A24 Signs Multi-Photo Deal With Canadian Sphere Films (Exclusive)

Canadian company Sphere Films has signed a multi-picture deal with A24 covering nine of the studio’s American films in the Canadian market.

Under the deal, Sphere Films will release stage images including Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun” in Cannes, which is currently showing as part of TIFF, and Ari Aster’s “Disappointment Blvd.” Starring Joaquin Phoenix. The latter is believed to be the largest production A24 to date.

The A24 deal comes on the heels of Sphere Films’ acquisition of the MK2 Mile End in April. “We felt that by joining a larger media company like Sphere would help our chances of being a bigger distributor than being a distributor on our own,” said Charles Tremblay, former president of MK2 Mile End and now president of Sphere Films.

“The A24 was aware of us, and they have been notified of the change in the sale to Sphere,” he continued. “But one of the reasons why it was so important for us to make a deal this big in terms of movies and the number of movies is that [A24] It is a very important provider of films in the market. We want to make sure we’re among the distributors they think of when they launch their titles.”

Other films in the deal include director Daina O. Pusic’s debut, “Tuesday,” starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus; “Funny Pages” by Owen Klein; Kelly Reichardt movie “Encore” starring Michelle Williams; Jesse Eisenberg’s debut, “When You’re Done Saving the World,” starring Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard; “God’s Creatures” directed by duo Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, and starring Emily Watson and Paul Mescal; and “Star at Noon” by Claire Denis and “Close” by Lucas Donut, both of which won the grand prize after their recent participation in the official competition in Cannes.

Tremblay noted that the A24’s ability to break into smaller demographics has attracted the distributor, which, like its international counterparts, is trying to bring audiences back to movie theaters.

“This guided my decision with the A24,” Tremblay said. “Everything Everywhere at Once” did a team job with younger audiences. In general, for more exciting films, the main audience is not the older audience. This forced us to evolve how we approach films aimed at younger audiences, who have shown that they are making a comeback.”

Tremblay added, “Sphere Films and A24 share a deep appreciation for innovative storytelling and original filmmaking, which makes this partnership especially exciting.”

While the company doesn’t have any production deals in place, Tremblay said Sphere is also “looking at other opportunities.”



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