Various Berlinale competition entries have found theatrical distribution in Germany straight away. For the third time in a row, Weltkino CEOs Dietmar Güntsche and Michael Kölmel bought the Golden Bear winner in Berlin ahead of the awards ceremony. This time, the Leipzig-based distribution company acquired the Italian documentary Fire at Sea [+lire aussi :
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Two further Berlinale competition titles have been acquired by Berlin-based distribution outfit Neue Visionen. CEO Torsten Frehse picked up German pregnancy drama 24 Weeks [+lire aussi :
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The romantic Tunisian drama Hedi [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Mohamed Ben Attia, for which Majd Mastoura received the Silver Bear for Best Actor, has been taken by independent distributor Arsenal. CEO Stefan Paul also bought the Swedish Christmas hit A Holy Mess [+lire aussi :
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Meanwhile, Michael Moore’s latest documentary, Where to Invade Next, was snapped up by Falcom. Constantin Film acquired John Michael McDonagh’s buddy comedy War on Everyone [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], starring Alexander Skarsgard and Michael Peña, which opened the Panorama section. Lastly, Capelight Pictures discovered Tammy Davis’ Born to Dance, about an upcoming hip-hop dancer, which was shown in the Generation 14plus programme.