CONTENT SCARES UP MULTIPLE SALES ON THE PACT 2,
SEQUEL TO THE INT’L BOX OFFICE HIT THE PACT
IFC MIDNIGHT PICKS UP THE U.S. THEATRICAL RIGHTS
16 October 2013, Los Angeles – Content announced that IFC Midnight has picked up the US theatrical rights to THE PACT 2, the sequel to the box office hit THE PACT, written and directed by Dallas Hallam and Patrick Horvath. The film stars Camilla Luddington (True Blood, Grey’s Anatomy, Californication), Patrick Fischler (2 Guns, Mulholland Drive), Scott Michael Foster (Californication, Greek), Haley Hudson (The Pact, Freaky Friday), Mark Steger (The Pact, Mr. Jones, I Am Legend) and Caity Lotz (The Pact, The Machine). THE PACT 2 is produced by Preferred Film & TV’s Ross M. Dinerstein and executive produced by Content’s Jamie Carmichael and Nicholas McCarthy. Content’s Carmichael and Preferred Content’s Kevin Iwashina jointly sold North America and Content handled the rest of the world.
In addition, Content has secured multi international sales in the following territories and respective distributors: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Leichtenstein, Alto Adige, German Speaking Luxembourg – Ascot Elite; Japan – Klockworx; Latin America – HBO OLE Acquisitions; Mexico – Epulse (Corazon Films); Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia and Central America – Euro Films; Portugal – Lusomundo; Singapore – Cathay Keris; China – H.G.C. Entertainment; Thailand, Malaysia – Sahamongkol Film; Turkey – Medyavizion.
IFC Midnight acquired and released THE PACT after it premiered in Sundance in 2012. THE PACT 2 is a truly terrifying new film set just weeks after Annie Barlow’s deadly confrontation with the Judas Killer. In this elevated sequel, we meet June, a woman whose carefully constructed life is beginning to unravel due to lucid nightmares so awful they disturb her waking life.
Jonathan Sehring, president of IFC Entertainment said: ‘We are so thrilled to be working with our friends at Preferred Film & TV and Content on the sequel to The Pact. It’s exciting to forge a continuing partnership with such a talented team.’
Producer Ross Dinerstein said: ‘Dallas and Patrick did a tremendous job taking the world of THE PACT to the next level, and we are thrilled that IFC MIDNIGHT is back to distribute. THE PACT 2 will satisfy fans even more than the first one.’
THE PACT 2 is the third film produced by Ross M. Dinerstein / Content Media Corporation (CMC) venture Preferred Film & TV (PFT) formed in 2012.
About Content Film, a division of Content Media Corporation Ltd
Content Film is the worldwide film and library sales arm of Content Media Corporation Ltd. Content specializes in high quality and commercial feature films, and is able to assist film producers in securing finance. Content handles worldwide sales, marketing, and publicity on all titles. The Feature Film Library arm also manages international sales on over 230 titles.
Content titles include: Toronto’s world premiere Jimi: All Is By My Side directed by John Ridley; The live-action adventure Pudsey: The Movie currently in produciton; The supernatural horror Dark Summer directed by Paul Solet; The Machine starring Caity Lotz and Toby Stephens; Nothing Left to Fear produced by Slash starring Clancy Brown, Anne Heche, Ethan Peck, James Tupper, Jennifer Stone and Rebekah Brandes; the violent SAS action thriller He Who Dares; the ultra-violent medieval actioner Ironclad: Battle for Blood; Mr. Jones starring Sarah Jones and Jon Foster; the cult genre Outpost III: Rise of the Spetsnaz, Sundance’s and Berlinale’s Panorama selection Concussion; Sundance’s Director Award Winner, World Dramatic Cinema Crystal Fairy starring Michael Cera and directed by Sebastian Silva and action thriller The Numbers Station starring John Cusack and Malin Akerman.
Content attends all major markets and festivals including Cannes, Venice, Toronto, AFM, London, Rome, Sundance and Berlin. Content Film is being managed in an executive capacity by Jamie Carmichael, President – Film Division