Films Distribution sells across slate

SAN SEBASTIAN -- France's Films Distribution has offered Julie Delpy's "Skylab" towards the country (Alta Films), Argentina (Alfa Films) and Portugal (Alambique). Struck by FD partner Francois Yon within the San Sebastian Film Festival, where "Skylab" world preemed competing, sales join impressive deals on FD's "11 Flowers," "Cafe p Flore" and "Monsieur Lazhar." The buoyant biz underscores an uptick in prices paid out by entrepreneurs and competition on key game game titles, FD partner Nicolas Brigaud Robert told Variety. "Skylab" sealed several pre-sales: Germany (NFP) and Austria (Thin Films), Scandinavia (Cinema Mondo), Czech Republic (Megacom), Chicken (Bir Films) along with a vacation in a holiday in greece (7 Films). Another FD San Sebastian competish entry, "11 Flowers," co-produced by France's Full House, has agreed to high-quality entrepreneurs: France's Haut et Court, Australia's Structure Films and Israel's New Cinema. Films Distribution also repped Venice and Toronto player "Cafe p Flore," a period of time-hopping double love story from Canada's Jean-Marc Vallee ("C.R.A.Z.Y." "Youthful Victoria"). Beyond formerly introduced pre-sales, it's closed The nation (Golem), Italia (Fandango), South usa (Conquest Films) and Belgium (Cineart), plus Europe, Israel, A vacation in a holiday in greece, Chicken and Austria. Just-named Canada's foreign-language Oscar candidate, "Monsieur Lazhar" has furthermore offered bullishly, Brigaud Robert reported. FD's buoyant biz marks a turnaround in market fortunes, he contended. While using crisis, "entrepreneurs didn't know very well what to buy, sales were scattered everywhere, prices suprisingly low,In . he mentioned. "Now we're engaging in a completely new cycle, pricing is coming back, and key title competitors are returning." That's due to greater market visibility and stability. "Entrepreneurs have started to look for the revenues they could originate from DVD/VOD. In Europe no less than, the issue of release costs for digital cinemas remains clarified," he mentioned. "People who've required to re-finance their company right after bad years have either disappeared or had the chance to re-finance," he added. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com