Salles' 'Road' adds sales

Walter Salles' Cannes competition player "On the Road" is on course to have sold most of the world within the next couple of weeks.

"Road" lead producer and sales agent MK2 has also rolled out sales on Abbas Kiarostami's "Like Someone in Love," Xavier Dolan's "Laurence Anyways" and Christian Louboutin's "Crazy Horse Paris-Feu."

At last week's Cannes festival MK2 closed Spain (Wanda Films), Hong Kong (Edko) and Taiwan (Catchplay) on "Road." The former USSR, Baltic States, Israel and Portugal are being signed, MK2 announced Wednesday.

An all-rights U.S. deal was concluded on the eve of the festival with AMC Networks. Its Sundance Selects and IFC Films will jointly release "Road" over this fall/winter.

In all "Road" has now closed more than 50 territories, including deals with heavyweight players in Germany (Concorde-Tele Munchen), Italy (Medusa) and PlayArte (Latin America).

The pic is produced by MK2's Nathanael Karmitz and Charles Gillibert, Salles' longtime producer Rebecca Yeldham and American Zoetrope's Roman Coppola.

In newly-announced deals, Cannes competition player "Love," a Tokyo-set relationship drama, has closed the U.K. (New Wave), Italy (Lucky Red), Taiwan (Filmware) and Hong Kong (Edko). It has already sold nine territories, including a U.S. pick-up from Sundance Selects.

A Queer Palm and best actress Un Certain Regard winner for Suzanne Clement, Dolan's flamboyant meller "Laurence" has clinched Spain (Avalon), the U.K. (Network), Portugal (Alambique), Poland (Spectator) and Hong Kong (Edko). "Laurence's" total territory sales count -- 25 to date -- includes, most notably, Germany (NFP).

"Crazy Horse," Louboutin's 3D performance-based record of Crazy Horse acts, clinched Japan (Gaga), and German-speaking Europe (Polyband).

Prior to the festival, sales included to Benelux (Wild Bunch), Korea (Sponge), Switzerland (Praesens), Austria (Thimfilms), Brazil (Imovision), Greece (Feelgood), Portugal (Midas) and Yugoslavia (MCF Megacom).

Xavier Dolan’s Laurence Anyway, produced by Canadian Lyla Films with MK2 as a co-producer, was picked up for Spain (Avalon), UK (Réseau), Portugal (Alambique), Poland (Spectator) and Hong Kong (Edko).

Prior to the market the film had sold to PFN for German-speaking Europe, Leopart for Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic States as well as to Benelux (ABC Cinemien), Taiwan (Filmware), Greece (Videorama), Sweden (Folkets Bio) and Israel (Orlando).

Crazy House Paris – Feu par Louboutin — a 3D picture capturing shoe designer Christian Louboutin’s show at Paris’ world famous Crazy Horse cabaret club — was also popular with buyers, selling to Japan (Gaga), Hong Kong (Edko and German-speaking Europe (Polyband). A number of other territories are also under negotiation.

Walter Salles’ On the Road, which was first launched on the market in 2011, also closed its remaining big territories, selling to Spain (Wanda Films), Hong Kong (Edko) and Taiwan (Catchplay). Deals to the ex-USSR, Baltic States, Israel and Portugal are also in the works.