François Ozon’s ‘When Fall Is Coming’ Locks Major Global Sales, as the Director Talks Guilt and Aging Ahead of San Sebastian Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comCallum McLennan SAN SEBASTIAN — In bumper deals, premier French production-sales agency Playtime has secured a raft of sales across key territories for François Ozon’s “When Fall Is Coming,” which bows in San Sebastian’s main Competition.
Distribution so far takes in major territories such as Italy (Bim Distribuzione), CIS (A-One Russia), Spain (Caramel + La Zona), and Axia in Canada.
Playtime has cut further deals with Vertigo Media in Hungary, September Films in Benelux, Panda in Austria, Aurora in Poland, Filmcoopi in Switzerland, A-One Baltics, Outsider Film in Portugal, Filmtrade in Greece, Beta Films in Bulgaria, and Arthouse Traffic in Ukraine.
The pre-sales come on a film whose complex story is seemingly told effortlessly. Perhaps it’s the moment two elderly friends, Michelle and Marie-Claude, leave the woods with wild mushrooms and laugh when Marie-Claude tells her friend to let her know how it goes.
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