http://lookforthenines.com/forums/ The Sevens Topic: The Nines sold at Venice (press release) en Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:40:11 +0000 http://lookforthenines.com/forums/topic/the-nines-sold-at-venice-press-release#post-146 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:32:00 +0000 Wildfire 146@http://lookforthenines.com/forums/ <p>Wow, that's great news well done! </p> http://lookforthenines.com/forums/topic/the-nines-sold-at-venice-press-release#post-142 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:48:19 +0000 John 142@http://lookforthenines.com/forums/ <p>GreeneStreet sells The Nines on back of Venice Critics Week screening<br /> Non-Stop in Scandinavia, Playarte in Brazil and Ster Kinekor in South Africa among buyers committing to John August's directorial debut.</p> <p>Jeremy Kay in Los Angeles<br /> 04 Sep 2007 05:15 </p> <p>Ariel Veneziano of GreeneStreet Films International has closed a slew of sales in Venice on John August's feature directorial debut The Nines.</p> <p>Rights have gone to: Argentina (Telexcel), Brazil (Playarte), Eastern Europe (Blue Sky), Greece (Village Roadshow), Iceland (Sena), Israel (Forum Film), the Middle East (Italia Film), Portugal (Castelo Lopes), Scandinavia (Non-Stop), South Africa (Ster Kinekor) and Turkey (D Productions). Optimum holds UK rights.</p> <p>"Coming in to Venice we expected a strong response to the film and we haven't been disappointed," Veneziano said. "We couldn't be more pleased with the sales this film is generating.</p> <p>The film, which played in Critics Week at the Venice Film Festival, stars Ryan Reynolds as a troubled film star, a video game designer and a television show runner whose lives intertwine mysteriously. Hope Davis and Elle Fanning also star.</p> <p>Newmarket Films holds domestic rights. August's screenwriting credits include Big Fish, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Charlie's Angels, and Go. </p>