Berlin and Lyon-based sales outfit Films Boutique has announced sales for Agnieszka Holland‘s Kafka biopic “Franz” to additional territories following its world premiere Friday at the Toronto Film Festival.
At Cannes, Variety reported exclusively that the film had already secured distribution in numerous countries (see story here), including major territories such as Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
Latest territory deals are for Sweden (Triart), Taiwan (Andrews Film), Turkey (Filmarti), Baltics (Kino Pavasaris), Denmark and Norway (Another World), Finland (Future Film), Austria (Filmladen), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Bulgaria (Cinelibri), Greece (Cinobo), Iceland (Bio Paradis), Romania (Independenta), Ukraine (Arthouse Traffic), and Slovenia (Fivia).
The deals announced already are for Benelux (September Film), Spain (Filmin), Hungary (Vertigo), the former Yugoslavia (MCF Megacom) and Italy (Movies Inspired).
The film was previously acquired for theatrical distribution by Bac Films Distribution in France, X Verleih in Germany, Bioscop in Czech Republic and Kino Świat in Poland.
The film, which is conceived as a mosaic, shows the imprint Kafka left on the world from his birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post-World War I Vienna. It sets out to give the audience a new perspective on the life of the real man behind the literary legend.
The cast includes Idan Weiss, Peter Kurth, Jenovéfa Boková, Ivan Trojan and Sandra Korzeniak.
The scriptwriter is Marek Epstein. Šárka Cimbalová produces through Czech Republic’s Marlene Film Production, with Holland. Co-producers are Uwe Schott, Jorgo Narjes, Marcin Wierzchosławski and Alicja Jagodzińska.
Kevan van Thompson, Mike Downey and Daniel Bergman serve as executive producers.
Holland is known for Oscar nominated films “Angry Harvest,” “Europa Europa” and “In Darkness.”