Plus: Indus, The Cloud 9 launch film, TV fund

Lolo

FilmRise has picked up from Wild Bunch US rights to Julie Delpy’s French rom-com Lolo, about a youngster who wreaks havoc on his mother’s budding romance with a computer geek.

Delpy and Danny Boon from French smash Welcome To The Sticks star in the film, which premiered in Venice. FilmRise has set a March 11, 2016, theatrical release.

  • Singapore-based media holding company Indus Media Entertainment and New Zealand’s The Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group have announced a $100m content creation fund. Cloud 9’s development slate includes rom-com The Cowboy And The Dancer.