Somewhat uncertain before embarking upon the unprecedented experience of the Cannes Film Festival’s Online Marché du Film, the French international sales agency Alpha Violet - a dedicated discoverer of young, international and high-potential film auteurs - has swiftly found its feet in this virtual environment and has already struck a number of high notes, closing sales in the opening days of the Market.

Indeed, the team led by Virginie Devesa and Keiko Funato has sold Uncle [+leggi anche:
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Alpha Violet is also pressing ahead with presales, on the basis of a trailer, for two first feature films in post-production. On the one hand, Apples [+leggi anche:
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The Online Marché du Film has also seen Alpha Violet adding to its line-up and kicking off presales in terms of another highly promising first feature film: the Israeli-French co-production Abu Omar by Roy Krispel, starring Kais Nashif in the lead role (crowned Orizzonti’s Best Actor in Venice 2018 for his performance in Tel Aviv on Fire [+leggi anche:
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