(Los Angeles, CA – January 16, 2025) During the Las Vegas edition of the American Film Market, the Los Angeles-based sales company Radiant Films International successfully finalized deals across multiple territories for Torfoot Entertainment Group (TEG) “THE YETI” which will being production later this month in Buffalo, New York. Agreements were secured in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy with Plaion; Turkey – Aqua Pinema, India – Empire Networks, Middle East – Phonecia, Australia, and New Zealand – Rialto.
Co-written and co-directed by Emmy award winner Gene Gallerano (The First Wave, American Symphony, National Geographic’s Photographer), and William Pisciotta (Thunder Road, Beast Beast)“THE YETI” is a wickedly delicious horror film honoring the icons of monsters like Kong and Godzilla starring cast includes Emmy winner Brittany Allen (Dexter: Original Sin, Amazon’s The Boys, What Keeps You Alive), Emmy & Tony winner Eric Nelsen (1883, The Affair), Emmy & Golden Globe nominee Corbin Bernsen (Psych, Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang, LA Law, Major League), William Sadler (Iron Man 3, The Shawshank Redemption), joining Jim Cummings (Thunder Road, Last Stop In Yuma County).
“THE YETI” multi-territory European deal was brokered by CEO Mimi Steinbauer, who said: “We’re very excited to be partnering with Plaion on this project, they recently distributed THE TERRIFIER 3 which has been a huge box office success worldwide so we know the film will be in good hands.”
The team will begin production on “THE YETI” later this month in Buffalo, New York. “We realized there was a huge gap in the horror genre where the Yeti should be,” said THE YETI co-directors Gene Gallerano and William Pisciotta. “The aim with this film is to create a horror epic that makes folks head to the theaters.
“THE YETI” which is being produced by Johnathan Brownlee (Three Days In August, The Standoff At Sparrow Creek, Puppetmaster and Decoding Annie Parker) of Torfoot with footprints in LA, NYC, Dallas and Toronto. The synopsis reads: “Oil tycoon Merriell Sunday Sr. and renowned adventurer Hollis Bannister have disappeared without a trace. Their last known location is northern Alaska. Ellie Bannister and Merriell Sunday Jr. set out to search for their missing fathers and the truth behind what made them vanish. As the rescue team heads deeper into the heart of this frozen landscape, danger mounts. Something has taken notice of their trespassing expedition…and that prehistoric something is now stalking them…hunting them.
“THE YETI takes place in 1947 just after WW2, when the world is still trying to put the pieces back together,” said Brownlee. “This uncertainty adds a unique backdrop to our film.”
Head of Sales, Karis Aldridge of Radiant commented “Radiant is overjoyed to confirm fantastic international partners for THE YETI at this stage – with a fun, gory script and outstanding creative production talent attached there’s a lot to love about this film. We’re confident that the wonderful team at Torfoot will deliver a terrifying creature feature for audiences to enjoy in cinemas worldwide”
“THE YETI” is co-written and co-directed by Emmy award winner Gene Gallerano (The First Wave, American Symphony, National Geographic’s Photographer), and William Pisciotta (Thunder Road, Beast Beast). “THE YETI” Creature Design is spearhead by the innovative team of industry titans Ali Gordon & Wayne Anderson (The Predator, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Stranger Things, Ghostbusters, It, Hellraiser, The Tomorrow War, Avatar: The Way Of Water) with the early look at this exciting character design here. Freddie Poole (Tulsa King) will serve as the stunt coordinator and second unit director, while Frank Coppola (Nightmare Alley) takes on the role of production designer.
Brittany Allen is represented by Luber Roklin Entertainment; Eric Nelsen is represented by TCA; Corbin Bernsen is represented by Randy James Management and Paradigm Talent Agency; and William Sadler is represented by Insurge-Ent.
About Torfoot Entertainment Group:
Torfoot Entertainment Group (TEG) is an award-winning film, television and digital content production company, founded by filmmaker Johnathan Brownlee and Emmy award winning producer/casting director Ross Meyerson; with footprints in LA, NYC, Dallas and Toronto, Canada. Brownlee is Canadian/American director, producer, writer and actor, known for Three Days In August, The Standoff At Sparrow Creek And Decoding Annie Parker. Meyerson’s credits include Damages, Nurse Jackie And Rescue Me. The TEG team recently released, I’ll Be Right There (Eddie Falco, Bradley Whitford), Navigating Christmas (Hallmark); is in production on Things We Shouldn’t Talk and The Yeti; working on Dexter: Resurrection; in pre-production on The Eyes Of Jefferson; and in development on Flagrant(Michael Rapaport), Juliet (Jen Richards), My Name Is Kira, Montserrat, The Will Rogers Story, and several other feature films and episodic series. TEG is represented by Ken Lee at Brillstein Entertainment Partners. For information, visit torfoot.com.
About Radiant Films International:
Founded by industry veteran Mimi Steinbauer, Radiant Films International is a global film sales agency focusing on mainstream and independent theatrical features and specialized television programming in the international marketplace. Radiant Films’ current slate includes the biographical drama Wildcat directed by Ethan Hawke (Blaze ) and starring Maya Hawke (TV’s “Stranger Things”), Laura Linney (three-time Emmy nominee for TV’s “Ozark”), and Liam Neeson (Oscar nominee for Schindler’s List), the Lucky Chap-produced horror comedy Borderline directed by Cocaine Bear scribe Jimmy Warden and starring Samara Weaving (Ready or Not), Ray Nicholson (Promising Young Woman), and Eric Dane (TV’s “Euphoria”), supernatural period drama Queen of Bones directed by Robert Budreau (Stockholm ) and starring Martin Freeman (The Hobbit franchise), Jacob Tremblay (Room), and Julia Butters (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), action thriller Unit 234 directed by Andy Tennant (Fool’s Gold) and starring Don Johnson (Knives Out), Jack Huston (House of Gucci), and Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan franchise), sci-fi mystery Share? directed by Ira Rosenweig and starring Melvin Gregg (), Bradley Whitford (five-time Emmy nominee for TV’s “The West Wing”), and Alice Braga (I Am Legend), and documentary film 76 Days Adrift directed by Joe Wein and from Oscar-winning Executive Producer Ang Lee (Life of Pi).
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