Visit Films has acquired international sales rights to Amos Gitai’s Berlinale Special selection Shikun and will kick off talks with buyers at the EFM next month.
The Israeli film is inspired by Eugène Ionesco’s allegorical play Rhinoceros, and dramatises the emergence of intolerance and totalitarianism through a series of theatrical episodes that take place in a single Israeli building, the Shikun.
Among this diverse group of people of different origins and languages, some turn into rhinoceroses, while others resist.
The ensemble cast includes Irène Jacob (The Double Life Of Véronique), Hanna Laslo (Free Zone), Yael Abecassis (Sacred), Bahira Ablassi...
The Israeli film is inspired by Eugène Ionesco’s allegorical play Rhinoceros, and dramatises the emergence of intolerance and totalitarianism through a series of theatrical episodes that take place in a single Israeli building, the Shikun.
Among this diverse group of people of different origins and languages, some turn into rhinoceroses, while others resist.
The ensemble cast includes Irène Jacob (The Double Life Of Véronique), Hanna Laslo (Free Zone), Yael Abecassis (Sacred), Bahira Ablassi...
- 1/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
Tribeca premiere sells to North America.
Samuel Goldwyn Films has taken North American rights to Shady Srour’s Israeli comedy Holy Air.
The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in April. It was produced by Ilan Moscovitch.
Strour also stars, alongside Samuel Calderon, Tarik Copti, Dalia Okal and Bryan Anteer, in the story of a Christian Arab living in Nazareth who has the ingenious idea of bottling air from the Holy Land.
The deal was negotiated by Ben Feingold on behalf of Samuel Goldwyn Films and Jan Naszewski of New Europe Film Sales, on behalf of the filmmakers.
Ben Feingold of Samuel Goldwyn Films said, “Holy Air is a contemporary comedy that not only transcends barriers of religion, gender, and culture, but is also intelligent and funny. I was reminded of The Band’s Visit, which is one of my favourite films of all time. We look forward to working with Shady and releasing...
Samuel Goldwyn Films has taken North American rights to Shady Srour’s Israeli comedy Holy Air.
The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in April. It was produced by Ilan Moscovitch.
Strour also stars, alongside Samuel Calderon, Tarik Copti, Dalia Okal and Bryan Anteer, in the story of a Christian Arab living in Nazareth who has the ingenious idea of bottling air from the Holy Land.
The deal was negotiated by Ben Feingold on behalf of Samuel Goldwyn Films and Jan Naszewski of New Europe Film Sales, on behalf of the filmmakers.
Ben Feingold of Samuel Goldwyn Films said, “Holy Air is a contemporary comedy that not only transcends barriers of religion, gender, and culture, but is also intelligent and funny. I was reminded of The Band’s Visit, which is one of my favourite films of all time. We look forward to working with Shady and releasing...
- 5/23/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Film stars Shady Srour as a man who provides for his family by selling bottled holy air.
New Europe Film Sales has picked up Israeli comedy Holy Air and will be representing the project at this week’s European Film Market (Efm) in Berlin.
The move follows New Europe’s acquisition of Israeli comedy One Week And A Day, which played at Cannes Film Festival last year in the Critics’ Week strand.
Holy Air is set in the Arab Christian community of Nazareth, it tells the story of a man who, after his wife gets pregnant, decides it is time to make it big and provide for his family by selling bottled holy air to tourists.
It is written and directed by Shady Srour, the Israeli actor known for appearing in Oscar-nominated short Ave Maria. He also stars in the film alongside French actress Laetitia Eido in the main roles.
Holy Air was...
New Europe Film Sales has picked up Israeli comedy Holy Air and will be representing the project at this week’s European Film Market (Efm) in Berlin.
The move follows New Europe’s acquisition of Israeli comedy One Week And A Day, which played at Cannes Film Festival last year in the Critics’ Week strand.
Holy Air is set in the Arab Christian community of Nazareth, it tells the story of a man who, after his wife gets pregnant, decides it is time to make it big and provide for his family by selling bottled holy air to tourists.
It is written and directed by Shady Srour, the Israeli actor known for appearing in Oscar-nominated short Ave Maria. He also stars in the film alongside French actress Laetitia Eido in the main roles.
Holy Air was...
- 2/11/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Godless wins Special Jury Prize and Best Actress.Scroll down for the full list of winners
Turkish director Mehmet Can Mertoğlu’s Album has won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film at this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival (Aug 12-20).
The comedy, which premiered in Critics’ Week at Cannes in May, follows a middle class Turkish couple who try to cover up the forgery of their family history.
The decision was made by a jury led by Palestinian director Elia Suleiman. The award comes with a prize of $18,000 (€16,000).
Album producer Yoel Meranda commented when receiving the award: “Many people here know that most of the stuff that helped this film get made happened in Sarajevo. It started in Sarajevo, and it’s amazing that we have completed this circle.”
Ralitza Petrova’s Godless was awarded two prizes: the Special Jury prize and Best Actress for lead Irena Ivanova.
The Bulgarian-French-Danish...
Turkish director Mehmet Can Mertoğlu’s Album has won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film at this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival (Aug 12-20).
The comedy, which premiered in Critics’ Week at Cannes in May, follows a middle class Turkish couple who try to cover up the forgery of their family history.
The decision was made by a jury led by Palestinian director Elia Suleiman. The award comes with a prize of $18,000 (€16,000).
Album producer Yoel Meranda commented when receiving the award: “Many people here know that most of the stuff that helped this film get made happened in Sarajevo. It started in Sarajevo, and it’s amazing that we have completed this circle.”
Ralitza Petrova’s Godless was awarded two prizes: the Special Jury prize and Best Actress for lead Irena Ivanova.
The Bulgarian-French-Danish...
- 8/20/2016
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Doug Block’s HBO Documentary will kick off proceedings in Durham, North Carolina, on April 3.
“Among filmmakers, Full Frame is the country’s most revered documentary film festival, so it’s a particular honour to be chosen as this year’s Opening Night Film,” said Block.
“112 Weddings is a thought-provoking film about love and marriage, and I’m hoping it will get the festival off to a rousing, celebratory start.”
The New Docs programme includes 48 titles such as Ilan Moskovitch and Dan Bronfeld’s Apollonian Story and Ian Phillips’ Book Of Days.
The 21 features in the Invited Program include Ben Cotner, Ryan White’s The Case Against 8 and Michael Rossato-Bennett’s Alive Inside: A Story Of Music & Memory.
The festival runs through April 6. For the full line-up click here.
“Among filmmakers, Full Frame is the country’s most revered documentary film festival, so it’s a particular honour to be chosen as this year’s Opening Night Film,” said Block.
“112 Weddings is a thought-provoking film about love and marriage, and I’m hoping it will get the festival off to a rousing, celebratory start.”
The New Docs programme includes 48 titles such as Ilan Moskovitch and Dan Bronfeld’s Apollonian Story and Ian Phillips’ Book Of Days.
The 21 features in the Invited Program include Ben Cotner, Ryan White’s The Case Against 8 and Michael Rossato-Bennett’s Alive Inside: A Story Of Music & Memory.
The festival runs through April 6. For the full line-up click here.
- 3/6/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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