German sales veteran Thorsten Ritter (pictured) who picked up several Scandinavian films (such as Let the Right One In and Mamma Gógó) for his former employer Bavaria Film International, has joined Beta Cinema as Executive Vice President (EVP), responsible for worldwide acquisitions, sales and marketing. One of Ritter's main focus at Beta Cinema will be to help the company continue expanding the internationalization of its portfolio, especially in the acquisition of English-language films. On Beta Cinema's Cannes line up are two German/Norwegian co-productions: Mercy which competed for the Golden Bear in Berlin and the upcoming drama Two Lives starring Liv Ullmann.