Mister Smith is overseeing international sales and co-representing North American rights with WME Independent.
UK sales outfit Mister Smith is overseeing international sales and co-representing North American rights with WME Independent on New Zealand documentary feature Stylebender, directed by Zoe McIntosh.
It will premiere in June in the documentary competition at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival.
The feature follows underdog mixed martial arts (Mma) champion Israel Adesanya’s journey to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was born in Nigeria, before relocating to New Zealand as a child, overcoming abuse, bullying and racism to become the...
UK sales outfit Mister Smith is overseeing international sales and co-representing North American rights with WME Independent on New Zealand documentary feature Stylebender, directed by Zoe McIntosh.
It will premiere in June in the documentary competition at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival.
The feature follows underdog mixed martial arts (Mma) champion Israel Adesanya’s journey to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was born in Nigeria, before relocating to New Zealand as a child, overcoming abuse, bullying and racism to become the...
- 5/31/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
U.K.-based sales agent Mister Smith Entertainment has picked up international rights to “Grafted,” a New Zealand-set horror film which marks the feature directing debut of Sasha Rainbow. The film is now in production. Mister Smith will launch sales next month in Cannes.
The film tells story of a Chinese student who travels to New Zealand to complete the scientific work of her deceased father only to find a new way of achieving popularity, one body at a time.
“I am incredibly excited about playing in the body-horror space for such an incredible, surprising, female-lead-project like ‘Grafted.’ I can’t wait to unleash it to audiences around the world,” said Rainbow. She previously directed 2018 short film “Kamali,” about a mother fighting for her daughter’s rights through skateboarding in India, which was nominated for a BAFTA and long-listed for an Oscar.
The cast of “Grafted” is headed by Joyena Sun,...
The film tells story of a Chinese student who travels to New Zealand to complete the scientific work of her deceased father only to find a new way of achieving popularity, one body at a time.
“I am incredibly excited about playing in the body-horror space for such an incredible, surprising, female-lead-project like ‘Grafted.’ I can’t wait to unleash it to audiences around the world,” said Rainbow. She previously directed 2018 short film “Kamali,” about a mother fighting for her daughter’s rights through skateboarding in India, which was nominated for a BAFTA and long-listed for an Oscar.
The cast of “Grafted” is headed by Joyena Sun,...
- 4/11/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Production underway on Yamc’s first title ‘Grafted’ from Sasha Rainbow.
Head Gear Films’ Phil Hunt is partnering with Australia-New Zealand horror distribution specialists Monster Pictures on (Yet) Another Monster Company (Yamc), a New Zealand-based label for developing, distributing and financing horror and genre titles.
Yamc has an investment partnership with Hunt’s UK firm Head Gear, and is looking for projects from writers, directors, producers and creative teams. Operating out of New Zealand, Yamc has plans for an Australia-based version in the future.
The company is already in production on its first title Grafted, a coming-of-age body horror from New Zealand filmmaker Sasha Rainbow,...
Head Gear Films’ Phil Hunt is partnering with Australia-New Zealand horror distribution specialists Monster Pictures on (Yet) Another Monster Company (Yamc), a New Zealand-based label for developing, distributing and financing horror and genre titles.
Yamc has an investment partnership with Hunt’s UK firm Head Gear, and is looking for projects from writers, directors, producers and creative teams. Operating out of New Zealand, Yamc has plans for an Australia-based version in the future.
The company is already in production on its first title Grafted, a coming-of-age body horror from New Zealand filmmaker Sasha Rainbow,...
- 3/27/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Universal Pictures has debuted the trailer for the powerful documentary ‘Mothers of the Revolution.’
The feature-length documentary tells the story of the extraordinary women behind the Greenham Common Peace Camp.
Narrated by Glenda Jackson and featuring interviews with key participants including Julie Christie and Rebecca Johnson, alongside archive footage from the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, Mothers of the Revolution takes you through one of the longest protests in history, when between 1981 and 2000, thousands of women from around the world came together at Greenham Common to take a committed stand against nuclear proliferation.
Forty years ago, these everyday human beings began with that first step on their march to Greenham Common and became the heroes of a movement that changed the world.
Directed by Briar March, the doc is produced by prolific filmmaker Matthew Metcalfe and Leela Menon.
Also in trailers – Full trailer lands for ‘My Name is Pauli...
The feature-length documentary tells the story of the extraordinary women behind the Greenham Common Peace Camp.
Narrated by Glenda Jackson and featuring interviews with key participants including Julie Christie and Rebecca Johnson, alongside archive footage from the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, Mothers of the Revolution takes you through one of the longest protests in history, when between 1981 and 2000, thousands of women from around the world came together at Greenham Common to take a committed stand against nuclear proliferation.
Forty years ago, these everyday human beings began with that first step on their march to Greenham Common and became the heroes of a movement that changed the world.
Directed by Briar March, the doc is produced by prolific filmmaker Matthew Metcalfe and Leela Menon.
Also in trailers – Full trailer lands for ‘My Name is Pauli...
- 9/2/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Feature documentary will tell the story of the women’s peace camp and the part it played in the demise of the Cold War.
The Greenham Common protest camps, which played a part in the demise of the Cold War, are to be the focus of a feature-length documentary from New Zealand’s Gfc Films and UK-based Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Content Group (Uphe Content Group).
Production is underway on Mothers Of The Revolution, directed by Briar March and produced by prolific New Zealand filmmaker Matthew Metcalfe and Leela Menon. It has been earmarked for release in autumn 2021.
The Greenham...
The Greenham Common protest camps, which played a part in the demise of the Cold War, are to be the focus of a feature-length documentary from New Zealand’s Gfc Films and UK-based Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Content Group (Uphe Content Group).
Production is underway on Mothers Of The Revolution, directed by Briar March and produced by prolific New Zealand filmmaker Matthew Metcalfe and Leela Menon. It has been earmarked for release in autumn 2021.
The Greenham...
- 4/16/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Feature documentary will tell the story of the women’s peace camp and the part it played in the demise of the Cold War.
The Greenham Common protest camps, which played a part in the demise of the Cold War, are to be the focus of a feature-length documentary from New Zealand’s Gfc Films and UK-based Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Content Group (Uphe Content Group).
Production is underway on Mothers Of The Revolution, directed by Briar March and produced by prolific New Zealand filmmaker Matthew Metcalfe and Leela Menon. It has been earmarked for release in autumn 2021.
The Greenham...
The Greenham Common protest camps, which played a part in the demise of the Cold War, are to be the focus of a feature-length documentary from New Zealand’s Gfc Films and UK-based Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Content Group (Uphe Content Group).
Production is underway on Mothers Of The Revolution, directed by Briar March and produced by prolific New Zealand filmmaker Matthew Metcalfe and Leela Menon. It has been earmarked for release in autumn 2021.
The Greenham...
- 4/16/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Feature documentary will tell the story of the women’s peace camp and the part it played in the demise of the Cold War.
The Greenham Common protest camps, which played a part in the demise of the Cold War, are to be the focus of a feature-length documentary from New Zealand’s Gfc Films and UK-based Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Content Group (Uphe Content Group).
Production is underway on Mothers Of The Revolution, directed by Briar March and produced by prolific New Zealand filmmaker Matthew Metcalfe and Leela Menon. It has been earmarked for release in autumn 2021.
The Greenham...
The Greenham Common protest camps, which played a part in the demise of the Cold War, are to be the focus of a feature-length documentary from New Zealand’s Gfc Films and UK-based Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Content Group (Uphe Content Group).
Production is underway on Mothers Of The Revolution, directed by Briar March and produced by prolific New Zealand filmmaker Matthew Metcalfe and Leela Menon. It has been earmarked for release in autumn 2021.
The Greenham...
- 4/16/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Xyz/Gfc handles worldwide sales in Cannes.
Production has begun in New Zealand on Dawn Raid, the documentary about the legendary Polynesian record label that forms part of Xyz Films’ Cannes sales roster.
Emerging from humble beginnings in Auckland, New Zealand, Dawn Raid Entertainment brought urban Pasikifa to the world, creating a stable for gold and platinum-selling New Zealand hip hop and R&B artists, and a global brand and legacy that resonates throughout Zealand culture.
Xyz Films will handle global sales on the Croisette under the Xyz/Gfc Films documentary division.
Dawn Raid will explore the history of the acclaimed Polynesian record label,...
Production has begun in New Zealand on Dawn Raid, the documentary about the legendary Polynesian record label that forms part of Xyz Films’ Cannes sales roster.
Emerging from humble beginnings in Auckland, New Zealand, Dawn Raid Entertainment brought urban Pasikifa to the world, creating a stable for gold and platinum-selling New Zealand hip hop and R&B artists, and a global brand and legacy that resonates throughout Zealand culture.
Xyz Films will handle global sales on the Croisette under the Xyz/Gfc Films documentary division.
Dawn Raid will explore the history of the acclaimed Polynesian record label,...
- 5/10/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Cliff Curtis.
After appearing in more than 50 films and TV series Cliff Curtis will make his directing debut on a family film based on the true story of a boy whose dog is lost overboard, feared dead.
Produced by William McKegg and Belle Avery, Herbert is one of three films funded by the New Zealand Film Commission.
The others are Mothers of the Revolution, which will chronicle the lasting impact of the Women’s Peace Camp at the UK’s Greenham Common, and Cousins, a drama about three disconnected cousins who spend a lifetime in search of each other.
Amanda Beatson and McKegg wrote the screenplay for Herbert, adapted from the book Herbert the Brave Sea Dog by Robyn Belton.
The book recounts the day 10-year-old Tim Snadden’s dog Herbert fell off a boat into the treacherous waters of French Pass in the Marlborough Sounds. Those on the boat...
After appearing in more than 50 films and TV series Cliff Curtis will make his directing debut on a family film based on the true story of a boy whose dog is lost overboard, feared dead.
Produced by William McKegg and Belle Avery, Herbert is one of three films funded by the New Zealand Film Commission.
The others are Mothers of the Revolution, which will chronicle the lasting impact of the Women’s Peace Camp at the UK’s Greenham Common, and Cousins, a drama about three disconnected cousins who spend a lifetime in search of each other.
Amanda Beatson and McKegg wrote the screenplay for Herbert, adapted from the book Herbert the Brave Sea Dog by Robyn Belton.
The book recounts the day 10-year-old Tim Snadden’s dog Herbert fell off a boat into the treacherous waters of French Pass in the Marlborough Sounds. Those on the boat...
- 3/14/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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