Daisy Ridley is going from Star Wars to soccer stardom in her latest gig.
The actress has signed on to narrate We Were There, an eight-part doc series about the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar from the country’s Supreme Committee, UK indie Noah Media Group and Host Broadcast Services (Hbs).
The doc, which runs to eight half-hours, claims it will go “beyond the headlines” and explore “the remarkable human stories from the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.” Luke Mellows is the director, Noah’s Tarun Thind is the producer and the executive producer is Richard Makinson. Noah’s Head of International Sales, Catherine Quantschnigg, is handling the global sales.
According to the producers, it will follow ‘key protagonists from a remarkable tournament, both on and off the field,” with each episode a “mini documentary with a multi-layered narrative which...
The actress has signed on to narrate We Were There, an eight-part doc series about the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar from the country’s Supreme Committee, UK indie Noah Media Group and Host Broadcast Services (Hbs).
The doc, which runs to eight half-hours, claims it will go “beyond the headlines” and explore “the remarkable human stories from the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.” Luke Mellows is the director, Noah’s Tarun Thind is the producer and the executive producer is Richard Makinson. Noah’s Head of International Sales, Catherine Quantschnigg, is handling the global sales.
According to the producers, it will follow ‘key protagonists from a remarkable tournament, both on and off the field,” with each episode a “mini documentary with a multi-layered narrative which...
- 9/10/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
“Star Wars” alum Daisy Ridley is set to narrate “We Were There,” a newly-announced doc series set to explore what are described as the “remarkable human stories” from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The series — which was announced by both FIFA and Qatar’s supreme committee, the government body that was set up to help deliver the World Cup — is being co-produced by Noah Media Group and Hbs, and will be available worldwide as an 8-part series of 30-minute episodes centred around key protagonists from the tournament, both on and off the field.
As well as telling the story of the tournament, each episode is constructed as a mini documentary with a narrative which establishes the backstory of the lead characters and discovers their journey to Qatar, witnessing key matches through their eyes. Among the contributors are several members of the winning Argentina team, including coach Lionel Scaloni, goalkeeper...
The series — which was announced by both FIFA and Qatar’s supreme committee, the government body that was set up to help deliver the World Cup — is being co-produced by Noah Media Group and Hbs, and will be available worldwide as an 8-part series of 30-minute episodes centred around key protagonists from the tournament, both on and off the field.
As well as telling the story of the tournament, each episode is constructed as a mini documentary with a narrative which establishes the backstory of the lead characters and discovers their journey to Qatar, witnessing key matches through their eyes. Among the contributors are several members of the winning Argentina team, including coach Lionel Scaloni, goalkeeper...
- 9/10/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Joshua Zeman’s latest feature documentary “Checkpoint Zoo,” an inspiring story that unfolds in a war-torn part of the world, has wrapped principal photography. The film tells the story of the daring rescue of over 5,000 animals that were trapped in a wildlife park behind enemy lines during the early days of the Russian-Ukrainian War.
“Checkpoint Zoo” was produced by Zeman and Zach Mortensen for Ghost Robot, with Ian Davies and Torquil Jones for Noah Media Group, which is also financing the project. UTA Independent Film Group has signed on to lead worldwide sales of the picture.
In the early days of the war, a beloved animal refuge known as Feldman Ecopark, located in Ukraine’s second largest city, was in a precarious position. On one side of the park was the invading Russian army; on the other sat the Ukrainian front line. With thousands of animals trapped with little food and water,...
“Checkpoint Zoo” was produced by Zeman and Zach Mortensen for Ghost Robot, with Ian Davies and Torquil Jones for Noah Media Group, which is also financing the project. UTA Independent Film Group has signed on to lead worldwide sales of the picture.
In the early days of the war, a beloved animal refuge known as Feldman Ecopark, located in Ukraine’s second largest city, was in a precarious position. On one side of the park was the invading Russian army; on the other sat the Ukrainian front line. With thousands of animals trapped with little food and water,...
- 7/18/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Noah Media Group Boards Irvine Welsh Doc
Netflix’s 14 Peaks producer Noah Media Group has boarded a documentary on cult Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and will shop the show at Mipcom Cannes next week. I Am Irvine Welsh, from Ls Films, followed a year in the life of the Scottish auteur as he adapted Trainspotting into a West End musical, published a new novel, launched a record label and worked on two TV series. The doc reflects on a remarkable life after Welsh was propelled into the spotlight when Trainspotting became a cult classic, starring Ewan McGregor, and he has since been prolific across literature, screenwriting and music. BAFTA-nominated Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché director Paul Sng is forging the doc, which is being exec produced by Sarah Drummond and produced by Natasha Dack. The show is 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible producer Noah’s first non-sport global sales project...
Netflix’s 14 Peaks producer Noah Media Group has boarded a documentary on cult Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and will shop the show at Mipcom Cannes next week. I Am Irvine Welsh, from Ls Films, followed a year in the life of the Scottish auteur as he adapted Trainspotting into a West End musical, published a new novel, launched a record label and worked on two TV series. The doc reflects on a remarkable life after Welsh was propelled into the spotlight when Trainspotting became a cult classic, starring Ewan McGregor, and he has since been prolific across literature, screenwriting and music. BAFTA-nominated Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché director Paul Sng is forging the doc, which is being exec produced by Sarah Drummond and produced by Natasha Dack. The show is 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible producer Noah’s first non-sport global sales project...
- 10/10/2022
- by Jesse Whittock, Max Goldbart and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
With the grand in-person return of the New York Film Festival in the rearview mirror, New York’s fall festival season barrels on with Doc NYC, the largest documentary festival in the country. This year’s festival will return to in-person theatrical screenings, with virtual options and passes available as well. The 2021 lineup includes more than 120 feature-length documentaries, including 32 world premieres and 34 U.S. premieres. World premieres include films on figures such as NBA legend Kevin Garnett, recently passed rapper Dmx, rat pack crooner Dean Martin, and the late literary icon Kurt Vonnegut. They join previously announced titles on Kenny G and Dionne Warwick, as well as Matthew Heineman’s “The First Wave,” a penetrating look at the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in New York City.
Doc NYC is also launching three new competitive sections this year: A U.S. Competition for new American nonfiction films, an International...
Doc NYC is also launching three new competitive sections this year: A U.S. Competition for new American nonfiction films, an International...
- 10/19/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Mitchell Hoog, who will play Zack Morris’ son Mac in Peacock’s Saved by the Bell reboot, will star in After Masks, a 5-part anthology film written and directed by the actors themselves while under the stay at home order. Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager), Stefanie Estes (Amazon’s Tales from the Loop), Frances Lee Mccain (Back to the Future), Michael Welch (Twilight franchise), Lily Keene (HBO’s Deadwood), Krista Allen (Liar Liar), Alexandra Rodriguez (Hulu’s East Los High), Carlena Britch (CBS All Access’ The Twilight Zone), Nicole Thompson, and Debra Wilson (MadTV) will also star. Brian McCulley and John Crockett of Aec Studios producing. The stories will focus on many of the relatable issues we are all dealing with while on quarantine during the Covid-19 pandemic such as isolation, uncertainty, fear, substance abuse, and self-discovery. The segments, while standalone, will take place during the same time period,...
- 7/1/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Noah Media Group has acquired international sales rights to Lorton Entertainment’s “Make Us Dream,” the story of soccer star Steven Gerrard, produced by Oscar-winner James Gay-Rees, and “Bleed Out,” HBO’s critically acclaimed documentary investigating medical malpractice in the U.S., produced by Oscar-winner Dan Cogan (“Icarus”).
“Make Us Dream” tells the story of Liverpool and England legend Steven Gerrard, exploring success, failure and Gerrard’s identity as a player who stayed with one club throughout his career. The film is available globally on Amazon Prime, and Noah will be selling free TV rights (excluding U.K.) around the world.
HBO documentary “Bleed Out” follows comedian and filmmaker Steve Burrows’ investigation into the deep flaws within America’s healthcare system and highlights ways the problems could be fixed. “Bleed Out” marks the first non-sport documentary to be represented by Noah.
Noah, the producer of acclaimed sports documentaries like “Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager...
“Make Us Dream” tells the story of Liverpool and England legend Steven Gerrard, exploring success, failure and Gerrard’s identity as a player who stayed with one club throughout his career. The film is available globally on Amazon Prime, and Noah will be selling free TV rights (excluding U.K.) around the world.
HBO documentary “Bleed Out” follows comedian and filmmaker Steve Burrows’ investigation into the deep flaws within America’s healthcare system and highlights ways the problems could be fixed. “Bleed Out” marks the first non-sport documentary to be represented by Noah.
Noah, the producer of acclaimed sports documentaries like “Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager...
- 4/29/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Noah Media Group, a specialist in feature-length sports documentaries, has acquired international sales rights to feature documentary “The Australian Dream,” about the Australian Football League star Adam Goodes. The deal excludes rights to Australia, Canada, the U.K. and airlines.
Noah will sell the film through its international sales and distribution arm Noah X. This marks the first time that a third-party project will be sold by the company, and reinforces its commitment to showcasing acclaimed sports documentaries.
Directed by BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Daniel Gordon (“Hillsborough”), written by Walkley award-winning journalist Stan Grant, and produced by Oscar- and BAFTA-winner John Battsek (“Searching for Sugar Man”), “The Australian Dream” tells Goodes’ story through his journey during the 2013-15 Afl season, while also exploring race, identity and belonging in Australian society today.
The critically acclaimed film received a theatrical release in Australia last year and won the Aacta for best documentary. It...
Noah will sell the film through its international sales and distribution arm Noah X. This marks the first time that a third-party project will be sold by the company, and reinforces its commitment to showcasing acclaimed sports documentaries.
Directed by BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Daniel Gordon (“Hillsborough”), written by Walkley award-winning journalist Stan Grant, and produced by Oscar- and BAFTA-winner John Battsek (“Searching for Sugar Man”), “The Australian Dream” tells Goodes’ story through his journey during the 2013-15 Afl season, while also exploring race, identity and belonging in Australian society today.
The critically acclaimed film received a theatrical release in Australia last year and won the Aacta for best documentary. It...
- 3/24/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Count Orlok lives on as the Nosferatu Festival gears up for another run in Austin, Texas from March 6th until March 9th. Also in today's Horror Highlights: release details for Dreamkatcher, Game of Death, and Weird Fiction. Our readers can also look forward to a trailer for Weird Fiction at the bottom of that story.
Nosferatu Festival 2020: "Once again, Austin Texas is host to the Nosferatu Festival. The festival will be held on Saturday, March 7th and Sunday, March 8th at Come and Take It Live with a kick-off party on March 6th at Kick Butt Coffee. What better way to Keep Austin Weird than to honor one of the greatest works of cinematic horror with its very own festival? Nosferatu Festival is thrown in honor of the vampire Nosferatu and all things vampire! And, this year’s Nosferatu Festival is bigger featuring more performances, more bands, more vendors,...
Nosferatu Festival 2020: "Once again, Austin Texas is host to the Nosferatu Festival. The festival will be held on Saturday, March 7th and Sunday, March 8th at Come and Take It Live with a kick-off party on March 6th at Kick Butt Coffee. What better way to Keep Austin Weird than to honor one of the greatest works of cinematic horror with its very own festival? Nosferatu Festival is thrown in honor of the vampire Nosferatu and all things vampire! And, this year’s Nosferatu Festival is bigger featuring more performances, more bands, more vendors,...
- 2/21/2020
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Gravitas Ventures has obtained the North American rights to Katharine O’Brien’s directorial debut film, Lost Transmissions, starring Simon Pegg, Juno Temple, and Alexandra Daddario. Based on a true story, the pic premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and will get a day-and-date release in theaters and on demand March 13. Written by O’Brien, the plot follows Theo Ross (Pegg), a respected Los Angeles music producer and his friend, Hannah (Temple), a shy, aspiring songwriter, who discovers that he has lapsed on his medication for schizophrenia. In an effort to get Theo the help he needs, Hannah and their group of friends, chase him as he outruns his colorful delusions through the glamour and grit of Los Angeles’ music scene. Producers are Filip Jan Rymsza for Royal Road Entertainment, Tory Lenosky for Pulse Films, Al Di for Underlying Tension, and Royal Road’s Olga Kagan. O’Brien served as an...
- 2/18/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
London-based role will include international distribution and advertising.
Noah Media Group (Nmg), the UK-based sports documentary firm, has named Drew Masters as head of distribution and marketing.
Masters joins from Universal Pictures, where he oversaw the international roll-out of features and documentary acquisitions including romantic drama Five Feet Apart and Sundance thriller Assassination Nation.
He will be based in Nmg’s London office, responsible for the company’s international distribution strategy and advertising.
The appointment follows the recent launch of an international sales division at the firm, headed by former Goldcrest and Cornerstone Films executive Catherine Quantschnigg.
The indie has...
Noah Media Group (Nmg), the UK-based sports documentary firm, has named Drew Masters as head of distribution and marketing.
Masters joins from Universal Pictures, where he oversaw the international roll-out of features and documentary acquisitions including romantic drama Five Feet Apart and Sundance thriller Assassination Nation.
He will be based in Nmg’s London office, responsible for the company’s international distribution strategy and advertising.
The appointment follows the recent launch of an international sales division at the firm, headed by former Goldcrest and Cornerstone Films executive Catherine Quantschnigg.
The indie has...
- 11/26/2019
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Former Goldcrest, Cornerstone Films exec Catherine Quantschnigg to head sales division.
Noah Media Group, the UK-based sports documentary firm, has launched an international sales division and has kicked off business with UK deals for cricket feature The Edge.
The documentary, directed by Barney Douglas (Warriors), was released theatrically in the UK this summer and is now available on Amazon Prime Video with the BBC taking exclusive TV rights in 2020.
The indie has previously best been known for producing sport documentaries such as Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, which played at Cannes in 2015, and Netflix film Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager.
Noah Media Group, the UK-based sports documentary firm, has launched an international sales division and has kicked off business with UK deals for cricket feature The Edge.
The documentary, directed by Barney Douglas (Warriors), was released theatrically in the UK this summer and is now available on Amazon Prime Video with the BBC taking exclusive TV rights in 2020.
The indie has previously best been known for producing sport documentaries such as Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, which played at Cannes in 2015, and Netflix film Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager.
- 10/2/2019
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Noah Media Group, the London-based producers of sports documentaries Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager and Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, has formally set up an international sales wing ahead of Mipcom.
Catherine Quantschnigg, previously of factual producer Atlantic Productions, sales company Cornerstone Films, and finance and post-production outfit Goldcrest, is heading up the new division, which has struck early deals on its feature cricket documentary The Edge with the BBC for TV and Amazon Prime for UK streaming.
Quantschnigg will be at the upcoming Mipcom to sell further rights on that film, as well as a library that features 2015 Cannes doc Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans; Australian comedian Adam Hills’ film Take His Legs, about the formation of the world’s first physical disability rugby league team; and Out Of Their Skin, former England player Ian Wright’s TV doc about the 40-year history of black British soccer.
Catherine Quantschnigg, previously of factual producer Atlantic Productions, sales company Cornerstone Films, and finance and post-production outfit Goldcrest, is heading up the new division, which has struck early deals on its feature cricket documentary The Edge with the BBC for TV and Amazon Prime for UK streaming.
Quantschnigg will be at the upcoming Mipcom to sell further rights on that film, as well as a library that features 2015 Cannes doc Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans; Australian comedian Adam Hills’ film Take His Legs, about the formation of the world’s first physical disability rugby league team; and Out Of Their Skin, former England player Ian Wright’s TV doc about the 40-year history of black British soccer.
- 9/30/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K.-based sports film specialist Noah Media has moved into sales and has already sealed eye-catching U.K. deals with Amazon Prime Video and the BBC for its cricket film “The Edge.”
Sports indie Noah’s other projects include “Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans” and “Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager.” It has brought on Catherine Quantschnigg to head up international sales. She was formerly head of sales at Atlantic Productions, and has also been at Goldcrest and Cornerstone Films.
Quantschnigg will be at Mipcom in Cannes looking to close further deals on “The Edge,” plus the McQueen-Le Mans feature doc, which played at Cannes.
Other shows on the slate include “Take His Legs,” charting Australian comedian Adam Hills’ formation of the world’s first disabled rugby league team, and “Out of Their Skin,” in which former Arsenal and England star Ian Wright charts the history...
Sports indie Noah’s other projects include “Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans” and “Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager.” It has brought on Catherine Quantschnigg to head up international sales. She was formerly head of sales at Atlantic Productions, and has also been at Goldcrest and Cornerstone Films.
Quantschnigg will be at Mipcom in Cannes looking to close further deals on “The Edge,” plus the McQueen-Le Mans feature doc, which played at Cannes.
Other shows on the slate include “Take His Legs,” charting Australian comedian Adam Hills’ formation of the world’s first disabled rugby league team, and “Out of Their Skin,” in which former Arsenal and England star Ian Wright charts the history...
- 9/30/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Quantschnigg was mostly recently vp of international sales at Goldcrest International.
UK sales outfit Cornerstone Films has appointed Catherine Quantschnigg head of sales, while Joanne Michael has joined the company as senior marketing manager.
Quantschnigg was Goldcrest International’s vp of international sales before leaving in August, having occupied the role since November 2013.
Previously, Quantschnigg was vp of international sales at Im Global, where she also headed up the company’s genre label Octane, including working on 2009 box office hit Paranormal Activity.
Joanne Michael was most recently at Hanway, where she managed international releases for titles including Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive and festival launches including Todd Haynes’ Oscar-hopeful Carol.
The team also includes sales manager Carla Quarto di Palo, who previously had stints at Hanway, Focus Features International and Sunray Films, where she oversaw international sales on titles such as Mr Turner and Amy.
Cornerstone Films was launched by Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder in April...
UK sales outfit Cornerstone Films has appointed Catherine Quantschnigg head of sales, while Joanne Michael has joined the company as senior marketing manager.
Quantschnigg was Goldcrest International’s vp of international sales before leaving in August, having occupied the role since November 2013.
Previously, Quantschnigg was vp of international sales at Im Global, where she also headed up the company’s genre label Octane, including working on 2009 box office hit Paranormal Activity.
Joanne Michael was most recently at Hanway, where she managed international releases for titles including Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive and festival launches including Todd Haynes’ Oscar-hopeful Carol.
The team also includes sales manager Carla Quarto di Palo, who previously had stints at Hanway, Focus Features International and Sunray Films, where she oversaw international sales on titles such as Mr Turner and Amy.
Cornerstone Films was launched by Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder in April...
- 10/22/2015
- ScreenDaily
Just a few days after the teaser art for 2001 Maniacs: Beverly Hellbillys dropped, we've now gotten our hands on the official word concerning Tim Sullivan's sequel and the first ever stills for you guys to dig on!
So the big question on everyone's mind has been will Robert Englund be reprising his role? The short answer is no, but in his place will be none other than Bill Moseley!
According to Sullivan and producer Christopher Tuffin, this entry is as much a wild re-imagining of the preceding films as a sequel to them. Everyone's intention was to raise the stakes beyond the ordinary glut of by-the-numbers horror releases to create a smart, genre-defying feature that pushes every limit to the extreme. Tuffin compares Maniacs to an episode of “South Park” or “The Simpsons” in the sense that Maniacs is nothing less than a carnival house mirror held up to American culture.
So the big question on everyone's mind has been will Robert Englund be reprising his role? The short answer is no, but in his place will be none other than Bill Moseley!
According to Sullivan and producer Christopher Tuffin, this entry is as much a wild re-imagining of the preceding films as a sequel to them. Everyone's intention was to raise the stakes beyond the ordinary glut of by-the-numbers horror releases to create a smart, genre-defying feature that pushes every limit to the extreme. Tuffin compares Maniacs to an episode of “South Park” or “The Simpsons” in the sense that Maniacs is nothing less than a carnival house mirror held up to American culture.
- 8/14/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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