Italy’s Oscar Submission ‘Notturno’ Lands U.S. Deal At Neon’s Super Ltd

Dec 14, 2020 248

BY: Patrick Hipes

Neon’s boutique label Super Ltd has acquired North American distribution rights to Notturno, the feature documentary from Gianfranco Rosi that recently was submitted by Italy to be that country’s submission to the 2021 International Oscar race. No word yet on a release plan for the pic, which bowed at this year’s Venice Film Festival.

Super Ltd last year released Honeyland, which went on to score Best Documentary and Best International Feature Film noms — a first. Shot over three years, Notturno tracks people living along the war-torn borders of Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria and Lebanon and is the latest from Rosi, whose migration-themed Fire at Sea was nominated for an Oscar in 2017 and won the 2016 Berlin Golden Bear. Rosi’s Sacro GRA won the 2013 Venice Golden Lion.

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SOURCE: https://www.yahoo.com

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