{"id":5623,"date":"2026-08-06T14:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5623"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:09:27","slug":"toronto-midnight-madness-film-kick-on-boarded-by-blue-finch-for-sales-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5623","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Midnight Madness Film \u2018Kick On\u2019 Boarded by Blue Finch for Sales (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tU.K. sales and distribution company Blue Finch Films has picked up worldwide sales rights, excluding Australia and New Zealand, to Nick Kozakis\u2019 action horror \u201cKick On,\u201d which will have its world premiere in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5621\">Fox Appears to Block NFL\u2019s Effort to Re-Do Massive Rights Deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe company will launch sales on the film at the festival\u2019s newly established industry market. Umbrella Entertainment picked up the Australia and New Zealand rights separately.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cKick On\u201d follows four friends whose night out spirals into a drug-fueled den run by a mobster\u2019s volatile son, pulling them into a brutal cycle of paranoia, violence and betrayal as they fight to survive.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tKozakis is known for \u201cGodless: The Eastfield Exorcism,\u201d a Sitges Film Festival award winner. The \u201cKick On\u201d ensemble includes Markella Kavenagh (\u201cRings of Power\u201d), Nikolai Nikolaeff (\u201cStranger Things\u201d), Ras-Samuel (\u201cKingdom of the Planet of the Apes\u201d) and Jacek Koman (\u201cConclave\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201c\u2018Kick On\u2019 is the kind of movie that believes more is more. More blood, more psycho mayhem, more insane action, more moments that make an audience scream, laugh and cheer at the same time. I can\u2019t wait to unleash that experience on a packed TIFF audience,\u201d Kozakis said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tElsewhere on Blue Finch Films\u2019 roster are the Fantasia premieres \u201cAttack on Paradise\u201d and \u201cUnholy Night,\u201d along with George MacKay-fronted \u201cMission,\u201d backed by BBC Film and Screen Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5619\">\u2018Primetime\u2019 Trailer: Robert Pattinson Suits Up as \u2018To Catch a Predator\u2019 Host Chris Hansen in A24 Crime Thriller<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201c\u2018Kick On\u2019 is an adrenaline fueled rollercoaster ride which will bring the house down in Toronto. An unpredictable, Gen Z led, genre gem which cements Nick as part of the new wave of exciting talent coming out of Australia,\u201d said Mike Chapman of Blue Finch Films.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPhil Klimek wrote the screenplay. Fableist Films, the indie banner behind the project, was launched by AACTA-winning producer Stephanie Troost, whose credits include \u201cBirdeater\u201d (SXSW 2024), alongside longtime producer and entrepreneur Simon Bell. \u201cKick On\u201d marks Fableist\u2019s first feature, and landing a Toronto berth positions the young company on the world stage.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cAt Fableist it\u2019s our goal to make ambitious cinema that is designed to be watched in community, preferably with the volume up. \u2018Kick On\u2019 is exactly that film and Toronto Midnight Madness is the room we wanted to do it in,\u201d Troost said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBell co-founded Fableist Films with Troost after a career as an entrepreneur and producer.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201c\u2018Kick On\u2019 is a great example of what we\u2019re building at Fableist, an agile, sustainable model that provides bold directors like Nick with as much creative freedom as possible. We\u2019re just getting started,\u201d Bell said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5617\">World Cup Boosts Fox Ad Sales in Q2, Profit Falls 3%<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Finch Films boards sales on Nick Kozakis\u2019 horror film \u2018Kick On,\u2019 premiering at Toronto\u2019s Midnight Madness strand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4390,4391,4392,2124],"class_list":["post-5623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-blue-finch-films","tag-kick-on","tag-nick-kozakis","tag-toronto-film-festival-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Toronto Midnight Madness Film \u2018Kick On\u2019 Boarded by Blue Finch for Sales (EXCLUSIVE) - 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