Gravitas Ventures Acquires North American Rights To "LOST TRANSMISSIONS"
Starring Simon Pegg and Juno Temple
"LOST TRANSMISSIONS" will be available in theaters and on demand March 13th.
LOS ANGELES (February 19, 2019) —Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired North American rights to Lost Transmissions, Katharine O’Brien’s directorial debut starring Simon Pegg (Star Trek, Mission Impossible), Juno Temple (Atonement, Maleficent), and Alexandra Daddario (Baywatch, True Detective). Lost Transmissions will be available in theaters and on demand March 13th.
Based on a true story, Lost Transmissions follows Theo Ross (Simon Pegg), a respected, Los Angeles music producer. His friend, Hannah (Juno Temple), a shy, aspiring songwriter, discovers that he has lapsed on his medication for schizophrenia. In an effort to get Theo the help he needs, Hannah and their group of friends, chase him as he outruns his colorful delusions through the glamour and grit of Los Angeles’ music scene.
The film was produced by Filip Jan Rymsza for Royal Road Entertainment alongside Tory Lenosky for Pulse Films, alongside Al Di for Underlying Tension, and Olga Kagan. Executive Producers were Pulse Films’ Thomas Benski and Brian Levy, Bo An, Alan Li, Katharine O’Brien and Robert Schwartzman. The film is co-produced by Craig Newman, Alyssa Swanzey, and Jo Henriquez.
Lost Transmissions premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and went on to receive wide acclaim on the festival circuit, including Best Actor honors for Simon Pegg at the DTLA Film Festival.
Joey Magidson of Hollywood News said, “Simon Pegg and Juno Temple have never been better, exercising new acting muscles and causing you to re-evaluate what each is capable of.”
"It's been deeply gratifying to watch the film resonate with film festival audiences around the world. I've found it touches on a common shared experience and I'm thrilled for Gravitas to bring Lost Transmissions to a wide audience," said Katharine O’Brien.
“Katharine’s nuanced direction draws out a revelatory performance from Simon Pegg. We look forward to North American audiences discovering the film,” said Tony Piantedosi, Vice President of Acquisitions at Gravitas Ventures.
UTA Independent Film Group negotiated the deal with Gravitas Ventures on O’Brien’s behalf with Piantedosi of Gravitas Ventures.
About Gravitas Ventures
Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, is a leading all rights distributor of independent feature films and documentaries. Founded in 2006, Gravitas connects independent filmmakers and producers with distribution opportunities across the globe. Working with talented directors and producers, Gravitas Ventures has distributed thousands of films into over a hundred million homes in North America - over one billion homes worldwide. Recent releases include Armstrong, directed by David Fairhead; Above the Shadows staring Olivia Thirlby, Megan Fox and Jim Gaffigan; The River and the Wall, directed by Ben Masters; Score: A Film Music Documentary; California Typewriter; Legion of Brothers; Katie Holmes’ feature directorial debut; All We Had, Colin Hanks’ All Things Must Pass; and Being Evel from Academy Award winning director Daniel Junge and producer Johnny Knoxville.
About Red Arrow Studios
Red Arrow Studios is one of the world’s leading creators and distributors of entertainment content. Red Arrow Studios is comprised of 20 production companies in seven territories, including 10 companies based in the United States; world-leading multi-platform digital network Studio71, based in six countries; and global film and TV distributors Red Arrow Studios International and Gravitas Ventures.
The group’s significant output includes scripted, non-scripted and formatted content and IP, from TV and film to short-form and branded content, made for an array of global networks and platforms.
Red Arrow Studios is part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, one of Europe's leading media groups. For more information, please visit: https://redarrowstudios.com/
About Pulse Films:
Pulse Films is an award-winning, next generation studio encompassing the development, production, financing and distribution of content across all platforms and for audiences worldwide.
The studio was founded by Thomas Benski and Marisa Clifford in 2005, and is headquartered in London with outposts in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Berlin. Dedicated to creating moments of culture through innovative storytelling, Pulse Films operates globally under the following divisions: Scripted, Non-Fiction and Commercials & Music Videos.
Pulse Films’ feature film credits include forthcoming PIG starring Academy Award winning actor Nicolas Cage and Alex Wolff, MOGUL MOWGLI starring Riz Ahmed and 2019’s Tribeca Film Festival hit XY CHELSEA. The studio also produced the Sundance selected SKATE KITCHEN from director Crystal Moselle, Andrea Arnold’s Cannes Jury Prize winner AMERICAN HONEY, and Sundance Award winners THE WITCH and ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS.
The studios TV credits include the new scripted drama series GANGS OF LONDON with Gareth Evans & Matt Flannery for Sky Atlantic & HBO’s Cinemax, set for 2020 release. Pulse Films also produced Netflix's most popular release of 2019 in the UK THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MADELEINE MCCANN and was behind the Grammy nominated AZIZ ANSARI RIGHT NOW special (Netflix). The studio’s forthcoming Channel 4 documentary series INSIDE MISSGUIDED is set to air in 2020, with a second major scripted series ATOMIC BAZAAR from Gregory Burke in development.
In 2019 Pulse Films won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Nature Documentary at the Emmy’s News & Documentary ceremony for TROPHY. In 2018 the studio won two Grierson Awards for documentary KINGDOM OF US. Other notable releases include the Emmy Nominated NO GREATER LAW for A+E and the London Film Festival hit RUDEBOY: THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS.
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