Studiocanal Closes Cannes Sales; Paramount Takes 'The
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- Studiocanal closed sales on multiple Cannes Film Festival titles, with 'The Midnight Library' — starring and produced by Florence Pugh — emerging as one of the hottest properties at the market after a competitive bidding war.
- Paramount Pictures acquired 'The Midnight Library' for North America and numerous foreign territories, with Scanbox taking Scandinavia, Sun Africa Group/MultiChoice taking South Africa, and Filmcoopi taking Switzerland.
- Studiocanal will self-distribute 'The Midnight Library' across its own territory footprint, including the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia and New Zealand.
- Studiocanal also closed deals on Rudi Rosenberg's Un Certain Regard film 'Words of Love,' Volker Schlöndorff's 'Visitation,' Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 'Violette,' and Jeanne Herry's Cannes competition selection 'Another Day.'
- Studiocanal added further sales on Simon Stone's 'Elsinore,' Jonathan Schey's 'Everybody Wants to F*ck Me,' Danny Boyle's 'Ink,' and Fred Cavayé's 'Les Misérables,' with 'Elsinore' set for a 2027 U.S. release via LD Entertainment.
- Studiocanal is currently negotiating presales on a new Paddington animated film in addition to the completed Cannes deals.
- 'Everybody Wants to F*ck Me' secured wide international distribution, with Lionsgate taking India, Catchplay taking Taiwan, KTH taking South Korea, and Imagem taking Latin America.
Why it matters: Paramount beat out rival studios for the marquee Cannes title, giving the studio a prestige Pugh-led film for its slate and signaling Studiocanal's effectiveness in packaging international rights across more than a dozen films from A-list directors including Danny Boyle and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
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