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NEW YORK (September 21, 2017) –
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all
rights in North America, Latin America and Scandanavia to Samuel Maoz's
FOXTROT. The film is the official Oscar submission from Israel and has
screened at the Venice, Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals to rave
reviews. It won the Grand Jury prize at Venice, as well as eight Ophir
Awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor.
With
biting humor and social satire, FOXTROT dances with fate. An Israeli
couple opens their door, only to see army officials on their doorstep
who tell them their soldier son has been killed. Much of the film deals
with the young soldier as he mans an isolated checkpoint.
Having
worked together previously on LEBANON, FOXTROT marks the second film
between Maoz and Sony Pictures Classics. The Match Factory and Sony
Pictures Classics have partnered together on a number of films including
THE LUNCHBOX, WALTZ WITH BASHIR and most recently TONI ERDMANN.
"FOXTROT
is a rare, fresh, suspenseful and important movie. Once you've
experienced all of its surprises, you will never be the same. It is
great to be in business with Samuel, Eitan Mansuri, and Michael Weber
from The Match Factory once again," said Sony Pictures Classics.
Said
Samuel Maoz, "It was a huge compliment when Sony Pictures Classics took
my first film LEBANON and now I’m proud and glad they did it again. I
think it’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
"The rhythm
has changed, in 2009 it was the Waltz (with Bashir), this time its the
Foxtrot, I’m delighted about dancing with my friends at Sony Pictures
Classics again," stated Michael Weber.
"We are happy and
excited to go in the Oscar journey together with Sony Pictures Classics,
it’s the best fit for our film," added Eitan Mansuri.
FOXTROT
is produced by Eitan Mansuri of Spiro Films, Michael Weber and Viola
Fügen of Pola Pandora, Cedomir Kolar and Marc Baschet of A.S.A.P. Films
and Michel Merkt of KNM and is co-produced by Jonathan Doweck of Spiro
Films and Jamal Zeinal Zade of Bord Cadre films.
The deal was negotiated between Sony Pictures Classics and The Match Factory with ICM Partners, who co-repped the film.
ABOUT SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
Michael
Barker and Tom Bernard serve as co-presidents of Sony Pictures
Classics—an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment they
founded with Marcie Bloom in January 1992, which distributes, produces,
and acquires independent films from around the world. Barker and
Bernard have released prestigious films that have won 37 Academy Awards®
(33 of those at Sony Pictures Classics) and have garnered 163 Academy
Award® nominations (137 at Sony Pictures Classics) including Best
Picture nominations for WHIPLASH, AMOUR, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, AN
EDUCATION, CAPOTE, HOWARDS END, AND CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.
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America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global
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