Berlin — ‘Love’ Conquers New Territories, ‘Linsanity’ 

                                    Bounces on

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Hong Kong – Gay drama “Love Is Strange,” starring John Lithgow and Ira Sachs, will play new dates in Europe.

Following its appearance at Berlin’s European Film Market, the pic was licensed to Spain’s Golem Distribucion, Italy’s Koch Media, Portugal’s Midas Film, Switzerland’s Xenix Filmdistribution, Turkey’s Kurmaca, Bulgaria’s Bulgaria Film Vision, Israel’s Forum Film and to MegaCom Film for the former-Yugoslavia including Slovenia by sales agent Fortissimo Films.

On the strength of the film’s Sundance outing it was previously sold to the U.K.’s Altitude Films, France’s Pretty Pictures, Brazil’s Alpha Filmes, Greece’s Faliro House and to Wild Bunch for Benelux, to Rialto Distribution for Australia and New Zealand; to HBO Central Europe (pay-tv rights) and to Cinesky for global airline rights.

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- Patrick Frater