Marco Dutra’s “Bury Your Dead” has been acquired by Dark Star Pictures for North American distribution. The deal was closed by Berlin-based sales agent M-Appeal. A teaser is debuted below.
The Brazilian production, which premiered at the 2024 Sitges Film Festival and has since screened at several festivals including London, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro, is slated for a festival tour in the U.S. ahead of a theatrical release this fall.
Dark Star Pictures’ recent titles include “Baby” (also represented by M-Appeal), “Zenithal” and “Kidnapping Inc.”
“’Bury Your Dead’ is a postapocalyptic journey through many different genres of film, culminating in a unique cinematic world,” said Michael Repsch, president of Dark Star Pictures. “We are ecstatic to be working with such a great talent in Marco Dutra. His vision for this film is the kind of project Dark Star strives to find and bring to audiences.”
The film follows...
The Brazilian production, which premiered at the 2024 Sitges Film Festival and has since screened at several festivals including London, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro, is slated for a festival tour in the U.S. ahead of a theatrical release this fall.
Dark Star Pictures’ recent titles include “Baby” (also represented by M-Appeal), “Zenithal” and “Kidnapping Inc.”
“’Bury Your Dead’ is a postapocalyptic journey through many different genres of film, culminating in a unique cinematic world,” said Michael Repsch, president of Dark Star Pictures. “We are ecstatic to be working with such a great talent in Marco Dutra. His vision for this film is the kind of project Dark Star strives to find and bring to audiences.”
The film follows...
- 1/16/2025
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – South America’s largest festival, the Rio International Film Festival, wrapped Sunday, Oct. 13, consolidating its position as the main venue for Brazilian pics’ premieres and an important gathering of filmmakers from around the world.
Following a combination of an unsupportive government, a recession and the pandemic, Rio Fest resurged last year and expanded this year, screening about 270 pics.
“For the first time in years, we were able to invite this year international guests to attend our festival, some 50 filmmakers from different countries”, Rio Fest’s director Ilda Santiago told Variety. “We back on track.
Rio Fest’s Premiere Brasil, which included 90 features and short films, was once again the main showcase of local pics. Two features shared Redentor kudos for fiction film.
Marcelo Caetano’s “Baby,” a co-production between Brazil, France and the Netherlands, is centered on male prostitution in Sao Paulo. Joao Pedro Mariano received...
Following a combination of an unsupportive government, a recession and the pandemic, Rio Fest resurged last year and expanded this year, screening about 270 pics.
“For the first time in years, we were able to invite this year international guests to attend our festival, some 50 filmmakers from different countries”, Rio Fest’s director Ilda Santiago told Variety. “We back on track.
Rio Fest’s Premiere Brasil, which included 90 features and short films, was once again the main showcase of local pics. Two features shared Redentor kudos for fiction film.
Marcelo Caetano’s “Baby,” a co-production between Brazil, France and the Netherlands, is centered on male prostitution in Sao Paulo. Joao Pedro Mariano received...
- 10/14/2024
- by Marcelo Cajueiro
- Variety Film + TV
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