MUMBAI: Lionsgate has undertaken to distribute Filmscope Entertainment‘s Needle across North America on 29 November by way of home video, video-on-demand and digital download.

The release follows the success of the Western Australian horror film in Turkey, where it has garnered $US250,000.

Needle, about a college student who must unmask a killer who is harnessing the deadly powers of a sinister 18th century machine to target his friends.
 
While Visey has acquired the DVD rights of the film for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, Entertainment One has bought the rights for the Benelux region.

Said Deidre Kitcher, producer of the film, "Lionsgate are the masters of horror film distribution in North America and for a small West Australian film to secure such a release through them is very exciting and a credit to the team and vision of the Director, John V. Soto."

The film has picked up numerous awards in underground and horror festivals across the world.