SAN SEBASTIAN-Spanish d'essai-producer-Distributor Wanda Films took all rights Spanish tragedy of Danis Tanovic war "Cirkus Columbia," which played in section Zabaltegi-pearls of the San Sebastian Film Festival.Deal was closed in San Sebastian of Wanda CEO Jose Maria Morales with Director of sales company Match Factory Michael Webber.
Wanda also manages Spanish distribution rights to the drama of rape Judith Colell and Jordi Cadena "Elisa K," a player in San Sebastian contest sold internationally by Imagina Intl.sales.
To further negotiation, new San Sebastian d'essai distrib of Adolfo Blanco A Contracorriente Films inked all rights to Argentinian Rodrigo Great comedy "A Matter of principles," toplining Federico Luppi, Norma Aleandro and Pablo Echarri.
The acquisition was negotiated with salesperson based on Madrid Urban Films, which also pacted to fest with Miami Intl basis.Owns venevision
Owns venevision closed US DVD, video-on-demand TV rights, pay and Free-to-air Jesus Mora docudrama "Quiet" Villa, a Spain-Argentina sold by urban.
Patti were part of a small clutch of business put through the San Sebastian Festival this year.If the task was slow, however, there's a good reason for this.
It's not just football. Spain near world standards in the hardness of his movie market. Only the USA and Japan are so difficult to sell a. And sales per unit of Spain traded to San Sebastian, as tenders for Italy not to Venice.
"The market of Spain addresses a high degree of uncertainty," said Jose Maria Morales of Wanda. "First, it is devastated by piracy. From another, there's little visibility on RTVE "funding model.
The jury's still out, for example, as if Spanish telcos will be forced to stump part of the budget of RTVE.
Anecdotally, San Sebastian seemed to have seen traffic--in hotels, restaurants and parties--and the mood of trade was calm of cautious.
That is not to say that there was a significant business presence in San Sebastian.
The Basque festival boasts almost presence piled distributor of Toronto.
But, as in recent years, the contingent of international sales agents was bigger than Venice. this year, the wild bunch, fortissimo, Match Factory, MK2, Rezo, Elle Driver, Funny balloons, coproduction Office, average U, beta and lock all sailed in the city, among the most agents.
Also, with some of the best films-received San Sebastiano play late in the race, a considerable amount of business looks set to fall after the market.
U Media is now fielding interest from French distributors on Colombian drama "the colors of the mountain," said Virginie Devesa u Media. World successful Thursday preeming, debut of Carlos Cesar Arbelaez is placed second behind "Abel of Diego Luna" premium Euskatel youth vote, a key public appeal.
Release of magnet acquired "I Saw the Devil" in Toronto for North America in San Sebastian, Youngjoo Suh's linchpin said that now she was negotiating sales in Germany and in Latin America.
Sale of traction also looks likely that the beta-sold "Black bread Agusti Villaronga," the best received film contest in Spanish critics posted a chart from regional newspaper El Diario Vasco.
Film being fielded a strong lineup, with reports of sales people circling of some of his more mainstream propositions, such as "Asalto al cine Mexico" and "Todos tus muertos Colombia."
"There were interesting titles in section and some might see sales," said Dorothee Pfistner of MK2.
Fest runs Sept.17-25.
Emilio Mayorga has contributed to this article.
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