Exclusive: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Fernando Meirelles, known for hits including The Two Popes, The Constant Gardener and City Of God, is launching a slate of environmental films in association with UK production firm Make Waves.
Four of the projects on the $20M documentary slate have already attracted talent and funding.
Meirelles himself will direct Soil, a feature-length documentary about the little-known microscopic world beneath our feet, which will reveal the revolutionary solutions that could help avert a planetary food crisis.
The “flagship” film on the slate is Blue Carbon, which will be directed by BAFTA and Emmy-winning filmmaker Nicolas Brown (Serengeti Rules). With 2021 Grammy-nominated DJ Jayda G as its protagonist, the feature will spotlight a movement to grow an ocean forest across the planet to help combat climate change. The film will weave together stories of ocean activists, scientists and frontline communities, and will feature music from Brazilian samba artist Seu Jorge...
Four of the projects on the $20M documentary slate have already attracted talent and funding.
Meirelles himself will direct Soil, a feature-length documentary about the little-known microscopic world beneath our feet, which will reveal the revolutionary solutions that could help avert a planetary food crisis.
The “flagship” film on the slate is Blue Carbon, which will be directed by BAFTA and Emmy-winning filmmaker Nicolas Brown (Serengeti Rules). With 2021 Grammy-nominated DJ Jayda G as its protagonist, the feature will spotlight a movement to grow an ocean forest across the planet to help combat climate change. The film will weave together stories of ocean activists, scientists and frontline communities, and will feature music from Brazilian samba artist Seu Jorge...
- 3/17/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Accountability has been the watchword in Hollywood lately, especially after all the mess that followed Slumdog Millionaire. But just sometimes, a nice story comes out of Tinseltown, so why not celebrate it?
The BBC reports that the big names behind Titanic, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, and James Cameron, have pulled together $30,000 to help Millvina Dean, a 97-year-old woman who just so happens to be the last living survivor of the Titanic disaster. The woman, who has been struggling with steep monthly bills at her nursing home, had begun to auction personal belongings and Titanic memorabilia to make ends meet. Now a fund has been set up for her, and the Titanic trio pitched in. Fund creator Don Mullan said: "I laid down the challenge to the Titanic actors and directors to support the Millvina Fund and I was delighted with the generosity they have shown in meeting that challenge."
Remember...
The BBC reports that the big names behind Titanic, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, and James Cameron, have pulled together $30,000 to help Millvina Dean, a 97-year-old woman who just so happens to be the last living survivor of the Titanic disaster. The woman, who has been struggling with steep monthly bills at her nursing home, had begun to auction personal belongings and Titanic memorabilia to make ends meet. Now a fund has been set up for her, and the Titanic trio pitched in. Fund creator Don Mullan said: "I laid down the challenge to the Titanic actors and directors to support the Millvina Fund and I was delighted with the generosity they have shown in meeting that challenge."
Remember...
- 5/13/2009
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
The last survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 is getting a hand from Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. The "Titanic" stars, along with director James Cameron, have contributed to a $30,000 fund for Millvina Dean, 98. The stars came forward after an appeal by photographer Don Mullan in the Sunday edition of the paper. Mullan had asked the stars and director of 1997 blockbuster to help Millvina, who has struggled with her nursing home bills. Millvina was the ill-fated ship's youngest passenger - only nine weeks old upon being carried unto the Titanic from Southampton, England - and is now its last remaining survivor. The photographer had been selling a limited edition shot, entitled "Still Surviving," of Millvina's hands signing an autograph in order to raise funds for her, and decided to reach out to the "Titanic" stars to pitch in. The photo is part of a new exhibition of his...
- 5/11/2009
- WorstPreviews.com
Lots of love for Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio!
My heart will go on and on and on for these talented and generous stars!
According to WENN, Winslet and DiCaprio donated $30,000 to help the last remaining survivor from the doomed ship pay her nursing home fees.
Aw...that's super sweet!
But what about Celine Dion? I heard that she still have yet to donate money! What are you waiting for Miss Celine?
Here's the complete article to brighten your day :happy
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio have proved their generosity is of Titanic proportions - after donating $30,000 (£20,000) to help the last remaining survivor from the doomed ship.
The pair, who starred as tragic lovers in the 1997 blockbuster, along with the movie's director James Cameron, handed over the cash to ensure 98-year-old Millvina Dean can pay her nursing home fees, reports Access Hollywood.
Dean was the ship's youngest passenger at...
My heart will go on and on and on for these talented and generous stars!
According to WENN, Winslet and DiCaprio donated $30,000 to help the last remaining survivor from the doomed ship pay her nursing home fees.
Aw...that's super sweet!
But what about Celine Dion? I heard that she still have yet to donate money! What are you waiting for Miss Celine?
Here's the complete article to brighten your day :happy
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio have proved their generosity is of Titanic proportions - after donating $30,000 (£20,000) to help the last remaining survivor from the doomed ship.
The pair, who starred as tragic lovers in the 1997 blockbuster, along with the movie's director James Cameron, handed over the cash to ensure 98-year-old Millvina Dean can pay her nursing home fees, reports Access Hollywood.
Dean was the ship's youngest passenger at...
- 5/11/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have stepped in to provide financial assistance to the last remaining survivor from the Titanic. The pair, who co-starred in James Cameron's 1997 movie about the ill-fated ship, have donated $$30,000 to 98-year-old Millvina Dean after learning that she was struggling to pay her nursing home fees. According to Access Hollywood, the actors made the gesture following an appeal by photographer Don Mullan, who is selling limited edition photographs of Dean to raise money. "I figured that if the edition sold out, it would secure Millvina for a full year," he told the Irish Independent. "My (more)...
- 5/11/2009
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have donated money to the last survivor of the Titanic disaster. The Hollywood pair - who starred in the 1997 movie based on the 1912 sinking of the ill-fated ship - and the film's director James Cameron contributed $30,000 to a fund for Millvina Dean, 98, to help her remain in an English nursing home. Leonardo and Kate decided to help after seeing an appeal by photographer Don Mullan in the Irish Independent newspaper. Don had been trying to sell a special photograph of Millvina's hands, titled 'Still Surviving', to raise money to help her. He then decided to reach out to those who worked on the film for help. He said: "An old...
- 5/11/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have donated money to the last survivor of the Titanic disaster. The Hollywood pair - who starred in the 1997 movie based on the 1912 sinking of the ill-fated ship - and the film's director James Cameron contributed $30,000 to a fund for Millvina Dean, 98, to help her remain in an English nursing home. Leonardo and Kate decided to help after seeing an appeal by photographer Don Mullan in the Irish Independent newspaper. Don had been trying to sell a special photograph of Millvina's hands, titled 'Still Surviving', to raise money to help her. He then decided to reach out to those who worked on the film for help. He said: "An old woman,...
- 5/11/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet didn't manage to keep the boat afloat in their 1997 smash hit Titanic, but they are helping the last living survivor of the original crash to keep her head above water. Irish newspaper The Independent reports that DiCaprio and Winslet, along with Titanic director James Cameron, have made a "considerable donation" to 98-year-old Titanic survivir Millvina Dean, who's been besieged by nursing-home bills. The donations—which go toward the Millvina Fund, which has collected $30,000 to secure Dean's financial future—came at the urging of photographer Don Mullan, who challenged the actors and directors to match his donation. Mullan.
- 5/11/2009
- by Celebuzz
- Celebuzz.com
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet have donated money to the last survivor of the Titanic disaster. The Hollywood pair - who starred in the 1997 movie based on the 1912 sinking of the ill-fated ship - and the film's director James Cameron contributed ,000 to a fund for Millvina Dean, 98, to help her remain in an English nursing home.
Leonardo and Kate decided to help after seeing an appeal by photographer Don Mullan in the Irish Independent newspaper.
Don had been trying to sell a special photograph of Millvina's hands, titled "Still Surviving," to raise money to help her. He then decided to reach out to those who worked on the film for help.
He said: "An old woman, still trying to survive, this time from drowning under the weight of meeting her nursing home expenses, simply wasn't right, especially given the enormous sums of money the story of the Titanic had generated in the recent past.
Leonardo and Kate decided to help after seeing an appeal by photographer Don Mullan in the Irish Independent newspaper.
Don had been trying to sell a special photograph of Millvina's hands, titled "Still Surviving," to raise money to help her. He then decided to reach out to those who worked on the film for help.
He said: "An old woman, still trying to survive, this time from drowning under the weight of meeting her nursing home expenses, simply wasn't right, especially given the enormous sums of money the story of the Titanic had generated in the recent past.
- 5/11/2009
- icelebz.com
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio have proved their generosity is of Titanic proportions - after donating $30,000 (£20,000) to help the last remaining survivor from the doomed ship.
The pair, who starred as tragic lovers in the 1997 blockbuster, along with the movie's director James Cameron, handed over the cash to ensure 98-year-old Millvina Dean can pay her nursing home fees, reports Access Hollywood.
Dean was the ship's youngest passenger at nine months old when the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank en-route to New York in 1912. She is the ship's only living survivor.
Photographer Don Mullan made an appeal to help raise money for Dean in the Sunday edition of the Irish Independent newspaper, and also reached out to Winslet, DiCaprio and Cameron in a bid to raise awareness.
Mullan has already set up an exhibition to raise funds.
He explains to the publication, "I figured that if the edition sold out, it would secure Millvina for a full year. My plan, however, was to double the impact and thereby secure her for two years.
"I decided, therefore, at the opening of the exhibition, to publicly challenge James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, 20th Century Fox and Celine to match me dollar for dollar."
According to reports, Mullan is still waiting to be contacted by Celine Dion, who won an Oscar for the movie's theme song My Heart Will Go On.
The pair, who starred as tragic lovers in the 1997 blockbuster, along with the movie's director James Cameron, handed over the cash to ensure 98-year-old Millvina Dean can pay her nursing home fees, reports Access Hollywood.
Dean was the ship's youngest passenger at nine months old when the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank en-route to New York in 1912. She is the ship's only living survivor.
Photographer Don Mullan made an appeal to help raise money for Dean in the Sunday edition of the Irish Independent newspaper, and also reached out to Winslet, DiCaprio and Cameron in a bid to raise awareness.
Mullan has already set up an exhibition to raise funds.
He explains to the publication, "I figured that if the edition sold out, it would secure Millvina for a full year. My plan, however, was to double the impact and thereby secure her for two years.
"I decided, therefore, at the opening of the exhibition, to publicly challenge James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, 20th Century Fox and Celine to match me dollar for dollar."
According to reports, Mullan is still waiting to be contacted by Celine Dion, who won an Oscar for the movie's theme song My Heart Will Go On.
- 5/11/2009
- WENN
"Bloody Sunday" is an autopsy of a film, a provocative dramatization of the raging events that led up to one of the most appalling confrontations in the Irish-British wars that continue in Northern Ireland. It perambulates as an even-handed dramatization of the horrible confrontation in which 13 civilian lives were lost.
A British-Irish co-production involving Granada and James Sheridan's Hell's Kitchen company, it's an attempt to make an even-handed depiction of the events and personal stories that led to that terrible day in January 1972 when British soldiers met Irish protesters. Certain viewers, who have the stomach to endure yet another film about the mindless onslaught that goes on in Northern Ireland, may consider it "Blarney Sunday", in reference to its last-point editorial emphasis on the British whitewash of the carnage.
Still, for those who can sit through in-your-face, ground-level camera work, a war zone-sounding soundtrack and the sense that here we go again, "Bloody Sunday" might have appeal beyond the north of Ireland. Commercially, it's likely to be a festival staple or, at best, an independent offering that will fare best in Europe.
Aesthetically, "Bloody Sunday" bangs along like a cab ride where the driver speaks in a foreign tongue and you're jarred all the way with swirls and quick stops and the constraint crackle of the receiver, where only every seventh or eight word can be distinguished. And, in this case, there's the dialogue: "Kroist", "Immmerershceean, roight", and other thick Irish utterings that are virtually incomprehensible. Admittedly, such a stylistic is appropriate to the buildup of the murderous confrontation that results.
The filmmaker's viewpoint will undoubtedly be skewered in these post-Sept. 11 times. With the onslaught of TV -- where we've sided with our Special Forces against he rabble of a zealot, makeshift opponent -- the filmmakers may find that Americans are now siding with the guys in the uniforms with the walkie-talkies. In short, it's hard not to view "Bloody Sunday" post-Sept. 11 as anything more than a generic TV war, and in these times, U.S. audiences are not going to want to sympathize with unorganized, slogan-shouting types, with a few fringers packing guns.
Intelligently made and well-crafted, "Bloody Sunday"'s assaultive aesthetic documents the buildup to the bloody confrontation between British soldiers and Irish protesters that resulted in 13 civilian deaths. Centering on a well-meaning yet preening parliamentarian, Ivan Cooper (James Nesbitt), a Protestant who represents a Catholic district and wants to lead a peaceful march in the tradition of Martin Luther King Jr., the film delineates through a representative throng of touchstone characters how things go so quickly bloody.
In addition to the Irish side, the filmmakers sagely show the British side -- young soldiers who fear the "hooligans" and are burned out with being taunted and having rocks thrown at them. In short, we see the tempers bristling on both sides, as each can point to atrocities or shortcomings of the "other side." We see the British commander who feels he has to make a point and show strength of 10 Downing; we also see the lurking, murderous IRA -- the grubby men on the fringes who want the march to escalate into violence for their own agenda. In short, we see a lose-lose catastrophe in the making.
Again, post-Sept. 11 audiences will focus on the fact that this upheaval occurs during a time when young males reached a population peak. The list at the end of the film of those killed shows a preponderance of 17-year-olds -- in more sophisticated Rolling Stones terms, hormonal lads who "went down to the demonstration to get their fair share of abuse." The filmmakers try to personalize these guys though a tall, shaggy-haired lad with a wee bit of problem with the law, but he's got a good heart and ends up throwing rocks out front; hereinafter referred to as the "Daniel Day Lewis-type character."
"Bloody Sunday" is intelligently crafted and often insightful. In particular, we note the hubris of the march leader, a well-meaning but egotistical man who loves being the center of attention, calling out to folk. Many viewers could conclude that it was his ego, knowing full well what was going to happen, that was a major factor in causing the bloodletting -- a vainglorious idealist who led "many sheep to slaughter." Others could conclude that it was the British who were forced to make a statement. One could argue on and on ... and the bloodletting goes on.
"Bloody Sunday" winds up with the list of names of those killed and a sharp invective against the British for covering it all up. The high swill of a U2 anthem rages bathetically, making one wish immediately for a Bloody Mary.
BLOODY SUNDAY
Portman Film presents
In association with Granada, the Film Council and
Bord Scannan na hEirann/The Irish Film Board
A Granada Film/Hell's Kitchen production
Producer: Mark Redhead
Screenwriter-director: Paul Greengrass
Executive producers: Pippa Cross, Arthur Lappin, Jim Sheridan, Paul Trijbits, Tristan Whalley, Rod Stoneman
Co-producers: Don Mullan, Paul Myler
Director of photography: Ivan Strasburg
Editor: Clare Douglas
Production designer: John Paul Kelly
Costume designer: Dinah Collin
Music: Dominic Muldoon
Color/stereo
Cast:
Ivan Cooper: James Nesbitt
Major General Ford: Tim Pigott-Smith
Brigadier Maclellan: Nicholas Farrell
Chief Supt. Lagan: Gerard McSorley
Frances: Kathy Kiera Clarke
Kevin McCorry: Allan Gildea
Eamonn McCann: Gerard Crossan
Bernadette Devlin: Mary Moulds
Bridget Bond: Carmel McCallion
Gerry Donaghy: Declan Duddy
Running time -- 107 minutes
No MPAA rating...
A British-Irish co-production involving Granada and James Sheridan's Hell's Kitchen company, it's an attempt to make an even-handed depiction of the events and personal stories that led to that terrible day in January 1972 when British soldiers met Irish protesters. Certain viewers, who have the stomach to endure yet another film about the mindless onslaught that goes on in Northern Ireland, may consider it "Blarney Sunday", in reference to its last-point editorial emphasis on the British whitewash of the carnage.
Still, for those who can sit through in-your-face, ground-level camera work, a war zone-sounding soundtrack and the sense that here we go again, "Bloody Sunday" might have appeal beyond the north of Ireland. Commercially, it's likely to be a festival staple or, at best, an independent offering that will fare best in Europe.
Aesthetically, "Bloody Sunday" bangs along like a cab ride where the driver speaks in a foreign tongue and you're jarred all the way with swirls and quick stops and the constraint crackle of the receiver, where only every seventh or eight word can be distinguished. And, in this case, there's the dialogue: "Kroist", "Immmerershceean, roight", and other thick Irish utterings that are virtually incomprehensible. Admittedly, such a stylistic is appropriate to the buildup of the murderous confrontation that results.
The filmmaker's viewpoint will undoubtedly be skewered in these post-Sept. 11 times. With the onslaught of TV -- where we've sided with our Special Forces against he rabble of a zealot, makeshift opponent -- the filmmakers may find that Americans are now siding with the guys in the uniforms with the walkie-talkies. In short, it's hard not to view "Bloody Sunday" post-Sept. 11 as anything more than a generic TV war, and in these times, U.S. audiences are not going to want to sympathize with unorganized, slogan-shouting types, with a few fringers packing guns.
Intelligently made and well-crafted, "Bloody Sunday"'s assaultive aesthetic documents the buildup to the bloody confrontation between British soldiers and Irish protesters that resulted in 13 civilian deaths. Centering on a well-meaning yet preening parliamentarian, Ivan Cooper (James Nesbitt), a Protestant who represents a Catholic district and wants to lead a peaceful march in the tradition of Martin Luther King Jr., the film delineates through a representative throng of touchstone characters how things go so quickly bloody.
In addition to the Irish side, the filmmakers sagely show the British side -- young soldiers who fear the "hooligans" and are burned out with being taunted and having rocks thrown at them. In short, we see the tempers bristling on both sides, as each can point to atrocities or shortcomings of the "other side." We see the British commander who feels he has to make a point and show strength of 10 Downing; we also see the lurking, murderous IRA -- the grubby men on the fringes who want the march to escalate into violence for their own agenda. In short, we see a lose-lose catastrophe in the making.
Again, post-Sept. 11 audiences will focus on the fact that this upheaval occurs during a time when young males reached a population peak. The list at the end of the film of those killed shows a preponderance of 17-year-olds -- in more sophisticated Rolling Stones terms, hormonal lads who "went down to the demonstration to get their fair share of abuse." The filmmakers try to personalize these guys though a tall, shaggy-haired lad with a wee bit of problem with the law, but he's got a good heart and ends up throwing rocks out front; hereinafter referred to as the "Daniel Day Lewis-type character."
"Bloody Sunday" is intelligently crafted and often insightful. In particular, we note the hubris of the march leader, a well-meaning but egotistical man who loves being the center of attention, calling out to folk. Many viewers could conclude that it was his ego, knowing full well what was going to happen, that was a major factor in causing the bloodletting -- a vainglorious idealist who led "many sheep to slaughter." Others could conclude that it was the British who were forced to make a statement. One could argue on and on ... and the bloodletting goes on.
"Bloody Sunday" winds up with the list of names of those killed and a sharp invective against the British for covering it all up. The high swill of a U2 anthem rages bathetically, making one wish immediately for a Bloody Mary.
BLOODY SUNDAY
Portman Film presents
In association with Granada, the Film Council and
Bord Scannan na hEirann/The Irish Film Board
A Granada Film/Hell's Kitchen production
Producer: Mark Redhead
Screenwriter-director: Paul Greengrass
Executive producers: Pippa Cross, Arthur Lappin, Jim Sheridan, Paul Trijbits, Tristan Whalley, Rod Stoneman
Co-producers: Don Mullan, Paul Myler
Director of photography: Ivan Strasburg
Editor: Clare Douglas
Production designer: John Paul Kelly
Costume designer: Dinah Collin
Music: Dominic Muldoon
Color/stereo
Cast:
Ivan Cooper: James Nesbitt
Major General Ford: Tim Pigott-Smith
Brigadier Maclellan: Nicholas Farrell
Chief Supt. Lagan: Gerard McSorley
Frances: Kathy Kiera Clarke
Kevin McCorry: Allan Gildea
Eamonn McCann: Gerard Crossan
Bernadette Devlin: Mary Moulds
Bridget Bond: Carmel McCallion
Gerry Donaghy: Declan Duddy
Running time -- 107 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 10/15/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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