Christmas will never be the same again after the premiere of “Red Snow,” directed by Finnish filmmaker Ilja Rautsi and boasting the world’s first vampire Santa Claus.
Charades has sold the upcoming horror comedy to Selecta Vision (Spain) following the film’s presentation at Cannes during the Next from the Nordics showcase.
“I was thinking about Christmas and the pain of it all, this forced togetherness, and then suddenly I went: ‘What if Santa was a vampire?’ It just clicked. You invite him in, just like a vampire, and then he can eat your entire family,” Rautsi tells Variety.
“Red Snow” will be Rautsi’s directorial debut following award-winning – and bloody – shorts “Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre” and “Night of the Living Dicks.” As a screenwriter, he’s also behind Sundance success “Hatching” and “Nightborn” with Rupert Grint, which recently premiered at the Berlinale’s main competition.
It stars Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Anni Iikkanen, Tommi Korpela, Krista Kosonen and Kari Hietalahti. Björkman previously took on everyone’s favorite holiday in the 2007 film “Christmas Story.” His new film is bound to surprise fans.
