U.Okay. outfit Blue Finch Movies has snagged worldwide gross sales rights (excluding Australia and New Zealand) to the buzzy animated characteristic “Lesbian Area Princess,” forward of its world premiere within the Panorama part at subsequent month’s Berlin Movie Pageant.

The debut characteristic from Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese follows a sheltered house princess who embarks on a galactic mission to rescue her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens. The movie, which blends sci-fi and comedy parts, places queer ladies of coloration entrance and heart in its narrative.

Umbrella Leisure has already locked down rights for Australia and New Zealand, with Blue Finch set to launch worldwide gross sales at Berlin’s European Movie Market.

The mission emerged from FilmLab: New Voices, a South Australian movie company and Adelaide Movie Pageant initiative backed by Display Australia and aimed toward supporting first-time characteristic filmmakers from South Australia. Tom Phillips of We Made a Factor Studios produced the movie, with Ari Harrison (Umbrella Leisure) and Cam Rogers govt producing.

“We’re extremely grateful to each Umbrella and Blue Finch for believing in our mission. Our wonderful solid and crew poured a lot love and arduous work into this mission, and we are able to’t await it to premiere on the large display at Berlinale,” stated administrators Hough Hobbs and Varghese in an announcement.

Blue Finch Movies’ managing director Mike Chapman praised the movie as “an utter pleasure — not solely aspect splittingly hilarious, but in addition immensely heart-warming.”

The movie joins Blue Finch’s present slate, which incorporates horror title “825 Forest Street” from the “Hell Home LLC” artistic crew, Sitges winner “Zero” from Jean Luc Herbulot and Indonesian horror “The Draft!,” which performed at Incredible Fest.

The mission has already generated constructive buzz following its Work-in-Progress screening on the Adelaide Movie Pageant.