Section
Deals
Acquisitions, sales, financing partners and corporate deals across the worldwide film business.
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Jean-Baptiste Durand shoots his second feature with Alexis Manenti and Nadia Tereszkiewicz
L’homme qui avait peur des femmes follows Junkyard Dog. Insolence Productions produces; Films Boutique sells.
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Black Bear’s US distribution chief Benjamin Kramer plans his exit
For sellers with talks under way, the immediate question is the handover.
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Universal sets River for 15 January after its $10m-plus Toronto deal
The Midnight Madness horror reached Toronto with US rights already held. Blumhouse–Atomic Monster bought it, Universal dates it, and the campaign begins.
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Miguel Gomes starts Savagery, a five-country shoot in Brazil
The adaptation of Euclides da Cunha’s Os Sertões has partners in Portugal, Brazil, France, Italy and the Netherlands.
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One French thriller, four prebuyers: Netflix and Paramount+ sign on to Le grand réveil
Ciné+ OCS and W9 join them on Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas’ film, which has started shooting.
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Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover closes, and the parent is now Skydance
The merger completed on 6 October under David Ellison. Two studio brands stay; one owner now sets the terms for partners everywhere.
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Arte France Cinéma backs Olivier Assayas’ Spiritual World
Kristen Stewart, Riley Keough, Vicky Krieps and Wagner Moura star. Shooting is planned for 2027.