The Blackout sells to the US and China

Russian post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller the Blackout produced by PREMIER Studios will be released on one of the largest national VOD services iQIYI in China. Meanwhile, Shout! Studios will be distributing the film in the US and Canada. The deals were negotiated by Central Partnership (a part of Gazprom-Media Holding) that is handling international distribution rights for the film.

Currently the rights for the BLACKOUT have been sold to over 90 countries, making it present on all key international territories. The film will be one of the first titles to get a wide theatrical release in Japan after the quarantine: Japanese distributor New Select will release the film theatrically on June 12th. Other international releases include South Korea (Eleven Ent), France (KOBA FILMS), Germany (Splendid Film), Italy (Minerva Pictures), Spain (Mediaset), Scandinavia (Mis. Label), the former Yugoslavia territories (Stars Media), Poland (Telewizja Polsat), Turkey (ATV), Brazil (Encripta), etc.
Sci-fi thriller the Blackout produced by PREMIER Studios (a part of Gazprom-Media Holding), Valeriy Fedorovich and Evgeniy Nikishov (“Metro 2033”), directed by Egor Baranov (“Gogol” trilogy) and screenwriter Ilya Kulikov (“Chernobyl. Zone of Exclusion”) was widely released on November 21st, 2019. The soundtrack for the Blackout was written by Mike Shinoda, the frontman of the legendary band Linkin Park.
Source: Roskino Org.
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