07/05/2015 - Some great deals are on the cards at Cannes with The Valley of Love in competition, Larivière in Un Certain Regard and Van Dormael in the Fortnight

Always finding itself in a very strong position on the Croisette, French international sales agent Le Pacte, managed by Jean Labadie, will hit the Film Market of the 68th Cannes Film Festival (13-24 May 2015) with a rich and well-endowed line-up that includes a hopeful for the Palme d'Or: The Valley of Love [+see also:
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Le Pacte is also selling another title that has been accepted into the Official Selection: the Franco-Belgian co-production I Am a Soldier [+see also:
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The sales team headed by Camille Neel will also be negotiating deals for The Brand New Testament [+see also:
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The slate also includes a market world premiere for Half Sister, Full Love by Marion Vernoux (read the article) and a promo reel for Saint Amour [+see also:
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interview: Benoît Delépine and Gustav…
interview: Benoît Jaubert
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In terms of pre-sales, also standing out on the line-up is the film Face Down [+see also:
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Le Pacte, which will itself take charge of bringing out Nicloux’s, Larivière’s and Van Dormael’s movies in French theatres, will also distribute a number of other films on the line-up of the 68th Cannes Film Festival in France: Tale of Tales [+see also:
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Q&A: Matteo Garrone
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(Translated from French)