Unbiased distribution firm Persimmon has acquired distribution rights for the U.S. and a number of other worldwide territories to the thriller movie “Demise on the Brandywine.”
Kate Burton (“Gray’s Anatomy”), Rena Sofer (“24”), Tuc Watkins (“Paradise”), Jay Huguley (“Cape Concern”), Walt Willey (“All My Youngsters”), Shanley Caswell (“NCIS: New Orleans”) and Man Nardulli (“Tulsa King”) star, with Satomi Hofmann as novice investigator Professor Millie Park.
Along with the U.S., the deal covers Canada, the Caribbean, the UK, Eire, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India. Written and directed by Nick Wilkinson and produced by Lisa G. Black and Nick Wilkinson, it tells the story of a beloved senator who’s discovered lifeless at his son’s high-profile marketing campaign fundraiser. His daughter is decided to show it wasn’t a suicide and uncover the reality.
“Impressed by my admiration for the work of Agatha Christie, I needed to mix intrigue with emotional depth, suspense with darkish humor,” mentioned Wilkinson. “’Demise on the Brandywine’ provides a satirical have a look at how picture, ambition, and energy collide in modern America. I’m delighted that Persimmon shares that imaginative and prescient and is partnering with us to carry the movie to audiences.”
The movie will debut June 24 in New York with a restricted theatrical launch, adopted by digital launch on Apple, Amazon and Fandango. Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard Segel of Storyboard Media negotiated the deal and behalf of the filmmakers, with Mackenzie Maguire on behalf of Persimmon.
Watch the trailer under:
Tuesday, June 9
Mehrnoush Alia’s “1001 Frames” Wins Brooklyn Movie Pageant’s Grand Chameleon Award; Full Checklist of Winners Introduced
The twenty ninth Brooklyn Movie Pageant has introduced the winners of its 2026 awards, together with Mehrnoush Alia’s “1001 Frames,” which obtained the pageant’s Grand Chameleon Award.
This yr’s 10-day-long version introduced collectively a world slate of impartial movies throughout narrative, documentary, animation, experimental and short-form classes.
“1001 Frames” was additionally chosen as Greatest Narrative Function by the jury. “Celtic Utopia,” directed by Dennis Harvey and Lars Lovén, gained Greatest Documentary Function. Within the quick movie classes, “Rodrigo” by Jacob Vaughan gained Greatest Narrative Brief, “Sea Music” by An-Phuong Ly took house Greatest Documentary Brief, “Paradaïz” by Matea Radic landed Greatest Animation, and “The Home Left Empty” by Juana Orbegozo Forero gained Greatest Experimental.
“This yr’s winners signify a continued push towards recognizing impartial work in a troublesome time in our business,” mentioned Brandon Harrison, Government Director of Brooklyn Movie Pageant. “As we shut the twenty ninth version of Brooklyn Movie Pageant and stay up for our thirtieth anniversary, it’s particularly significant to rejoice with artists and companions whose work displays the spirit of the filmmaker ahead pageant we’re constructing right here in Brooklyn.
Anthony ‘Mo’ Hassan to Co-star Alongside Terrence Howard and Kate Bosworth in ‘Damaged Ones’
Anthony “Mo” Hasan has joined the solid of the function movie “Damaged Ones,” starring Terrence Howard and Kate Bosworth.
Hasan will painting Rourke, a “chilly, calculated company enforcer” who works for Kathleen Sloane (Bosworth). Described as “imposing and unflappable below strain,” Rourke makes a speciality of high-stakes company injury management and finds himself on the middle of a pivotal confrontation with the movie’s protagonist, Joseph (Howard), as he aggressively protects his shopper’s pursuits.
“Damaged Ones” is directed by Timothy Gagliardo, and the logline reads, “When a tech firm’s autonomous SUV causes a tragic crash involving a neighborhood pregnant lady, a ruthless company fixer strikes shortly to suppress the fallout. Refusing to let the sufferer be exploited, Joseph steps as much as defend his group, igniting a high-stakes authorized battle towards a strong company machine.”
The movie is presently in manufacturing in Kansas Metropolis and marks Hasan’s function movie appearing debut. Hasan presently serves as a soccer shade commentator for broadcasts airing nationally on NBC and NFL Community.
Monday, June 8
Academy Provides 15 Companions for Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Program; Submissions Open Via The Black Checklist
The Academy has added 15 companions for its 2026-2027 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program, together with the College of Southern California, The Writers Lab and the Austin Movie Pageant; 55 complete companions now help this system.
Submissions for the fellowship by The Black Checklist are open at the moment by July 6, or when 2,500 entries have been obtained. Public submissions by the Writers Guild Basis open June 22 by July 20, or when 2,000 entries have been obtained.
“After the unimaginable success of the Nicholl Fellowships final yr, the Academy is thrilled to proceed increasing this world program by our companions around the globe as we deepen our dedication to discovering and championing rising screenwriters,” Academy governor and Academy Basis Board president Kim Taylor-Coleman mentioned in an announcement.
All scripts are learn by Academy members and 5 writers are finally chosen for the fellowship. They obtain direct mentorship from Academy members, networking alternatives, and are invited to take part in pitch workshops and meet-and-greets.
Take a look at the total listing of 2026-2027 companions under:
The Black Checklist (public submissions associate)Writers Guild Basis (public submissions associate)Austin Movie FestivalAustralian Movie Tv and Radio SchoolBerlin Worldwide Movie FestivalBrooklyn CollegeCalifornia Institute of the ArtsCalifornia State College, Los AngelesCalifornia State College, NorthridgeCAPECarnegie Mellon UniversityColumbia School ChicagoColumbia UniversityDePaul UniversityDillard UniversityEdinburgh Napier UniversityEmerson CollegeGold HouseHarvardwoodHollywood Arab Movie FestivalHoward UniversityIFFR ProInternational Sámi Movie InstituteLatino Movie InstituteLondon Movie SchoolLoyola Marymount UniversityMorehouse CollegeMount Saint Mary’s UniversityNational Movie and Tv SchoolNew York Movie AcademyNew York UniversityNorthwestern UniversitySavannah School of Artwork and DesignScript AnatomySpelman CollegeStony Brook UniversityStoryhouse Dublin Screenwriting FestivalSundance InstituteToronto Worldwide Movie FestivalToronto Metropolitan UniversityUniversidad del CineUniversity of the Arts LondonUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, RiversideUniversity of Cape TownUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of North Carolina College of the ArtsUniversity of OxfordUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Texas at AustinUniversity of UtahUrbanworld FestivalVictoria College of WellingtonWesleyan UniversityThe Writers Lab
