Belgian distributor Piece of Magic has acquired distribution rights for France and Benelux for Luna Carmoon’s “Hoard,” which is BAFTA nominated within the excellent debut by a British filmmaker catagory. The deal was brokered by Alpha Violet, a gross sales firm primarily based in Paris.
The movie was additionally nominated on the European Movie Awards within the European Discovery Prix Fipresci class, and competed on the BFI London Movie Pageant within the first characteristic competitors part.
On the British Unbiased Movie Awards the movie was nominated for supporting efficiency (Hayley Squires), joint lead efficiency (Joseph Quinn, Saura Lightfoot Leon), greatest debut director (Carmoon), breakthrough efficiency (Saura Lightfoot-Leon), casting (Heather Basten), and manufacturing design (Bobbie Cousins).
Dawn Movies beforehand acquired the movie for the U.S. and Canada. Vertigo Releasing holds the rights for the U.Okay. and Eire.
The movie is about in London in 1984. Seven-year-old Maria and her mom reside in their very own loving world constructed on sorting via bins and accumulating shiny garbage. One evening, their world falls aside, and we be part of Maria a decade later, residing along with her foster mom. An older stranger, Michael, then enters their dwelling, opening the door to previous trauma, magic and insanity.
The movie is produced by Loran Dunn of Delaval, Helen Simmons of Erebus Manufacturing and Andrew Starke of Anti-Worlds, with the assist of the BBC and the BFI.
The solid is led by Saura Lightfoot Leon (Maria), Hayley Squires (Mom) and Joseph Quinn (Michael).
The cinematographer is Nanu Segal, the editor is Rachel Durance, the manufacturing designer is Bobbie Cousins, the costume designer is Nat Turner and music is by Jim Williams.
