Global Constellation, WME Independent board sales on Directors’ Fortnight title ‘Lucky Lu’

Exclusive: Cannes’ choice for two weeks Lucky Lou Acquired sales representatives, Global Constellation has acquired international rights in one of its first acquisitions since the merger of the film’s constellations and global screens. WME Independent handles North America.

Lloyd Lee Choi’s featured directorial debut is described as a tense 48-hour journey beyond the brains of New York City.

With his longtime family imminent arrival from Asia, Lu competes to recover what belongs to him, navigating the fractured community and the systems that left him behind.

Lucky Lou Star Chan Chen (Sand Dunes, Grandmaster) with FarachenGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire) and newcomer Caravel Mana.

The producer roster includes Destin Daniel Cretton. The legend of Shang-chi and Ten Ten Rings and Short term 12Nina Yang Bonggiovy (sorry to bother you), Asher Goldstein (Short term 12), Tony Yang (Blue Sun Palace, Same old), Ron Najor (Short term 12), and Jeyun Munford (Cretton’s upcoming Ninja action titles Naruto).

Lucky Lou It is produced by photographs of Hisako Films, Cedar Road and Big Buddha in connection with AUM Group, Taiwan Mobile, Peng Zhao Group and Gold House.

Choi said, “The Global Constellation is a dream collaborator and we have long admired their incredible taste to the film and their dedication to new filmmakers.”

This feature extends the live action shorts of US-based Korean Canadian filmmaker Choi Same oldIt premiered at the Cannes 2022 short film competition, earning an honorable mention at TIFF and being named Best Short Film in Raindance. His 2023 short Close the dynasty Generation Kplus – Winner of the Best Film Award in Berlin in 2023.

Global Constellation, the international sales and financing arm of Pan-European Vruta Group, stems from the acquisition of Fabien Westerhof’s UK-based distributor film Constellation, announced this week. Film Constellation’s business is integrated with Global Screen, an international selling outfit based in Germany, part of Vuelta’s sales company, Playtime Group.