Gabin Rivoire’s documentary “Laurent Garnier: Off the Record,” which explores the origins and rise of techno music through the eyes of one of its pioneers, has sold to multiple territories. The film screens on Saturday at both the Edinburgh and Karlovy Vary film festivals.
The documentary has been acquired in France by Condor Distribution, in Italy by Wanted Cinema, in Spain by Filmin, in Scandinavia by Njutafilms, in Russia by Beat Films, in Switzerland by Rts, and for Ex-Yugoslavia by McF Megacom. Anton, who co-financed and executive produced the film, is handling worldwide sales and is in discussion on closing other key territories.
Speaking exclusively to Variety prior to the film’s world premiere in May at Cph:dox festival in Copenhagen, DJ and music producer Garnier said that he had chosen Rivoire to helm the project because the filmmaker was able to capture the passion Garnier felt about dance music.
The documentary has been acquired in France by Condor Distribution, in Italy by Wanted Cinema, in Spain by Filmin, in Scandinavia by Njutafilms, in Russia by Beat Films, in Switzerland by Rts, and for Ex-Yugoslavia by McF Megacom. Anton, who co-financed and executive produced the film, is handling worldwide sales and is in discussion on closing other key territories.
Speaking exclusively to Variety prior to the film’s world premiere in May at Cph:dox festival in Copenhagen, DJ and music producer Garnier said that he had chosen Rivoire to helm the project because the filmmaker was able to capture the passion Garnier felt about dance music.
- 8/18/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Pioneering DJ Laurent Garnier on Documentary About His Life and Evolution of Dance Music (Exclusive)
Gabin Rivoire’s documentary “Laurent Garnier: Off the Record,” which explores the origins and rise of techno music through the eyes of one of its pioneers, is set to world premiere on May 7 in front of a live audience at the Cph:dox festival in Copenhagen. Anton, which is handling world sales, has released its first official trailer exclusively to Variety. Garnier, one of the world’s leading DJs and a well-respected music producer, talks to Variety from his home in France, which is still in lockdown, preventing him from traveling to the premiere, about how the film evolved, his love of techno, and how the pandemic caused him to stop listening to techno music for the first time in more than 30 years.
Garnier had been approached a few times by people wanting to make a documentary about his life, but wanted to “open the doors and work in trust” with a filmmaker,...
Garnier had been approached a few times by people wanting to make a documentary about his life, but wanted to “open the doors and work in trust” with a filmmaker,...
- 4/30/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Audiences will be required to show their ‘coronapas’ to enter cinemas.
Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (Cph:dox) has revealed it will screen 120 films when cinemas in Denmark reopen from May 6 and has added an additional world premiere to its line-up.
The number of films, which includes all 64 documentaries in its five competition strands, is understood to be much bigger than the festival had originally planned and will be shown across 10 different screens in Copenhagen from May 6-12.
The festival has also added the world premiere of Laurent Garnier: Off the Record, a portrait of one of the godfathers of house music,...
Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (Cph:dox) has revealed it will screen 120 films when cinemas in Denmark reopen from May 6 and has added an additional world premiere to its line-up.
The number of films, which includes all 64 documentaries in its five competition strands, is understood to be much bigger than the festival had originally planned and will be shown across 10 different screens in Copenhagen from May 6-12.
The festival has also added the world premiere of Laurent Garnier: Off the Record, a portrait of one of the godfathers of house music,...
- 4/29/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Sebastien Raybaud’s production, finance and sales house Anton has picked up worldwide sales rights to music documentary “Laurent Garnier: Off the Record,” and is presenting the project to buyers at the American Film Market.
The documentary looks at the life of one of the godfathers of house music, the pioneering DJ Laurent Garnier, from his emergence on the music scene in the 1980s to the present day, and follows him on his 2018-2019 global tour.
The film, currently in post-production, is directed by Gabin Rivoire (“Violence With Benefits”), with whom Garnier collaborates on the Yeah! Festival. Featuristic Films’ Julien Loeffler produced the project with associate producers James Kermack and Fabrice Smadja.
Anton’s Charlotte van Weede and Juliette Fourniez will handle U.S. and international sales.
Raybaud said: “The impact that electronic music has had on millions of people throughout the world is remarkable. Laurent Garnier has been one of its biggest ambassadors.
The documentary looks at the life of one of the godfathers of house music, the pioneering DJ Laurent Garnier, from his emergence on the music scene in the 1980s to the present day, and follows him on his 2018-2019 global tour.
The film, currently in post-production, is directed by Gabin Rivoire (“Violence With Benefits”), with whom Garnier collaborates on the Yeah! Festival. Featuristic Films’ Julien Loeffler produced the project with associate producers James Kermack and Fabrice Smadja.
Anton’s Charlotte van Weede and Juliette Fourniez will handle U.S. and international sales.
Raybaud said: “The impact that electronic music has had on millions of people throughout the world is remarkable. Laurent Garnier has been one of its biggest ambassadors.
- 11/6/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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