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Mubi acquires Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘La Grazia’ starring Toni Servillo
Film will begin production this spring in Italy.
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Go2Films acquires sales rights to Tom Shoval’s Israeli hostage documentary ‘A Letter To David’ (exclusive)
Doc is a “multi-layered cinematic letter” to Shoval’s friend David Cunio who was taken hostage by Hamas with his brother Ariel.
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Hong Sangsoo’s ‘What Does That Nature Say To You’ lands distribution deals including France
The film, which played in Competition at Berlin, also sold to Italy, Spain, Taiwan and Greece.
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‘Sandbag Dam’ scores US and European deals after Berlinale Generation 14plus premiere (exclusive)
Sold by Open Reel, Croatian director Čejen Černić Čanak’s film is a story of forbidden love.
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WestEnd secures back catalogue titles including ‘The Childhood Of A Leader’ (exclusive)
WestEnd will represent the titles for re-issue and new licenses in all languages and territories.
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European buyers snap up Radu Jude’s ‘Kontinental ’25’ after Berlin competition premiere (exclusive)
Sales for Romanian writer-director’s social satire are handled by Paris-based Luxbox.
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Cinema du Reel, CPH:DOX selection ‘I Am Night At Noonday’ acquired for sales (exclusive)
The docufiction hybrid sees a man take on the role of Don Quixote in modern-day Marseille.
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Mind-reading comedy ‘What Marielle Knows’ sells widely after Berlin competition bow (exclusive)
Frédéric Hambalek’s dark comedy is sold by recently-launched Paris-based sales company Lucky Number.
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Sibling drama ‘The Good Sister’ scores key sales following Berlinale Panorama premiere (exclusive)
Sarah Miro Fischer’s debut feature sells to buyers including Memento Distribution for France.
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Italy’s Minerva Pictures unveils raft of EFM deals
Italian sales agent scored a raft of sales at this year’s market on titles including Finnish survival thriller Ice Skater.
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Ukrainian school documentary ‘Timestamp’ scores sales ahead of Berlin competition premiere (exclusive)
Kateryna Gornostai’s film focuses on a Ukrainian school during the war.
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Memento International rebrands as Paradise City Sales
EFM slate includes Shatara Michelle Ford’s Panorma selection Dreams In Nightmares, Lili Horvát’s My Notes On Mars.
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Toshizo Fujiwara’s ‘The Longing’ lands sales agent ahead of Berlin premiere (exclusive)
The story centres on a couple who run a restaurant and employ ex-youth offenders to help support their rehabilitation.
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AI takes centre stage at EFM Startups as entrepreneurs pitch distribution and production tools
11 start-up entrepreneurs pitched to an audience of film sales, production, finance and distribution execs.
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Odin’s Eye closes ‘Suze’ French remake deal (exclusive)
Paris-based Soyouz Productions to adapt Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart’s 2023 Canadian comedy drama.
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‘Late Shift’ starring Leonie Benesch heads to Italy (exclusive)
Film has its world premiere on Monday, February 17 in Berlin.
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Sundance award winner ‘Cactus Pears’, Saudi thriller ‘Night Courier’ woo EFM buyers for MPM Premium (exclusive)
Deals close in German-speaking Europe, France.
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Attendees at busy EFM want marquee sales titles, strong festival selection into second week
With many buyers leaving on Sunday, the market has mostly been used by sellers to round off sales on pre-existing slates.
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Chinese Competition title ‘Living The Land’ heads to Europe for M-Appeal (exclusive)
Huo Meng’s drama is about the impact of China’s rapid socio-economic transformation on several families.
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EFM sellers rebuff AI tools
Companies say they prefer tried-and-true databases, human vendors – and old-fashioned instincts.