Ascot nabs Finecut's 'Leafie'

SEOUL -- Sales house Finecut has revealed several deals inked in the American Film Market. Ascot Elite acquired Korean animation "Leafie," which cumed $13 million on home turf, for German-speaking areas and Conquest Filmes required South america. It had formerly been offered to many areas, including Italia, Poultry, Indonesia, Portugal, Middle East and also 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 (Bald eagle Worldwide Communication), and Thailand (STG). Summer time horror title "The KittyInch was offered for Japan (Magnetar) and French-speaking areas (Mercury), additionally to the previous sales for Singapore and Malaysia (Scorpio East), Taiwan (Bald eagle Worldwide) and Indonesia (DCU Home Theatre). The comedy movie "Easy Family" added deals for Japan (JoyNContents), Taiwan (Bald eagle Worldwide) and U.S. (CJ CGV). JoyNContents also acquired "Heartbeat," starring Yunjin Kim. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com