Sitges-Bound Cypriot Horror ‘Motherwitch’ Sells To North America

Deadline - Oct 9, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: L.A.-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American rights for Cyprus-set horror Motherwitch ahead of its screening in the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia next week. The acquisition was brokered by Arnaud Chevalier under the banner of his Paris-based sales boutique B-Rated International Sales. In further deals the film has sold to […]

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