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NEWS Thursday 10 May 2018
DAY 3

JENNIE SLATES’ THE

SUNLIT NIGHT SET

IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE CANNES

CONFIDENTIAL
ENNY Slate (Obvious Child) north of Norway, The Sunlit Night
will produce and star in The follows American painter Frances (Slate)
Sunlit Night, the latest film and émigré Yasha (Sharp) who find each Ana Leticia
from German director David other in the Arctic Circle. Frances has Fialho
J Wnendt, the Berlin-based arrived to jumpstart her career while
director known for hit features Wetlands Yasha has come to bury his father. Executive Manager,
and Look Who’s Back. Together, under a sun that never quite Cinema do Brasil
Mr Smith Entertainment (MSE) is sets, they bury the past and discover © DR
launching international sales in Cannes. the future, and family they didn’t know
Slate stars alongside Alex Sharp (The they had.
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- The film is a co-production between Astrological Sign very surprised that the person
Time). Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), DETAiLFILM in Germany and controlling the door had never
Jessica Hecht (Breaking Bad) and Emmy Ape&Bjørn in Norway, where filming Gemini heard of him.
Award-winner Zach Galifianakis starts shortly.
(Birdman) also star. Producing alongside Slate are Fabian
The film is adapted from Rebecca Gasmia (Personal Shopper), Ruben You were born on…
Dinerstein’s debut novel, published Thorkildsen, and Michael B. Clark Majestic, Carlton or Airbnb?
in 2015, which sparked both critical and Alex Turtletaub (The Miseducation The pampas, the very South Carlton, in my dreams
praise and a bidding war. Of Cameron Post). of Brazil
Set between New York City and the far Jenny Slate’s feature work includes Gifted,
Landline and Obvious Child for which
she received a Critics’ Choice Movie Your three favourite films of What would you like
Award for Best Actress in a Comedy to say to Cate Blanchett?
and an Independent Spirit Award the last 12 months? Would you dance with me?
nomination for Best Female Lead. Call Me by Your Name, The
Alex Sharp is the youngest winner of Insult, Severina
the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
for his Broadway debut in The Curious Outside of Cannes what
Incident Of The Dog In The Night- is your favourite film festival
Time. Sharp will next be seen co-starring What can we expect and why?
in the A24 film How To Talk To Girls from your company/
At Parties, directed by John Cameron organisation at Cannes Hard to chose, Berlin and
Mitchell and starring Elle Fanning this year? Locarno…because of the people
Jenny Slate © DR and Nicole Kidman. ✦ Julian Newby involved
One of the best years for
Brazilian Producers in Cannes,
we are bringing more than 50 A post-Weinstein world is
JENNY GAGE’S AFTER companies to the market and a world…
have a full agenda of activities
TO BE SOLD AT CANNES Very diverse

When do you usually go
to bed on a typical night Netflix or Amazon?
VOLTAGE Pictures is handling worldwide the site within the first week. A long way
rights of Jenny Gage’s film adaptation from humble beginnings, currently the during the Festival? Both
of After, Anna Todd’s best-selling novel series has sold tens of millions of copies Before midnight ( I try)
of the same name. The film is currently in over 40 countries worldwide.
in pre-production and is produced by After follows the story of Tessa (played
Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon by Julia Goldani Telles of The Affair) as What are your
of CalMaple Films, and Jennifer Gibgot she enters her first year of University and Where are your favourite post-Festival plans?
of Offspring Entertainment, among meets Hardin Scott (played by Hero spots to dine in Cannes? Go to Uruguay
others. CalMaple is co-repping domestic Fiennes Tiffin of Harry Potter and the Da Laura
rights with Voltage. Half Blood Prince).
“Jenny Gage has an amazing sensibility “I am thrilled to be working with
and vision for this film,” CalMaple’s CalMaple and Offspring Entertainment How many stamps
Solomon said. “The collaboration with to bring Anna Todd’s highly emotional Your weirdest Cannes on your passport?
her, Jennifer Gibgot and Anna Todd story of a young love, sexual awakening moment?
is going to make a unique, edgy and coming of age to the screen,” Lots
and powerful film.” Gage said. “Julia Goldani-Telles and Having to rescue Vincent Cassel
After is based on Todd’s mature young- Hero Finnes Tiffin are amazing young and Rodrigo Santoro who were
adult novel of the same name, which actors who I am beyond excited to be left out at the door of one of How long did it take you
is part of a series published by Gallery working with.” one of our busiest party years to answer these questions?
Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. CalMaple, Voltage Pictures and Diamond ago. Also when Paulo Coelho
Four years ago, Todd posted chapters Film Productions are financing the film. came to one of our parties Five minutes, we have to prepare
on the fan-fiction sharing site Wattpad. After starts shooting in Boston in June without an invitation and was Cannes, remember?
The work was so popular that it crashed 2018. ✦ Brenna Donovan

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