Exclusive: Indican Pictures has acquired North American rights for Australian filmmaker Alena Lodkina’s fantasy thriller Petrol about the unsettling friendship between a shy film student and an alluring performance artist with a troubled past.
The film originally world premiered at Locarno’s Filmmakers Of The Present competition in 2022, and then enjoyed a buzzy North American premiere at the Lincoln Centre and MoMA’s New Directors/ New Films Festival earlier this year.
Indican Pictures co-founder Randolph Kret negotiated the deal with UK-French film company Alief, with the latter reporting that the distribution company had beaten bids from two other key indie players on both price and its release plans which include a theatrical component.
“Indican Pictures has acquired Petrol, an intense and intoxicating performance piece that is set to be released in 2024,” said Kret.
One of the draws of the film for international buyers is co-star Nathalie Morris, lead of...
The film originally world premiered at Locarno’s Filmmakers Of The Present competition in 2022, and then enjoyed a buzzy North American premiere at the Lincoln Centre and MoMA’s New Directors/ New Films Festival earlier this year.
Indican Pictures co-founder Randolph Kret negotiated the deal with UK-French film company Alief, with the latter reporting that the distribution company had beaten bids from two other key indie players on both price and its release plans which include a theatrical component.
“Indican Pictures has acquired Petrol, an intense and intoxicating performance piece that is set to be released in 2024,” said Kret.
One of the draws of the film for international buyers is co-star Nathalie Morris, lead of...
- 06/11/2023
- par Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
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