Title: Cannes Queer Animated Comedy ‘Jim Queen’ Scores New Sales at Busan URL Source: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/ Published Time: 2026-10-13T03:45:44+00:00 Markdown Content: [](https://yahoo.com/) * [Plus Icon Film](https://variety.com/v/film/) * [Plus Icon TV](https://variety.com/v/tv/) * [Plus Icon What To Watch](https://variety.com/what-to-watch-streaming-movies-shows-online/) * [Plus Icon Music](https://variety.com/v/music/) * [Plus Icon Docs](https://variety.com/t/documentaries-to-watch/) * [Plus Icon Digital & Gaming](https://variety.com/v/digital/) * [Plus Icon Global](https://variety.com/c/global/) * [Plus Icon Awards Circuit](https://variety.com/e/contenders/) * [Plus Icon Video](https://www.youtube.com/@variety/videos) * [Plus Icon What To Hear](https://variety.com/t/what-to-hear/) Plus Icon Click to expand the Mega Menu Plus Icon Click to Expand Search Input * [Got a Tip?](https://variety.com/tips) * [Newsletters](https://preferences.mail.variety.com/preferences) [Switch edition between U.S.
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[News](https://variety.com/c/news/) Oct 12, 2026 8:45pm PT # Cannes Queer Animated Comedy ‘Jim Queen’ Scores New Sales at Busan (EXCLUSIVE) By [Naman Ramachandran](https://variety.com/author/saharanaman-ramachandran/) Plus Icon ### [Naman Ramachandran](https://variety.com/author/saharanaman-ramachandran/) #### Latest * [Vietnamese Franchise Sequel ‘Sister Sister 3’ Lands at 3388 Films for Americas, Europe, Australia, Taiwan and Japan (EXCLUSIVE)](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/vietnamese-franchise-sequel-sister-sister-3-3388-films-1236909706/) 19 minutes ago * [Fremantle Takes Singapore Dating Format ‘Wingman’ Global in Mediacorp Deal](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/fremantle-singapore-dating-format-wingman-global-1236908825/) 15 hours ago * [Isabelle Huppert Says AI Hasn’t Replaced Her Yet: ‘It Really Is Me Acting’](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/isabelle-huppert-ai-hasnt-replaced-her-yet-busan-1236908721/) 20 hours ago [See All](https://variety.com/author/saharanaman-ramachandran/) [](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/#article-comments) * [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?title=Cannes%20Queer%20Animated%20Comedy%20%E2%80%98Jim%20Queen%E2%80%99%20Scores%20New%20Sales%20at%20Busan%20(EXCLUSIVE)&sdk=joey&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=share_button&app_id=278816682243900&href=https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/) * [](https://twitter.com/intent/post?url=https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/&text=Cannes%20Queer%20Animated%20Comedy%20%E2%80%98Jim%20Queen%E2%80%99%20Scores%20New%20Sales%20at%20Busan%20%28EXCLUSIVE%29&via=variety) * [](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com) * [](https://share.flipboard.com/bookmarklet/popout?v=2&url=https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/&title=Cannes%20Queer%20Animated%20Comedy%20%E2%80%98Jim%20Queen%E2%80%99%20Scores%20New%20Sales%20at%20Busan%20(EXCLUSIVE)) * [](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/&description=Cannes%20Queer%20Animated%20Comedy%20%E2%80%98Jim%20Queen%E2%80%99%20Scores%20New%20Sales%20at%20Busan%20(EXCLUSIVE)) * [](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/#) * [](https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool/preview?shareSource=legacy&canonicalUrl&url=https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/&posttype=link&title=Cannes%20Queer%20Animated%20Comedy%20%E2%80%98Jim%20Queen%E2%80%99%20Scores%20New%20Sales%20at%20Busan%20(EXCLUSIVE)) * [](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/&title=Cannes%20Queer%20Animated%20Comedy%20%E2%80%98Jim%20Queen%E2%80%99%20Scores%20New%20Sales%20at%20Busan%20(EXCLUSIVE)) * [](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=1&url=https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/&title=Cannes%20Queer%20Animated%20Comedy%20%E2%80%98Jim%20Queen%E2%80%99%20Scores%20New%20Sales%20at%20Busan%20(EXCLUSIVE)&summary&source=variety) * [](whatsapp://send?text=Cannes%20Queer%20Animated%20Comedy%20%E2%80%98Jim%20Queen%E2%80%99%20Scores%20New%20Sales%20at%20Busan%20(EXCLUSIVE)%20-%20https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/) * [](mailto:?subject=variety%20:%20Cannes%20Queer%20Animated%20Comedy%20%E2%80%98Jim%20Queen%E2%80%99%20Scores%20New%20Sales%20at%20Busan%20(EXCLUSIVE)&body=https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/%20-%20Cannes%20Queer%20Animated%20Comedy%20%E2%80%98Jim%20Queen%E2%80%99%20Scores%20New%20Sales%20at%20Busan%20(EXCLUSIVE)) * [](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/) * [](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cannes-queer-animated-comedy-jim-queen-sales-busan-1236909713/#respond)  (c) Bobbypills Cannes animated comedy “[Jim Queen](https://variety.com/t/jim-queen/)” has picked up a new batch of international sales after screening at the [Busan International Film Festival](https://variety.com/t/busan-international-film-festival/), its first outing in Asia. [Global Constellation](https://variety.com/t/global-constellation/), the sales arm of pan-European studio Vuelta, has closed deals with Prorom for the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
HBO has secured first-window pay-TV and SVOD rights in Eastern Europe. Elsewhere, Folkets Bio has taken Sweden, AS Fidalgo has Norway and Films4You has Portugal, while CDI/LAT-E has acquired Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay.
A South Korean deal is now in negotiation. ## Related Stories [](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/casey-affleck-oscars-christopher-nolan-company-1236877263/) ### [Casey Affleck Recalls ‘Traumatic’ Oscars Night, Praises Christopher Nolan, and Says 'Company' Isn’t Finished Yet: 'There Are Things I Want to Change'](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/casey-affleck-oscars-christopher-nolan-company-1236877263/) [](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/austin-film-festival-full-lineup-1236899661/) ### [‘Bunker,’ ‘Elsinore,’ ‘Purgatory’ and More Join Austin Film Festival's Full Lineup](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/austin-film-festival-full-lineup-1236899661/) The new territories add to earlier sales to I Wonder Pictures (Italy), O’Brother (Benelux), Capelight Pictures (Germany), Praesens (Switzerland), Polyfilm (Austri