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The Match Factory has sold Cannes Official Selection title “O’Horten” to the U.K.’s Artificial Eye.

The Norwegian tragicomedy, helmed by Bent Hamer, has also been picked up by Ocean Films for France, Filmcoopi for Switzerland, Pandora Film for Germany and Scanbox for Scandinavia. Pic preems Wednesday in Un Certain Regard.

Andreas Dresen’s “Cloud 9,” which screened Sunday in the same section, was picked up for Benelux by Cooperative Nouveau Cinema, for Switzerland by Filmcoopi, for Greece by Seven One and for Canada by Mongrel Media. Further deals are imminent for France and Spain.

Match Factory also sold several films that screened in the Berlin Film Festival. Danish director Soren Kragh-Jabobsen’s “What No One Knows” went to Aztek Intl. Entertainment for Australia/New Zealand, Pandora Film for Germany, Ama Films for Greece and Monopole-Pathe for Switzerland.

Austrian drama “Revanche,” helmed by Goetz Spielmann, has found partners in France’s MK2, Germany’s Movienet Film, Switzerland’s Cineworx and Greece’s Artplex Attica.

Debut feature “Love and Other Crimes,” helmed by Stefan Arsenijevic, was picked up by Ripley’s Film for Italy, ArtFree for Greece and Joint Entertainment Intl. for Taiwan.

The distrib also has added new deals to the pre-Cannes sales of Ari Folman’s “Waltz With Bashir.” Rights have been sold to Italy’s Lucky Red, Spain’s Golem, Greece’s Seven One, Canada’s Seville Pictures and Cineart for the Benelux countries.

Meanwhile, Germany’s Bavaria Film reported brisk biz for comedy “Moscow, Belgium,” helmed by Christophe van Rompaey. Senator has picked up all rights to the Camera d’Or contender for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, while Bac Film secured all rights for France.

Thomas Mann adaptation “Buddenbrooks” was bought by South Korea’s Sejong Communications, which also picked up comedy “Rabbit Without Ears.” Til Schweiger’s German box office hit also sold to Festive for Singapore, Swallow Wings for Taiwan and Seven for Greece.

Swedish vampire romance “Let the Right One In,” helmed by Tomas Alfredson, found additional buyers in Karma for Spain; Daisy Entertainment for South Korea; Pachamama for Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay; and Lighthouse Pictures for Singapore.

HBO Ole Partners opted for a Latin American pay TV deal for the recent Tribeca award winner.

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