21-04-2025
Jonah Feingold's Romantic Comedy '31 Candles' Sells to Level 33 Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
'31 Candles,' a romantic comedy from 'Exmas' director Jonah Feingold, has been acquired by Level 33 Entertainment.
The film will hit theaters in North America later this year. Level 33 will also represent '31 Candles' for international sales at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
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'31 Candles' follows a 30-year-old New Yorker named Leo Kadner (Feingold), who spontaneously plans his long-overdue Bar Mitzvah after running into his former summer camp crush, Eva Shapiro (newcomer Sarah Coffey). Jackie Sandler ('Big Daddy,' 'You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah'), Dale Moss ('The Bachelorette'), comedian Jared Freid, Catherine Cohen ('Only Murders In The Building'), Lori Tan Chinn ('A Man on the Inside'), Caroline Aaron ('The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'), Larry Owens ('Abbott Elementary') round out the cast.
'This is all a Bar Mitzvah boy could ever want — a chance to share a personal, funny, Jewish love story with the world,' Feingold said. 'I hope audiences support our completely independent film.'
Feingold also wrote and directed '31 Candles,' which is his fifth feature film. He helmed the holiday-inspired 'Exmas' starring Leighton Meester, the Paramount+ rom-com 'At Midnight,' featuring Monica Barbaro and Diego Boneta, and 'Dating and New York' with Jaboukie Young-White and Francesca Reale for IFC Films. He is currently in post production on David Spade and Theo Von's 'Busboys'.
'We can't wait for audiences everywhere to see this charming and funny film from a wonderfully talented filmmaking team,' said Level 33 president and CEO Andreas Olavarria.
The deal was negotiated by UTA on behalf of the filmmakers and Olavarria on behalf of Level 33.
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