EXCLUSIVE: Independent studio Levantine Films will now be known as August Night .

The first project slated for release under the August Night banner is Maude Apatow’s feature directorial debut Poetic License which is making its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

Pic, which stars Leslie Mann, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Nico Parker, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, and Maisy Stella, follows two inseparable best friends, Sam and Ari, who start to unravel as they compete for the affection of Liz, the middle-aged mom auditing their college poetry workshop. Judd Apatow produces.

“Since 2009, we’ve been fortunate to create numerous films that have sparked conversation and earned recognition around the world,” said CEO Benjamin Hung. “Under our new

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