{"id":827587,"date":"2025-02-17T04:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/nu-boyana-free-dolphin-ready-slate-including-velvet-curtain-murder-high-efm\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T04:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:12:11","slug":"nu-boyana-free-dolphin-ready-slate-including-velvet-curtain-murder-high-efm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/nu-boyana-free-dolphin-ready-slate-including-velvet-curtain-murder-high-efm\/","title":{"rendered":"Nu Boyana &#038; Free Dolphin Ready Slate, Including \u2018Velvet Curtain\u2019 &#038; \u2018Murder High\u2019 \u2014 EFM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> Bulgaria\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/nu-boyana\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nu-boyana\" data-tag=\"nu-boyana\">Nu Boyana<\/a> Film Studios and France\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/free-dolphin\/\" id=\"auto-tag_free-dolphin\" data-tag=\"free-dolphin\">Free Dolphin<\/a> Entertainment will take seven films in production this year, and have unveiled their joint <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/efm\/\" id=\"auto-tag_efm\" data-tag=\"efm\">EFM<\/a> slate.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSince last year\u2019s MIPCOM, Nu Boyana and Free Dolphin have been <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/10\/free-dolphin-nuboyana-film-studios-avod-films-mipcom-1236111130\/\">developing a strategy to release a continuous flow of movies<\/a> for international distribution on ad-supported streaming services, and they are now in <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/berlin\/\" id=\"auto-tag_berlin\" data-tag=\"berlin\">Berlin<\/a> seeking financial and distributor partners on several projects.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe plan is to launch features \u201cmonthly\u201d with Film Forge, Nu Boyana\u2019s vocational training program, involved in each production.<\/p>\n<div data-pmc-adm-ad-id=\"1234771711\">\n<h3>\n\t\t\tWatch on Deadline\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\tLeading the EFM slate is <em>Velvet Curtain<\/em> (fka <em>Fluxx<\/em>) a high-concept psychological thriller that <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/12\/shelley-hennig-tyrese-gibson-movie-fluxx-filming-wraps-1235669015\/\">we first reported on in December 2023<\/a>. It now has a U.S. theatrical release planned for this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBrendan Gabriel Murphy\u2019s pic stars Shelley Hennig (<em>Teen Wolf<\/em>, <em>Unfriended<\/em>) and Shiloh Fernandez (<em>Evil Dead<\/em>, <em>Red Riding Hood<\/em>), with Tyrese Gibson (<em>Fast &#038; Furious<\/em> franchise) in a key supporting role. The psychological thriller charts the story of a Hollywood actress who is intent on finding her famous missing husband, despite the fact that she cannot willingly leave her Malibu home. The genre-bending plot \u201cpresents a unique narrative centered on themes of memory, identity, and reality, unfolding within the visually compelling backdrop of a Hollywood Hills residence,\u201d according to Nu Boyana and Free Dolphin.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAlso at EFM is <em>Murder High<\/em>, directed by Todor Chapkanov (<em>Black Lotus<\/em>). Plot details aren\u2019t complete but the sellers say it will \u201cplunge audiences into the dark heart of an American high school setting.\u201d Pre-production has begun and an October delivery date has been pencilled in.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>The Price of Truth<\/em> is billed as a \u201csuspenseful thriller centered around a group of strangers forced to reveal dark secrets to escape a booby-trapped house.\u201d According to Nu Boyana and Free Dophin, the \u201chigh-concept premise provides a unique, character-driven approach to the genre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe trio will be shopped at the Berlinale this week, with partners Yariv Lerner, Fiorenza Cella and Antonia Stefanova discussing sales and \u201cinvestment opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAlso on the Nu Boyana-Free Dophin slate is <em>Blurred<\/em>, a thriller set in the world of fashion that was sold to Capstone, with Concord handling international sales. <em>Runway Reels Fashion on Film<\/em> is a reality show in which contestants\u2019 creativity and resilience is tested. Sales are underway on the program, which is for Paramount+. <em>Shadows of Beirut<\/em> is a drama based on a \u201ctrue story of a young woman confronting past traumas,\u201d currently in post-production and due for release in April, and <em>Refuge<\/em>, from director Rennie Harlin, is focused on \u201cthemes of redemption, protection, and the human toll of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tEach film or series has been designed specifically for the AVOD market, coming at a consistent volume. They\u2019re being financed through a mix of pre-sales and studio investment and made using Nu Boyana\u2019s state-of-the-art facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cYariv and I have been connected for over 30 years and have between us decades of experience in production and sales \u2013 both equally important sides of the filmmaking coin,\u201d said Free Dolphin founder Cella. \u201cOur combined passions have inspired this unique way to make amazing content efficiently, with all the resources and contacts we have available. It\u2019s also an opportunity, via AVOD, to bring our content to viewers more directly, and adapt to their tastes and feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/02\/nu-boyana-free-dolphin-slate-efm-1236287874\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Jesse Whittock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Bulgaria\u2019s Nu Boyana Film Studios and France\u2019s Free Dolphin Entertainment will take seven films in production this year, and have unveiled their joint EFM slate. Since last year\u2019s MIPCOM, Nu Boyana and Free Dolphin have been developing a strategy to release a continuous flow of movies for international distribution on ad-supported streaming services, and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":827588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141766,39315,1798],"tags":[141765,111769],"class_list":{"0":"post-827587","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boyana","8":"category-dolphin","9":"category-entertainment","10":"tag-boyana","11":"tag-dolphin"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/827588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}