Iconic Events has taken domestic rights to The Prank, a dark comedy starring EGOT winner Rita Moreno (West Side Story), Connor Kalopsis (Outmatched) and Ramona Young (Never Have I Ever), from XRM Media and Sneak Preview Entertainment. Directed by Maureen Bharoocha (Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin), the SXSW 2022 crowd pleaser will hit approximately 200 […]
Torchbearer Award: The Boy in the Woods Rebecca Snow, Director • Canada “The inaugural Torchbearer Award is given to The Boy in the Woods, a work that goes beyond mere entertainment, serving as a powerful conduit for remembrance. This film has fearlessly explored the origins and repercussions of one of the darkest chapters in human […]
More buzzy films include “Bob Trevino Likes It,” written and directed by Tracie Laymon and starring Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo in a true story tale of a woman searching for her biological father and finding an unexpected paternal figure. International horror film “Cuckoo,” written and directed by Tilman Singer, stars Ferreira’s former “Euphoria” co-star Hunter Schafer, […]
Myriad Pictures has boarded international sales rights and is in talks with AFM buyers on XRM MEDIA and Sneak Preview Entertainment’s mystery dark comedy The Prank starring Rita Moreno. Kirk D’Amico is screening the film today (November 2). Maureen Bharoocha directed the story of high school best friends who set out to get revenge on […]
Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films have acquired U.S. rights to “Bring Him to Me,” a mob thriller starring Barry Pepper (“Saving Private Ryan”) and Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”). The film will open in select theaters and on digital on Jan. 19, 2024. Photon Films will release the film in Canada. Myriad Pictures has world sales rights […]
A year on from excited talk of a Covid rebound, delegates arrive in Santa Monica for the American Film Market (AFM, October 31-November 5) under the shadow of a labour dispute that has changed the dynamics not just of the event, but the industry itself. The 2023 edition of AFM, which takes place in its […]
…However the industry is buoyed by the strong release of a series of local and Spanish titles. “There are some remarkable performances in independent cinema,” said David Rodríguez, general manager for Spain & Portugal at Comscore Movies. Strong Spanish indie titles include the action dramas Paul Urkijo’s Irati (€957,000, Filmax) and Daniel Calparsoro’s All The […]
Myriad Pictures has added comedy The Throwback starring Justina Machado to its TIFF sales and commences talks this week. CEO Kirk D’Amico represents worldwide rights to writer-director Mario Garcia’s story about a stressed “supermom” with two energetic kids and a lethargic husband whose lives are upended when she experiences a life-threatening situation at work. Suffering from […]
Thriller Die Alone, starring Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix franchise), Douglas Smith (Big Little Lies), Frank Grillo (Captain America) and Kimberly-Sue Murray (V Wars), has switched international sales companies from Archstone — which launched the project in Cannes — to Myriad Pictures. The Minds Eye Entertainment production recently wrapped production in Saskatchewan. Above is a first […]
Raised in the vibrant city of Tampa, Fla., Mario Garcia has a great appreciation for all that the city has to offer. Naturally, that included attending the University of South Florida (USF), not only because of his local roots, but his intimate familiarity with the university. His family has deep-rooted connections to the university. Both […]