Neon Intl. has added to its rising EFM slate with Jason Buxton’s “Sharp Nook,” starring Ben Foster (“Hell or Excessive Water,” “Go away No Hint”) and Cobie Smulders (“How I Met Your Mom,” “Avengers”). The corporate, launched final 12 months because the gross sales arm of Neon, will launch the mission in Berlin.

The under-the-radar function, now in post-production, relies on the brief story from Russell Wangersky’s Giller Prize-shortlisted assortment “Whirl Away,” and marks Buxton’s observe as much as his debut movie, 2012’s ”Blackbird,” which gained the very best first function in Toronto and picked up the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes Écrans Juniors.

“Sharp Nook” follows a devoted household man who turns into obsessive about saving the lives of the automotive accident victims on the sharp nook in entrance of his home — an obsession that would value him every thing.

The movie, a Canadian-Irish co-production, is produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, the Canada Media Fund, Display Nova Scotia, Ontario Creates and in affiliation with Bell Media/Crave. Producers embrace Paul Barkin (“Night time Raiders,” “The Colony”) for Alcina Footage, Marc Tetreault & Jason Levangie (“Queen of My Goals,” “Youngsters vs. Aliens”) for Shut Up & Color Footage, Susan Mullen (“Maudie,” “Brooklyn”) for Kobalt Movies and Buxton for Workhorse Footage and Cameron Maclaren. Elevation Footage distributes the movie in Canada with Noah Segal and Adrian Love govt producing.

“Sharp Nook” joins Steven Soderbergh’s Sundance-bowing “Presence” and Ben Shirinian’s just lately introduced “The Housewife,” starring Naomi Watts, Tye Sheridan, Michael Imperioli and Norman Reedus, within the Neon Intl. EFM lineup.