In August 1971, more than 100,000 football fans packed Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium for a historic tournament. Teams from England, France, Denmark, Argentina and Italy flew in for 21 days of matches alongside Mexico’s national team, while eager sponsors lined up for a piece of the action. The players, who received a hero’s welcome wherever they went, might as well have been the Rolling Stones.
They were, in fact, a group of around 100 women — many of them teenagers — taking part in a pioneering unofficial Women’s World Cup. And just as quickly as they tasted fame, it was snatched away as the tournament was all but erased from football history.
In a new documentary premiering at the Toronto Film Festival in September, the global football event known as Copa 71 will finally get its due more than half a century later, mere months after the ninth edition of the FIFA Women...
They were, in fact, a group of around 100 women — many of them teenagers — taking part in a pioneering unofficial Women’s World Cup. And just as quickly as they tasted fame, it was snatched away as the tournament was all but erased from football history.
In a new documentary premiering at the Toronto Film Festival in September, the global football event known as Copa 71 will finally get its due more than half a century later, mere months after the ninth edition of the FIFA Women...
- 7/26/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Red Zed Films and October Films’ documentary “My Name Is Happy” will have a limited U.K. theatrical run from May 21.
Directed by Ayse Toprak (“Mr Gay Syria) and Emmy and BAFTA nominated Nick Read (“Bolshoi Babylon”), the film follows Mutlu Kaya, a Kurdish woman and promising singer from southeastern Turkey whose dreams were about to come true in 2015 when she reached the finals of “Turkey’s Got Talent.” Days before the final she was gunned down by a man whose marriage proposal she had refused. She survived – with a bullet in her brain. After years of rehabilitation from life threatening injuries, the family was again struck by violence. This time, Mutlu’s carer, her sister Dilek, did not survive a murder attempt by another jilted suitor.
The film observes the close-knit musical family through their turbulent ordeals, their struggle to recover, and their fight for justice and the rights...
Directed by Ayse Toprak (“Mr Gay Syria) and Emmy and BAFTA nominated Nick Read (“Bolshoi Babylon”), the film follows Mutlu Kaya, a Kurdish woman and promising singer from southeastern Turkey whose dreams were about to come true in 2015 when she reached the finals of “Turkey’s Got Talent.” Days before the final she was gunned down by a man whose marriage proposal she had refused. She survived – with a bullet in her brain. After years of rehabilitation from life threatening injuries, the family was again struck by violence. This time, Mutlu’s carer, her sister Dilek, did not survive a murder attempt by another jilted suitor.
The film observes the close-knit musical family through their turbulent ordeals, their struggle to recover, and their fight for justice and the rights...
- 4/26/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: A documentary series about the rivalry between the Mexican and American national men’s soccer/football teams is kicking off at Amazon.
The company will launch Good Neighbors, a three-part series on its Prime Video service around the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which begins in November.
The series will look at the political, social, and sporting layers of the rivalry; Mexico has beaten the U.S. 36 times since 1934, when the first game was played, but the U.S. has the edge since 2000 with 17 wins and nine losses.
It will feature interviews with the likes of U.S. star Landon Donovan and Mexico’s Rafa Márquez, who became symbols of their country’s cultures during their respective careers. It will also examine the passionate, international battle for on-field talent and fan support that has made the U.S.-Mexico border one of the most fascinating soccer frontiers in the world, with...
The company will launch Good Neighbors, a three-part series on its Prime Video service around the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which begins in November.
The series will look at the political, social, and sporting layers of the rivalry; Mexico has beaten the U.S. 36 times since 1934, when the first game was played, but the U.S. has the edge since 2000 with 17 wins and nine losses.
It will feature interviews with the likes of U.S. star Landon Donovan and Mexico’s Rafa Márquez, who became symbols of their country’s cultures during their respective careers. It will also examine the passionate, international battle for on-field talent and fan support that has made the U.S.-Mexico border one of the most fascinating soccer frontiers in the world, with...
- 8/11/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later, the two hour documentary co-produced by A+E Networks International, History U.S. and Hulu Japan, will premiere on Hulu Japan and History in the U.S. Aug 2, and on History Japan Aug. 30, Steve MacDonald, President, Global Content Sales and International, A+E Networks, and Kazufumi Nagasawa, Managing Director and Chief Content Officer, Hulu Japan, announced Monday.
The two-hour doc directed by James Erskine, marks the 75th anniversary of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in wartime and the end of World War II with never-before-seen archival footage, long-suppressed color film from the immediate aftermath of the bomb and audio testimony from victims of the most devastating experiment in human history. Japan remains the only country in the world that has been subject to bombing by nuclear weapons.
“A+E Networks International and History, are pleased to...
The two-hour doc directed by James Erskine, marks the 75th anniversary of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in wartime and the end of World War II with never-before-seen archival footage, long-suppressed color film from the immediate aftermath of the bomb and audio testimony from victims of the most devastating experiment in human history. Japan remains the only country in the world that has been subject to bombing by nuclear weapons.
“A+E Networks International and History, are pleased to...
- 7/20/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
A+E Networks International, History U.S. and Hulu Japan have co-produced a new two-hour documentary marking the 75th anniversary of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in wartime called “Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later.”
Directed by award-winning documentarian James Erskine, the documentary covers the bombing of Japan at the end of World War II, using never-before-seen archival footage and color film from the immediate aftermath of the bomb, as well as audio testimony from victims.
The documentary special will premiere on Hulu Japan and History in the U.S. on Sunday, Aug. 2, and later on History Japan on Aug. 30. When it airs on History Channel in the U.S., the doc will be titled simply “Hiroshima: 75 Years Later.”
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Here is the synopsis:
‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later’ aims to infuse humanity into one of the planet’s darkest moments,...
Directed by award-winning documentarian James Erskine, the documentary covers the bombing of Japan at the end of World War II, using never-before-seen archival footage and color film from the immediate aftermath of the bomb, as well as audio testimony from victims.
The documentary special will premiere on Hulu Japan and History in the U.S. on Sunday, Aug. 2, and later on History Japan on Aug. 30. When it airs on History Channel in the U.S., the doc will be titled simply “Hiroshima: 75 Years Later.”
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Here is the synopsis:
‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later’ aims to infuse humanity into one of the planet’s darkest moments,...
- 7/20/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Marking a historic anniversary of the first wartime nuclear weapon detonation, the two-hour Hiroshima: 75 Years Later documentary will premiere on History Sunday, Aug. 2 at 9/8c, TVLine has learned.
Directed by James Erskine (This Is Football, Billie), the film chronicles the aftermath of World War II in Japan, the only country in the world ever subjected to a nuclear bombing. Recapping one of history’s darkest moments, Hiroshima allows the physicists and leaders who designed, built and detonated the bomb to narrate their own stories of scientific achievement and ambition, while soldiers and survivors recount the horror that followed. The doc also presents the moral,...
Directed by James Erskine (This Is Football, Billie), the film chronicles the aftermath of World War II in Japan, the only country in the world ever subjected to a nuclear bombing. Recapping one of history’s darkest moments, Hiroshima allows the physicists and leaders who designed, built and detonated the bomb to narrate their own stories of scientific achievement and ambition, while soldiers and survivors recount the horror that followed. The doc also presents the moral,...
- 7/20/2020
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
In today’s film news roundup, “Roma” is getting a DVD release, Joaquin Phoenix backs an animal rights documentary, Humanitas announces nominations and “The Wretched” finds a home.
Roma DVD
Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” has become the first Netflix movie to get a Blu-Ray and DVD release, thanks to the Criterion Collection launching a special edition in February.
The release will include five separate documentaries about the creation of the film, and will feature the same 4K master and Dolby Atmos sound that were in the theatrical release. The movie won Academy Awards for Cuaron’s directing and cinematography along with the foreign-language film Oscar.
“Roma” follows Yalitza Aparicio, who plays a live-in housekeeper in the middle-class neighborhood of Roma in Mexico City. It became Mexico’s first winner of the Oscar for foreign-language feature. The pic, produced by Esperanto Filmoj and Participant Media, joined foreign-language movies “Life Is Beautiful,...
Roma DVD
Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” has become the first Netflix movie to get a Blu-Ray and DVD release, thanks to the Criterion Collection launching a special edition in February.
The release will include five separate documentaries about the creation of the film, and will feature the same 4K master and Dolby Atmos sound that were in the theatrical release. The movie won Academy Awards for Cuaron’s directing and cinematography along with the foreign-language film Oscar.
“Roma” follows Yalitza Aparicio, who plays a live-in housekeeper in the middle-class neighborhood of Roma in Mexico City. It became Mexico’s first winner of the Oscar for foreign-language feature. The pic, produced by Esperanto Filmoj and Participant Media, joined foreign-language movies “Life Is Beautiful,...
- 11/16/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Denman Rooke is stepping down as executive chairman of October Films, the UK and U.S. production company known for making History’s Barbarians Rising.
Rooke has worked at the production outfit for 24 years, first joining as a director in 1995, and rising to executive chairman in 2014.
Rooke’s responsibilities will be taken on by October’s managing director Adam Bullmore, director of production and operations Jane Manning and Matt Robins, the company’s creative director.
Rooke said: “For the past quarter-century October Films has been at the center of my professional life. The company has given me the opportunity to fulfill many of my greatest creative ambitions and I’ve been lucky enough to have worked with some of the most talented people in the television industry.”
As well as Barbarians Rising, October’s recent productions include This Is Football, the Amazon series made in association with Starbucks exploring soccer’s impact on global culture.
Rooke has worked at the production outfit for 24 years, first joining as a director in 1995, and rising to executive chairman in 2014.
Rooke’s responsibilities will be taken on by October’s managing director Adam Bullmore, director of production and operations Jane Manning and Matt Robins, the company’s creative director.
Rooke said: “For the past quarter-century October Films has been at the center of my professional life. The company has given me the opportunity to fulfill many of my greatest creative ambitions and I’ve been lucky enough to have worked with some of the most talented people in the television industry.”
As well as Barbarians Rising, October’s recent productions include This Is Football, the Amazon series made in association with Starbucks exploring soccer’s impact on global culture.
- 10/8/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Madrid — Amazon Prime Video has announced a slate of three new Spanish original series set for 2020, which will strengthen the streamer’s domestic catalog in the country. It also shared the first trailer for its second Spanish soccer docu-series “El corazón de Sergio Ramos” (The Heart of Sergio Ramos).
In “El Cid,” popular Spanish actor Jaime Lorente, a lead player in Netflix’s two biggest Spanish hits thus far “Money Heist” and “Elite,” will play Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar in a series inspired by the legendary medieval war hero, whose deeds inspired one of the most important of medieval Spanish epic poems, “El Cantar de Mio Cid.”
“’El Cid’ will be a unique and ambitious series that requires a cast with incredible talent and agility,” said Georgia Brown, Amazon director of European Original series in a press release. “Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar is a fascinating figure, a true hero whose...
In “El Cid,” popular Spanish actor Jaime Lorente, a lead player in Netflix’s two biggest Spanish hits thus far “Money Heist” and “Elite,” will play Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar in a series inspired by the legendary medieval war hero, whose deeds inspired one of the most important of medieval Spanish epic poems, “El Cantar de Mio Cid.”
“’El Cid’ will be a unique and ambitious series that requires a cast with incredible talent and agility,” said Georgia Brown, Amazon director of European Original series in a press release. “Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar is a fascinating figure, a true hero whose...
- 7/23/2019
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
In this week’s International TV Newswire, catch up on Amazon’s soccer push, Gen Z’s thoughts on power structures, Dazn’s newest acquisitions in Europe, a rebooted detective drama in Amsterdam, A+E Networks executive shake-up in Asia and a new international animation alliance between Mondo TV Group and German upstart Toon2Tango.
Amazon Picks up Another Soccer Docu-Series: Live Sports Coming?
Amazon has grown its soccer catalog, picking up worldwide rƒights to “Inside Borussia Dortmund,” a chronicle of the German club’s 2018-19 season which saw it finish as Bundesliga runners-up to perennial power-house Bayern Munich on the final day of the season.
The four-part docu-series will go inside the locker-rooms and lives of players and staff with the first episodes premiering Aug. 16 and each subsequent episode launching weekly every Friday.
Amazon has already had success with soccer-themed content with “All or Nothing: Manchester City” which chronicled the...
Amazon Picks up Another Soccer Docu-Series: Live Sports Coming?
Amazon has grown its soccer catalog, picking up worldwide rƒights to “Inside Borussia Dortmund,” a chronicle of the German club’s 2018-19 season which saw it finish as Bundesliga runners-up to perennial power-house Bayern Munich on the final day of the season.
The four-part docu-series will go inside the locker-rooms and lives of players and staff with the first episodes premiering Aug. 16 and each subsequent episode launching weekly every Friday.
Amazon has already had success with soccer-themed content with “All or Nothing: Manchester City” which chronicled the...
- 7/19/2019
- by Jamie Lang and Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon has ordered a documentary series to go from Starbucks. “This is Football” will span the globe and tell six stories about the global power of soccer. Veteran producer and film exec Joe Roth, an owner of the Seattle Sounders team, will exec produce the series. It will go out in the U.S. and internationally as an Amazon original.
U.K. indie October Films, known for its series for U.K. broadcasters including “Walking the Nile” and “Walking the Americas,” is making the show with its Spanish counterpart Brutal Media, and Starbucks.
The six one-hour episodes have titles including “Belief,” “Love,” and “Pride.” Episodes will look at football’s uplifting role in Rwanda after the genocide, the rise of the women’s game, and Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi.
James Erskine (“One Night in Turin”) will serve as creative director. Emmy-nominated composer Lorne Balfe (“Mission Impossible: Fallout”) will score the series.
U.K. indie October Films, known for its series for U.K. broadcasters including “Walking the Nile” and “Walking the Americas,” is making the show with its Spanish counterpart Brutal Media, and Starbucks.
The six one-hour episodes have titles including “Belief,” “Love,” and “Pride.” Episodes will look at football’s uplifting role in Rwanda after the genocide, the rise of the women’s game, and Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi.
James Erskine (“One Night in Turin”) will serve as creative director. Emmy-nominated composer Lorne Balfe (“Mission Impossible: Fallout”) will score the series.
- 7/2/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Amazon Prime Video has scored a landmark soccer documentary series from producers including Joe Roth, coffee chain Starbucks, Barbarians Rising producer October Films and Spanish firm Brutal Media. The Svod service will launch This Is Football, a six-part series that will look at the stories behind the world’s most popular sport, on August 2.
It comes after Deadline revealed last July that British indie October Films, which makes shows such as Nat Geo’s Mygrations and Levison Wood’s Walking franchise, had partnered with Spain’s Brutal Media, which makes shows such as This Is Art for TV3 and Movistar and dramas such as We Shall Return for Televisió de Catalunya and Televisión Española, to develop the project.
The series will explore the emotions, stories, passions and triumphs behind the sport. Each episode will tackle a different theme including redemption, looking at the sports’ role in rebuilding Rwanda after the genocide,...
It comes after Deadline revealed last July that British indie October Films, which makes shows such as Nat Geo’s Mygrations and Levison Wood’s Walking franchise, had partnered with Spain’s Brutal Media, which makes shows such as This Is Art for TV3 and Movistar and dramas such as We Shall Return for Televisió de Catalunya and Televisión Española, to develop the project.
The series will explore the emotions, stories, passions and triumphs behind the sport. Each episode will tackle a different theme including redemption, looking at the sports’ role in rebuilding Rwanda after the genocide,...
- 7/2/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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