Bill Nighy Road Movie ‘500 Miles’ & Tom Tykwer’s ‘The Light’ Seal First Int’l Deals At EFM For Beta Cinema
deadline.comMorgan Matthews‘ upcoming road movie 500 Miles, starring Academy Award nominee Bill Nighy and buzzy teen actor Roman Griffin Davis, has sold to multiple territories for Beta Cinema, following its launch at the Berlinale’s European Film Market (EFM) last month.
The film has been acquired for Australia & New Zealand (Kismet), Middle East (Front Row), Italy (Maestro Distribution), Benelux (September Film), Greece (Feelgood), former Yugoslavia (Discovery) and Airlines (Aardwolf Films).
As previously announced it was acquired by True Brit Entertainment for the U.K. Beta Cinema has also achieved a handful of pre-sales for Tom Tykwer’s return to cinema The Light, which also debuted at the market, to Benelux (September Film), Greece (TFG) and former Yugoslavia (Discovery).
As previously announced, the drama about a contemporary family put to an unexpectedly wild emotional test by their Syrian housekeeper, will be released by X Verleih in Germany and ARP Sélection in France.
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