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A few days ago, Alliance Vivafilm, a film distributor, released the first poster of Funkytown, a film helmed by acclaimed director Daniel Roby (La peau blanche) and penned by Steve Galluccio (Mambo Italiano).

In the 1970s, Montreal was the wealthiest city in Canada and was at the centre of the disco movement. The film follows the life of a bunch of successful people who are destroying themselves.

The film - which was made with a budget of $7.3 million - reunites a star-studded cast: Patrick Huard, Paul Doucet, Sarah Mutch, Justin Chatwin, Raymond Bouchard, Genevieve L'Esperance, Janine Theriault, Romina D'Ugo, Geneviève Brouillette, Lina Roessler, François Létourneau, Sophie Cadieux and many more.

Finally, the film will be released in Quebec's theatres on December 17, 2010.

A few days ago, the TV network V has released online the first trailer of Funkytown, a drama which was shot with a budget of Cdn$7.3 million and directed by Daniel Roby (La peau blanche).

First of all, Funkytown stars Patrick Huard, Paul Doucet, Raymond Bouchard, Sarah Mutch, Justin Chatwin, Geneviève Brouillette and François Létourneau.

The story takes place in the 1970s in Montreal (Quebec), which was the wealthiest city in Canada at the time. Obviously, during this time, North America was having a love affair with disco. Besides, the film is set around the Limelife Discotheque, which was the place in Montreal for those who wished to be noticed or to meet stars like Donna Summer for instance.

Finally, the film will be in theatres in Quebec on December 17, 2010.

I’ve not heard of anyone involved with this project, but sometimes those are the best kinds of projects to focus on for a bit. THR got word this morning that Zone Film is developing a new movie called Piecemeal, working from a script by Jeff Welch.

The film will be directed by Daniel Roby, who took home accolades from the Toronto International Film Festival a few years back for his Canadian vampire film White Skin, which was released here by Lionsgate as Cannibal back in 2006. The story of Piecemeal follows a teenager struggling to control his rage while living the life of a brutally abused young man in a series of recurring nightmares.

The only principal involved whose name I recognize is Martyrs producer Simon Trottier, which is good enough for me. Piecemeal will be the next film Roby directs after finishing up the 70’s-era saga Funkytown in March.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Canada’s Zone Films will produce a horror film called Piecemeal, to be shot next fall. Daniel Roby will direct from a screenplay by Jeff Welch.

Piecemeal centers on a teenaged boy who is plagued by nightmares in which he is horribly abused, and who fights to control his resulting rage in his waking hours. Zone Film topper Roby previously directed 2004’s vampire drama La Peau Blanche (White Skin; pictured), an adaptation of Joël Champetier’s novel that won an award for best Canadian debut feature at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was released on U.S. DVD as Cannibal by Lionsgate. The producer of Piecemeal is Simon Trottier, whose credits include Pascal Laugier’s much-buzzed-about new gorefest Martyrs. Seville Pictures will release the movie in Canada and Britain, with no U.S. distributor currently set.

TORONTO -- Canadian independent distributor Seville Pictures on Monday said U.S. producers Barry Levinson and Frederic Golchan had acquired the remake rights to La Peau blanche (White Skin), Quebec filmmaker Daniel Roby's debut feature. Montreal-based Seville also said it has signed a deal with Warner Home Video Canada to distribute its catalogue and new movie releases to the Canadian home video and DVD markets. Seville said Levinson and Golchan screened the French-language psychological thriller at the Gerardmer Fantasy Film Festival, before successfully negotiating a deal with Seville co-President David Reckziegel and Roby for the U.S. remake rights. Seville said Levinson and Golchan will adapt La Peau Blanche, a drama about two young men facing violence and sexual obsession in Montreal, and will shop the script in Los Angeles. Based on novel by Joel Champetier, who penned the original screenplay with Roby, La Peau Blanche has had a successful run on the international festival circuit.

TORONTO -- Canadian independent distributor Seville Pictures on Monday said U.S. producers Barry Levinson and Frederic Golchan had acquired the remake rights to La Peau blanche (White Skin), Quebec filmmaker Daniel Roby's debut feature. Montreal-based Seville also said it has signed a deal with Warner Home Video Canada to distribute its catalogue and new movie releases to the Canadian home video and DVD markets. Seville said Levinson and Golchan screened the French-language psychological thriller at the Gerardmer Fantasy Film Festival, before successfully negotiating a deal with Seville co-President David Reckziegel and Roby for the U.S. remake rights. Seville said Levinson and Golchan will adapt La Peau Blanche, a drama about two young men facing violence and sexual obsession in Montreal, and will shop the script in Los Angeles. Based on novel by Joel Champetier, who penned the original screenplay with Roby, La Peau Blanche has had a successful run on the international festival circuit.

TORONTO -- Canadian independent distributor Seville Pictures on Monday said U.S. producers Barry Levinson and Frederic Golchan had acquired the remake rights to La Peau blanche (White Skin), Quebec filmmaker Daniel Roby's debut feature. Montreal-based Seville also said it has signed a deal with Warner Home Video Canada to distribute its catalogue and new movie releases to the Canadian home video and DVD markets. Seville said Levinson and Golchan screened the French-language psychological thriller at the Gerardmer Fantasy Film Festival, before successfully negotiating a deal with Seville co-President David Reckziegel and Roby for the U.S. remake rights. Seville said Levinson and Golchan will adapt La Peau Blanche, a drama about two young men facing violence and sexual obsession in Montreal, and will shop the script in Los Angeles. Based on novel by Joel Champetier, who penned the original screenplay with Roby, La Peau Blanche has had a successful run on the international festival circuit.