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Viva Kids Picks Up Family Animation ‘A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express’ for North America From New Europe Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - France - South Korea - Ukraine - South Africa - Portugal - Greece - Poland - Turkey - city Sandberg - city Warsaw
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16.06.2023 / 03:27

Viva Kids Picks Up Family Animation ‘A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express’ for North America From New Europe Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outlet New Europe Film Sales has sold its 3D family animation “A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express,” directed by Will Ashurst, to Viva Kids for North America. The third part in the “Cattle Hill” series is a detective story about the little cow Clara and her friend Gavin who join forces with the world famous detective Agatha Chichester to unveil the thief of a revolutionary Nano-seed stolen from a high-tech laboratory train. New Europe has also sold the film to South Korea (First Run) and South Africa (Red Dot Digitals) and, as previously announced, France (Alba Films), Poland (New Horizons), JUST4KIDS in Benelux, Neo Films in Greece, Birfilm in Turkey, FILMS4YOU in Portugal and Arthousetraffic in Ukraine.

Wim Wenders Set as Tokyo Jury Head as Festival Prepares to Honor Ozu Yasujiro – Global Bulletin - variety.com - Germany - Japan - Tokyo - Hong Kong
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13.06.2023 / 07:59

Wim Wenders Set as Tokyo Jury Head as Festival Prepares to Honor Ozu Yasujiro – Global Bulletin

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief German filmmaker Wim Wenders is to be the president of the jury that decides the main competition prizes later this year at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Wenders has frequent connections with the Japanese capital and last year shot his “Perfect Days” film in the city. The film recently appeared in competition in Cannes and earned Yakusho Koji the best actor prize. The Tokyo festival confirmed plans to host a celebration of Japanese director Ozu Yasujiro, who was born 120 years ago and died exactly 60 years later. Wenders previously shot 1985 documentary “Tokyo-ga” as a tribute to Ozu.

Wim Wenders To Be Feted With France’s Lumière Award - deadline.com - France - Texas - Germany - county Lyon
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12.06.2023 / 15:21

Wim Wenders To Be Feted With France’s Lumière Award

German director Wim Wenders will be feted with France’s prestigious Lumière Award at the 15th edition of the classic film-focused Lumière Festival in Lyon, running October 14-22.

Wim Wenders’ Cannes Competition Title ‘Perfect Days’ Sells Out For The Match Factory - deadline.com - Australia - Spain - France - New Zealand - China - USA - Italy - Norway - Portugal - Switzerland - Tokyo - Greece - Poland - Czech Republic - Hungary - Hong Kong - Bulgaria - Israel - Slovakia - Taiwan - Romania
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31.05.2023 / 09:55

Wim Wenders’ Cannes Competition Title ‘Perfect Days’ Sells Out For The Match Factory

Wim Wenders’ Tokyo-based Cannes Competition title Perfect Days has clocked a series of international deals for The Match Factory.

Animated Movie ‘Pirate Mo and the Legend of the Red Ruby’ Sells to Numerous Distributors (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Spain - Austria - Germany - Portugal - Greece - Poland - Turkey - Hungary - Bulgaria - Romania
variety.com
30.05.2023 / 15:37

Animated Movie ‘Pirate Mo and the Legend of the Red Ruby’ Sells to Numerous Distributors (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Family animated movie “Pirate Mo and the Legend of the Red Ruby” proved to be a smash hit with international distributors during the Cannes Film Market, with sales agency The Playmaker Munich delivering the film to multiple buyers. During the market, The Playmaker announced first presales to Benelux (Just4Kids), Turkey (Filmarti), Baltics (GPI), Greece (Rosebud) and Bulgaria (Pro Films). The company has now revealed further sales to Poland (M2 Films), Scandinavia (Njuta Films), Hungary and Romania (ADS), Portugal (Outsider Pictures), and Yugoslavia (Blitz Film).

Wim Wenders on Why Hirayama, the Tokyo Toilet Cleaner in ‘Perfect Days,’ Matters: ‘There Are No Nobodies!’ - variety.com - Germany - Japan - Tokyo
variety.com
30.05.2023 / 06:01

Wim Wenders on Why Hirayama, the Tokyo Toilet Cleaner in ‘Perfect Days,’ Matters: ‘There Are No Nobodies!’

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “Perfect Days,” which world premiered in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, is reminiscent – in some ways – of “Groundhog Day,” but whereas in the latter film Bill Murray’s character, Phil, is trying to escape the repetitive nature of his existence, in Wim Wenders’ film the protagonist, Hirayama, is “embracing it,” the German director tells Variety. Both films show the lead characters waking at the same time each morning, but whereas, in “Groundhog Day,” Phil is awoken by an alarm clock, in Wenders’ film, as he points out, Hirayama, played by Cannes best actor winner Koji Yakusho, “wakes up on his own, or he wakes up because there’s an old lady brushing the street outside, always on time. He doesn’t need an alarm clock. He doesn’t even own one.” There is a sense that this is a man in harmony with nature, and at peace with his existence, rather than wrestling with it.

Cannes 2023: French Director Justine Triet’s ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ Wins Palme d’Or - etcanada.com - France - Germany - Japan - city Sandra - Turkey
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27.05.2023 / 20:23

Cannes 2023: French Director Justine Triet’s ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ Wins Palme d’Or

It’s a wrap for the 2023 edition of the Cannes Film Festival, where French director Justine Triet’s courtroom thriller “Anatomy of a Fall” has won this year’s Palme d’Or for best film.

‘Perfect Days’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Latest Is A Moving Yet Not Unflawed Return To Form [Cannes] - theplaylist.net - Japan - Tokyo
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26.05.2023 / 21:23

‘Perfect Days’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Latest Is A Moving Yet Not Unflawed Return To Form [Cannes]

The official synopsis for Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” is one of those rare occasions when a tightly-described premise encapsulates the immensity of a film: a janitor in Japan drives between jobs listening to rock music. In this case, the janitor is Hirayama (Koji Yakusho), an older man whose job is cleaning Tokyo’s elegantly designed public toilets.

Cannes Day 11: Wim Wenders’ ‘Perfect Days’ Has Perfect Debut - thewrap.com - France - Ireland
thewrap.com
26.05.2023 / 15:51

Cannes Day 11: Wim Wenders’ ‘Perfect Days’ Has Perfect Debut

“Perfect Days” makes a perfect debut.PERFECT DAYS. Did Wim Wenders just make his best film since UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD? Holy crap.Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” was the hero of the day, earning strong notices and the now-standard standing ovation.

Wim Wenders Says Third ‘Wings Of Desire’ Pic Isn’t In The Stars, But ‘Perfect Days’ Comes Close – Cannes - deadline.com - Germany - Japan - Tokyo - Berlin
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26.05.2023 / 10:05

Wim Wenders Says Third ‘Wings Of Desire’ Pic Isn’t In The Stars, But ‘Perfect Days’ Comes Close – Cannes

A third Wings of Desire centering on the angels that watch over us, is not in the cards, German director Wim Wenders said today at the Cannes press conference for his latest in competition title at the fest, Perfect Days.

Palme d’Or Whisperer Neon Nearing North American Deal With The Match Factory For Wim Wenders’ Cannes Competition Movie ‘Perfect Days’ - deadline.com - USA - Norway - Japan - Tokyo
deadline.com
25.05.2023 / 19:35

Palme d’Or Whisperer Neon Nearing North American Deal With The Match Factory For Wim Wenders’ Cannes Competition Movie ‘Perfect Days’

EXCLUSIVE: Neon is nearing a deal for North American rights to Cannes competition entry Perfect Days from The Match Factory in a deal pegged in the mid-to-high six figures.

‘Perfect Days’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Quiet Drama Finds a Hero Who Cleans Toilets - thewrap.com - Texas - Tokyo
thewrap.com
25.05.2023 / 17:05

‘Perfect Days’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Quiet Drama Finds a Hero Who Cleans Toilets

Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, he is a modest toilet cleaner – and this gentle, philosophical character study is all the more mesmeric for it.The 77-year-old director’s fictional work has been overshadowed by his documentaries lately, but his new film, a fictional work which sometimes resembles a documentary, is a significant return to form for the director who won the Palme d’Or in 1984 for “Paris, Texas.” It begins by introducing us to the middle-aged Hirayama (Koji Yakusho) as he wakes up alone in his small flat. Once he’s cleaned his teeth, trimmed his moustache and spray-misted his plants – yes, no detail is spared – he puts on a boilersuit with “The Tokyo Toilet” printed on the back, buys a can of coffee from the machine by his building, and drives his blue van through the city’s forest of skyscrapers to the first of several public toilets he is due to clean.He treats every one of these as if it’s a royal throne, even using a small mirror – the kind that’s usually seen in bomb-disposal thrillers – to check for dirt that might be hidden from view.

‘Perfect Days’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Japanese Odyssey Is A Small But Gentle Wonder – Cannes Film Festival - deadline.com - Britain - Japan - Tokyo
deadline.com
25.05.2023 / 16:19

‘Perfect Days’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Japanese Odyssey Is A Small But Gentle Wonder – Cannes Film Festival

The dignity of labor is explored with gentle humor and a very melancholy sense of joie de vivre in Wim Wenders’ second 2023 Cannes entry after his 3D documentary Anselm. Shot entirely in Japan, with very little English spoken, Perfect Days is an unusual film from a westerner since it does nothing to “other” a country that is often romanticized as a series of specific cultural signifiers (as in the well-meaning Lost in Translation, for example). It’s a compliment to say that Jim Jarmusch could have made it.

‘Perfect Days’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Gentle Japanese Character Study is His Best Narrative Film in Decades - variety.com - Texas - Japan - Tokyo
variety.com
25.05.2023 / 16:17

‘Perfect Days’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Gentle Japanese Character Study is His Best Narrative Film in Decades

Guy Lodge Film Critic Before you ask, yes, Lou Reed’s rock standard “Perfect Day” does indeed make an appearance in Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days”: on the protagonist’s stereo as suitably ideal sunlight pours into his small, neat Tokyo apartment, before swarming the soundtrack as we head out into the city on a calm weekend afternoon. If that sounds a little obvious, basic even, said protagonist Hirayama — a mellow, soft-spoken toilet cleaner beautifully played by Kōji Yakusho — would probably agree with a shrug. He’s into simple pleasures, not deep cuts. His solitary life is built around the things that make him happy and the work that keeps him solvent. He’s not inclined to wonder what other people make of it. Wenders’ film, in turn, is sincere and unassuming, and owns its sentimentality with good humor.

Leonardo Di Caprio, Tobey Maguire, Queen Latifah Among Guests at Aston Martin Party During Cannes Film Festival - variety.com - Britain - France - Monaco
variety.com
25.05.2023 / 14:19

Leonardo Di Caprio, Tobey Maguire, Queen Latifah Among Guests at Aston Martin Party During Cannes Film Festival

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Leonardo Di Caprio, Tobey Maguire, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Queen Latifah were among the guests at Aston Martin’s 110th anniversary party Wednesday at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, on the French Riviera. The luxury car company also unveiled the first in a new generation of sportscars, the DB12. Other actors in attendance included Kate Beckinsale, James Marsden and James Bond actor Jeffrey Wright. They were joined by singer-songwriter Adam Lambert. The world of fashion was represented by leading models Winnie Harlow, Lais Ribeiro, Alessandra Ambrosio and Poppy Delevingne.

Wim Wenders’ Classic Rock-Infused ‘Perfect Days’ Has Buyers Circling in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Britain - Germany - Japan - Tokyo
variety.com
23.05.2023 / 09:35

Wim Wenders’ Classic Rock-Infused ‘Perfect Days’ Has Buyers Circling in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” is a hot property in Cannes, and it’s yet to even premiere. Several buyers are currently circling the Japan-set, music-infused title from master filmmaker Wenders, which bows in competition on Thursday. Sources tell Variety that interested parties so far include Utopia, MUBI, Magnolia, Sideshow and Janus Films and Sony Pictures Classics. Wenders’ “Perfect Days” follows Tokyo toilet cleaner Hirayama, who seems content with his simple life. Outside of his everyday routine, he enjoys his passion for books and, in particular, for music. Over the course of the film, a series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past.

M-Appeal Scores Further Deals for Romantic Drama ‘Let Me Go,’ Starring Cesar Winner Jeanne Balibar (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - France - Brazil - South Korea - Germany - Japan - Taiwan
variety.com
21.05.2023 / 11:07

M-Appeal Scores Further Deals for Romantic Drama ‘Let Me Go,’ Starring Cesar Winner Jeanne Balibar (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Maxime Rappaz’s debut film “Let Me Go,” which plays in the Cannes ACID sidebar, has been sold to Brazil and Taiwan. The film stars Cannes regular Jeanne Balibar in the lead role as a fiftysomething woman torn between her family commitments and pursuing her own desires. Every Tuesday, a neighbor takes care of Claudine’s son while she goes to a mountain hotel to meet men passing through. When one of them decides to extend his stay for her, Claudine is confused and finds herself dreaming of another life. Imovision has acquired all rights for Brazil, and will release the film in cinemas after a Brazilian festival premiere. “The mise en scène is excellent and Jeanne Balibar is extraordinary,” Jean-Thomas Bernardini, president of Imovision, commented.

Cannes Critics’ Week Title ‘Vincent Must Die’ Acquired in English-Speaking Territories by Flawless, XYZ Films, Tea Shop (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Britain - France
variety.com
21.05.2023 / 04:43

Cannes Critics’ Week Title ‘Vincent Must Die’ Acquired in English-Speaking Territories by Flawless, XYZ Films, Tea Shop (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Flawless, XYZ Films and Tea Shop Productions have acquired the Cannes Critics’ Week selection “Vincent Must Die” for all English-speaking territories from Goodfellas. Flawless, the pioneering film technology company and a leader in the field of visual translation, recently announced it has launched a partnership with XYZ Films and Tea Shop Productions to acquire rights to foreign-language films, converting them to English for distribution in relevant markets. Directed by Stéphan Castang, “Vincent Must Die” is written by Mathieu Naert, produced by Thierry Lounas and Claire Bonnefoy, and stars Karim Leklou and Vimala Pons. In the film, an ordinary man finds himself fighting for his life after he goes out one day and is mysteriously attacked by random strangers in the street with the intent to kill him.

Wim Wenders’ ‘Perfect Days,’ in Competition in Cannes, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Chicago - Japan - Tokyo
variety.com
20.05.2023 / 12:39

Wim Wenders’ ‘Perfect Days,’ in Competition in Cannes, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Variety has been given a sneak peek of the trailer (below) for Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days,” which world premieres in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is a deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. It follows Hirayama, who seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. Koji Yakusho leads the cast. In 2005, he co-starred in “Memoirs of a Geisha,” which was nominated for six Academy Awards. In the following year, he co-starred in “Babel,” a film that was honored by the Cannes Film Festival and earned Golden Globes and Academy Awards.

Germans Ply a Panoply of Movies in Cannes - variety.com - Austria - Germany - Tokyo
variety.com
19.05.2023 / 19:51

Germans Ply a Panoply of Movies in Cannes

Ed Meza @edmezavar German cinema is in Cannes with new works by Wim Wenders and films that explore Nazi propaganda, gender identity, economic crisis, romance, betrayal and fast cars. In addition to domestic films, a dozen German co-productions are screening in this year’s Cannes Film Festival lineup, including major works from the likes of Wes Anderson, Aki Kaurismäki and Jessica Hausner. Wenders is in Cannes with “Perfect Days,” which is vying for the Palme d’Or, and the documentary “Anselm” in Special Screenings. “Perfect Days” tells the story of a Tokyo janitor (Kôji Yakusho) who seems very content with his simple life, structured routines and passion for music, books and photography. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. The Japanese-German co-production is sold by the Match Factory.

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