Bendita Film Sales has acquired international rights to “The Fortunate Isles” (“Las islas afortunadas”), a 15th-century period drama directed by Helena Girón and Samuel Delgado, ahead of its world premiere in Toronto’s Discovery section. Popular on VarietySet in the Canary Islands following the French-Norman conquest of the archipelago’s eastern islands, the film unfolds as a new colonial order takes root under the Spanish Crown. “We were immediately drawn to the singular world Helena and Samuel have created,” said Bendita Film Sales CEO Luis Renart. Shot in the Canary Islands and post-produced in Athens by Greek co-producer Asterisk*, “The Fortunate Isles” is spoken in Spanish, French and Arabic. The project received public backing from Spain’s ICAA, the Canary Islands government, the Greek Film Institute and Creative Europe MEDIA slate funding.