12/11/2020 - New to the lineup are Petite maman by Céline Sciamma, Costa Brava, Lebanon by Mounia Akl, Silver Star by Ruben Amar and The Good Boss by Fernando León de Aranoa

In action at the American Film Market (online from 9 to 13 November), the international sales team of mk2 Films, lead by Fionnuala Jamison, has added four new titles to its lineup.

On display stands out Petite Maman [+see also:
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interview: Céline Sciamma
film profile] (Panorama of the 2011 Berlinale), Girlhood [+see also:
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interview: Céline Sciamma
film profile] (Directors’ Fortnight 2014) and Portrait of a Lady on Fire [+see also:
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film profile] (best screenplay award at Cannes 2019), its main characters are two 8 year old children (in a plot still kept secret) and can count on Claire Mathon as its director of photography. Produced by Bénédicte Couvreur for Lilies Films, co-produced by France 3 Cinéma and also pre-bought by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film will be distributed in France by Pyramide.

mk2 Films has begun its presales for Costa Brava, Lebanon [+see also:
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Also added to the lineup is Silver Star from French filmmaker Ruben Amar (Swim Little Fish Swim [+see also:
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At the online AFM, mk2 Films has also got off to a flying start with sales of the Spanish feature currently shooting The Good Boss [+see also:
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interview: Joachim Trier
film profile] by Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier and The Young Lovers [+see also:
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film profile] by French filmmaker Carine Tardieu, as well as on the animation projet The Inventor (about the life of Leonardo da Vinci) by Jim Capobianco.

(Translated from French)