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What Clients are Saying
“Sydney Levine, Peter Belsito and Film Finders have a unique relationship to the Marché du
Film and provide a great service to the international film business and to the filmmakers.”
Jérôme Paillard, Directeur Délégué, Cannes Marché du Film
“Sydney Levine and Peter Belsito have been on the front lines of the American independent film
scene before the Sundance Film Festival and any of the current indie companies even existed,
and they continue to know what’s going on before anyone else does. The web they cast is wide,
their contacts are unparalleled, their stature enormous, their services indispensible.”
Todd McCarthy, Senior Film Critic of The Hollywood Reporter
“Sydney and Peter are true industry insiders, always on the scene and in the know. International
treasures of the film world.”
Rajendra Roy, Head of Museum of Modern Art NYC / MOMA Film Program
“Sydney Levine and Peter Belsito’s service FilmFinders helped me over the years again and
again to navigate successfully through the ever-changing jungle of producers and their films”
Wieland Speck, Senior Programer of Berlinale / Berlin International Film Festival, Panorama
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AFM RIGHTS ROUNDUP 2011
Sydney Levine
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
NUMBERS

AFM MARKET PREMIERES
FIRST PROMOS
RIGHTS ROUNDUP
#, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
FILMS WITH NO ISA
ABOUT SYDNEY LEVINE
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INTRODUCTION
TIFF Round Up as of September 16, 2011 saw more than 40+ films sold to territories in North
America, Europe, The Middle East, Asia, South America, and Australia, with more sales
expected to be announced over time. Key acquisitions include: Shame, Trishna, Wuthering
Heights, Killer Joe, The Lady, Goon, God Bless America, Elles, Your Sister’s Sister and Into the
Abyss. Nearly 4,000 industry delegates attended the Festival this year – a 20% growth over 2010
– and worked closely with the Festival’s Sales & Industry Office, which facilitates information
sharing and fosters relationships between accredited buyers, sales agents, producers and
filmmakers. Film sales confirmed to date include: Beauty, Beloved, Elles, Free Men, Generation
P, God Bless America, Goon, Hysteria, The Hunter, Into the Abyss, Killer Joe, Last Days in
Jerusalem, Life Without Principle, Your Sister’s Sister, Sarah Palin –You Betcha!, Shame,
Terraferma, The Awakening, The Incident, The Lady, The Raid, This is not a Film, Wuthering
Heights and You’re Next. (Courtesy of Mike Fleming, Deadline Hollywood)
AFM 2011, BUSAN 2011, TORONTO 2011, VENICE 2011,TELLURIDE 2011
AFM November 2 - 12, 2011
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About 75% of all movies released in U.S. theaters last year were independently financed, up
from less than half of all such movies 6 years ago according to the MPAA.
400 finished films and many more presales
8,000 professionals attending
Buyer registration up 10% with the BRIC countries well represented
50% more buyers from China

Exhibitors fromMongolia and Cambodia attending for the first time
Per Variety and L.A. Times, these are the hot titles. Many are also Tipped for Cannes. We’ll be
watching and reporting on them and others daily. Bolded titles and sales are new as of AFM.
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AFM MARKET PREMIERES
“Zambezia 3D”
Sales: Cinema Management Group
“The Numbers Station”
Sales: Content
"The Raven"
Director: John McTeigue.
Cast: John Cusack.
Summary: Edgar Allan Poe pursues a serial killer who seems to be imitating the writer's own
macabre stories.
Sales: FilmNation
“Carnaval”
Sales: HSI Films
"Dark Tide"
Director: John Stockwell
Cast: Halle Berry
Summary: Thriller about a diver who returns to the sea after narrowly escaping being killed by a
shark.
Sales: IM Global
"Safe"
Director: Boaz Yakin
Cast: Jason Statham
Summary: New York actioner about a former elite agent who uses his safe-cracking skills to
outwit the Chinese Triads, the Russian Mafia and corrupt Gotham officials.
Sales: IM Global
“Breaking the Girl”

Sales: Myriad
"Simon and the Oaks"
Director: Lisa Ohlin
Cast: Bill Skarsgard
Summary: Swedish WWII drama, based on a classic novel about a boy's friendship with a
Jewish refugee.
Sales: Non Stop
Clean and Dirty by Salt:
"Cleanskin"
Director: Hadi Hajaig
Cast: Sean Bean
Summary: A secret service agent tracks a suicide bomber who is wrestling with his conscience.
Sales: Salt
"Dirty Girl"
Director: Abe Sylvia
Cast: Juno Temple
Summary: Road comedy about a high school bad girl, snapped up by Harvey Weinstein at
Toronto in 2010.
Sales: Salt
"Casa De Mi Padre" – sold to Panteleon Day 1
Director: Matt Piedmont
Cast: Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal
Summary: Spanish-lingo comedy about Mexican ranchers who stumble into a war with a drug
baron.
Sales: Sierra Affinity
"Darling Companion"
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline
Summary: Comedy drama about a man who loses his wife's dog.
Sales: Sierra Affinity

"Special Forces"
Director: Stephane Ribojad
Cast: Diane Kruger
Summary: A commando unit is sent to rescue a female journalist abducted by the Taliban.
Sales: Studiocanal
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"Goddess"
Director: Mark Lamprell
Cast: Laura Michelle Kelly
Summary: Australian musical comedy about a housewife who becomes a singing star on the
Internet.
Sales: Ealing Metro
"Outrun"
Directors: Dax Shepard and David Palmer
Summary: Reformed getaway driver flees across America in a variety of souped-up rides.
Sales: Exclusive Media Group
"Rush"
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruh
Summary: True story of the rivalry between 1970s Formula 1 champs James Hunt and Nikki
Lauda.
Sales: Exclusive Media Group
"What Maisie Knew"
Directors: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Julianne Moore
Summary: Adaptation of Henry James novel.
Sales: Fortissimo
"Kon-Tiki"
Directors: Joachim Ronning, Espen Sandberg

Summary: Biopic of Thor Heyerdahl, who crossed the Pacific on a raft in 1947.
Sales: HanWay
“Thunder Run”
Computer animated war film
Sales: Hyde Park
“Dead Man Down”
Sales: IM Global
"Storage 24"
Director: Johannes Roberts
Cast: Noel Clarke
Summary: Sci-fi horror.
Sales: Independent
"A Fantastic Fear"
of Everything
Directors: Crispian Mills, Chris Hopewell
Cast: Simon Pegg
Summary: Paranoid comedy about a writer obsessed with Victorian serial killers.
Sales: Indomina
“The Evil Dead”
Sales: Lionsgate
“Old Boy”
Sales: Lionsgate
“Untitled Diablo Cody Project”
Sales: Lionsgate
"Arbitrage"
Director: Nicholas Jarecki
Cast: Richard Gere, Tim Roth, Susan Sarandon
Summary: A hedge fund boss finds an unlikely ally in his desperate bid to cover up a fraud.
Sales: Parlay
"Red Lights"

Director: Rodrigo Cortes
Cast: Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver
Summary: Spanish thriller about a psychologist who tries to expose a world-famous psychic as
a fake.
Sales: Parlay
"The Words"
Directors: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana
Summary: A writer pays a high price for stealing someone else's work.
Sales: Parlay
"No One Lives"
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Cast: Luke Evans
Summary: Highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple but get a nasty surprise.
Sales: Pathe
"StreetDance 2"
Directors: Max Giwa, Dania Pasquini
Summary: Sequel to the 2010 British 3D dance hit.
Sales: Protagonist
"The Dinosaur Project"
Director: Sid Bennett
Cast: Natasha Loring
Summary: A documentary team investigates rumors that dinosaurs have survived in the African
jungle.
Sales: Studiocanal
"Twelve Years a Slave"
Director: Steve McQueen
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt
Summary: True story of a New York citizen who was kidnapped in Washington in 1841 and
rescued from a cotton plantation in Louisiana in 1853.

Sales: Summit
“Now You See Me”
Sales: Summit
"Now Is Good"
Director: Ol Parker
Cast: Dakota Fanning
Summary: A dying girl tries to live life to the fullest.
Sales: TF1
"Summer at Dog Dave's"
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Morgan Freeman
Summary: Comedy about a wheelchair-bound writer who moves to a small town.
Sales: Voltage
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RIGHTS ROUNDUP
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ABRIL FILMES
-Blood Of My Blood by Joao Canijo (Portugal)
ADRIANA CHIESA ENTERPRISES
AKTIS FILM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
ALDAMISA
ALLIANCE FILMS
-Breakaway by Robert Lieberman (Canada) in TIFF Special Presentations
AMERICA VIDEO FILMS S.A.
AMERICAN CINEMA INTERNATIONAL
AMERICAN WORLD PICTURES
ARCHSTONE

-D&E will handle U.S. theatrical on Archstone’s Hammer, formerly known as Hammill. ARC
Entertainment will handle VOD/DVD/BluRay distribution.
ARCLIGHT FILMS/ DARCLIGHT FILMS/ EASTERNLIGHT
-Bunohan by Dain Said (Malaysia) in Discovery
ARIZONA FILMS
-Future Last Forever by Ozcan Alper (Turkey)
ARRI MEDIA WORLDSALES
-Porfirio by Alejandro Landes (Columbia/Spain/Uruguay/Argentina/France)
ARROW ENTERTAINMENT
ARTIST VIEW ENTERTAINMENT INC
ATLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM GMBH
AUTLOOK FILMSALES
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BAC FILMS
-Sleepless Night by Frederic Jardin (France) was sold to: Tribeca Film – U.S., Icon – U.K., eOne
– Canada, California Filmes – Brazil, Domo Media - China
-Americano by Mathieu Demy (France). TIFF Special Presentations 2011. MPI acquired No.
American rights. Starring, written and directed by actor Mathieu Demy, (the son of directing
greats Agnes Varda and Jacques Demy) film is about the journey of a man through his childhood
memories. It also stars Salma Hayek (Grown Ups, Frida) and two other children of world
cinema icons: Chiara Mastroianni (Persepolis, Carnage), the daughter of Catherine Deneuve and
Marcello Mastroianni, and Geraldine Chaplin (Doctor Zhivago, Talk to Her), the daughter of
Charlie Chaplin. MPI plans a spring theatrical release for the film, to be followed by release on
DVD and VOD. Americano was acquired after it’s world premiere in Toronto by Film
Distribution – Benelux, California Filmes – Brazil, Babilla Cine - Colombia
-Memories Corner by Audrey Fouche ♀ (France,Canada)
BANKSIDE FILMS
-Trishna by Michael Winterbottom (U.K., India) Sold to Sundance Selects (No. America), A
Film (Benelux), Madman (Australia and New Zealand), Bac Films (France), Shooting Stars

(Middle East) Videovision Entertainment (South Africa).
BAVARIA FILM INTERNATIONAL
-Death of A Superhero by Ian Fitzgibbon (Germany, Ireland) in TIFF Special Presentations.
Tribeca acquired No. American rights October 2011.
-Hotel Lux sold to Archibald for Italy after its gala premiere at Rome FF.
-Paula van der Oest’s Black Butterflies – U.S./Canada deal with Tribeca Film, France
(Zootrope), Middle East (Shooting Stars), CIS (Carmen), Brazil (Imovision), Latin America
(HBO), Hong Kong (Edko), Colombia (Babilla), Mexico (Cinemas Nueva Era), Switzerland
(Frenetic), Scandinavian (Future Film), Taiwan (Swallow Wings). There is also buyer interest
from Germany, the UK and other territories. The film recently won three Dutch Film Awards
including Best Picture and Best Actress.
-Lena – Christophe Van Rompaey (Netherlands, Belgium)
-Dreileben by Christian Petzold, DOminik Graf and Christoph Hochhausler (Germany)
B ETA CINEMA
-In Darkness by Agnieszka Holland ♀ (Germany, Poland, Canada) Presold to Sony Pictures
Releasing - U.S.
BIGFOOT ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (LA)
BIRCH TREE ENTERTAINMENT
BLEIBERG ENTERTAINMENT LLC
BOGEYDOM LICENSING
BOLL AG
BOUTIQUE FILMS
BRISTOL MEDIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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CANANA
-Miss Bala by Gerardo Naranjo (Mexico) – TIFF Contemporary World Cinema. Twentieth
Century Fox has U.S., Mexico, Mongrel has Canada, Ad Vitam has France
CAT & DOCS
CELLULOID DREAMS

-Beloved by Christophe Honoré (France, U.K., Czech Republic) TIFF Gala, Sundance Select has
U.S.
-Crazy Horse by Frederick Weisman. (France, U.S.) TIFF Real to Reel, Zipporah has U.S.
-Chicken With Plums by Marjane Satrapi ♀ (France, Germany, Belgium) in TIFF Special
Presentations Sold to Le Pacte – France, Prokino Filmverleich - Germany, Filmcoopi Zurich –
Switzerland
CELLULOID NIGHTMARES
-Raid, Cadillac People’s Choice Award For Midnight Madness premiere at TIFF, sold out all
remaining territories for the Indonesian action movie. Russia and other Slavic territories,
Scandinavia, Benelux, Iceland, and Italy were the European zone deals closed since the
screening, which occurred on the opening night of TIFF last week. Deals were also made for all
of Latin America and as well as East Asia, Korea and India. Sony Pictures Worldwide
Acquisitions smartly preemptively picked up the domestic rights to the movie, and other
territories were presold.
CELSIUS ENTERTAINMENT
CINEMA MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
-Zambezia 3D sold to E1 for Benelux, Paris Filmes for Brazil, Asia A for China, Hollywood
Classic Entertainment for Czech Republic and Slovakia, Blitz for Ex-Yugo, Sena for Iceland,
Global TV for Indonesia, Videx for Latin America, Film House for Israel, Videocine for Mexico,
Front Row for Middle East, Maamund II Productions for Poland, VC Multimedia for Portugal,
ITV for Romania, Ukranian Rights Management Group for Russia, Nu Metro for So. Africa,
Bloomage for So. Korea, Praesens for Switzerland, Film Pop for Turkey, Blanco & Travieso for
Venezuela,
-Loosies sold to IFC for U.S. at TIFF
-Deadheads sold to Freestyle Digital Media for U.S. at AFM.
CINEMAVAULT
CINEPHIL
CINESAVVY, INC.
CINETEL FILMS, INC.
CJ ENTERTAINMENT INC.

-Sector 7 (So. Korea) Pre-sold to: Scorpio East Pictures – Singapore, Serenity Entertainment
International – Taiwan
-Quick by Bum-Gu Jo (So. Korea)
-Hindsight (Blue Salt) by Hyeon-Seung Lee (So. Korea)
-My Way by Je-Kyu Kang (So. Korea) sold to Well Go for No. America at TIFF 11.
-Tarbosaurus sold to Well Go for No. America at TIFF 11.
COACH 14
-Carre Blanc by Jean Baptiste Leonetti (France) in TIFF Vanguard
CONQUISTADOR WORLDWIDE MEDIA, INC.
CONTENT MEDIA CORPORATION PLC
-The Numbers Station – Sold to Queen for Indonesia, Content for U.K.
-The Day by Douglas Aarniokoski - Entertainment One has bought rights for the U.K., France,
Scandinavia and So. Africa, Nettai Museum has acquired Japanese rights. Previously it was sold
to Splendid for Germany and Benelux. In a deal that just reaches seven-figures, WWE Studios
has acquired U.S. distribution rights from Kevin Iwashina of Preferred Content.
-Sarah Palin – You Betcha! by Nick Broomfield (U.K.) in Reel To Reel. Freestyle Releasing will
handle U.S. distribution.
-Hick by Derick Martini (U.S.) in TIFF Special Presentations. Cassien Elwes reps U.S.
-Lovely Molly was acquired by Image Entertainment for U.S.
COPRODUCTION OFFICE
-Play by Ruben Ostlund (Sweden/France/Denmark)
CORSAN
CRYSTAL SKY WORLDWIDE SALES, LLC
CURB ENTERTAINMENT
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DEAPLANETA
DECKERT DISTRIBUTION
DELPHIS FILMS INC.
-Hotel Swooni by Kaat Beels (Belgium)

DISTANT HORIZON
DISTRIBUTION WORKSHOP
DOC & FILM INTERNATIONAL
DOGWOOF
-Girl Model by David Redmon (U.S., Russia, Japan) in Reel To Reel
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EALING STUDIOS
-Goddess
-Fast Girls was picked up for worldwide sales at TIFF. Optimum has U.K.
EASTWEST FILM DISTRIBUTION GMBH
-Mushrooms by Vimukthi Jayasundara (India, France)
EBS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT
ECHELON STUDIOS
ECHO BRIDGE ENTERTAINMENT
-Pearl Jam Twenty by Cameron Crowe (U.S.) In TIFF Special Presentations Sold to Films We
Like - Canada
ELEMENT FILMS INTERNATIONAL
ELEVEN ARTS, INC.
ELLE DRIVER
-Among Us by Marco Van Geffen (Netherlands) TIFF Discovery.
-Omar Killed Me by Roschody Zem (France) TIFF Contemporary World Cinema. Sold to:
Mongrel – Canada, NBC Universal – France
-Hysteria by Tanya Wexler♀ (U.K.). SPC acquired U.S. and selected territories from Producer
Rep Cassian Elwes. Sold to Hopscotch – Australia/ N.Z., Paradiso – Benelux, Conquest –
Brazil, Cinemania – Croatia, Haut Et Court (France), Senator – Germany, Feel Good – Greece,
United King – Israel, Bim – Italy, Hagi- Poland, VC Multimedia – Portugal, Scanbox –
Scandinavia, MiMedia (So. Korea), Vertigo – Spain, Praesens-Film AG - Switzerland, Catchplay
– Taiwan, M Pictures – Thailand, Aurora - Ukraine
-Terra Ferma by Emanuele Crialese♀ (Italy) in TIFF Special Presentations. Cinemien has

Benelux, Conquest – Brazil, United King – Israel, 01 – Italy, Phars – Middle East, Non-Stop -
Scandinavia. English speaking territories, Russia and Spain in discussion.
ELLIPSIS
-Islands by Stefano Chiantini (Italy)
ELO AUDIOVISUAL
EMPEROR MOTION PICTURES
EMPRESS ROAD PICTURES
ENTERTAINMENT 7
ENTERTAINMENT ONE FILMS INTERNATIONAL
-Sleeping Beauty by Julia Leigh ♀ (Australia). TIFF Special Presentations. Sold to IFC - U.S.,
Entertainment One – Canada, ARP - France
-Keyhole by Guy Maddin (Canada). TIFF Special Presentations. Entertainment One has
Canada. Monterey Media has U.S.
-Starbuck by Ken Scott (Canada). TIFF Gala. Entertainment One has Canada.
-The Hunter by Daniel Nettheim (Australia). TIFF Special Presentations. Entertainment One
has Canada. TIFF 2011 Magnolia acquired U.S. rights with UTA brokering the deal for the
producers.
EPIC PICTURES GROUP
-11-11-11 was sold to Rocket Releasing for U.S.
EROS INTERNATIONAL
-Mausam by Pankaj Kapur (India). TIFF Special Presentations. Eros has U.S.
ESCAPE ARTIST MOTION PICTURES
-Azhagarsamy’s Horse by Suseendran (India)
ESSENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT
EUROPACORP
-The Lady by Luc Besson (France). TIFF Gala. Sold to Cohen Media Group for U.S., Pathe
Films AG (Switzerland). EuropaCorp has France.
-Monster in Paris by Bibo Bergeron (France). TIFF Kids. EuropaCorps has France.
EXCLUSIVE FILMS INTERNATIONAL
-Outrun

-Rush – Front Row has the Middle East
-Undefeated by Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin (U.S.). TIFF Real to Reel. The Weinstein Co. has
U.S., Alliance has Canada.
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FANDANGO PORTOBELLO
-The Forgivness Of Blood by Joshua Martson (Albania, Denmark, Italy, U.S.). TIFF
Contemporary World Cinema, Venice FF. Sundance Select has U.S., Mongrel has Canada.
-Habemus Papam by Nanni Moretti (France, Italy). TIFF Special Presentations, Cannes FF. IFC
has U.S. Entertainment One has Canada. Other rights were sold to: Cineart – Belgium, Mares
Filmes – Brazil, Camera Film – Denmark, Le Pacte – France, Prokino – Germany, Midas Filmes
– Portugal, Independenta Film – Romania, Frenetic Films – Switzerland, Soda Pictures – U.K.,
Blanco &Travieso - Venezuela
FANTASTIC FILMS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
FARABI CINEMA FOUNDATION
FIGA FILMS
-Zoo (Zoológico) by Rodrigo Marin (Chile)
-Till Sunday (De jueves a domingo) by Dominga Sotomayor (Chile)
-Look At Me Again (Olhe Pra Mim de Novo) from Brazil by Claudia Priscilla & Kiko Goifman,
winner Audience Award Rio FF
-The Sky Above (O Céu Sobre os Ombros) by Sergio Borges winner Best Documentary Uruguay
FF
-Gisela a short from Brazil by Felipe Sholl (Cinefondation Cannes’ Residence)
-The Last Christeros (Los ultimos cristeros) by Matias Meyer (Mexico, The Netherlands). TIFF
Visions.
-The Parents (Los viejos) (Bolivia) World premiere 2011 Busan International Film Festival
-Blood of My Blood (Sangue do Meu Sangue) (Portugal) FIPRESCI Award winner 2011 San
Sebastian FF.
-Absent (Ausente) by Marco Berger. Teddy Award at the 2011 Berlinale
FILM BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL

-Winnie by Darrell Roodt (South Africa). TIFF Gala. CAA is repping U.S. D Films has Canada.
FILM FACTORY ENTERTAINMENT
FILM SALES COMPANY
-Wish Me Away was acquired by First Run Features for U.S.
FILMAX
FILMBEAT
FILMBOX
-Burning Man by Jonathan Teplitzky (Australia). TIFF Special Presentations. CAA is repping
No. America.
FILMEXPORT GROUP
FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT LLC
-The Raven – Sold to Ascot Elite, Top for Ukraine, UPI for U.K.
-Gambit - CBS Films holds U.S. rights to the Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz caper, while
FilmNation has virtually sold out all international territories. Pre-sales in Berlin for deals with
Metropolitan in France, Telemunchen in Germany, Roadshow Films in Australia and New
Zealand, Medusa in Italy, West in Russia, Svensk in Scandinavia and Pardiso in Benelux. the
Alliance distribution network will put the film through Momentum in the U.K., Aurum in Spain
and Alliance in Canada. Revolutionary Releasing will release in Eastern Europe, Odeon in
Greece and Cyprus, Sam Films in Iceland, LEV Cinemas in Israel, Italia in the Middle East,
Lusomundo in Portugal, Ascot-Elite in Switzerland and Fida Film in Turkey. Deals have also
closed with Sun in Latin America, HGC in China, Lark Films in Hong Kong, WEG
Entertainment in India and Pakistan, PT Amero in Indonesia, Multivision in Malaysia, the
Philippines and Singapore, SSG in Taiwan, Sahamongkol in Thailand, Star TV for pan-Asian
PTV, Ster Kinekor in South Africa and Entertainment In Motion for airlines.
-The Skin I Live In by Pedro Almodovar (Spain). TIFF Special Presentations. Sony Pictures
Classics has U.S. Mongrel has Canada. All rights sold.
-Take Shelter by Jeff Nichols (U.S.). TIFF Special Presentations. Sony Pictures Classics has
U.S. Mongrel has Canada.
-The Oranges by Julian Farino (U.S.) TIFF Special Presentations. CAA brokered No. America
deal with ATO. Other rights were sold to: SND - France, ATO (Art Takes Over) – North

America.
FILMS BOUTIQUE
-Faust by Alexander Sokurov (Russia). Winner of the 68th Venice Film Festival' s Golden
Lion.TIFF Masters. Financing comes from 38 countries. Sold to Archibald – Italy, Clap Filmes
– Portugal. Offers in from U.K., Spain, France and Japan.
-The Turin Horse by Bela Tarr (Hungary). TIFF Masters. The Cinema Guild has U.S. Also sold
to Movies Inspired – Italy, Bitter End – Japan, Eye – Film Institute Netherlands – Netherlands,
Era New Horizons – Poland, Midas Filmes – Portugal, Artificial Eye – U.K.
-Come As You Are by Geoffrey Enthoven (Belgium) was picked up by Les Films 13 (of Claude
Lelouch – France, K Film Amerique – Canada.
FILMS DISTRIBUTION
-11 Flowers by Wang Xiaoshuai (China, France). TIFF Special Presentations. Sold to: Haut Et
court – France, Palace Films – Australia, New Cinema - Israel
-Duch, Master of the Forgers of Hell by Rithy Panh (Cambodia, France). TIFF Real to Reel.
-Breathing by Karl Markovics (Austria). TIFF Discovery
-Café de Flore by Jean-Marc Vallee (Canada). TIFF Special Presentations. Alliance has Canada.
Other rights sold to: Golem – Spain, Fandago – Italy, Conquest Film – Brazil, Cineart –
Belgium, plus Switzerland, Israel, Greece, Turkey and Austria.
-Goodbye First Love by Mia Hansen♀ (France, Germany). TIFF Contemporary World
Cinema. Sundance Selects / IFC has U.S. Also sold to Palace Films – Australia, Imovision –
Brazil, Les Filmes du Losagne – France, Teodora Film – Italy, Frenetic Films – Switzerland,
Artificial Eye – U.K.
-Guilty by Vincent Gareno (France). Winner of Europa Cinemas Label as Best European film in
the Venice Days section. The films will now get additional promotion and extended playing time
across the Europa Cinemas Network. TIFF Contemporary World Cinema. Sold to Agora Films –
Switzerland
-Monsieur Lazhar by Philippe Falardeau (Canada). TIFF Special Presentations. City of Toronto
and Astral Media’s The Movie Network Award Award For Best Canadian Feature Film.
Entertainment One has Canada. Music Box has U.S. It also sold to Germany (Arsenal
Filmverleih), Australia (Palace Films), Spain (A Contra Corriente), France (TF1/UGC) and

Brazil (Conquest). Deals for Belgium and the U.K. were also close to be being concluded.
-Sons Of Norway by Jans Lien (Norway). TIFF Contemporary World Cinema.
-The Snows Of Kilimanjaro by Robert Guediguian (France). TIFF Masters. Sold to Thimlif
GMBH – Austria, Mongel – Canada, Camera Film – Denmark, Films Distribution – France,
Sacher Distribuzione – Italy, Agora Films – Switzerland
-House Of Tolerance (L’Apollonide) by Bertrand Bonello (France). TIFF Visions. IFC has U.S.
-Twiggy by Emanuelle Millet ♀ (France) TIFF Discovery
-Duch, Master of The Forges Of Hell by Rithy Panh (France,Cambodia) in Reel To Reel
-Skylab by Julie Delpy was sold to: Thimfilm – Austria, Bir Film – Turkey, Alta Films – Spain,
Alfa Films – Argentina, Alambique – Portugal, NFP – Germany, Cinema Mondo – Scandinavia,
Megacom – Czech Republic, 7 Films - Greece
FILMS TRANSIT
FILMBOX
-Burning Man. TIFF. CAA reps U.S. rights.
FILMSHARKS INT'L
-Chinese animation Piercing 1 sold to Portuguese TV’s RTP Portugal, Tren Distribution,
launched this July by Manuel Garcia, former manager of Argentine distrib 791 Cine, for
Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
-Snowman’s Land and Rotterdam Tiger winner Finisterrae sold to Tren for Argentina, Uruguay
and Chile
-Evil in the Time of Heroes A U.S. deal is pending. It sold to Japan's Zazie Films, to Germany
and Austria with Anolis Films.
-Letters to Father Jacob sold to Australia's Rialto Distribution and Katholisches Filmwerk for
Germany and Austria. France is now under negotiation
-A Boyfriend for my Wife, produced by Argentina's Disney-backed Patogonik, has sealed Russia
with Dalmatian Film
-American Venus, starring Rebecca De Mornay, sold to U.K.'s High Fliers Films
-Tear This Heart Out sold to So. Korea
-Rain sold to So. Korea’s Kim Media
-Untitled sold to Spain's Canal Plus. It has already sold to more than 30 territories.

FINECUT CO. LTD.
-At Pusan, Poongsan sold to Japan's Asia Films Co Ltd . The title had been previously sold to
France's Pretty Pictures.
-Night Fishing , PARK Chan-wook

박찬욱 and PARK Chan-kyong 박찬경 's 33-minute iPhone
film sold to Japan's Crest International
-Hello Ghost sold to Twin Co Ltd for Japan.
-Hansel and Gretel sold to Asia Films for Japan.
-Blind , The Cat and Unstoppable Family (aka Marrying The Mafia 4) sold to Taiwan's Eagle
International Communication Co Ltd
-Children's animation film Leafie at MIPCOM TV market in Cannes, a hit in South Korea in
summer and a recent release (through Dadi Century Film Distribution (Beijing) Ltd in China, the
film was sold to Lanterna de Pedra Filmes Unipessoal for Portugal, to CP Digital for the ex-
USSR territories excluding the Baltic states, and to Pratama Film for Indonesia.
-Arirang by Kim Ki-Duk (So. Korea). TIFF Real to Reel. Arirang is has sold to Italy (Punto
Zero), German-speaking Europe (Rapid Eye Movies), and Poland (New Horizons) in addition
Japan and Taiwan.
-The Day He Arrives has sold to France (Les Acacias) and Israel (Nachoshon) in addition to
territories previously confirmed - U.S. (The Cinema Guild), Japan (Bitters End), and Taiwan
(Catchplay).
-Berlinale shorts Golden Bear winner Night Fishing, directed by brothers Park Chan-wook and
Park Chan-kyong under the moniker PARKing CHANce, also sold to Italy (Tucker Film) and
German-speaking Europe (Rapid Eye Movies) after its sales for North America (Magnolia),
Taiwan (Catchplay), and Hong Kong (Sundream).
FIRST HAND FILMS
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-Pariah by Dee Rees ♀ (U.S.). TIFF Discovery, Sundance FF. Focus has U.S. Alliance has
Canada.
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FORTISSIMO FILMS
-What Maisie Knew – Falcon has Middle East
-Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediqbale by Wei Te-Sheng (Taiwan). TIFF Special Presentations.
Well Go USA acquired all North American rights. Optimum has U.K.
-Norwegian Wood sold to Soda for U.K. and U.S. in Pusan. The film will be Soda's first move
into the U.S. market. And the film will be released in association with new indie distributor Red
Flag Releasing, which will handle theatrical and cable/satellite VOD distribution. Soda will
separately tie up with Flatiron Films for the DVD and digital releases. Mongrel has Canada.
-Good Bye by Mohamad Rasoulof (Iran). TIFF Contemporary World Cinema.
-Wetlands by Guy Edoin (Canada) In TIFF Canada First
-White Frog by Quentin Lee picked up at TIFF.
-Michael by Ribhu Dasgupta (India) was picked up by Fortissimo during TIFF where it played in
Contemporary World Cinema.
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FUNNY BALLOONS
-The Year of the Tiger by Sebastian Lelio (Chile). TIFF Vanguard.
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-Himizu by Sion Sono (Japan). TIFF Contemporary World Cinema.
-I Wish by Hirokazu Kore-Eda (Japan)
GAUMONT
-A Happy Event by Rémi Bezancon (France). TIFF Gala. Sold to Entertainment One (Canada),
Atlas Film + Medien GMBH (Germany), Double & Joy Pictures (So. Korea), Pathe Films AG
(Switzerland), Filma Ltd (Turkey), Aurora Distribution (Ukraine)
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