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Variety reports that international sales agency MoreThan Films has picked up Serville Poblete's "Sunburn" ahead of its world premiere in the Centrepiece strand at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film, set in St. James Town, will see MoreThan Films handling international sales while Julien Levesque from Gersh manages domestic distribution. Poblete comes to the project with previous award recognition, and the acquisition signals distributor confidence in the title's commercial prospects out of the festival gate.
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