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Venice Hit ‘Happyend’ Scores Multiple Territory Sales, Including France and China, for Magnify (EXCLUSIVE)
Neo Sora's narrative debut feature 'Happyend' has sold to multiple territories for Magnify, including France, South Korea and China
Neo Sora’s narrative debut “Happyend,” a dystopian portrait of rebellious youth fighting for a better future that first bowed in Venice’s Horizons section, has sold to multiple territories for Magnify, the international sales arm of Magnolia Pictures. In addition to Metrograph Pictures, which grabbed North American rights last month and will be releasing theatrically in 2025, Magnify has secured deals in France (Eurozoom), South Korea (JINJIN), Taiwan (Hooray), Hong Kong (Edko), China (Wiseup), Indonesia (Falcon), Turkey (Filmarti), Ex-Yugoslavia (Five Star), CEE (HBO), with many other territories under negotiation. The producing team includes Albert Tholen and Aiko Masubuchi (“Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus”) of Zakkubalan, Eric Nyari (“Black Box Diaries”) of Cineric Creative, Alex C. Lo (“The Settlers”) of Cinema Inutile, and Anthony Chen (“The Breaking Ice”) of Giraffe Pictures.
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