MK2 Films Reveals New Acquisitions, Restorations in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor As Cannes Film Festival kicks off, the Paris-based international sales company MK2 Films has revealed it has acquired three films and made substantial investments in new restorations, set against the backdrop of a strong presence at Cannes Classics.

MK2 Films has entered into a collaboration with the Niki Charitable Art Foundation on the global rights (excluding the U.S.) for two films directed by artist Niki de Saint Phalle: “Un Rêve plus long que la nuit” (1976) and “Daddy” (1973). “Un Rêve plus long que la nuit” has been restored in 4K by L’Immagine Ritrovata (Bologna-Paris) under the supervision of Arielle de Saint Phalle and with funding from Dior.

It was presented at Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna, New York Film Festival and the new Los Angeles Festival of Movies. “Daddy” will soon be available in a restored version.

MK2 Films described it as a “unique feminist work by one of the great and most popular visual artist of the 20th century.” MK2 Films has also announced the acquisition of global rights (excluding Japan, France) to “The Friends” (1994), a previously unreleased film by the Japanese director of “Typhoon Club,” Shinji Somai, newly restored in 4K by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation.