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MK2 Films Acquires Worldwide Rights to Ari Folman’s ‘Waltz With Bashir’ as New 4K Restoration Is Readied (EXCLUSIVE)

MK2 Films has acquired worldwide rights to Ari Folman’s “Waltz With Bashir,” following an agreement signed with Bridgit Folman Film Gang. A new 4K restoration of the film is underway and will premiere this year. “Waltz With Bashir” premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, and broke new ground with its fusion…

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‘La Portraitiste,’ Written by Florence Longpré and Directed by Annie St-Pierre, Acquired by H264 (EXCLUSIVE)

H264, a Montreal-based film distribution and international sales company, has acquired the international rights to “La Portraitiste,” the first narrative feature film written by Florence Longpré, and directed by Annie St-Pierre, her first narrative feature as a director. It is a period dramedy with touches of magical realism, set in Montreal in 1962. It follows…

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MetFilm Boards Sundance Awards Winner ‘To Hold a Mountain’ for International Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

MetFilm Sales has acquired international sales rights to Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić’s feature documentary “To Hold a Mountain,” which recently received its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize. MFS will present the title to international buyers for the first time at the EFM…

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