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Italy has submitted Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano as its candidate for Best International Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
The timely drama follows the hardships of two Senegalese teenagers as they try to make it to Europe via the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean Sea.
The film world premiered to critical acclaim in Competition in Venice winning Best Director for Garrone, Best Young Star for co-star Seydou Sarr and Best Production Director for Claudia Cravotta.
The Deadline review out of Venice describes the film as “a blisteringly topical drama” that could be Garrone’s “best” film to date, in a filmography that also includes Gomorrah, Tale of Tales and Dogman.
The selection was made by a committee overseen by Italian cinema organisation Anica. Its members comprised Alessandro Araimo, Domizia De Rosa, Esmeralda Calabria, Daniela Ciancio, Francesca Lo Schiavo, Giorgio Moroder, Cristiana Paternò, Michele Placido, Paola Randi, Riccardo Tozzi and Gianpiero Tulelli.
The timely drama follows the hardships of two Senegalese teenagers as they try to make it to Europe via the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean Sea.
The film world premiered to critical acclaim in Competition in Venice winning Best Director for Garrone, Best Young Star for co-star Seydou Sarr and Best Production Director for Claudia Cravotta.
The Deadline review out of Venice describes the film as “a blisteringly topical drama” that could be Garrone’s “best” film to date, in a filmography that also includes Gomorrah, Tale of Tales and Dogman.
The selection was made by a committee overseen by Italian cinema organisation Anica. Its members comprised Alessandro Araimo, Domizia De Rosa, Esmeralda Calabria, Daniela Ciancio, Francesca Lo Schiavo, Giorgio Moroder, Cristiana Paternò, Michele Placido, Paola Randi, Riccardo Tozzi and Gianpiero Tulelli.
- 9/20/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
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Paris-based sales company takes worldwide rights to Sahel-set feature
Paris-based sales company Wide has boarded worldwide rights to Apolline Traoré’s Sira ahead of the film’s world premiere in Berlin’s Panorama.
Wide will kick off sales for the co-production from Burkina Faso, France, Germany and Senegal at EFM alongside Pape Boye’s production/financing and sales outfit Black Mic Mac.
Sira is written and directed by Burkinabe filmmaker Traoré who also produces alongside Denis Cougnaud of France’s Araucania Films.
Souleymane Kebe of Senegal’s Sunuy films, Sarika Hemi Lakhani of Germany’s One Fine Day Films and...
Paris-based sales company Wide has boarded worldwide rights to Apolline Traoré’s Sira ahead of the film’s world premiere in Berlin’s Panorama.
Wide will kick off sales for the co-production from Burkina Faso, France, Germany and Senegal at EFM alongside Pape Boye’s production/financing and sales outfit Black Mic Mac.
Sira is written and directed by Burkinabe filmmaker Traoré who also produces alongside Denis Cougnaud of France’s Araucania Films.
Souleymane Kebe of Senegal’s Sunuy films, Sarika Hemi Lakhani of Germany’s One Fine Day Films and...
- 2/14/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
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Paris-based sales company takes worldwide rights to Sahel-set feature
Paris-based sales company Wide has boarded worldwide rights to Apolline Traoré’s Sira ahead of the film’s world premiere in Berlin’s Panorama.
Wide will kick off sales for the co-production from Burkina Faso, France, Germany and Senegal at EFM alongside Pape Boye’s production/financing and sales outfit Black Mic Mac.
Sira is written and directed by Burkinabe filmmaker Traoré who also produces alongside Denis Cougnaud of France’s Araucania Films.
Souleymane Kebe of Senegal’s Sunuy films, Sarika Hemi Lakhani of Germany’s One Fine Day Films and...
Paris-based sales company Wide has boarded worldwide rights to Apolline Traoré’s Sira ahead of the film’s world premiere in Berlin’s Panorama.
Wide will kick off sales for the co-production from Burkina Faso, France, Germany and Senegal at EFM alongside Pape Boye’s production/financing and sales outfit Black Mic Mac.
Sira is written and directed by Burkinabe filmmaker Traoré who also produces alongside Denis Cougnaud of France’s Araucania Films.
Souleymane Kebe of Senegal’s Sunuy films, Sarika Hemi Lakhani of Germany’s One Fine Day Films and...
- 2/14/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
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