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VALERIA IS GETTING MARRIED by Michal Vinik

99 MOONS by Jan Gassmann

LONESOME by Craig Boreham

RETURN TO DUST by Li Ruijun

CONCERNED CITIZEN by Idan Haguel

News

new acquisition: VALERIA IS GETTING MARRIED

We're very happy to reveal our new acquisition: VALERIA IS GETTING MARRIED by Michal Vinik.
Set over the course of one day, the film focuses on the relationship between two Ukrainian sisters. Valeria is a mail order bride who arrives in Israel to meet her future husband. She joins her older sister Christina, who has been living in Israel for some time and met her own husband through a similar “bride-to-order” deal.

This is our second collaboration with director Michal Vinik - her first feature film BARASH premiered at San Sebastian in 2015 and became both a festivals and sales hit.

new acquisition: 99 MOONS

We're very happy to reveal our new acquisition: the erotic love story 99 MOONS directed by Jan Gassmann, which will have its world premiere in Cannes’ ACID sidebar. The film focuses on Bigna, a twenty-eight-year-old scientist, who is used to having everything under control, even her erotic desires always follow rules. Frank searches for meaning in a haze of drugs, feeding on other people’s affection. Their different worlds collide, and they become obsessively entwined in a passionate affair. Welcome on board team!

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Festivals

September 2022

Toronto IFF, CA: VALERIA IS GETTING MARRIED; RETURN TO DUST

Split FF, HR: RETURN TO DUST

CineFest Miskolc IFF, HU: RETURN TO DUST; 99 MOONS; BIGMAN

Gender Bender Bologna, IT: LONESOME

Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay FF, HK: LONESOME; THE SWIMMER; CONCERNED CITIZEN

Adana Golden Boll IFF, TR: RETURN TO DUST

Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest, UK: LONESOME

Zurich IFF, CH: VALERIA IS GETTING MARRIED; 99 MOONS

Finale Plzen Czech FF, CZ: WILD ROOTS

Queer FF Tirana, AL: LONESOME; THE SWIMMER; CONCERNED CITIZEN

Kino Dzieci FF, PL: BIGMAN

Humen FF, HU: LONESOME

Awards

Love is folly 2022

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's title has received the main prize - the Golden Aphrodite prize - at the Love is folly 2022, in Bulgaria!

Golden Apricot Yerevan IFF 2022

Our beautiful Berlinale 2022 title has just received the Golden Apricot Award - International Competition at the Golden Apricot Yerevan IFF in Armenia.

Hungarian Motion Picture Awards 2022

WILD ROOTS received three major awards at the Hungarian Motion Picture Festival: Best Hungarian Film, Best First Film and Best Screenplay. Congratulations to the film team!

Zlin FF 2022

"For Dylan’s inspirational drive to overcome sufferance and vulnerability and pursue happiness and fulfill his passion by any means and sacrifices. For depicting so nicely children’s friendship, solidarity and wisdom above adults parenting shortcomings" > The International Ecumenical Jury of the Zlín FF 2022 awarded BIGMAN with a special mention.

Riviera IFF 2022

Three great news from Italy! Hajni Kis's WILD ROOTS has received the Best Film Award at the Riviera IFF 2022, and two more: the Audience Award and the Best Actor Prize to Gusztáv Dietz! Congratulations to the film team!

Fantaspoa IFF 2022

Kirill Sokolov, the director of NO LOOKING BACK, received the Best Director Award and the actress Sofia Krugova received a Special Mention for Best Upcoming Actress at Fantaspoa IFF 2022! Congratulations to both.

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