Finecut signs multiple Cannes deals

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Sales News

Japanese distributors were out in force buying a pocketful of rights to Korean films represented by sales agent Finecut Co Ltd 화인컷.

Bitters End Inc ビターズ・エンド acquired Japan rights to The Day He Arrives 북촌방향 (2011)(pictured), the new film by HONG Sang-soo 홍상수 | 洪常秀 which plays in the Cannes Film Festival' Un Certain Regard section. The company also bought a trio of previous Hong films: Hahaha 하하하 (2010), Oki's Movie 옥희의 영화 (2010) and Like You Know It All 잘 알지도 못하면서 (2009).

Crest International Inc クレストインターナショナル acquired the KIM Ki-duk 김기덕 | 金基德 mockumentary Arirang 아리랑 (2011), which also played this week in Un Certain Regard.

King Records Ltd キングレコード, which previously released Finecut's Bedevilled 김복남 살인사건의 전말 (2009) and Chaw 차우 (2009), acquired Finecut's mystery thriller Midnight F.M. 심야의 ＦＭ (2010), starring SU Ae 수애 and YOO Ji-tae 유지태 | 劉智泰.

The company also scored pre-sales on its other market and upcoming titles.
Action thriller Blind 블라인드 (2011) was pre-sold to MFA Filmdistribution for Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland.

Troubleshooter 해결사 (2010), Bedevilled, Enemy at the Dead End 죽이고 싶은 (2010), The Outlaw 무법자 (2010) and celebrated short film Night Fishing 파란만장 (2011) were sold to Sundream Motion Pictures Ltd 驕陽電影有限公司 in Hong Kong. Night Fishing, which was shot using iPhones, was also licensed to Magnolia Pictures for North America.

Animation Leafie 마당을 나온 암탉 (2011) was sold to TDH Home Entertainment for the Middle East.

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