Montréal – February 9, 2017 – Seville International is pleased to announce that it has swooped up the international rights to Slavko Martinov’s PECKING ORDER from the producers and the New Zealand Film Commission and will launch sales of the chick flick at the upcoming European Film Market.
This feel-good feather-ruffling flockumentary takes you into the distinctly Kiwi world of competitive poultry pageantry, inhabited by a group of understated, witty and likable chicken obsessives hell bent on victory at the New Zealand National Poultry Show. This comedy-drama about the circle of life, power struggles and the need for progress, follows members of the Christchurch Poultry, Pigeon and Bantam Club struggling to peak at nationals while decades of club infighting threaten to tear their 148-year old club apart.
Produced and directed by Slavko Martinov (Propaganda), PECKING ORDER was made possible by the support of the New Zealand Film Commission. Mike Kelland and David Brechin-Smith also served as producers and chicken fanciers on the project.
“I’m delighted to be working with Anick and the Seville International team on this special film.” said Martinov.
“This out-of-the-box, hilarious project is pure fun for me and the team at Seville. We are so excited to work with Slavko to bring this creative flockumentary to the world and show audiences just how to ruffle some feathers. Buyers will flock,” Anick Poirier, Senior Vice President, International Sales, Seville International.
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About Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio that specialises in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The Company’s diversified expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales, family programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Through its global reach and expansive scale, powered by deep local market knowledge, the Company delivers the best content to the world.
Entertainment One’s robust network includes film and television studio The Mark Gordon Company; content creation venture Amblin Partners with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and Reliance Entertainment; leading feature film production and global sales company Sierra Pictures; unscripted television production companies Renegade 83; world-class music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang; and award-winning digital agency Secret Location.
The Company’s rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 100,000 hours of film and television content and approximately 40,000 music tracks.
Seville International is the company’s Montréal-based international film distribution arm specializing in strong independent films with crossover potential and arthouse films with award pedigree from Québec, Canada and around the world.
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