John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent BUENOS AIRES — Paris-based sales agency MPM Premium has has closed its second major territory deal on “On the Go,” toplining “Elite” star Omar Ayuso in an Andalusia-set road movie with lashings of sun, sex and sensuality.
Directed by Maria Gisèle Royo and Julia de Castro, and one of Spain’s most memorable feature debuts, “On the Go” has been licensed to Outplay Films which plans a theatrical release in Sumer 2024 after the film’s French premiere in premiere in Chéries Chéris.
MPM Premium has already clinched its first major sales, selling to Salzgeber for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and to Cineplex for Taiwan.
Spain, the U.K. and U.S are in advanced talks, said Quentin Worthington, MPM Premium head of sales and acquisitions. The deal in one of Europe’s key arthouse and queer cinema markets marks further recognition for an immersive movie in which Milagros (De Castro), set on motherhood but unemployed, arrives in Seville in her father’s ’67 Corvair to persuade best friend Jonathan to become her sperm donor.
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