Ascot nabs Finecut's 'Leafie'

SEOUL -- Sales house Finecut has revealed several deals inked within the American Film Market. Ascot Elite acquired Korean animation "Leafie," which cumed $13 million on home turf, for German-speaking areas and Conquest Filmes needed South usa. It had formerly been agreed to many areas, including Italia, Chicken, Indonesia, Portugal, Middle East as well as the former USSR nations (excluding the Baltic nations). Hit local thriller "Blind" was offered for Japan (King Records) and Malaysia and Brunei (Hwa Yea Multimedia), after recent deals for German-speaking areas (MFA+), Taiwan (Novelty helmet Worldwide Communication), and Thailand (STG). Summer season horror title "The KittyInch was offered for Japan (Magnetar) and French-speaking areas (Mercury), furthermore towards the previous sales for Singapore and Malaysia (Scorpio East), Taiwan (Novelty helmet Worldwide) and Indonesia (DCU Entertainment). The comedy movie "Easy Family" added deals for Japan (JoyNContents), Taiwan (Novelty helmet Worldwide) and U.S. (CJ CGV). JoyNContents also acquired "Heartbeat," starring Yunjin Kim. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com