Budapest-based manufacturing outfit Hero Squared is on the Cannes Market seeking to woo companions to Love Cubed, its service label specializing in commercials, music movies and independently financed characteristic movies.
Love Cubed is led by former Focus Options exec Jonathan Halperyn and former Korda Studios exec Daniel Kresmery. The duo has additionally tapped veteran producer-director Vandad Kashefi as a accomplice, with Kresmery noting of his former Korda Studios colleague: “Vandad is the perfect partner to work with agencies and creatives, and to dig deep into the production concept of the project.”
The corporate is now gearing up for the Canadian-Hungarian co-production “Controllers” alongside Jonathan Vanger at Wishing Tree, Veronica Ferres’ Building Movies and Arielle Elwes and Oscar winner Cassian Elwes at Elevated, with assist from Telefilm Canada. Producing alongside Vanger are Hero Squared’s Halperyn and Kresmery, with Kashefi co-producing. Worldwide gross sales are being dealt with by Myriad Photos.
“Controllers,” which marks the characteristic directorial debut of Canadian filmmaker Adam Azimov, is a horror-thriller set within the aftermath of a devastating outbreak that has pushed a small household into isolation on a distant farm. Raised to concern the mysterious Controllers — contaminated individuals able to manipulating others by means of contact — two sisters have spent their lives reduce off from the skin world, surviving behind fences, traps and strict guidelines meant to maintain them alive.
However when a stranger is introduced into their residence, outdated fears start to floor and the delicate dynamic holding the household collectively begins to crack. As rigidity mounts and belief erodes, the sisters are compelled to query all the things they’ve been taught in regards to the world past their borders.
Describing it as “atmospheric, intimate and unsettling,” the producers say “Controllers” “blends psychological horror with grounded dystopian suspense, exploring themes of family, isolation and the fear of losing control over the people we love.”
The staff behind Love Cubed and Hero Squared has collectively produced or co-produced over 30 options and collection, together with “Dust Bunny” for Thunder Highway and Worldwide Emmy-winning TV collection “Fallen.” Earlier releases embrace Brandon Cronenberg’s “Infinity Pool” for Neon and Focus Options Worldwide, and “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” launched by Focus Options worldwide.
As well as, Love Cubed has serviced 5 lower-budget characteristic movies and 9 high-end industrial spots. The corporate’s work additionally spans podcasts, EPKs and interactive media together with cutting-edge, next-generation productions, similar to a multinational shoot for the Las Vegas Sphere with Lenovo and Components 1. It’s additionally earned a 2026 Grammy nomination for the single-take music video “Love” for OK Go.
“As Hero Squared has grown over the last eight years, we never wanted to stop focusing on the business that got us started — commercials, music videos and independently financed features that require a bespoke production approach,” mentioned Halperyn.
“Love Cubed is built on a genuine love for the craft, with an ethos that goes beyond simple service with an aim to forge creatively driven, filmmaker-centric partnerships,” added Kashefi.
