EXCLUSIVE: Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks locked deals on its AFM titles Electrophilia and Pacifico.
The company has sold Pacifico to Slendid Films for German-speaking Europe and Nashe Kino for Russia, CIS, and the Baltics. The film is set for a 2025 release in all the territories. Directed by Gonzalo Gutierrez, Pacifico is currently in post-production and is set to launch the pic with a market premiere next year. The company has said it’s currently in negotiations with U.S., Spanish, and UK distributors.
Described as an adventure-Sci-Fi film, Pacifico follows a group of young travelers that are stranded on an island in the Pacific where they struggle to escape an evil presence that has been kept hidden from mankind for centuries.
The film stars an expansive Latin American ensemble, including Manolo Cardona (Undertow), Ricardo Abarca (Que Culpa Tiene el Niño), Christopher Von Uckermann (Rebelde), Claudio Cataño (Cien años de soledad), and Maria Nela Sinisterra (Corazon de Leon).
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FilmSharks owner Guido Rud described the film as a “unique” and “complex” project with “high-level assets that are normally seen in a US Studio film.”
“All US Studios and OTT’s are chasing this film for multi-territory, it’s total madness,” he said.
FilmSharks has sold Electrophilia to Busch Media for all German-speaking rights. The fantasy thriller is from Emmy winner Lucia Puenzo. The film was produced by Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad). The plot follows Ada who is struck by lightning, resulting in a physical and psychological reconfiguration. As she joins a group of lightning strike survivors, she finds out that the road to electrophilia will be a journey of no return. The film stars Mariana Di Girolamo (Pablo Larrain’s Ema, La Jauría), German Palacios (El Rapto), Guillermo Pfening (The German Doctor), and Osmar Nuñez (Wild Tales).
Recently announced Electrophilia deals include Netflix for SVOD in Latin America, AT Entertainment for all rights in Japan, Moving Pictures for theatrical in Argentina, Alebrije for theatrical in Mexico and Estacao Esperanca for theatrical in Brazil.
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