In today’s film news roundup, “Till the Whistle Blows” starts development, “All These Small Moments” is acquired, and End Cue invests in Greencard Pictures.
Development
Winter State Entertainment is producing high school football drama “Till the Whistle Blows” with plans to start shooting next year in Idaho Falls, Id.
The movie follows the story of 1967 high school football coach Vernon Ravsten, who saw his Idaho Falls team go undefeated as he battled cancer during his final season, and is based on the novel “A Promise Kept” written in 2000 by brothers Bruce K. Couch and Robert M. Couch, who both played for Ravsten.
“Till the Whistle Blows” is produced by Patrick Werksma, Mark Smith, and Winter State’s Hamid and Camille Torabpour, with the screenplay adapted by Hamid Torabpour, Werksma, and Smith. Chris Brewster will direct “Till the Whistle Blows.”
Brewster is also directing the zombie action-thriller “Outbreak Z” for Winter State.
Development
Winter State Entertainment is producing high school football drama “Till the Whistle Blows” with plans to start shooting next year in Idaho Falls, Id.
The movie follows the story of 1967 high school football coach Vernon Ravsten, who saw his Idaho Falls team go undefeated as he battled cancer during his final season, and is based on the novel “A Promise Kept” written in 2000 by brothers Bruce K. Couch and Robert M. Couch, who both played for Ravsten.
“Till the Whistle Blows” is produced by Patrick Werksma, Mark Smith, and Winter State’s Hamid and Camille Torabpour, with the screenplay adapted by Hamid Torabpour, Werksma, and Smith. Chris Brewster will direct “Till the Whistle Blows.”
Brewster is also directing the zombie action-thriller “Outbreak Z” for Winter State.
- 10/19/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Orion Classics has acquired North American and Latin American rights to All These Small Moments, Melissa Miller Costanzo’s feature directing debut that premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival. A January 17 theatrical release has been set, followed by a digital bow the next day.
The coming-of-age drama penned by Miller Costanzo centers on a teenage boy (Brendan Meyer) who becomes infatuated with a woman (Girls‘ Jemima Kirke) he sees on the bus, further complicating his already tumultuous adolescence. Molly Ringwald, Brian d’Arcy James, Sam McCarthy and Harley Quinn Smith also star.
All These Small Moments was produced by Lauren Avinoam and Jed Mellick of Jemstone Productions (formerly Moving Pictures Artists) along with Vineyard Point Productions’ Katie Leary. Executive producers include Vineyard Point’s Bob Leary and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone.
The coming-of-age drama penned by Miller Costanzo centers on a teenage boy (Brendan Meyer) who becomes infatuated with a woman (Girls‘ Jemima Kirke) he sees on the bus, further complicating his already tumultuous adolescence. Molly Ringwald, Brian d’Arcy James, Sam McCarthy and Harley Quinn Smith also star.
All These Small Moments was produced by Lauren Avinoam and Jed Mellick of Jemstone Productions (formerly Moving Pictures Artists) along with Vineyard Point Productions’ Katie Leary. Executive producers include Vineyard Point’s Bob Leary and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone.
- 10/18/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Orion Classics has acquired the North American and Latin American rights to Melissa Miller Costanzo’s drama “All These Small Moments,” the distributor announced Thursday.
The drama stars Molly Ringwald, Brian d’Arcy James, Brendan Meyer, Sam McCarthy, Harley Quinn Smith and Jemima Kirke. “All These Small Moments” is Miller Costanzo’s directorial debut, and she also wrote the screenplay for the film, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Orion Classics will release “All These Small Moments” on January 17 and on VOD and Digital HD on January 18.
In the film, a teenage boy’s infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus further complicates his teenage years.
“As a stalwart supporter of some of the most memorable films in our collective lexicon, and a champion for thought provoking, character driven films,...
The drama stars Molly Ringwald, Brian d’Arcy James, Brendan Meyer, Sam McCarthy, Harley Quinn Smith and Jemima Kirke. “All These Small Moments” is Miller Costanzo’s directorial debut, and she also wrote the screenplay for the film, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Orion Classics will release “All These Small Moments” on January 17 and on VOD and Digital HD on January 18.
In the film, a teenage boy’s infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus further complicates his teenage years.
“As a stalwart supporter of some of the most memorable films in our collective lexicon, and a champion for thought provoking, character driven films,...
- 10/18/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Coming-of-age drama premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.
Orion Classics has acquired North American and Latin American rights to Melissa Miller Costanzo’s drama All These Small Moments starring Molly Ringwald and Brian d’Arcy James.
Brendan Meyer, Sam McCarthy, Harley Quinn Smith and Jemima Kirke round out the key cast on the film about a teenage boy’s infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus.
Costanzo made his feature directorial debut and wrote the screenplay. The film premiered at Tribeca and most recently screened at Mill Valley Film Festival.
Orion Classics will release All These Small Moments theatrically...
Orion Classics has acquired North American and Latin American rights to Melissa Miller Costanzo’s drama All These Small Moments starring Molly Ringwald and Brian d’Arcy James.
Brendan Meyer, Sam McCarthy, Harley Quinn Smith and Jemima Kirke round out the key cast on the film about a teenage boy’s infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus.
Costanzo made his feature directorial debut and wrote the screenplay. The film premiered at Tribeca and most recently screened at Mill Valley Film Festival.
Orion Classics will release All These Small Moments theatrically...
- 10/18/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Comedy currently shooting in Brooklyn.
Molly Ringwald and Brian d’Arcy James have joined Brendan Meyer, Jemima Kirke, Harley Quinn Smith and Sam McCarthy on Melissa B. Miller-Costanzo’s debut feature.
Ringwald and d’Arcy James star in All These Small Moments as parents of a teenage boy who develops a crush on a woman he sees on a bus.
Moving Pictures Artists’ Lauren Avinoam and Jed Mellick are producing the comedy with Vineyard Point Productions’ Katie Leary.
All These Small Moments is currently shooting in Brooklyn and will debut in 2018. UTA Independent Film Group represents Us rights.
Miller-Costanzo is an art department veteran whose credits include Indignation, The Fighter, Precious and The Extra Man.
Ringwald most recently appeared in King Cobra and The CW’s Riverdale and rose to prominence in classic 1980s teen films like Pretty In Pink, The Breakfast Club, and Sixteen Candles.
d’Arcy starred in Spotlight and the Netflix original series 13 Reasons...
Molly Ringwald and Brian d’Arcy James have joined Brendan Meyer, Jemima Kirke, Harley Quinn Smith and Sam McCarthy on Melissa B. Miller-Costanzo’s debut feature.
Ringwald and d’Arcy James star in All These Small Moments as parents of a teenage boy who develops a crush on a woman he sees on a bus.
Moving Pictures Artists’ Lauren Avinoam and Jed Mellick are producing the comedy with Vineyard Point Productions’ Katie Leary.
All These Small Moments is currently shooting in Brooklyn and will debut in 2018. UTA Independent Film Group represents Us rights.
Miller-Costanzo is an art department veteran whose credits include Indignation, The Fighter, Precious and The Extra Man.
Ringwald most recently appeared in King Cobra and The CW’s Riverdale and rose to prominence in classic 1980s teen films like Pretty In Pink, The Breakfast Club, and Sixteen Candles.
d’Arcy starred in Spotlight and the Netflix original series 13 Reasons...
- 4/12/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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Tannaz Anisi, selling Extortion to worldwide buyers at Afm, has closed a North American deal on the thriller with Grindstone Entertainment Group.
Extortion stars Barkhad Abdi, Eion Baily, Bethany Joy Lenz and Danny Glover in the tale of a family that falls victim to kidnappers while on holiday in the Bahamas.
Phil Volken directed the film, which Lionsgate Home Entertainment will distribute.
13 Films recently completed international sales for France (Fip), Italy (Eagle), South Africa (Ster-Kinekor), Poland (Kinoswiat), Middle East (Eagle Films), Brazil (TV Globo), Bulgaria (Bulgaria) Film Vision, Czech Republic (Foxx New Media), former Yugoslavia (Star Media), and pan-Asian pay TV (Fox TV).
Deals closed earlier in the year with Signature for the UK, Ascot Elite Entertainment for Germany, and Interfilm Co for Japan.
Double Dutch International president Jason Moring said on Thursday Samantha Bee and Martin Short are attached...
Tannaz Anisi, selling Extortion to worldwide buyers at Afm, has closed a North American deal on the thriller with Grindstone Entertainment Group.
Extortion stars Barkhad Abdi, Eion Baily, Bethany Joy Lenz and Danny Glover in the tale of a family that falls victim to kidnappers while on holiday in the Bahamas.
Phil Volken directed the film, which Lionsgate Home Entertainment will distribute.
13 Films recently completed international sales for France (Fip), Italy (Eagle), South Africa (Ster-Kinekor), Poland (Kinoswiat), Middle East (Eagle Films), Brazil (TV Globo), Bulgaria (Bulgaria) Film Vision, Czech Republic (Foxx New Media), former Yugoslavia (Star Media), and pan-Asian pay TV (Fox TV).
Deals closed earlier in the year with Signature for the UK, Ascot Elite Entertainment for Germany, and Interfilm Co for Japan.
Double Dutch International president Jason Moring said on Thursday Samantha Bee and Martin Short are attached...
- 11/3/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Film producers Lauren Avinoam and Jed Mellick have partnered with talent management team Matt Jackson and Molly Shah to launch new production-management banner Moving Pictures Artists. The company is currently in development on dramatic comedy All These Small Moments, with writer-director Melissa B. Miller, which is being packaged by UTA Independent Film Group. Film is set to start production at the end of the year in New York City. Mpa's production arm has…...
- 11/3/2016
- Deadline
Read More: Gravitas Ventures Acquires Mark Twain-Inspired Comedy 'Band of Robbers' Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to writer Aaron Dancik and director Andrew Nackman's feel-good comedy "4th Man Out." The film has shown at a few festivals, including the Seattle Film Festival, Outfest, where it won Best Dramatic Feature, and Toronto's Inside Out, where it was awarded Best Narrative Feature. The official synopsis reads: "A hilarious mash-up of man-child and coming-out comedies, '4th Man Out' examines a small-town, blue-collar guy who lets his friends know he's gay - and what happens when they try to help him find a boyfriend." "We're thrilled to be working with Gravitas on the release of this film and can't wait to bring it to audiences in 2016!" said producer Lauren Avinoam. "Gravitas was instantly taken with the on-screen chemistry of the '4th Man Out' cast which reflects on an immensely talented filmmaking team,...
- 11/3/2015
- by Sonya Saepoff
- Indiewire
The distributor has taken North American distribution rights to writer-director Allison Burnett’s drama based on his own novel, Undiscovered Gyrl, which Lightning Entertainment is selling to international buyers in Cannes.
Britt Robertson stars as a blogger in her year before college who becomes embroiled in an increasingly dark sexual odyssey.
Lauren Avinoam, Nicolas Emiliani and Lauren Hogarth are producing.
Robertson stars alongside Justin Long, Christian Slater, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Martin Sheen.
Phase 4’s Larry Greenberg brokered the deal with Maren Olsen at Traction on behalf of the filmmakers.
Britt Robertson stars as a blogger in her year before college who becomes embroiled in an increasingly dark sexual odyssey.
Lauren Avinoam, Nicolas Emiliani and Lauren Hogarth are producing.
Robertson stars alongside Justin Long, Christian Slater, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Martin Sheen.
Phase 4’s Larry Greenberg brokered the deal with Maren Olsen at Traction on behalf of the filmmakers.
- 5/19/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Phase 4 Films closed North American rights to writer-director Allison Burnett’s Ask Me Anything. An adaptation of Burnett’s novel Undiscovered Gyrl, the film tells the story of beautiful, wild, funny and lost Katie Kampenfelt (Britt Robertson), who takes a year off before college. Ambitious in her own way, Katie intends to do more than just smoke weed with her boyfriend Rory. She plans to seduce Dan (Justin Long), a 30-year-old film professor, while resisting her attraction to her married boss (Christian Slater). Katie chronicles her adventures in an anonymous blog, telling strangers her innermost desires, shames, and thrills. When her compulsions get the best of her, her fearless narrative begins to crack, and dark pieces of her past emerge. Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Martin Sheen also star. Burnett’s writing credits include Underworld: Awakening, Fame, Resurrecting The Champ and Autumn In New York. Pic is produced by Lauren Avinoam,...
- 5/19/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
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