03/05/2018 - Some tidy deals are on the cards at Cannes for the French sales agent, with Everybody Knows and The Wild Pear Tree

As ever very strongly positioned at the Cannes Film Festival, the international sales division of French company Memento Films will once again be in fine fettle thanks to its presence in the highest-profile showcase of the 71^st edition of the event (8-19 May). What’s more, the firm fully intends to reap all the benefits of this situation at the Film Market. 

Indeed, the team managed by Emilie Georges and headed up by head of sales Tanja Meissner will be negotiating deals for two contenders for the 2018 Palme d’Or: Everybody Knows [+see also:
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film profile] by Pierre Salvadori, which has been selected for the Directors’ Fortnight). 

At the Film Market, Memento Films International will be kicking off pre-sales for the US thriller Seberg [+see also:
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Pre-sales will also continue for several films in post-production: Curiosa [+see also:
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(Translated from French)