TUBI TO SHARE UK FIRST LOOK OF PETER DINKLAGE’S
NEW WESTERN THRILLER “THE THICKET” AT THE LITTLE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
As part of its Headline Sponsorship of the Little Venice Film Festival, the Free Streaming Service will Screen a Select Number of Tubi Films at the Festival, Including the Western Thriller “The Thicket,” and the LGBTQ+ Comedic Horror “Slay”
As Further Commitment to Inclusivity and Opportunity Offered by the Festival, Tubi will Connect Festival Winners with its Content Acquisition and Development Teams
London, UK, October 11, 2024: Tubi (www.tubi.tv), Fox Corporation’s ad-supported streaming service, is proud to announce its partnership as the headline sponsor of the Little Venice Film Festival, taking place across London this October. As part of this partnership, Tubi will also be exhibiting a curated selection of Tubi Films at the festival, including the UK’s first look at THE THICKET, starring Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”) and Juliet Lewis (“Yellowjackets”) and the Tubi Original, SLAY featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Trinity the Tuck, Heidi N Closet, and Crystal Methyd, alongside Cara Melle from the UK series
The Little Venice Film Festival is dedicated to promoting unique storytelling and inclusive narratives, with admission categories focusing on diverse experiences including LGBTQ+ and mental health. This partnership aligns closely with Tubi’s own commitment to supporting and elevating underrepresented voices and perspectives within global filmmaking.
Tubi is also offering a unique opportunity for winning filmmakers to connect with its global content acquisition and development teams, fostering new creative collaborations and pathways to distribution.
“We are thrilled to be supporting the Little Venice Film Festival,” said David Salmon, EVP and Managing Director of Tubi’s International business. “This event shares our passion for diverse storytelling and provides an incredible platform for emerging and established filmmakers alike.”
“We’re excited to be working with such an innovative streaming platform in Tubi, and to have them supporting us in achieving our goals of making cinema a more inclusive environment.” said Marc Cameron, Founder of Little Venice Film Festival. “They are the perfect partner for the Little Venice Film Festival, which is working towards enhancing accessibility in the world of cinema. With their support, we can continue to fulfil our goals of putting on a great cinematic event that is open to everyone.”
The Little Venice Film Festival will be held across several iconic London venues in October and has a range of submission categories focusing on diverse experiences.
For more information on the Little Venice Film Festival, please visit: https://www.littlevenicefilmfestival.org/.
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- THE THICKET: When fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Peter Dinklage) is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only as Cutthroat Bill (Juliette Lewis), he rallies a band of unlikely heroes including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire. Together they embark on a perilous quest to track down Cutthroat Bill that leads them into the deadly “no-man’s-land” know as…The Thicket. A film about vengeance, justice, and unlikely companionship, The Thicket also stars Levon Hawke (Blink Twice), Leslie Grace (In The Heights), Esme Creed-Miles (Hanna), Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Old Man), Macon Blair (I Care A Lot), James Hetfield (Metallica) and Andrew Shulz (You People). The film is directed and produced by Elliott Lester (Nightingale), with Guillermo Garza (Don’t Tell a Soul) serving as DP and Ray Suen (Childish Gambino, Lorde) composing the score. THE THICKET is produced by Tubi Films, Peter Dinklage and David Ginsberg of Estuary Films, and Orogen Entertainment. Executive producers include Jeremy Walton and David Lyons in association with Moo Studios, as well as Chad Oakes and Michael Frislev of Nomadic Pictures.
- SLAY: SLAY is a supernatural action horror movie that follows four talented yet financially strapped drag queens as they embark on a US cross-country tour. After a classic mix-up in a gruff small town, the queens realise they’ve been booked at “The Bold Buck,” a grizzly dive bar for local patrons that is a far cry from their usual drag-friendly watering holes where they typically grace the stage. As the queens get ready to put on a show, the scene turns deadly when a brawl breaks out and a patron gets bit. Soon the town is plagued by vampires and the queens must do what they do best and band together to slay the bloodsucking vampires to save the day. Directed and written by Jem Garrard and featuring Trinity The Tuck as “Mama Sue Flay”, Heidi N Closet as “Robin Banks”, Crystal Methyd as “Bella Da Boys”, Cara Melle as “Olive Wood”.
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