Queer Australian Sci-Fi ‘Lesbian Area Princess’ Lands at Blue Finch

U.Ok. outfit Blue Finch Motion pictures has snagged international gross sales rights (apart from Australia and New Zealand) to the buzzy animated characteristic “Lesbian Area Princess,” forward of its international premiere within the Landscape phase at subsequent month’s Berlin Movie Competition.

The debut characteristic from Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese follows a sheltered area princess who embarks on a galactic project to rescue her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Immediately White Maliens. The movie, which blends sci-fi and comedy parts, places queer girls of colour entrance and heart in its narrative.

Umbrella Leisure has already locked down rights for Australia and New Zealand, with Blue Finch set to release world gross sales at Berlin’s Eu Movie Marketplace.

The venture emerged from FilmLab: New Voices, a South Australian movie company and Adelaide Movie Competition initiative subsidized by way of Display screen Australia and geared toward supporting first-time characteristic filmmakers from South Australia. Tom Phillips of We Made a Factor Studios produced the movie, with Ari Harrison (Umbrella Leisure) and Cam Rogers govt generating.

“We’re extremely thankful to each Umbrella and Blue Finch for believing in our venture. Our wonderful forged and group poured such a lot love and difficult paintings into this venture, and we will’t look forward to it to premiere at the giant display screen at Berlinale,” mentioned administrators Hough Hobbs and Varghese in a remark.

Blue Finch Motion pictures’ managing director Mike Chapman praised the movie as “an utter pleasure — no longer handiest facet splittingly hilarious, but in addition immensely heart-warming.”

The movie joins Blue Finch’s present slate, which incorporates horror identify “825 Wooded area Street” from the “Hell Area LLC” inventive workforce, Sitges winner “0” from Jean Luc Herbulot and Indonesian horror “The Draft!,” which performed at Improbable Fest.

The venture has already generated sure buzz following its Paintings-in-Growth screening on the Adelaide Movie Competition.