Black Bear's management team has signed Austrian filmmaking duo Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, the directing team behind the folk horror film "The Devil's Bath." Their latest production competed at this year's Berlinale and was nominated for a Golden Bear. The film, which Variety called "beautiful" and "captivating in its austerity," won the Austrian Film Awards and was recently selected as Austria's official entry for Best International Feature Film at next year's Oscars.
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Franz and Fiala first gained attention writing and directing the horror hit “Goodnight Mommy,” which was selected as Austria’s official submission for the 2014 Academy Awards, leading to an English-language remake starring Naomi Watts in 2022. The pair went on to write and direct “The Lodge,” starring Riley Keough, which premiered at Sundance and was acquired by Neon in 2019.
The dynamic duo will next write and direct the film adaptation of Paul Tremblay's Bram Stoker Award-winning novel "A Head Full of Ghosts." Robert Downey Jr. will produce the film, along with his wife and producing partner Susan Downey.
In addition to Black Bear, Franz and Fiala are still represented by WME.
