La Perra sells to 11 territories after Cannes Directors' Fortnight bow
Dominga Sotomayor's La Perra has been sold to distributors in 11 territories after its premiere in Cannes Directors' Fortnight, as reported by Variety.
Paris-based Lucky Number handles international sales for the film. That means it sells the rights to release the film to separate distributors in each country or region. The company boarded the project ahead of its world premiere, according to earlier reporting by Variety.
Directors' Fortnight, known in French as Quinzaine des Cinéastes, is a parallel selection that runs alongside the main Cannes Film Festival. La Perra was selected for the 2026 edition and premiered there. It also won the Palm Dog, the festival's unofficial award for the best canine performance.
In western Europe, Lucky Number has placed the film with Nour Films in France, Day For Night in the U.K., Stadtkino in Austria and Nitrato in Portugal. Each distributor will handle the cinema release in its own market.
Further deals cover central, southern and eastern Europe. Best Film has taken Poland, Neo Films has taken Greece, Beta has taken Bulgaria, A-One Baltics has taken the Baltics and MCF Megacom has taken ex-Yugoslavia.
In Latin America, the film has gone to Babilla Cine in Colombia and to Mirada in Mexico and Argentina. Those sales keep the Chilean story close to home as well as sending it abroad.
The next festival stop is Brazil. La Perra is set for its Brazilian premiere at the Mostra de São Paulo, the São Paulo International Film Festival.
The film runs 112 minutes and is listed under the French title La Chienne, according to Quinzaine des Cinéastes. It is set on a remote, wind-lashed island off the Chilean coast.
Sotomayor is a Chilean filmmaker and visual artist. Her debut feature, Thursday Till Sunday, received the Tiger Award for Best Film in Rotterdam, the Quinzaine notes.
For audiences, this means a slow rollout is now in motion. Festival premieres build word of mouth. Territory sales decide where, and when, local distributors will put the film on screens.
