RIGHTS & BOOKINGS
The Black Magic with Buddha is available for international distribution, festival programming, theatrical screenings and special events, subject to existing territorial agreements.
Karmax-910 controls the worldwide exploitation rights to the film and welcomes enquiries from distributors, home-video labels, broadcasters, streaming platforms, festivals, cinematheques, repertory cinemas, cultural institutions and other professional partners.
Following its 4K restoration and return to international festivals, the objective is to make this rarely seen Hong Kong–Thai production accessible again to audiences around the world through a wide range of distribution and exhibition opportunities.
DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS
Licensing opportunities may be available for territories and rights not already covered by existing agreements, including:
- Physical media — Blu-ray, UHD and other home-video formats
- Theatrical distribution
- Digital distribution — TVOD, SVOD and AVOD
- Television and broadcast
- Institutional and non-theatrical exhibition
Territorial availability can be discussed directly according to the rights and type of exploitation required.
FESTIVALS & CINEMATHEQUES
The Black Magic with Buddha is available for consideration by international film festivals, genre festivals, Asian film festivals, cinematheques and repertory programmes.
The film lends itself to several programming contexts: Hong Kong cinema, Asian horror, supernatural and occult cinema, cult cinema, practical effects, cross-border Asian filmmaking, rediscovered films and restoration programmes.
Both the Mandarin and Cantonese restored cuts survive as distinct versions of the film, offering additional possibilities for curatorial presentations devoted to alternate versions, film restoration and the reconstruction of lost or incomplete works.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS & EVENTS
Beyond conventional theatrical and festival screenings, the film can also form the basis of special event screenings and curated evenings.
Possible formats include:
- One-off theatrical screenings
- Introduced screenings
- Post-screening discussions and Q&As
- Events devoted to Hong Kong and Asian genre cinema
- Restoration and film-heritage presentations
- Double bills and thematic programmes
- Cult, horror and late-night screenings
- University, museum and cultural-institution programmes
The unusual history of the film — its Hong Kong and Thai production background, two distinct surviving cuts, rediscovered original elements and reconstructed Cantonese version — also makes it particularly suited to presentations combining screening, film history and restoration.
PROGRAMMING & PARTNERSHIPS
Partnerships are welcome with organisations interested in helping the film reach new audiences, whether through distribution, programming, special events, retrospectives or collaborations around Asian film heritage.
Programming proposals can be discussed for Europe, Asia, North and South America, Oceania, Africa and the Middle East, subject to existing rights and territorial agreements.
Screening and distribution materials can be made available to professional partners according to the requirements of each project.
PROFESSIONAL ENQUIRIES
For distribution rights, festival submissions, theatrical bookings, repertory screenings, special events, television, streaming or other professional enquiries, please use the CONTACT PAGE.
Worldwide Rights & Sales: Karmax-910
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Professionals interested in rediscovered Asian cinema and film restoration can also discover the Whapung restoration project, dedicated to the preservation and international rediscovery of a collection of rarely seen Korean films produced by filmmaker Chung Chang-wha between 1979 and 1985.