‘Nude Tuesday’ to be Central Gala as Edinburgh Reveals Competition Titles for Reimagined Major Award
Armağan Ballantyne’s gibberish comedy “Nude Tuesday” will be the central gala at the 75th Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff).
In the film, which has previously played at Tribeca and Sydney, 40-somethings Laura (Jackie van Beek) and Bruno (Damon Herriman) head to a three day couples’ retreat run by relationship and sexual healing guru Bjorg Rasmussen (Jemaine Clement) in an effort to rekindle the spark in their troubled marriage. Upon arrival, the path to their reconnection is met with increasingly absurd farce. The film is spoken entirely in an improvised, gibberish-esque language with subtitles created by Julia Davis.
The festival has reimagined its major award, the Michael Powell Award for best British feature. “With a renewed commitment to internationalism and cultural exchange, the principles on which the Edinburgh Festivals were founded, Eiff will present the Powell & Pressburger award for best feature film. This competition of 10 films is composed of a mix of U.
In the film, which has previously played at Tribeca and Sydney, 40-somethings Laura (Jackie van Beek) and Bruno (Damon Herriman) head to a three day couples’ retreat run by relationship and sexual healing guru Bjorg Rasmussen (Jemaine Clement) in an effort to rekindle the spark in their troubled marriage. Upon arrival, the path to their reconnection is met with increasingly absurd farce. The film is spoken entirely in an improvised, gibberish-esque language with subtitles created by Julia Davis.
The festival has reimagined its major award, the Michael Powell Award for best British feature. “With a renewed commitment to internationalism and cultural exchange, the principles on which the Edinburgh Festivals were founded, Eiff will present the Powell & Pressburger award for best feature film. This competition of 10 films is composed of a mix of U.
- 7/20/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The programme comprises of 87 features, with 12 world premieres.
The 75th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled its line-up, including the world premieres of Josh Appignanesi and Devorah Baum’s documentary Husband and Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson’s animated feature A Cat Called Dom, and the UK premiere of Peter Strickland’s Flux Gourmet.
Taking place from August 12-20, the edition marks the festival’s return to August for the first time since 2009. It is also the first under the creative leadership of Kristy Matheson and the first to feature the all-new Powell and Pressburger Award,...
The 75th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled its line-up, including the world premieres of Josh Appignanesi and Devorah Baum’s documentary Husband and Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson’s animated feature A Cat Called Dom, and the UK premiere of Peter Strickland’s Flux Gourmet.
Taking place from August 12-20, the edition marks the festival’s return to August for the first time since 2009. It is also the first under the creative leadership of Kristy Matheson and the first to feature the all-new Powell and Pressburger Award,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
First Look At Vladislav Alex Kozlov’s Feature Doc ‘American Superman’
Exclusive: Here’s a first-look at American Superman, a doc about the late Chris Dennis, a well-known homeless man living in LA how was affectionally known as ‘Hollywood Superman.’ Footage from Vladislav Alex Kozlov’s feature will be seen at the LA Shorts Fest on July 22, released as a short film called The Duel in which Dennis meets Italian actor Franco Nero. American Superman, meanwhile, tells the story of Dennis, who cloaked himself in Superman garb and entertained fans and tourists along Hollywood Boulevard for more than 20 years. Kozlov hopes the screening will help his feature-length doc find a distributor and alert awards voters.
Beyond Rights Strikes Pre-Sale Distribution Deals With Four Producers
Beyond Rights has struck a series of pre-sale representation deals that mark first-time agreements with four producers. From Lou Reda Productions comes non-fiction event miniseries Eyewitness WWII: Invasion Italy,...
Exclusive: Here’s a first-look at American Superman, a doc about the late Chris Dennis, a well-known homeless man living in LA how was affectionally known as ‘Hollywood Superman.’ Footage from Vladislav Alex Kozlov’s feature will be seen at the LA Shorts Fest on July 22, released as a short film called The Duel in which Dennis meets Italian actor Franco Nero. American Superman, meanwhile, tells the story of Dennis, who cloaked himself in Superman garb and entertained fans and tourists along Hollywood Boulevard for more than 20 years. Kozlov hopes the screening will help his feature-length doc find a distributor and alert awards voters.
Beyond Rights Strikes Pre-Sale Distribution Deals With Four Producers
Beyond Rights has struck a series of pre-sale representation deals that mark first-time agreements with four producers. From Lou Reda Productions comes non-fiction event miniseries Eyewitness WWII: Invasion Italy,...
- 7/19/2022
- by Jesse Whittock, Melanie Goodfellow and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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