The Playmaker has closed several significant distribution deals on Swiss box office hit “Barry & Me” ahead of its market premiere in Berlin.
The film, directed by German helmer Markus Welter, has sold to Estinfilm for the Baltics, Media Squad for Eastern Europe, Grand Entertainment for Motion Pictures for Middle East, Big Rights for Spain and Samuel Goldwyn Films for the U.S.
The distributors in Germany and Switzerland are Wild Bunch and Ascot Elite, respectively. The film has been playing in Swiss cinemas since Jan. 14 and will be released in Germany next month. It’s a box office success in Switzerland and, in its second weekend, reached a
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