Production is underway in Edmonton on teen romantic comedy #ROXY.
The feature is produced by Mosaic Entertainment (Tiny Plastic Men) and is directed by Michael Kennedy.
With a budget of approximately $1 million, #ROXY was financed through a combination of private investment, the Alberta Media Fund, Canada Media Fund, Super Channel and federal tax credits.
Based on a script penned by Tony Binns, the film stars Jake Short (Mighty Med, A.N.T. Farm), Booboo Stewart (Disney’s Descendants, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Twilight Saga), Sarah Fisher of (Degrassi: The Next Generation), as well as Danny Trejo (Machete, Breaking Bad, Con Air).
Based on a 19th century French play written by Edmond Rostand, the rom-com tells the story of a teen computer genius Cyrus Nolan (played by Short), who hacks his shy friend’s social media account in order to help him win the heart of Roxy (played by Fisher).
Production on the film is scheduled to take 15 days and will wrap on July 26. The executive producers on the project are Camille Beaudoin, Jesse Lipscombe and Eric Rebalkin.
Mosaic Entertainment is the producer of comedy series Tiny Plastic Men, which airs on Super Channel, as well as APTN’s comedy web series Delmer & Marta.