Jamie Lang Loco Films Paris has closed a raft of sales deals in key territories for Veit Helmer‘s German kids and family feature “Akiko – the Flying Monkey,” which will participate in this year’s Kids Screenings at the Locarno Film Festival.
The film has been sold in over 40 territories, including Germany, Austria, and dozens of MENA, CIS, and African countries. In Germany, the film’s domestic market, Farbfilm Verleih will handle distribution.
Loco Films is hosting ongoing discussions with distributors in other European countries, which will be furthered at Locarno.
Although the Swiss festival often acts as a showcase for auteur-driven arthouse titles, its Kids section routinely proves to be one of its most important in commercial terms.
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