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NEWS Friday 17 May 2019
DAY 4

ARCLIGHT SEALS DEAL CANNES

WITH MOMENTUM ON CONFIDENTIAL

RADCLIFFE STARRER

ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA Aline

RCLIGHT Films has closed Mazzarella
North American distribution © DR
rights with Entertainment
One’s Momentum Pictures,
A for the feature film Escape Your job title? Majestic, Carlton or Airbnb?
from Pretoria, starring Daniel Radcliffe and
Daniel Webber, directed by Francis Partner – BD – Estudio Giz. Airbnb so far...
Annan. The company is continuing sales
efforts at the Marché du Film and is
debuting footage from the film in Cannes. What would you like to say
In the true-life story, Radcliffe and Astrological sign?
Australian actor Daniel Webber star as to Alejandro González
political prisoners and freedom fighters Capricorn. Iñárritu ?
Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee.
Incarcerated in Pretoria Maximum For him to give the Palm D’Or
Security Prison, Jenkin and Lee, joined You were born on… to Kleber Mendonça Filho,
by a fellow inmate, spend months of course!
surveying their surroundings and A rainy summer night.
calculating their move, finally crafting © IAN ROUTLEDGE Daniel Radcliffe stars in Francis Annan’s
wooden keys for each of the 10 steel Escape from Pretoria
doors between them and freedom. Outside of Cannes
The film marks Annan’s feature-film Momentum previously handled Arclight’s Your three favourite films what is your favourite
directorial debut, from the screenplay he Jungle, also starring Radcliffe. of the last 12 months? film festival
co-wrote with LH Adams, based on Tim Arclight previously announced
Jenkin’s autobiography Inside Out: Escape completed deals on Escape from Pretoria, Us, Jordan Peele, Guaxuma, a and why?
from Pretoria Prison. with: KSM for Germany, Top Film for short film by Nara Normande
Filming took place on location in South CIS, Inopia Films in Spain, Spentzos for and O Processo, Maria Augusta Rotterdam feels like home
Australia with financing from the South Greece, Front Row Entertainment for the Ramos. to us. The very first festival
Australian Film Corporation and MEP Middle East, Logo Motion Pictures for that believed in our cinema.
Capital. Thailand, Vietnam’s Galaxy Studio,
“Escape from Pretoria is an extraordinary Viswaas for India and CineSky Pictures
and timely story that deserves to be for Airlines. What can we expect from Are the digital platforms
shared with audiences,” Arclight The film is an Australian/UK your company
chairman Gary Hamilton said. co-production between Hamilton the future of the cinema
“Momentum is absolutely the right Entertainment, BeaglePug, Footprint at Cannes this year? industry?
choice to theatrically release this film in Films and Enriched Media Group. ✦ New voices from Latin
the US and Canada.” Julian Newby Not all cinemas.
American cinema. And of
course, the coolest first feature
a producer could wish for:
Sick, Sick, Sick, by Alice Furtado What are your
at Quinzaine. post-Festival plans?
Weird times in Brazil…
To find a way to keep
When do you usually go my company alive.
to bed on a typical night
during the Festival?
How many stamps on
When my body needs help!
your passport?
A few...
Where are your favourite
spots to dine in Cannes?
How long did it take
Werner Herzog, Julianne Da Laura and La Libera.
Moore and Xavier Dolan you to answer
attended the Conversation these questions?
Mastercard event at the
Majestic hotel on Your weirdest Cannes Until the very last minute!
© OLIVIER VIGERIE of 40+ French students and moment?
Wednesday 15 May, in front
more than 90 journalists.
I’ll keep this one for myself...

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