Competition
Actor Ncuti Gatwa, filmmaker Asif Kapadia (“Amy”) and journalist-turned-screenwriter Terri White, who’s memoir “Coming Undone” is being adapted for Netflix, will serve as judges on the BMW Filmmaking Challenge. The competition is the result of a partnership between BMW and the BFI that aims to support aspiring U.K. filmmakers and uncover fresh perspectives in the film industry.
The initiative was launched earlier this year by BAFTA winner Michaela Coel (“I May Destroy You”). The BFI has shortlisted five teams from some 400 applications, awarding each a £10,000 production budget, access to 8K camera equipment and mentoring from Coel. Inspired by the all-electric BMW i7 and its ultra-wide 31.3-inch rear-passenger theatre screen, the challenge is designed to stretch filmmakers artistically and bring their stories to life in 90 seconds under the theme Evolving Perspectives.
The films are now in production, judging will take place in September, with the winning short premiering...
Actor Ncuti Gatwa, filmmaker Asif Kapadia (“Amy”) and journalist-turned-screenwriter Terri White, who’s memoir “Coming Undone” is being adapted for Netflix, will serve as judges on the BMW Filmmaking Challenge. The competition is the result of a partnership between BMW and the BFI that aims to support aspiring U.K. filmmakers and uncover fresh perspectives in the film industry.
The initiative was launched earlier this year by BAFTA winner Michaela Coel (“I May Destroy You”). The BFI has shortlisted five teams from some 400 applications, awarding each a £10,000 production budget, access to 8K camera equipment and mentoring from Coel. Inspired by the all-electric BMW i7 and its ultra-wide 31.3-inch rear-passenger theatre screen, the challenge is designed to stretch filmmakers artistically and bring their stories to life in 90 seconds under the theme Evolving Perspectives.
The films are now in production, judging will take place in September, with the winning short premiering...
- 6/5/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The Chuck D-produced PBS docuseries “Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed The World” will premiere January 31, 2023, the network said Wednesday.
Developed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and frontman of Public Enemy, the series will feature firsthand accounts from other rap legends such as Ice-t, Fat Joe, Run Dmc, Mc Lyte, will.i.am., Lupe Fiasco and more as it looks to delve into how hip-hop created a provocative narrative of America, PBS said at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour.
“The hip hop community has, from the start, been doing what the rest of media is only now catching up to,” said Chuck D, who produced the series alongside producing partner Lorrie Boula and in partnership with BBC Music. “Long before any conglomerate realized it was time to wake up, hip hop had been speaking out and telling truths. Working with PBS and BBC is...
Developed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and frontman of Public Enemy, the series will feature firsthand accounts from other rap legends such as Ice-t, Fat Joe, Run Dmc, Mc Lyte, will.i.am., Lupe Fiasco and more as it looks to delve into how hip-hop created a provocative narrative of America, PBS said at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour.
“The hip hop community has, from the start, been doing what the rest of media is only now catching up to,” said Chuck D, who produced the series alongside producing partner Lorrie Boula and in partnership with BBC Music. “Long before any conglomerate realized it was time to wake up, hip hop had been speaking out and telling truths. Working with PBS and BBC is...
- 7/27/2022
- by Brandon Katz
- The Wrap
Festivals
The world Premiere of local filmmaker Tearepa Kahi’s action-drama “Muru” will open the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin chapters of the New Zealand International Film Festival, while American filmmaker Sara Dosa’s Sundance-winning documentary “Fire of Love” will open all the other festival locations, which include Gore, Hamilton, Hawke’s Bay, Masterton, Matakana, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Tauranga and Timaru. Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness” will close the festival in all centers.
Other Cannes titles joining the lineup include Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” Queer Palm winner “Joyland,” from Saim Sadiq and “Sick of Myself,” by Kristoffer Borgli. Award winners from this year’s Berlin International Film Festival include Golden Bear winner “Alcarràs,” by Carla Simón and Natalia López Gallardo’s Silver Bear jury winning “Robe of Gems.”
Other local films include Fergus Grady and Noel Smyth’s “Gloriavale,...
The world Premiere of local filmmaker Tearepa Kahi’s action-drama “Muru” will open the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin chapters of the New Zealand International Film Festival, while American filmmaker Sara Dosa’s Sundance-winning documentary “Fire of Love” will open all the other festival locations, which include Gore, Hamilton, Hawke’s Bay, Masterton, Matakana, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Tauranga and Timaru. Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness” will close the festival in all centers.
Other Cannes titles joining the lineup include Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” Queer Palm winner “Joyland,” from Saim Sadiq and “Sick of Myself,” by Kristoffer Borgli. Award winners from this year’s Berlin International Film Festival include Golden Bear winner “Alcarràs,” by Carla Simón and Natalia López Gallardo’s Silver Bear jury winning “Robe of Gems.”
Other local films include Fergus Grady and Noel Smyth’s “Gloriavale,...
- 7/4/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
PBS is telling the story of hip hop with Public Enemy frontman Chuck D.
The public broadcaster has boarded four-part docuseries The Story of Hip-Hop with Chuck D (w/t).
It comes from BBC Studios, the production arm of the British public broadcaster, and is a co-production with the BBC.
The series, which was developed by Chuck D and his manager Lorrie Boula, traces the story of this globally influential art form over the past 40 years up to today.
It will feature first-hand accounts from some of rap’s most integral players, including Run Dmc, LL Cool J, and Queen Latifah.
The Story of Hip-Hop with Chuck D is produced by BBC Studios. Bill Gardner is the executive in charge for PBS with Chuck D and Lorrie Boula as executive producers. Max Gogarty is the commissioning editor for the BBC, with Sam Emmery as executive producer and Helen Bart as series producer for BBC Studios.
The public broadcaster has boarded four-part docuseries The Story of Hip-Hop with Chuck D (w/t).
It comes from BBC Studios, the production arm of the British public broadcaster, and is a co-production with the BBC.
The series, which was developed by Chuck D and his manager Lorrie Boula, traces the story of this globally influential art form over the past 40 years up to today.
It will feature first-hand accounts from some of rap’s most integral players, including Run Dmc, LL Cool J, and Queen Latifah.
The Story of Hip-Hop with Chuck D is produced by BBC Studios. Bill Gardner is the executive in charge for PBS with Chuck D and Lorrie Boula as executive producers. Max Gogarty is the commissioning editor for the BBC, with Sam Emmery as executive producer and Helen Bart as series producer for BBC Studios.
- 1/18/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, BBC Two and BBC Music announce a behind-the-scenes Amy Winehouse doc; Netflix supports a new series development masters program in Italy; M6 commissions a French version of “Domino Effect”; and Red Arrow unveils its MipTV lineup.
Documentary
BBC Two and BBC Music have commissioned a documentary feature celebrating the life and legacy of musician Amy Winehouse. Working titled “Amy Winehouse: 10 Years On,” the film will exploit the benefit of a decade of hindsight to paint a more holistic picture of Amy Winehouse the person, rather than the troubled public figure which is often presented of her.
The special is told largely from the point of view of Janis Winehouse, Amy’s mother. Suffering from Ms, which threatens her long-term memory, Janis was motivated to show the world the Amy she knew, and immortalized her memories on film while she still can.
“I don’t feel...
Documentary
BBC Two and BBC Music have commissioned a documentary feature celebrating the life and legacy of musician Amy Winehouse. Working titled “Amy Winehouse: 10 Years On,” the film will exploit the benefit of a decade of hindsight to paint a more holistic picture of Amy Winehouse the person, rather than the troubled public figure which is often presented of her.
The special is told largely from the point of view of Janis Winehouse, Amy’s mother. Suffering from Ms, which threatens her long-term memory, Janis was motivated to show the world the Amy she knew, and immortalized her memories on film while she still can.
“I don’t feel...
- 3/31/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Young filmmakers revealed the biggest barriers they face in the industry.
Execs from the BBC, Channel 4, Vice, Pulse Films and The Guardian have met with 20 young filmmakers as part of a Sheffield Doc/Fest initiative that served as a “wake-up call” around the challenges of breaking into the industry (writes Broadcast).
Conceived by presenter and film-maker Reggie Yates, the inaugural Doc/Dinner was held on Monday (12 June) and offered guidance to attendees about getting their work made and seen.
Yates struck upon of the idea after attending the festival for the first time in 2016, and noticing the lack of opportunities for young talent to receive mentoring in informal settings.
When festival director Liz McIntyre asked Yates what he might do differently, he suggested a casual networking dinner.
“There are a lot of young people who want to be in this world but don’t know how to get into it. They don’t necessarily...
Execs from the BBC, Channel 4, Vice, Pulse Films and The Guardian have met with 20 young filmmakers as part of a Sheffield Doc/Fest initiative that served as a “wake-up call” around the challenges of breaking into the industry (writes Broadcast).
Conceived by presenter and film-maker Reggie Yates, the inaugural Doc/Dinner was held on Monday (12 June) and offered guidance to attendees about getting their work made and seen.
Yates struck upon of the idea after attending the festival for the first time in 2016, and noticing the lack of opportunities for young talent to receive mentoring in informal settings.
When festival director Liz McIntyre asked Yates what he might do differently, he suggested a casual networking dinner.
“There are a lot of young people who want to be in this world but don’t know how to get into it. They don’t necessarily...
- 6/13/2017
- ScreenDaily
Young filmmakers revealed the biggest barriers they face in the industry at the event.
Execs from the BBC, Channel 4, Vice, Pulse Films and The Guardian have met with 20 young filmmakers as part of a Sheffield Doc/Fest initiative that served as a “wake-up call” around the challenges of breaking into the industry (writes Broadcast).
Conceived by presenter and film-maker Reggie Yates, the inaugural Doc/Dinner was held on Monday (12 June) and offered guidance to attendees about getting their work made and seen.
Yates struck upon of the idea after attending the festival for the first time in 2016, and noticing the lack of opportunities for young talent to receive mentoring in informal settings.
When festival director Liz McIntyre asked Yates what he might do differently, he suggested a casual networking dinner.
“There are a lot of young people who want to be in this world but don’t know how to get into it. They don’t necessarily...
Execs from the BBC, Channel 4, Vice, Pulse Films and The Guardian have met with 20 young filmmakers as part of a Sheffield Doc/Fest initiative that served as a “wake-up call” around the challenges of breaking into the industry (writes Broadcast).
Conceived by presenter and film-maker Reggie Yates, the inaugural Doc/Dinner was held on Monday (12 June) and offered guidance to attendees about getting their work made and seen.
Yates struck upon of the idea after attending the festival for the first time in 2016, and noticing the lack of opportunities for young talent to receive mentoring in informal settings.
When festival director Liz McIntyre asked Yates what he might do differently, he suggested a casual networking dinner.
“There are a lot of young people who want to be in this world but don’t know how to get into it. They don’t necessarily...
- 6/13/2017
- ScreenDaily
Come get your Q on starting this Friday! The Ninth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, runs April 24-28 at the Hi-Pointe Backlot Theatre. The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of 28 films – 13 features (seven narratives and six documentaries) and 15 short subjects. The participating filmmakers represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to spotlight the lives of Lgbtq people and to celebrate queer culture.
The 2016 QFest St. Louis begins on Sunday, April 24, and runs through Thursday, April 28. Tickets are on sale now for all shows. Cost is $12 each or $10 for students and Cinema St. Louis members with valid and current IDs. All screenings will be held at the Hi-Pointe Backlot Theatre, located at 1002 Hi Pointe Place, directly behind the Hi-Pointe Theatre. Advance sales...
The 2016 QFest St. Louis begins on Sunday, April 24, and runs through Thursday, April 28. Tickets are on sale now for all shows. Cost is $12 each or $10 for students and Cinema St. Louis members with valid and current IDs. All screenings will be held at the Hi-Pointe Backlot Theatre, located at 1002 Hi Pointe Place, directly behind the Hi-Pointe Theatre. Advance sales...
- 4/20/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s almost time to get your Q on, St. Louis!! The Ninth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented byCinema St. Louis, runs April 24-28th at The Hi-Pointe Backlot (1002 Hi Pointe Place)
The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of films from filmmakers that represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to illustrate the diversity of the Lgbtq community and to explore the complexities of living an alternative lifestyle.
All screenings at the Hi-Pointe Backlot, 1002 Hi Pointe Place, St. Louis, Mo 63117. Individual tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for students and Cinema St. Louis members with valid and current photo IDs.
Advance tickets may be purchased at the Hi-Pointe Backlot box office or website. For more info, visit the Cinema St. Louis site Here
http://www.cinemastlouis.
The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of films from filmmakers that represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to illustrate the diversity of the Lgbtq community and to explore the complexities of living an alternative lifestyle.
All screenings at the Hi-Pointe Backlot, 1002 Hi Pointe Place, St. Louis, Mo 63117. Individual tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for students and Cinema St. Louis members with valid and current photo IDs.
Advance tickets may be purchased at the Hi-Pointe Backlot box office or website. For more info, visit the Cinema St. Louis site Here
http://www.cinemastlouis.
- 3/29/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Xan Brooks, Henry Barnes and Peter Bradshaw review Chemsex, a documentary by William Fairman and Max Gogarty that explores the growing trend of Chemsex - drug-fuelled sex engaged in, largely, by young gay men. A harrowing look at a community searching for intimacy and meaning through hedonism, Chemsex is in UK cinemas now
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- 12/4/2015
- by Xan Brooks, Henry Barnes, Peter Bradshaw, Leah Green and Joan Portillo
- The Guardian - Film News
This investigation of a very modern sexual health crisis is not an easy watch, but makes a convincing case for it being an important issue
This scary and explicit documentary from William Fairman and Max Gogarty tackles what could be gay men’s biggest health crisis for 30 years – a hidden explosion in what it calls “chemsex”, the new urban scene in promiscuous multiple-partner sex combined with needle-use drugs, often openly welcoming HIV-positive sex and unsafe sex.
Related: Chemsex rise prompts public health warning
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This scary and explicit documentary from William Fairman and Max Gogarty tackles what could be gay men’s biggest health crisis for 30 years – a hidden explosion in what it calls “chemsex”, the new urban scene in promiscuous multiple-partner sex combined with needle-use drugs, often openly welcoming HIV-positive sex and unsafe sex.
Related: Chemsex rise prompts public health warning
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- 12/3/2015
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★★☆ In many ways, drugs can benefit lives - even save them - but they also have a dark side, which is the focus of Chemsex (2015). This hard-hitting documentary explores a hidden underworld of the homosexual community, whereby men become reliant on drugs - taken mostly intravenously - to fuel their libidos, more often than not at a dangerous and serious cost to their health. Directors Max Gogarty and Will Fairman combine candid interviews with real footage of buzzing club nights and weekend-long sex sessions.
- 12/3/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Chemsex, a documentary by William Fairman and Max Gogarty, examines the burgeoning popularity of chemically-enhanced sexual encounters among young gay men. Following self-confessed ‘slammers’ and the health workers who are trying to encourage safe sex, Chemsex examines how addictive pleasures can feed self-destruction and despair. Chemsex, which played at the London film festival last month, will be released in the UK on Friday 4 December
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- 11/19/2015
- by Guardian Staff
- The Guardian - Film News
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