‘The Amazing Maurice’ Heads To France, Middle East As Global Screen Posts Deals On Final Territories For Sundance-Bound Animation
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Global Screen has unveiled a fresh round of deals for Sky Original animated feature The Amazing Maurice, featuring Hugh Laurie and Emilia Clarke in the voice cast.
The announcement follows in the wake of news that the family film had been selected for the Kids-Section of the upcoming Sundance Film Festival (January 19-29, 2023).
The animation revolves around the adventures of streetwise cat Maurice as he sets in motion what he believes to be a perfect money-making scam In fresh deals, the film has sold to France (KMBO), Benelux (Just4Kids), South Korea (Bluelabel), South America (Plus Films), South Africa (Empire Entertainment), Middle East (Grand Entertainment), Turkey (Yeni Bir Film), Greece (Zinos Panagiotidis) and Iceland (Sena).
In previously announced sales, it has also been acquired for Italy (Lucky Red), Spain (Flins y Piniculas), Scandinavia (Selmer Media), Portugal (NOS Lusomundo), Israel (Red Cape Distribution), Middle East (Selim Ramia & Co.), Australia and New Zealand (Icon Film Distribution), CIS and Baltics (Volgafilm), Poland (Kino Swiat), Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria (Prorom Media), former Yugoslavia (Investacommerce), Taiwan (Swallow Wings) and Vietnam (Blue Lantern). “We are very proud to have sold this highly entertaining feature film to the whole world, except for China and Japan,” said Alice Buquoy, SVP, International Sales & Acquisitions at Global Screen.
Read more on deadline.com
