Shout! Studios Nabs Russian horror Ice Demon for North America

Shout! Studios has acquired all rights to “The Ice Demon” for the territory of North America. The film has also been sold to Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan and Poland. Central Partnership (part of Gazprom-Media) is handling global sales.

“We’re delighted to continue our successful partnership with Ivan Kapitonov and with Central Partnership.  The Ice Demon more than delivers on its promise to scare, thrill and entertain, so we’re eager to share with audiences across North America,” said Jordan Fields, VP of Acquisitions at Shout! Studios.

Home entertainment and digital release of “The Ice Demon” in the USA and Canada  is planned for Spring 2022.

“Horrors are not the easiest genre to gain popularity among international audiences. Russian producers have made a number of successful horror stories, proven popular around the world by box-office numbers before 2020. The “Ice Demon” keeps up with this pre-pandemic trend, with impressive production value and a deeper bone-chilling story behind it”, says producer Ivan Kapitonov.

The film will also be released in South Korea by Cinema Black, Vietnam by Purple Plan, Taiwan by Movie Cloud, and in Poland by MediaSquad.

The horror by Ivan Kapitonov comes from the creators of “The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead” (also directed by Kapitonov), a record-breaking horror sold to over 155 countries. It has been produced by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky (The Bride, The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead), Ivan Kapitonov (Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest, The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead), Rafael Minasbekyan (Furious, Frontier, Mermaid: Lake of the dead), Vadim Vereschagin (Billion, Text, Son of a Rich), and Alena Akimova.

The Ice Demon

Genre: Horror

Status: Completed

Directed by: Ivan Kapitonov (Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest, The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead)

Produced by:

Svyatoslav Podgaevsky (The Bride, The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead), Ivan Kapitonov (Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest, The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead), Rafael Minasbekyan (Furious, Frontier, Mermaid: Lake of the dead), Vadim Vereschagin (Billion, Text, Son of a Rich), Alena Akimova

Synopsis

Ksyusha barely remembers her father: he went missing when she was a child. Incredibly, he is showing signs of life, despite being in a coma. The man returned home in this condition. His wife has now remarried. The family is thrown into disarray by the return of the former master of the house – terrifying things are happening in the house, and Ksyusha’s mom starts acting weird… Ksyusha begins to suspect that something supernatural, icy, and lifeless has come home with her father. And now Ksyusha and her stepfather are about to find themselves protecting their family from a demon.

About Shout! Studios

Shout! Studios is the filmed entertainment production and distribution arm of Shout! Factory, specializing in all aspects of distribution, including theatrical, VOD, digital, DVD/Blu-ray, and broadcast. Shout! Studios works with creators at the forefront of pop culture, driving creative expression and diversity in independent storytelling. Shout! Studios finances, produces, acquires, and distributes an eclectic slate of movies, award-winning animated features, specialty films and series from rising and established talent, filmmakers and producers. Upcoming release for 2021 include Coppelia, starring world-renowned ballerina Michaela DePrince, and action thriller Castle Falls, directed by Dolph Lundgren and starring Scott Adkins and Lundgren. Recent releases include the critically acclaimed Western Old Henry, starring Tim Blake Nelson, dramedy Language Lessons, directed by Natalie Morales and starring Morales and Mark Duplass, the comedy-drama Misbehaviour, starring Keira Knightley and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Standing Up, Falling Down, starring Ben Schwartz and Billy Crystal, action-thriller Take Back, starring Mickey Rourke and Michael Jai White, documentary features A Crime on the Bayou, and Women In Motion: Nichelle Nichols Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA. Family films include animated feature Dreambuilders, award-winning animated features Legend of Hei, In This Corner of the World from director Sunao Katabuchi, and Swift, starring Oscar® winners Kate Winslet and Willem Dafoe, Christophe Gans’ Beauty and the Beast (La Belle Et La Bête), starring Vincent Cassel and Lea Seydoux, and Mia and the White Lion, starring Melanie Laurent.