China- and Netherlands-based sales firm Fortissimo Films has picked up the international rights to new Chinese sports feature film “Wild Punch.” It will launch the film in territories outside mainland China next week at the Cannes Market. Both with something to prove, the two will have to face each other in the ring. Since 2017, Momo Pictures has produced since several films including “The Best Is Yet to Come,” which played at Venice and Toronto IFF, “A Long Shot,” which was a Tokyo festival prize-winner, and “The Boy who Counted Cars.” This is the first collaboration between Momo Pictures and Fortissimo Films. Popular on VarietyFortissimo recently announced that it is to handle sales of Shen Jie’s Chinese animation film The Umbrella Fairy. Fortissimo was also responsible for selling rights to cutting edge Chinese animation “Deep Sea” by Tian Xiaopeng.

Source: Punch May 06, 2024 16:04 UTC