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France's "Sleepless Night" Finds Theatrical, VOD Distrib In Tribeca Film

Nelson Carvajal Nov 05, 2011

One of the more talked about buys at this year's American Film Market (AFM) is that of Tribeca Film's acquisition of Frederic Jardin's Sleepless Nights. Reuters has the story:

"Tribeca will release Sleepless in 2012 both theatrically and on video-on-demand. It bought the rights from Bac Films, which will release the film in France and is handling international sales.

"Sleepless Night is a thriller that is executed with such style and panache that it transcends the limits of the genre," enthused Geoffrey Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises. "We're delighted to be collaborating with the ...

47th CIFF: "Venus" + "Method" + "Here"

Nelson Carvajal Oct 19, 2011

Any instance where excitement brews over an animated tale that is not stemming from Pixar is always worth sharing. Such is the case for Tor Fruergaard's oddly touching claymation short film Venus (Denmark), which played in one of the shorts programs at this year's fest.

Venus follows Rasmus (Johan Philip Asbaek) and Caroline (Laura Bach) as they attempt to reignite the sexual flame in their relationship by going to a local swingers club (against Caroline's quiet reluctance). Of course, right from the start, many of the laughs come from watching these curvaceous clay figures perform all sorts ...