Exclusive: Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has struck deals on its AFM titles Electrophilia and Pacific Ocean.
The company has sold Pacific to Slendid Films for German-speaking Europe and Nashe Kino for Russia, the CIS and the Baltics. The movie is set for a 2025 release in all regions. Directed by Gonzalo Gutierrez. Pacific Ocean is currently in post-production and the picture is set to be released with a market premiere next year. The company said it is currently in negotiations with distributors in the United States, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Described as an adventure/sci-fi movie. Pacific Ocean Follows a group of young travelers stranded on an island in the Pacific Ocean as they struggle to escape an evil presence that has remained hidden from humanity for centuries.
The film stars an expanded Latin American cast, including Manolo Cardona (Undertow), Ricardo Abarca (Que Culpatiene el Niño), Christopher von Aukerman (Rebelde), Claudio Cattaneo (One Hundred Years of Solitude), and Maria Nela Sinisterra (Corazon de León).
Guido Rode, owner of FilmSharks, described the film as a “unique” and “complex” project that contains “high-level assets usually seen in an American studio film.”
“All the American studios and OTT are chasing this movie in multiple territories, it’s pure madness,” he said.
FilmSharks is sold out Electrophilia to Busch Media for all German-speaking rights. The fantasy-thriller film is from Emmy Award winner Lucia Puenzo. The movie is produced by Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad). The story revolves around Ada who is struck by lightning, reshaping her physically and psychologically. When she joins a group of lightning survivors, she discovers that the road to electrification will be a journey of no return. The movie stars Mariana de Girolamo (Pablo Larrain). EmmaLa Juría), Germán Palacios (El Rabito), Guillermo Pfenning (The German Doctor), and Osmar Núñez (Wild Tales).
Recently announced Electrophilia The deals include Netflix for VOD in Latin America, AT Entertainment for all rights in Japan, Moving Pictures for theatrical shows in Argentina, Alebrije for theatrical shows in Mexico, and Estacao Esperanca for theatrical shows in Brazil.
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