The Works takes Dossier K international rights

The Works International has acquired international rights to Jan Verheyen’s Dossier K. (The K-file). The film is the long-awaited follow-up to the successful Memory of a Killer, which travelled worldwide and which was also handled by The Works. The UK-based sales company will be launching Dossier K. at the Berlinale as a market premiere.

Dossier K. was released in its home terrority of Belgium on 9 December 2009 and to date has raked in an outstanding $3 million from 316,295 admissions. Directed by Jan Verheyen (Alias), the film stars Koen De Bouw (Loft, Memory of a Killer), Werner De Smedt (Memory of a Killer) and Blerim Destani (Get Low) and is produced by Peter Bouckaert and Erwin Provoost for Eyeworks Film & TV Drama.

The film is the long-awaited successor to the award-winning Memory of a Killer. This intense, stylish thriller is based on a novel by Jef Geeraerts. A pair of detectives investigate a murder trail which leads to the ruthless Albanian underworld. Battling against the mob and clashing with their unhelpful colleagues, they find themselves drawn into a deadly vortex. 

Producer Peter Bouckaert comments: “When Carl Clifton and Joy Wong called us after seeing The K-file, stating that they were very enthusiastic about the quality, the production value and the international potential of our film, we were overjoyed. We had a very fruitful collaboration with The Works on Memory of a Killer and we are confident that they are the right partners to bring The K-file to the international market.”

Carl Clifton, MD of The Works International, adds: “We are thrilled to be back on board with the team behind Memory of a Killer and also the hugely talented Jan Verheyen and feel sure that The K-file will replicate the success of that film internationally.”

Established in 1986, The Works International is one of Europe's leading sales agents. The company is owned by The Works Media Group plc, a stock market quoted company. Over the last few years, The Works International has cemented its position in the marketplace with a string of commercial and artistic successes.

Highlights over the years have included Oscar winners Man on Wire, No Man’s Land, The Crying Game and Antonia’s Line; Oscar nominees Venus and Whale Rider; Golden Globe nominee and worldwide smash hit Bend it Like Beckham; In this World and The Road to Guantanamo, winners of the Berlin Golden Bear and Silver Bear respectively; and Cannes Competition award winners Sweet Sixteen and Clean.