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Well presented in the line-up of Paris-based sales outfit Wild Bunch, which is currently experiencing rapid international growth, French film did very well at last month’s Cannes Film Market.

First in line was Hors de prix by Pierre Salvadori with Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh (see article), whose promo reel allowed Wild Bunch to secure a deluge of contracts, including those with France (TFM Distribution – release December 13, 2006), Benelux (Paradiso Filmed Entertainment ), Switzerland (Frenetic Films), Germany (Telepool), Greece (Spenzos), Italy (Videoart), Portugal (Filmes Lusomundo), Bulgaria, Hungary and the Czech Republic (Best Hollywood), Poland (Kino Świat), the countries of the former Yugoslavia, the Baltic countries (Acme Film), Turkey, Romania, Russia, China, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and the Middle East.

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Animated film Azur et Asmar [+see also:
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by Michel Ocelot, presented in the Directors’ Fortnight (see article), also did good business. The new feature from the creator of Kirikou added Germany, Poland, the former Yugoslavia, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, China, Malaysia and Singapore to an already comprehensive list of pre-sales (in Europe for France with release set for October 25 2006, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, Benelux, Switzerland, Greece and Portugal). Negotiations are well underway for the US.

Wild Bunch also completed sales on Mon meilleur ami (lit. “My Best Friend”) by Patrice Leconte, starring Daniel Auteuil (see news), which is currently in post-production and has already sold to the UK (Optimum Releasing), Canada, Benelux (Les Films de L'Elysée), Portugal (Filmes Lusomundo), France (Pan Européenne Distribution – release date December 6, 2006), Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, the former Yugoslavia, Romania, Russia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and China.

Lastly, among the numerous titles on Wild Bunch’s slate, excellent worldwide pre-sales have been made on the documentary Le premier cri by Gilles De Maistre, which follows the last 24 hours of pregnancy of twelve different women. Swiss/UK/Belgian animated film Max & Co by Sam and Fred Guillaume was also sold to several territories.

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(Translated from French)

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