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NEW ACQUISITIONS After failed medical experiments residents of a town are Discovered at 10 in Bulgaria, Naim found his gift both a being moved to a new location. Whilst an attempt at escaping blessing and a course. He couldn’t stand the Bulgarian Arvin and Ejla fall into a deep pit. Armed oppressors and dead policies and was brought to Turkey by a special operation of animals circling them are least of their worries when the dead Turkish Secret Intelligence. A world record holder at 15, only bodies in the pit start coming back to life… weightlifter to have snatched 2,5 times of his body weight. a high-octane genre gem from Azerbaijan Sold: All rights: Turkey, German-speaking. Sold: Theatrical: Benelux, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, UK, Turkey, SE Asia, India French-speaking. VOD: CIS, CEE, MENA NEW ACQUISITION NEW ACQUISITION APORIA NAIM. A POCKET HERCULES horror/action/adventure biography/drama/sport Azerbaijan 2019, 85 min Turkey 2019, 141 min. A young Brazilian girl arrives to in Portugal looking for a better „Hungover“ romancing with „Sideways“ in Iceland. life. The promised land quickly turns bleak as it turns out the cleaning job is at the local brothel. The owners of the illegal A charming feelgood comedy about a group of guys who just business try to lure Bruna in while two journalists investiga- want to leave their worries behind while they go catch some ting a human trafficking ring are also after her. A behind the trout. What could go wrong… A breakout box office hit in scenes look into the dark secrets of operating a brothel… Icelandic cinemas & a strong festival contender. Sold: huge Box Office hit festival appeal (premiere at Haugesund, Portugal more to announce soon) NEW ACQUISITION “Very funny, pleasant (…) In our times it’s important to laugh” - RUV.IS Sold: RED LIGHT THE LAST FISHING TRIP Iceland, Norway Crime/drama TV SERIES comedy Portugal 2019, 13 x 45 min Iceland 2020, 89 min NEW ACQUISITION DRAMA South Africa, mid 70s. When her husband becomes too ill to Rannveig is experiencing burnout in all aspects of her work, Poppie is deemed by the law to be an illegal resident in mundane suburban life. She’s stuck with a job she hates and her own country. Based on the Elsa Joubert novel regarded as a marriage that is slowly dying. On top of that, she’s one of the best African novels of the century. The Love For constantly fighting with her rebellious daughter, Agnes. When Her Family Held No Curfew. Needed No Permit. Had No a new neighbor, Hreinn, shows up at their d oorstep, Rannveig Boundaries. and her family face new challenges that are beyond their control. based on true events; directed by: Christiaan Olwagen, whose multi-award winning great production value “Kanarie” was selected to screen at 34 Film Festivals and festival & audience appeal (Busan IFF, Goteborg Film was sold to the U.S., UK and other major territories; Festival, Tromso IFF, Seattle IFF) 12 Awards upon national premiere at Silwerskerm Festival biggest Box Office hit in Iceland in 2019 inlcuding Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best 9 EDDA 2020 nominatons (Icelandic film awards) Actress); Universal themes: Love. Family. Hope. Overcoming adversity; strong, relatable, female character; POPPIE NONGENA based on Elsa Joubert’s multi-award winning novel AGNES JOY historical drama "The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena”; drama South Africa 2020, 95 min South African Oscar submission; Iceland 2019, 92 min. produced by: Helena Spring, primetime Emmy Award nominee. Africa HORROR WW2: a group of children liberated from a concentration In the near future, water has become more precious than oil camp find themselves, aimless and hungry, stranded in an and Croatia has gone bankrupt. Those at power start wars, abandoned mansion in the forest. They’ve gone through hell conquer, destroy, and even plant a zombie-virus! Mićo, a bon but the true horror is just about to begin. viveur from Zagreb, is caught completely off guard by the zombie-epidemics. „heartbreaking” (…) „very highly recommended” – http://jbspins.blogspot.com | “a mix (…) between Lord of the mix of political satire & popular genre Flies and Cujo” (…) “a gripping story of survival” | “magnetic” 5 awards including (…) “to say it is a masterpiece would be an understatement” - / Best Debit at Pula Film Festival goseetalk.com | “excellent (…) post-holocaust horror” – / Madeira Fantastic FilmFest - Audience Award, Best Michal Oleszczyk (film critic @ RogerEbert.com, Cineaste, International Feature Film, Best Man Filmmaker Filmweb) | “more emotionally impacting moments I’ve seen / Trieste Film Festival in a film this year” - dailygrindhouse.com | “a beautiful look at / Pula Film Festival– Best Debut, Best Actress, Best Make-up, what people can do under the most gruesome of circumstan- Best Production Design, Best Costume Design ces” - birthmoviesdeath.com | “excellent and visually / Tromso International Film Festival alluring” - cineuropa.org | “tense and exciting” (…) “be on the / Cottbus Film Festival WEREWOLF THE BALKAN BITE / Cinedays European Film Festival horror/survival drama look out for this little film” - lewtonbus.net comedy/horror Poland/Germany Croatia/Serbia 2019, 90 / SOFEST /Netherlands AWARDS: BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL, Tallinn 2018: min. & 13 more festivals! 2018, 88 min. Audience Award, Ecumenical Jury AwardBRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FANTASY, FANTASTIC, THRILLER, AND SCIENCEFICTION FILMS (BIFFF), 2019: Sold: Orbit AwardFANTASPOA INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM Ex-Yugo, Czech Republic, CEE (Pay TV), Sth Korea FESTIVAL, Brasil 2019: Best Film AwardLUND INTERNATIO- NAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL, Sweden 2019: Méliès d’Argent winnerNETIA OFF CAMERA, Poland 2019: Young Audience AwardFANTA FESTIVAL, Italy 2019: Best Picture AwardHORRORANT FILM FESTIVAL ‚FRIGHT NIGHTS’, Greece 2019 : Best Director Award FESTIVALS: FANTASTIC FEST , BUCHEON INT. FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL, SHANGHAI IFF, FANTASPORTO, CLEVELAND IFF, GLASGOW IFF, DUBLIN IFF, BOSTON UNDERGROUND, FEBIOFEST, FESTIVAL OF TOLERANCE JFF, IMAGINE FF, FAJR IFF, NEISSE FILM FESTIVA, FANTA Sold: Poland, Benelux, UK, France, Sth Korea, Spain, China, North America Just your average 80s infused, gothic horror musical with Mula lives with her family in the country. Just before her vampire mermaids. (quote from slashfilm.com) daughter’s First Holy Communion, Mula’s long lost sister pays “Forget ‘La La Land,’ This Sexy Cannibal Mermaid Musical Is them a visit. The family believes in reconciliation, but Mula Tops” - The Daily Beast | “Polish Mermaid Musical ‚The Lure’ has her reasons to feel afraid of Kaja. Gets Joyously Nasty” - The Village Voice | “FEARLESS” (…) “musical interludes […] add another layer of fantasy and “successfully blends realistic, observational technique (…), complexity to an already ambitious feature.” - The Hollywood with a natural feeling for the horror genre that makes Szelc an Reporter | “seduces with a siren’s call of impressive special immediate peer to filmmakers such as Jennifer Kent (“The effects and a stylishly sleazy vibe” - Screen Daily Babadook”), David Robert Mitchell (“It Follows”), and Julia Ducournau (“Raw”) (…)the sheer power of the last act is such US release: Janus Films & CRITERION COLLECTION that it leaves both the screen reality and the film’s viewer festivals & awards: utterly transformed (…)the movie has an eerie, gentle, / Sundance Film Festival – Special Jury Award for Unique lived-in vibe to it, which may make you feel as though you are Vision and Design being cradled in the arms of a gifted, soft-spoken hypnotist” / Seattle International Film Festival - RogerEbert.com / Sofia International Film Festival THE LURE TOWER. / East End Film Festival World Premiere: Berlinale'18 - Forum section horror/musical/sci-fi / Edinburgh International Film Festival A BRIGHT DAY. other festivals include: Gdynia Film Festival (Best Debut /romance, drama/thriller/horror / Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema Director, Best Screenplay), Poland 2015, 92 min. Poland 2017, 106 min. / Nashville Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize: Graveyard Shift - Competition, Steven Goldmann Visionary Award, Special Jury Prize: Best Actress – Graveyard Shift Competition / Austin Fantastic Fest – Special MentionFantasia Film Festival | Special Jury Prize: Cheval Noir / Fantasporto – International Fantasy Film Award: Best Film, Sold: Best Special Effects, Best Director Poland, Czech, Slovakia, Brazil, Vietnam / Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival – Best Film – Honorable Mention: Narcisse Award, Best Film Sold: Poland, English-speaking, Japan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Taiwan ACTION/WAR THE WOLF PACK SERVANTS OF WAR war drama, action/crime Turkey 2019, 84 min. Poland 2019, 110 min. NEW ACQUISITION NEW ACQUISITION Kürşad and his squad called „The Wolf Pack” are on a A well-known doctor is murdered and the case goes to mission to reach Kafr Cenneh. On the way there the 9 Sambor. When another victim related to the deceased commandos must face the enemy which outnumbers them physician is found the investigation speeds up. Sambor will by far. have to unravel the mystery of unsolved murders and secrets of the Polish army. Sold: Turkey, Sth Korea, Japan, Taiwan, North America Sold: Poland ZERO ZONE 1918: THE NEW SPARTA action/crime War drama, Turkey 2020, 98 min. Ukraine 2019, 110 min. Ukraine, 1918. As a Bolshevik army of about 4.000 men, NEW ACQUISITION commanded by General Muravyov, advances towards Kyiv, with the aim of capturing