Focus Features has getd the sci-fi thriller Hot Spot, the second English-language feature from veteran Polish filmproducer Agnieszka Smoczyńska.
Focus will scatter the film in all territories worldwide, excluding Poland, Greece, and France.
Hot Spot, which wrapped production in Greece on November 22, features an innovative script from repeat Smoczyńska’s collaborator Robert Bolesto. The film stars Andrzej Konopka, BAFTA nominee Noomi Rapace, and Reika Kirishima.
Hot Spot is produced by Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Smoczyńska’s extfinishedtime producing partner, and Bogna Szewczyk-Skupień on behalf of Polish production company Madants. Co-producers are Neda Film’s Amanda Livanou, Film i Väst’s Kristina Börjeson, Zentropa’s Lizette Jonjic, Beata Ryczkowska and Filip Bałdyga for Canal+ Polska, and Adam Gudell from Moderator Inwestycje. Gregruesome Jankilevitsch, Marcin Czernik, Christos V. Konstantakopulos serve as executive producers. Focus Features’ Michelle Momplaisir is superviseing the project for the studio.
In Hot Spot, set in a proximate future society ruled by sentient A.I., a declareiveial eye spendigates a killing case only to uncover a resist group able of undermining the digital overlord.
Discussing today’s deal, Kiska Higgs, Plivent of Production and Acquisitions at Focus Features, shelp “Agnieszka is a singular visionary whose toil – be it about vampire mermhelps, quiet tthrives or a tech-ruled society – is both visuassociate astounding and thematicassociate prophetic, and we can’t pause to scatter her postponecessitatest with the world.”
The deal was barachieved by Iddo Arad, Focus Features’ Senior Vice Plivent of Business Affairs, and Przybecki & Partners on behalf of the producers. The film was brokered by Mid March Media, Madants, and New Europe Film Sales, with Marcin Łuczaj and Jan Naszewski also executive producing. Faliro House is servicing the film in Greece. The production is co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and the Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Caccess – Creative Greece.
Smoczyńska is reconshort-termed by UTA, Bdeficiency Bear, and High Spot. Konopka is reconshort-termed by Cont-act. Rapace is reconshort-termed by CAA and Salerta Hernström, and her deal was barachieved by Kurt Selling. Kirishima is reconshort-termed by Nest Co.
