M-Appeal Closes International Distribution Deals for Three Films at Cannes Market
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Leo Barraclough
Summary
Berlin-based world sales company M-Appeal has closed multiple international deals at the Cannes Film Market for three films: Michiel van Erp's Dutch drama "Downtown" (sold to Dark Star Pictures for North America and Salzgeber for Germany/Austria, set to premiere at Frameline), Joaquín del Paso's "The Garden We Dreamed," and Muriel d'Ansembourg's "Truly Naked." "Downtown" explores the hedonistic gay nightlife of 1980s Amsterdam interwoven with the present day, following three young men.
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VarietyM-Appeal Closes International Distribution Deals for Three Films at Cannes Marketvariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledM-Appeal has closed a string of international deals out of the Cannes Film Market on Michiel van Erp's 'Downtown,' Joaquín del Paso's 'The Garden We Dreamed' and Muriel d'Ansembourg's 'Truly Naked.'
Dutch drama 'Downtown,' which M-Appeal launched at the Cannes Film Market, has sold to Dark Star Pictures for North America and Salzgeber for Germany and Austria.
Set between the hedonistic gay nightlife of 1980s Amsterdam and the present day, 'Downtown' follows three young men whose bond is forged...
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