Applications are now open for the 21st edition of Screen International’s Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland.
The submissions window is open for one month, from March 6 to April 5, 2024.
Applications are open to UK and Irish citizens and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit, but applicants should be at an early stage in their film career, demonstrate exceptional promise and be ready to progress to the next level.
Applicants should use this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot...
The submissions window is open for one month, from March 6 to April 5, 2024.
Applications are open to UK and Irish citizens and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit, but applicants should be at an early stage in their film career, demonstrate exceptional promise and be ready to progress to the next level.
Applicants should use this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot...
- 3/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
Emily Watson in God's Creatures Photo: A24
Directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, and written by Shane Crowley from an idea he co-wrote with the film’s producer, Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly, God’s Creatures centres on the fallout from an accusation. Shortly after her estranged son Brian O’Hara (Paul Mescal) returns home from Australia, Aileen (Emily Watson) is forced to choose between her moral sense of duty and protecting her only son, when Sarah (Aisling Franciosi), who she supervises at the seafood processing factory, accuses him of rape. Eileen chooses to lie to the police, and then her family begins to slowly unravel. Meanwhile, Sarah withdraws and is shunned by the tight knit community.
In conversation with Eye For Film, Davis and Holmer discussed building the mechanics of their story around breathing rhythms and replacing words with images. They also spoke about exploring oppressive structures that trap men and women alike,...
Directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, and written by Shane Crowley from an idea he co-wrote with the film’s producer, Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly, God’s Creatures centres on the fallout from an accusation. Shortly after her estranged son Brian O’Hara (Paul Mescal) returns home from Australia, Aileen (Emily Watson) is forced to choose between her moral sense of duty and protecting her only son, when Sarah (Aisling Franciosi), who she supervises at the seafood processing factory, accuses him of rape. Eileen chooses to lie to the police, and then her family begins to slowly unravel. Meanwhile, Sarah withdraws and is shunned by the tight knit community.
In conversation with Eye For Film, Davis and Holmer discussed building the mechanics of their story around breathing rhythms and replacing words with images. They also spoke about exploring oppressive structures that trap men and women alike,...
- 4/2/2023
- by Paul Risker
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The window opens today (March 1), 2023, and will close on March 31.
Applications are now open for the landmark 20th edition of Screen International’s Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland.
The window opens today (March 1), 2023, and will close on March 31.
Applications are open to UK and Irish nationals and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit.
Applicants should use the this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot and contact details as well as a small statement about why they are applying.
Applications are now open for the landmark 20th edition of Screen International’s Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland.
The window opens today (March 1), 2023, and will close on March 31.
Applications are open to UK and Irish nationals and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit.
Applicants should use the this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot and contact details as well as a small statement about why they are applying.
- 3/1/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Paul Mescal was undoubtedly the star attraction on the opening night of the Dublin International Film Festival on Thursday.
The local boy — almost, he’s from Maynooth, 24 kilometers to the west of the Irish capital — marked his first appearance at the event for the curtain-raising Irish psychological drama God’s Creatures, in which he stars alongside Emily Watson. But he also hit the red carpet at Dublin’s Light House Cinema not just as a freshly minted Oscar and BAFTA nominee for Aftersun and one of the most in-demand actors around (Ridley Scott recently tapped him for his Gladiator sequel), but as someone who, the last time the festival was held as a fully in-person event without pandemic restrictions in February 2020, literally hadn’t even been seen onscreen yet. His breakout, Normal People, was released just a few months later.
The first people Mescal greeted at the opener were his parents,...
The local boy — almost, he’s from Maynooth, 24 kilometers to the west of the Irish capital — marked his first appearance at the event for the curtain-raising Irish psychological drama God’s Creatures, in which he stars alongside Emily Watson. But he also hit the red carpet at Dublin’s Light House Cinema not just as a freshly minted Oscar and BAFTA nominee for Aftersun and one of the most in-demand actors around (Ridley Scott recently tapped him for his Gladiator sequel), but as someone who, the last time the festival was held as a fully in-person event without pandemic restrictions in February 2020, literally hadn’t even been seen onscreen yet. His breakout, Normal People, was released just a few months later.
The first people Mescal greeted at the opener were his parents,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Ireland-set film premiered at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes 2022.
Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer’s Ireland-set drama God’s Creatures will open the Dublin International Film Festival on February 23..
The drama, starring Paul Mescal, Emily Watson and Aisling Franciosi, made its world premiere at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes last year.
Set in a small fishing community in the west of Ireland, it tells of a mother who is torn between her instinct to protect her son and her own sense of right and wrong, following a painful revelation.
Festival director Gráinne Humphreys described the film as: “A richly rewarding,...
Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer’s Ireland-set drama God’s Creatures will open the Dublin International Film Festival on February 23..
The drama, starring Paul Mescal, Emily Watson and Aisling Franciosi, made its world premiere at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes last year.
Set in a small fishing community in the west of Ireland, it tells of a mother who is torn between her instinct to protect her son and her own sense of right and wrong, following a painful revelation.
Festival director Gráinne Humphreys described the film as: “A richly rewarding,...
- 1/23/2023
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Distribution
BFI Distribution has acquired from A24 2022 Cannes title “God’s Creatures,” starring Emily Watson, Paul Mescal and Aisling Franciosi, for U.K. theatrical release, and is partnering with independent Irish distributor Volta Pictures, who have acquired the film for Ireland. Volta will release the film in Ireland on March 24 and and BFI Distribution in the U.K. on March 31.
Directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, the film is set in a windswept fishing village on the coast of Ireland, where a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community. Shane Crowley wrote the screenplay based on a story he co-wrote with Cronin O’Reilly.
The Nine Daughters production by Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly was developed with the support of Screen Ireland, BBC Film and A24. It was co-financed by A24, BBC Film,...
BFI Distribution has acquired from A24 2022 Cannes title “God’s Creatures,” starring Emily Watson, Paul Mescal and Aisling Franciosi, for U.K. theatrical release, and is partnering with independent Irish distributor Volta Pictures, who have acquired the film for Ireland. Volta will release the film in Ireland on March 24 and and BFI Distribution in the U.K. on March 31.
Directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, the film is set in a windswept fishing village on the coast of Ireland, where a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community. Shane Crowley wrote the screenplay based on a story he co-wrote with Cronin O’Reilly.
The Nine Daughters production by Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly was developed with the support of Screen Ireland, BBC Film and A24. It was co-financed by A24, BBC Film,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The film is directed by New York-based filmmakers Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer.
BFI Distribution has picked up the UK-Ireland rights to Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer’s God’s Creatures from A24.
It is partnering with Irish distributor Volta Pictures for the Irish release.
God’s Creatures premiered in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2022 and stars Emily Watson, Paul Mescal and Aisling Franciosi. It is set on the coast of Ireland in a fishing village, where a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips...
BFI Distribution has picked up the UK-Ireland rights to Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer’s God’s Creatures from A24.
It is partnering with Irish distributor Volta Pictures for the Irish release.
God’s Creatures premiered in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2022 and stars Emily Watson, Paul Mescal and Aisling Franciosi. It is set on the coast of Ireland in a fishing village, where a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips...
- 1/18/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
BFI Distribution has picked up the well-received Irish drama God’s Creatures for theatrical release in the UK. The deal also includes a partnership with independent Irish distributor Volta Pictures, who have acquired the film for Ireland.
Volta Pictures will release the film in Ireland on March 23, 2023, and BFI Distribution will take it to UK cinemas a week later on March 31.
The film was acquired from A24, marking the first time the BFI has picked up a film from the prolific American studio. A24 released the film in the US in September.
Directed by New York-based filmmakers Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits) in their feature debut as a duo, God’s Creatures debuted in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar at Cannes last year. The film stars Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves), Paul Mescal, and Aisling Franciosi (The Fall). Billed as a “quietly devastating drama,” the film is...
Volta Pictures will release the film in Ireland on March 23, 2023, and BFI Distribution will take it to UK cinemas a week later on March 31.
The film was acquired from A24, marking the first time the BFI has picked up a film from the prolific American studio. A24 released the film in the US in September.
Directed by New York-based filmmakers Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits) in their feature debut as a duo, God’s Creatures debuted in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar at Cannes last year. The film stars Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves), Paul Mescal, and Aisling Franciosi (The Fall). Billed as a “quietly devastating drama,” the film is...
- 1/18/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
“There’s a lot of work around, I’ve been busy,” Emily Watson declared, brightly, over tea and crumbly biscuits at The Union, a private club in central London, as she chatted with Deadline about why she loves working in front of the camera.
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She indeed has been busy. Hot on the heels of her extraordinarily compelling portrait in God’s Creatures, playing an Irish Catholic woman who has an obsessional bond with her wayward son (Paul Mescal of (Normal People and Aftersun), Watson has taken on a slate of roles including HBO Max...
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She indeed has been busy. Hot on the heels of her extraordinarily compelling portrait in God’s Creatures, playing an Irish Catholic woman who has an obsessional bond with her wayward son (Paul Mescal of (Normal People and Aftersun), Watson has taken on a slate of roles including HBO Max...
- 10/15/2022
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
God’s Creatures Review — God’s Creatures (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, written by Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and Shane Crowley and starring Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi, Marion O’Dwyer, Toni O’Rourke, Brendan McCormack, Isabelle Connolly, John Burke, Steve Gunn, Sarah Kinlen, Leah Minto, Philip O’Sullivan and [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: God’S Creatures (2022): Emily Watson Turns in Fine Work in a Somber, Yet Fascinating, Film...
Continue reading: Film Review: God’S Creatures (2022): Emily Watson Turns in Fine Work in a Somber, Yet Fascinating, Film...
- 10/4/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Imax is out this Sunday with Brandi Carlile: In The Canyon Haze – Live from Laurel Canyon on 31 screens nationwide, an encore of a live event that reps a milestone for the large format exhibitor.
The concert was broadcast Thursday from LA’s storied Laurel Canyon neighborhood to 87 Imax theaters (there would have been a few more if Hurricane Ian hadn’t taken out Florida locations). More than three dozen sold out for what is the company’s top-grossing live event. It featured Carlile and her band — no live audience — performing reimagined versions of songs from her new deluxe album “In The Canyon Haze”. Filmed for Imax using Imax digital cameras, it’s the first event of its kind Imax has staged.
Early this year, the company grossed 300k from its live stream of Kanye West’s Donda 2 concert event in Miami — the closest thing to date. (It released the...
The concert was broadcast Thursday from LA’s storied Laurel Canyon neighborhood to 87 Imax theaters (there would have been a few more if Hurricane Ian hadn’t taken out Florida locations). More than three dozen sold out for what is the company’s top-grossing live event. It featured Carlile and her band — no live audience — performing reimagined versions of songs from her new deluxe album “In The Canyon Haze”. Filmed for Imax using Imax digital cameras, it’s the first event of its kind Imax has staged.
Early this year, the company grossed 300k from its live stream of Kanye West’s Donda 2 concert event in Miami — the closest thing to date. (It released the...
- 9/30/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
“We’re all God’s creatures in the dark.” It’s a mysterious, yet resonant, sentiment, a pebble of wisdom about humanity that one might roll over again and again, worrying its surface. This line — which gives Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis the title of their intimate family drama “God’s Creatures,” set in a blustery Irish fishing village — is one of the life lessons Sarah has accrued in her young, tough life. She shares it, ruefully, with Aileen (Emily Watson), her friend and manager at a fish processing plant, over a cigarette.
Sarah is referring to her abusive ex Francie when she speaks to Aileen, but the opaque statement, which straddles the line between the dark and the divine, an insight at once profound, ambiguous, and cutting, becomes a prophecy as “God’s Creatures” evolves into a subtly striking suspense thriller.
In 2015, Holmer and Davis collaborated on the critically acclaimed and award-winning “The Fits,...
Sarah is referring to her abusive ex Francie when she speaks to Aileen, but the opaque statement, which straddles the line between the dark and the divine, an insight at once profound, ambiguous, and cutting, becomes a prophecy as “God’s Creatures” evolves into a subtly striking suspense thriller.
In 2015, Holmer and Davis collaborated on the critically acclaimed and award-winning “The Fits,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Katie Walsh
- The Wrap
Grab your fishing tackle and make sure you have a good alibi because A24‘s God’s Creatures trailer is here. Saela Davis and Anna Rose Homer direct this chilling tale based on a story by Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and a screenplay by Shane Crowley. The story takes place in a windswept fishing village, where a mother becomes torn between protecting her beloved son and her sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips her family apart, and the close-knit community they live in starts to crumble.
In A24’s God’s Creatures trailer, we see the makings of powerhouse performances by Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, and Aisling Franciosi. The film debuted in the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Audiences were reportedly captivated by the film’s dark events and swept into a character-driven mystery that left them disturbed.
God’s Creatures begs audiences to...
In A24’s God’s Creatures trailer, we see the makings of powerhouse performances by Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, and Aisling Franciosi. The film debuted in the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Audiences were reportedly captivated by the film’s dark events and swept into a character-driven mystery that left them disturbed.
God’s Creatures begs audiences to...
- 8/17/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
There is a deep, festering darkness inside the belly of guilt and love — and there is no film that quite sets that tone like the new A24 psychological drama, "God's Creatures." The upcoming movie now has a trailer, and it seems as though A24 is continuing to capitalize on works of ruthless cinema that force us to take hard looks at ourselves, the choices we have made, and the ones we have yet to make.
The film follows Emily Watson as a fishing worker in an Irish village who is faced with the realization that her estranged son (Paul Mescal) has returned to their village, but holds a sinister secret inside him — and for her, the familial bonds and the power of a mother's love will be tested upon his return. "God's Creatures" made its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in the Director's Fortnight section and earned a standing ovation.
The film follows Emily Watson as a fishing worker in an Irish village who is faced with the realization that her estranged son (Paul Mescal) has returned to their village, but holds a sinister secret inside him — and for her, the familial bonds and the power of a mother's love will be tested upon his return. "God's Creatures" made its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in the Director's Fortnight section and earned a standing ovation.
- 8/16/2022
- by Lex Briscuso
- Slash Film
Unconditional love is complicated.
On Tuesday, the trailer debuted for the new A24 psychological thriller “God’s Creatures”, directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, who previously helmed indie darling “The Fits”.
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The film stars Emily Watson as Aileen O’Hara, a woman living in an Irish fishing village, whose sun returns home quite suddenly after living in Australia for several years.
Played by Paul Mescal, her son Brian is soon accused of committing a terrible crime agains his former girlfriend, played by Aisling Franciosi.
Creating a fracture in their relationship, Aileen’s need to protect her son while facing the truth tests her love as a mother and her sanity.
Read More: Anya Taylor-Joy And Nicholas Hoult Are Served A Fine-Dining Meal With A Terrifying Twist In New...
On Tuesday, the trailer debuted for the new A24 psychological thriller “God’s Creatures”, directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, who previously helmed indie darling “The Fits”.
Read More: Colin Farrell And Brendan Gleeson’s Friendship Comes To An End In First Trailer For ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
The film stars Emily Watson as Aileen O’Hara, a woman living in an Irish fishing village, whose sun returns home quite suddenly after living in Australia for several years.
Played by Paul Mescal, her son Brian is soon accused of committing a terrible crime agains his former girlfriend, played by Aisling Franciosi.
Creating a fracture in their relationship, Aileen’s need to protect her son while facing the truth tests her love as a mother and her sanity.
Read More: Anya Taylor-Joy And Nicholas Hoult Are Served A Fine-Dining Meal With A Terrifying Twist In New...
- 8/16/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
After bursting onto the scene as Connell in the hit series “Normal People,” Paul Mescal continues to build a resume that’s going a long way to establish him as a bona fide movie star. His latest outing as a leading man is “God’s Creatures,” a new Irish family drama from Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer that promises to be every bit as powerful as their first collaboration, “The Fits.”
The film, which follows a dangerous secret that threatens to unravel a family in an Irish fishing town, made a strong debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Critics generally praised Mescal’s performance, and many predicted that a late September rollout from A24 could lead to the film becoming an unexpected hit during the fall movie season.
Per the official synopsis from A24, “God’s Creatures” is set in a windswept fishing village, where a mother is torn...
The film, which follows a dangerous secret that threatens to unravel a family in an Irish fishing town, made a strong debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Critics generally praised Mescal’s performance, and many predicted that a late September rollout from A24 could lead to the film becoming an unexpected hit during the fall movie season.
Per the official synopsis from A24, “God’s Creatures” is set in a windswept fishing village, where a mother is torn...
- 8/16/2022
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
The most exciting new actors, writers, directors, producers, and heads of department emerging across the UK and Ireland.
Screen International has revealed the 2022 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, our prestigious annual showcase of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting young actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department.
The 2022 UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow are following in the footsteps of some of today’s biggest names in film and television, many of whom are now Bafta and Oscar winners and nominees.
From Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrea Arnold in the inaugural selection in 2004 to David Oyelowo, Ruth Negga, Abi Morgan (2005), Riz Ahmed,...
Screen International has revealed the 2022 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, our prestigious annual showcase of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting young actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department.
The 2022 UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow are following in the footsteps of some of today’s biggest names in film and television, many of whom are now Bafta and Oscar winners and nominees.
From Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrea Arnold in the inaugural selection in 2004 to David Oyelowo, Ruth Negga, Abi Morgan (2005), Riz Ahmed,...
- 6/29/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Some actors slip into familiar roles like old sweaters. Emily Watson might prefer a raincoat. The actress first graced our screens in Breaking the Waves for Lars von Trier: her eyes peeking out from under a wooly hat, whipped by wind and rain, and carrying the sins of an entire town. The great actress faces those same elements again in God’s Creatures, trading von Trier’s nightmarish vision of the Scottish highlands for a doom metal take on Ireland’s Atlantic coast.
Written by Shane Crowley in collaboration with the producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, God’s Creatures tells a story about sexual assault and collective denial that is as universal as it is inseparable from its locale. The film is directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, American filmmakers whose brilliant 2016 debut The Fits showcased a true flair for building suspense, not to mention an appreciation for shared psychosis...
Written by Shane Crowley in collaboration with the producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, God’s Creatures tells a story about sexual assault and collective denial that is as universal as it is inseparable from its locale. The film is directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer, American filmmakers whose brilliant 2016 debut The Fits showcased a true flair for building suspense, not to mention an appreciation for shared psychosis...
- 5/21/2022
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
Shared madness — or, at least, shared delusion — punctuated filmmaker Anna Rose Holmer’s striking debut “The Fits,” which followed a group of young dancers in Cincinnati who all fell prey to the same mysterious ailment and saw their bonds shift and change because of it. Holmer created her remarkable first film with editor and writer Saela Davis and they reteam on her second, “God’s Creatures,” with Davis taking a co-directing credit on another ambitious look inside a community defined by fractured, perhaps even crazy bonds.
Unlike “The Fits,” however, “God’s Creatures” is a decidedly chilly affair, both due to its location (a windswept Irish fishing village where people wear cozy sweaters even in May) and its subject matter (a prodigal son returns home and upends everyone’s lives). But And while that may be the point — what outsider could ever fully understand the rules and ways of this community? — the...
Unlike “The Fits,” however, “God’s Creatures” is a decidedly chilly affair, both due to its location (a windswept Irish fishing village where people wear cozy sweaters even in May) and its subject matter (a prodigal son returns home and upends everyone’s lives). But And while that may be the point — what outsider could ever fully understand the rules and ways of this community? — the...
- 5/19/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Early in Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer’s dark and stately God’s Creatures, screening in Directors’ Fortnight here at Cannes, one of the younger women at a wake in an old Irish fishing village declares that her new baby will definitely be learning to swim. The dead man drowned, a professional risk on the surging waters of the west of Ireland. Even now that the fishing industry has given way to oyster beds suspended in chest-deep water, the farmers wear heavy waders and the worst can happen. The other women are startled. Swimming lessons? That’s not how things are done around here.
Like a gun pulled in a play’s first act, this bit of distaff chat is a clear indicator of where we’re headed; death hovers over every scene that follows, as persistent as the wind that whistles around the single glazing of the workers’ cottages.
Like a gun pulled in a play’s first act, this bit of distaff chat is a clear indicator of where we’re headed; death hovers over every scene that follows, as persistent as the wind that whistles around the single glazing of the workers’ cottages.
- 5/19/2022
- by Stephanie Bunbury
- Deadline Film + TV
Nominations will close on April 18.
Screen International is delighted to announce that nominations are open for Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland, now heading into its 19th year.
Nominations open from March 20, 2022, and will close over the Easter bank holiday weekend, on April 18, in the drive to find new actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department to present to the industry this summer.
Due to the increasing popularity of this talent portfolio, we ask that all submissions now use this Google Form. Applicants will need to attach a brief bio,...
Screen International is delighted to announce that nominations are open for Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland, now heading into its 19th year.
Nominations open from March 20, 2022, and will close over the Easter bank holiday weekend, on April 18, in the drive to find new actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department to present to the industry this summer.
Due to the increasing popularity of this talent portfolio, we ask that all submissions now use this Google Form. Applicants will need to attach a brief bio,...
- 3/22/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Ammonite, Apples, Promising Young Woman, Supernova, The Dig, The Father and The Mauritanian are among the first wave of movies recommended by a European Film Awards committee for nomination at this year’s event.
A record number of movies have been suggested by the committee this year in light of the pandemic disruption. More than 40 films have been revealed today — features and docs — with more set to be revealed in September.
The feature films have been selected by a committee of the Academy Board and a range of European industry professionals. The documentary films have been selected by Efa Board Members Graziella Bildesheim (institutional/Italy) and Ada Solomon (producer/Romania), Katja Gauriloff, Kathrin Kohlstedde (festival programmer/Germany), Veton Nurkollari (artistic director/Kosovo), Orwa Nyrabia, Rada Šešić (festival programmer and filmmaker/Bosnia & Herzegovina/The Netherlands), Rajesh Thind and...
A record number of movies have been suggested by the committee this year in light of the pandemic disruption. More than 40 films have been revealed today — features and docs — with more set to be revealed in September.
The feature films have been selected by a committee of the Academy Board and a range of European industry professionals. The documentary films have been selected by Efa Board Members Graziella Bildesheim (institutional/Italy) and Ada Solomon (producer/Romania), Katja Gauriloff, Kathrin Kohlstedde (festival programmer/Germany), Veton Nurkollari (artistic director/Kosovo), Orwa Nyrabia, Rada Šešić (festival programmer and filmmaker/Bosnia & Herzegovina/The Netherlands), Rajesh Thind and...
- 8/24/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The Fits Team Anna Rose Holmer & Saela Davis to Direct Emily Watson & Paul Mescal in God’s Creatures
In the six years since the striking drama The Fits arrived, we’ve been waiting to see what the team of Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis would jump to next. There was a Natalie Portman-led project that didn’t move forward, but now a previously announced psychological drama co-directed by the duo is finally moving ahead.
Deadline reports A24 has backed the film, which is titled God’s Creatures and will star Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Marion O’Dwyer, and Toni O’Rourke. With production already underway, the Shane Crowley-scripted film is set in a “rain-swept Irish fishing village, and focuses on a mother who lies to protect her son and the devastating impact that choice has on her community, her family and herself.”
The story comes from Crowley and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, who is also producing. Chayse Irvin is shooting the film with editing by...
Deadline reports A24 has backed the film, which is titled God’s Creatures and will star Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Marion O’Dwyer, and Toni O’Rourke. With production already underway, the Shane Crowley-scripted film is set in a “rain-swept Irish fishing village, and focuses on a mother who lies to protect her son and the devastating impact that choice has on her community, her family and herself.”
The story comes from Crowley and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, who is also producing. Chayse Irvin is shooting the film with editing by...
- 5/12/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Emily Watson and Paul Mescal are set to star in the A24 psychological drama God’s Creatures, with Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer directing. This will mark the directing debut as a duo, after working together on the award-winning feature The Fits.
God’s Creatures, currently in production, also stars Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Marion O’Dwyer and Toni O’Rourke.
The film is a psychological drama set in a rain-swept Irish fishing village, and focuses on a mother who lies to protect her son and the devastating impact that choice has on her community, her family and herself. The screenplay is by Shane Crowley; story is by Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly & Crowley.
The Sixty-Six Pictures production is being produced by Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, following her critically acclaimed films Ammonite and Lady Macbeth. Sixty-Six developed God’s Creatures with the support of Screen Ireland, BBC Film and A24.
Inbal Weinberg will be production designer,...
God’s Creatures, currently in production, also stars Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Marion O’Dwyer and Toni O’Rourke.
The film is a psychological drama set in a rain-swept Irish fishing village, and focuses on a mother who lies to protect her son and the devastating impact that choice has on her community, her family and herself. The screenplay is by Shane Crowley; story is by Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly & Crowley.
The Sixty-Six Pictures production is being produced by Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, following her critically acclaimed films Ammonite and Lady Macbeth. Sixty-Six developed God’s Creatures with the support of Screen Ireland, BBC Film and A24.
Inbal Weinberg will be production designer,...
- 5/11/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
A24 co-financing alongside BBC Film, Screen Ireland, Wrap.
A24 has come on board psychological drama God’s Creatures currently filming in Ireland with leads Emily Watson and Paul Mescal.
Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer have reunited after their award-winning drama The Fits to direct the Sixty-Six Pictures production.
A24 has taken worldwide rights and is co-financing alongside BBC Film, Screen Ireland, and Wrap (Ireland’s Western Region Audiovisual Producers Fund).
God’s Creatures is set in a rain-swept Irish fishing village where a woman’s lies to protect her son have a devastating impact on the community, her family, and herself.
A24 has come on board psychological drama God’s Creatures currently filming in Ireland with leads Emily Watson and Paul Mescal.
Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer have reunited after their award-winning drama The Fits to direct the Sixty-Six Pictures production.
A24 has taken worldwide rights and is co-financing alongside BBC Film, Screen Ireland, and Wrap (Ireland’s Western Region Audiovisual Producers Fund).
God’s Creatures is set in a rain-swept Irish fishing village where a woman’s lies to protect her son have a devastating impact on the community, her family, and herself.
- 5/11/2021
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Nominations will close in one month’s time on May 1.
Screen International is delighted to announce that nominations are open for Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland, now heading into its 18th year.
Nominations open from April 1, 2021, and will close one month later on May 1 in the drive to find new actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department to present to the industry later this year.
Although confined to the UK and Ireland, Screen’s Stars of Tomorrow talent initiative has proved itself to be the global film industry’s...
Screen International is delighted to announce that nominations are open for Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland, now heading into its 18th year.
Nominations open from April 1, 2021, and will close one month later on May 1 in the drive to find new actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department to present to the industry later this year.
Although confined to the UK and Ireland, Screen’s Stars of Tomorrow talent initiative has proved itself to be the global film industry’s...
- 4/1/2021
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Autumn is the best.
The crisp scent of changing leaves that crunch under your feet make way for candy, pumpkin pie, and All Kinds Of Scary Programming!
Horror is right at the top of my favorites list year around, so this month with movies and series premiereing left and right to scare us silly is right up my alley. Check out what we recommend this week.
Saturday, October 10
9/8c My Best Friend's Bouquet (Hallmark)
Josie Hughes (Chaley Rose) is a hopeless romantic who believes in the kind of romance in black-and-white movies where the leading lady finds her one true love and gets swept off her feet.
She also believes the wedding bouquet always finds its way to the right person when tossed by the bride, as proven time and again at weddings dating back to her childhood.
But single Josie ends up with the bouquet at her friend Emma...
The crisp scent of changing leaves that crunch under your feet make way for candy, pumpkin pie, and All Kinds Of Scary Programming!
Horror is right at the top of my favorites list year around, so this month with movies and series premiereing left and right to scare us silly is right up my alley. Check out what we recommend this week.
Saturday, October 10
9/8c My Best Friend's Bouquet (Hallmark)
Josie Hughes (Chaley Rose) is a hopeless romantic who believes in the kind of romance in black-and-white movies where the leading lady finds her one true love and gets swept off her feet.
She also believes the wedding bouquet always finds its way to the right person when tossed by the bride, as proven time and again at weddings dating back to her childhood.
But single Josie ends up with the bouquet at her friend Emma...
- 10/10/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
As we enter into the spooky month of October, it’s only appropriate that Fantastic Fest and Fangoria host a watch party event for the forthcoming Welcome to the Blumhouse series of thrillers from Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television. Starting October 10, Fantastic Fest and Fangoria have set Prime Video watch parties for each of the inclusive, genre-centered films which will feature post-screening Q&As with each filmmaker.
“From the beginning, Fantastic Fest was conceived to be a launchpad for emerging, diverse, genre filmmaking talent,” said Shelli Taylor, Alamo Drafthouse CEO. “We are extremely proud and excited to be partnering with Amazon to celebrate this bold new lineup of amazing filmmakers this October.”
“Fangoria is excited to be working with partners who share the same vision to highlight a future wave of talent and storytellers strongly representative of our expansive genre family,” said Fangoria Co-Owner Abhi Goel. “We’re looking forward...
“From the beginning, Fantastic Fest was conceived to be a launchpad for emerging, diverse, genre filmmaking talent,” said Shelli Taylor, Alamo Drafthouse CEO. “We are extremely proud and excited to be partnering with Amazon to celebrate this bold new lineup of amazing filmmakers this October.”
“Fangoria is excited to be working with partners who share the same vision to highlight a future wave of talent and storytellers strongly representative of our expansive genre family,” said Fangoria Co-Owner Abhi Goel. “We’re looking forward...
- 10/5/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
London Film Festival Lineup Revealed
The Lff has revealed its industry program, with speakers including Ava DuVernay, Jane Tranter, Ted Hope and Sundance director Tabitha Jackson. James Schamus will be take part in a panel discussion as part of the production finance market and there will also be spotlights on first films and new UK producers. All talks and events will take place digitally between October 7-18. Below is the lineup in full.
· Spotlight conversation – Ava DuVernay and Array
· Spotlight conversation – Jane Tranter from Bad Wolf
· Taking Black Writers Seriously pitching event with Ida Rose and the Young Vic
· Telling Black Stories on Screen – Kemp Powers and Kwame-Kwei-Armah in conversation
· From Big Screen to Small Screen, How Film Producers Navigate the World of Television with Ed Guiney and Allon Reich
· In Focus – Independent Producers with Ameenah Ayub Allen, Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, Matthew Wilkinson, Joy Ghatoro-Akopojotor, Elhum Shakerifar and Helen Simmons...
The Lff has revealed its industry program, with speakers including Ava DuVernay, Jane Tranter, Ted Hope and Sundance director Tabitha Jackson. James Schamus will be take part in a panel discussion as part of the production finance market and there will also be spotlights on first films and new UK producers. All talks and events will take place digitally between October 7-18. Below is the lineup in full.
· Spotlight conversation – Ava DuVernay and Array
· Spotlight conversation – Jane Tranter from Bad Wolf
· Taking Black Writers Seriously pitching event with Ida Rose and the Young Vic
· Telling Black Stories on Screen – Kemp Powers and Kwame-Kwei-Armah in conversation
· From Big Screen to Small Screen, How Film Producers Navigate the World of Television with Ed Guiney and Allon Reich
· In Focus – Independent Producers with Ameenah Ayub Allen, Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, Matthew Wilkinson, Joy Ghatoro-Akopojotor, Elhum Shakerifar and Helen Simmons...
- 9/30/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman and Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Programme also includes ‘Normal People’ and ‘Devs’ producers discussing move to TV.
Award-winning director Ava DuVernay has joined the BFI London Film Festival’s industry programme, which is set to reflect on a tumultuous year and consider the future of the business.
The line-up, which will take place entirely online, is led by a Spotlight conversation between DuVernay and team members from her media, arts and social impact organisation Array. The session will explore their model and approach to working across multiple platforms to amplify underrepresented voices and build a more inclusive industry.
Panel discussions include a focus on how...
Award-winning director Ava DuVernay has joined the BFI London Film Festival’s industry programme, which is set to reflect on a tumultuous year and consider the future of the business.
The line-up, which will take place entirely online, is led by a Spotlight conversation between DuVernay and team members from her media, arts and social impact organisation Array. The session will explore their model and approach to working across multiple platforms to amplify underrepresented voices and build a more inclusive industry.
Panel discussions include a focus on how...
- 9/30/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay and “Succession” executive producer Jane Tranter are among a range of figures participating at this year’s British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival’s industry program.
The program, which is virtual this year, is headlined by two ‘Spotlight’ conversations. DuVernay will be in conversation with the crew from her non-profit media and social justice organization Array. The session will examine the Array model and approach to working across multiple platforms to amplify underrepresented voices and build a more inclusive industry.
The Spotlight conversation with Jane Tranter is in association with Variety and is moderated by the publication’s international editor. Tranter, who co-founded Bad Wolf with Julie Gardner, has credits that also include HBO’s “The Night Of” and “Industry,” Sky’s “A Discovery of Witches” and BBC and HBO’s “His Dark Materials.”
Elsewhere, a panel featuring “Room” and “Normal People” producer Ed Guiney...
The program, which is virtual this year, is headlined by two ‘Spotlight’ conversations. DuVernay will be in conversation with the crew from her non-profit media and social justice organization Array. The session will examine the Array model and approach to working across multiple platforms to amplify underrepresented voices and build a more inclusive industry.
The Spotlight conversation with Jane Tranter is in association with Variety and is moderated by the publication’s international editor. Tranter, who co-founded Bad Wolf with Julie Gardner, has credits that also include HBO’s “The Night Of” and “Industry,” Sky’s “A Discovery of Witches” and BBC and HBO’s “His Dark Materials.”
Elsewhere, a panel featuring “Room” and “Normal People” producer Ed Guiney...
- 9/30/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Prime Video dropped the trailer of “Welcome to the Blumhouse”, for four feature films releasing from the program of eight unsettling, horror genre movies produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios.
Sharing the spine-tingling suspense that’s a Blumhouse signature, each film presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centered around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces.
Also Read: 5 burning questions that we have ahead of Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys S2
This slate marks the first ever program of Amazon Original movies on Prime Video that are thematically connected. The films showcase exciting up-and-coming talent, alongside established actors in exceptional and shocking new roles.
“Welcome to the Blumhouse” is just in time to make the Halloween season spookier, that kicks off with the October 6 release of “The Lie” and “Black Box.” and on October 13 with “Nocturne” and “Evil Eye...
Sharing the spine-tingling suspense that’s a Blumhouse signature, each film presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centered around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces.
Also Read: 5 burning questions that we have ahead of Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys S2
This slate marks the first ever program of Amazon Original movies on Prime Video that are thematically connected. The films showcase exciting up-and-coming talent, alongside established actors in exceptional and shocking new roles.
“Welcome to the Blumhouse” is just in time to make the Halloween season spookier, that kicks off with the October 6 release of “The Lie” and “Black Box.” and on October 13 with “Nocturne” and “Evil Eye...
- 9/3/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
The U.K. premiere of “Ammonite,” starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, and directed by Francis Lee (“God’s Own Country”), will close the British Film Institute London Film Festival on Oct. 17.
Set in the 1840s, the film follows self-taught paleontologist (Winslet) who is entrusted with the care of a young, married woman (Ronan), who recovering from a personal tragedy. They begin an all-consuming love affair that will defy all social norms and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.
Festival director Tricia Tuttle said: “Francis has the ability to place love stories of breath-taking intimacy within a rich socio-political context, always with a delicate touch, and here offers reflections on class difference and the erasure of women from scientific history. In Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet, ‘Ammonite’ features two enthralling and gifted leads; Kate in particular, who appears in almost every scene, gives a fearless and complex performance.”
The film,...
Set in the 1840s, the film follows self-taught paleontologist (Winslet) who is entrusted with the care of a young, married woman (Ronan), who recovering from a personal tragedy. They begin an all-consuming love affair that will defy all social norms and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.
Festival director Tricia Tuttle said: “Francis has the ability to place love stories of breath-taking intimacy within a rich socio-political context, always with a delicate touch, and here offers reflections on class difference and the erasure of women from scientific history. In Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet, ‘Ammonite’ features two enthralling and gifted leads; Kate in particular, who appears in almost every scene, gives a fearless and complex performance.”
The film,...
- 8/26/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
’Ammonite’ is one of 13 films from the Lff programme that will screen in previews across the UK.
Francis Lee’s Ammonite, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, will close the 2020 BFI London Film Festival (Lff) on October 17.
It will receive its UK premiere at the Lff, with Lee and key cast set to deliver a virtual introduction.
Ammonite is one of 13 films from the Lff programme that will screen in previews across the UK, in partnership with a UK-wide cinemas network. Among these titles is the previously announced opening film Mangrove, directed by Steve McQueen.
Ammonite was written and directed...
Francis Lee’s Ammonite, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, will close the 2020 BFI London Film Festival (Lff) on October 17.
It will receive its UK premiere at the Lff, with Lee and key cast set to deliver a virtual introduction.
Ammonite is one of 13 films from the Lff programme that will screen in previews across the UK, in partnership with a UK-wide cinemas network. Among these titles is the previously announced opening film Mangrove, directed by Steve McQueen.
Ammonite was written and directed...
- 8/26/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan star in the 19th-century romantic drama Ammonite, which released its first trailer on Tuesday. The film is an official 2020 selection at the Cannes, Telluride, and Toronto film festivals, and will premiere November 13th in theaters.
Set in 1840s England, Ammonite centers on the real-life fossil hunter Mary Anning, portrayed by Winslet, who was revered for her finds of Jurassic fossils along the cliffs of the English Channel. In the fictionalized version, some of her discoveries end up in renowned institutions like the British Museum, but...
Set in 1840s England, Ammonite centers on the real-life fossil hunter Mary Anning, portrayed by Winslet, who was revered for her finds of Jurassic fossils along the cliffs of the English Channel. In the fictionalized version, some of her discoveries end up in renowned institutions like the British Museum, but...
- 8/25/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
‘Ammonite’ Trailer: Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan Ignite Slow-Burning Passion in First Look (Video)
Fans of the recent “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” will surely warm to Francis Lee’s “Ammonite,” another Neon film that stars Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan as two lonely women drawn to each other with a slow-burning passion.
This film isn’t the English language answer to “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” by any means, but it does have a similar premise and the same quiet energy.
“Ammonite” is set in 1840s England and follows a famed fossil hunter (Winslet) who is tasked with convalescing with a morose young woman suffering from melancholia (Ronan). As they walk by the sea, it’s not long until they form an intense bond.
Also Read: Toronto Film Festival Lineup Unveils 'Tighter' Selection of 50 Movies for 2020 Fest
“I don’t want to go back to the life I had before you,” Ronan says to Winslet in the film. “What about my life,...
This film isn’t the English language answer to “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” by any means, but it does have a similar premise and the same quiet energy.
“Ammonite” is set in 1840s England and follows a famed fossil hunter (Winslet) who is tasked with convalescing with a morose young woman suffering from melancholia (Ronan). As they walk by the sea, it’s not long until they form an intense bond.
Also Read: Toronto Film Festival Lineup Unveils 'Tighter' Selection of 50 Movies for 2020 Fest
“I don’t want to go back to the life I had before you,” Ronan says to Winslet in the film. “What about my life,...
- 8/25/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Culver City, CA – Amazon Prime Video announced: “Welcome to the Blumhouse”, a program of eight unsettling, genre movies produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios. Sharing the spine-tingling suspense that’s a Blumhouse signature, each film presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centered around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces. This slate marks the first ever program of Amazon Original movies on Prime Video that are thematically connected. The films showcase exciting up-and-coming talent, alongside established actors in exceptional and shocking new roles. “Welcome to the Blumhouse” will launch in October, timed for the Halloween season, on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Amazon Prime Video will launch the initial slate of four films as double features starting with The Lie directed by acclaimed writer/director Veena Sud and Black Box directed by up-and-coming writer/director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.
Amazon Prime Video will launch the initial slate of four films as double features starting with The Lie directed by acclaimed writer/director Veena Sud and Black Box directed by up-and-coming writer/director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.
- 8/16/2020
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Welcome to the Blumhouse, the eight genre movie anthology, will begin launching on Amazon Prime Video on Oct. 6, timed to Halloween in the streamer’s 240 countries and territories worldwide.
The first two movies as double features to drop on that date are Veena Sud’s The Lie and Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.’s Black Box.
Launching the following week on Oct. 13 is an unannounced feature Evil Eye, from Elan Dassani and Rajeev Dassani and executive produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, as well as Nocturne written and directed by filmmaker Zu Quirke, making her feature film debut. The latter four films will stream in 2021. In regard to the anthology, “each each film presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centered around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces” per today’s release.
Evil Eye is based off the award-winning,...
The first two movies as double features to drop on that date are Veena Sud’s The Lie and Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.’s Black Box.
Launching the following week on Oct. 13 is an unannounced feature Evil Eye, from Elan Dassani and Rajeev Dassani and executive produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, as well as Nocturne written and directed by filmmaker Zu Quirke, making her feature film debut. The latter four films will stream in 2021. In regard to the anthology, “each each film presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centered around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces” per today’s release.
Evil Eye is based off the award-winning,...
- 8/13/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The regional fund is for projects that shoot in the west of Ireland.
God’s Creatures, a UK and Irish-backed drama from the producer of Lady Macbeth, and horror title The Ten Steps are among the new feature projects being backed by Ireland’s Western Region Audiovisual Producer’s Fund (Wrap).
Wrap is an initiative of Ireland’s Western Development Commission and the Galway Film Centre and was launched to stimulate production activity in the region in late 2017. It is investing a total €2m in the sector up to the end of 2020. The total number of new projects are expected...
God’s Creatures, a UK and Irish-backed drama from the producer of Lady Macbeth, and horror title The Ten Steps are among the new feature projects being backed by Ireland’s Western Region Audiovisual Producer’s Fund (Wrap).
Wrap is an initiative of Ireland’s Western Development Commission and the Galway Film Centre and was launched to stimulate production activity in the region in late 2017. It is investing a total €2m in the sector up to the end of 2020. The total number of new projects are expected...
- 6/10/2020
- by 1100995¦Esther McCarthy¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The successful talent showcase will announce its 2020 selection later this year.
Submissions for Screen’s 2020 edition of Stars of Tomorrow have been extended by one day, and will close at 00.01 on Saturday, May 23.
The annual talent showcase will profile a selection of actors, directors, writers, producers, and heads of department from the UK and Ireland.
Informal industry submissions and recommendations are welcome, and should be emailed to screenstarsoftomorrow@gmail.com. These should include a brief bio; contact details; and an endorsement. Applications are open to UK and Irish nationals who are long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit,...
Submissions for Screen’s 2020 edition of Stars of Tomorrow have been extended by one day, and will close at 00.01 on Saturday, May 23.
The annual talent showcase will profile a selection of actors, directors, writers, producers, and heads of department from the UK and Ireland.
Informal industry submissions and recommendations are welcome, and should be emailed to screenstarsoftomorrow@gmail.com. These should include a brief bio; contact details; and an endorsement. Applications are open to UK and Irish nationals who are long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit,...
- 5/22/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
The successful talent showcase will announce its 2020 selection later this year.
Submissions for Screen’s 2020 edition of Stars of Tomorrow have been extended by one day, and will close at 00.01 on Saturday, May 23.
The annual talent showcase will profile a selection of actors, directors, writers, producers, and heads of department from the UK and Ireland.
Informal industry submissions and recommendations are welcome, and should be emailed to screenstarsoftomorrow@gmail.com. These should include a brief bio; contact details; and an endorsement. Applications are open to UK and Irish nationals who are long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit,...
Submissions for Screen’s 2020 edition of Stars of Tomorrow have been extended by one day, and will close at 00.01 on Saturday, May 23.
The annual talent showcase will profile a selection of actors, directors, writers, producers, and heads of department from the UK and Ireland.
Informal industry submissions and recommendations are welcome, and should be emailed to screenstarsoftomorrow@gmail.com. These should include a brief bio; contact details; and an endorsement. Applications are open to UK and Irish nationals who are long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit,...
- 5/21/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
20 producers/producer teams will receive £2m across two years.
The BFI has selected twenty producers and producer teams to receive £2m of funding across the next two years in the first edition of the revamped Vision Awards.
The selection comes as part of a £2.5m total investment in UK producers, with 12 emerging producers also selected for the new BFI Network Insight professional development programme.
Among those chosen are Manon Ardisson and Chiara Ventura of Ardimages UK. Ardisson won the Bifa for best British independent film in 2017 for God’s Own Country, one of four prizes for the film at the ceremony.
The BFI has selected twenty producers and producer teams to receive £2m of funding across the next two years in the first edition of the revamped Vision Awards.
The selection comes as part of a £2.5m total investment in UK producers, with 12 emerging producers also selected for the new BFI Network Insight professional development programme.
Among those chosen are Manon Ardisson and Chiara Ventura of Ardimages UK. Ardisson won the Bifa for best British independent film in 2017 for God’s Own Country, one of four prizes for the film at the ceremony.
- 4/22/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
The BFI has announced the 20 producers and production companies that are set to share up to £2 million ($2.5 million) in funding through its Vision Awards.
The fourth edition of the coveted BFI Vision Awards, which cover a two-year period, provides a maximum of £50,000 per year to each of the 20 producers or producing teams.
Recipients this year include “God’s Own Country” producer Manon Ardisson; “Chubby Funny” producer Helen Simmons; Oliver Kassman, producer of Toronto International Film Festival contender “Saint Maud;” and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, producer of crime drama “Blue Story.”
Other recipients include Kate Byers and Linn Waite, founder of Bristol-based Early Day Films, who won the 2020 BAFTA for best debut feature “Bait”; Little by Little Films’ Lindsey Dryden whose credits include Sundance Special Jury Award-winning and Oscar shortlisted feature documentary “Unrest”; and Pietro Greppi of Lunapark Pictures who produced Andrew Steggall’s BFI-backed debut “Departure.”
See below for full list of recipients.
The fourth edition of the coveted BFI Vision Awards, which cover a two-year period, provides a maximum of £50,000 per year to each of the 20 producers or producing teams.
Recipients this year include “God’s Own Country” producer Manon Ardisson; “Chubby Funny” producer Helen Simmons; Oliver Kassman, producer of Toronto International Film Festival contender “Saint Maud;” and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, producer of crime drama “Blue Story.”
Other recipients include Kate Byers and Linn Waite, founder of Bristol-based Early Day Films, who won the 2020 BAFTA for best debut feature “Bait”; Little by Little Films’ Lindsey Dryden whose credits include Sundance Special Jury Award-winning and Oscar shortlisted feature documentary “Unrest”; and Pietro Greppi of Lunapark Pictures who produced Andrew Steggall’s BFI-backed debut “Departure.”
See below for full list of recipients.
- 4/22/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Nominations will close in one month’s time on May 21.
Screen International is forging ahead with its annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland, Screen Stars of Tomorrow, now going into its 17th year.
Nominations open from April 21, 2020, and will close one month later in the drive to find new actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department to present to the industry this summer.
Although confined to the UK and Ireland, Screen’s Stars of Tomorrow talent initiative has proved itself to be the global film industry’s most successful new talent showcase with an unrivalled...
Screen International is forging ahead with its annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland, Screen Stars of Tomorrow, now going into its 17th year.
Nominations open from April 21, 2020, and will close one month later in the drive to find new actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department to present to the industry this summer.
Although confined to the UK and Ireland, Screen’s Stars of Tomorrow talent initiative has proved itself to be the global film industry’s most successful new talent showcase with an unrivalled...
- 4/21/2020
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Variety’s “10 Europeans to Watch” were feted Saturday night at a party held by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg at Berlin’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Co-hosting the evening were Kirsten Niehuus and Helge Jürgens, managing directors of Medienboard, the regional film, TV and digital-media funding body.
Pictured above are U.K. filmmaker and rapper Andrew Onwubolu, known by his alias Rapman, Irish producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, Italian director Carlo Sironi (“Sole”), German director Leonie Krippendorff (“Cocoon”), Estonian director Tanel Toom, Germany-based Kosovan director Visar Morina (“Exile”), and Hungarian actor Abigél Szõke (“Those Who Remained”).
Before welcoming to the stage some of Europe’s most promising stars of tomorrow, Variety executive VP of content Steven Gaydos noted: “Variety is celebrating our 115th year covering international entertainment, before people were watching movies.”
He also shared the story of local producer Sol Bondy, who met Russian producers Ilya Stewart and Murad Osmann at Variety’s “10 Producers to...
Pictured above are U.K. filmmaker and rapper Andrew Onwubolu, known by his alias Rapman, Irish producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, Italian director Carlo Sironi (“Sole”), German director Leonie Krippendorff (“Cocoon”), Estonian director Tanel Toom, Germany-based Kosovan director Visar Morina (“Exile”), and Hungarian actor Abigél Szõke (“Those Who Remained”).
Before welcoming to the stage some of Europe’s most promising stars of tomorrow, Variety executive VP of content Steven Gaydos noted: “Variety is celebrating our 115th year covering international entertainment, before people were watching movies.”
He also shared the story of local producer Sol Bondy, who met Russian producers Ilya Stewart and Murad Osmann at Variety’s “10 Producers to...
- 2/23/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Update: After today’s story that Creative England’s popular iFeatures scheme was looking at an uncertain future, Lady Macbeth producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and director William Oldroyd got in touch to ask if they could send over a comment to voice their support for the program, which I’ve added to the end of this article.
Exclusive: I can reveal that iFeatures, the UK funding initiative that has developed successful low-budget pics including Lady Macbeth and Apostasy, is facing an uncertain future with Creative England and its partners now reviewing the program.
Rumors started swirling in UK producing circles last week that participants in the current iteration of iFeatures had been told the initiative would be shelved after the completion of this edition. I understand that this talk was premature, but Creative England has confirmed to us that it is seeking a new backer to ensure the program’s future.
Exclusive: I can reveal that iFeatures, the UK funding initiative that has developed successful low-budget pics including Lady Macbeth and Apostasy, is facing an uncertain future with Creative England and its partners now reviewing the program.
Rumors started swirling in UK producing circles last week that participants in the current iteration of iFeatures had been told the initiative would be shelved after the completion of this edition. I understand that this talk was premature, but Creative England has confirmed to us that it is seeking a new backer to ensure the program’s future.
- 2/19/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Neon has landed North American rights to Francis Lee's drama Ammonite, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan.
The God’s Own Country filmmaker wrote and directed the 19th century-set drama. Inspired by the life of the Victorian-era fossilist Mary Anning (Winslet), the story is set in 1840s England and revolves around the intense relationship between the infamous fossil hunter and a young woman (Ronan) sent to convalesce by the sea.
See-Saw Films, which is behind the project, developed it with BBC Films and the BFI. See-Saw's Iain Canning and Emile Sherman produced alongside Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly ...
The God’s Own Country filmmaker wrote and directed the 19th century-set drama. Inspired by the life of the Victorian-era fossilist Mary Anning (Winslet), the story is set in 1840s England and revolves around the intense relationship between the infamous fossil hunter and a young woman (Ronan) sent to convalesce by the sea.
See-Saw Films, which is behind the project, developed it with BBC Films and the BFI. See-Saw's Iain Canning and Emile Sherman produced alongside Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly ...
- 1/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Neon has landed North American rights to Francis Lee's drama Ammonite, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan.
The God’s Own Country filmmaker wrote and directed the 19th century-set drama. Inspired by the life of the Victorian-era fossilist Mary Anning (Winslet), the story is set in 1840s England and revolves around the intense relationship between the infamous fossil hunter and a young woman (Ronan) sent to convalesce by the sea.
See-Saw Films, which is behind the project, developed it with BBC Films and the BFI. See-Saw's Iain Canning and Emile Sherman produced alongside Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly ...
The God’s Own Country filmmaker wrote and directed the 19th century-set drama. Inspired by the life of the Victorian-era fossilist Mary Anning (Winslet), the story is set in 1840s England and revolves around the intense relationship between the infamous fossil hunter and a young woman (Ronan) sent to convalesce by the sea.
See-Saw Films, which is behind the project, developed it with BBC Films and the BFI. See-Saw's Iain Canning and Emile Sherman produced alongside Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly ...
- 1/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
See-Saw Films developed; BBC Films, BFI co-financing.
Neon has acquired North American rights to Ammonite, Francis Lee’s follow-up to God’s Own Country in a $3m deal that closed out of Sundance.
Meanwhile a number of titles in Park City are starting to heat up ahead of what industry sources hope will become a sales flurry by the end of the weekend.
See-Saw Films produced Ammonite, which stars Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, who is in the running for the lead actress Oscar for Little Women.
Lee wrote and directed the drama, which takes place in the 1840s and is...
Neon has acquired North American rights to Ammonite, Francis Lee’s follow-up to God’s Own Country in a $3m deal that closed out of Sundance.
Meanwhile a number of titles in Park City are starting to heat up ahead of what industry sources hope will become a sales flurry by the end of the weekend.
See-Saw Films produced Ammonite, which stars Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, who is in the running for the lead actress Oscar for Little Women.
Lee wrote and directed the drama, which takes place in the 1840s and is...
- 1/25/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
See-Saw Films developed; BBC Films, BFI co-financing.
Neon has acquired North American rights to Ammonite, Francis Lee’s follow-up to God’s Own Country in a deal that closed out of Sundance.
Meanwhile a number of titles in Park City are starting to heat up ahead of what industry sources hope will become a sales flurry by the end of the weekend.
See-Saw Films produced Ammonite, which stars Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, who is in the running for the lead actress Oscar for Little Women.
Lee wrote and directed the drama, which takes place in the 1840s and is inspired...
Neon has acquired North American rights to Ammonite, Francis Lee’s follow-up to God’s Own Country in a deal that closed out of Sundance.
Meanwhile a number of titles in Park City are starting to heat up ahead of what industry sources hope will become a sales flurry by the end of the weekend.
See-Saw Films produced Ammonite, which stars Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, who is in the running for the lead actress Oscar for Little Women.
Lee wrote and directed the drama, which takes place in the 1840s and is inspired...
- 1/25/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
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