Riot Girls

Riot Girls is a Canadian post-apocalyptic science fiction film, directed by Jovanka Vuckovic and released in 2019.

Riot Girls
Film poster
Directed byJovanka Vuckovic
Produced byLauren Grant
Written byKatherine Collins
StarringMadison Iseman
Paloma Kwiatkowski
Munro Chambers
Jenny Raven
Music byPeter Chapman
CinematographyCeliana Cárdenas
Edited byMaureen Grant
Production
company
Clique Pictures
Distributed byCranked Up Films
levelFILM
Release date
Running time
81 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Set in the town of Potter's Bluff, where a mysterious virus has killed all the adults and left society entirely in the hands of rival teen gangs, the film stars Madison Iseman and Paloma Kwiatkowski as Nat and Scratch, a lesbian couple who must go behind enemy lines to rescue Nat's brother Jack (Alexandre Bourgeois) after he is captured by the wealthy and powerful West Side gang led by jock Jeremy (Munro Chambers).[1][2]

Filming

In September 2016, Clique Pictures announced that Jovanka Vuckovic was to direct the apocalyptic horror film.[3] With financing procured from Telefilm Canada, Head Gear Films, the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, the Ontario Media Development Corporation, Search Engine Films, Urban Post Production, She Wolf Films, and the Harold Greenberg Fund, the cast was announced in October 2017, as well as the start of filming.[4][5]

The film was shot in Parry Sound, Hamilton, Ontario and Toronto.[6][5] XYZ Films handled sales for North America, with Alliance Media Partners in charge of international.[5][7] In January 2019, Cranked Up Films acquired the U.S. distribution rights from XYZ Films.[8]

Cast

Award nominations

The film received five Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design `(Jennifer Morden and Danny Haeberlin)', Achievement in Make-Up `(Brandi Boulet and Chris Bridges)', Achievement in Hair (Dann Campbell), Achievement in Music – Original Score (Peter Chapman), and Achievement in Music – Original Song (Peter Chapman and Leslie Seaforth for "We Run the World").[9]

References
  1. DeFore, John (September 9, 2019). "'Riot Girls': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. Clements, Sara (September 10, 2019). "Review: RIOT GIRLS Introduces the Gay Avengers of the Apocalypse". Daily Dead. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. Juvinall, Michael (September 12, 2016). "Canadian Director Jovanka Vuckovic To Helm RIOT GIRLS For Clique Pictures!". Horror Society. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. Wiseman, Andreas (16 October 2017). "Apocalyptic thriller 'Riot Girls' gets cast, sales deals, Canada shoot (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. Reid, Regan (October 20, 2017). "Riot Girls gets rolling". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. Bissonette, Sarah (October 27, 2017). "Parry Sound is Potter's Bluff in Riot Girls movie". ParrySound.com.
  7. "Riot Girls". Alliance Media Partners International. 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. Kay, Jeremy (14 January 2019). "XYZ Films sells 'Riot Girls' to Cranked Up Films (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  9. "Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). 18 February 2020.
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