EXCLUSIVE: Canadian genre specialist Black Fawn Distribution has launched an international sales arm which is making its debut at the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film.
It kicks off its activities with Gabriel Carrer’s revenge thriller Death Cycle and psychological horror The Undertone.
The new film from Carrer (For The Sake Of Vicious, The Demolisher) stars Matthew Ninaber (Psycho Goreman) and Kristen Kaster (Shudder’s Death Valley).
Kaster plays a woman coming to terms with the death of her sister, whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of a mysterious man, determined to solve a string of murders committed by a motorcycle-riding killer.
It is produced by Latefox Pictures, Chronovisor Images and Highrise Studios.
The Undertone is the feature film debut of auteur director Ian Tuason, whose short films include Continuity Problems and The Closet.
As first revealed by Deadline, Nina Kiri (The Handmaid’s Tale, Fingernails) stars as a the host of an ‘all-things-creepy’ podcast, living in her dying mother’s house as her primary caregiver, whose haunted by a series of audio recordings with paranormal noises, which comes to realize mirror her own experiences.
The film is produced by Black Fawn Films, Slaterverse Pictures and Kino Studios.
Initially founded as a Canadian film distribution company, Black Fawn Distribution’s dedication to genre films has led it to become a respected leader in its local film market.
Its expansion into the international marketplace is designed to help genre filmmakers gain international exposure, granting them access to wider audiences and a better opportunity to reach an ever-hungry horror community.
“As filmmakers ourselves, we understand that any film’s success revolves around great storytelling but, these same films also need fair and transparent distribution strategies that can maximize revenues for those bringing these stories to life,” said Company President Chad Archibald.
“Economic pressures have left a lot of filmmakers and their investors facing diminishing returns and that directly impedes their ability to create new projects. We’re hoping we can help change that dramatically.”
Supported by Black Fawn Distribution’s skilled in-house promotional and design team, the venture will be dedicated to streamlining the overall marketing approach for each individual film, reducing the overall distribution costs typically charged back to filmmakers.
“Filmmaking is a highly collaborative process, and we believe that should be extended to the sales and distribution side of the business as well,” said Black Fawn Distribution’s Operations Manager CF Benner.
“Our company has always put filmmakers first and we’re excited to apply the Black Fawn blueprint to the sales market. A healthy ecosystem for filmmakers benefits the entire industry, and we’re committed to nourishing that ecosystem as much as we can.”
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