Backup Systems, the Paris-based company behind the owner of the cloud-based app MovieChainer, has launched Connect, which is being presented as the first AI-powered app enabling smart data upload and data management for filmmakers.
Rolled out on the eve of the Cannes Film Market, this new tool has been created to help filmmakers with non-creative tasks and has been designed to identify entertainment-related data, including all sorts of creative, financial and contractual data used in the film and TV industry.
The app scans hard drives or dedicated folders in search for user’s raw material – scripts, videos, contracts, budgets, accounting reports etc, automatically archives files at the right place in user’s own cloud-based secured drive. Connect also identifies relevant data contained in the files and extract them to feed user’s database – enabling data-centric approaches and models to generate intelligence for the user. Backup Systems will be at Cannes to present the app.
Rolled out on the eve of the Cannes Film Market, this new tool has been created to help filmmakers with non-creative tasks and has been designed to identify entertainment-related data, including all sorts of creative, financial and contractual data used in the film and TV industry.
The app scans hard drives or dedicated folders in search for user’s raw material – scripts, videos, contracts, budgets, accounting reports etc, automatically archives files at the right place in user’s own cloud-based secured drive. Connect also identifies relevant data contained in the files and extract them to feed user’s database – enabling data-centric approaches and models to generate intelligence for the user. Backup Systems will be at Cannes to present the app.
- 5/11/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Spanish rural thriller premiered in Sundance’s Midnight section.
Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland distribution rights for Spanish rural thriller Piggy following its world premiere in Sundance’s Midnight section in January.
Paris-based Charades is handling international sales on the title.
“We fell in love with Piggy at Sundance,” said Ed Caffrey, head of acquisitions at Vertigo Releasing, which has previously acquired hot titles Revenge, Shorta and Bafta-nominated UK indie Boiling Point from Charades. Caffrey negotiated the deal with Jean-Félix Dealberto at Charades.
Other new deals for the feature include to Germany (Alamode), Switzerland (Praesens), Italy (I...
Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland distribution rights for Spanish rural thriller Piggy following its world premiere in Sundance’s Midnight section in January.
Paris-based Charades is handling international sales on the title.
“We fell in love with Piggy at Sundance,” said Ed Caffrey, head of acquisitions at Vertigo Releasing, which has previously acquired hot titles Revenge, Shorta and Bafta-nominated UK indie Boiling Point from Charades. Caffrey negotiated the deal with Jean-Félix Dealberto at Charades.
Other new deals for the feature include to Germany (Alamode), Switzerland (Praesens), Italy (I...
- 2/23/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
The Spanish rural thriller premiered in Sundance’s Midnight section.
Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland distribution rights for Spanish rural thriller Piggy following its world premiere in Sundance’s Midnight section in January.
Paris-based Charades is handling international sales on the title.
“We fell in love with Piggy at Sundance,” said Ed Caffrey, head of acquisitions at Vertigo Releasing, which has previously acquired hot titles Revenge, Shorta and Bafta-nominated UK indie Boiling Point from Charades.
Other new deals for the feature include to Germany (Alamode), Switzerland (Praesens), Italy (I Wonder), Scandinavia and Baltics (Nonstop Entertainment) and Hungary (Ads Service).
As previously announced,...
Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland distribution rights for Spanish rural thriller Piggy following its world premiere in Sundance’s Midnight section in January.
Paris-based Charades is handling international sales on the title.
“We fell in love with Piggy at Sundance,” said Ed Caffrey, head of acquisitions at Vertigo Releasing, which has previously acquired hot titles Revenge, Shorta and Bafta-nominated UK indie Boiling Point from Charades.
Other new deals for the feature include to Germany (Alamode), Switzerland (Praesens), Italy (I Wonder), Scandinavia and Baltics (Nonstop Entertainment) and Hungary (Ads Service).
As previously announced,...
- 2/23/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
The Spanish rural thriller premiered in Sundance’s Midnight section.
Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland distribution rights for Spanish rural thriller Piggy following its world premiere in Sundance’s Midnight section in January.
Paris-based company Charades is handling international sales on the title.
“We fell in love with Piggy at Sundance,” said Ed Caffrey, head of acquisitions at Vertigo Releasing, which has previously acquired hot titles Revenge, Shorta and Bafta-nominated UK indie Boiling Point from Charades.
Other fresh deals for the feature include to Germany (Alamode), Switzerland (Praesens), Italy (I Wonder), Scandinavia and Baltics (Nonstop Entertainment) and Hungary (Ads Service).
As previously announced,...
Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland distribution rights for Spanish rural thriller Piggy following its world premiere in Sundance’s Midnight section in January.
Paris-based company Charades is handling international sales on the title.
“We fell in love with Piggy at Sundance,” said Ed Caffrey, head of acquisitions at Vertigo Releasing, which has previously acquired hot titles Revenge, Shorta and Bafta-nominated UK indie Boiling Point from Charades.
Other fresh deals for the feature include to Germany (Alamode), Switzerland (Praesens), Italy (I Wonder), Scandinavia and Baltics (Nonstop Entertainment) and Hungary (Ads Service).
As previously announced,...
- 2/23/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired North American rights Carlota Pereda’s “Piggy” following its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
The film is a feature-length adaptation of Pereda’s Goya award-winning 2018 short film of the same name. It centers on a small-town butcher’s daughter (newcomer Laura Galán) who is routinely ridiculed for her appearance by a clique of mean girls in her rural Spanish village. Magnet plans to release “Piggy” later this year.
Variety‘s Guy Lodge praised the film as an “impressive debut” for Pereda, writing that it “draws its terror from the same well of adolescent female insecurity as ‘Carrie,’ before going its own grisly way.”
In the film, the girl’s usual trip to the local pool is disrupted by the presence of a mysterious stranger and an exceptionally grueling bout of abuse at the hands of her bullies.
The film is a feature-length adaptation of Pereda’s Goya award-winning 2018 short film of the same name. It centers on a small-town butcher’s daughter (newcomer Laura Galán) who is routinely ridiculed for her appearance by a clique of mean girls in her rural Spanish village. Magnet plans to release “Piggy” later this year.
Variety‘s Guy Lodge praised the film as an “impressive debut” for Pereda, writing that it “draws its terror from the same well of adolescent female insecurity as ‘Carrie,’ before going its own grisly way.”
In the film, the girl’s usual trip to the local pool is disrupted by the presence of a mysterious stranger and an exceptionally grueling bout of abuse at the hands of her bullies.
- 2/9/2022
- by Brent Lang and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
IFC Films has acquired the North American rights to Jamie Bell’s drama “Donnybrook,” an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.
Frank Grillo, Margaret Qualley and James Badge Dale also star in the film directed by Tim Sutton, based on the novel by Frank Brill.
The drama premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Platform Competition. IFC plans a theatrical release for “Donnybrook” in 2019.
Also Read: Jamie Bell's 'Skin' Lands at A24, DirecTV for Domestic Rights
David Lancaster and Stephanie Wilcox from Rumble Films produced, while Joel Thibout, David Atlan-Jackson, Jean-Baptiste Babin, Andrew Schwartzberg and Jon Shiffman executive produced.
Bell stars as a former marine struggling with his financial situations, until he enters a bare-knuckle fighting contest where the grand prize is $100,000.
The deal was negotiated by IFC Films Evp of Acquisitions and Production Arianna Bocco and UTA Independent Film Group.
See Video: Jamie Bell on...
Frank Grillo, Margaret Qualley and James Badge Dale also star in the film directed by Tim Sutton, based on the novel by Frank Brill.
The drama premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Platform Competition. IFC plans a theatrical release for “Donnybrook” in 2019.
Also Read: Jamie Bell's 'Skin' Lands at A24, DirecTV for Domestic Rights
David Lancaster and Stephanie Wilcox from Rumble Films produced, while Joel Thibout, David Atlan-Jackson, Jean-Baptiste Babin, Andrew Schwartzberg and Jon Shiffman executive produced.
Bell stars as a former marine struggling with his financial situations, until he enters a bare-knuckle fighting contest where the grand prize is $100,000.
The deal was negotiated by IFC Films Evp of Acquisitions and Production Arianna Bocco and UTA Independent Film Group.
See Video: Jamie Bell on...
- 9/14/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
IFC Films has acquired North American distribution rights to the drama “Donnybrook” out of the Toronto Film Festival, Variety has learned.
The deal was in the seven-figure range, according to sources. Five companies were circling the project, which stars Jamie Bell as a former marine grappling with economic hardships. He enters a bare-knuckle fighting contest where the winner walks away with $100,000.
The rest of the cast includes Frank Grillo, Margaret Qualley and James Badge Dale.
IFC will release “Donnybrook” in theaters in 2019.
The film, directed by Tim Sutton (“Dark Knight”) and based on the novel by Frank Bill, premiered to strong reviews at Toronto’s Platform Competition. It was produced by David Lancaster and Stephanie Wilcox at Rumble Films with financing from Backup Media. Executive producers include Joel Thibout, David Atlan-Jackson, Jean-Baptiste Babin, Andrew Schwartzberg and Jon Shiffman.
“It is both an honor and a thrill to partner with IFC Films,...
The deal was in the seven-figure range, according to sources. Five companies were circling the project, which stars Jamie Bell as a former marine grappling with economic hardships. He enters a bare-knuckle fighting contest where the winner walks away with $100,000.
The rest of the cast includes Frank Grillo, Margaret Qualley and James Badge Dale.
IFC will release “Donnybrook” in theaters in 2019.
The film, directed by Tim Sutton (“Dark Knight”) and based on the novel by Frank Bill, premiered to strong reviews at Toronto’s Platform Competition. It was produced by David Lancaster and Stephanie Wilcox at Rumble Films with financing from Backup Media. Executive producers include Joel Thibout, David Atlan-Jackson, Jean-Baptiste Babin, Andrew Schwartzberg and Jon Shiffman.
“It is both an honor and a thrill to partner with IFC Films,...
- 9/14/2018
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
Paris-based Backup Media has acquired multi-territory rights to Joe Penna’s feature debut “Arctic,” a gripping survival thriller starring Mads Mikkelsen (“Hannibal”) which will make its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival in the Midnight section.
Written by Penna and Ryan Morrison, “Arctic” follows Mikkelsen as a man stranded in the Arctic who is finally about to receive his long-awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost, and he must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp, or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown for potential salvation.
Armory Films’s Chris Lemole and Tim Zajaros, the duo behind Dee Rees’s Oscar-nominated “Mudbound,” produced “Arctic” alongside Noah C Haeussner of Union. Martha de Laurentiis, Manu Gargi and Einar Thorsteinsson exec produced the film. Xyz Films is representing the international rights with CAA/UTA handling domestic.
Christopher Lemole and Tim Zajaros...
Written by Penna and Ryan Morrison, “Arctic” follows Mikkelsen as a man stranded in the Arctic who is finally about to receive his long-awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost, and he must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp, or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown for potential salvation.
Armory Films’s Chris Lemole and Tim Zajaros, the duo behind Dee Rees’s Oscar-nominated “Mudbound,” produced “Arctic” alongside Noah C Haeussner of Union. Martha de Laurentiis, Manu Gargi and Einar Thorsteinsson exec produced the film. Xyz Films is representing the international rights with CAA/UTA handling domestic.
Christopher Lemole and Tim Zajaros...
- 4/30/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
James McAvoy is set to star Wim Wenders‘ romantic thriller “Submergence,” which Erin Dignam has adapted from J.M. Ledgard’s acclaimed novel of the same name, it was announced Monday by producer Cameron Lamb and Joel Thibout of Backup Media. Lamb will produce via Lila 9th Productions, and Paris-based Backup Media will finance the movie. The filmmakers hope to start production in March in Europe and Africa. UTA Independent Film Group packaged the project and will be representing U.S. rights. “Sumbergence” follows two lovers — immersed in life or death situations and separated by thousands of miles — who find solace...
- 11/3/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Key deals for Backup Media on Cannes Directors’ Fortnight entry.
French finance outfit Backup Media, which represents Takashi Miike’s Directors’ Fortnight entry Yakuza Apocalypse, has closed deals on the action-horror with German-speaking territories (Koch), France (The Jokers) and Benelux (Cineart).
Nikkatsu is handling Asian rights to the film about a yakuza vampire boss, starring The Raid’s Yayan Ruhlan and Riri Furanki (Like Father, Like Son).
Paris-based financier Backup, run by Joel Thibout, Jean-Baptiste Babin and David Atlan-Jackson, joined the project last Afm as part of a push for high-profile Asian art-house and genre films.
The outfit has backed a host of ambitious French, European and Us films to date, including Nicolas Saada’s Taj Mahal, Yann Gozlan’s thriller A Perfect Man, Benoit Jacquot’s Diary of a Chambermaid, Ma Ma, starring Penelope Cruz, Pablo Virzi’s Human Capital and Martin Koolhoven’s upcoming thriller Brimstone.
Prolific cult Japanese director Miike played in competition...
French finance outfit Backup Media, which represents Takashi Miike’s Directors’ Fortnight entry Yakuza Apocalypse, has closed deals on the action-horror with German-speaking territories (Koch), France (The Jokers) and Benelux (Cineart).
Nikkatsu is handling Asian rights to the film about a yakuza vampire boss, starring The Raid’s Yayan Ruhlan and Riri Furanki (Like Father, Like Son).
Paris-based financier Backup, run by Joel Thibout, Jean-Baptiste Babin and David Atlan-Jackson, joined the project last Afm as part of a push for high-profile Asian art-house and genre films.
The outfit has backed a host of ambitious French, European and Us films to date, including Nicolas Saada’s Taj Mahal, Yann Gozlan’s thriller A Perfect Man, Benoit Jacquot’s Diary of a Chambermaid, Ma Ma, starring Penelope Cruz, Pablo Virzi’s Human Capital and Martin Koolhoven’s upcoming thriller Brimstone.
Prolific cult Japanese director Miike played in competition...
- 5/20/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Queen of the Desert star joins Mia Wasikowska, Guy Pearce.
Robert Pattinson and Carice Van Houten (Black Book, Game of Thrones) have joined Mia Wasikowska and Guy Pearce in writer-director Martin Koolhoven’s (Winter in Wartime) thriller Brimstone, which Embankment has launched at Berlin’s Efm (Feb 5-13).
Set to shoot in May 2015, the film will follow a heroine on the run from her past and a diabolical preacher. Robert Pattinson will play an outlaw.
Els Vandevorst (Winter in Wartime, Dogville) of N279 Entertainment is producing, in co-production with Studio Babelsberg, The Film Farm and Prime Time.
Nik Powell and Backup Media’s Jean-Baptiste Babin and Joel Thibout are executive producers while CAA rep Us rights.
Pattinson is currently in Berlin for Anton Corbijn’s Berlinale Gala Life, which screens tonight, and Werner Herzog’s competition entry Queen of the Desert, in which he plays T.E. Lawrence.
“Wasikowska is a powerhouse performer,” said Embankment...
Robert Pattinson and Carice Van Houten (Black Book, Game of Thrones) have joined Mia Wasikowska and Guy Pearce in writer-director Martin Koolhoven’s (Winter in Wartime) thriller Brimstone, which Embankment has launched at Berlin’s Efm (Feb 5-13).
Set to shoot in May 2015, the film will follow a heroine on the run from her past and a diabolical preacher. Robert Pattinson will play an outlaw.
Els Vandevorst (Winter in Wartime, Dogville) of N279 Entertainment is producing, in co-production with Studio Babelsberg, The Film Farm and Prime Time.
Nik Powell and Backup Media’s Jean-Baptiste Babin and Joel Thibout are executive producers while CAA rep Us rights.
Pattinson is currently in Berlin for Anton Corbijn’s Berlinale Gala Life, which screens tonight, and Werner Herzog’s competition entry Queen of the Desert, in which he plays T.E. Lawrence.
“Wasikowska is a powerhouse performer,” said Embankment...
- 2/9/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Embankment boards western thriller.
Mia Wasikowska and Guy Pearce are to lead cast of Martin Koolhoven’s thriller western Brimstone, which UK sales outfit Embankment Films has boarded ahead of Berlin’s Efm (Feb 5-13).
Stoker star Wasikowska will play Liz, a heroine on the run from her past and hunted by Pearce’s (The Rover) diabolical preacher.
Koolhoven, director of Second World War epic Winter in Wartime, directs from his own script which will be shot by Bullhead and The Drop cinematographer Nicolas Karakatsanis.
The film is due to start shooting in May 2015.
Els Vandevorst (Winter in Wartime, Dogville) of N279 Entertainment is producing, in co-production with Studio Babelsberg, The Film Farm and Prime Time.
Nik Powell and Backup Media’s Jean-Baptiste Babin and Joel Thibout are executive producers while CAA rep Us rights.
Mia Wasikowska and Guy Pearce are to lead cast of Martin Koolhoven’s thriller western Brimstone, which UK sales outfit Embankment Films has boarded ahead of Berlin’s Efm (Feb 5-13).
Stoker star Wasikowska will play Liz, a heroine on the run from her past and hunted by Pearce’s (The Rover) diabolical preacher.
Koolhoven, director of Second World War epic Winter in Wartime, directs from his own script which will be shot by Bullhead and The Drop cinematographer Nicolas Karakatsanis.
The film is due to start shooting in May 2015.
Els Vandevorst (Winter in Wartime, Dogville) of N279 Entertainment is producing, in co-production with Studio Babelsberg, The Film Farm and Prime Time.
Nik Powell and Backup Media’s Jean-Baptiste Babin and Joel Thibout are executive producers while CAA rep Us rights.
- 2/5/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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