As is customary on the first day of the Marché du Film at the 76^th Cannes Film Festival, French international sales agents have unveiled a host of new titles that have been added to their jam-packed catalogues.

Pulsar Content is launching pre-sales for L’amour égaré (see the article), the second feature by Morgan Simon, following A Taste of Ink [+lee también:
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Pyramide International has added Jim’s Story [+lee también:
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Pyramide International has also acquired another SBS production: Auction by Pascal Bonitzer. Now in post-production, the film boasts a cast including Alex Lutz (who will bring this year’s Un Certain Regard to a close with Strangers by Night [+lee también:
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Last but not least, mk2 films (see the news) is launching pre-sales for Ernest Cole, the new documentary by Raoul Peck (Oscar-nominated in 2017 for I Am Not Your Negro [+lee también:
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