Offscreen Notes
One-Eyed Films
Offscreen is a huge fan of the Brazilain horror maestro Jose Mojica Marins (better known as Coffin Joe), as witnessed by this in-depth interview published in 2005. Hence we would like to help promote One-Eyed Films and their effort to produce the first English language film starring Coffin Joe. Read the press release from Betina Goldman below:
Uk based ONE EYED FILMS and VERAS o IMAGINARIO recently set up a Brazilian production company and have signed an option to produce the first English language feature based on the infamous cult character Zé do Caixão (known in the English speaking world as Coffin Joe) created by the Brazilian iconic Director Mojica Marins.
Household name Director of over forty films during the 60’s and 70’s, and with a come back after 30 years in a Brazilian production of Embodiment of Evil, to be released by Fox in Brazil in 2008, Mojica Marins’ character Coffin Joe is a Latin American Horror legend with a committed legion of fans worldwide and celebrated by critics as one of the few auteurs of horror.
“As his agent for over ten years we have been able to witness the continuing fascination that Mojica Marins/Coffin Joe exerts over the international horror community” says Betina Goldman, ONE EYED FILMS’s MD. “The Cult Horror Collection has been sold to over twenty broadcast territories including IFC, Film4, SBS, CanalPlus, Cine Cinema, TPS and Universal Spain among others. We are in advance negotiations for a package of 9 titles for the USA.”
“The concept (working titled) The Bitter Garden is a loosely based script on the character, to introduce him to new audiences unfamiliar with the phenomenal Coffin Joe in a new contemporary arthouse twist.”
The Bitter Garden is to be produced in Brazil by VERAS O IMAGINARIO, and is seeking engaged and hands on co-producers in Canada/Spain to co-develop the project.
