H264, a Montreal-based film distribution and international sales company, has acquired the world sales and Canadian distribution rights for Marianne Métivier‘s first feature film "Elsewhere At Night" (The Splendour of Life).

Decades after making a promise, Poh Huat returns to the Hawaii Nite Club, hoping to find his long-lost lover. The club, from a bygone era, exists in a place where time has forgotten. 🖱 Sales & Distribution by Lights On

‘Don’t Cry, Butterfly’, UK feature ‘Paul & Paulette Take A Bath’ head Venice Film Festival Critics’ Week winners
Don’t Cry Butterfly (Viet-Sing-Phil-Indo)   Dir. Duong Dieu Linh

Duong Dieu Linh’s Don’t Cry, Butterfly took the main Grand Prize, awarded by a jury of Kerem Ayan, Yasmine Benkiran and Ariane Labed. The jury selected the film “for its singularity and creativity; because it tests new ideas, mixing comedy, social drama and fantasy; for the way it depicts the complexity [of] ‘mother and daughter’.” 

Duong’s feature debut sees a woman turn to spirits in an attempt to win back her philandering husband. Barunson E&A handles international sales on the film, which is a collaboration between producers from Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia. The film also won the award for Most Innovative Feature, assigned by a five-person jury of people under the age of 35.

🖱 Settimana Internazionale della Critica

FULL ARTICLE: SCREENDAILY, 22 JULY 2024