American Film Market Dailies

Presenting twelve new titles. The production/distribution company has been on the film festival circuit for months now, including stops at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and La Femme Film Festival in Hollywood.   Origin recently acquired several films, including two animated features for North America and just signed a distribution deal/ co-production agreement with UFO International for four SyFy films in North America.  This week at AFM, the company will showcase the films for the international marketplace, including the debut announcements of the in-house production Bigfoot Wars (starring C. Thomas Howell and Judd Nelson) and the sci-fi actioner Dead Sea. Other avails will include Born This Way, Cowboys vs. Vampires, Biohazard: Patient Zero, The Black Dahlia Haunting, Underneath, Welcome to Wonderland, Chariot, Humans vs. Zombies and Hostage.  

Following last week’s announcement of The Black Dahlia Haunting, Underneath and Chariot, AFM will serve as the official launch for the highly anticipated titles Bigfoot Wars and Dead Sea:

Bigfoot Wars

Based on the bestselling book series by Eric S. Brown, this prequel is a terrifying introduction to the classic man versus mythical beast series set in the small town of Boggy Creek. Starring C. Thomas Howell (Red Dawn, E.T.) and Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire), this horror/thriller version of the classic Bigfoot tale follows a group of teens that are thrust into a nightmare beyond their wildest imaginations when the creatures begin to try and mate with the girls and kill off the guys - and no one believes them, except for Zeke Jesterson (Howell) and Sheriff Jim Taylor (Holt Boggs, Hostage), whose daughter has been kidnapped by the savage beasts. From the horrifying opening scene to the intense conclusion, no one is safe from Bigfoot.

Origin Releasing is also currently in development for a first person shooter video game based on the Bigfoot Wars series, in addition to a role playing card game, similar to MAGIC-The Gathering.

Dead Sea

Afghanistan in 2002, American troops Kier Than and Castor Pollux investigate the disappearance of a squadron of SEALS over a reservoir near the Afghan border. The disappearance is attributed to a “serpent beast” which is said to reappear every thirty years in various areas of the planet to feed. Though their initial instinct is to brush off the story and investigate further, they have a special connection to this “beast”. In present day Southern California, Castor and Kier are back at home and now involved in various miscreant activities in the region, witnessing what to many may be an unexplained phenomena like the mass of water that the town which they call home is experiencing the drastic dying off of its marine life. The state is called in and a native specialist named Victoria Amissus is called in to investigate. However, Castor and Kier know what is actually going on – they know that this great serpent has returned to their home and now must prepare the town for their “offering”.

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About Origin Releasing – Origin Releasing represents over one hundred years of combined successful experience in the DVD and television market worldwide. Domestic North American retail buyers include Walmart, Target, Blockbuster, HMV, Redbox and Amazon, as well as most  online retailers. Origin’s VOD/PPV/EST/SVOD internet customers in North America cover more than 80 million homes. The company’s critically acclaimed catalog includes - but it is not limited to - supernatural, action, zombie, vampire, creature features, sci-fi and more. Origin's new releases include Bigfoot Wars, starring C. Thomas Howell (Red Dawn) and Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club), and Dead Sea, starring 2012 Horror Actress of the Year Devanny Pinn. Other new titles include Hostage, Not Human and Biohazard, all of which will be released in many territories worldwide.