Anishinaabe novelist Waubgeshig Rice has sold a two-year film option on his bestselling post-apocalyptic novel MOON OF THE CRUSTED SNOW to Jennifer Podemski’s Redcloud Studios.
Redcloud Studios Inc. is an award winning, Indigenous-owned and -operated, full-service production company creating content through an authentically Indigenous lens. With veteran Indigenous producer, actor, and screenwriter Jennifer Podemski at the helm, Redcloud Studios has produced award-winning and critically acclaimed productions across all platforms and genres for over 15 years.
The deal was done by Emma Laird at The Gary Goddard Agency on behalf of Redcloud, and Jody Hotchkiss of Hotchkiss & Associates.
The novel has been on Canadian bestseller lists since it was first published in 2018.
Translation rights have gone to France, Germany, and French Canada.
For further information, see About Redcloud Studios and https://www.bukowskiagency.com/waubgeshig-rice-1.
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