Endowed with a solid and mouth-watering line-up of ten titles, the international sales division of the SND group will be springing into action tomorrow at the 23^rd Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in Paris, which, in a change to the usual procedure, is being organised online by Unifrance from 13-15 January (via a dedicated secure site on Cinando). The team headed up by Charlotte Boucon will have particularly high hopes for two new titles that the firm will be kicking off pre-sales for, based on their screenplays.

Indeed, standing out on the slate is Julia(s), the feature debut by Olivier Treiner (César Award for Best Short Film in 2012 for The Piano Tuner), a comedy-drama staged by WY Productions and currently being shot. It boasts a strong cast, which includes Lou De Laâge (popular recently in Agnus Dei [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Piero Messina
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Written by Olivier and Camille Treiner, the story kicks off in Paris in 2052. Eighty-year-old Julia has had a fulfilling life. On her birthday, she reflects on the decisions and circumstances that could have led her down different paths. From the age of 17 to this day, her life has been full of small but critical moments. Each was a turning point with dramatic consequences. What would have happened if she had forgotten her passport, chosen a different queue at the shop or driven the scooter that one time...? Is her life a string of coincidences and accidents, or a preordained path?

SND is also due to commence pre-sales for The Book of Wonders by Lisa Azuelos (Dalida [+leggi anche:
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Also featuring on the line-up of forthcoming movies is the animated flick Pil [+leggi anche:
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Lastly of note are two (online) market premieres for Délicieux [+leggi anche:
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