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Director-Driven Projects — and Genre (Still) — the Focus at EFM as Buyers Look to Awards Season’s Bold Offerings
Buyers and sellers says that the bold and original filmmaker present among the awards season frontrunners has influenced the market
With a lineup of Oscar frontrunners that includes “The Brutalist,” “Anora,” “The Substance” and “Emilia Pérez” — coupled with some impressive box office figures that look only set to grow — this year’s race has highlighted the desire of cinemagoers for bold, director-driven, out-of-the-ordinary fare. Sarah Lebutsch, Protagonist Pictures’ executive VP of sales and distribution, says the company is now “certainly looking” for the sort of daring and adventurous film projects that — as “The Substance’s” global box office of more than $76 million proves — “get people to leave the house and provide something that is more of an event and stands out.” Anonymous will be at EFM with Lofty Nathan’s “The Carpenter’s Son” starring Noah Jupe, FKA Twigs, and Nicolas Cage, as well as Hanna Bergholm’s “Nightborn” and Raoul Peck’s George Orwell documentary.
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