EXCLUSIVE: Visit Films has closed deals on its AFM slate led by John Wilson’s North American doc hit The History Of Concrete and Berlinale title Mouse.
The History Of Concrete has sold to Australia & NZ (Madman Entertainment), Scandinavia (Nonstop Entertainment), Italy (I Wonder), Benelux (Cherry Pickers), and airlines (Pantalon Distribution).
The film has grossed more than $2.5m in North American through Magnolia Pictures.
Additionally, Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson’s coming-of-age film Mouse has gone to Greece (One from the Heart), Australia and New Zealand (Vendetta) and Austria (PolyFilm). The film is on release in the US through Independent Film Company.
Further deals done on the Visit slate include Kieron J. Walsh’s 1990s Northern Irish dark comedy Skintown has sold to Spain (Flamingo Film) and Japan (The Klockworx) with Aardwolf securing worldwide airline rights.
Spain’s Flamingo Film has also acquired Sophia Takal’s psycho-sexual thriller Act One, and further deals have been sealed to Latin America (Encripta) and Japan (King Records).
The Best Summer, Tamra Davis’s Sundance music doc featuring from her time on tour with Mike D of the Beastie Boys, has closed for Australia & NZ (Madman Ent), Scandinavia (Nonstop Ent) and Japna (New Select).
Film Movement has picked up North America for comedy The Misconceived; while Abdolreza Kahani’s drama Mortician has gone to Indiecan for Canada, PT Falcon for Indonesia, and MCG Programming Group Ltd for multi-territory maritime rights.
Finally, thriller Deep End has sold to Outsider Pictures for North America.
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