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European Film Market Sees Dealmaking Rebound Post-Strikes for Splashy U.S. Packages and Select International Titles: ‘Everyone Needs Movies Again’
As the European Film Market starts to unwind, the verdict is already in: Even if global economics are rocky, buyers are back and on the lookout.
In a sign that the theatrical business is rebounding, Sony just scooped a pair of splashy packages: “Materialists,” Celine Song’s follow up to “Past Lives,” and “ Big Bold Beautiful Journey ” starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell. Over at Paris-based Charades, which is repping international rights on “Kneecap” and “In a Violent Nature,” Carole Baraton and Yohann Comte said “a clear indication that the market was in a healthy place is that screenings were packed, even for movies that had already opened elsewhere.” Brian Beckmann at Arclight Films, who is selling Paul Schrader’s “Oh, Canada” with Jacob Elordi and Richard Gere, said that buyers are being more selective and they “are very much looking for not just product, but they’re looking for that quality theatrical material that they can get behind.”
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