12/05/2022 - The French seller bets on Léonor Serraille in competition, Serge Bozon at Cannes Première, Marie Kreutzer and Davy Chou at Un Certain Regard, Emmanuelle Nicot and Clément Cogitore in Critics’ Week

On the heels of a very successful Berlinale (with sales of, among others, the Golden Bear Alcarràs [+see also:
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interview: Carla Simón
interview: Carla Simón
interview: Giovanni Pompili
film profile] by Spanish director Carla Simón and the French competitor The Passengers of the Night [+see also:
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interview: Mikhaël Hers
film profile] by Mikhaël Hers), the mk2 Films international sales team, led by Fionnuala Jamison, is well armed for the Marché du Film (17-25 May) of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Good business is expected, especially with the six films in the line-up that will have their world premieres in the various programmes on the Croisette.

Headlining is Léonor Serraille's Mother and Son [+see also:
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interview: Léonor Serraille
film profile], a Blue Monday production that is the young French filmmaker's second feature after Montparnasse Bienvenüe [+see also:
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interview: Léonor Serraille
film profile], Caméra d'Or in Cannes in 2017.

mk2 Films is selling three other titles in the Official Selection: Serge Bozon's Don Juan [+see also:
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interview: Serge Bozon
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interview: Marie Kreutzer
interview: Marie Kreutzer
film profile] by Austrian Marie Kreutzer (starring Vicky Krieps) and Davy Chou's Return to Seoul [+see also:
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interview: Davy Chou
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The line-up also includes two feature films selected for Critics' Week: Love according to Dalva [+see also:
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interview: Emmanuelle Nicot
interview: Emmanuelle Nicot, Julie Esp…
film profile] by Belgian director Emmanuelle Nicot (article) in competition and Sons of Ramses [+see also:
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interview: Clément Cogitore
film profile] by French director Clément Cogitore as a special screening.

At the Marché du Film, mk2 will also be pursuing pre-sales for five titles in post-production: Blaze by Australian director Kathryn Barton, Love Life [+see also:
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interview: Kōji Fukada
film profile] by Japanese filmmaker Koji Fukada, Normal [+see also:
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film profile] by Frenchman Olivier Babinet, For My Country [+see also:
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interview: Rachid Hami
film profile] by his compatriot Rachid Hami and Nezouh [+see also:
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film profile] by Syrian helmer Soudade Kaadan.

All of this without forgetting, for 2023, the Franco-Belgian feature film The Pod Generation [+see also:
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film profile] by Sophie Barthès (with Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the cast) and Silver Star by Ruben Amar, and four upcoming animated titles: Mars Express [+see also:
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interview: Jérémie Périn
film profile] by Jérémie Périn and, in pre-production, The Inventor by Jim Capobianco, Outfoxed! by Paul Bolger, and A Winter's Journey by Alex Alfrecht. A profusion of assets to be negotiated that will be enriched by some still secret announcements about to be unveiled.

(Translated from French)