Action thriller, “Trigger” from writer-director Richard Somes has wrapped production and is beginning sales at the European Film Market.
“Trigger” (aka “Tokakk”) tells the story of a lonely security guard (portrayed by Arjo Atayde) previously discharged from the military due to his post-traumatic stress disorder. He finds himself embroiled in a different kind of war when a young woman (Julia Montes) seeks his protection against a corrupt police death squad. While the pair fight for their lives, the man must confront his inner demons to earn his redemption.
The film also stars Arjo Atayde (“Cattleya Killer”), Julia Montes (“Brothers”), Sid Lucero (“The End of History”) and Kokoy De Santos (“Game Boy”) and is produced by Wilfredo C. Manalang of Fusee (the company that co-produced Cannes Camera d’Or prize-winner “Plan 75”), Somes of Strawdog Studio Production, Ria Atayde and Sylvia Sanchez from Nathan Studios and Michaelangelo Masangkay, co-owner of Toronto-based...
“Trigger” (aka “Tokakk”) tells the story of a lonely security guard (portrayed by Arjo Atayde) previously discharged from the military due to his post-traumatic stress disorder. He finds himself embroiled in a different kind of war when a young woman (Julia Montes) seeks his protection against a corrupt police death squad. While the pair fight for their lives, the man must confront his inner demons to earn his redemption.
The film also stars Arjo Atayde (“Cattleya Killer”), Julia Montes (“Brothers”), Sid Lucero (“The End of History”) and Kokoy De Santos (“Game Boy”) and is produced by Wilfredo C. Manalang of Fusee (the company that co-produced Cannes Camera d’Or prize-winner “Plan 75”), Somes of Strawdog Studio Production, Ria Atayde and Sylvia Sanchez from Nathan Studios and Michaelangelo Masangkay, co-owner of Toronto-based...
- 2/19/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Raven Banner Entertainment has boarded action thriller Trigger (Topakk), directed by the Philippines’ Richard Somes, to executive produce and handle international sales.
Currently in production, the film stars Arjo Atayde (Cattleya Killer), Julia Montes (Brothers), Sid Lucero (The End Of History) and Kokoy De Santos (Game Boy).
Wilfredo C. Manalang of Philippines production house Fusee is producing the film with Somes’ Strawdogs Studio Production, Ria Atayde and Sylvia Sanchez for Nathan Studios and Michaelangelo Masangkay and Fernando Henna for Toronto-based post sound house, Theo & Atlas Productions Inc.
Atayde plays a security guard previously discharged from the military due to post-traumatic stress disorder. He finds himself embroiled in a different kind of war when a young woman (Montes) seeks his protection against a corrupt police death squad.
Fusee previously co-produced Japanese drama Plan 75, which is Japan’s submission to the best international feature category of the Oscars. The company also...
Currently in production, the film stars Arjo Atayde (Cattleya Killer), Julia Montes (Brothers), Sid Lucero (The End Of History) and Kokoy De Santos (Game Boy).
Wilfredo C. Manalang of Philippines production house Fusee is producing the film with Somes’ Strawdogs Studio Production, Ria Atayde and Sylvia Sanchez for Nathan Studios and Michaelangelo Masangkay and Fernando Henna for Toronto-based post sound house, Theo & Atlas Productions Inc.
Atayde plays a security guard previously discharged from the military due to post-traumatic stress disorder. He finds himself embroiled in a different kind of war when a young woman (Montes) seeks his protection against a corrupt police death squad.
Fusee previously co-produced Japanese drama Plan 75, which is Japan’s submission to the best international feature category of the Oscars. The company also...
- 11/2/2022
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Roster includes Everyone Will Burn, The Breach, Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge.
Toronto-based genre specialists Raven Banner head to AFM with a sales slate led by Day One and The Fight Machine.
Joey De Guzman’s Filipino action horror Day Zero from the creators of On The Job stars Mma fighter Brandon “The Truth” Vera, Pepe Herrera, Mj Lastimosa and Joey Marquez in the story of an inmate with Special Forces training who breaks out of prison to reunite with his loved ones during a zombie outbreak.
Raven Banner’s Michaelangelo Masangkay and Michael Paszt negotiated the international...
Toronto-based genre specialists Raven Banner head to AFM with a sales slate led by Day One and The Fight Machine.
Joey De Guzman’s Filipino action horror Day Zero from the creators of On The Job stars Mma fighter Brandon “The Truth” Vera, Pepe Herrera, Mj Lastimosa and Joey Marquez in the story of an inmate with Special Forces training who breaks out of prison to reunite with his loved ones during a zombie outbreak.
Raven Banner’s Michaelangelo Masangkay and Michael Paszt negotiated the international...
- 10/31/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Executive selling genre titles at Fantasia fest.
Cecilia Brush has joined Raven Banner as sales manager and is presenting films to buyers at the ongoing Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal this month.
Brush most recently served as head of acquisitions at OneTwoThree Media and has a background in sales and acquisitions, consulting and producing.
At Fantasia Brush is handling sales on Rodrigo Gudiño’s The Breach written by Nick Cutter and executive-produced by guitar legend Slash, and Andrew T Hunt’s The Fight Machine by Craig Davidson, author of the Rust And Bone shorts stories collection which Jacques Audiard adapted into a feature.
Cecilia Brush has joined Raven Banner as sales manager and is presenting films to buyers at the ongoing Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal this month.
Brush most recently served as head of acquisitions at OneTwoThree Media and has a background in sales and acquisitions, consulting and producing.
At Fantasia Brush is handling sales on Rodrigo Gudiño’s The Breach written by Nick Cutter and executive-produced by guitar legend Slash, and Andrew T Hunt’s The Fight Machine by Craig Davidson, author of the Rust And Bone shorts stories collection which Jacques Audiard adapted into a feature.
- 7/25/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: HBO Max has acquired streaming rights to the family film Brie‘s Bake Off Challenge, from writer-director Emily Aguilar, for release today.
The story follows Brie Hayes (Devyn Leah), an aspiring 12-year-old baker who does everything she can to win first place in her school’s annual Spring Bake Off Challenge. Brie and her Bffl Millie (Mallory Vertman) must practice and motivate each other in order to win. On top of the actual baking challenges, Brie faces her “archnemesis” and bully, Vanessa Weiler (Delaney Disque), who also wants to win first place. Pressures and tensions rise as the stakes get higher and Vanessa’s crush, Jody (Camden Zapf), is also competing to win. The winner of the Spring Bake Off Challenge will win a whopping 5,000 and tickets to Cosmo Land.
Emily’s Bake Off Challenge also stars Stefannie Smith, Pry’ce Jaymes, Isaiah Givens, Sandy Lisiewski, Tony Amante, Adam Cooley,...
The story follows Brie Hayes (Devyn Leah), an aspiring 12-year-old baker who does everything she can to win first place in her school’s annual Spring Bake Off Challenge. Brie and her Bffl Millie (Mallory Vertman) must practice and motivate each other in order to win. On top of the actual baking challenges, Brie faces her “archnemesis” and bully, Vanessa Weiler (Delaney Disque), who also wants to win first place. Pressures and tensions rise as the stakes get higher and Vanessa’s crush, Jody (Camden Zapf), is also competing to win. The winner of the Spring Bake Off Challenge will win a whopping 5,000 and tickets to Cosmo Land.
Emily’s Bake Off Challenge also stars Stefannie Smith, Pry’ce Jaymes, Isaiah Givens, Sandy Lisiewski, Tony Amante, Adam Cooley,...
- 4/1/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Xyz Films represents North American rights.
Toronto-based Raven Banner has picked up international sales rights to Cambodia’s first million-dollar action film The Prey and will launch sales at the Efm in berlin next month.
Xyz Films represents North American rights to the film, which capitalises on the popularity of Jailbreak, the first Cambodian film acquired by Netflix that was directed by Jimmy Henderson from a screenplay by Michael Hodgson.
Henderson returns as director on The Prey and reunites with Hodgson and co-writer Kai Miller on the story of Xin (Gu Shang Wei), an undercover Chinese cop who gets arrested...
Toronto-based Raven Banner has picked up international sales rights to Cambodia’s first million-dollar action film The Prey and will launch sales at the Efm in berlin next month.
Xyz Films represents North American rights to the film, which capitalises on the popularity of Jailbreak, the first Cambodian film acquired by Netflix that was directed by Jimmy Henderson from a screenplay by Michael Hodgson.
Henderson returns as director on The Prey and reunites with Hodgson and co-writer Kai Miller on the story of Xin (Gu Shang Wei), an undercover Chinese cop who gets arrested...
- 1/17/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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