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Acclaimed “LUZ” gets distribution to light up 2019

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Riding a wave of praise from festivals, the surreal horror film LUZ has been picked up for distribution ahead of its opening-night screening at Fantastic Fest this week.

Screen Media announced today that it has acquired all North American rights to LUZ, written and directed by Tilman Singer, with theatrical release planned for the first quarter of 2019. Luana Velis, Jan Bluthardt, Nadja Stübiger, Johannes Benecke, Julia Riedler and Lilli Lorenz star; the synopsis: “LUZ begins as a young female cabdriver [Velis, in the title role] drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a rundown police station. A demonic entity follows her, determined to finally be close to the woman it loves.” You can see our rave for the movie here.

“Every so often there’s a film that really unnerves, and just flat-out scares us,” says Screen Media’s Seth Needle. “LUZ does exactly that. Tilman has made a beautiful but truly terrifying movie that people are going to be talking about for sure.” Adds Justin Timms of sales company Yellow Veil Pictures, “Now more than ever it is important for challenging and independent cinema to be given a platform and shown on the big screen. We’re thrilled to have found the right partner in Screen Media, who fully understand Tilman’s unique vision with LUZ and we look forward to the film being experienced—and inspiring audiences across North America.”

“To see this kind of reaction to our film, visit festivals and now release it in North America is a little bit like shooting a movie itself; tt’s hard to fully grasp,” Singer says. “Producing LUZ, I had no idea where it would go and I am excited for the life that it will have.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).