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Oscilloscope Laboratories Acquires Ann Oren’s ‘Objet a’ Ahead of Locarno World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired the North American distribution rights to "Objet a," ahead of its world premiere in the international competition at the 2026 Locarno Film Festival. Written and directed by Ann Oren and co-written by Geoffroy Grison, the deal marks the second collaboration between the distributor and Oren, following the 2023 US release of her acclaimed debut feature "Piaffe."
The film stars Aenne Schwarz, Louis Hofmann, Simone Bucio and Georg Friedrich, and follows two hand surgeons, Ingeborg and Adam, whose relationship is upended when a mysterious woman named Gaia enters their lives. Oscilloscope's SVP of acquisitions, Aaron Katz, praised Oren as a "visionary artist," while the director said the film explores human desire and its connection to the natural world. "Objet a" is Oren's return to Locarno after "Piaffe" premiered there in 2022, and is produced by Schuldenberg Films with several European co-producers and funding bodies.
In short
- Oscilloscope buys North American rights to Ann Oren's "Objet a"
- Film premieres in Locarno's international competition in 2026
- Second Oscilloscope-Oren deal after 2023's "Piaffe"
Explained simply
Ann Oren is a film director whose debut feature "Piaffe" premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland in 2022 and was released in the United States in 2023. Her second feature, "Objet a," will have its world premiere at the same festival in 2026.
"Objet a" follows two hand surgeons, Ingeborg and Adam, whose relationship is disrupted when a mysterious woman named Gaia enters their lives. The film stars Aenne Schwarz, Louis Hofmann, Simone Bucio and Georg Friedrich.
According to Oren, the film explores human desire and its connection to the natural world. The production involved European filmmaking companies and funding bodies.