New Toronto Production Company UVCI Films heads to TIFF in pursuit of South Asian Talent
With diversity finally on the rise in the entertainment industry, a new Toronto production company aims to shine a light on those that haven’t had the chance yet. UVCI Films, an up-and-coming company born from the juxtaposition of Indian roots and international initiatives, unites the best of both worlds when catering highly artistic content of local stories to a global audience. Its mother company, a leading film studio located in Hyderabad, India, is known for its list of blockbusters and strong presence at the Tollywood marketplace. UVCI Films, however, aims to differentiate from its mother company, by creating projects in an independent scale that are able to travel across the globe. “UVCI Films came about with the desire of internationalizing local South Asian stories; bringing it to a global spectrum. The Asian film market has been growing in the past few years and we want to be able to focus on the topic of immigration and the new generations of Asian communities out...