Artificial Eye on 'Trishna' rights

LONDON -- Brit indie distrib Artificial Eye has clicked on up U.K. and Irish rights for Michael Winterbottom's "Trishna." Pic, starring Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed, can be a contempo re-imagining of Thomas Hardy's "Tess in the D'Ubervilles" occur India, that notifies the story in the boy from the wealthy property developer who begins a troubled relationship while using daughter from the autorickshaw owner. Acquisition is available in front from the pic's U.K. preem within the London Film Festival inside a couple of days. Deal was talked about by Bankside Films' mind of promoting and customers Stephen Kelliher and Artificial Eye Boss Louisa Dent. Winterbottom and Melissa Parmenter produced the pic, which was funded by Bankside as well as the now shuttered U.K. Film Council together with VTR Media Possibilities, Bob Film Sweden and Film i Huge while using support in the Swedish Film Institute. Pic preemed within the Toronto Film Festival lately. Artificial Eye is arranging a spring release for your pic in Blighty. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com