Kino Lorber officially announced that it has signed a multi-year distribution deal with Carlotta Films US as home entertainment distributor in the U.S. for packaged and digital media. The first release under the new distribution deal will be Charles Lane's acclaimed modern silent film and landmark independent classic Sidewalk Stories in October, on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD.
Carlotta Films is committed to promoting film history by bringing audiences the best in recent independent films and classic revivals. Recent and upcoming theatrical releases from Carlotta include
Sidewalk Stories;
Mauvais Sang, the award-winning film from Leos Carax and starring Juliette Binoche; Orson Welles' acclaimed Shakespeare adaptation
Othello;
Boy Meets Girl, directed by Leos Carax and winner of the Award of the Youth at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival; and
Mr. X, a documentary about the mysterious and enigmatic filmmaker Leos Carax directed by Tessa Louise-Salomé.
The deal was negotiated by Kino Lorber CEO Richard Lorber and Carlotta Films founder and manager Vincent Paul-Boncour. "We're proud and happy to work closely with Kino Lorber, Richard Lorber and his talented team, to bring to American audiences our releases on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD. Sharing a similar philosophy about repertory, Kino Lorber is the perfect match for Carlotta Films US. In parallel with our activity as a theatrical distributor, our video releases will extend the life of our films, of our acquisitions and the work we have been doing for 18 years in France (and now in the US) on cinema history," said Vincent Paul-Boncour.
Richard Lorber said, "Vincent has built a distinguished and enviable brand in France. We're honored to partner with a label of such curatorial distinction, extending it to the U.S. Carlotta and Kino Lorber converge in our vision and will strongly complement each other as we advance the cause of quality cinema in North America."