Kid Cudi to Star in Indie Action Crime-Thriller “Vincent N Roxxy”

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi is ready to Roxxy the big screen…

The 32-year-old part-Mexican American hip-hop singer/actor will star in the indie action crime-thriller Vincent N Roxxy.

Directed and written by Gary Michael Schultz, and based on the story by Keith Kjarval, the film centers on a small town loner and a rebellious punk rocker who unexpectedly fall in love as they’re forced on the run and soon discover violence follows them everywhere.

The film will also star Emile Hirsch, Zoë Kravitz and Zoey Deutch.

Vincent N Roxxy will be screened at Tribeca Film Festival next month.

MPI Media Group Acquires U.S. Rights to García Bogliano’s “Scherzo Diabolico”

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Adrián García Bogliano will soon be making American audiences scream (and laugh)…

MPI Media Group has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Scherzo Diabolico, the dark comic horror film from the 35-year-old Spanish writer-director.

The film, which had its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, centers on an accountant (Francisco Barreiro) living an unbearably dull existence.

With a nagging wife who berates him for not being assertive enough, and a measly paycheck, he quietly suffers while awaiting a long-deserved promotion. But he has been secretly devising a scheme to finally get what he feels he is owed: One day he kidnaps a schoolgirl (Daniela Solo Vell) and stashes her in an abandoned warehouse. But what seems like the perfect plan soon unravels into his worst nightmare, and his carefully constructed scheme comes crashing down.

The plan is to release the film, about a desperate man pushed to take an extreme action to alter his life, across multiple platforms in early 2016 via MPI’s genre arm Dark Sky Films.

It’s the latest pickup of a García Bogliano title by the indie distributor.

Kino Lorber Acquires North American Distribution Rights to Ruiz Palacios’ “Güeros”

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Alonso Ruiz Palacios’ latest project is headed north of the border…

Kino Lorber has picked up North American distribution rights to the Mexican filmmaker’s Güeros.

The comedy, set in 1999, centers on three teens who, during a student strike, kill time searching for folk-rocker Epigmenio Cruz on the streets of Mexico City.

Written, directed and produced by Ruiz Palacios, the black-and-white feature took the best first film award at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival.

Gueros also won three awards at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival including Best New Narrative Director.

More recently Gueros garnered a dozen Ariel Award nominations.

Ruiz Palacios’ 2010 short El último canto del pájaro cú won an Ariel for Best Short Fiction Film.

Kino Lorber will debut the movie at New York’s Film Forum on May 20, with additional key markets and digital platforms to follow.

Trailer Released for “Intramural,” Co-Starring Gabriel Luna

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Gabriel Luna is ready to play ball…

The 31-year-old Latino American actor, who will star as a soccer star/CIA Agent in El Rey Network’s new series Matador, stars in Andrew Disney’s comedy Intramural, which just saw the release of its trailer.

Starring Nikki Reed and Jake Lacy, the Bradley Jackson-scripted film centers on an intramural football crew that reunites later in life to play a game for the ages.

Luna portrays Vinnie in the film.

The film also stars Kate McKinnon, Jay Pharoah, Beck Bennett, Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher.

Intramural is set for an April 19 world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.

MMA Star Silva Signs with ICM Partners

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Anderson Silva is one step closer to expanding his career beyond the cage…

The 38-year-old Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Middleweight Champion has signed with ICM Partners for worldwide representation.

Silva, hailed as the greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all time, is looking to go into acting and producing films and television, as well as publishing and endorsement branding.

He’s a superstar in his growing sport, reigning as the UFC middleweight championship from 2006-13 and holding the record for most consecutive wins (16) and title defenses (10).

Silva was the subject of the documentary Like Water, which won the best director prize for Pablo Corce at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival and was picked up by Cinedigm.

Silva, who boasts more than five million b followers and four million Facebook fans, is managed by Hebert Mota and theatrically managed by Talize Sayegh.

Tribeca Film Festival Launches Music Film Challenge Using Blacc’s “Ticking Bomb” Track

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Here’s your chance to create a special music video for one of Aloe Blacc’s songs.

The Tribeca Film Festival has launched a music film challenge, in which content creators and storytellers can create interactive music videos for songs by the 35-year-old Panamanian American singer, Ellie Goulding and Damon Albarn.

The winning project for each artist will be screened at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, which takes place from April 16 to 27.

Starting Tuesday, participants can go to genero.tv/Tribeca to create a music video set to a song by one of the three artists, using Interlude‘s self-service interface Treehouse.

Filmmakers can select from Blacc’s “Ticking Bomb,” Albarn’s “Heavy Seas of Love” and Goulding’s “Dead in the Water.”

Submissions are due by March 27. A jury will then select finalists for each of the three songs, with the artists helping to select the winners.

The winning filmmakers will receive $10,000 each and a trip to attend the Tribeca Film Festival.

“New technologies are unlocking a world of storytelling opportunities for filmmakers to captivate, engage, and entertain audiences,” Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal said in a statement. “We are always looking for ways to introduce new technology to the filmmaking community at the Festival.”

Blacc, who provided vocals for Avicii‘s “Wake Me Up” added: “I’m excited to see how ‘Ticking Bomb’ is interpreted by Genero‘s community of directors. Whilst the song is meant to shed light on an issue close to my heart, I’m interested to see how the song inspires and translates through Genero’s community. I’m definitely not expecting videos that offer a literal interpretation of the lyrics, and I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with!”

Genero.tv connects musicians with a global community of more than 250,000 filmmakers, providing a platform for artists to find video directors.

The Genero community has created more than 5,000 videos, including official clips for Moby, M83, James Brown, Muse, John Mayer, Duran Duran, David Bowie, David Guetta, Passion Pit and Linkin Park.

The finalists’ films will be showcased during the Tribeca Online Festival and displayed throughout Festival venues and lounges via interactive kiosks.

Cuban Drama “Una Noche” Wins Big at the Tribeca Film Festival

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Lucy Mulloy’s Una Noche proved to be one of the big winners at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

During a special awards ceremony last night, the film picked up awards in three categories.

Dariel Arrechada and Javier Nunez Florian shared the Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film award for their roles in the drama about three Cuban teenagers who defect to the United States.

“Playing Raul and Elio, young Cuban men who goad each other on in a dream of fleeing Havana for a fantasy of Miami, Dariel locates Raul’s danger and sexual power as precisely as Javier taps into Elio’s essential sweetness. Both young actors are nonprofessionals who took great risks to tell a daring story. Each won our hearts,” commented the jury.

Una Noche's Dariel Arrechada & Lucy Mulloy

Meanwhile, the film’s United Kingdom-based director Lucy Mulloy was honored with the Best New Narrative Director.

“It is a film that immediately connects any audience member it can find to the undeniable, hopeful, and naïve intentions of the young. It is so rich in its motivations, and so breathtaking in its outcomes, it is thoughtful and entertaining in perfect balance. Mulloy pulled us through social portrait to family drama, to true crime, to thriller, all with skill, grace, the realized intent of a sophisticated filmmaker, and deep love for humanity,” commented the jury.

In addition, Una Noche’s cinematographers Trevor Forrest and Shlomo Godder picked up the Best Cinematography in a Narrative Feature Film award.

Hayek’s Spanish Film to Be Released in the U.S.

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Salma Hayek landed a Best Actress nomination at this year’s Goya Awards for her work in As Luck Would Have It… And, now it appears American audiences will finally be able to watch her stellar performance.

IFC Midnight has announced that it is acquiring all United States and United Kingdom rights to director Álex de la Iglesia’s award-worthy Spanish film.

Screened at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, As Luck Would Have It is having its North American premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in the Spotlight Section.

Starring Jose Mota, Salma Hayek, Blanco Portillo and Fernando Tejero, the film centers on an out-of-work publicist who suffers an accident looks to sell the exclusive interview rights to the highest bidder in an attempt to provide for his family.

As Luck Would Have It received two Goya Award nominations, including Best Actress for Salma Hayek’s performance and Best New Actor for Jose Mota’s performance.

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