Global Screen has sold adventure family feature ‘The Legend of Longwood ‘to Shout! Factory for the US and Canada. The deal was closed at the American Film Market (AFM) earlier this month and marks the second arrangement between the Munich-based world sales company and the US independent distributor following ‘The 7th Dwarf’.
Julia Weber, head of theatrical sales at Global Screen, said: “This film has all the ingredients for a hit feature: beautiful horses, a magical world, adventure and a strong female hero to attract the kids, as well as mystic settings, history and romance for the adults.”
Directed by Irish filmmaker Lisa Mulcahy and starring ‘Harry Potter’’s Miriam Margoyles, the film centres on a 12-year-old girl called Mickey Miller who has to move from New York to Longwood, a windswept Irish town. There, she soon discovers a link between herself and the 300-year old legend of the mysterious Black Knight, who regularly haunts the sleepy village. Mickey and her new friend Sean set out to redeem the knight and bring peace to the town.
‘The Legend of Longwood’ had its world premiere at the 44th Giffoni Film Festival in Italy, at which it won second prize in the Element +10 category, which adjudicated films and shorts for audiences aged between 10 and 12. The fantasy film had its UK premiere at the Cinemagic Film and Television Festival last October.
The film is a co-production between Holland Harbour from the Netherlands, Grand Pictures from Ireland and Longwood Pictures from Germany. Filmed in Dublin and Wicklow, the project was financed by the Irish Film Board, the Dutch Film Fund, Premiere Pictures and the DFFF – German Federal Film Fund.
Global Screens holds worldwide distribution rights.
