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Barcelona-based boutique studio Filmax has rolled out further pre-sales on “My Friend Eva,” from “Truman” director Cesc Gay, licensing key territories ahead of the film’s Cannes screening, closing Italy (Teodora Films) and Germany and Austria (Neue Visionen).
The film was also sold after Berlin’s European Film Market to Israel (Lev Cinemas), Greece (Cinobo) and Bulgaria (Beta Films). Cinemania acquired the film rights for former Yugoslavia.
The film turns on Eva (Nora Navas, “Pain and Glory,” “The Distinguished Citizen”), a married woman on a quest for passion whose life takes a dramatic turn after a serendipitous encounter in Rome. She remembers what it feels like to fall in love again.
Juan Diego Botto (“The Suicide Squad”) and Rodrigo de la Serna (“Money Heist”) co-star.
“We’re big fans of Cesc Gay’s films and believe ‘My Friend Eva’s’ lead character, this wonderful, interesting and relatable middle aged woman ,has the power to resonate with a large audience,” said Torsten Frehse, Neue Visionen CEO.
“My Friend Eva” is written by Gay and Edu Sola, winner of a screenplay Goya this year for “A House on Fire.” It marks the latest from Imposible Films, Gay’s near career-long producer.
“The film will have its eagerly-awaited release in Spain in September. Until then, we will continue to celebrate all the film’s achievements on the international stage, as well as the news about another one of Cesc’s films, ‘The People Upstairs,’ of which a star-studded American remake was recently announced,” said Diaz.
“Eva is my first female protagonist. I’d been wanting to write a leading lady for a long time, but hadn’t dared to… until now! And I’m so glad I did, because I’ve found both writing and directing this film to be extremely stimulating and needless to say, we’re all very happy with the result,” Gay noted.
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