AFTRS alumnus Cate Shortland (Graduate Diploma Directing, 2000) has just seen her latest feature, Lore, set in the aftermath of WWII Germany, sold to the US.
Written by Cate Shortland and Robin Mukherjee Lore has
been picked up by Music Box through French-based international
sales agent Memento Films.
An Australian/German/UK co-pro the feature is an adaptation of
Rachel Seiffert's The Dark Room a story of a young German
girl who must get her four younger siblings to her grandmother on
the other side of the country after her Nazi parents are arrested
by Allied Forces.
Internationally, the film has also sold into Brazil, South Korea,
Isreal and Colombia and will be distributed locally by Transmission
Films. Liz Watts the film's producer said: "Lore has had
very nice pre-sales. We'll be going into full swing at Cannes
Market."
We look forward to the trailer which is due out in May…
Still: Lore
