Urban Sales
presents international arthouse films by promising young filmmakers and renowned directors whose films distinguish themselves through innovation and originality. Since its creation in 2004 by Frédéric Corvez, Urban Sales has always been driven by the same goal: bring quality cinema to the largest audience possible on every continent.
APE 921F
RCS BOBIGNY 452 852 197
SAS au capital de € 45000
Frédéric Corvez started his career at Equinoxe (Sony Pictures Intl and Canal +) where he was in charge of the international development. A member of the reading group at Studio Canal, he contributed to the creation of Kanpaï Distribution. Then, he joined successively MK2 and Celluloid Dreams where he directed and developed the TV department. He taught Economy of Cinema at La Sorbonne Nouvelle and is an Expert for the European Commission.
In 2004, he founded URBAN SALES (formerly URBAN DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL) a World Sales Company.
In 2009, he founded URBAN FACTORY, an independent company dedicated to domestic production and international coproductions.
In 2011, Frédéric Corvez has also extended its activities to theatrical distribution in France with a new company: URBAN DISTRIBUTION.
Originally from Brazil where she built an early career in theatre as director and producer, Florencia Gil has followed the UCLA film production post grad, then the one-year program Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris, European film production and distribution programme run by French and German film schools La Fémis and the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
Based in Paris since 2010, Florencia has worked in acquisitions and marketing at Rezo Films and Independent Film Company, then as head of sales and acquisitions at Loco Films, and at Indie Sales. She has joined URBAN SALES in 2022. She also founded her own company Orfeu Production in 2015.
Florencia is a board member at Europa International and treasurer at ADEF.