U.K.-based sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has boarded worldwide rights, excluding Canada, to 1980s-set wrestling action-horror “Dark Match.”
The film is headlined by professional wrestler and rock musician Chris Jericho and written and directed by Lowell Dean (“Wolfcop”). The film will launch later this year with its festival premiere to be announced imminently. Blue Finch will begin sales at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
In the film, a small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match. When the lights go down, Miss Behave and her friends are pitted against each other in a real fight for their lives. The cast also includes Steven Ogg (“The Walking Dead”) and Ayisha Issa (“Transplant”).
The film was produced by Dept. 9 Studios’ John K. MacDonald, Don Depoe, and Michael Feehan,...
The film is headlined by professional wrestler and rock musician Chris Jericho and written and directed by Lowell Dean (“Wolfcop”). The film will launch later this year with its festival premiere to be announced imminently. Blue Finch will begin sales at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
In the film, a small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match. When the lights go down, Miss Behave and her friends are pitted against each other in a real fight for their lives. The cast also includes Steven Ogg (“The Walking Dead”) and Ayisha Issa (“Transplant”).
The film was produced by Dept. 9 Studios’ John K. MacDonald, Don Depoe, and Michael Feehan,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Close on the heels of Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving came another holiday-themed slasher movie, as director Erik Bloomquist‘s slasher movie Founders Day received a limited theatrical release in the United States, courtesy of Dark Sky Films, back in January. If you didn’t catch the movie during its run on the big screen, we have a positive update to share with you today: Coming Soon reports that Founders Day has a digital release date of May 7th.
Written by Erik Bloomquist and Carson Bloomquist, Founders Day is a contemporary murder mystery set in the midst of a heated mayoral election on the eve of a quaint New England town’s tricentennial.
The Bloomquist brothers produced the film for Mainframe Pictures, alongside Adam Weppler. Hargreaves co-produced with William Russ. William Kay serves as executive producer with Blue Finch Films’ Mike Chapman and Fatima Hayward.
The film stars Amy Hargreaves (Brainscan...
Written by Erik Bloomquist and Carson Bloomquist, Founders Day is a contemporary murder mystery set in the midst of a heated mayoral election on the eve of a quaint New England town’s tricentennial.
The Bloomquist brothers produced the film for Mainframe Pictures, alongside Adam Weppler. Hargreaves co-produced with William Russ. William Kay serves as executive producer with Blue Finch Films’ Mike Chapman and Fatima Hayward.
The film stars Amy Hargreaves (Brainscan...
- 4/22/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
U.K. based sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has boarded worldwide rights to thriller “Steppenwolf” from writer-director Adilkhan Yerzhanov, whose credits include the Cannes selected titles “The Owners” and “The Gentle Indifference of the World.” The film will have its world premiere at next month’s International Film Festival Rotterdam as part of the Big Screen Competition.
“Steppenwolf” is a brutal story of an unlikely duo who will stop at nothing to find what they are looking for. Tamara is searching for her missing son in a small town consumed by violence. In a desperate bid to get him back, she decides to offer a reward to an amoral former investigator whose methods prove to be sadistic. Determined, Tamara decides to complete the mission with the nihilistic detective, no matter what the cost.
Alexander Rodnyansky, who is best known for Oscar nominated “Leviathan” and “Loveless,” serves as producer...
“Steppenwolf” is a brutal story of an unlikely duo who will stop at nothing to find what they are looking for. Tamara is searching for her missing son in a small town consumed by violence. In a desperate bid to get him back, she decides to offer a reward to an amoral former investigator whose methods prove to be sadistic. Determined, Tamara decides to complete the mission with the nihilistic detective, no matter what the cost.
Alexander Rodnyansky, who is best known for Oscar nominated “Leviathan” and “Loveless,” serves as producer...
- 12/19/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Kaleidoscope nabs int’l rights; CAA to handle North America.
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd) has nabbed international rights to Tribeca premiere Psychopaths, which will get a market screening in Cannes.
The horror feature from writer- director Mickey Keating (Carnage Park) is set over a single blood soaked night, where the paths of multiple serial killers cross.
CAA will handle rights in North American.
The film stars Ashley Bell (The Last Exorcism), Angela Trimbur (Trash Fire) and Jeff Daniel Philips (Westworld), and is produced by Will Frank, Cam McLellan and Allister Lewison.
It is executive produced by Larry Fessenden of Glass Eye Pix (Stake Land).
The deal was closed by Kfd’s Michael Chapman and Spencer Pollard, with Glass Eye Pix and producer, Will Frank.
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment will handle the UK release.
Chapman commented: “We’re thrilled to be working with Mickey and Will, Psychopaths is a bold and daring genre piece which sits well within...
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd) has nabbed international rights to Tribeca premiere Psychopaths, which will get a market screening in Cannes.
The horror feature from writer- director Mickey Keating (Carnage Park) is set over a single blood soaked night, where the paths of multiple serial killers cross.
CAA will handle rights in North American.
The film stars Ashley Bell (The Last Exorcism), Angela Trimbur (Trash Fire) and Jeff Daniel Philips (Westworld), and is produced by Will Frank, Cam McLellan and Allister Lewison.
It is executive produced by Larry Fessenden of Glass Eye Pix (Stake Land).
The deal was closed by Kfd’s Michael Chapman and Spencer Pollard, with Glass Eye Pix and producer, Will Frank.
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment will handle the UK release.
Chapman commented: “We’re thrilled to be working with Mickey and Will, Psychopaths is a bold and daring genre piece which sits well within...
- 5/8/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Comedian Ross Noble co-stars in horror from Irish outfit Fantastic Films.
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd) has signed completed horror feature Nails for worldwide sales and UK distribution.
Shauna Macdonald (The Descent), comedian Ross Noble (Stitches), Steve Wall (Vikings) and Richard Foster-King star in writer-director Dennis Bartok’s story of a paralyzed woman, trapped inside her own body, who becomes convinced she is being stalked by a malevolent spirit in her hospital room.
The feature, previously with Fortissimo, is from the producers of The Hallow and Let Us Prey, Brendan McCarthy and John McDonnell of Fantastic Films. Executive producer is Joseph Kaufman (Assault on Precinct 13).
Kaleidoscope will release in the UK in early summer 2016 and will launch the project at the upcoming Efm.
Michael Chapman, acquisitions & development executive at Kfd commented: “We’re thrilled to be working with Fantastic Films again, a company which continues to produce unique genre projects. We look forward...
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd) has signed completed horror feature Nails for worldwide sales and UK distribution.
Shauna Macdonald (The Descent), comedian Ross Noble (Stitches), Steve Wall (Vikings) and Richard Foster-King star in writer-director Dennis Bartok’s story of a paralyzed woman, trapped inside her own body, who becomes convinced she is being stalked by a malevolent spirit in her hospital room.
The feature, previously with Fortissimo, is from the producers of The Hallow and Let Us Prey, Brendan McCarthy and John McDonnell of Fantastic Films. Executive producer is Joseph Kaufman (Assault on Precinct 13).
Kaleidoscope will release in the UK in early summer 2016 and will launch the project at the upcoming Efm.
Michael Chapman, acquisitions & development executive at Kfd commented: “We’re thrilled to be working with Fantastic Films again, a company which continues to produce unique genre projects. We look forward...
- 12/13/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
If no film this year has been as uniformly praised as Moonlight, it’s natural that the cinematography has impressed just about anybody, believer or otherwise, who comes into contact. Barry Jenkins based his second feature on Tarell McCraney‘s play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue, the evocative title of which marks a good precedent for what’s being visually communicated — a story of love, time, and discovery that serves to show how a perception of things plays into our lives as much as the facts themselves.
Cinematography James Laxton will undoubtedly find himself making a big step forward, so it’s good to speak with him now, as the movie continues rolling out across the U.S. and other parts of the world. We sat down in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at the Camerimage International Film Festival, where he helped peel back the production process of a film many will...
Cinematography James Laxton will undoubtedly find himself making a big step forward, so it’s good to speak with him now, as the movie continues rolling out across the U.S. and other parts of the world. We sat down in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at the Camerimage International Film Festival, where he helped peel back the production process of a film many will...
- 11/18/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: UK seller/distributor teams with financier to back director’s company Balkanic.
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd) has signed a multi-picture deal with financier, Head Gear Films, and director, Jonathan English’s (Ironclad) new production outfit, Balkanic.
Under the deal, Kfd will handle all-rights worldwide, with features being released in the UK by Kaleidoscope Entertainment.
Head Gear will fully finance the films. English will write and produce, and also direct the first feature, Drago: a car chase thriller set across the Balkans. Paul Hyett (Howl) is attached to direct the second project, Blood Feud.
Kaleidoscope’s Spencer Pollard and Michael Chapman, together with Head Gear’s Phil Hunt and Compton Ross, will serve as executive producers.
Drago is due to go into production in 2017 and is scheduled for release in 2018.
Head Gear recently helped close finance on Amma Asante’s Where Hands Touch, and has previously backed movies including Black Mass, War On Everyone and [link...
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd) has signed a multi-picture deal with financier, Head Gear Films, and director, Jonathan English’s (Ironclad) new production outfit, Balkanic.
Under the deal, Kfd will handle all-rights worldwide, with features being released in the UK by Kaleidoscope Entertainment.
Head Gear will fully finance the films. English will write and produce, and also direct the first feature, Drago: a car chase thriller set across the Balkans. Paul Hyett (Howl) is attached to direct the second project, Blood Feud.
Kaleidoscope’s Spencer Pollard and Michael Chapman, together with Head Gear’s Phil Hunt and Compton Ross, will serve as executive producers.
Drago is due to go into production in 2017 and is scheduled for release in 2018.
Head Gear recently helped close finance on Amma Asante’s Where Hands Touch, and has previously backed movies including Black Mass, War On Everyone and [link...
- 10/28/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Liam Gavin’s occult horror stars Sightseers’ Steve Oram.
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd) has picked up worldwide (excluding North America) rights to A Dark Song.
Liam Gavin’s occult horror stars Sightseers’ Steve Oram and Catherine Walker, and follows a young mother who is determined to avenge the murder of her child with the help of a hard-drinking occultist.
Locking themselves into an isolated house, they perform a magic ritual to enlist the help of the supernatural world, but secrets from their pasts unleash darker powers.
After its world premiere at Galway Film Fleadh, the film has screened at Fantastic Fest, Sitges and BFI London Film Festival. It will make its sales debut at the upcoming Afm.
“We’re thrilled to be working on Liam’s debut, a film which is both darkly unsettling and ultimately moving. After a stream of critical acclaim, we look forward to sharing this gem with international buyers,” commented [link=nm...
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd) has picked up worldwide (excluding North America) rights to A Dark Song.
Liam Gavin’s occult horror stars Sightseers’ Steve Oram and Catherine Walker, and follows a young mother who is determined to avenge the murder of her child with the help of a hard-drinking occultist.
Locking themselves into an isolated house, they perform a magic ritual to enlist the help of the supernatural world, but secrets from their pasts unleash darker powers.
After its world premiere at Galway Film Fleadh, the film has screened at Fantastic Fest, Sitges and BFI London Film Festival. It will make its sales debut at the upcoming Afm.
“We’re thrilled to be working on Liam’s debut, a film which is both darkly unsettling and ultimately moving. After a stream of critical acclaim, we look forward to sharing this gem with international buyers,” commented [link=nm...
- 10/26/2016
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UK deal secured for Nick Gillespie’s psychological thriller Belly Of The Bulldog.
Kaleidoscope has picked up UK rights to Belly Of The Bulldog.
Nick Gillespie’s feature debut was executive produced by High-Rise director Ben Wheatley, who provided creative guidance throughout. Gillespie has worked alongside Wheatley over the past seven years on projects from Kill List to the upcoming Free Fire.
“We’ve capture some of the most explosive sequences I could ever of hoped for, and having Ben involved from script stage has really helped these elements come together,” said Gillespie.
“We really got our hands dirty filming this one, cutting the sides off real tanks, running people over with tanks, setting people’s heads on fire, and things like that. It was a real challenge but we did it.”
Produced by Finn Bruce and Jen Handorf, Belly Of The Bulldog follows a group of mercenaries and their human cargo, all of whom...
Kaleidoscope has picked up UK rights to Belly Of The Bulldog.
Nick Gillespie’s feature debut was executive produced by High-Rise director Ben Wheatley, who provided creative guidance throughout. Gillespie has worked alongside Wheatley over the past seven years on projects from Kill List to the upcoming Free Fire.
“We’ve capture some of the most explosive sequences I could ever of hoped for, and having Ben involved from script stage has really helped these elements come together,” said Gillespie.
“We really got our hands dirty filming this one, cutting the sides off real tanks, running people over with tanks, setting people’s heads on fire, and things like that. It was a real challenge but we did it.”
Produced by Finn Bruce and Jen Handorf, Belly Of The Bulldog follows a group of mercenaries and their human cargo, all of whom...
- 3/30/2016
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UK deal secured for Nick Gillespie’s psychological thriller Belly Of The Bulldog.
Kaleidoscope has picked up UK rights to Belly Of The Bulldog.
Nick Gillespie’s feature debut was executive produced by Ben Wheatley, who provided creative guidance throughout. Gillespie has worked alongside Wheatley over the past seven years on projects from Kill List to the upcoming Free Fire.
“We’ve capture some of the most explosive sequences I could ever of hoped for, and having Ben involved from script stage has really helped these elements come together,” commented Gillespie.
“We really got our hands dirty filming this one, cutting the sides off real tanks, running people over with tanks, setting people’s heads on fire, and things like that. It was a real challenge but we did it.”
Produced by Finn Bruce and Jen Handorf, Belly Of The Bulldog follows a group of mercenaries and their human cargo, all of whom...
Kaleidoscope has picked up UK rights to Belly Of The Bulldog.
Nick Gillespie’s feature debut was executive produced by Ben Wheatley, who provided creative guidance throughout. Gillespie has worked alongside Wheatley over the past seven years on projects from Kill List to the upcoming Free Fire.
“We’ve capture some of the most explosive sequences I could ever of hoped for, and having Ben involved from script stage has really helped these elements come together,” commented Gillespie.
“We really got our hands dirty filming this one, cutting the sides off real tanks, running people over with tanks, setting people’s heads on fire, and things like that. It was a real challenge but we did it.”
Produced by Finn Bruce and Jen Handorf, Belly Of The Bulldog follows a group of mercenaries and their human cargo, all of whom...
- 3/30/2016
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Broadchurch actress stars in Dutch horror debut from Nick Jongerius.
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd) has boarded sales rights to genre-horror The Windmill Massacre ahead of Berlin’s Efm (Feb 11-19).
From debut writer-director Nick Jongerius and producer Daniel Koefoed - both producers on genre-horror Frankenstein’s Army - The Windmill Massacre tells the gory tale of a devil-worshipping miller that, legend has it, ground the bones of locals instead of grain. Back from beyond the grave, the miller seeks vengeance on a group of unsuspecting tourists, who share a dark secret.
Filmed in Amsterdam, the English-language feature is in post-production and due for delivery this spring.
Broadchurch and Jupiter Ascending actress Charlotte Beaumont stars alongside Noah Taylor (Charlie And The Chocolate Factory) and Patrick Baladi (Rush).
Director Nick Jongerius said: “It has been a privilege to shoot an international horror as my feature debut, using the famous Dutch heritage and locations as the backdrop. I have always...
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd) has boarded sales rights to genre-horror The Windmill Massacre ahead of Berlin’s Efm (Feb 11-19).
From debut writer-director Nick Jongerius and producer Daniel Koefoed - both producers on genre-horror Frankenstein’s Army - The Windmill Massacre tells the gory tale of a devil-worshipping miller that, legend has it, ground the bones of locals instead of grain. Back from beyond the grave, the miller seeks vengeance on a group of unsuspecting tourists, who share a dark secret.
Filmed in Amsterdam, the English-language feature is in post-production and due for delivery this spring.
Broadchurch and Jupiter Ascending actress Charlotte Beaumont stars alongside Noah Taylor (Charlie And The Chocolate Factory) and Patrick Baladi (Rush).
Director Nick Jongerius said: “It has been a privilege to shoot an international horror as my feature debut, using the famous Dutch heritage and locations as the backdrop. I have always...
- 1/19/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment (Khe) has secured a catalogue of classic Woody Allen titles for release this summer.
The deal was negotiated by Nadine Rothschild for Westend Films and Spencer Pollard for Khe.
The collection will be released as a DVD boxset entitled ‘The Woody Allen Library’ on July 7 and will also be available digitally from June 23. The films include Bullets Over Broadway, Celebrity, Deconstructing Harry, Everyone Says I Love You, Mighty Aphrodite, Small Time Crooks, Sweet and Lowdown, and Wild Man Blues.
Michael Chapman, Acquisitions Executive of Khe, said: “Given the recent success of Blue Jasmine, this is the perfect time to release some of Allen’s past works.”
London-based Khe has released more than 250 films such as Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing; The Reluctant Fundamentalist starring Riz Ahmed; and Ray Winstone gangster thriller Lords of London.
The deal was negotiated by Nadine Rothschild for Westend Films and Spencer Pollard for Khe.
The collection will be released as a DVD boxset entitled ‘The Woody Allen Library’ on July 7 and will also be available digitally from June 23. The films include Bullets Over Broadway, Celebrity, Deconstructing Harry, Everyone Says I Love You, Mighty Aphrodite, Small Time Crooks, Sweet and Lowdown, and Wild Man Blues.
Michael Chapman, Acquisitions Executive of Khe, said: “Given the recent success of Blue Jasmine, this is the perfect time to release some of Allen’s past works.”
London-based Khe has released more than 250 films such as Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing; The Reluctant Fundamentalist starring Riz Ahmed; and Ray Winstone gangster thriller Lords of London.
- 4/28/2014
- ScreenDaily
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