Transatlantic distribution company Pink Parrot Media has acquired global rights to David Baute’s animated feature “Black Butterflies” following a successful summer festival run, which included an Annecy Contrechamp competition world premiere. Pink Parrot is meeting with distributors around the world and has already closed a deal with Sideral Cinema in Spain, distributors of this year’s Spanish Oscars submission “Saturn Returns.” “Black Butterflies” will be released in Spanish theaters on Dec.
5 after getting its domestic premiere on Oct. 4 in the official selection at Sitges. Baute will attend the Catalan screening with screenwriter Yaiza Berrocal, composer Diego Navarro, production designer and animation director Pepe Sánchez and director of photography and art María Pulido.
Other upcoming festival appearances include Animasyros, DocsMx and the Manchester Animation Festival. A 2D-animated climate change documentary, “Black Butterflies” is inspired by Baute’s live-action 2020 film “Climate Exodus.” The new film merges intimate and personal narratives from women climate refugees from Kenya, India and the Caribbean.
Baute and screenwriter Yaiza Berrocal worked with art director María Pulido (“Ámome”) and production designer and animation director José Sanchez Alonso (“Run Ozzy Run”) on combining the narratives into a feature film with a very clear message. The film also features an original song by Grammy-winning Panamanian superstar .