Mirni Berlin’s wrapping market with several major offers but some optimism

Berlin’s European film market ends on Wednesday with a handful of offers and a touch of optimism in the future of the international industry.

The largest market title, Rom-com aimed at Lena Dunham Good sexSet on the star of Natalie Portman, a studio competition began, and Amazon, Warner Bros., Netflix and Apple are all fighting for a project, which sees a portman playing a 40-year-old relationship therapist on the market after a market exit of her long-term partner. World offers are reportedly ranging from $ 45 million, but no news on the final agreement yet.

Most of the reported contracts were smaller domestic darts of international arthouse, and Sony Pictures Classics take North American and Latin American rights to the Mystery of Murder in French Rebecca Zlotowski PrivacyHe plays Jodie Foster as a psychiatrist who explored the death of the patient. Goodfellas also sold a project across Europe, distributors, including height (UK), caramel films (Spain) and Plaion Pictures (Germany).

Other North American contracts include those for the dark fairy tale of Lucile Hadsihalilovic Ice TowerThe title of competition in Berlinale, played by Marion Cotillard, who went to the pictures of yellow veils; Novozeland We were dangerousThe winner of the SXSW Award on Māori teenagers, he rebelled against the 1954 girl’s reform school, which the boutique was distributed by The Forge acquired; And a couple of home purchases for the fast growing Arthouse Streamer/distributor Mubi, who grabbed the North American law on the gay romance of Oliver Hermanus Sound historyIn the lead roles of Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor (Focus Ciercies dealing with international distribution), as well as rights in North America and most of the rest of the world for Eddie Huang documentary film The joke is broken about the fall of many hipped media brand.

Mubi rides high on hit horror body fargeat coralie fargeat Substance, which the company has published in the United States more international territories has gathered more than $ 77 million to date. Successful success of a substance is to launch a new flourish in great (and less high) horror at the EFM.

Mister Smith Entertainment landed an American customer for thriller Sean Byrne Dangerous animalswith IFC Films and Shidder gained a feature together that played Jai Courtney as a serial killer obsessed with sharks and Hassie Harrison as his prisoner. Trustnordordsk operated a monster in Europe for Pål Øie -ow the upcoming Norwegian creature Krakenwith contracts in Germany (Great movie), France (Mediawan Rights) and Spain (Yoplanet).

Hyped festival films that do strong international business on the EFM were involved in Kateryna Gornostai Time markKateryne Gornostai documentary, which focuses on the Ukrainian school during the underway war, which was the best friend of France and Belgium (Cherry Pickers) on the eve of his premiere on Berlin; and the special title of Berlinale Petra Volpe Late shiftacting September 5 Actress Leonie Benesch, as an overstated nurse at a Swiss hospital, sold to Bim Distribuzione for Italy, adding to previous contracts with Wild Bunch (France) and Karma films (Spain).

But even without the mega-duhs that create titles, the industry students were optimistic or at least facilities, with a market situation. The CAA’s teammate for financing the Roeg Sutherland media, whose company has brought about 20 projects in Berlin this year, pointed out to a recent success of the low budget drama, such as Brutalist and Aor As a sign that indie filmmakers calculate their markets on the market.

“Brutalist was made for $ 9 million and AorSix or seven, it’s fiscally responsible, “Sutherland said, speaking on EFM Masterclass on film financing and packaging.” That means you can take the risk. There is less pressure. “

At the international sales front, Sutherland noted that, although the amount of offers may not match those seen before the hen, customers are still ready to bet big in the projects they believe in. “Foreign sales are really good,” he said. “Movies sold for sale at prices before pandemic, which is not just an American job.”

The cash register published by the European Audiovisual Observatory during the EFM has, however, put a muffler on lush optimism. Early group estimates indicate a decrease in the theaters of 2 percent in Europe in 2024, 841 million compared to 858 million 2023, and revenue revenue, with receipts almost unchanged from year to year to 6.6 billion euros ( $ 6.9 billion).

“The cinema’s attendance seems to have settled at about 24 percent below the pandemic level,” Eao wrote in her report, “suggesting that after Pandemia, he had launched its path and that the market may have reached a new balance.”