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Source: EFM/Juliane Eirich

EFM

Patrick Ewald’s Epic Pictures has reported strong interest in its completed EFM genre title The Jester as talks continue on outstanding territories.

Rights have gone in the UK & Ireland (Dazzler), Germany and Italy (Koch), Japan (Pflug), Latin America (Cine Video y TV), and CIS (Tenletters).

Deals have also closed for Spain and Portugal (Energia), Turkey (Siyah Beyaz), and India (PictureWorks). Talks are ongoing with buyers from Australia/New Zealand, among others.

Epic Pictures produced and Colin Krawchuk directed the story about two estranged half-sisters who are reunited and tormented by a malevolent trickster following the death of their father.

The Los Angeles-based sales, production and finance company’s sales roster includes Matthew Ninaber’s fantasy tale A Knight’s War from High Rise Studio about a knight’s quest to find a part-god, part-human entity. Matthew Ninaber directs the project, which is in post.