18/05/2017 - Jan Naszewski's Warsaw-based sales agency is hitting the Croisette clutching titles from Israel, Poland and Greece

Warsaw-based international sales agent New Europe Film Sales holds the international rights to Scaffolding [+see also:
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Naszewski continues, “At Cannes, we will also be discussing our upcoming titles with buyers and festivals, and talking about new acquisitions.” One of the projects currently in post-production is Babis Makridis’ Pity [+see also:
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The firm’s Cannes titles also include Summer 1993 [+see also:
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“We are also very happy to be bringing four short films to Cannes across four different sections – these are new talents we want to follow,” states Naszewski. The aforementioned films are: A Gentle Night by Qiu Yang, Atlantis, 2003 by Michal Blasko, The Burden by Niki Lindroth von Bahr and The Best Fireworks Ever by Aleksandra Terpińska.