FilmSharks Pounces on International Sales Rights to Videocine’s ‘Don’t Leave the Kids Alone’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Anna Marie de la Fuente Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has pacted with TelevisaUnivision-affiliated Videocine to handle the international sales on horror pic “Don’t Leave the Kids Alone” by Emilio Portes (“Belzebuth,” “Pastorela”).

Among the leading distribution and production companies in Mexico, Videocine has slated the high concept pic’s theatrical release for the second quarter of this year, said FilmSharks CEO-founder Guido Rud, who announced the deal at Berlinale’s EFM, among other pacts.

Videocine retains North and South American rights. “We are thrilled to continue collaborating with Videocine’s incredible team after so many years,” said Rud who has handled other Videocine horror titles such as “Karem, the Possession,” “Come Play with Me” and “El habitante.” “We’ve long been admirers of the director’s previous work,” he noted, adding: “’Don’t Leave the Kids Alone’ is a masterfully crafted gem in its genre, with a narrative scope that rivals the best work of top-tier U.S.

directors in recent years.” Starring Ana Serradilla (“My Best Friend’s Wedding”) and Jose Sefami (“Amores Perros”), the ‘80s-set genre pic centers on recently widowed Catalina and her two boys, ages seven and 10.