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As the Thessaloniki Film Festival kicks off its 63rd edition, this year’s industry section features the pilot edition of a dedicated television strand and the launch of a Think Tank series calling on European film markets to chart a common course for industry confabs in the future.

Such initiatives are part of newly appointed industry head Angeliki Vergou’s mandate to steer the annual event through uncertain times for the global film industry even as the growing Greek business continues to surge, thanks in part to a 40 cash rebate that has lured international productions such as Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness” and Rian Johnson’s Netflix blockbuster “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”

With its Agora Series section, Thessaloniki will hope to capitalize on a raft of new high-end TV productions looking to put Greek drama on the map.

“There has been such a...

In keeping with animation tradition, “Big Mouth” co-creator Andrew Goldberg assumed that — like “The Simpsons” or “South Park” before it — the adult-geared series would remain stagnant in time. So much for Charles Bradley’s “Changes” theme song.

Thankfully, though, no one else agreed: The crux of the in-your-face, earnest and raunchy Netflix show about puberty is just that — the rapid changes that occur in adolescence, from the pesky zits to the growing emotional maturity that stops everything in its tracks.

“Puberty is a defined time of life, and our kids are getting older in the show,” fellow co-creator Mark Levin told TheWrap in an interview. “Bart Simpson has been the same age for 30 years or whatever, but for our show, we really want to progress them through time, and they’re moving through eighth grade now. We want to be able to tell the story of puberty as a time of life,...

In a bid to adapt to the ever-changing content market, Thessaloniki International Film Festival’s industry component, Agora, is unveiling a slew of new initiatives as it gears up for its 63rd edition.

This year, it’s launching its newly-established Agora Series section, where it will dedicate an entire day (November 10) to shining a spotlight on the TV sector. Representatives from Greek broadcasters and international execs from places such as Netflix Italy, Sky Studios and Germany’s Nadcon Production, will touch down for the event, which will also feature networking events, discussion panels and a masterclass from Big Mouth and Glow scriptwriter and producer Victor Quinaz.

“We wanted to introduce this to the Agora line-up to reflect what is happening right now in Greece and how we’re working with TV series,” says Angeliki Vergou, head of Agora. “There has been a boom of production in Greece right now from abroad and that,...

Exclusive: Four months after TV lit agents David Stone, a partner at WME, and Ben Jacobson, a partner at UTA, left their respective agencies to launch The Framework Collective, the management company has solidified their roster of clients, I have learned. It ranges from established producers, creators and showrunners to next generation voices, a number of whom were former clients of Stone and Jacobson on the agency side. The list includes Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner and 13 Reasons Why creator Brian Yorkey and Emmy-winning producer Warren Littlefield.

Tfc’s client roster of established creators/showrunners is said to include Peter Saji, co-creator and co-showrunner of ABC’s Mixed-ish; Courtney Lilly, showrunner of ABC’s Black-ish and co-showrunner of Mixed-ish; Martin Gero, creator and showrunner of NBC’s Blindspot and co-creator of Connecting; Elwood Reid, creator and showrunner of FX’s The Bridge...

Last year Netflix’s “Glow” reaped eight Emmy nominations, including Best Comedy Series and Best Comedy Supporting Actress for Betty Gilpin, winning prizes for its production design and stunts. Yet stars Alison Brie and Marc Maron were nowhere to be found in the respective lead and supporting categories, despite bids at the Golden Globes (Brie) and SAG (Brie and Maron). With the second season garnering even better reviews than the first, voters should make up for their shocking snubs.

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Year two of the ’80s set comedy about lady wrestlers provides Brie with some primo material to work with. Ruth Wilder, the aspiring actress who hits her stride while in the ring, gets her ankle broken by her scorned best friend (Gilpin), fights off the advances of a leering network executive, explores new creative outlets by directing the show-within-a-show, and finds new love with a sweet-natured...

Through the first pair of seasons on the Netflix show “Glow,” most of the characters have been in search of something. Even as Season 3 transplants the series’ central group of wrestlers to the bright lights of Las Vegas, it sure seems like that’s one thing that won’t be changing any time soon.

The show’s three main characters are all still holding on to a tenuous grasp on cooperation. Ruth (Alison Brie) and Debbie (Betty Gilpin) are navigating their complicated relationship inside and outside the ring.

Sam (Marc Maron) made the trip out to Vegas with the rest of the Glow team, but it seems like he and Ruth haven’t quite gotten over last season’s brush with something a little more than friendship. Ruth’s boyfriend Russell (Victor Quinaz) is also in tow, giving her plenty to juggle when she’s not headlining nightly Vegas shows...

In this corner: An August 9 premiere date for Season 3 of Glow, Netflix’s female-wrestling comedy inspired by the 1980s show. Check out the first-look photos from the new season above and below.

Glow tells the fictional story of Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie), an out-of-work, struggling actress in 1980s Los Angeles who finds one last chance for stardom when she’s thrust into the glitter and spandex world of women’s wrestling. In addition to working with 12 Hollywood misfits, Ruth also has to compete with Debbie Eagan (Betty Gilpin ), a former soap actress who left the business to have a baby, only to be sucked back into work when her picture-perfect life is not what it seems. And at the wheel is Sam Sylvia (Marc Maron), a washed-up, B-movie director who now must lead this group of women on the journey to wrestling stardom.

Season 3 follows the ladies of Glow as...

Anyone who expected “Big Mouth” to offer up a familiar, mushy Valentine’s Day special either has never seen an episode before or is about to be extremely disappointed. Either way, the double episode “My Furry Valentine” picks right up where the show’s fabulous Season 2 left off, giving a pretty good overview of what this animated treasure can do with the freedom it’s earned.

At the risk of recapping the entire premise of this love-themed two-parter, it’s fair to say that each of the show’s core beloved characters gets a helpful refresh in their respective anxieties. Nick (Nick Kroll) is still trying to get out of the shadow of being a late bloomer. Jessi (Jessi Klein) is still adjusting to life with mom and her new partner. And Jay (Jason Mantzoukas) is still trying to figure out the best way to pleasure inanimate objects.

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Brian Shoaf‘s directorial debut might have found its second wind. After a failed Kickstarter attempt to drum up some coin with Adrien Grenier and Mamie Gummer toplining, now Variety reports that Jenny Slate is in negotiations to join Zachary Quinto on Aardvark. Susan Leber (Hello I Must Be Going), Neal Dodson (A Most Violent Year) and Quinto are producing. Filming is expected to begin this December in New York with supporting cast announcements likely in the works.

Gist: Aardvark centers on Josh Norman, a man who has spent most of his adult life suffering from mental illness. While Josh rejects the labels that have been applied to him over the years, there is no question that he sees and hears things that aren’t there. Sometimes he’s well aware of this, but other times it’s not so clear. Josh’s most vivid hallucinations involve his estranged brother,...

If "Interstellar" has taught us anything, it's that there are certain human behaviors — love, relationships, the desire to connect — that span generations and galaxies, and if you're looking for a less lugubrious, more mirthful take on that notion, than the comedy "Periods" may be what you're looking for. Co-written and directed by Victor Quinaz, and starring Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Willie Garson, and Grace Helbig, "Periods" jumps through past and future, from the big bang to the end times, from the bliss of the garden of Eden to the greatest wedding nightmare in Long Island’s long nightmarish history, to show how through the ages men and women have managed to get along, get by and get it on. Sometimes it works out, and other times, well, as you'll see, it doesn't. "Periods" is now available on all your favorite digital platforms. Watch below.

Stars: Philip Quinaz, Alison Fyhrie, Chris Manley, Victor Quinaz, Chris Manley, Anna Martemucci, Brian Shoaf, Mary Grill | Written by Philip Quinaz, Victor Quinaz, Anna Martemucci | Directed by Victor Quinaz

Breakup at a Wedding shows Vic (actually director Victor Quinaz) as he captures the events that happen around the wedding between Phil Havemeyer (Philip Quinaz) and Alison Jones (Alison Fyhrie). Being the type of videographer that goes super in depth, Vic captures everything, including Alison having a massive panic attack and telling Phil in supposed privacy that she wanted out; she couldn’t go through with the wedding. Together, they decide to have the wedding anyway but not sign the marriage contract, so that everyone thinks they’re married why legally they’re not. However, Phil is more than reluctant about this, and hatches a plan to end up married.

This is one of those discs I get every now and...

In Starz’s competition series The Chair, two filmmakers are given the same script and the same budget—then challenged to make two different movies. Last week, we caught a glimpse of YouTube star Shane Dawson’s trailer, Not Cool, which featured a some broad humor. Today, we’ve got the new trailer for Anna Martemucci’s Hollidaysburg and some explanations from the director herself as to why she took her film in a more relaxed direction.

“I set out to make a classic teen sex comedy,” Martemucci said, noting she tried to include elements she hadn’t seen before,...

Those who believe weddings to be exorbitant, empty spectacles have a fair-weather friend in writer-director Victor Quinaz, whose inventive debut, Breakup at a Wedding, attempts an aloof, smirking pose but surrenders to sentimentality in the end. The setup is rom com meets reality TV: Over 28-some hours, a cynical wedding videographer (Quinaz) narrates and records the disintegrating nuptials of aspiring yuppies Alison (Alison Fyhrie) and Phil (Philip Quinaz). The resulting mockumentary is suitably ugly, with the jerky rhythms, awkward close-ups, and palm-rubbing schadenfreude so common to TLC programming. Thankfully, no Bridezillas abound; instead, the pair believably break up during the rehearsal dinner, with the bride-to-be confessing she's just been going through the motions i...

A trailer has come screaming in for elevated horror film The Banshee Chapter from producer Zachary Quinto, and we have every pixel of it here for your perusal. Elevated and otherwise. Man, we hate labels. Just watch the trailer, damn it.

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XLrator Media has acquired all U.S. rights to writer/director Blair Erickson’s 3D horror-thriller The Banshee Chapter starring Ted Levine (The Silence of the Lambs), Katia Winter (“Dexter”) and Michael McMillian (“True Blood”), XLrator Media CEO Barry Gordon announced.

The film was produced by Sunchaser Entertainment’s Stephanie Riggs, Before the Door’s Corey Moosa and Sean Akers, and Christian Arnold-Beutel. Zachary Quinto and Neal Dodson of Before the Door executive produced with Ben Samuels, Marcus Schoefer and Gudrun Giddings. The deal was negotiated by Gordon and Mike Radiloff for XLrator Media and CAA on behalf of the filmmakers.

The Banshee Chapter centers...

We've heard some pretty terrible wedding disaster stories here at HuffPost Weddings, but those featured in a new video by Periods. Films may take the cake.

Periods. recently released a feature-length film, "Breakup at a Wedding," that centers around an utterly disastrous fictional wedding. Filmmaker Victor Quinaz took a web survey asking fans to submit their own wedding disaster stories in conjunction with the release of film; in the video above, actor Zachary Quinto reads three of the most harrowing tales. In one story, a former bride remembers the nude portraits of her and her husband drawn in their guestbook, and in another, a guest recalls the time a bridesmaid threw up on the bride and all over the couple's cake. Yikes.

Quinaz also interviewed real-life couples, wedding guests, wedding vendors and others about the most jaw-dropping events they'd ever witnessed at weddings. Click through the slideshow below to take a look at those interviews,...

Title: Breakup at a Wedding Director: Victor Quinaz Starring: Philip Quinaz, Alison Fyhrie and Chris Manley Weddings are supposed to be a magical event, a celebration of a couple’s union, the promise of eternity and everlasting unconditional love. For Alison and Phil it’s anything but. Alison is a confused bride who decides on the eve of her wedding that she’s not ready to commit to her extremely patient husband-to-be Phil. She’s dreamed of this day her whole life. What seems like cold feet turns into a two day struggle of trying to get through a wedding that she doesn’t have the guts to cancel. After telling her fiancé Phil at [ Read More ]

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Pretty much everything which could go wrong at a wedding does so in the new movie Breakup at a Wedding — and every hiccup is diligently captured through the videographers’ lenses in this found footage comedy. The film was directed by Victor Quinaz and stars his brother Philip and Alison Fyhrie as the unfortunate betrothed couple. The movie’s producers, meanwhile, include Zachary Quinto. Yes, that Zachary Quinto (although, to be honest, I’ve yet to hear of another one).

“One of the things that we’re really focused on at my production company is innovative storytelling,” Quinto, who oversaw the...

Over the past few years, Zachary Quinto has established his acting rep by playing Sylar in Heroes, a couple of memorable roles on American Horror Story, and, of course, Spock in the last two Star Trek movies. So you could describe his transition into producing as, well, “logical.” Certainly it has gotten off to an encouraging start. Quinto produced director J.C. Chandor’s financial crisis movie Margin Call through the actor’s Before the Door company — the production outfit he runs with partners Corey Moosa and Neal Dodson — and exec produced Chandor’s Robert Redford-starring All Is Lost, which just screened at Cannes.

Oscilloscope Laboratories -- currently rolling out Matteo Garrone's Cannes hit "Reality" across the Us -- announced today its acquisition of "Breakup at a Wedding," the debut feature by short film director Victor Quinaz. The film will be released June 18th across all VOD platforms, with select screenings and a college tour beforehand. Produced by "American Horror Story" star Zachary Quinto, Neal Dodson and Corey Moosa's Before the Door Pictures ("Margin Call"), "Breakup" is the story of Alison (Alison Fyhrie) and Phil (Philip Quinaz, the director's brother) who, on the eve of their wedding, decide to call the whole thing off and throw a sham wedding instead. Watch a chat with some of the crew below.

Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Victor Quinaz’s debut feature, "Breakup at a Wedding." The film will be released on June 18th across all cable VOD and digital platforms, with select event screenings and a college tour leading up to the release. Below is the full release:April 24, 2013—Oscilloscope Laboratories announced today that it has acquired North American rights to Victor Quinaz’s debut feature, Breakup At A Wedding. A co-production of Zachary Quinto, Corey Moosa, and Neal Dodson’s Before The Door Pictures (Margin Call, upcoming Cannes entry All Is Lost) and Anonymous Content (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Winter’S Bone), the film will be released on June 18th across all cable VOD and digital platforms, with select event screenings and a college tour leading up to the release Seen through the lens of an ambitious wedding videographer (played by the director, Victor Quinaz), Breakup At A Wedding...

Victor Quinaz Breakup at a Wedding comedy starring Alison Fyhrie and Philip Quinaz has shacked up with Oscilloscope Laboratories. According to sources, the company has landed N. American distribution rights to the film and set it for a June 18th, 2013 release on VOD. Zachary Quinto, Corey Moosa, and Neal Dodson are producing the film with Before The Door Pictures and Anonymous Content. Also in the cast are Chris Manley, Mary Grill, Brian Shoaf, Michael LiDondici, Anna Martemucci and Hugh Scully. Here's the plot we found on the film's Facebook page: On the eve of their wedding, Alison gets cold feet and decides she wants to break up with her fiancé Phil. But rather than face the embarrassment of calling off the ceremony, Alison suggests to Phil they...

So this (most likely bogus) leaked, In Competition lineup for the 2013 Cannes Film Festival first appeared on IndieWire to my knowledge and everyone is pretty much calling "bullsh*t" on it, as there are too many big names, making it look more like a wishlist than an actual lineup. As I noted only a short time ago, the inclusion of Joel and Ethan Coen's Inside Llewyn Davis makes sense and same goes for Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives and, on top of that, many of the titles included here are among those previously rumored with what looks like a couple additions to throw off the scent. Here's the lineup this supposed leaked list suggests will be announced come 13 hours from now. The Great Gatsby (dir. Baz Luhrmann) Opening Night Film Abuse of Weakness (dir. Catherine Breillat) Attila Marcel (dir. Sylvain Chomet) Bastards (dir. Claire Denis) Blood Ties (dir.

XLRator Media, the company behind The Thompsons, John Carpenter’S The Ward and countless others, has nabbed the U.S. rights to Blair Erickson’s 3D horror film The Banshee Chapter, starring Ted Levine, Katia Winter and Michael McMillian. Read on for the press release.

Los Angeles, CA (April, 2013) — XLrator Media has acquired all U.S. rights to writer/director Blair Erickson’s 3D horror-thriller The Banshee Chapter starring Ted Levine (The Silence of the Lambs), Katia Winter (“Dexter”) and Michael McMillian (“True Blood”). XLrator Media CEO Barry Gordon announced the deal today.

The film was produced by Sunchaser Entertainment’s Stephanie Riggs, Before the Door’s Corey Moosa and Sean Akers, and Christian Arnold-Beutel. Zachary Quinto and Neal Dodson of Before the Door executive produced with Ben Samuels, Marcus Schoefer and Gudrun Giddings. The deal was negotiated by Gordon and Mike Radiloff for XLrator Media and CAA on behalf of the filmmakers.

Zachary Quinto's producing gig for his Before the Door Pictures production company, the elevated horror film The Banshee Chapter, has scored itself some distribution; and we have the details for you right here. Dig it!

From the Press Release

XLrator Media has acquired all U.S. rights to writer/director Blair Erickson’s 3D horror-thriller The Banshee Chapter starring Ted Levine (The Silence of the Lambs), Katia Winter (“Dexter”) and Michael McMillian (“True Blood”). XLrator Media CEO Barry Gordon announced the deal today.

The film was produced by Sunchaser Entertainment’s Stephanie Riggs, Before the Door’s Corey Moosa and Sean Akers, and Christian Arnold-Beutel. Zachary Quinto and Neal Dodson of Before the Door executive produced with Ben Samuels, Marcus Schoefer and Gudrun Giddings. The deal was negotiated by Gordon and Mike Radiloff for XLrator Media and CAA on behalf of the filmmakers.

The Banshee Chapter centers on a...

Here’s a first look at All Is Lost. Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, Academy Award-winner Robert Redford, and Academy Award-nominated writer/director J.C. Chandor (Best Writing, Original Screenplay for Margin Call) jointly announced that principal photography has wrapped on the open water thriller All Is Lost at Baja Studios in Rosarito, Mexico. Chandor wrote and directed the film, and Redford stars in a solo performance of one man lost at sea and his battle against the elements to stay alive. Before The Door Pictures. Neal Dodson and Washington Square Films. Anna Gerb are producing.

“After an intense two months of shooting on the water, we.re headed home and have finished production on schedule,. said Dodson and Gerb. .Jc is making an audacious film with a brave performance at its center.”

The director of photography is Frankie DeMarco and the editor is Pete Beaudreau, both of whom collaborated with Chandor on Margin Call.

A new comedy short starring Penn Badgley will premiere as part of a group of short films that will screen as the opening night attraction at the 8th annual HollyShorts Film Festival that kicks off Aug. 9 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Presented under the umbrella title of Periods., the program of improvised comedy shorts, created by Victor Quinaz and Anna Martemucci, will also include several other new films, including one starring Willie Garson (White Collar) and another starring Grace Helbig (Attack the Show). Photos: Andy Samberg Bids 'SNL' Adieu, Leighton Meester Talks 'Gossip Girl' Season 6: The Best

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Hollyshorts Film Festival is an annual short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe to advance filmmakers' careers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. The HollyShorts Film festival showcases the top 30- minutes or less short films of the moment.

The brainchild of founders Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol, Hsff will feature a marquee opening night celebration. The weeklong event takes place August 9-16, 2012 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and will feature short film screenings from around the world, industry panels, and a whirlwind of receptions and parties. Twice named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of "25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee," Hsff is devoted to helping advance the careers of filmmakers by providing exposure through top-notch screenings and networking events during the highly anticipated week-long festival each August. The 2011 edition of Hsff showcased over 350 projects including web series, music videos, commercials, and an impressive slate of animated, documentary, student, and short films of all genres. The Festival presents over $75,000 Usd in prizes to winners, with Company 3 sponsoring awards of $10,000 in post-production and finishing services to both the Best Overall Short Film and Best Director award-winners, and $5,000 in post-production services to the Best Commercial and Best Music Video winners. Other top prizes include a $5,000 camera rental package courtesy of Martini Crew Booking for the Best Student award-winner, and $5,000 in services from Greenhouse Studios. Other Hsff sponsors include Method Studios, Showbiz Software, Festival Genius, IndiePix, Final Draft, Adobe, Film La, Shorts HD, Film Courage, Film Festivals App, and Sls Hotel.

Zachary Quinto (Margin Call) and his production company, Before The Door Pictures, will open the 8th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (Hsff) Thursday August 9, 2012 at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood with a special theatrical world premiere of PEriods. shorts, an improvised comedy film series created by N.Y.-based filmmakers Victor Quinaz, Anna Martemucci and their ensemble crew. Quinto will a variety of special guests and a Q&A with the filmmakers. Advance tickets go on sale today and are available via www.hollyshorts.com and Eventbrite.

HollyShorts co-founders and co-directors Theo Dumont and Daniel Sol state, "The Periods. shorts crew is what modern indie filmmaking is really all about--- working together to create high quality content for global audiences while utilizing tangible digital tools and social media to promote and release the works to the masses. The Periods. shorts has cultivated a cult-like online and social media following since its inception two years ago and has recently wrapped its first feature film with Anonymous Content and Before The Door producing. The shorts series include such popular titles as The Masterworks: Vol. 1 which includes: Pilgrims, Edith Wharton’S, Ethan Frome, Forefathers, Hags, Before After, Before After II; and Vol. 2 which includes: Nam, Dec. 26, Viking Wives, and Re: Creation Periods. shorts has been described as “anachronistic period pieces with costumes that a show choir would die for.”

To celebrate the announcement, Periods. shorts is re-releasing today one of their most popular shorts Before After With Zachary Quinto. To view Before After, see below:

Says Victor Quinaz. “Our film series lives online and is watched on iPhones but was always intended to be seen on the biggest screen available. It’s not IMAX, but it’ll have to do.”

Hsff winners are automatically eligible to be screened at some of the top film festivals in the world; HollyShorts Global Festival Content Partners include NociCortinfestival, Media Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, Soho Shorts in the UK, and Cinema Tous Ecran in Switzerland. The full festival lineup of accepted films will be announced early July.

The 2012 HollyShorts Film Festival will launch on Aug. 9 with the theatrical premiere of "Periods.", a series of improvised comedy films from Before the Door Pictures, the production company run by Zachary Quinto, Neal Dodson, Corey Moosa and Sean Akers. The Brooklyn-based "Periods.," series was created by Victor Quinaz and Anna Martemucci, and has been described on Quinto's website as a realm "where historic context and accurate period dress mixes with an extremely modern style of comedy." Although the films are available at the Periods.Film website, where they have enjoyed a...

True Blood's Michael McMillan is having a good week. Variety reports that Warner Bros. is developing Lucid, the comic book mini-series from Archaia Entertainment. Akiva Goldsman is on board to develop and produce the project. The book was created by Zachary Quinto’s production banner Before the Door, which is on board to adapt it for the big screen.

Lucid was first introduced at Comic-Con in 2009, and was described as "a tale of what would happen to Harry Potter if he grew up and joined the CIA." WB is looking for every possible replacement for the Harry Potter franchise, so this deal makes a lot of sense.

McMillian wrote the story, which was illustrated by Anna Wieszczyk. The four-book series "takes place in a parallel universe where magic is real and world leaders have secret agents working to fight off supernatural threats. Main character is a young agent, recently appointed 'Protector of the Realm,...

Killer Films and Before The Door Pictures are jointly releasing director Victor Quinaz’s sophomore project, the romance film ‘Imperial Palace.’ Quinaz, who wrote and will be helming the film, is currently in the casting process for ‘Imperial Palace,’ which will begin shooting in spring 2012. The love story takes place six hours after Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf. ‘Imperial Palace’ follows a jaded manager of a Biloxi casino as he juggles the chaos that arises when Fema sets up headquarters at his establishment. The chaos brings in an old flame, and an ensuing love triangle develops. Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler of Killer Films will produce ‘Imperial Palace,’ along with...

Last month’s Margin Call felt like a good start point for the recently-launched banner, Before the Door, and the first signs of how the film payed off are now coming to light. Deadline reports that Door’s Zachary Quinto, Neal Dodson, and Corey Moosa will produce the romantic drama Imperial Palace with Killer Films, the company recently behind Cracks and HBO’s Mildred Pierce.

Victor Quinaz wrote (and plans to direct) the film, which “takes place six hours after Hurricane Katrina hits the gulf, as the jaded manager of a Biloxi casino tries to juggle the chaos when Fema sets up headquarters at his establishment.” Our main conflict comes into play when, as a result of the influx of people in his establishment, an “old flame” and he cross paths. To me, that almost sounds like Casablanca in New Orleans — minus the Nazis. Quinto himself referred to the writer...

Hurricane Katrina's path of destruction has inevitably become a source of inspiration and the backdrop for new filmic material as is the case for Imperial Palace - a new Killer Films and Before The Door Pictures venture that'll go into production sometime in the spring of 2012. Behind the director's chair and working from his screenplay we find Victor Quinaz, who so far has a couple of shorts and commercial work on his CV and just completed his feature film -- an untitled debut known as a found footage rom com with Before The Door Pictures and Anonymous Content's Steve Golin producing. Expect to hear some casting bits for what appears to be a male lead and a pair of supporting female characters. Gist: Christine Vachon mentions that Quinaz has written the rare kind of film that puts its finger directly on the pulse of today's America. The country experiences these tragedies,...

Zachary Quinto's production company Before The Door Pictures is teaming with Killer Films to produce "Imperial Palace," a love story that takes place in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It's not known whether Quinto will appear in the film. "Imperial Palace" centers on a Biloxi man who manages a casino that Fema uses as headquarters for their relief efforts in the area. An ex-girlfriend also arrives on the scene, sparking an uncomfortable love triangle. Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler are producing with Quinto Neal Dodson and Corey Moosa. The film will be directed by Victor Quinaz (the upcoming...

Los Angeles, CA (November 2, 2011) – Killer Films and Before The Door Pictures are teaming up to produce Imperial Palace, a love-story written and to be directed by Victor Quinaz, as his sophomore effort. Killer Films. Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler are producing with Before The Door.s Zachary Quinto, Neal Dodson, and Corey Moosa. The project is currently out to talent and is scheduled to start shooting in spring 2012.

Imperial Palace takes place six hours after Hurricane Katrina hits the gulf, and centers on the jaded manager of a Biloxi casino who must juggle the chaos that arises when Fema sets up headquarters at his establishment bringing with it an old flame and an ensuing love triangle.

Quinto commented, “Christine Vachon is a mentor to us, and we feel very lucky to work with her and Killer on this project. We’re thrilled to take the momentum of Margin Call and...

Exclusive: Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler are teaming with Margin Call producers Zachary Quinto, Neal Dodson and Corey Moosa’s Before The Door banner on Imperial Palace, a love story written and to be directed by Victor Quinaz. The film will begin casting shortly for a spring production start. The film takes place six hours after Hurricane Katrina hits the gulf, as the jaded manager of a Biloxi casino tries to juggle the chaos when Fema sets up headquarters at his establishment. That brings him in proximity to an old flame. Said Quinto: “We are thrilled to take the momentum of Margin Call and our experience working with Victor on his first film to move into a second feature with him. He’s a truly original talent, and Imperial Palace is a perfect example of his unique, commercial voice.” Quinaz just wrapped his debut feature, Untitled Ensemble Comedy,...

Albuquerque, Nm (August 25, 2011) – Ted Levine (Shutter Island, American Gangster, The Silence Of The Lambs), Katia Winter (Arena, Level Playing Field, Barry Brown), and Michael McMillian (The Hills Have Eyes 2) will star in the elevated horror feature The Banshee Chapter. Interactive and transmedia director Blair Erickson wrote the screenplay and will make his feature directorial debut on the project.

Zachary Quinto’s (Star Trek) production company, Before The Door Pictures (Btd) has partnered with Sunchaser Entertainment and German producer Christian Arnold-Beutel (The Ledge, Flypaper) to produce. Sunchaser.s Stephanie Riggs and Btd.s Corey Moosa are serving as producers while Arnold-Beutel and Btd.s Quinto (Twitter: @ZacharyQuinto) , Neal Dodson and Sean Akers are executive producing. The project commences principal photography this week in New Mexico.

The Banshee Chapter centers on a young, female journalist (Winter) who follows the mysterious trail of a missing friend (McMillian) that had been experimenting with...

Our heads have been spinning lately with all of the newly-announced projects presented at Cannes. It's hard to keep up. But, here is a glimpse at a few interesting and/or noteworthy projects that were recently added to IMDbPro's database of development titles this week:

Sweat Tea – Sissy Spacek doesn’t have time to worry about a planned Carrie remake, the erstwhile prom queen is set to make her directorial debut with this family drama set in the deep south during the Great Depression. Get Low scribe C. Gaby Mitchell will adapt the screenplay from a novel written by Julia Oliver.

Father Daughter Time – Matt Damon’s set to step behind the camera, too, in this Warner Bros. project written by Matthew Aldrich. Damon also stars as a dad who drags his daughter along a crime spree that spans across three state lines.

The Idolmaker – Completing the trifecta of first time thesps-turned-directors is Ryan Gosling. Directing his first feature—a remake of Taylor Hackford’s 1980 biopic of early rock ‘n’ roll era producer Bob Marcucci, Gosling is also set to star in the film for MGM.

Blind – Uma Thurman and Clive Owen team up in this romantic drama written by Norman Mailer’s son, John Buffalo Mailer. Mark Damon produces the film about a blind writer who hooks up with a married woman.

Mr. Murder Is Dead – Zachary Quinto and Neal Dodson will produce this crime thriller based on Victor Quinaz’s graphic novel via their Before the Door Pictures. Film centers on a retired cop investigating the death of his former nemesis.

Go the F--k to Sleep – We could hardly believe the children’s book that inspired this pic was for real. But topping Amazon’s bestsellers list (before its publication date!) is no joke. If the movie lives up to the hype and wins over parents with a dark sense of humor, then Fox 2000 will have the last laugh. Just, please don’t change the title.

Anonymous Content Joins Before The Door/Periods Collaboration

On the heels of their success with Jc Chandor’s Margin Call, Zachary Quinto’s Before The Door Pictures has announced the company.s second feature project, an .untitled found-footage. romantic comedy. Quinto and producing partners Neal Dodson and Corey Moosa commence principal photography on the film this week in New York.

Longtime Before The Door collaborator Victor Quinaz is directing and keeping the details of the project including the title and general synopsis under wraps. Anonymous Content’s Steve Golin and Richard Brown are also producing, with Anonymous co-financing along with their partner Fred Schaufeld, who will serve as an executive producer. Written by Quinaz, Anna Martemucci, and Philip Quinaz, the film mixes scripted and improv comedy and utilizes an ensemble of actors and comedians from the Periods Films web shorts that have been featured on Huffington Post, Funny or Die,...

Before the Door Productions, Zachary Quinto‘s production shingle, premiered it’s first movie at Sundance this year. Margin Call, starring Kevin Spacey and Paul Bettany (our review here), was eventually picked up by Roadside Attractions for a fall release and nominated for a Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, it proved the fledgling company was worth keeping an eye on.

Now, Deadline reports Before the Door is teaming with commercial and trailer company Anonymous Content to finance a second film. The as of now untitled film will be a found-footage style romantic comedy featuring players from the Periods Films web shorts. Helmed by first-time director Victor Quinaz and written by Quinaz, Anna Martemucci and Philip Quinaz, it will combine scripted and improv comedy.

Other than those few details, the premise of the untitled film has been kept tightly under wraps. Shooting begins today in New York. Before...

New York, NY (May 10, 2011) – On the heels of their success with Jc Chandor’s Margin Call, Zachary Quinto’s Before The Door Pictures (Twitter: @beforethedoor) has announced the company’s second feature project, an “untitled found-footage” romantic comedy. Quinto (Twitter: @ZacharyQuinto) and producing partners Neal Dodson (Twitter: @nealdodson) and Corey Moosa commence principal photography on the film this week in New York.

Longtime Before The Door collaborator Victor Quinaz (Twitter: @VictorQuinaz) is directing and keeping the details of the project including the title and general synopsis under wraps. Anonymous Content‘s Steve Golin and Richard Brown are also producing, with Anonymous co-financing along with their partner Fred Schaufeld, who will serve as an executive producer. Written by Quinaz, Anna Martemucci, and Philip Quinaz, the film mixes scripted and improv comedy and utilizes an ensemble of actors and comedians from the Periods Films (Twitter:@PERIODSfilms) web shorts that have been featured on Huffington Post,...

Exclusive: After launching his production shingle Before The Door Pictures with the Jc Chandor-directed Margin Call, Star Trek star Zachary Quinto is teaming with Anonymous Content on a second project. It's an untitled "found footage" romantic comedy that will be produced by Quinto and his partners Neal Dodson and Corey Moosa, with shooting to begin tomorrow in New York. Victor Quinaz will direct, and Anonymous Content's Steve Golin and Richard Brown are also producing. Anonymous is co-financing with Fred Schaufeld, who'll be the film's executive producer. The pic's premise is being kept under wraps, but the script was written by Quinaz, Anna Martemucci and Philip Quinaz. It's a mix of scripted and improv comedy, with an ensemble cast of comics who've performed in Periods Films web shorts seen on Funny or Die and other websites. It's the second time Before The Door has gone with a first-time helmer. That happened on Margin Call,...

Zachary Quinto's production company, Before the Door, has announced their currently-untitled follow-up to their debut film, Margin Call . The label will team with Anonymous Content for a "found-footage" romantic comedy, set to begin production this week in New York. Victor Quinaz will direct with Quinto producing alongside Before the Door's Neal Dodson and Corey Moosa and Anonymous Content's Steve Golin and Richard Brown. Fred Schaufeld is also attached to executive produce. The press release details the project as follows: Written by Quinaz, Anna Martemucci, and Philip Quinaz, the film mixes scripted and improv comedy and utilizes an ensemble of actors and comedians from the Periods Films web shorts that have been featured on Huffington Post, Funny or Die, and...

Archaia Comics has revealed details of its upcoming crime series Mr. Murder Is Dead, Newsarama reports. The series is set in a pulp noir world and centres around an elderly police officer, named Gould Kane, who gets caught up in a murder mystery. "It's totally noir. People get punched and shot, and maybe in the middle of it, they'll solve who killed Mr. Murder," said writer Victor Quinaz. "I really feel like, at the core of all noir, is this really cool philosophy. If you're familiar with the Philip Marlowe or Sam Spade characters, they become the moral arbitrator. And in the end, they have to be in judgment. (more)...