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Khumba sold to independent international distributors
South African 3D animated feature film Khumba, which was screened and officially selected at the Toronto International Film Festival, held earlier this month, has been sold to three independent international distributors: Australia's Transmission, the UK's Kaleidoscope and Italy's Eagle Pictures.
Khumba, produced by South African entertainment company Triggerfish Animation Studios, comes off the heels of the worldwide theatrical success of Adventures in Zambezia, also produced by the same team. It was the highest grossing South African film in 30 years and has sold over US$28 million at the box office worldwide. Khumba will have its first theatrical release on 25 October in South Africa before being rolled out to more than 40 territories thereafter.
The film, which stars the voice talent of: Jake T Austin, Steve Buscemi, Loretta Devine, Laurence Fishburne, Richard E Grant, AnnaSophia Robb, Catherine Tate and Liam Neeson, tells the story of a half-striped zebra (Austin) who is blamed for a severe drought by his superstitious herd. He leaves his home in search of the magic waterhole where legend has it the first zebras got their stripes. Teaming up with an overprotective, sassy wildebeest (Devine) and a self-obsessed ostrich (Grant), this plucky young zebra meets an array of wacky characters in an unforgettable adventure through the Great Karoo to earn his stripes.
Khumba is distributed in South Africa by Indigenous Film Distribution and will be released in both English and Afrikaans.
For more, go to www.KhumbaMovie.com
