Indie Rights has acquired worldwide distribution rights to “Vincent,” the atmospheric arthouse darkish comedy from Australian filmmaker Alan King, it was revealed on the sidelines of Hong Kong FilMart.
The movie, which King each directed and stars in because the troubled author Vincent Tremblay, follows a protagonist who retreats to an remoted location to finish his first novel, solely to come across a mysterious highly effective pressure that disrupts his solitude.
“With ‘Vincent,’ it was my intention for the road between actuality and fantasy to be by no means clearly outlined,” King explains. “Most of the occasions and themes within the movie’s narrative function metaphoric representations of dependancy, isolation, psychological well being, friendships, household, social prejudices and ideas of id.”
The movie incorporates a solid together with Christopher Kirby (“The Matrix Reloaded,” “Late Night time With the Satan”), Mercia Deane-Johns (“Final Cab to Darwin”), Greg Fleet (“Wolf Creek”) and Zoe Bertram (“Beneath the Lighthouse Dancing”), with newcomers Invoice Evans and Paree Brar rounding out the ensemble.
King produced the movie — shot in simply seven days in rural Victoria, Australia — alongside Angela Ling by way of their manufacturing firm White Dice Image Lab, with assist from Inventive Arts Victoria and Harbor Leisure.
King, whose earlier directing credit embody award-winning quick movies “Wild Will” and “Goldfield,” cites David Lynch, Lars von Trier and Stanley Kubrick as influences, noting, “The paradox that lives inside their movies has the good potential of resonating and creating differing ideas, dialogue and debate lengthy after they’ve been screened.”
Since its world premiere on the 2024 Cinequest Worldwide Movie Competition, “Vincent” has earned a number of accolades, together with greatest movie on the Melbourne Underground Movie Competition and greatest fantasy movie at FilmHaus Berlin. King’s efficiency earned him greatest function efficiency on the Santiago Worldwide Horror Movie Competition.
The distribution deal was negotiated by Philippe Galliano of the Film Company on behalf of White Dice Image Lab.
