Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Ashkal,” following its screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. The murder mystery is the second feature from Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi and had its world premiere earlier this year at Cannes as part of the Directors’ Fortnight section. Yellow Veil Pictures plans to release the film theatrically in 2023.
“Ashkal” is set amongst derelict, half-finished apartment complexes of a former regime, where a mysterious burnt body is discovered by two police officers. The corpse reveals a puzzling repetition of events. As the investigation progresses, a network of violence and corruption is uncovered throughout the city. Fatma Oussaifi and Mohamed Houcine Grayaa star in the picture.
“In ‘Ashkal,’ Youssef Chebbi creates images that stick in your mind long after the credits roll, creating an unforgettable, unshakeable cinematic experience,” Joe Yanick, co-founder of Yellow Veil Pictures, said in a statement. “It’s...
“Ashkal” is set amongst derelict, half-finished apartment complexes of a former regime, where a mysterious burnt body is discovered by two police officers. The corpse reveals a puzzling repetition of events. As the investigation progresses, a network of violence and corruption is uncovered throughout the city. Fatma Oussaifi and Mohamed Houcine Grayaa star in the picture.
“In ‘Ashkal,’ Youssef Chebbi creates images that stick in your mind long after the credits roll, creating an unforgettable, unshakeable cinematic experience,” Joe Yanick, co-founder of Yellow Veil Pictures, said in a statement. “It’s...
- 9/12/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Horror Highlights returns with details for three very different horror-related films. Acquired after premiering at Cannes is the horror comedy Harpoon. Continue reading for release details. Also in today's Horror Highlights: news that Caroline Williams will star in Ten Minutes to Midnight and release details for Shed of the Dead, co-starring Kane Hodder.
Harpoon Trailer and Release Details: "Recently acquired out of the Cannes market for Us rights by Epic Pictures, Rob Grant’s horror comedy Harpoon is thrilled to release a new hysterically deranged sales trailer.
Repped by genre sales company Yellow Veil Pictures and coming to Dread, Epic’s celebrated genre label, the film features Munro Chambers (star of Epic Pictures’ cult hit Turbo Kid), Emily Tyra (Code Black), and Christopher Gray (The Mist), Harpoon is a black comedy about the rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension that amount when three best friends find themselves stranded on a...
Harpoon Trailer and Release Details: "Recently acquired out of the Cannes market for Us rights by Epic Pictures, Rob Grant’s horror comedy Harpoon is thrilled to release a new hysterically deranged sales trailer.
Repped by genre sales company Yellow Veil Pictures and coming to Dread, Epic’s celebrated genre label, the film features Munro Chambers (star of Epic Pictures’ cult hit Turbo Kid), Emily Tyra (Code Black), and Christopher Gray (The Mist), Harpoon is a black comedy about the rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension that amount when three best friends find themselves stranded on a...
- 5/22/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Following its world premiere at Fantastic Fest earlier this year, Starfish (starring Virginia Gardner from 2018's Halloween) has been acquired by Yellow Veil Pictures and The Orchard for distribution in multiple territories, with a theatrical release planned for spring of 2019 ahead of the movie's digital release:
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA // November 8, 2018: Arthouse genre sales agency Yellow Veil Pictures and The Orchard have signed on a multi-territory distribution deal for A.T. White’s cosmic horror film Starfish. The film world premiered at Austin’s Fantastic Fest this past September and the deal was finalized out of Afm.
Starfish is an honest portrayal of loss, starring Virginia Gardner as a young woman who struggles with the death of her best friend, while trying to assemble a series of clues left on mixtapes in order to stop a monstrous end to the world as we know it. Driven by Lovecraftian imagery,...
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA // November 8, 2018: Arthouse genre sales agency Yellow Veil Pictures and The Orchard have signed on a multi-territory distribution deal for A.T. White’s cosmic horror film Starfish. The film world premiered at Austin’s Fantastic Fest this past September and the deal was finalized out of Afm.
Starfish is an honest portrayal of loss, starring Virginia Gardner as a young woman who struggles with the death of her best friend, while trying to assemble a series of clues left on mixtapes in order to stop a monstrous end to the world as we know it. Driven by Lovecraftian imagery,...
- 11/8/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Afm may have ended but it seems the deals aren’t done… sci-fi horror feature Starfish, which stars Halloween and Runaways actor Virginia Gardner has been picked up by The Orchard for a raft of territories including the U.S. and UK.
The film, which is directed by A.T. White, follows Gardner as a young woman who struggles with the death of her best friend, while trying to assemble a series of clues left on mixtapes in order to stop a monstrous end to the world as we know it.
Blending drama, high-concept sci-fi and horror with an upbeat indie music score, The Orchard has picked by White’s debut feature for the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand. A separate theatrical release is planned in the spring ahead of a digital release.
Produced We Are Tessellate, Spellbound Entertainment and 3Roundburst Productions, the deal was negotiated by...
The film, which is directed by A.T. White, follows Gardner as a young woman who struggles with the death of her best friend, while trying to assemble a series of clues left on mixtapes in order to stop a monstrous end to the world as we know it.
Blending drama, high-concept sci-fi and horror with an upbeat indie music score, The Orchard has picked by White’s debut feature for the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand. A separate theatrical release is planned in the spring ahead of a digital release.
Produced We Are Tessellate, Spellbound Entertainment and 3Roundburst Productions, the deal was negotiated by...
- 11/8/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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