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Goodfellas
Goodfellas is a Paris-based international sales agent representing auteur-driven dramas, genre titles, and talent-driven English-language features across worldwide territories.
Current mandate
Goodfellas operates as a worldwide sales agent with a mandate that bridges arthouse prestige and commercial genre, representing films sourced from Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the English-language market. The company's territory focus is genuinely global, and its slate reflects that ambition: auteur-driven dramas sit alongside thrillers and genre titles, giving Goodfellas a broad buyer base across international markets. A co-financing agreement with Wild Bunch Group, announced in 2023, deepened its capacity to participate in development and production on select projects, signalling that the company's role extends beyond pure sales representation into earlier-stage involvement.
Recent slate activity illustrates the range of Goodfellas' representation. The company holds world sales rights for Emilio Estevez's The Way: Chapter 2, a talent-driven English-language feature, and has launched international sales on K'naan Warsame's feature directorial debut Mother, Mother from Republic Pictures, as well as Laura Carriera's debut On Falling. Eric Khoo's Spirit World is on the slate with ARP Selection already pre-buying French rights, demonstrating active pre-sale momentum. Festival-facing titles include Berlinale Golden Bear contender Langue Etrangere and Qiu Yang's drama Some Rain Must Fall, alongside English-language titles The Price Of Money and Inside, and upcoming French productions The French Job, The Flood, and Oxana. The genre-focused joint venture Wild West, run with Capricci, continues to generate titles: Giovanni Aloi's crime thriller Hunting Ground follows earlier Wild West entries Vincent Must Die and The Swarm.
Material reaches Goodfellas primarily through producer-direct relationships, festival positioning, and established co-production networks. The company's AFM presence is documented, with trade coverage noting that international sales conversations with buyers continue at that market. No unsolicited filmmaker pathway is documented in tracked deal data; the observed route is through finished or near-finished films brought via producer relationships or festival circuits, with pre-sale packages assembled ahead of major markets.
Signature peaks
- Wild West x Capricci Genre Joint Venture — Goodfellas' genre-focused co-venture with Capricci has produced titles including Vincent Must Die, The Swarm, and Hunting Ground.
- 2023 Agreement Wild Bunch Co-Financing Pact — A co-financing deal with Wild Bunch Group gives Goodfellas development and production participation on select new projects.
- Global Worldwide Territory Scope — Goodfellas represents films from Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the English-language market for worldwide rights.
Mandate dimensions
- Genre focus
- drama, historical, biographical
- Territory focus
- worldwide
- Budget tier (observed)
- 44M€
- Access pattern
- Tracked deals show material reaching Goodfellas through producer-direct relationships, festival circuit positioning, and co-production networks, with AFM documented as an active market where the company holds buyer conversations. ARP Selection's pre-buy of French rights to Spirit World is an example of the territory deal flow that occurs once a title is on the Goodfellas slate; no unsolicited filmmaker pathway is documented in available deal data.
- Deal structure
- Goodfellas acquires world sales rights to finished or near-finished films, then sells territory rights to distributors at international film markets; the company also participates in pre-sales to help unlock production financing, and holds a co-financing agreement with Wild Bunch Group covering development and production participation on select projects.
Recent representations
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Girl
The coming of age, intergenerational drama has been acquired by Ad Vitam Distribution for France and I Wonder Pictures for Italy
Market context
With a genre joint venture, a Wild Bunch co-financing pact, and a slate spanning five continents, Goodfellas is positioning itself as one of Europe's most territorially ambitious arthouse-and-genre sales companies.
Goodfellas operates as a worldwide sales agent with a mandate that bridges arthouse prestige and commercial genre, representing films sourced from Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the English-language market. The company's territory focus is genuinely global, and its slate reflects that ambition: auteur-driven dramas sit alongside thrillers and genre titles, giving Goodfellas a broad buyer base across international markets. A co-financing agreement with Wild Bunch Group, announced in 2023, deepened its capacity to participate in development and production on select projects, signalling that the company's role extends beyond pure sales representation into earlier-stage involvement.
Common questions about Goodfellas
What kind of films does Goodfellas represent?
Goodfellas represents a deliberately mixed slate: auteur-driven dramas and prestige arthouse titles sit alongside genre films, including thrillers and horror-adjacent fare channelled through its Wild West joint venture with Capricci. The company sources films from Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the English-language market. Recent slate entries range from Berlinale-contending drama Langue Etrangere to the crime thriller Hunting Ground and talent-driven English-language features like Emilio Estevez's The Way: Chapter 2.
Does Goodfellas handle pre-sales for film financing?
Yes. Pre-sale activity is a documented part of Goodfellas' market work. Trade coverage notes that ARP Selection pre-bought French rights to Eric Khoo's Spirit World while the film was on the Goodfellas slate, illustrating the company's ability to generate territory pre-sales that can contribute to production financing. The company's co-financing agreement with Wild Bunch Group also signals involvement at earlier stages of select projects, beyond pure sales representation.
What film markets does Goodfellas work at?
Goodfellas is active at major international film markets. Trade coverage specifically documents the company's presence at AFM (American Film Market), where international sales conversations with buyers are noted as ongoing. Given the company's Cannes-adjacent slate positioning and European base, Cannes Marche and the European Film Market at Berlinale are consistent with its observed activity pattern, though the AFM is the market most directly referenced in tracked intelligence.
How do I get my film in front of Goodfellas?
Every deal tracked by ScriptMatch reached Goodfellas through producer-direct relationships, festival positioning, or established co-production networks. The company's slate includes debut features (Laura Carriera's On Falling, K'naan Warsame's Mother, Mother) and established directors alike, suggesting openness to first-time feature filmmakers when the project arrives with strong festival credentials or a compelling pre-sale package. No open submission portal or unsolicited filmmaker pathway is documented in available deal data.
What are Goodfellas' strongest territories?
Goodfellas holds worldwide rights on its represented titles, giving it a genuinely global sales footprint. Documented territory deals include French rights pre-buys (ARP Selection on Spirit World) and Italian rights sales (I Wonder Pictures on Girl), pointing to particular strength in European territories. The company's slate sourcing from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa also suggests active buyer relationships across those regions, though specific territory revenue breakdowns are not available in current tracked data.
Is Goodfellas currently active in the market?
Yes. ScriptMatch's latest signal for Goodfellas is dated July 2026, with 31 records tracked over the prior 12 months. The company has an active slate including new launches (Mother, Mother; On Falling; Spirit World), festival-facing titles (Langue Etrangere; Some Rain Must Fall), and genre titles rolling out through the Wild West joint venture. Trade coverage confirms ongoing buyer conversations at AFM, and the Wild Bunch co-financing agreement remains a structural part of its operation.
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