On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every other day throughout the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the sci-fi action movie Riot Girls. You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.
Directed by Jovanka Vuckovic from a screenplay written by Katherine Collins, Riot Girls has the following synopsis: In an alternate 1995, a mysterious disease has wiped out all of the adults. In this new age, two gangs are pitted against each other in a brutal war for territory, resources and survival.
The film stars Madison Iseman, Jenny Raven, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Munro Chambers, Atticus Mitchell, Carson MacCormac, Evan Marsh, Jordana Blake, Ajay Friese, Chris Mark, Robyn Alomar, Jake Sim,...
Directed by Jovanka Vuckovic from a screenplay written by Katherine Collins, Riot Girls has the following synopsis: In an alternate 1995, a mysterious disease has wiped out all of the adults. In this new age, two gangs are pitted against each other in a brutal war for territory, resources and survival.
The film stars Madison Iseman, Jenny Raven, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Munro Chambers, Atticus Mitchell, Carson MacCormac, Evan Marsh, Jordana Blake, Ajay Friese, Chris Mark, Robyn Alomar, Jake Sim,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Adam Kolbrenner’s Lit Entertainment Group is expanding its ranks, adding Raquelle David as Manager and Producer and Patrick White as Creative Executive.
David established herself as an indie producer and held executive positions at Screen Nsw and The Seven Network in her native Australia before launching her U.S. management career in 2017. She brings with her to Lit Entertainment Group clients including screenwriters/filmmakers Jenny Yang (The Gordita Chronicles), Amos Mac (Gossip Girl), Dani Parker (Midnight Mass), Sean King O’Grady (We Need To Do Something), Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People), Aisling Chin-Yee (The Rest of Us) Johnny Ma (To Live To Sing) Jovanka Vuckovic (Riot Girls) and Peter Hutchings (The Hating Game).
“When the opportunity arose to join Adam and the Lit Entertainment Group team, it was a no-brainer for me and my clients. His taste and instincts in an ever-changing market are both prolific and exceptional.
David established herself as an indie producer and held executive positions at Screen Nsw and The Seven Network in her native Australia before launching her U.S. management career in 2017. She brings with her to Lit Entertainment Group clients including screenwriters/filmmakers Jenny Yang (The Gordita Chronicles), Amos Mac (Gossip Girl), Dani Parker (Midnight Mass), Sean King O’Grady (We Need To Do Something), Perry Blackshear (They Look Like People), Aisling Chin-Yee (The Rest of Us) Johnny Ma (To Live To Sing) Jovanka Vuckovic (Riot Girls) and Peter Hutchings (The Hating Game).
“When the opportunity arose to join Adam and the Lit Entertainment Group team, it was a no-brainer for me and my clients. His taste and instincts in an ever-changing market are both prolific and exceptional.
- 5/23/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Paloma Kwiatkowski (Riot Girls), Donal Logue (Sons Of Anarchy), David Mazouz (Gotham), Camille Sullivan (Hunter Hunter), and Golden Globe nominee Adam Beach (Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee) have been set to star in supernatural thriller The Island Between Tides.
Production is underway in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, with XYZ Films newly aboard to rep North American sales. Above is a first look image.
The feature film, based on Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie’s gothic bedtime tale Mary Rose, takes place in the coastal wilds of the Alaskan border. The plot follows Lily (Kwiatkowski), a young woman who follows a mysterious melody onto a remote tidal island. When she crosses back over at the next low tide, she emerges into a world where decades have passed.
Writer-director-producers are Andrew Holmes (Dolph) and Emmy-winning filmmaker Austin Andrews (Julie and the Phantoms).
The Island Between Tides is the first feature...
Production is underway in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, with XYZ Films newly aboard to rep North American sales. Above is a first look image.
The feature film, based on Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie’s gothic bedtime tale Mary Rose, takes place in the coastal wilds of the Alaskan border. The plot follows Lily (Kwiatkowski), a young woman who follows a mysterious melody onto a remote tidal island. When she crosses back over at the next low tide, she emerges into a world where decades have passed.
Writer-director-producers are Andrew Holmes (Dolph) and Emmy-winning filmmaker Austin Andrews (Julie and the Phantoms).
The Island Between Tides is the first feature...
- 3/29/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“Culling the herd” is something I’ve heard many times, but never gave it much thought until having watched Pat Mills’ latest film, The Retreat. It is used as a reference to animals, but separating or killing “inferior” human beings to reduce their numbers or to rid a group of their “undesirable” traits has been happening for centuries. It’s still happening to minorities around the world. Alyson Richards’ screenplay uses deer as a metaphor for the queer community. As one character recalls her experiences of hunting as a child to “cull the problem deer,” the other character asks, “Were they a problem? The deer?” The response: “Depends on who you ask.” It’s a simple but poignant phrase that reminds the audience that, in this case, homophobia is still ever-present. And while it may often feel safer in big cities surrounded by a larger number of people like you,...
- 5/21/2021
- by Sara Clements
- DailyDead
‘Gogglebox’ Co-Creator Leaves Studio Lambert
Tania Alexander, a 12-year Studio Lambert executive who oversees Gogglebox, is leaving the All3Media-owned producer. The director of factual entertainment’s somewhat abrupt departure comes part-way through Gogglebox’s current series on Channel 4, during which it has chalked up some record audiences. Studio Lambert said Alexander is leaving to pursue fresh challenges, with a spokeswoman adding: “We wish Tania success with her future projects.” Studio Lambert’s deputy creative director, Mike Cotton, will oversee the remainder of Season 16 of Gogglebox, alongside the show’s executive producer Leon Campbell.
Women In Film & TV UK New CEO
Women in Film and Television UK (Wftv) has appointed Katie Bailiff as CEO. Bailiff joins from TV firm Century Films, where she has worked for two decades. Her credits as an executive producer include TV shows Feltham Sings, The Secret History Of Our Streets, Abused By My Girlfriend,...
Tania Alexander, a 12-year Studio Lambert executive who oversees Gogglebox, is leaving the All3Media-owned producer. The director of factual entertainment’s somewhat abrupt departure comes part-way through Gogglebox’s current series on Channel 4, during which it has chalked up some record audiences. Studio Lambert said Alexander is leaving to pursue fresh challenges, with a spokeswoman adding: “We wish Tania success with her future projects.” Studio Lambert’s deputy creative director, Mike Cotton, will oversee the remainder of Season 16 of Gogglebox, alongside the show’s executive producer Leon Campbell.
Women In Film & TV UK New CEO
Women in Film and Television UK (Wftv) has appointed Katie Bailiff as CEO. Bailiff joins from TV firm Century Films, where she has worked for two decades. Her credits as an executive producer include TV shows Feltham Sings, The Secret History Of Our Streets, Abused By My Girlfriend,...
- 11/26/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman and Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
We're back with another installment of Horror Highlights, bringing you the trailer for Vicious Fun, details on the Salt Lake Horror Festival, the trailers for Remothered: Broken Porcelain and 8ight After, information on ShortsTV's Halloween programming, and news of The Chattering Hour YouTube show and podcast:
Watch the Trailer for Vicious Fun: "Life comes terrifyingly close to imitating art in Vicious Fun, the new horror-comedy from Breakthrough Entertainment and Black Fawn Films made in partnership with Particular Crowd, the original movie banner of WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Latin America. The first trailer and poster for the exciting new project have just been released.
The film follows Joel (Evan Marsh), a caustic 1980’s film critic for a national horror magazine, who finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming their next victim.
Watch the Trailer for Vicious Fun: "Life comes terrifyingly close to imitating art in Vicious Fun, the new horror-comedy from Breakthrough Entertainment and Black Fawn Films made in partnership with Particular Crowd, the original movie banner of WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Latin America. The first trailer and poster for the exciting new project have just been released.
The film follows Joel (Evan Marsh), a caustic 1980’s film critic for a national horror magazine, who finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming their next victim.
- 10/7/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Renowned films from the market include Raw, Vivarium, Extra Ordinary, Turbo Kid.
Lindsay Peters, executive director of the Canadian genre industry platform Frontières whose successes in recent years have included Raw, Vivarium and Turbo Kid, is departing after six years at the helm, effective April.
Peters took over in 2014 and working with market organisers at Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal to build the international profile of Frontières, forging a critical partnership with the Marché du Film in Cannes in collaboration with Julie Bergeron that launched in 2016.
Since 2017 Frontières produced three annual events: the co-production market at Fantasia, the Cannes platform,...
Lindsay Peters, executive director of the Canadian genre industry platform Frontières whose successes in recent years have included Raw, Vivarium and Turbo Kid, is departing after six years at the helm, effective April.
Peters took over in 2014 and working with market organisers at Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal to build the international profile of Frontières, forging a critical partnership with the Marché du Film in Cannes in collaboration with Julie Bergeron that launched in 2016.
Since 2017 Frontières produced three annual events: the co-production market at Fantasia, the Cannes platform,...
- 4/3/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Hulu has dropped the trailer for its upcoming sci-fi series “Utopia Falls,” and the trailer finds teenagers, hundreds of years in the future, discovering an ancient relic called hip-hop.
“Whoa. How’s he doing that so fast?” one teen says to another in the trailer, as they watch a rapper in a hip-hop music video for the very first time in their lives.
“I have no idea,” replies the fellow teen. “Why would they keep something like this from us?”
Watch the trailer above.
Also Read: Noice! Here's How Huge a Lift 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Ratings Get With Viewing on Hulu, NBC App (Exclusive)
The sci-fi hip-hop series will feature the voice of Snoop Dogg, and music from artists including Kendrick Lamar, Alessia Cara, The Notorious B.I.G., Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Bill Withers and The Roots.
Here is the official description for the series, which premieres Feb.
“Whoa. How’s he doing that so fast?” one teen says to another in the trailer, as they watch a rapper in a hip-hop music video for the very first time in their lives.
“I have no idea,” replies the fellow teen. “Why would they keep something like this from us?”
Watch the trailer above.
Also Read: Noice! Here's How Huge a Lift 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Ratings Get With Viewing on Hulu, NBC App (Exclusive)
The sci-fi hip-hop series will feature the voice of Snoop Dogg, and music from artists including Kendrick Lamar, Alessia Cara, The Notorious B.I.G., Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Bill Withers and The Roots.
Here is the official description for the series, which premieres Feb.
- 2/6/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Jovanka Vuckovic has signed with Dan Rabinow, Jordan Berg, Wilhelmina Ross, Ruby Kaye and Hannah Wright at CAA.
Vuckovic recently directed the teen punk apocalypse feature Riot Girls which was released by Good Deed Entertainment in the U.S. She is the co-creator, writer and director of Xx, an all-women horror anthology feature film which premiered at Sundance in 2017, produced by Xyz Films and Magnolia Pictures. Vuckovic adapted and directed The Box by Jack Ketchum in Xx.
Vuckovic’s first short film, The Captured Bird, executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, played over 60 festivals, winning four Best Short Film awards. She is a Gemini Award-winning visual effects artist and cemented a reputation as a genre film authority during her tenure as editor-in-chief of Rue Morgue Magazine. She is also the author of Zombies! An Illustrated History of the Undead, (St. Martin’s Press) and Vuckovic’s Horror Miscellany’(Ilex Press).
Vuckovic...
Vuckovic recently directed the teen punk apocalypse feature Riot Girls which was released by Good Deed Entertainment in the U.S. She is the co-creator, writer and director of Xx, an all-women horror anthology feature film which premiered at Sundance in 2017, produced by Xyz Films and Magnolia Pictures. Vuckovic adapted and directed The Box by Jack Ketchum in Xx.
Vuckovic’s first short film, The Captured Bird, executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, played over 60 festivals, winning four Best Short Film awards. She is a Gemini Award-winning visual effects artist and cemented a reputation as a genre film authority during her tenure as editor-in-chief of Rue Morgue Magazine. She is also the author of Zombies! An Illustrated History of the Undead, (St. Martin’s Press) and Vuckovic’s Horror Miscellany’(Ilex Press).
Vuckovic...
- 11/9/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s an exclusive clip from Xx director Jovanka Vuckovic‘s post-apocalyptic thriller Riot Girls, now in select theaters and on VOD platforms. In the film set in an alternate 1995, a mysterious disease has wiped out all of the adults. In this new age, two gangs are pitted against each other in a brutal war for territory, resources and survival. […]...
- 9/20/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Potter’s Bluff used to be a nice place to live. Idyllic, even. Then, we’re told during the comic-book-style intro to “Riot Girls,” a mysterious wasting disease all but destroyed the entire population — except the kids, that is.
Jovanka Vuckovic’s feature directorial debut has a punk-rock energy befitting the rebellious youths who inhabit it, a not-so-merry band of survivors doing what they can to eke out an existence in post-apocalyptic suburbia circa 1995.
On one side of that conflict are the villainous Westside Titans, a militia-esque group of jocks easily identified by their blue-and-yellow letterman jackets, and on the other are the ragtag Eastsiders. There’s something of a revenge-of-the-nerds dynamic to it, only instead of nerds, it’s misfits more generally; though suspicious of outsiders, they’re generally welcoming of anyone in need.
Watch Video: Kerry Washington on Why Her Kids Are Not Immune From Police Brutality Just...
Jovanka Vuckovic’s feature directorial debut has a punk-rock energy befitting the rebellious youths who inhabit it, a not-so-merry band of survivors doing what they can to eke out an existence in post-apocalyptic suburbia circa 1995.
On one side of that conflict are the villainous Westside Titans, a militia-esque group of jocks easily identified by their blue-and-yellow letterman jackets, and on the other are the ragtag Eastsiders. There’s something of a revenge-of-the-nerds dynamic to it, only instead of nerds, it’s misfits more generally; though suspicious of outsiders, they’re generally welcoming of anyone in need.
Watch Video: Kerry Washington on Why Her Kids Are Not Immune From Police Brutality Just...
- 9/13/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- The Wrap
Zombies, aliens, mysterious diseases, and natural disasters: these are the elements that most frequently drive the post-apocalyptic narratives dominating our movies, TV shows, and video games. It can seem monotonous, as their similarities begin to blend together, but Jovanka Vuckovic’s feature debut, Riot Girls, succeeds in separating itself from the mould, with a hard rock survival tale that feels like something The CW could produce at their full potential.
Riot Girls is introduced cleverly through a comic strip, walking the audience through the aftermath of a mysterious disease that decimated the fictional mid-’90s town of Potter’s Bluff, with all parents succumbing to the disease. What’s left of the town is split in two: a battleground between the town’s children.
Death to the patriarchy is something we often express a desire for, and when it finally comes, we imagine that an anarchic town would thrive under its freedom,...
Riot Girls is introduced cleverly through a comic strip, walking the audience through the aftermath of a mysterious disease that decimated the fictional mid-’90s town of Potter’s Bluff, with all parents succumbing to the disease. What’s left of the town is split in two: a battleground between the town’s children.
Death to the patriarchy is something we often express a desire for, and when it finally comes, we imagine that an anarchic town would thrive under its freedom,...
- 9/10/2019
- by Sara Clements
- DailyDead
Following her success helming a segment in the well-received, woman-directed horror anthology Xx, former Rue Morgue editor Jovanka Vuckovic delivers her feature film debut with the high concept, post-apocalyptic teen actioner Riot Girls. Obviously borrowing from the underground feminist punk movement Riot grrrl for its title (with an appropriate aesthetic and love for Joan Jett), screenwriter Katherine Collins’ tale of rival gangs also takes many cues from “The Walking Dead” by applying that 90s-era subculture to its social commentary separating humans into two categories: those who kill to survive and those who kill for power. In a world where adulthood spells death via an unexplained gut rot, teenagers are forced to take control. And if the microcosm of Potter’s Bluff is any indication, youthful exuberance divides on the poverty line.
On one side of the bridge reside rich kids who’ve transformed their high school into a fortress run...
On one side of the bridge reside rich kids who’ve transformed their high school into a fortress run...
- 9/9/2019
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
On September 13, Xx‘s Jovanka Vuckovic will release her sci-fi/action film Riot Girls in limited theaters as well as On Demand, via Cranked Up Films. Ahead of the release, we’ve got our hands on an exclusive clip from the film, which sees Munro Chambers of Turbo Kid fame – as well as our upcoming Dread […]
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- 8/29/2019
- by Jonathan Barkan
- DreadCentral.com
As our Fantasia Fest coverage winds down, here’s a double-bill of two new films from actor Munro Chambers, who came to prominence back in 2015 with a little film called Turbo Kid. His latest films see the actor embrace both ends of the character spectrum: hero and villain. Or do they?
Harpoon
Stars: Munro Chambers, Christopher Gray, Emily Tyra | Written and Directed by Rob Grant
Wealthy Richard (Christopher Gray) is prone to fits of violent anger, particularly when he believes his girlfriend Sasha (Emily Tyra) is cheating on him with his best friend Jonah (Munro Chambers) — who’s been having worse luck than even his Biblical namesake. Once they reassure him that his fears are unfounded, Richard invites Sasha and Jonah on an excursion aboard his yacht The Naughty Buoy to make amends. What starts out as a pleasure cruise becomes a fateful trip when festering suspicions and resentments bubble to the surface,...
Harpoon
Stars: Munro Chambers, Christopher Gray, Emily Tyra | Written and Directed by Rob Grant
Wealthy Richard (Christopher Gray) is prone to fits of violent anger, particularly when he believes his girlfriend Sasha (Emily Tyra) is cheating on him with his best friend Jonah (Munro Chambers) — who’s been having worse luck than even his Biblical namesake. Once they reassure him that his fears are unfounded, Richard invites Sasha and Jonah on an excursion aboard his yacht The Naughty Buoy to make amends. What starts out as a pleasure cruise becomes a fateful trip when festering suspicions and resentments bubble to the surface,...
- 8/2/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
An award-winning visual effects artist, editor, writer and now director, Jovanka Vuckovic has been pushing the envelope for women in horror for years and when she transitioned to making films, the excitement for horror fans was palpable. With four short films under her belt, Vuckovic makes her feature film debut with Riot Girls.
Set in a future where adults have disappeared and teenagers are the oldest people on earth, Paloma Kwiatkowski and Madison Iseman star as Scrath and Nat respectively, a pair of teens who venture into unfamiliar territory to rescue Nat's brother who has been taken by a rival gang.
It's a simple story but one that unfolds in a fascinating world built by TV writer Katherine Collins. This universe feels like a post-apocalyptic version of...
Set in a future where adults have disappeared and teenagers are the oldest people on earth, Paloma Kwiatkowski and Madison Iseman star as Scrath and Nat respectively, a pair of teens who venture into unfamiliar territory to rescue Nat's brother who has been taken by a rival gang.
It's a simple story but one that unfolds in a fascinating world built by TV writer Katherine Collins. This universe feels like a post-apocalyptic version of...
- 7/29/2019
- QuietEarth.us
Here’s the latest poster art for Xx director Jovanka Vuckovic‘s post-apocalyptic thriller Riot Girls, opening in select theaters and on VOD platforms September 13th. Madison Iseman (Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle) and Paloma Kwiatkowski (Bates Motel) star in Riot Girls, which takes place after a mysterious illness has killed all adults, leaving the town of Potter’s Bluff divided into two factions – the ‘East […]...
- 7/22/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
"There's people out there, they want to kill us!" Cranked Up Films has unveiled an official trailer for a punk rock apocalyptic love story titled Riot Girls, the feature directorial debut of Canadian filmmaker Jovanka Vuckovic (of "The Box" segment from Xx). After all the adults are wiped out from a mysterious disease, the surviving kids split into two groups: the have not Eastsiders vs. the tyrannical Westside Titans. When one of their own is captured by the Titans, it's up to punk rockers and best friends Nat and Scratch to lead the East side teens on a deadly, high-octane mission that will forever alter the future of Potter's Bluff. Madison Iseman and Paloma Kwiatkowski co-star, with a young cast including Alexandre Bourgeois, Ajay Friese, Munro Chambers, Carson MacCormac, and Jenny Raven. This looks gnarly, a spunky mash-up of genres and concepts, might be a big debut to keep an eye on this fall.
- 7/19/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Xx director Jovanka Vuckovic‘s post-apocalyptic thriller Riot Girls is screening at both Fantasia Film Festival and Outfest, and will then open in theaters and on VOD platforms September 13th, Bloody Disgusting learned. We also have the exclusive trailer premiere, which looks like a teen-based Mad Max with a love story wedged in the middle! Madison Iseman (Jumanji: Welcome To […]...
- 7/17/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Before Cranked Up Films releases the film, Xx director Jovanka Vuckovic‘s post-apocalyptic thriller Riot Girls will screen at the coming Fantasia Film Festival. The movie will allegedly open in limited theaters and on various VOD platforms this coming summer. Check out a batch of new images below. Madison Iseman (Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle) and Paloma Kwiatkowski (Bates Motel) star […]...
- 7/10/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Whether behind the camera or in front, this year’s Fantasia Film Festival boasts many female stories. Horror has evolved over the years, not only creating a genre that’s nonlinear, but has allowed women in its narratives to become something other than the final girl. No one film in our list of most anticipated female-centered films is like the other, and no female character is similar to the next. Here’s just a taste of what can be expected throughout the festival’s 22-day run:
Knives and Skin, USA dir. Jennifer Reeder
Described as pertaining elements reminiscent of David Lynch, high school dramedies, and Italian giallo, Knives and Skin takes place in the aftermath of a girl’s vanishing. The film explores the days that follow as Carolyn Harper’s friends and family attempt to cope with her disappearance, and these coping mechanisms develop into something unusual. It's a...
Knives and Skin, USA dir. Jennifer Reeder
Described as pertaining elements reminiscent of David Lynch, high school dramedies, and Italian giallo, Knives and Skin takes place in the aftermath of a girl’s vanishing. The film explores the days that follow as Carolyn Harper’s friends and family attempt to cope with her disappearance, and these coping mechanisms develop into something unusual. It's a...
- 7/8/2019
- by Sara Clements
- DailyDead
After 37 years as the nation’s premier Lgbtq film festival, Outfest shows no signs of slowing down. The 2019 festival, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles from July 18-28, has just announced its full schedule. The lineup features a combination of festival favorites and rarely-seen foreign films, placing Lgbtq cinema in a truly global context.
The festival opens on July 18 with “Circus of Books,” the Tribeca hit about a daughter’s learning about her parents’ groundbreaking gay porn shop. It closes out with Sundance breakout “Before You Know It,” and will feature 28 world premieres during its run.
From features and documentaries to shorts and episodic content, this is truly an all-inclusive launching pad for Lgbtq filmmakers. The festival continues to push the boundaries of progress, with a majority of this year’s films directed by filmmakers from groups underrepresented in queer film.
“As my tenure comes to an end I...
The festival opens on July 18 with “Circus of Books,” the Tribeca hit about a daughter’s learning about her parents’ groundbreaking gay porn shop. It closes out with Sundance breakout “Before You Know It,” and will feature 28 world premieres during its run.
From features and documentaries to shorts and episodic content, this is truly an all-inclusive launching pad for Lgbtq filmmakers. The festival continues to push the boundaries of progress, with a majority of this year’s films directed by filmmakers from groups underrepresented in queer film.
“As my tenure comes to an end I...
- 6/12/2019
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Bringing memorable horror movies from the past back to life on the big screen, Cranked Up Films and Shudder are teaming up for An Evening of Nightmares screening series. To celebrate the June 21st theatrical release of the new horror anthology Nightmare Cinema (ahead of its release later this year on Shudder), the retrospective series will kick off on Friday, June 14th with screenings of Mick Garris' Sleepwalkers, Alejandro Brugués' Juan of the Dead, and Joe Dante's Piranha, followed by Q&As with the filmmakers at Los Angeles' Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth Theater.
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – May 24, 2019: Cranked Up Films, Good Deed Entertainment’s genre-leaning distribution arm, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced today they will be launching a new curated screening series featuring top genre talent presenting and discussing both their own work and...
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – May 24, 2019: Cranked Up Films, Good Deed Entertainment’s genre-leaning distribution arm, and Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced today they will be launching a new curated screening series featuring top genre talent presenting and discussing both their own work and...
- 5/27/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Nifff) in Switzerland is definitely one of Europe’s premiere genre film festivals. Nestled on the shore of Lake Neuchâtel the festival’s location alone is a much sought after booking for any filmmaker. Combine the picturesque surroundings with the loyal genre savvy audience and usual killer programming one can see why Nifff is so popular. And of that programming we have our first look at this year’s edition. Immediate standouts are the world premiere of Jovanka Vuckovic’s Riot Girls, Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella’s Something Else and Knives and Skin from Jennifer Reeder. Károly Ujj Mészáros earned a lot of fans here at Screen Anarchy with his awesome fable Liza, The Fox-Fairy. They have a new film in...
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- 5/24/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: Five notable filmmakers from the fake-blood business have united for the horror anthology film Nightmare Cinema, which reaches theaters June 21, the same day it will be available via on-demand platforms. Now three of those same filmmakers are collaborating for a tie-in screening series that will celebrate fan-favorite horror films.
Cranked Up Films, the genre-specialized distribution arm of Good Deed Entertainment, and AMC Networks’ Shudder, the premium streaming service for horror and thrillers, are launching a curated screening series that centers on filmmakers showcasing their own work and the work of their creative influences.
The series kickoff will be June 14 at the Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles with a triple feature of films followed by stage interviews with the directors of each film. The bill will be Sleepwalkers with Mick Garris, Juan of the Dead with Alejandro Brugués, and Piranha with Joe Dante.
Those same three directors each contributed a story section to Nightmare Cinema,...
Cranked Up Films, the genre-specialized distribution arm of Good Deed Entertainment, and AMC Networks’ Shudder, the premium streaming service for horror and thrillers, are launching a curated screening series that centers on filmmakers showcasing their own work and the work of their creative influences.
The series kickoff will be June 14 at the Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles with a triple feature of films followed by stage interviews with the directors of each film. The bill will be Sleepwalkers with Mick Garris, Juan of the Dead with Alejandro Brugués, and Piranha with Joe Dante.
Those same three directors each contributed a story section to Nightmare Cinema,...
- 5/24/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Altitude will launch sales in Cannes on ’80s homage thriller Coming Soon, from the producers of The Witch and upcoming action-sci-fi Riot Girls.
Currently in pre-production, the movie is set to star Ajay Friese (Legendary TV’s Lost In Space) in the lead role. Filming is set for later this year and Altitude will also distribute in the UK.
In Coming Soon, a series of bizarre murders inspired by classic ’80s films are discovered in the sleepy UK town of Cliff Valley. The inhabitants find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation and three movie obsessed friends are caught up in the race to catch the killer.
Producers are Daniel Bekerman (The Witch) of Scythia Films, who recently wrapped production on Viggo Mortensen’s debut feature Falling, and Lauren Grant of Clique Pictures whose recent slate includes feature Riot Girls which is scheduled for release in 2019 through Good Deed Entertainment.
Currently in pre-production, the movie is set to star Ajay Friese (Legendary TV’s Lost In Space) in the lead role. Filming is set for later this year and Altitude will also distribute in the UK.
In Coming Soon, a series of bizarre murders inspired by classic ’80s films are discovered in the sleepy UK town of Cliff Valley. The inhabitants find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation and three movie obsessed friends are caught up in the race to catch the killer.
Producers are Daniel Bekerman (The Witch) of Scythia Films, who recently wrapped production on Viggo Mortensen’s debut feature Falling, and Lauren Grant of Clique Pictures whose recent slate includes feature Riot Girls which is scheduled for release in 2019 through Good Deed Entertainment.
- 5/10/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Good Deed Entertainment’s new genre label, Cranked Up Films, has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Xx director Jovanka Vuckovic‘s post-apocalyptic horror Riot Girls, ScreenDaily first reports. The film will open in limited theaters and on various VOD platforms this coming summer. Madison Iseman (Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle) and Paloma Kwiatkowski (Bates Motel) star in Riot Girls, which takes place after […]...
- 1/15/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Xyz Films has licensed Us rights to the apocalyptic adventure Riot Girls to Good Deed Entertainment’s new genre label, Cranked Up Films.
Xyz Films has licensed Us rights to the apocalyptic adventure Riot Girls to Good Deed Entertainment’s new genre label, Cranked Up Films.
The distributor has earmarked a summer theatrical and on demand release oo the film directed by Jovanka Vuckovic, who directed a segment of the first all-female horror anthology Xx that premiered at Sundance 2017.
Xyz Films staged a private screening of the film at the Los Cabos International Film Festival in late 2018. The screening was...
Xyz Films has licensed Us rights to the apocalyptic adventure Riot Girls to Good Deed Entertainment’s new genre label, Cranked Up Films.
The distributor has earmarked a summer theatrical and on demand release oo the film directed by Jovanka Vuckovic, who directed a segment of the first all-female horror anthology Xx that premiered at Sundance 2017.
Xyz Films staged a private screening of the film at the Los Cabos International Film Festival in late 2018. The screening was...
- 1/14/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Amp International handles international sales on post-apocalyptic thriller Riot Girls.
Xyz Films continues to explore Los Cabos International Film Festival as an alternative launch pad for sales and has reported a strong turnout for a private buyers screening of post-apocalyptic thriller Riot Girls.
One year after the La-based company introduced a successful private screening of horror title Haunting On Fraternity Row, it returns with Riot Girls. Jovanka Vuckovic’s film is not part of the festival, yet Xyz Films partner Nate Bolotin believes the timing and profile of the Mexican event can better serve select filmmakers, away from the crowded...
Xyz Films continues to explore Los Cabos International Film Festival as an alternative launch pad for sales and has reported a strong turnout for a private buyers screening of post-apocalyptic thriller Riot Girls.
One year after the La-based company introduced a successful private screening of horror title Haunting On Fraternity Row, it returns with Riot Girls. Jovanka Vuckovic’s film is not part of the festival, yet Xyz Films partner Nate Bolotin believes the timing and profile of the Mexican event can better serve select filmmakers, away from the crowded...
- 11/10/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Ajay Friese, who recurred on the first season of Lost in Space, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2 of Netflix’s sci-fi drama.
Friese plays Vijay Dhar, Victor’s (Raza Jaffrey) son and Penny’s (Mina Sundwall) love interest. He appeared in six episodes in Season 1.
Lost In Space, from Legendary Television, stars Toby Stephens, Molly Parker, Maxwell Jenkins, Mina Sundwall, Taylor Russell, Ignacio Serricchio and Parker Posey.
A modern reimagining of the 1960s classic created by Irwin Allen, Lost in Space is set 30 years in the future where colonization in space has become a reality. The epic series follows the Robinson family, one of the families selected to make a new life for themselves in a better world. But when the new colonists find themselves abruptly torn off course en route to their new home they must forge new alliances and work together to survive in a dangerous alien environment,...
Friese plays Vijay Dhar, Victor’s (Raza Jaffrey) son and Penny’s (Mina Sundwall) love interest. He appeared in six episodes in Season 1.
Lost In Space, from Legendary Television, stars Toby Stephens, Molly Parker, Maxwell Jenkins, Mina Sundwall, Taylor Russell, Ignacio Serricchio and Parker Posey.
A modern reimagining of the 1960s classic created by Irwin Allen, Lost in Space is set 30 years in the future where colonization in space has become a reality. The epic series follows the Robinson family, one of the families selected to make a new life for themselves in a better world. But when the new colonists find themselves abruptly torn off course en route to their new home they must forge new alliances and work together to survive in a dangerous alien environment,...
- 8/23/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Cannes Festival’s Frontières Platform is heading into its second year, following a successful inauguration in 2017.
Organized by the Fantasia Intl. Film Festival, in partnership with the Cannes Film Market, the Frontières Platform is an international co-production market and networking platform for genre projects, aimed to foster relationships in co-production and financing between Europe and North America.
This year will see 16 projects participate in the event which runs May 12-13. Among the activities to be hosted are a Proof of Concept Presentation for projects in advanced financing stages, and a Buyers Showcase for films that are already in post-production or which have recently been completed.
This year’s participants represent a wide range of countries and cultures from across Europe and North America, and for the first time a South American project in Chile’s “The Monster Within.”
Those participating in the Proof of Concept Presentations have previously workshopped...
Organized by the Fantasia Intl. Film Festival, in partnership with the Cannes Film Market, the Frontières Platform is an international co-production market and networking platform for genre projects, aimed to foster relationships in co-production and financing between Europe and North America.
This year will see 16 projects participate in the event which runs May 12-13. Among the activities to be hosted are a Proof of Concept Presentation for projects in advanced financing stages, and a Buyers Showcase for films that are already in post-production or which have recently been completed.
This year’s participants represent a wide range of countries and cultures from across Europe and North America, and for the first time a South American project in Chile’s “The Monster Within.”
Those participating in the Proof of Concept Presentations have previously workshopped...
- 5/1/2018
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Genre market Frontières Platform (May 12-13), the co-presentation between the Fantasia International Film Festival and Cannes’ Marché du Film, will this year feature projects from Denis Côté, Ben Wheatley and Can Evrenol. The Frontières Buyers Showcase (Sunday May 13 at 4pm in Palais K) will feature 6 films, with producers screening footage for potential buyers, sales agents and festival programmers. The lineup includes Denis Côté’s (Vic + Flo Saw A Bear) Ghost Town Anthology, Jovanka Vuckovic’s (Xx) Riot Girls, which is handled by Xyz in the U.S., and Antonio Tublen’s (Lfo) Zoo, which is handled by Seville International. The proof of concept presentation on Saturday May 12 will include Girl Without A Mouth, the new film from Baskin director Can Evrenol, and Casey Walker’s UK-Canadian project Whitaker, produced by Andy Starke, Pete Tombs and Free Fire director Ben Wheatley for Rook Films alongside Jonathan Bronfman (The Witch).
Wild Bunch...
Wild Bunch...
- 4/17/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for November 2017 including "Locke and Key", "Titans", "Umbrella Academy" and a whole lot more:
Anne- Season 2
TV Series
CBC/Netflix
Prod.: John Calvert
Dir.: Various
Oct 2/17 - Mar 20/18
Baroness Von Sketch Show- Season 3
TV Series
Frantic Films
Prod.: Graham Ludlow, Jeff Peeler
Dir.: Jeremy Lalonde, Jordan Canning
Aug 21 - Nov 10/17
Cardinal: By The Time You Read This- Season 3
TV Series – Mini
eOne
Prod.: Jessica Daniel
Dir.: Daniel Grou
Sep 19 - Nov 24/17
Decoy
Feature
Decoy Pictures Inc.
Prod.: Andrew Gunn, Michael Bien, Angela Donald
Dir.: Allan Ungar
Nov 1 - Dec 7/17
Designated Survivor- Season 2
TV Series
Designated 1 Ltd.
Prod.: Llewellyn Wells
Dir.: Various
Jul 4/17 - Mar 31/18
Dino Dana- Season 3
TV Series
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Prod.: Eric Beldowski
Dir: Various
Aug 1 – Nov 17/17
Falling Water- Season 2
TV Series
Gep Falling Water Inc.
Anne- Season 2
TV Series
CBC/Netflix
Prod.: John Calvert
Dir.: Various
Oct 2/17 - Mar 20/18
Baroness Von Sketch Show- Season 3
TV Series
Frantic Films
Prod.: Graham Ludlow, Jeff Peeler
Dir.: Jeremy Lalonde, Jordan Canning
Aug 21 - Nov 10/17
Cardinal: By The Time You Read This- Season 3
TV Series – Mini
eOne
Prod.: Jessica Daniel
Dir.: Daniel Grou
Sep 19 - Nov 24/17
Decoy
Feature
Decoy Pictures Inc.
Prod.: Andrew Gunn, Michael Bien, Angela Donald
Dir.: Allan Ungar
Nov 1 - Dec 7/17
Designated Survivor- Season 2
TV Series
Designated 1 Ltd.
Prod.: Llewellyn Wells
Dir.: Various
Jul 4/17 - Mar 31/18
Dino Dana- Season 3
TV Series
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Prod.: Eric Beldowski
Dir: Various
Aug 1 – Nov 17/17
Falling Water- Season 2
TV Series
Gep Falling Water Inc.
- 11/2/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
If you caught Jovanka Vuckovic's segment "The Box" in last year's female-driven horror anthology called Xx you'll already be familiar with her work and are maybe even a fan. Well, good news! Vuckovic has started production on her first feature, a post-apocalyptic film called Riot Girls, set in 1995.
Riot Girls is written by Katherine Collins who has worked on numerous films behind the scenes and has written for the show Blindspot. It stars Madison Iseman, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Alexandre Bourgeois and Jenny Raven.
Synopsis:
A post-apocalyptic thriller set in an alt [Continued ...]...
Riot Girls is written by Katherine Collins who has worked on numerous films behind the scenes and has written for the show Blindspot. It stars Madison Iseman, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Alexandre Bourgeois and Jenny Raven.
Synopsis:
A post-apocalyptic thriller set in an alt [Continued ...]...
- 10/19/2017
- QuietEarth.us
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