Quiver Acquires U.S. Rights To Jérémy Comte's 'Paradise' — SkimNews
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- Quiver Distribution acquired U.S. rights to Jérémy Comte's debut feature "Paradise" and is planning a winter theatrical release, according to the exclusive.
- The Canada-France-Ghana co-production had its world premiere in the Panorama section of the Berlinale earlier this year, with WME and Global Constellation negotiating the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.
- "Paradise" follows two teenagers — Kojo on the streets of Accra and Tony in a Quebec suburb — whose lives intertwine through their separate searches for absent fathers, with Kojo drawn into street gangs and Tony uncovering a mysterious sailor connected to his mother.
- The film stars Daniel Atsu Hukporti, Joey Boivin-Desmeules, and Évelyne de la Chenelière, written by Comte and Will Niava, and produced by Tim Ringuette (Entract Studios), Anne-Marie Gélinas (EMAfilms), and Fabien Westerhoff under Constellation Productions.
- Director Jérémy Comte previously earned an Academy Award nomination and Sundance Special Jury Prize for his short "Fauve," and has wrapped principal photography on his second feature "Eléo & Nova," produced by Roger Frappier.
- Elevation Pictures is releasing the film in Canada, while Tandem Films released it theatrically in France in August; Global Constellation handles international sales.
- Quiver Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman called the film "deeply cinematic and emotionally resonant," highlighting its balance of "intimacy and expansive scope."
Why it matters: Quiver's U.S. pickup gives Comte's feature debut an American theatrical window this winter after his Oscar-nominated short 'Fauve' established his pedigree — and it arrives alongside confirmed Canadian (Elevation Pictures) and French (Tandem Films) releases already in market or in theaters.
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