Maker Studios Gather Talent in NYC

Last week, during the Digital Content New Fronts 2016, Maker Studios gathered, among others, PewDiePie, Romeo Lacoste and Patrick Boivin.

This was an intimate showcase where Maker talent mingled with buyers as the network announced new concepts.

“We have worked hard to perfect the process of how we work with clients, to bring them tangible results with a focus on media and content creation,” said head of sales Jason Krebs. “While anyone can create individual components of what we offer, Maker Studios’ uniquely packaged programs truly set us apart in the ecosystem.”

“In a media landscape where video has become commoditized, now, more than ever, it’s important to focus on differentiated strengths,” added Gabriel Lewis, head of development & studios. ”

Woolf + Lapin’s very own Patrick Boivin has been part of this process and we can’t wait to launch what he’s come up with!

Cahier de tournage pour LE CLAN

Il faut voir le cahier de tournage de LE CLAN, la série réalisée par Jim Donovan.

Stephan Zlotescu’s True Skin Picked Up By Amazon

True Skin, a 2012 short film that looks something like tech on steroids amidst a futuristic depiction of Bangkok’s red light district, has now been optioned by Amazon Studios to be made into a series.

Written and directed by Stephan Zlotescu, the short was previously picked up by Warner Brothers less than a week after it showed on the web. Warner Bothers lost the rights and Amazon quickly stepped in.

The Revolution Will Be Televised: Technolust Wins Vision Award for Artistic Achievement

Occupied VR and Iris VR win Vision Award for artistic achievement.

Technolust is the brainchild of Blair Renaud. Here is an interview he gave to VR Report on his start as a game tester at Rockstar and on to creating an award winning cyberpunk adventure.

Blair discusses game design in VR as well as how VR will shift the paradigm for content creation and the landscape of the digital economy.

Bachir Bensaddek’s Montréal la blanche at the Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québecois 2016

Fresh from a world premiere at Rotterdam 2016, Montréal La Blanche is having its Quebec premiere tonight at the Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois 2016.

Amokrane is a taxi driver, working one Christmas night. After losing her car, Kahina gets into his cab. She’s in a hurry to meet her daughter, who’s at her estranged husband’s house. But they don’t get there in time. Amokrane soon realizes his passenger is a former Algerian pop star who he thought had died.

So begins a strange night of wandering and confrontation. With this first fictional feature, adapted from his own play, Bachir Bensaddek has made a captivating film, a portrait of Montreal’s Muslim community in all its diversity, depth and complexity. Tender and lucid, Montréal la blanche asks frank, important questions about identity and integration, while introducing two engaging actors: Rabah Aït Ouyahia and Karina Aktouf.

Props to Bachir and Stéphane Tanguay at Productions Kinesis!