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The European premiere of Kristoffer Borgli‘s satire “Dream Scenario,” starring Nicolas Cage, will open the 19th Zurich Film Festival (Sept. 28-Oct. 8).
The film follows a hapless family man Paul Matthews (Cage) as he finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom. It is produced by Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen of Square Peg, and Jacob Jaffke, Tyler Campellone and A24. The distributor in Switzerland is Frenetic Films Ag.
Borgli, who had his breakthrough last year with “Sick of Myself,” will attend the premiere alongside president of the Swiss Federal Council Alain Berset and Zurich city Mayor Corine Mauch.
“We are absolutely delighted to be opening Zff with this bang-up-to-date comedy about the everyday madness of celebrity culture, which, after all, is often followed by cancel culture,...
The European premiere of Kristoffer Borgli‘s satire “Dream Scenario,” starring Nicolas Cage, will open the 19th Zurich Film Festival (Sept. 28-Oct. 8).
The film follows a hapless family man Paul Matthews (Cage) as he finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom. It is produced by Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen of Square Peg, and Jacob Jaffke, Tyler Campellone and A24. The distributor in Switzerland is Frenetic Films Ag.
Borgli, who had his breakthrough last year with “Sick of Myself,” will attend the premiere alongside president of the Swiss Federal Council Alain Berset and Zurich city Mayor Corine Mauch.
“We are absolutely delighted to be opening Zff with this bang-up-to-date comedy about the everyday madness of celebrity culture, which, after all, is often followed by cancel culture,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: OneGate Media has picked up worldwide distribution rights for German crime series Asbestos from Pantaleon Films.
The five-part series launched on German public network Ard’s streamer Mediathek in January and achieved 3 million views in three days. This makes it the strongest series start on the platform.
It’s the latest acquisition for OneGate, which last year rebranded from Studio Hamburg Enterprises. Already in the catalog are Prime Video series German Crime Story: Deadlock and Lost in Fuseta, a crime drama based on the novel by Grimme Award Winner Holger Karsten Schmidt.
Asbestos comes from director Kida Khodr Ramadan and follows a promising 19-year-old Momo footballer whose dreams are left in tatters when he is sent to prison after being framed by his uncle for a crime he didn’t commit. He’s then faced by the choice of sticking to his principles and staying...
The five-part series launched on German public network Ard’s streamer Mediathek in January and achieved 3 million views in three days. This makes it the strongest series start on the platform.
It’s the latest acquisition for OneGate, which last year rebranded from Studio Hamburg Enterprises. Already in the catalog are Prime Video series German Crime Story: Deadlock and Lost in Fuseta, a crime drama based on the novel by Grimme Award Winner Holger Karsten Schmidt.
Asbestos comes from director Kida Khodr Ramadan and follows a promising 19-year-old Momo footballer whose dreams are left in tatters when he is sent to prison after being framed by his uncle for a crime he didn’t commit. He’s then faced by the choice of sticking to his principles and staying...
- 2/15/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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