The 78th annual Golden Globes take place virtually Sunday night on NBC with Amy Poehler and Tina Fey returning as hosts. “Mank,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “The Crown,” “The Flight Attendant” and “Ted Lasso” are among the top nominees in the feature film and TV categories.
Also in contention is a movie called “Music” that was shot in 2017 and marks the directorial debut of the singer Sia. While it merits a mere 11% at Rotten Tomatoes, it reaped nominations for Best Musical/Comedy and star Kate Hudson. These bids harken back to 1982 when Pia Zadora won New Star of the Year for the well-stuffed turkey “Butterfly.” She also won the Razzie Award for the film which also starred Orson Welles.
And just who was Zadora’s competition for New Star of the Year? Elizabeth McGovern and Howard Rollins Jr. for “Ragtime”; Kathleen Turner for “Body Heat” Rachel Ward for...
Also in contention is a movie called “Music” that was shot in 2017 and marks the directorial debut of the singer Sia. While it merits a mere 11% at Rotten Tomatoes, it reaped nominations for Best Musical/Comedy and star Kate Hudson. These bids harken back to 1982 when Pia Zadora won New Star of the Year for the well-stuffed turkey “Butterfly.” She also won the Razzie Award for the film which also starred Orson Welles.
And just who was Zadora’s competition for New Star of the Year? Elizabeth McGovern and Howard Rollins Jr. for “Ragtime”; Kathleen Turner for “Body Heat” Rachel Ward for...
- 2/27/2021
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Box, who won an Oscar for The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, will direct a new series based on the classic childrens’ animation.
Oscar-winning director Steve Box, whose credits including Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, will direct a new Moomins animation series.
Box will also head the writing team which includes Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler, with Laurie Hutzler attached as story consultant.
The team behind the series includes those who worked on the recent Moomins On The Riviera feature film.
Filmlance Managing Director Lars Blomgren will executive produce and work closely with Sophia Jansson, the niece of the late Moomins creator Tove Jansson. Marika Makaroff will serve as creative director.
Filmlance International has struck a licensing deal for the series with Moomin Characters and Bulls Licensing.
Cate Elliott (Charlie and Lola, Me & My Monsters) and John Woolley (Shaun the Sheep) will produce. Endemol Shine International will handle distribution.
Sophia Jansson...
Oscar-winning director Steve Box, whose credits including Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, will direct a new Moomins animation series.
Box will also head the writing team which includes Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler, with Laurie Hutzler attached as story consultant.
The team behind the series includes those who worked on the recent Moomins On The Riviera feature film.
Filmlance Managing Director Lars Blomgren will executive produce and work closely with Sophia Jansson, the niece of the late Moomins creator Tove Jansson. Marika Makaroff will serve as creative director.
Filmlance International has struck a licensing deal for the series with Moomin Characters and Bulls Licensing.
Cate Elliott (Charlie and Lola, Me & My Monsters) and John Woolley (Shaun the Sheep) will produce. Endemol Shine International will handle distribution.
Sophia Jansson...
- 2/15/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Nordics fund also increases support for documentaries by 20%.
The Nordisk Film & TV Fond is launching a revised strategy in 2016 to support two to four “more ambitious” feature films and TV dramas with more funding, and as a result backing fewer project per year.
“These should be ambitious projects of high quality, corresponding budget and big audience potential, primarily in the Nordic region and secondarily on the international market,” The Fund noted.
The Board of Directors has approved the policy changes and said that it matches “the increased quality and ambition of feature films, documentaries and TV dramas from the Nordic region and to highlight its position as top financier.”
The Fund has also guaranteed a minimum of 50% of its fiction funding will go to feature films, recognizing that spend on TV drama has been rising, for 36% in 2014 to 46% in 2015.
The Fund’s support for documentary films will rise by 20% to $1.06m (NOK9.5m) in 2016.
The Fund will...
The Nordisk Film & TV Fond is launching a revised strategy in 2016 to support two to four “more ambitious” feature films and TV dramas with more funding, and as a result backing fewer project per year.
“These should be ambitious projects of high quality, corresponding budget and big audience potential, primarily in the Nordic region and secondarily on the international market,” The Fund noted.
The Board of Directors has approved the policy changes and said that it matches “the increased quality and ambition of feature films, documentaries and TV dramas from the Nordic region and to highlight its position as top financier.”
The Fund has also guaranteed a minimum of 50% of its fiction funding will go to feature films, recognizing that spend on TV drama has been rising, for 36% in 2014 to 46% in 2015.
The Fund’s support for documentary films will rise by 20% to $1.06m (NOK9.5m) in 2016.
The Fund will...
- 1/8/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Sixteen animated features have been submitted for consideration for the Best Animated Feature category at the upcoming 88th Academy Awards in February.
Only five of these films will be nominated for the category with those nominations to be announced in January. The sixteen potential qualifiers are:
"Anomalisa," "The Boy And The Beast," "Boy And The World," "The Good Dinosaur," "Home," "Hotel Transylvania 2," "Inside Out," "Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet," "The Laws Of The Universe – Part 0," "Minions," "Moomins On The Riviera," "The Peanuts Movie," "Regular Show: The Movie," "Shaun The Sheep Movie," "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water," "When Marnie Was There".
Pixar's "Inside Out" and Charlie Kaufman's "Anomalisa" both seem like automatic shoe-ins. The other three spots though are up for grabs.
Source: Stuff...
Only five of these films will be nominated for the category with those nominations to be announced in January. The sixteen potential qualifiers are:
"Anomalisa," "The Boy And The Beast," "Boy And The World," "The Good Dinosaur," "Home," "Hotel Transylvania 2," "Inside Out," "Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet," "The Laws Of The Universe – Part 0," "Minions," "Moomins On The Riviera," "The Peanuts Movie," "Regular Show: The Movie," "Shaun The Sheep Movie," "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water," "When Marnie Was There".
Pixar's "Inside Out" and Charlie Kaufman's "Anomalisa" both seem like automatic shoe-ins. The other three spots though are up for grabs.
Source: Stuff...
- 11/6/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Academy has announced the titles submitted for consideration in the animation feature category for the 88th Academy Awards.
Several of the films have not yet been released in the Us and at least eight eligible features must be released theatrically in Los Angeles County within the calendar year for this category to be activated.
The submitted features in alphabetical order are:
Anomalisa
The Boy And The Beast
Boy And The World
The Good Dinosaur
Home
Hotel Transylvania 2
Inside Out
Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
The Laws Of The Universe - Part 0
Minions
Moomins On The Riviera
The Peanuts Movie
Regular Show: The Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water
When Marnie Was There.
Submitted features must fulfil the theatrical release requirements and comply with all the category’s other qualifying rules before they can advance in the voting process.
In any year in which 16 or more animated feature films are eligible...
Several of the films have not yet been released in the Us and at least eight eligible features must be released theatrically in Los Angeles County within the calendar year for this category to be activated.
The submitted features in alphabetical order are:
Anomalisa
The Boy And The Beast
Boy And The World
The Good Dinosaur
Home
Hotel Transylvania 2
Inside Out
Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
The Laws Of The Universe - Part 0
Minions
Moomins On The Riviera
The Peanuts Movie
Regular Show: The Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water
When Marnie Was There.
Submitted features must fulfil the theatrical release requirements and comply with all the category’s other qualifying rules before they can advance in the voting process.
In any year in which 16 or more animated feature films are eligible...
- 11/5/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UK film and distribution company launches new digital platform.
Vertigo Releasing has launched new digital platform, Vertigo On Demand, offering access to the distributor’s catalogue of films, documentaries and other video content.
The transaction-based service will allow users to either download or rent.
According to the UK outfit, the platform is designed as “a launch-pad for commercially-minded independent cinema” but will also afford access to Vertigo’s back catalogue of titles including Nick Love’s The Football Factory, Nicolas Winding Refn’s Bronson and Gareth Edwards’ Monsters.
Forthcoming new releases will include the animated Moomins On The Riviera, Sundance hit The Diary Of A Teenage Girl and Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
There is also a dedicated space for family-oriented films such as Horrid Henry The Movie and the box-office hit Streetdance.
Vertigo On Demand will also offer users free access to extras such as new trailers, behind the scenes footage and exclusive interviews.
Vertigo Releasing has launched new digital platform, Vertigo On Demand, offering access to the distributor’s catalogue of films, documentaries and other video content.
The transaction-based service will allow users to either download or rent.
According to the UK outfit, the platform is designed as “a launch-pad for commercially-minded independent cinema” but will also afford access to Vertigo’s back catalogue of titles including Nick Love’s The Football Factory, Nicolas Winding Refn’s Bronson and Gareth Edwards’ Monsters.
Forthcoming new releases will include the animated Moomins On The Riviera, Sundance hit The Diary Of A Teenage Girl and Maggie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
There is also a dedicated space for family-oriented films such as Horrid Henry The Movie and the box-office hit Streetdance.
Vertigo On Demand will also offer users free access to extras such as new trailers, behind the scenes footage and exclusive interviews.
- 5/28/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Birthed on screen in 1959, the Moomins are as old as Barbie and Ben-Hur (the Charlton Heston one) and with a movie in the pipeline, almost as enduring. The cute hippo-like critters are starring in their own movie, Moomins On The Riviera, and have a new trailer full of Moomin-y antics. brightcove.createExperiences();Runs the synopsis (because it’s way beyond our understanding): "In search of adventures, the Moomins, Snorkmaiden and Little My set sail for the French Riviera. After a perilous journey, they reach their dream destination where Snorkmaiden is dazzled by the attentions of a playboy leaving Moomin consumed by jealousy. When Moominpappa befriends an aristocrat and adopts the name ‘de Moomin’, an exasperated Moominmamma retreats to the calm of their trusty old boat, to wait for her family to come to their senses and to remember their motto: 'Live in peace, plant potatoes and dream.’"The Moomins...
- 3/26/2015
- EmpireOnline
On Saturday, March 14th Moomins On The Riviera will have its Us premiere at the New York International Children’s Film Festival in New York, 60 years after Jansson’s original comic strip class was first published in London’s The Evening News. Inspired by her own visit to the Riviera with her mother, Jansson created Moomin on the Riviera, a charming tale which addresses universal aspects of life such as finding joy in small things, the value of cross-cultural understanding and the power of optimism. This new hand-drawn animation feature is the first time there has been an audio visual adaptation of Jansson’s original comic strip. The Moomins, Snorkmaiden and Little My, [ Read More ]
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The post Exclusive: Moomins On The Riviera Gets A New Poster appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 3/6/2015
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
Xavier Picard on Moomins’ universal appeal: “Jansson has created complete eccentrics who have a lot of humour yet live a simple life in harmony with Nature and with respect for others." Based on the hand-drawn work of Finnish comic strip guru Tove Jansson The Moomins have become a global phenomenon. They head for the Riviera for assorted holiday misadventures in a new extravaganza directed by Xavier Picard, a French filmmaker who had been fan for many years. I met him in Paris at the Unifrance Rendez-vous with French Cinema ahead of the film’s Scottish premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival and before its UK release later in the year.
Ricahrd Mowe: Were the Finns slightly suspicion about a Frenchman hijacking one of their national treasures?
Xavier Picard: I was a bit wary about it but now I can give you an answer with a bit more confidence than...
Ricahrd Mowe: Were the Finns slightly suspicion about a Frenchman hijacking one of their national treasures?
Xavier Picard: I was a bit wary about it but now I can give you an answer with a bit more confidence than...
- 2/20/2015
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Youngsters and oldsters alike…here is the reel deal: The New York International Children’s Film Festival (Nyicff) will be making its presence known in the upcoming days. On tap for the 18th annual event will be a noted variety of creative animated films and shorts for all ages to enjoy and relish. The New York International Children’s Film Festival promises to serve up an array of animated showcases that boasts all styles and formats that should prove imaginative and appealing to our past and present childhood memories.
Please note that the Nyicff will run its operation from February 27, 2015 to March 22, 2015. Additionally, the majority of these impressive feature-length and short films have experienced critical acclaim overseas. Therefore, the impact of the Nyicff’s cinematic selections should be rewarding for ardent fans of animated film fodder designed to capture the spirit of its enthusiastic viewers.
Among the films being displayed...
Please note that the Nyicff will run its operation from February 27, 2015 to March 22, 2015. Additionally, the majority of these impressive feature-length and short films have experienced critical acclaim overseas. Therefore, the impact of the Nyicff’s cinematic selections should be rewarding for ardent fans of animated film fodder designed to capture the spirit of its enthusiastic viewers.
Among the films being displayed...
- 2/11/2015
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
Looking for a handy guide to 2015's biggest animated movies, from Shaun The Sheep to Minions and Peanuts? Then step this way...
There have been far better years for family entertainment, and for animated films, than 2014. Whilst there have been highlights - Paddington, The Wind Rises, How To Train Your Dragon 2, The Boxtrolls - the mix of material on offer hasn't particularly sparkled.
A quick glance at the 2015 release schedule suggests, to a degree, the same, with some notably absentees from the year's releases. And yet as we dug deeper for our traditional look ahead at the year's animated films, there might just be some real treats here. Starting with this one...
Strange Magic
Let's start with one of the wildcards. A film that only recently arrived on the 2015 release schedules is Strange Magic, which belatedly marks the feature directing debut for Gary Rydstrom.
Rydstrom, a hugely acclaimed sound designer,...
There have been far better years for family entertainment, and for animated films, than 2014. Whilst there have been highlights - Paddington, The Wind Rises, How To Train Your Dragon 2, The Boxtrolls - the mix of material on offer hasn't particularly sparkled.
A quick glance at the 2015 release schedule suggests, to a degree, the same, with some notably absentees from the year's releases. And yet as we dug deeper for our traditional look ahead at the year's animated films, there might just be some real treats here. Starting with this one...
Strange Magic
Let's start with one of the wildcards. A film that only recently arrived on the 2015 release schedules is Strange Magic, which belatedly marks the feature directing debut for Gary Rydstrom.
Rydstrom, a hugely acclaimed sound designer,...
- 12/15/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Indie Sales handles rights to Moomins On The Riviera; UK release planned for May 2015.
Vertigo has acquired UK rights to Moomins On The Riviera from Paris-based sales company Indie Sales.
The hand-drawn 2D animation feature, directed by Xavier Picard, recently played at the BFI London Film Festival and is already a huge box-office hit in its local Finland.
The film is adapted from Tove Jansson’s original comic strips, and tells the story of the Moomin clan on a journey to the glamorous Riviera where they meet a world of new people including would-be artists, film stars and playboys.
The creative team behind the movie includes Sophia Jansson, Tove’s niece, along with Finnish producer Hanna Hemila (Le Havre).
The voice cast for the English-language version of the film includes Russell Tovey as Moomin and Nathaniel Parker as Moominpappa.
Vertigo’s Rupert Preston and Nicolas Eschbach of Indie Sales negotiated the deal.
Eschbach said, “Moomins...
Vertigo has acquired UK rights to Moomins On The Riviera from Paris-based sales company Indie Sales.
The hand-drawn 2D animation feature, directed by Xavier Picard, recently played at the BFI London Film Festival and is already a huge box-office hit in its local Finland.
The film is adapted from Tove Jansson’s original comic strips, and tells the story of the Moomin clan on a journey to the glamorous Riviera where they meet a world of new people including would-be artists, film stars and playboys.
The creative team behind the movie includes Sophia Jansson, Tove’s niece, along with Finnish producer Hanna Hemila (Le Havre).
The voice cast for the English-language version of the film includes Russell Tovey as Moomin and Nathaniel Parker as Moominpappa.
Vertigo’s Rupert Preston and Nicolas Eschbach of Indie Sales negotiated the deal.
Eschbach said, “Moomins...
- 10/31/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Browse all the sections of the 58th London Film Festival (Oct 8-18) including the galas, competition titles and individual sections.
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Opening Night
The Imitation Game (UK-us)
dir. Morten Tyldum
Closing Night
Fury (Us)
dir. David Ayer
GalasTitlePremFoxcatcher (Us)
dir. Bennett MillerUKWhiplash (Us)
dir. Damien ChazelleUKMen, Women And Children (Us)
dir. Jason ReitmanEPWild (Us)
dir. Jean-Marc ValleeEPTestament Of Youth (UK)
dir. James KentWPMr. Turner (UK)
dir. Mike LeighUKThe Battles Of Coronel And Falkland Islands (UK)
dir. Walter Summers Rosewater (Us)
dir. Jon StewartEPMommy (Can)
dir. Xavier DolanUKA Little Chaos (UK)
dir. Alan RickmanEPWild Tales (Arg)
dir. Damián SzifrónUKThe Salvation (Den)
dir. Kristian Levring The White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom (Chi)
dir. Jacob CheungIPWinter Sleep (Tur)
dir. Nuri Bilge CeylanUKBjork: Biophilia Live (UK)
dir. Nick Fenton, Peter StricklandUKSong Of The Sea (Ire)
dir. Tomm MooreEPOfficial...
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Opening Night
The Imitation Game (UK-us)
dir. Morten Tyldum
Closing Night
Fury (Us)
dir. David Ayer
GalasTitlePremFoxcatcher (Us)
dir. Bennett MillerUKWhiplash (Us)
dir. Damien ChazelleUKMen, Women And Children (Us)
dir. Jason ReitmanEPWild (Us)
dir. Jean-Marc ValleeEPTestament Of Youth (UK)
dir. James KentWPMr. Turner (UK)
dir. Mike LeighUKThe Battles Of Coronel And Falkland Islands (UK)
dir. Walter Summers Rosewater (Us)
dir. Jon StewartEPMommy (Can)
dir. Xavier DolanUKA Little Chaos (UK)
dir. Alan RickmanEPWild Tales (Arg)
dir. Damián SzifrónUKThe Salvation (Den)
dir. Kristian Levring The White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom (Chi)
dir. Jacob CheungIPWinter Sleep (Tur)
dir. Nuri Bilge CeylanUKBjork: Biophilia Live (UK)
dir. Nick Fenton, Peter StricklandUKSong Of The Sea (Ire)
dir. Tomm MooreEPOfficial...
- 9/3/2014
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: World sales company also offers new titles by Jean-Pierre Améris, Xavier Picard, Quentin Dupieux.
Indie Sales has picked up the international rights for the Cannes Special Screenings title The Bridges Of Sarajevo.
The omnibus feature which marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War comprises 13 short films of eight minutes each, directed by Aida Begic, Leonardo di Costanzo, Jean-Luc Godard, Kamen Kalev, Isild Le Besco, Sergei Loznitsa, Vincenzo Marra, Ursula Meier, Vladimir Perisic, Cristi Puiu, Marc Recha, Angela Schanelec, and Teresa Villaverde.
Jean-Michel Frodon is the artistic director of the project produced by Fabienne Servan Schreiber for Cinétévé and Mirsad Purivatra for Sarajevo’s Obala Art Center, and co-produced by Bande à part films, Mir Cinematografica, Unafilm, Ukbar filmes and France 2 Cinéma, Orange Studio, Rai Cinema, Rts Radio Télévision Suisseand the First World War Centenary Mission.
“We are thrilled to renew our fruitful collaboration with Orange Studio and come on board this ambitious...
Indie Sales has picked up the international rights for the Cannes Special Screenings title The Bridges Of Sarajevo.
The omnibus feature which marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War comprises 13 short films of eight minutes each, directed by Aida Begic, Leonardo di Costanzo, Jean-Luc Godard, Kamen Kalev, Isild Le Besco, Sergei Loznitsa, Vincenzo Marra, Ursula Meier, Vladimir Perisic, Cristi Puiu, Marc Recha, Angela Schanelec, and Teresa Villaverde.
Jean-Michel Frodon is the artistic director of the project produced by Fabienne Servan Schreiber for Cinétévé and Mirsad Purivatra for Sarajevo’s Obala Art Center, and co-produced by Bande à part films, Mir Cinematografica, Unafilm, Ukbar filmes and France 2 Cinéma, Orange Studio, Rai Cinema, Rts Radio Télévision Suisseand the First World War Centenary Mission.
“We are thrilled to renew our fruitful collaboration with Orange Studio and come on board this ambitious...
- 5/17/2014
- ScreenDaily
The Prince and the Pauper plot conceit was barely an original idea when Mark Twain wrote it, but by 1951 it was already a timeless story. In the case of On the Riviera, though, this particular version of the story had already been used three times before (starting with a short-lived Broadway production called The Red Cat). How these previous iterations stand up to this one I cannot attest to, but they may perhaps be accountable for some of Riviera’s shortcomings.
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- 11/25/2013
- by John Keith
- JustPressPlay.net
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is letting you decide what classic films they will release on Blu-ray for the first time.
That’s right, your vote counts. Fans vote for their favorite classic titles through the “Voice Your Choice” campaign.
Click Here To Vote
Here is an portion the news release:
Los Angeles (January 15, 2013) – Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced today its partnership with the ultimate film discussion website, Home Theater Forum, for a one-of-a-kind campaign, Voice Your Choice, allowing film enthusiasts to decide which classic films they would like to see digitally restored and transferred to Blu-ray for the very first time. The program celebrates Fox’s most notable films from the 1930’s thru the 1960’s featuring performances by famous actors such as Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Paul Newman, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, John Wayne and more. Throughout the campaign, fans will also have the opportunity to write in and submit additional titles.
That’s right, your vote counts. Fans vote for their favorite classic titles through the “Voice Your Choice” campaign.
Click Here To Vote
Here is an portion the news release:
Los Angeles (January 15, 2013) – Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced today its partnership with the ultimate film discussion website, Home Theater Forum, for a one-of-a-kind campaign, Voice Your Choice, allowing film enthusiasts to decide which classic films they would like to see digitally restored and transferred to Blu-ray for the very first time. The program celebrates Fox’s most notable films from the 1930’s thru the 1960’s featuring performances by famous actors such as Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Paul Newman, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, John Wayne and more. Throughout the campaign, fans will also have the opportunity to write in and submit additional titles.
- 1/15/2013
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
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