Hong Sangsoo’s “Nowhere to Lay My Eyes,” a triple prizewinner at the 79th Locarno Film Festival, and Kim Jin-yu’s “Journey There,” the first Korean production to star “Beef” actor Justin H. Min, have picked up a new batch of territory deals through Seoul-based sales outfit Finecut.
\n\nFor “Nowhere to Lay My Eyes,” Carlotta Films has taken France, Mimosa Films has Japan, Kligger has Argentina and The Stone and the Plot has Portugal. The new pacts add to earlier sales to The Cinema Guild for North America, Filmgarten for Austria, Hugoeast for China, Atalante for Spain, Cola Films for Taiwan and the Institute of Contemporary Arts for the U.K.
\n\nThe film is Hong’s 35th feature. At Locarno it won best direction, best performance and the Ecumenical Jury Prize. It sees the director team up again with regulars Kim Minhee (“By the Stream”) and Kwon Haehyo (“What Does That Nature Say to You”), and marks his first outing with Choi Myeonggil, whose credits include TV series “Durian’s Affair.” Jeonwonsa Film Co. produced.
\n\n“Journey There” has sold to Andrews Film for Taiwan, KDDI Corporation for Japan, Lev Cinema for Israel and Izagur Media for Mongolia, while Kairos Distribution acquired inflight rights. The drama…
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