New Europe Film Sales

What New Europe Film Sales does

New Europe Film Sales is a Warsaw-based boutique world sales company that acquires international distribution rights to independent and European feature films, animated features, documentaries, and shorts, then sells those rights territory-by-territory to local distributors worldwide. The company boards films early, premieres them at major festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, Sundance, Annecy), and operates an event-driven GTM through festival markets such as the European Film Market and trade press (Variety, Screen Daily, Deadline). Its roster includes Oscar-nominated and shortlisted titles such as Corpus Christi, Lamb, Godland, and Leave No Traces, with repeat production-company relationships (Still Vivid, Snowglobe, Madants) and co-representation alliances (Charades, WME Independent, CAA Media Finance).

The underlying platform is essentially human-curated film sales representation: there is no disclosed proprietary technology, app, or AI tooling; the operating asset is a curated catalog of rights combined with the team's festival-circuit relationships and territory-specific distribution network spanning EMEA, North America, and parts of Asia Pacific (Japan, Turkey, Indonesia). The company also co-founded the Cherry development fund in May 2024 with Spade and Plaion Pictures, giving it upstream equity participation in addition to downstream commission revenue.

The business model is built on two streams: (1) transaction commissions on international distribution rights sold territory by territory, with sales distributed across counterparties such as Focus Features, Janus Films, Curzon, Mubi, Le Pacte, Plaion, The Jokers, and Filmcoopi, and (2) development-fund participation through Cherry, which provides equity returns on co-developed projects. Pricing is transaction-based and not publicly disclosed. The customer base is two-sided: independent filmmakers and production companies as content suppliers, and territory-specific film distributors (and to a lesser extent film festivals) as buyers. The operation runs lean with 1-10 employees under CEO Jan Naszewski, Head of Acquisitions Marcin Łuczaj, and Co-Head of Sales Debra Liang (joined 2024).

Name

New Europe Film Sales

Legal name

New Europe Film Sales

Website

https://neweuropefilmsales.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

New Europe Film Sales is a Warsaw-based boutique world sales company that acquires international distribution rights to independent and European feature films, animated features, documentaries, and shorts, selling them territory by territory to local distributors worldwide through major film festivals and markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Film Distribution Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

International Sales & Licensing (Territory Pre-Sales) (MPADAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sales Agency Representation & Deal Structuring (MPADAAAK)

Keywords

• International film sales
• World sales agency
• Film distribution rights
• Independent film representation
• European film market

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. International Film Sales Commission: New Europe Film Sales acts as world sales agent, earning commissions on international distribution deals for films they represent. The company acquires films and sells distribution rights to territory-specific distributors worldwide.
2. Development Fund Participation: The company co-invests in film development through the Cherry development fund in partnership with Spade and Plaion, potentially generating returns through equity participation in developed projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

New Europe Film Sales is a Warsaw-based boutique world sales company that acquires international sales rights to feature films, animated features, documentaries, and shorts and sells territorial distribution rights to local distributors worldwide. The company boards films early in development, secures festival premieres at Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and Sundance, and negotiates territory-by-territory deals across EMEA, North America, and Asia-Pacific. It also co-invests in development through the Cherry fund with Spade and Plaion.

Product overview

New Europe Film Sales is a Warsaw-based boutique world sales company offering international film distribution services. The company represents a catalog of quality films including feature films, animated features, documentaries, and shorts from filmmakers across Europe and internationally. Their services encompass acquiring international sales rights, placing films with distributors, and facilitating festival premieres and award campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• World Film Sales Services International film distribution sales services handling worldwide rights for feature films, animated features, documentaries, and shorts from independent and European filmmakers. The service includes acquiring sales rights, festival strategy, and selling territory-by-territory to local distributors such as Focus Features, Curzon, The Jokers, Mubi, Janus Films, Plaion, and Filmcoopi.
• Cherry Development Fund

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple Oscar nominations for represented films including Corpus Christi, Lamb, Godland
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• SpadecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2024Spade, the production arm of French genre label The Jokers, partnered with New Europe and Plaion to create Cherry, a development fund for edgy films with crossover potential. The fund focuses on finding edgy, auteur-driven projects with breakout possibilities.
• Plaion PicturescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2024German distribution company Plaion Pictures co-founded the Cherry development fund with New Europe and Spade. Plaion has distributed acclaimed films such as Parasite, Titane, The Handmaiden, and Lady Macbeth.
• Eye Eye PicturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEye Eye Pictures is the production company for A Prayer for the Dying, which New Europe handles international sales for.
• Still VividcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIcelandic production company producing The Love That Remains. New Europe has worked with Still Vivid on multiple Hlynur Pálmason films including Godland, Winter Brothers, and A White, White Day.
• SnowglobecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish production company that has collaborated with New Europe on multiple films including Godland and The Love That Remains. Snowglobe credits include The Worst Person in the World and Birds of Passage.
• CAA Media FinancemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCAA Media Finance handles U.S. sales for Julián, the animated feature from Cartoon Saloon that New Europe represents internationally.
• CharadesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCharades co-reps international sales for multiple films including Orphan (with László Nemes) and True-ish (with Goran Stolevski).
• Causeway FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian production company producing The Babadook, Talk to Me, and co-producing True-ish with Goran Stolevski.
• MadantscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish production company that has produced multiple films in New Europe's catalog including Lamb, The Peasants, Housekeeping for Beginners, and The Painted Bride.
• WME IndependentmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWME Independent represents North American rights for The Painted Bride directed by Jeremiah Zagar.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Charades: Paris-based international sales agent co-repping films with New Europe (e.g., Orphan, True-ish), serving as both a competitor on standalone titles and a partner on others; identical boutique world-sales business model.
• LevelK: Copenhagen-based boutique world sales company specializing in European and Nordic films; comparable in size, focus, and festival-circuit presence. Notably Debra Liang joined New Europe from LevelK in 2025.
• Wide Management: Paris-based international sales company handling arthouse and auteur films; comparable boutique structure and target of European festival-premiering projects.
• Films Boutique: Berlin-based boutique world sales agent focusing on festival-driven European cinema; very similar service offering, size, and target clientele of indie producers.
• Playtime: Paris-based sales, production, and financing outfit active in international arthouse distribution; offers overlapping services to producers placing European films at festivals and markets.
• The Match Factory: German boutique world sales company with a comparable model of selling arthouse and festival-tier European films to territory distributors globally; directly overlaps with New Europe on auteur-driven titles and festival strategy.
• Pluto Film: Berlin-based boutique world sales and distribution company representing arthouse European cinema internationally; operates with similar scale and business model around festival cinema.
• Coproduction Office: Pan-European sales and production company representing arthouse and festival films internationally; comparable boutique structure with strong emphasis on auteur projects and international festival play.

Broad incumbents

• mk2 Films: France-headquartered sales and distribution company representing art-house cinema globally; broader portfolio than New Europe but operates in the same festival-to-territory distribution value chain.
• Wild Bunch International: Established French sales and distribution group representing a larger catalog of auteur and genre films; competes for similar European titles but operates at greater scale than New Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NewEuropeFilmSales
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/neweuropefilmsales

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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