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Exclusive: Indie film producers Arthur de Larroche and Micaela Wittman on Friday announced the launch of Manic, a new U.S.-based independent production company.

The duo came to launch the banner following collaborations on the features Remy & Arletta and Clairevoyant, which saw Wittman star with De Larroche directing. In line with the duo’s prior films, Manic will be dedicated to developing and producing young adult, female-led and genre agnostic films, looking to cultivate fresh and untold passion projects with commercial appeal.

Currently, Manic already has several films in various stages of development. Among them is Rager, an action horror pic centered on an elitist 444-year-old fraternity, which former Disney+ exec Sam Mannetti has signed on to produce. Second on the list is I Suck, a high-concept YA romance about a man who goes on an online date with a woman who is hiding a dangerous secret.

Exclusive: Zero Gravity Management has signed Arthur de Larroche, the writer, director and producer behind acclaimed indies Remy & Arletta and Clairevoyant. Reps for the filmmaker there will include Cameron Cubbison and Elissa Friedman.

“I’ve waited a long time to find the right team. People who support my drive and passion for film,” said De Larroche in a statement to Deadline. “Cameron and Elissa are those people and I’m lucky to add them to my team.”

Most recently, De Larroche helmed Remy & Arletta, a coming-of-age drama based on the same-name bestseller by Micaela Wittman, which hit theaters in limited release this fall and will debut on streaming in the spring. Written by and starring Wittman, the film centers on her character Remy, who latches onto her best friend Arletta (Riley Quinn Scott) as a coping mechanism to deal with her alcoholic and abusive mother (Amy Benedict).

Inspired by a true story,...

Exclusive: The coming-of-age drama Remy & Arletta written by and starring Micaela Wittman (Shirley), which we were first to report on, has been acquired by indie distributor Synergetic for North America. Also starring relative newcomer Riley Quinn Scott (Apple’s Truth Be Told), the film will get a limited release in the U.S. starting October 13 before hitting VOD.

Watch the trailer above.

Based on Wittman’s same-name bestseller and the true story behind it, Remy & Arletta world premiered at Outfest last year. The film directed by Arthur De Larroche (American Bistro) follows Wittman’s Remy as she attempts to balance her relationship with her alcoholic mother (Amy Benedict) and her longtime best friend, Arletta (Scott). While Remy leans on her best friend as a coping mechanism, she learns that their co-dependent friendship is more than she realized.

Synergetic Head of Acquisitions Anatol Chavez described Remy & Arletta as “an honest, sensitive,...

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Exclusive: Riverside Entertainment is expanding into scripted content with the coming-of-age LGBTQ+ drama Remy & Arletta, written by and starring Micaela Wittman (Clairevoyant), and the nihilistic thriller Manodrome, starring Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and Academy Award winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist).

The Los Angeles and Nashville-based production company, known for its unscripted success with the SXSW music doc Bluebird and the Magnolia Network series Making Modern with Brooke and Brice, came aboard both projects after production wrapped to assist with finishing funds and creative in post, also signing Wittman and her fellow multi-hyphenate Arthur De Larroche (Clairevoyant) to a first-look deal. Brian Loschiavo, Jeff Molyneaux and Pastor Alvarado will exec produce both Remy & Arletta and Manodrome on behalf of Riverside, which they lead as partners.

Adapted from Wittman’s bestselling novel of the same name, Remy & Arletta is based on a true story about two teens struggling to define their co-dependent relationship.