Berlin-based distributor DCM has secured Wim Wenders’ Cannes Double Pack, securing German screening rights for two of Wenders’ Cannes screenings: Competition TitlePerfect Days and the 3D documentary Anselm , which is a special screening of the festival.
21 years old German film legend , director Wings of Desire and 1984 Palme d’Or winner Paris, Texas , doing double duty at this year’s festival. His Tokyo-set TV seriesPerfect Days follows a Tokyo toilet cleaner (played by Koji Yakusho) who works in some of the city’s most spectacularly designed public facilities. Documentary Anselm is a 3D silhouette of German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer, billed as as a companion piece to to his artistic hit Pina, from the 3D perspective of legendary German dance theater pioneer Pina Bausch from 1984.
“We are delighted to be working with Wim Wenders and his team from Road Movies, Wenders Images and the Wim Wenders Foundation for a long time,” DCM. “In addition to our documentary Anselm , which will be released in theaters this fall, we are currently co-producing a second film [with Wenders]: Portrait of renowned architect Peter Zumthor, titled ForThe Secret of Places. Amidst all of this, WimPerfect Days has a surprise for us: a Tokyo-set His tender, soulful story has had a profound impact on the audience.”
DCM will be held in October at Germany publishes Anselm and Perfect Days December 21. The distributor has acquired Anselm from HanWay Films and Perfect Days from Wim Wenders Stifftung. The Match Factory is handling the worldwide rights to the film.
