Jerzy Skolimowski’s ‘EO’ Wins Arab Critics’ Awards for European Movies

AWARD WINNER

Jerzy Skolimowski’s “EO” has picked up the Arab Critics’ Awards for European Movie on the Cairo Worldwide Movie Pageant. The ceremony, offered by European Movie Promotion and Arab Cinemal Heart, passed off on Thursday on the Cairo Opera home.

“EO,” a few liberated circus donkey, can also be Poland’s international movie Oscars entry. Lorenzo Zurzolo and Isabelle Huppert star within the movie, which is about for a Center East and North Africa launched early subsequent yr.

“I’m extremely glad that ‘EO’ has been appreciated by the Arab Critics’ Circle because it should imply that my easy story of a donkey has moved individuals’s hearts throughout totally different cultures,” mentioned Skolimowski. “It’s particularly essential to me that this plea for empathy for animals appears so common. I thank all viewers who determined to observe the movie and all of the critics who voted for ‘EO.’ We’re additionally very proud to have Entrance Row as our distributors within the territory who might be bringing our movie to native audiences quickly.”

FLASH MOB

U.Okay. customers at London’s Westfield White Metropolis mall loved a contact of pixie mud yesterday when Disney+ U.Okay.’s advertising and marketing division organized for a dancing flash mob to rejoice the 11/18 launch of “Disenchanted.”

Led by “Strictly Come Dancing” skilled dancer Oti Mabuse, clad in a powder blue princess costume, the flash mob twirled and danced alongside to Idina Menzel’s monitor “Love Energy,” which options within the movie.

Choreographer Richard Marcel (“Strictly Come Dancing”) devised the flash mob’s routine.

“Disenchanted” reunites Menzel with Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey because the trio battle to search out their “fortunately ever afters.”

“Musical storytelling is a ardour of mine, so I’m delighted to listen to that the tune was dropped at life by Oti Mabuse and the dance troupe by way of a tremendous flash mob for Disney+,” mentioned Menzel. “I hope to see extra followers bursting into tune and dance like we did within the movie.”

HIRES

Blue Ant Media’s international distribution arm, Blue Ant Worldwide, has tapped Sarah Hussain as director of gross sales and acquisitions. Hussain, who joins from Vice Media Group, will oversee pre-sales, content material licensing and partnerships in addition to help acquisitions within the Center East, Africa, Benelux and ancillary gross sales.

She might be primarily based in London, reporting into SVP for worldwide gross sales and partnerships Gerbrig Blanksma and Lilla Hurst, international head of acquisitions & partnerships. She beforehand labored at A+E Networks.

“Sarah focuses on rising attain for producers in growing markets and has a deep connection to the Center East, Africa and Benelux, which our purchasers can now faucet into,” says Blanksma. “Her confirmed monitor file maximizing market alternatives and nurturing long-term relationships with platform companions is pivotal to develop our benefit in these areas.”