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HOUSEBOUND - World Sales Picked Up (22 May 2014)
PARIS – Adding to its select slate of high-profile genre features, Paris-based Films Distribution has acquired world sales rights to the comedic mystery/horror pic “Housebound.”
Variety Article http://variety.com/2014/film/news/cannes-films-distribution-boards-housebound-1201174029/
XLrator Media Locks in HOUSEBOUND (07 May 2014)
EXCLUSIVE:
XLrator Media has acquired U.S. rights to Housebound, the Kiwi horror comedy from director Gerard Johnstone that premiered in March at SXSW and emerged as one of the fest’s crowd-pleasing discoveries. Morgana O’Reilly stars as Kylie Bucknell, a delinquent young woman sentenced to home detention with her mother, who’s convinced their house is haunted. When Kylie starts hearing whispers and strange bumps in the night she wonders if there really is a hostile spirit in the home unhappy about her return. XLrator is planning a Fall 2014 release via its genre label MACABRE. Rima Te Wiata and Glen-Paul Waru co-star in the pic, which marks writer-director Johnstone’s debut. Housebound is produced by Luke Sharpe for Semi-Professional Pictures and exec produced by Ant Timpson (The ABCs of Death), Daniel Story, and Chris Lambert. Funding came from the New Zealand Film Commission. XLrator’s Barry Gordon negotiated the deal with Nate Bolotin of XYZ Films on behalf of the filmmakers.
Link:
http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/housebound-sxsw-xlrator-media/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Deathgasm unleashes hell onto West Auckland (07 May 2014)
The feature film I am Exec Producing is called Deathgasm and is a joint production between MPI Media Group (US) and the New Zealand Film Commission (NZ). The winner of Make My Horror Movie is the tale of two heavy metaller teens who unwittingly come across a lyric sheet to summoning Hell on earth.
Directed by first-timer Jason Lei Howden and is being produced by Morgan Leigh Stewart & Andrew Beattie the film begins shooting this week.
TURBO KID : FIrst Look (08 Apr 2014)
TURBO KID began shooting March 29th in Montreal. The post-apocalyptic BMX-powered splatter action comedy was written and directed by Montreal Collective RKSS. Produced by Ant Timpson (ABCs Of Death) & Jason Eisener (Hobo with A Shotgun), Anne-Marie Gelinas, Tim Riley, Benoit Beaulieu. The film shoots for 4 weeks and then is involved in a heavy post schedule.
Ravenbanner is Canada distribution
Film Option is Quebec distribution
Epic Pictures is handling World Sales
HOUSEBOUND earns major accolades after World Premiere at SXSW (08 Apr 2014)
"Housebound is a breath of fresh air for the often stale haunted-house genre; a smart, finely acted, appropriately silly and yet totally sincere horror movie made for people who have seen it all and want something a little different”
Peter Hall – Movies.com
"Sometimes you walk into a room knowing nothing, sit down, and get your skull punched in by a movie that is calibrated perfectly, that knows exactly what it wants to do, and that seems almost unnaturally confident considering it was made by a first-time feature director"
Drew McSweeney – Hitfix
"Housebound manages to balance consistent, fantastic comedy with a properly eerie mystery and what should be a star-making turn from lead Morgana O’Reilly"
Samuel Zimmerman – Fangoria
"Housebound's corkscrew mystery sprints from revelation to revelation with such enthusiasm and comedic energy, you just sit there grinning like a big dummy"
John Gholson – Badass Digest
“Quickly tears apart the classic haunted-house movie piece by piece, and then reconstructs it on the fly with fresh new materials, garnished with oodles of blood, dark comedy, strong characters, and genuine suspense”
Peter Martin – Twitch Film
“A wonderful Scooby-Doo yarn through the filter of a dysfunctional indie-family-comedy that defies expectations and bursts with life and joy and energy”
Horror-Movies.ca
“Routinely upends your expectations, revealing itself to be a different kind of genre film than it began and saving its terrifically gory carnage until its bonkers finale”
Matt Barone – Complex Magazine
”Housebound is the real discovery of the (SXSW) festival".
Ryan Turek – Shock til you Drop