Filmnation Entertainment to Sell John Carney's Sing Street In

FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT TO SELL JOHN CARNEY’S SING STREET IN BERLIN U2’s BONO AND THE EDGE TO BE INVOLVED IN LONGTIME FRIEND CARNEY’S LATEST PROJECT New York – February 6, 2014 – FilmNation Entertainment announced today that they will handle international sales for the newly announced project, SING STREET, by director/writer John Carney (ONCE, CAN A SONG SAVE YOUR LIFE?). Sales are beginning now at the European Film Market in Berlin. Following their longstanding relationship with Carney, U2’s Bono and The Edge will be involved in the film’s music and will be involved in the film itself. This will be a co-production with Anthony Bregman (Likely Story) and John Carney (Distressed Films) in partnership with Kevin Frakes (PalmStar) and Raj Brinder Singh (Merced Media Partners) in the US along with Paul Trijbits and Christian Grass (FilmWave) in the UK. WME are handling the US rights for the film. "John Carney has carved out a genre of his own -- beautiful, soulful movies packed with longing, love, and music. Sing Street is his Cinema Paradiso -- the musical film answer to where it all came from," said Bregman. The film, which is semi-autobiographical, inspired by John’s life and love for music, tells the story of 14-year-old "Cosmo", a kid growing up in 80’s Dublin. Cosmo must break free of a home strained by his parents’ relationship and money troubles, deal with his drop-out older brother’s antics, and survive a new public school where the kids are rough and the brothers are tougher. So he writes a song, forms a scrappy band with some school mates, writes more songs, and shoots some wicked music videos. How to shoot pop videos in a recession ridden country? Beg, borrow and steal. And steal. But when he realizes he can't save his family, he must make a family of his own. What better way than to start than to run away with 15-year-old wannabe model girlfriend across the sea to London, the Emerald city, where their shared dreams might, or might not come true. Principal photography will begin this summer in Dublin. ABOUT FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT Founded in 2008 by veteran international film executive Glen Basner, FilmNation Entertainment is a new kind of film company – global, versatile and full-service; and is a go-to destination for many of the world’s most renowned filmmakers (including Steven Soderbergh, Terrence Malick, Pedro Almodóvar, Jeff Nichols, Sofia Coppola, J.C Chandor and Anton Corbijn). FilmNation can board a project in a myriad of ways (as a producer, financier, sales agent, international distributor or marketer) and at any stage in a film’s lifespan including development. FilmNation titles have grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office and the future looks to be even more successful with the company’s diversified global sales slate and the company’s own productions led by production vet Aaron Ryder. FilmNation has also forged a number of strategic relationships with some of the most prolific, respected producers and financiers operating in the film. # # # PRESS CONTACT Selena Saldana, FilmNation Entertainment, 917-484-8914, [email protected] .

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