Underscoring the benefits of a positive reception off a big festival berth, Marcelo Martinessi’s “Las Herederas” (The Heiresses), a Berlin double Silver Bear winner, has closed a U.S.
distribution deal with Distrib Films Us and 102 Distribution.Brooklyn-based, Distrib Films will handle “The Heiresses’” theatrical release.In further sales made by Paris-based sales agent Luxbox, Aurora has closed Poland on “The Heiresses.” Israel and Australia are now under negotiation, said Fiorella Moretti, Luxbox co-founder.Winning Berlin Silver Bears for both best actress (Ana Brun) and the Alfred Bauer Prize for innovation, “The Heiresses” was sold by Luxbox at Berlin to Italy (Lucky Red), France (Rouge International), the U.K.
(Thunderbird Releasing), Benelux (Contact) and Scandinavia/Baltics (Edge).In pre-sales, Luxbox cliched deals with Spain (Bteam), Greece (Weird Wave) , Switzerland (Cineworx) and China (Time Vision).Bowing early in Berlin competition, “The Heiresses” emerged as one of its first frontrunners in critics’ polls.
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