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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 21, 2014 15:57:48 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/cannes-ifc-buys-mads-mikkelsen-western-salvation-for-u-s-distribution-1201187949/IFC Films has bougth North American rights to Kristian Levring’s Western “The Salvation,” starring “Hannibal” actor Mads Mikkelsen. IFC made the deal with from TrustNordisk five days after the film’s world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the out of competition Midnight section. The story, set in the 1870s in North America and shot in South Africa, is written by Levring and Anders Thomas Jensen (“In a Better World”) and centered on a Danish settler avenging the murder of his family. The international cast includes Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mikael Persbrandt, Eric Cantona and Jonathan Pryce. Peter Debruge of Variety gave the film an upbeat review, calling it “a highly stylized widescreen revenge picture.” Sisse Graum Jorgensen is the producer. Peter Aalbaek Jensen and Peter Garde exec produced. The deal was negotiated between Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk and Arianna Bocco for IFC. Previously announced deals for “Salvation” include Benelux (Wild Bunch), Australia/New Zealand (Madman Entertainment), France (Chrysalis/Jour2Fete), Greece (Hollywood Entertainment) and Estonia (Estin Film).
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 26, 2014 7:47:56 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/festivals/trustnordisk-closes-further-sales-on-the-salvation-1201192669/PARIS– TrustNordisk has inked further sales on Kristian Levring’s western “The Salvation,” which world-premiered out of competition at Cannes. The film was acquired for Germany and Austria (Concorde Filmverleih), Japan (Tohokushinsha Film Corporation), Korea (Cinema Republic) and Russia (Cinema Prestige). TrustNordisk is now in negotiations to close multiple territories. “The Salvation” is already set to travel to North American (IFC), Benelux (Wild Bunch), Australia/New Zealand (Madman Entertainment), France (Chrysalis/Jour2Fete), Greece (Hollywood Entertainment) and Estonia (Estin Film). Pic was penned by Anders Thomas Jensen (“In A Better World”) and Levring. It stars Mads Mikkelsen as a Danish settler in 19th century North America. Cast is completed by Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mikael Persbrandt, Eric Cantona and Jonathan Pryce. It was produced by Sisse Graum Jørgensen for Zentropa Entertainments, in co-production with Spier Films from South Africa and Forward Films from UK with the support of The Danish Film Institute, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) and Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
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