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Paris-based distributor Le Pacte has acquired French rights to Francis Ford Coppola’s ambitious $120 million self-financed epic ‘Megalopolis,’ according to a report from Le Point magazine. The acquisition comes ahead of the film’s world premiere in Competition at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. Le Pacte CEO Jean Labadie played down the reports but did not deny talks, stating that nothing has been signed yet. The deal for Le Pacte to distribute ‘Megalopolis’ in France has raised questions about its financial implications due to France’s strict windowing rules, which require a 17-month gap between a theatrical release and a film’s launch on streaming platforms. However, Le Pacte has a history of savvy acquisitions, including Justine Triet’s Oscar-winning ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ and Maïwenn’s ‘Jeanne du Barry’ starring Johnny Depp.

Francis Ford Coppola’s ambitious epic ‘Megalopolis’ is set to premiere at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and has already secured a distribution deal with the French company Le Pacte. Despite the film’s substantial budget and high financial demands, Le Pacte has stepped up to distribute ‘Megalopolis’ in France, a key market for the film’s international release.

Leading French production-distribution company Le Pacte has joined the upcoming 2D animated feature project “Conference of the Birds” as a co-producer, French distributor, and international sales agent. The film, part of the five-title Annecy Showcase at the Animation Day of the Cannes Film Festival, will feature the voices of Golshifteh Farahani and Louis Garrel. Based on Farid al-Din Attar’s 900-year-old Persian poem, “Conference of the Birds” follows a flock of birds seeking the legendary bird Simorgh for solutions to their problems. The film is directed by Caroline Piochon and Atiq Rahimi, a French-Afghan writer and filmmaker known for winning the prestigious Prix Goncourt literary prize. With a background in European animated features such as “The Secret of Kells” and “Klaus,” Piochon brings her expertise to the project, while Rahimi makes his animation debut. Jean Labadie of Le Pacte expressed his admiration for the original text, calling it one of the most important works of human history.