Icarus takes '108: Cuchillo p palo'

BUENOS AIRES -- Niche distrib Icarus has clinched U.S. privileges on "108: Cuchillo p palo," Renate Costa's account of her late gay uncle's troubled existence under Paraguay's dictatorship. Created by Barcelona's Estudi Play and Catalan pubcaster TV3, the Costa-written "Cuchillo," just nommed for the best documentary at NY's second Cinema Tropical Honours, will discover a limited U.S. theatrical release. "Cuchillo's" telemarketer Urban Distribution Intl. has additionally closed a five-movie cope with Cinemax Latin America, as pan-Latin American feevee pacts hit ever greater levels in value. The offer consumes Pablo Giorgelli's "Las Acacias," which won your camera d'Or in Cannes, Paula Markovitch's Berlin Silver Bear champion "The Prize," Cannes Not Certain Regard player "Hard Labor" and "Swirl," which performed in Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian. As paybox competition has risen in Latin America, and so do prices compensated. For Latin American films, "the main market could certainly be pay TV for Latin America," stated Eric Schnedecker, UDI mind of worldwide sales. "Theatrical distribution on the planet for arthouse films is extremely difficult, particularly in Latin America where local product does not travel much." Latin American pay TV deals for Latin American films could be worth around sales to France or Germany, Schnedecker added. Created by Veronica Cura's Utopica Films, "Las Acacias," that has closed a U.S. pay TV deal, is bringing together among Latin America's sales hits of the season, getting closed 16 territory deals, including France, The country and also the U.K. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com