With a total budget of $100,000, the NLFDC/CBC Digital Production Program will support digital content from Newfoundland and Labrador creators.
The film sees TIFF Talent Accelerator participant Shasha Nakhai (Take Light) co-direct and produce.
The dramedy is set to go into production next month and sees The O.C.‘s Adam Brody exec produce and star.
Plus: European Film Market unveils a new initiative, while Jann Arden is the inaugural recipient of the Firecracker Department’s Blaze Award.
Set to air in early 2020, the adaptation will see 10 accomplished North American athletes competing outside of their comfort zones.
Gusto Worldwide Media inks another content deal with ACCION, while Cineflix Rights adds two new series to its factual slate.
Producers behind Kuessipan, The Rest of Us and The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open are up for this year’s awards.
The drama starring Clive Owen and Tim Roth will make its international premiere.
The Talent to Watch-supported film is exec produced by Calgary Underground Film Festival’s Brenda Lieberman and Gillian McKercher from Kino Sum Productions.
Co-written by star Jonas Chernick and director Jeremy LaLonde, the film follows an ambitious scientist who is visited by an older man claiming to be his future self.
Additionally, Heather Young’s feature debut Murmur will serve as the Halifax festival’s Opening Night Gala presentation.
The U.K.-based distributor plans to release the drama theatrically in the U.K. and Ireland next year.