12/02/2011

Mario Martone’s We Believed [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Mario Martone
interview: Mario Martone
film profile] will be distributed in Australia, Gabriele Salvatores’ Happy Family [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] in Brazil, Stefano Incerti’s Gorbaciof [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Stefano Incerti
film profile] in Scandinavia and Renzo Martinelli’s Barbarossa [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] will be seen in the UK. These are the first international deals on the Italian films being handled by RAI Trade just two days into the European Film Market at the Berlinale.

Says RAI Trade Managing Director Carlo Nardello: "The start to this festival proves once more our sales competitiveness in terms of Italian product on the international market. Our slate includes films that have great stories, high budgets, are in English, and so forth ".

In Berlin, a new important collaboration with distributors in Australia and New Zealand was struck. Ten Italian films will be shown there in the upcoming months, including: We Believed, Gorbaciof, Malavoglia [+see also:
trailer
film profile], Dark Love [+see also:
trailer
film profile], 18 Years Later [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], I Am With You [+see also:
trailer
film profile], Una sconfinata giovinezza [+see also:
trailer
film profile], Le cose che restano, Il primo incarico [+see also:
trailer
film profile] and La scomparsa di Patò [+see also:
trailer
film profile].

Buyers and broadcasters are evaluating and have begun negotiations on We Believed, which Martone premiered at Venice 2010 and continues to be one of the most sought-after local title at international festivals. It will next play Tokyo, New Delhi, London and CHIna.

(Translated from Italian)