200 films to be showcased at the La Rochelle Film Festival
Today marks the start of the 49thLa Rochelle Film Festival (FEMA), a non-competitive event that pulls off the enviable feat of being both highly popular (with almost 87,000 admissions taken in 2019) and extremely demanding in terms of artistic quality.
Memento International Closes More Deals on Sundance-Prizewinning ‘Luzzu,’ SXSW Title ‘The Drover’s Wife’
Memento International (“Call Me By Your Name”) has closed a raft of sales on Leah Purcell’s Australian revenge tale “The Drover’s Wife, The Legend of Molly Johnson,” and Alex Camilleri’s “Luzzu” which world premiered at SXSW and Sundance.
Maltese Film Luzzu Sold to Major Territories
Luzzu, the low budget Maltese film by Alex Camilleri, has secured distribution in major territories, including the USA, the UK, France, China, Spain, Scandinavia, Portugal, Greece, the former Yugoslavia, and Eastern Europe.
WME Signs ‘Luzzu’ Director Alex Camilleri
WME has signed first-generation Maltese-American filmmaker Alex Camilleri, whose directorial debut Luzzu premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the first Maltese feature to compete in a major international festival.
Sundance Hit ‘Luzzu’ Acquired by Kino Lorber For North America; Memento Seals Major Sales
Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to Alex Camilleri’s feature debut, “Luzzu,” which world-premiered at Sundance where it won the Special Jury Award for its lead actor, Jesmark Scicluna. The movie is being sold by Memento Intl.