Panahi's 'Not a Film' sells U.S., U.K. privileges

"This Isn't a movieInchPalisades Tartan has clicked up U.S. and U.K. privileges to "This Isn't a movie,'' the clandestine picture about Iranian director Jafar Panahi, from Wide Management.Deal was introduced Wednesday, per week after Iranian government bodies banned documentary filmmaker Mojtaba Mirtahmasb -- who co-helmed "This Isn't a movieInch with Jafar Panahi -- from traveling outdoors the nation. The objective of the trip ended up being to promote in france they theatrical discharge of "This Isn't a movieInch before flying onto the Toronto Film Festival to go to the Canadian premiere."This film is of indisputable importance today, especially among the present Middle Eastern unrest," stated Palisades leader-Boss Soumya Sriraman on Wednesday. Mirtahmasb was permitted to go to the Cannes Film Festival in May for that world preem of "Not really a Film," that was shot almost entirely in Panahi's apartment on video as well as an apple iphone just for $4,500. Devoted to any or all Iranian filmmakers, it had been smuggled to France on the USB thumb drive hidden in the cake. Panahi freely supported the opposition party in Iran's 2009 election, producing a six-year prison sentence along with a 20-year prohibit from filmmaking and performing interviews with foreign press. Panahi, whose work includes "Offside" and "The Circle," is presently under house arrest. "This Isn't a Film'' is compiled by and stars Panahi. It tested in Toronto on Thursday and Friday, the very first 2 days from the fest. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com