The Match Factory has secured multiple distribution deals for Berlinale winners: Lance Hammer’s Queen at sea and rose By Markus Schleinzer.
Sandra Höller won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale for Best Lead Performance rosein which she plays a 17th-century German woman trying to look like a man. The film was embraced by critics – incl Hollywood ReporterDavid Rooney – which he described as “an eloquent demolition of the gender binary” – has been snapped up by buyers across Europe.
Match Factory has signed deals with France (KMBO), Spain (Avalon), Benelux (Paradiso), Poland (Gutek), Denmark (Ost For Paradis), Sweden and Iceland (Edge), Norway (Fidalgo), Finland (Future Film Oy), Hungary (Cirko Film), Portugal (No Comboio), Greece (Weirdwave), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Zero Gravity), Bulgaria (Beta Film), former Yugoslavia (MCF Megacom), and the Baltic States (Scanorama). Additional sales include South Korea (PanCinema), the Middle East and North Africa (Gulf Film), and Israel (Live Cinema). The film will be released by Piffl in Germany, Filmladen in Austria, and Filmcoopi in Switzerland.
Queen at seaLance Hammer’s look at the impact of dementia on a family THR Described by reviewer Leslie Felperin as “sincere, urgent and unflinchingly sincere”, it won a Jury Prize and a Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance for Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall, who play husband and wife. Juliette Binoche and Florence Hunt also star.
Match Factory has secured distribution deals for the film in multiple territories including the UK & Ireland (Curzon), Poland (Aurora), Benelux (Imagine Film), South Korea (Challan), Switzerland (Frenetic Films), Greece (Cinobo), Portugal (FILMS4YOU), former Yugoslavia (Investacommerce AG), Baltics (Scanorama), Taiwan (Andrews Film) and LATAM (Cine Canibal).
Negotiations for additional territories for both films are ongoing.
