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Arclight Films has sold Michael Lembeck's comedy-drama Queen Bees to a host of international territories. MGM has picked up Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Iceland, UK, Middle East, Greece, Portugal/Portuguese-speaking Africa, CIS/Russia, India, South Africa, Pan Asia Pay TV, Caribbean Basin and Latin…

Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights from Arclight Films, to distribute dramatic comedy Queen Bees which stars Ellen Burstyn, James Caan, Ann-Margret, Jane Curtin, Christopher Lloyd, Loretta Devine, Elizabeth Mitchell, and French Stewart. A theatrical and PVOD release of June 11 is currently…

Arclight Films' Chasing Wonders has locked North American distribution with Gravitas on its coming of age film, Chasing Wonders directed by Paul Meins. A theatrical and on-demand release is scheduled for June 4. Arclight is handling global sales for the pic. Set in the lush wine country landscapes of Australia and…

Matt Rife (Wild 'N Out) and Clare Grant (Changeland) are set to star in psychological thriller The Private Eye, along with Eric Roberts (Runaway Train), Erik Griffin (Workaholics), Denzel Whitaker (Black Panther), Eugenia Kuzmina (The Gentlemen), Elijah Boothe (Luke Cage), Jihad Reeves (All American), King Chip (Shooto…

EXCLUSIVE: Cameras are already rolling in Northern Rivers, Australia on Seriously Red, the musical dramedy that reps the first feature from Rose Byrne’s Dollhouse Pictures. While Dollhouse launched five years ago, and the Seriously Red screenplay by Krew Boylan has been in the fold, we can tell you that Byrne will be…

Arclight Films has secured all U.S. distribution rights with Well Go USA for the action-adventure Tomiris, about legendary Queen Tomiris. The movie was released in Kazakhstan on Oct. 1 and became one of the country’s highest grossing movies. Starring Kazakhstan stars Almira Tursyn (as Tomiris), Adil Akhmetov (as…

EXCLUSIVE: Well Go USA has struck a deal with Arclight Films for U.S. rights to Brandon Cronenberg's (Antiviral) upcoming sophomore sci-fi thriller Possessor, I can reveal. As we broke in Cannes, the film is due to star Andrea Riseborough (The Death Of Stalin) and Christopher Abbot (Catch 22). Possessor centers on…

Louis Shaw Milito and Phil Conserva’s recently launched Boilermaker Entertainment has signed a multi-picture deal with Arclight Films. Under the pact, Boilermaker and Arclight will develop and produce a minimum of four films over the course of five years. The first project to come out of the partnership will be based…

EXCLUSIVE: In the second sassy project we can reveal this morning in Cannes, Birdman star Andrea Riseborough and fast-rising Christopher Abbott (First Man) will lead Brandon Cronenberg's sophomore feature Possessor. Cronenberg’s 2012 body-horror debut Antiviral played at festivals including Cannes, Toronto and London…

EXCLUSIVE: David U Lee’s Beijing and LA-based Leeding Media has entered a multi-picture deal with sales and finance company Arclight Films. The partners will start off the relationship with the English-language Safecracker. Leeding will co-finance and oversee production on the heist pic which is being produced by Andre…

A new initiative to develop official Australian-Chinese co-productions, Chinalight begins accepting submissions today. Hatched by Oz-based international sales outfit Arclight Films and supported by Screen Australia's Enterprise program, the scheme is seeking Australian talent, including writers, producers and…

Harvey Keitel and Sonia Braga are set to star in Fatima, a project about three children who experience the supernatural and accept their quest to bring a message of peace to the world. Marco Pontecorvo is directing and Arclight Films is launching sales on the project to buyers in Cannes. Based on a true story…