Newen Join has closed a raft of gross sales on “Kina & Yuk,” a reside motion household journey from the staff behind “Ailo’s Journey,” forward of the Unifrance Rendez-Vous showcase.

Directed by Guillaume Maidatchevsky (“Ailo’s Journey”), the function is a wild arctic story following two foxes who’re separated by the melting polar ice and should overcome a variety of risks within the hope of being reunited and lift a household collectively. The film was launched in French theaters by UGC on Dec. 27.

“Kina & Yuk” has been bought by Newen Hook up with over 30 markets to this point, together with Australia and New Zealand (Rialto), Austria and Germany, Baltic states (Acme), Benelux (Distrib7), Bulgaria (Beta Movie), Czech Rep. and Slovakia (Donart), Guyana, Guadeloupe and Martinique (Filmdis), Hungary (Vertigo), Indonesia (PT Falcon), Center East (Grand Leisure), Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria (Golden Movie), Poland (Greatest Movie), Réunion, Mayotte and Maurice (Maurefilms and Investissement & Commerce), Romania (Malusa Media Consulting), Spain (Beta Fiction), Switzerland (Pathe), Turkey (ATV), Ukraine (Prime Movie) and former Yugoslavia (Blitz), in addition to airways by way of Skeye. The movie’s co-production companions, Adler and Les Movies Opale, have additionally brokered distribution offers in Italy and Canada respectively.

Like Maidatchevsky’s debut function, “Alio’s Journey,” “Kina & Yuk” was made with actual animals of their pure habitats. It lensed in Yukon, a area in Northwestern Canada surrounded by mountains, rivers and forests. “Kina & Yuk” additionally reteams Maidatchevsky with the banner Valdés, a three way partnership between producer Laurent Flahault and Borsalino Productions co-founders, Laurent Baudens and Gaël Nouaille.

“‘Kina & Yuk’ tells a common story of affection and friendship, which transcends any geographic boundaries and resonates with audiences significantly nicely right now of yr,” stated Alice Damiani, senior VP of worldwide movie gross sales at Newen Join. “Past that, it has the brilliantly inventive partnership behind it of Guillaume Maidatchevsky and Valdès to convey this heart-warming reside motion story to life,” Damiani continued.

Newen Join’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous roster consists of two new titles, Arnaud Lemort’s “Household Remedy,” starring Christian Clavier (“Serial (Dangerous) Weddings”) and Lucien Jean-Baptiste’s “Begin Me Up,” amongst others.