Generating robust admissions for UK independent film at the global box office remains a challenge, but the figures do not paint the complete picture of what marks a release as a success, according to Stephan De Potter, CEO at Benelux distributor Cineart.
De Potter was talking about the release of Georgia Oakley’s debut Blue Jean, a feature debut and Venice premiere that was backed by BBC Film and the BFI.
It garnered $357,412 at the box office outside of the UK, and $384,232 within the UK, according to Box Office Mojo.
“It was not great [in terms of admissions], but we were very happy,” said De Potter.
De Potter was talking about the release of Georgia Oakley’s debut Blue Jean, a feature debut and Venice premiere that was backed by BBC Film and the BFI.
It garnered $357,412 at the box office outside of the UK, and $384,232 within the UK, according to Box Office Mojo.
“It was not great [in terms of admissions], but we were very happy,” said De Potter.
- 5/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
Cineart, Lucky Red, Together Films and Film Constellation execs are gathering at the UK pavilion on Monday (May 20) to dig into the issues and opportunities facing UK films looking to travel globally.
“British film talent is the UK’s crown jewel, with a history of delivering award-winning films,” said Fabien Westerhoff, CEO at London and Paris-based Film Constellation, who is taking part in the panel. ”It is one of the largest pools of new acting talent globally, and has consistently delivered strong new directorial voices over the last decade, from Georgia Oakley, to Charlotte Wells, Rose Glass, William Oldroyd, Francis Lee,...
“British film talent is the UK’s crown jewel, with a history of delivering award-winning films,” said Fabien Westerhoff, CEO at London and Paris-based Film Constellation, who is taking part in the panel. ”It is one of the largest pools of new acting talent globally, and has consistently delivered strong new directorial voices over the last decade, from Georgia Oakley, to Charlotte Wells, Rose Glass, William Oldroyd, Francis Lee,...
- 5/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Distributor-producer Lucky Red is one of Italy’s most respected independent film and TV companies. Run by former actor Andrea Occhipinti since 1987, the firm has released more than 500 titles and produced more than 50 films.
The company has worked with filmmakers including Paolo Sorrentino, Lars Von Trier, Wong Kar Wai, Ang Lee, Park Chan Wook, Michael Haneke, Francois Ozon, Hayao Miyazaki, the Dardenne brothers, Wes Anderson, Paolo Genovese, Denis Villeneuve, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pablo Larraín and Asghar Farahdi.
It has also released more obviously commercial titles such as Angel Has Fallen, Hustlers, Den Of Thieves and Hereditary, and had fruitful theatrical partnerships with companies such as Netflix, Universal and Studio Ghibli.
Since shortly before the pandemic, Lucky Red, which hasn’t been afraid to ruffle the occasional feather, has also increased its activity in TV and exhibition.
We sat down company founder Occhipinti and his longtime lieutenants Stefano Massenzi (Head...
The company has worked with filmmakers including Paolo Sorrentino, Lars Von Trier, Wong Kar Wai, Ang Lee, Park Chan Wook, Michael Haneke, Francois Ozon, Hayao Miyazaki, the Dardenne brothers, Wes Anderson, Paolo Genovese, Denis Villeneuve, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pablo Larraín and Asghar Farahdi.
It has also released more obviously commercial titles such as Angel Has Fallen, Hustlers, Den Of Thieves and Hereditary, and had fruitful theatrical partnerships with companies such as Netflix, Universal and Studio Ghibli.
Since shortly before the pandemic, Lucky Red, which hasn’t been afraid to ruffle the occasional feather, has also increased its activity in TV and exhibition.
We sat down company founder Occhipinti and his longtime lieutenants Stefano Massenzi (Head...
- 9/8/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Prime Video has unveiled has unveiled its latest slate of Italian original shows and films at a Presents event in Rome, including a remake of No Activity.
The streamer’s glitzy event revealed three new original scripted shows, two unscripted series and six movies, along with a number of returning shows. Among the scripted series is Antonia, the comedy-drama from Groenlandia and Fidelio we told you about earlier this morning in Europe.
Joining Antonia is another Groenlandia series, Niente da Segnalare, which is based on the Australian drama format No Activity.
The six-episode series follows two criminals waiting for an important shipment, two cops on stakeout ready to trigger a raid and two dispatch operators ready to send reinforcements. When the shipment doesn’t arrive, everyone is forced into an exhausting wait.
Valerio Vestoso is the director and Laura Grimaldi,...
The streamer’s glitzy event revealed three new original scripted shows, two unscripted series and six movies, along with a number of returning shows. Among the scripted series is Antonia, the comedy-drama from Groenlandia and Fidelio we told you about earlier this morning in Europe.
Joining Antonia is another Groenlandia series, Niente da Segnalare, which is based on the Australian drama format No Activity.
The six-episode series follows two criminals waiting for an important shipment, two cops on stakeout ready to trigger a raid and two dispatch operators ready to send reinforcements. When the shipment doesn’t arrive, everyone is forced into an exhausting wait.
Valerio Vestoso is the director and Laura Grimaldi,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The David di Donatello Awards were held in Rome on Tuesday evening, the first time Italy’s equivalent to the Oscar has had a fully in-person ceremony in the pandemic era. Taking top honors was Paolo Sorrentino’s The Hand Of God which scooped Best Film and Director as well as Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Saponangelo and a tie for Best Cinematography. In the latter category, The Hand Of God shared the win with Freaks Out, a fantasy drama that likewise debuted in Venice.
Sorrentino’s autobiographical drama launched on the Lido last September where it won the Grand Jury Prize. A Netflix title, it went on to myriad festival and critics prizes and was also nominated for an Oscar as Best International Feature.
Freaks Out, directed by Gabriele Mainetti, also picked up prizes for Producer, Production Design, Hair and Makeup. Other titles to figure in the David di...
Sorrentino’s autobiographical drama launched on the Lido last September where it won the Grand Jury Prize. A Netflix title, it went on to myriad festival and critics prizes and was also nominated for an Oscar as Best International Feature.
Freaks Out, directed by Gabriele Mainetti, also picked up prizes for Producer, Production Design, Hair and Makeup. Other titles to figure in the David di...
- 5/4/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-nominated autobiographical drama “The Hand of God” took top honors at Italy’s 67th David di Donatello Awards, winning best picture, director, supporting actress and tying for the best cinematography statuette.
Sorrentino’s Naples-set film about the personal tragedy and other vicissitudes that drove him to become a top notch film director had been the frontrunner along with young helmer Gabriele Mainetti’s second feature, the elegant effects-laden historical fantasy “Freaks Out.”
“Freaks Out” won six prizes, including for its producer, Andrea Occhipinti, as well as cinematographer, set design, and effects.
The cinematography prize, which was a tie, was split between “Hand of God” Dp Daria D’Antonio, marking the first time this David goes to a woman, and Michele Attanasio for “Freaks Out.”
The Davids were held as a fully in-person ceremony at Rome’s Cinecittà studios just as the famed facilities undergo a radical renewal being...
Sorrentino’s Naples-set film about the personal tragedy and other vicissitudes that drove him to become a top notch film director had been the frontrunner along with young helmer Gabriele Mainetti’s second feature, the elegant effects-laden historical fantasy “Freaks Out.”
“Freaks Out” won six prizes, including for its producer, Andrea Occhipinti, as well as cinematographer, set design, and effects.
The cinematography prize, which was a tie, was split between “Hand of God” Dp Daria D’Antonio, marking the first time this David goes to a woman, and Michele Attanasio for “Freaks Out.”
The Davids were held as a fully in-person ceremony at Rome’s Cinecittà studios just as the famed facilities undergo a radical renewal being...
- 5/3/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God” and Gabriele Mainetti’s “Freaks Out” lead the pack at the David di Donatello Awards this year with 16 nominations each.
Here’s the complete list of nominees:
Picture
“Ariaferma” (The Inner Cage), Leonardo Di Costanzo
“The Hand of God,” Paolo Sorrentino
“Ennio,” Giuseppe Tornatore
“Freaks Out,” Gabriele Mainetti
“Qui Rido Io” (The King of Laughter), Mario Martone
Director
“Ariaferma” (The Inner Cage), Leonardo Di Costanzo
“The Hand of God,” Paolo Sorrentino
“Ennio,” Giuseppe Tornatore
“Freaks Out,” Gabriele Mainetti
“Qui Rido Io” (The King of Laughter), Mario Martone
Debut Director
“The Bad Poet,” Gianluca Jodice
“Maternal,” Maura Delpero
“Small Body,” Laura Samani
“Re Granchio” (The Legend of King Crab), Alessio Rigo De Righi, Matteo Zoppis
“Una Femmina” (The Code of Silence), Francesco Constabile
Producer
“A Chiara,” Jon Coplon, Paolo Carpignano, Ryan Zacarias, Jonas Carpignano (Stayblack Productions) — Rai Cinema
“Ariaferma” (The Inner Cage), Carlo Cresto...
Here’s the complete list of nominees:
Picture
“Ariaferma” (The Inner Cage), Leonardo Di Costanzo
“The Hand of God,” Paolo Sorrentino
“Ennio,” Giuseppe Tornatore
“Freaks Out,” Gabriele Mainetti
“Qui Rido Io” (The King of Laughter), Mario Martone
Director
“Ariaferma” (The Inner Cage), Leonardo Di Costanzo
“The Hand of God,” Paolo Sorrentino
“Ennio,” Giuseppe Tornatore
“Freaks Out,” Gabriele Mainetti
“Qui Rido Io” (The King of Laughter), Mario Martone
Debut Director
“The Bad Poet,” Gianluca Jodice
“Maternal,” Maura Delpero
“Small Body,” Laura Samani
“Re Granchio” (The Legend of King Crab), Alessio Rigo De Righi, Matteo Zoppis
“Una Femmina” (The Code of Silence), Francesco Constabile
Producer
“A Chiara,” Jon Coplon, Paolo Carpignano, Ryan Zacarias, Jonas Carpignano (Stayblack Productions) — Rai Cinema
“Ariaferma” (The Inner Cage), Carlo Cresto...
- 4/30/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
“Forgotten We’ll Be,” the latest film from director Fernando Trueba, an Academy Award winner (“Belle Epoque”) and nominee (“Chico and Rita”), has been sold to Italy, the film’s sales agent Film Factory Entertainment striking a deal for Italian distribution with Lucky Red, a classic arthouse and independent film distributor.
Details of the deal come just days after it was announced that the title will close on Sept. 26, playing out of competition, the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Film Festival, after having generated upbeat buzz among Spanish critics at a press screening earlier this week in Madrid.
The deal has been brokered by Vicente Canales, managing director of Film Factory Ent., and Stefano Massenzi, Lucky Red head of acquisitions. It marks the latest licensing coup for “Forgotten We’ll Be,” a title which hit the online Cannes Marché in June as one of the few titles from the Cannes Festival...
Details of the deal come just days after it was announced that the title will close on Sept. 26, playing out of competition, the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Film Festival, after having generated upbeat buzz among Spanish critics at a press screening earlier this week in Madrid.
The deal has been brokered by Vicente Canales, managing director of Film Factory Ent., and Stefano Massenzi, Lucky Red head of acquisitions. It marks the latest licensing coup for “Forgotten We’ll Be,” a title which hit the online Cannes Marché in June as one of the few titles from the Cannes Festival...
- 9/18/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
“The Blacksmith,” “Ferrari,” “Armageddon Time” and “The Card Counter” look like market highlights of an extraordinary Cannes market, which saw its two virtual platforms delivering for a select number of big U.S. projects, amid large market caution and even fear of a second Covid-19 spike.
In the art film sector, Cannes Official Selection label titles made much of the running, with distributors lamenting that they would have loved to have seen more screened at Cannes. “Without the festival, the market was weak in terms of arthouse, because we lacked the buzz, hype and the experience of being all together in a screening room,” said Stefano Massenzi, head of acquisitions and business affairs at Italy’s distribution banner Lucky Red.
Equally, more mainstream distributors looked for greater depth in the pre-sales market. Most everyone, however, was delighted and some even surprised that the markets functioned at all, giving hope of...
In the art film sector, Cannes Official Selection label titles made much of the running, with distributors lamenting that they would have loved to have seen more screened at Cannes. “Without the festival, the market was weak in terms of arthouse, because we lacked the buzz, hype and the experience of being all together in a screening room,” said Stefano Massenzi, head of acquisitions and business affairs at Italy’s distribution banner Lucky Red.
Equally, more mainstream distributors looked for greater depth in the pre-sales market. Most everyone, however, was delighted and some even surprised that the markets functioned at all, giving hope of...
- 6/26/2020
- by John Hopewell and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
“Pre-buying is very tricky, when you don’t know when they are going to be able to shoot the film.”
A final decision on whether and when the 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film will take place had yet to be announced on Thursday (April 9) as Europe headed into the Easter weekend break.
The future of this year’s edition has been in the balance since early on in the global Covid-19 outbreak which has locked down most of Europe, the Us, Latin America, Asia and now Africa.
In pre-coronavirus times, the film industry...
A final decision on whether and when the 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film will take place had yet to be announced on Thursday (April 9) as Europe headed into the Easter weekend break.
The future of this year’s edition has been in the balance since early on in the global Covid-19 outbreak which has locked down most of Europe, the Us, Latin America, Asia and now Africa.
In pre-coronavirus times, the film industry...
- 4/10/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Company also extends deals with German-speaking Europe, Scandinavia.
STXinternational and Lucky Red have struck a multi-year output deal for Italy, the parties announced on Thursday.
The arrangement kicks off with Ridley Scott’s upcoming John Paul Getty kidnapping thriller All The Money In The World starring Michelle Williams, Kevin Spacey and Mark Wahlberg.
STXinternational said it had also reached agreements to extend many of its major European deals, among them Tobis Film in German-speaking Europe and Sf Studios in Scandinavia.
STXinternational, which distributes directly in the UK, has 33 international distribution partnerships in place covering more than 150 countries. Among the partners are Huayi Brothers in China, Roadshow Films in Australia and New Zealand, Sun Distribution in Latin America and Spain, The Searchers in Benelux, Gulf Film in the Middle East, Vertical Entertainment in Eastern Europe, and Times Media Films in South Africa.
The list includes Intercontinental (Hong Kong), Cinemundo (Portugal), Aqua Pinema (Turkey), Odeon (Greece), Forum Film (Israel...
STXinternational and Lucky Red have struck a multi-year output deal for Italy, the parties announced on Thursday.
The arrangement kicks off with Ridley Scott’s upcoming John Paul Getty kidnapping thriller All The Money In The World starring Michelle Williams, Kevin Spacey and Mark Wahlberg.
STXinternational said it had also reached agreements to extend many of its major European deals, among them Tobis Film in German-speaking Europe and Sf Studios in Scandinavia.
STXinternational, which distributes directly in the UK, has 33 international distribution partnerships in place covering more than 150 countries. Among the partners are Huayi Brothers in China, Roadshow Films in Australia and New Zealand, Sun Distribution in Latin America and Spain, The Searchers in Benelux, Gulf Film in the Middle East, Vertical Entertainment in Eastern Europe, and Times Media Films in South Africa.
The list includes Intercontinental (Hong Kong), Cinemundo (Portugal), Aqua Pinema (Turkey), Odeon (Greece), Forum Film (Israel...
- 7/6/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
STXinternational continues its worldwide expansion, partnering with one of Italy’s top distributors, Lucky Red, on a multiyear output deal. David Kosse and John Friedberg of STXinternational and Andrea Occhipinti and Stefano Massenzi of Lucky Red announced the deal on Thursday.
Lucky Red will distribute Stx’s film slate in Italy, beginning with Ridley Scott’s All The Money in the World. Written by David Scarpa, the film chronicles the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, and will star Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Spacey and Charlie Plummer. Scott is currently shooting the film in Rome.
“Italy is one of the true creative centers of...
Lucky Red will distribute Stx’s film slate in Italy, beginning with Ridley Scott’s All The Money in the World. Written by David Scarpa, the film chronicles the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, and will star Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Spacey and Charlie Plummer. Scott is currently shooting the film in Rome.
“Italy is one of the true creative centers of...
- 7/6/2017
- by Ariston Anderson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Talent wishlists also on the agenda during market panel.
European and Us distributors discussed the ongoing importance of festivals and critics to their business and the potential chaos of the Digital Single Market during a Rome market panel over the weekend.
In a wide-ranging discussion, which included executives from Us distributor Bleecker Street, Italy’s Lucky Red and Scandinavian sales outfit TrustNordisk, the panel agreed that - at a time when a glut of films are being produced - festivals still provide an important stamp of differentiation.
TrustNordisk head of sales Susan Wendt said: “There are more and more films out there so festivals help to get films recognition. It’s about awareness. You need a stamp for films to travel. You only have one shot to get the film going and they have shorter and shorter international lives.”
However, Lucky Red’s head of acquisitions and business affairs, Stefano Massenzi, cautioned that some...
European and Us distributors discussed the ongoing importance of festivals and critics to their business and the potential chaos of the Digital Single Market during a Rome market panel over the weekend.
In a wide-ranging discussion, which included executives from Us distributor Bleecker Street, Italy’s Lucky Red and Scandinavian sales outfit TrustNordisk, the panel agreed that - at a time when a glut of films are being produced - festivals still provide an important stamp of differentiation.
TrustNordisk head of sales Susan Wendt said: “There are more and more films out there so festivals help to get films recognition. It’s about awareness. You need a stamp for films to travel. You only have one shot to get the film going and they have shorter and shorter international lives.”
However, Lucky Red’s head of acquisitions and business affairs, Stefano Massenzi, cautioned that some...
- 10/20/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Legende and Parts & Labor scripts among development projects at Mia market.
Projects from producer Alain Goldman and directors Hana Makhmalbaf and Sally Potter are among scripts being presented in Rome as part of the Mia’s New Cinema Network (Ncn) and Make It With Italy co-production strands.
In the Ncn strand, La Vie En Rose producer Goldman of Paris-based Legende is in development on English-language Us-set drama Mustang from actress and writer-director Laure de Clermont-Tonnere (Girafada), director of well-received shorts Rabbit and Atlantic Avenue.
Mustang charts the story of an inmate serving an 11-year prison sentence who is given the chance to participate in an unusual therapy programme.
Legende, currently in pre-production on buzzed-about thriller Hhhh, is also supporting Romanian drama 237 Years from first-time filmmaker Iona Mischie.
Paris-based Incognito Films is in development on English-language drama Mobile Homes while English-language fracking romance 50 Miles From Boomtown teams Swiss outfit Turnus Film with Love Is Strange producers Parts & Labor...
Projects from producer Alain Goldman and directors Hana Makhmalbaf and Sally Potter are among scripts being presented in Rome as part of the Mia’s New Cinema Network (Ncn) and Make It With Italy co-production strands.
In the Ncn strand, La Vie En Rose producer Goldman of Paris-based Legende is in development on English-language Us-set drama Mustang from actress and writer-director Laure de Clermont-Tonnere (Girafada), director of well-received shorts Rabbit and Atlantic Avenue.
Mustang charts the story of an inmate serving an 11-year prison sentence who is given the chance to participate in an unusual therapy programme.
Legende, currently in pre-production on buzzed-about thriller Hhhh, is also supporting Romanian drama 237 Years from first-time filmmaker Iona Mischie.
Paris-based Incognito Films is in development on English-language drama Mobile Homes while English-language fracking romance 50 Miles From Boomtown teams Swiss outfit Turnus Film with Love Is Strange producers Parts & Labor...
- 10/18/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Milan-based Intesa Sanpaolo has made a groundbreaking investment in Sean Penn’s next project This Must Be the Place. It has become the first Italian company to use the country’s new film tax credit system. The bank is investing €2.5 million ($3.2 million) in Paolo Sorrentino’s $28 million comedy. If successful, Intesa Sanpaolo could spark a whole new investment wave in Italian production. Forty per cent of the bank’s investment is sheltered through Italy’s new 40% film production tax credit. Stefano Massenzi of co-producer Lucky Red tells me, “Banks usually lend money, they don’t invest. But in this case Intesa Sanpaolo invested in [...]...
- 7/13/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
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