30/01/2019 - The French company will be selling 19 titles at the EFM, including two in the Panorama section, eight in post-production and seven in market premiere

Over the course of just two years, the French international sales company Charades has experienced tremendous growth, going on to become one of the most dynamic companies working in the field of independent cinema today. The European Film Market of the 69^th Berlinale (7 to 17 February) will provide yet another platform for the company to showcase its 19-film line-up, two of which have been selected for the Panorama section.

Yohann Comte, Carole Baraton, Pierre Mazars and Constantin Briest's line-up includes the Irish documentary Shooting the Mafia [+see also:
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Among the new additions to the line-up are two second feature films in post-production by promising young French filmmakers: Faithful [+see also:
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film profile]. Pre-sales will also be launched for a first French feature in post-production: Lost & Found by Ronan Le Page (article – a romantic comedy starring Pio Marmaï and Léa Drucker).

Also in the line-up is the 3D animated film production Bigfoot Family [+see also:
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Six other market premieres are on the cards at Berlin thanks to Charades, including the French musical documentary (about reggae) Inna de Yard [+see also:
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interview: Liza Benguigui
film profile] by Louis-Jean Petit (surprise success at the French box office with 880,000 admissions in 19 days), Eirik Svensson's Norwegian drama Harajuku [+see also:
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Also in post-production is Suicide Tourist [+see also:
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interview: Jonas Alexander Arnby
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Also in post-production is Carlo Mirabella-Davis' American-French psychological thriller Swallow [+see also:
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film profile] by Guillaume de Fontenay (starring Niels Schneider, Vincent Rottiers and Ella Rumpf).

For the record, Charades also showcased Mirai by the Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda as part of its Cannes line-up, which is now nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Film.

(Translated from French)