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Ex-MK2 & Orange Studio Execs Pin Fortunes On New Sales Company Lucky Number
Aim is to handle 10 French and int'l auteur a year, split between 2-3 animated features, and 7-8 fiction films and docs, with accent on first films.
The trio, who have worked on hundreds of auteur titles between them, including Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, Celine Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist to name but a few – are currently building their slate for an early 2025 market launch. “In an industry that has become increasingly complex both in terms of production and distribution, Lucky Number wishes to place the notion of service at the heart of its activity, aiming to strengthen support for talents, producers and distributors,” they said in statement announcing the creation of the company. Byszuk was SVP International Sales with mk2 Films from 2014 to 2021, during which time she worked on award-winning titles such as Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War, Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Tom Vol’s Maria By Callas.
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