Most of the films on offer at the European Film Market in Berlin were so dull or unappealing more than one Australian distributor came home empty-handed.
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William Kelly's War, a drama set during WW1, will premiere in Cannes in May and be released in Australian cinemas in September.
Vendetta Films will release Sophie Hyde's 52 Tuesdays in Australia on May 1, working with the producers, Closer Productions.
Writer-director Aaron Wilson's debut feature Canopy, a thriller set during the Japanese invasion of Singapore in WW2, keeps racking up sales to key international territories.
The first international distribution deals for Tim Winton's The Turning have been concluded at the Berlin Film Festival, while 52 Tuesdays has found a US distributor.
Kelly Dolen's John Doe: Vigilante will debut in US cinemas on March 21, the tenth Australian film to have secured a cinema release in that market this year.
Writer-director Aaron Wilson's debut feature Canopy, a thriller set during the Japanese invasion of Singapore in WWII, has been sold to the US.
Lars von Trier's provocative drama Nymphomaniac has been creating headlines for its explicit sex scenes, the marathon running time and the director's refusal to discuss the film.