Venice Competition Title ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ Acquired by Indie Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentVariety has been given exclusive access to the trailer of family drama “God You’re Such a P—k,” starring Heike Makatsch and Til Schweiger. Sales agent Picture Tree Intl.

Christopher Vourlias Otto is a 17-year-old punk rocker who gets wrapped up in an investigation into his girlfriend Laura’s death. Angry and rebellious, he lashes out against his family and neighbors while relentlessly pouring through videos of her, trying to piece together clues about her final days.

The 2020 Venice Film Festival has added another pair of films to its official lineup. Run Hide Fight, an action film from Kyle Rankin starring Isabel May and Thomas Jane, will have its world premiere out of competition in Venice, as will Fiori, Fiori, Fiori!, a documentary short from Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino.

Christopher Vourlias “Do You Remember Dolly Bell?,” the directorial debut of iconic Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica, has joined Heritage Online, the Locarno Film Festival’s recently launched platform for classic movies.Set in Sarajevo in the mid-1960s, the film—an irreverent, coming-of-age story about a young man who falls in love with a prostitute—earned Kusturica the Golden Lion for best first film at the Venice Film Festival in 1981.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Venice Film Festival’s industry-focused Production Bridge had unveiled the line-up of projects that will take part in its ‘Final Cut In Venice’ workshop this year. The six films all hail from the MENA region.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentConstantin Film has acquired the rights to hit novel “Perfect Addiction,” set in the world of boxing, partnering up once again with producer Jeremy Bolt, with whom they worked on the “Resident Evil” blockbuster movie franchise, assassin action movie “Polar,” starring Mads Mikkelsen and Vanessa Hudgens, and the upcoming video-game adaption “Monster Hunter,” starring Milla Jovovich.The film will blend a “Rocky-esque underdog story and a salacious

Naman Ramachandran Endeavor and New Europe Film Sales have picked up North American and European sales, respectively, for Indian filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane’s Venice and Toronto title “The Disciple.”The film is executive produced by Alfonso Cuaron, who mentored Tamhane after he made his feature debut with “Court.”“Court” won more than 30 awards at film festivals worldwide including best film in the Horizons section at the 2014 Venice Film Festival, where Tamhane was also awarded the “Lion Of

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorChaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple, the Indian movie that is executive produced by Alfonso Cuarón, has joined the official competition lineup of the Venice Film Festival. It becomes the first film from India since 2001 to land a competition slot in either the Venice, Cannes, or Berlin film festivals.

Manori Ravindran International EditorVenice Golden Lion contender “Miss Marx,” starring Romola Garai as the spirited daughter of philosopher Karl Marx, has secured its first tranche of international deals ahead of the September fest. (Watch the film’s exclusive trailer above.)Written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli (“Nico, 1988,” “Cosmonaut”), with Celluloid Dreams serving as international sales agent, the film has been picked up by DDDreams in China and B-Team in Spain.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentVenice main competition contender “Dear Comrades,” the latest feature from legendary Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky, has been snapped up for world sales by Berlin-based Films Boutique, in what looks like one of the biggest sales agents deals on a title vying for the Golden Lion at 2020’s 77th Venice Intl.

The San Sebastian International Film Festival on Thursday unveiled two Spanish-language titles that will compete for this year's Golden Shell for best film: Akelarre, by Pablo Aguero, and Courtroom 3H from director Antonio Mendez Esparza. Akelarre is a period drama inspired by a real-life witchcraft trial which took place in the Basque Country in the 17th century.

Ayda Field and Robbie Williams undeniably have one of the strongest marriages in showbusiness, having been together since 2006.

Christopher Vourlias Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outfit New Europe Film Sales has acquired world sales rights to “A Piece of Sky,” Swiss director Michael Koch’s sophomore feature, which was selected for The Films After Tomorrow strand of the Locarno Festival.“A Piece of Sky” is based on the real-life story of Anna and Marco, a couple who falls in love in a remote Alpine village.

English actress Vanessa Kirby got a double dose of love from the Venice Film Festival. She stars in two films picked for this year’s Venice competition lineup, which organizers unveiled Tuesday morning.

Manori Ravindran International EditorCelluloid Dreams is handling international sales for Majid Majidi’s Venice competition title “Sun Children.”Set to world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which today unveiled its lineup, the film tells the story of 12-year-old Ali and his three friends. Together, they work hard to survive and support their families, doing small jobs in a garage and committing petty crimes to make fast money.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterHanWay Films will handle international sales on Amos Gitai’s Laila In Haifa, which was announced today in the Venice Film Festival’s Competition line-up.With an ensemble cast of both Israeli and Palestinian actors, the pic interweaves the stories of five women.

Also Read: Fall Film Festivals Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York Team Up With 'United Platform'Based on journalist Jessica Bruder’s 2017 nonfiction book “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century,” the film follows Fern (McDormand), a woman who, after the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.