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Film Bridge Internation Acquires Foreign Saless for "Buffaloed"

Updated: Oct 14

Zoey Deutch in Buffaloed

Los Angeles, CA (November 5, 2019) – Leading sales agent Film Bridge International has come aboard to handle international sales rights for the comedy, BUFFALOED, starring and produced by Zoey Deutch (Netflix’s The Politician and Set It Up, Zombieland). The announcement was made today by Ellen S. Wander, CEO of Film Bridge International.


Set in the underworld of debt collecting, BUFFALOED follows homegrown hustler, Peg Dahl (Deutch), who will do anything to escape Buffalo, NY. After getting into some trouble, Peg finds herself crippled by debt. With her chances of a brighter future outside of her hometown squandered, she decides to become a debt collector herself and wages war with Buffalo’s ‘king pin’ of debt collecting.


The feature was directed by Tanya Wexler (Hysteria, Ball in the House, Finding North) and was penned by Brian Sacca. This is Sacca’s first feature film as a writer. As an actor he is a series regular on TBS’s WRECKED, and was featured in WOLF OF WALL STREET, BAND OF ROBBERS, and KINGS OF SUMMER.


Zoey's career began with a starring role in the film Vampire Academy (2014). She has since starred in Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), Why Him? (2016), Before I Fall (2017), Flower (2017), Set It Up (2018), Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), and a lead role in Ryan Murphy's Netflix comedy series The Politician (2019). The film also stars Judy Greer (Ant-Man and the Wasp, 13 Going on 30, Where’d You Go Bernadette), Jermaine Fowler (Sorry to Bother You, and the upcoming Coming 2 America), Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek) and Jai Courtney (Divergent, Suicide Squad, Terminator Genisys).


BUFFALOED was produced by Lost City’s Mason Novick (Tully, Juno) and John Finemore and Bold Crayon’s Michael Bannor MacGregor and Jeffrey Katz, along with Deutch and Sacca. James Hoppe, Elizabeth Grave and Brooke Davies executive produced for Lost City, Phil Quartararo for Bold Crayon, along with Mary Anne Waterhouse and Kirsten Ames. Hyperion Equity Partners provided the financing on behalf of Bold Crayon.


“It is my pleasure to bring Buffaloed to the masses,” says producer John Finemore. “This meaningful film is a conversation starter and we know it will be a fun and thought provoking, treat for moviegoers everywhere.”


“We are excited to work with Zoey Deutch, Lost City and Bold Crayon on Buffaloed. The film is a gem and we know it will do extremely well with international audiences,” stated Ellen S. Wander, CEO of Film Bridge International

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