Jetpack Picks Up Four Family Films for Distribution

Jetpack Distribution has acquired the international sales rights for four family films from Perplexia Pictures.

The films—A Horse Called Wish, Camp Getaway, Inspector Sunshine and The House on Seahorse Bay—are each 85 minutes long and are shot in Mauritius. Andrew Buckland (Catching Feelings, Jane and the Lost City), Antony Coleman (Blood Diamond, Gums and Noses) and Waldemar Schultz (The Kissing Booth, Troy: Fall of a City) are among the films’ stars.

A Horse Called Wish follows a 15-year-old girl as she pursues her equestrian dreams against her mother’s wishes, while Camp Getaway is a comedy adventure that centers on four spoiled teenage girls as they try to escape captivity on a jungle island. Comedy drama Inspector Sunshine finds a 15-year-old boy on the case of a robbery while on a family vacation. Lastly, The House on Seahorse Bay is an emotional drama that tells a story about a teenage girl, her father and her brother as they fix up a rundown beach house in the aftermath of her mother’s death.

Dominic Gardiner, Jetpack Distribution’s CEO, said: “We are delighted to be making a foray into movies. The global market and demand for family films have increased in recent years and there are some great opportunities. The movies are high-quality dramas set in exotic locations with engaging storylines.”

Perplexia Pictures founders Angus Fletcher and Ronald Henry added: “We are striving to build a creative business around a theater company model, comprised of producers, writers and directors united by skill, friendship and the desire to tell terrific stories on film for a family audience. As such, Dominic and his colleagues from Jetpack fit perfectly with this approach. After a lot of time, effort and love on our first slate of films, we are excited to see how the market responds and looking forward to making our next slate of four films later this year in Mauritius.”