IndieCan Entertainment has won North American rights sofshinea Filipino drama that won Crystal Bear for the best films in the Generation 14plus section of this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
The deal also covers the film’s remake rights, and the English adaptation will be directed by Indikan’s AVI Feder Garin, produced by Feder Garin Entertainment and Michael Angelo Masankai’s Sign Media Inc.
Written and directed by Filipino film director Antoinette Jadarn. Sunshine It stars Maris Reichal in the story of a young gymnast who discovers she is pregnant while preparing for a national team tryout. Producers are Dan Vilgas, Geo Romundad and Bianca Valbuena.
The film will premiere at the 2024 Toronto Festival and will be shown at upcoming festivals in Taipei, Malaysia and Seoul.
IndieCan is planning a North American theatre and digital release in the fourth quarter of this year.
The deal, which was released at Cannes this week, was a collaboration with Project 8 Project, Anima Studios, Claudidak Pictures, Happy Infinite and Synthmedia Inc.
Jadaone commented: Sunshinea film deeply rooted in the Philippine experience, has finally found a North American home. Centrally, this is a story about young women navigating a world where institutions are often denial. The film unfolds in the Philippines, but its themes – reproduction justice, social failure, and the battle for choice – resonate globally. Announcement of this milestone at Cannes is Sunshine team. ”
Federgarin added: “from now Sunshine Introducing me many months ago, I wanted to share this warm and authentic story with a North American audience. Home Free. Sunshine is that movie. ”
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