More than two years have gone by since we heard that photographer Caitlin Cronenberg, daughter of legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg, would be making her feature directorial debut with a thriller called Humane. Production wrapped over a year ago – but we won’t have to wait much longer to see the film. IFC Films and the Shudder streaming service have picked up the U.S. distribution rights, with IFC planning to give the film a theatrical release on April 26th. It will then move to Shudder at a later date. Elevation Pictures will be handling Canadian distribution. With the theatrical release date right around the corner, a trailer for Humane has arrived online… and if you’ve been wondering what a movie by the daughter of David Cronenberg would look like, you can get an idea by checking out the trailer in the embed above.
Written and produced by Michael Sparaga of Victory Man Productions,...
Written and produced by Michael Sparaga of Victory Man Productions,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
More than two years have gone by since we heard that photographer Caitlin Cronenberg, daughter of legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg, would be making her feature directorial debut with a thriller called Humane. Now, more than a year after the project wrapped production, we finally know when we’re going to have the chance to see it: Variety reports that IFC Films and the Shudder streaming service have picked up the U.S. distribution rights, with IFC planning to give the film a theatrical release on April 26th. It will then move to Shudder at a later date. Elevation Pictures will be handling Canadian distribution.
Written and produced by Michael Sparaga of Victory Man Productions, Humane is described as a “dystopian satire” takes place over the course of a single day, months after a global environmental collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.
Written and produced by Michael Sparaga of Victory Man Productions, Humane is described as a “dystopian satire” takes place over the course of a single day, months after a global environmental collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.
- 3/4/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Artist and photographer Caitlin Cronenberg’s feature directorial debut “Humane” has found a home fitting its dark vision.
IFC Films and horror streamer Shudder have acquired the U.S. rights for the film, with a theatrical release set for April 26 and a debut on Shudder planned for later in the year. Elevation Pictures will handle Canadian distribution.
Cronenberg, whose portfolio includes work as a still photographer on dozens of film and TV productions, shot the film in Hamilton, Ontario, with a cast including Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire and Peter Gallagher. Victory Man Productions’ Michael Sparaga wrote and produced “Humane.”
The logline for “Humane” promises a “dystopian satire taking place over a single day, mere months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to...
IFC Films and horror streamer Shudder have acquired the U.S. rights for the film, with a theatrical release set for April 26 and a debut on Shudder planned for later in the year. Elevation Pictures will handle Canadian distribution.
Cronenberg, whose portfolio includes work as a still photographer on dozens of film and TV productions, shot the film in Hamilton, Ontario, with a cast including Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire and Peter Gallagher. Victory Man Productions’ Michael Sparaga wrote and produced “Humane.”
The logline for “Humane” promises a “dystopian satire taking place over a single day, mere months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to...
- 3/4/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Sky has acquired UK rights to true-crime documentary series Inheritance: The Jersey Murders, which has been six years in the making.
The under-the-radar three-part series is set amidst the 1987 Great Storm on the island of Jersey, where Elizabeth and Nicholas Newall vanish. Suspicion falls on their sons, Roderick and Mark, when blood is found, leading to a murder investigation. Roderick evades the police but is eventually apprehended off the coast of Africa, while Mark is arrested in Europe. Legal complexities result in a secret deal: Roderick serves 12 years for double murder, while Mark serves 22 months and inherits the entire Newall fortune. More than three decades later, this three-part documentary uses 70 hours of unheard taped recordings between the brothers to reveal new insight and uncovers how Mark Newall went on to co-found a major e-commerce company.
The limited series was directed and produced by Eloise Singer at Singer Studios and...
The under-the-radar three-part series is set amidst the 1987 Great Storm on the island of Jersey, where Elizabeth and Nicholas Newall vanish. Suspicion falls on their sons, Roderick and Mark, when blood is found, leading to a murder investigation. Roderick evades the police but is eventually apprehended off the coast of Africa, while Mark is arrested in Europe. Legal complexities result in a secret deal: Roderick serves 12 years for double murder, while Mark serves 22 months and inherits the entire Newall fortune. More than three decades later, this three-part documentary uses 70 hours of unheard taped recordings between the brothers to reveal new insight and uncovers how Mark Newall went on to co-found a major e-commerce company.
The limited series was directed and produced by Eloise Singer at Singer Studios and...
- 2/29/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Keshet International has acquired worldwide distribution rights for thriller series “Conflict.”
Produced by Backmann & Hoderhoff and XYZ Films, “Conflict” is a six-part political thriller about an enemy force trying to incite a global conflict with a surprise attack.
The series was created and produced by Andrei Alén and Aku Louhimies (“Rebellion”). Louhimies also directs. Keshet International will launch “Conflict” at London Screenings next week, kicking off with a Q&a with Alén and Louhimies at its scripted event on Feb. 28.
“As a military unit of conscripts completes its training on Midsummer’s Eve, an unidentified enemy invades the picturesque Finnish peninsula,” reads the logline “With foreign nationals amongst the 10,000 people now held hostage in the occupied area, the U.S. President and other allies urge Finland’s newly elected President to take decisive action. Faced with the very real threat of a proxy war, President Saaristo must follow her instincts...
Produced by Backmann & Hoderhoff and XYZ Films, “Conflict” is a six-part political thriller about an enemy force trying to incite a global conflict with a surprise attack.
The series was created and produced by Andrei Alén and Aku Louhimies (“Rebellion”). Louhimies also directs. Keshet International will launch “Conflict” at London Screenings next week, kicking off with a Q&a with Alén and Louhimies at its scripted event on Feb. 28.
“As a military unit of conscripts completes its training on Midsummer’s Eve, an unidentified enemy invades the picturesque Finnish peninsula,” reads the logline “With foreign nationals amongst the 10,000 people now held hostage in the occupied area, the U.S. President and other allies urge Finland’s newly elected President to take decisive action. Faced with the very real threat of a proxy war, President Saaristo must follow her instincts...
- 2/20/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Fast And Furious franchise star Jordana Brewster and rising Australian actress Teagan Croft have joined Martin Henderson on XYZ Films and Sentient’s upcoming shark thriller Alphas, which has scored a raft of major pre-sales.
Signature has acquired the title for the UK, Australia & New Zealand, and Canada, SquareOne has picked up German-speaking Europe, and CDC and Zima will distribute in Latin America and Brazil.
Rights have also gone in Eastern Europe (Vertical Distribution), South Africa (Empire Entertainment), and Singapore (Shaw Renters).
Production on Alphas is scheduled to commence in Queensland this summer. Skyline franchise creator Liam O’Donnell will direct...
Signature has acquired the title for the UK, Australia & New Zealand, and Canada, SquareOne has picked up German-speaking Europe, and CDC and Zima will distribute in Latin America and Brazil.
Rights have also gone in Eastern Europe (Vertical Distribution), South Africa (Empire Entertainment), and Singapore (Shaw Renters).
Production on Alphas is scheduled to commence in Queensland this summer. Skyline franchise creator Liam O’Donnell will direct...
- 2/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Ahead of EFM 2024, XYZ Films has promoted James Emanuel Shapiro to President of Domestic Distribution, upping Alex Williams to Sr. Manager, Acquisitions and Development.
Shapiro, formerly the Executive Vice President of U.S. Distribution, reports to XYZ CEO Nick Spicer and Partner Nate Bolotin. The promotions come following XYZ’s recent hiring of Celine Lin for the role of Senior VP of International Sales.
XYZ launched its domestic distribution arm in 2021 and has since then released films from Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead (Something in the Dirt), Nic Cassavetes (God Is a Bullet) and Michelle Garza (Huesera: The Bone Woman).
Said the Partners at XYZ in a joint statement, “These are well deserved promotions and we couldn’t be happier for James and Alex. James has done a terrific job launching the division, with strong support from Alex, and we’re excited about our upcoming slate.”
Prior to his time at XYZ Films,...
Shapiro, formerly the Executive Vice President of U.S. Distribution, reports to XYZ CEO Nick Spicer and Partner Nate Bolotin. The promotions come following XYZ’s recent hiring of Celine Lin for the role of Senior VP of International Sales.
XYZ launched its domestic distribution arm in 2021 and has since then released films from Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead (Something in the Dirt), Nic Cassavetes (God Is a Bullet) and Michelle Garza (Huesera: The Bone Woman).
Said the Partners at XYZ in a joint statement, “These are well deserved promotions and we couldn’t be happier for James and Alex. James has done a terrific job launching the division, with strong support from Alex, and we’re excited about our upcoming slate.”
Prior to his time at XYZ Films,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
If you’ve never used the word rooftop as a verb, it’s likely that you’ve not been following Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, a pair of Moscow daredevils who have made a career out of scaling some of the world’s tallest buildings. Their climbs are often unsanctioned and completed with minimal or nonexistent safety precautions in place. Of course, Nikolau and Beerkus aren’t just climbing buddies. They’re also in love, which means their date nights are a touch riskier than yours. The passion and dangers in this rooftopper relationship are at the heart of Skywalkers: A Love Story, a documentary that recently debuted at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and will soon be coming to Netflix.
The film, which took seven years to produce, was written by Jeff Zimbalist and co-directed and co-produced by Zimbalist and Maria Bukhonina. Nick Spicer served as executive producer for XYZ Films.
The film, which took seven years to produce, was written by Jeff Zimbalist and co-directed and co-produced by Zimbalist and Maria Bukhonina. Nick Spicer served as executive producer for XYZ Films.
- 2/5/2024
- by Roxanne Fequiere
- Tudum - Netflix
Netflix has acquired “Skywalkers: A Love Story” following the documentary feature’s debut at the Sundance Film Festival.
“Skywalkers,” which premiered Jan. 18 at the Ray Theatre, follows daring couple Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus from Moscow, who saved their relationship and career by climbing one of the world’s tallest buildings. Per the official logline: “A daredevil couple journey across the globe to climb the world’s last super skyscraper and perform a bold acrobatic stunt on the spire.” The documentary took seven years of production.
“Skywalkers” is directed and written by Jeff Zimbalist, with Maria Bukhonina as co-director. Zimbalist and Bukhonina produced the film alongside Library Films’ Chris Smith and XYZ Films’ head of documentary Tamir Ardon, while XYZ Films’ Nick Spicer executive produced. XYZ Films and Library Films were co-studios on the All Rise Films production.
Variety‘s chief film critic Owen Gleiberman wrote in his “Skywalkers” review:...
“Skywalkers,” which premiered Jan. 18 at the Ray Theatre, follows daring couple Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus from Moscow, who saved their relationship and career by climbing one of the world’s tallest buildings. Per the official logline: “A daredevil couple journey across the globe to climb the world’s last super skyscraper and perform a bold acrobatic stunt on the spire.” The documentary took seven years of production.
“Skywalkers” is directed and written by Jeff Zimbalist, with Maria Bukhonina as co-director. Zimbalist and Bukhonina produced the film alongside Library Films’ Chris Smith and XYZ Films’ head of documentary Tamir Ardon, while XYZ Films’ Nick Spicer executive produced. XYZ Films and Library Films were co-studios on the All Rise Films production.
Variety‘s chief film critic Owen Gleiberman wrote in his “Skywalkers” review:...
- 1/27/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
On a busy Saturday for two of the biggest Sundance documentaries Netflix confirmed it had picked up worldwide rights to Skywalkers: A Love Story, while Warner Bros was in exclusive negotiations for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.
Jeff Zimbalist’s Skywalkers tells of a pair of Russian “rooftoppers” who attempt to perform an acrobatic stunt atop the Merdeka 118 super skyscraper under construction in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in a bid to save their relationship and their careers.
The US Documentary Competition selection took seven years to make and Zimablist and his team accompanied Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus on their mission for much of the ride,...
Jeff Zimbalist’s Skywalkers tells of a pair of Russian “rooftoppers” who attempt to perform an acrobatic stunt atop the Merdeka 118 super skyscraper under construction in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in a bid to save their relationship and their careers.
The US Documentary Competition selection took seven years to make and Zimablist and his team accompanied Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus on their mission for much of the ride,...
- 1/27/2024
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has picked up worldwide rights for Sundance documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story from XYZ Films.
On a busy Saturday morning it also emerged that Warner Bros is in exclusive negotiations with no deal in place yet to acquire worldwide rights for around $15m to Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story which Cinetic is selling after fielding intense interest since the January 21 premiere.
Sources had not confirmed the stated $15m deal amount, at time of writing, which would be a huge number for a Sundance documentary sale.
The studio makes sense for Super/Man,...
On a busy Saturday morning it also emerged that Warner Bros is in exclusive negotiations with no deal in place yet to acquire worldwide rights for around $15m to Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story which Cinetic is selling after fielding intense interest since the January 21 premiere.
Sources had not confirmed the stated $15m deal amount, at time of writing, which would be a huge number for a Sundance documentary sale.
The studio makes sense for Super/Man,...
- 1/27/2024
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has picked up worldwide rights for Sundance documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story from XYZ Films.
A busy Saturday morning also brought reports that Warner Bros is in advanced talks to acquire Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story which Cinetic is selling after fielding intense interest since the January 21 premiere.
Sources had not confirmed the reports, nor the stated $15m deal amount, at time of writing, which would be a huge amount for a Sundance documentary sale.
Jeff Zimbalist’s Skywalkers tells of a pair of Russian “rootoppers” who attempt to scale the Merdeka...
A busy Saturday morning also brought reports that Warner Bros is in advanced talks to acquire Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui’s documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story which Cinetic is selling after fielding intense interest since the January 21 premiere.
Sources had not confirmed the reports, nor the stated $15m deal amount, at time of writing, which would be a huge amount for a Sundance documentary sale.
Jeff Zimbalist’s Skywalkers tells of a pair of Russian “rootoppers” who attempt to scale the Merdeka...
- 1/27/2024
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Netflix has landed the Sundance Film Festival buzz title documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story. The film premiered January 18 at The Ray Theatre.
The film focuses on the boundary-pushing couple Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus from Moscow, and a desperate climb to save their relationship. Directed by Jeff Zimbalist and co-directed by Maria Bukhonina, the film is reminiscent of pics like the Robert Zemeckis-The Walk and the Jimmy Chin/Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi-directed Free Solo, in that you can feel the dizzying heights and the risks just watching.
It took the filmmakers seven years to chronicle it all, as the climbers scaled some of the some of the world’s highest skyscrapers and sharing intimate photos with their millions of followers on social media. The couple’s relationship was in danger of a freefall when their goals began to differ, as they continued to escape law enforcement to dangle off the skyscrapers,...
The film focuses on the boundary-pushing couple Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus from Moscow, and a desperate climb to save their relationship. Directed by Jeff Zimbalist and co-directed by Maria Bukhonina, the film is reminiscent of pics like the Robert Zemeckis-The Walk and the Jimmy Chin/Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi-directed Free Solo, in that you can feel the dizzying heights and the risks just watching.
It took the filmmakers seven years to chronicle it all, as the climbers scaled some of the some of the world’s highest skyscrapers and sharing intimate photos with their millions of followers on social media. The couple’s relationship was in danger of a freefall when their goals began to differ, as they continued to escape law enforcement to dangle off the skyscrapers,...
- 1/27/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
2024 Sundance marks something of a milestone in the documentary space for XYZ Films, best known for championing global genre fare like The Raid, Mandy, and The Invitation.
On Thursday opening night the Los Angeles-based company premieres two documentaries which it produced or executive produced. After years of relatively random engagement in the non-scripted format, producing the likes of Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce’s Framing John DeLorean (2019) and Marq Evans’s 2021 Tribeca premiere Claydream (2022), the documentary division led by Tamir Ardon is in full flow, with multiple projects in the pipeline.
Jeff Zimbalist’s Skywalkers: A Love Story is...
On Thursday opening night the Los Angeles-based company premieres two documentaries which it produced or executive produced. After years of relatively random engagement in the non-scripted format, producing the likes of Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce’s Framing John DeLorean (2019) and Marq Evans’s 2021 Tribeca premiere Claydream (2022), the documentary division led by Tamir Ardon is in full flow, with multiple projects in the pipeline.
Jeff Zimbalist’s Skywalkers: A Love Story is...
- 1/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
Investment vehicle has backed 20 productions including upcoming Sundance premieres Skywalkers: A Love Story, Krazy House.
LA-based XYZ Films and European fund management company Ipr.Vc have renewed their slate financing partnership initially established in November 2019.
The investment vehicle has resulted in 20 productions to date including last year’s Berlinale selection Blackberry and upcoming Sundance premieres Skywalkers: A Love Story, a documentary by Jeff Zimbalist, and Krazy House starring Nick Frost and Alicia Silverstone.
Other XYZ Films which have received backing from Ipr.Vc include Atom Egoyan’s TIFF selection Seven Veils starring Amanda Seyfried, Ash with Eiza González and Aaron Paul and directed by Flying Lotus,...
LA-based XYZ Films and European fund management company Ipr.Vc have renewed their slate financing partnership initially established in November 2019.
The investment vehicle has resulted in 20 productions to date including last year’s Berlinale selection Blackberry and upcoming Sundance premieres Skywalkers: A Love Story, a documentary by Jeff Zimbalist, and Krazy House starring Nick Frost and Alicia Silverstone.
Other XYZ Films which have received backing from Ipr.Vc include Atom Egoyan’s TIFF selection Seven Veils starring Amanda Seyfried, Ash with Eiza González and Aaron Paul and directed by Flying Lotus,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Last year, it was announced that Fighting with My Family co-stars Nick Frost and Lena Headey were going to reunite to work on the serial killer thriller Svalta, which was set to start filming in Finland soon. Well, the movie was shot in Finland and production recently wrapped, but Headey had to drop out of the project due to scheduling issues before it started rolling. Deadline reports that her character ended up being played by Aisling Bea, whose previous credits include This Way Up, Living with Yourself, and Home Sweet Home Alone.
Svalta was directed by Steffen Haars (New Kids Turbo) from a screenplay Frost wrote himself. The story follows a family on their summer vacation to a remote island where they discover a serial killer is on the loose. Unfortunately for them, the locals have no interest in helping the stranded family. The title is taken from the name of the fictional island.
Svalta was directed by Steffen Haars (New Kids Turbo) from a screenplay Frost wrote himself. The story follows a family on their summer vacation to a remote island where they discover a serial killer is on the loose. Unfortunately for them, the locals have no interest in helping the stranded family. The title is taken from the name of the fictional island.
- 11/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
XYZ Films, Wayward Entertainment, and Resolute Films have wrapped production on the horror film Svalta starring Nick Frost and Aisling Bea (This Way Up) and directed by Steffen Haars (New Kids Turbo), Bloody Disgusting has learned today.
The film was shot in Tampere, Finland, with post-production underway in the United Kingdom.
Svalta, written by Nick Frost, follows a family on their summer vacation to a remote island where they discover a serial killer is on the loose. Unfortunately for them the locals have no interest in helping the stranded family. The title is taken from the name of the fictional island.
Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper) and newcomer Maisie Ayres round out the lead cast.
Svalta is produced by Lee Kim for Resolute Films, John Hegeman for Wayward Entertainment, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian for XYZ, Nick Frost, and co-produced by Richard Kondal for Big Safari, with executive producers Vince Totino of...
The film was shot in Tampere, Finland, with post-production underway in the United Kingdom.
Svalta, written by Nick Frost, follows a family on their summer vacation to a remote island where they discover a serial killer is on the loose. Unfortunately for them the locals have no interest in helping the stranded family. The title is taken from the name of the fictional island.
Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper) and newcomer Maisie Ayres round out the lead cast.
Svalta is produced by Lee Kim for Resolute Films, John Hegeman for Wayward Entertainment, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian for XYZ, Nick Frost, and co-produced by Richard Kondal for Big Safari, with executive producers Vince Totino of...
- 11/6/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: XYZ Films, Wayward Entertainment, and Resolute Films have wrapped on the horror pic Svalta with This Way Up actor Aisling Bea and Nick Frost leading.
The pic, written and starring Nick Frost, has just wrapped production in Tampere, Finland, with post-production currently underway in the UK. Plot follows a family on their summer vacation to a remote island where they discover a serial killer is on the loose. Unfortunately for them, the locals have no interest in helping the stranded family. The title is taken from the name of the fictional island. Directing is Steffen Haars (New Kids Turbo). Cast is rounded out by Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper) and newcomer Maisie Ayres.
Lena Headey (Game Of Thrones) had previously been attached to the pic but stepped back due to what has been described as scheduling conflicts. She was replaced by Bea.
Svalta is produced by Lee Kim for Resolute Films,...
The pic, written and starring Nick Frost, has just wrapped production in Tampere, Finland, with post-production currently underway in the UK. Plot follows a family on their summer vacation to a remote island where they discover a serial killer is on the loose. Unfortunately for them, the locals have no interest in helping the stranded family. The title is taken from the name of the fictional island. Directing is Steffen Haars (New Kids Turbo). Cast is rounded out by Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper) and newcomer Maisie Ayres.
Lena Headey (Game Of Thrones) had previously been attached to the pic but stepped back due to what has been described as scheduling conflicts. She was replaced by Bea.
Svalta is produced by Lee Kim for Resolute Films,...
- 11/6/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
LA-based executive joined in 2017; reports to CEO Nick Spicer.
XYZ Films has promoted Maxime Cottray from executive vice president to COO in the run-up to the American Film Market.
Cottray has played a key role in turning XYZ Films into a rounded studio and has worked closely with the principals to raise production and P&a financing for the company, including a facility with Bank of America.
As COO he will oversee financing, business affairs, and day-to-day operations, reporting to XYZ Films CEO Nick Spicer.
Since 2021 Cottray has closed the acquisition and financing of a slate of films including Berlinale...
XYZ Films has promoted Maxime Cottray from executive vice president to COO in the run-up to the American Film Market.
Cottray has played a key role in turning XYZ Films into a rounded studio and has worked closely with the principals to raise production and P&a financing for the company, including a facility with Bank of America.
As COO he will oversee financing, business affairs, and day-to-day operations, reporting to XYZ Films CEO Nick Spicer.
Since 2021 Cottray has closed the acquisition and financing of a slate of films including Berlinale...
- 10/24/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Indie studio XYZ Films has promoted Maxime Cottray to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Cottray previously served as XYZ’s Executive Vice President. In the role, he worked closely with the studio founders to raise significant production and P&a financing for the company, including a facility with Bank of America. As COO, he will oversee financing, business affairs, and day-to-day operations and report to XYZ CEO Nick Spicer.
Since 2021, Cottray has closed the acquisition and financing of several titles such as Matthew Johnson’s Berlin competition title Blackberry and the Sundance breakout Run Rabbit Run, which was picked up by Netflix. He established a partnership with AI virtual dubbing company Flawless to acquire and release foreign language films to be “vubbed” into English. This year, he has facilitated the closing of XYZ’s first two scripted TV series, New Zealand-set Madam, starring Rachel Griffiths, and Conflict, which is shooting in Finland.
Cottray previously served as XYZ’s Executive Vice President. In the role, he worked closely with the studio founders to raise significant production and P&a financing for the company, including a facility with Bank of America. As COO, he will oversee financing, business affairs, and day-to-day operations and report to XYZ CEO Nick Spicer.
Since 2021, Cottray has closed the acquisition and financing of several titles such as Matthew Johnson’s Berlin competition title Blackberry and the Sundance breakout Run Rabbit Run, which was picked up by Netflix. He established a partnership with AI virtual dubbing company Flawless to acquire and release foreign language films to be “vubbed” into English. This year, he has facilitated the closing of XYZ’s first two scripted TV series, New Zealand-set Madam, starring Rachel Griffiths, and Conflict, which is shooting in Finland.
- 10/24/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Six Feet Under’ Star Rachel Griffiths to Lead Escort Agency Comedy-Drama Series ‘Madam’ (Exclusive)
Rachel Griffiths has been cast as the lead in “Madam,” a new dramedy series about an escort agency.
Griffiths, best known for her roles in “Six Feet Under” and “Brothers & Sisters,” stars as McKenzie ‘Mack’ Leigh, who sets up an ethical brothel in New Zealand after her philandering husband and mountain of debt leave her struggling to provide for her family.
Joining Griffiths on the show are Rima Te Wiata (“The Wheel of Time”), Danielle Cormack (“Wentworth”), Robbie Magasiva (“Bad Behaviour”), Martin Henderson (“Virgin River”) and newcomer Ariāna Osborne.
The series, which started shooting on location this week, is based on Antonia Murphy’s unpublished memoir about an American woman who opened an ethical escort agency in New Zealand after the country decriminalized sex work. Murphy’s company aimed to protect women’s rights, well-being and financial independence.
Showrunners are Shoshana McCallum (“Inside”) and Harry McNaughton (“The Pact”) while...
Griffiths, best known for her roles in “Six Feet Under” and “Brothers & Sisters,” stars as McKenzie ‘Mack’ Leigh, who sets up an ethical brothel in New Zealand after her philandering husband and mountain of debt leave her struggling to provide for her family.
Joining Griffiths on the show are Rima Te Wiata (“The Wheel of Time”), Danielle Cormack (“Wentworth”), Robbie Magasiva (“Bad Behaviour”), Martin Henderson (“Virgin River”) and newcomer Ariāna Osborne.
The series, which started shooting on location this week, is based on Antonia Murphy’s unpublished memoir about an American woman who opened an ethical escort agency in New Zealand after the country decriminalized sex work. Murphy’s company aimed to protect women’s rights, well-being and financial independence.
Showrunners are Shoshana McCallum (“Inside”) and Harry McNaughton (“The Pact”) while...
- 9/28/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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
The children are not okay in Netflix’s upcoming psychological horror movie Run Rabbit Run, starring Sarah Snook (“Succession”).
The streaming service debuted a new trailer for the Australian horror thriller, giving a peek at the psychological unraveling of a mom and her daughter. Check it out below.
In Run Rabbit Run, “Snook plays a fertility doctor who believes firmly in life and death, but after noticing the strange behaviour of her young daughter, must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.”
Daina Reid (“Shining Girls,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Outsider”)directed the film, written by Hannah Kent (The Good People, Devotion). Run Rabbit Run also stars Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman (House of Wax, The Nightingale, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), and Greta Scacchi (Darby & Joan, Shepherd).
Before her breakout performance in HBO’s smash hit “Succession,” set to make its final bow later this month,...
The streaming service debuted a new trailer for the Australian horror thriller, giving a peek at the psychological unraveling of a mom and her daughter. Check it out below.
In Run Rabbit Run, “Snook plays a fertility doctor who believes firmly in life and death, but after noticing the strange behaviour of her young daughter, must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.”
Daina Reid (“Shining Girls,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Outsider”)directed the film, written by Hannah Kent (The Good People, Devotion). Run Rabbit Run also stars Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman (House of Wax, The Nightingale, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), and Greta Scacchi (Darby & Joan, Shepherd).
Before her breakout performance in HBO’s smash hit “Succession,” set to make its final bow later this month,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Following a premiere at Sundance 2023, where Netflix picked up the psychological horror film for an undisclosed sum, the streaming service has set a June 28 release date and unveiled the first trailer for "Run Rabbit Run." With Sarah Snook ("Succession") in the lead, Australian director Daina Reid's second feature film is about a single mother and fertility doctor named Sarah (Snook) who is shaken by her 7-year-old daughter Mia's (Lily Latorre) strange behavior and "inexplicable memories of a past identity."
The connection, as the "Run Rabbit Run" trailer reveals, is Sarah's late sister Alice who had an interest in wild rabbits and went missing when she was just seven years old. Mia turns out to have both things in common with Alice when she takes a liking to a rabbit that appears on their doorstep. You know where this is going, right? Mia believes she's Alice and seemingly begins turning on her mother,...
The connection, as the "Run Rabbit Run" trailer reveals, is Sarah's late sister Alice who had an interest in wild rabbits and went missing when she was just seven years old. Mia turns out to have both things in common with Alice when she takes a liking to a rabbit that appears on their doorstep. You know where this is going, right? Mia believes she's Alice and seemingly begins turning on her mother,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Akhil Arora
- Slash Film
The first trailer for Netflix’s horror thriller Run Rabbit Run, starring Succession star Sarah Snook, has dropped.
The clip shows the fraught relationship between a mother (Snook) and her daughter (Lily Latorre) as the latter begins to act strangely. The film also stars Damon Herriman, Greta Scacchi and Trevor Jamieson.
Filmed in Melbourne, Run Rabbit Run is directed by Aussie filmmaker Daina Reid, known for helming episodes of the television series The Shining Girls and The Handmaid’s Tale, with a script by Hannah Kent.
The Hollywood Reporter‘s review described Run Rabbit Run as “moody and atmospheric” and that it “easily builds tension and dread.”
The feature premiered at Sundance this year as part of the festival’s horror-centric Midnight selections. Netflix acquired the global rights, aside from some territories where deals are already in place.
Indie studio XYZ Films financed Run Rabbit Run with Screen Australia. Snook also executive produced,...
The clip shows the fraught relationship between a mother (Snook) and her daughter (Lily Latorre) as the latter begins to act strangely. The film also stars Damon Herriman, Greta Scacchi and Trevor Jamieson.
Filmed in Melbourne, Run Rabbit Run is directed by Aussie filmmaker Daina Reid, known for helming episodes of the television series The Shining Girls and The Handmaid’s Tale, with a script by Hannah Kent.
The Hollywood Reporter‘s review described Run Rabbit Run as “moody and atmospheric” and that it “easily builds tension and dread.”
The feature premiered at Sundance this year as part of the festival’s horror-centric Midnight selections. Netflix acquired the global rights, aside from some territories where deals are already in place.
Indie studio XYZ Films financed Run Rabbit Run with Screen Australia. Snook also executive produced,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
XYZ Films have launched a new label for low-budget international genre films, called New Visions.
The company will launch its first New Visions slate at the Cannes Film Market next month with In Flames, the feature debut of Pakistani-Canadian director Zarrar Kahn. The Urdu-language horror movie, which was just picked for the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight lineup, follows a young woman who is tormented by vivid hallucinations after the death of her boyfriend. Other titles in the New Visions slate include the Czech science fiction title Restore Point from director Robert Hloz, and Irish folk horror All You Need Is Death from Very Extremely Dangerous helmer Paul Duane.
XYZ Films has hired Manon Barat, formerly a sales and marketing executive with Barcelona-based Film Factory Entertainment, as a dedicated sales executive overseeing the new slate, working alongside XYZ head of international acquisitions Todd Brown.
Brown framed the new label as a return to the roots for XYZ,...
The company will launch its first New Visions slate at the Cannes Film Market next month with In Flames, the feature debut of Pakistani-Canadian director Zarrar Kahn. The Urdu-language horror movie, which was just picked for the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight lineup, follows a young woman who is tormented by vivid hallucinations after the death of her boyfriend. Other titles in the New Visions slate include the Czech science fiction title Restore Point from director Robert Hloz, and Irish folk horror All You Need Is Death from Very Extremely Dangerous helmer Paul Duane.
XYZ Films has hired Manon Barat, formerly a sales and marketing executive with Barcelona-based Film Factory Entertainment, as a dedicated sales executive overseeing the new slate, working alongside XYZ head of international acquisitions Todd Brown.
Brown framed the new label as a return to the roots for XYZ,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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
Netflix previously acquired worldwide deal excluding select territories.
XYZ Films has sold out the world on its Sundance horror hit Run Rabbit Run starring Succession’s Sarah Snook and announced in Berlin a raft of international territory sales following an earlier deal with Netflix.
Rights have gone in Benelux, Eastern Europe, and Israel (Spi International), Latin America (California Filmes), Scandinavia (NonStop), Middle East (Falcon Films), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Cis (Mint Films), Baltics (Acme Film), Hong Kong and Macau (Intercontinental Film Distributors), Philippines (Pioneer), and India (Pictureworks).
The transactions complement the previously announced worldwide deal excluding select territories with Netflix,...
XYZ Films has sold out the world on its Sundance horror hit Run Rabbit Run starring Succession’s Sarah Snook and announced in Berlin a raft of international territory sales following an earlier deal with Netflix.
Rights have gone in Benelux, Eastern Europe, and Israel (Spi International), Latin America (California Filmes), Scandinavia (NonStop), Middle East (Falcon Films), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Cis (Mint Films), Baltics (Acme Film), Hong Kong and Macau (Intercontinental Film Distributors), Philippines (Pioneer), and India (Pictureworks).
The transactions complement the previously announced worldwide deal excluding select territories with Netflix,...
- 2/17/2023
- 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
The streamer has world rights excluding select territories.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights excluding select territories on Sundance Midnight selection Run Rabbit Run, ahead of the film’s world premiere this evening (January 19) in Park City.
The film is the second feature from Australian filmmaker Daina Reid, who previously made 2010 comedy I Love You Too.
Run Rabbit Run stars Succession actress Sarah Snook as a fertility doctor whose firm beliefs in life and death are challenged by the strange behaviour of her young daughter, and a ghost from her past.
Netflix will release the title in 2023; territories in which it...
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights excluding select territories on Sundance Midnight selection Run Rabbit Run, ahead of the film’s world premiere this evening (January 19) in Park City.
The film is the second feature from Australian filmmaker Daina Reid, who previously made 2010 comedy I Love You Too.
Run Rabbit Run stars Succession actress Sarah Snook as a fertility doctor whose firm beliefs in life and death are challenged by the strange behaviour of her young daughter, and a ghost from her past.
Netflix will release the title in 2023; territories in which it...
- 1/19/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has picked up rights in the U.S. and numerous international territories to “Run Rabbit Run,” the Sarah Snook-starring psychological horror/thriller that premieres Thursday night at Sundance. The streamer plans a 2023 release for the film, which shot in Australia.
Snook plays a fertility doctor who firmly believes in life and death, but when she notices her young daughter behaving strangely, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.
“Succession” star Snook stars alongside Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi in the movie directed by Daina Reed, who has helmed TV episodes including “The Shining Girls” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Hannah Kent wrote the screenplay, with Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish producing.
Executive producers are Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian of XYZ Films, Deanne Weir, Olivia Humphrey, Jack Christian, D.J. McPherson, Daina Reid, Sarah Snook, Jake Carter and Katie Anderson.
Snook plays a fertility doctor who firmly believes in life and death, but when she notices her young daughter behaving strangely, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.
“Succession” star Snook stars alongside Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi in the movie directed by Daina Reed, who has helmed TV episodes including “The Shining Girls” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Hannah Kent wrote the screenplay, with Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish producing.
Executive producers are Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian of XYZ Films, Deanne Weir, Olivia Humphrey, Jack Christian, D.J. McPherson, Daina Reid, Sarah Snook, Jake Carter and Katie Anderson.
- 1/19/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has nabbed the rights to the Sundance feature Run Rabbit Run, a horror thriller starring Succession‘s Sarah Snook. The film will premiere Thursday night as part of Sundance’s horror-centric Midnight selections.
The film is directed by Daina Reid, known for working with Elizabeth Moss on The Shining Girls and The Handmaid’s Tale, with a script by Hannah Kent. It centers on a fertility doctor who while trying to make sense of the strange behavior of her young daughter, must challenge her own beliefs and confront a ghost from her past.
Run Rabbit Run was filmed in Melbourne, Australia and produced by by Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish. The indie studio XYZ Films, which financed the film with Screen Australia and others, handled international sales. Netflix has the global rights, aside from some territories where deals are already in place.
Snook stars alongside Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi.
The film is directed by Daina Reid, known for working with Elizabeth Moss on The Shining Girls and The Handmaid’s Tale, with a script by Hannah Kent. It centers on a fertility doctor who while trying to make sense of the strange behavior of her young daughter, must challenge her own beliefs and confront a ghost from her past.
Run Rabbit Run was filmed in Melbourne, Australia and produced by by Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish. The indie studio XYZ Films, which financed the film with Screen Australia and others, handled international sales. Netflix has the global rights, aside from some territories where deals are already in place.
Snook stars alongside Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi.
- 1/19/2023
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ahead of the film’s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Deadline reports today that Netflix has acquired Run Rabbit Run, a horror movie starring Sarah Snook (“Succession”).
From XYZ Films and Carver Films, expect Run Rabbit Run to premiere later this year.
The Australian horror movie “follows fertility doctor Sarah (Snook). She firmly believes in life and death. However, after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.”
Daina Reid directed the film, written by Hannah Kent.
Run Rabbit Run‘s cast also includes Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi.
Producers are Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish. EPs are Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian of XYZ Films, Deanne Weir, Olivia Humphrey, Jack Christian, D.J. McPherson, Daina Reid, Sarah Snook, Jake Carter and Katie Anderson.
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From XYZ Films and Carver Films, expect Run Rabbit Run to premiere later this year.
The Australian horror movie “follows fertility doctor Sarah (Snook). She firmly believes in life and death. However, after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.”
Daina Reid directed the film, written by Hannah Kent.
Run Rabbit Run‘s cast also includes Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi.
Producers are Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish. EPs are Nate Bolotin, Maxime Cottray, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian of XYZ Films, Deanne Weir, Olivia Humphrey, Jack Christian, D.J. McPherson, Daina Reid, Sarah Snook, Jake Carter and Katie Anderson.
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- 1/19/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Netflix has made the first high-profile buy at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, picking up global distribution rights to “Run Rabbit Run” ahead of the film’s premiere, minus select territories.
The deal occurred on the first day of the festival, with the feature debuting in the Midnight selection on Thursday night. Directed by Daina Reid and penned by Hannah Kent, the psychological thriller stars Sarah Snook (HBO’s “Succession”) as a fertility doctor who must confront her grim past and her presumptions about life and death when her daughter begins acting out alongside the arrival of a mysterious rabbit.
Netflix will release the movie in 2023.
The feature was executive produced by XYZ Films, a company co-founded by Sundance alumni Nick Spicer, Aram Tertzakianand Nate Bolotin.
“Run Rabbit Run” is a Carver Films production, with major production investment from XYZ Films and Screen Australia, in association with VicScreen, Filmology Finance,...
The deal occurred on the first day of the festival, with the feature debuting in the Midnight selection on Thursday night. Directed by Daina Reid and penned by Hannah Kent, the psychological thriller stars Sarah Snook (HBO’s “Succession”) as a fertility doctor who must confront her grim past and her presumptions about life and death when her daughter begins acting out alongside the arrival of a mysterious rabbit.
Netflix will release the movie in 2023.
The feature was executive produced by XYZ Films, a company co-founded by Sundance alumni Nick Spicer, Aram Tertzakianand Nate Bolotin.
“Run Rabbit Run” is a Carver Films production, with major production investment from XYZ Films and Screen Australia, in association with VicScreen, Filmology Finance,...
- 1/19/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Some were expecting Netflix to curb their acquisitions here in Park City, but, as we told you earlier this morning, never count them out of the Sundance marketplace. Before its premiere in the midnight section tonight, the Reed Hastings-Ted Sarandos-run streamer has scooped up a majority of global rights on the Australian horror movie, Run Rabbit Run, starring 2x Emmy nominated Succession actress Sarah Snook. XYZ Films, which co-funded the film, brokered the deal with Netflix on behalf of the filmmakers.
A release for the Carver Films production is planned for this year.
Directed by Daina Reid off a script by Hannah Kent, Run Rabbit Run follows fertility doctor Sarah (Snook). She firmly believes in life and death. However, after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.
Run...
A release for the Carver Films production is planned for this year.
Directed by Daina Reid off a script by Hannah Kent, Run Rabbit Run follows fertility doctor Sarah (Snook). She firmly believes in life and death. However, after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.
Run...
- 1/19/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Eleven months ago, we heard that photographer Caitlin Cronenberg, daughter of legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg, would be making her feature directorial debut with a thriller called Humane. That project has now wrapped its four-week shoot in Hamilton, Ontario – and now that filming is complete, Deadline has revealed the names of several cast members! Humane stars Emily Hampshire (Chapelwaite), Jay Baruchel (Random Acts of Violence), Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie), Sebastian Chacon (Emergency), Alanna Bale (Cardinal), and Sirena Gulamgaus (Transplant).
Written and produced by Michael Sparaga of Victory Man Productions, Humane takes place over the course of a single day,
months after a global environmental collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman invites his four grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the...
Written and produced by Michael Sparaga of Victory Man Productions, Humane takes place over the course of a single day,
months after a global environmental collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman invites his four grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the...
- 11/22/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire and Peter Gallagher have nabbed lead roles in Humane, Caitlin Cronenberg’s thriller scripted by Michael Sparaga.
Production on the feature directorial debut by the daughter of director David Cronenberg has just wrapped in Hamilton, Ontario. The ensemble cast included Enrico Colantoni, Sebastian Chacon, Alanna Bale and Sirena Gulamgaus.
Humane takes place over one day and months after a global environmental collapse forced world leaders to reduce the earth’s population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman tells his four grown children he will join a new euthanasia program, only to see his plan go horribly wrong, with chaos among his children as the result.
Humane is produced by Sparaga’s Victory Man Productions and is executive produced by Martin Katz, Karen Wookey, Todd Brown, Nick Spicer, Adrian Love and Laurie May. Elevation Pictures is distributing in Canada.
Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire and Peter Gallagher have nabbed lead roles in Humane, Caitlin Cronenberg’s thriller scripted by Michael Sparaga.
Production on the feature directorial debut by the daughter of director David Cronenberg has just wrapped in Hamilton, Ontario. The ensemble cast included Enrico Colantoni, Sebastian Chacon, Alanna Bale and Sirena Gulamgaus.
Humane takes place over one day and months after a global environmental collapse forced world leaders to reduce the earth’s population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman tells his four grown children he will join a new euthanasia program, only to see his plan go horribly wrong, with chaos among his children as the result.
Humane is produced by Sparaga’s Victory Man Productions and is executive produced by Martin Katz, Karen Wookey, Todd Brown, Nick Spicer, Adrian Love and Laurie May. Elevation Pictures is distributing in Canada.
- 11/22/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Caitlin Cronenberg’s has wrapped the four-week shoot in Hamilton, Ontario of her directorial debut, the environment-themed thriller Humane.
The production has also unveiled the cast featuring Jay Baruchel (This Is The End), Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek), Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie), Sebastian Chacon (Emergency), Alanna Bale and Sirena Gulamgaus (Transplant).
Humane takes place over a single day months after a global environmental collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.
In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman invites his four grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare and chaos erupts among his children.
The picture is written and produced by Victory Man Productions’ Michael Sparaga.
“From my very first read, the all-too-possible dystopian world of Michael’s script left me breathless,...
The production has also unveiled the cast featuring Jay Baruchel (This Is The End), Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek), Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie), Sebastian Chacon (Emergency), Alanna Bale and Sirena Gulamgaus (Transplant).
Humane takes place over a single day months after a global environmental collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.
In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman invites his four grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare and chaos erupts among his children.
The picture is written and produced by Victory Man Productions’ Michael Sparaga.
“From my very first read, the all-too-possible dystopian world of Michael’s script left me breathless,...
- 11/22/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Los Angeles company will distribute in US on November 4.
XYZ Films has licensed a raft of territory rights ahead of its US release this week on Something In The Dirt, the comedic sci-fi horror from Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead that picked up an award at Sitges last month.
The company, which acquired the film in post and serves as global distributor, has licensed the film to Umbrella Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand, Indeed Film in Germany, Klockworx in Japan, Movie Cloud in Taiwan, and Nonstop in Scandinavia.
In other deals the film has gone to Nos Lusomundo for Portugal,...
XYZ Films has licensed a raft of territory rights ahead of its US release this week on Something In The Dirt, the comedic sci-fi horror from Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead that picked up an award at Sitges last month.
The company, which acquired the film in post and serves as global distributor, has licensed the film to Umbrella Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand, Indeed Film in Germany, Klockworx in Japan, Movie Cloud in Taiwan, and Nonstop in Scandinavia.
In other deals the film has gone to Nos Lusomundo for Portugal,...
- 11/2/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Naomie Harris (Moonlight) and Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones) have been tapped to lead the psychological thriller The Wasp, which BAFTA winner and two-time nominee Guillem Morales (Inside No. 9) is directing for XYZ Films.
The film based on Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play of the same name, which ran in 2015 at London’s Hampstead Theatre, follows Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer), who agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Malcolm adapted the screenplay for the film, slated to enter production in Bath, UK in November. Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray will produce for XYZ Films, along with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films. XYZ is financing, in association with Ipr.Vc, and handling worldwide sales at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
The film based on Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s play of the same name, which ran in 2015 at London’s Hampstead Theatre, follows Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer), who agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Malcolm adapted the screenplay for the film, slated to enter production in Bath, UK in November. Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray will produce for XYZ Films, along with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films. XYZ is financing, in association with Ipr.Vc, and handling worldwide sales at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
- 9/1/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Tessa Thompson (Westworld) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Super Pumped) are attached to star in the sci-fi thriller Ash, which the Grammy-winning musician and filmmaker Flying Lotus — otherwise known as Steven Ellison — will direct as his sophomore feature, as we first reported in January. Neill Blomkamp (District 9) has since then come aboard to exec produce the pic, which its financier XYZ Films will rep for worldwide sales at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
While at TIFF to meet with key buyers for Ash, Flying Lotus will appear in support of his segment of V/H/S/99, which is having its world premiere in the Midnight section of the festival.
The new film, for which the multi-hyphenate will also compose an original score, watches as a woman (Thompson) wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed, and must then decide if she can trust...
While at TIFF to meet with key buyers for Ash, Flying Lotus will appear in support of his segment of V/H/S/99, which is having its world premiere in the Midnight section of the festival.
The new film, for which the multi-hyphenate will also compose an original score, watches as a woman (Thompson) wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed, and must then decide if she can trust...
- 8/29/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: XYZ Films has acquired worldwide rights to the English-language horror-thriller Sound of Silence, directed by Alessandro Antonaci, Daniel Lascar and Stefano Mandala — the Italy-based filmmaking trio otherwise known as T3. The independent studio has slated the film for a domestic release next spring.
T3’s first feature follows Emma (Penelope Sangiorgi), who returns to her home in Italy to find out what happened to her parents, and must then unlock the mystery of an old radio that brings back spirits from the past.
T3, Raffaele Rinaldi and Riccardo Scalva produced the pic, which also stars Rocco Marazzita, Lucia Caporaso, Daniele De Martino, Chiara Casolari, Alessandra Pizzullo and Peter Stephen Wolmarans. The project comes on the heels of T3’s horror short The Crying Boy, which was an Official Selection at Screamfest 2019.
“XYZ is thrilled to come aboard this uniquely terrifying ghost story and to continue our tradition of supporting international talent,...
T3’s first feature follows Emma (Penelope Sangiorgi), who returns to her home in Italy to find out what happened to her parents, and must then unlock the mystery of an old radio that brings back spirits from the past.
T3, Raffaele Rinaldi and Riccardo Scalva produced the pic, which also stars Rocco Marazzita, Lucia Caporaso, Daniele De Martino, Chiara Casolari, Alessandra Pizzullo and Peter Stephen Wolmarans. The project comes on the heels of T3’s horror short The Crying Boy, which was an Official Selection at Screamfest 2019.
“XYZ is thrilled to come aboard this uniquely terrifying ghost story and to continue our tradition of supporting international talent,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: XYZ Films and Tavake, the Auckland-based producer of series The Panthers, have acquired adaptation rights to the unpublished memoirs Madame Mom by Antonia Murphy, author of the Huffington Post article I’m an Ethical Pimp.
Murphy, author of Dirty Chick: Adventures of an Unlikely Farmer published by Penguin Random House, moved from the U.S. to New Zealand, where sex work is decriminalized, and in 2016 founded an escort agency built on a philosophy of protecting women’s legal rights, emotional well-being, and financial independence.
A half-hour dramedy adaptation is underway with Shoshana McCallum, who won an International Emmy for Nz series Inside, and Harry McNaughton (The Pact) writing. It is Tavake and XYZ’s first series collaboration.
Tom Hern, Halaifonua Finau (The Panthers) and Crystal Vaega (The Panthers) are executive-producing for Tavake, with Nick Spicer and Marci Wiseman for XYZ. Eric and...
Murphy, author of Dirty Chick: Adventures of an Unlikely Farmer published by Penguin Random House, moved from the U.S. to New Zealand, where sex work is decriminalized, and in 2016 founded an escort agency built on a philosophy of protecting women’s legal rights, emotional well-being, and financial independence.
A half-hour dramedy adaptation is underway with Shoshana McCallum, who won an International Emmy for Nz series Inside, and Harry McNaughton (The Pact) writing. It is Tavake and XYZ’s first series collaboration.
Tom Hern, Halaifonua Finau (The Panthers) and Crystal Vaega (The Panthers) are executive-producing for Tavake, with Nick Spicer and Marci Wiseman for XYZ. Eric and...
- 3/30/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: XYZ Films has acquired North American rights to the upcoming horror-thriller Man’s Son, starring Frank Grillo and to be directed by his son, Remy Grillo, with plans for a domestic release either later this year or early next year.
The story surrounds a young couple hoping to create an aesthetically pleasing audition tape for an up-and-coming Charles Manson film. But when the couple chooses an eclectic desert Airbnb as the perfect backdrop, the dark events of the audition material slowly slip into their reality… Eventually, they find themselves intertwined in an occult leader (Grillo)’s sinister plot.
Josh Plasse and Brev Moss wrote the script for the project that Dare Angel is producing in partnership with Mi Nene, which will go before cameras in Yucca Valley, California this month. Plasse, Shakira Barrera, Conor Allyn, Johnny James Fiore, Benjamin Anderson, Jake Allyn and Fabio Lo Fria are producing, with Nidal Kahl,...
The story surrounds a young couple hoping to create an aesthetically pleasing audition tape for an up-and-coming Charles Manson film. But when the couple chooses an eclectic desert Airbnb as the perfect backdrop, the dark events of the audition material slowly slip into their reality… Eventually, they find themselves intertwined in an occult leader (Grillo)’s sinister plot.
Josh Plasse and Brev Moss wrote the script for the project that Dare Angel is producing in partnership with Mi Nene, which will go before cameras in Yucca Valley, California this month. Plasse, Shakira Barrera, Conor Allyn, Johnny James Fiore, Benjamin Anderson, Jake Allyn and Fabio Lo Fria are producing, with Nidal Kahl,...
- 3/1/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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