Rooftop Films folks have announced the grant recipients for the large swath of filmmakers’ funds and in the narrative feature categories we have the likes of Carlos López Estrada, Andrew Thomas Huang, Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli grabbing some coin. Estrada who has directed Sundance selected Blindspotting and Summertime has Kill Yr Idols in the works. Tandem of Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli who gave us the TIFF-Sundance preemed Violation will next be working on Honey Bunch. A lab fellow at Sundance, Andrew Thomas Huang continues to piece together his directorial debut in Tiger Girl. Here is the complete list of 2023 Rooftop Filmmakers Fund short and feature film grant recipients:
Water Tower Feature Film Cash Grants (Feature Film)
Carlos López Estrada – “Kill Yr Idols”
Jodie Mack – “Early Mourning, Tarpon Springs/Lindsey’s Color Service”
Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli – “Honey Bunch”
Reid Davenport – “Life After”
Eastern Effects Equipment Grant (Feature Film)
Alex Ross Perry...
Water Tower Feature Film Cash Grants (Feature Film)
Carlos López Estrada – “Kill Yr Idols”
Jodie Mack – “Early Mourning, Tarpon Springs/Lindsey’s Color Service”
Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli – “Honey Bunch”
Reid Davenport – “Life After”
Eastern Effects Equipment Grant (Feature Film)
Alex Ross Perry...
- 4/6/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Rooftop Films has announced the recipients of their 2023 Filmmakers Fund grants. A total of 21 cash and service grants will be awarded to a variety of independent filmmakers to support the production of their next short or feature film. Four Rooftop Films Water Tower Feature Film cash grants will be exclusively awarded with support from the Laurence W. Levine Foundation.
Rooftop Filmmakers Fund grants are made accessible to Rooftop Films alumni directors who have had their work screened during the annual Sumer Series in New York City. This years grantees include a demographic of over 60% women, 30% people of color and 10% people a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
“We’re unbelievably excited about the projects we’ve had the privilege of helping to fund this year! Every single one of these filmmakers approach their subjects in ways that are wholly unique to their style and vision, and we can’t wait to see the finished works,...
Rooftop Filmmakers Fund grants are made accessible to Rooftop Films alumni directors who have had their work screened during the annual Sumer Series in New York City. This years grantees include a demographic of over 60% women, 30% people of color and 10% people a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
“We’re unbelievably excited about the projects we’ve had the privilege of helping to fund this year! Every single one of these filmmakers approach their subjects in ways that are wholly unique to their style and vision, and we can’t wait to see the finished works,...
- 4/6/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Alice, the titular protagonist of “Alice, Darling,” cannot think of lying to her boyfriend, Simon, without throwing up. Yet she insists to her friends, who have noticed her gradual withdrawal, that everything is fine. They love each other.
Sure, Simon makes her feel awful about everything: her friends, her eating habits, her job. He regularly guilts her into sex and sexting. He’s winnowed her life down to the essential, arduous project of stroking his ego. But he doesn’t hit her, rarely yells at her. So what does she have to complain about?
“Alice, Darling,” the debut feature from director Mary Nighy, picks at these common ideas — that abuse only looks a certain way, that mental scars cannot be as serious as physical ones — until they unravel. Alanna Francis (“The Rest of Us”) has written a tastefully subtle story of intimate partner violence. As Alice, Anna Kendrick hits her notes well.
Sure, Simon makes her feel awful about everything: her friends, her eating habits, her job. He regularly guilts her into sex and sexting. He’s winnowed her life down to the essential, arduous project of stroking his ego. But he doesn’t hit her, rarely yells at her. So what does she have to complain about?
“Alice, Darling,” the debut feature from director Mary Nighy, picks at these common ideas — that abuse only looks a certain way, that mental scars cannot be as serious as physical ones — until they unravel. Alanna Francis (“The Rest of Us”) has written a tastefully subtle story of intimate partner violence. As Alice, Anna Kendrick hits her notes well.
- 12/29/2022
- by Lena Wilson
- The Wrap
It's that frightfully delightful time of year again for Fangoria's highly anticipated Chainsaw Awards, with this year's nominees including Nia DaCosta's Candyman, Don Mancini's Chucky series, Jill Gevargizian's The Stylist, and many more!
You can check out the full list of nominees below, and to cast your votes, visit:
https://www.fangoria.com/original/chainsaw-awards-2022/
In their most recent magazine issue, Fangoria officially announced the nominations for its 2022 Chainsaw Awards, and horror fans everywhere can currently cast their votes at https://www.fangoria.com/original/chainsaw-awards-2022/ for their favorite films, television series, directors, artists, and more that kept us all thrilled, chilled and entertained throughout the course of 2021. Winners will be celebrated later this year during a yet-to-be-revealed Chainsaw Awards event.
The 2022 Chainsaw Awards Nominees include fan favorite films such as James Wan’s Malignant, Candyman from Nia DaCosta, and Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho,...
You can check out the full list of nominees below, and to cast your votes, visit:
https://www.fangoria.com/original/chainsaw-awards-2022/
In their most recent magazine issue, Fangoria officially announced the nominations for its 2022 Chainsaw Awards, and horror fans everywhere can currently cast their votes at https://www.fangoria.com/original/chainsaw-awards-2022/ for their favorite films, television series, directors, artists, and more that kept us all thrilled, chilled and entertained throughout the course of 2021. Winners will be celebrated later this year during a yet-to-be-revealed Chainsaw Awards event.
The 2022 Chainsaw Awards Nominees include fan favorite films such as James Wan’s Malignant, Candyman from Nia DaCosta, and Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror film, Violation fromShudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Rlje Films will release Violation on Digital HD and Blu-ray on September 21, 2021.. Check out the trailer:
Now you can win the Win the DVD of Violation. We Are Movie Geeks has two to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite horror movie that starts with the letter ‘V’ is (I’d say Vampire Circus. It’s so easy!)
1. You Must Be A US Resident. Prize Will Only Be Shipped To US Addresses. No P.O. Boxes. No Duplicate Addresses.
2. Winner Will Be Chosen From All Qualifying Entries. No Purchase Necessary
The feature screenwriting and directorial debut of Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, Violation stars Sims-Fewer along with Anna Maguire (Ever After: A Cinderella Story), Jesse Lavercombe...
Now you can win the Win the DVD of Violation. We Are Movie Geeks has two to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite horror movie that starts with the letter ‘V’ is (I’d say Vampire Circus. It’s so easy!)
1. You Must Be A US Resident. Prize Will Only Be Shipped To US Addresses. No P.O. Boxes. No Duplicate Addresses.
2. Winner Will Be Chosen From All Qualifying Entries. No Purchase Necessary
The feature screenwriting and directorial debut of Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, Violation stars Sims-Fewer along with Anna Maguire (Ever After: A Cinderella Story), Jesse Lavercombe...
- 9/17/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
2021 SXSW Violation Review — Violation (2020) Video Movie Review from the 28th Annual South By Southwest Film Festival, a movie directed by Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer, and stars Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, Jesse Lavercombe, Obi Abili, Jasmin Geljo, and Cynthia Ashperger. Crew Andrea Boccadoro created the music for the film. Adam Crosby crafted the [...]
Continue reading: Video Movie Review: Violation: A Dark, Self-serious Revenge Film that Benefits from its Heroine & Sequencing [SXSW 2021]...
Continue reading: Video Movie Review: Violation: A Dark, Self-serious Revenge Film that Benefits from its Heroine & Sequencing [SXSW 2021]...
- 5/7/2021
- by Andrew Toy
- Film-Book
Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy earns nine nods including best film.
Jeff Barnaby’s zombie horror Blood Quantum leads the Canadian Screen Awards nominations with 10 nods, the organisation announced on Tuesday (March 30)
The genre title from Prospector Films missed out on a best picture nomination but is in contention for lead actor with Michael Greyeyes, who starred in Sundance breakout Wild Indian, and garnered nods for best effects, best screenplay for Barnaby, and Michel St-Martin’s cinematography, among others.
Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy earned nine nods including best film alongside Tracey Deer’s Beans, Pascal Plante’s Nadia, Butterfly,...
Jeff Barnaby’s zombie horror Blood Quantum leads the Canadian Screen Awards nominations with 10 nods, the organisation announced on Tuesday (March 30)
The genre title from Prospector Films missed out on a best picture nomination but is in contention for lead actor with Michael Greyeyes, who starred in Sundance breakout Wild Indian, and garnered nods for best effects, best screenplay for Barnaby, and Michel St-Martin’s cinematography, among others.
Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy earned nine nods including best film alongside Tracey Deer’s Beans, Pascal Plante’s Nadia, Butterfly,...
- 3/30/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Violation — written, directed, and produced by ongoing collaborators Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli — is. Among those ostensible norms: the linear path from inciting assault to bloody revenge. It isn’t so much that the rules of rape-revenge haven’t been broken before; we’re currently in a moment for movies in which they’re being broken, troubled, and thrown back on themselves with relative frequency. What’s interesting to track are the ways that these attempts to subvert the genre — to be subversive, even — can often fall into some of the same,...
- 3/27/2021
- by K. Austin Collins
- Rollingstone.com
Violation Video Interview: Madeleine Sims-Fewer And Dusty Mancinelli On Their Anti Rape-Revenge Film
Violation, the first feature by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, is one of the recent efforts that best subverts genre cinema, specifically the rape-revenge film. When I had the opportunity to interview the writers/directors, I asked them about the different elements that make Violation such a unique and fascinating experience. It all starts with its style and mood, closer to auteur cinema. Then we have the construction of the act of sexual abuse that will lead us to revenge. Violation reflects the reality of many cases that occurred in an environment of supposed safety and trust. The film also portrays what usually happens when women report sexual assault: they end up being questioned and their cases minimized. The revenge itself is brutal, there are several...
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- 3/26/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Crime & Punishment: Sims-Fewer & Mancinelli Serve a Cold Dish
Neither redemption nor revenge are at the complete behest of the individual, at least not in Violation, the rousing debut from Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli. Skewering a horde of exploitation tropes in our cultural constellation of sexual assault cinema, it’s a dish served bold, and calibrated effectively in its ability to leave its audience in doubt about sympathies and alliances.
Beautifully shot in its menacing juxtaposition of nature’s predatory hierarchy and the perverted complications of human interactions, the scenario, and its troubled heroine (played with chilly gusto by Sims-Fewer) will remain lodged uncomfortably in your throat as it dares to transgress the boundaries of victim and victimizer, predator and prey.…...
Neither redemption nor revenge are at the complete behest of the individual, at least not in Violation, the rousing debut from Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli. Skewering a horde of exploitation tropes in our cultural constellation of sexual assault cinema, it’s a dish served bold, and calibrated effectively in its ability to leave its audience in doubt about sympathies and alliances.
Beautifully shot in its menacing juxtaposition of nature’s predatory hierarchy and the perverted complications of human interactions, the scenario, and its troubled heroine (played with chilly gusto by Sims-Fewer) will remain lodged uncomfortably in your throat as it dares to transgress the boundaries of victim and victimizer, predator and prey.…...
- 3/26/2021
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Well now. Winter has been a thing, hasn't it? Everything was fine until this past week. What the hell, February? We look to March with fear and trepedation, but also hope because here is the lineup for Shudder next Month and there is a bunch of goodness that will at least warm our horror hearts while staving off frostbite in our toes. Shudder has some great horror flicks from the ladies next month. The Shudder Original lineup includes Lucky from Natasha Kermani, Violation from Madeleine Sims-Fewer (and her co-director Dusty Mancinelli) and Slaxx from Elza Kephart. They join Stay Out of the Attic, Koko-Di Koko-Da and the popular series A Discovery of Witches next month. Check out March 16th! Four horror classics -...
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- 2/20/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Last week we announced the digital-cinema dates for Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli's drama/horror Violation here at home through TIFF and Viff's online platforms. The rollout begins on March 19th through TIFF then the week following on the 26th through Viff. Violation recently played at Sundance and will also play at SXSW next month. It might have been a rocky start for the Canadian production, premiering during the health crisis, but it's still finding a way to get out to the masses. Well now, we finally have a Canadian trailer for this critically lauded film, released by Pnp Films. Finally a trailer, period, as this would appear to be the first one out there. Check it out below. It's hard not to ignore...
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- 2/15/2021
- Screen Anarchy
A selection at TIFF, Sundance, and the forthcoming SXSW, Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s rape revenge thriller Violation is now arriving on Shudder next month. Starring Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, Jesse Lavercombe, and Obi Abili, the film weaves through multiple timelines to tell the story of fierce and deserved retribution after an unthinkable act. Ahead of the release, the first trailer has now arrived.
Jared Mobarak said in his TIFF review, “We’re often told growing up that every story has two sides so that we can learn how to put ourselves into another’s shoes and see whether actions we thought were harmless actually did cause harm. That doesn’t mean you can’t project the sentiments onto adult situations too, though. Especially when they deal with memory. Take Miriam (Madeleine Sims-Fewer) and Greta (Anna Maguire) for example—two sisters who used to do everything together in their youth.
Jared Mobarak said in his TIFF review, “We’re often told growing up that every story has two sides so that we can learn how to put ourselves into another’s shoes and see whether actions we thought were harmless actually did cause harm. That doesn’t mean you can’t project the sentiments onto adult situations too, though. Especially when they deal with memory. Take Miriam (Madeleine Sims-Fewer) and Greta (Anna Maguire) for example—two sisters who used to do everything together in their youth.
- 2/12/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
"It haunts your waking dreams..." Shudder has unveiled the first official trailer for a brutally dark thriller titled Violation, one of the big breakout's from last year's Toronto Film Festival in the Midnight Madness category. "The bold and unflinching thriller world premiered to critical and audience acclaim at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where Sims-Fewer was a recipient of the TIFF Rising Star Award, and was also an official selection for both the 2021 Sundance and SXSW Film Festivals." It just hit Sundance and is streaming on Shudder in March. A troubled woman on the edge of divorce returns home to her younger sister after years apart. But when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust, she embarks on a vicious crusade of revenge. This stars Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, Jesse Lavercombe, and Obi Abili. If you haven't heard about this, critics have been raving about it for a while. Looks like it gets intense.
- 2/11/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Following the recent screening of Violation at Sundance and ahead of its release on Shudder on March 25th, the official trailer for the film has been released.
Written, produced, and directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli, Violation stars Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, Jesse Lavercombe, and Obi Abili.
You can watch the new trailer below, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's Sundance review of the film.
Synopsis: "With her marriage about to implode, Miriam returns to her hometown to seek solace in the comfort of her younger sister and brother-in-law. But one evening a tiny slip in judgement leads to a catastrophic betrayal, leaving Miriam shocked, reeling, and furious. Believing her only recourse is to exact revenge, Miriam takes extreme action, but the price of retribution is high, and she is not prepared for the toll it takes as she begins to emotionally and psychologically unravel."
The...
Written, produced, and directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli, Violation stars Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, Jesse Lavercombe, and Obi Abili.
You can watch the new trailer below, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's Sundance review of the film.
Synopsis: "With her marriage about to implode, Miriam returns to her hometown to seek solace in the comfort of her younger sister and brother-in-law. But one evening a tiny slip in judgement leads to a catastrophic betrayal, leaving Miriam shocked, reeling, and furious. Believing her only recourse is to exact revenge, Miriam takes extreme action, but the price of retribution is high, and she is not prepared for the toll it takes as she begins to emotionally and psychologically unravel."
The...
- 2/11/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Shudder has released the first official trailer for “Violation,” a disturbing revenge thriller that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, recently screened at Sundance, and will play SXSW next month ahead of its March 25 streaming release. The film is a haunting psychological drama about a country retreat gone awry when two sisters and their partners hunker down for the weekend. It’s the feature filmmaking debut of Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, with Sims-Fewer delivering a wallop of a performance as the unraveling protagonist.
Here’s the official synopsis, lest we don’t give too much away: “With her marriage about to implode, Miriam returns to her hometown to seek solace in the comfort of her younger sister and brother-in-law. But one evening a tiny slip in judgement leads to a catastrophic betrayal, leaving Miriam shocked, reeling, and furious. Believing her only recourse is to exact revenge, Miriam takes extreme action,...
Here’s the official synopsis, lest we don’t give too much away: “With her marriage about to implode, Miriam returns to her hometown to seek solace in the comfort of her younger sister and brother-in-law. But one evening a tiny slip in judgement leads to a catastrophic betrayal, leaving Miriam shocked, reeling, and furious. Believing her only recourse is to exact revenge, Miriam takes extreme action,...
- 2/11/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s domestic horror debut Violation follows Miriam (played by Sims-Fewer), a fraught woman on the verge of divorce, returns home to visit her sister and her husband at their lake home. The trip takes a dark turn when Dylan assaults Miriam, sending her on a violent arc of revenge. Dp Adam Crosby tells us how he captured the film’s lurid takes and how they fostered an environment to explore sensitive topics. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to your being hired […]
The post "The Overall Emotional Responsibility of the Film Was a Daunting Task at Times": Dp Adam Crosby on Violation first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post "The Overall Emotional Responsibility of the Film Was a Daunting Task at Times": Dp Adam Crosby on Violation first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 2/2/2021
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s domestic horror debut Violation follows Miriam (played by Sims-Fewer), a fraught woman on the verge of divorce, returns home to visit her sister and her husband at their lake home. The trip takes a dark turn when Dylan assaults Miriam, sending her on a violent arc of revenge. Dp Adam Crosby tells us how he captured the film’s lurid takes and how they fostered an environment to explore sensitive topics. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to your being hired […]
The post "The Overall Emotional Responsibility of the Film Was a Daunting Task at Times": Dp Adam Crosby on Violation first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post "The Overall Emotional Responsibility of the Film Was a Daunting Task at Times": Dp Adam Crosby on Violation first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 2/2/2021
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
For the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, IndieWire is again partnering with Canada Goose for a series of events to celebrate the female filmmakers showing new films at this year’s fest, including a private virtual version of our annual sit-down dinner honoring filmmakers. While this year’s mixer will look a little bit different than years past, the Zoom-based event promises to bring together some of indie film’s best and brightest, albeit through virtual means.
At this year’s Sundance, female filmmakers aren’t in short supply: 50 percent were directed by one or more women. Their projects include some of the hottest at the festival, including Rebecca Hall’s “Passing,” Robin Wright’s “Land,” Sian Heder’s “Coda,” Nanfu Wang’s “In the Same Breath,” and Mona Fastvold’s “The World to Come.”
And that’s just one piece of Sundance’s offerings, as some of the best films of...
At this year’s Sundance, female filmmakers aren’t in short supply: 50 percent were directed by one or more women. Their projects include some of the hottest at the festival, including Rebecca Hall’s “Passing,” Robin Wright’s “Land,” Sian Heder’s “Coda,” Nanfu Wang’s “In the Same Breath,” and Mona Fastvold’s “The World to Come.”
And that’s just one piece of Sundance’s offerings, as some of the best films of...
- 1/28/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Shudder, AMC’s horror and thriller-focused streaming platform, announced a lineup of 11 films set to premiere over the next 11 weeks.
The selection of Shudder Originals coming to Shudder include Sundance Film Festival selections, as well as Tribeca Film Festival selections and a host of new content, as well. The first project to join the streaming site will be “Hunted,” a take on the Little Red Riding Hood story that is set to premiere Jan. 14.
Other movies joining Shudder hail from the genres of psychological horror to thriller, with themes exploring technology, nature, gender and betrayal. “Lucky,” coming on March 4, will detail the difficulties one woman faces after discovering that she has a stalker. And “A Nightmare Wakes” will give life to Mary Shelley in a period piece about the famous author.
The final film in the 11-week lineup is “Violation,” which both ran at Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival.
The selection of Shudder Originals coming to Shudder include Sundance Film Festival selections, as well as Tribeca Film Festival selections and a host of new content, as well. The first project to join the streaming site will be “Hunted,” a take on the Little Red Riding Hood story that is set to premiere Jan. 14.
Other movies joining Shudder hail from the genres of psychological horror to thriller, with themes exploring technology, nature, gender and betrayal. “Lucky,” coming on March 4, will detail the difficulties one woman faces after discovering that she has a stalker. And “A Nightmare Wakes” will give life to Mary Shelley in a period piece about the famous author.
The final film in the 11-week lineup is “Violation,” which both ran at Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival.
- 1/14/2021
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
We don't talk a lot about Canadian entertainment company Pacific Northwest Pictures but they have been quietly picking up some really good flicks recently. In their current roster is Darius Marder's Sound of Metal with Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke, and Black Bear starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon. Seems Pnp know a thing or two about getting good titles, eh? Now you can add Canadian drama/horror Violation from filmmakers Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli. Pnp have picked up the Canadian rights for Violation and are planning a March release. Violation had its world premiere at TIFF back in September and played at a handful of other festivals here in Canada. It plays at Sundance later this month. Our own Josh caught...
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- 1/13/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Ahead of its screening at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli's feature film debut, Violation, has been acquired by Shudder, with a streaming release slated for next year:
Press Release: New York, NY - Shudder, AMC Networks’ premiere streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has announced the acquisition of Violation, the debut feature written, produced and directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, which will be released exclusively on the streaming platform. The bold and unflinching thriller world premiered to critical and audience acclaim at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where Sims-Fewer was a recipient of the TIFF Rising Star Award, and is also an official selection of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival where it will make its international premiere. Shudder has acquired all rights for the U.S., UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand to premiere on its service in those territories later next year.
Press Release: New York, NY - Shudder, AMC Networks’ premiere streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has announced the acquisition of Violation, the debut feature written, produced and directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, which will be released exclusively on the streaming platform. The bold and unflinching thriller world premiered to critical and audience acclaim at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where Sims-Fewer was a recipient of the TIFF Rising Star Award, and is also an official selection of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival where it will make its international premiere. Shudder has acquired all rights for the U.S., UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand to premiere on its service in those territories later next year.
- 12/16/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, whose feature film debut Violation premiered in the Midnight Madness section at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, have signed with WME. The duo co-directed, co-wrote and co-produced the revenge thriller, which also earned Sims-Fewer a TIFF Rising Star award for her starring role.
Canada-born pair Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli had been making short films since meeting at the 2015 TIFF Talent Lab. The pair’s latest, Chubby, had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. Their previous shorts include their first, 2017’s Slap Happy, and Woman in Stall.
In Violation, Sims-Fewer plays a woman in an unhappy marriage on a weekend trip with her sister and their husbands at lakeside estate, where unspoken fractures, bottled-up resentments and a violent act are revealed.
The pic, which co-stars Anna Maguire, Obi Abili and Jesse Lavercombe, won awards at both the Calgary and Vancouver film festivals.
Sims-Fewer...
Canada-born pair Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli had been making short films since meeting at the 2015 TIFF Talent Lab. The pair’s latest, Chubby, had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. Their previous shorts include their first, 2017’s Slap Happy, and Woman in Stall.
In Violation, Sims-Fewer plays a woman in an unhappy marriage on a weekend trip with her sister and their husbands at lakeside estate, where unspoken fractures, bottled-up resentments and a violent act are revealed.
The pic, which co-stars Anna Maguire, Obi Abili and Jesse Lavercombe, won awards at both the Calgary and Vancouver film festivals.
Sims-Fewer...
- 10/19/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
An act of sexual violence leads an awful retribution in Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s Violation, which premiered this past week at the Toronto International Film Festival. But were the film’s execution as simple, as blunt, as this brief synopsis might suggest, there’d be little to distinguish Violation from so many other works in the rape-revenge genre. Instead, in their debut feature Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli have radically scrambled the dramatization of cause and effect, sliding backwards and forwards in their storytelling to place a sexual assault that happens on a couple’s weekend getaway within the broader psychology of the survivor’s family […]...
- 9/17/2020
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
An act of sexual violence leads an awful retribution in Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s Violation, which premiered this past week at the Toronto International Film Festival. But were the film’s execution as simple, as blunt, as this brief synopsis might suggest, there’d be little to distinguish Violation from so many other works in the rape-revenge genre. Instead, in their debut feature Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli have radically scrambled the dramatization of cause and effect, sliding backwards and forwards in their storytelling to place a sexual assault that happens on a couple’s weekend getaway within the broader psychology of the survivor’s family […]...
- 9/17/2020
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Rage, betrayal, confusion, and bloodshed are the driving factors of Violation, an unflinchingly brutal, often quite gruesome story of a woman who goes to extreme lengths following a terrible incident. Writer-directors Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli do not shy away from the violence, employing meticulously crafted practical effects to portray a jaw-dropping series of events. But while […]
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- 9/16/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Editor’s note: The following review contains spoilers for the ending of “Violation.”
In their Master Class during 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, “Transparent” creator Joey Soloway posits that the female gaze, a term originated by film theorist Laura Mulvey, should not strive to be the direct inverse of the male gaze. While women, trans, and non-binary filmmakers are well within their rights to subvert conventional norms around nudity, sexuality, and the framing of bodies, a truly “other gaze” (Soloway’s inclusive amendment of the term) should aim to create new imagery outside of established cinematic tropes. That brings us to Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s unflinchingly grotesque “Violation,” which hammers the bluntest of female gazes into the rape-revenge thriller. Rich in sumptuous visuals that portend its nasty undercurrent,
A resolutely disturbing genre thriller, it opens with the ominous image of a pitch black wolf feasting on a rabbit carcass...
In their Master Class during 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, “Transparent” creator Joey Soloway posits that the female gaze, a term originated by film theorist Laura Mulvey, should not strive to be the direct inverse of the male gaze. While women, trans, and non-binary filmmakers are well within their rights to subvert conventional norms around nudity, sexuality, and the framing of bodies, a truly “other gaze” (Soloway’s inclusive amendment of the term) should aim to create new imagery outside of established cinematic tropes. That brings us to Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s unflinchingly grotesque “Violation,” which hammers the bluntest of female gazes into the rape-revenge thriller. Rich in sumptuous visuals that portend its nasty undercurrent,
A resolutely disturbing genre thriller, it opens with the ominous image of a pitch black wolf feasting on a rabbit carcass...
- 9/16/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
True to its name, “Violation” is about an unforgivable transgression. Written, produced, and directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, their feature debut follows Miriam (Sims-Fewer) on at least two (maybe more) trips to the woods. In one, she ends up venting about her marital problems to her sister’s husband, Dylan (Jesse Lavercombe) and after a drunk kiss the night before, she wakes up to find him raping her by the smoldering campfire in the early morning hours.
Continue reading ‘Violation’ Is A Smart & Visceral Take On The Rape-Revenge Narrative [TIFF Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Violation’ Is A Smart & Visceral Take On The Rape-Revenge Narrative [TIFF Review] at The Playlist.
- 9/16/2020
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Rape revenge films are a fraught bunch, while some seem to seek only to exploit an inappropriate titillation stirred in more lascivious audiences, others take a more nuanced look into the psychology of this very specific kind of trauma. The most successful are able to both tap into the pain and the catharsis of acting out violent revenge, while still maintaining a perspective with which people can relate, if not necessarily empathize with. Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli have plumbed the depths of sexual violence in a number of shorts over the last few years, but never with such meticulous acuity as in their debut feature, Violation. A pair of sisters and their husbands strike out into the woods for a restorative holiday in this...
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- 9/13/2020
- Screen Anarchy
You know something terrible is going to happen when the early moments of a film greets you with an obvious reference to “The Shining” — in the case of the time-and-memory-twisting psychological horror “Violation,” the bird’s-eye view of a lone car, creeping ahead on a narrow road through dense trees, accompanied by a screechy score. What you won’t realize in the hair-raising feature debut by filmmaking duo Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli is just how much worse things will turn out to be than what this signposting might prepare you for.
A chamber piece with the existential mood of Lars von Trier, as well as a trope-defying revenge thriller with a mounting sense of terror, the dismembering, blood-draining frights of “Violation” — from tense familial grudges to an awful case of sexual assault and gaslighting that leads to brutal vengeance — aren’t easy to shake or describe. Suffice it to...
A chamber piece with the existential mood of Lars von Trier, as well as a trope-defying revenge thriller with a mounting sense of terror, the dismembering, blood-draining frights of “Violation” — from tense familial grudges to an awful case of sexual assault and gaslighting that leads to brutal vengeance — aren’t easy to shake or describe. Suffice it to...
- 9/13/2020
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
We’re often told growing up that every story has two sides so that we can learn how to put ourselves into another’s shoes and see whether actions we thought were harmless actually did cause harm. That doesn’t mean you can’t project the sentiments onto adult situations too, though. Especially when they deal with memory. Take Miriam (Madeleine Sims-Fewer) and Greta (Anna Maguire) for example—two sisters who used to do everything together in their youth. When the topic of teenage injustice first arrives in conversation, their anecdote is colored as Big Sis defending the honor of Little Sis. When it comes up a second time, however, Greta reminds Miriam that she specifically asked her not to do what she did because of the consequences that did ultimately arise.
There are probably many reasons for the difference. The former instance was in a moment of revelry while...
There are probably many reasons for the difference. The former instance was in a moment of revelry while...
- 9/13/2020
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Canadian filmmakers Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli will be making their feature film debut at TIFF on Monday with their dramatic horror film Violation. Screen Anarchy has an exclusive image from the film to share with you this morning. From left to right is Anna Maguire and Sims-Fewer. Sims-Fewer herself achingly portrays the film’s principal psyche, Miriam, a woman treading water in an unhappy marriage who hopes to find solace in a weekend reunion with her estranged younger sister, Greta (Anna Maguire), at a secluded cottage estate. Along with their respective husbands, Miriam’s brooding partner Caleb (Obi Abili) and Greta’s affable Dylan (Jesse Lavercombe), they find themselves navigating a minefield of one another’s sensitivies and histories, culminating in a traumatic series of betrayals —...
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- 9/11/2020
- Screen Anarchy
In this “is the cinema half-empty or half-full?” world, Canadian producers are focusing on the perks of a leaner, hybrid Toronto fest, rather than empty seats.
“There is so much happening in the world on social and political levels, I am curious how that influences the consciousness of the marketplace,” says Toronto vet Charles Officer, director and co-producer of gang drama “Akilla’s Escape,” starring poet-actor Saul Williams.
“Screening in a smaller pool of titles allows for more visibility,” says Officer. “It’s important the cast of talented Black actors receive exposure at a festival like Toronto, and it’s rare that Black filmmakers in Canada make features — we can’t afford to be passive about opportunities to participate.” XYZ Films is selling the film.
WaZabi Films’ “Beans,” Tracey Deer’s coming-of-ager set during the 1990 standoff between Mohawk communities and government forces in Oka, Quebec, is “relevant to the times we are living in,...
“There is so much happening in the world on social and political levels, I am curious how that influences the consciousness of the marketplace,” says Toronto vet Charles Officer, director and co-producer of gang drama “Akilla’s Escape,” starring poet-actor Saul Williams.
“Screening in a smaller pool of titles allows for more visibility,” says Officer. “It’s important the cast of talented Black actors receive exposure at a festival like Toronto, and it’s rare that Black filmmakers in Canada make features — we can’t afford to be passive about opportunities to participate.” XYZ Films is selling the film.
WaZabi Films’ “Beans,” Tracey Deer’s coming-of-ager set during the 1990 standoff between Mohawk communities and government forces in Oka, Quebec, is “relevant to the times we are living in,...
- 9/9/2020
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
Feminist revenge tale screens at TIFF on September 14.
In the run-up to Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Altitude has boarded international sales rights to festival selection Violation and XYZ will handle US sales.
Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli co-directed the Midnight Madness selection about Miriam, a troubled woman on the edge of divorce who returns home to her younger sister, Greta, after several years apart.
After an error of judgment results in a betrayal, Miriam embarks on a vicious crusade of revenge. The feminist revenge tale screens at TIFF on September 14.
Sims-Fewer (Operation Avalanche), Jesse Lavercombe (American Gods), Anna Maguire...
In the run-up to Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Altitude has boarded international sales rights to festival selection Violation and XYZ will handle US sales.
Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli co-directed the Midnight Madness selection about Miriam, a troubled woman on the edge of divorce who returns home to her younger sister, Greta, after several years apart.
After an error of judgment results in a betrayal, Miriam embarks on a vicious crusade of revenge. The feminist revenge tale screens at TIFF on September 14.
Sims-Fewer (Operation Avalanche), Jesse Lavercombe (American Gods), Anna Maguire...
- 8/31/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Festival line-up features 43% films directed, co-directed, or created by women.
Beans director Tracey Deer will receive the TIFF Emerging Talent Award during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month.
Deer joins the previously announced roster of honourees ahead of the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards on September 15.
The award, presented by L’Oréal Paris and supported by MGM, champions a woman who is “an emerging talent making groundbreaking strides in the industry” and is presented in the spirit of Toronto native, trailblazer and United Artists co-founder Mary Pickford.
This year’s TIFF Line-up features 43% films directed, co-directed, or created by women, and 49% of films directed,...
Beans director Tracey Deer will receive the TIFF Emerging Talent Award during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month.
Deer joins the previously announced roster of honourees ahead of the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards on September 15.
The award, presented by L’Oréal Paris and supported by MGM, champions a woman who is “an emerging talent making groundbreaking strides in the industry” and is presented in the spirit of Toronto native, trailblazer and United Artists co-founder Mary Pickford.
This year’s TIFF Line-up features 43% films directed, co-directed, or created by women, and 49% of films directed,...
- 8/24/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Festival line-up features 43% films directed, co-directed, or created by women.
Beans director Tracey Deer will receive the TIFF Emerging Talent Award during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month.
Deer joins the previously announced roster of honourees ahead of the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards on September 15.
The award, presented by L’Oréal Paris and supported by MGM, champions a woman who is “an emerging talent making groundbreaking strides in the industry” and is presented in the spirit of Toronto native, trailblazer and United Artists co-founder Mary Pickford.
This year’s TIFF Line-up features 43% films directed, co-directed, or created by women, and 49% of films directed,...
Beans director Tracey Deer will receive the TIFF Emerging Talent Award during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month.
Deer joins the previously announced roster of honourees ahead of the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards on September 15.
The award, presented by L’Oréal Paris and supported by MGM, champions a woman who is “an emerging talent making groundbreaking strides in the industry” and is presented in the spirit of Toronto native, trailblazer and United Artists co-founder Mary Pickford.
This year’s TIFF Line-up features 43% films directed, co-directed, or created by women, and 49% of films directed,...
- 8/24/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
The 45th edition of the Toronto Film Festival is still very much a go, although made up of a reduced programme. After announcing that Spike Lee’s filmed version of the Broadway-acclaimed David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ will open the festival the full line-up has now been released.
Taking place between September 10 – 19, the festival will see the first 5 days made up of physical screenings. The program will also be made up of drive-ins, digital screenings, virtual red carpets, press conferences, industry talks.
The highlights of this year’s festival will include ‘God’s Own Country’ helmer Francis Lee’s ‘Ammonite,’Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland,’ Florian Zeller’s ‘The Father’ and Werner Herzog’s doco “Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds as well as films directed by Regina King, Viggo Mortensen and Halle Berry.
Also in news – Netflix release first look images from Ryan Murphy’s ‘Ratched’
See the full line-up below;
“180 Degree...
Taking place between September 10 – 19, the festival will see the first 5 days made up of physical screenings. The program will also be made up of drive-ins, digital screenings, virtual red carpets, press conferences, industry talks.
The highlights of this year’s festival will include ‘God’s Own Country’ helmer Francis Lee’s ‘Ammonite,’Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland,’ Florian Zeller’s ‘The Father’ and Werner Herzog’s doco “Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds as well as films directed by Regina King, Viggo Mortensen and Halle Berry.
Also in news – Netflix release first look images from Ryan Murphy’s ‘Ratched’
See the full line-up below;
“180 Degree...
- 7/31/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Nicolás Pereda's FaunaToronto International Film Festival have unveiled a dramatically reduced selection of films from their upcoming 2020 edition, including new films by Spike Lee, Nicolás Pereda, Naomi Kawase, and Werner Herzog. The festival's tailored lineup of 50 features, plus five programs of to-be-announced shorts, will screen both physically (for the festival's first five days) and virtually (for the festival's full 10 days.) As previously announced, selected films—such as Chloé Zhao's Nomadland—will premiere in a non-competitive alliance with other major fall festivals in Venice, Telluride, and New York.Opening Night FILMDavid Byrne’s American Utopia (Spike Lee)Closing Night Filma Suitable Boy (Mira Nair)Official SELECTION180 Degree Rule (Farnoosh Samadi)76 Days (Hao Wu, Anonymous, Weixi Chen)Ammonite (Francis Lee)Another Round (Thomas Vinterberg)Bandar Band (Manijeh Hekmat)Beans (Tracey Deer)Beginning (Dea Kulumbegashvili)The Best Is Yet To Come (Wang Jing)Bruised (Halle Berry)City Hall (Frederick Wiseman)Concrete Cowboy...
- 7/30/2020
- MUBI
Films include ’Ammonite’, ’Notturno’, ’New Order’ and ’Penguin Bloom’.
New work from Francis Lee, Werner Herzog, François Ozon, Gianfranco Rosi, Regina King and Mira Nair are among the line-up for the 45th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
As previously announced, Spike Lee’s David Byrne’s American Utopia will open this year’s edition, which runs from September 10-19.
The festival will close with Nair’s A Suitable Boy (pictured), a six-part TV drama that debuted on the BBC in the UK last Sunday (July 26). Netflix has online global rights, excluding North America and China.
Scroll down for full line-up...
New work from Francis Lee, Werner Herzog, François Ozon, Gianfranco Rosi, Regina King and Mira Nair are among the line-up for the 45th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
As previously announced, Spike Lee’s David Byrne’s American Utopia will open this year’s edition, which runs from September 10-19.
The festival will close with Nair’s A Suitable Boy (pictured), a six-part TV drama that debuted on the BBC in the UK last Sunday (July 26). Netflix has online global rights, excluding North America and China.
Scroll down for full line-up...
- 7/30/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Rising interest amongst the world’s leading film festivals to create genre sidebars for horror, thriller, sci-fi and fantasy films, inspired the Cannes Festival, the Sitges Fantastic Film Fest and Bernardo Bergeret, creator of Ventana Sur’s genre market, Blood Window, to create a special pitching event, that aims to showcase upcoming trends in fantastic cinema production worldwide.
The initiative involves seven top fests – Sitges, Bucheon, Cairo, Guadalajara (Ficg), Macao, SXSW and Toronto (Tiff).
Each festival has endorsed a project that was presented during the digital pitching session held on June 24 at Cannes Marché du Film Online.
Jérôme Paillard, Cannes Film Market executive director and Fantastic 7 co-founder, introduced the second edition, underlining that “this is certainly an inspiring time” for genre cinema.
Bernardo Bergeret said that fantastic cinema has gained renewed importance in the current, highly unpredictable and fear-ridden global situation, adding that “it has always been said that reality...
The initiative involves seven top fests – Sitges, Bucheon, Cairo, Guadalajara (Ficg), Macao, SXSW and Toronto (Tiff).
Each festival has endorsed a project that was presented during the digital pitching session held on June 24 at Cannes Marché du Film Online.
Jérôme Paillard, Cannes Film Market executive director and Fantastic 7 co-founder, introduced the second edition, underlining that “this is certainly an inspiring time” for genre cinema.
Bernardo Bergeret said that fantastic cinema has gained renewed importance in the current, highly unpredictable and fear-ridden global situation, adding that “it has always been said that reality...
- 6/25/2020
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Krista Madison, Tom Bolton, Sharon Belle, Josh Boles, Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Joe Thomas | Written by Matt Johnson, Josh Boles | Directed by Matt Johnson
1967: the height of the Cold War. The CIA suspects there is a Russian mole inside of Nasa, sabotaging the Apollo program. They send two young agents on a mission to go undercover, posing as documentary filmmakers, there to capture Nasa’s race to the moon. The real mission – use their access and technology to hunt down the leak. But what they discover is far more shocking than soviet spies… Their government may be hiding a secret about Apollo that could define the decade, and the White House will stop at nothing to silence anyone who learns it.
Comspiracy theories. There’s a million of them. The biggest? That man never landed on the moon in 1969 and instead the whole Apollo 11 mission was an elaborate hoax.
1967: the height of the Cold War. The CIA suspects there is a Russian mole inside of Nasa, sabotaging the Apollo program. They send two young agents on a mission to go undercover, posing as documentary filmmakers, there to capture Nasa’s race to the moon. The real mission – use their access and technology to hunt down the leak. But what they discover is far more shocking than soviet spies… Their government may be hiding a secret about Apollo that could define the decade, and the White House will stop at nothing to silence anyone who learns it.
Comspiracy theories. There’s a million of them. The biggest? That man never landed on the moon in 1969 and instead the whole Apollo 11 mission was an elaborate hoax.
- 3/22/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
World premieres for Patricia Rozema, Guy Édoin and Stephen Dunn are among the selection scheduled to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff).
”The festival is excited to showcase these distinctively Canadian voices,” said Tiff senior programmer Steve Gravestock.
“From compelling documentaries on pressing social issues and complex, affecting dramas to political satires, we are proud to share the impressive range and talent of Canada’s directors.”
“This year’s filmmakers represent the depth and diversity of Canadian storytelling,” said the festival’s film programmes manager Magali Simard.
“By presenting the strong perspectives of the best and brightest in the film industry from across the country, we share with audiences the unique ways Canadians view the world.”
The films will compete for the Canada Goose Award for Best Canadian Feature Film, while the City Of Toronto Award For Best Canadian First Feature Film is also up for grabs.
This year’s Canadian awards jurors are director...
”The festival is excited to showcase these distinctively Canadian voices,” said Tiff senior programmer Steve Gravestock.
“From compelling documentaries on pressing social issues and complex, affecting dramas to political satires, we are proud to share the impressive range and talent of Canada’s directors.”
“This year’s filmmakers represent the depth and diversity of Canadian storytelling,” said the festival’s film programmes manager Magali Simard.
“By presenting the strong perspectives of the best and brightest in the film industry from across the country, we share with audiences the unique ways Canadians view the world.”
The films will compete for the Canada Goose Award for Best Canadian Feature Film, while the City Of Toronto Award For Best Canadian First Feature Film is also up for grabs.
This year’s Canadian awards jurors are director...
- 8/5/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
More than 20 filmmaking teams recieve London Calling and London Calling Plus commissions.Scroll down for full list
Film London has awarded 21 filmmaking teams across the capital with funds to make short films through its London Calling and London Calling Plus initiatives. A record 620 applications were received this year.
The scheme invests more than $300,000 (£200,000) in London’s short filmmakers with production funding, training and a platform to showcase the films to the industry.
Last year’s slate included Riz Ahmad’s Daytimer, which premiered at Sundance; the BAFTA-nominated Three Brothers; and Loco Award-winning Two Dosas.
This year’s slate includes Chick or Treat from rising internet stars Mandem On The Wall; The Monster, which will star Richard Glover (A Field In England, Sightseers); Rainbow Party, which marks the directorial debut of BAFTA-nominated producer Eva Sigurdardottir; and Above, which was scripted by award-winning playwright Michael Bhim.
Chick or Treat is one of the projects selected by London Calling Plus, now...
Film London has awarded 21 filmmaking teams across the capital with funds to make short films through its London Calling and London Calling Plus initiatives. A record 620 applications were received this year.
The scheme invests more than $300,000 (£200,000) in London’s short filmmakers with production funding, training and a platform to showcase the films to the industry.
Last year’s slate included Riz Ahmad’s Daytimer, which premiered at Sundance; the BAFTA-nominated Three Brothers; and Loco Award-winning Two Dosas.
This year’s slate includes Chick or Treat from rising internet stars Mandem On The Wall; The Monster, which will star Richard Glover (A Field In England, Sightseers); Rainbow Party, which marks the directorial debut of BAFTA-nominated producer Eva Sigurdardottir; and Above, which was scripted by award-winning playwright Michael Bhim.
Chick or Treat is one of the projects selected by London Calling Plus, now...
- 3/5/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Melanie Schiele’s Butterfly Children has won the $50,000 Slamdance 2013 Writing Competition grand prize and $10,000 in cash presented by JuntoBox Films.
Competition organisers said they received a record number of more than 2,500 submissions this year. The ceremony took place at the Writers Guild Of America headquarters in Los Angeles on October 9.
In the Feature Screenplay category Mary F Unser’s The Ecdysiasts claimed first place, while Clayton Sakoda’s Swine finished second and Elliot and Teresa Sutherland’s Terrestrials shared third place with Wallingford by Lisa Rubin.
Exquisite Corpses by Mark Strassel and Rebecca Rudell (pictured) took first place in the Horror Screenplay section, followed by That Time Of The Month from Joe Hauler and Dead Tired by Geoffrey Uloth.
In the Short Screenplay category first prize went to Think Ink by Emily Hu followed by The Substitute from Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Tannaz Hazemi and James Grimaldi’s Before The Bomb.
Slamdance 2014 will...
Competition organisers said they received a record number of more than 2,500 submissions this year. The ceremony took place at the Writers Guild Of America headquarters in Los Angeles on October 9.
In the Feature Screenplay category Mary F Unser’s The Ecdysiasts claimed first place, while Clayton Sakoda’s Swine finished second and Elliot and Teresa Sutherland’s Terrestrials shared third place with Wallingford by Lisa Rubin.
Exquisite Corpses by Mark Strassel and Rebecca Rudell (pictured) took first place in the Horror Screenplay section, followed by That Time Of The Month from Joe Hauler and Dead Tired by Geoffrey Uloth.
In the Short Screenplay category first prize went to Think Ink by Emily Hu followed by The Substitute from Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Tannaz Hazemi and James Grimaldi’s Before The Bomb.
Slamdance 2014 will...
- 10/11/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Melanie Schiele’s Butterfly Children has won the $50,000 Slamdance 2013 Writing Competition grand prize and $10,000 in cash presented by JuntoBox Films.
Competition organisers said they received a record number of more than 2,500 submissions this year. The ceremony took place at the Writers Guild Of America headquarters in Los Angeles on October 9.
In the Feature Screenplay category Mary F Unser’s The Ecdysiasts claimed first place, while Clayton Sakoda’s Swine finished second and Elliot and Teresa Sutherland’s Terrestrials shared third place with Wallingford by Lisa Rubin.
Exquisite Corpses by Mark Strassel and Rebecca Rudell (pictured) took first place in the Horror Screenplay section, followed by That Time Of The Month from Joe Hauler and Dead Tired by Geoffrey Uloth.
In the Short Screenplay category first prize went to Think Ink by Emily Hu followed by The Substitute from Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Tannaz Hazemi and James Grimaldi’s Before The Bomb.
Slamdance 2014 will...
Competition organisers said they received a record number of more than 2,500 submissions this year. The ceremony took place at the Writers Guild Of America headquarters in Los Angeles on October 9.
In the Feature Screenplay category Mary F Unser’s The Ecdysiasts claimed first place, while Clayton Sakoda’s Swine finished second and Elliot and Teresa Sutherland’s Terrestrials shared third place with Wallingford by Lisa Rubin.
Exquisite Corpses by Mark Strassel and Rebecca Rudell (pictured) took first place in the Horror Screenplay section, followed by That Time Of The Month from Joe Hauler and Dead Tired by Geoffrey Uloth.
In the Short Screenplay category first prize went to Think Ink by Emily Hu followed by The Substitute from Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Tannaz Hazemi and James Grimaldi’s Before The Bomb.
Slamdance 2014 will...
- 10/11/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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