Studiocanal Sells ‘The Night Logan Woke Up,’ ‘The Vow,’ First Docs as It Launches ‘Of Money and Blood,’ ‘The Trigger’ at Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comStudiocanal, part of Vivendi’s Canal+ Group, has rolled out robust sales on Xavier Dolan’s Sundance-selected psychological thriller “The Night Logan Woke Up,” Spanish period drama “The Vow” and a bevy of first documentaries.
The deals underscore the continuing upside for Studiocanal of illustrious cinema talent exploring premium TV direction, as well as the company’s beneficial diversification into documentary sales and daily series.
A Sundance world premiere and Canal+ original based on Michel Marc Bouchard’s play “La Nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s’est réveille,” “The Night Logan Woke Up” has sold to Netflix for the U.S., Star Channel Japan, SBS Australia, Filmin for Spain and Portugal and WDR Germany, among major territories.
Among a slew of deals, “Logan,” which marks the first TV series from Cannes Jury Prize-winning Quebecois actor-director Dolan, has also been licensed by Studiocanal to BeTV Belgium, Lumiere Benelux, LTV Latvia, Canal+ Poland, ANT1+ Greece RTP Portugal, Canal+ Austria, SRF Switzerland and BLUTV Turkey. “The series is travelling very well following its world premiere at Sundance.
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