27/09/2006

Sailing on a successful wave thanks to the several attractions of its line-up (see news), French international sales outfit Wild Bunch returned very satisfied from the Toronto Film Festival.

"We emphasised our efforts on completed films," Vincent Maraval told Cineuropa, "even if, for example, Golem acquired Laurent Tirard’s Molière for Spain”, a title in post-production which has nonetheless already attracted buyers from over 20 territories (in Europe: Portugal, Greece, Romania and Croatia-Slovenia-Serbia).

But the unquestionable jewel in the crown of Wild Bunch’s Toronto line-up was My Best Friend [+see also:
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film profile] by Patrice Leconte, starring Daniel Auteuil (see article). The feature – which Wild Bunch are releasing in France on December 20 – has been sold to the UK (Optimum), Germany (Telepool), Spain (DeA Planeta), Italy (Lucky Red), Scandinavia (Nonstop), Portugal (Lusomundo), Greece (Rosebud), Benelux (Les Films de L'Elysée), Switzerland (Frenetic Films), Croatia/Slovenia/Serbia (Tuck Visions), Poland (Best Film) and Romania.

Other territories include the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, China, Colombia, Israel, Turkey, Russia, Thailand, Venezuela and Mexico.

Sales on Manuel Pradal’s A Crime [+see also:
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film profile], starring Harvey Keitel and Emmanuelle Béart, also got off to a good start, with Germany (Telepool), Benelux (Les Films de l’Elysée), Greece (Spenzos), Croatia/SloveniaSerbia/Hungary/Czech Republic (Best Hollywood) and Venezuela all snapping up the title.

Silver Lion Revelation winner at the Venice Film Festival The Golden Door [+see also:
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interview: Alexandre Mallet-Guy
interview: Charlotte Gainsbourg
interview: Emanuele Crialese
interview: Emanuele Crialese
interview: Fabrizio Mosca
film profile], by Italian director Emanuele Crialese (see news and interview with director), has stirred up renewed interest from buyers, with deals already signed and sealed for Germany, the UK and Greece and pre-sales from Scandinavia, Poland, Benelux, Switzerland, Croatia/Slovenia/Serbia, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Romania, Thailand, Israel, the Middle East and Canada.

Lastly, Pan’s Labyrinth [+see also:
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film profile] by Guillermo del Toro just completed its worldwide sales with Germany (Senator), while negotiations on Zabou Breitman’s The Man of My Life [+see also:
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film profile] are well underway for the US.

At the American Film Market (November 1-8), Wild Bunch have high aspirations for Dante 01 by Marc Caro and Second Wind by Alain Corneau (starring Auteuil, Monica Bellucci and Michel Blanc, see news).

(Translated from French)