Screen’s May 2024 edition previews all the titles at Cannes, and also sees leading European distributors and UK sales agents assess the indie market.
The issue also features an interview with BBC Film director Eva Yates, looking back on her two years in her role, and includes our annual Future Leaders showcase, this time centred in festival programmers and curators.
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The issue also features an interview with BBC Film director Eva Yates, looking back on her two years in her role, and includes our annual Future Leaders showcase, this time centred in festival programmers and curators.
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- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Heading into Cannes, where it has four films in official selection and three projects participating in the Great 8 showcase, BBC Film has unveiled further details about its upcoming slate.
Among new projects in advanced development is Remi Weekes’ follow-up to His House, which is being produced by Tanya Segatchian and John Woodward’s Bright Star. Details for the untitled feature are being kept under wraps but BBC Film director Eva Yates told Screen: “It’s not a horror.”
Also in advanced development is Raine Allen-Miller’s second feature after Rye Lane, a south London-set heist comedy that she has also written.
Among new projects in advanced development is Remi Weekes’ follow-up to His House, which is being produced by Tanya Segatchian and John Woodward’s Bright Star. Details for the untitled feature are being kept under wraps but BBC Film director Eva Yates told Screen: “It’s not a horror.”
Also in advanced development is Raine Allen-Miller’s second feature after Rye Lane, a south London-set heist comedy that she has also written.
- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Alexander Skarsgård has signed on to co-star alongside Harry Melling (The Pale Blue Eye) in Pillion, a new feature from Poor Things producers Element Pictures being pitched as a “fun and filthy romance with heart.”
Harry Lighton, who directed the BAFTA-nominated short Wren Boys, will direct Pillion from his own script, which is inspired by Adam Mars-Jones’ 2019 novel Box Hill. Cornerstone is handling worldwide sales on the films and will pitch the project to buyers at the Cannes film market next week.
Melling plays Colin, a weedy wallflower who is letting life pass him by until he meets Ray (Skarsgård), an impossibly handsome leader of a motorbike club, who him on as his submissive. Ray uproots Colin from his dreary suburban life and introduces him to a community of kinky, queer bikers, but as Colin dives deeper into Ray’s world, he begins to question whether the life of a 24/7 submissive is really for him.
Harry Lighton, who directed the BAFTA-nominated short Wren Boys, will direct Pillion from his own script, which is inspired by Adam Mars-Jones’ 2019 novel Box Hill. Cornerstone is handling worldwide sales on the films and will pitch the project to buyers at the Cannes film market next week.
Melling plays Colin, a weedy wallflower who is letting life pass him by until he meets Ray (Skarsgård), an impossibly handsome leader of a motorbike club, who him on as his submissive. Ray uproots Colin from his dreary suburban life and introduces him to a community of kinky, queer bikers, but as Colin dives deeper into Ray’s world, he begins to question whether the life of a 24/7 submissive is really for him.
- 5/8/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The British Film Institute (BFI) has unveiled the line-up of speakers and events taking place at the Cannes UK Pavilion, including talent talks with Santosh filmmaker Sandhya Suri and Birds and Kinds Of Kindness director of photography Robbie Ryan, as well as panel discussions on the historic UK independent tax credit and a conversation with representatives from UK film funders from across the nations and regions.
Suri will be joined by UK producer Mike Goodridge from Good Chaos and Eva Yates, director of BBC Film, to share the journey behind Suri’s narrative director debut, which plays in Un Certain Regard.
Suri will be joined by UK producer Mike Goodridge from Good Chaos and Eva Yates, director of BBC Film, to share the journey behind Suri’s narrative director debut, which plays in Un Certain Regard.
- 5/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling are set to lead the cast of “Pillion,” described as a “fun and filthy romance with heart” and being produced by multi-Oscar-winning powerhouse Element Pictures.
The film — to be launched in Cannes by Cornerstone, which is handling worldwide sales — marks the feature debut of Harry Lighton, whose short “Wren Boys” was nominated for best British short at the 2018 BAFTAs, was nominated for a BIFA and had its U.S. premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
“Pillion” follows Colin (Melling), a weedy wallflower letting life pass him by. That is until Ray (Skarsgård), the impossibly handsome leader of a motorbike club, takes him on as his submissive. Ray uproots Colin from his dreary suburban life, introducing him to a community of kinky, queer bikers and taking all sorts of virginities along the way. But as Colin steps deeper into Ray’s world of rules and mysteries,...
The film — to be launched in Cannes by Cornerstone, which is handling worldwide sales — marks the feature debut of Harry Lighton, whose short “Wren Boys” was nominated for best British short at the 2018 BAFTAs, was nominated for a BIFA and had its U.S. premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
“Pillion” follows Colin (Melling), a weedy wallflower letting life pass him by. That is until Ray (Skarsgård), the impossibly handsome leader of a motorbike club, takes him on as his submissive. Ray uproots Colin from his dreary suburban life, introducing him to a community of kinky, queer bikers and taking all sorts of virginities along the way. But as Colin steps deeper into Ray’s world of rules and mysteries,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Harry Potter star Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgard will star in Pillion, the debut feature of UK filmmaker Harry Lighton, produced by Element Pictures and shooting in the UK this summer.
Based on Adam Mars-Jones’ novel Box Hill, the film follows a romance between a shy young man and the handsome leader of a kinky, queer motorbike club.
Element Pictures’ Emma Norton, Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe will produce the film with Lee Groombridge.
Cornerstone Films is handling worldwide sales on the project, which it will launch at Cannes this month.
The film is backed by BBC Film, which developed the project,...
Based on Adam Mars-Jones’ novel Box Hill, the film follows a romance between a shy young man and the handsome leader of a kinky, queer motorbike club.
Element Pictures’ Emma Norton, Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe will produce the film with Lee Groombridge.
Cornerstone Films is handling worldwide sales on the project, which it will launch at Cannes this month.
The film is backed by BBC Film, which developed the project,...
- 5/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Classics has taken worldwide rights to Nicholas Hytner’s The Choral, written by Alan Bennett, and set to star Ralph Fiennes, Jim Broadbent and Simon Russell Beale.
This is the fourth feature collaboration between Bennett and Hytner after The Lady In The Van, The History Boys and The Madness Of King George. Unlike those films,The Choral is based on an original screenplay rather than a play.
Hytner will produce the film alongside Kevin Loader and Damian Jones. Backing comes from Sony Pictures Classics, BBC Film and Screen Yorkshire, and shooting will commence in Yorkshire this May.
Executive producers include Caroline Cooper Charles,...
This is the fourth feature collaboration between Bennett and Hytner after The Lady In The Van, The History Boys and The Madness Of King George. Unlike those films,The Choral is based on an original screenplay rather than a play.
Hytner will produce the film alongside Kevin Loader and Damian Jones. Backing comes from Sony Pictures Classics, BBC Film and Screen Yorkshire, and shooting will commence in Yorkshire this May.
Executive producers include Caroline Cooper Charles,...
- 3/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
Director Nicholas Hytner and writer Alan Bennett are collaborating again, with The Lady in the Van, The History Boys and The Madness of King George duo set to team on The Choral, which will star Ralph Fiennes, Jim Broadbent and Simon Russell Beale. Production begins in May in Yorkshire, according to Sony Pictures Classics, which said Wednesday that it has acquired all worldwide rights to the pic.
Unlike their previous collaborations that were based on Tony-winning playwright Bennett’s stage plays, this is an original screenplay. Set in Ramsden, Yorkshire in 1916, the plot centers on the chorus master and most of the men of the ambitious local Choral Society, who have volunteered for the front. Under the direction of the demanding, driven Dr. Guthrie (Fiennes), the Choral recruits a crop of teenage boys and girls. Together they discover the joys of singing and the urgency of desire as the new...
Unlike their previous collaborations that were based on Tony-winning playwright Bennett’s stage plays, this is an original screenplay. Set in Ramsden, Yorkshire in 1916, the plot centers on the chorus master and most of the men of the ambitious local Choral Society, who have volunteered for the front. Under the direction of the demanding, driven Dr. Guthrie (Fiennes), the Choral recruits a crop of teenage boys and girls. Together they discover the joys of singing and the urgency of desire as the new...
- 3/21/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Icelandic football filmThe Home Game won the Glasgow Film Festival audience award which was presented as the 20th edition drew to a close in the Scottish city last night (March 10).
Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson’s documentary about plucky underdogs Reynir Fc’s bid for cup glory scored the highest audience score in the award’s 10-year history.
Based in the Icelandic village of Hellissandur, with a population of 369, Reynir Fc was re-formed in 2020 with a ragtag bunch of locals including a 15-year-old schoolboy rapper, 40-something in goal and the somewhat controversial inclusion of a former Iceland women’s team player.
Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson’s documentary about plucky underdogs Reynir Fc’s bid for cup glory scored the highest audience score in the award’s 10-year history.
Based in the Icelandic village of Hellissandur, with a population of 369, Reynir Fc was re-formed in 2020 with a ragtag bunch of locals including a 15-year-old schoolboy rapper, 40-something in goal and the somewhat controversial inclusion of a former Iceland women’s team player.
- 3/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
Anwen Griffiths has been snapped up by BBC Film to be its head of legal and business affairs.
Griffiths, who is currently a partner at media law firm Lee & Thompson, will lead all BBC Film’s business affairs activities, managing the legal team, liaising with and supporting producers of BBC Film titles and forging partnerships with financiers, distributors and sales agents across the UK and international industry. She takes up the role on April 15.
She is also a BFI governor and has a background in film production with over 25 years of experience advising across all legal and commercial aspects...
Griffiths, who is currently a partner at media law firm Lee & Thompson, will lead all BBC Film’s business affairs activities, managing the legal team, liaising with and supporting producers of BBC Film titles and forging partnerships with financiers, distributors and sales agents across the UK and international industry. She takes up the role on April 15.
She is also a BFI governor and has a background in film production with over 25 years of experience advising across all legal and commercial aspects...
- 3/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
“Hallelujah,” was the message from BFI Filmmaking Fund director Mia Bays as she took to the stage at Glasgow Film Festival on March 7, to celebrate the next generation of UK talent.
“[Representation] has transformed over the past few years,” said Bays, who pointed towards the post-Times Up and MeToo movements and the impact of BFI’s diversity and inclusion targets as part of what has helped drive the opportunity for new voices to break through.
“One of my favourite terms is ‘opportunity hoarding’. There are lots of people who just sat on those opportunities, who have kept them. All of those conversations have led to this.
“[Representation] has transformed over the past few years,” said Bays, who pointed towards the post-Times Up and MeToo movements and the impact of BFI’s diversity and inclusion targets as part of what has helped drive the opportunity for new voices to break through.
“One of my favourite terms is ‘opportunity hoarding’. There are lots of people who just sat on those opportunities, who have kept them. All of those conversations have led to this.
- 3/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
UK-qualifying films budgeted between £1m and £15m will now receive tax relief of 40% following the introduction of the long-awaited “indie tax credit” aimed at reinvigorating the homegrown production sector.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the changes in today’s (March 6) Spring budget.
He also introduced a VFX tax credit of 5%, with the 80% cap removed and a 40% relief on business rates for UK studio facilities.
Films and high-end TV (Hetv) programmes currently have a headline credit rate of 34%. This equates to 25.5% in actual relief, capped at 80% of core expenditure, but with no budget limit. The Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit (Avec), a reform from...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the changes in today’s (March 6) Spring budget.
He also introduced a VFX tax credit of 5%, with the 80% cap removed and a 40% relief on business rates for UK studio facilities.
Films and high-end TV (Hetv) programmes currently have a headline credit rate of 34%. This equates to 25.5% in actual relief, capped at 80% of core expenditure, but with no budget limit. The Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit (Avec), a reform from...
- 3/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been told to use his forthcoming Spring budget to make an “urgent intervention” to support the UK indie film sector in a letter published by Caroline Dinenage MP, chair of the influential Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
The letter follows the second evidence session of the Committee’s inquiry into British film and high-end TV, which featured Sixteen Films producer Rebecca O’Brien alongside Film4 and BBC Film heads Ollie Madden and Eva Yates. The letter outlines the committee’s concerns that the British film industry is increasingly reliant on investment from overseas productions, resulting in what it describes as a “vulnerable domestic sector,” and asks the Chancellor to introduce enhanced tax relief for independent British films in the Spring budget.
“To address this issue, we urge the Government to introduce enhanced tax relief for British films within a budget range of approximately £1 million to £15 million,...
The letter follows the second evidence session of the Committee’s inquiry into British film and high-end TV, which featured Sixteen Films producer Rebecca O’Brien alongside Film4 and BBC Film heads Ollie Madden and Eva Yates. The letter outlines the committee’s concerns that the British film industry is increasingly reliant on investment from overseas productions, resulting in what it describes as a “vulnerable domestic sector,” and asks the Chancellor to introduce enhanced tax relief for independent British films in the Spring budget.
“To address this issue, we urge the Government to introduce enhanced tax relief for British films within a budget range of approximately £1 million to £15 million,...
- 2/23/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here steering you away from Berlin and towards London for the Screenings. Please do read on, and sign up here.
London Calling (Once Again)
Heading to the capital: As Insider goes to press, execs, sellers and buyers are descending on the English capital in their droves for what will undoubtedly be the biggest London TV Screenings so far. Around 30 distributor events are planned across the week, mostly on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and all within a square mile of Soho — giving the Screenings an old-fashioned feel that harks back to halcyon days. Founder members All3Media International, Fremantle, ITV Studios and Banijay are hosting the biggest events, while BBC Studios Showcase is hitting London for the second year in a row, with the BBC now working in tandem with its distribution rivals.
London Calling (Once Again)
Heading to the capital: As Insider goes to press, execs, sellers and buyers are descending on the English capital in their droves for what will undoubtedly be the biggest London TV Screenings so far. Around 30 distributor events are planned across the week, mostly on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and all within a square mile of Soho — giving the Screenings an old-fashioned feel that harks back to halcyon days. Founder members All3Media International, Fremantle, ITV Studios and Banijay are hosting the biggest events, while BBC Studios Showcase is hitting London for the second year in a row, with the BBC now working in tandem with its distribution rivals.
- 2/23/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ahead of its world premiere today at the Berlin Film Festival, Cohen Media Group has secured all North American distribution rights to Made In England: The Films Of Powell And Pressburger.
Martin Scorsese narrates the film, which is directed by Emmy winner David Hinton.
Cmg negotiated exclusive theatrical and ancillary rights in North America with a planned release in 2024 in an exclusive window prior to TCM’s subsequent TV premiere.
The film puts a spotlight on Brit filmmakers Powell and Pressburger who created some of the most revered films of the British golden age, including The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, A Matter of Life and Death and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. In the words of Scorsese, their films were “grand, poetic, wise, adventurous, headstrong, enraptured by beauty, deeply romantic, and completely uncompromising.”
You can check out an exclusive clip of the film here and read our...
Martin Scorsese narrates the film, which is directed by Emmy winner David Hinton.
Cmg negotiated exclusive theatrical and ancillary rights in North America with a planned release in 2024 in an exclusive window prior to TCM’s subsequent TV premiere.
The film puts a spotlight on Brit filmmakers Powell and Pressburger who created some of the most revered films of the British golden age, including The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, A Matter of Life and Death and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. In the words of Scorsese, their films were “grand, poetic, wise, adventurous, headstrong, enraptured by beauty, deeply romantic, and completely uncompromising.”
You can check out an exclusive clip of the film here and read our...
- 2/21/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Alcon Entertainment and Ridley Scott Productions’ limited series Blade Runner 2099 for Prime Video will shoot at the Czech Republic’s Barrandov Studios in Prague from June.
The series is being directed by Jonathan van Tulleken, who will executive produce the first two episodes. Tulleken recently directed the first two episodes of FX’s Shōgun.
Ridley Scott, who directed the original 1982 Blade Runner and executive produced Blade Runner 2049 for Warner Bros, is executive producing alongside series writer and showrunner Silka Luisa. Further executive producers are Michael Green, Alcon co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Alcon’s head of television Ben Roberts,...
The series is being directed by Jonathan van Tulleken, who will executive produce the first two episodes. Tulleken recently directed the first two episodes of FX’s Shōgun.
Ridley Scott, who directed the original 1982 Blade Runner and executive produced Blade Runner 2049 for Warner Bros, is executive producing alongside series writer and showrunner Silka Luisa. Further executive producers are Michael Green, Alcon co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Alcon’s head of television Ben Roberts,...
- 2/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
The pressure is on for the long-gestating indie tax relief to come into play in the UK, as the second day of public evidence sessions from industry representatives to the cross-party Culture, Media and Sport (Cms) Committee unfurled.
Three witness sessions took place this morning (February 21) in parliament, with One Life and Slow Horses director James Hawes; Sixteen Films producer Rebecca O’Brien; and Film4 director Ollie Madden together with BBC Film director Eva Yates.
Presently, the credit rate for films, high-end TV and video games stands at 34% (equating to 25.5% in actual relief) for all qualifying projects, regardless of budget but...
Three witness sessions took place this morning (February 21) in parliament, with One Life and Slow Horses director James Hawes; Sixteen Films producer Rebecca O’Brien; and Film4 director Ollie Madden together with BBC Film director Eva Yates.
Presently, the credit rate for films, high-end TV and video games stands at 34% (equating to 25.5% in actual relief) for all qualifying projects, regardless of budget but...
- 2/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
The pressure is on for the long-gestating indie tax relief to come into play in the UK, as the second day of public evidence sessions from industry representatives to the cross-party Culture, Media and Sport (Cms) Committee unfurled.
Three witness sessions took place this morning (February 21) in parliament, with One Life and Slow Horses director James Hawes; Sixteen Films producer Rebecca O’Brien; and Film4 director Ollie Madden together with BBC Film director Eva Yates.
Credit rate for films, high-end TV and video games stands at 34% (equating to 25.5% in actual relief) for all qualifying projects, regardless of budget but with an 80% cap on qualifying spend,...
Three witness sessions took place this morning (February 21) in parliament, with One Life and Slow Horses director James Hawes; Sixteen Films producer Rebecca O’Brien; and Film4 director Ollie Madden together with BBC Film director Eva Yates.
Credit rate for films, high-end TV and video games stands at 34% (equating to 25.5% in actual relief) for all qualifying projects, regardless of budget but with an 80% cap on qualifying spend,...
- 2/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
The heads of UK financiers Film4 and BBC Film voiced concern this morning for the future of the indigenous UK film sector, which has seen its market share dwindle in the shadow of big U.S. inward investment and budgets stall at the big UK funding bodies.
Ollie Madden, Director, Film4, and Eva Yates, Director, BBC Film, were interviewed by UK politicians as part of the ongoing British Film & High-End TV Inquiry, which is gathering intelligence from key stakeholders in a bid to boost the sectors.
Yates, whose publicly funded BBC Film has recently backed movies including Aftersun and Rye Lane, told the committee: “I hope we can get to a better place of resilience. We have an incredibly successful inward investment sector, which is vital and valuable. It’s generating a lot of content. At the other end of the industry, there isn’t a lot of funding and...
Ollie Madden, Director, Film4, and Eva Yates, Director, BBC Film, were interviewed by UK politicians as part of the ongoing British Film & High-End TV Inquiry, which is gathering intelligence from key stakeholders in a bid to boost the sectors.
Yates, whose publicly funded BBC Film has recently backed movies including Aftersun and Rye Lane, told the committee: “I hope we can get to a better place of resilience. We have an incredibly successful inward investment sector, which is vital and valuable. It’s generating a lot of content. At the other end of the industry, there isn’t a lot of funding and...
- 2/21/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Mubi has acquired David Hinton’s Made In England: The Films Of Powell And Pressburger for key territories ahead of its world premiere in Berlin this week.
It has picked up the film for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Latin America, Turkey and India (South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation). Altitude handles world sales.
Made In England has its world premiere as a Berlinale Special title at Berlin Film Festival on Wednesday, February 21.
The documentary is presented by Martin Scorsese, and is a personal journey of how Powell and Pressburger’s work, and later Powell’s friendship,...
It has picked up the film for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Latin America, Turkey and India (South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation). Altitude handles world sales.
Made In England has its world premiere as a Berlinale Special title at Berlin Film Festival on Wednesday, February 21.
The documentary is presented by Martin Scorsese, and is a personal journey of how Powell and Pressburger’s work, and later Powell’s friendship,...
- 2/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
Mubi has snapped up rights across multiple territories on Made In England: The Films Of Powell And Pressburger, the Martin Scorsese-narrated doc set to debut this week at the Berlin Film Festival.
Under the deal, the global film distributor, production company, and streaming service will retain all rights in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Latam, Turkey and India. Altitude is releasing in UK and Irish cinema on May 10.
The deal was done between Altitude and Mubi. The streamer said it will announce specific details about the doc’s release in the coming months.
Directed by two-time BAFTA and Emmy-winning David Hinton, the film is narrated by Scorsese and is described as the filmmaker’s “personal and moving look at two of British cinema’s greatest filmmakers.”
Producing, writing, and directing, Powell and Pressburger created some of the most revered films of the British golden age, including The Red Shoes,...
Under the deal, the global film distributor, production company, and streaming service will retain all rights in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Latam, Turkey and India. Altitude is releasing in UK and Irish cinema on May 10.
The deal was done between Altitude and Mubi. The streamer said it will announce specific details about the doc’s release in the coming months.
Directed by two-time BAFTA and Emmy-winning David Hinton, the film is narrated by Scorsese and is described as the filmmaker’s “personal and moving look at two of British cinema’s greatest filmmakers.”
Producing, writing, and directing, Powell and Pressburger created some of the most revered films of the British golden age, including The Red Shoes,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger,’ the documentary executive produced and narrated by Matin Scorsese, has been acquired by Mubi ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.
The arthouse streamer, distributor and production company has bought all rights for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Latin America, Turkey and India.
Directed by two-time BAFTA and Emmy winner David Hinton, ‘Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger’ is described as “Scorsese’s personal and moving look at two of British cinema’s greatest filmmakers.”
Powell and Pressburger created some of the great classics of the British golden age, including “The Red Shoes,” “Black Narcissus,” “A Matter of Life and Death” and “The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp.” In the words of Scorsese, their films were “grand, poetic, wise, adventurous, headstrong, enraptured by beauty, deeply romantic, and completely uncompromising.
The arthouse streamer, distributor and production company has bought all rights for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Latin America, Turkey and India.
Directed by two-time BAFTA and Emmy winner David Hinton, ‘Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger’ is described as “Scorsese’s personal and moving look at two of British cinema’s greatest filmmakers.”
Powell and Pressburger created some of the great classics of the British golden age, including “The Red Shoes,” “Black Narcissus,” “A Matter of Life and Death” and “The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp.” In the words of Scorsese, their films were “grand, poetic, wise, adventurous, headstrong, enraptured by beauty, deeply romantic, and completely uncompromising.
- 2/19/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
How would you handle coming face to face with your attacker? Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping’s “Femme” takes that very question — and the revenge story that follows — to a new level, as it follows a lauded drag artist (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) who crosses paths with his homophobic assaulter (George MacKay) in a gay bathhouse months after his terrible attack. What transpires is an unexpected tale of forgiveness, empathy, and yes, even violence.
The official synopsis for the film reads: “With his performances as Aphrodite Banks, Jules (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) has a place among London’s celebrated drag artists. One night after a show, he steps out to get some cigarettes and is brutally attacked by a man (George MacKay) out with a gang of his friends. Although Jules is able to recover physically, he withdraws from the outside world, traumatized. Months later, he recognizes his attacker by chance in a gay sauna.
The official synopsis for the film reads: “With his performances as Aphrodite Banks, Jules (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) has a place among London’s celebrated drag artists. One night after a show, he steps out to get some cigarettes and is brutally attacked by a man (George MacKay) out with a gang of his friends. Although Jules is able to recover physically, he withdraws from the outside world, traumatized. Months later, he recognizes his attacker by chance in a gay sauna.
- 2/14/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
UK director Lucy Cohen’s narrative feature debut Edge Of Summer has been picked up for world sales by boutique UK-France sales outfit Alief, ahead of its world premiere at next month’s Glasgow Film Festival.
The film is about an 11 year-old girl who befriends a mysterious local boy while on holiday with her mother in Cornwall.
Flora Hylton and Joel Sefton-Iongi make their acting debuts alongside Josie Walker, Steffan Rhodri, Nichola Burley and Edward Rowe.
The drama was developed and produced by Julia Nottingham and Ariadne Kotsaki of UK outfit Dorothy St Pictures, and marks the company’s first foray into scripted content.
The film is about an 11 year-old girl who befriends a mysterious local boy while on holiday with her mother in Cornwall.
Flora Hylton and Joel Sefton-Iongi make their acting debuts alongside Josie Walker, Steffan Rhodri, Nichola Burley and Edward Rowe.
The drama was developed and produced by Julia Nottingham and Ariadne Kotsaki of UK outfit Dorothy St Pictures, and marks the company’s first foray into scripted content.
- 2/9/2024
- ScreenDaily
There’s a new diet trend with sinister intentions, courtesy of Jessica Hausner’s latest dark comedy “Club Zero.”
The film, which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, stars Mia Wasikowska as a nefarious teacher who encourages her students to stop eating altogether. The reason? Other than weight loss and pseudo-environmental concerns, it’s a tactic to gain new cult members.
“Club Zero” competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes before going on to become a Best Picture nominee at both the Sitges and Munich International Film Festivals.
The official synopsis reads: “At an international boarding school, an unassuming yet rigorous Miss Novak (Wasikowska) joins the teaching staff to instruct a new class on ‘conscious eating.’ Her impressionable teenage students each have their own reasons for joining the class – to improve fitness, reduce their carbon footprint, or get extra credit. Although early lectures focus on mindful consumption, Miss Novak...
The film, which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, stars Mia Wasikowska as a nefarious teacher who encourages her students to stop eating altogether. The reason? Other than weight loss and pseudo-environmental concerns, it’s a tactic to gain new cult members.
“Club Zero” competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes before going on to become a Best Picture nominee at both the Sitges and Munich International Film Festivals.
The official synopsis reads: “At an international boarding school, an unassuming yet rigorous Miss Novak (Wasikowska) joins the teaching staff to instruct a new class on ‘conscious eating.’ Her impressionable teenage students each have their own reasons for joining the class – to improve fitness, reduce their carbon footprint, or get extra credit. Although early lectures focus on mindful consumption, Miss Novak...
- 2/6/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Glasgow Film Festival’s (Gff) Industry Focus (March 3-7) returns with a line-up that includes a celebration of the new wave of UK filmmaking and brings together filmmakers for an in conversation event with the BFI’s head of the Filmmaking Fund Mia Bays and BBC Film director Eva Yates.
NextGen will unite executives with Girl director Adura Onashile, Scrapper filmmaker Charlotte Regan and Lucy Cohen, whose feature Edge Of Summer will world premiere at this year’s Gff.
Further highlights include the Animatic Live Pitch - Gff’s new animation talent development scheme, which culminates in a live pitch...
NextGen will unite executives with Girl director Adura Onashile, Scrapper filmmaker Charlotte Regan and Lucy Cohen, whose feature Edge Of Summer will world premiere at this year’s Gff.
Further highlights include the Animatic Live Pitch - Gff’s new animation talent development scheme, which culminates in a live pitch...
- 2/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
Anthony Hopkins returns in a trailer for the film based on an extraordinary true story. Bleecker Street has released the new preview for One Life. The film showcases Hopkins as a man who happened upon a tragically developing encounter with refugee Jewish children who are in the path of Nazi occupation in Prague. Amazingly Hopkins’ younger version of the character had taken it upon himself to embark on a mission to save the children from the growing threat.
The official synopsis from Bleecker Street reads,
“Based on the book If It’s Not Impossible…: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton by Barbara Winton, One Life tells the incredible, emotional true story of Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton (Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces Trevor Chadwick (Sharp) and Doreen Warriner (Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue...
The official synopsis from Bleecker Street reads,
“Based on the book If It’s Not Impossible…: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton by Barbara Winton, One Life tells the incredible, emotional true story of Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton (Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces Trevor Chadwick (Sharp) and Doreen Warriner (Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue...
- 1/25/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Representatives of the UK and international film industry were in attendance at the the annual Brunch With The Brits event in Park City supported by British Film Commission, British Film Institute, BBC Films, Film4, Screen Scotland, and Screen International.
The event was held at the High Park Distillery at Park City on January 21.
Guests included Adrian Wootton, CEO of the British Film Commission; BFI Filmmaking Fund director Mia Bays; Film4 director Ollie Madden; and Eva Yates, director of BBC Film.
See pictures from the event above.
The event was held at the High Park Distillery at Park City on January 21.
Guests included Adrian Wootton, CEO of the British Film Commission; BFI Filmmaking Fund director Mia Bays; Film4 director Ollie Madden; and Eva Yates, director of BBC Film.
See pictures from the event above.
- 1/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
Signature Entertainment presents thriller Femme on Digital Platforms including Amazon Prime Video.
This neo-noir revenge thriller will get your heart pounding. Jules’ life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack, but when he re-encounters his attacker in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge.
Starring George MacKay (1917), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits), John McCrea (Cabaret), Nima Taleghani (Heartstopper), Aaron Heffernan (Brassic), and Antonia Clarke (The Serpent Queen). With music composed by Adam Janota Bzowski (Saint Maud) and cinematography by James Rhodes (Adele: One Night Only). Femme is produced by Myles Payne (Beast), Sam Ritzenberg, executive produced by Marnie Podos and Eva Yates (The End We Start From) of BBC Films, co-produced by Hayley Williams and written and directed by Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping based on their 2021 BIFA-winning and BAFTA-nominated short of the same name.
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This neo-noir revenge thriller will get your heart pounding. Jules’ life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack, but when he re-encounters his attacker in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge.
Starring George MacKay (1917), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits), John McCrea (Cabaret), Nima Taleghani (Heartstopper), Aaron Heffernan (Brassic), and Antonia Clarke (The Serpent Queen). With music composed by Adam Janota Bzowski (Saint Maud) and cinematography by James Rhodes (Adele: One Night Only). Femme is produced by Myles Payne (Beast), Sam Ritzenberg, executive produced by Marnie Podos and Eva Yates (The End We Start From) of BBC Films, co-produced by Hayley Williams and written and directed by Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping based on their 2021 BIFA-winning and BAFTA-nominated short of the same name.
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- 1/18/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #371: ‘Femme’ directors & writers on their BIFA winning...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #371: ‘Femme’ directors & writers on their BIFA winning...
- 12/27/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Earlier this year, we heard that the apocalyptic thriller The End We Start From, an adaptation of author Megan Hunter’s 2017 debut novel (you can pick up a copy of Hunter’s novel at This Link), had secured North American distribution through Paramount’s Republic Pictures label. A release date for the film still hasn’t been announced, but today a full trailer has arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above.
The End We Start From stars Jodie Comer of Killing Eve and Free Guy, Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), Mark Strong (1917), Joel Fry (Yesterday), Gina McKee (My Policeman), Nina Sosanya (His Dark Materials), and Katherine Waterston (Alien: Covenant).
The film was directed by Mahalia Belo (The Long Song), who was working from a screenplay by Alice Birch, a writer and story editor on the HBO series Succession. Birch also served...
The End We Start From stars Jodie Comer of Killing Eve and Free Guy, Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), Mark Strong (1917), Joel Fry (Yesterday), Gina McKee (My Policeman), Nina Sosanya (His Dark Materials), and Katherine Waterston (Alien: Covenant).
The film was directed by Mahalia Belo (The Long Song), who was working from a screenplay by Alice Birch, a writer and story editor on the HBO series Succession. Birch also served...
- 11/29/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
We present our interviews from the red carpet UK Premiere for Femme, starring George MacKay (1917), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits), John McCrea (Cabaret), Nima Taleghani (Heartstopper), Aaron Heffernan (Brassic), and Antonia Clarke (The Serpent Queen).
With music composed by Adam Janota Bzowski (Saint Maud) and cinematography by James Rhodes (Adele: One Night Only). Femme is produced by Myles Payne (Beast), Sam Ritzenberg, executive produced by Marnie Podos and Eva Yates (The End We Start From) of BBC Films, co-produced by Hayley Williams and written and directed by Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping based on their 2021 BIFA-winning and BAFTA-nominated short of the same name.
Plot: Jules’ life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack, but when he re-encounters his attacker in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge.
Femme will be released on the 1st of December, 2023. Scott Davis and Ethan Hart were on the carpet,...
With music composed by Adam Janota Bzowski (Saint Maud) and cinematography by James Rhodes (Adele: One Night Only). Femme is produced by Myles Payne (Beast), Sam Ritzenberg, executive produced by Marnie Podos and Eva Yates (The End We Start From) of BBC Films, co-produced by Hayley Williams and written and directed by Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping based on their 2021 BIFA-winning and BAFTA-nominated short of the same name.
Plot: Jules’ life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack, but when he re-encounters his attacker in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge.
Femme will be released on the 1st of December, 2023. Scott Davis and Ethan Hart were on the carpet,...
- 11/28/2023
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White are putting their bodies on full display for “The Iron Claw.” The “High School Musical” icon and “The Bear” breakout star play brothers Kevin and Kerry Von Erich, Aka the Texas Tornado. “Triangle of Sadness” actor Harris Dickinson portrays David Von Erich, with “Mindhunter” star Holt McCallany as Fritz Von Erich, Emmy nominee Maura Tierney as matriarch Doris, and Lily James as Kevin’s wife Pam. Stanley Simons also stars as younger brother Mike Von Erich.
“The Iron Claw” tells the story of the Von Erich family, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early ’80s. Through tragedy and triumph, and under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers sought larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports. The A24 biopic, written and directed by “Martha Marcy May Marlene” filmmaker Sean Durkin, is a holiday release set for December.
“The Iron Claw” tells the story of the Von Erich family, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early ’80s. Through tragedy and triumph, and under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers sought larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports. The A24 biopic, written and directed by “Martha Marcy May Marlene” filmmaker Sean Durkin, is a holiday release set for December.
- 10/11/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences will present Viola Davis with the Muhammad Ali Voice of Humanity Honor at the Voice Arts Awards 10th Anniversary Gala. The honor recognizes Davis’ talent, passion for social justice and willingness to tackle social problems through her commitment to the truth.
“This honor was created in furtherance of The Champ’s legacy of embodying resilience and courage in the face of social injustice and adversity. Viola Davis shares those traits,” said Joan Baker, founder and vice President of Sovas, in a statement.
The Voice Arts Awards is an annual celebration for nominees and winners in the world of voice acting and associated craft professionals.
“Her journey from humble beginnings to achieving the highly vaunted Egot status, showcases her unwavering pursuit of excellence,” Baker continued. “And for Sovas, it is especially heartwarming that Viola is also an exceptional voice actor in animation, TV commercials and,...
“This honor was created in furtherance of The Champ’s legacy of embodying resilience and courage in the face of social injustice and adversity. Viola Davis shares those traits,” said Joan Baker, founder and vice President of Sovas, in a statement.
The Voice Arts Awards is an annual celebration for nominees and winners in the world of voice acting and associated craft professionals.
“Her journey from humble beginnings to achieving the highly vaunted Egot status, showcases her unwavering pursuit of excellence,” Baker continued. “And for Sovas, it is especially heartwarming that Viola is also an exceptional voice actor in animation, TV commercials and,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, Caroline Brew, Jaden Thompson and Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
At least one high-profile TIFF title won’t be going to Netflix. “One Life,” the well-received and well-reviewed Anthony Hopkins vehicle has been acquired by Bleecker Street. The biopic, starring the two-time Oscar winner as the elder version Nicholas “Nicky” Winton, will get a domestic theatrical release in 2024. This would seemingly place it out of the current award-season race.
The James Hawes-directed film also stars Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Marthe Keller, Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter. Penned by Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake, the Saw-Saw Films and BBC Films production is based on Barbara Winton’s book “If It’s Not Impossible… The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton.”
The film features Flynn as a young Winton, a London broker who eventually convinces members of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue children in Prague as the Nazis close the borders in late 1938. Fifty years later,...
The James Hawes-directed film also stars Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Marthe Keller, Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter. Penned by Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake, the Saw-Saw Films and BBC Films production is based on Barbara Winton’s book “If It’s Not Impossible… The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton.”
The film features Flynn as a young Winton, a London broker who eventually convinces members of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue children in Prague as the Nazis close the borders in late 1938. Fifty years later,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to TIFF standout One Life, the James Hawes-directed drama that stars Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Marthe Keller, with Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter. Scripted by Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake, the film is a production of See-Saw Films, which developed it alongside BBC Film. Bleecker Street is planning a 2024 theatrical release.
Based on the Barbara Winton book If It’s Not Impossible…: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton, One Life tells the true story of Nicholas “Nicky” Winton (Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces Trevor Chadwick (Sharp) and Doreen Warriner (Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue as many children as possible before the Nazis close the borders. Fifty years later, Nicky (Hopkins) is haunted by the...
Based on the Barbara Winton book If It’s Not Impossible…: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton, One Life tells the true story of Nicholas “Nicky” Winton (Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces Trevor Chadwick (Sharp) and Doreen Warriner (Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue as many children as possible before the Nazis close the borders. Fifty years later, Nicky (Hopkins) is haunted by the...
- 10/9/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The associate producer programme will support up to eight emerging producers, and the BBC’s Small Indie Fund is now open to film companies.
BBC Film has outlined further support for UK producers with two opportunities to help grow producer talent and address under-representation in the industry.
The associate producer programme will see BBC Film fund the placement of emerging producers on up to eight BBC Film productions per year, with particular emphasis on supporting those from under-represented groups. The programme, led by BBC Film head of production Emma Kayee, is open access and production companies must advertise the posts.
BBC Film has outlined further support for UK producers with two opportunities to help grow producer talent and address under-representation in the industry.
The associate producer programme will see BBC Film fund the placement of emerging producers on up to eight BBC Film productions per year, with particular emphasis on supporting those from under-represented groups. The programme, led by BBC Film head of production Emma Kayee, is open access and production companies must advertise the posts.
- 10/3/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The biceps and bro love will flow freely this December, as a new sports drama starring Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White has been given the greenlight to conduct publicity from striking union SAG-AFTRA.
“The Iron Claw,” about the ill-fated American pro wrestling family the Von Erichs, has received an interim agreement from the actors guild – meaning its stars are clear to promote the film around the world before it sees a wide release this holiday season.
Efron and White star as Kevin and Kerry Von Erich, respectively, brothers who were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame for throwing down in the ring throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s. Sean Durkin (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”) serves as writer-director on the project, which tells an inspiring story of athleticism mixed with myriad personal tragedies suffered in a family circle (something that became known as “the Von Erich curse” in its day...
“The Iron Claw,” about the ill-fated American pro wrestling family the Von Erichs, has received an interim agreement from the actors guild – meaning its stars are clear to promote the film around the world before it sees a wide release this holiday season.
Efron and White star as Kevin and Kerry Von Erich, respectively, brothers who were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame for throwing down in the ring throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s. Sean Durkin (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”) serves as writer-director on the project, which tells an inspiring story of athleticism mixed with myriad personal tragedies suffered in a family circle (something that became known as “the Von Erich curse” in its day...
- 9/22/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
A24’s upcoming pro wrestling sports drama “The Iron Claw” was approved for the SAG-AFTRA interim agreement, clearing the way for the cast to promote the film ahead of its Christmas wide release in the U.S, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.
Based on a true story, “The Iron Claw” follows the rise and fall of the Von Erich family, a dynasty of wrestlers who made a huge impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day.
The film stars Efron as Kevin Von Erich, Jeremy Allen White as Kerry Von Erich, Harris Dickinson as David Von Erich, Stanley Simons as Mike Von Erich, Holt McCallany as Fritz Von Erich, Maura Tierney as Doris and Lily James as Pam.
“The Iron Claw” is written and directed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Sean Durkin, best known for his 2011 Sundance breakout “Martha Marcy May Marlene.”
Producers are Tessa Ross,...
Based on a true story, “The Iron Claw” follows the rise and fall of the Von Erich family, a dynasty of wrestlers who made a huge impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day.
The film stars Efron as Kevin Von Erich, Jeremy Allen White as Kerry Von Erich, Harris Dickinson as David Von Erich, Stanley Simons as Mike Von Erich, Holt McCallany as Fritz Von Erich, Maura Tierney as Doris and Lily James as Pam.
“The Iron Claw” is written and directed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Sean Durkin, best known for his 2011 Sundance breakout “Martha Marcy May Marlene.”
Producers are Tessa Ross,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Sean Durkin’s wrestling drama, The Iron Claw, is the latest in a string of upcoming A24 theatrical releases to get cleared for a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement.
The movie, which opens ahead of Christmas, on Dec. 22, will be allowed to have its cast promote the feature not only for its big screen release, but for awards season as well.
A24 financed and produced the film with co-financing by Access Entertainment and BBC Films.
Based on the true story of the Von Erichs, the film follows the rise and fall of the family dynasty of wrestlers who made a huge impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day. Harris Dickinson stars as David Von Erich, Stanley Simons as Mike Von Erich, Holt McCallany as Fritz Von Erich, Maura Tierney as Doris and Lily James as Kevin’s wife,...
The movie, which opens ahead of Christmas, on Dec. 22, will be allowed to have its cast promote the feature not only for its big screen release, but for awards season as well.
A24 financed and produced the film with co-financing by Access Entertainment and BBC Films.
Based on the true story of the Von Erichs, the film follows the rise and fall of the family dynasty of wrestlers who made a huge impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day. Harris Dickinson stars as David Von Erich, Stanley Simons as Mike Von Erich, Holt McCallany as Fritz Von Erich, Maura Tierney as Doris and Lily James as Kevin’s wife,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Here’s your first teaser trailer for anticipated Toronto Film Festival world premiere The End We Start From, starring Emmy and BAFTA winner Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) as a woman trying to get home with her baby amid an environmental disaster.
We can also reveal a U.S. release date for the movie of December 8th, 2023. Number of screens is currently under discussion with expectation that it will fall somewhere between wide and limited.
As we previously revealed, Paramount’s Republic Pictures acquired North American rights to the dystopian drama during Cannes. Below you can also see a first poster for the movie.
Comer stars as a woman who, along with her newborn child, must try to find her way home amid an environmental crisis that submerges London in flood waters and sees their young family torn apart in the chaos. The film debuts at TIFF tomorrow [Sunday 10th].
Mahalia Belo...
We can also reveal a U.S. release date for the movie of December 8th, 2023. Number of screens is currently under discussion with expectation that it will fall somewhere between wide and limited.
As we previously revealed, Paramount’s Republic Pictures acquired North American rights to the dystopian drama during Cannes. Below you can also see a first poster for the movie.
Comer stars as a woman who, along with her newborn child, must try to find her way home amid an environmental crisis that submerges London in flood waters and sees their young family torn apart in the chaos. The film debuts at TIFF tomorrow [Sunday 10th].
Mahalia Belo...
- 9/9/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s fitting that British filmmaker Charlotte Regan’s first feature — the charming Sundance winner “Scrapper” — follows a precocious 12-year-old who is startlingly adept at taking care of herself, because Regan’s got a bit of that in her, too. The London native’s childhood wasn’t exactly like that of “Scrapper” lead Georgie (played by newcomer Lola Campbell), who fends for herself after the passing of her mother, a dreamy if fragile existence punctuated by the arrival of her immature dad Jason (Harris Dickinson), but there was certainly a bit of Georgie’s spirit in those early years.
Consider Regan’s early cinema-going memories. During a recent interview with IndieWire, Regan was asked about her experiences seeing films as a kid. What did she remember? “I was too young for sure, but my nan snuck me into ‘Lord of the Rings,’ because the cinema we went to, you could...
Consider Regan’s early cinema-going memories. During a recent interview with IndieWire, Regan was asked about her experiences seeing films as a kid. What did she remember? “I was too young for sure, but my nan snuck me into ‘Lord of the Rings,’ because the cinema we went to, you could...
- 8/24/2023
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
A first clip has been unveiled from Luna Carmoon’s feature debut “Hoard,” which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
In the film, set in 1984 London, 7-year-old Maria and her mother live in their own loving world built on sorting through bins and collecting shiny rubbish. One night, their world falls apart, and the film joins Maria a decade later, living with her foster mother. An older stranger, Michael, then enters their home, opening the door to past trauma, magic and madness.
“‘Hoard’ came from a place of venom; spite really is the great transformer. It was a story I was writing for just me, the world of ‘Hoard’ and its characters saved me truly,” Carmoon told Variety. “I never intended it to be seen … I was going to leave it at the bottom of my bed wrapped in string for the Newshopper and family to find to their shock and horror,...
In the film, set in 1984 London, 7-year-old Maria and her mother live in their own loving world built on sorting through bins and collecting shiny rubbish. One night, their world falls apart, and the film joins Maria a decade later, living with her foster mother. An older stranger, Michael, then enters their home, opening the door to past trauma, magic and madness.
“‘Hoard’ came from a place of venom; spite really is the great transformer. It was a story I was writing for just me, the world of ‘Hoard’ and its characters saved me truly,” Carmoon told Variety. “I never intended it to be seen … I was going to leave it at the bottom of my bed wrapped in string for the Newshopper and family to find to their shock and horror,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Signature Entertainment has acquired U.K. and Ireland rights to revenge thriller “Femme.”
The film centers on Jules, whose life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack. But when he re-encounters his attacker, the deeply-closeted Preston, in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge. Unrecognizable out of his wig and make-up, Jules infiltrates Preston’s life, and in doing so, discovers power in a different kind of drag.
The film is the debut feature from Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping, based on their 2021 BIFA-winning and BAFTA-nominated short film of the same name.
The London-set neo-noir stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (“Candyman”), George MacKay (“1917”) and John McCrea (“Cabaret”). It is produced by Myles Payne and Sam Ritzenberg of Agile Films and co-produced by Hayley Williams for Agile. Marnie Podos of Under New Mgmt executive produced alongside Eva Yates, director of...
The film centers on Jules, whose life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack. But when he re-encounters his attacker, the deeply-closeted Preston, in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge. Unrecognizable out of his wig and make-up, Jules infiltrates Preston’s life, and in doing so, discovers power in a different kind of drag.
The film is the debut feature from Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping, based on their 2021 BIFA-winning and BAFTA-nominated short film of the same name.
The London-set neo-noir stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (“Candyman”), George MacKay (“1917”) and John McCrea (“Cabaret”). It is produced by Myles Payne and Sam Ritzenberg of Agile Films and co-produced by Hayley Williams for Agile. Marnie Podos of Under New Mgmt executive produced alongside Eva Yates, director of...
- 8/16/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
A24’s “The Iron Claw” is body-slamming its way into Christmas.
Directed and written by Sean Durkin featuring the trio of lead actors as the brothers. Efron shared a viral still earlier this year of his character in the boxing ring in full, tight-fitting wrestling get-up. Jeremy Allen White, meanwhile, has spoken about the “gross diet” he endured to put on 40 pounds of muscle for the role.
“[I was] eating all the time. Like, never stopping,” the “Bear” star, who plays the wrestler known as the Texas Tornado in “The Iron Claw,” told Esquire. “In the morning, I would have waffles, almond butter. In the middle of the day, I was eating turkey patties and avocado all the time. It’s really just gross. You’re trying to consume as much as you possibly can, and, to be honest, you don’t feel great. I was training as well, but, I don’t know,...
Directed and written by Sean Durkin featuring the trio of lead actors as the brothers. Efron shared a viral still earlier this year of his character in the boxing ring in full, tight-fitting wrestling get-up. Jeremy Allen White, meanwhile, has spoken about the “gross diet” he endured to put on 40 pounds of muscle for the role.
“[I was] eating all the time. Like, never stopping,” the “Bear” star, who plays the wrestler known as the Texas Tornado in “The Iron Claw,” told Esquire. “In the morning, I would have waffles, almond butter. In the middle of the day, I was eating turkey patties and avocado all the time. It’s really just gross. You’re trying to consume as much as you possibly can, and, to be honest, you don’t feel great. I was training as well, but, I don’t know,...
- 7/27/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
A24 will release “The Iron Claw,” a sports drama starring Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White, in theaters around Christmas.
The film will debut nationwide on Dec. 22, sharing a release date with a very different kind of family film, Universal and Illumination’s animated comedy “Migration.” Jason Momoa’s superhero sequel “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (Dec. 20) is expected to hit the big screen a few days prior, while the glitzy musical adaptation of “The Color Purple” (Dec. 25) is slated to arrive a little later.
Despite its prime awards season release, “The Iron Claw” is currently in post-production and isn’t expected to make the rounds at film festivals.
Sean Durkin (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”) wrote and directed “The Iron Claw,” which tells the tragic, true story of the Von Erich family, a dynasty of professional wrestlers who made history in the intensely competitive sport in the early 1980s. The...
The film will debut nationwide on Dec. 22, sharing a release date with a very different kind of family film, Universal and Illumination’s animated comedy “Migration.” Jason Momoa’s superhero sequel “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (Dec. 20) is expected to hit the big screen a few days prior, while the glitzy musical adaptation of “The Color Purple” (Dec. 25) is slated to arrive a little later.
Despite its prime awards season release, “The Iron Claw” is currently in post-production and isn’t expected to make the rounds at film festivals.
Sean Durkin (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”) wrote and directed “The Iron Claw,” which tells the tragic, true story of the Von Erich family, a dynasty of professional wrestlers who made history in the intensely competitive sport in the early 1980s. The...
- 7/27/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Includes producer and former Screen Star Of Tomorrow Helen Gladders
UK’s Film London has unveiled the 12 participants of its third Breaking The Glass Ceiling programme, an initiative aimed at mid-level industry professionals from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Among the selection is Camilla Wren who previously worked on the Fantastic Beasts films and upcoming Netflix series One Day in script and production. Wren set up her own production company Frolic Films in 2018 which has projects in development with BBC, Netflix, BFI and Film4.
Also selected is Screen Star Of Tomorrow 2022 Helen Gladders, producer on Daina Oniunas-Pusic’s upcoming feature Tuesday starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Jaya Campbell,...
UK’s Film London has unveiled the 12 participants of its third Breaking The Glass Ceiling programme, an initiative aimed at mid-level industry professionals from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Among the selection is Camilla Wren who previously worked on the Fantastic Beasts films and upcoming Netflix series One Day in script and production. Wren set up her own production company Frolic Films in 2018 which has projects in development with BBC, Netflix, BFI and Film4.
Also selected is Screen Star Of Tomorrow 2022 Helen Gladders, producer on Daina Oniunas-Pusic’s upcoming feature Tuesday starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Jaya Campbell,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
The event was held at Home House, London on July 5
Screen celebrated the launch of the UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow 2023 with a party at Home House, London on Wednesday, July 5.
Most of this year’s Stars were in attendance, including Kit Connor, Ruby Stokes, Leo Woodall, Ronke Adekoluejo, Rory Fleck Byrne and Mia McKenna-Bruce.
Other guests included producers Emily Morgan, Duncan Kenworthy and Tolu Stedford; British Council’s Catherine Bray and Briony Hanson; BBC Films’ Eva Yates; Amazon Prime Video’s Dan Grabiner, and ScreenSkill’s Emma Turner.
Prime Video returned as the headline sponsor for the fourth consecutive year,...
Screen celebrated the launch of the UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow 2023 with a party at Home House, London on Wednesday, July 5.
Most of this year’s Stars were in attendance, including Kit Connor, Ruby Stokes, Leo Woodall, Ronke Adekoluejo, Rory Fleck Byrne and Mia McKenna-Bruce.
Other guests included producers Emily Morgan, Duncan Kenworthy and Tolu Stedford; British Council’s Catherine Bray and Briony Hanson; BBC Films’ Eva Yates; Amazon Prime Video’s Dan Grabiner, and ScreenSkill’s Emma Turner.
Prime Video returned as the headline sponsor for the fourth consecutive year,...
- 7/7/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Guests to attend include Harris Dickinson, Emilia Jones, Anton Corbijn.
New BFI London Film Festival director Kristy Matheson, Elysian CEO Danny Perkins and producers Tristan Goligher and Mary Burke are among the recent additions to the industry programme at next month’s Sundance Film Festival: London (July 6-9).
All four will be speaking at the event, as will filmmakers Gurinder Chadha, Alice Lowe, Marianna Palka and Zeina Durra; composer Nainita Desai; and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 casting director Heather Basten.
Further new speakers include A24 executives Harpa Manku and Tom Lazenby; and Luane Gauer, SVP, international production and acquisitions at Black Bear International.
New BFI London Film Festival director Kristy Matheson, Elysian CEO Danny Perkins and producers Tristan Goligher and Mary Burke are among the recent additions to the industry programme at next month’s Sundance Film Festival: London (July 6-9).
All four will be speaking at the event, as will filmmakers Gurinder Chadha, Alice Lowe, Marianna Palka and Zeina Durra; composer Nainita Desai; and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 casting director Heather Basten.
Further new speakers include A24 executives Harpa Manku and Tom Lazenby; and Luane Gauer, SVP, international production and acquisitions at Black Bear International.
- 6/15/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Guests to attend include Harris Dickinson, Emilia Jones, Anton Corbijn.
New BFI London Film Festival director Kristy Matheson, Elysian CEO Danny Perkins and producers Tristan Goligher and Mary Burke are among the recent additions to the industry programme at next month’s Sundance Film Festival: London (July 6-9).
All four will be speaking at the event, as will filmmakers Gurinder Chadha, Alice Lowe, Marianna Palka and Zeina Durra; composer Nainita Desai; and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 casting director Heather Basten.
Further new speakers include A24 executives Harpa Manku and Tom Lazenby; and Luane Gauer, SVP, international production and acquisitions at Black Bear International.
New BFI London Film Festival director Kristy Matheson, Elysian CEO Danny Perkins and producers Tristan Goligher and Mary Burke are among the recent additions to the industry programme at next month’s Sundance Film Festival: London (July 6-9).
All four will be speaking at the event, as will filmmakers Gurinder Chadha, Alice Lowe, Marianna Palka and Zeina Durra; composer Nainita Desai; and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 casting director Heather Basten.
Further new speakers include A24 executives Harpa Manku and Tom Lazenby; and Luane Gauer, SVP, international production and acquisitions at Black Bear International.
- 6/15/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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