Paradise City Sales (Int Sales company: We Are All Strangers starring Paul Mescal) boards The Echo Chamber starring Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina). The film follows a love story between two lovers who chase, drift apart, and search for a way back to each other.
Mediawan and Goodfellas sports-focused label Round 12 acquires its first sale of a Cannes title with the documentary The Match. The film takes a closer look at the iconic 1986 World Cup Quarter Final game between Argentina and England, with the production outfit committed to developing both scripted and non-scripted projects set in the world of sports.
BFI reveals their slate for the annual Great 8 showcase, including an upcoming drama film starring Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing) in his first leading role.
Ken Loach, the legendary British social-realist director, returns to Cannes for the first time in three years for a screening of his 1995 Spanish Civil War drama Land and Freedom.
MoreThan Films (Int Sales: Blue Heron) boards international sales of Swiss-French drama Summer Drift. The film follows a luxury watch factory worker who restores her aging VW Beetle, forcing her back into a male-dominated world of mechanics while confronting questions of labor and identity.