Tatami, the groundbreaking Iranian drama co-directed by Oscar winner Guy Nattiv (Golda) and Cannes best actress winner Zar Amir Ebrahimi, has been picked up by XYZ Films for North America, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Based on real-life stories, the Farsi-language drama sees Arienne Mandi play Leila, an Iranian female judo athlete who travels to a world championship with her coach, played by Ebrahimi. Midway through the competition, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, or she will be branded a traitor of the state.
With her own freedom as well as her family’s at stake, she’s faced with an impossible choice: comply with the Iranian regime as her coach implores her to do, or fight on for the gold.
Tatami is the first feature film to have Iranian and Israeli filmmakers as co-directors. Nattiv directed the 2023 film Golda,...
Based on real-life stories, the Farsi-language drama sees Arienne Mandi play Leila, an Iranian female judo athlete who travels to a world championship with her coach, played by Ebrahimi. Midway through the competition, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, or she will be branded a traitor of the state.
With her own freedom as well as her family’s at stake, she’s faced with an impossible choice: comply with the Iranian regime as her coach implores her to do, or fight on for the gold.
Tatami is the first feature film to have Iranian and Israeli filmmakers as co-directors. Nattiv directed the 2023 film Golda,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Tatami,” the Iranian drama from co-directors Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir, has been picked up by XYZ Films for North America, where both lip-synched English and original language versions will be released later this year.
The feature, which bowed in Venice 2023 where it won the Brian Award, made history by becoming the first film to be jointly directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker.
Starring Arienne Mandi, Amir, Jaime Ray Newman and Ash Goldeh, and written by Nattiv — an Oscar winner for his short film “Skin” — and Elham Erfani, “Tatami” is set during the Judo World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. Midway through the competition, Iranian female judo fighter Leila (Mandi) and her coach Maryam (Amir ) receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, lest she be branded a traitor of the state. With her own and her family’s freedom at stake,...
The feature, which bowed in Venice 2023 where it won the Brian Award, made history by becoming the first film to be jointly directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker.
Starring Arienne Mandi, Amir, Jaime Ray Newman and Ash Goldeh, and written by Nattiv — an Oscar winner for his short film “Skin” — and Elham Erfani, “Tatami” is set during the Judo World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. Midway through the competition, Iranian female judo fighter Leila (Mandi) and her coach Maryam (Amir ) receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, lest she be branded a traitor of the state. With her own and her family’s freedom at stake,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Tatami, the groundbreaking Iranian drama co-directed by Oscar-winner Guy Nattiv (Golda, Skin) and Cannes best actress winner Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Shayda, Holy Spider), has landed a number of major international territory deals following its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
WestEnd Films has closed sales on the feature — the first to be co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker — for Italy (Bim Distribuzione), France (Metropolitan), Portugal (Nos), Benelux (Cineart), Greece (Cinobo), Scandinavia (Mislabel), Spain (Vertigo), Germany and Switzerland (Wild Bunch), and Israel (United King). Discussions are undergoing for North America, the U.K. and all remaining territories. Range are co-repping North America with Westend.
Based on real-life stories, Tatami follows Iranian female judokas Leila (Arienne Mandi) and her coach Maryam (Ebrahimi), who travel to the Judo World Championship intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the competition, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic...
WestEnd Films has closed sales on the feature — the first to be co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker — for Italy (Bim Distribuzione), France (Metropolitan), Portugal (Nos), Benelux (Cineart), Greece (Cinobo), Scandinavia (Mislabel), Spain (Vertigo), Germany and Switzerland (Wild Bunch), and Israel (United King). Discussions are undergoing for North America, the U.K. and all remaining territories. Range are co-repping North America with Westend.
Based on real-life stories, Tatami follows Iranian female judokas Leila (Arienne Mandi) and her coach Maryam (Ebrahimi), who travel to the Judo World Championship intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the competition, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic...
- 10/5/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Holy Spider” breakout Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv are set to make history with “Tatami,” the first feature co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker.
Premiering in Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section, “Tatami” shows Iranian female judo fighter Leila (played by “The L Word: Generation Q” star Arienne Mandi) heading to the world championships with her coach Maryam (Ebrahimi). Soon, they receive an ultimatum: in order to avoid squaring off against an Israeli opponent, Leila should immediately fake an injury and drop out.
“Can you imagine how many threats I have received after ‘Holy Spider,’ accusing me of ‘working with Jews’? We are not even allowed to call someone Israeli. It’s always ‘the occupying regime,’” Ebrahimi says.
Fearing for their safety, they decided to shoot in secret.
“We didn’t want anyone to know about it. We shot in Tbilisi in Georgia, two hours away from...
Premiering in Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section, “Tatami” shows Iranian female judo fighter Leila (played by “The L Word: Generation Q” star Arienne Mandi) heading to the world championships with her coach Maryam (Ebrahimi). Soon, they receive an ultimatum: in order to avoid squaring off against an Israeli opponent, Leila should immediately fake an injury and drop out.
“Can you imagine how many threats I have received after ‘Holy Spider,’ accusing me of ‘working with Jews’? We are not even allowed to call someone Israeli. It’s always ‘the occupying regime,’” Ebrahimi says.
Fearing for their safety, they decided to shoot in secret.
“We didn’t want anyone to know about it. We shot in Tbilisi in Georgia, two hours away from...
- 9/2/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
WestEnd Films and Keshet Studios have unveiled a first look at “Golda” director Guy Nattiv and “Holy Spider” star Zar Amir-Ebrahimi’s political thriller “Judo.”
The image, which features Amir-Ebrahimi (left) and Arienne Mandi (right), follows an Iranian female judoka and her coach as they face life-changing decisions during the Judo World Championships.
“Judo” (working title) is co-directed by Nattiv and Amir-Ebrahimi. It is co-written by Nattiv and Elham Erfani (“The Case of Sacrifice”). The project is the first feature film to be co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker, during a time when the Iranian government still criminalizes any contact with Israelis, and state violence against women is amplified.
Other cast members include Jaime Ray Newman (“Dopesick”), Nadine Marshall (“The Silent Twin”), Mehdi Bajestani (“Holy Spider”), Lirr Katz and Ash Goldeh.
Here’s an official synopsis for the project: “Judo” is a thrilling portrait of Iranian female judoka...
The image, which features Amir-Ebrahimi (left) and Arienne Mandi (right), follows an Iranian female judoka and her coach as they face life-changing decisions during the Judo World Championships.
“Judo” (working title) is co-directed by Nattiv and Amir-Ebrahimi. It is co-written by Nattiv and Elham Erfani (“The Case of Sacrifice”). The project is the first feature film to be co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker, during a time when the Iranian government still criminalizes any contact with Israelis, and state violence against women is amplified.
Other cast members include Jaime Ray Newman (“Dopesick”), Nadine Marshall (“The Silent Twin”), Mehdi Bajestani (“Holy Spider”), Lirr Katz and Ash Goldeh.
Here’s an official synopsis for the project: “Judo” is a thrilling portrait of Iranian female judoka...
- 5/17/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
WestEnd Films has acquired worldwide rights to Keshet Studios’ political thriller “Untitled Judo” and will introduce it to buyers at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM).
The film, currently in post-production, is co-directed by Guy Nattiv (Oscar winner for short “Skin”) and Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Cannes best actress winner for “Holy Spider,” and co-written by Elham Erfani (“The Case of Sacrifice”).
It features Arienne Mandi (“The L Word: Generation Q”) and Amir Ebrahimi in the lead roles, alongside Jaime Ray Newman (“Dopesick”), Nadine Marshall (“The Silent Twins”) and Mehdi Bajestani (“Holy Spider”).
The film follows Iranian female judoka Leila (Mandi) and her coach Maryam (Ebrahimi), who travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the competition, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose. With her own and her family’s freedom at stake,...
The film, currently in post-production, is co-directed by Guy Nattiv (Oscar winner for short “Skin”) and Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Cannes best actress winner for “Holy Spider,” and co-written by Elham Erfani (“The Case of Sacrifice”).
It features Arienne Mandi (“The L Word: Generation Q”) and Amir Ebrahimi in the lead roles, alongside Jaime Ray Newman (“Dopesick”), Nadine Marshall (“The Silent Twins”) and Mehdi Bajestani (“Holy Spider”).
The film follows Iranian female judoka Leila (Mandi) and her coach Maryam (Ebrahimi), who travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the competition, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose. With her own and her family’s freedom at stake,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir Ebrahimi are to make history by becoming the first Israeli and Iranian filmmakers to co-direct a feature.
Unveiled at a time when the Iranian government still criminalizes any contact with Israelis and state violence against women is amplified, political thriller Untitled Judo is a collaboration aimed at shining a spotlight on the regime currently governing Iran.
The film — backed by Israel’s Keshat Studios and launched in Berlin by WestEnd Films, which has worldwide rights — follows an Iranian female judoka and her coach as they face life-changing decisions during the Judo World Championships. Nattiv — already in Berlin with his Helen Mirren-starring Golda Meir biopic Golda — will co-direct Untitled Judo alongside Holy Spider lead actress Ebrahimi (who will also star) from a script co-written by Elham Erfani.
Untitled Judo is a portrait of Iranian female judoka Leila (played by The L Word: Generation Q‘s Arienne Mandi...
Unveiled at a time when the Iranian government still criminalizes any contact with Israelis and state violence against women is amplified, political thriller Untitled Judo is a collaboration aimed at shining a spotlight on the regime currently governing Iran.
The film — backed by Israel’s Keshat Studios and launched in Berlin by WestEnd Films, which has worldwide rights — follows an Iranian female judoka and her coach as they face life-changing decisions during the Judo World Championships. Nattiv — already in Berlin with his Helen Mirren-starring Golda Meir biopic Golda — will co-direct Untitled Judo alongside Holy Spider lead actress Ebrahimi (who will also star) from a script co-written by Elham Erfani.
Untitled Judo is a portrait of Iranian female judoka Leila (played by The L Word: Generation Q‘s Arienne Mandi...
- 2/8/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WestEnd Films has acquired world rights to Untitled Judo, a political thriller co-directed by Guy Nattiv and actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Holy Spider).
The film is currently in post-production. WestEnd Films will launch sales at this year’s European Film Market.
The pic is the first feature film to be co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker and follows an Iranian female judoka and her coach as they face life-changing decisions during the Judo World Championships. Elham Erfani (The Case of Sacrifice) is a co-writer on the project.
Arienne Mandi (The L Word: Generation Q) and co-director Zar Amir Ebrahimi star in the lead roles, alongside Jaime Ray Newman, Nadine Marshall and Mehdi Bajestani (Holy Spider).
The full synopsis reads: Untitled Judo is a thrilling portrait of Iranian female judoka Leila (Mandi) and her coach Maryam (Ebrahimi), who...
The film is currently in post-production. WestEnd Films will launch sales at this year’s European Film Market.
The pic is the first feature film to be co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker and follows an Iranian female judoka and her coach as they face life-changing decisions during the Judo World Championships. Elham Erfani (The Case of Sacrifice) is a co-writer on the project.
Arienne Mandi (The L Word: Generation Q) and co-director Zar Amir Ebrahimi star in the lead roles, alongside Jaime Ray Newman, Nadine Marshall and Mehdi Bajestani (Holy Spider).
The full synopsis reads: Untitled Judo is a thrilling portrait of Iranian female judoka Leila (Mandi) and her coach Maryam (Ebrahimi), who...
- 2/8/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
We're back with another installment of Horror Highlights, bringing you a sampling of genre news, including Screamfest's Ultimate Stay-at-Home Playlist, the VFX breakdown for The Hunt, release details for Save Yourselves!, the trailer for Baby Frankenstein and It's Just a Game, and details on a Bill & Ted contest:
Baby Frankenstein Trailer: "This June, Andre Gower (“The Monster Squad”) faces Baby Frankenstein!
Baby Frankenstein is the story of Lance and his unlikely friendship with a self-aware, pint-sized automaton. Patrick McCartney and Bill Rutkoski co-star in a Jon YonKondy film!
Baby Frankenstein is on VOD and DVD on 6/30 from Wild Eye Releasing."
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Screamfest's Ultimate Stay-at-Home Playlist: Looking for some thrills and chills while quarantining at home? For years our friends at Screamfest have spotlighted thrilling and chilling short films, and now they've made them available online to watch for free, including The Quiet Zone (see below).
To watch the Ultimate Stay-at-Home Playlist,...
Baby Frankenstein Trailer: "This June, Andre Gower (“The Monster Squad”) faces Baby Frankenstein!
Baby Frankenstein is the story of Lance and his unlikely friendship with a self-aware, pint-sized automaton. Patrick McCartney and Bill Rutkoski co-star in a Jon YonKondy film!
Baby Frankenstein is on VOD and DVD on 6/30 from Wild Eye Releasing."
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Screamfest's Ultimate Stay-at-Home Playlist: Looking for some thrills and chills while quarantining at home? For years our friends at Screamfest have spotlighted thrilling and chilling short films, and now they've made them available online to watch for free, including The Quiet Zone (see below).
To watch the Ultimate Stay-at-Home Playlist,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Drama won special jury award in Park City in January.
IFC Films has picked up Us rights from UTA Independent Film Group to Sundance world premiere The Sound Of Silence starring Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones.
Film Constellation hadnles internaitonal sales on Michael Tyburski’s debut feature about an autodidact who works as a house tuner, advising people how to change acoustics in their homes to feel most content.
One particular client forces him to challenge what he thought he knew. Rounding out the cast are Tony Revolori and Austin Pendleton.
Ben Nabors and Tyburski co-wrote the screenplay and the producers are Ben Nabors,...
IFC Films has picked up Us rights from UTA Independent Film Group to Sundance world premiere The Sound Of Silence starring Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones.
Film Constellation hadnles internaitonal sales on Michael Tyburski’s debut feature about an autodidact who works as a house tuner, advising people how to change acoustics in their homes to feel most content.
One particular client forces him to challenge what he thought he knew. Rounding out the cast are Tony Revolori and Austin Pendleton.
Ben Nabors and Tyburski co-wrote the screenplay and the producers are Ben Nabors,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to The Sound of Silence, Michael Tyburski’s debut feature that stars Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones. The pic will get a 2019 theatrical release after it world premiered at Sundance this year.
Based on Tyburski’s award-winning 2013 Sundance short Palimpest, the plot centers on a self-taught scientist, Peter (Sarsgaard), working in New York City as a “house tuner” — his clients approach him with troubles like depression, anxiety, or fatigue, and after extensive analysis of their homes’ acoustic characteristics, he identifies some sonic combination that’s altering their mood and is able to calibrate it. But following a routine house call where he meets Ellen (Jones), who is experiencing exhaustion, Peter obsessively searches for the fault in his practice after his initial conclusion proves incorrect.
Tyburski and Ben Nabors penned the script, and Tony Revolori and Austin Pendleton co-star.
The film is produced by Nabors,...
Based on Tyburski’s award-winning 2013 Sundance short Palimpest, the plot centers on a self-taught scientist, Peter (Sarsgaard), working in New York City as a “house tuner” — his clients approach him with troubles like depression, anxiety, or fatigue, and after extensive analysis of their homes’ acoustic characteristics, he identifies some sonic combination that’s altering their mood and is able to calibrate it. But following a routine house call where he meets Ellen (Jones), who is experiencing exhaustion, Peter obsessively searches for the fault in his practice after his initial conclusion proves incorrect.
Tyburski and Ben Nabors penned the script, and Tony Revolori and Austin Pendleton co-star.
The film is produced by Nabors,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
IFC Films has picked up the U.S. rights to “The Sound of Silence” starring Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones, the company announced Tuesday.
“The Sound of Silence,” the debut feature from Michael Tyburski, premiered at 2019’s Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. Dramatic competition. IFC will release the film theatrically later in 2019.
Tyburski co-wrote the film with Ben Nabors, who together wrote the short film “Palimpsest” from 2013 that won the Special Jury Award from Sundance that year.
Also Read: 'Sword of Trust' Starring Marc Maron Acquired by IFC Films
“The Sound of Silence” follows a self-taught scientist, Peter (Sarsgaard), working in New York City as a “house tuner”–a unique, highly specialized profession he’s invented. His clients approach him with troubles like depression, anxiety, or fatigue. After extensive analysis of their homes’ acoustic characteristics, he identifies some sonic combination that’s altering their...
“The Sound of Silence,” the debut feature from Michael Tyburski, premiered at 2019’s Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. Dramatic competition. IFC will release the film theatrically later in 2019.
Tyburski co-wrote the film with Ben Nabors, who together wrote the short film “Palimpsest” from 2013 that won the Special Jury Award from Sundance that year.
Also Read: 'Sword of Trust' Starring Marc Maron Acquired by IFC Films
“The Sound of Silence” follows a self-taught scientist, Peter (Sarsgaard), working in New York City as a “house tuner”–a unique, highly specialized profession he’s invented. His clients approach him with troubles like depression, anxiety, or fatigue. After extensive analysis of their homes’ acoustic characteristics, he identifies some sonic combination that’s altering their...
- 4/9/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
IFC Films has bought U.S. rights to Peter Sarsgaard’s drama “The Sound of Silence,” two months after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
IFC plans to release “The Sound of Silence,” which also stars Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori and Austin Pendleton, later this year. The film is Michael Tyburski’s directorial debut feature, which he co-wrote with Ben Nabors. Producers are Nabors, Michael Prall, Anonymous Content’s Tariq Merhad and Charlie Scully, and Keshet Films’ Mandy Tagger Brockey and Adi Ezroni.
“The Sound of Silence,” based on the short film “Palimpsest,” follows a self-taught scientist working in New York City as a “house tuner” — a highly specialized profession he’s invented — in which his clients approach him with troubles like depression, anxiety, or fatigue. After extensive analysis of their homes’ acoustic characteristics, he identifies some sonic combination that’s altering their mood and re-calibrates the home.
“We...
IFC plans to release “The Sound of Silence,” which also stars Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori and Austin Pendleton, later this year. The film is Michael Tyburski’s directorial debut feature, which he co-wrote with Ben Nabors. Producers are Nabors, Michael Prall, Anonymous Content’s Tariq Merhad and Charlie Scully, and Keshet Films’ Mandy Tagger Brockey and Adi Ezroni.
“The Sound of Silence,” based on the short film “Palimpsest,” follows a self-taught scientist working in New York City as a “house tuner” — a highly specialized profession he’s invented — in which his clients approach him with troubles like depression, anxiety, or fatigue. After extensive analysis of their homes’ acoustic characteristics, he identifies some sonic combination that’s altering their mood and re-calibrates the home.
“We...
- 4/9/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Drama won special jury award in Park City in January.
IFC Films has picked up Us rights from UTA Independent Film Group to Sundance world premiere The Sound Of Silence starring Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones.
Film Constellation hadnles internaitonal sales on Michael Tyburski’s debut feature about an autodidact who works as a house tuner, advising people how to change acoustics in their homes to feel most content.
One particular client forces him to challenge what he thought he knew. Rounding out the cast are Tony Revolori and Austin Pendleton.
Ben Nabors and Tyburski co-wrote the screenplay and the producers are Ben Nabors,...
IFC Films has picked up Us rights from UTA Independent Film Group to Sundance world premiere The Sound Of Silence starring Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones.
Film Constellation hadnles internaitonal sales on Michael Tyburski’s debut feature about an autodidact who works as a house tuner, advising people how to change acoustics in their homes to feel most content.
One particular client forces him to challenge what he thought he knew. Rounding out the cast are Tony Revolori and Austin Pendleton.
Ben Nabors and Tyburski co-wrote the screenplay and the producers are Ben Nabors,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has picked up all international rights to “The Sound of Silence” in advance of its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Variety has learned.
The drama stars Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori, and Austin Pendleton. It centers on a well-renowned “house tuner” who caters to a New York City-based clientele, calibrating the sound in their homes in order to adjust their moods. However, things go awry when he meets a client with a problem he can’t solve using his unique brand of therapy.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. North American rights for the pic are still available. It’s the second major acquisition out of Sundance for the division. Last week, Variety broke the news that Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions had nabbed the international rights to “The Tomorrow Man,” a romantic drama with John Lithgow and Blythe Danner that premieres at the fest.
The drama stars Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori, and Austin Pendleton. It centers on a well-renowned “house tuner” who caters to a New York City-based clientele, calibrating the sound in their homes in order to adjust their moods. However, things go awry when he meets a client with a problem he can’t solve using his unique brand of therapy.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. North American rights for the pic are still available. It’s the second major acquisition out of Sundance for the division. Last week, Variety broke the news that Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions had nabbed the international rights to “The Tomorrow Man,” a romantic drama with John Lithgow and Blythe Danner that premieres at the fest.
- 1/25/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
In April last year, Keshet Media Group launched feature development and production division, Keshet Films, under its Keshet International subsidiary Keshet Studios and headed by award-winning producers Mandy Tagger and Adi Ezroni. Making a first trip to the Cannes Film Festival, the pair visited Deadline’s Cannes Studio this week to discuss being a gateway to the bigger Keshet family and what types of projects they’re looking for. Check out the video above.
Tagger in New York and Ezroni in Tel Aviv oversee the development and production of features budgeted between $15M-$20M for the U.S. and international markets, with the unit also looking to finance some of the films.
Tagger and Ezroni joined from their New York-based Spring Pictures label, where they developed, financed and produced a string of independent films.
Ezroni says the division is a “gateway to the world of Keshet, meaning that if content comes in,...
Tagger in New York and Ezroni in Tel Aviv oversee the development and production of features budgeted between $15M-$20M for the U.S. and international markets, with the unit also looking to finance some of the films.
Tagger and Ezroni joined from their New York-based Spring Pictures label, where they developed, financed and produced a string of independent films.
Ezroni says the division is a “gateway to the world of Keshet, meaning that if content comes in,...
- 5/18/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Keshet Media Group continues to expand its U.S. footprint. Two years after launching Keshet International subsidiary Keshet Studios, a Los Angeles-based scripted TV production operation led by Peter Traugott, the powerhouse Israeli indie producer behind Homeland is adding a feature development and production division, Keshet Films. It will be headed by award-winning producers Mandy Tagger-Brockey and Adi Ezroni. Reporting to Keshet Studios Scripted President Traugott in…...
- 4/20/2017
- Deadline
From Round Films (Rebecca Miller and Damon Cardasis recently-launched production company) comes the feature film “Saturday Church,” written and to be directed by Cardasis with Miller producing alongside Spring Pictures’ Mandy Tagger Brockey and Adi Ezroni. The musical fantasy drama, with… Continue Reading →...
- 11/5/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Exclusive: Sales deal for feature produced by Maggie’s Plan producer Rebecca Miller; first-look image.
WestEnd Films has acquired international rights to Saturday Church, the musical produced by Damon Cardasis and Rebecca Miller from Round Films (Maggie’s Plan) and Mandy Tagger Brockey and Adi Ezroni from Spring Pictures (A Late Quartet).
Cardasis (Vicky & Lysander) has directed the movie, of which Screen can reveal the first look.
The score is composed by Nathan Larson (Boys Don’t Cry).
The movie follows Ulysses, a teenager from the Bronx struggling with gender identity and religion, who uses fantasy and music to escape his real life and figure out who he truly is.
The film stars newcomer Luka Kain alongside Margot Bingham (The Family) and Regina Taylor (I’ll Fly Away).
Currently in post-production, WestEnd will introduce the film to buyers at the Afm. CAA is representing the North American rights.
WestEnd Films has acquired international rights to Saturday Church, the musical produced by Damon Cardasis and Rebecca Miller from Round Films (Maggie’s Plan) and Mandy Tagger Brockey and Adi Ezroni from Spring Pictures (A Late Quartet).
Cardasis (Vicky & Lysander) has directed the movie, of which Screen can reveal the first look.
The score is composed by Nathan Larson (Boys Don’t Cry).
The movie follows Ulysses, a teenager from the Bronx struggling with gender identity and religion, who uses fantasy and music to escape his real life and figure out who he truly is.
The film stars newcomer Luka Kain alongside Margot Bingham (The Family) and Regina Taylor (I’ll Fly Away).
Currently in post-production, WestEnd will introduce the film to buyers at the Afm. CAA is representing the North American rights.
- 11/4/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Lisa Wilson will kick off pre-sales in Cannes on the comedy package buoyed by the plum casting of recent Oscar winner Jk Simmons alongside Emile Hirsch.
Gavin Wiesen will direct The Runaround from a screenplay by Seth W Owen about a globe-trotting workaholic father who enlists the help of his daughter’s awkward ex to find his girl during a layover in Los Angeles.
The Gersh Agency and UTA Independent Film Group jointly represent North American rights.
Spring Pictures’ Mandy Tagger Brockey and Adi Ezroni produce with American Film Production’s George Voskericyan and Jmr Luna, Wing And A Prayer Pictures’ Ron Perlman and Josh Crook and P Jennifer Dana.
The film is being produced in association with Abbolita Films and Heretic Films and is scheduled to shoot in Los Angeles in July.
The Gersh Agency and UTA Independent Film Group arranged financing with the producers’ counsels: Cdas’ Marc Simon for Spring Pictures, Jonathan Gray for [link...
Gavin Wiesen will direct The Runaround from a screenplay by Seth W Owen about a globe-trotting workaholic father who enlists the help of his daughter’s awkward ex to find his girl during a layover in Los Angeles.
The Gersh Agency and UTA Independent Film Group jointly represent North American rights.
Spring Pictures’ Mandy Tagger Brockey and Adi Ezroni produce with American Film Production’s George Voskericyan and Jmr Luna, Wing And A Prayer Pictures’ Ron Perlman and Josh Crook and P Jennifer Dana.
The film is being produced in association with Abbolita Films and Heretic Films and is scheduled to shoot in Los Angeles in July.
The Gersh Agency and UTA Independent Film Group arranged financing with the producers’ counsels: Cdas’ Marc Simon for Spring Pictures, Jonathan Gray for [link...
- 4/30/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Lisa Wilson will kick off pre-sales in Cannes on the comedy package buoyed by the plum casting of recent Oscar winner Jk Simmons alongside Emile Hirsch.
Gavin Wiesen will direct Runaround from a screenplay by Seth W Owen about a globe-trotting workaholic father who enlists the help of his daughter’s awkward ex to find his girl during a layover in Los Angeles.
The Gersh Agency and UTA Independent Film Group jointly represent Us rights.
Spring Pictures’ Mandy Tagger Brockey and Adi Ezroni produce with American Film Production’s George Voskericyan and Jmr Luna, Wing And A Prayer Pictures’ Ron Perlman and Josh Crook and P Jennifer Dana.
The film is being produced in association with Abbolita Films and Heretic Films and is scheduled to shoot in Los Angeles in July.
The Gersh Agency and UTA Independent Film Group arranged financing with the producers’ counsels: Cdas’ Marc Simon for Spring Pictures, Jonathan Gray for [link...
Gavin Wiesen will direct Runaround from a screenplay by Seth W Owen about a globe-trotting workaholic father who enlists the help of his daughter’s awkward ex to find his girl during a layover in Los Angeles.
The Gersh Agency and UTA Independent Film Group jointly represent Us rights.
Spring Pictures’ Mandy Tagger Brockey and Adi Ezroni produce with American Film Production’s George Voskericyan and Jmr Luna, Wing And A Prayer Pictures’ Ron Perlman and Josh Crook and P Jennifer Dana.
The film is being produced in association with Abbolita Films and Heretic Films and is scheduled to shoot in Los Angeles in July.
The Gersh Agency and UTA Independent Film Group arranged financing with the producers’ counsels: Cdas’ Marc Simon for Spring Pictures, Jonathan Gray for [link...
- 4/30/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
As the Toronto International Film Festival gets underway with North American and World debuts of films that will hit Awards Season and beyond,a good number of seasoned films that have traveled the festival circuit are finally making their way into the Specialty Box Office. Drafthouse Films will open Cannes ’13 title The Congress starring Robin Wright and Harvey Keitel in a dozen locations this weekend, while SXSW’s Juliette Lewis starrer Kelly & Cal will open exclusively in NYC. Sundance’s Last Days In Vietnam will have a theatrical run before heading to PBS next fall and the Guadalajara Film Festival’s Frontera is taking advantage of a timely topic in the U.S. Venice financed its 2013 premiere Memphis, opening exclusively this weekend in NYC. And China Lion hopes to take a successful template for romantic dramas and apply that to But Always.
The Congress
Director-writer: Ari Folman
Writer: Stanislaw Lem (novel)
Cast: Robin Wright,...
The Congress
Director-writer: Ari Folman
Writer: Stanislaw Lem (novel)
Cast: Robin Wright,...
- 9/5/2014
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline
"Cougar Town" star Josh Hopkins has landed a lead role alongside Juliette Lewis and Jonny Weston in the indie movie "Kelly and Cal," TheWrap has learned. Jen McGowan is directing from a script by Amy Lowe Starbin. Mandy Tagger and Adi Ezroni are producing the movie, which starts shooting on July 22 in New York. Lewis stars as Kelly, a former punk rocker now miserable and married with a child in the suburbs. She finds comfort in the company of Cal (Weston), a teenager who was seriously injured in a car crash. Hopkins...
- 7/9/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
The English Teacher movie images - Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Lily Collins, Michael Angarano star
Catch new images from Cinedigm's The English Teacher, starring Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Lily Collins and Michael Angarano. The Craig Zisk film written by Dan Chariton and Stacy Chariton, opens on demand from April 16th, and then hits theaters on May 17th, 2013. Aski in the cast are Nathan Lane Nikki Blonsky, Jessica Hecht, Charlie Saxton and Erin Wilhemi. Matthew E. Chausse produces alongside Robert Salerno and Naomi Despress, while John Santilli, Mandy Tagger, Michae Berman and Ron Curtis exec produce. Linda Sinclair (Julianne Moore) is a forty-year-old unmarried high school English teacher in the small town of Kingston, Pennsylvania. She shares a small apartment with two Siamese cats and her rich collection of great literature. She maintains no close personal relationships aside from those she has with her favorite authors and stories. Her life is far less complicated than the dramas she devours on the page, and she likes it that way.
- 3/12/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The English Teacher movie images - Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Lily Collins, Michael Angarano star
Catch new images from Cinedigm's The English Teacher, starring Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Lily Collins and Michael Angarano. The Craig Zisk film written by Dan Chariton and Stacy Chariton, opens on demand from April 16th, and then hits theaters on May 17th, 2013. Aski in the cast are Nathan Lane Nikki Blonsky, Jessica Hecht, Charlie Saxton and Erin Wilhemi. Matthew E. Chausse produces alongside Robert Salerno and Naomi Despress, while John Santilli, Mandy Tagger, Michae Berman and Ron Curtis exec produce. Linda Sinclair (Julianne Moore) is a forty-year-old unmarried high school English teacher in the small town of Kingston, Pennsylvania. She shares a small apartment with two Siamese cats and her rich collection of great literature. She maintains no close personal relationships aside from those she has with her favorite authors and stories. Her life is far less complicated than the dramas she devours on the page, and she likes it that way.
- 3/12/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
#83. A Late Quartet Director: Yaron ZilbermanWriter(s): Zilberman and Seth GrossmanProducers: Zilberman, Vanessa Coifman, David Faigenblum, Emanuel Michael, Tamar Sela and Mandy Tagger Distributor: Rko Pictures The Gist: This centers on a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust. Set in iconic New York City, this is the story of four musicians, bound together by their passion for music and long years of working together. But when their patriarch Peter (Walken) is diagnosed with a terminal illness, the repercussions hit the group deeper than they could imagine...(more) Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Imogen Poots, Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener List Worthy Reasons...: Zilberman's first narrative feature benefits from a solid quartet of actors, and it could be an engrossing drama if illness and romance are portrayed with the required honesty. Release Date/Status?: A festival premiere is likely,...
- 1/4/2012
- IONCINEMA.com
#35. A Late Quartet - Yaron Zilberman Not sure if Synecdoche, New York pair Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener own or thought about buying a condo in Park City, they might as well since they might be back again for an umpteenth time. Already in the can for several months now, Yaron Zilberman's first foray into fiction feature filmmaking pans out into fare we end up finding in Sundance every year. Almost seven years since his docu debut Watermarks, Zilberman would come to the fest without the stress of bidder wars as Rko Pictures have already picked up the drama. Look for A Late Quartet to receive a Premieres showing. Oh, and Christopher Walken and Imogen Poots also star. Gist: Scripted by Zilberman and Seth Grossman, this centers on a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust. Set in iconic New York City,...
- 11/10/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
The four actors have been set to star in A Late Quartet, an independent film from writer/director Yaron Zilberman. Shooting will start later this month in New York. Hoffman, Keener, Northam and Walken will play members of a world famous string quartet. They struggle to stay together on the eve of their 25th anniversary, with illness, ego and lust among the factors that threaten to tear them apart. Imogen Poots and Liraz Charhi also star. Zilberman directs from a script he wrote with Seth Grossman. Zilberman will produce with partner Tamar Sela through their Opening Night Productions banner. Vanessa Coifman, David Faigenblum, Emanuel Michael and Mandy Tagger are also producing. Concept Entertainment, Spring Pictures and Unison Films are the companies behind the film. Rko Pictures will distribute with its chief, Ted Hartley, among the exec producer roster. Zilberman directed the 2004 documentary Watermarks, about an Austrian female swim team from the 1930s.
- 1/10/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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