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11-03-2025
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Grace Glowicki's ‘Dead Lover' Acquired by Cartuna and Dweck Productions Out of SXSW
'It's alive!' — as the mad scientists would say. Grace Glowicki's grotesque, 16mm-shot romance 'Dead Lover' has been acquired for North American distribution by Cartuna and Dweck Productions, operating under a new venture Cartuna x Dweck. The deal comes after the film's selection at SXSW, following a premiere at Sundance in January. 'We firmly believe that we are at the early stages of a historic creative movement,' says James Belfer, founder and CEO of Cartuna. 'Inventive, boundary-pushing storytellers need more distribution support now than ever. This collective of producers has opted to take matters into our own hands and it's our sincere hope that it will inspire others to do the same.' More from Variety 'Dead Lover': How Director Grace Glowicki Pulled Off the Grotesque Indie Romance With Dollar Store Lights, Kiddie Pools and a Single Zoom Lens 'Dead Lover' Review: Macabre Attempt to Keep a Lost Romance Alive Is Both Entertaining and Inventive Joshua Burge, Dweck Productions Join Joel Potrykus' Dark Comedy 'Vulcanizadora' (EXCLUSIVE) 'What Grace and her collaborators have dug up from their creative depths is like nothing I've ever seen before and we are so honored to be a part of this infinitely imaginative team,' said Hannah Dweck, owner and co-founder of Dweck Productions. 'We can't wait to set this exuberantly unrestrained, disgusting, beautiful, smelly, exhumed corpse of a rom-com loose on the world!' The acquisition is the latest development in Cartuna's film distribution venture, which put out the Blu-ray release of the word-of-mouth slapstick comedy 'Hundreds of Beavers' last year and has sold more than 10,000 copies since. 'Dead Lover' is the first all-right acquisitions for the company, and the inaugural under its newly formed partnership with Dweck Productions. Kurt Ravenwood, a partner of SRH agency and producer on 'Hundreds of Beavers,' will provide marketing strategy on 'Dead Lover.' Grace Glowicki wrote, directed and stars in 'Dead Lover,' a prosthetics-centric horror-comedy about a stinky, lonesome gravedigger who reanimates her squeeze using his detached finger. Ben Petrie is a co-writer and co-star. The film made its premiere in the Midnight section at Sundance, with later selections at SXSW, International Film Festival Rotterdam and Göteborg Film Festival. Forthcoming screenings are set for the Overlook Film Festival and the Los Angeles Festival of Movies. 'We feel touched by kismet to be working with Cartuna X Dweck!' Glowicki said in a statement. 'Individually, both companies are stalwart champions of independent voices in cinema, and we're in love with their vision for a united superfront putting out movies with a fresh, individualized approach. Ben, Yona and I are thrilled to be putting our brains together with them on rolling out Dead Lover!' The deal was negotiated by Hugues Barbier, Justin Timms, and Joe Yanick of Yellow Veil Pictures on behalf of the filmmakers and James Belfer on behalf of Cartuna x Dweck. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Oscars 2026: First Blind Predictions Including Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, 'Wicked: For Good' and More What's Coming to Disney+ in March 2025
Yahoo
13-02-2025
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AI Dubbing Firm Flawless Boards Berlin Film Festival Opener ‘The Light' For North America
Berlin Film Festival opening film The Light – which touches on the implications of the digital age for humanity – will be released in English in North America using visual translation technology from Flawless. Flawless announced it had acquired the drama in conjunction with XYZ Films, which is making the film available to U.S. buyers at the EFM. More from Deadline Tom Tykwer Talks Kaleidoscopic, Politically Charged Berlin Film Festival Opener 'The Light': "The Crisis Has Been Showing Its Face For A Decade & We're Waking Up Now" Berlin Film Festival To Open With Tom Tykwer Feature 'The Light' 'Honey Bunch': Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie, Jason Isaacs & Kate Dickie Among Cast; XYZ Launching Sales With Canada & UK Deals Already In The Bag The acquisition is the result of a partnership with XYZ, first announced in Cannes, under which they co-acquire rights to foreign-language films to convert them to English for distribution in English-speaking territories using Flawless' TrueSync technology. German director Tom Tykwer's third movie to open the Berlinale, The Light revolves around a middle-class Berlin family nearing collapse as it faces an increasingly unstable world. When a mysterious, Syrian housekeeper enters their lives, the family's secrets and emotions are brought to light, while the housekeeper's hidden agenda threatens to reshape their world forever. 'The Light is a masterful film by one of the world's great filmmakers. We could not be more excited to add it to the list of works we have helped reach new audiences,' said Flawless Co-founders and Co-CEOs Scott Mann and Nick Lynes. 'As Flawless further expands its output, we look forward to continuing to work with industry-leading creatives like Tom, revitalizing the global film industry by responsibly implementing game-changing technology.' Under the deal, Flawless' Mann and Lynes, Teashop's James Harris, and XYZ's Maxime Cottray take Executive Producers credits on The Light. The film was produced by X Filme Creative Pool and co-produced by ZDF, Gold Rush Pictures, Gretchenfilm, and B.A. Filmproduktion. Other films co-acquired for North America by Flawless and XYZ under their partnership include Victor Danell's Watch The Skies, Stéphan Castang's Vincent Must Die, Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir Ibrahim's Tatami and Smugglers by Ryoo Seung-wan. Best of Deadline A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media Everything We Know About 'The Night Agent' Season 3 So Far 'A Complete Unknown's Monica Barbaro On Finally Meeting The 'Thoughtful And Wonderful' Joan Baez And A Sweet Moment With Ariana Grande
