IFC Films falls for "Dead Snow"

PARK CITY, Utah (Hollywood Reporter) - There's nothing funnier than Nazi zombies. Independent distributor IFC Films is banking on it.

The New York-based company, which had remained quiet through most of the Sundance Film Festival, jumped Wednesday to purchase U.S. rights to the Norwegian horror-comedy "Dead Snow."

The mixed-genre flick premiered Saturday night in the Park City at Midnight section. Written and directed by Tommy Wirkola, the film follows eight medical students who head into the mountains for a skiing vacation only to find themselves sharing the slopes with maniacal Nazi zombies intent on turning the snow blood red.

IFC plans to release the film this year.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter