03/05/2024 - The French sales agent sells the Un Certain Regard entry The Shameless and three animated movies in the Special Screenings for young audiences and Cinéma de la Plage line-ups

The Marché du Film (running 14 – 22 May) scheduled within the 77th Cannes Film Festival is shaping up to be a good one for Urban Sales. The French international sales agent, directed by Frédéric Corvez, will be hedging its bets on four titles which are set to enjoy their world premieres in the Official Selection.

The Shameless [+see also:
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The Urban Sales team steered by Florencia Gil will also be pinning its hopes on three impressive aces representing animated film in the Official Selection. Firstly, Into The Wonderwoods by Vincent Paronnaud (awarded the Jury Prize in Cannes 2007 and nominated for the 2009 Oscar by way of Persepolis [+see also:
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The other two animated titles steal focus in the Cinéma de la Plage line-up. A Boat in the Garden by veteran Jean-François Laguionie (well-received for A Monkey’s Tale, Black Mor’s Island, Le Tableau [+see also:
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Meanwhile, the satire revolving around the prehistoric world of Silex & The City (The Darkwinners) has been transposed to the big screen by Jul and Jean-Paul Guigue, based upon the TV series of the same name (which was itself adapted from Jul’s comic book). Produced by Je Suis Bien Content in co-production with Arte France by Belgium’s Left Field, the film will be released in France on 11 September, courtesy of Haut et Court.

These three movies are also set to be showcased in the Annecy Animated Film Festival (running 9 – 15 June): Into the Wonderwoods and A Boat in the Garden in competition, and Silex & The City in a Special Screening.

Last but not least, the Marché du Film will see Urban Sales negotiating on behalf of Brûle le sang by Akaki Popkhadze (in post-production – read our article), Girl for a Day by Jean-Claude Monod (starring Marie Toscan, Thibault de Montalembert, Iris Bry and Yannick Renier – due for release in France on 8 May) and Slump by America’s Alexandre Rockwell (awarded the Crystal Bear in the 2020 Berlinale’s Generation Kplus line-up, thanks to Sweet Things), whilst also rounding off sales on Fox and Hare Save the Forest [+see also:
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(Translated from French)