Berlinale Prize Winner ‘Natural Light’ Acquired by Curzon; Luxbox Inks More Deals (EXCLUSIVE)

Singapore has become a thorn in Netflix's side when it comes to demanding video content be removed from the streaming service.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFollowing on an initial sale to MUBI for U.S., U.K, Italy, Turkey and India, Brussels-based sales agency Be For Films has clinched its first tranche of sales to international distributors on Berlinale Encounters title “Azor,” the first feature from Swiss talent to track Andreas Fontana.In new sales, Pamela Leu at Be For Films, part of the pan-European Playtime Group, has closed Spain (Vitrine Filmes), Portugal (Legendmain Filmes), Greece (Cinobo),

CD Projekt RED has announced its acquisition of Canadian gaming studio Digital Scapes.The Polish developer announced the new acquisition via its website on Tuesday, March 30. Per its announcement, the acquisition was signed and approved one day prior, on March 29.Digital Scapes is a Canadian gaming studio founded in 2012 by veterans developers from from studios such as BioWare, Radical Entertainment and Relic.

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has acquired Vancouver-based Digital Scapes to create its first Canadian studio for games development. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Poland-based CD Projekt Red has collaborated with Digital Scapes on game development since 2018, including on theopen-world, role-playing adventure Cyberpunk 2077 game.

Christopher Vourlias Cercamon has closed major sales for “What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?,” from Georgian director Alexandra Koberidze, which had its world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival.The Dubai-based indie specialist has sealed a multi-territory deal with MUBI, the global distributor and streaming service, which includes the U.S., where the film will be released this fall, Canada, Italy, India, Turkey, and Latin America.Pic has also been sold to the U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off its world premiere in the Berlin International Film Festival’s competition program, where it won the Silver Bear Jury Prize, Maria Speth’s feature documentary Mr Bachmann And His Class has sold into multiple territories.

Mister Smith Entertainment has inked a series of international deals on its comedy-horror Werewolves Within following the culmination of last week’s virtual European Film Market.

direct to your inboxPortugal will be removed from England’s travel ban red list, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.The decision means returning travellers will be able to quarantine at home, rather than in a hotel at a cost of £1,750.But Ethiopia, Oman, Somalia and Qatar have been added to the red list to “protect the country against new variants of Covid-19”, the DfT said.The changes come into force at 4am on Friday, March 19.Visitors who have departed from or transited through

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMUBI has acquired “Ghosts,” a Turkish drama by emerging helmer Azra Deniz Okyay which won the Grand Prize at Venice’s Critics Week. The MUBI deal covers the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Scandinavia and Turkey.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentREinvent International Sales has closed a raft of deals across its slate of family movies, including “A Christmas Tale,” “Twigson and the Sea Monster” and “Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent.” “Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent,” directed by Amanda Adolfsson, has been sold to the U.S. and Canada (Janson Media), Russia and CIS (Volga Films), Poland (Vivarto), Japan (New Select) and Estonia (Estin Film).

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentREinvent International Sales has closed a raft of deals across its slate of family movies, including “A Christmas Tale,” “Twigson and the Sea Monster” and “Nelly Rapp – Monster Detective.” “Nelly Rapp – Monster Detective,” directed by Amanda Adolfsson, has been sold to the U.S. and Canada (Janson Media), Russia and CIS (Volga Films), Poland (Vivarto) and Estonia (Estin Film).

Naman Ramachandran Theatrical distributor and global curated film streaming service MUBI has picked up well-regarded Berlinale title, French auteur Céline Sciamma’s “Petite Maman.”MUBI has acquired all rights for the U.K., Ireland and Turkey, for the film that was in competition at the Berlinale. MK2 Films is handling international sales.“Petite Maman” follows eight-year-old Nelly who has just lost her beloved grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother’s childhood home.

Naman Ramachandran Global distributor, producer and streamer MUBI has snapped up major global markets for Berlinale title “Azor,” a thriller set in the world of international banking.MUBI has acquired all rights in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Italy, India and Turkey to Andreas Fontana’s debut feature, which was presented at the recently concluded Berlinale in the Encounters Section, from international sales company Be For Films.The film uses French, Spanish and English dialogue to tell the

direct to your inboxFrom Sandy Turnbull being the first player sent off in a Manchester derby for “rough play” to Jose Mourinho’s showdown with Ederson, clashes between United and City have never been for faint hearts.Down the years, the tales of scraps in the tunnel, of diabolical tackles, of death threats and Turkish Delight missiles, have become part of Manchester folklore.It would be hard to uncover all the stories behind the intense rivalry, often bred into young Reds and Blues in the

If you’re searching for a filmmaker who has seen every part of the industry for over forty years, look no further than Agnieszka Holland. She shot films and TV movies in her native Poland during the Cold War.

EXCLUSIVE: LA-based sales firm Film Bridge International has sold shark survival pic The Requin to Reset Collective (Australia/New Zealand), YouPlanet (Spain), Mediawan (France), Monolith (Poland), Purple Plan (SE Asia), Blitz Film Group (Ex-Yugo), and Blue Lantern (Vietnam).