Rome-based Summerside Intl. has acquired international sales rights to Klaudia Reynicke’s “Love Me Tender.”
The second feature from Peru-born and Switzerland-based filmmaker will receive its world premiere at the Locarno Festival in its Filmmakers of the Present competition, which focuses on first and second features.
Summerside Intl. is the world sales agent, excluding and Lichtenstein and Switzerland. The film, also written by Reynicke, will be distributed in Switzerland by First Hand Films.
“Love Me Tender” is produced by Tiziana Soudani, Muchela Pini and Gabriella De Gara at the Ticino-based Amka Films, founded by Soudani in 1988. Its credits include Alice Rohrwacher’s 2018 Cannes Festival best screenplay winner “Happy as Lazzaro” and 2014’s “The Wonders” which took a Cannes Grand Jury Prize, as well as Silvio Soldini’s “Bread and Tulips,” a big box office hit which swept nine David di Donatello awards.
Italian-language Swiss public broadcaster Rsi Radiotelevisione Svizzera co-produces.
The second feature from Peru-born and Switzerland-based filmmaker will receive its world premiere at the Locarno Festival in its Filmmakers of the Present competition, which focuses on first and second features.
Summerside Intl. is the world sales agent, excluding and Lichtenstein and Switzerland. The film, also written by Reynicke, will be distributed in Switzerland by First Hand Films.
“Love Me Tender” is produced by Tiziana Soudani, Muchela Pini and Gabriella De Gara at the Ticino-based Amka Films, founded by Soudani in 1988. Its credits include Alice Rohrwacher’s 2018 Cannes Festival best screenplay winner “Happy as Lazzaro” and 2014’s “The Wonders” which took a Cannes Grand Jury Prize, as well as Silvio Soldini’s “Bread and Tulips,” a big box office hit which swept nine David di Donatello awards.
Italian-language Swiss public broadcaster Rsi Radiotelevisione Svizzera co-produces.
- 7/23/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Family film has been a box office success in its native Finland.
Summerside International, the Dutch sales outfit launched last year by Francesca Manno and Nicola Tassoni, has pounced to take rights to Finnish smash hit, Ricky Rapper And The Nighthawk.
The feature is s kids’ movie based on the book by Sinnika Nopola which has been translated into 17 languages. It was released in Finland by Walt Disney.
Summerside isn’t just selling the latest Ricky Rapper movie. It also has two earlier films featuring the ginger haired urchin - Ricky Rapper And The Slick Leonard and Ricky Rapper And The Scrooge Of Seville. All three films are directed by Timo Koivusalo.
Early in the market, the company has closed a package deal for several of its library titles for VoD and digital release in Us through Digital Media. The titles involved are Snow, Laputa, Hostage, Chucks, Urban Family and Only For The Weekend. They will all...
Summerside International, the Dutch sales outfit launched last year by Francesca Manno and Nicola Tassoni, has pounced to take rights to Finnish smash hit, Ricky Rapper And The Nighthawk.
The feature is s kids’ movie based on the book by Sinnika Nopola which has been translated into 17 languages. It was released in Finland by Walt Disney.
Summerside isn’t just selling the latest Ricky Rapper movie. It also has two earlier films featuring the ginger haired urchin - Ricky Rapper And The Slick Leonard and Ricky Rapper And The Scrooge Of Seville. All three films are directed by Timo Koivusalo.
Early in the market, the company has closed a package deal for several of its library titles for VoD and digital release in Us through Digital Media. The titles involved are Snow, Laputa, Hostage, Chucks, Urban Family and Only For The Weekend. They will all...
- 2/12/2017
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
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