{
  "id": 120029,
  "title": "Shudder Nabs U.S. Rights to ‘Bloody Tennis’ and Horror Film Grabs Buyers in Other Major Territories Ahead of Locarno World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/shudder-nabs-u-s-rights-to-bloody-tennis-and-horror-film-grabs-buyers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/bloody-tennis-shudder-major-territories-sales-locarno-1236826572/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nikias Chryssos’ English-language horror film “Bloody Tennis” has secured several international deals, including to Shudder in the U.S., ahead of its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival. The other deals are for Australia (Umbrella Entertainment), Baltics (BestFilm.eu), Italy (Plaion Pictures), Japan (Extreme Film), Poland (9th Plan), and Scandinavia (Njutafilms). U.S. rights were handled…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Singapore’s First Wuxia Film ‘The House on the Moon’ Unveils Clip Ahead of Locarno Competition Bow: Director Nelson Yeo ‘Decided to Fully Embrace Genre’ (EXCLUSIVE)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/singapores-first-wuxia-film-the-house-on-the-moon-unveils-clip-ahead",
        "published": "2026-08-04T09:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}