03/05/2019 - The Berlin-based international sales agent’s line-up includes two Un Certain Regard selections, a Directors' Fortnight title and one film in the Critics' Week

Films Boutique seems all set for a fruitful visit to the 72^nd Cannes Film Festival and accompanying Marché du Film, as four titles on the company’s slate will be celebrating their world premiere on the Croisette. Particularly high up on the firm’s line-up is Albert Serra’s eagerly awaited Liberté [+see also:
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Also glimmering on Films Boutique’s Cannes slate is Adam [+see also:
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In the Directors' Fortnight, the sales agent will be presenting To Live to Sing [+see also:
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Furthermore, Films Boutique is also handling Abou Leila [+see also:
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Furthermore, at the market, the company will be negotiating deals and organising screenings for this year’s Berlinale films Ghost Town Anthology by Denis Côté and Flesh Out [+see also:
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film profile], both of which premiered at Sundance.