“Shtisel” star Ayelet Zurer is set to lead a new Israeli drama titled “The Best Worst Thing.”
In the new show Zurer plays Dr Amalia Levi, a breast cancer specialist who finds a suspicious lump in her chest. As she begins her own breast cancer journey, this time as a patient, she is unexpectedly joined by Micha Hadad (Amos Tamam), a male politician who has also just been diagnosed.
“As they embark on a shared treatment journey together, fuelled by hope and fear, they discover they have more in common than a disease,” reads the logline. “Under the shadow of a ticking clock, Amalia and Micha discover that the worst thing that could possibly happen to them is also the best thing that has ever happened to them.”
The eight-part series, which will premiere on Feb. 19 in Israel on local network Keshet 12, was created by Rona Tamir, Tal Granit, and Sharon Maymon.
In the new show Zurer plays Dr Amalia Levi, a breast cancer specialist who finds a suspicious lump in her chest. As she begins her own breast cancer journey, this time as a patient, she is unexpectedly joined by Micha Hadad (Amos Tamam), a male politician who has also just been diagnosed.
“As they embark on a shared treatment journey together, fuelled by hope and fear, they discover they have more in common than a disease,” reads the logline. “Under the shadow of a ticking clock, Amalia and Micha discover that the worst thing that could possibly happen to them is also the best thing that has ever happened to them.”
The eight-part series, which will premiere on Feb. 19 in Israel on local network Keshet 12, was created by Rona Tamir, Tal Granit, and Sharon Maymon.
- 2/14/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Heartfelt tales about women are always fun to watch. It is not that often that we get to watch female-centric films that were made with the right intention. They talk about their pain, drawbacks, and regrets as individuals, and it allows the viewers to comprehend the kind of burden most women live with till their last breath. My Happy Ending, directed by Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit, brings to you four women from different backgrounds with one goal in mind.
Spoilers Ahead
Julia is in the hospital
My Happy Ending begins with Julia Roth, once a successful actress who ruled Hollywood, checking into a small clinic outside of London because she has been diagnosed with colon cancer. On the day of the treatment, she runs into three women: Mikey, Judy, and Imaan, who themselves are struggling with the same ailment. Julia feels the need to hide her identity, and even though she has the ailment,...
Spoilers Ahead
Julia is in the hospital
My Happy Ending begins with Julia Roth, once a successful actress who ruled Hollywood, checking into a small clinic outside of London because she has been diagnosed with colon cancer. On the day of the treatment, she runs into three women: Mikey, Judy, and Imaan, who themselves are struggling with the same ailment. Julia feels the need to hide her identity, and even though she has the ailment,...
- 7/27/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Miriam Margolyes’ acting career includes a BAFTA-nominated role in Martin Scorsese’s “The Age of Innocence,” “Reds,” “Mulan,” “Call the Midwife” and a lot more, but it’s her appearance as Professor Sprout in two “Harry Potter” movies that have made her a recognizable face across the world — not that Margolyes cares too much for the beloved franchise.
Speaking to Vogue UK for a new profile, Margolyes acknowledged that her two “Harry Potter” movies introduced her to an entire new generation of young people but said the franchise “doesn’t mean as much to me as it does to them.”
“For me, ‘Harry Potter’ wasn’t important,” Margolyes said. “I was very glad I got the part and I enjoyed being in it and meeting all the people, but it’s not Charles Dickens.”
However, Margolyes is grateful for the continued love from fans. She played Professor Sprout in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets...
Speaking to Vogue UK for a new profile, Margolyes acknowledged that her two “Harry Potter” movies introduced her to an entire new generation of young people but said the franchise “doesn’t mean as much to me as it does to them.”
“For me, ‘Harry Potter’ wasn’t important,” Margolyes said. “I was very glad I got the part and I enjoyed being in it and meeting all the people, but it’s not Charles Dickens.”
However, Margolyes is grateful for the continued love from fans. She played Professor Sprout in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets...
- 6/13/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
"It's my life, my death, my last little attempt at a happy ending." Lionsgate has uploaded a final trailer for My Happy Ending, an indie cancer dramedy from the Israeli filmmakers Tal Granit & Sharon Maymon that the studio will be releasing on VOD starting in April after a small theatrical run in February. We haven't posted this trailer anytime before, so we're catching up with it now. The film follows a somewhat forgotten Hollywood star who finds herself spending time in a British hospital room with three other women who help her find happiness again after she's diagnosed with cancer. The film stars Andie MacDowell as Julia Roth, joined by Miriam Margolyes, Tom Cullen as the handsome Doctor, Tamsin Greig, Sally Phillips, and David Walliams. My Happy Ending is "a poignant and funny female ensemble comedy about four women laughing in the face of adversity, that packs a strong emotional punch.
- 3/10/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Quiet Girl, an Oscar contender for Best International Feature, opened to a robust $60k on six screens this weekend for a per-theater average of $10k. The film by Colm Bairead presented by Super Ltd is based on the short story by Claire Keegan of a shy nine-year-old girl in rural Ireland. It led debuts in a specialty market that’s showing consistent signs of recovery amid a wider slate of films. Emily from Bleecker Street expanded to solid numbers and this year’s program of Oscar Nominated Short Films blew past last year with a $1.6 million cume in week two.
It’s hard to describe the specialty landscape. “We’re not where we want to be yet,” said one distributor. “Slowly approaching pre-Covid” levels sounds too optimistic. But there is a recovery underway that seems to be consistent. “It used to be one step forward, one step back. A good sign,...
It’s hard to describe the specialty landscape. “We’re not where we want to be yet,” said one distributor. “Slowly approaching pre-Covid” levels sounds too optimistic. But there is a recovery underway that seems to be consistent. “It used to be one step forward, one step back. A good sign,...
- 2/26/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
My Happy Ending Review — My Happy Ending (2023) Film Review, a movie directed by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon, written by Rona Tamir and Anat Gov and starring Andie MacDowell, Tamsin Greig, Miriam Margolyes, Sally Phillips, Rakhee Thakrar, Tom Cullen, David Walliams, Lily Travers, Michelle Greenidge and Bhavik C. Pankhania. Directors Tal Granit and Sharon [...]
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- 2/25/2023
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Super Ltd presents Best International Feature Oscar nominee The Quiet Girl and, as the Academy Awards approach, Rrr ramps up again and Navalny returns to theaters for one-week run.
Also opening, Aaron Eckhart in Ambush, Charlotte Rampling in Juniper and comedian Jim Gaffigan as the host of a failing children’s science TV show in Linoleum. Roadside Attractions presents My Happy Ending, IFC debuts God’s Time and Netflix premieres Idris Elba in film spinoff Luther: The Fallen Son.
Bunker, produced by Blue Fox Entertainment founder James Huntsman and written by his son Michael Huntsman opens on 225+ screens, Montana-based indie The Year Of The Dog, whose director sold his condo to finance the production, debuts on over 100.
Oscar noms: Drama The Quiet Girl, written and directed by Colm Bairéad and starring Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley and Andrew Bennett, opens in six locations in NY, LA, San Francisco and Chicago. In rural...
Also opening, Aaron Eckhart in Ambush, Charlotte Rampling in Juniper and comedian Jim Gaffigan as the host of a failing children’s science TV show in Linoleum. Roadside Attractions presents My Happy Ending, IFC debuts God’s Time and Netflix premieres Idris Elba in film spinoff Luther: The Fallen Son.
Bunker, produced by Blue Fox Entertainment founder James Huntsman and written by his son Michael Huntsman opens on 225+ screens, Montana-based indie The Year Of The Dog, whose director sold his condo to finance the production, debuts on over 100.
Oscar noms: Drama The Quiet Girl, written and directed by Colm Bairéad and starring Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley and Andrew Bennett, opens in six locations in NY, LA, San Francisco and Chicago. In rural...
- 2/24/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
“My Happy Ending” is a new drama feature, directed by Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit, starring Andie MacDowell, Sally Phillips, Miriam Margolyes, Rakhee Thakrar, Tamsin Greig, Tom Cullen, Michelle Greenidge and David Walliams, opening February 24, 2023 in theaters:
“…a famous actress goes incognito to seek treatment for a medical issue. While at the hospital, she meets three unique and remarkable women -- an aging rocker, a young mother and a forever single retired schoolteacher.
“Together, they help her face adversity with humor and camaraderie while coaching her for the most challenging role she's ever played -- herself…”
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“…a famous actress goes incognito to seek treatment for a medical issue. While at the hospital, she meets three unique and remarkable women -- an aging rocker, a young mother and a forever single retired schoolteacher.
“Together, they help her face adversity with humor and camaraderie while coaching her for the most challenging role she's ever played -- herself…”
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- 2/4/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Roadside Attractions has snapped up North American rights to the comedy My Happy Ending, toplined by four-time Golden Globe nominee Andie MacDowell (Maid).
The film directed by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon will be released exclusively in theaters nationwide on February 24 — contending on its opening weekend with Uni’s Cocaine Bear, Shout! Studios’ sci-fi dramedy Linoleum, Warner Bros.’ animated title Mummies and Lionsgate’s Jesus Revolution, among other titles.
My Happy Ending follows a famous actor (MacDowell) who goes incognito to seek treatment for a medical issue. While at the hospital, she meets three unique and remarkable women — an aging rocker, a young mother, and a forever-single, retired schoolteacher. Together, they help her face adversity with humor and camaraderie while coaching her for the most challenging role she has ever played…herself.
Rona Tamir adapted the screenplay for the Israeli/UK co-production, based on the acclaimed Israeli play Sof Tov...
The film directed by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon will be released exclusively in theaters nationwide on February 24 — contending on its opening weekend with Uni’s Cocaine Bear, Shout! Studios’ sci-fi dramedy Linoleum, Warner Bros.’ animated title Mummies and Lionsgate’s Jesus Revolution, among other titles.
My Happy Ending follows a famous actor (MacDowell) who goes incognito to seek treatment for a medical issue. While at the hospital, she meets three unique and remarkable women — an aging rocker, a young mother, and a forever-single, retired schoolteacher. Together, they help her face adversity with humor and camaraderie while coaching her for the most challenging role she has ever played…herself.
Rona Tamir adapted the screenplay for the Israeli/UK co-production, based on the acclaimed Israeli play Sof Tov...
- 1/31/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Orlando Bloom (Carnival Row) and Andie MacDowell (Maid) have signed on to star in Red Right Hand, an upcoming action-thriller from directors Ian and Eshom Nelms (Fatman).
The film written by Jonathan Easley centers on Cash (Bloom), who is trying to live an honest and quiet life, taking care of his niece Savannah in the Appalachian hills of Odim County. When the sadistic Queenpin Big Cat (MacDowell) who runs the town forces him back into her services, Cash learns he’s capable of anything—even killing—to protect the town and the only family he has left. As the journey gets harder, Cash is drawn into a nightmare that blurs the lines between good and evil.
Asbury Park Pictures is serving as the project’s financier and producing alongside Traction. Individual producers on board include John Wick‘s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, Asbury Park Pictures’ Mike Gabrawy, Traction...
The film written by Jonathan Easley centers on Cash (Bloom), who is trying to live an honest and quiet life, taking care of his niece Savannah in the Appalachian hills of Odim County. When the sadistic Queenpin Big Cat (MacDowell) who runs the town forces him back into her services, Cash learns he’s capable of anything—even killing—to protect the town and the only family he has left. As the journey gets harder, Cash is drawn into a nightmare that blurs the lines between good and evil.
Asbury Park Pictures is serving as the project’s financier and producing alongside Traction. Individual producers on board include John Wick‘s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, Asbury Park Pictures’ Mike Gabrawy, Traction...
- 3/29/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
First Global Screen Fund-backed production ‘My Happy Ending’ starring Andie MacDowell wraps in Wales
The title is an Israeli-uk co-production.
Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit’s Israeli-uk co-production My Happy Ending starring Andie MacDowell has wrapped production in Wales, as the first production backed by the UK’s Global Screen Fund (Gsf).
The film is produced by Hannah Leader for Big Book Media and Daisy Allsop for Archface Films from the UK, alongside Talia Kleinhendler and Osnat Handelsman-Keren for Israel’s Pie Films; from a script by Israeli writer Rona Tamir.
As well as the Gsf, financing comes from the UK’s Media Finance Capital (Mfc) and Israel’s United King Films.
The executive producers are Moshe Edery,...
Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit’s Israeli-uk co-production My Happy Ending starring Andie MacDowell has wrapped production in Wales, as the first production backed by the UK’s Global Screen Fund (Gsf).
The film is produced by Hannah Leader for Big Book Media and Daisy Allsop for Archface Films from the UK, alongside Talia Kleinhendler and Osnat Handelsman-Keren for Israel’s Pie Films; from a script by Israeli writer Rona Tamir.
As well as the Gsf, financing comes from the UK’s Media Finance Capital (Mfc) and Israel’s United King Films.
The executive producers are Moshe Edery,...
- 11/17/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: We have learned that Andie MacDowell is set to star in the female ensemble My Happy Ending, based on the Israeli play, Sof Tov by Anat Gov.
The Golden Globe nominated Four Weddings and a Funeral actress will play a Hollywood star who finds herself in a British hospital room with three other women who help her with the most difficult role she has ever played…herself.
The pic is directed by Israeli team, Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit and will mark the third collaboration between producers and directors after The Farewell Party, which premiered in Venice and Toronto Iff 2014 and Flawless which premiered at 2018 Tribeca Iff. Maymon co-wrote the screenplay for the Oscar winning live action short, Skin.
My Happy Ending also stars BAFTA winner Miriam Margolyes,(The Age of Innocence, Harry Potter), Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones), Rakhee Thakrar (Sex Education), Tamsin Greig (Episodes), Tom Cullen (Weekend), Michelle Greenidge, and David Walliams (Little Britain).
MacDowell is currently starring in Netflix’s original series Maid, inspired by Stephanie Land’s New York Times bestselling memoir, alongside her daughter Margaret Qualley, and from Molly Smith Metzler, LuckyChap Entertainment and John Wells Productions. Shortly after its global premiere, the series quickly made history as one of the streamer’s most-watched limited series of all time. During the week ending Nov. 7, the series clocked 41.3M hours watched on the streamer in its sixth week. MacDowell’s feature credits include IFC’s No Man Land, Searchlight horror pic Ready or Not, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Sex, Lies and Videotape, which won the Palme d’Or in 1989 and received an original screenplay Oscar nomination.
My Happy Ending is an Israeli/UK co-production bringing together producers Talia Kleinhendler & Osnat Handelsman-Keren/Pie Films, and Hannah Leader/Bbm (Gosford Park) and Daisy Allsop/Archface Films (Tell It To The Bees starring Anna Paquin).
“Watching her iconic performances over the years, Andie MacDowell’s ability to combine deep emotion and vulnerability with comedy made her the perfect choice for this role. We couldn’t be more excited to work with her and this wonderful ensemble of actors”, say producers Kleinhendler and Handelsman-Keren.
The movie just wrapped production in Wales. The film is financed by Media Finance Capital and United King Films, and received one of the first grants from the new UK Global Screen Fund, financed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) and administered by the BFI.
Moshe Edery, Tmira Yardeni, Arik Kneller and Bonnie Timmermann are executive producing along with Mfc’s Charles Dorfman and Marlon Vogelgesang. WME Independent are selling domestic rights.
MacDowell is repped by The Gersh Agency and Rms Productions.
The Golden Globe nominated Four Weddings and a Funeral actress will play a Hollywood star who finds herself in a British hospital room with three other women who help her with the most difficult role she has ever played…herself.
The pic is directed by Israeli team, Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit and will mark the third collaboration between producers and directors after The Farewell Party, which premiered in Venice and Toronto Iff 2014 and Flawless which premiered at 2018 Tribeca Iff. Maymon co-wrote the screenplay for the Oscar winning live action short, Skin.
My Happy Ending also stars BAFTA winner Miriam Margolyes,(The Age of Innocence, Harry Potter), Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones), Rakhee Thakrar (Sex Education), Tamsin Greig (Episodes), Tom Cullen (Weekend), Michelle Greenidge, and David Walliams (Little Britain).
MacDowell is currently starring in Netflix’s original series Maid, inspired by Stephanie Land’s New York Times bestselling memoir, alongside her daughter Margaret Qualley, and from Molly Smith Metzler, LuckyChap Entertainment and John Wells Productions. Shortly after its global premiere, the series quickly made history as one of the streamer’s most-watched limited series of all time. During the week ending Nov. 7, the series clocked 41.3M hours watched on the streamer in its sixth week. MacDowell’s feature credits include IFC’s No Man Land, Searchlight horror pic Ready or Not, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Sex, Lies and Videotape, which won the Palme d’Or in 1989 and received an original screenplay Oscar nomination.
My Happy Ending is an Israeli/UK co-production bringing together producers Talia Kleinhendler & Osnat Handelsman-Keren/Pie Films, and Hannah Leader/Bbm (Gosford Park) and Daisy Allsop/Archface Films (Tell It To The Bees starring Anna Paquin).
“Watching her iconic performances over the years, Andie MacDowell’s ability to combine deep emotion and vulnerability with comedy made her the perfect choice for this role. We couldn’t be more excited to work with her and this wonderful ensemble of actors”, say producers Kleinhendler and Handelsman-Keren.
The movie just wrapped production in Wales. The film is financed by Media Finance Capital and United King Films, and received one of the first grants from the new UK Global Screen Fund, financed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) and administered by the BFI.
Moshe Edery, Tmira Yardeni, Arik Kneller and Bonnie Timmermann are executive producing along with Mfc’s Charles Dorfman and Marlon Vogelgesang. WME Independent are selling domestic rights.
MacDowell is repped by The Gersh Agency and Rms Productions.
- 11/16/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
This year’s BFI Flare, London’s Lgbtiq+ Film Festival, announced their full programme. BFI Flare celebrates queer-identified film and filmmakers, especially those based in the UK. With special events, club nights, and of course film screenings, this year’s “hug”-themed festival welcomes visitors and attendees to embrace all identities and intimacies alike.
While most titles in this year’s BFI Flare line-up are from the Us and UK, we’ve picked out the Asian films – feature and shorts alike. BFI Flare will take place at BFI Southbank from March 18-19.
“A Dog Barking at the Moon”
Features:
A Dog Barking at the Moon by Xiang Zi | China-Spain
Busy Inside by Olga Lvoff | USA-Russia
Flawless by Scr Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit | Israel
Lingua Franca by Scr Isabel Sandoval | USA
Transkids by Hilla Medalia | Israel
Suk Suk by Scr Ray Yeung | Hong Kong (S.A.R of China)
“Sheer Quorma...
While most titles in this year’s BFI Flare line-up are from the Us and UK, we’ve picked out the Asian films – feature and shorts alike. BFI Flare will take place at BFI Southbank from March 18-19.
“A Dog Barking at the Moon”
Features:
A Dog Barking at the Moon by Xiang Zi | China-Spain
Busy Inside by Olga Lvoff | USA-Russia
Flawless by Scr Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit | Israel
Lingua Franca by Scr Isabel Sandoval | USA
Transkids by Hilla Medalia | Israel
Suk Suk by Scr Ray Yeung | Hong Kong (S.A.R of China)
“Sheer Quorma...
- 2/24/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Prom night is a relatively new concept for Israeli youth, one spurred on by the import of American teen TV series like Beverly Hills, 90210 during the mid-1990s. Even overseas, this end-of-high-school ritual is no less given to extravagant gestures. In the surreal first scene of Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit's Jerusalem-set Flawless, a male student rides a horse through empty school hallways, arriving at a gymnasium where he asks a girl to prom and then whisks her away like Prince Charming might Cinderella.
This grandiloquent action makes many hearts flutter, but breeds resentment in Mika (Netsanet Zenaneh Mekonen) and Keshet ...
This grandiloquent action makes many hearts flutter, but breeds resentment in Mika (Netsanet Zenaneh Mekonen) and Keshet ...
- 4/28/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Prom night is a relatively new concept for Israeli youth, one spurred on by the import of American teen TV series like Beverly Hills, 90210 during the mid-1990s. Even overseas, this end-of-high-school ritual is no less given to extravagant gestures. In the surreal first scene of Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit's Jerusalem-set Flawless, a male student rides a horse through empty school hallways, arriving at a gymnasium where he asks a girl to prom and then whisks her away like Prince Charming might Cinderella.
This grandiloquent action makes many hearts flutter, but breeds resentment in Mika (Netsanet Zenaneh Mekonen) and Keshet ...
This grandiloquent action makes many hearts flutter, but breeds resentment in Mika (Netsanet Zenaneh Mekonen) and Keshet ...
- 4/28/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Peter Strickland’s In Fabric among inaugural Tribeca Critics’ Week sidebar.
New work from Werner Herzog, the directorial debut of Christoph Waltz and a documentary about the late Inxs front man Michael Hutchence are among the line-up at the 18th Tribeca Film Festival presented by At&T, which includes the inaugural Tribeca Critics Week.
Unveiling the programme on Tuesday (5), festival brass noted that female directors account for half of the three competition strands. The feature programme includes 103 films from 124 filmmakers, of whom 42 are first-timers, and 19 return to Tribeca.
Some 40% of the feature films have one or more women directors, 29% are directed by people of color,...
New work from Werner Herzog, the directorial debut of Christoph Waltz and a documentary about the late Inxs front man Michael Hutchence are among the line-up at the 18th Tribeca Film Festival presented by At&T, which includes the inaugural Tribeca Critics Week.
Unveiling the programme on Tuesday (5), festival brass noted that female directors account for half of the three competition strands. The feature programme includes 103 films from 124 filmmakers, of whom 42 are first-timers, and 19 return to Tribeca.
Some 40% of the feature films have one or more women directors, 29% are directed by people of color,...
- 3/5/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – As the last cells in our carbon based forms decide to perish, how can our consciousness bear the stigma of that demise? This question is the theme of “The Farewell Party,” a Israeli/German production that combines the mix of feelings that come with old age.
..and the sorrowful truth that there are more goodbyes than anything else, with a burden that is brought to bear when a person is dying around family, friends and spouses.
Rating: 5.0/5.0
This is a classy and important production, and it sneaks in some mordant and sharp humor, enough almost to categorize it as a dark comedy, if it wasn’t for the heavy decisions that the characters had to manage. The performances are superb, you realize that all the older actors are living their parts as they play them. The film makes a case for death with dignity – think of the work of...
..and the sorrowful truth that there are more goodbyes than anything else, with a burden that is brought to bear when a person is dying around family, friends and spouses.
Rating: 5.0/5.0
This is a classy and important production, and it sneaks in some mordant and sharp humor, enough almost to categorize it as a dark comedy, if it wasn’t for the heavy decisions that the characters had to manage. The performances are superb, you realize that all the older actors are living their parts as they play them. The film makes a case for death with dignity – think of the work of...
- 6/16/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Following a few residents of a retirement community in Jerusalem, the Israeli film The Farewell Party makes drama out of right-to-die politics and asserts that just about everyone who makes it past a certain age will have to contend with the issue in one way or another. Begged by a friend who's painfully wasting away from a terminal illness, Yehezkel (Ze'ev Revach) designs a Dr. Kevorkian–like tool to offer easy passing; soon enough, desperate patients and family members come out of the woodwork to request his services. That somewhat grave outlook is reflected in writer-director team Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon's curious mix of sensitive writing and cumbrous scene staging, but its severity is thankfully tempered by an expressive, sympathetic cast. ...
- 5/20/2015
- Village Voice
Is the media suddenly realizing that there are people who were born before 1945 who are still very much alive? And that there's a whole bunch of them? According to the 2010 census, if I read Wikipedia correctly, the figure clocks in at 28,282,721.
No wonder Netflix is streaming Grace and Frankie, which stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two septuagenarians who discover their spouses are gay and in love. The first episode ends with the discarded gals drinking a peyote mixture and tripping the light fantastic around a campfire.
Vicious, being aired on ITV and PBS, features Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi as a pair of elderly, lovingly bickering homosexuals in their seventies whose pet hound is semi-comatose. (Season 2 premieres this summer.)
And this past Sunday morning, Wnyc.FM rebroadcast a 2012 interview with Jane Gross, blogger of "The New Old Age" and author of A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents --and Ourselves.
No wonder Netflix is streaming Grace and Frankie, which stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two septuagenarians who discover their spouses are gay and in love. The first episode ends with the discarded gals drinking a peyote mixture and tripping the light fantastic around a campfire.
Vicious, being aired on ITV and PBS, features Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi as a pair of elderly, lovingly bickering homosexuals in their seventies whose pet hound is semi-comatose. (Season 2 premieres this summer.)
And this past Sunday morning, Wnyc.FM rebroadcast a 2012 interview with Jane Gross, blogger of "The New Old Age" and author of A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents --and Ourselves.
- 5/14/2015
- by Brandon Judell
- www.culturecatch.com
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired all North American rights to co-writer/directors Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit’s euthanasia comedy The Farewell Party, represented by sales agent Beta Cinema. The film screened to enthusiastic audiences and critics in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the Toronto International Film Festival and had its world premiere this past summer at the Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Venice Days’ People’s Choice award.
“A poignant, provocative dramedy…boasting a dream cast, a finely honed visual sense and superbly ironic comic timing and dialogue…” (Variety)
“Anyone will be moved by this tender, unexpectedly charming tale… an original work of gentle militancy.” (THR)
The Farewell Party also won four Ophir Awards, the Israeli Academy Awards, including in the Best Actor category for acclaimed Israeli actor Ze’ev Revach, and received a total of 14 nominations, including for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay,...
“A poignant, provocative dramedy…boasting a dream cast, a finely honed visual sense and superbly ironic comic timing and dialogue…” (Variety)
“Anyone will be moved by this tender, unexpectedly charming tale… an original work of gentle militancy.” (THR)
The Farewell Party also won four Ophir Awards, the Israeli Academy Awards, including in the Best Actor category for acclaimed Israeli actor Ze’ev Revach, and received a total of 14 nominations, including for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay,...
- 2/4/2015
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired all North American rights from Beta Cinema to Sharon Mammon and Tal Granit’s euthanasia comedy. Bond/360, Zeitgeist Films and Image Entertainment have all been active in separate deals.
The Farewell Party (pictured) premiered on the Lido last year where it won the Venice Days’ People’s Choice and earned four Israeli Ophir Awards including best actor for Zee’s Reach.
Pie Films and 2Team production produced The Farewell Party in co-production with Pallas Film, Twenty Twenty Vision and United King Films. Goldwyn plans a spring release.
Bond/360 has acquired Us rightsfrom Continental Media to the hip-hop documentaryShake The Dust directed by Adam Sjöberg.
Zeitgeist Films has acquired Us rights fromMemento Films International to Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court, winner of the Venice Lion Of The Future and Orizzonti Award for best film. The drama follows the legal process surrounding a suicide assist case in India.
Image Entertainment has secured...
The Farewell Party (pictured) premiered on the Lido last year where it won the Venice Days’ People’s Choice and earned four Israeli Ophir Awards including best actor for Zee’s Reach.
Pie Films and 2Team production produced The Farewell Party in co-production with Pallas Film, Twenty Twenty Vision and United King Films. Goldwyn plans a spring release.
Bond/360 has acquired Us rightsfrom Continental Media to the hip-hop documentaryShake The Dust directed by Adam Sjöberg.
Zeitgeist Films has acquired Us rights fromMemento Films International to Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court, winner of the Venice Lion Of The Future and Orizzonti Award for best film. The drama follows the legal process surrounding a suicide assist case in India.
Image Entertainment has secured...
- 2/3/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired all North American rights to co-writer/directors Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit’s euthanasia comedy "The Farewell Party," a Toronto 2014 premiere that went on to win Venice Days' People's Choice award, and four Ophir Awards including Best Actor for acclaimed Israeli comedian Ze’ev Revach. Produced by Pie Films, 2Team production, in co-production with Pallas Film, Twenty Twenty Vision and United King Films, the film, per Goldwyn, tells "a unique, compassionate and unlikely funny story of a group of friends at a Jerusalem retirement home who build a machine for self-euthanasia in order to help their terminally ill friend. When rumors of the machine begin to spread, more and more people ask for their help, and the friends are faced with a life and death dilemma." The cast includes Revach, Levana Finkelshtein, Aliza Rozen, Ilan Dar and Rafael Tabor. Dubbed "Mita Tova" in Hebrew, the...
- 2/3/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has unveiled its 2015 line-up which includes films representing 54 countries, 23 world premieres and 53 U.S. premieres. The U.S. premiere of Niki Caro’s McFarland USA will close out the 30th fest. Based on the 1987 true story and starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello, the film follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California’s farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White (Costner), a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. The unlikely band of runners overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring legacy as well.
The festival runs from January 27-February 7.
Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.
World Premieres
A Better You, USA
Directed by Matt Walsh
Cast: Brian Huskey,...
The festival runs from January 27-February 7.
Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.
World Premieres
A Better You, USA
Directed by Matt Walsh
Cast: Brian Huskey,...
- 1/8/2015
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
A self-acknowledged "showcase for Academy Award frontrunners," the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is often overlooked for the actual films that earn it festival status. An amalgamation of international discoveries and ’merica’s circuit highlights, the Sbiff curates a week of best-of-the-best to pair with their star-praising. The 2015 edition offers another expansive selection, bookended by two films that aren’t on any radars just yet. Sbiff will open with "Desert Dancer," producer Richard Raymond’s directorial debut. Starring Reece Ritchie and Frieda Pinto, the drama follows a group of friends who wave off the harsh political climate of Iran’s 2009 presidential election in favor of forming a dance team, picking up moves from Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev thanks to the magic of YouTube. The festival will close with "McFarland, USA," starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello. Telling the 1987 true story of a Latino high school’s underdog cross-country team,...
- 1/8/2015
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has begun unveiling its lineup. Watch this page for updates as more films and sections are announced.
Limelight
Amour fou (Jessica Hausner)
Atlantic (Jan-Willem van Ewijk)
Big Eyes (Tim Burton)
A Blast (Syllas Tzoumerkas)
Charlie's Country (Rolf de Heer)
The Dark Horse (James Napier-Robertson)
Two Shots Fired (Martín Rejtman)
Eden (Mia Hansen-Løve)
Erbarme Dich - Matthaus Passion Stories (Ramón Gieling)
The Farewell Party (Sharon Maymon & Tal Granit)
Girlhood (Céline Sciamma)
Far From Men (David Oelhoffen)
Melody (Bernard Bellefroid)
The Wonders (Alice Rohrwacher)
Phoenix (Christian Petzold)
Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (Cédric Anger)
Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako)
The Tribe (Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy)
Tu Dors Nicole (Stéphane Lafleur)
Force Majeure (Ruben Östlund)
Between 10 and 12 (Peter Hoogendoorn)...
Limelight
Amour fou (Jessica Hausner)
Atlantic (Jan-Willem van Ewijk)
Big Eyes (Tim Burton)
A Blast (Syllas Tzoumerkas)
Charlie's Country (Rolf de Heer)
The Dark Horse (James Napier-Robertson)
Two Shots Fired (Martín Rejtman)
Eden (Mia Hansen-Løve)
Erbarme Dich - Matthaus Passion Stories (Ramón Gieling)
The Farewell Party (Sharon Maymon & Tal Granit)
Girlhood (Céline Sciamma)
Far From Men (David Oelhoffen)
Melody (Bernard Bellefroid)
The Wonders (Alice Rohrwacher)
Phoenix (Christian Petzold)
Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (Cédric Anger)
Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako)
The Tribe (Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy)
Tu Dors Nicole (Stéphane Lafleur)
Force Majeure (Ruben Östlund)
Between 10 and 12 (Peter Hoogendoorn)...
- 12/4/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Exclusive: Germany’s Pallas Film will co-produce Rajesh Jala’s The Spark (Chingari) with France’s Asap Films, which boarded the project at Film Bazaar last year.
The project has also secured a $30,000 grant from German fund Ezef. It previously won the Incredible India Award at Film Bazaar, where it took part in Screenwriters’ Lab and the Co-production Market, and was also awarded a Global Film Initiative grant of $10,000 at this year’s Cinemart.
“We are now working towards finding a good Indian producer for the project and expect to shoot in 2015,” Jala told Screen.
Founded by the late Karl Baumgartner and Thanassis Karathanos, Pallas’s recent production credits include Olivier Assayas’ Clouds Of Sils Maria and Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon’s The Farewell Party.
The Spark revolves around a photographer who is a riot victim and enters the ancient city of Varanasi to carry out a deadly mission. But he hesitates...
The project has also secured a $30,000 grant from German fund Ezef. It previously won the Incredible India Award at Film Bazaar, where it took part in Screenwriters’ Lab and the Co-production Market, and was also awarded a Global Film Initiative grant of $10,000 at this year’s Cinemart.
“We are now working towards finding a good Indian producer for the project and expect to shoot in 2015,” Jala told Screen.
Founded by the late Karl Baumgartner and Thanassis Karathanos, Pallas’s recent production credits include Olivier Assayas’ Clouds Of Sils Maria and Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon’s The Farewell Party.
The Spark revolves around a photographer who is a riot victim and enters the ancient city of Varanasi to carry out a deadly mission. But he hesitates...
- 11/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 87th Academy Awards. One hundred forty-one pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
“Aya,” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis, directors (Chasis Films)
“Baghdad Messi,” Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Kobe Van Steenberghe, producer (a team productions)
“Boogaloo and Graham,” Michael Lennox, director, and Ronan Blaney, writer (Out of Orbit)
“Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak),” Hu Wei, director, and Julien Féret, producer (Ama Productions)
“Carry On,” Yatao Li, director (Rochester Institute of Technology)
“My Father’s Truck,” Maurício Osaki, director (Lupi Filmes)
“Parvaneh,” Talkhon Hamzavi, director, and Stefan Eichenberger, producer (Zurich University of Arts)
“The Phone Call,” Mat Kirkby, director, and James Lucas, writer (Rsa Films)
“Slr,” Stephen Fingleton, director, and Matthew James Wilkinson,...
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
“Aya,” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis, directors (Chasis Films)
“Baghdad Messi,” Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Kobe Van Steenberghe, producer (a team productions)
“Boogaloo and Graham,” Michael Lennox, director, and Ronan Blaney, writer (Out of Orbit)
“Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak),” Hu Wei, director, and Julien Féret, producer (Ama Productions)
“Carry On,” Yatao Li, director (Rochester Institute of Technology)
“My Father’s Truck,” Maurício Osaki, director (Lupi Filmes)
“Parvaneh,” Talkhon Hamzavi, director, and Stefan Eichenberger, producer (Zurich University of Arts)
“The Phone Call,” Mat Kirkby, director, and James Lucas, writer (Rsa Films)
“Slr,” Stephen Fingleton, director, and Matthew James Wilkinson,...
- 11/20/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Academy has whittled down 141 submissions to a shortlist of ten films in the running for the 87th Academy Awards.
The films in alphabetical order by title are:
Aya, dirs Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis;
Baghdad Messi, dir Sahim Omar Kalifa, pdr Kobe Van Steenberghe;
Boogaloo And Graham, dir Michael Lennox, wr Ronan Blaney;
Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak), Hu Wei, director, pdr Julien Féret;
Carry On, dir Yatao Li;
My Father’s Truck, dir Maurício Osaki;
Parvaneh, dir Talkhon Hamzavi, pdr Stefan Eichenberger;
The Phone Call, dir Mat Kirkby, dir wr James Lucas;
Slr, dir Stephen Fingleton, pdr Matthew James Wilkinson;
Summer Vacation (Chofesh Gadol), dirs Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon.
The Academy’s short films and feature animation branch reviewing committee viewed all the eligible entries.
The branch will now select three to five nominees following a series of screenings in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in December.
The...
The films in alphabetical order by title are:
Aya, dirs Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis;
Baghdad Messi, dir Sahim Omar Kalifa, pdr Kobe Van Steenberghe;
Boogaloo And Graham, dir Michael Lennox, wr Ronan Blaney;
Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak), Hu Wei, director, pdr Julien Féret;
Carry On, dir Yatao Li;
My Father’s Truck, dir Maurício Osaki;
Parvaneh, dir Talkhon Hamzavi, pdr Stefan Eichenberger;
The Phone Call, dir Mat Kirkby, dir wr James Lucas;
Slr, dir Stephen Fingleton, pdr Matthew James Wilkinson;
Summer Vacation (Chofesh Gadol), dirs Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon.
The Academy’s short films and feature animation branch reviewing committee viewed all the eligible entries.
The branch will now select three to five nominees following a series of screenings in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in December.
The...
- 11/20/2014
- ScreenDaily
The Academy has announced the 10 live-action short films that have advanced in this year's Oscar race. Five nominees will be announced along with all other categories on Jan. 15, 2015. Potential nominees come from across the globe, qualifying with either a short theatrical run or acceptance in a competitive festival. 141 pictures had originally qualified in the category. Recent winners include familiar names like Terry George, Martin McDonagh, and Andrea Arnold. A full list of the nominees below: “Aya,” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis, directors (Chasis Films) “Baghdad Messi,” Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Kobe Van Steenberghe, producer (a team productions) “Boogaloo and Graham,” Michael Lennox, director, and Ronan Blaney, writer (Out of Orbit) “Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak),” Hu Wei, director, and Julien Féret, producer (Ama Productions) “Carry On,” Yatao Li, director (Rochester Institute of Technology) “My Father’s Truck,” Maurício Osaki, director (Lupi Filmes) “Parvaneh,” Talkhon Hamzavi, director,...
- 11/20/2014
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies: “Aya,” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis, directors (Chasis Films) “Baghdad Messi,” Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Kobe Van Steenberghe, producer (a team productions) “Boogaloo and Graham,” Michael Lennox, director, and Ronan Blaney, writer (Out of Orbit) “Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak),” Hu Wei, director, and Julien Féret, producer (Ama Productions) “Carry On,” Yatao Li, director (Rochester Institute of Technology) “My Father’s Truck,” Maurício Osaki, director (Lupi Filmes) “Parvaneh,” Talkhon Hamzavi, director, and Stefan Eichenberger, producer (Zurich University of Arts) “The Phone Call,” Mat Kirkby, director, and James Lucas, writer (Rsa Films) “Slr,” Stephen Fingleton, director, and Matthew James Wilkinson, producer (Stigma Films) “Summer Vacation (Chofesh Gadol),” Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon, directors (GREENproductions)The Academy’s Short Films and Feature...
- 11/20/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Los Angeles, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 87th Academy Awards®. One hundred forty-one pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
“Aya,” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis, directors (Chasis Films)
“Baghdad Messi,” Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Kobe Van Steenberghe, producer (a team productions)
“Boogaloo and Graham,” Michael Lennox, director, and Ronan Blaney, writer (Out of Orbit)
“Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak),” Hu Wei, director, and Julien Féret, producer (Ama Productions)
“Carry On,” Yatao Li, director (Rochester Institute of Technology)
“My Father’s Truck,” Maurício Osaki, director (Lupi Filmes)
“Parvaneh,” Talkhon Hamzavi, director, and Stefan Eichenberger, producer (Zurich University of Arts)
“The Phone Call,” Mat Kirkby, director, and James Lucas, writer (Rsa Films)
“Slr,” Stephen Fingleton,...
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
“Aya,” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis, directors (Chasis Films)
“Baghdad Messi,” Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Kobe Van Steenberghe, producer (a team productions)
“Boogaloo and Graham,” Michael Lennox, director, and Ronan Blaney, writer (Out of Orbit)
“Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak),” Hu Wei, director, and Julien Féret, producer (Ama Productions)
“Carry On,” Yatao Li, director (Rochester Institute of Technology)
“My Father’s Truck,” Maurício Osaki, director (Lupi Filmes)
“Parvaneh,” Talkhon Hamzavi, director, and Stefan Eichenberger, producer (Zurich University of Arts)
“The Phone Call,” Mat Kirkby, director, and James Lucas, writer (Rsa Films)
“Slr,” Stephen Fingleton,...
- 11/20/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
Beta Cinema secures worldwide deals for Labyrinth of Lies, The Farewell Party and Tour de Force.
Munich-based Beta Cinema has closed a raft of international sales on three titles that played at the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14).
Following the sale of North American rights to Sony Pictures Classics, Giulio Ricciarelli’s post-war drama Labyrinth of Lies, in which a young attorney sets out to prosecute a man suspected of being a former guard at Auschwitz, went to France (Sophie Dulac Distribution), Italy (Good Films), Portugal (Films4You), Israel (Nachshon Films), Australia (Madman), Taiwan (Swallow Wings) and Brasil (Mares Filmes).
Deals with distributors from UK, Australia, Japan, Spain, Benelux, Scandinavia and Eastern European territories are in final negotiations, according to Beta.
Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon’s dark comedy The Farewell Party, which centres on euthanasia, has been acquired for Benelux (Cineart), Spain (Caramel), Portugal (Films4You), Australia/New Zealand (Jiff Distribution), Japan (Asmik Ace), Korea...
Munich-based Beta Cinema has closed a raft of international sales on three titles that played at the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14).
Following the sale of North American rights to Sony Pictures Classics, Giulio Ricciarelli’s post-war drama Labyrinth of Lies, in which a young attorney sets out to prosecute a man suspected of being a former guard at Auschwitz, went to France (Sophie Dulac Distribution), Italy (Good Films), Portugal (Films4You), Israel (Nachshon Films), Australia (Madman), Taiwan (Swallow Wings) and Brasil (Mares Filmes).
Deals with distributors from UK, Australia, Japan, Spain, Benelux, Scandinavia and Eastern European territories are in final negotiations, according to Beta.
Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon’s dark comedy The Farewell Party, which centres on euthanasia, has been acquired for Benelux (Cineart), Spain (Caramel), Portugal (Films4You), Australia/New Zealand (Jiff Distribution), Japan (Asmik Ace), Korea...
- 9/15/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Buyers are hot for Israeli euthanasia comedy The Farewell Party, with Beta Cinema locking up multiple territory deals ahead of the film's premiere in Toronto. Beta sold the film to Germany (Neue Visionen), Benelux (Cineart), Switzerland (Frenetic), Austria (Polyfilm) and Australia/New Zealand (Jiff), with talks underway for France, Spain, Italy and Japan. The feature from directors Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit is set in a Jerusalem retirement home in which a group of friends together build a self-euthanasia machine to help their terminally ill friend. When rumors of the machine begin to spread, more and more people begin to
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- 9/6/2014
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Venice - When high schoolers Cher (Alicia Silverstone) and Dionne (Stacey Dash) successfully fix up a couple of single teachers in Amy Heckerling's seminal teen hit "Clueless", the pampered girls coo "Old people can be so sweet!" as the targets of their matchmaking begin to enjoy a tentative romance. The joke is on the naive teens; we're laughing at their blithely patronizing attitude towards their elders. Would that all films were as smart as Heckerling's Jane Austen revamp. There are far too many films that play aging for the wrong sort of laughs. They usually fall into two camps. For some, the idea of older people falling in love and having sex is seen is adorable and/or amazing. It's the same attitude that Dr Samuel Johnson brought to the table when discussing female preachers: "A woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is...
- 8/28/2014
- by Catherine Bray
- Hitfix
Fund is dedicated to supporting audience development strategies; Meanwhile, Beta Cinema has acquired Toronto title Labyrinth of Lies.
The TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) is launching a distribution fund dedicated to supporting audience development strategies to accompany the releases of four EU or non-eu co-productions in at least three territories
Speaking exclusively to Screen at this week’s Locarno Film Festival, Tfl’s Olga Lamontanara explained: “This initiative really completes the circle and the successful projects will be able to make use of the experiences of the alumni from our audience design course which have been working on the implementation of audience engagement strategies.”
A total of four grants, worth a maximum of €43,000 each, will be awarded in 2014/15 to feature film projects which have been previously selected and developed at one of the Tfl programmes since 2008.
“Those applying must be a producer or sales agent from a country participating in the Media sub-programme,” outlined Lamontanara...
The TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) is launching a distribution fund dedicated to supporting audience development strategies to accompany the releases of four EU or non-eu co-productions in at least three territories
Speaking exclusively to Screen at this week’s Locarno Film Festival, Tfl’s Olga Lamontanara explained: “This initiative really completes the circle and the successful projects will be able to make use of the experiences of the alumni from our audience design course which have been working on the implementation of audience engagement strategies.”
A total of four grants, worth a maximum of €43,000 each, will be awarded in 2014/15 to feature film projects which have been previously selected and developed at one of the Tfl programmes since 2008.
“Those applying must be a producer or sales agent from a country participating in the Media sub-programme,” outlined Lamontanara...
- 8/13/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
If you wanted a snapshot of worldly issues then Tiff’s Contemporary World Cinema programme would certainly serve as a whirlwind passport. Loaded in Cannes Film Festival preemed items receiving their North American Premiere debuts (Jessica Hausner’s Amour Fou, Mélanie Laurent’s Breathe , Bruno Dumont’s P’tit Quinquin and Pascale Ferran’s Bird People are are just the tip of the iceberg) Tiff programmers have landed world premiere items from the likes of Cristián Jiménez, Ole Christian Madsen, Alex Holdridge & Linnea Saasen (we pic above) and Baran bo Odar. Along with the Canadian items mentioned last week, Here is the largest section’s offerings for 2014.
“Aire Libre,” Anahí Berneri, Argentina / International Premiere
“Amour Fou,” Jessica Hausner, Austria/Luxembourg/Germany / North American Premiere
“Behavior” (“Conducta”), Ernesto Daranas, Cuba / Canadian Premiere
“Bird People,” Pascale Ferran, France / North American Premiere
“Black Souls” (“Anime Nere”), Francesco Munzi, Italy / International Premiere
“Breathe” (“Respire”), Mélanie Laurent,...
“Aire Libre,” Anahí Berneri, Argentina / International Premiere
“Amour Fou,” Jessica Hausner, Austria/Luxembourg/Germany / North American Premiere
“Behavior” (“Conducta”), Ernesto Daranas, Cuba / Canadian Premiere
“Bird People,” Pascale Ferran, France / North American Premiere
“Black Souls” (“Anime Nere”), Francesco Munzi, Italy / International Premiere
“Breathe” (“Respire”), Mélanie Laurent,...
- 8/12/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
This morning the Toronto Film Festival added several more films to their lineup including the world premiere of Thomas McCarthy's The Cobbler which stars Adam Sandler as a New York City cobbler who, disenchanted with the grind of daily life, stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. The film co-stars Method Man, Ellen Barkin, Melonie Diaz, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi and Dustin Hoffman. Additionally, Sundance standouts Infinity Polar Bear and Laggies starring Keira Knightley and Chloe Grace Moretz were added to the Gala selection. Joining The Cobbler as new additions to the Special Presentations field include Olivier Assayas' Clouds of Sils Maria starring Kristen Stewart and Juliette Binoche and Two Days, One Night from Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne and starring Marion Cotillard. Both films made a splash at Cannes earlier this year,...
- 8/12/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Toronto film festival organisers have programmed features from 42 countries in the Contemporary World Cinema (Cwc) programme and unveiled eight South Korean selections in the City To City.
Cwc features latest work by Jessica Hausner, Rolf de Heer, Christian Zübert and Ryuichi Hiroki, among others.
For the third year, Tiff (Sept 4-14) has partnered with the University of Toronto’s Munk School Of Global Affairs on the Contemporary World Speakers series, pairing five films in selection with expert scholars.
The Contemporary World Speakers series is programmed in conjunction with the Tiff Adult Learning department.
Contemporary World Cinema
Wp = World premiere / Nap = North American premiere / IP = International premiere / Cp = Canadian premiere.
Aire Libre (Argentina), Anahí Berneri IP
Amour Fou (Austria-Luxembourg-Germany), Jessica Hausner Nap
Behavior (Conducta) (Cuba), Ernesto Daranas Cp
Bird People (France), Pascale Ferran Nap
Black Souls (Anime Nere) (Italy), Francesco Munzi IP
Breathe (Respire) (France), Mélanie Laurent Nap
Charlie’s Country (Australia), Rolf de Heer Nap
*John Stackhouse...
Cwc features latest work by Jessica Hausner, Rolf de Heer, Christian Zübert and Ryuichi Hiroki, among others.
For the third year, Tiff (Sept 4-14) has partnered with the University of Toronto’s Munk School Of Global Affairs on the Contemporary World Speakers series, pairing five films in selection with expert scholars.
The Contemporary World Speakers series is programmed in conjunction with the Tiff Adult Learning department.
Contemporary World Cinema
Wp = World premiere / Nap = North American premiere / IP = International premiere / Cp = Canadian premiere.
Aire Libre (Argentina), Anahí Berneri IP
Amour Fou (Austria-Luxembourg-Germany), Jessica Hausner Nap
Behavior (Conducta) (Cuba), Ernesto Daranas Cp
Bird People (France), Pascale Ferran Nap
Black Souls (Anime Nere) (Italy), Francesco Munzi IP
Breathe (Respire) (France), Mélanie Laurent Nap
Charlie’s Country (Australia), Rolf de Heer Nap
*John Stackhouse...
- 8/12/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Venice International Film Festival is in the process announcing the lineup for its 71st edition. Here's what we know so far:
Competition
The Cut (Fatih Akin)
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (Roy Andersson)
99 Homes (Ramin Bahrani)
Tales (Rakhshan Bani E'temad)
La rancon de la gloire (Xavier Beauvois)
Hungry Hearts (Saverio Costanzo)
Le dernier coup de marteau (Alix Delaporte)
Pasolini (Abel Ferrara)
Manglehorn (David Gordon Green)
Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
Three Hearts (Benoît Jacquot)
The Postman's White Nights (Andrei Konchalovsky)
Il Giovane Favoloso (Mario Martone)
Sivas (Kaan Mujdeci)
Anime Nere (Francesco Munzi)
Good Kill (Andrew Niccol)
Loin des hommes (David Oelhoffen)
The Look of Silence (Joshua Oppenheimer)
Nobi (Shinya Tsukamoto)
Red Amnesia (Wang Xiaoshuai)
Out Of Competition
Joe Date. Photo by Evan Dickson.
Words with Gods (Guillermo Arriaga, Emir Kusturica, Amos Gitai, Mira Nair, Warwick Thornton, Hector Babenco, Bahman Ghobadi,...
Competition
The Cut (Fatih Akin)
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (Roy Andersson)
99 Homes (Ramin Bahrani)
Tales (Rakhshan Bani E'temad)
La rancon de la gloire (Xavier Beauvois)
Hungry Hearts (Saverio Costanzo)
Le dernier coup de marteau (Alix Delaporte)
Pasolini (Abel Ferrara)
Manglehorn (David Gordon Green)
Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
Three Hearts (Benoît Jacquot)
The Postman's White Nights (Andrei Konchalovsky)
Il Giovane Favoloso (Mario Martone)
Sivas (Kaan Mujdeci)
Anime Nere (Francesco Munzi)
Good Kill (Andrew Niccol)
Loin des hommes (David Oelhoffen)
The Look of Silence (Joshua Oppenheimer)
Nobi (Shinya Tsukamoto)
Red Amnesia (Wang Xiaoshuai)
Out Of Competition
Joe Date. Photo by Evan Dickson.
Words with Gods (Guillermo Arriaga, Emir Kusturica, Amos Gitai, Mira Nair, Warwick Thornton, Hector Babenco, Bahman Ghobadi,...
- 7/25/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Shawn Christensen’s Before I Disappear in 12-strong competition line-up.Scroll down for full list
Venice Days (Aug 27 to Sept 6) has unveiled the line-up for its 11th edition, opening with Kim Ki-Duk’s One On One and closing with Alex de la Iglesia’s footballer documentary, Messi.
The 11-day event, which runs as an independent sidebar of the Venice Film Festival, will play 12 features in competition – the first time Venice Days has hosted a competitive element.
Those competing for the €20,000 ($27,000) Venice Days Award, split between the winning director and international distributor of the film, include Shawn Christensen’s SXSW winner Before I Disappear; Guy Myhill’s The Goob; and Laurent Cantet’s Return to Ithaca.
The jurors for the Venice Days Award will be 28 young participants – one from each of the 28 EU member countries.
A total of 678 feature films were submitted between January and July. Including films viewed at festivals and markets, a total of...
Venice Days (Aug 27 to Sept 6) has unveiled the line-up for its 11th edition, opening with Kim Ki-Duk’s One On One and closing with Alex de la Iglesia’s footballer documentary, Messi.
The 11-day event, which runs as an independent sidebar of the Venice Film Festival, will play 12 features in competition – the first time Venice Days has hosted a competitive element.
Those competing for the €20,000 ($27,000) Venice Days Award, split between the winning director and international distributor of the film, include Shawn Christensen’s SXSW winner Before I Disappear; Guy Myhill’s The Goob; and Laurent Cantet’s Return to Ithaca.
The jurors for the Venice Days Award will be 28 young participants – one from each of the 28 EU member countries.
A total of 678 feature films were submitted between January and July. Including films viewed at festivals and markets, a total of...
- 7/22/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Here is a complete listing of the films that were shown/covered by the Ioncinema.com team comprised of Nicholas Bell (Nb), Jordan M. Smith (Js) and Eric Lavallee (El). We’ll be populating this page up until March.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Afternoon Delight – Jill Soloway: Nb (★★ 1/2): Review
Ain’T Them Bodies Saints – David Lowery: El (★★★ 1/2), Nb (★★★ 1/2): Review // Interview
Austenland- Jerusha Hess: Nb (★): Review
C.O.G.- Kyle Patrick Alvarez: Js (★★ 1/2), Nb (★★ 1/2): Review
Concussion – Stacie Passon: El (★★★), Js (★★★ 1/2), Nb (★★★): Review // Interview
Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes – Francesca Gregorini: Js (★★★), Nb (★★★ 1/2): Review
Fruitvale – Ryan Coogler: El (★★★), Js (★★★★★), Nb (★★★★): Review // Interview // Video
In A World… – Lake Bell: El (★★★): Review
Kill Your Darlings – John Krokidas: El (★★★), Nb (★★★): Review
The Lifeguard – Liz W. Garcia: El (★★ 1/2): Review
May In The Summer...
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Afternoon Delight – Jill Soloway: Nb (★★ 1/2): Review
Ain’T Them Bodies Saints – David Lowery: El (★★★ 1/2), Nb (★★★ 1/2): Review // Interview
Austenland- Jerusha Hess: Nb (★): Review
C.O.G.- Kyle Patrick Alvarez: Js (★★ 1/2), Nb (★★ 1/2): Review
Concussion – Stacie Passon: El (★★★), Js (★★★ 1/2), Nb (★★★): Review // Interview
Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes – Francesca Gregorini: Js (★★★), Nb (★★★ 1/2): Review
Fruitvale – Ryan Coogler: El (★★★), Js (★★★★★), Nb (★★★★): Review // Interview // Video
In A World… – Lake Bell: El (★★★): Review
Kill Your Darlings – John Krokidas: El (★★★), Nb (★★★): Review
The Lifeguard – Liz W. Garcia: El (★★ 1/2): Review
May In The Summer...
- 1/29/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Relying on public transportation in an unfamiliar town while staying on the outskirts has its disadvantages. I only attended an hour of the Sundance Film Festival opening-night party since my last bus departed at 11:15 pm -- but the bus is a great place to meet both helpful locals and filmmakers in Park City.
On the way in I met screenwriter/director Tal Granit, who traveled from Israel to premiere his short film Summer Vacation at the festival. I made it to fest headquarters to navigate the press office and pick up credentials, before heading to the Egypt Theatre for the Day One press conference. Salt Lake Tribune film critic Sean Means moderated a discussion with actor, filmmaker and Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford, Sundance Institute Executive Director Keri Putnam and Sundance Film Festival John Cooper (seen above).
Watch the press conference its entirety after the jump.
read more...
On the way in I met screenwriter/director Tal Granit, who traveled from Israel to premiere his short film Summer Vacation at the festival. I made it to fest headquarters to navigate the press office and pick up credentials, before heading to the Egypt Theatre for the Day One press conference. Salt Lake Tribune film critic Sean Means moderated a discussion with actor, filmmaker and Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford, Sundance Institute Executive Director Keri Putnam and Sundance Film Festival John Cooper (seen above).
Watch the press conference its entirety after the jump.
read more...
- 1/19/2013
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
Tons of notable entries from established auteurs, documentarians and the next generation of filmmakers to watch out for are the make-up of Sundance’s 2013 Short Film program. A total of 65 short films were selected from a whopping 8000 plus entries and among the notable names/shorts to look out for we find The Captain – from the Blue Tongue Films gang of Nash Edgerton and Spencer Susser (Hesher) a project penned with Taika Waititi (Eagle vs Shark), Goran Dukic who brought The Wristcutters to the fest several years back, brings us What Do We Have in Our Pockets?, while Damien Chazelle who directed the feature Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, brings us Whiplash and Guillermo Arriaga (The Burning Plain) let’s us feast on Broken Night.
Andrew Renzi makes it back to back years at the fest, he was invited last year for The Fort (here’s our interview with him) returns with Karaoke!
Andrew Renzi makes it back to back years at the fest, he was invited last year for The Fort (here’s our interview with him) returns with Karaoke!
- 12/4/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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