Isabella Rossellini, as well as Sony Pictures Classics co-presidents and co-founders Tom Bernard and Michael Barker, will be interviewed as part of our new collaboration with the TimesTalks series presented by The New York Times. These events are open to members only and reserved seating is available for Red Carpet members.

SDP will be at CANNES Marche du Film from May 16 to May 20.

Location: Palais 01 21.02-23.01 (Japan Booth)

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Our latest line-up 

HARUKO’S PARANORMAL LABORATORY

Directed by Lisa Takeba (second film)

44th International Film Festival Rotterdam

Hivos Tiger Award Competition Nominated

A crazy SF romance comedy about a girl falling in love with a TV-faced man. teaser

KID MON; REAL NAME UNKNOWN 

Directed by Akihito KAJIYA

A controversial drama about an abandoned boy and two high school girls. teaser

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Oscar winner JK Simmons (WHIPLASH, upcoming TERMINATOR GENISYS) and Emile Hirsch (LONE SURVIVOR, INTO THE WILD) are set to star in the comedy THE RUNAROUND, to be directed by Gavin Wiesen (THE ART OF GETTING BY) from a screenplay by Seth W. Owen (upcoming MORGAN), it was announced today by producers Spring Pictures’ Mandy Tagger Brockey and Adi Ezroni (A LATE QUARTET, KELLY & CAL), American Film Production’s George Voskericyan and J.M.R. Luna (TELL, HELICOPTER MOM),  Wing and a Prayer Pictures’ Ron Perlman and Josh Crook (ALL I SEE YOU, BONE IN THE THROAT) and P. Jennifer Dana (IT FOLLOWS,  upcoming TABLE 19).

The Solution Entertainment Group is handling international rights to the comedy and will present it to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market. The Gersh Agency and UTA are co-representing US rights.

Set to shoot in Los Angeles in July, the film is produced in association with Abbolita Films and Heretic Films.

When a globe-trotting, workaholic father (Simmons) trying to visit his daughter on a last minute layover in Los Angeles discovers that she's disappeared, he forces her awkward, nervous ex-boyfriend (Hirsch), still nursing a broken heart, to help him find her over the course of one increasingly crazy night.

The financing for the film was arranged by The Gersh Agency and UTA Independent Film Group with the producers counsels: CDAS' Marc Simon for Spring Pictures, Jonathan Gray for Wing and a Prayer Pictures and Elsa Ramo for American Film Production.

Wiesen’s feature film debut, THE ART OF GETTING BY, starring Emma Roberts and Freddie Highmore, premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures worldwide. 

Seth W. Owen’s 2014 Black List script, MORGAN, has been greenlit at 20th Century Fox with Kate Mara to star in the psychological thriller. Ridley Scott is producing the project which starts shooting in June in Ireland.

“The producers have assembled a top-notch cast including JK Simmons who is on everyone’s wish list after wowing audiences everywhere with his Oscar winning performance in WHIPLASH, and the versatile Emile Hirsch on board. The script is a wildly entertaining ride from start to finish and we can’t wait to bring this film to audiences,” said Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel, co-founders and partners of The Solution Entertainment Group.

JK Simmons won the Academy Award this year and received critical acclaim for his performance in Damien Chazelle’s worldwide festival hit WHIPLASH. He will next be seen in the highly anticipated TERMINATOR GENISYS to be released by Paramount Pictures on July 1st and the upcoming Warner Bros.’ film THE ACCOUNTANT with Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick. He is currently shooting THE MEDDLER with Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne. His other credits include JUNO, the SPIDER-MAN trilogy and THANK YOU FOR SMOKING.

Emile Hirsch was last seen in Universal Pictures’ box office hit LONE SURVIVOR co-starring Mark Wahlberg and Taylor Kitsch. His other feature film credits include INTO THE WILD, KILLER JOE, MILK and THE GIRL NEXT DOOR. He will next be seen in The Solution’s Sundance selection TEN THOUSAND SAINTS with Ethan Hawke to be released later this year and VINCENT-N-ROXXY opposite Zoë Kravitz, in post-production. Hirsch recently finished production on THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE opposite Brian Cox.

Simmons is repped by The Gersh Agency, Hirsch by UTA, Wiesen by Frank Wuliger at The Gersh Agency and Owen by WME and Apostle Management’s George Heller.

ABOUT THE SOLUTION ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

The Solution Entertainment Group is a multi-faceted, full service international sales and financing company which offers filmmakers access to development funding, production funding, production and post-production services as well as international distribution. The Solution was founded in 2012 by international sales veteran, Lisa Wilson, and leading film financier, Myles Nestel, who are both partners.

The Solution recently announced their partnerships with 2015 Academy Award Best Picture recipient John Lesher on Anthony Mandler’s production of thriller TOKYO VICE with Daniel Radcliffe shooting in Japan this summer, 2015 Golden Globe recipient Cary Fukunaga and 2929 Entertainment on Chase Palmer’s supernatural thriller BLACK LUNG set to star Amanda Seyfried and Theo James, Oren Moverman’s production of Joseph Cedar’s OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIES starring Richard Gere, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Michael Sheen which is in post-production and TEN THOUSAND SAINTS starring Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield and Hailee Steinfeld, directed by Bob Pulcini and Shani Berman which world premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

The company is also in post-production on the psychological thriller MAN DOWN starring Shia LaBeouf, Gary Oldman and Kate Mara, BLEED FOR THIS with Miles Teller and Aaron Eckhart and executive produced by Martin Scorsese and THE TICKET with Dan Stevens, Malin Akerman and Oliver Platt.

Their additional titles include two films currently in release, IFC Films’ 5 TO 7 with Anton Yelchin and Berenice Marlohe and Saban Films’ THE FORGER starring John Travolta, Christopher Plummer and Tye Sheridan.

The Solution’s slate also includes INFINITELY POLAR BEAR with Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana, to be released domestically by Sony Pictures Classics on June 19th, the romantic comedy HOW TO MAKE LOVE LIKE AN ENGLISHMAN with Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek and Jessica Alba set for release via Saban Films and JENNY’S WEDDING with Katherine Heigl, Tom Wilkinson and Linda Emond.

LEONARD NIMOY IN HIS LAST ROLE AS NARRATOR OF 

THE EVOLUTION OF STEM CELL RESEARCH

Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s new feature, Louder than Bombs, is not the only Norwegian contribution for the Un Certain Regard programme at the upcoming Cannes International Film Festival, which runs between 13-24 May – also two Films from the South, with Norwegian co-producers, are among the official entries. 

Financed by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, and managed by the Norwegian Film Institute and the Films from the South Foundation, the fund - which earlier this month (April) supported seven new films from development countries - has participated in Ethiopian director Yared Zeleke’s Lamb and Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Cemetary of Splendour, both with Norwegian co-producers.

Lamb

Zeleke’s feature debut – the first Ethiopean film ever screening in the festival’s official programme – is the story of nine-year-old Ephraim and his beloved companion, a sheep named Chuni. When his mother dies from hunger, his father sends him – and Chuni – to live with distant relatives in a greener part of the country. Ephraim soon becomes a homesick outcast, and when he is ordered to slaughter Chuni, he knows it is time to return – for both of them. Lamb was produced by Slum Kid Films-Ethiopia, with Norway’s Farm Films (Alan R. Milligan).

Cemetary of Splendour

In Cemetary of Splendour, Weerasethakul - whose Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives won the 2010 Palme d’Or in Cannes – follows a middle-aged woman, who visits the hospital in a small town in Thailand, where 27 soldiers are admitted with a strange case of sleeping sickness. She develops a relationship with one of them, entering a dream-like and mythical world. The film was produced by Kick The Machine-Thailand, with Norway’s Tordenfilm (Eric Vogel and Ingunn Sundelin).

Digital Film Cloud Network (DFCN) announced today a partnership with Cinando, the professional film database launched and managed by the Marché du Film. Together Cinando and DFCN will address the growing inefficiencies in the physical film rights markets which are being driven by the increasing number of new films entering into the market each year. Through this partnership all Cinando users are able to easily integrate their existing accounts onto DFCN, making it possible to create profiles for each project on the DFCN platform by simply using the information which was already on the Cinando database. Through DFCN’s platform, users and content creators can easily streamline the business process of financing, licensing, and distributing their product, whether it is film or television. Ultimately, this collaboration allows buyers to access more products, increase sales for sales agents and sellers, and reduce overall costs for both parties.

DFCN is the first in the industry to offer a secure, global, cloud-based software platform that automates and streamlines the end-to-end business processes associated with financing and licensing of motion pictures. Commercially launched in November 2014, the DFCN Film Rights Marketplace has since rapidly grown to over 10,000+ films trading within its marketplace.  With the integration of the DFCN and Cinando software platforms, Cinando’s 60,000+ users will be able to easily browse, acquire, and make their movie rights available within the DFCN Film Rights Marketplace, 24x7 globally.

“With over 8,000 films entering the global distribution market this year, and 200,000+ Sales Agents, Distributors and Exhibitors scattered across the world, each with their own business objectives, rights holdings, sales plans, and revenue targets, the approach of buying and selling movie rights licenses at physical marketplaces has become a costly and highly inefficient proposition,” said Ray Bell, CEO of Digital Film Cloud Network. “Our rapid customer growth and industry-wide endorsement is testament to the demand for an online marketplace that directly addresses these growing issues.”

“We are excited to be able to offer our Cinando users the ability to easily post their films in the DFCN Film Rights Marketplace for financing and licensing,” said Jérôme Paillard, Executive Director of Cinando and Marche du film. “We need to erase the boundaries between physical and digital markets to increase the efficiency of film professionals. This is a radical step that only Marche du film, Cinando, and solutions as DFCN can deliver.”  

This is the first of many steps in what looks like the future of movie rights trading, operating in a more efficient way that will reduce the costs of sales and acquisition, and which will increase sales through global reach.

Alfredo Guilbert, COO Digital Film Cloud Network added, “The end goal of our partnership with Cinando is to provide film professionals with the ability to leverage both the physical and virtual markets more cost-effectively trade and move their film projects forward.”

For further information about the Digital Film Cloud Network please visit: https://dfcn.com/

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About Digital Film Cloud Network (DFCN)

The Digital Film Cloud Network (www.DFCN.com) is a software platform that provides the film industry with an industry standards based, business-to-business global marketplace that removes many of the manual business process inefficiencies found today within the promotion, financing, licensing, and secure delivery of digital films.

About Cinando

Cinando was launched by the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes in 2003 as the complete database of the attendees at Cannes. Since then, it has become the premier network for film professionals offering an ample gateway into the film industry: contacts, films, projects in development, screening schedules during major film markets, full features available for screening. Cinando currently exists in three languages: English, Spanish and Chinese.

Along with the filters to narrow down the research and tools to prepare for film markets, Cinando offers all the members services to promote films online as well as a large network to communicate with their peers.

DESPITE THE FALLING SNOW
Spy thriller / UK / 2015 / English / 113'

Click HERE to see trailer

SCREENINGS IN CANNES
GRAY 1 - Thursday 14 May @ 12:00pm
OLYMPIA 9 - Saturday 16 May @ 1:30pm


In 1950s Moscow, communist Katya secretly spies for the Americans in the Cold War arms race. When she lands her biggest assignment, stealing secrets from rising government star Alexander, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with him. When Alexander unwittingly closes the net around his own wife, Katya decides to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect him - a sacrifice that Alexander only uncovers thirty years later.

Writer & Director: Shamim Sarif
Producer: Hanan Kattan
Editor: Masahiro Hirakubo
Cinematography: David Johnson
Music: Rachel Portman
Sound: Lee Herrick
Cast: Rebecca Ferguson, Charles Dance, Sam Reid, Antje Traue,
Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Anthony Head, Trudie Styler


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Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of Netflix, the leading Internet television company, will attend In Conversation sessions at the 2015 Marché du Film. The Marché du Film is the market arm of the Festival de Cannes and runs this year from May 13 to 22.

Ted Sarandos’ session will take place on Friday, May 15, 2015 at 10am within NEXT, an exclusive program for Marché participants, dedicated to the future of cinema.

Speaking for the first time during the prestigious Festival, Ted Sarandos will address new distribution models and how they impact the financing and production of films. Sarandos will be introduced by Thierry Fremaux, the General Delegate of the Festival de Cannes, and moderated by Laurent Cotillon, the Chief Editor of Le Film Français.

"We are delighted to welcome Ted Sarandos to Cannes. Netflix is a key player among the new wave of companies using innovative approaches and enhancing technology to create new models driving the industry forward. Ted is a huge addition to our line up and extraordinarily well positioned to address some of the key themes that we will be exploring at NEXT," said Jerome Paillard the Executive Director of the Marché du Film.

Netflix has had a decisive impact on the future of the film industry, as the world’s biggest subscription-based VOD service. Over 62 million members in over 50 countries enjoying more than 100 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, making the company a forerunner in revolutionizing the way content is consumed and now produced. Netflix plans to expand into 200 countries within the next two years.

"We are delighted to be at Cannes at such a dynamic time and look forward to an open and entertaining discussion about our industry" Ted Sarandos said.

Now in its second year, NEXT presents forward-thinking companies and initiatives, mapping out the future of the film industry across the globe. All 12,000 plus badge holders registered with the Marché du Film can sign up for the series and visit the exciting exhibitors located at NEXT.

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2015  SCREENING

EXODUS TO SHANGHAI

F -  F   I   L   M   S

F LOUNGE AT LOBBY MAJESTIC HOTEL

A love story of West loves East, Jews and Chinese united with violins, interrupted by the Nazi invasion of Austria in 1938. Even Hitler is not powerful enough to break the love; with many adventures and action, they make the Exodus from Vienna to reach the Next year in Shanghai.

When Hitler invades Austria in 1938, Jews must make an Exodus from Vienna. Only the Chinese Consul of Vienna, Dr. Feng Shan Ho issues thousands of Jews exit Visas to Shanghai. Fannia is a beautiful Jewish violin player from New York perfecting her violinist skills in Vienna. She falls in love with Bruce, the nephew of Dr. Ho who is a gifted violinist and a martial artist. Together they are forced into an Exodus from Vienna in an exciting adventurous trip to reach Exodus to Shanghai. On the way the Gestapo tries to stop them from reaching their dreamland and to rob them of their valuables and their lives.

This is a love story of Jews and Chinese. Together they survive and eliminate the Nazis who want to stop their Exodus to Shanghai. At the end the Gestapo General gets bitten to death by the Nazi dogs.

Based on real events.

Little Studio Films has optioned the rights to the sex filled sports biopic feature, “Joe, You Coulda Made Us Proud” based on best-selling book on the life of former New York Yankee star Joe Pepitone and will be shopping it on the Croisette during the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

The adapted screenplay, written by A.J. Ferrara and Amy Demner, follows Pepitone, a Brooklyn born high school star signed with the Yankees at age 17,  whose insatiable need for a party every night throughout the 60's and 70's spiraled down a dark path in the company of the likes of Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Mickey Mantle and key figures in the New York mob that would ultimately ruin his career, his finances and two marriages.   Being touted as the “Fifty Shades of Grey in Sports” the proposed feature film will be co-produced by Alexia Melocchi and Alexandra Yacovlef of Little Studio Films and  A. J. Ferrara of Miami based Magic City Pictures.

Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joe-You-Coulda-Made-Us-Proud/484580548331658

Twitter https://twitter.com/JoePepMovie

About Little Studio Films

Find out more about Little Studio Films by navigating all our pages www.littlestudiofilms.com/.

Created by Alexandra Yacovlef and Alexia Melocchi, we are a multilingual boutique  corporate representation, consulting and production company with an extensive background in worldwide distribution both as a buyer and seller. Our Film and Television  properties as well as  the works of our clientele are geared toward productions of global appeal and our client list  and partners comprise of local and international producers, authors, screenwriters, directors, theatrical distributors and Wall Street Companies. Our roots are international , though based in Los Angeles, and we are  fluent in Italian, Spanish, French and Greek.

Due to our broad experience of almost two decades in the Entertainment Industry, and the relationships we have built all over the globe,  we offer a variety of  services and activities as well as strategic alliances for the individuals and companies that seek a more rounded and interactive representation, marketing, assistance and development strategy for their artistic endeavors and work.

Contact in Cannes: 

Contacts: Alexia Melocchi 
alexia@littlestudiofilms.com

A.J. Ferrara
magiccitypics@aol.com