German audiences will now now be able to have access to a great line-up of documentaries and narratives through a new distribution label, Periscope Pictures, being launched as the product of a partnership between Germany's Nfp marketing and distribution and the American production and distribution companies Submarine Entertainment and Dakota Group. With this new alliance the newly form company plans to expand the market for its films on all platforms: Theatrical, DVD, VOD, Svod, and TV.
"We have developed a great cooperation over the years,” commented partners Dan Braun & Josh Braun,from Submarine Entertainment, and Stanley Buchthal, from Dakota Group, in a joint statement. Through this partnership the companies' new venture is expected to release five films per year. Past Submarine titles such as Chasing Ice and Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present have been release in Germany by Nfp marketing and distribution, which testifies of their compatibility and synched vision.
Describing the relationship with their colleagues in New York Christoph Ott & Alexander Thies said “We are friends who share the same taste. We believe in great films, great stories and great directors.“ Nfp marketing and distribution's upcoming includes India's acclaimed The Lunchbox, German event film Wacken 3D – louder than hell as well as Sils Maria by Olivier Assayas, and Lichtjahre by Christoph Hochhäusler.
On the other hand Submarine Entertainment's documentaries have recently been very well received, Searching for Sugar Man won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and their film The Summit screened at Sundance and will be released early next month in theaters. Among the productions which were financed by the Dakota Group are Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present, Lou Reed’s Berlin,and Robert Mapplethorpe.
"We have developed a great cooperation over the years,” commented partners Dan Braun & Josh Braun,from Submarine Entertainment, and Stanley Buchthal, from Dakota Group, in a joint statement. Through this partnership the companies' new venture is expected to release five films per year. Past Submarine titles such as Chasing Ice and Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present have been release in Germany by Nfp marketing and distribution, which testifies of their compatibility and synched vision.
Describing the relationship with their colleagues in New York Christoph Ott & Alexander Thies said “We are friends who share the same taste. We believe in great films, great stories and great directors.“ Nfp marketing and distribution's upcoming includes India's acclaimed The Lunchbox, German event film Wacken 3D – louder than hell as well as Sils Maria by Olivier Assayas, and Lichtjahre by Christoph Hochhäusler.
On the other hand Submarine Entertainment's documentaries have recently been very well received, Searching for Sugar Man won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and their film The Summit screened at Sundance and will be released early next month in theaters. Among the productions which were financed by the Dakota Group are Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present, Lou Reed’s Berlin,and Robert Mapplethorpe.
- 9/24/2013
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
Pan Nalin’s documentary Faith Connections has been sold to Germany following its world premiere at Toronto.
Nfp has acquired rights for Germany to the India-French co-production, filmed at India’s Kumbh Mela religious festival. Advanced negotiations are also underway for sales to Canada, the Us, Germany and India.
The film is being sold by Raphael Berdugo’s Cite Films, which also co-produced with Nalin and Gaurav Dhingra’s Jungle Book Entertainment. Berdugo, Dhingra, Nalin and Virginie Lacombe are credited as producers.
Cite Films has already closed deals with Sdd (Sophie Dulac Distribution) for France while the Swiss rights have gone to Filmcoopi
Faith Connections follows the stories of holy men, policemen, pilgrims and a runaway child at India’s biggest religious festival, which is held once every 12 years and attracts around 100 million Hindu pilgrims.
Nalin has previously directed feature documentary Ayurveda: Art Of Being and narrative features Samsara and The Valley Of Flowers.
Christoph Ott, vp of...
Nfp has acquired rights for Germany to the India-French co-production, filmed at India’s Kumbh Mela religious festival. Advanced negotiations are also underway for sales to Canada, the Us, Germany and India.
The film is being sold by Raphael Berdugo’s Cite Films, which also co-produced with Nalin and Gaurav Dhingra’s Jungle Book Entertainment. Berdugo, Dhingra, Nalin and Virginie Lacombe are credited as producers.
Cite Films has already closed deals with Sdd (Sophie Dulac Distribution) for France while the Swiss rights have gone to Filmcoopi
Faith Connections follows the stories of holy men, policemen, pilgrims and a runaway child at India’s biggest religious festival, which is held once every 12 years and attracts around 100 million Hindu pilgrims.
Nalin has previously directed feature documentary Ayurveda: Art Of Being and narrative features Samsara and The Valley Of Flowers.
Christoph Ott, vp of...
- 9/10/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
BERLIN -- German independent distributor Ottfilm has filed for insolvency just two years after launching amid much fanfare. Managing director Christoph Ott blamed the bankruptcy on "breach of contract on the part of investors," indicating that legal proceedings could follow, according to German media reports. Ottfilm has been ailing for months and it was clear to most in the industry that the end was near. Despite a major dose of hype and Ott's proven talents as a distributor, seen in his years at Buena Vista International and Senator Entertainment, Ottfilm failed to find a breakout hit. Successes like Mostly Martha, which earned some 2.8 million($3.6 million) in Germany, failed to paper over the cracks of a slate of mostly flops.
- 2/13/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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