Canadian director Atom Egoyan is bringing his latest movie, Seven Veils, to the Toronto Film Festival for a world premiere, with Amanda Seyfried in the lead role as a tortured opera director.
Seyfried reteamed with her Chloe director Egoyan for the opera-themed drama where she plays Jeanine, a theatre director remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, an adaptation of the opera Salome from composer Richard Strauss, based on the play by Oscar Wilde. As Jeanine reenters the opera world after years away, she is haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past as her repressed trauma colors the present.
Rebecca Liddiard, Douglas Smith, Mark O’Brien and Vinessa Antoine also star in Seven Veils, which was shot in and around Toronto earlier this year. Should the ongoing strikes by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA continue into the fall, American actors will be barred from publicizing any big-ticket studio movies...
Seyfried reteamed with her Chloe director Egoyan for the opera-themed drama where she plays Jeanine, a theatre director remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, an adaptation of the opera Salome from composer Richard Strauss, based on the play by Oscar Wilde. As Jeanine reenters the opera world after years away, she is haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past as her repressed trauma colors the present.
Rebecca Liddiard, Douglas Smith, Mark O’Brien and Vinessa Antoine also star in Seven Veils, which was shot in and around Toronto earlier this year. Should the ongoing strikes by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA continue into the fall, American actors will be barred from publicizing any big-ticket studio movies...
- 7/19/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Editors note: This review was originally published February 17, 2023 after the film’s world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. It releases in theaters Friday.
Who knew a Canadian biopic of an infamous smartphone could be this entertaining, even poignant and moving? I am here to tell you today’s world premiere Berlin Film Festival competition entry BlackBerry is all that and more.
In the hands of co-writer (with Matthew Miller), director and co-star Matt Johnson (The Dirties), this long and winding tale of the rise and fall of the BlackBerry, the revolutionary device that first combined a computer with a phone all in one, is at once wonderfully funny, suspenseful and ultimately tragic. Here is a business story that has it all, and has much in common with other movies that focus on iconic tales of new-age businesses like The Social Network, Moneyball and The Big Short. Those movies had...
Who knew a Canadian biopic of an infamous smartphone could be this entertaining, even poignant and moving? I am here to tell you today’s world premiere Berlin Film Festival competition entry BlackBerry is all that and more.
In the hands of co-writer (with Matthew Miller), director and co-star Matt Johnson (The Dirties), this long and winding tale of the rise and fall of the BlackBerry, the revolutionary device that first combined a computer with a phone all in one, is at once wonderfully funny, suspenseful and ultimately tragic. Here is a business story that has it all, and has much in common with other movies that focus on iconic tales of new-age businesses like The Social Network, Moneyball and The Big Short. Those movies had...
- 5/12/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
The so-called “crackberry” is back.
IFC Films has released the first official trailer for the upcoming comedy-drama film, “BlackBerry,” which provides a peek into exactly how the handheld device revolutionized the cell phone industry.
Director Matt Johnson, along with co-screenwriter Matthew Miller, adapted Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff’s book “Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry” for the big screen.
Johnson plays BlackBerry co-founder Douglas Fregin in the film, alongside Glenn Howerton as chair and co-ceo Jim Balsillie, Jay Baruchel as co-founder Mike Lazaridis and Cary Elwes as Palm CEO Carl Yankowski. The cast also includes Saul Rubinek, Michael Ironside, Rich Sommer, Michelle Giroux, Mark Critch and SungWon Cho.
The trailer gives a first look at Johnson and Baruchel as Doug and Mike, who discover an untapped wireless signal in North America which leads them to developing the first-ever mobile device...
IFC Films has released the first official trailer for the upcoming comedy-drama film, “BlackBerry,” which provides a peek into exactly how the handheld device revolutionized the cell phone industry.
Director Matt Johnson, along with co-screenwriter Matthew Miller, adapted Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff’s book “Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry” for the big screen.
Johnson plays BlackBerry co-founder Douglas Fregin in the film, alongside Glenn Howerton as chair and co-ceo Jim Balsillie, Jay Baruchel as co-founder Mike Lazaridis and Cary Elwes as Palm CEO Carl Yankowski. The cast also includes Saul Rubinek, Michael Ironside, Rich Sommer, Michelle Giroux, Mark Critch and SungWon Cho.
The trailer gives a first look at Johnson and Baruchel as Doug and Mike, who discover an untapped wireless signal in North America which leads them to developing the first-ever mobile device...
- 3/15/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
An epic rise and fall for a once-ubiquitous mobile device is chronicled in the first trailer for IFC Films’ BlackBerry.
The fact-based feature from director Matt Johnson stars Jay Baruchel as Mike Lazaridis, co-founder of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, and Glenn Howerton as the company’s former co-ceo Jim Balsillie. The trailer shows immediate tension between the pair, with Lazaridis being warned before agreeing to work with Balsillie that he is a shark.
The footage includes Howerton telling Baruchel, “I know how to market it, and I know who we can sell it to, but I want 50 percent of the company, and I’ve got to be CEO.” Surprisingly, Baruchel’s character is good with this arrangement.
Later, Howerton’s Balsillie says, “We are in a race to get this thing to market, and we are a year behind — I need a prototype.”
Another pivotal scene shows Lazaridis, played by Baruchel,...
The fact-based feature from director Matt Johnson stars Jay Baruchel as Mike Lazaridis, co-founder of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, and Glenn Howerton as the company’s former co-ceo Jim Balsillie. The trailer shows immediate tension between the pair, with Lazaridis being warned before agreeing to work with Balsillie that he is a shark.
The footage includes Howerton telling Baruchel, “I know how to market it, and I know who we can sell it to, but I want 50 percent of the company, and I’ve got to be CEO.” Surprisingly, Baruchel’s character is good with this arrangement.
Later, Howerton’s Balsillie says, “We are in a race to get this thing to market, and we are a year behind — I need a prototype.”
Another pivotal scene shows Lazaridis, played by Baruchel,...
- 3/15/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Douglas Smith (Big Little Lies), Mark O’Brien (Arrival), Rebecca Liddiard (Alias Grace) and Vinessa Antoine have been cast opposite Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout) in Seven Veils, the new feature from filmmaker Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter).
The project wrapped principal photography in Toronto last week.
Seven Veils follows Jeanine (Seyfried), an earnest theatre director, who has been given the daunting task of remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera Salome. Haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past, Jeanine allows her repressed trauma to color the present as she re-enters the opera world after so many years away.
Smith and Seyfried previously worked together on HBO series Big Love, playing siblings Ben and Sarah Henrickson.
Pic is written and directed by Egoyan, who also produces alongside Niv Fichman (Enemy), Simone Urdl (The Captive), Fraser Ash (BlackBerry) and Kevin Krikst (BlackBerry).
The project is a...
The project wrapped principal photography in Toronto last week.
Seven Veils follows Jeanine (Seyfried), an earnest theatre director, who has been given the daunting task of remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera Salome. Haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past, Jeanine allows her repressed trauma to color the present as she re-enters the opera world after so many years away.
Smith and Seyfried previously worked together on HBO series Big Love, playing siblings Ben and Sarah Henrickson.
Pic is written and directed by Egoyan, who also produces alongside Niv Fichman (Enemy), Simone Urdl (The Captive), Fraser Ash (BlackBerry) and Kevin Krikst (BlackBerry).
The project is a...
- 3/14/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Global Content Distribution really loves its BlackBerry.
The studio has picked up the new comedy from Matt Johnson, on the rise and fall of the eponymous Canadian smartphone company, for most of the world.
Jay Baruchel stars in BlackBerry alongside an ensemble cast including Glenn Howerton, Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek, Rich Sommer, Martin Donovan, Michael Ironside and Johnson. The film will have its world premiere in competition at the Berlin FIlm Festival on Friday.
Paramount will roll out BlackBerry worldwide outside the U.S., where IFC Films is releasing, and a handful of other territories. XYZ Films, which co-financed the movie and handled international rights, inked the deal with the studio on the eve of Berlin’s European Film Market. XYZ also closed deals for the film with Falcon Films for the Middle East, NonStop Entertainment for Scandinavia and Pasatiempo Pictures for Cis.
It is unclear whether Paramount is...
The studio has picked up the new comedy from Matt Johnson, on the rise and fall of the eponymous Canadian smartphone company, for most of the world.
Jay Baruchel stars in BlackBerry alongside an ensemble cast including Glenn Howerton, Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek, Rich Sommer, Martin Donovan, Michael Ironside and Johnson. The film will have its world premiere in competition at the Berlin FIlm Festival on Friday.
Paramount will roll out BlackBerry worldwide outside the U.S., where IFC Films is releasing, and a handful of other territories. XYZ Films, which co-financed the movie and handled international rights, inked the deal with the studio on the eve of Berlin’s European Film Market. XYZ also closed deals for the film with Falcon Films for the Middle East, NonStop Entertainment for Scandinavia and Pasatiempo Pictures for Cis.
It is unclear whether Paramount is...
- 2/16/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount acquires bulk of international rights to Berlin competition entry ‘BlackBerry’ (exclusive)
Additional rights sell for Middle East, Scandinavia, airlines on eve of world premiere. IFC Films to distribute in US.
In a major swoop on a competition title by a US studio Paramount Global Content Distribution has acquired all international rights outside select territories to Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry.
Co-financier XYZ Films brokered the deal heading into Friday’s world premiere and has additionally struck a raft of individual territory sales on the story about the rise and catastrophic fall of the BlackBerry smartphone.
IFC Films will release in the US this year and Elevation Pictures will distribute in Canada. Additional...
In a major swoop on a competition title by a US studio Paramount Global Content Distribution has acquired all international rights outside select territories to Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry.
Co-financier XYZ Films brokered the deal heading into Friday’s world premiere and has additionally struck a raft of individual territory sales on the story about the rise and catastrophic fall of the BlackBerry smartphone.
IFC Films will release in the US this year and Elevation Pictures will distribute in Canada. Additional...
- 2/16/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“The Dropout” star Amanda Seyfried has joined Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s “Seven Veils.”
The latest from the “Chloe” director is set to begin filming in Toronto next week. In the film, Seyfried plays Jeanine, an earnest theater director who’s been given the daunting task of remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera “Salome.”
Haunted by dark memories from her past, Jeanine allows her repressed trauma to color the present as she re-enters the opera world after many years.
“Seven Veils” is written and directed by Egoyan, who also produces the film alongside Niv Fichman, Simone Urdl, Fraser Ash and Kevin Krikst.
“Seven Veils” is a Rhombus Media and Ego Film Arts production, produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, in association with Cinetic Media, Ipr.Vc, XYZ Films and the Canadian Opera Company. XYZ’s Aram Tertzakian, Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray and Nick Spicer will executive produce,...
The latest from the “Chloe” director is set to begin filming in Toronto next week. In the film, Seyfried plays Jeanine, an earnest theater director who’s been given the daunting task of remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera “Salome.”
Haunted by dark memories from her past, Jeanine allows her repressed trauma to color the present as she re-enters the opera world after many years.
“Seven Veils” is written and directed by Egoyan, who also produces the film alongside Niv Fichman, Simone Urdl, Fraser Ash and Kevin Krikst.
“Seven Veils” is a Rhombus Media and Ego Film Arts production, produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, in association with Cinetic Media, Ipr.Vc, XYZ Films and the Canadian Opera Company. XYZ’s Aram Tertzakian, Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray and Nick Spicer will executive produce,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Production scheduled to start in Toronto next week.
Atom Egoyan will direct Amanda Seyfried in Seven Veils, which the project’s co-financier XYZ Films will introduce to worldwide buyers at the EFM next week.
Production is scheduled to start in Toronto next week on the feature that sees Seyfried star as an earnest theatre director tasked with remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera Salome, as she struggles with repressed trauma.
Seven Veils reunites XYZ Films with Ipr.Vc and Rhombus Media after their collaboration on the upcoming Berlin world premiere BlackBerry.
The project announcement also dovetails with...
Atom Egoyan will direct Amanda Seyfried in Seven Veils, which the project’s co-financier XYZ Films will introduce to worldwide buyers at the EFM next week.
Production is scheduled to start in Toronto next week on the feature that sees Seyfried star as an earnest theatre director tasked with remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera Salome, as she struggles with repressed trauma.
Seven Veils reunites XYZ Films with Ipr.Vc and Rhombus Media after their collaboration on the upcoming Berlin world premiere BlackBerry.
The project announcement also dovetails with...
- 2/7/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Production scheduled to start in Toronto next week.
Atom Egoyan will direct Amanda Seyfried in Seven Veils, which the project’s co-financier XYZ Films will introduce to worldwide buyers at the EFM next week.
Production is scheduled to start in Toronto next week on the feature that sees Seyfried star as an earnest theatre director tasked with remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera Salome, as she struggles with repressed trauma.
Seven Veils reunites XYZ Films with Ipr.Vc and Rhombus Media after their collaboration on the upcoming Berlin world premiere BlackBerry.
The project announcement also dovetails with...
Atom Egoyan will direct Amanda Seyfried in Seven Veils, which the project’s co-financier XYZ Films will introduce to worldwide buyers at the EFM next week.
Production is scheduled to start in Toronto next week on the feature that sees Seyfried star as an earnest theatre director tasked with remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera Salome, as she struggles with repressed trauma.
Seven Veils reunites XYZ Films with Ipr.Vc and Rhombus Media after their collaboration on the upcoming Berlin world premiere BlackBerry.
The project announcement also dovetails with...
- 2/7/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Amanda Seyfried is reteaming with her Chole director Atom Egoyan on Seven Veils, an opera-themed drama that will begin shooting in Toronto next week.
The Mank and The Dropout star will play Jeanine, an earnest theatre director tasked with remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, an adaptation of the opera Salome from composer Richard Strauss, based on the play by Oscar Wilde. As she reenters the opera world after so many years away, Jeanine is haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past and allows her repressed trauma to color the present.
Rhombus Media (Possessor, Enemy) will produce Seven Veils together with Ego Film Arts in association with Cinetic Media, Ipr.Vc, XYZ Films and the Canadian Opera Company. XYZ Films is selling worldwide rights to the film, introducing the project to buyer at Berlin’s European Film Market February 16. Elevation Pictures will release Seven Veils in Canada.
The Mank and The Dropout star will play Jeanine, an earnest theatre director tasked with remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, an adaptation of the opera Salome from composer Richard Strauss, based on the play by Oscar Wilde. As she reenters the opera world after so many years away, Jeanine is haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past and allows her repressed trauma to color the present.
Rhombus Media (Possessor, Enemy) will produce Seven Veils together with Ego Film Arts in association with Cinetic Media, Ipr.Vc, XYZ Films and the Canadian Opera Company. XYZ Films is selling worldwide rights to the film, introducing the project to buyer at Berlin’s European Film Market February 16. Elevation Pictures will release Seven Veils in Canada.
- 2/7/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amanda Seyfried has signed on to star in Seven Veils, the new film from Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan. The pic is set to start shooting next week in Toronto with XYZ selling world rights at the upcoming European Film Market.
In the pic, Seyfried plays Jeanine, an earnest theatre director, who has been given the task of remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera Salome. Haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past, Jeanine allows her repressed trauma to color the present as she re-enters the opera world after so many years away. Elevation Pictures will distribute the film in Canada.
Seven Veils is written and directed by Egoyan, who also produces alongside Niv Fichman (Enemy), Simone Urdl (The Captive), Fraser Ash (BlackBerry), and Kevin Krikst (BlackBerry). The pic is a Rhombus Media and Ego Film Arts production, produced...
In the pic, Seyfried plays Jeanine, an earnest theatre director, who has been given the task of remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera Salome. Haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past, Jeanine allows her repressed trauma to color the present as she re-enters the opera world after so many years away. Elevation Pictures will distribute the film in Canada.
Seven Veils is written and directed by Egoyan, who also produces alongside Niv Fichman (Enemy), Simone Urdl (The Captive), Fraser Ash (BlackBerry), and Kevin Krikst (BlackBerry). The pic is a Rhombus Media and Ego Film Arts production, produced...
- 2/7/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
South by Southwest on Wednesday revealed the second half of its lineup for this year’s edition, set for March 10-19.
This includes Visions, the Global section presented by Mubi, 24 Beats, and Festival Favorites plus numerous additions to the Headliners, TV Premieres, Narrative and Documentary Spotlight and other sections.
‘Swarm’
New on the sked is Janine Nabers and Donald Glover’s Amazon Studios series Swarm and Lee Sung Jin’s Beef, respectively the opening- and closing-night TV premieres. They join the previously announced opening-night world premiere of Paramount’s Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
This year’s closing-night film will be announced closer to the event. In addition, there is another movie to be announced for the fest’s Monday, March 13 slot. Given the Oscars on March 12 (note the festival sets their dates five years in advance), I understand that evening’s lineup will ease a bit with amped-up...
This includes Visions, the Global section presented by Mubi, 24 Beats, and Festival Favorites plus numerous additions to the Headliners, TV Premieres, Narrative and Documentary Spotlight and other sections.
‘Swarm’
New on the sked is Janine Nabers and Donald Glover’s Amazon Studios series Swarm and Lee Sung Jin’s Beef, respectively the opening- and closing-night TV premieres. They join the previously announced opening-night world premiere of Paramount’s Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
This year’s closing-night film will be announced closer to the event. In addition, there is another movie to be announced for the fest’s Monday, March 13 slot. Given the Oscars on March 12 (note the festival sets their dates five years in advance), I understand that evening’s lineup will ease a bit with amped-up...
- 2/1/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2023 South by Southwest Festival has officially unveiled its second wave of headliners and TV premieres, including Opening and Closing Night episodic selections.
Set to take place March 10 through 19, the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals launched the 2023 Film & TV Lineup including all Visions, Global presented by Mubi, 24 Beats, and Festival Favorites plus numerous additions to Headliners, TV Premieres, Narrative and Documentary Spotlight, and other sections. Highlights include Donald Glover and Janine Nabers’ “Swarm” opening the TV program, with Lee Sung Jin’s TV series “Beef” debuting Closing Night.
For the film side, “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” was previously announced as the Opening Night feature. This year’s Closing Night film will be announced closer to the festival.
New Headliners additions include queer “Fight Club” film “Bottoms” and biopic “Tetris” about the videogame of the same name. Disney+ series “American Born Chinese,” starring the Oscar-nominated “Everything Everywhere All at Once” trio Michelle Yeoh,...
Set to take place March 10 through 19, the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals launched the 2023 Film & TV Lineup including all Visions, Global presented by Mubi, 24 Beats, and Festival Favorites plus numerous additions to Headliners, TV Premieres, Narrative and Documentary Spotlight, and other sections. Highlights include Donald Glover and Janine Nabers’ “Swarm” opening the TV program, with Lee Sung Jin’s TV series “Beef” debuting Closing Night.
For the film side, “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” was previously announced as the Opening Night feature. This year’s Closing Night film will be announced closer to the festival.
New Headliners additions include queer “Fight Club” film “Bottoms” and biopic “Tetris” about the videogame of the same name. Disney+ series “American Born Chinese,” starring the Oscar-nominated “Everything Everywhere All at Once” trio Michelle Yeoh,...
- 2/1/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
South by Southwest Conference and Festivals is nearly upon us, as it runs from March 10-19 in beautiful Austin, Texas. And as such, the second wave of the 2023 Film & TV Festival Lineup including all Visions, Global presented by Mubi, 24 Beats, and Festival Favorites plus numerous additions to Headliners, TV Premieres, Narrative and Documentary Spotlight, and other sections, have been announced.
Additionally, SXSW also announced that Janine Nabers and Donald Glover’s “Swarm” and Lee Sung Jin’s “Beef” will be the Opening and Closing Night TV premieres. The Film & TV Festival’s opening night film is the previously announced “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.” This year’s Closing Night Film will be announced closer to the event. (What will it be?)
Where else can you see the world premiere of a Hollywood blockbuster like “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” as well as documentaries on the Blackberry smart phone and Canadian music channel MuchMusic?...
Additionally, SXSW also announced that Janine Nabers and Donald Glover’s “Swarm” and Lee Sung Jin’s “Beef” will be the Opening and Closing Night TV premieres. The Film & TV Festival’s opening night film is the previously announced “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.” This year’s Closing Night Film will be announced closer to the event. (What will it be?)
Where else can you see the world premiere of a Hollywood blockbuster like “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” as well as documentaries on the Blackberry smart phone and Canadian music channel MuchMusic?...
- 2/1/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Donald Glover’s Amazon show Swarm, Apple’s making-of Tetris movie and Disney+ series American Born Chinese are among the new additions to the TV and film lineup at the upcoming SXSW festival.
The Elizabeth Banks-produced MGM movie Bottoms, from the team behind Shiva Baby, is set for the headliners section, joining the Taron Egerton-fronted Tetris and previously announced titles Problemista, from A24, franchise flick Evil Dead Rise, and Eva Longoria’s directorial debut, Flamin’ Hot. Dungeons & Dragons will open the fest.
As for TV premieres, in addition to Swarm and American Born Chinese, Lee Sung Jin’s Beef, and David E. Kelley’s Love & Death will screen at the festival. Also notable on the TV front: The fest will screen Demascus, which was recently axed by network AMC amid an ongoing shake-up at the network and its hope to write down around 400 million of content...
The Elizabeth Banks-produced MGM movie Bottoms, from the team behind Shiva Baby, is set for the headliners section, joining the Taron Egerton-fronted Tetris and previously announced titles Problemista, from A24, franchise flick Evil Dead Rise, and Eva Longoria’s directorial debut, Flamin’ Hot. Dungeons & Dragons will open the fest.
As for TV premieres, in addition to Swarm and American Born Chinese, Lee Sung Jin’s Beef, and David E. Kelley’s Love & Death will screen at the festival. Also notable on the TV front: The fest will screen Demascus, which was recently axed by network AMC amid an ongoing shake-up at the network and its hope to write down around 400 million of content...
- 2/1/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
BlackBerry
The Dirties (2013) and Operation Avalanche (2016) filmmaker Matt Johnson makes his long awaited return to features with this blast to the past. Featuring Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Cary Elwes and Martin Donovan, BlackBerry (which IFC Films picked up during filming) moved into production last summer. This revolves around the players around the world’s first smartphone, which enjoyed a meteoric rise in the early 2000s only to meet a catastrophic demise. Niv Fichman, Matthew Miller, Fraser Ash and Kevin Krikst produced the project.
Gist: This describes the rise and fall of the once-ubiquitous device as its Canadian parent company Research in Motion floundered in legal disputes and eventually lost its market advantage to competitors such as Apple and Samsung.…...
The Dirties (2013) and Operation Avalanche (2016) filmmaker Matt Johnson makes his long awaited return to features with this blast to the past. Featuring Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Cary Elwes and Martin Donovan, BlackBerry (which IFC Films picked up during filming) moved into production last summer. This revolves around the players around the world’s first smartphone, which enjoyed a meteoric rise in the early 2000s only to meet a catastrophic demise. Niv Fichman, Matthew Miller, Fraser Ash and Kevin Krikst produced the project.
Gist: This describes the rise and fall of the once-ubiquitous device as its Canadian parent company Research in Motion floundered in legal disputes and eventually lost its market advantage to competitors such as Apple and Samsung.…...
- 1/12/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Before the iPhone, there was the mighty BlackBerry — the world’s first smartphone, which enjoyed a meteoric rise in the early 2000s only to meet a catastrophic demise.
A new movie from “The Dirties” and “Operation Avalanche” director Matt Johnson, simply entitled “BlackBerry,” will detail the rise and fall of the once-ubiquitous device as its Canadian parent company Research in Motion floundered in legal disputes and eventually lost its market advantage to competitors such as Apple and Samsung. At the heart of the story is the business relationship between co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie.
The film’s cast is led by Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton. Though it’s not yet confirmed, it’s likely they will play the firm’s founders.
Other cast members include Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek, Rich Sommer, Martin Donovan, Michael Ironside and Johnson.
Johnson and Miller adapted the screenplay from the bestselling 2015 book “Losing...
A new movie from “The Dirties” and “Operation Avalanche” director Matt Johnson, simply entitled “BlackBerry,” will detail the rise and fall of the once-ubiquitous device as its Canadian parent company Research in Motion floundered in legal disputes and eventually lost its market advantage to competitors such as Apple and Samsung. At the heart of the story is the business relationship between co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie.
The film’s cast is led by Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton. Though it’s not yet confirmed, it’s likely they will play the firm’s founders.
Other cast members include Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek, Rich Sommer, Martin Donovan, Michael Ironside and Johnson.
Johnson and Miller adapted the screenplay from the bestselling 2015 book “Losing...
- 8/23/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Market slate includes rom-com At Last, musical dramedy Seriously Red.
Arclight Films has announced at the virtual EFM a French sale on Andrea Riseborough thriller Possessor.
Gary Hamilton and his team have closed an all-rights deal with The Jokers Films on Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller.
Christopher Abbott, Sean Bean, and Jennifer Jason Leigh also star in Possessor, a Sundance 2020 selection that opened in the US through Neon last October and won the grand prix award at Gerardmer International Fantastic Film Festival in France in January.
Riseborough plays a corporate agent who uses brain-implant technology to get others to commit assassinations.
Arclight Films has announced at the virtual EFM a French sale on Andrea Riseborough thriller Possessor.
Gary Hamilton and his team have closed an all-rights deal with The Jokers Films on Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller.
Christopher Abbott, Sean Bean, and Jennifer Jason Leigh also star in Possessor, a Sundance 2020 selection that opened in the US through Neon last October and won the grand prix award at Gerardmer International Fantastic Film Festival in France in January.
Riseborough plays a corporate agent who uses brain-implant technology to get others to commit assassinations.
- 3/3/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Honours handed out virtually as part of Cmpa’s closing reception for annual Prime Time conference.
Jennifer Holness and Dominique Dussault emerged as the winners at the 15th annual Indiescreen Awards announced by Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa) on Wednesday (February 10).
Holness received the Established Producer Award, which recognises her contribution to Canada’s film industry and career achievements, and carries a $10,000 cash prize.
Her producing credits include Home Again (2012), Badge Of Pride (2010), and Love, Sex And Eating The Bones (2003). Her latest documentary feature, Stateless, won the special jury prize at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Dussault (Nemesis Films...
Jennifer Holness and Dominique Dussault emerged as the winners at the 15th annual Indiescreen Awards announced by Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa) on Wednesday (February 10).
Holness received the Established Producer Award, which recognises her contribution to Canada’s film industry and career achievements, and carries a $10,000 cash prize.
Her producing credits include Home Again (2012), Badge Of Pride (2010), and Love, Sex And Eating The Bones (2003). Her latest documentary feature, Stateless, won the special jury prize at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Dussault (Nemesis Films...
- 2/10/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Written and Directed by Brandon Cronenberg Produced by Niv Fichman, Fraser Ash, Kevin Krikst and Andy Starke Starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Rossif Sutherland, Tuppence Middleton with Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh >From the visionary mind of writer/director Brandon Cronenberg, Possessor is an arresting sci-fi thriller about elite, corporate assassin Tasya Vos. Using brain-implant technology, …
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- 9/19/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Andrea Riseborough stars as a long-distance corporate assassin in the sci-fi horror film Possessor, out October 9th.
Written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg (son of filmmaker David Cronenberg), the trailer features Riseborough as Tasya Vos, who uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to execute high-profile targets. She returns home to her son and husband (played by Rossif Sutherland), where she reports that her last business trip was “extraordinarily dull.”
“You have a very special nature,” Tasya’s boss (Jennifer Jason Leigh) tells her. “One we...
Written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg (son of filmmaker David Cronenberg), the trailer features Riseborough as Tasya Vos, who uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to execute high-profile targets. She returns home to her son and husband (played by Rossif Sutherland), where she reports that her last business trip was “extraordinarily dull.”
“You have a very special nature,” Tasya’s boss (Jennifer Jason Leigh) tells her. “One we...
- 9/1/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
In her 5-star Sundance review, Heather Wixson wrote that Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor is "...one of the most brazen films to come out of Sundance this year," and following its well-received festival screenings, Neon has acquired the film for Us distribution, with Well Go USA overseeing the movie's home entertainment release.
A release date for Possessor will be announced at a future time. We'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated on future announcements, and in the meantime we have the official press release with additional details, and be sure to read Heather Wixson's Sundance coverage of the film, including her interviews with Cronenberg and co-stars Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott.
Press Release: New York, NY | March 27, 2020 – Neon announced today that they have acquired U.S. rights to Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor, the sci-fi thriller starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott (James White), Tuppence Middleton (The Imitation Game), with Sean Bean...
A release date for Possessor will be announced at a future time. We'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated on future announcements, and in the meantime we have the official press release with additional details, and be sure to read Heather Wixson's Sundance coverage of the film, including her interviews with Cronenberg and co-stars Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott.
Press Release: New York, NY | March 27, 2020 – Neon announced today that they have acquired U.S. rights to Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor, the sci-fi thriller starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott (James White), Tuppence Middleton (The Imitation Game), with Sean Bean...
- 3/27/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Neon has taken U.S. rights to Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller Possessor, which made its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The distributor will announce a release date in the future for the pic. Well Go USA is handling the home entertainment release.
Possessor, which stars Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh, follows corporate agent Tasya Vos (Riseborough), who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies – ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients. Out of Sundance, the movie scored a 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Possessor reps Cronenberg’s second feature film as...
Possessor, which stars Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh, follows corporate agent Tasya Vos (Riseborough), who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies – ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients. Out of Sundance, the movie scored a 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Possessor reps Cronenberg’s second feature film as...
- 3/27/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Neon has continued its recent hot streak by acquiring the U.S. rights to another buzzy title, Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller “Possessor” out of the Sundance Film Festival, Neon announced Friday.
The film starring Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott made its world premiere at Sundance. Neon will announce release plans for the film at a later date.
“Possessor” stars Riseborough as a world-class assassin named Tasya Vos who works for a secretive organization that hires her to use brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies and then commit assassinations for high-paying clients. But things start to get dangerous when she inhabits the mind of her latest unsuspecting host, played by Abbott. The film also stars Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Also Read: 'Possessor' Stars Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott Talk How They Got Inside Each Other's Minds (Video)
“Neon is a hugely exciting distributor,...
The film starring Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott made its world premiere at Sundance. Neon will announce release plans for the film at a later date.
“Possessor” stars Riseborough as a world-class assassin named Tasya Vos who works for a secretive organization that hires her to use brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies and then commit assassinations for high-paying clients. But things start to get dangerous when she inhabits the mind of her latest unsuspecting host, played by Abbott. The film also stars Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Also Read: 'Possessor' Stars Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott Talk How They Got Inside Each Other's Minds (Video)
“Neon is a hugely exciting distributor,...
- 3/27/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Neon has acquired U.S. rights to Brandon Cronenberg’s “Possessor,” a science-fiction thriller starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
In the film, Riseborough portrays a corporate agent who works for a secretive organization using brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies and commit assassinations for high-paying clients. “Possessor” premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival.
“Neon is a hugely exciting distributor, and I’ve been eager to work with them for a while now. I’m thrilled they are taking on ‘Possessor’ in collaboration with Well Go USA, who made production of the film possible,” Cronenberg said in a statement.
“Possessor” is the second feature film from Cronenberg, who is the son of director David Cronenberg. Brandon Cronenberg’s debut feature “Antiviral” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was awarded best Canadian first feature film at the Toronto International Film Festival,...
In the film, Riseborough portrays a corporate agent who works for a secretive organization using brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies and commit assassinations for high-paying clients. “Possessor” premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival.
“Neon is a hugely exciting distributor, and I’ve been eager to work with them for a while now. I’m thrilled they are taking on ‘Possessor’ in collaboration with Well Go USA, who made production of the film possible,” Cronenberg said in a statement.
“Possessor” is the second feature film from Cronenberg, who is the son of director David Cronenberg. Brandon Cronenberg’s debut feature “Antiviral” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was awarded best Canadian first feature film at the Toronto International Film Festival,...
- 3/27/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Andrea Riseborough stars. Release plans to be announced at later date.
Neon has announced its third acquisition this week, taking Us rights to Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller Possessor starring Andrea Riseborough.
The film premiered at Sundance and centres on a corporate agent (Riseborough) who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies and get them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.
Christopher Abbott, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh round out the key cast. Possessor marks Cronenberg’s follow-up to his first feature, Antiviral.
Arclight Films handles international sales on the Canadian/UK co-production produced by Niv Fichman,...
Neon has announced its third acquisition this week, taking Us rights to Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller Possessor starring Andrea Riseborough.
The film premiered at Sundance and centres on a corporate agent (Riseborough) who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies and get them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.
Christopher Abbott, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh round out the key cast. Possessor marks Cronenberg’s follow-up to his first feature, Antiviral.
Arclight Films handles international sales on the Canadian/UK co-production produced by Niv Fichman,...
- 3/27/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Possessor
Eight years after his 2012 debut Antiviral, Brandon Cronenberg returns with Possessor, a sci-fi thriller with a stellar cast, featuring Jennifer Jason Leigh (who starred in David Cronenberg’s 1999 film eXistenZ), Andrea Riseborough, Sean Bean, Christopher Abbott and Tuppence Middleton. Lensed by Karim Hussein, the Canadian-uk co-production is produced by Andrew Starke, Kevin Krikst, Niv Fichman and Fraser Ash. Cronenberg’s debut premiered in Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
Gist: From Cronenberg’s own script, Possessor follows an agent who works for a secret organization using brain-implant tech which allows people to inhabit the body of another and commit assassinations.…...
Eight years after his 2012 debut Antiviral, Brandon Cronenberg returns with Possessor, a sci-fi thriller with a stellar cast, featuring Jennifer Jason Leigh (who starred in David Cronenberg’s 1999 film eXistenZ), Andrea Riseborough, Sean Bean, Christopher Abbott and Tuppence Middleton. Lensed by Karim Hussein, the Canadian-uk co-production is produced by Andrew Starke, Kevin Krikst, Niv Fichman and Fraser Ash. Cronenberg’s debut premiered in Un Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
Gist: From Cronenberg’s own script, Possessor follows an agent who works for a secret organization using brain-implant tech which allows people to inhabit the body of another and commit assassinations.…...
- 1/2/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
IFC Midnight has picked up U.S. rights to “Disappearance at Clifton Hill,” Variety has learned.
The Canadian neo-noir premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, where it went by the title “Clifton Hill.” It follows Abby (Tuppence Middleton), a young woman who returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls after her mother dies, only become obsessed with a fragmented memory of an abduction she believes she was witness to as a child. As she begins to dig deeper into the possible kidnapping, she also reunites with her estranged younger sister, Laure (Hannah Gross), and they attempt to settle their mother’s estate and sell the family motel. But Abby’s fixation on the past leads her down a rabbit hole of conspiracy that threatens to overwhelm everything. IFC Midnight will release the film on Feb. 28, 2020.
Albert Shin (“In Her Place”) directed the picture. Along with Middleton (“Downton...
The Canadian neo-noir premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, where it went by the title “Clifton Hill.” It follows Abby (Tuppence Middleton), a young woman who returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls after her mother dies, only become obsessed with a fragmented memory of an abduction she believes she was witness to as a child. As she begins to dig deeper into the possible kidnapping, she also reunites with her estranged younger sister, Laure (Hannah Gross), and they attempt to settle their mother’s estate and sell the family motel. But Abby’s fixation on the past leads her down a rabbit hole of conspiracy that threatens to overwhelm everything. IFC Midnight will release the film on Feb. 28, 2020.
Albert Shin (“In Her Place”) directed the picture. Along with Middleton (“Downton...
- 11/5/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Sales slate includes completed elevated sci-fi thriller Only starring Freida Pinto.
Santa Monica-based Myriad Pictures has kicked off talks with international buyers on the completed crime thriller Hammer starring Will Patton and Mark O’Brien from recent release Ready Or Not.
Christian Sparkes (Cast No Shadow) wrote and directed the feature about Chris (O’Brien), an ex-con who plots to rob his drug-dealing friend, Adams (Ben Cotton). When the plan goes wrong, Chris turns to his father (Patton) for help.
Jonathan Bronfman, Alison White, William Woods and Chris Agoston serve as producers, and Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman, and Kevin Krikst are the executive producers.
Santa Monica-based Myriad Pictures has kicked off talks with international buyers on the completed crime thriller Hammer starring Will Patton and Mark O’Brien from recent release Ready Or Not.
Christian Sparkes (Cast No Shadow) wrote and directed the feature about Chris (O’Brien), an ex-con who plots to rob his drug-dealing friend, Adams (Ben Cotton). When the plan goes wrong, Chris turns to his father (Patton) for help.
Jonathan Bronfman, Alison White, William Woods and Chris Agoston serve as producers, and Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman, and Kevin Krikst are the executive producers.
- 9/6/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Rhombus Media’s Kevin Krikst and Fraser Ash have jointly won the Canadian Media Producers Assn.’s 2019 Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award, it was announced this afternoon at the Indiescreen Awards, the opening event of the Toronto film festival’s industry conference at Glenn Gould Studios.
The Toronto-based pair’s latest feature is Albert Shin’s “Clifton Hill,” a Niagara Falls-set psychological thriller starring Tuppence Middleton (“Sense8”), Hannah Gross (“Mindhunter”), David Cronenberg and Eric Johnson (“Vikings”). The film has its world premiere tonight. WTFIlms’ Gregory Chambet is handling international sales. Elevation is distributing in Canada.
The award, which comes with a C$5,000 cash prize, recognizes the talents of emerging feature producers. Krikst and Ash’s previous Toronto film, Stephen Dunn’s “Closet Monster,” won the festival’s Best Canadian Film prize in 2015.
Felize Frappier of Max Films Media received the Cmpa’s 2019 Established Producer Award in recognition of her remarkable contribution to Canadian cinema,...
The Toronto-based pair’s latest feature is Albert Shin’s “Clifton Hill,” a Niagara Falls-set psychological thriller starring Tuppence Middleton (“Sense8”), Hannah Gross (“Mindhunter”), David Cronenberg and Eric Johnson (“Vikings”). The film has its world premiere tonight. WTFIlms’ Gregory Chambet is handling international sales. Elevation is distributing in Canada.
The award, which comes with a C$5,000 cash prize, recognizes the talents of emerging feature producers. Krikst and Ash’s previous Toronto film, Stephen Dunn’s “Closet Monster,” won the festival’s Best Canadian Film prize in 2015.
Felize Frappier of Max Films Media received the Cmpa’s 2019 Established Producer Award in recognition of her remarkable contribution to Canadian cinema,...
- 9/5/2019
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
Both recipients’ latest features premiere at Tiff.
The Canadian Media Producers Association announced the winners of its annual Cmpa Indiescreen Awards on Thursday (5) at an afternoon ceremony to mark the opening of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff).
Félize Frappier (Max Films Media) received the Cmpa’s 2019 Established Producer Award in recognition of her contribution to Canadian cinema, which includes Marécages (2011), L’autre Maison (2013), Corbo (2014) and Ville-Marie (2015). The Montreal-based producer’s latest film, Kuessipan, receives its world premiere in Discovery on September 8.
Rhombus Media’s Kevin Krikst and Fraser Ash were named joint winners of the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award,...
The Canadian Media Producers Association announced the winners of its annual Cmpa Indiescreen Awards on Thursday (5) at an afternoon ceremony to mark the opening of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff).
Félize Frappier (Max Films Media) received the Cmpa’s 2019 Established Producer Award in recognition of her contribution to Canadian cinema, which includes Marécages (2011), L’autre Maison (2013), Corbo (2014) and Ville-Marie (2015). The Montreal-based producer’s latest film, Kuessipan, receives its world premiere in Discovery on September 8.
Rhombus Media’s Kevin Krikst and Fraser Ash were named joint winners of the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award,...
- 9/5/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Five established producers and seven up-and-comers are in the running.
The Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa) has named the nominees for its 2019 Indiescreen Awards.
Up for the Established Producer Award are: Christina Piovesan, from First Generation Films (American Woman); Felize Frappier, from Max Films Media (Kuessipan); Jessica Adams, from Ja Productions (Tammy’s Always Dying); Judy Holm, from Markham Street Films (Level 16); and Lori Lozinski, of Violator Films (The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open).
Nominated for the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award are: Julie Strifler, of Endgame Films (Easy Land); Katie Bird Nolan and Lindsay Tapscott, from Babe...
The Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa) has named the nominees for its 2019 Indiescreen Awards.
Up for the Established Producer Award are: Christina Piovesan, from First Generation Films (American Woman); Felize Frappier, from Max Films Media (Kuessipan); Jessica Adams, from Ja Productions (Tammy’s Always Dying); Judy Holm, from Markham Street Films (Level 16); and Lori Lozinski, of Violator Films (The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open).
Nominated for the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award are: Julie Strifler, of Endgame Films (Easy Land); Katie Bird Nolan and Lindsay Tapscott, from Babe...
- 8/20/2019
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Brandon Cronenberg sci-fi thriller sells in Scandinavia, Latin America.
Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller Possessor starring Andrea Riseborough has drawn more buyers for Arclight Films, which wrapped principal photography in Toronto last weekend.
Rights have gone to Scandinavia (Sandrew Metronome), Cis (Top Film Distribution), Middle East (Italia), Latin America (Turner Broadcasting), and Greece and Cyprus (Spentzos).
Christopher Abbott, Rossif Sutherland, and Tuppence Middleton star with Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh. As Previously announced, Well Go USA will distribute in the Us, and Elevation Pictures will release in Canada.
Cronenberg wrote the screenplay for Possessor, in which Riseborough plays an...
Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller Possessor starring Andrea Riseborough has drawn more buyers for Arclight Films, which wrapped principal photography in Toronto last weekend.
Rights have gone to Scandinavia (Sandrew Metronome), Cis (Top Film Distribution), Middle East (Italia), Latin America (Turner Broadcasting), and Greece and Cyprus (Spentzos).
Christopher Abbott, Rossif Sutherland, and Tuppence Middleton star with Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh. As Previously announced, Well Go USA will distribute in the Us, and Elevation Pictures will release in Canada.
Cronenberg wrote the screenplay for Possessor, in which Riseborough plays an...
- 5/17/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for May 2019 including "Titans", "V-Wars", "Locke and Key" and a whole lot more:
Anne With An E Season 3
TV Series
Northwood Anne Trois Inc.
Exec. Prod.: Moira Walley-Beckett, Miranda de Pencier, Tina Grewal
Dir.: Various
Mar 11 – Aug 22/19
Carter Season 2
TV Series
Sony / Amaze Films
Prod.: Victoria Hirst
Dir.: various
Apr 15 – Jul 17/19
Condor Season 2
TV Series
T5 Condor 2 Productions Inc.
Prod.: Andrea Raffaghello
Dir.: Andrew McCarthy
Apr 29 - Aug 28/19
Dare Me Season 1
TV Series
Gep / USA Network (NBC)
Prod.: Dan Kaplow
Dir.: Various
Apr 22 - Aug 6/19
Dog Pack
TV Movie
Disney/ABC Television Group
Prod.: Mary Pantelidis
Dir.: Paul Hoen
May 27 - Jul 12/19
Frankie Drake Mysteries Season 3
TV Series
Shaftesbury
Prod.: Theresa M Ho
Dir.: various
May 7 - Aug 27/19
Titans aka Freebirds Season 2
TV Series
New Media / Warner Bros. Television
Prod.
Anne With An E Season 3
TV Series
Northwood Anne Trois Inc.
Exec. Prod.: Moira Walley-Beckett, Miranda de Pencier, Tina Grewal
Dir.: Various
Mar 11 – Aug 22/19
Carter Season 2
TV Series
Sony / Amaze Films
Prod.: Victoria Hirst
Dir.: various
Apr 15 – Jul 17/19
Condor Season 2
TV Series
T5 Condor 2 Productions Inc.
Prod.: Andrea Raffaghello
Dir.: Andrew McCarthy
Apr 29 - Aug 28/19
Dare Me Season 1
TV Series
Gep / USA Network (NBC)
Prod.: Dan Kaplow
Dir.: Various
Apr 22 - Aug 6/19
Dog Pack
TV Movie
Disney/ABC Television Group
Prod.: Mary Pantelidis
Dir.: Paul Hoen
May 27 - Jul 12/19
Frankie Drake Mysteries Season 3
TV Series
Shaftesbury
Prod.: Theresa M Ho
Dir.: various
May 7 - Aug 27/19
Titans aka Freebirds Season 2
TV Series
New Media / Warner Bros. Television
Prod.
- 4/26/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for April 2019 including "Dare Me", "Titans", "Locke & Key" and a whole lot more:
Anne With An E Season 3
TV Series
Northwood Anne Trois Inc.
Dir.: Various
Shoot: Mar 11 – Aug 22/19
Cardinal: Until The Night
TV Series
Entertainment One
Prod.: Jessica Daniel
Dir.: Nathan Morlando
Shoot: Jan 30 - Apr 9/19
Condor Season 2
TV Series
T5 Condor 2 Productions Inc.
Prod.: Andrea Raffaghello
Dir.: Andrew McCarthy
Shoot: Apr 29 - Aug 28/19
Dare Me Season 1
TV Series
Gep / USA Network (NBC)
Prod.: Dan Kaplow
Dir.: Various
Shoot: Apr 22 - Aug 6/19
Falling
Feature
Scythia Films, Zephyr Films, Perceval Pictures
Prod.: Daniel Bekerman, Viggo Mortensen, Chris Curling
Dir.: Viggo Mortenson
Shoot: Feb 27 - Apr 10/19
Freebirds (Titans) Season 2
TV Series
New Media / Warner Bros. Television
Prod.: Michael Wray
Dir. : Various
Mar 20 – Sep 9/19
Grand Army
TV Series
Netflix / Dutiful Productions Ulc
Prod.
Anne With An E Season 3
TV Series
Northwood Anne Trois Inc.
Dir.: Various
Shoot: Mar 11 – Aug 22/19
Cardinal: Until The Night
TV Series
Entertainment One
Prod.: Jessica Daniel
Dir.: Nathan Morlando
Shoot: Jan 30 - Apr 9/19
Condor Season 2
TV Series
T5 Condor 2 Productions Inc.
Prod.: Andrea Raffaghello
Dir.: Andrew McCarthy
Shoot: Apr 29 - Aug 28/19
Dare Me Season 1
TV Series
Gep / USA Network (NBC)
Prod.: Dan Kaplow
Dir.: Various
Shoot: Apr 22 - Aug 6/19
Falling
Feature
Scythia Films, Zephyr Films, Perceval Pictures
Prod.: Daniel Bekerman, Viggo Mortensen, Chris Curling
Dir.: Viggo Mortenson
Shoot: Feb 27 - Apr 10/19
Freebirds (Titans) Season 2
TV Series
New Media / Warner Bros. Television
Prod.: Michael Wray
Dir. : Various
Mar 20 – Sep 9/19
Grand Army
TV Series
Netflix / Dutiful Productions Ulc
Prod.
- 3/29/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), and Stacy Martin (Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 & 2) have joined Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott in Brandon Cronenberg’s (Antiviral) sophomore feature Possessor. The film is slated to begin production in April 2019 and will shoot on location in Canada.
Cronenberg is directing from a script he wrote which follows Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of high-paying clients. When something goes wrong on a routine job, she soon finds herself trapped in the mind of an unwitting suspect (Abbott) whose appetite for violence turns out to rival her own.
Producers are Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman, and Kevin Krikst of Rhombus Media, and Andy Starke of Rook Films. Arclight is handling sales.
The film is being made with the the participation of Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates.
Cronenberg is directing from a script he wrote which follows Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of high-paying clients. When something goes wrong on a routine job, she soon finds herself trapped in the mind of an unwitting suspect (Abbott) whose appetite for violence turns out to rival her own.
Producers are Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman, and Kevin Krikst of Rhombus Media, and Andy Starke of Rook Films. Arclight is handling sales.
The film is being made with the the participation of Telefilm Canada and Ontario Creates.
- 2/10/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Sean Bean, best known for “The Lord of the Rings” and “Game of Thrones,” Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar nominated for Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight,” and Stacy Martin have joined Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott in Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller “Possessor.”
Well Go USA Entertainment will release the film in the U.S. Elevation Pictures will distribute the film in Canada. Arclight Films is representing foreign rights to the movie at the European Film Market in Berlin.
The movie follows Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of high-paying clients. But something goes wrong on a routine job, and she soon finds herself trapped in the mind of an unwitting suspect (Abbott), whose appetite for violence turns out to rival her own.
The producers are Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman,...
Well Go USA Entertainment will release the film in the U.S. Elevation Pictures will distribute the film in Canada. Arclight Films is representing foreign rights to the movie at the European Film Market in Berlin.
The movie follows Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of high-paying clients. But something goes wrong on a routine job, and she soon finds herself trapped in the mind of an unwitting suspect (Abbott), whose appetite for violence turns out to rival her own.
The producers are Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman,...
- 2/10/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Arclight Films represents international sales. Production to start in Canada in April.
Sean Bean, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Stacy Martin have joined Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott in sci-fi thriller Possessor, Brandon Cronenberg’s follow-up to his feature debut Antiviral that Arclight Films is selling at Efm.
Production is set to begin in April on location in Canada on the story of an agent who uses brain-implant technology to coerce people to commit assassinations for high-paying clients. Her plan turns sour when she becomes trapped in the mind of an unwitting suspect whose appetite for violence rivals her own.
Cronenberg...
Sean Bean, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Stacy Martin have joined Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott in sci-fi thriller Possessor, Brandon Cronenberg’s follow-up to his feature debut Antiviral that Arclight Films is selling at Efm.
Production is set to begin in April on location in Canada on the story of an agent who uses brain-implant technology to coerce people to commit assassinations for high-paying clients. Her plan turns sour when she becomes trapped in the mind of an unwitting suspect whose appetite for violence rivals her own.
Cronenberg...
- 2/10/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight) and Stacy Martin (Nymphomaniac) are joining Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott in Possessor.
The sci-fi thriller — the second feature from Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral), son of David Cronenberg — is being produced by Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman and Kevin Krikst of Rhombus Media and Andy Starke of Rook Films and is slated to start production in April in Canada.
Cronenberg will direct from his own script, which follows Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies,...
The sci-fi thriller — the second feature from Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral), son of David Cronenberg — is being produced by Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman and Kevin Krikst of Rhombus Media and Andy Starke of Rook Films and is slated to start production in April in Canada.
Cronenberg will direct from his own script, which follows Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies,...
- 2/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight) and Stacy Martin (Nymphomaniac) are joining Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott in Possessor.
The sci-fi thriller — the second feature from Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral), son of David Cronenberg — is being produced by Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman and Kevin Krikst of Rhombus Media and Andy Starke of Rook Films and is slated to start production in April in Canada.
Cronenberg will direct from his own script, which follows Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies,...
The sci-fi thriller — the second feature from Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral), son of David Cronenberg — is being produced by Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman and Kevin Krikst of Rhombus Media and Andy Starke of Rook Films and is slated to start production in April in Canada.
Cronenberg will direct from his own script, which follows Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies,...
- 2/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Possessor
Seven years after his 2012 debut Antiviral, Canadian director Brandon Cronenberg returns again to the body horror theme established early on by his father David Cronenberg with sophomore film Possessor. Produced by Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman and Kevin Krikst of Rhombus Media and Andrew Starke of Rooke Films. Well Go USA has pre-purchased Us distribution rights in a deal with Arclight Films in advance of filming. Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott (It Comes at Night) are set to star while Dp Karim Hussain (of Hobo With a Shotgun and Deepa Mehta’s Beeba Boys) will lens.…...
Seven years after his 2012 debut Antiviral, Canadian director Brandon Cronenberg returns again to the body horror theme established early on by his father David Cronenberg with sophomore film Possessor. Produced by Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman and Kevin Krikst of Rhombus Media and Andrew Starke of Rooke Films. Well Go USA has pre-purchased Us distribution rights in a deal with Arclight Films in advance of filming. Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott (It Comes at Night) are set to star while Dp Karim Hussain (of Hobo With a Shotgun and Deepa Mehta’s Beeba Boys) will lens.…...
- 1/4/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Exclusive: Tuppence Middleton and Hannah Gross are starring in Canadian indie Clifton Hill, a drama from In Her Place director Albert Shin. The psychological thriller hails from Rhombus Media and Elevation Pictures with Elevation distributing in Canada.
The story centers on Abby (Middleton) who, after returning home following the death of her mother, becomes obsessed with fragmented memories of a kidnapping she claims to have witnessed as a child. Gross is Abby’s younger sister Laure, whose tense relationship with her sibling is put to the test as Abby’s obsession grows out of control.
Andy McQueen (Fahrenheit 451), Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek), David Cronenberg (Alias Grace), Eric Johnson (The Knick) and Marie-Josée Croze (The Barbarian Invasions) also star in the film, which has been shooting in Niagara Falls.
Shin says, “My parents settled in Niagara Falls as new immigrants to Canada and much like the film, bought a...
The story centers on Abby (Middleton) who, after returning home following the death of her mother, becomes obsessed with fragmented memories of a kidnapping she claims to have witnessed as a child. Gross is Abby’s younger sister Laure, whose tense relationship with her sibling is put to the test as Abby’s obsession grows out of control.
Andy McQueen (Fahrenheit 451), Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek), David Cronenberg (Alias Grace), Eric Johnson (The Knick) and Marie-Josée Croze (The Barbarian Invasions) also star in the film, which has been shooting in Niagara Falls.
Shin says, “My parents settled in Niagara Falls as new immigrants to Canada and much like the film, bought a...
- 12/11/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for December 2018 including "Greenland", "Locke and Key", "October Faction" and a whole lot more:
Baroness Von Sketch Show- Season 4
TV Series
Bvss 4 Productions Ontario Inc.
Prod.: Graham Ludlow
Dir.: Jordan Canning, Aleysa Young
Sep 24 - Dec 13/18
Clifton Hill
(Aka Jane Of The Desert)
Feature
Rhombus on the Lake Inc.
Producer: Fraser Ash, Kevin Krikst, Matt Code
Director: Albert Shin
Nov 12 -Dec 14/18
Designated Survivor- Season 3
TV Series
eOne / Netflix
Prod.: Chris Hatcher
Exec. Prod.: Kiefer Sutherland, Peter Noah
Dir.: various
Oct 15/18 - Feb 12/19
Greenland
Feature
Greenland Films Inc.
Producer Basil Iwanyk
Dir.: Neill Blomkamp
Jan 14 - Mar 8/19
Let It Snow
TV Movie
Netflix
Prod.: D. Clark, B. Bauman,
A. Faigen
Dir: Luke Snellin
Feb 1 - Mar 29/19
Locke & Key- Season 1
TV Series
Matheson Productions Inc.
Producer: Kevin Lafferty
Dir.: Michael Morris
Feb 4 - June...
Baroness Von Sketch Show- Season 4
TV Series
Bvss 4 Productions Ontario Inc.
Prod.: Graham Ludlow
Dir.: Jordan Canning, Aleysa Young
Sep 24 - Dec 13/18
Clifton Hill
(Aka Jane Of The Desert)
Feature
Rhombus on the Lake Inc.
Producer: Fraser Ash, Kevin Krikst, Matt Code
Director: Albert Shin
Nov 12 -Dec 14/18
Designated Survivor- Season 3
TV Series
eOne / Netflix
Prod.: Chris Hatcher
Exec. Prod.: Kiefer Sutherland, Peter Noah
Dir.: various
Oct 15/18 - Feb 12/19
Greenland
Feature
Greenland Films Inc.
Producer Basil Iwanyk
Dir.: Neill Blomkamp
Jan 14 - Mar 8/19
Let It Snow
TV Movie
Netflix
Prod.: D. Clark, B. Bauman,
A. Faigen
Dir: Luke Snellin
Feb 1 - Mar 29/19
Locke & Key- Season 1
TV Series
Matheson Productions Inc.
Producer: Kevin Lafferty
Dir.: Michael Morris
Feb 4 - June...
- 11/24/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Well Go USA has struck a deal with Arclight Films for U.S. rights to Brandon Cronenberg’s (Antiviral) upcoming sophomore sci-fi thriller Possessor, I can reveal. As we broke in Cannes, the film is due to star Andrea Riseborough (The Death Of Stalin) and Christopher Abbot (Catch 22).
Possessor centers on Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of high-paying clients. But something goes wrong on a routine job, and Tasya soon finds herself trapped in the mind of an unwitting suspect (Abbott) whose appetite for violence turns out to rival her own.
Filming for the feature is slated to begin first quarter 2019. Pic is produced by Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman, and Kevin Krikst of Rhombus Media (Enemy) and Andy Starke of Rook Films (Free Fire). Arclight’s Gary Hamilton...
Possessor centers on Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of high-paying clients. But something goes wrong on a routine job, and Tasya soon finds herself trapped in the mind of an unwitting suspect (Abbott) whose appetite for violence turns out to rival her own.
Filming for the feature is slated to begin first quarter 2019. Pic is produced by Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman, and Kevin Krikst of Rhombus Media (Enemy) and Andy Starke of Rook Films (Free Fire). Arclight’s Gary Hamilton...
- 11/2/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Production on Canada-uk co-production scheduled for first quarter 2019.
Arclight Films has announced a Us deal with Well Go USA on Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi Possessor from Andy Starke and Ben Wheatley’s Rook Films (pictured) and Niv Fichman’s Toronto-based Rhombus Media.
Cronenberg, who broke out with 2012 Un Certain Regard horror sci-fi Antiviral, will direct Andrea Riseborough as a secret operative who uses brain implants to manipulate innocent hosts and carry out hits on behalf of high-paying clients.
When a routine job turns sour, the protagonist finds herself trapped in the mind of an unwitting suspect whose appetite for violence rivals her own.
Arclight Films has announced a Us deal with Well Go USA on Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi Possessor from Andy Starke and Ben Wheatley’s Rook Films (pictured) and Niv Fichman’s Toronto-based Rhombus Media.
Cronenberg, who broke out with 2012 Un Certain Regard horror sci-fi Antiviral, will direct Andrea Riseborough as a secret operative who uses brain implants to manipulate innocent hosts and carry out hits on behalf of high-paying clients.
When a routine job turns sour, the protagonist finds herself trapped in the mind of an unwitting suspect whose appetite for violence rivals her own.
- 11/2/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Production on Canada-uk co-production scheduled for first quarter 2019.
Arclight Films has announced a Us deal with Well Go USA on Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi Possessor from Andy Starke and Ben Wheatley’s Rook Films (pictured) and Niv Fichman’s Toronto-based Rhombus Media.
Cronenberg, who broke out with 2012 Un Certain Regard horror sci-fi Antiviral, will direct Andrea Riseborough as a secret operative who uses brain implants to manipulate innocent hosts and carry out hits on behalf of high-paying clients.
When a routine job turns sour, the protagonist finds herself trapped in the mind of an unwitting suspect whose appetite for violence rivals her own.
Arclight Films has announced a Us deal with Well Go USA on Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi Possessor from Andy Starke and Ben Wheatley’s Rook Films (pictured) and Niv Fichman’s Toronto-based Rhombus Media.
Cronenberg, who broke out with 2012 Un Certain Regard horror sci-fi Antiviral, will direct Andrea Riseborough as a secret operative who uses brain implants to manipulate innocent hosts and carry out hits on behalf of high-paying clients.
When a routine job turns sour, the protagonist finds herself trapped in the mind of an unwitting suspect whose appetite for violence rivals her own.
- 11/2/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: In the second sassy project we can reveal this morning in Cannes, Birdman star Andrea Riseborough and fast-rising Christopher Abbott (First Man) will lead Brandon Cronenberg’s sophomore feature Possessor.
Cronenberg’s 2012 body-horror debut Antiviral played at festivals including Cannes, Toronto and London and he has corralled a duo in hot form for his next movie with Abbott currently leading cast in George Clooney’s Hulu drama series Catch 22 and Riseborough currently in production on Amazon’s international drugs trade series ZeroZeroZero.
We understand shoot is due to kick off in early 2019 on the movie, which Arclight Films is launching world sales on in Cannes. Cronenberg is directing from a script he wrote about Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of high-paying clients. But something goes wrong on a routine job,...
Cronenberg’s 2012 body-horror debut Antiviral played at festivals including Cannes, Toronto and London and he has corralled a duo in hot form for his next movie with Abbott currently leading cast in George Clooney’s Hulu drama series Catch 22 and Riseborough currently in production on Amazon’s international drugs trade series ZeroZeroZero.
We understand shoot is due to kick off in early 2019 on the movie, which Arclight Films is launching world sales on in Cannes. Cronenberg is directing from a script he wrote about Tasya Vos (Riseborough), an agent for a secretive organization who uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies, driving them to commit assassinations for the benefit of high-paying clients. But something goes wrong on a routine job,...
- 5/13/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephen Dunn’s drama starring Connor Jessup and featuring the voice of Isabella Rossellini premiered in Toronto where it won Best Canadian Feature Film.
Rhombus Media and Best Boy Entertainment’s Closet Monster centres on an alienated young man unsure of his sexuality and on the cusp of adulthood who confronts his demons with the help of a talking hamster.
Kevin Krikst and Fraser Ash of Rhombus Media produced with Edward J Martin of Best Boy Entertainment. Rhombus head Niv Fichman served as executive producer with Ed Martin.
Closet Monster was produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation, The Harold Greenberg Fund and Rogers Telefund.
Elevation Pictures holds Canadian rights and Fortissimo Films handles international sales.
Strand negotiated the deal with Cinetic Media and plans a summer 2016 release.
Rhombus Media and Best Boy Entertainment’s Closet Monster centres on an alienated young man unsure of his sexuality and on the cusp of adulthood who confronts his demons with the help of a talking hamster.
Kevin Krikst and Fraser Ash of Rhombus Media produced with Edward J Martin of Best Boy Entertainment. Rhombus head Niv Fichman served as executive producer with Ed Martin.
Closet Monster was produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation, The Harold Greenberg Fund and Rogers Telefund.
Elevation Pictures holds Canadian rights and Fortissimo Films handles international sales.
Strand negotiated the deal with Cinetic Media and plans a summer 2016 release.
- 12/12/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Fortissimo Films has acquired international rights to Canadian filmmaker Stephen Dunn’s directorial debut Closet Monster.
Currently in post-production, the English-language coming-of-age drama follows a creative and imaginative teenager who has spent years destabilised by his dysfunctional parents, unsure of his sexuality and haunted by horrific images of a childhood trauma.
Connor Jessup (Falling Skies, Blackbird) plays the teenager. The film also features a talking hamster voiced by Isabella Rossellini.
The film was produced by Rhombus Media (The Red Violin, Blindness) and Best Boy Entertainment with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation and The Harold Greenberg Fund and Rogers Telefund. Canadian distribution will be handled by Elevation Pictures.
Dunn’s short films have won awards at festivals including Toronto and Tribeca. In 2015, his short film series Pop-Up Porno created a sensation at Sundance.
The deal for international rights was finalised by Fortissimo Films’ chairman Michael J. Werner and producers Fraser Ash and Kevin Krikst...
Currently in post-production, the English-language coming-of-age drama follows a creative and imaginative teenager who has spent years destabilised by his dysfunctional parents, unsure of his sexuality and haunted by horrific images of a childhood trauma.
Connor Jessup (Falling Skies, Blackbird) plays the teenager. The film also features a talking hamster voiced by Isabella Rossellini.
The film was produced by Rhombus Media (The Red Violin, Blindness) and Best Boy Entertainment with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation and The Harold Greenberg Fund and Rogers Telefund. Canadian distribution will be handled by Elevation Pictures.
Dunn’s short films have won awards at festivals including Toronto and Tribeca. In 2015, his short film series Pop-Up Porno created a sensation at Sundance.
The deal for international rights was finalised by Fortissimo Films’ chairman Michael J. Werner and producers Fraser Ash and Kevin Krikst...
- 5/12/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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