On the Set of Juanjo Moscardó Rius’s INSTANT LOVE

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Director and writer Juanjo Moscardó Rius’s Spanish version of his Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition Script INSTANT LOVE wrapped production in Spain. The film tackles sexual exploration amid marital trouble. It is a riot.

Starring Macarena Gómez (En las estrellas, which is also being produced by Martínez and is about to be released: see the news), Enrique Arce (Money Heist), Luis Miguel Seguí (La que se avecina) and Lorena López (Ella es tu padre) and boasting a screenplay co-written by María Mínguez, María Laura Gargarella and Moscardó himself, it recounts how Pablo and Blanca have decided to dabble in partner-swapping – but they do not observe the first basic rule: don’t do it if you’re going through a marital crisis. To make it happen, they call up two of their single friends, Mía and Lucas, thus also disregarding the second basic rule: always do it with another couple.

The foursome has arranged to meet in a bar, but just before they leave, the couple have a heated argument that prompts them to reconsider all the things they have always believed: ranging from whether they love one another to why the hell they have a Thermomix. Meanwhile, in the bar, Mía and Lucas have just met for the first time and are starting to like each other. But their relationship has no future, because Lucas is (or isn’t) in love with someone else, and Mía doesn’t (or does) believe in love. Is there a difference between making love and having sex? Can you have a relationship without having sex? And can you have sex outside of a relationship without cheating on the other person? These questions and more will (or probably won’t) be answered in this comedy revolving around the complicated task of sorting your life out when you’re on the cusp of your forties.

Amor en polvo is being produced by Nadie es Perfecto and Juanjo Moscardó Rius through his production outfit, Cosabona Films, in cooperation with IVAC (the Valencian regional government), À Punt Media and the Wyylde social network.

See full article here.

SkyBound’s Dinner Party Wins Best VR Experience at 2018 Fantasia Film Festival

As VR programmers for Fantasia we are thrilled of the success of genre VR at this year’s edition.

And this year’s winner is Dinner Party.

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The first widely publicized report of an alien abduction in America provides the backdrop for director Angel Manuel Soto’s latest virtual reality short film, Dinner Party.

Soto said he was drawn to the September 1961 account of Barney and Betty Hill’s encounter with extraterrestrials in rural New Hampshire, both as a sensational story that captivated the nation — and as an opportunity to explore race and privilege. Barney, a postal worker, was African American. His wife, a social worker, was white.

Congrats to Skybound and director Angel Manuel Soto.

Kevin Bachar’s Pangolin Pictures Spawn New Shark Episode: On Shark Week

Pangolin Pictures’ show Bloodline: The Spawn of Jaws airs tonight.

They head back to the waters that created the JAWS legend to see if the giant white sharks have returned (hint – YEP!).

This Friday July 27th at 9pm on Discovery.

Kevin Bachar Directs Shark After Dark With Jimmy Buffet

Keep a look out this Thursday night for a fun piece Kevin Bachar shot with Jimmy Buffett for Discovery Channel’s SHARK AFTER DARK.

Margaritaville meets Amityville!

Kevin wrote and directed the episode.

Also of note, Kevin’s feature script BLOOD RELATIVE, to be directed by our very own John Poliquin, is now slated to shoot this fall.

*Blood Relvative is Stage 32’s Grand Prize Winner of the 4th Annual Search for New Blood Screenwriting Contest.

Le Scénariste Martin Girard Dévoile Son Jeu

Extrait de «Le jeu un thriller sous haute tension» de Marie-Josée R. Roy

«Un authentique thriller, avec un mystère à résoudre tout au long des 10 épisodes, des coupables à démasquer, une mécanique à comprendre: voilà comment les créateurs du Jeu décrivent leur nouvelle série, qui promet d’être un élément fort de la programmation d’automne de TVA.

«Au début du Jeu, notre héroïne, récipiendaire d’un prix, prendra la parole publiquement. «Et ça dérape», a résumé Martin Girard, co-auteur du Jeu, avec Mylène Chollet et Nadine Bismuth.

«À la suite des propos qu’elle tient durant ce panel, elle est victime d’une campagne de dénigrement. Des “trolls” l’accusent d’être une féministe radicale, d’avoir des préjugés contre les gars, ce qui est faux.»

«Ça commence sur Internet, et ça prend de plus en plus d’ampleur. Marianne devient victime de cyber-intimidation, de commentaires agressifs, de menaces très concrètes. La police fait ce qu’elle peut, mais c’est difficile. Son entourage est affecté, parce que ses informations personnelles se retrouvent en ligne. Et il y a une escalade…», a raconté Martin Girard.

«Les réalisateurs Claude Desrosiers – qui est derrière les cinq premières heures – et Anne De Léan ont apporté au «Jeu» un traitement très cinématographique, s’est emballé Martin Girard.

«En ce moment, il n’y a pas de série sur la cyber-intimidation qui ressemble à ça. On est au-devant de la vague. C’est un univers qui n’a pas été exploré à la télévision, qui est extrêmement séduisant. On voulait miser sur le suspense, le danger, les scènes de frayeur. C’est allumé visuellement», a insisté l’auteur.

«Dans un souci de réalisme, l’équipe a fait des recherches auprès de véritables boîtes de conception de jeux vidéo pour Le jeu. Le conjoint de la co-scénariste Mylène Chollet qui œuvre dans le domaine, est consultant sur la série.»

Nous avons eu la chance de lire le pilote. Ça promet !