04/06/2008

Cologne-based The Match Factory announced a string of deals closed on its popular Cannes entries Waltz with Bashir, Tulpan, Cloud 9, O’Horten, Liverpool and Flame & Citron.

Ari Folman’s Waltz with Bashir [+see also:
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Andreas Dresen’s Cloud 9 [+see also:
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Tulpan [+see also:
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Norwegian film O'Horten [+see also:
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Directors’ Fortnight entry Liverpool by Lisandro Alonso was bought for the Netherlands (Filmmuseum), Greece (Artplex Attica) and Poland (Mañana).

Lastly, Denmark’s biggest local hit since 2000’s Italian for Beginners, WW2 drama Flame & Citron [+see also:
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