One of the projects AAA Entertainment and Koan Inc will be collaborating on, is
Sjambok, an international feature film produced by Susan Douglas of Double D Producations and Nigel Wooll, producer of major blockbusters including
GI Jane,
Patriot Games and
Miss Potter.
AAA Entertainment will be co-producing and seeking additional financing in
Cannes for this feature, that is written and directed by South African Rudolf Buitendach. US-based Koan Inc will be handling all international sales and distribution. The film will have a top international cast, through the film’s casting partners and executive producers Brillstein Entertainment, alongside established South African veteran actors and is set to start production in 2017.
AAA Entertainment will also be hosting an exclusive VIP cocktail event along the croisette with partners Finnish tech company, Striim, as well as the
Joburg International Film Festival, which will be taking place from Friday, 28 October to Saturday, 5 November, scheduled to coincide with partner event,
DISCOP Africa, Africa’s largest TV content market. Surprise announcements are expected to be made on the night and guests can expect to taste South African flavours of music and culture.
AAA Entertainment is very optimistic about finding deals at this year’s
Cannes Festival as head of sales Pascal Schmitz explains, “This year we are taking some of South Africa’s best films of 2016 to the market, including the wildly successful
Happiness is a Four Letter Word, for which we have great expectations of securing lucrative distribution deals for several global territories. We are also excited to be working so closely with our new international partners and bring the world’s attention to South Africa as a shooting destination and the stories we have to tell.”
For more information, visit
www.aaa-entertain.com.