Latin Quarter Distribution has acquired world sales rights to José Dell’Acqua’s Uruguayan crime thriller “Maltrato Animal” (“Animal Budget”). The deal was closed after a screening of “Maltrato Animal” at Locarno’s First Look, a pix-in-post competition focused on rough-cut screenings of emerging and established talent from a territory around the world, this year Uruguay. Presented in
Italian director Dario Albertini’s family drama “Armony” is distributed in Switzerland through Xenix Filmdistribution ahead of its world premiere in the Piazza Grande section of the Locarno Film Festival. Sold internationally by True Colours, “Armony” is produced by Fremantle company The Apartment, Damocle and Rai Cinema in association with HBO Max. It stars Valerio Mastandrea,
The years directly following the COVID pandemic were marked by a dire, almost apocalyptic vision of the future of moviegoing. Audiences that were already declining before global lockdowns became even scarcer, with streamers increasing their market share and smaller arthouse theaters closing because audiences weren’t returning to their doors once they reopened. However, over the
“ITV Studios is not for sale,” said Carolyn McCall, head of British media conglomerate ITV, firmly. Variety three years ago. Despite persistent rumors that the global production powerhouse was going to be acquired (including potentially by Banijay or RedBird IMI), McCall has remained true to his word. What few could have imagined at the time