Thierry Fremaux to address women and the film industry as part of a joint venture with new sponsor Kering.
Cannes Film Festival general delegate Thierry Frémaux will tackle the controversial topic of women and film during this year’s edition, as one of the first participants in a new female-focused programme called ‘Women in Motion’.
The programme – a joint initiative between the festival and its new sponsor, the luxury goods group Kering – will feature a series of talks on women and film as well as an award celebrating talented women in the industry.
The talks will discuss a wide-range of topics related to women and film, including women’s status, representation within the profession and on screen, the nature of their narrative points of view and their perspective behind the camera, said the festival and Kering in a joint statement.
Frémaux will be one of the first high-profile guests at the inaugural edition of the talks. The full...
Cannes Film Festival general delegate Thierry Frémaux will tackle the controversial topic of women and film during this year’s edition, as one of the first participants in a new female-focused programme called ‘Women in Motion’.
The programme – a joint initiative between the festival and its new sponsor, the luxury goods group Kering – will feature a series of talks on women and film as well as an award celebrating talented women in the industry.
The talks will discuss a wide-range of topics related to women and film, including women’s status, representation within the profession and on screen, the nature of their narrative points of view and their perspective behind the camera, said the festival and Kering in a joint statement.
Frémaux will be one of the first high-profile guests at the inaugural edition of the talks. The full...
- 3/30/2015
- ScreenDaily
Thierry Fremaux to address women and the film industry as part of a joint venture with new sponsor Kering.
Cannes Film Festival general delegate Thierry Frémaux will tackle the controversial topic of women and film during this year’s edition, as one of the first participants in a new female-focused programme called ‘Women in Motion’.
The programme – a joint initiative between the festival and its new sponsor, the luxury goods group Kering – will feature a series of talks on women and film as well as an award celebrating talented women in the industry.
The talks will discuss a wide-range of topics related to women and film, including women’s status, representation within the profession and on screen, the nature of their narrative points of view and their perspective behind the camera, said the festival and Kering in a joint statement.
Frémaux will be one of the first high-profile guests at the inaugural edition of the talks. The full...
Cannes Film Festival general delegate Thierry Frémaux will tackle the controversial topic of women and film during this year’s edition, as one of the first participants in a new female-focused programme called ‘Women in Motion’.
The programme – a joint initiative between the festival and its new sponsor, the luxury goods group Kering – will feature a series of talks on women and film as well as an award celebrating talented women in the industry.
The talks will discuss a wide-range of topics related to women and film, including women’s status, representation within the profession and on screen, the nature of their narrative points of view and their perspective behind the camera, said the festival and Kering in a joint statement.
Frémaux will be one of the first high-profile guests at the inaugural edition of the talks. The full...
- 3/30/2015
- ScreenDaily
Anyone seeking the courage to survive just about any challenge or calamity should run, not walk to see "Desert Flower," a film chronicling the epic life of supermodel turned human rights activist Waris Dirie. Dirie made her way across the Somali desert alone at age 13 to escape an arranged marriage, and later became one of the first to speak out against female genital mutilation, a barbaric ritual she endured as a very young child and which is still practiced worldwide on an estimated 8,000 girls a day...
- 3/22/2011
- Essence
Reviewed by Amy R. Handler
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: Sherry Horman
Starring: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson and Anthony Mackie
When a Cockney shopgirl befriends a beautiful Somali refugee in an upscale dress shop’s loo, neither is prepared for what lies ahead.
The taboo subject of female circumcision (otherwise known as female genital mutilation or cutting) is artfully revealed in “Desert Flower,” written and directed by Sherry Horman (“Guys and Balls”). Fgm is a far-reaching, ancient rite of passage that is believed to protect virginity and elevate very young girls to sainted womanhood. Though this seldom-discussed practice is condemned by the World Health Organization and the United Nations, it continues to this day in certain areas of Asia, Northeastern Africa, Australia and South America.
Horman’s movie is based upon the best-selling autobiography “Desert Flower” written by the now 46-year-old former fashion model and actress Waris Dirie...
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: Sherry Horman
Starring: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson and Anthony Mackie
When a Cockney shopgirl befriends a beautiful Somali refugee in an upscale dress shop’s loo, neither is prepared for what lies ahead.
The taboo subject of female circumcision (otherwise known as female genital mutilation or cutting) is artfully revealed in “Desert Flower,” written and directed by Sherry Horman (“Guys and Balls”). Fgm is a far-reaching, ancient rite of passage that is believed to protect virginity and elevate very young girls to sainted womanhood. Though this seldom-discussed practice is condemned by the World Health Organization and the United Nations, it continues to this day in certain areas of Asia, Northeastern Africa, Australia and South America.
Horman’s movie is based upon the best-selling autobiography “Desert Flower” written by the now 46-year-old former fashion model and actress Waris Dirie...
- 3/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Amy R. Handler
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: Sherry Horman
Starring: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson and Anthony Mackie
When a Cockney shopgirl befriends a beautiful Somali refugee in an upscale dress shop’s loo, neither is prepared for what lies ahead.
The taboo subject of female circumcision (otherwise known as female genital mutilation or cutting) is artfully revealed in “Desert Flower,” written and directed by Sherry Horman (“Guys and Balls”). Fgm is a far-reaching, ancient rite of passage that is believed to protect virginity and elevate very young girls to sainted womanhood. Though this seldom-discussed practice is condemned by the World Health Organization and the United Nations, it continues to this day in certain areas of Asia, Northeastern Africa, Australia and South America.
Horman’s movie is based upon the best-selling autobiography “Desert Flower” written by the now 46-year-old former fashion model and actress Waris Dirie...
(March 2011)
Directed/Written by: Sherry Horman
Starring: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson and Anthony Mackie
When a Cockney shopgirl befriends a beautiful Somali refugee in an upscale dress shop’s loo, neither is prepared for what lies ahead.
The taboo subject of female circumcision (otherwise known as female genital mutilation or cutting) is artfully revealed in “Desert Flower,” written and directed by Sherry Horman (“Guys and Balls”). Fgm is a far-reaching, ancient rite of passage that is believed to protect virginity and elevate very young girls to sainted womanhood. Though this seldom-discussed practice is condemned by the World Health Organization and the United Nations, it continues to this day in certain areas of Asia, Northeastern Africa, Australia and South America.
Horman’s movie is based upon the best-selling autobiography “Desert Flower” written by the now 46-year-old former fashion model and actress Waris Dirie...
- 3/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Title: Desert Flower Director: Sherry Horman Starring: Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins and Craig Parkinson Chronicling a person’s life story on screen is never an easy task, especially when the person is from a different culture than the intended audience. Sherry Hormann is one such screenwriter-director, as she had the difficult task of adapting African nomad-turned-supermodel Waris Dirie’s autobiography Desert Flower. Instead of going the easy route and focusing on the success Waris found later in life as a model, Hormann made the risky decision to focus on Waris’ fight to end the female genital mutilation (Fgm) she wrongfully had to endure. ‘Desert Flower’ follows the life of Waris (portrayed by Ethiopian model and actress [...]...
- 3/17/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
Read our exclusive interview with supermodel-actress-maternal health advocate Liya Kebede, who stars as Waris Dirie, a Somalian nomad who escapes her life of poverty to become a supermodel in London, in the new National Geographic Entertainment movie ‘Desert Flower.’ The film, which is based on Dirie’s 1998 best-selling autobiography Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad, chronicles her journey as she escaped Somalia at 13 to get out of an arranged marriage. After being homeless, Dirie was discovered by a photographer while working as a cleaning woman in a fast food restaurant. She now uses her fame to and her position as a Un Special ambassador for Women’s [...]...
- 3/14/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
Apple has gotten its hand on a trailer for "Desert Flower" which tells the true story of famous Somali model Waris Dirie. The video starts with a preview of her life in the desert before she moves to a modern country where she struggles to make ends meet by working in an eatery before a fashion photographer finds her.
Dirie was catapulted to fame and fortune as a high fashion model after running away from an arranged marriage at age 13. But after years of living a glamorous life, the past comes back to haunt her, and she must face the childhood trauma that forever changed her destiny.
Liya Kebede portrays Dirie, joined by Sally Hawkins, Anthony Mackie, Timothy Spall and Juliet Stevenson on the cast ensemble. This drama will make its way out in limited U.S. theaters on March 18.
Dirie was catapulted to fame and fortune as a high fashion model after running away from an arranged marriage at age 13. But after years of living a glamorous life, the past comes back to haunt her, and she must face the childhood trauma that forever changed her destiny.
Liya Kebede portrays Dirie, joined by Sally Hawkins, Anthony Mackie, Timothy Spall and Juliet Stevenson on the cast ensemble. This drama will make its way out in limited U.S. theaters on March 18.
- 2/22/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
We’ve been tracking this film for over a year now. It’s called Desert Flower, and it’s based on the world best-selling book of the same name by Waris Dirie – an autobiographical tale of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 5, sold in marriage at 13, who became an American supermodel, and is now at the age of 38, the Un spokeswoman against female circumcision.
A UK/Germany/Austria tri-production, the film has already screened in several European countries since 2009. It’s only North American play-date was at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2009.
Some names in it you might recognize include Anthony Mackie and Timothy Spall. The director, Sherry Horman, lives and works in Germany, and I’m not at all familiar with her previous work.
Sergio last reported in January that the film had been acquired for Us distribution by National Geographic Films, but no release date was available at the time,...
A UK/Germany/Austria tri-production, the film has already screened in several European countries since 2009. It’s only North American play-date was at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2009.
Some names in it you might recognize include Anthony Mackie and Timothy Spall. The director, Sherry Horman, lives and works in Germany, and I’m not at all familiar with her previous work.
Sergio last reported in January that the film had been acquired for Us distribution by National Geographic Films, but no release date was available at the time,...
- 2/22/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Tambay posted an item about Desert Flower almost exactly a year ago and it seemed to have disappeared after that, though it had been making the European film festival circuit, but The Match Factory, the Cologne Germany based production company that made the film, has announced that National Geographic Films has picked up the U.S. distribution rights for the film.
The film, written and directed by Sherry Norman, is based on “the world best-selling book of the same name by Waris Dirie (played by real life supermodel Liya Kebede along with Anthony Mackie in a supporting role)– an autobiographical tale of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 5, sold in marriage at 13, who became an American supermodel, and is now at the age of 38, the Un spokeswoman against female circumcision.” No word for when the film is scheduled for release in the U.S., but no doubt it will be after...
The film, written and directed by Sherry Norman, is based on “the world best-selling book of the same name by Waris Dirie (played by real life supermodel Liya Kebede along with Anthony Mackie in a supporting role)– an autobiographical tale of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 5, sold in marriage at 13, who became an American supermodel, and is now at the age of 38, the Un spokeswoman against female circumcision.” No word for when the film is scheduled for release in the U.S., but no doubt it will be after...
- 1/6/2011
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
The Athena Film Festival has lined up its first program of narrative and documentary films, which will unspool February 10 to 13, 2011 on the Barnard Campus in New York City. In keeping with the fest's women in Hollywood focus, Sundance Film Festival doc entry Miss Representation explores the media’s disparaging portrayals of women via interviews with Katie Couric, Nancy Pelosi, Rosario Dawson, Lisa Ling, Catherine Hardwicke and Geena Davis. Biopic Desert Flower, based on the bestseller, narrates the life of Waris Dirie, from African refugee to supermodel. (Trailer below.) The festival will debut in the U.S. BBC Worldwide's Mo, starring Julie Walters as Mo Mowlam, the no-nonsense Brit politician who brokered the Good Friday Peace Agreement, and will present three shorts programs, including 12 ...
- 12/15/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
Cologne, Germany – Peter Herrmann and Sherry Hormann, the director/producer team behind Waris Dirie biography "Desert Flower," are re-teaming to adapt self-help bestseller "The Situation Is Hopeless But Not Serious (The Pursuit of Unhappiness)" from psychologist Paul Watzlawick.
The 1983 tome is an ironic guide to the typical ways in which people conspire to sabotage their own happiness. Hormann will use Wartzlawick's book and theories as the basis for a fictional comedy.
"Desert Flower," which starred Sally Hawkins and model Liya Kebede, was a sleeper hit in Germany, where both Hermann and Hormann are based, earning nearly $10 million at the box office. Herrmann's producer credits also include 2001 Foreign Language Oscar-winner "Nowhere in Africa."...
The 1983 tome is an ironic guide to the typical ways in which people conspire to sabotage their own happiness. Hormann will use Wartzlawick's book and theories as the basis for a fictional comedy.
"Desert Flower," which starred Sally Hawkins and model Liya Kebede, was a sleeper hit in Germany, where both Hermann and Hormann are based, earning nearly $10 million at the box office. Herrmann's producer credits also include 2001 Foreign Language Oscar-winner "Nowhere in Africa."...
- 9/17/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Berlin -- Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon" may have missed out on the best foreign film Oscar but the Austrian filmmaker is all but certain to sweep the German Film Awards after "The White Ribbon" received 13 nominations for the country's top prize, the Lolas.
"The White Ribbon" picked up Lola noms in all possible categories, including best film, best director and best acting noms for stars Burghart Klaussner and Susanne Lothar.
Cinematographer Christian Berger, whose stark black-and-white images earned him an Oscar nomination, is the favurite to win the Lola for best cinematography at the German Film Awards on April 23 in Berlin.
"When We Leave," a drama from first-time director Feo Aladag, was the big surprise, earning six Lola nominations including ones for best film and best actress for Sibel Kekilli ("Head-On") in her comeback role as a young woman banished from her devout Muslim family.
Hans-Christian Schmid's...
"The White Ribbon" picked up Lola noms in all possible categories, including best film, best director and best acting noms for stars Burghart Klaussner and Susanne Lothar.
Cinematographer Christian Berger, whose stark black-and-white images earned him an Oscar nomination, is the favurite to win the Lola for best cinematography at the German Film Awards on April 23 in Berlin.
"When We Leave," a drama from first-time director Feo Aladag, was the big surprise, earning six Lola nominations including ones for best film and best actress for Sibel Kekilli ("Head-On") in her comeback role as a young woman banished from her devout Muslim family.
Hans-Christian Schmid's...
- 3/19/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In a followup to Tambay’s recent piece about the film Desert Flower (which you can read about here) based on the life of supermodel Waris Dirie with model Lisa Kebede in the role of Dirie, word comes from The Match Company, the Cologne Germany based production company that produced the film, that they are justthisclose towards making a deal with a U.S. distributor for an American theatrical release of the film. Official word regarding details are set for this spring.
- 2/3/2010
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
News to me… somehow we missed this while it made its film festival run last year.
It’s called Desert Flower, and it’s based on the world best-selling book of the same name by Waris Dirie – an autobiographical tale of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 5, sold in marriage at 13, who became an American supermodel, and is now at the age of 38, the Un spokeswoman against female circumcision.
A UK/Germany/Austria tri-production, the film has already screened in several European countries in the last 6 months, and is scheduled for further Euro-screenings this year. It’s only North American play-date was at the Hamptons International Film Festival last October.
Some names in it you might recognize include Anthony Mackie and Timothy Spall. The director, Sherry Horman, lives and works in Germany, and I’m not at all familiar with her previous work.
Anyone seen this thing? I’m not sure...
It’s called Desert Flower, and it’s based on the world best-selling book of the same name by Waris Dirie – an autobiographical tale of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 5, sold in marriage at 13, who became an American supermodel, and is now at the age of 38, the Un spokeswoman against female circumcision.
A UK/Germany/Austria tri-production, the film has already screened in several European countries in the last 6 months, and is scheduled for further Euro-screenings this year. It’s only North American play-date was at the Hamptons International Film Festival last October.
Some names in it you might recognize include Anthony Mackie and Timothy Spall. The director, Sherry Horman, lives and works in Germany, and I’m not at all familiar with her previous work.
Anyone seen this thing? I’m not sure...
- 1/27/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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