Jucy, Blame, Griff, Young to debut at Toronto
Louise Alston’s ‘womantic’ comedy Jucy will be part of the Contemporary World Cinema program at the Toronto International Film Festival; Michael Henry’s Blame, Leon Ford’s Griff the Invisible and Ben C. Lucas’ Wasted on the Young will screen in the Discovery program.
- Jucy is about best friends Jackie and Lucy, who spend all their time together, but not everyone approves of their “womance.” Accused of being weird and codependent, they set out to prove their maturity. Jackie gets the guy and Lucy gets the job, but can their friendship survive their newfound independence?
Produced by Kelly Chapman; written by Stephen Vagg. International sales handled by Odin’s Eye Entertainment.
- Blame tells the story of a group of young vigilantes seeking revenge for a sexual betrayal fall far from grace. When the truth is out, they find themselves on the dark side of justice. PackScreen will release it in October.
Produced by Ryan Hodgson, Melissa Kelly and Michael Robinson.
- Griff the Invisible stars Ryan Kwanten. Griff, office worker by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a beautiful young scientist who shares his passion for the impossible. It will be released by Transmission Films in 2011.
Produced by Nicole O’Donohue, with executive producers Jan Chapman and Scott Meek. International sales handled by Fortissimo Films.
- Wasted on the Young is set in the socially conscious and disaffected society of an elite high school where two step brothers occupy opposite ends of the school hierarchy. When a high school party goes dangerously off the rails, they find that revenge is just a computer click away. It premiered at the Sydney International Film Festival and will be released by Paramount Pictures in 2011.
Produced by Janelle Landers and Aidan O’Bryan. International sales handled by Fortissimo Films.
These four features will be joined at Toronto by the UK/Australia co-production The King’s Speech and the documentaries Machete Maidens Unleashed! (writer/director Mark Hartley, producer Veronica Fury) and Mother of Rock: Lillian Roxon (writer/director Paul Clarke, producer Robert de Young).
