Defying the economic and political gloom, UK foreign sales outfit The Film Company enjoyed a busy MIFED.

It sold Zombie Dawn of the Dead to Gaga Communications, comfortably Japan's leading buyer in Milan

UK independent title The Bunker was sold to Mi-Pic for Japan, AMIK Films for Spain, GMI for South Korea, Haskablio for Iceland, NDV for Poland and Ameromitra for Indonesia.

The Film Company, which is headed by Carey Fitzgerald and Ronald De Neef, also sold The Tichborne Claimant to Vision Africa for South Africa.