Crawlspace to premiere at Cannes; Arclight and XYZ on board as sales agents

An new Australian film by a first-time feature film director has been picked up by Arclight Films ahead of a world premiere at Cannes film market.

Crawlspace, a psychological thriller by writer/director Justin Dix, will be handled by Arclight’s genre arm, Darclight Films.

The film has also secured North American rights, acquired by Los Angeles-based XYZ Films.

Dix told Encore there was no Australian distributor attached yet, but he hoped the film would be out this year.