy Tossell and Lou Pitt produce and Bill Haber, Phil Geier, Claudia Bluemhuber and Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel serve as executive producers.
- 9/11/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Jai Courtney ("Terminator Genisys," "Divergent") will star opposite Lily James and Christopher Plummer in the early WW2-set spy thriller "The Kaiser's Last Kiss" for Egoli Tossell Film.
David Leveaux will make his feature debut on the film, an adaptation of the Alan Judd novel which is set in the aftermath of the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940. Living there is exiled former monarch Kaiser Wilhelm and the Dutch resistance works covertly with Winston Churchill to insert an agent into the Kaiser's household.
In this environment a love affair ignites between a German officer (Courtney) and a young Jewish Dutch woman (James) with devastating consequences as the Nazis race to identify and eliminate the agent behind the potentially disastrous defection of their former Emperor.
Simon Burke penned the script while Judy Tossell and Lou Pitt are producing. Filming begins this Summer.
Source: Deadline...
David Leveaux will make his feature debut on the film, an adaptation of the Alan Judd novel which is set in the aftermath of the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940. Living there is exiled former monarch Kaiser Wilhelm and the Dutch resistance works covertly with Winston Churchill to insert an agent into the Kaiser's household.
In this environment a love affair ignites between a German officer (Courtney) and a young Jewish Dutch woman (James) with devastating consequences as the Nazis race to identify and eliminate the agent behind the potentially disastrous defection of their former Emperor.
Simon Burke penned the script while Judy Tossell and Lou Pitt are producing. Filming begins this Summer.
Source: Deadline...
- 7/8/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Film House Germany’s Egoli Tossell Film has tapped Jai Courtney to star opposite Lily James (Cinderella, Wrath Of The Titans) in The Kaiser’S Last Kiss which will be directed by David Leveaux. The film will also star Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners, The Last Station, Remember) as the Kaiser.
The Kaiser’S Last Kiss takes place around the 1940 invasion of Holland which brings the Nazis face to face with their former monarch, Kaiser Wilhelm (Christopher Plummer) – exiled to the Netherlands since 1917. In an effort to thwart the Nazis, the Dutch resistance work covertly with Winston Churchill in inserting an agent into the Kaiser’s household. A lethally dangerous love affair ignites between a German officer (Courtney) and a young Jewish Dutch woman (James) with consequences that neither they nor the Kaiser himself could have foreseen. As the Nazis race to identify and eliminate the agent,...
Film House Germany’s Egoli Tossell Film has tapped Jai Courtney to star opposite Lily James (Cinderella, Wrath Of The Titans) in The Kaiser’S Last Kiss which will be directed by David Leveaux. The film will also star Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners, The Last Station, Remember) as the Kaiser.
The Kaiser’S Last Kiss takes place around the 1940 invasion of Holland which brings the Nazis face to face with their former monarch, Kaiser Wilhelm (Christopher Plummer) – exiled to the Netherlands since 1917. In an effort to thwart the Nazis, the Dutch resistance work covertly with Winston Churchill in inserting an agent into the Kaiser’s household. A lethally dangerous love affair ignites between a German officer (Courtney) and a young Jewish Dutch woman (James) with consequences that neither they nor the Kaiser himself could have foreseen. As the Nazis race to identify and eliminate the agent,...
- 7/7/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As the Cannes market opens for business, Film House Germany's Egoli Tossell has tapped Leveaux to helm "The Kaiser's Last Kiss" starring Lily James ("Cinderella," "Downton Abbey") and Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer. Written by Simon Burke and based on the novel by Alan Judd, the film will pivot on the 1940 invasion of Holland that brings the Nazis face to face with their former monarch, Kaiser Wilhelm, who was exiled to the Netherlands in 1917. In an effort to thwart the Nazis, the Dutch resistance work covertly with Winston Churchill in inserting an agent into the Kaiser's household. A lethally dangerous love affair ignites between a German officer and a young Jewish Dutch woman with consequences that neither they nor the Kaiser himself could have foreseen. "The Kaiser's Last Kiss" is an Egoli Tossell Film and Ostar Enterprises production. Judy Tossell and Lou Pitt are producing and Bill Haber and Phil Geier are executive producing.
- 5/13/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
The stars have aligned on several late-breaking projects in Cannes as Sierra/Affinity brings a Liam Neeson spy thriller and Lotus Entertainment boards a WWII thriller with Lily James and Christopher Plummer.
Neeson is final negotiations to star in A Willing Patriot for MadRiver Pictures, which Martin Zandvliet will direct and centres on a CIA agent hunting a terrorist.
MadRiver fully finances and will produce while CAA, which packaged and arranged financing, expects to announce wide Us distribution during Cannes.
Jason Keller wrote the original script and will also produce alongside Film 360’s Guymon Casady and Darin Friedman and Hollywood Gang’s Gianni Nunnari.
Lotus Entertainment will commence talks with international buyers on The Kaiser’s Last Kiss from Film House Germany-owned Egoli Tossell Film starring James and Plummer.
Simon Burke adapted the screenplay from the novel by Alan Judd. The project is an Egoli Tossell Film and Ostar Enterprises production.
Judy Tossell and [link...
Neeson is final negotiations to star in A Willing Patriot for MadRiver Pictures, which Martin Zandvliet will direct and centres on a CIA agent hunting a terrorist.
MadRiver fully finances and will produce while CAA, which packaged and arranged financing, expects to announce wide Us distribution during Cannes.
Jason Keller wrote the original script and will also produce alongside Film 360’s Guymon Casady and Darin Friedman and Hollywood Gang’s Gianni Nunnari.
Lotus Entertainment will commence talks with international buyers on The Kaiser’s Last Kiss from Film House Germany-owned Egoli Tossell Film starring James and Plummer.
Simon Burke adapted the screenplay from the novel by Alan Judd. The project is an Egoli Tossell Film and Ostar Enterprises production.
Judy Tossell and [link...
- 5/11/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Lily James (“Cinderella”) and Oscar winner Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”) are set to star in “The Kaiser’s Last Kiss” for Film House Germany’s Egoli Tossell Film, which has tapped David Leveaux to direct the movie. Written by Simon Burke and based on the novel by Alan Judd, “The Kaiser’s Last Kiss” is an Egoli Tossell Film and Ostar Enterprises production. Judy Tossell and Lou Pitt are producing, while Bill Haber and Phil Geier are executive producing. Lotus Entertainment will introduce the project to foreign buyers at Cannes. In “The Kaiser’s Last Kiss,” notions of duty and love of country are tested against.
- 5/11/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Director Peter Chelsom on Hector, Pegg, Miley Cyrus, Syd Field, live action PG movies and Being There...
Peter Chelsom started life as an actor, before moving behind the camera when he hit 30. His films have included Hear My Song, Funny Bones, The Hannah Montana Movie, Serendipity and The Mighty. His latest? The big screen take on Hector And The Search For Happiness. And over a bowl of soup, he spared us some time for a chat...
Let's start at the beginning! I’m a great fan of your first film, Hear My Song, which was always a bit of a tricky one to track down.
Thank you! There was a DVD re-release, that was really did well. They did a great job on it.
Well, let’s start there. How much control do you have over your films once they’ve left a cinema, and headed to home formats?
It varies.
Peter Chelsom started life as an actor, before moving behind the camera when he hit 30. His films have included Hear My Song, Funny Bones, The Hannah Montana Movie, Serendipity and The Mighty. His latest? The big screen take on Hector And The Search For Happiness. And over a bowl of soup, he spared us some time for a chat...
Let's start at the beginning! I’m a great fan of your first film, Hear My Song, which was always a bit of a tricky one to track down.
Thank you! There was a DVD re-release, that was really did well. They did a great job on it.
Well, let’s start there. How much control do you have over your films once they’ve left a cinema, and headed to home formats?
It varies.
- 8/15/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Deals on Simon Pegg comedy include South Korea, Spain, Benelux.
UK sales outfit Bankside has closed a number of deals on Peter Chelsom’s comedy Hector and the Search for Happiness, starring Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgard, Jean Reno and Christopher Plummer.
Buyers include World Airlines (Entertainment in Motion), Benelux (Imagine Film Distribution), Cis/Baltic States (Exponenta), Greece (Feelgood Entertainment), Hong Kong (Cinehub/UA Films), Israel (Forum Film), Poland (Kino Swiat), Portugal (Outsider Films), South Korea (GreenNarae) and Spain (Festival Films).
Previously announced presales include UK (Koch Media), Canada, (Eone) Australia/Nz (Becker Film Group), Germany/German Speaking Europe (Wild Bunch Germany), Middle East (Eagle Films) and Turkey (Aqua Group).
Relativity announced its acquisition of Us rights earlier this week with a theatrical release scheduled for September 2014.
Maria von Heland, Peter Chelsom and Tinker Lindsay’s script, based on the bestselling novel by François Lelord, charts the journey of a psychiatrist (Pegg) who searches...
UK sales outfit Bankside has closed a number of deals on Peter Chelsom’s comedy Hector and the Search for Happiness, starring Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgard, Jean Reno and Christopher Plummer.
Buyers include World Airlines (Entertainment in Motion), Benelux (Imagine Film Distribution), Cis/Baltic States (Exponenta), Greece (Feelgood Entertainment), Hong Kong (Cinehub/UA Films), Israel (Forum Film), Poland (Kino Swiat), Portugal (Outsider Films), South Korea (GreenNarae) and Spain (Festival Films).
Previously announced presales include UK (Koch Media), Canada, (Eone) Australia/Nz (Becker Film Group), Germany/German Speaking Europe (Wild Bunch Germany), Middle East (Eagle Films) and Turkey (Aqua Group).
Relativity announced its acquisition of Us rights earlier this week with a theatrical release scheduled for September 2014.
Maria von Heland, Peter Chelsom and Tinker Lindsay’s script, based on the bestselling novel by François Lelord, charts the journey of a psychiatrist (Pegg) who searches...
- 4/24/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Relativity has closed a 7-figure deal for U.S. distribution rights to Hector And The Search For Happiness, the Peter Chelsom-directed comedy that stars Simon Pegg, Toni Collette, Rosamund Pike, Stllan Skarsgard, Jean Reno and Christopher Plummer. Relativity has dated the film for a September 26 platform opening, expanding wider on October 3. The script was written by Maria von Heland, Chelsom & Tinker Lindsay. Related: Simon Pegg On A ‘Search For Happiness’ The film is based on the bestselling novel by François Lelord, and Pegg plays a disillusioned psychiatrist searching the globe to find the secret to happiness. The film is a co-production between Egoli Tossell Film, Erfttal Film and Screen Siren Pictures film, in association with Head Gear Films and Film House Germany. It was produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, the German Federal Film Board (Ffa), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the German Federal Film Fund (Dfff). It was...
- 4/23/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Top producers Robin Gutch, Lars Knudsen, Guneet Monga, Judy Tossell and Louise Vesth to talk about their experiences.
Screen International is working with Berlin’s European Film Market on the industry panel Producers’ Lessons Learned.
The panel, to be held Saturday Feb 8 from 4:30-5:30pm, is one of four official Efm Industry Debates.
The panel is described as: “We talk to some of the top producers working across the globe today about the secrets to their successes, and the lessons they have learned from the bumps along the way. Hear practical advice about navigating finance, packaging, creative differences and on-set dramas from these producers still active on the frontlines of filmmaking. Get the experts’ first-hand advice that every up-and-coming producer should hear - as well as guidance on how producers can best work with directors, actors, financiers, sales companies, festivals and distributors.
The panellists are:
Robin Gutch (Warp Films, UK, ‘71, Kill List...
Screen International is working with Berlin’s European Film Market on the industry panel Producers’ Lessons Learned.
The panel, to be held Saturday Feb 8 from 4:30-5:30pm, is one of four official Efm Industry Debates.
The panel is described as: “We talk to some of the top producers working across the globe today about the secrets to their successes, and the lessons they have learned from the bumps along the way. Hear practical advice about navigating finance, packaging, creative differences and on-set dramas from these producers still active on the frontlines of filmmaking. Get the experts’ first-hand advice that every up-and-coming producer should hear - as well as guidance on how producers can best work with directors, actors, financiers, sales companies, festivals and distributors.
The panellists are:
Robin Gutch (Warp Films, UK, ‘71, Kill List...
- 1/29/2014
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Toni Collette and Jean Reno are set to star in Hector And The Search For Happiness, a romantic comedy feature directed by Peter Chelsom that follows a psychiatrist as he searches the globe for the definition of happiness. The addition of Collette and Reno completes the casting and the film has just commenced principal photography. Collette and Reno join a stellar cast that includes Simon Pegg, who will play Hector, an eccentric London psychiatrist in crisis; Rosamund Pike; Stellan Skarsgård; Christopher Plummer; Desiree Zurowski; and Jakob Davies. Chelsom and Tinker Lindsay wrote the screenplay, adapted from the novel of the same name by Francis Lelord. The film is produced by Judy Tossell for Egoli Tossell Film and Christine Haebler for Screen Siren Pictures. Jens Meurer and Trish Dolman are serving as executive producers. Collette is repped by Wme, Reno by ICM Partners. UTA is representing U.S. rights...
- 4/2/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Actor Stellan Skarsgård (The Avengers, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Mamma Mia!) has joined the cast of Peter Chelsom.s drama comedy Hector And The Search For Happiness, it was announced today by The Solution Entertainment Group.s (.The Solution.) founders and partners, Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel, and producers Judy Tossell of Egoli Tossell Film and Christine Haebler of Screen Siren Pictures.
Skarsgård joins the previously announced Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol), Rosamund Pike (upcoming Jack Reacher) and Oscar winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners). Also appearing in a cameo will be cult German actress Marianne Sägebrecht (Bagdad CAFÈ).
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by François Lelord, the script is written by Maria von Heland, Chelsom and Tinker Lindsay. The film is a German/Canadian co-production produced by Judy Tossell for Egoli Tossell Film and Christine Haebler for Screen Siren Pictures, with Jens Meurer and Trish Dolman executive producing.
Skarsgård joins the previously announced Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol), Rosamund Pike (upcoming Jack Reacher) and Oscar winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners). Also appearing in a cameo will be cult German actress Marianne Sägebrecht (Bagdad CAFÈ).
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by François Lelord, the script is written by Maria von Heland, Chelsom and Tinker Lindsay. The film is a German/Canadian co-production produced by Judy Tossell for Egoli Tossell Film and Christine Haebler for Screen Siren Pictures, with Jens Meurer and Trish Dolman executive producing.
- 11/1/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Stellan Skarsgård has joined the cast of Peter Chelsom's "Hector and the Search for Happiness," the Solution Entertainment Group and producers Judy Tossell of Egoli Tossell Film and Christine Haebler of Screen Siren Pictures announced Thursday. Skarsgård joins Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike and Christopher Plummer in the film, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by François Lelord. The script is written by Maria von Heland, Chelsom and Tinker Lindsay. Skarsgård will play Edward, a rich, jaded banker whom Hector (Pegg) befriends on his flight to China. German actress Marianne...
- 11/1/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
Acclaimed Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård ( Marvel's The Avengers , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ) has joined the cast of Peter Chelsom's drama comedy Hector and the Search for Happiness , it was announced today by The Solution Entertainment Group.s (.The Solution.) founders and partners, Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel, and producers Judy Tossell of Egoli Tossell Film and Christine Haebler of Screen Siren Pictures. Skarsgård joins the previously announced Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike and Oscar winner Christopher Plummer. Also appearing in a cameo will be cult German actress Marianne Sägebrecht. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by François Lelord, the script is written by Maria von Heland, Chelsom and Tinker Lindsay. The film is a German/Canadian co-production...
- 11/1/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Oscar winner Christopher Plummer and former Bond girl Rosamund Pike have joined the cast of Peter Chelsom’s upcoming drama comedy "Hector and the Search For Happiness" at Egoli Tossell Film and Screen Siren Pictures.
Based on François Lelord's novel, Simon Pegg plays an eccentric yet irresistible London psychiatrist in crisis: he’s going nowhere and his patients are just not getting any happier.
One day Hector breaks out of his sheltered vacuum of a life into a global quest to find out if happiness exists for not just everyone else, but himself. The quest takes him on an exotic, dangerous and hysterical journey.
Pike has been cast as Hector’s long-term girlfriend. Plummer plays UCLA's Happiness Studies guru Professor Coreman.
Judy Tossell and Christine Haebler will produce and shooting kicks off in January.
Based on François Lelord's novel, Simon Pegg plays an eccentric yet irresistible London psychiatrist in crisis: he’s going nowhere and his patients are just not getting any happier.
One day Hector breaks out of his sheltered vacuum of a life into a global quest to find out if happiness exists for not just everyone else, but himself. The quest takes him on an exotic, dangerous and hysterical journey.
Pike has been cast as Hector’s long-term girlfriend. Plummer plays UCLA's Happiness Studies guru Professor Coreman.
Judy Tossell and Christine Haebler will produce and shooting kicks off in January.
- 9/7/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Rosamund Pike and Christopher Plummer have joined Simon Pegg for director Peter Chelsom's dramedy "Hector and the Search For Happiness," producers Judy Tossell and Christine Haebler announced Thursday in Toronto. Adapted for the screen from the bestselling novel of the same name by François Lelord, the film is a German/Canadian co-production from Egoli Tossell Film and Screen Siren Pictures. It is in pre-production and set to begin shooting in January, 2013. The Solution Entertainment Group is handling international rights to the film and will be selling it to buyers in Toronto. United Talent...
- 9/6/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
Rosamund Pike (An Education, Johnny English Reborn, Clash Of The Titans) and Academy Award Winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners, The Last Station, The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus) have joined the cast of director Peter Chelsom.s upcoming drama comedy Hector And The Search For Happiness in which Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible -Ghost Protocol, Paul) will play the lead. The announcement was made by producers Judy Tossell of Egoli Tossell Film (The Last Station, Carlos, Black Death) and Christine Haebler of Screen Siren Pictures (Hard Core Logo, Daydream Nation, Foreverland). The Solution Entertainment Group (.The Solution.) is handling international rights to the film and will be selling to buyers in Toronto; United Talent Agency are representing Us rights.
Adapted for the screen from the bestselling novel of the same name by François Lelord, the film is a German/Canadian co-production produced by Egoli Tossell Film and Screen Siren Pictures currently in pre-production...
Adapted for the screen from the bestselling novel of the same name by François Lelord, the film is a German/Canadian co-production produced by Egoli Tossell Film and Screen Siren Pictures currently in pre-production...
- 9/6/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Rosamund Pike ( An Education , Wrath of the Titans ) and Academy Award Winner Christopher Plummer ( Beginners , The Last Station ) have joined the cast of director Peter Chelsom.s upcoming drama comedy Hector and the Search For Happiness . Simon Pegg ( Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol , Paul ) will, as previously announced play the lead. The announcement arrives from producers Judy Tossell of Egoli Tossell Film ( The Last Station , Carlos ) and Christine Haebler of Screen Siren Pictures ( Hard Core Logo , Daydream Nation ). Adapted for the screen from the bestselling novel of the same name by François Lelord, the film is a German/Canadian co-production produced by Egoli Tossell Film and Screen Siren Pictures currently in pre-production and set to shoot in January...
- 9/6/2012
- Comingsoon.net
British comedic actor Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible -Ghost Protocol, Paul) has been cast in the lead role in director Peter Chelsom.s (Shall We Dance?, Funny Bones,) next movie – drama comedy Hector And The Search For Happiness, it was announced today by Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel, founders and co-partners of The Solution Entertainment Group (.The Solution.) who are handling worldwide rights to the film.
Adapted for the screen by Chelsom and Tinker Lindsay from the bestselling novel of the same name by François Lelord, the film is a German/Canadian co-production produced by Egoli Tossell Film and Screen Siren Pictures currently in pre-production and set to shoot straight after Pegg.s The World.S End.
Pegg plays Hector, an eccentric yet irresistible London psychiatrist in crisis: his patients are just not getting any happier! He.s going nowhere. Then one day, armed with buckets of courage and an almost child-like curiosity,...
Adapted for the screen by Chelsom and Tinker Lindsay from the bestselling novel of the same name by François Lelord, the film is a German/Canadian co-production produced by Egoli Tossell Film and Screen Siren Pictures currently in pre-production and set to shoot straight after Pegg.s The World.S End.
Pegg plays Hector, an eccentric yet irresistible London psychiatrist in crisis: his patients are just not getting any happier! He.s going nowhere. Then one day, armed with buckets of courage and an almost child-like curiosity,...
- 5/19/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Danny Boyle.s .127 Hours,. David Fincher.s .The Social Network. and Joel & Ethan Coen.s .True Grit. led the Houston Area Film Critics Award nominations with six nominations each including Best Picture and Best Director. But the Houston Film Critics also chose the Worst Pictures of the year pitting "Jonah Hex" against "The Last Airbender."
Here's the complete list of nominees:
Best Picture:
127 Hours, Fox Searchlight (produced by Christian Colson, John Smithson, Danny Boyle)
Black Swan, Fox Searchlight (produced by Mike Medavoy, Scott Franklin, Arnold Messer, Brian Oliver)
Inception, Warner Bros. (produced by Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas)
Kick Ass, Lionsgate (produced by Matthew Vaughn, Brad Pitt, Kris Thykier, Adam Bohling, Tarquin Pack, David Reid)
The Kids are All Right, Focus Features (produced by Gary Gilbert, Jordan Horowitz, Celine Rattray, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Philippe Hellmann)
The King.s Speech, The Weinstein Company (produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin)
The Social Network,...
Here's the complete list of nominees:
Best Picture:
127 Hours, Fox Searchlight (produced by Christian Colson, John Smithson, Danny Boyle)
Black Swan, Fox Searchlight (produced by Mike Medavoy, Scott Franklin, Arnold Messer, Brian Oliver)
Inception, Warner Bros. (produced by Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas)
Kick Ass, Lionsgate (produced by Matthew Vaughn, Brad Pitt, Kris Thykier, Adam Bohling, Tarquin Pack, David Reid)
The Kids are All Right, Focus Features (produced by Gary Gilbert, Jordan Horowitz, Celine Rattray, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Philippe Hellmann)
The King.s Speech, The Weinstein Company (produced by Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin)
The Social Network,...
- 12/15/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Oliver Maltman in Mike Leigh‘s Another Year (top); Samuel Maoz‘s Lebanon (middle); Moritz Bleibtreu in Fatih Akin‘s Soul Kitchen (bottom) Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer, Jean Luc-Godard’s Film Socialism: 2010 European Film Award Semi-Finalists 3 SEZÓNY V Pekle 3 Seasons In Hell Czech Republic, 110 min. written and directed by Tomáš Mašin produced by Monika Kristl Another Year UK, 129 min. written and directed by Mike Leigh produced by Georgina Lowe Bal Honey Turkey/Germany, 103 min. directed by Semih Kaplanoglu written by Semih Kaplanoglu & Orçun Köksal produced by Semih Kaplanoglu & Johannes Rexin Carlos France/Germany, 318 min. directed by Olivier Assayas written by Olivier Assayas & Dan Franck based on an original idea by Daniel Leconte produced by Daniel Leconte, Jens Meurer & Judy Tossell Celda 211 Cell 211 Spain / France, 114 min. directed by by Daniel Monzón written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría & Daniel Monzón produced [...]...
- 9/9/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
3 SEZÓNY V Pekle 3 Seasons In Hell Czech Republic, 110 min. written and directed by Tomáš Mašin produced by Monika Kristl Another Year UK, 129 min. written and directed by Mike Leigh produced by Georgina Lowe Bal Honey Turkey/Germany, 103 min. directed by Semih Kaplano?lu written by Semih Kaplano?lu & Orçun Köksal produced by Semih Kaplano?lu & Johannes Rexin Carlos France/Germany, 318 min. directed by Olivier Assayas written by Olivier Assayas & Dan Franck based on an original idea by Daniel Leconte produced by Daniel Leconte, Jens Meurer & Judy Tossell Celda 211 Cell 211 Spain / France, 114 min. directed by by Daniel Monzón written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría & Daniel Monzón produced by Emma Lustres, Borja Pena, Juan Gordon & Álvaro Augustín Le Concert The Concert France, 122 min. directed by Radu Mihaileanu written by Radu Mihaileanu produced by Alain Attal Des Hommes Et Des Dieux Of Gods And [...]...
- 9/9/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.