IFC Films nabs "Sightseers" dark comedy before Cannes premiere May 23, 2012 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Ben Wheatley's "Sightseers" in advance of its Wednesday, May 23 premiere in the Directors Fortnight section at Cannes, The Wrap reported. A dark comedy from the director of "Kill List" and "Down Terrace," "Sightseers" stars Steve Oram and Alice Lowe, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It follows a couple ("psychotic caravaners," Wheatley has called them) on an ill-fated van trip through the British Isles. "We've been looking for a comedy as original and hilarious as our past successes 'In the Loop' and 'The Trip,' and we are thrilled to say we have found it in 'Sightseers,'" said IFC/Sundance Selects president Jonathan Sehring in a release announcing the acquisition. The deal was negotiated by Arianna Bocco for IFC and Ben Roberts at Protagonist for the filmmakers. IFC Films and its sister companies Sundance Selects and IFC Midnight are already represented at Cannes by Walter Salles' "On the Road" and Cristian Mungiu's "Beyond the Hills" in the main competition, and by Adam Leon's "Gimme the Loot" in Un Certain Regard and Rodney Ascher's "Room 237" in Directors Fortnight. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |