Celluloïd Dreams’s top sales
The European line-up’s quality and diversity of the French International sales company Celluloïd Dreams bore its fruit during the Cannes Film Festival market which will close down tomorrow. With Lemming [+see also:
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film profile] in Official Competition, the deals have rapidly been reached according to Tanja Meissner head of sales. Dominik Moll’s film, which has already been sold quite well in Berlin, was bought in most of European territories, notably in Great Britain with Artificial Eye, in Spain with Vertigo Films, in Italy (Lucky Red), in Germany, Poland, ex-Yugoslavia and Austria.
On the other hand, the Dardenne Brothers’s feature film which could be among the prize winners of this year Cannes Film Festival has been bought by Vertigo for Spain, Artificial Eyes for Great Britain, Camera Film for Denmark, Arthaus for Norway, Folkets Bio for Sweden, Filmladen for Austria and Cinéart for Benelux, but agreements have also been reached for Poland, ex-Yugoslavia (Tuck) and Switzerland.
Beyond Factotum [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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