Sundance & Berlin Hit ‘Past Lives’ Scores Deals In UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Lat Am & More For A24: EFM
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Following bidding wars in multiple territories, A24 has sold Past Lives, probably the year’s most critically acclaimed new film, to a raft of key territories.
Deals were signed out of the EFM for UK, Germany/Austria, ANZ (Studiocanal), Latin America (California), Spain (Elastica), Italy (Lucky Red), Japan (Happinet Phantom Studios), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Switzerland (Filmcoopi) and South Korea, Turkey, Indonesia, Vietnam (CJ ENM).
Deals are being worked through in a handful of other markets, including France. A24 will release stateside later this year. The drama played in Competition at the Berlinale and is being tipped for accolades come tomorrow night’s awards ceremony.
Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro star in the film which tells the story of Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, who are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea.
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