Bendita Films Sales Secures Impressive International Deals for Lois Patino’s Immersive Journey ‘Samsara’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comEmiliano De Pablos In standout results that suggests the strength of select Spanish arthouse films on the current international market, Bendita Films Sales, the Santa Cruz de Tenerife-based boutique world sales agency, has closed a formidable raft of deals to Galician auteur Lois Patiño’s multisensory journey film “Samsara.” Winner of a Special Jury Award at Berlin’s 2023 major sidebar Encounters and the Audience Award at Mexico’s Ficunam festival, “Samsara” has just screened in main competition gathered “Samsara”(Oct.
20-28), running up more than a dozen international film festival selections. Bendita Film Sales has clinched commercial release pacts in the U.K.
and Ireland, with Curzon Film, scheduled for a Jan. 26 launch; with Films Sans Frontiéres in France, Mooov in Belgium and Netherlands – planned for May 15 and Feb.
15, respectively – and with Exit Media in Italy by June, among other markets. Produced by Leire Apellaniz at San Sebastian-based Señor y Señora, “Samsara’s” Spanish theatrical release is scheduled for Dec.
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