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Mister Smith Entertainment has revealed further sales of the body horror feature “Grafted” to multiple territories following this weekend’s Spanish premiere screening at Sitges Film Festival, and the announcement of Shudder’s North America and U.K. and Ireland acquisition of the film.

“Grafted,” the directorial debut of Sasha Rainbow, whose short film “Kamali” was nominated for a BAFTA and long-listed for an Oscar, was acquired by Twelve Oaks for Spain, Front Row Entertainment for the Middle East, Blitz for Ex-Yugoslavia, Forum Film for Poland, The Film Group for Greece/Cyprus, Active Cinema Group for Cis, Baltic States and Ukraine, Superfine Films for India, and Ricochet Digital Media for Airlines.

“Grafted,” which uses the horror genre to expose and subvert the current obsession with beauty, body image and social acceptance, stars Joyena Sun, Jess Hong, who recently starred in Netflix’s “3 Body Problem,” Jared Turner, Eden Hart and Sepi To’a,...

Shudder has just announced that it acquired the North American, UK, and Ireland rights to Sasha Rainbow’s feature debut, Grafted. The streaming giant also announced that it will be releasing the film on its platform early next year. This news comes ahead of the movie's Spanish premiere at the 2024 Sitges Film Festival, which is happening this weekend.

Grafted is described as a satirical body horror film. Rainbow, who has previously helmed short films, directed this movie from a script she co-wrote with Mia Maramara, Hweiling Ow, and Lee Murray. In addition, Murray Francis and Leela Menon are signed on as producers with Fraser Brown executive producing.

Rainbow expressed her excitement about partnering with Shudder via a Shudder press release:

Partnering with Shudder is a dream come true—for those of us who like our dreams dark and full of twists, and there’s no better place to unleash Grafted...

Bloody Disgusting has learned of an upcoming body-horror movie titled Grafted this week, with Variety reporting that Sasha Rainbow (Kamali) will be directing the feature film.

The UK’s Mister Smith Entertainment has picked up international rights to the upcoming movie, Variety also reports, and they’ll be launching sales next month in Cannes.

“The film tells story of a Chinese student who travels to New Zealand to complete the scientific work of her deceased father only to find a new way of achieving popularity, one body at a time.”

“I am incredibly excited about playing in the body-horror space for such an incredible, surprising, female-lead-project like Grafted,” Sasha Rainbow said in a statement.

Joyena Sun, Jared Turner, Jess Hong, Eden Hart, Sepiutaruth To’a, Ginette McDonald and Mark Mitchinson star in Rainbow’s feature debut.

“We loved Grafted from the first page and after hearing Sasha’s pitch we...

U.K.-based sales agent Mister Smith Entertainment has picked up international rights to “Grafted,” a New Zealand-set horror film which marks the feature directing debut of Sasha Rainbow. The film is now in production. Mister Smith will launch sales next month in Cannes.

The film tells story of a Chinese student who travels to New Zealand to complete the scientific work of her deceased father only to find a new way of achieving popularity, one body at a time.

“I am incredibly excited about playing in the body-horror space for such an incredible, surprising, female-lead-project like ‘Grafted.’ I can’t wait to unleash it to audiences around the world,” said Rainbow. She previously directed 2018 short film “Kamali,” about a mother fighting for her daughter’s rights through skateboarding in India, which was nominated for a BAFTA and long-listed for an Oscar.

The cast of “Grafted” is headed by Joyena Sun,...

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