{"id":3193,"date":"2018-03-27T03:37:44","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T03:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2018\/03\/27\/distrib-films-102-distribution-take-u-s-rights-to-the-heiresses-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2018-03-27T03:37:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T03:37:44","slug":"distrib-films-102-distribution-take-u-s-rights-to-the-heiresses-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2018\/03\/27\/distrib-films-102-distribution-take-u-s-rights-to-the-heiresses-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Distrib Films, 102 Distribution Take U.S. Rights to \u2018The Heiresses\u2019 (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Hopewell\/ Variety\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Closed by Paris-based Luxbox, sale proves the large upside to an upbeat major festival reception<\/p>\n

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Underscoring the benefits of a positive reception off a big festival berth, Marcelo Martinessi\u2019s \u201cLas Herederas\u201d (The Heiresses), a Berlin double Silver Bear winner, has closed a U.S. distribution deal with\u00a0Distrib Films\u00a0US and 102 Distribution.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn-based, Distrib Films will handle \u201cThe Heiresses\u2019\u201d theatrical release.<\/p>\n

In further sales made by Paris-based sales agent Luxbox, Aurora has closed Poland on \u201cThe Heiresses.\u201d Israel and Australia are now under negotiation, said Fiorella Moretti, Luxbox co-founder.<\/p>\n

Winning Berlin Silver Bears for both best actress (Ana Brun) and the Alfred Bauer Prize for innovation, \u201cThe Heiresses\u201d was sold by Luxbox at Berlin to Italy (Lucky Red), France (Rouge International), the U.K. (Thunderbird Releasing), Benelux (Contact) and Scandinavia\/Baltics (Edge).<\/p>\n

In pre-sales, Luxbox cliched deals with Spain (Bteam), Greece (Weird Wave) , Switzerland (Cineworx) and China (Time Vision).<\/p>\n

Bowing early in Berlin competition, \u201cThe Heiresses\u201d emerged as one of its first frontrunners in critics\u2019 polls.<\/p>\n

The film \u201cexquisitely balances character study with shrewd commentary on class, desire, and the lingering privileges of Paraguay\u2019s elite,\u201d Jay Weissberg wrote in his\u00a0Variety\u00a0<\/i>review.<\/p>\n

Distributors were struck by the craft of a first feature from Paraguay as well as attracted by a women-centric tale. Fresh for many spectators, the Paraguayan context also lent an extra freshness to a tale that describes in personal terms the passing of an era, which may be all for the good.<\/p>\n

Also written by Martinessi, \u201cThe Heiresses\u201d awon an award for best competition title from the Fipresci Intl. Federation of Film Critics for its tale of Chela (Brun) a middle-aged member of Paraguay\u2019s well-healed elite who falls on hard times and is forced to find a job after her longtime partner, Chiquita (Margarita Ir\u00fan) is convicted of fraud. It has gone on to win director and another Fipresci award at this month\u2019s Cartagena Film Festival.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were moved and struck by the high sensitivity and intelligence of \u2018Las Herederas,\u2019\u201d said Francois Scippa Kohn, president of Distrib Films US.<\/p>\n

He went on to say that it is a \u201cperfect movie for the arthouse audience in the U.S.\u201d which is \u201cmore and more demanding and looking for singular and nonetheless accessible foreign films.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moretti said Luxbox was \u201cthrilled to be working with Distrib Films and 102 Distribution to bring \u2018The Heiresses\u2019 to U.S. audiences. Since the Berlinale, Marcelo Martinessi\u2019s first film has been sold around the\u00a0world, finding passionate distributors in each territory.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among foreign-language art films, such a sales volume is\u00a0 increasingly limited to star directors or big festival breakouts, such as \u201cThe Heiresses.\u201d Hence the huge competition to snag a selection at May\u2019s Cannes, the biggest festival of all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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