EXCLUSIVE : ColorCreative , the management and production company founded by Issa Rae and Deniese Davis, has signed first-generation Liberian-Nigerian filmmaker Tari Wariebi for representation. The signing follows the world premiere of Wariebi’s short We Were Meant To at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation and was nominated for the Short Film Grand Jury Prize. Pic follows Akil, an African American teen, who boasts wings and one goal: to take his first flight. Wariebi has announced that with ColorCreative’s support, he’ll now look to adapt the short into a feature following a Black man as he defies his fears, insecurities and societal barriers, while discovering his perfect launch into manhood, in a world where Black men have wings and their first flight is a rite of passage. “ We Were Meant To was the final premiere for Sundance’s short category and it was remarkable to witness how the film moved audiences,” remarked … [Read more...] about Tari Wariebi Signs With ColorCreative, Plots Feature Adaptation Of 2023 Sundance Short ‘We Were Meant To’
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Vera Miao Boards ‘The Lighthouse Witches’ Series Adaptation As Showrunner; Project Comes From The Picture Company & Studiocanal
EXCLUSIVE : The series adaptation of C.J. Cooke’s supernatural family novel The Lighthouse Witches has moved a step closer to fruition after Two Sentence Horror Stories creator Vera Miao boarded the project. Miao, who created The CW drama series, which ran for three seasons, will create and serve as showrunner on the series, which comes from The Picture Company and Studiocanal . It is the latest television project for The Picture Company, which is behind feature films including Gunpowder Milkshake and Sam Taylor-Johnson’s A Million Little Pieces . The company is also working with Studiocanal and Entertainment 360 on a scripted series adaptation of art documentary The Lost Leonardo. Published in 2021 by Penguin Random House, the book follows young mother Liv and her three daughters who arrive on a mysterious Scottish island to run a decrepit lighthouse. When single mother Liv is commissioned to paint a mural in a 100-year-old lighthouse on a remote … [Read more...] about Vera Miao Boards ‘The Lighthouse Witches’ Series Adaptation As Showrunner; Project Comes From The Picture Company & Studiocanal
Aziz Zoromba, Filmmaker Of TIFF Winning & Sundance Short ‘Simo’, Signs With Rain; Feature Take In Works
EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Aziz Zoromba has inked with Rain in all areas. Zoromba is coming off of a great fall-winter with his directorial short, Simo , which won the IMDBpro Short Cuts prize at TIFF, played Sundance and is onward to the Berinale. The genre bending Simo from the filmmaker is inspired by his upbringing as a first generation Canadian of Egyptian descent. Zoromba is working on a feature adaptation of Simo as his debut feature directorial. The short tells the story of Simo and Emad’s brotherhood filled with competition and jealousy. In a desire to prove his popularity and his capabilities to his older brother, Simo sneakily takes over Emad’s online gaming channel. His actions take a dangerous turn that may seriously impact the future of their family. Simo was additionally awarded Best International Fiction from Sundance by VIMEO. Zoromba is a graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim film school. His works, documentaries and fiction, mainly explore the … [Read more...] about Aziz Zoromba, Filmmaker Of TIFF Winning & Sundance Short ‘Simo’, Signs With Rain; Feature Take In Works