New Sales Division Indiecan International Launching At EFM With Trio Of Features By Canadian First Nations Directors
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Avi Federgreen’sCanadian distribution company Indiecan Entertainment has launched an international sales division that will make its debut at the Berlinale’s EFM.
Bannered Indiecan International, the division’s first line-up features three films by directors hailing from Canada’s First Nations communities and a UK documentary about a man living with cerebral palsy (scroll down for details).
The creation of Indiecan International comes hot on the heels of Indiecan Entertainment’s creation last May of Red Water Entertainment, a new distribution arm focused on genre films. “Indiecan International is a natural extension of what I started with Indiecan Entertainment,” said Federgreen, who will be at the EFM with his team. “My goal with Indiecan International, as with Red Water Entertainment, is to help independent filmmakers and marginalized voices get as much exposure and eyeballs on their stories as possible,” he explained.
The first titles on the Indiecan International slate include Jules Arita Koostachin’s drama Broken Angel about a once vibrant Cree woman who is worn down by an abusive partner.
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