Cristo travelled to Cannes last Friday, celebrating the world premiere of his latest collaboration with Jordan Firstman! Produced by Oscar winning Alex Coco (Anora) the film hit a nerve with the audience. After a dazzling bidding war, A24 bought global rights. DEADLINE: A24 has swooped on Jordan Firstman’s Un Certain Regard breakout Club Kid following a highly competitive bidding war. The film, which world premiered on Friday at the Debussy Theater last Friday, drew rave responses from both audiences and critics and was the talk of the festival and market over the first weekend. Multiple studio suitors were in for the movie with Deadline hearing that the deal grew and grew following its premiere, to surpass the eight figure mark. It eventually closed in the high teens. During the film’s seven-minute Cannes ovation, lead actress Cara Delevingne teared up. Firstman, who also wrote and stars, picked up costar Reggie Absolom (who plays the son of Firstman’s character in the film) and started a chant in his honor. They are joined in the cast by Diego Calva (Babylon, On Swift Horses) and Eldar Isgandarov… Tags: Cannes, Club Kid, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Jordan Firstman
