Cinedigm Lands All North American Rights to ‘History of the Occult’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Anna Marie de la Fuente Streaming media company Cinedigm has landed all North American rights to hit Latin horror movie “History of the Occult” from Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks.

After a successful run across Latin America, Europe and Asia, it will debut in the U.S. and Canada in December via Cinedigm’s horror streaming service Screambox, powered by Bloody Disgusting.“History of the Occult” was touted as the highest-rated horror movie of 2021 on Letterboxd’s Year in Review roundup, as voted by users of the film rating social platform.Shot in black and white, the feature debut of Argentine writer-director Cristian Ponce is set in the 1980s during the last broadcast of the leading news show on TV, “60 Minutes Before Midnight.” A band of journos are racing against the clock to persuade their main guest, Adrian Marcato, to expose a conspiracy that ties their corrupt government to an actual coven. “Mystery, conspiracy and the supernatural intrigues and excites something in all of us,” said Brad Miska, managing director of Bloody Disgusting who added: “Cristian [Ponce] melds these themes together in such a brilliant way, making ‘History of the Occult’ the kind of film viewers can’t look away from.”Said Guido Rud, CEO of FilmSharks: “’History of the Occult’ is not the kind of film you come across every day.

The old rule is now more valid than ever: it’s all about the script, and no matter the size of the film, it can immerse you in less than 10 minutes if a great story is told.”“When we discovered this gem and it became Spain’s #1 most-watched digital film of the year during 2021, we were able to sell this genre-defining film to major studios around the world in 45 territories,” Gud remarked. “We are elated to strike this.