Venice VR Expanded will run online this year.
The virtual reality line-up for the Venice Film Festival (September 2-12) features 31 competition titles, including a project created by Jon Favreau.
Badged Venice VR Expanded, the strand will run entirely online. The out of competition line-up includes nine of the best international VR titles and four projects developed during the Biennale College Cinema - VR.
The Favreau project is Gnomes & Goblins, an original production from Wevr, MWMi and Golem Creations that features a virtual world created by the Lion King director in collaboration with VR director Jake Rowell.
The Venice VR digital platform,...
The virtual reality line-up for the Venice Film Festival (September 2-12) features 31 competition titles, including a project created by Jon Favreau.
Badged Venice VR Expanded, the strand will run entirely online. The out of competition line-up includes nine of the best international VR titles and four projects developed during the Biennale College Cinema - VR.
The Favreau project is Gnomes & Goblins, an original production from Wevr, MWMi and Golem Creations that features a virtual world created by the Lion King director in collaboration with VR director Jake Rowell.
The Venice VR digital platform,...
- 7/31/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
New York City – Every year, the evolution of story experience is on display at the Tribeca Film Festival, and its popularity continues to escalate. The “Virtual Arcade,” which was at the festival hub in the Tribeca neighborhood, featured Virtual Reality (Vr), interactive storytelling and immersive experiences.
These experiences turns the audience member into a participant within a story they once only watched. And new for 2018 was the addition of “Tribeca Cinema360” – a Vr theater that featured screening programs in a 360 degree mobile content – was also part of the arcade at the festival hub.
Programmer Loren Hammonds of the Tribeca Film Festival Oversees the ‘Virtual Arcade’
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com describes a few of those experiences below, but first there is a rerun of a 2017 talk between Hc and Loren Hammonds, the programmer for Immersive presentations at the Tribeca Film Festival. He has...
These experiences turns the audience member into a participant within a story they once only watched. And new for 2018 was the addition of “Tribeca Cinema360” – a Vr theater that featured screening programs in a 360 degree mobile content – was also part of the arcade at the festival hub.
Programmer Loren Hammonds of the Tribeca Film Festival Oversees the ‘Virtual Arcade’
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com describes a few of those experiences below, but first there is a rerun of a 2017 talk between Hc and Loren Hammonds, the programmer for Immersive presentations at the Tribeca Film Festival. He has...
- 5/14/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
AFI Fest wrapped up last Thursday but not before a host of cool awards movies, indie darlings, and international gems played for the Hollywood audience (see our preview for a few highlights). But another main element of the AFI Fest experience is the Tech Showcase. As in the last few years, this has focused mainly on Vr and 360 content. In particular, there was a fair amount of narrative content at this year's fest. Some of the notable pieces at AFI Fest that we've covered in past articles included Lytro and Within's Hallelujah (Cannes), Penrose's Arden's Wake and Within's Life of Us (Tribeca), and Saschka Unseld's Dear Angelica and (along with Lily Baldwin) Through You (Sundance). Here's a look at some of the pieces on...
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- 11/20/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Although dance and virtual reality seemingly lay at polar ends of the creative spectrum, they can come together to make incredibly moving artistic experiences. That, at least, holds true for co-directors Lily Baldwin and Saschka Unseld in their new piece Through You, a Vr film heavy on physical choreography that premiered at Sundance earlier this year and on August 1 was released on Samsung Gear Vr via the Oculus Video app. The piece features a couple as their relationship evolves over the course of decades through discovery, fulfillment, loss and rejuvenation. It uses handheld camera movement to create a very visceral […]...
- 8/15/2017
- by Randy Astle
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
London-based festival to open with Oh Lucy! with Josh Hartnett.
The 25th Raindance Film Festival (Sept 21 -Oct 2) has revealed the majority of its line-up and jury members.
The international premiere of Atsuko Hirayanagi’s Oh Lucy! (USA), starring Josh Hartnett, is the opening night film of the London-based event. The closing night film will be announced later this month.
The competition jury includes ex-bifa director Johanna Von Fischer, Spanish producer Rosa Bosch and actors Jamie Campbell Bower (Twilight), Jack O’Connell (Unbroken), Sean Bean (Game Of Thrones), Christopher Eccleston (Dr Who), Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting), Celia Imrie (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Training Day), Nicholas Lyndhurst (Only Fools and Horses), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Hotel Rwanda), Josh Whitehouse (Northern Soul), Neil Marshall (Game Of Thrones) and Rachel Portman (Chocolat).
They will preside over awards for a competition line-up that features the European premiere of Koichiro Miki’s Noise and the world premiere of Evald Johnson’s High & Outside: A Baseball...
The 25th Raindance Film Festival (Sept 21 -Oct 2) has revealed the majority of its line-up and jury members.
The international premiere of Atsuko Hirayanagi’s Oh Lucy! (USA), starring Josh Hartnett, is the opening night film of the London-based event. The closing night film will be announced later this month.
The competition jury includes ex-bifa director Johanna Von Fischer, Spanish producer Rosa Bosch and actors Jamie Campbell Bower (Twilight), Jack O’Connell (Unbroken), Sean Bean (Game Of Thrones), Christopher Eccleston (Dr Who), Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting), Celia Imrie (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Training Day), Nicholas Lyndhurst (Only Fools and Horses), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Hotel Rwanda), Josh Whitehouse (Northern Soul), Neil Marshall (Game Of Thrones) and Rachel Portman (Chocolat).
They will preside over awards for a competition line-up that features the European premiere of Koichiro Miki’s Noise and the world premiere of Evald Johnson’s High & Outside: A Baseball...
- 8/15/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
The 16th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced today its lineup of immersive films, including 29 Vr and interactive projects in its Storyscapes and Virtual Arcade exhibits. Tribeca was one of the first U.S. festivals to showcase experimental storytelling projects, and as such the festival attracts world premieres from some of the vastly growing industry’s leading creators and studios.
Highlights include a virtual reality tour of the White House led by Barack and Michelle Obama; a new Vr collaboration from Chris Milk and by Pharell Williams; a mystery starring Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola from interactive studio Eko; and a multidisciplinary exploration of women of color’s experience through the lens of technology, society and culture, titled “NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism.”
Read More: Tribeca 2017 Lineup: New Films From Alex Gibney, Azazel Jacobs and Laurie Simmons Lead the Eclectic Mix
“As Vr has continued to evolve technologically, so has the storytelling. Our mission...
Highlights include a virtual reality tour of the White House led by Barack and Michelle Obama; a new Vr collaboration from Chris Milk and by Pharell Williams; a mystery starring Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola from interactive studio Eko; and a multidisciplinary exploration of women of color’s experience through the lens of technology, society and culture, titled “NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism.”
Read More: Tribeca 2017 Lineup: New Films From Alex Gibney, Azazel Jacobs and Laurie Simmons Lead the Eclectic Mix
“As Vr has continued to evolve technologically, so has the storytelling. Our mission...
- 3/3/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Virtual reality has been on the cusp for decades, but many in the tech industry touted 2016 as the year Vr finally arrived. Multiple consumer headsets were released, billions of dollars were invested, and more media companies experimented with Vr content. One widely circulated industry projection predicted Vr and Ar (augmented reality) revenues of $150 billion by 2020.
Right now, however, that hype seems overblown. The technology is still clunky, many Vr systems remain prohibitively expensive, and headset sales have been less than impressive. One major obstacle to mainstream adoption of Vr is that there currently isn’t enough compelling content to make the high prices and frequently buggy technology worthwhile for most consumers. Creators, manufacturers, and audiences are all still trying to understand what, exactly, Vr is for.
At Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier, a showcase for work “at the forefront of art and technology,” creators are attempting to answer this question in different ways,...
Right now, however, that hype seems overblown. The technology is still clunky, many Vr systems remain prohibitively expensive, and headset sales have been less than impressive. One major obstacle to mainstream adoption of Vr is that there currently isn’t enough compelling content to make the high prices and frequently buggy technology worthwhile for most consumers. Creators, manufacturers, and audiences are all still trying to understand what, exactly, Vr is for.
At Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier, a showcase for work “at the forefront of art and technology,” creators are attempting to answer this question in different ways,...
- 2/3/2017
- by Sue Ding
- Indiewire
Saschka Unseld and Lily Baldwin explore the phases and facets of love in Through You, a dance-infused Vr piece that premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Unseld is an animator who directed the Pixar short The Blue Umbrella and is a cofounder of Oculus Story Studio, a Vr media company. Baldwin arrived at filmmaking by way of dance, where she’d worked with everyone from the Metropolitan Opera Ballet to David Byrne. As a creative challenge, the two decided to edit Through You themselves. Below, Unseld and Baldwin discuss the roughly 150-200 hours they spent editing a 14-minute Vr experience. Filmmaker: How and […]...
- 1/24/2017
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The Sundance Film Festival is just getting started in Park City, Utah, and virtual reality company Jaunt Inc. is heating things up at the winter event by announcing a Vr series reimagining of The Lawnmower Man, the 1992 film based on the Stephen King short story of the same name.
A far cry from King’s short story upon which it is based, Brett Leonard’s The Lawnmower Man movie heavily incorporated virtual reality in its plot. No details on the Vr series’ plot are known at this time, other than the fact that it will be a “reimagination of the film.”
We have the full press release with more details on Janut’s upcoming Vr slate below, as well as trailer for The Lawnmower Man film, which stars Pierce Brosnan and Jeff Fahey. In case you missed it, Scream Factory recently announced an upcoming collector’s edition Blu-ray of The Lawnmower Man.
A far cry from King’s short story upon which it is based, Brett Leonard’s The Lawnmower Man movie heavily incorporated virtual reality in its plot. No details on the Vr series’ plot are known at this time, other than the fact that it will be a “reimagination of the film.”
We have the full press release with more details on Janut’s upcoming Vr slate below, as well as trailer for The Lawnmower Man film, which stars Pierce Brosnan and Jeff Fahey. In case you missed it, Scream Factory recently announced an upcoming collector’s edition Blu-ray of The Lawnmower Man.
- 1/19/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
As the Sundance Film Festival’s groundbreaking and technology-facing New Frontier section kicks off its second decade in existence, the 2017 edition of the section boasts its most stacked and varied programing picks yet. The full slate includes “story worlds” in Augmented Reality headsets, projection-mapped acrobatics, a Vr beauty salon producing neuroscience data via the internet of things and a host of socialized, interactive and immersively haptic Vr story experiences.
The rest of the lineup includes live performances, a feature film and augmented reality experiences built to complement 22 Vr experiences and 11 installations, showcased between three venues in Park City. The Claim Jumper will host 10 immersive installations focused on cross-disciplinary story construction, while the Vr Palace will feature 17 Vr experiences alongside an additional installation and the Vr Bar will offer a lineup of mobile Vr. Two New Frontier projects are part of the Festival’s New Climate program, which highlights the environment and climate change.
The rest of the lineup includes live performances, a feature film and augmented reality experiences built to complement 22 Vr experiences and 11 installations, showcased between three venues in Park City. The Claim Jumper will host 10 immersive installations focused on cross-disciplinary story construction, while the Vr Palace will feature 17 Vr experiences alongside an additional installation and the Vr Bar will offer a lineup of mobile Vr. Two New Frontier projects are part of the Festival’s New Climate program, which highlights the environment and climate change.
- 12/1/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Top brass at the Park City jamboree announced on Thursday 20 virtual and augmented reality presentations and 11 installations.
The eleventh New Frontier programme includes storyworlds in Augmented Reality headsets, and a Vr beauty salon producing neuroscience data.
Established Vr artist Chris Milk and Aaron Kobli are behind Life Of Us, while immersive journalist Nonny de la Peña will premiere Out Of Exile: Daniel’s Story.
New Frontier will be staged at three Park City venues: Claim Jumper will host ten immersive installations; the Vr Palace will feature 17 Vr experiences alongside an additional installation; and the Vr Bar will offer a line-up of mobile Vr.
Three projects are part of the festival’s New Climate programme highlighting the environment and climate change.
Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival senior programmer and chief curator, New Frontier, said: “In an era that has recalibrated economies, redefined social realms and rewired the connection between the individual and the world, we must also...
The eleventh New Frontier programme includes storyworlds in Augmented Reality headsets, and a Vr beauty salon producing neuroscience data.
Established Vr artist Chris Milk and Aaron Kobli are behind Life Of Us, while immersive journalist Nonny de la Peña will premiere Out Of Exile: Daniel’s Story.
New Frontier will be staged at three Park City venues: Claim Jumper will host ten immersive installations; the Vr Palace will feature 17 Vr experiences alongside an additional installation; and the Vr Bar will offer a line-up of mobile Vr.
Three projects are part of the festival’s New Climate programme highlighting the environment and climate change.
Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival senior programmer and chief curator, New Frontier, said: “In an era that has recalibrated economies, redefined social realms and rewired the connection between the individual and the world, we must also...
- 12/1/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Top brass at the Park City jamboree announced on Thursday 20 virtual and augmented reality presentations and 11 installations.
The eleventh New Frontier programme includes storyworlds in Augmented Reality headsets, and a Vr beauty salon producing neuroscience data.
Established Vr artist Chris Milk and Aaron Kobli are behind Life Of Us, while immersive journalist Nonny de la Peña will premiere Out Of Exile: Daniel’s Story.
New Frontier will be staged at three Park City venues: Claim Jumper will host ten immersive installations; the Vr Palace will feature 17 Vr experiences alongside an additional installation; and the Vr Bar will offer a line-up of mobile Vr.
Three projects are part of the festival’s New Climate programme highlighting the environment and climate change.
Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival senior programmer and chief curator, New Frontier, said: “In an era that has recalibrated economies, redefined social realms and rewired the connection between the individual and the world, we must also...
The eleventh New Frontier programme includes storyworlds in Augmented Reality headsets, and a Vr beauty salon producing neuroscience data.
Established Vr artist Chris Milk and Aaron Kobli are behind Life Of Us, while immersive journalist Nonny de la Peña will premiere Out Of Exile: Daniel’s Story.
New Frontier will be staged at three Park City venues: Claim Jumper will host ten immersive installations; the Vr Palace will feature 17 Vr experiences alongside an additional installation; and the Vr Bar will offer a line-up of mobile Vr.
Three projects are part of the festival’s New Climate programme highlighting the environment and climate change.
Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival senior programmer and chief curator, New Frontier, said: “In an era that has recalibrated economies, redefined social realms and rewired the connection between the individual and the world, we must also...
- 12/1/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Top brass at the Park City jamboree announced on Thursday 20 virtual and augmented reality presentations and 11 installations.
The eleventh New Frontier programme includes storyworlds in Augmented Reality headsets, and a Vr beauty salon producing neuroscience data.
Established Vr artist Chris Milk and Aaron Kobli are behind Life Of Us, while immersive journalist Nonny de la Peña will premiere Out Of Exile: Daniel’s Story.
New Frontier will be staged at three Park City venues: Claim Jumper will host ten immersive installations; the Vr Palace will feature 17 Vr experiences alongside an additional installation; and the Vr Bar will offer a line-up of mobile Vr.
Three projects are part of the festival’s New Climate programme highlighting the environment and climate change.
Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival senior programmer and chief curator, New Frontier, said: “In an era that has recalibrated economies, redefined social realms and rewired the connection between the individual and the world, we must also...
The eleventh New Frontier programme includes storyworlds in Augmented Reality headsets, and a Vr beauty salon producing neuroscience data.
Established Vr artist Chris Milk and Aaron Kobli are behind Life Of Us, while immersive journalist Nonny de la Peña will premiere Out Of Exile: Daniel’s Story.
New Frontier will be staged at three Park City venues: Claim Jumper will host ten immersive installations; the Vr Palace will feature 17 Vr experiences alongside an additional installation; and the Vr Bar will offer a line-up of mobile Vr.
Three projects are part of the festival’s New Climate programme highlighting the environment and climate change.
Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival senior programmer and chief curator, New Frontier, said: “In an era that has recalibrated economies, redefined social realms and rewired the connection between the individual and the world, we must also...
- 12/1/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Top brass at the Park City jamboree announced on Thursday 20 virtual and augmented reality presentations and 11 installations.
The eleventh New Frontiers programme includes storyworlds in Augmented Reality headsets, and a Vr beauty salon producing neuroscience data.
Established Vr artist Chris Milk and Aaron Kobli are behind Life Of Us, while immersive journalist Nonny de la Peña will premiere Out Of Exile: Daniel’s Story.
New Frontiers will be staged at three Park City venues: Claim Jumper will host ten immersive installations; the Vr Palace will feature 17 Vr experiences alongside an additional installation; and the Vr Bar will offer a line-up of mobile Vr.
Three projects are part of the festival’s New Climate programme highlighting the environment and climate change.
Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival senior programmer and chief curator, New Frontier, said: “In an era that has recalibrated economies, redefined social realms and rewired the connection between the individual and the world, we must also...
The eleventh New Frontiers programme includes storyworlds in Augmented Reality headsets, and a Vr beauty salon producing neuroscience data.
Established Vr artist Chris Milk and Aaron Kobli are behind Life Of Us, while immersive journalist Nonny de la Peña will premiere Out Of Exile: Daniel’s Story.
New Frontiers will be staged at three Park City venues: Claim Jumper will host ten immersive installations; the Vr Palace will feature 17 Vr experiences alongside an additional installation; and the Vr Bar will offer a line-up of mobile Vr.
Three projects are part of the festival’s New Climate programme highlighting the environment and climate change.
Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival senior programmer and chief curator, New Frontier, said: “In an era that has recalibrated economies, redefined social realms and rewired the connection between the individual and the world, we must also...
- 12/1/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sundance Institute and Jaunt Studios have announced their latest class of creatives to join the Sundance Institute New Frontier | Jaunt Vr Residency Program. Daniel Arsham, Yung Jake, and Lily Baldwin & Saschka Unseld will participate in the six-month immersive residency. During the program, the artists will experiment with new ways of delivering narrative through cinematic virtual reality. They will also receive a grant to make their virtual reality short films. In addition, they will receive post-production support and access to Jaunt’s professional cinematic Vr camera, Jaunt One, as well as its suite of production pipeline tools, and Jaunt Cloud Services (Jcs), which include […]...
- 8/18/2016
- by Paula Bernstein
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
CBS Films and Lionsgate announced the casting on Thursday on the project that will already star Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton.
Michael Cuesta will direct American Assassin from Stephen Schiff’s adapted screenplay based on Vince Flynn’s bestseller.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Nick Wechsler produce the spy story.
Daniel Arsham, Yung Jake and Lily Baldwin and Saschka Unseld will join the Sundance Institute New Frontier | Jaunt Vr Residency Program, a six-month initiative to help creative Vr short film creators.Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights from Circus Road Films to Tim Kirkman’s romance Lazy Eye, which premiered at the Provincetown International Film Festival and stars Lucas Near-Verbugghe, Aaron Costa Ganis, and Michaela Watkins.
Michael Cuesta will direct American Assassin from Stephen Schiff’s adapted screenplay based on Vince Flynn’s bestseller.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Nick Wechsler produce the spy story.
Daniel Arsham, Yung Jake and Lily Baldwin and Saschka Unseld will join the Sundance Institute New Frontier | Jaunt Vr Residency Program, a six-month initiative to help creative Vr short film creators.Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights from Circus Road Films to Tim Kirkman’s romance Lazy Eye, which premiered at the Provincetown International Film Festival and stars Lucas Near-Verbugghe, Aaron Costa Ganis, and Michaela Watkins.
- 8/18/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Experts forecasted the future of the consumer virtual-reality market at the annual event held as part of Lff.
The virtual reality content market is set to explode in scope and volume in the coming year, a panel of Vr pioneers told Power to the Pixel’s conference yesterday (Oct 14).
Alex Bowker, developer relations lead at Samsung Electronics, said the Vr content market was projected to be worth $8.4bn by 2018 while headset sales were expected to bring in an annual $2.4bn.
“The content grows to be worth two to three times the hardware sales,” said Bowker.
“At the moment it’s all about immersive experiences that you just can’t have but we’re also seeing lots of games, training and educational tools and cinematic works, like Felix and Paul’s Cirque du Soleil, as well as concerts and sporting events – it opens up a lot of experiences.”
Samsung is currently preparing for the launch of its competitively...
The virtual reality content market is set to explode in scope and volume in the coming year, a panel of Vr pioneers told Power to the Pixel’s conference yesterday (Oct 14).
Alex Bowker, developer relations lead at Samsung Electronics, said the Vr content market was projected to be worth $8.4bn by 2018 while headset sales were expected to bring in an annual $2.4bn.
“The content grows to be worth two to three times the hardware sales,” said Bowker.
“At the moment it’s all about immersive experiences that you just can’t have but we’re also seeing lots of games, training and educational tools and cinematic works, like Felix and Paul’s Cirque du Soleil, as well as concerts and sporting events – it opens up a lot of experiences.”
Samsung is currently preparing for the launch of its competitively...
- 10/14/2015
- ScreenDaily
Get your headsets ready because Oculus Rift is revealing the first look at its adorable virtual reality movie Henry.
The immersive cartoon follows a loveable hedgehog who finds himself lonely without anyone to hug on his birthday.
The short film had its premiere yesterday (July 28) at a special screening in Beverly Hills for a select few.
Henry was overseen by former Pixar executive Saschka Unseld, who currently serves as the creative director of Oculus Story Studio.
Unseld was involved with the production of Toy Story 3 and Brave prior to signing on with Oculus.
Henry will be officially released for free when Oculus Rift goes on sale to the public early next year.
The immersive cartoon follows a loveable hedgehog who finds himself lonely without anyone to hug on his birthday.
The short film had its premiere yesterday (July 28) at a special screening in Beverly Hills for a select few.
Henry was overseen by former Pixar executive Saschka Unseld, who currently serves as the creative director of Oculus Story Studio.
Unseld was involved with the production of Toy Story 3 and Brave prior to signing on with Oculus.
Henry will be officially released for free when Oculus Rift goes on sale to the public early next year.
- 7/29/2015
- Digital Spy
If Virtual Reality – long the frustrated bridesmaid of how we experience movies, TV and other media – is ever to realise its full potential, it has to evolve and adapt, and most importantly, reach the public on a much wider scale than it has before. The Oculus team, which is looking to bring Vr headsets to the world, has decided to push into another frontier: storytelling using the technology. To that end, they've developed and made a short film called Henry. You can catch the trailer below. Henry is the second short to come from Oculus' Story Studio, and is designed to push the boundaries for Vr films. Directed by Pixar veteran Ramiro Lopez Dau, it’s the story of a hedgehog spurned by everyone around him because of his painful habit of trying to hug everyone. He makes a birthday wish for some friends and... Well, that would be spoiling it.
- 7/29/2015
- EmpireOnline
More than half of the Independent Filmmaker Project’s (Ifp) 140 titles at the upcoming Project Forum in Septembers’ Ifp Independent Film Week hail from women.
Announcing the slate on Wednesday, Ifp executive director Joana Vicente noted the strong representation of women when she praised the organisation’s “long-standing history of supporting diverse voices.”
In recent years Ifp has played a key role in launching the first films of many of today’s most adventurous women filmmakers including Desiree Akhavan, Anna Boden, Rama Burshtein, Debra Granik, Leah Meyerhoff, Laura Poitras, Gillian Robespierre and Dee Rees.
Under the curatorial leadership of deputy director/head of programming Amy Dotson and senior director of programming Milton Tabbot, this year’s nexus for filmmakers and executives comprises Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers programme, No Borders International Co-Production Market and Spotlight On Documentaries.
Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers highlights creative visionaries and showcases narrative features and web series in development new to the independent scene.
Short...
Announcing the slate on Wednesday, Ifp executive director Joana Vicente noted the strong representation of women when she praised the organisation’s “long-standing history of supporting diverse voices.”
In recent years Ifp has played a key role in launching the first films of many of today’s most adventurous women filmmakers including Desiree Akhavan, Anna Boden, Rama Burshtein, Debra Granik, Leah Meyerhoff, Laura Poitras, Gillian Robespierre and Dee Rees.
Under the curatorial leadership of deputy director/head of programming Amy Dotson and senior director of programming Milton Tabbot, this year’s nexus for filmmakers and executives comprises Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers programme, No Borders International Co-Production Market and Spotlight On Documentaries.
Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers highlights creative visionaries and showcases narrative features and web series in development new to the independent scene.
Short...
- 7/23/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The premiere post-tiff destination (September 20-25th) in the film community and a major leg up for narrative and non-fiction films in development, the Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) announced a whopping 140 projects selected for the Project Forum at the upcoming Ifp Independent Film Week. Made up of several sections (Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers program, No Borders International Co-Production Market and Spotlight on Documentaries), we find latest updates from the likes of docu-helmers Doug Block (112 Weddings) and Lana Wilson (After Tiller), and among the narrative items we find headliners in Andrew Haigh (coming off the well received 45 Years), Sophie Barthes (Cold Souls and Madame Bovary), Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty), Lawrence Michael Levine (Wild Canaries), Jorge Michel Grau (We Are What We Are), Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal (Stranger Things) and new faces in Sundance’s large family in Charles Poekel (Christmas, Again) and Olivia Newman (First Match). Here...
- 7/22/2015
- by admin
- IONCINEMA.com
More than half of the Independent Filmmaker Project’s (Ifp) 140 titles at the upcoming Project Forum in Septembers’ Ifp Independent Film Week hail from women.
Announcing the slate on Wednesday, Ifp executive director Joana Vicente noted the strong representation of women when she praised the organisation’s “long-standing history of supporting diverse voices.”
In recent years Ifp has played a key role in launching the first films of many of today’s most adventurous women filmmakers including Desiree Akhavan, Anna Boden, Rama Burshtein, Debra Granik, Leah Meyerhoff, Laura Poitras, Gillian Robespierre and Dee Rees.
Under the curatorial leadership of deputy director/head of programming Amy Dotson and senior director of programming Milton Tabbot, this year’s nexus for filmmakers and executives comprises Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers programme, No Borders International Co-Production Market and Spotlight On Documentaries.
Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers highlights creative visionaries and showcases narrative features and web series in development new to the independent scene.
Short...
Announcing the slate on Wednesday, Ifp executive director Joana Vicente noted the strong representation of women when she praised the organisation’s “long-standing history of supporting diverse voices.”
In recent years Ifp has played a key role in launching the first films of many of today’s most adventurous women filmmakers including Desiree Akhavan, Anna Boden, Rama Burshtein, Debra Granik, Leah Meyerhoff, Laura Poitras, Gillian Robespierre and Dee Rees.
Under the curatorial leadership of deputy director/head of programming Amy Dotson and senior director of programming Milton Tabbot, this year’s nexus for filmmakers and executives comprises Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers programme, No Borders International Co-Production Market and Spotlight On Documentaries.
Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers highlights creative visionaries and showcases narrative features and web series in development new to the independent scene.
Short...
- 7/22/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The American Pavilion has an amazing line up of panels this year at Cannes in the Roger Ebert Concert Center. Seating for all panels is first come, first served for Standard Members. Reserved seating is available for Red Carpet members which will be held until 10 minutes prior to start time, at which point they will be released.
Please arrive early!
Here is a detailed look at the events taking place ar the Pavilion starting Friday May 15.
Friday May 15
10:00–2:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
How Advanced Imaging Techniques Should Impact the 3D Movie Experience
Workshop and reception sponsored by 3D Stereo Media, with participation of the Advanced Imaging Society, and the support of UP3D and Xpand 3D.
Walk-ins accepted if seats are available.
2:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
The Casting Process
How can producers and directors collaborate with casting directors to secure the best possible cast?
-Nancy Bishop, "Snowpiercer," "Mission Impossible IV"
-Luci Lenox: "Traces of Sandalwood," "Vicky Christina Barcelona"
-Susan Shopmaker: Shortbus, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
-Matthew Lessall: "Chronic"
Moderated by Keith Simanton, Senior Film Editor, IMDb/IMDb Pro
Saturday, May 16
2:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
State of the Industry
-Rena Ronson, UTA
-John Sloss, Cinetic Media
-Linda Lichter, Attorney
-Jean Prewitt, Independent Film & Television Alliance (Ifta)
-Tom Quinn, RADiUS-twc
Moderated by Matt Belloni, The Hollywood Reporter
3:00–4:00 Pm
TimeTalks:
Sony Pictures Classic's Tom Bernard & Michael Barker
The New York Times presents the co-presidents and co-founders of Sony Pictures Classics, Tom Bernard and Michael Barker in conversation with Times contributor Logan Hill. They will discuss Woody Allen’s new film “Irrational Man,” which screened at the festival, the importance of film festivals like Cannes and the state of the movie industry, on screen and behind the scene
Sunday, May 17
12:00 Pm
TimeTalks:
Salma Hayek
The New York Times presents Oscar-nominated actress-producer Salma Hayek - "Tale of Tales," "Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet" - in conversation with Times contributor Logan Hill.
1:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
American Producers at Cannes
Ram Bergman," A Tale of Love and Darkness," upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VIII" and IX, "Looper"
Justin Chan and Wilson Smith, "Krisha"
Carly Hugo, "Share," "Bachelorette"
Ryan Zacarias, "Mediterranea"
Moderated by Eric Kohn, Indiewire
3:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
What Does Empathy Looks Like on the Big Screen?
If, as Roger Ebert has said, movies are a giant machine that generates empathy, what does it look like on the big screen and how do you encourage it in emerging writers and filmmakers? What implications would this have for the filmmaking industry amid a sea change in production deals and distribution? How does it affect the critical writing about films? What influences will it have for society as a whole? And is it tilting at windmills or who has done it successfully?
Chaz Ebert from The Roger Ebert Center and RogerEbert.com joins Jeff Skoll of Participant Media, a leader in telling important stories that matter; Ann Thompson of Indiewire, Thompson on Hollywood; John Sloss of Cinetic Media and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival in a discussion moderated by Nate Kohn, Vice President of the Peabody Awards, and Festival Director of Ebertfest.
-Chaz Ebert (The Roger Ebert Center)
-John Sloss (Cinetic Media)
- Cameron Bailey (Artistic Director, The Toronto International Film Festival)
-Anne Thompson (Indiewire)
Moderated by: Nate Kohn, Vice President, The Peabody Awards
4:30–6:30 Pm
Emerging Filmmaker Showcase/ Lgbtq Showcase
Presented by American Express
10:00 Pm
Queer Night
With guest DJ John Cameron Mitchell
Monday, May 18
10:00–12:30 Pm
Student Filmmaker Showcase
Presented by American Express
1:00–3:00 Pm
Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
Presented by American Express
Tuesday, May 19
10:00–11:00 Am
TimeTalks:
Disney• Pixar’s "Inside Out"
New York Times contributor Logan Hill interviews director Pete Docter, producer Jonas Rivera, and actors Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Lewis Black and Phyllis Smith, who provide the voices of Joy, Disgust, Anger and Sadness in this original new movie.
11:00 Am
Industry in Focus:
Film Acquisitions
-Jeremy Boxer, Head of acquisitions at Vimeo On Demand
-Ben Browning, Co-President of Production and Acquisitions, FilmNation Entertainment
-Matt Brodlie, Evp Acquisitions, Relativity
-Bill Bromiley, Saban Films
Moderated by Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter
1:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
American Directors at Cannes
Pippa Bianco, "Share" - Cinéfondation Competition
Jeremy Saulnier, "Green Room" - Directors’ Fortnight
Trey Edward Shults, "Krisha" - Critics’ Week
Moderated by Aaron Hillis
4:00 Pm
TimeTalks:
John C. Reilly
The New York Times presents one of the most versatile actors in movies today - John C. Reilly, who appears in three films at the festival - "The Lobster," "Tale of Tales" and "Les Cowboys."
Wednesday, May 20
10:00 Am
Oculus Story Studio
Virtual Reality Filmmaking
-With filmmakers like Spike Jonze, Robert Stromberg and Guillermo Del Toro embracing virtual reality as a filmmaking medium, meet the founding team of Oculus’ own film studio - ‘Oculus Story Studio’. Having premiered their first Vr movie at Sundance 2015 they are at Cannes to talk about learnings on Vr storytelling.
-Saschka Unseld, Creative Director Oculus Story Studio (Director Pixar’s Blue Umbrella)
-Max Planck, Cto, Oculus Story Studio
-Edward Saatchi, Executive Producer, Oculus Story Studio
1:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
Genre Film
Jeremy Saulnier, Director, Green Room
Mette Marie Katz, Xyz Films
Tom Quinn, RADiUS-twc
Jenny Jacobi, Drafthouse Media
Moderated by Jarod Neece, SXSW
2:00 Pm
Film Panel:
"Krisha"
Hear from the "Krisha" filmmakers that won the 2015 SXSW Jury Award and playing in Critics Week. Director Trey Edward Shults, Krisha Fairchild and other key cast and crew
Moderated by Claudette Godfrey, SXSW
Thursday, May 21
2:00 Pm
Indiewire's Screen Talk Podcast Live from Cannes with Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson
4:30 Pm
Film Panel:
"Dope"
A 2015 Sundance favorite, and playing in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. Director Rick Famuyiwa, producer Nina Yang Bongiovi and key cast Zoe Kravitz, Chanel Iman, Toni Revolori, Quincy Brown, Kiersey Clemens, Shameik Moore , A$AP Rocky
Moderated by Jada Yuan, New York Magazine
8:00 Pm
Karaoke Night...
Please arrive early!
Here is a detailed look at the events taking place ar the Pavilion starting Friday May 15.
Friday May 15
10:00–2:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
How Advanced Imaging Techniques Should Impact the 3D Movie Experience
Workshop and reception sponsored by 3D Stereo Media, with participation of the Advanced Imaging Society, and the support of UP3D and Xpand 3D.
Walk-ins accepted if seats are available.
2:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
The Casting Process
How can producers and directors collaborate with casting directors to secure the best possible cast?
-Nancy Bishop, "Snowpiercer," "Mission Impossible IV"
-Luci Lenox: "Traces of Sandalwood," "Vicky Christina Barcelona"
-Susan Shopmaker: Shortbus, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
-Matthew Lessall: "Chronic"
Moderated by Keith Simanton, Senior Film Editor, IMDb/IMDb Pro
Saturday, May 16
2:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
State of the Industry
-Rena Ronson, UTA
-John Sloss, Cinetic Media
-Linda Lichter, Attorney
-Jean Prewitt, Independent Film & Television Alliance (Ifta)
-Tom Quinn, RADiUS-twc
Moderated by Matt Belloni, The Hollywood Reporter
3:00–4:00 Pm
TimeTalks:
Sony Pictures Classic's Tom Bernard & Michael Barker
The New York Times presents the co-presidents and co-founders of Sony Pictures Classics, Tom Bernard and Michael Barker in conversation with Times contributor Logan Hill. They will discuss Woody Allen’s new film “Irrational Man,” which screened at the festival, the importance of film festivals like Cannes and the state of the movie industry, on screen and behind the scene
Sunday, May 17
12:00 Pm
TimeTalks:
Salma Hayek
The New York Times presents Oscar-nominated actress-producer Salma Hayek - "Tale of Tales," "Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet" - in conversation with Times contributor Logan Hill.
1:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
American Producers at Cannes
Ram Bergman," A Tale of Love and Darkness," upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VIII" and IX, "Looper"
Justin Chan and Wilson Smith, "Krisha"
Carly Hugo, "Share," "Bachelorette"
Ryan Zacarias, "Mediterranea"
Moderated by Eric Kohn, Indiewire
3:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
What Does Empathy Looks Like on the Big Screen?
If, as Roger Ebert has said, movies are a giant machine that generates empathy, what does it look like on the big screen and how do you encourage it in emerging writers and filmmakers? What implications would this have for the filmmaking industry amid a sea change in production deals and distribution? How does it affect the critical writing about films? What influences will it have for society as a whole? And is it tilting at windmills or who has done it successfully?
Chaz Ebert from The Roger Ebert Center and RogerEbert.com joins Jeff Skoll of Participant Media, a leader in telling important stories that matter; Ann Thompson of Indiewire, Thompson on Hollywood; John Sloss of Cinetic Media and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival in a discussion moderated by Nate Kohn, Vice President of the Peabody Awards, and Festival Director of Ebertfest.
-Chaz Ebert (The Roger Ebert Center)
-John Sloss (Cinetic Media)
- Cameron Bailey (Artistic Director, The Toronto International Film Festival)
-Anne Thompson (Indiewire)
Moderated by: Nate Kohn, Vice President, The Peabody Awards
4:30–6:30 Pm
Emerging Filmmaker Showcase/ Lgbtq Showcase
Presented by American Express
10:00 Pm
Queer Night
With guest DJ John Cameron Mitchell
Monday, May 18
10:00–12:30 Pm
Student Filmmaker Showcase
Presented by American Express
1:00–3:00 Pm
Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
Presented by American Express
Tuesday, May 19
10:00–11:00 Am
TimeTalks:
Disney• Pixar’s "Inside Out"
New York Times contributor Logan Hill interviews director Pete Docter, producer Jonas Rivera, and actors Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Lewis Black and Phyllis Smith, who provide the voices of Joy, Disgust, Anger and Sadness in this original new movie.
11:00 Am
Industry in Focus:
Film Acquisitions
-Jeremy Boxer, Head of acquisitions at Vimeo On Demand
-Ben Browning, Co-President of Production and Acquisitions, FilmNation Entertainment
-Matt Brodlie, Evp Acquisitions, Relativity
-Bill Bromiley, Saban Films
Moderated by Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter
1:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
American Directors at Cannes
Pippa Bianco, "Share" - Cinéfondation Competition
Jeremy Saulnier, "Green Room" - Directors’ Fortnight
Trey Edward Shults, "Krisha" - Critics’ Week
Moderated by Aaron Hillis
4:00 Pm
TimeTalks:
John C. Reilly
The New York Times presents one of the most versatile actors in movies today - John C. Reilly, who appears in three films at the festival - "The Lobster," "Tale of Tales" and "Les Cowboys."
Wednesday, May 20
10:00 Am
Oculus Story Studio
Virtual Reality Filmmaking
-With filmmakers like Spike Jonze, Robert Stromberg and Guillermo Del Toro embracing virtual reality as a filmmaking medium, meet the founding team of Oculus’ own film studio - ‘Oculus Story Studio’. Having premiered their first Vr movie at Sundance 2015 they are at Cannes to talk about learnings on Vr storytelling.
-Saschka Unseld, Creative Director Oculus Story Studio (Director Pixar’s Blue Umbrella)
-Max Planck, Cto, Oculus Story Studio
-Edward Saatchi, Executive Producer, Oculus Story Studio
1:00 Pm
Industry in Focus:
Genre Film
Jeremy Saulnier, Director, Green Room
Mette Marie Katz, Xyz Films
Tom Quinn, RADiUS-twc
Jenny Jacobi, Drafthouse Media
Moderated by Jarod Neece, SXSW
2:00 Pm
Film Panel:
"Krisha"
Hear from the "Krisha" filmmakers that won the 2015 SXSW Jury Award and playing in Critics Week. Director Trey Edward Shults, Krisha Fairchild and other key cast and crew
Moderated by Claudette Godfrey, SXSW
Thursday, May 21
2:00 Pm
Indiewire's Screen Talk Podcast Live from Cannes with Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson
4:30 Pm
Film Panel:
"Dope"
A 2015 Sundance favorite, and playing in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. Director Rick Famuyiwa, producer Nina Yang Bongiovi and key cast Zoe Kravitz, Chanel Iman, Toni Revolori, Quincy Brown, Kiersey Clemens, Shameik Moore , A$AP Rocky
Moderated by Jada Yuan, New York Magazine
8:00 Pm
Karaoke Night...
- 5/13/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Tribeca Film Festival organisers will stage Defcon’s hacking conference, Oculus Story Studio’s virtual reality experience and a special event with A$AP Rocky.
The additional roster of events includes the ‘Tea Talks’ industry discussions in partnership with leading cultural institutions
The Oculus Story Studio will showcase a short experience called Lost using the Oculus Rift Crescent Bay prototype. Lost takes the viewer on a journey to a moonlit forest inhabited by an unexpected creature.
The piece is directed by Oculus Story Studio’s creative director Saschka Unseld, who also directed Pixar’s short film The Blue Umbrella.
Festival brass also announced that artist, director and entrepreneur Chris Milk has been named the inaugural featured creator at Spring Studios.
The Tribeca Film Festival is set to run in New York from April 15-26. Click here for further programming details.
The additional roster of events includes the ‘Tea Talks’ industry discussions in partnership with leading cultural institutions
The Oculus Story Studio will showcase a short experience called Lost using the Oculus Rift Crescent Bay prototype. Lost takes the viewer on a journey to a moonlit forest inhabited by an unexpected creature.
The piece is directed by Oculus Story Studio’s creative director Saschka Unseld, who also directed Pixar’s short film The Blue Umbrella.
Festival brass also announced that artist, director and entrepreneur Chris Milk has been named the inaugural featured creator at Spring Studios.
The Tribeca Film Festival is set to run in New York from April 15-26. Click here for further programming details.
- 4/3/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sundance Institute announced Thursday that the 2015 Sundance Film Festival will take an unprecedented look at the art and craft of filmmaking with its new ‘Art of Film Weekend’ series of offscreen programming.
This year’s festival runs from Jan. 22 to Feb. 1 in Utah, and the Art of Film Weekend (Jan. 29-31) will highlight the unique roles of writers, directors, producers, actors, cinematographers, editors, production designers, art directors, costume designers, casting directors, sound designers, composers and the countless others who bring stories to life on screen.
Also Read: James Franco, Jennifer Lopez, Kurt Cobain Movies Highlight Sundance Premieres
The series will...
This year’s festival runs from Jan. 22 to Feb. 1 in Utah, and the Art of Film Weekend (Jan. 29-31) will highlight the unique roles of writers, directors, producers, actors, cinematographers, editors, production designers, art directors, costume designers, casting directors, sound designers, composers and the countless others who bring stories to life on screen.
Also Read: James Franco, Jennifer Lopez, Kurt Cobain Movies Highlight Sundance Premieres
The series will...
- 1/9/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
The Sundance Film Festival announced today that it will hold a series of panels titled the "Art of Film Weekend" which will take place Jan. 29-31. This new initiative should create more buzz worthy moments during a period when the Festival is traditionally winding down. The slate will kick off with a conversation between Festival founder Robert Redford and George Lucas that will be streamed online at Sundance.org. In a release, Festival Director John Cooper noted, "Exploring cinema, body and soul, Art of Film Weekend will take aspiring filmmakers and film-loving audiences behind the scenes to see the creative, collaborative spirit of artists at every stage of the independent filmmaking process that is so core to our Festival." A full rundown of the panels are as follows: Power of Story: Visions of Independence — Kicking off Art of Film Weekend, join Robert Redford and George Lucas—two iconic filmmakers who...
- 1/8/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Monsters University managed a strangely subtle debut for a Pixar film, earning neither the high praise of most of their works, nor the backlash of Cars 2. Instead, the film was met with medium reviews, a lot of happy kids, and a very curious feeling of nostalgia for characters that aren’t actually all that old.
By the way, check out our Monster University podcast review for an expanded take on the film itself.
Our favorite monsters are back, but this time Mike Wazowski and Sully are headed to school, and we enter the picture before they’ve even met. Going back to a time when our best buds and co-workers don’t know each other, and are very different monsters, means the doors are wide open to introduce new characters, new parts of the universe, and we have a lot of options for figuring out just how they ended...
By the way, check out our Monster University podcast review for an expanded take on the film itself.
Our favorite monsters are back, but this time Mike Wazowski and Sully are headed to school, and we enter the picture before they’ve even met. Going back to a time when our best buds and co-workers don’t know each other, and are very different monsters, means the doors are wide open to introduce new characters, new parts of the universe, and we have a lot of options for figuring out just how they ended...
- 11/20/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
This week, "Monsters University" graduates to home video, and along with it comes the delightful animated short that accompanied it theatrically, "The Blue Umbrella." We were amongst the first to see the photo-real romance (between two umbrellas, of course) back in January when we broke the news that musical genius Jon Brion would be providing the short's delicate, bouncy score. And now we're back, offering exclusive art from the project as well as test footage showing how real-life umbrellas inspired this animated treat. The footage, which you can watch below, is a hoot: it features director Saschka Unseld underneath a blue umbrella very much like the one in the film, and shows him sliding around the Pixar campus. You can see that they are testing what the umbrellas look like, how they bunch together and interact. It's also kind of surprising to see how small the crew is for a...
- 10/31/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
One Pixar artist’s project was chosen to be made into an animated short film and featured along with Monsters University. “The Blue Umbrella” by director Saschka Unseld gives us the scoop on how he pitched the idea and why the site of a broken umbrella in the street inspired his Pixar creation.
The Blue Umbrella played ahead of the theatrical run of Monsters University and can now be seen on the bonus features on the Monsters University Blu-ray and DVD release. Pixar traditionally features a short film developed in-house at the Northern California animation studio that plays ahead of the main feature. Pixar Animation Studios also promotes from within and encourages its artists to pitch them projects.
The Blue Umbrella the latest animated Pixar short film featured on the Monsters University extras
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The Blue Umbrella played ahead of the theatrical run of Monsters University and can now be seen on the bonus features on the Monsters University Blu-ray and DVD release. Pixar traditionally features a short film developed in-house at the Northern California animation studio that plays ahead of the main feature. Pixar Animation Studios also promotes from within and encourages its artists to pitch them projects.
The Blue Umbrella the latest animated Pixar short film featured on the Monsters University extras
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- 10/31/2013
- CineMovie
2013 has been, by all accounts, a forgettable year of mainstream animated films at best, and a woeful one at worst. With only two fully animated films left to be released on a wide platform—the upcoming 20th Century Fox film Walking with Dinosaurs is partially animated—it’s not likely that anyone will look back on this 12-month period as being a landmark year for animation. (Those two fully animated films are Free Birds, opening this Friday; and Frozen, opening at the end of the month. My hopes are much higher for the latter. Also, Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, The Wind Rises, will have a 1-week release very soon for Oscar consideration, hence the “wide platform” qualifier.) Up until now, the best animated film of the year has been, almost predictably, from Pixar Animation Studios: Monsters University, a prequel to the widely beloved Monsters, Inc.; it’s being...
- 10/29/2013
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Above: 1979 Hungarian poster for 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, UK/USA, 1968); Designer: unknown.
When I started the Movie Poster of the Day Tumblr almost two years ago to augment my weekly poster essays here, I thought I might well run out of great posters to post daily after a year or so. But the deeper I dig the more gems I seem to unearth and the more popular the site seems to become (nearly a quarter of a million followers to date).
I’ve been posting these Best Of round-ups every six months (see parts one, two and three) but I’ve found so much good stuff lately that I feel the urge to do these four times a year instead of twice. As usual I’m using the very unscientific method of number of likes and reblogs to judge a poster’s popularity, but it does tend to...
When I started the Movie Poster of the Day Tumblr almost two years ago to augment my weekly poster essays here, I thought I might well run out of great posters to post daily after a year or so. But the deeper I dig the more gems I seem to unearth and the more popular the site seems to become (nearly a quarter of a million followers to date).
I’ve been posting these Best Of round-ups every six months (see parts one, two and three) but I’ve found so much good stuff lately that I feel the urge to do these four times a year instead of twice. As usual I’m using the very unscientific method of number of likes and reblogs to judge a poster’s popularity, but it does tend to...
- 9/7/2013
- by Adrian Curry
- MUBI
The Monsters University Blu-Ray is hitting October 29th, in both 3D and standard versions, with digital versions coming out a couple of weeks earlier (October 8th), and the releases are packed with some pretty nice bonuses.
Take a look at the full release below for all the info, including the rundown on the bonus features. We aren’t often disappointed with Pixar home releases, and it doesn’t look like this will be the release that changes that. If you caught our Monsters University podcast review, you know we didn’t love this one as much as most Pixar titles, but it is still a lot of fun for the younger crowd.
Rush to get Digital HD and Digital HD 3D Versions Available for Purchase October 8, 2013 Celebrate Mu’s Homecoming on Blu-ray, DVD and On-Demand on October 29, 2013.
This Fall, Disney•Pixar celebrates homecoming with the release of “Monsters University” on...
Take a look at the full release below for all the info, including the rundown on the bonus features. We aren’t often disappointed with Pixar home releases, and it doesn’t look like this will be the release that changes that. If you caught our Monsters University podcast review, you know we didn’t love this one as much as most Pixar titles, but it is still a lot of fun for the younger crowd.
Rush to get Digital HD and Digital HD 3D Versions Available for Purchase October 8, 2013 Celebrate Mu’s Homecoming on Blu-ray, DVD and On-Demand on October 29, 2013.
This Fall, Disney•Pixar celebrates homecoming with the release of “Monsters University” on...
- 8/11/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Dan Scanlon's 3D prequel to Pixar's popular 2001 CGI-animated movie Monsters, Inc takes its odd-couple heroes, minute Mike (Billy Crystal) and mammoth Sulley (John Goodman), back to their college days at Monster University to explain how they met up as freshmen and took a distinctly rocky road to their present fame as professional "scarers" of little children. In plot terms it's familiar campus comedy material about thwarted ambition, rejection and final success due to losers becoming winners through burying personal pride and working as a team. There are clever and witty moments and, both visually (an aristocratic bat-winged creature with her hair swept up) and vocally (a visiting professor from Queen Elizabeth's College, London), Helen Mirren makes a big impression as the imperious Dean Hardscrabble. But there's a rather tired, willed atmosphere hanging over it.
More memorable is the customary Pixar hors d'oeuvre, The Blue Umbrella, a six-minute curtain-raiser directed by Saschka Unseld.
More memorable is the customary Pixar hors d'oeuvre, The Blue Umbrella, a six-minute curtain-raiser directed by Saschka Unseld.
- 7/13/2013
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Sarah Jaffe is that uber cool, ultra-talented chick who doesn't seem to know how uber cool and ultra-talented she is.
In between tweeting random spurts of dry comedic genius and playing tunes from her latest album "The Body Wins" on tour with Why?, Jaffe donates her hauntingly emotive vocals to Disney-Pixar's "The Blue Umbrella" -- the animated short making its rounds on the film festival circuit and preceding "Monsters University" in theaters.
"The Blue Umbrella" director, Saschka Unseld, says Jaffe's music, in a way, inspired the short itself. Unseld came across the 27-year-old artist quite by accident when she opened for another performer in San Francisco. The animator says he was an instant fan. "I was listening to her music a lot when I was walking through the city," says Unsfeld of Jaffe. "And at one point I saw all these faces in city buildings and objects." He says his...
In between tweeting random spurts of dry comedic genius and playing tunes from her latest album "The Body Wins" on tour with Why?, Jaffe donates her hauntingly emotive vocals to Disney-Pixar's "The Blue Umbrella" -- the animated short making its rounds on the film festival circuit and preceding "Monsters University" in theaters.
"The Blue Umbrella" director, Saschka Unseld, says Jaffe's music, in a way, inspired the short itself. Unseld came across the 27-year-old artist quite by accident when she opened for another performer in San Francisco. The animator says he was an instant fan. "I was listening to her music a lot when I was walking through the city," says Unsfeld of Jaffe. "And at one point I saw all these faces in city buildings and objects." He says his...
- 6/19/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
You have to keep telling yourself, “This is completely animated. There is no live-action photography.” That’s how amazingly real Saschka Unseld’s animation looks in the beautiful new short The Blue Umbrella, which will play before Pixar’s Monsters University when that delightful prequel hits theaters on Friday, June 21. Pixar, over the years, has entertained audiences with bite-sized nuggets of inspired genius, from Presto and La Luna to For the Birds. The studio's latest is a whimsical brush with fate conducted between two umbrellas on a rainy, urban street. You will fall in love. In an exclusive conversation recorded at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, California, Unseld and I talk about: listen to ‘The Blue...
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- 6/19/2013
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
This week’s opening of Pixar’s latest film, Monsters University, a sequel starring fan favorites Mike Wazowski and James P. “Sulley” Sullivan, also signals the debut of another perennial Pixar favorite – the accompanying short film. Since the animation house’s second theatrical release, Toy Story 2, every Pixar feature film has kicked off with an all-new short. Some of them have been instant classics (like For the Birds, Day & Night, and my personal favorite, Presto) and some of them have fallen somewhat flat (I forgot about Geri’s Game, Boundin’, and Lifted almost immediately after watching them). Three of them even won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (and of the twelve already released, ten of them were nominated for the award). The short attached to Monsters University, Saschka Unseld’s The Blue Umbrella, is a different kind of short film for Pixar. Its use of photorealistic CGI is a departure from the more...
- 6/18/2013
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Saschka Unseld, the writer and director of Pixar Animation Studio’s latest short, The Blue Umbrella, was walking down a rainy San Francisco street when he found a broken umbrella on the side of the road. “I stopped because it looked like such a sad thing, and rain was pouring on it,” he recalled. “I was feeling sad for an umbrella; I think that stuck with me.” This random moment inspired a short that follows an emotive umbrella, which makes its theatrical debut on June 21, preceding Pixar’s Monsters University. “Rain is a magical place," the director said.
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- 5/24/2013
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Disney•Pixar’s Monsters University rocks theaters this summer featuring music from award-winning composer Randy Newman and Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia. Filmmakers also tapped the Atlanta-based hard rock band Mastodon to serenade one the film’s new monsters.
Directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae, Monsters University hits theaters June 21, 2013, with the short film “The Blue Umbrella,” which features music by composer Jon Brion and vocals by Sarah Jaffe.
“We wanted to capture the college feel in ‘Monsters University,’” said Scanlon, “and music is a big part of that. The score and the inclusion of other great musicians like Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso [of Swedish House Mafia] and Mastodon help us convey a fun, freewheeling college atmosphere.”
Oscar®- Grammy®- and Emmy®-winning composer/songwriter Newman is back, marking his seventh Disney•Pixar film. The 20-time Oscar nominee’s wins include “If I Didn’t Have You” for “Monsters,...
Directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae, Monsters University hits theaters June 21, 2013, with the short film “The Blue Umbrella,” which features music by composer Jon Brion and vocals by Sarah Jaffe.
“We wanted to capture the college feel in ‘Monsters University,’” said Scanlon, “and music is a big part of that. The score and the inclusion of other great musicians like Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso [of Swedish House Mafia] and Mastodon help us convey a fun, freewheeling college atmosphere.”
Oscar®- Grammy®- and Emmy®-winning composer/songwriter Newman is back, marking his seventh Disney•Pixar film. The 20-time Oscar nominee’s wins include “If I Didn’t Have You” for “Monsters,...
- 5/22/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Who knew the longest-running film festival in America is presented in San Francisco – shimmering gifts of spring opening at some of our best movie houses? Only fitting, since San Francisco has always been a filmmaker’s dream city. Every major festival except Cannes pivots on a driving force pushing from behind. Ironically the San Francisco International Film Festival attracts major support from the French government and its media arm TV5 Monde, along with the local annex of French banking titan BNP Paribas Group. The French love us, what can I say? We love them back. Fresh off a 2012 season that saw Sundance-acclaimed features make their debut here, Sfiff 2013 hints at a more understated outcome, but there are highlights: Opening Night on Thursday, April 25th, brings What Maisie Knew to the historic Castro Theater. Julianne Moore and Steve Keegan star in a loose adaptation of a Henry James novel – not exactly Tom Ford’s A Single Man, but...
- 4/22/2013
- by Mark James
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
A new poster for the upcoming animated short ‘The Blue Umbrella,’ which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, has been released by Disney•Pixar. The short, which will be released with ‘Monsters University’ in theaters on June 21, was directed by Saschka Unseld and produced by Marc Greenberg. ‘The Blue Umbrella,’ which will play before the ‘Monsters, Inc.’ prequel, is set during an evening commute, which appears ordinary, until the rain starts to fall. The city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. In the midst, two umbrellas-one blue, one not-fall eternally in love. Check out the new poster for ‘The Blue Umbrella’ [ Read More ]
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- 2/16/2013
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Here’s the adorable poster for Disney·Pixar’s Animated Short The Blue Umbrella, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival.
It is just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two umbrellas – one blue, one not – fall eternally in love.
From Pixar Animation Studios, director Saschka Unseld and producer Marc Greenberg, The Blue Umbrella opens in theaters on June 21, 2013, in front of Monsters University.
It is just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two umbrellas – one blue, one not – fall eternally in love.
From Pixar Animation Studios, director Saschka Unseld and producer Marc Greenberg, The Blue Umbrella opens in theaters on June 21, 2013, in front of Monsters University.
- 2/15/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Check out the first poster for Pixar Animation Studios The Blue Umbrella, directed by Saschka Unseld. The animated short airs before Monsters University. In the story, it's just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two umbrellas—one blue, one not—fall eternally in love. Be sure to catch the very sweet clip from the short we added last month from Blue Umbrella. As far as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' Monsters University, the film helmed by Dan Slanlin, sees the return of stars Billy Crystal, John Goodman joined by Steve Buscemi, Dave Foley, Julia Sweeney, Joel Murray and Peter Sohn.
- 2/14/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out the first poster for Pixar Animation Studios The Blue Umbrella, directed by Saschka Unseld. The animated short airs before Monsters University. In the story, it's just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two umbrellas—one blue, one not—fall eternally in love. Be sure to catch the very sweet clip from the short we added last month from Blue Umbrella. As far as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' Monsters University, the film helmed by Dan Slanlin, sees the return of stars Billy Crystal, John Goodman joined by Steve Buscemi, Dave Foley, Julia Sweeney, Joel Murray and Peter Sohn.
- 2/14/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Opening in front of Monsters University this summer, The Blue Umbrella marks the latest short film from Pixar following the Oscar-nominated Paperman (which you can and should watch in full here).
The first clip debuted online earlier in the year, and now Vulture have given us a rather wonderful poster for the short, ahead of its premiere at the Berlinale this week.
“From Pixar Animation Studios, director Saschka Unseld and producer Marc Greenberg, “The Blue Umbrella” opens in theaters on June 21, 2013, in front of “Monsters University.”
It is just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two umbrellas—one blue, one not—fall eternally in love.”
Saschka Unseld makes his third short film here with The Blue Umbrella. And it marks his first time at the helm for Pixar,...
The first clip debuted online earlier in the year, and now Vulture have given us a rather wonderful poster for the short, ahead of its premiere at the Berlinale this week.
“From Pixar Animation Studios, director Saschka Unseld and producer Marc Greenberg, “The Blue Umbrella” opens in theaters on June 21, 2013, in front of “Monsters University.”
It is just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two umbrellas—one blue, one not—fall eternally in love.”
Saschka Unseld makes his third short film here with The Blue Umbrella. And it marks his first time at the helm for Pixar,...
- 2/14/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Pixar Animation Studios presents their new short The Blue Umbrella, directed by Saschka Unseld. What a beautiful poster. Premiering at the Berlin Film Festival currently underway in Germany as we speak is this short film from Pixar, which will be playing in front of Monsters University later this summer. It will also be premiering at the SXSW Film Festival in March in Austin (both logos are on the poster). Vulture premiered this beauty, which features a varied selection of black umbrellas lined up and our two lovers, the blue & red ones. Perfect, everything about this is sublime and it's just for an animated short. But I love it, even the font. Here's the poster for Saschka Unseld's short The Blue Umbrella, debuted on Vulture (via RopeofSilicon): We previously featured an early clip and two photos for The Blue Umbrella short, which you can see here. The Blue Umbrella...
- 2/13/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Has the beautiful, Oscar-nominated Paperman left you yearning for another romantic animated short? Then keep an eye out for Saschka Unseld's Pixar entry The Blue Umbrella, which premieres at the Berlin Film Festival this week and will be attached to June's Monsters University. In it, "two umbrellas — one blue, one not — fall eternally in love." Aww! Here's the exclusive poster.
- 2/13/2013
- by Kyle Buchanan
- Vulture
While we first mentioned back in the summer of 2012 that producer and composer Jon Brion would be scoring what was then "the untitled umbrella short" for Pixar (to play ahead of this summer's "Monsters University"), it was never confirmed by the studio… until now. The short, now entitled "The Blue Umbrella" and set to have its worldwide premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival next month, is indeed scored by Brion. What's more, we got to talk to first-time director Saschka Unseld about the short and about working with the estimable talent that is Jon Brion. Firstly, the short itself is stunning – just shy of seven minutes, it tells the story of a major metropolitan city ("like New York or Chicago" is how Unseld pitched it, refusing to specify one location) that comes to life in the rain. Grates start to smile, there's a spritely quality in the blinking of lights,...
- 1/29/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Pixar has released a clip from The Blue Umbrella, the short film that will be sandwiched between a million trailers and Monsters University beginning on June 21.
Click here to view the embedded video.
The adorable looking short is described as, “It is just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two umbrellas—one blue, one not—fall eternally in love.”
The short comes from director Saschka Unseld and producer Marc Greenberg.
Originally published on ComicMix as The Blue Umbrella Offers us a Peak...
Click here to view the embedded video.
The adorable looking short is described as, “It is just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two umbrellas—one blue, one not—fall eternally in love.”
The short comes from director Saschka Unseld and producer Marc Greenberg.
Originally published on ComicMix as The Blue Umbrella Offers us a Peak...
- 1/9/2013
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Watch a new clip from Pixar's "The Blue Umbrella" short which airs before "Monsters University" on June 21st. Directed by Saschka Unseld, "Blue Umbrella" is produced by Marc Greenberg. In the story, it's just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two umbrellas—one blue, one not—fall eternally in love. "Monsters University" distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and directed by Dan Slanlin, sees the return of stars Billy Crystal, John Goodman joined by Steve Buscemi, Dave Foley, Julia Sweeney, Joel Murray and Peter Sohn. We follow Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan who are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case...
- 1/9/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch a new clip from Pixar's "The Blue Umbrella" short which airs before "Monsters University" on June 21st. Directed by Saschka Unseld, "Blue Umbrella" is produced by Marc Greenberg. In the story, it's just another evening commute until the rain starts to fall, and the city comes alive to the sound of dripping rain pipes, whistling awnings and gurgling gutters. And in the midst, two umbrellas—one blue, one not—fall eternally in love. "Monsters University" distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and directed by Dan Slanlin, sees the return of stars Billy Crystal, John Goodman joined by Steve Buscemi, Dave Foley, Julia Sweeney, Joel Murray and Peter Sohn. We follow Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan who are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case...
- 1/9/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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