Exclusive: Serendipity Point Films (Eastern Promises) and January Media, along with their Greek partner Filmiki Productions, are underway in Athens, Greece, on feature Maya & Samar.
Directed by Anita Doron, best known for scripting Oscar-nominated The Breadwinner, and written by Tamara Faith Berger (Lie With Me), the film stars Nicolette Pearse (Maybe It’s You) and Amanda Babaei Vieira (Störung).
Pic is produced by Serendipity’s Robert Lantos, known for movies including Sunshine, Barney’s Version and Eastern Promises, and January’s Julia Rosenberg (Charlotte). Laura Lanktree (Crimes Of The Future), Steve Solomos (The Shrouds) and Filmiki’s Nikolas Alavanos (When We Were Sisters) are co-producers.
Distant Horizon’s Anant Singh (Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom) is an executive producer. Vvs’s Harry Grivakis, Ernie Grivakis, Javi Hernandez, and Claire Peace-McConnell are co-executive producers.
The film shoots in Athens, Greece, and Toronto, Canada, with production set to wrap in October 2024. Vvs will release...
Directed by Anita Doron, best known for scripting Oscar-nominated The Breadwinner, and written by Tamara Faith Berger (Lie With Me), the film stars Nicolette Pearse (Maybe It’s You) and Amanda Babaei Vieira (Störung).
Pic is produced by Serendipity’s Robert Lantos, known for movies including Sunshine, Barney’s Version and Eastern Promises, and January’s Julia Rosenberg (Charlotte). Laura Lanktree (Crimes Of The Future), Steve Solomos (The Shrouds) and Filmiki’s Nikolas Alavanos (When We Were Sisters) are co-producers.
Distant Horizon’s Anant Singh (Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom) is an executive producer. Vvs’s Harry Grivakis, Ernie Grivakis, Javi Hernandez, and Claire Peace-McConnell are co-executive producers.
The film shoots in Athens, Greece, and Toronto, Canada, with production set to wrap in October 2024. Vvs will release...
- 9/20/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Casting director Jennifer Presser has set her company Break Away Casting into what has been described as a “new collaborative production model” with the London-based TV and film production company Shot of Tea.
As part of the deal, Presser will step into the role of creative producer on Shot of Tea projects. The two companies will collaborate on original projects with the aim of promoting underrepresented scripts and talent. The companies will continue to operate independently.
Shot of Tea, founded in 2017 by Aletha Shepherd, focuses on character-driven films and television series. Its upcoming film Everything & The Universe is currently in post-production and features Ej Bonilla, Nicolette Pearse, Chelsea Gilligan, and Luke Roberts. Shepherd also serves as executive producer on the series The Red Team with Naomie Harris, currently in development.
Presser moved into the UK market earlier this year, opening the London office of her casting agency. Her extensive...
As part of the deal, Presser will step into the role of creative producer on Shot of Tea projects. The two companies will collaborate on original projects with the aim of promoting underrepresented scripts and talent. The companies will continue to operate independently.
Shot of Tea, founded in 2017 by Aletha Shepherd, focuses on character-driven films and television series. Its upcoming film Everything & The Universe is currently in post-production and features Ej Bonilla, Nicolette Pearse, Chelsea Gilligan, and Luke Roberts. Shepherd also serves as executive producer on the series The Red Team with Naomie Harris, currently in development.
Presser moved into the UK market earlier this year, opening the London office of her casting agency. Her extensive...
- 11/10/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K. independent production company Shot of Tea has revealed a charismatic cast for romantic comedy feature “Everything and the Universe.”
The film stars E.J. Bonilla (“The Old Man”), Nicolette Pearse (“Kim’s Convenience”), Chelsea Gilligan (“Mid-Century) and Luke Roberts (“Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities”). It is directed by Sarah Scarlett Downing, her first feature film, following her web series “Cleansed,” co-written and co-directed with Flora Birnbaum, which was nominated for the grand jury award at SXSW in 2018.
In the film, skeptical, sexually fluid scientist, Jane Kinney (Pearse) and believer in fate, Henry Devine (Bonilla) meet on their way to the wedding of their toxically magnetic friend Sam (Gilligan) and closeted professor of astrophysics Brian (Roberts). When they arrive at their destination, the diametrically opposed duo discover they are both in love with the same woman. Grappling with feelings old and new, these two unlikely allies formulate a strategy to confront the bride.
The film stars E.J. Bonilla (“The Old Man”), Nicolette Pearse (“Kim’s Convenience”), Chelsea Gilligan (“Mid-Century) and Luke Roberts (“Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities”). It is directed by Sarah Scarlett Downing, her first feature film, following her web series “Cleansed,” co-written and co-directed with Flora Birnbaum, which was nominated for the grand jury award at SXSW in 2018.
In the film, skeptical, sexually fluid scientist, Jane Kinney (Pearse) and believer in fate, Henry Devine (Bonilla) meet on their way to the wedding of their toxically magnetic friend Sam (Gilligan) and closeted professor of astrophysics Brian (Roberts). When they arrive at their destination, the diametrically opposed duo discover they are both in love with the same woman. Grappling with feelings old and new, these two unlikely allies formulate a strategy to confront the bride.
- 11/7/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
VH1 is launching a holiday movie slate and has drafted features from exec producers including Eva Longoria, Jamie Foxx and Nick Cannon.
The ViacomCBS network is launching its Naughty or Nice strand at the end of November through December with five made-for-television movies – Adventures in Christmasing, The Bitch Who Stole Christmas, Hip Hop Family Christmas, Let’s Get Merried and Miracles Across 125th Street.
Adventures in Christmasing centers around Parker Baldwin, a highly successful and meticulous talk show host who plans everything to a T, finds her Christmas plans upended when her network persuades her to spend three days in the wild with superstar adventurer & television survivalist Finn Holt for a holiday television event. The two butt heads until they find themselves stranded together in the wild with no food, unreliable shelter and no form of communication. Unexpectedly impacting each other, they come to realize life is the greatest adventure.
The ViacomCBS network is launching its Naughty or Nice strand at the end of November through December with five made-for-television movies – Adventures in Christmasing, The Bitch Who Stole Christmas, Hip Hop Family Christmas, Let’s Get Merried and Miracles Across 125th Street.
Adventures in Christmasing centers around Parker Baldwin, a highly successful and meticulous talk show host who plans everything to a T, finds her Christmas plans upended when her network persuades her to spend three days in the wild with superstar adventurer & television survivalist Finn Holt for a holiday television event. The two butt heads until they find themselves stranded together in the wild with no food, unreliable shelter and no form of communication. Unexpectedly impacting each other, they come to realize life is the greatest adventure.
- 10/29/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedy Central announced its annual 31-day holiday extravaganza, featuring two new movies: “A Clüsterfünke Christmas,” debuting Dec. 4, and “Hot Mess Holiday,” premiering Dec. 11.
Both of these movies will air at 7 p.m. The network will announce additional titles for its”31 Days of Going Home for the Holidays” programming slate at a later date.
“A Clüsterfünke Christmas” stars Vella Lovell, Cheyenne Jackson, Ryan McPartlin, Nils Hognestad, Rachel Dratch and Ana Gasteyer and follows the story of real estate executive Holly who heads to a small town to buy the quaint Clüsterfünke Inn and transform it into a resort. While meeting the owners, Holly finds herself distracted by their handsome nephew Frank. It is a parody of more traditional holiday rom-coms.
Anna Dokoza directs “A Clüsterfünke Christmas,” which was written by Dratch and Gasteyer, who also executive produce alongside Meghan Hooper, Trevor Rose, Josh Van Houdt, Danielle von Zerneck, Jamie Goehring and Shawn Williamson.
Both of these movies will air at 7 p.m. The network will announce additional titles for its”31 Days of Going Home for the Holidays” programming slate at a later date.
“A Clüsterfünke Christmas” stars Vella Lovell, Cheyenne Jackson, Ryan McPartlin, Nils Hognestad, Rachel Dratch and Ana Gasteyer and follows the story of real estate executive Holly who heads to a small town to buy the quaint Clüsterfünke Inn and transform it into a resort. While meeting the owners, Holly finds herself distracted by their handsome nephew Frank. It is a parody of more traditional holiday rom-coms.
Anna Dokoza directs “A Clüsterfünke Christmas,” which was written by Dratch and Gasteyer, who also executive produce alongside Meghan Hooper, Trevor Rose, Josh Van Houdt, Danielle von Zerneck, Jamie Goehring and Shawn Williamson.
- 10/29/2021
- by Katie Song and Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
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