EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has signed Singaporean writer and director Nelicia Low ahead of the world premiere of her debut feature Pierce at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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The thriller will be the first ever Singaporean feature to compete in the main Crystal Globe Competition of the Czech festival, running from June 28 to July 6.
Set against the high intensity world of competitive fencing, the drama revolves around a young fencer who reconnects with an older brother convicted of murder.
The work taps into Low’s knowledge of the fencing world through her experience as a national champion, who represented her country before retiring to focus on filmmaking, as well as her own complex relationship with her autistic brother.
“Nelicia is a brilliant and original voice from Singapore and everyone at The Gotham Group is excited to help expand her career globally,” said said Gotham Group Partner Justin Littman, who heads the company’s International Division.
“ Pierce is a staggeringly innovative film which illuminates Nelicia’s cinematic voice and lays the groundwork for a long and remarkable filmmaking career,” he added.
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Pierce will have its North American premiere on July 13 at the New York Asian Film Festival in th Next/Now section which highlights emerging voices and promising works by up-and-coming directors.
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Prior to completion, the feature won the 2022 LAVALabs Moving Image Award as well as a Special Mention at Talents Tokyo 2020 and participated in the 2020 Full Circle Lab and Focus Asia 2021.
More recently, it was feted with the Taipei New Horizon Award at the 2023 Golden Horse Work In Progress event.
The feature is supported by the Hubert Bals Minority Co-Production Fund, the Purin Pictures Fund, the Polish Film Institute Minority Co-Production grant, as well as multiple Taiwanese and Singaporean grants.
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