By Gregg Goldstein

IFC Films has bitten off domestic rights to the Norwegian Midnight Nazi zombie entry Dead Snow.

Tommy Wirkola’s subtitled horror flick premiered Saturday night at the Egyptian amidst many bigger titles. The gore-filled story follows eight med students on an Easter ski vacation and their encounters ravenous Nazis.

Sales agent Elle Driver also sold the film to Germany and Benelux (Splendid), the U.K. (Entertainment One) and Canada (Seville). Additional foreign territory announcements are expected soon.

IFC has traditionally waited till after the fest to buy smaller titles (as with two of last year’s award winners, “Mermaid” and “Ballast” – the latter returning to its producers for self-distribution). Their relatively quick fest buy is further indication of a strong buyers’ market.

“We are thrilled to work with Tommy and our friends at Elle Driver on this unique film,” said IFC Entertainment president Jonathan Sehring, who plans a 2009 release. “Tommy is a talented new filmmaker in world cinema and we look forward to helping introduce him to U.S. audiences."

IFC Films' Arianna Bocco negotiated the deal with Adeline Fontan Tessaur and Eva Diederix at Elle Driver.