In addition the Australian distributor, Radioactive, sold the ANZ streaming rights to STAN who will be releasing the film late March.
Avarice follows champion archer (Gillian Alexy) and her husband, Ash (Luke Ford), who go on vacation with their daughter to a remote holiday home. One night they are subjected to a terrifying home invasion by a team of mercenaries and Kate must use her specialist archery skills to defeat their captors and save her family. The talented cast includes Ryan Panizza, Alexandra Nell, Alexi Fleri, Tom O’Sullivan, Soa Palelei and Victoria Fleri.
International sales agent Epic Pictures has sold the film extensively to distributors worldwide, including the key territories Germany, UK, Japan, Middle East and South Korea. In March 2023 Showtime acquired the USA Broadcast TV and streaming rights to Avarice where the film was warmly received. Avarice has proven to be popular around the world including Canada where it won Best Thriller at the Montreal Independent Film Festival.
Respected film critic, Erin Free (Filmink) enjoyed the film and wrote that Avarice is “…a rock solid home grown thriller”. Critic Stephen Romei (The Australian) noted that the film is “A fast-paced thriller that has enough surprises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.”
Director John V. Soto commented “Our TV premiere far exceeded all expectations and demonstrates what a powerful medium television still is. It’s wonderful to see the team at NINE supporting independent Australian filmmakers such as myself. I’m also excited about the release of Avarice on STAN, who have by far the best selection of Australian films and TV series alongside a carefully curated catalogue of quality international content. I’ve been a subscriber since day one!”
Producer Tim Maddocks commented “I’m proud that Avarice will be available on two of Australia’s best viewing platforms NINE and STAN.”
Radioactive’s Jessica Butland added “I’m looking forward to a strong release for Avarice, and hope we can push for more commercial films like it coming out of Australia”.
Avarice was produced by Maddfilms and Filmscope Entertainment in Western Australia.
