French group MK2 has appointed veteran French producer Rosalie Varda as a senior advisor shortly after signing a major library deal with Netflix.
Varda, the daughter of late French cinema icons Agnes Varda and Jacques Demy, will advise MK2 CEO Nathanaël Karmitz on the company's national and international acquisition and distribution strategy with regards to its sizable film library.
MK2 has an impressive back catalog of more than 800 titles, including many classics from Varda and Demy, as well as from François Truffaut, Alain Resnais, Charlie Chaplin and others.
The group recently signed a non-exclusive deal with Netflix in French-speaking territories for 50 library titles, including such features as Truffaut's The 400 Blows and Jules et.
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