Veteran exec will be replaced by deputy chairman Oliver Berben.
Veteran German producer Martin Moszkowicz is to step down as chairman of Constantin Film.
In a statement today, Constantin said that Moszkowicz will let his contract expire as planned and at his own request on February 29, 2024 and will continue to work as a producer for Constantin Film from March 1.
Constantin has appointed deputy chairman, Oliver Berben, to be chairman of the company from March 1, 2024.
Moszkowicz has been part of the Constantin management team since 1990, and is responsible for the company’s film business, including worldwide production and distribution, world sales,...
Veteran German producer Martin Moszkowicz is to step down as chairman of Constantin Film.
In a statement today, Constantin said that Moszkowicz will let his contract expire as planned and at his own request on February 29, 2024 and will continue to work as a producer for Constantin Film from March 1.
Constantin has appointed deputy chairman, Oliver Berben, to be chairman of the company from March 1, 2024.
Moszkowicz has been part of the Constantin management team since 1990, and is responsible for the company’s film business, including worldwide production and distribution, world sales,...
- 11/23/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Respected German industry veteran Martin Moszkowicz is stepping down as chairman of Resident Evil producer Constantin Film.
The independent film and TV production company announced that Moszkowicz will let his contract expire as planned and at his own request on February 29, 2024. He will continue to work as a producer for Constantin Film from March 1, 2024.
Current Deputy Chairman Oliver Berben has been appointed as his replacement in the chairman role with effect as of March 1 2024. In other board news, Hanns Beese has extended his contract.
“We are very grateful to Martin Moszkowicz for his many years of professional and loyal leadership and cooperation. Under his guidance, Constantin Film has developed sustainably into one of the most successful independent film and television production companies in Europe,” said Bernhard Burgener, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Constantin Film.
“We wish him the very best for his future and...
The independent film and TV production company announced that Moszkowicz will let his contract expire as planned and at his own request on February 29, 2024. He will continue to work as a producer for Constantin Film from March 1, 2024.
Current Deputy Chairman Oliver Berben has been appointed as his replacement in the chairman role with effect as of March 1 2024. In other board news, Hanns Beese has extended his contract.
“We are very grateful to Martin Moszkowicz for his many years of professional and loyal leadership and cooperation. Under his guidance, Constantin Film has developed sustainably into one of the most successful independent film and television production companies in Europe,” said Bernhard Burgener, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Constantin Film.
“We wish him the very best for his future and...
- 11/23/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Martin Moszkowicz is to step down as chairman of the executive board of Constantin Film, the producer of the “Resident Evil” franchise and one of Germany’s leading distributors, with deputy chairman Oliver Berben taking over the role.
At his own request, Moszkowicz is to let his contract expire on Feb. 29, 2024, and he will then continue to work as a producer for Constantin Film from March 1, 2024. The company’s supervisory board has approved his request and has appointed Berben to be chairman of the executive board as of March 1, 2024. Additionally, Hanns Beese, the member of the board in charge of finance, has extended his contract.
Moszkowicz is one of the leading producers in the independent film and television sectors worldwide. Constantin Film has achieved major successes on his watch and has established itself as a leading media company both at home and abroad.
“We are very grateful to Martin Moszkowicz...
At his own request, Moszkowicz is to let his contract expire on Feb. 29, 2024, and he will then continue to work as a producer for Constantin Film from March 1, 2024. The company’s supervisory board has approved his request and has appointed Berben to be chairman of the executive board as of March 1, 2024. Additionally, Hanns Beese, the member of the board in charge of finance, has extended his contract.
Moszkowicz is one of the leading producers in the independent film and television sectors worldwide. Constantin Film has achieved major successes on his watch and has established itself as a leading media company both at home and abroad.
“We are very grateful to Martin Moszkowicz...
- 11/23/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Luther: The Fallen Sun is a Netflix thriller directed by Jamie Payne starring Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis.
A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.
Release Date
March 10, 2023
Where to Watch Luther: The Fallen Sun
Netflix
The Star
Idris Elba (born 6 September 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs. Since then he has worked in a variety of TV and movie projects including Ultraviolet, The Wire, No Good Deed and Zootopia.
A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.
Release Date
March 10, 2023
Where to Watch Luther: The Fallen Sun
Netflix
The Star
Idris Elba (born 6 September 1972) is a British television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs. Since then he has worked in a variety of TV and movie projects including Ultraviolet, The Wire, No Good Deed and Zootopia.
- 2/13/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Production
BBC Studios Germany has secured its first commission since launching in the territory this year — a local adaptation of British sitcom “Miranda” — and is co-producing the eight-part series for Zdf Neo with Studio Zentral.
“Miranda,” a BBC production written by and starring Miranda Hart, will be adapted for a German audience with the working title “Ruby” and will be directed by Natascha Beller. The screenplay is being adapted by Giulia Becker (“Kroymann”) and Anika Soisson (“Findher”) and Anna Böger (“Tatort”) plays the lead role of Ruby. Filming is currently taking place in Cologne.
The show sees Ruby facing the challenges of everyday life in a slightly clumsy way. The cast also includes Irene Rindje and Camill Jammal.
“Miranda” was previously adapted for the U.S. as “Call me Kat,” starring Mayim Bialik (“The Big Bang Theory”), by Fox Television, where it has been renewed for a second season.
BBC...
BBC Studios Germany has secured its first commission since launching in the territory this year — a local adaptation of British sitcom “Miranda” — and is co-producing the eight-part series for Zdf Neo with Studio Zentral.
“Miranda,” a BBC production written by and starring Miranda Hart, will be adapted for a German audience with the working title “Ruby” and will be directed by Natascha Beller. The screenplay is being adapted by Giulia Becker (“Kroymann”) and Anika Soisson (“Findher”) and Anna Böger (“Tatort”) plays the lead role of Ruby. Filming is currently taking place in Cologne.
The show sees Ruby facing the challenges of everyday life in a slightly clumsy way. The cast also includes Irene Rindje and Camill Jammal.
“Miranda” was previously adapted for the U.S. as “Call me Kat,” starring Mayim Bialik (“The Big Bang Theory”), by Fox Television, where it has been renewed for a second season.
BBC...
- 8/2/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: London-based Gaumont UK is bolstering its local team with the appointment of Wall To Wall’s Executive Producer For Drama Myar Craig-Brown as Creative Director.
Craig-Brown will oversee Gaumont’s growing slate of drama for the global market and will report directly into executive producer Alison Jackson (Tin Star) who heads up Gaumont’s UK division.
During her five-year tenure at Wall To Wall, Craig-Brown brought in and developed multiple projects, including two DC titles. Previously, as Head of Drama at Warner Bros’ Headstrong Pictures, she executive-produced series 12 of hit BBC drama New Tricks, and during her run at ITV Studios she executive-produced long-running ITV drama Vera, A Mother’s Son, Just Henry and The Psychopath Next Door. She started her career in continuing drama, script editing on a variety of titles including Family Affairs, Doctors and Holby City – the latter of which she went on to series produce.
Gaumont...
Craig-Brown will oversee Gaumont’s growing slate of drama for the global market and will report directly into executive producer Alison Jackson (Tin Star) who heads up Gaumont’s UK division.
During her five-year tenure at Wall To Wall, Craig-Brown brought in and developed multiple projects, including two DC titles. Previously, as Head of Drama at Warner Bros’ Headstrong Pictures, she executive-produced series 12 of hit BBC drama New Tricks, and during her run at ITV Studios she executive-produced long-running ITV drama Vera, A Mother’s Son, Just Henry and The Psychopath Next Door. She started her career in continuing drama, script editing on a variety of titles including Family Affairs, Doctors and Holby City – the latter of which she went on to series produce.
Gaumont...
- 6/2/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Marcus D’Amico, the actor who played the character of Mouse in the original “Tales of the City” miniseries, has died. He was 55.
D’Amico died Dec. 16 of pneumonia at his home in Oxfordshire, England, his sister, Melissa D’Amico, told Queerty.
D’Amico was known for his role as the genial Michael “Mouse” Tolliver from the groundbreaking 1993 miniseries that premiered in the U.K. on Channel 4 and aired in the U.S. on PBS. The series was an adaptation of Armistead Maupin’s novels about colorful characters in San Francisco’s LGBT community.
D’Amico was also known for his role as Hand Job in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 military drama “Full Metal Jacket.”
In “Tales of the City,” the Mouse character becomes best friends with Mary Ann Singleton, played by Laura Linney, the wide-eyed young woman who moves to San Francisco from the Midwest. “Tales of the City” and the...
D’Amico died Dec. 16 of pneumonia at his home in Oxfordshire, England, his sister, Melissa D’Amico, told Queerty.
D’Amico was known for his role as the genial Michael “Mouse” Tolliver from the groundbreaking 1993 miniseries that premiered in the U.K. on Channel 4 and aired in the U.S. on PBS. The series was an adaptation of Armistead Maupin’s novels about colorful characters in San Francisco’s LGBT community.
D’Amico was also known for his role as Hand Job in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 military drama “Full Metal Jacket.”
In “Tales of the City,” the Mouse character becomes best friends with Mary Ann Singleton, played by Laura Linney, the wide-eyed young woman who moves to San Francisco from the Midwest. “Tales of the City” and the...
- 12/29/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Ariyon Bakare is a British actor who also is a director and writer who has put his creative talents in a few episodes of “Doctors.” The Englishman with Nigerian roots was raised in London where he grew up with his father and sister for a while before his step mum, and younger sister joined them. He has many television shows and film credits among which are “Broken Hearts,” “Family Affairs” and “Jupiter ascending.” His performance in “Life” has made his star shine brighter and since curiosity is rising, here is everything you need to know about the actor. 1. His
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Ariyon Bakare...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Ariyon Bakare...
- 11/22/2019
- by Aiden Mason
- TVovermind.com
1970: A World Apart and The Best of Everything premiered on ABC.
Another World spinoff Somerset premiered on NBC.
Dark Shadows' Maggie found a mysterious note."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1970: Daytime soap opera A World Apart premiered on ABC. The show was created by Katherine L. Phillips, Irna Phillips' daughter, and combined Irna's own life story with examples of the generation gap. Susan Sarandon and Matthew Cowles were siblings Patrice and Chris Kahlman, adopted children of soap opera writer Better Kahlman (played by...
Another World spinoff Somerset premiered on NBC.
Dark Shadows' Maggie found a mysterious note."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1970: Daytime soap opera A World Apart premiered on ABC. The show was created by Katherine L. Phillips, Irna Phillips' daughter, and combined Irna's own life story with examples of the generation gap. Susan Sarandon and Matthew Cowles were siblings Patrice and Chris Kahlman, adopted children of soap opera writer Better Kahlman (played by...
- 4/1/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1970: A World Apart and The Best of Everything premiered on ABC.
Another World spinoff Somerset premiered on NBC.
Dark Shadows' Maggie found a mysterious note."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1970: Daytime soap opera A World Apart premiered on ABC. The show was created by Katherine L. Phillips, Irna Phillips' daughter, and combined Irna's own life story with examples of the generation gap. Susan Sarandon...
Another World spinoff Somerset premiered on NBC.
Dark Shadows' Maggie found a mysterious note."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1970: Daytime soap opera A World Apart premiered on ABC. The show was created by Katherine L. Phillips, Irna Phillips' daughter, and combined Irna's own life story with examples of the generation gap. Susan Sarandon...
- 4/12/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Those familiar with Julie Plec’s work on The CW should recognize one of The Originals‘ newest recruits.
Nadine Lewington, who played Suzy on Plec’s short-lived CW drama Containment, will recur in the upcoming final season of The Originals, TVLine has learned exclusively.
First appearing in the final season premiere — airing Friday, April 20 at 9/8c — Lewington will play Greta Sienna, a “calculating and charismatic vampire” who cut her fangs in Europe in the 1920s and ’30s. Now living in New Orleans, Greta has “adapted nicely to her modern community,” though she remains a woman of “deep principles” and harbors...
Nadine Lewington, who played Suzy on Plec’s short-lived CW drama Containment, will recur in the upcoming final season of The Originals, TVLine has learned exclusively.
First appearing in the final season premiere — airing Friday, April 20 at 9/8c — Lewington will play Greta Sienna, a “calculating and charismatic vampire” who cut her fangs in Europe in the 1920s and ’30s. Now living in New Orleans, Greta has “adapted nicely to her modern community,” though she remains a woman of “deep principles” and harbors...
- 1/24/2018
- TVLine.com
Wild Nights With Emily, about an illicit romance, scoops €50,000 top prize.
Us playwright and director Madeleine Olnek’s Wild Nights With Emily, inspired by the secret love life of Us poet Emily Dickinson, has won the sixth edition of Us in Progress in Paris.
Taking place June 20-22 as part of the industry wing of the Champs-Elysées Film Festival, the event showcased five independent Us feature productions at the rough-cut stage.
It is a joint initiative between the festival and the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland.
Wild Nights With Emily revolves around Dickinson’s hushed-up affair with her brother’s wife Susan Dickinson,...
Us playwright and director Madeleine Olnek’s Wild Nights With Emily, inspired by the secret love life of Us poet Emily Dickinson, has won the sixth edition of Us in Progress in Paris.
Taking place June 20-22 as part of the industry wing of the Champs-Elysées Film Festival, the event showcased five independent Us feature productions at the rough-cut stage.
It is a joint initiative between the festival and the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland.
Wild Nights With Emily revolves around Dickinson’s hushed-up affair with her brother’s wife Susan Dickinson,...
- 6/23/2017
- ScreenDaily
Wild Nights With Emily, about an illicit romance, scoops €50,000 top prize.
Us playwright and director Madeleine Olnek’s Wild Nights With Emily, inspired by the secret love life of Us poet Emily Dickinson, has won the sixth edition of Us in Progress in Paris.
Taking place June 20-22 as part of the industry wing of the Champs-Elysées Film Festival, the event showcased five independent Us feature productions at the rough-cut stage.
It is a joint initiative between the festival and the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland.
Wild Nights With Emily revolves around Dickinson’s hushed-up affair with her brother’s wife Susan Dickinson,...
Us playwright and director Madeleine Olnek’s Wild Nights With Emily, inspired by the secret love life of Us poet Emily Dickinson, has won the sixth edition of Us in Progress in Paris.
Taking place June 20-22 as part of the industry wing of the Champs-Elysées Film Festival, the event showcased five independent Us feature productions at the rough-cut stage.
It is a joint initiative between the festival and the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland.
Wild Nights With Emily revolves around Dickinson’s hushed-up affair with her brother’s wife Susan Dickinson,...
- 6/23/2017
- ScreenDaily
Works-in-progress event will run June 20-22 in Paris.
Us indie directors Charlie Birns and Madeline Olnek will present features at the sixth edition of Us in Progress in Paris.
Due to take place June 20-22, the event is a joint initiative between the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, the Champs-Elysées Film Festival in Paris and Black Rabbit in New York.
A total of five feature-length fiction works and documentaries will be presented at the event including Birns’s surrogate mother drama Family Affairs, his debut feature after a trio of shorts.
Respected New York playwright and film-maker Madeleine Olnek will present her Emily Dickinson-inspired third feature Wild Nights With Emily.
Rough-cuts of the participating films will be presented to 40 European sales agents, distributors, festival programmers and producers.
The winning film will get post-production, acquisition and promotion services offered by a number of sponsors from the independent cinema scene in Paris.
Us in Progress...
Us indie directors Charlie Birns and Madeline Olnek will present features at the sixth edition of Us in Progress in Paris.
Due to take place June 20-22, the event is a joint initiative between the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, the Champs-Elysées Film Festival in Paris and Black Rabbit in New York.
A total of five feature-length fiction works and documentaries will be presented at the event including Birns’s surrogate mother drama Family Affairs, his debut feature after a trio of shorts.
Respected New York playwright and film-maker Madeleine Olnek will present her Emily Dickinson-inspired third feature Wild Nights With Emily.
Rough-cuts of the participating films will be presented to 40 European sales agents, distributors, festival programmers and producers.
The winning film will get post-production, acquisition and promotion services offered by a number of sponsors from the independent cinema scene in Paris.
Us in Progress...
- 5/22/2017
- ScreenDaily
Wes Craven never dreamed of making horror movies. Having grown up in a fundamentalist home, he had never even seen one, let alone harbored any aspirations of stepping behind the camera for one. The thought only crossed his mind when good friend Sean Cunningham suggested Craven should drag the ghosts of his upbringing “out of…
The post The People Under the Stairs and Wes Craven’s Family Affairs appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
The post The People Under the Stairs and Wes Craven’s Family Affairs appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
- 7/28/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Dortmund Film Festival’s annual symposium about women in the film industry’s entitled "Get NetWorked Up" was a successful and inspiring meeting. Some of the information can be found on their website, in German and English. Please feel free to spread the info as well as the video Women Make Great Films.
Just three of the 23 films at this year's Berlinale Competition were made by women film directors, that's 13%.
Speaking in his opening address at the "Get NetWorked Up" event on 12 February 2015, Dr Ralf Kleindiek, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth – was not alone in emphasizing how outrageously low that statistic is. About 200 women filmmakers, producers and networkers attended the symposium, a joint venture of the Dortmund | Cologne International Women's Film Festival and the New York Athena Film Festival founded by Indiewire’s own Melissa Silverstein. Amma Asante, maker of the beautiful film “Belle” also spoke. See Women in Hollywood’s interview .
In her welcome speech, Silke J. Räbiger, Director of the Dortmund | Cologne Women's Film Festival, pointed out that commitment to gender equality has been articulated since the 1980s. Currently, the main concern of network members is to learn from one another how to pull together as well as to discuss actual steps as to how the objectives can best be achieved. What the networks, associations and initiatives all have in common, she added, was a strong desire not to stand by and simply watch contracts, money, reputation and careers leave women behind.
Anna Serner , CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, reported on the equality contract introduced in 2012, considered now by many countries to be a model worth emulating. Thanks to the Film Agreement between government, parliament, film producers and television broadcasters, 50% of any film promotion budget must, by the end of 2015, be awarded to women in the fields of direction, screenplay or production. Preliminary results are positive, as the figures testify. However, they also indicate that this development still requires much effort. She also emphasized that any declaration of the will to change must come from the top: "It's essential that the head of organization shows that everyone involved really wants to make this come true."
Women make great films The women film-makers who gave statements for the video “Women Make Great Films” also described their anger and frequent experiences of discrimination. It was film-director Jasmila Žbanić who initiated and prepared the video (designed as a work-in-progress) for the event. In the polemic words of film-director Jennifer Reeder: "I am a film-maker and I have a vagina. This is a big problem for a lot of people in the film industry." The desire for change and a strong community is clearer than ever and there is no doubting the fact that "women make great films."
"Women making film is a radical act". With this quote from film-director Ava DuVernay (“Selma”), the symposium chair Melissa Silverstein (Athena Film Festival / Women and Hollywood) then opened the discussion to the various representatives from international women's film networks.
Writer and film-director Esther Gronenborn, representing Pro Quota Film Direction, was first off. This association, which now consists of more than 250 German women film directors, is committed to the eponymous quota – i.e. to an equal share of film funding. Everyone was shocked by the statistics recently published by The German Federal Association of Film & TV Directors, Ms Gronenborn explained. Yet even though producers, TV managers and film promoters in Germany are all very understanding, they invariably pass responsibility on to each other – in a vicious circle. A media state contract with an equality clause and government support as in Sweden is the stated goal of Pro Quota Film Direction.
Kate Brown from Ewa – European Women Audiovisual Network compared the film business with the Rocky Mountains. While men pave the way with all the appropriate gear, women are equipped with high heels and bags full of stones. So if diversity is to be ensured, policies aimed at true equality between women and men in all positions across the industry are long overdue. Ewa provides such professional development opportunities in the form of workshops and online courses for its members. An even wider reach via networking is currently a main aim.
Film-director Beryl Richards, Vice Chair at Directors UK – an association with over 5,000 film-director members – explained the situation in Britain. There too, there is an alarming gender imbalance in the film and television world, not to mention the stereotyped roles affecting both men and women. Figures supplied by an equality campaign for film and TV revealed that women are represented in the independent sector by only 18 per cent … and then only in the low-budget range.
Tamara Dawit was on hand to represent Film Fatales, a new network for women film directors in the Us. Regular meetings provide contact partners to discuss issues with and/or share information with like-minded people.
Get out of the isolation!
All in all, the feeling of togetherness evinced was also tangible in the subsequent discussions between panel and audience: Together, an awareness of the problem has been created. Together, pressure can be exerted on the pressure on the institutions responsible. "Free the spirits," as Melissa Silverstein aptly put it. New structures in which women find role models are needed, which is precisely what networks such as Film Fatales, Ewa and Pro Quota are all about: women film-makers sharing their knowledge and experience, working together and supporting each other. And last but not least, more women must become active in the crucial institutions.
Let's dream a little
There is perhaps still a lack of confidence in the visions and stories as narrated by women. Stories important enough to be told and reflect a facet of society. Change will only happen if women filmmakers have the chance to get the same financial support as their male colleagues. Change will only happen when those responsible recognize that women's work is lucrative and if the government intervenes with legislation. The goal must be a 50% quota in TV and film. "How crazy is this: a dream to be equal", asked Melissa Silverstein. Which is why it is important that women also be trained in business matters. When vital resources are at stake, "you need 95% business and 5% art in order to succeed", said Tamara Dawit.
Amma Asante was the last speaker. The BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and director (“Belle”) spoke impressively of her career, of the obstacles that she repeatedly came up against as a dark-skinned woman and her fight for the greater visibility of a minority in the film industry. But she also stressed the strength that she gathered from the community: "I belong to a community that is women." And finally, she encouraged all present to Be a warrior queen!
The organizers, the Dortmund | Cologne International Women's Film Festival and the New York Athena Film Festival – themselves members of the International Women Film Festival Networks (Iwffn) – are now calling for a similar event to be held at the Cannes Film Festival which, over the years, has made a poor name for itself due to the extremely low proportion of women in its selection of films.
A propos the recent L.A. Times article on the scarcity of women directors (0!) up for the 2015 Academy Awards is worth reading here.
Just three of the 23 films at this year's Berlinale Competition were made by women film directors, that's 13%.
Speaking in his opening address at the "Get NetWorked Up" event on 12 February 2015, Dr Ralf Kleindiek, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth – was not alone in emphasizing how outrageously low that statistic is. About 200 women filmmakers, producers and networkers attended the symposium, a joint venture of the Dortmund | Cologne International Women's Film Festival and the New York Athena Film Festival founded by Indiewire’s own Melissa Silverstein. Amma Asante, maker of the beautiful film “Belle” also spoke. See Women in Hollywood’s interview .
In her welcome speech, Silke J. Räbiger, Director of the Dortmund | Cologne Women's Film Festival, pointed out that commitment to gender equality has been articulated since the 1980s. Currently, the main concern of network members is to learn from one another how to pull together as well as to discuss actual steps as to how the objectives can best be achieved. What the networks, associations and initiatives all have in common, she added, was a strong desire not to stand by and simply watch contracts, money, reputation and careers leave women behind.
Anna Serner , CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, reported on the equality contract introduced in 2012, considered now by many countries to be a model worth emulating. Thanks to the Film Agreement between government, parliament, film producers and television broadcasters, 50% of any film promotion budget must, by the end of 2015, be awarded to women in the fields of direction, screenplay or production. Preliminary results are positive, as the figures testify. However, they also indicate that this development still requires much effort. She also emphasized that any declaration of the will to change must come from the top: "It's essential that the head of organization shows that everyone involved really wants to make this come true."
Women make great films The women film-makers who gave statements for the video “Women Make Great Films” also described their anger and frequent experiences of discrimination. It was film-director Jasmila Žbanić who initiated and prepared the video (designed as a work-in-progress) for the event. In the polemic words of film-director Jennifer Reeder: "I am a film-maker and I have a vagina. This is a big problem for a lot of people in the film industry." The desire for change and a strong community is clearer than ever and there is no doubting the fact that "women make great films."
"Women making film is a radical act". With this quote from film-director Ava DuVernay (“Selma”), the symposium chair Melissa Silverstein (Athena Film Festival / Women and Hollywood) then opened the discussion to the various representatives from international women's film networks.
Writer and film-director Esther Gronenborn, representing Pro Quota Film Direction, was first off. This association, which now consists of more than 250 German women film directors, is committed to the eponymous quota – i.e. to an equal share of film funding. Everyone was shocked by the statistics recently published by The German Federal Association of Film & TV Directors, Ms Gronenborn explained. Yet even though producers, TV managers and film promoters in Germany are all very understanding, they invariably pass responsibility on to each other – in a vicious circle. A media state contract with an equality clause and government support as in Sweden is the stated goal of Pro Quota Film Direction.
Kate Brown from Ewa – European Women Audiovisual Network compared the film business with the Rocky Mountains. While men pave the way with all the appropriate gear, women are equipped with high heels and bags full of stones. So if diversity is to be ensured, policies aimed at true equality between women and men in all positions across the industry are long overdue. Ewa provides such professional development opportunities in the form of workshops and online courses for its members. An even wider reach via networking is currently a main aim.
Film-director Beryl Richards, Vice Chair at Directors UK – an association with over 5,000 film-director members – explained the situation in Britain. There too, there is an alarming gender imbalance in the film and television world, not to mention the stereotyped roles affecting both men and women. Figures supplied by an equality campaign for film and TV revealed that women are represented in the independent sector by only 18 per cent … and then only in the low-budget range.
Tamara Dawit was on hand to represent Film Fatales, a new network for women film directors in the Us. Regular meetings provide contact partners to discuss issues with and/or share information with like-minded people.
Get out of the isolation!
All in all, the feeling of togetherness evinced was also tangible in the subsequent discussions between panel and audience: Together, an awareness of the problem has been created. Together, pressure can be exerted on the pressure on the institutions responsible. "Free the spirits," as Melissa Silverstein aptly put it. New structures in which women find role models are needed, which is precisely what networks such as Film Fatales, Ewa and Pro Quota are all about: women film-makers sharing their knowledge and experience, working together and supporting each other. And last but not least, more women must become active in the crucial institutions.
Let's dream a little
There is perhaps still a lack of confidence in the visions and stories as narrated by women. Stories important enough to be told and reflect a facet of society. Change will only happen if women filmmakers have the chance to get the same financial support as their male colleagues. Change will only happen when those responsible recognize that women's work is lucrative and if the government intervenes with legislation. The goal must be a 50% quota in TV and film. "How crazy is this: a dream to be equal", asked Melissa Silverstein. Which is why it is important that women also be trained in business matters. When vital resources are at stake, "you need 95% business and 5% art in order to succeed", said Tamara Dawit.
Amma Asante was the last speaker. The BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and director (“Belle”) spoke impressively of her career, of the obstacles that she repeatedly came up against as a dark-skinned woman and her fight for the greater visibility of a minority in the film industry. But she also stressed the strength that she gathered from the community: "I belong to a community that is women." And finally, she encouraged all present to Be a warrior queen!
The organizers, the Dortmund | Cologne International Women's Film Festival and the New York Athena Film Festival – themselves members of the International Women Film Festival Networks (Iwffn) – are now calling for a similar event to be held at the Cannes Film Festival which, over the years, has made a poor name for itself due to the extremely low proportion of women in its selection of films.
A propos the recent L.A. Times article on the scarcity of women directors (0!) up for the 2015 Academy Awards is worth reading here.
- 2/26/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
So Channel 5's director of programmes Ben Frow wants to bring 'classic' karaoke show Night Fever back to television, and you lot actually seem pretty keen on the notion...
"Fantastic idea," said Scott Peacock, "Awesome," agreed Mark Whiley, "Night Fever is still my favourite homegrown Channel 5 show!!" enthused Neil Martin.
But which other gems from Channel 5's back catalogue should be revived? What have been the broadcaster's best programming efforts since it launched in 1997? Here's 5 shows that 5 could bring back to our screens...
The Mole
Based on an international format, high-tension game show The Mole was hosted by Glenn Hugill and had viewers hooked with its combination of physical tasks, mental challenges and devious sabotage. The show - which saw one team member secretly derail his fellow contestants' efforts - ran for just two series in the UK, but is overdue a modern makeover.
Fort Boyard
Another physical endurance game show,...
"Fantastic idea," said Scott Peacock, "Awesome," agreed Mark Whiley, "Night Fever is still my favourite homegrown Channel 5 show!!" enthused Neil Martin.
But which other gems from Channel 5's back catalogue should be revived? What have been the broadcaster's best programming efforts since it launched in 1997? Here's 5 shows that 5 could bring back to our screens...
The Mole
Based on an international format, high-tension game show The Mole was hosted by Glenn Hugill and had viewers hooked with its combination of physical tasks, mental challenges and devious sabotage. The show - which saw one team member secretly derail his fellow contestants' efforts - ran for just two series in the UK, but is overdue a modern makeover.
Fort Boyard
Another physical endurance game show,...
- 8/7/2013
- Digital Spy
Sky TV director Stuart Murphy has rubbished reports that the broadcaster is planning to launch a new soap opera.
Daily Mail journalist Dan Wooton claimed in his weekly column today that Sky bosses were planning on launching a rival to established terrestrial primetime soaps EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
Wooton said that Murphy has started speaking to producers and that the series would air on Sky1 or Sky Living.
However, Murphy has quickly denied the claims on Twitter, describing Wooton's report as "bogus".
"In [the] Daily Mail [it] says I have spoken to people about Sky launching a soap. Not true Dan. I have no plans and spoken to no one," Murphy wrote.
Recent attempts to launch primetime soaps have struggled in the ratings. Channel 5 aired Family Affairs when it launched in 1997, but the show was dropped in 2005 because of cost and poor ratings.
ITV cancelled a revived Crossroads and Night and Day...
Daily Mail journalist Dan Wooton claimed in his weekly column today that Sky bosses were planning on launching a rival to established terrestrial primetime soaps EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
Wooton said that Murphy has started speaking to producers and that the series would air on Sky1 or Sky Living.
However, Murphy has quickly denied the claims on Twitter, describing Wooton's report as "bogus".
"In [the] Daily Mail [it] says I have spoken to people about Sky launching a soap. Not true Dan. I have no plans and spoken to no one," Murphy wrote.
Recent attempts to launch primetime soaps have struggled in the ratings. Channel 5 aired Family Affairs when it launched in 1997, but the show was dropped in 2005 because of cost and poor ratings.
ITV cancelled a revived Crossroads and Night and Day...
- 2/15/2013
- Digital Spy
When it comes to Royal Family affairs, here's a motto the palace could get behind: double, or nothing. Once again, Prince William and Kate made for a fairy-tale moment Tuesday as they marked the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with another carriage ride through London - this time, in the processional back to Buckingham Palace from Parliament Square. (Not that they're strangers to this fancy form of transportation: They rode via carriage last summer in Ottawa while celebrating Canada Day.) The two were joined by Prince Harry for the ride, which came after Queen Elizabeth's 60-year reign was honored with a procession in London's St.
- 6/5/2012
- by Alison Schwartz
- PEOPLE.com
Kill Keith is released on DVD from March 26th and we have two copies of the DVD to give away to our readers.
The nation’s favourite presenter, Keith Chegwin, has been entertaining the British public for more than four decades with his zany brand of cheeky chappy chuckles. From Swap Shop to Cheggers Plays Pop, The Big Breakfast to GMTV, his irrepressible, upbeat energy has kept him at the top of his game – King of the live broadcast. But his reign is about to come to a sticky and gory end.
Much loved television personalities are being gruesomely despatched using a variety of breakfast condiments and as the body count grows, so does the hysteria. There appears to be no stopping the Breakfast Cereal Killer as he marches relentlessly towards his ultimate goal … to Kill Keith!
Kill Keith is the hilarious horror film with a comedy twist that stars Marc Pickering (Sleepy Hollow,...
The nation’s favourite presenter, Keith Chegwin, has been entertaining the British public for more than four decades with his zany brand of cheeky chappy chuckles. From Swap Shop to Cheggers Plays Pop, The Big Breakfast to GMTV, his irrepressible, upbeat energy has kept him at the top of his game – King of the live broadcast. But his reign is about to come to a sticky and gory end.
Much loved television personalities are being gruesomely despatched using a variety of breakfast condiments and as the body count grows, so does the hysteria. There appears to be no stopping the Breakfast Cereal Killer as he marches relentlessly towards his ultimate goal … to Kill Keith!
Kill Keith is the hilarious horror film with a comedy twist that stars Marc Pickering (Sleepy Hollow,...
- 3/19/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Spartacus Casts Julius Caesar, Marcus Crassus for Third Season
Just how can you do justice in casting someone to play one of the most famous men in history?
Spartacus has at least partially answered that question, having officially announced the men to play Julius Caesar and Marcus Crassus. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Todd Lasance will star as the future Roman emperor, marching toward the throne when we pick up with him in season three. Caesar may have the intellect capable to take on Spartacus, but he's also got enough aptitude in battle to pose a real threat. Crassus, on the other hand, will be played by Simon Merrells; considered one of the richest men in history, he has the ambition and thirst for power to be a danger, particularly if paired with someone like Caesar.
Several key historical figures have been portrayed in the various seasons of Spartacus, including Crixus,...
Just how can you do justice in casting someone to play one of the most famous men in history?
Spartacus has at least partially answered that question, having officially announced the men to play Julius Caesar and Marcus Crassus. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Todd Lasance will star as the future Roman emperor, marching toward the throne when we pick up with him in season three. Caesar may have the intellect capable to take on Spartacus, but he's also got enough aptitude in battle to pose a real threat. Crassus, on the other hand, will be played by Simon Merrells; considered one of the richest men in history, he has the ambition and thirst for power to be a danger, particularly if paired with someone like Caesar.
Several key historical figures have been portrayed in the various seasons of Spartacus, including Crixus,...
- 3/13/2012
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
To mark the release of Kill Keith on DVD 26th March, Metrodome have given us a copy of the movie to give away along with a Keith Chegwin signed poster!
The nation’s favourite presenter, Keith Chegwin, has been entertaining the British public for more than four decades with his zany brand of cheeky chappy chuckles. From Swap Shop to Cheggers Plays Pop, The Big Breakfast to GMTV, his irrepressible, upbeat energy has kept him at the top of his game – King of the live broadcast. But his reign is about to come to a sticky and gory end.
Much loved television personalities are being gruesomely despatched using a variety of breakfast condiments and as the body count grows, so does the hysteria. There appears to be no stopping the Breakfast Cereal Killer as he marches relentlessly towards his ultimate goal … to Kill Keith!
Kill Keith is the hilarious horror...
The nation’s favourite presenter, Keith Chegwin, has been entertaining the British public for more than four decades with his zany brand of cheeky chappy chuckles. From Swap Shop to Cheggers Plays Pop, The Big Breakfast to GMTV, his irrepressible, upbeat energy has kept him at the top of his game – King of the live broadcast. But his reign is about to come to a sticky and gory end.
Much loved television personalities are being gruesomely despatched using a variety of breakfast condiments and as the body count grows, so does the hysteria. There appears to be no stopping the Breakfast Cereal Killer as he marches relentlessly towards his ultimate goal … to Kill Keith!
Kill Keith is the hilarious horror...
- 3/6/2012
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 27, 2012
Price: DVD $29.98, Two-dvd Island Adventure Edition $34.98, Blu-ray $39.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Alvin, Simon, Theodore and the Chipettes take to the sea in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, which grossed a whopping $127 million in theaters.
The family movie, which blends animation and live-action, stars Jason Lee (Almost Famous) as Dave Seville, the caretaker of the Chipmunks and Chipettes. When Dave takes the group on a Carnival Dream cruise, they turn the liner into their own playground and meet up with their old manager, Ian Hawke (David Cross, Megamind), who’s now the cruise pelican mascot. All are having fun until they accidentally fall overboard and find themselves shipwrecked on a remote island.
The voice cast in the film includes Justin Long (Alpha and Omega), Amy Poehler (TV’s Parks and Recreation), Anna Faris (What’s Your Number?) and Christina Applegate (Hall Pass), and the...
Price: DVD $29.98, Two-dvd Island Adventure Edition $34.98, Blu-ray $39.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Alvin, Simon, Theodore and the Chipettes take to the sea in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, which grossed a whopping $127 million in theaters.
The family movie, which blends animation and live-action, stars Jason Lee (Almost Famous) as Dave Seville, the caretaker of the Chipmunks and Chipettes. When Dave takes the group on a Carnival Dream cruise, they turn the liner into their own playground and meet up with their old manager, Ian Hawke (David Cross, Megamind), who’s now the cruise pelican mascot. All are having fun until they accidentally fall overboard and find themselves shipwrecked on a remote island.
The voice cast in the film includes Justin Long (Alpha and Omega), Amy Poehler (TV’s Parks and Recreation), Anna Faris (What’s Your Number?) and Christina Applegate (Hall Pass), and the...
- 2/8/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
The Brief.
Kieran Kinsella
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On 28 February North American fans of British TV can get their hands on two new Acorn Media DVD releases:French Fields and The Brief. Fans of PBS may be familiar with the former while the latter was an ITV show that was produced by the Inspector Morse team. Both offer great value for money and we were fortunate enough to get a sneak peak at both of these box sets.
French Fields
The late Anton Rodgers was a much loved funny man who made his name relatively late in life when he starred in the popular sitcom Fresh Fields alongside Miss Marple star Julia McKenzie. French Fields is a hilarious spin-off from that show in which accountant William (Rodgers) and...
Kieran Kinsella
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On 28 February North American fans of British TV can get their hands on two new Acorn Media DVD releases:French Fields and The Brief. Fans of PBS may be familiar with the former while the latter was an ITV show that was produced by the Inspector Morse team. Both offer great value for money and we were fortunate enough to get a sneak peak at both of these box sets.
French Fields
The late Anton Rodgers was a much loved funny man who made his name relatively late in life when he starred in the popular sitcom Fresh Fields alongside Miss Marple star Julia McKenzie. French Fields is a hilarious spin-off from that show in which accountant William (Rodgers) and...
- 1/25/2012
- by admin
Are you like me and would prefer to just sleep in every morning? I can't understand the concept of "morning person". As far as I'm concerned, I never want to hear those two words together unless they are preceded by "…gruesome death of a…". But when you are forced to wake up early, what's the worst part of it? The morning news shows that are so sugary they make you want to puke. And that is the subject of Kill Keith.
This UK horror-comedy romp stars Keith Chegwin as himself in a film that is described as Saw meets "Richard and Judy". (Don't worry; I didn't get the reference either without looking it up. "Richard and Judy" was a British morning show of the same ilk as the ones described above.) Blech.
Kill Keith hits theaters on November 11 and has the potential to be a Shaun of the Dead flavored treat.
This UK horror-comedy romp stars Keith Chegwin as himself in a film that is described as Saw meets "Richard and Judy". (Don't worry; I didn't get the reference either without looking it up. "Richard and Judy" was a British morning show of the same ilk as the ones described above.) Blech.
Kill Keith hits theaters on November 11 and has the potential to be a Shaun of the Dead flavored treat.
- 10/12/2011
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
To follow on from the first teaser trailer that we put up a while back, we’ve been sent the second teaser for new movie, Kill Keith which shows us how the movie was created… sort of!
Kill Keith stars Marc Pickering, Susannah Fielding, Joe Tracini and David Easter plus Keith Chegwin, Tony Blackburn, Joe Pasquale, Russell Grant and is directed by Andy Thompson. It follows the rather unlikely story of someone on a hunt to kill the legendary Keith Chegwin!
I’ve placed the full synopsis below. You’ll be able to see the movie in UK cinemas 11th November.
Welcome to the world of Breakfast TV, with chirpy presenters who wake us up with their positive attitudes and happy dispositions – but something sinister is afoot – there is a killer on the loose, The Breakfast Cereal Killer and few are safe…
Cliff and Dawn are the early morning TV...
Kill Keith stars Marc Pickering, Susannah Fielding, Joe Tracini and David Easter plus Keith Chegwin, Tony Blackburn, Joe Pasquale, Russell Grant and is directed by Andy Thompson. It follows the rather unlikely story of someone on a hunt to kill the legendary Keith Chegwin!
I’ve placed the full synopsis below. You’ll be able to see the movie in UK cinemas 11th November.
Welcome to the world of Breakfast TV, with chirpy presenters who wake us up with their positive attitudes and happy dispositions – but something sinister is afoot – there is a killer on the loose, The Breakfast Cereal Killer and few are safe…
Cliff and Dawn are the early morning TV...
- 10/6/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A stroke of genius, or completely & utterly bonkers I don’t know, but Kill Keith sure has one of the more intriguing and unique film concepts you are likely to see all year. Basically a remake of Quentin Tarantino’s death list revenge thriller Kill Bill but set around Breakfast Television (!), the Brit horror/comedy is about a cereal killer (!!) who attempts to knock off his own death list of potential celebrity candidates who are up for the job of co-presenting the nation’s favourite morning show – “The Crack of Dawn” – after it’s male presenter leaves.
In breakfast telly’s A-list ensemble elite, basically The Expendables of the daytime goggle-box, Keith Chegwin, Tony Blackburn, Joe Pasquale and Russell Grant all star as co-presenting hopefuls and therefore targets for the killer. Meanwhile Danny Nichols (Marc Pickering), a hapless studio runner who day dreams about being the new co-presenter so he...
In breakfast telly’s A-list ensemble elite, basically The Expendables of the daytime goggle-box, Keith Chegwin, Tony Blackburn, Joe Pasquale and Russell Grant all star as co-presenting hopefuls and therefore targets for the killer. Meanwhile Danny Nichols (Marc Pickering), a hapless studio runner who day dreams about being the new co-presenter so he...
- 9/30/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Here’s the rather brilliant first poster for new British movie, Kill Keith which stars Marc Pickering, Susannah Fielding, Joe Tracini and David Easter plus Keith Chegwin, Tony Blackburn, Joe Pasquale, Russell Grant and is directed by Andy Thompson. It follows the rather unlikely story of someone on a hunt to kill the legendary Keith Chegwin! The movie is set for release in the UK 11th November and if you missed the first teaser trailer for the film, you can watch it here. Rather liking this new poster which uses Kill Bill for it’s inspiration although seeing Cheggers in this get up is rather interesting!
Welcome to the world of Breakfast TV, with chirpy presenters who wake us up with their positive attitudes and happy dispositions – but something sinister is afoot – there is a killer on the loose, The Breakfast Cereal Killer and few are safe…
Cliff and Dawn...
Welcome to the world of Breakfast TV, with chirpy presenters who wake us up with their positive attitudes and happy dispositions – but something sinister is afoot – there is a killer on the loose, The Breakfast Cereal Killer and few are safe…
Cliff and Dawn...
- 9/19/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Rights RoundUp is a work-in-progress which will go on throughout Cannes, showing deals as they get made, listed by sales agent. It also shows all the festival films including those in Competition, out of Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week by sales agent or producer when there is no sales agent. Continuation of The Rights Round Up Cannes 2011 from T-z Tayrona Mikael Salomon’s Havana Heat with Samuel L. Jackson and Jean-Claude Van Damme sold to Constantin for German speaking territories. Telecinco : http://www.telecinco.es Telepool : http://www.telepool.de Niko 2 - Family Affairs by Kari Juusonen and…...
- 5/23/2011
- Sydney's Buzz
The Rights RoundUp is a work-in-progress which will go on throughout Cannes, showing deals as they get made, listed by sales agent. It also shows all the festival films including those in Competition, out of Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week by sales agent or producer when there is no sales agent. Continuation of The Rights Round Up Cannes 2011 from T-v Tayrona Mikael Salomon’s Havana Heat with Samuel L. Jackson and Jean-Claude Van Damme sold to Constantin for German speaking territories. Telecinco : http://www.telecinco.es Telepool : http://www.telepool.de Niko 2 - Family Affairs by Kari Juusonen and…...
- 5/23/2011
- Sydney's Buzz
The Rights RoundUp is a work-in-progress which will go on throughout Cannes, showing deals as they get made, listed by sales agent. It also shows all the festival films including those in Competition, out of Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week by sales agent or producer when there is no sales agent. Continuation of The Rights Round Up Cannes 2011 from T-z Tayrona Mikael Salomon’s Havana Heat with Samuel L. Jackson and Jean-Claude Van Damme sold to Constantin for German speaking territories. Telecinco : http://www.telecinco.es Telepool : http://www.telepool.de Niko 2 - Family Affairs by Kari Juusonen and…...
- 5/23/2011
- Sydney's Buzz
Idris Elba wants to appear in 'EastEnders'. The London-born actor - best known for his role as Baltimore drug dealer Stringer Bell in Us drama series 'The Wire' - thinks appearing on the long-running BBC soap would impress his mother. He said: ''It's my mum's favourite show and I love being in things my mum likes.'' The 'Luther' star admitted he would like his potential character to have links to Leslie Grantham's iconic 'Dirty' Den Watts. He joked: ''I'd play the ghost of Dirty Den or something - or Dirty Den's long-lost adopted son from a previous marriage!'' Idris previously starred in 'Family Affairs' as Tim ..
- 5/6/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
"Great LezBritian" is a fortnightly stroll through the very best of British lesbo-centric entertainment and culture. Plus there will be some jolly good interviews with the top ladies who are waving the flag for gay UK.
In the UK, the soap opera is a staunch institution, as British as a cup of tea. Indeed, a character in soap land calling for the kettle to be put on is regularly the opening gambit to many a lively plot.
The British soap was established when BBC Radio 4 broadcasted The Archers in 1951. Set in an imagined village, many of the storylines were not on the cusp of anything especially thrilling – the threatened closure of the local shop being an example. Over the past few years, the writers of the Archers have looked outside of the village pub window and tried to realign the storylines with the happenings of modern society. As a result,...
In the UK, the soap opera is a staunch institution, as British as a cup of tea. Indeed, a character in soap land calling for the kettle to be put on is regularly the opening gambit to many a lively plot.
The British soap was established when BBC Radio 4 broadcasted The Archers in 1951. Set in an imagined village, many of the storylines were not on the cusp of anything especially thrilling – the threatened closure of the local shop being an example. Over the past few years, the writers of the Archers have looked outside of the village pub window and tried to realign the storylines with the happenings of modern society. As a result,...
- 4/26/2010
- by Sarah and Lee
- AfterEllen.com
A number of television executives have today expressed concern and disappointment over ITV's axing of The Bill, claiming that the industry will suffer following the loss of the show. Last month, it was announced that the police drama is to be dropped after 27 years on the air. Declining ratings were blamed for the decision. Speaking to The Guardian, controller of BBC drama production John Yorke questioned how new writing talent can be developed without ongoing serials like The Bill. Yorke commented: "Five years ago it was possible for talent to cut their teeth on Brookside, Dream Team, Family Affairs, Grange Hill. The last ten years you've seen us move from continuing drama reigning supreme to a time where it's had to accept reality and The X Factor - and realise that means we all have to work much harder. "The (more)...
- 4/12/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
The Box Office success of the Transformers franchise is paving the way for another attempt at a live-action Voltron movie.
Atlas Entertainment has acquired the film rights from owners World Events Productions, according to Risky Biz. Previously, Fox production company New Regency and then Relativity Media had each been interested in the project.
Voltron was a Japanese animated TV series that aired from 1984-1985, showing the exploits of five pilot-controlled robot lions that can combine into the massive, sword-wielding title character to fend off alien invaders.
A second series was made in the 90s and there have also been toys and comic books.
Atlas's Charles Roven, who was a producer on The Dark Knight, said: "It's undeniably impressive that Voltron has sustained itself globally for a quarter of a century."
World Events' Ted Koplar said: "Unlike other robotic action movies, Voltron is the personification of the human spirit, a quality...
Atlas Entertainment has acquired the film rights from owners World Events Productions, according to Risky Biz. Previously, Fox production company New Regency and then Relativity Media had each been interested in the project.
Voltron was a Japanese animated TV series that aired from 1984-1985, showing the exploits of five pilot-controlled robot lions that can combine into the massive, sword-wielding title character to fend off alien invaders.
A second series was made in the 90s and there have also been toys and comic books.
Atlas's Charles Roven, who was a producer on The Dark Knight, said: "It's undeniably impressive that Voltron has sustained itself globally for a quarter of a century."
World Events' Ted Koplar said: "Unlike other robotic action movies, Voltron is the personification of the human spirit, a quality...
- 7/21/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will renounce his title of co-Prince of Andorra if the territory doesn't change its secretive banking laws. Sarkozy and a Spanish bishop are co-princes of the tiny principality in the Pyrenees - bordered by Spain and France - which is on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's blacklist of uncooperative financial centres. Sarkozy told his Ump party he was prepared to take drastic action if Andorra's banking practices didn't improve. Minister of Family Affairs Nadine Morano said: "He said he would renounce his title of co-prince of Andorra if all countries that practice these tax haven mechanisms do not behave themselves." The 54-year-old politician is one of a number of heads of state to join...
- 3/27/2009
- Monsters and Critics
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