The New Romantic

The New Romantic
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Carly Stone
Produced by Kyle Mann
Jason Ross Jallet
Jonathan Bronfman
Michael Risley
Written by Carly Stone
Kyle Mann
Starring
Music by Matthew O’Halloran
Cinematography Mike McLaughlin
Edited by Christine Armtrong
Production
company
  • Drive Films
  • Jobro Productions
  • Notario
  • Independent Edge Films
Distributed by Elevation Pictures
Release date
  • March 11, 2018 (2018-03-11) (SXSW)
  • October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19) (Canada)
Running time
 101 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

The New Romantic is a 2018 Canadian romantic comedy film, written and directed by Carly Stone. It stars Jessica Barden, Hayley Law, Brett Dier, Avan Jogia, Timm Sharp and Camila Mendes.

The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2018. It is scheduled to be released in Canada on October 19, 2018, by Elevation Pictures.

Plot

Blake, a young woman who is frustrated by the lack of romance in her life and scared by her impending graduation from journalism school, agrees to experiment with becoming a sugar baby to a wealthy older man in the hope that writing about her experience will win her the $50,000 prize in an upcoming journalism competition.[1]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Sudbury, Ontario in fall 2017.[2]

Release

The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2018.[3] where it won a special jury citation for Best First Feature.[4] Shortly after, The Orchard acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[5] It also screened at Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival on September 19, 2018.[6] It is scheduled to be released in Canada on October 19, 2018.[7] It is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 9, 2018.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "SXSW Film Review: ‘The New Romantic’". Variety, March 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Inside Independent Edge’s New Romantic". Playback, November 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ "‘The New Romantic’ Star Jessica Barden & Director Carly Stone On Crafting Bold, Unapologetic Female Characters — SXSW". Deadline Hollywood, March 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "SXSW Awards: ‘Thunder Road,’ ‘People’s Republic of Desire’ Win Top Prizes". Variety, March 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 22, 2018). "The Orchard Picks Up SXSW Millennial Drama 'The New Romantic'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Grizzlies to open Sudbury's Cinefest". Sudbury Star, August 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ "The New Romantic". Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ Dry, Jude (September 21, 2018). "'The New Romantic' Trailer: Camila Mendes and Jessica Barden Are Sugar Babies in Young Adult Rom-Com". IndieWire. Retrieved October 1, 2018.


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