MUNICH – Beta Cinema has picked up worldwide rights to Sandra Nettelbeck’s latest feature What Doesn’t Kill Us, which will bow this summer at Locarno’s Piazza Grande. Nettelbeck, whose credits include the internationally acclaimed Mostly Martha and Mr. Morgan’s Last Love, has created a heart-wrenching yet delightful mosaic of stories just past the midlife crisis. What Doesn’t Kill Us, produced by Sommerhaus Filmproduktion (Berlinale competition entry In The Aisles) and … [Read more...] about Beta Cinema picks up Sandra Nettelbeck’s “What Doesn’t Kill Us”
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Beta Cinema acquires Berlinale Competition entries
MUNICH – Beta Cinema has boarded the three competition entries 3 DAYS IN QUIBERON by Emily Atef, Thomas Stuber’s IN THE AISLES, the Berlinale closing film ÁGA by Milko Lazarov (out of competition) and Panorama Special opener STYX. The impressive line-up is rounded up by Rupert Everett/Colin Firth/Emily Watson-starrer THE HAPPY PRINCE (Berlinale Special Gala, following its world premiere in Sundance) and Nanouk Leopold’s COBAIN, which runs in the Generation … [Read more...] about Beta Cinema acquires Berlinale Competition entries
Beta cinema meets Iceman Munich
Beta Cinema meets the Iceman Munich. They found a man but not his story: The life and whereabouts of Iceman, who lived more than 5,300 years ago as the leader of a Neolithic clan in the Ötztal Alps, is one of the big unsolved murder case of all times. Beta Cinema has picked up writer/director Felix Randau’s (“Northern Star”) new feature film about Kelab (Juergen Vogel, “The Wave”), elaborated hunter and keeper of the holy shrine. The Port-au-Prince production will premiere on Locarno’s Piazza … [Read more...] about Beta cinema meets Iceman Munich
Beta Cinema picks up Sand Storm
Munich- Beta Cinema announced that it has acquired Sand Storm. The Israeli drama, shot in Arabic by Elite Zexer will have its world premiere at Sundance on 25 January and the European premiere will follow at the Berlinale Panorama section in February. Sand Storm marks the second partnership between Beta Cinema and Israeli 2-Team Productions (Haim Mecklberg/Estee Yacov-Mecklberg). The film had taken home the top award at the Locarno Festival’s work-in-progress section. … [Read more...] about Beta Cinema picks up Sand Storm