Home, Stung sell well for XYZ, Celluloid Nightmares

Wild Bunch will distribute Candlewood Entertainment’s horror film in France, Germany and Spain.

Sonny Mallhi is financing and will produce the story of a young woman who investigates mysterious goings-on at a house where she learns the previous tenant unwittingly summoned the devil. UTA Independent Film Group handles North American sales.

XYZ Films and Celluloid Nightmares’ Nate Bolotin and Sarah Gabriel negotiated the deal with Wild Bunch.

Bolotin and Celluloid Nightmares have also announced a multi-territory deal with eOne on killer bee thriller Stung covering the UK, Canada, South Africa and Scandinavia, among others.

XYZ Films is producing Stung with Germany’s The Rat Pack. Director Benni Diez is preparing to commence production in Europe next spring.

Adam Aresty wrote the screenplay about a fancy garden party that goes wrong when a local species of wasp mutates, resulting in an attack by giant insects. It is left to two catering staff to thwart the onslaught and in the process develop a romance.

Bolotin negotiated the deal with eOne’s Jo Sweby. 

“eOne is a perfect home for Stung, especially given their strong track record with elevated genre films and their deep footprint in these territories,” said XYX partners. “We’re thrilled to have such a quality partner on board at this early stage, as it marks a solid vote of confidence in the vision of Benni Diez, and the strength of the entire creative team behind the film.”

XYZ Films recently served as executive producer action hit The Raid: Redemption, which Sony Pictures Classics released earlier this year, and has finished production on Frankenstein’s Army, which MPI Media Group is selling at the AFM.

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