SCREEN SCENE

Pant browning nightmare maker CITADEL has struck another distribution deal, with Paris-based Films Distribution snapping up the international rights to Ciaran Foy’s nerve shredding debut feature this week!

“We are always cautious at Films Distribution with our genre movie pick-ups but this was an immediate ‘go’ for us.” Films Distribution’s founder Nicolas Brigaud-Robert gushed over the crumbs of a recently devoured jambon.

Premiering at Austin’s SXSW Film Festival, where it won the coveted Midnight audience award, the film has been gathering huge momentum the past couple of months, and now looks set to conquer box offices on both side of the pond, with the US distribution rights already snapped up by Cinedigm and New Video.

‘Citadel’ tells the spine tingling tale of an agoraphobic father forced to face a gang of twisted, hooded feral children responsible for his wife’s murder. Written and Directed by Ciaran Foy, the film features Aneurin Barnard (Ironclad, Hunky Dory, Guinea Pigs) in the lead role of Tommy, alongside Scotland’s finest, James Cosmo (Braveheart, Troy, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Runway) in the role of The Priest, and Wunmi Mosuka (I am Slave, One Night in Emergency) as Marie, CITADEL is produced by Katie Holly (Blinder Films) and Brian Coffey (Sigma Films). Executive Producers are Kieron J. Walsh, Gillian Berrie and David MacKenzie.

Full Sound post production for CITADEL was carried out here at Screen Scene and at Ardmore Sound. The Sound Designer on the project was none other than Steve Fanagan, who also served as re-recording mixer alongside Garret Farrell. Dialogue was edited by Niall Brady, while the Foley was provided by Eoghan McDonnell and recorded by Jean McGrath, with Michelle McCormack editing. Hugh Fox was the location sound mixer.

You can get a taste of the terror for yourself by watching the newly released trailer below:

CITADEL trailer from Bl!nder Films on Vimeo.