Korea’s highest grossing feature animation, <Leafie: a Hen Into the Wild>, has sold to Toronto-based 108 Media Group for all English-language rights. 108 Media Group will rebrand the South Korean animation for Western audiences with English-language dubbing and will directly release the film in North American theaters.
Seoul-based sales company Finecut, which handles <Leafie>’s international rights, has sold the film to a slew of territories including German-speaking territories, Brazil, Portugal, Turkey, the Middle East, Indonesia, and the ex-USSR excluding Baltic States. The film also had a relatively successful release in China, taking in US$618,300 (CNY3.93 million) in its first week.
Korea’s highest grossing feature animation, <Leafie: a Hen Into the Wild>, has sold to Toronto-based 108 Media Group for all English-language rights. 108 Media Group will rebrand the South Korean animation for Western audiences with English-language dubbing and will directly release the film in North American theaters.Seoul-based sales company Finecut, which handles <Leafie>’s international rights, has sold the film to a slew of territories including German-speaking territories, Brazil, Portugal, Turkey, the Middle East, Indonesia, and the ex-USSR excluding Baltic States. The film also had a relatively successful release in China, taking in US$618,300 (CNY3.93 million) in its first week.
