Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Title ‘Double Freedom,’ From Director Lisandro Alonso, Boarded by Luxbox (EXCLUSIVE)
“Double Freedom” (“La libertad doble”), Argentine director Lisandro Alonso’s sequel to his milestone debut “La Libertad,” has been acquired for worldwide sales by Paris-based Luxbox. The deal comes in the run-up to May’s Cannes Film Festival where “Double Freedom” will world premiere at Directors’ Fortnight. Bowing at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in 2001, “La Libertad”…
Read More‘I’ll Be Gone in June’ Acquired by Luxbox Ahead of Premiere in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based sales company Luxbox has acquired Katharina Rivilis’ drama “I’ll Be Gone in June,” which has been selected for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard. The film, whose producers include Wim Wenders, is distributed in Germany and Switzerland by DCM. In 2001, Franny, a 16-year-old exchange student from Germany, arrives in the sleepy desert town of Las…
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