With two films on show in different sections of the 68th Berlin Film Festival (15-25 February), a market premiere and a plethora of tantalising titles in post-production, the international sales team (managed by Juliette Schrameck and headed up by head of sales Fionnuala Jamison) of French group MK2 Films will not be lacking in top-quality ammo at the European Film Market, which kicks off this coming Thursday.

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In particular, MK2 is selling Infinite Football [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Corneliu Porumboiu
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intervista: Corneliu Porumboiu
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intervista: Corneliu Porumboiu
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At the EFM, MK2 will also be pinning its hopes on Ramen Shop [+leggi anche:
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Also of note is the market premiere of the French title Speak Up [+leggi anche:
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As for pre-sales, MK2 will undoubtedly be rushed off its feet at the EFM with several films in post-production that are in with a very good chance of taking part in Cannes, including the two co-productions Ash is Purest White [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by China’s Jia Zhangke and Cold War by Poland’s Pawel Pawlikovski (see the article – sales shared with Protagonist Pictures), in addition to At War [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Stéphane Brizé
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Q&A: Christophe Honoré
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intervista: Mikhaël Hers
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intervista: Pierre Salvadori
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intervista: Elsa Amiel
scheda film] by Elsa Amiel. We should also mention Port Authority [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Danielle Lessovitz (staged by Madeleine Films with US outfit The Film Community), which is in production, and the as-yet untitled upcoming documentary project by Agnès Varda (which she will co-direct with Didier Rouget). The firm will most likely make a number of further announcements imminently.