New Europe Film Sales has acquired the animated film “Moonfish” by Daniel Zvereff, starring Morgan Spector (“The Gilded Age,” “Homeland”) and Lucy Liu (“Kill Bill,” “Charlie’s Angels”). The film will be screened in the Biennale College section at the 83rd Venice Intl. Film Festival.
In “Moonfish,” a grieving astronaut who’s lost his only companion on a deep-space mining mission must fulfil a strict corporate quota to return home. As his year of solitude passes, his grip on reality blurs the line between the living and non-living.
The movie was produced by Rebecca Wyzan for Present Company, Mireia Vilanova for Lucky Accident Productions and James Belfer for Cartuna. Spector and Liu executive produced.
Zvereff, the film’s writer, director and lead animator, is based in Brooklyn, New York. His films explore displacement, time and the mysterious undercurrents of reality. His animated shorts have screened at festivals including Sundance, SXSW and Palm Springs. He also made music videos for Bon Iver, among others.
“Moonfish” was developed and produced as part of the 14th edition of Biennale College – Cinema, which ran over the past year. Biennale College – Cinema is an advanced training laboratory, launched at the 2012 Venice Film Festival, which is open to filmmakers from all over the world.
