EXCLUSIVE: Neon has prebought North American rights to Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Worth, the newest venture from the Norwegian director that stars Renate Reinsve.
It marks the second collaboration for Neon, Trier and Reinsve after 2021’s The Worst Particular person In The World, which was nominated for a Finest Worldwide Function Oscar in 2022 in addition to Finest Unique Screenplay. That venture additionally performed in Competitors on the Cannes Movie Pageant the 12 months prior, the place it earned Reinsve the Finest Actress Award.
Eskil Vogt and Trier wrote the screenplay of Sentimental Worth, which is described as a household drama about two sisters compelled to take care of their estranged father following the loss of life of their mom. Neon is planning a 2025 theatrical launch for the title.
The movie is produced by Maria Ekerhovd for Mer Movie, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar for Eye Eye Photos, Lizette Jonjic and Sisse Graum for Denmark/Sweden’s Zentropa, Juliette Schrameck for Agat Movies, Nathanaël Karmitz and Elisha Karmitz for MK2 Productions and Janine Jackowski and Jonas Dornbach for Germany’s Komplizen.
The movie is ready to start taking pictures in Norway and France in August.
Neon’s President of Acquisitions & Manufacturing Jeff Deutchman negotiated the take care of Mer Movie’s Ekerhovd and Eye Eye’s Ottmar on behalf of the filmmakers. MK2 is representing the worldwide gross sales rights and launched the movie to consumers in Cannes.
Trier and Vogt had been nominated for an Oscar for his or her screenplay for The Worst Particular person within the World, which premiered at Cannes in 2021, the place Neon picked up the home rights. The movie accomplished their Oslo Trilogy following Reprise (2006) and Oslo, August thirty first (2011).
Reinsve can be starring in Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel’s Armand, which premiered at Cannes in Un Sure Regard on Saturday. She additionally stars in upcoming title Dealing with the Undead from director Thea Hvistendahl which may also be distributed by Neon, and A Completely different Man from Aaron Schimberg, each of which premiered at this 12 months’s Sundance Movie Pageant.
Neon has been lively on the acquisition entrance right here in Cannes this 12 months, most lately choosing up the North American rights to Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig and U.S. rights to Osgood Perkins title The Monkey starring Theo James.
It’s repping worldwide rights to Osgood Perkins’ Keeper, starring Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland by its gross sales strand headed up by Kristen Figeroid. Neon additionally lately introduced it was taking North American rights to Julia Ducournau’s Alpha and The Unknown from Arthur Harari.
The corporate additionally has Sean Baker’s latest title Anora, which is premiering in Competitors in Cannes tonight.
Trier is reppped by Casarotto Ramsay & Associates and UTA. Vogt is repped by Casarotto Ramsay & Associates and CAA. Reinsve is repped by CAA.