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Produced by Isla Films and Caleidoscopio Film Production, pic centers on a gay boy who gets engaged to a pregnant friend to help her confront her conservative family.
"Manuela & Manuel" is directed by Puerto Rico's Raul Marchand. Mexican actor Humberto Busto ("Amores perros") stars.
Further recent Latido accords reflect the return to the market of the split-rights deals -- as opposed to all rights licensing -- "in order to ease highly competitive market conditions," according to Latido partner Massimo Saidel.
So, helmer Carlos Saura's musical "Fados," which has already been acquired by near 30 countries, was sold to Romania's Clorofilms for just theatrical.
Germany's Icestorm licensed DVD rights on Argentine Tristan Bauer's war drama "Blessed by Fire." And, also in Germany, ZDF closed TV rights to Leonor Watling and Luis Tosar starrer "Unconscious."
"The development's a consequence of the market crisis, but it doesn't need to be negative," Saidel added.
In Cannes, Latido is market preeming Spanish pioneering flash animation pic "Animal Crisis," from a cult comic about an animal kingdom making an ill-fated vegetarian pact.
It will also present Manuel Gutierrez Aragon's reflective terrorism thriller "Who's Next," which will compete at next summer's 32nd Montreal World Film Festival.
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For most industry pros, Thessaloniki represents a deep breath at the end of the festival year.
Now in its 19th year, the Stockholm Fest (Nov. 20-30) remains true to its roots of discovering new, exciting talent.
Driven by cheap costs, stunning terrain and highly skilled crews, Morocco long has been a preferred location for big-budget drama.
The observer becomes the observed, and is a joy to behold, in "Dominick Dunne: After the Party," a straightforward but gripping docu about the titular writer.
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