Berlin-based world sales company M-Appeal has secured additional international distribution agreements for three of its Berlin Film Festival titles.
Among the latest sales, “Dreams (Sex, Love),” which premieres today in Berlinale Competition, has been acquired by Films4You for Portugal, Swallow Wings for Taiwan and Beta Films for Bulgaria.
“Dreams (Sex, Love)” is Norwegian writer director Dag Johan Haugerud’s latest title, completing his “Sex Love Dreams” trilogy, with the previous titles having premiered at Berlinale and Venice last year. The film follows a young woman named Johanne, who’s intimate writings about her first love creates friction within her family, prompting her mother and grandmother to re-examine their own realities and dreams. Swallow Wings also bought all rights to “Sex” and “Love.”
Golden Bear contender “Living the Land,” directed by Huo Meng, has also found distribution in Bulgaria with Beta Films. The distributor, which will release the film theatrically, adds it to its recent lineup, which includes “The Substance,” “Motel Destino” and “Holy Cow.”
“Living the Land” is a family epic, set in 1991 China and told through the eyes of 10-year-old Xu Chuang, who witnesses the transformation of his rural community amidst socio-economic changes.
“Night Stage,” directed by Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher, which premiered in the Berlinale’s Panorama section, has been sold to Flash Forward for Taiwan and Outplay for France.
The Brazilian erotic thriller explores the clandestine affair between an actor and a politician that becomes increasingly risky. The cast is led by Gabriel Faryas (Matias), Cirillo Luna (Rafael), and Henrique Barreira (Fabio), and the film is produced by Brazil’s Avante Filmes and Vulcana Cinema.
