Emma Curtis as Joan in Wild Horses
One of the things that makes the Cannes Film Festival stand out from the crowd is its focus on undiscovered talent. This year, a 27 year old filmmaker from Leith is among those whose short films will be showcased on the Croisette, after being selected from over 2,000 applications.
"I actually found out about a month ago now," director Rory Alexander Stewart told Eye For Film. "I was in Belgium at the time and I got a mysterious phone call saying it was from the festival. It felt really weird. It wasn't something I had foreseen happening."
The film, Wild Horses, is about a girl called Joan who is housebound by Me (chronic fatigue syndrome), and was inspired by one of Stewart's close friends. "She has a lot of stories," he said, explaining how he tried to make a key scene, where Joan travels on a bus,...
One of the things that makes the Cannes Film Festival stand out from the crowd is its focus on undiscovered talent. This year, a 27 year old filmmaker from Leith is among those whose short films will be showcased on the Croisette, after being selected from over 2,000 applications.
"I actually found out about a month ago now," director Rory Alexander Stewart told Eye For Film. "I was in Belgium at the time and I got a mysterious phone call saying it was from the festival. It felt really weird. It wasn't something I had foreseen happening."
The film, Wild Horses, is about a girl called Joan who is housebound by Me (chronic fatigue syndrome), and was inspired by one of Stewart's close friends. "She has a lot of stories," he said, explaining how he tried to make a key scene, where Joan travels on a bus,...
- 4/14/2017
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
14 year old newcomer Archie Cox from Cirencester has landed the lead role in the new BBC adaptation of Laurie Lee's classic memoir of the Cotswolds, Cider With Rosie.
The casting directors searched local Gloucestershire schools to find boys with authentic accents and spotted Archie, who they described as "an exciting new discovery", despite the fact that he has no previous acting experience.
Archie will star as Laurie know as 'Lol' in the story which chronicles his journey from boy to man, first love, loss and family upheaval. Lol’s boyhood escapades take place in a rural world as yet untouched by electricity and cars - a place suspended between history and modernity.
Fellow newcomer Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (represented by Lou Coulson), the 16 year old daughter of actors Andy Serkis and Lorraine Ashbourne, will play the author's cousin, the Rosie of the title.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduate Emma Curtis...
The casting directors searched local Gloucestershire schools to find boys with authentic accents and spotted Archie, who they described as "an exciting new discovery", despite the fact that he has no previous acting experience.
Archie will star as Laurie know as 'Lol' in the story which chronicles his journey from boy to man, first love, loss and family upheaval. Lol’s boyhood escapades take place in a rural world as yet untouched by electricity and cars - a place suspended between history and modernity.
Fellow newcomer Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (represented by Lou Coulson), the 16 year old daughter of actors Andy Serkis and Lorraine Ashbourne, will play the author's cousin, the Rosie of the title.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduate Emma Curtis...
- 10/14/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Samantha Morton will star in BBC One's Cider with Rosie.
The Golden Globe-winning actress has been cast as Annie Lee in the adaptation of Laurie Lee's 1959 book.
Morton said: "I am thrilled to have taken on the role of Annie Lee in BBC One's adaptation of Cider with Rosie as it is one of my favourite books."
W1A's Jessica Hynes will feature as Miss Crabby, while June Whitfield will play the role of Granny Wallon.
Annette Crosbie and Billy Howle also appear, and will be joined by newcomers Archie Cox as Laurie/Lol, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Rosie and Emma Curtis as Maj.
Cider with Rosie follows a young Laurie Lee during and after the First World War, and follows the ups and downs of his family and first love.
The adaptation will air on BBC One in 2015, as part of the channel's classic 20th Century literature season.
The Golden Globe-winning actress has been cast as Annie Lee in the adaptation of Laurie Lee's 1959 book.
Morton said: "I am thrilled to have taken on the role of Annie Lee in BBC One's adaptation of Cider with Rosie as it is one of my favourite books."
W1A's Jessica Hynes will feature as Miss Crabby, while June Whitfield will play the role of Granny Wallon.
Annette Crosbie and Billy Howle also appear, and will be joined by newcomers Archie Cox as Laurie/Lol, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Rosie and Emma Curtis as Maj.
Cider with Rosie follows a young Laurie Lee during and after the First World War, and follows the ups and downs of his family and first love.
The adaptation will air on BBC One in 2015, as part of the channel's classic 20th Century literature season.
- 10/14/2014
- Digital Spy
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