Maryam Touzani’s ‘Calle Malaga,’ Starring Carmen Maura, Set to Travel to Additional Territories (EXCLUSIVE)

Films Boutique has closed several additional territories with top independent distributors for Maryam Touzani’s “Calle Malaga,” which is Morocco’s entry for the international feature film category of the Oscars.

The fresh sales deals follow the American Film Market and have been revealed ahead of the Oscar shortlist announcement.

The film, starring Carmen Maura, has recently closed in the following territories: Japan (Longride), Brazil (Imovision), Poland (Gutek Film), Argentina (Mirada Distribution), Baltics (A-One Films), Romania (Good Time Films) and Ex-Yugoslavia (MCF Megacom).

The North American release with Strand Releasing is set for February, and the film will be the opener at the Palm Springs Festival.

As well as the sale to Strand Releasing in North America, other previously announced territory deals include France (Ad Vitam), Benelux (Cinéart), Spain (Caramel), Germany (Pandora), Italy (Movies Inspired), Australia and New Zealand (Potential), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Austria (Panda), Denmark (Camera Film), Sweden (Folkets Bio), Norway (Selmer Media), Finland (Future Film), Greece (Danaos), Hungary (Cirko), and Portugal (Leopardo Filmes).

The film has won audience awards at Venice, Denver, Mill Valley and Mar del Plata.

As well as Maura, the cast includes Marta Etura, Ahmed Boulane and María Alfonsa Rosso.

The film centers on Maria Angeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman living alone in Tangier, Morocco. Her life is turned upside down when her daughter arrives from Madrid to sell the apartment in which she lives. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to get her home and her belongings back and, unexpectedly, rediscovers love and sensuality.

The film is produced by Nabil Ayouch, and co-produced by Amine Benjelloun, Jean-Rémi Ducourtioux, Simon de Santiago, Fernando Bovaira, Fred Burle, Sol Bondy and Sebastian Schelenz.

“Calle Malaga” is a co-production between Morocco, France, Spain, Germany and Belgium. The production companies are Les Films du Nouveau Monde, Ali n’ Productions, Mod Producciones, One Two Films and Velvet Films.