UTA has signed Canada-based production and financing company Big Picture Cinema Group for broad representation encompassing financing, packaging, sales and distribution and advisory services.

UTA Independent Film Group, specializing in global film finance, worldwide sales and distribution, the festival marketplace, and providing guidance to clients and financiers on scripted and unscripted content, will serve as the primary partner to Big Picture within the agency.

Big Picture is a team of producers and financiers with proven track records in film and television. The leadership team includes Jayce Barriero, Jared Zhang, Jacky Lai and Graem Luis.

Big Picture president and co-founder Barriero stated, “UTA offers invaluable expertise across a wide range of industries that we’re operating in, and they fully endorse our unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, and community. We’re excited to collaborate with their team to unlock value and opportunities surrounding our expanding slate.”

Big Picture's upcoming project is the survival horror thriller "Night Comes," starring Dafne Keen ("Deadpool & Wolverine," "Logan," "The Acolyte") and Samantha Lorraine ("Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado," "You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah," "The Walking Dead"). The film is directed by Jay Hernandez ("Hostel," "Suicide Squad," "Magnum PI"), making his feature directorial debut.

"Night Comes" unfolds against the backdrop of a cataclysmic event that threatens to engulf humanity. Two sisters manage to escape the horror only to find themselves thrust into a perilous struggle for survival, tasked with a mission that holds the fate of mankind in the balance. Big Picture promises a spine-chilling experience reminiscent of "Birdbox" and "The Descent."

The film is produced by Big Picture partners Barriero and Lai alongside Impossible Dream Entertainment partners Shaun Redick ("Get Out," "Day Shift," "BlacKkKlansman") and Yvette Yates Redick ("Day Shift," upcoming "Lost & Found in Cleveland"). Executive producers include Hernandez, Keen, Zhang, Luis, and Jason Bourque. Big Picture is co-financing the movie, with principal photography set to begin in September in Vancouver.