Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Colony’ Sells Wide Ahead of Cannes Midnight Premiere

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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Showbox has closed deals on “Colony,” Yeon Sang-ho‘s virus-outbreak action thriller, across several territories as the film prepares for its Cannes Film Festival debut in the Midnight Screenings section, out of competition, on May 15.

Buyers span the globe. Gaga Corporation takes Japan, Well Go USA handles North America, StudioCanal acquires the U.K., ARP SAS covers France, Plaion Pictures picks up Germany and Italy, K-Movie Entertainment U.K. takes Australia and New Zealand, BF Distribution covers Latin America, Mis Label handles Scandinavia, Energia takes Spain, and The World Pictures covers the CIS and the Baltics. In Asia, Edko Films Ltd. takes Hong Kong, MovieCloud secures Taiwan, PT Primacinema Multimedia covers Indonesia, Pioneer Films handles the Philippines, Sahamongkolfilm International takes Thailand, Purple Plan Pte Ltd. covers Southeast Asia broadly, and Multivision Multimedia acquires India. Media4Fun covers Poland, Mars handles Turkey, and Izagur Media LLC takes Mongolia.

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