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Industry briefings TRIBECA FILM HEY VIKTOR! SECURES INTERNATIONAL DEAL
Cody Lightning’s self-aware dark comedy gets the nod from New York-based Visit Films
“Indigenous filmmaking has many facets and Hey Viktor! is a brilliant dissection of fame and objectification, as rarely told in such a raw, entertaining way,” Visit president Ryan Kampe told Deadline. “Global audiences should be excited for this film.” Sarah Taylor, editor on Hey Viktor! , told Definition that post-production wasn’t always straightforward. “Navigating virtual editing was the most challenging,” she said. “We cut during Covid-19 and used Source-Live for our edit sessions. It worked pretty great in the end though.”
New York sales company Visit Films has acquired international rights to Canadian comedy-drama Hey Viktor! , which premiered at the Tribeca Festival in June. The docu-comedy follows Cree former actor Cody Lightning as he attempts to revive his fortunes by producing a self-made sequel to Smoke Signals – the 25-year-old film from which he had a brief spell in the limelight as a child star. It also stars Colin Mochrie, famed for his appearances on the British and US versions of the improvisational TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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