Smith Entertainment has completed multiple international sales of the adventure comedy bookwormstarring Elijah Wood and Nell Fisher.
This function comes from come to daddy Director Ant Timpson tells the story of 11-year-old Mildred (Fisher), who suddenly appears when her estranged father, a decadent Las Vegas magician named Strongwise (Wood) At that time, her life took a crazy turn. Strong is left to care for Mildred while her mother is hospitalized, and the two set off in search of the mythical Black Panther of Canterbury.
Mr. Smith has deals for the film with Canada’s Photon Films; France’s Metropolis; Plaion Pictures in Germany, Italy and Switzerland; and Spain’s La Aventura, among other territories. Vertical Entertainment picked up the film in the US earlier this year. Signature Entertainment will distribute in the UK
Written by Toby Harvard, bookworm Produced by Emma Slade, Rosie Bull, Victoria Dabbs, Mette Marie Kongswide and Laura Tunstall. The series is executive produced by Steven Demmler, Blair Ward, Anders Erdén and Lauren Case of Talon Entertainment Finance, Orogen Entertainment and Kelly Rogers and Kevin Gordon of Rialto Distribution.
bookworm Since its world premiere at the Montreal Fantasia International Film Festival, the film has also been a favorite at international genre film festivals, winning the Audience Award for Best International Film. It has also screened at numerous film festivals including the Sitges Film Festival in Spain, the Melbourne International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest and Frightfest.
Produced by Emma Slade of Firefly Films New Zealand (come to daddy), Rossi Bull (hustle and bustle) and Victoria Dabbs (vicious), and Nowhere’s Laura Tunstall (nine days) and Mette-Marie Kongswerder (I no longer feel at home in this world).
watch trailer bookwormthe following.
