Buyers go for Bier & Brosnan

30-09-2011

 

Directed by Academy Award-winner Susanne Bier and starring Pierce Brosnan the romantic comedy ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE was the center of much attention during Toronto International Film Festival.
 
Several buyers went for the story about a group of people all seeking love and TrustNordisk closed deals Art Films for Brazil, Aero Films for Czech and Cinemania Group for Former Yugoslavia.

Latest distributor coming on board is distributor Prokino, who has secured Germany and Austria a theatrical release: "We have long waited to add a Susanne Bier film to our portofolio. And now we are more than happy that we get a a chance to work on ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE with our friends from TrustNordisk“ Ira von Gienanth from Prokino says.

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE has already been bought by several territories worldwide; Gutek Film in Poland, Frenetic in Switzerland, Cineart in Benelux, Golem in Spain, Cirko Film in Hungary, Voxell in CIS with Teodora Film and Les Films du Losange distributing in Italy and France respectively.

 

 

 

Set in Sorrento, Italy, the script of ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE is written by Academy Award-winner Anders Thomas Jensen based on a story by himself and Susanne Bier.

The film is shot by Morten Søborg, edited by Pernille Bech Christensen and produced by Sisse Graum Jørgensen and Vibeke Windeløv for Zentropa Entertainments14.

Co-producers are Lumiere & Co, Teodora Film, Zentropa International Sweden, Film i Väst, Slotmachine/Liberator Productions and Zentropa International Berlin. It is budgeted at €5.6m and supported by The Danish Film Institute, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), Swedish Television (STV), The Swedish Film Institute, Arte France, Canal+, Arte Germany, ZDF, Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Eurimages.

Nordisk Film Distribution will release domestically August 30th 2012.