Sci-Fi Horror Comedy ‘Flapjax’ Boards Blue Finch Films for Sales Ahead of Fantastic Fest Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
British sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has secured worldwide sales rights to "Flapjax," a sci-fi horror comedy from director Rocko Zevenbergen, ahead of the film's world premiere at Fantastic Fest next month. The deal, struck through the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival's FanPitch development platform, gives Blue Finch a genre title to launch at the new industry market running alongside the Toronto Film Festival.
The film follows Arrow, an overzealous fast-food manager who inadvertently helps advance an alien scheme by serving customers a sinister new menu item called Flapjax. Zevenbergen, best known for his debut "I Need You Dead!", co-wrote the script with Estevan Muñoz and produced through Prowler Pictures alongside several producers and executive producers, with a cast led by Gabriel Cagan. The project has reportedly been in development for over six years, and Blue Finch's wider slate also includes Toronto Midnight Madness entry "Kick On" and George MacKay-starring "Misson."
- Blue Finch Films acquires worldwide sales for horror comedy "Flapjax"
- Film premieres at Fantastic Fest, sales launch at new Toronto market
- Deal came via Sitges Film Festival's FanPitch development platform
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Blue Finch Films is a British company that sells films to distributors in different countries. Genre films, such as science fiction and horror, often reach audiences through festivals and specialist distributors.
Fantastic Fest is a film festival focused on genre cinema, including horror, science fiction and comedy. Sitges, another festival known for this kind of film, runs FanPitch, a platform for developing projects and connecting them with industry partners.
Flapjax centres on Arrow, a fast-food manager whose new menu item becomes part of an alien scheme. Its mix of comedy, horror and science fiction places it within a category of films that can appeal to festival audiences and international distributors.