Ruben Östlund is aware of it sounds “absurd” to complain about profitable awards, nonetheless, he admits that they add one other degree of “strain” for filmmakers. Throughout a current dialog with Mom Sofa writer-director Niclas Larsson for Interview journal, the Triangle of Unhappiness director was requested if “awards create self-confidence or make you extra insecure?” “It makes … Read more
A24 acquired the U.S. rights to Ruben Östlund’s The Leisure System Is Down this weekend. The eight-figure deal offers A24 U.S. distribution rights to what would be the Swedish movie director’s second English-language film, after 2022’s Triangle of Disappointment. The latter gained the Palme d’Or on the Cannes Movie Competition in 2022, which marked Östlund’s … Read more
The brand new initiatives from two-time Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund (The Triangle of Disappointment, The Sq.); Irish director Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium and upcoming Nicolas Cage drama The Surfer); and Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska, director of Letitia Wright/Tamara Lawrance-starrer The Silent Twins, can be pitching to potential backers at this yr’s Cannes Traders Circle, an … Read more