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M-Appeal Seals Cannes Deals on ‘Downtown,’ ‘The Garden We Dreamed,’ ‘Truly Naked’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Berlin-based world sales company M-Appeal has closed a string of international deals out of the Cannes Film Market on Michiel van Erp’s “Downtown,” Joaquín del Paso’s “The Garden We Dreamed” and Muriel d’Ansembourg’s “Truly Naked.” Dutch drama “Downtown,” which M-Appeal launched at the Cannes Film Market, has sold to Dark Star Pictures for North America […]
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According to Variety’s source item, M-Appeal Seals Cannes Deals on ‘Downtown,’ ‘The Garden We Dreamed,’ ‘Truly Naked’ (EXCLUSIVE), Berlin-based world sales company M-Appeal has closed a string of international deals out of the Cannes Film Market on Michiel van Erp’s “Downtown,” Joaquín del Paso’s “The Garden We Dreamed” and Muriel d’Ansembourg’s “Truly Naked.” Dutch drama “Downtown,” which M-Appeal launched at the Cannes Film Market, has sold to Dark Star Pictures for North America […]
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- M-Appeal Seals Cannes Deals on ‘Downtown,’ ‘The Garden We Dreamed,’ ‘Truly Naked’ (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - 2026-06-04T07:14:20+00:00
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