Cappu Films Notches Multiple Territory Deals at Tokyo's TIFFCOM

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Hong Kong sales outfit Cappu Films closed a string of international deals at the Tokyo International Film Festival's TIFFCOM market. It sold the French action film Red Bird to Kinologistika LLC for the CIS region, covering Russia and other former Soviet states, and took on international sales for the title. The company also picked up international sales on A Grim Life, a supernatural thriller set in Los Angeles' Cecil Hotel and led by Joseph Mazzello. Separately, martial arts features Lion Fist and The Last Kumite, both starring Mathis Landwehr, found buyers: Studio DHL took South Korean rights to both, while Lion Fist also sold for Latin America and the CIS. The deals illustrate continued demand for genre titles across multiple territories.

Why it matters：The flurry of territory deals at an Asian market underscores how independent sales agents are still placing mid-budget genre films region by region rather than through global streamers.

Key points

  • Red Bird went to Kinologistika LLC for the CIS region, which covers Russia and other former Soviet states.
  • A Grim Life stars Joseph Mazzello and is set inside Los Angeles' Cecil Hotel.
  • Studio DHL acquired South Korean rights to both Lion Fist and The Last Kumite.

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