The Works International has announced worldwide sales on four market premieres that they are bringing to buyers in Cannes.
Psychological thriller Snap, which screened at SXSW, is directed by Youssef Delara and Victor Teran and stars Dustin Hoffman’s son Jake Hoffman and Nikki Reed from the Twilightseries.
Following premiere screenings at Tribeca and Hotdocs, the Works has also acquired documentaries Teenage andShooting Bigfoot.
The former explores the birth of the “teenager” in the 20thcentury and is from the writer and producer of Joy Division, Jon Savage and Jacqui Edenbrow. It is directed by Matt Wolf and executive producer is Philipp Engelhorn (Beast of the Southern Wild) of Cinereach.
In Shooting Bigfoot, Bafta-winning director Morgan Matthews goes in search of passionate Bigfoot hunters in the US. Produced by Claire Voyce, it is financed in conjunction with the BFI and BBC Storyville.
The Works will also be selling UK culinary comedy Jadoo, written and directed by Amit Gupta (Resistance) and produced by Richard Holmes (Waking Ned).
The Cannes Film Festival is comprised of several competitions pitting some of the best movies in the world against one another for prestigious prizes and worldwide fame.
It’s also the place movie makers from around the world, who have nothing to do with the official competition, come to shop their wares.
These are five of the strangest sounding films looking for financial backers at Cannes.
Bon chance.
The Cannes Film Festival is comprised of several competitions pitting some of the best movies in the world against one another for prestigious prizes and worldwide fame.
It’s also the place movie makers from around the world, who have nothing to do with the official competition, come to shop their wares.
These are five of the strangest sounding films looking for financial backers at Cannes.
Bon chance.
1“American Nudist”
This documentary bills itself as a modern walk through the exciting world of
“naturalism." Which apparently involves push-ups. Not natural!2“Killing Hasselhoff”
Yes, the Hoff is in Cannes. He's looking for a director for a comedy centered around a celebrity death pool, you know, when people bet on which star is going to die next. "It's hilarious," Hoff told the Hollywood Reporter.3“Shooting Bigfoot”
Looking like a modern day “The Blair Witch Project,” “Shooting Bigfoot” is a documentary that follows three search parties through the woods tracking the elusive Sasquatch. We're not going to give away the ending.4“How to Make Money Selling Drugs”
This is actually a serious documentary that spells out 10 ways to make money off of drugs.
There are several big name actors in it as well, like Woody Harrelson and 50 Cent - that give their two cents on the nation's drug laws.5“Explanation of Confinement”
What would happen if your head got stuck in a turtleneck sweater? How long could you last trapped in a garbage shoot? These questions and more are answered in this Russian short film.
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