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Finecut Sells Two Korean Films to International Markets
Seoul-based Finecut secured international sales for two Korean films at a market held alongside the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Journey There sold to buyers in Japan, Israel, Mongolia and Taiwan, with a separate company acquiring its inflight rights.
Directed by Kim Jin-yu, the drama follows a woman who starts planning a new journey after her husband dies, and it is Justin H. Min’s first Korean production.
The film opened in South Korea on Oct.
28 after festival screenings.
Hong Sangsoo’s Nowhere to Lay My Eyes added sales in four territories, following earlier deals in other markets.
It follows a woman visiting her mother on Jeju Island with her brother after they have been apart for a decade, and it won three prizes at the Locarno Film Festival.
Finecut’s next market is the American Film Market, where its slate includes other films.
Finecut has sold the Korean films Journey There and Nowhere to Lay My Eyes to buyers in several international markets.
Journey There went to distributors in Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia and Israel, with Kairos Distribution acquiring inflight rights.
New deals for Nowhere to Lay My Eyes cover France, Japan, Portugal and Argentina, adding to sales in six other territories.
Journey There opened in South Korea on Oct. 28 after festival appearances.
Finecut negotiated the additional deals at the Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan.
- Who
- Seoul-based sales company Finecut, and international film distributors.
- What
- Finecut sold Journey There and Nowhere to Lay My Eyes to multiple territories.
- When
- The deals were announced Friday, the third and final day of TIFFCOM. Journey There opened in South Korea on Oct. 28.
- Where
- The sales cover Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia, Israel, France, Portugal and Argentina, among other markets.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Nowhere to Lay My Eyes had already sold to Austria, China, North America, Spain, Taiwan and the U.K.
Journey There opened in South Korea.
Finecut announced the international sales.
Finecut was moving on to the American Film Market in Los Angeles.
- Journey There sales
- Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia and Israel; inflight rights to Kairos Distribution
- Nowhere to Lay My Eyes new sales
- France, Japan, Portugal and Argentina
- Nowhere to Lay My Eyes previous sales
- Austria, China, North America, Spain, Taiwan and the U.K.
- Journey There South Korean opening
- Oct. 28
- Finecut's next market
- American Film Market in Los Angeles
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