Charades & AC Independent Strike North American Deal With Tubi For Indie Spirit & Goya Nominee ‘Upon Entry’

EXCLUSIVE: Tubi has acquired North American rights to Spanish and English-language thriller Upon Entry from French sales firm Charades and Anonymous Content Independent.

The SXSW movie from writer-directors Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez recently received three Spirit Award nominations and three Goya nominations and will launch on the ad-supported platform on December 12.

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Tense drama-thriller Upon Entry sees a couple held and interrogated by border agents determined to see if they have something to hide. Cast comprises Alberto Ammann, Bruna Cusí, Ben Temple and Laura Gómez.

Production companies are Zabriskie Films, Basque Films and Sygnatia with executive producers Carles Torras, Carlos Juárez, Xosé Zapata, Sergio Adrià and Alba Sotorra.

Internationally, the film has played at festivals including San Sebastian, Tallinn and Thessaloniki.

Spirit nominations include Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay, while Goya noms came for Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best New Director.

Tubi’s previous international pickups include New Zealand’s Oscar entry last year The Raid (Muru) and Philip Barantini’s Accused.

According to a Bloomberg report earlier this year, Fox turned down unsolicited offers of more than $2BN for its Tubi platform, over four times what the company paid for the business. The over-the-top service, which says it has more than 70 million monthly active users, has inked film and TV package deals with multiple studios.

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