FilmSharks Locks Deals At EFM For Spanish Horror Pic ‘The Boogeyman: The Origin Of The Myth’ And Remastered 4K Version Of Argentinian Cult Classic ‘Nine Queens’

Zac Ntim
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EXCLUSIVE: Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has sold a series of its EFM titles, including Spanish horror pic The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth (El Hombre Del Saco) and a new 4K remastered version of the cult Argentinian thriller Nine Queens, to multiple international territories.

The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth has been sold to RUSIA/CIS (Nashe Kino) for theatrical, Cambodia and Laos (Westec), and German-speaking Europe (Busch Medien). Previous deals on the pic include Mantícora, which picked up all rights for Latin America, the U.S., and Canada. Amazon’s Prime Video has acquired Spanish SVOD rights, and Antena 3 grabbed free TVV rights.

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The company has also sold the Spanish-Argentine supernatural horror drama, Restless Waters, Shivering Lights from director Ángeles Hernández, starring Hugo Silva, to Spain (Alfa) for theatrical and Kinologistica (Russia/CIS). Finally, FilmSharks has locked a deal for a theatrical release in France via Eurozoom for a 4K restoration of the cult classic thriller Nine Queens (2000), starring Ricardo Darín and Gastón Pauls.  Disney’s Star distribution, formerly Buena Vista Int’l, will re-release Nine Queens in cinemas across Latin America on February 22. Sony Pictures Classics have North American Rights.

“We are finding homes for top-notch concepts that distributors can theatrically market as refreshing concepts,” said Guido Rud of FilmSharks.

FilmSharks was also at EFM with People’s Cup, a documentary feature about Argentina’s 2022 World Cup win led by Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi. The film was produced by Pablo Bossi, best known for titles such as Nine Queens and Son Of The Bride. The film has already opened in Argentina via Disney’s Star distribution and has cleared the 1.2m ticket mark, currently making it the number-one local-language title this year in Argentinan cinemas.

The European Film Market ends tomorrow.

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