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SXSW Adds Joey Power’s Rom-Com ‘Love Language’
#SXSW#Love Language#Chloë Grace Moretz#Joey Power#Romantic Comedy#Film Festival#Narrative Spotlight#Independent Film
📌 Key Takeaways
Joey Power's romantic comedy selected for SXSW's Narrative Spotlight
Film stars ensemble cast including Chloë Grace Moretz and Anthony Ramos
SXSW runs March 12-18, 2025 in Austin, Texas
Produced by 3 Arts Entertainment, No Notes Productions and Caviar
CAA Media Finance handling domestic sales, Protagonist managing international
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Joey Power's romantic comedy 'Love Language,' featuring Chloë Grace Moretz, Anthony Ramos, Manny Jacinto and Isabel May, has been selected to screen at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas as part of the Narrative Spotlight section, with the event running from March 12 to March 18, 2025, providing a significant platform for the ensemble cast and emerging filmmaker. The film follows an aspiring author with a side hustle writing wedding vows who reconnects with her long-time crush, only to discover he is the fiancé of one of her new clients. The ensemble cast also includes Lukas Gage, Billie Lourd, Chloe Fineman, Bobbi Althoff, Morgan Jay, Zach Zucker, Stephen Schneider, Dan Perrault, Christian A. Pierce and Marchant Davis. The project was produced by Ari Lubet for 3 Arts Entertainment, along with Colin Jost and Jeff Grosvenor for No Notes Productions, while Bert Hamelinck and Allison Hironaka produced for Caviar, which also fully financed the film. Domestic sales are being handled by CAA Media Finance, with Protagonist managing international sales, and the film joins a notable SXSW lineup that includes Boots Riley's 'I Love Boosters,' Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's 'Family Movie,' and the sequel 'Ready or Not 2.'
🏷️ Themes
Film Festivals, Romantic Comedy, Independent Cinema
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Love Language , a comedy from Joey Power, is set to screen at SXSW in the festival’s Narrative Spotlight section. The logline for the film reads: “An aspiring author with a side hustle writing wedding vows for other people reconnects with her long-time crush, only to learn he is the fiancé of one of her new clients.” The ensemble stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Anthony Ramos, Manny Jacinto, Isabel May, Lukas Gage and Billie Lourd. The rest of the cast includes Chloe Fineman, Bobbi Althoff, Morgan Jay, Zach Zucker, Stephen Schneider, Dan Perrault, Christian A. Pierce and Marchant Davis. Ari Lubet produced the project for 3 Arts Entertainment, along with Colin Jost and Jeff Grosvenor for No Notes Productions. Bert Hamelinck and Allison Hironaka produced for Caviar, which also fully financed the film. Executive producers include Michael Sagol for Caviar, Joey Power, and Tyson Bidner. CAA Media Finance is repping domestic sales. Protagonist is handling international sales. Love Language joins a SXSW line-up that includes Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters , Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick’s Family Movie and Ready or Not 2 . The festival will run from March 12 to March 18. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up More from The Hollywood Reporter Scream 7 ‘Scream 7’ Now Has the Lowest Rotten Tomatoes Score in Franchise: “Shockingly Terrible”
