Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian sales company True Colours has acquired world sales in most territories on Moroccan director Ismaël El Iraki’s gritty Casablanca-set “Zanka Contact,” a romancer pairing a faded rock star with a drug problem and a “streetwise amazon (…) with a liquid gold voice,” according to catalog notes from the Venice Film Festival, where the film world premiered in the Horizons section dedicated to cutting-edge titles.The film, which is El Iraki’s debut feature, is co-produced by France’s Barney Production, Morocco’s Mont Fleuri Production, and Belgium’s Velvet Films.The deal for world rights – excluding France, Morocco, and Belgium – was sealed in Venice between True Colours chief Gaetano Majorino and.
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