Goodfellas Boards Andini's 'Four Seasons In Java' Sales — SkimNews
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- Goodfellas secured worldwide sales rights to "Four Seasons In Java" ahead of its world premiere in the Centrepiece programme at the Toronto International Film Festival
- Kamila Andini directs the film, produced by Ifa Isfansyah through Forka Films, with Putri Marino starring as Pertiwi—a woman returning to her village after years in prison to confront past violence and trauma
- "Four Seasons In Java" is a seven-country co-production involving Indonesia, France, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Singapore, blending psychological drama, mystery and magical realism to explore violence against women, memory and healing
- The project previously participated in CineMart at IFFR, the Berlinale Co-Production Market and the Venice Gap-Financing Market, and received funding from the Hubert Bals Fund, Netherlands Film Fund, Sørfond and CNC France
- Andini's "Before, Now & Then" won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance at the 2022 Berlinale (also handled by Goodfellas), while "Yuni" won the Platform Prize at Toronto in 2021 and became Indonesia's submission for the Best International Feature Film Oscar
Why it matters: Goodfellas locking in international sales before TIFF Centrepiece premiere positions the seven-country co-production for early buyer momentum in a competitive fall festival market. Andini's pedigree—Berlinale Silver Bear, Platform Prize, and a prior Oscar submission—gives distributors a track record that lowers the risk premium on an art-house title, while the multi-territory financing structure backed by Hubert Bals, CNC France and Sørfond broadens the pool of pre-sold territories.
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