29/05/2013 - MegaCom Film has acquired rights for ten Cannes titles, including Blue Is the Warmest Colour, for the territories of the former Yugoslavia

Belgrade-based distributor MegaCom Film (MCF) has acquired the rights for ten Cannes titles, including eight Competition films, for the territories of former Yugoslavia, in partnership with Croatia’s Pa-Dora and Slovenia’s Fivia.

MCF took the Palme d’Or winner Blue Is the Warmest Colour [+see also:
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interview: Abdellatif Kechiche
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interview: Nicolas Winding Refn
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interview: Arnaud Desplechin
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interview: François Ozon
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MCF also acquired the rights to the Directors’ Fortnight opening film The Congress [+see also:
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The acquisitions were made in partnership with Croatia’s Pa-Dora and Slovenia’s Fivia, which will distribute the films in their respective territories.