Japanese film sales company Free Stone Productions has expanded both its new movie line-up and its stock of library titles ahead of next week’s Tiffcom and the American Film Market.
Its back catalog has grown with the addition of the Zero Pictures roster. Zero has been active since 2001 and is a production company and talent agency that unites actor-director Okuda Eiji and the director Ando Momoko, and which focuses on director-oriented, quality films.
“The digital market has expanded due to the Covid-19. Since the Last Cannes market, there is more demand from digital platforms,” Free Stone founder Takamatsu Miyuki told Variety.
“We picked up one of (Zero’s) titles ‘0.5mm’ for international sales in the past, and we enjoyed working with them. That’s how we got to know that they had a great library of independent titles. We take the view that good films last forever, and that...
Its back catalog has grown with the addition of the Zero Pictures roster. Zero has been active since 2001 and is a production company and talent agency that unites actor-director Okuda Eiji and the director Ando Momoko, and which focuses on director-oriented, quality films.
“The digital market has expanded due to the Covid-19. Since the Last Cannes market, there is more demand from digital platforms,” Free Stone founder Takamatsu Miyuki told Variety.
“We picked up one of (Zero’s) titles ‘0.5mm’ for international sales in the past, and we enjoyed working with them. That’s how we got to know that they had a great library of independent titles. We take the view that good films last forever, and that...
- 10/31/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety - Film News
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