Indie Sales plays a few trump cards at Berlin

by Fabien Lemercier

07/02/2018 - There will be six market premieres at the EFM for the French sales agent, plus six films in post-production, including Emmanuel Mouret’s Mademoiselle de Joncquières

Indie Sales plays a few trump cards at Berlin

Director Emmanuel Mouret

French international sales agent Indie Sales’ line-up for the European Film Market at the 68th Berlin Film Festival (15-25 February) features 12 very eclectic titles. The team managed by Nicolas Eschbach (with the help of Clémentine Hugot) will be pre-selling Mademoiselle de Joncquières [+see also:
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Also standing out on the slate of titles in post-production is the animated film Another Day of Life by Raúl de La Fuente (co-produced by Poland, Spain, the Benelux, Germany and Hungary), which is set in Angola in 1975 and follows the trail of Polish international correspondent Ryszard Kapuscinski. The movie will be pre-sold based on its trailer, and its profile makes it a perfect candidate for the forthcoming festival deadlines, just like Mother’s Instinct [+see also:
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Furthermore, Paris Pigalle [+see also:
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