France’s MK2 Films Secures Slate Financing Deal With Fund Management Company IPR.VC to Fast-Track Production, Acquisition
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent MK2 Films, the European sales, production and finance powerhouse behind movies by Justine Triet and Joachim Trier, is getting ready to ramp up its global scope and move further in the English-language space.
Following its appointment of Protagonist’s former managing director Vanessa Saal as executive consultant and U.K. lead earlier this month, MK2 Films has struck a multi-year financing deal with the investment fund manager IPR.VC to gain financial ammunitions and build a robust slate of projects.
The company has established itself as a leading force in auteur-driven cinema with a number of critical and commercial hits in recent years, including Justine Triet’s Oscar-winning “Anatomy of a Fall,” Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World” and Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.” It just rolled off a successful Cannes with internationally-driven movies such as Andrew Haigh’s “Belly of the Beast” starring Ben Stiller and Colin Farrell, and The Zellner Brothers’ “Alpha Gang” starring Cate Blanchett.
Current films in production include Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” and Dylan Southern’s “The Thing With Feathers” starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
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