Cannes: First Saudi Feature Nears Completion
Wadjda, the first feature-length film ever shot in Saudi Arabia, has completed principal photography in Riyadh, the Cannes Market News reports. Written and directed by the country's first female filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour, Wadjda revolves around an 11-year-old girl growing up in the capital's suburbs who challenges the restrictions of Saudi Arabia's traditional society in order to own and ride a green bicycle. Al Mansour previously directed three short films. The Match Factory is set to begin pre-sales of this Razor Film production.
Eli Roth's Latest Horror The Green Inferno Gets Green Light
New York-based Worldview Entertainment will finance and produce the latest from the horror maestro behind Hostel; details on the story are being kept under wraps. Production will begin in this fall in Peru and Chile from a script co-written by Roth and Aftershock co-writer Guillermo Amoedo from an original story by Roth.
Phase 4 Nabs Rights to See Girl Run
Starring Robin Tunney (The Mentalist) and Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation), the film centers on what happens when a 30-something woman allows life's "what ifs" to overwhelm her. Disregarding her current obligations, she digs into her romantic past in hopes of invigorating her present. Phase 4 Films will distribute the film by writer/director Nate Meyer in North America.
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Cannes: Distributors to Watch
Buying in Cannes has already been underway even before Wednesday's opener Moonrise Kingdom. Deadline offers up its distributors to watch at the festival including some usuals: The Weinstein Company, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Classics, FilmDistrict and LD Distribution.
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