‘Don Quixote’ Producers Hit Back Over Rights Snafu After Paolo Branco Claims Another Court ‘Victory’
Exclusive: Producer Paolo Branco is not letting up in his pursuit of compensation over The Man Who Killed Don Quixote rights snafu. However, a statement sent to me today from the film’s producers indicates that they are not ceding ground either.
According to a statement from Branco on Wednesday, a Madrid court ruling from July 13 backs up previous London and Paris judgments that his Alfama Films has an improperly terminated contract with Don Quixote director Terry Gilliam.
The prolific Portuguese producer, whose credits include David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis and Raoul Ruiz’s Mysteries Of Lisbon, claims that his sales and production outfit Alfama is the “sole owner of exploitation rights in France” as well as much of the world.
The statement continues, “All funds acquired through contracts signed after the dated co-production contract of May 9, 2016 without the consent of Alfama Films are therefore illegal, including funding from Eurimages, the French distribution Mg,...
According to a statement from Branco on Wednesday, a Madrid court ruling from July 13 backs up previous London and Paris judgments that his Alfama Films has an improperly terminated contract with Don Quixote director Terry Gilliam.
The prolific Portuguese producer, whose credits include David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis and Raoul Ruiz’s Mysteries Of Lisbon, claims that his sales and production outfit Alfama is the “sole owner of exploitation rights in France” as well as much of the world.
The statement continues, “All funds acquired through contracts signed after the dated co-production contract of May 9, 2016 without the consent of Alfama Films are therefore illegal, including funding from Eurimages, the French distribution Mg,...
- 7/20/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
In the ongoing war of words and court filings over Terry Gilliam’s troubled The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, comes a new, strongly-stated missive. On behalf of French distributor Océan Films and the movie’s producers, the communiqué released today is titled “Why Paulo Branco Was Never, Is Not And Never Will Be The Producer Of Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote.”
This is a response to the latest move by Branco who, as part of a rights dispute, is seeking an injunction against the official closing night screening of the movie at the Cannes Film Festival. That matter is to be decided by a judge on May 7, one day before the festival kicks off.
To recap, Gilliam first began work on his passion project in 1989 and first started filming in 2000. After a series of ill-fated events, the movie was finally completed last year. The legal wrangle began in 2016 when...
This is a response to the latest move by Branco who, as part of a rights dispute, is seeking an injunction against the official closing night screening of the movie at the Cannes Film Festival. That matter is to be decided by a judge on May 7, one day before the festival kicks off.
To recap, Gilliam first began work on his passion project in 1989 and first started filming in 2000. After a series of ill-fated events, the movie was finally completed last year. The legal wrangle began in 2016 when...
- 5/2/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
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