International Sales Agency K5 Intl., Best-Known for Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Paterson,’ Rebooted With New Team, Expanded Focus (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor K5 Media Group has rebooted its international sales arm, K5 Intl., recruiting five industry veterans.
It will sell and distribute eight to 10 new titles a year, across both film and TV. In its former incarnation, K5 Intl., which was founded by Oliver Simon and Daniel Baur, represented premium film titles like “ANON,” directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Amanda Seyfried and Clive Owen; Cannes competition title “Paterson,” directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Adam Driver; and Academy Award nominee “Land of Mine,” directed by Martin Zandvliet.
K5 Intl. will be represented by its partners in Paris, London, Los Angeles, Munich, Berlin and Cologne. The new sales and distribution team consists of Giannina Antola (formerly at Telepool and Endemol), Carlos Hertel (formerly at Bavaria Intl.), Silke Wilfinger (formerly at Telemünchen), Adam Wright (formerly at Voltage Pictures) and Alan R.
Milligan of White Rabbit. K5 Intl. will broaden its slate by handling TV series, in addition to film, family and animation projects, in addition to its traditional arthouse and elevated genre titles.
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