Sundance Deals: Science of Sleep goes to Warners
Filed under: Independent, Deals, Sundance, Warner Independent Pictures, Distribution, Cinematical Indie
That major bidding war David
Poland predicted, if it ever materialized in earnest, is now over. Warner Independent quietly revealed this afternoon
that they have picked up North American rights to Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep for something in the
neighborhood of $6 million. The film had its first North American screening last night, and was apparently coveted by
at least four different studios, with Focus rumored to be the leading contender. Warner Independent reportedly
put in their bid 20 minutes after the film ended last night, and word on the street is that they won out by agreeing to
take fewer territories from French financier Gaumont. Warner's indie arm plans to release
the film, which stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg, and which we'll be reviewing later in the week,
platform-style later this year.
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