NEW YORK -- Los Angeles-based Echo Lake Prods. has inked deals with two international directors in a new initiative to create a series of English-language films by renowned foreign helmers, called World Visions. The plan was announced as the Toronto International Film Festival kicked off Thursday night. The first talents signed under World Visions are Indian helmer Santosh Sivan (The Terrorist) and Singapore's CheeK (aka Cheah Chee Kong of Chicken Rice War). Finance and production unit Echo Lake (Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, Things Behind the Sun) is developing World Visions with German director Faith Akin. The program seeks to "give directors from around the world an opportunity to reach out to English-speaking audiences."...
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