Plus: Mpi acquires If There’s A Hell Below; Saban buys Come And Find Me; Shout! Factory, Legacy Classics in production-distribution pact; and more
Abramorama will release Luke Meyer’s music documentary Breaking A Monster theatrically across the Us, kicking off with a June 24 launch in New York.
The film charts the birth of the heavy metal band Unlocking The Truth as 7th grade schoolchildren who sign with an industry veteran manager and land a major record deal.
Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Aaron Paul starrer Come And Find Me, which marks the feature debut of Zack Whedon. Annabelle Wallis also stars in the thriller about a mysterious girlfriend. Automatik’s Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Motion Picture Capital’s Leon Clarance and Oddfellows Entertainment’s Chris Ferguson produced the film and the executive producers are Laure Vaysse and Jo Monk.Broad Green Pictures has cast Megalyn Echikunwoke, Eden SherLyndon Smith, Gage Golightly, [link...
Abramorama will release Luke Meyer’s music documentary Breaking A Monster theatrically across the Us, kicking off with a June 24 launch in New York.
The film charts the birth of the heavy metal band Unlocking The Truth as 7th grade schoolchildren who sign with an industry veteran manager and land a major record deal.
Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Aaron Paul starrer Come And Find Me, which marks the feature debut of Zack Whedon. Annabelle Wallis also stars in the thriller about a mysterious girlfriend. Automatik’s Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Motion Picture Capital’s Leon Clarance and Oddfellows Entertainment’s Chris Ferguson produced the film and the executive producers are Laure Vaysse and Jo Monk.Broad Green Pictures has cast Megalyn Echikunwoke, Eden SherLyndon Smith, Gage Golightly, [link...
- 5/26/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Circle star to lead biopic of Swiss activist who lived in the Borneo rainforest.
Producers and cast and are rounding on a biopic of Swiss environmental activist Bruno Manser who disappeared years after living in the depths of the Borneo rainforest.
2015 Berlinale Shooting Star Sven Schelker, star of 2015 Swiss hit The Circle, is newly on board to play Manser.
Director Niklaus Hilber, whose drama Amateur Teens won the Best Film Award at the Zurich Film Festival last year, will direct. The English, German and native Penan-language script comes from Hilber and his Amatuer Teens collaborator Patrick Tonz.
Zurich-based production outfit A Film Company (Amateur Teens) will produce in collaboration with local distributor-producer Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, which in 2014 backed one of Switzerland’s biggest productions to date in the shape of Northmen: A Viking Saga.
Shoot is due to take place in Borneo and Switzerland in 2017 with the production expecting participation from the tribe with whom...
Producers and cast and are rounding on a biopic of Swiss environmental activist Bruno Manser who disappeared years after living in the depths of the Borneo rainforest.
2015 Berlinale Shooting Star Sven Schelker, star of 2015 Swiss hit The Circle, is newly on board to play Manser.
Director Niklaus Hilber, whose drama Amateur Teens won the Best Film Award at the Zurich Film Festival last year, will direct. The English, German and native Penan-language script comes from Hilber and his Amatuer Teens collaborator Patrick Tonz.
Zurich-based production outfit A Film Company (Amateur Teens) will produce in collaboration with local distributor-producer Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, which in 2014 backed one of Switzerland’s biggest productions to date in the shape of Northmen: A Viking Saga.
Shoot is due to take place in Borneo and Switzerland in 2017 with the production expecting participation from the tribe with whom...
- 4/18/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The Circle star to lead biopic of Swiss activist who lived in the Borneo rainforest.
Producers and cast and are rounding on a biopic of Swiss environmental activist Bruno Manser who disappeared years after living in the depths of the Borneo rainforest.
2015 Berlinale Shooting Star Sven Schelker, star of 2015 Swiss hit The Circle, is newly on board to play Manser.
Director Niklaus Hilber, whose drama Amateur Teens won the Best Film Award at the Zurich Film Festival last year, will direct.
Zurich-based production outfit A Film Company (Amateur Teens) will produce in collaboration with local distributor-producer Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, who in 2014 backed one of Switzerland’s biggest productions to date in the shape of Northmen: A Viking Saga.
Shoot is due to take place in Borneo and Switzerland in 2017 with the production expecting participation from the tribe with whom Manser lived. Ascot intends to open the movie in cinemas in 2018.
Activist Manser lived from 1984 to 1990 with...
Producers and cast and are rounding on a biopic of Swiss environmental activist Bruno Manser who disappeared years after living in the depths of the Borneo rainforest.
2015 Berlinale Shooting Star Sven Schelker, star of 2015 Swiss hit The Circle, is newly on board to play Manser.
Director Niklaus Hilber, whose drama Amateur Teens won the Best Film Award at the Zurich Film Festival last year, will direct.
Zurich-based production outfit A Film Company (Amateur Teens) will produce in collaboration with local distributor-producer Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, who in 2014 backed one of Switzerland’s biggest productions to date in the shape of Northmen: A Viking Saga.
Shoot is due to take place in Borneo and Switzerland in 2017 with the production expecting participation from the tribe with whom Manser lived. Ascot intends to open the movie in cinemas in 2018.
Activist Manser lived from 1984 to 1990 with...
- 4/18/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
WWE.com
Not only has this been a week full of amazing spots, this has also been a week of exceptional wrestling. Samoa Joe vs. Sami Zayn on Nxt, Y2AJ vs. New Day on Raw, and Mil Muertes vs. Prince Puma vs. Pentagon, Jr on Lucha Underground.
There are glass bottles smashed across skulls, Shooting Star Presses that sent wrestlers to flight, and a certain luchadora who was absolutely destroyed by one of the most swoll guys performing today.
Kicking off this week is a spot from another fantastic match that featured The Man That Gravity Forgot…
20. Neville Can Fly WWE.com
Neville is always a source of flashy high spots and a graceful person to begin this article. During his match against Kevin Owens on Raw he pulled off this Shooting Star Press from the top rope to the outside.
An even more exciting moment from this contest...
Not only has this been a week full of amazing spots, this has also been a week of exceptional wrestling. Samoa Joe vs. Sami Zayn on Nxt, Y2AJ vs. New Day on Raw, and Mil Muertes vs. Prince Puma vs. Pentagon, Jr on Lucha Underground.
There are glass bottles smashed across skulls, Shooting Star Presses that sent wrestlers to flight, and a certain luchadora who was absolutely destroyed by one of the most swoll guys performing today.
Kicking off this week is a spot from another fantastic match that featured The Man That Gravity Forgot…
20. Neville Can Fly WWE.com
Neville is always a source of flashy high spots and a graceful person to begin this article. During his match against Kevin Owens on Raw he pulled off this Shooting Star Press from the top rope to the outside.
An even more exciting moment from this contest...
- 3/13/2016
- by Mitch Nickelson
- Obsessed with Film
It is often said that it takes talent and luck to land a role. Today, proactivity and grace are added to this list of skillsets. In contemporary times, recognition seems less of a far-fetched notion than before thanks to the state of the art technology and interconnectivity. However, film festivals of the likes of Berlin play a substantial role as the gridiron for the discovery of new European talent as well as the creation of new roles and new relations, prompted by the ever so popular and widespread practice of co-productions on European turf. Among these relations is the one between actors and casting directors.
European Shooting Stars
Every February, for the past 18 years, European Shooting Stars, a unique pan-European initiative, takes place at the Berlinale, shining a little light on Europe’s most prominent up-and-coming young actors and placing them at the top of the busy film program that unfolds year after year at the festival. These ten emerging acting talents, hailing from across the Old Continent, are selected by a jury of experts who hand-picks them among a long list of potential candidates nominated by the member organizations of the European Film Promotion (Efp).
During the craze of the festival’s first weekend, the Shooting Stars connect and network with casting directors, talent agents, directors and producers with the objective of broadening and strengthening industry alliances. They are involved in a wide range of activities that include presentations to the film industry and the press as well as one-on-one meetings with international casting directors, a reception and an Awards Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast.
The Shooting Stars program kicked off in 1998 during the Berlin International Film Festival. But, why the Berlinale? The project finds unique support in this particular festival. Moreover, its director, Dieter Kosslick is especially enthusiastic about the initiative as well as supporting young talent. According to Karin Dix, the project director of the European Shooting Stars, the Berlin International Film Festival “is an ideal platform for Shooting Stars,” pointing out that the Efp would not receive such exposure anywhere else.
Bridging Cultures Through Actors
Behind the glamour of film festivals, is a world, unknown to audiences, where films are made and discussed by the movers and shakers of the industry. Everyone sees the actors’ and directors’ work during the production of a film. But, very few people are aware that before the shooting even starts, casting directors have already dove deep into the script and spent hours, days and months researching the right people for a specific role. This demands intrinsic skills and gut instincts. The important work is felt behind the scenes, indeed, but when it comes to the public presentation it is often already forgotten.
Therefore, in 2005, the Efp acknowledged that the art, craft and business of casting should not only be incorporated in its activities but also better transmitted to the international industry. That is how and why the International Casting Directors Network (Icdn) was founded during the Berlinale, that year, by fifteen casting directors from seven countries. Today the network counts seventy-four casting directors from twenty-four countries world-wide. They meet annually on occasion of Shooting Stars in Berlin.
These casting directors come to the Berlin International Film Festival to “shop” for new talent, collaborate, and meet their fellows. Some will also meet the Shooting Stars who have already sent them tapes, like for instance María Valverde, for whom the human interaction is an important factor, “I think it’s a nice thing to just be yourself talking to them, not as a character in a certain role”, she remarks. On the other hand, for Londonderry Entertainment’s Sheila Wenzel, who works with top young female stars and holds a strong and well-respected deal-making reputation, “the world has gotten so much larger”. And, in that larger world, she is constantly looking for new talent anywhere.
In that regard, apart from offering support and publicity to these fresh faces of the big screen as they step from national fame into the international spotlight, the endeavor also highlights the vital role new actors can play in the marketing of European films. And, this year’s Shooting Stars are very well aware of that.
For Daphné Patakia, the Greek star of "Interruption" (Yorgos Zois), it is a “great opportunity to open in a European way and meet people from all over Europe,” adding she hopes to find work in different languages. The international cooperation and linguistic dimension of Shooting Stars are something that fellow Dutch Shooting Star Reinout Scholten van Aschat and former Shooting Star and this year’s jury member, Anamaria Marinca, also share, “…everyone is involved in co-productions so there is place for someone from Croatia or France or Spain in an international production spoken in English, or Spanish or another language and because they have these aptitudes and they can act in another language, not only speak it,” the latter observes. Scholten van Aschat, a fan of European film, and in particular the Danish film industry, is especially sensitive to the aforementioned aspects. Not only does he have great respect for casting directors but he also feels the need to improve his language skills (German and English) and believes that the Dutch still have to learn from the Danes, “and the way to do that, of course, is to work together,” he admits.
Impactful and Inimitable
With the recognition as a Shooting Star, the impact is often instantaneous. For Anamaria Marinca, it has given her the opportunity to meet French casting director Nicolas Ronchi who offered her her first French script, which led her to being represented by French talent agent Annabel Karouby, and thereby “facilitated a possible career in France”. Her time in Berlin as a Shooting Star “kind of started these other possible languages [she] could work in.” Former Shooting Stars include such talent as Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Alicia Vikander, Carey Mulligan, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent or this year’s Berlinale International Jury member Alba Rohrwacher.
What’s more, the Shooting Stars initiative is inimitable and unique. Indeed, many have tried to copy the concept but no one has the expertise of the Efp’s member organizations, according to Dix who also concedes that the fact that each country nominates one actor is a guarantee for the high quality of the selected actors and actresses from Europe.
On the European film market where co-productions are common practice today, familiar actors help the audience relate to a particular “foreign” film. As harsh as it sounds, bankability is the key of the film biz. In that, actors are the faces of the films. They move the audiences, create their enthusiasm and need for films and are the personalities that promote them. Casting directors stand right behind them and make it happen. They bridge the gaps between cultures and open new horizons and possibilities. They help actors speak the European language of film. They are its unsung heroes.
European Shooting Stars
Every February, for the past 18 years, European Shooting Stars, a unique pan-European initiative, takes place at the Berlinale, shining a little light on Europe’s most prominent up-and-coming young actors and placing them at the top of the busy film program that unfolds year after year at the festival. These ten emerging acting talents, hailing from across the Old Continent, are selected by a jury of experts who hand-picks them among a long list of potential candidates nominated by the member organizations of the European Film Promotion (Efp).
During the craze of the festival’s first weekend, the Shooting Stars connect and network with casting directors, talent agents, directors and producers with the objective of broadening and strengthening industry alliances. They are involved in a wide range of activities that include presentations to the film industry and the press as well as one-on-one meetings with international casting directors, a reception and an Awards Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast.
The Shooting Stars program kicked off in 1998 during the Berlin International Film Festival. But, why the Berlinale? The project finds unique support in this particular festival. Moreover, its director, Dieter Kosslick is especially enthusiastic about the initiative as well as supporting young talent. According to Karin Dix, the project director of the European Shooting Stars, the Berlin International Film Festival “is an ideal platform for Shooting Stars,” pointing out that the Efp would not receive such exposure anywhere else.
Bridging Cultures Through Actors
Behind the glamour of film festivals, is a world, unknown to audiences, where films are made and discussed by the movers and shakers of the industry. Everyone sees the actors’ and directors’ work during the production of a film. But, very few people are aware that before the shooting even starts, casting directors have already dove deep into the script and spent hours, days and months researching the right people for a specific role. This demands intrinsic skills and gut instincts. The important work is felt behind the scenes, indeed, but when it comes to the public presentation it is often already forgotten.
Therefore, in 2005, the Efp acknowledged that the art, craft and business of casting should not only be incorporated in its activities but also better transmitted to the international industry. That is how and why the International Casting Directors Network (Icdn) was founded during the Berlinale, that year, by fifteen casting directors from seven countries. Today the network counts seventy-four casting directors from twenty-four countries world-wide. They meet annually on occasion of Shooting Stars in Berlin.
These casting directors come to the Berlin International Film Festival to “shop” for new talent, collaborate, and meet their fellows. Some will also meet the Shooting Stars who have already sent them tapes, like for instance María Valverde, for whom the human interaction is an important factor, “I think it’s a nice thing to just be yourself talking to them, not as a character in a certain role”, she remarks. On the other hand, for Londonderry Entertainment’s Sheila Wenzel, who works with top young female stars and holds a strong and well-respected deal-making reputation, “the world has gotten so much larger”. And, in that larger world, she is constantly looking for new talent anywhere.
In that regard, apart from offering support and publicity to these fresh faces of the big screen as they step from national fame into the international spotlight, the endeavor also highlights the vital role new actors can play in the marketing of European films. And, this year’s Shooting Stars are very well aware of that.
For Daphné Patakia, the Greek star of "Interruption" (Yorgos Zois), it is a “great opportunity to open in a European way and meet people from all over Europe,” adding she hopes to find work in different languages. The international cooperation and linguistic dimension of Shooting Stars are something that fellow Dutch Shooting Star Reinout Scholten van Aschat and former Shooting Star and this year’s jury member, Anamaria Marinca, also share, “…everyone is involved in co-productions so there is place for someone from Croatia or France or Spain in an international production spoken in English, or Spanish or another language and because they have these aptitudes and they can act in another language, not only speak it,” the latter observes. Scholten van Aschat, a fan of European film, and in particular the Danish film industry, is especially sensitive to the aforementioned aspects. Not only does he have great respect for casting directors but he also feels the need to improve his language skills (German and English) and believes that the Dutch still have to learn from the Danes, “and the way to do that, of course, is to work together,” he admits.
Impactful and Inimitable
With the recognition as a Shooting Star, the impact is often instantaneous. For Anamaria Marinca, it has given her the opportunity to meet French casting director Nicolas Ronchi who offered her her first French script, which led her to being represented by French talent agent Annabel Karouby, and thereby “facilitated a possible career in France”. Her time in Berlin as a Shooting Star “kind of started these other possible languages [she] could work in.” Former Shooting Stars include such talent as Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Alicia Vikander, Carey Mulligan, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent or this year’s Berlinale International Jury member Alba Rohrwacher.
What’s more, the Shooting Stars initiative is inimitable and unique. Indeed, many have tried to copy the concept but no one has the expertise of the Efp’s member organizations, according to Dix who also concedes that the fact that each country nominates one actor is a guarantee for the high quality of the selected actors and actresses from Europe.
On the European film market where co-productions are common practice today, familiar actors help the audience relate to a particular “foreign” film. As harsh as it sounds, bankability is the key of the film biz. In that, actors are the faces of the films. They move the audiences, create their enthusiasm and need for films and are the personalities that promote them. Casting directors stand right behind them and make it happen. They bridge the gaps between cultures and open new horizons and possibilities. They help actors speak the European language of film. They are its unsung heroes.
- 3/2/2016
- by Tara Karajica
- Sydney's Buzz
Exclusive: Italian sales company has also acquired street art documentary Vertical Conquests.
Italian sales company FilmExport has acquired world sales rights to Italian director Sergio Rubini’s couples comedy Let’s Talk (Dobbiamo Parlare) and street art documentary Vertical Conquests.
Let’s Talk revolves around two couples – one conventionally married, the other cohabitating — whose friendship and lives are laid bare over the course of one evening following the revelation that one of the partners is having an affair.
Rubini plays 50-year-old writer Vanni who lives in a beautiful central Rome loft with his 30-year-old girlfriend Linda, played by former Efp Shooting Star Isabella Ragonese.
Fabrizio Bentivoglio co-stars as Alfredo, a heart surgeon conventionally married to Constance, played by Gomorrah co-star Maria Pia Calzone.
The film grossed $600,000 when it was released in Italy at the end of 2015.
Other new titles on FilmExport’s slate include found footage French Riviera-set thriller Wax: We Are The X and In The...
Italian sales company FilmExport has acquired world sales rights to Italian director Sergio Rubini’s couples comedy Let’s Talk (Dobbiamo Parlare) and street art documentary Vertical Conquests.
Let’s Talk revolves around two couples – one conventionally married, the other cohabitating — whose friendship and lives are laid bare over the course of one evening following the revelation that one of the partners is having an affair.
Rubini plays 50-year-old writer Vanni who lives in a beautiful central Rome loft with his 30-year-old girlfriend Linda, played by former Efp Shooting Star Isabella Ragonese.
Fabrizio Bentivoglio co-stars as Alfredo, a heart surgeon conventionally married to Constance, played by Gomorrah co-star Maria Pia Calzone.
The film grossed $600,000 when it was released in Italy at the end of 2015.
Other new titles on FilmExport’s slate include found footage French Riviera-set thriller Wax: We Are The X and In The...
- 2/14/2016
- ScreenDaily
WWE.com
Boundaries are being pushed inside the squared circle with every week that passes. Some of them are exciting. Companies like Lucha Underground can be credited for the better stuff as sights like Shooting Star Presses off of the top rope to the outside are way more commonplace. That very spot happened this week on the El Rey Network, which is featured in this article.
Other boundaries that are being pushed have many of us scratching our heads. We all know that WWE’s New Day loves talking about booty, but even Roman Reigns was visibly perplexed at Big E’s odd offense this week. Whether that kind of depravity (Big E’s words, not mine) is the right direction or not, it’s where the business is at right now.
There’s plenty of high-flying acrobatics as well as a hint of indecency, highlighted in 15 convenient .gifs. Let’s get to it…...
Boundaries are being pushed inside the squared circle with every week that passes. Some of them are exciting. Companies like Lucha Underground can be credited for the better stuff as sights like Shooting Star Presses off of the top rope to the outside are way more commonplace. That very spot happened this week on the El Rey Network, which is featured in this article.
Other boundaries that are being pushed have many of us scratching our heads. We all know that WWE’s New Day loves talking about booty, but even Roman Reigns was visibly perplexed at Big E’s odd offense this week. Whether that kind of depravity (Big E’s words, not mine) is the right direction or not, it’s where the business is at right now.
There’s plenty of high-flying acrobatics as well as a hint of indecency, highlighted in 15 convenient .gifs. Let’s get to it…...
- 2/7/2016
- by Mitch Nickelson
- Obsessed with Film
The Sundance Institute is including a touch of Cannes this week as the likes of Pippa Bianco (her short Share was the 2015 winner of Cannes Cinefondation), Alistair Banks Griffin (Two Gates of Sleep premiered in Directors’ Fortnight in 2010), and the Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza tandem (from Critics’ Week Grand Prize in 2013 for Salvo) are among the dozen selected projects for the 2016 January Screenwriters Lab. The immersive, five-day writers’ workshop takes place just prior to the festival at the Sundance Resort in Utah, January 15-20. Look for several of these projects to one day break into not only Sundance, but other major film fests. Here are the selected people & projects:
The projects and fellows selected for the 2016 January Screenwriters Lab are:
Bull (U.S.A.) / Annie Silverstein (Co-writer/Director) and Johnny McAllister (Co-writer)
In a near-abandoned subdivision west of Houston, a wayward teen runs headlong into her equally willful and unforgiving neighbor,...
The projects and fellows selected for the 2016 January Screenwriters Lab are:
Bull (U.S.A.) / Annie Silverstein (Co-writer/Director) and Johnny McAllister (Co-writer)
In a near-abandoned subdivision west of Houston, a wayward teen runs headlong into her equally willful and unforgiving neighbor,...
- 1/11/2016
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The young acting talent will be revealed during the opening weekend of next year’s Berlinale.
The European Film Promotion (Efp) has revealed the ten young actors that it has selected for the 2016 European Shooting Stars.
The list includes María Valverde, who had a role in Ridley Scott’s epic Exodus: Gods And Kings and has been cast in Asif Kapadia’s forthcoming romantic drama Ali And Nino.
Jella Hasse, who starred in Germany box office smash Fack Ju Göhte 2 and Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, who played a part in Rúnar Rúnarsson’s San Sebastian-winning Sparrows are also both on the list.
As is Kacey Mottet Klein, who plays the lead in Guillame Senez’s Keeper, which came away with the joint jury prize and best actress award at the 15th Marrakech International Film Festival on Saturday.
The selected group will be now be presented during the opening weekend of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival (February...
The European Film Promotion (Efp) has revealed the ten young actors that it has selected for the 2016 European Shooting Stars.
The list includes María Valverde, who had a role in Ridley Scott’s epic Exodus: Gods And Kings and has been cast in Asif Kapadia’s forthcoming romantic drama Ali And Nino.
Jella Hasse, who starred in Germany box office smash Fack Ju Göhte 2 and Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, who played a part in Rúnar Rúnarsson’s San Sebastian-winning Sparrows are also both on the list.
As is Kacey Mottet Klein, who plays the lead in Guillame Senez’s Keeper, which came away with the joint jury prize and best actress award at the 15th Marrakech International Film Festival on Saturday.
The selected group will be now be presented during the opening weekend of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival (February...
- 12/15/2015
- ScreenDaily
The 2016 shooting stars. Photo: Top row from left: Filip Van Roe, Ana Mihalic, Eric Guillemain, Janita Sassen, Debora Brune; Bottom row from left: Ruben Vega, Magnús Reynir Jónsson, Emanuele Pasquet, Sarah Robine, Laurine Mottet The European Film Promotion (Efp) has revealed the ten young actors selected as the 2016 European Shooting Stars, who will be presented to the film world during February's Berlin International Film Festival.
This year's stars are: Martha Canga Antonio (Belgium), Tihana Lazović (Croatia), Lou de Laâge (France), Jella Haase (Germany), Daphné Patakia (Greece), Atli Óskar Fjalarsson (Iceland), Sara Serraiocco (Italy), Reinout Scholten van Aschat (The Netherlands), María Valverde (Spain), Kacey Mottet Klein (Switzerland).
Jury member Anamaria Marinca - herself a Shooting Star in 2008 - said: “Being a Shooting Star was exhilarating. Little did I know how problematic it would be as a jury member to try to select just ten participants from the 24 nominees put forward by...
This year's stars are: Martha Canga Antonio (Belgium), Tihana Lazović (Croatia), Lou de Laâge (France), Jella Haase (Germany), Daphné Patakia (Greece), Atli Óskar Fjalarsson (Iceland), Sara Serraiocco (Italy), Reinout Scholten van Aschat (The Netherlands), María Valverde (Spain), Kacey Mottet Klein (Switzerland).
Jury member Anamaria Marinca - herself a Shooting Star in 2008 - said: “Being a Shooting Star was exhilarating. Little did I know how problematic it would be as a jury member to try to select just ten participants from the 24 nominees put forward by...
- 12/15/2015
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Also… former Shooting Star joins Jan Forsström’s The Great Bear, pitched at this week’s Baltic Event.
Romanian actress Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) and Italy’s Marta Donzelli, producer of this year’s Berlinale competition film Sworn Virgin, are among the jury members selecting the line-up for the 18th edition of the European Shooting Stars showcase to be held at the 66th Berlinale in February.
The decision on the 10 aspiring acting talents from across Europe will also be taken by the Greek film director Constantine Giannaris (Man At Sea), German film critic Tobias Kniebe of Süddeutsche Zeitung and the Danish casting director Rie Hedegaard (Dancer In The Dark, Men and Chicken, Itsi Bitsi).
As in previous years, the European Shooting Stars will be introduced to the international industry and press in a whirlwind three days of workshops, roundtables, press meetings during the Berlinale’s first weekend, culminating in the presentation of the Shooting Stars Award...
Romanian actress Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) and Italy’s Marta Donzelli, producer of this year’s Berlinale competition film Sworn Virgin, are among the jury members selecting the line-up for the 18th edition of the European Shooting Stars showcase to be held at the 66th Berlinale in February.
The decision on the 10 aspiring acting talents from across Europe will also be taken by the Greek film director Constantine Giannaris (Man At Sea), German film critic Tobias Kniebe of Süddeutsche Zeitung and the Danish casting director Rie Hedegaard (Dancer In The Dark, Men and Chicken, Itsi Bitsi).
As in previous years, the European Shooting Stars will be introduced to the international industry and press in a whirlwind three days of workshops, roundtables, press meetings during the Berlinale’s first weekend, culminating in the presentation of the Shooting Stars Award...
- 11/18/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
WWE.com
Recently, a lot of people have been giving The Dudley Boyz credit for the shape they’re in. Even though it was around a decade since their last regular gig together in WWE, Bubba Ray and D-Von look great on television, and also look like they haven’t missed a step. This week’s article looks at exactly who was responsible for bringing them back to the company.
That’s what this list is all about, providing facts that even the most hardcore of pro wrestling fans likely didn’t know last week. The grappling world moves quickly, which means there is always fresh news coming out every day. This means various facts come to light that weren’t exactly common knowledge previously.
Joining The Dudley Boyz, find out which former WWE main event star always felt the promotion could have done with more organisation, and which ex-wwe...
Recently, a lot of people have been giving The Dudley Boyz credit for the shape they’re in. Even though it was around a decade since their last regular gig together in WWE, Bubba Ray and D-Von look great on television, and also look like they haven’t missed a step. This week’s article looks at exactly who was responsible for bringing them back to the company.
That’s what this list is all about, providing facts that even the most hardcore of pro wrestling fans likely didn’t know last week. The grappling world moves quickly, which means there is always fresh news coming out every day. This means various facts come to light that weren’t exactly common knowledge previously.
Joining The Dudley Boyz, find out which former WWE main event star always felt the promotion could have done with more organisation, and which ex-wwe...
- 10/23/2015
- by Jamie Kennedy
- Obsessed with Film
Ewa Puszczynska, a producer on Pawel Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning Ida, is preparing the first feature project of her own new company.
Speaking to ScreenDaily during this week’s Polish Days in Wroclaw, Puszczynska said Lodz-based Extreme Emotions is managed with her daughter Emilia and is in addition to her work as a producer and head of development at Opus Film (Ida).
Puszczynska was at the Polish Days’ pitching session on Thursday (July 30) with Aa, the planned feature film debut by the Israeli-born writer-director Jack Faber, which she has been accompanying in its development for the past 18 months
Based on actual events, the film centres on the last night of a heritage tour in Poland by a group of Israeli high-school students when a prank quickly spins out of control and exposes the violent nature of the young people’s present lives.
Faber had initially started working on the project during his studies at the Netherlands Film Academy...
Speaking to ScreenDaily during this week’s Polish Days in Wroclaw, Puszczynska said Lodz-based Extreme Emotions is managed with her daughter Emilia and is in addition to her work as a producer and head of development at Opus Film (Ida).
Puszczynska was at the Polish Days’ pitching session on Thursday (July 30) with Aa, the planned feature film debut by the Israeli-born writer-director Jack Faber, which she has been accompanying in its development for the past 18 months
Based on actual events, the film centres on the last night of a heritage tour in Poland by a group of Israeli high-school students when a prank quickly spins out of control and exposes the violent nature of the young people’s present lives.
Faber had initially started working on the project during his studies at the Netherlands Film Academy...
- 7/31/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Sebastian Schipper’s Victoria was the big winner at this year’s German Film Awards, taking home six statuettes from its seven nominations including the Golden Lolas for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Lead Actor.
Schipper’s one-shot thriller set during a breathless night on the streets of Berlin also picked up Lolas for the Spanish actress Laia Costa, the title character, and the Danish cinematographer Sturla Brandth Grøvlen.
Victoria premiered in the Berlinale’s main competition last February where Grøvlen received a Silver Bear, was released in German cinemas on 11 June and is being handled internationally by The Match Factory.
The Silver Lola for Best Film was awarded by the members of the German Film Academy to Edward Berger’s social-realist drama Jack, with the Bronze Lola going to Johannes Naber’s black comedy Age Of Cannibals which deservedly also received the Lola for Best Screenplay for the searing dialogues by the author Stefan Weigl.
Both...
Schipper’s one-shot thriller set during a breathless night on the streets of Berlin also picked up Lolas for the Spanish actress Laia Costa, the title character, and the Danish cinematographer Sturla Brandth Grøvlen.
Victoria premiered in the Berlinale’s main competition last February where Grøvlen received a Silver Bear, was released in German cinemas on 11 June and is being handled internationally by The Match Factory.
The Silver Lola for Best Film was awarded by the members of the German Film Academy to Edward Berger’s social-realist drama Jack, with the Bronze Lola going to Johannes Naber’s black comedy Age Of Cannibals which deservedly also received the Lola for Best Screenplay for the searing dialogues by the author Stefan Weigl.
Both...
- 6/22/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The 3rd annual Winnipeg Underground Film Festival is a three-day showcase on of experimental short films from all over the globe, plus a screening of a locally produced feature film. The fest runs on June 5-7 at the Frame Arts Warehouse.
The sole feature film of the fest is FM Youth by Stéphane Oystryk, which captures the lives of three young Franco-Manitoban friends as two of them about to embark on a journey outside of their tight knit French community. FM Youth will screen at 11:30 p.m. on the opening night of June 5.
The rest of the fest is crammed full of short films, including two by the amazing analog experimentalist Christine Lucy Latimer; plus work by local filmmaking star Guy Maddin, prolific Winnipeg expat Clint Enns, Underground Film Journal fave Neil Ira Needleman, killer animator Leslie Supnet, Josh Weissbach’s Model Fifty-One Fifty-Six, which garnered an Honorable Mention...
The sole feature film of the fest is FM Youth by Stéphane Oystryk, which captures the lives of three young Franco-Manitoban friends as two of them about to embark on a journey outside of their tight knit French community. FM Youth will screen at 11:30 p.m. on the opening night of June 5.
The rest of the fest is crammed full of short films, including two by the amazing analog experimentalist Christine Lucy Latimer; plus work by local filmmaking star Guy Maddin, prolific Winnipeg expat Clint Enns, Underground Film Journal fave Neil Ira Needleman, killer animator Leslie Supnet, Josh Weissbach’s Model Fifty-One Fifty-Six, which garnered an Honorable Mention...
- 6/3/2015
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Exclusive: German actor David Kross, who appeared opposite Kate Winslet in Stephen Daldry’s Oscar-winning The Reader, has been cast as the legendary German-born goalkeeper Bernd ‘Bert’ Trautmann who was in goal for Manchester City from 1949 to 1964.
Trautmann will be Bavarian director Marcus ‘Rosi’ Rosenmüller’s first English-language feature film and will be produced by Munich-based Lieblingsfilm with UK producer Alex Boden’s Pistachio Pictures.
Principal photography is set to begin this autumn, with most of the shoot concentrated in Germany and some location work in Northern England. In addition, extensive visual effects will be deployed to recreate the period atmosphere of post-war England.
“The action on the football pitch will provide the backdrop for the story of the former German Pow Trautmann falling in love with his coach’s daughter Margaret,” producer Robert Marciniak told Screen. “This is a love that shouldn’t have been so soon after the end of Second World War.”
Rosenmüller and Marciniak...
Trautmann will be Bavarian director Marcus ‘Rosi’ Rosenmüller’s first English-language feature film and will be produced by Munich-based Lieblingsfilm with UK producer Alex Boden’s Pistachio Pictures.
Principal photography is set to begin this autumn, with most of the shoot concentrated in Germany and some location work in Northern England. In addition, extensive visual effects will be deployed to recreate the period atmosphere of post-war England.
“The action on the football pitch will provide the backdrop for the story of the former German Pow Trautmann falling in love with his coach’s daughter Margaret,” producer Robert Marciniak told Screen. “This is a love that shouldn’t have been so soon after the end of Second World War.”
Rosenmüller and Marciniak...
- 5/15/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The European Film Academy’s (Efa) chairwoman Agnieszka Holland has spoken of a ¨crisis of content¨ in European cinema and called on the continent’s broadcasters to invest more in ambitious TV series.
Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily, the Polish director and Efa chair said: ¨The real crisis of European cinema is one of content.
¨We always have some good movies, but not enough. We have to make better ones, ones that are not just artistic and self-involved, but are searching for an audience.
¨Something which doesn’t help is the weakness of European television in terms of the production of ambitious TV series. We don’t have European stars, but nowadays they can be made by European television and that can be later reflected in the cinema.
“If you have this element [from television], it is then much easier to promote the films in the cinemas.¨
Holland also touched on the issue of EU audiovisual policy ahead of the...
Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily, the Polish director and Efa chair said: ¨The real crisis of European cinema is one of content.
¨We always have some good movies, but not enough. We have to make better ones, ones that are not just artistic and self-involved, but are searching for an audience.
¨Something which doesn’t help is the weakness of European television in terms of the production of ambitious TV series. We don’t have European stars, but nowadays they can be made by European television and that can be later reflected in the cinema.
“If you have this element [from television], it is then much easier to promote the films in the cinemas.¨
Holland also touched on the issue of EU audiovisual policy ahead of the...
- 4/27/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Queen of showbiz Joan Collins showed off her new honor from a real Queen on Thursday when she visited Buckingham Palace.
The actress, who is set to appear in an upcoming episode of E!'s The Royals as the (fictional) Queen's mother, was presented her damehood by the heir to the throne, Prince Charles, 66.
"Not in a billion years did I think I would be made a Dame; it never even crossed my mind," Collins, 81, told reporters at the palace. "It wasn't anything I ever aspired to. I just wanted to be a jobbing actress, a working actor and somebody who could still perform.
The actress, who is set to appear in an upcoming episode of E!'s The Royals as the (fictional) Queen's mother, was presented her damehood by the heir to the throne, Prince Charles, 66.
"Not in a billion years did I think I would be made a Dame; it never even crossed my mind," Collins, 81, told reporters at the palace. "It wasn't anything I ever aspired to. I just wanted to be a jobbing actress, a working actor and somebody who could still perform.
- 3/26/2015
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- People.com - TV Watch
David Oyelowo wins for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr; Amma Asante collects award for Belle.
Us civil rights drama Selma and its director Ava Duvernay scored a hat-trick at the Screen Nation Film & Television Award in London on Sunday (Feb 15).
David Oyelowo, who played Martin Luther King Jr in the drama, won best male performance in film, while a public vote named Selma the favourite international movie.
A further public vote named Selma director Duvernay favourite female screen personality.
Period drama Belle won Gugu Mbatha-Raw best female performance in film while director Amma Asante collected the award for achievement in film production.
The event, known as the ‘black Baftas’, was also attended by stars including Idris Elba.
Charles Thompson, founder and CEO of Screen Nation, said: “We’re not a diversity quota anymore and never have been. We’re mainstream.”
Winnersuk Screen Awards
Rising Talent
Aaron Fontaine – Actor in HollyoaksAntonia Thomas – Scrotal RecallGeorgina Bobb – Producer...
Us civil rights drama Selma and its director Ava Duvernay scored a hat-trick at the Screen Nation Film & Television Award in London on Sunday (Feb 15).
David Oyelowo, who played Martin Luther King Jr in the drama, won best male performance in film, while a public vote named Selma the favourite international movie.
A further public vote named Selma director Duvernay favourite female screen personality.
Period drama Belle won Gugu Mbatha-Raw best female performance in film while director Amma Asante collected the award for achievement in film production.
The event, known as the ‘black Baftas’, was also attended by stars including Idris Elba.
Charles Thompson, founder and CEO of Screen Nation, said: “We’re not a diversity quota anymore and never have been. We’re mainstream.”
Winnersuk Screen Awards
Rising Talent
Aaron Fontaine – Actor in HollyoaksAntonia Thomas – Scrotal RecallGeorgina Bobb – Producer...
- 2/18/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Hot projects new to Screenbase include Nicolas Winding Refn feature The Neon Demon, Pope Francis biopic Francisco, Brady Corbet’s directorial debut The Childhood Of A Leader and a new adaptation by Wim Wenders.Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon
Elle Fanning, Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks, Abbey Lee, Bella Heathcote and Jena Malone have signed on to co-star in Nicolas Winding Refn’s next feature.
“After making Drive and falling madly in love with the electricity of Los Angeles, I knew I had to return to tell the story of The Neon Demon,” Winding Refn said.
Principal photography will begin in Los Angeles on March 30. Gaumont and Wild Bunch are co-selling the title.
Wim Wenders’ Les Beaux Jours D’Aranjuez
This adaptation of the play by Peter Handke was announced by Alfama’s Paulo Branco during the Efm. It will star Reda Kateb and Sophie Semin. Wenders is expected to shoot in June.
Brady Corbet’s [link...
Elle Fanning, Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks, Abbey Lee, Bella Heathcote and Jena Malone have signed on to co-star in Nicolas Winding Refn’s next feature.
“After making Drive and falling madly in love with the electricity of Los Angeles, I knew I had to return to tell the story of The Neon Demon,” Winding Refn said.
Principal photography will begin in Los Angeles on March 30. Gaumont and Wild Bunch are co-selling the title.
Wim Wenders’ Les Beaux Jours D’Aranjuez
This adaptation of the play by Peter Handke was announced by Alfama’s Paulo Branco during the Efm. It will star Reda Kateb and Sophie Semin. Wenders is expected to shoot in June.
Brady Corbet’s [link...
- 2/18/2015
- by maud.le-rest@sciencespo-toulouse.net (Maud Le Rest)
- ScreenDaily
Hollywood star Natalie Portman presented Patrick’s Day’s Moe Dunford with his prestigious Efp Shooting Star award at the Berlin International Film Festival last night. Moe was one of ten young actors to receive the award, which recognizes up and coming European performers whom the jury believe will become stars of the future. The young actor now joins a long list of famous names who have picked up the award including Daniel Craig, Carey Mulligan, and fellow Irish actors Domhnall Gleeson, Andrew Scott, and Ruth Negga. The Efp jury praised Dunford’s “physicality and sly charm” stating that he has “the ingredients of a modern-day Hollywood hero”, and they singled out his work in Patrick’s Day for special attention saying, “he shows compassion and subtlety, always putting the character first, never letting Patrick’s issues overwhelm the performance”. Speaking about receiving the award, Moe said: “”I am immensely...
- 2/10/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
The Snow Queen 2 has been snapped up for release in Brazil, one of several deals closed at Berlin’s Efm by Russian studio Wizart.
The animated sequel, in which the Snow Queen casts a curse on a mirror that makes people see the worst in themselves, has been picked up by Conquest Filmes for a wide theatrical release in Brazil.
Following the success of the first Snow Queen film in Bulgaria, distributor Pro Films has acquired the rights for the sequel in the country, while DVD rights have been secured in France (Universal through Klb) as well as Germany and Austria (Elite Film Ag) among others.
The first film has been released in 70 countries but new deals continue including an acquisition in South Africa (Indigenous Film Distribution).
Wizart has also closed several pre-sales on its new 3D animation Sheep And Wolves, due for delivery February 2016. It has been picked up for Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador...
The animated sequel, in which the Snow Queen casts a curse on a mirror that makes people see the worst in themselves, has been picked up by Conquest Filmes for a wide theatrical release in Brazil.
Following the success of the first Snow Queen film in Bulgaria, distributor Pro Films has acquired the rights for the sequel in the country, while DVD rights have been secured in France (Universal through Klb) as well as Germany and Austria (Elite Film Ag) among others.
The first film has been released in 70 countries but new deals continue including an acquisition in South Africa (Indigenous Film Distribution).
Wizart has also closed several pre-sales on its new 3D animation Sheep And Wolves, due for delivery February 2016. It has been picked up for Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador...
- 2/10/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Company to handle international sales on Raoul Peck’s long gestating The Young Karl Marx; key roles cast.
Films Distribution is to handle international sales on Haitian-born Raoul Peck long gestating project, The Young Karl Marx, about the budding friendship between the young Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
The title characters will be played by two former Shooting Stars at the Berlinale: August Diehl, who was selected as Germany’s Shooting Star in 2000, will portray Marx.
Engels has been cast with Alexander Fehling, one of the Shooting Stars line-up in 2011, who is best known to international audiences as staff sergeant Wilhelm in Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and was the young Goethe in Goethe!.
The Young Karl Marx is being structured as a French-German-Belgian co-production between agat films & Cie and Peck’s own company Velvet Film, with Berlin/Leipzig-based Rohfilm and Belgian producer Patrick Quinet’s Artemis Film. Principal photography is set to roll this summer.
Peck’s latest...
Films Distribution is to handle international sales on Haitian-born Raoul Peck long gestating project, The Young Karl Marx, about the budding friendship between the young Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
The title characters will be played by two former Shooting Stars at the Berlinale: August Diehl, who was selected as Germany’s Shooting Star in 2000, will portray Marx.
Engels has been cast with Alexander Fehling, one of the Shooting Stars line-up in 2011, who is best known to international audiences as staff sergeant Wilhelm in Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and was the young Goethe in Goethe!.
The Young Karl Marx is being structured as a French-German-Belgian co-production between agat films & Cie and Peck’s own company Velvet Film, with Berlin/Leipzig-based Rohfilm and Belgian producer Patrick Quinet’s Artemis Film. Principal photography is set to roll this summer.
Peck’s latest...
- 2/7/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Newlywed bliss!Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden made their first public appearance since getting hitched on Tuesday night at the L.A. Lakers game, where they packed on the Pda for the kiss cam. The "Other Woman" star and her "Good Charlotte" hubby shared a passionate kiss for the crowd.The couple's friends, movie producer David Katzenberg and model Stellina B, raised their beer cups to say "cheers" as the crowd inside the Staples Center went wild. The newlyweds recently returned home from their honeymoon in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where they stayed in a luxury cabin at the Shooting Star resort last week, according to People.The notoriously-private pair said "I Do" at Diaz's Beverly Hills home on Jan. 5 in front of a friends and family, including Judd Apatow, Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette, Leslie Mann, Will Kopelman and Lionel Richie.Nicole Richie, who is married to Benji's twin brother Joel Madden,...
- 1/28/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Three weeks into the pair's marriage, Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden have hit one milestone: The pair were caught on the "kiss cam" at Tuesday's Lakers game in Los Angeles. Diaz, 42, and Madden, 35, were court side at the NBA game at L.A.'s Staples Center and decided to go in for a passionate kiss. Coming up for air, they were "surprised" that their moment had been captured on the stadium's "kiss cam." The assembled crowd seemed to enjoy the moment as much as the newlyweds, cheering and chanting Diaz's name after the cute moment. Diaz and Madden returned to L.
- 1/28/2015
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
They're still in the honeymoon phase! Not long after their intimate Jan. 5 nuptials, Cameron Diaz and Benji Maddien took off for Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to celebrate saying "I do." The newlyweds stayed at a luxury cabin at the Shooting Star resort last week, People confirms. Then, on Jan. 20, the pair stepped out for a date night at local restaurant Q Roadhouse and Brewing Co. "They were so nice and cute together and couldn't have been more complimentary and polite and cool to all the staff," an onlooker tells People. "Everyone said how great they were." Shortly after their Wyoming getaway,...
- 1/27/2015
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
They're still in the honeymoon phase! Not long after their intimate Jan. 5 nuptials, Cameron Diaz and Benji Maddien took off for Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to celebrate saying "I do." The newlyweds stayed at a luxury cabin at the Shooting Star resort last week, People confirms. Then, on Jan. 20, the pair stepped out for a date night at local restaurant Q Roadhouse and Brewing Co. "They were so nice and cute together and couldn't have been more complimentary and polite and cool to all the staff," an onlooker tells People. "Everyone said how great they were." Shortly after their Wyoming getaway,...
- 1/27/2015
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
10 European actors to be celebrated by Efp in Berlin.
The UK’s Maisie Williams and Denmark’s Joachim Fjelstrup are among ten European acting talents to watch who have been selected for the line-up of European Film Promotion’s (Efp) Shooting Stars showcase at the 65th Berlinale (Feb 5-15).
An international jury of film professionals comprising Slovenian producer Danijel Hocevar, Polish director Malgorzata Szumowska, Swedish actress Eva Röse, UK film journalist Damon Wise, and French casting director Nathalie Cheron made its selection of six actresses and four actors from 23 nominations submitted by Efp member organisations.
The line-up for the 18th edition of Shooting Stars - with their nominated films - is as follows:
- Denmark: Joachim Fjelstrup (Itsi Bitsi)
- Finland: Emmi Parviainen (The Princess Of Egypt)
- Germany: Jannis Niewöhner (Sapphire Blue)
- Iceland: Hera Hilmer (Life In A Fishbowl)
- Ireland: Moe Dunford (Patrick’s Day)
- Lithuania: Aistė Diržiūtė (The Summer Of Sangaile)
- Spain:...
The UK’s Maisie Williams and Denmark’s Joachim Fjelstrup are among ten European acting talents to watch who have been selected for the line-up of European Film Promotion’s (Efp) Shooting Stars showcase at the 65th Berlinale (Feb 5-15).
An international jury of film professionals comprising Slovenian producer Danijel Hocevar, Polish director Malgorzata Szumowska, Swedish actress Eva Röse, UK film journalist Damon Wise, and French casting director Nathalie Cheron made its selection of six actresses and four actors from 23 nominations submitted by Efp member organisations.
The line-up for the 18th edition of Shooting Stars - with their nominated films - is as follows:
- Denmark: Joachim Fjelstrup (Itsi Bitsi)
- Finland: Emmi Parviainen (The Princess Of Egypt)
- Germany: Jannis Niewöhner (Sapphire Blue)
- Iceland: Hera Hilmer (Life In A Fishbowl)
- Ireland: Moe Dunford (Patrick’s Day)
- Lithuania: Aistė Diržiūtė (The Summer Of Sangaile)
- Spain:...
- 12/11/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The X Factor winner's single will be in aid of children's charity Together for Short Lives, Simon Cowell has confirmed.
100% of the profits from each sale - expected to be at least 20p for each download and £1 for every CD single - will go towards the organisation, which works with children's hospices and services across the country helping ill children and their families.
Andrea Faustini, Ben Haenow, Fleur East and Lauren Platt visited Shooting Star Chase House in Hampton on Tuesday (December 2) to meet some of the children and families who will benefit from the partnership.
The top two acts will each perform their winner's single during the X Factor final, while the victor's single will be able to download immediately after they triumph on December 14.
A CD single will be available in stores a few days later, on December 17.
This is the seventh charity release from The X Factor...
100% of the profits from each sale - expected to be at least 20p for each download and £1 for every CD single - will go towards the organisation, which works with children's hospices and services across the country helping ill children and their families.
Andrea Faustini, Ben Haenow, Fleur East and Lauren Platt visited Shooting Star Chase House in Hampton on Tuesday (December 2) to meet some of the children and families who will benefit from the partnership.
The top two acts will each perform their winner's single during the X Factor final, while the victor's single will be able to download immediately after they triumph on December 14.
A CD single will be available in stores a few days later, on December 17.
This is the seventh charity release from The X Factor...
- 12/4/2014
- Digital Spy
Lukasz Palkowski’s Gods was the big winner at this year’s annual showcase of Polish cinema at the Gdynia Film Festival which ended with a gala awards ceremony at the weekend.
Gods (Bogowie), based on the life of Zbigniew Religa who performed the first successful heart transplant in Poland in the 1980s, received the Grand Prix Golden Lions for best film as well as individual awards in the categories of screenplay, make-up, production design and actor in a leading role for Tomasz Kot.
In addition, Gods received the award of the Polish Film Festivals and Reviews Abroad as well as the Journalists’ Award, Elle magazine’s Star of the Stars award for lead actor Kot and Radio Gdansk’s Golden Claquer Award for the longest applauded film at a screening in the Musical Theatre for the Main Competition.
Palkowski made his feature directorial debut in 2007 with Reserve, which won three prize at the festival in Gdynia...
Gods (Bogowie), based on the life of Zbigniew Religa who performed the first successful heart transplant in Poland in the 1980s, received the Grand Prix Golden Lions for best film as well as individual awards in the categories of screenplay, make-up, production design and actor in a leading role for Tomasz Kot.
In addition, Gods received the award of the Polish Film Festivals and Reviews Abroad as well as the Journalists’ Award, Elle magazine’s Star of the Stars award for lead actor Kot and Radio Gdansk’s Golden Claquer Award for the longest applauded film at a screening in the Musical Theatre for the Main Competition.
Palkowski made his feature directorial debut in 2007 with Reserve, which won three prize at the festival in Gdynia...
- 9/22/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Don’t you wish U.S was as generous in supporting its filmmakers as just one country of the entire European Union? The Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff), remains the flagship festival of European Film Promotion's (Efp) Film Sales Support (Fss) scheme which is backed by the Media Program (2007 - 2013) of the European Union since 2004.
28 associated sales companies from eight European countries receive financial backing to market their films in Toronto, most important launch pad for North American releases and thriving international sales platform. The amount of a little more than €150,000 in total is being reserved by Efp for Europe's attending sales companies.
Toronto annually screens more than 300 films in early September; those European films, eligible for Fss support, have to run in the festival and need to be available for Canada. Of the 39 supported films, 27 are having their world premiere in Toronto.
Amongst them are François Ozon’s, "The New Girlfriend", Bent Hamer’s, "1001 Grams" and Susanne Bier’s, "A Second Chance," starring Ulrich Thomsen and two of Efp’s former European Shooting Stars, Maria Bonnevie and Nikolaj Lie Kaas.
Michael Winterbottom’ s psycho-thriller on the Amanda Knox case, "The Face Of An Angel" sees German actor and former European Shooting Star, Daniel Brühl in a lead role. This UK production premieres at Tiff as well as the French film, "Far From Men" by David Oelhoffen – starring Viggo Mortensen – based on a short story by Albert Camus and "Miss Julie," a European coproduction between Norway, the UK, Ireland and France, directed by Liv Ullmann. "Foreign Body" by Krzysztof Zanussi, a co-production between Poland, Italy and Russia with onetime European Shooting Star Agata Buzek , in a main role also celebrates its premiere at the festival.
28 associated sales companies from eight European countries receive financial backing to market their films in Toronto, most important launch pad for North American releases and thriving international sales platform. The amount of a little more than €150,000 in total is being reserved by Efp for Europe's attending sales companies.
Toronto annually screens more than 300 films in early September; those European films, eligible for Fss support, have to run in the festival and need to be available for Canada. Of the 39 supported films, 27 are having their world premiere in Toronto.
Amongst them are François Ozon’s, "The New Girlfriend", Bent Hamer’s, "1001 Grams" and Susanne Bier’s, "A Second Chance," starring Ulrich Thomsen and two of Efp’s former European Shooting Stars, Maria Bonnevie and Nikolaj Lie Kaas.
Michael Winterbottom’ s psycho-thriller on the Amanda Knox case, "The Face Of An Angel" sees German actor and former European Shooting Star, Daniel Brühl in a lead role. This UK production premieres at Tiff as well as the French film, "Far From Men" by David Oelhoffen – starring Viggo Mortensen – based on a short story by Albert Camus and "Miss Julie," a European coproduction between Norway, the UK, Ireland and France, directed by Liv Ullmann. "Foreign Body" by Krzysztof Zanussi, a co-production between Poland, Italy and Russia with onetime European Shooting Star Agata Buzek , in a main role also celebrates its premiere at the festival.
- 9/7/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
It has been a rather long, almost interminable wait, but finally, Duane Hopkins’ sophomore feature will finally be making its world premiere debut at the Venice Film Festival. A visually engulfing multi-pov portrait that tapped into the motivations and behaviors of a teenage wasteland, while the nouveau British cinematic wave Cannes’ Critics’ Week selected Better Things showcased Hopkins’ skill set, the cloud formations were perhaps layers of blue, but the actual tone of the film was shades of dark sky grey. Calling his debut film “bleak” is an understatement.
Named as United Kingdom’s Shooting Star for 2013 (his range was on full display at last year’s Tiff — we highlighted his double dose), George MacKay has been padding his filmography with versatile roles including the seminal perf in Paul Wright’s For Those in Peril. Set in a dichotomous world where those with an already handcuffed future are further punished...
Named as United Kingdom’s Shooting Star for 2013 (his range was on full display at last year’s Tiff — we highlighted his double dose), George MacKay has been padding his filmography with versatile roles including the seminal perf in Paul Wright’s For Those in Peril. Set in a dichotomous world where those with an already handcuffed future are further punished...
- 9/2/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Nearly 30 sales companies receive financial backing to market their films in Toronto.
A total of 28 sales companies from eight European countries are to receive financial backing from to market their films at the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14) from European Film Promotion’s Film Sales Support scheme.
More than €150,000 ($200,000) in total is being reserved by Efp for Europe’s attending sales companies.
European films eligible for Fss support have to run in the festival and need to be available for Canada. Of the 39 supported films, 27 are receiving their world premiere in Toronto.
Amongst them are François Ozon’s The New Girlfriend, Bent Hamer’s 1001 Grams and Susanne Bier’s A Second Chance.
Michael Winterbottom The Face Of An Angel sees German actor and former European Shooting Star Daniel Brühl in a lead role.
Foreign Body by Krzysztof Zanussi, a co-production between Poland, Italy and Russia with one-time European Shooting Star Agata Buzek in a main role...
A total of 28 sales companies from eight European countries are to receive financial backing from to market their films at the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14) from European Film Promotion’s Film Sales Support scheme.
More than €150,000 ($200,000) in total is being reserved by Efp for Europe’s attending sales companies.
European films eligible for Fss support have to run in the festival and need to be available for Canada. Of the 39 supported films, 27 are receiving their world premiere in Toronto.
Amongst them are François Ozon’s The New Girlfriend, Bent Hamer’s 1001 Grams and Susanne Bier’s A Second Chance.
Michael Winterbottom The Face Of An Angel sees German actor and former European Shooting Star Daniel Brühl in a lead role.
Foreign Body by Krzysztof Zanussi, a co-production between Poland, Italy and Russia with one-time European Shooting Star Agata Buzek in a main role...
- 8/29/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Earlier this month, we reported that the cast and crew of the 1999 cult classic Galaxy Quest were open to returning for a sequel, and we were frankly pretty excited about the idea. Now, by Grabthar’s hammer, it’s actually happening… in the form of a comic book. That’s still exciting, right? Maybe?
According to Comic Book Resources, Idw Publishing will put out a Galaxy Quest ongoing series from Ghostbusters and Shooting Star comics writer Erik Burnham and artist Nacno Arranz, which will hit store shelves in 2015.
Burnham recently talked a bit about the direction of the book, and how it connects with the film, saying:
“Well, at the end of their movie, Tim Allen’s character, Jason, used the Omega 13 device to rewind time 13 seconds and undo the catastrophic death of his crew. (Um… sorry for the 15 year-old spoilers!) Messing with time. Maybe that affected more than the ship.
According to Comic Book Resources, Idw Publishing will put out a Galaxy Quest ongoing series from Ghostbusters and Shooting Star comics writer Erik Burnham and artist Nacno Arranz, which will hit store shelves in 2015.
Burnham recently talked a bit about the direction of the book, and how it connects with the film, saying:
“Well, at the end of their movie, Tim Allen’s character, Jason, used the Omega 13 device to rewind time 13 seconds and undo the catastrophic death of his crew. (Um… sorry for the 15 year-old spoilers!) Messing with time. Maybe that affected more than the ship.
- 8/23/2014
- by James Garcia
- We Got This Covered
K5 International has taken on distribution for Martin Zandvliet’s Land Of Mine (Under Sandet) about a sensitive chapter in Danish post-war history.
Zandvliet’s most ambitious film to date after his 2009 debut Applause and 2011’s A Funny Man is inspired by true events where more than 2,000 German prisoners of war were forced shortly after the Second World War to clear mines laid by German occupying forces along the Danish West coast. More than half of the young Germans were killed or seriously maimed.
Roland Møller, who made his screen debut in Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer’s prison drama R, is cast in his first lead role as the Danish Sergeant Carl Leopold Rasmussen in charge of the prisoners, with Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, who received a Silver Bear as Best Actor at the 2012 Berlinale for his performance in A Royal Affair and was a Shooting Star last year, as Lieutenant Ebbe.
Other leads -...
Zandvliet’s most ambitious film to date after his 2009 debut Applause and 2011’s A Funny Man is inspired by true events where more than 2,000 German prisoners of war were forced shortly after the Second World War to clear mines laid by German occupying forces along the Danish West coast. More than half of the young Germans were killed or seriously maimed.
Roland Møller, who made his screen debut in Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer’s prison drama R, is cast in his first lead role as the Danish Sergeant Carl Leopold Rasmussen in charge of the prisoners, with Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, who received a Silver Bear as Best Actor at the 2012 Berlinale for his performance in A Royal Affair and was a Shooting Star last year, as Lieutenant Ebbe.
Other leads -...
- 8/22/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Lobster, Peter Greenaway’s Eisenstein In Guanajuato and Alex van Warmerdam’s Schneider vs. Bax among those to receive a share of €8.5m ($11.4m) from the new Netherlands Film Production Incentive.Scroll down for full list of projects
A total of 34 film projects have received funding totaling €8.5m ($11.4m) from the budget of the new Netherlands Film Production Incentive.
It is anticipated that these projects will generate €47.9m ($64.6m) in Netherlands-based production expenditure.
Some 21 of the 34 successful applicants were international co-productions of feature films and documentaries, in which a Dutch producer has a majority or minority stake.
Productions include The Night Of A Thousand Hours by screenwriter/director Virgil Widrich, a co-production between Austria (Amour Fou Vienna), Luxembourg (Amour Fou Luxembourg) and The Netherlands (KeyFilm); The Lobster by director/screenwriter Yorgos Lanthimos, a co-production between Ireland (Element Pictures), France (Haut et Court), Greece (Faliro House), UK (Scarlet Films) and The Netherlands (Lemming Film); and...
A total of 34 film projects have received funding totaling €8.5m ($11.4m) from the budget of the new Netherlands Film Production Incentive.
It is anticipated that these projects will generate €47.9m ($64.6m) in Netherlands-based production expenditure.
Some 21 of the 34 successful applicants were international co-productions of feature films and documentaries, in which a Dutch producer has a majority or minority stake.
Productions include The Night Of A Thousand Hours by screenwriter/director Virgil Widrich, a co-production between Austria (Amour Fou Vienna), Luxembourg (Amour Fou Luxembourg) and The Netherlands (KeyFilm); The Lobster by director/screenwriter Yorgos Lanthimos, a co-production between Ireland (Element Pictures), France (Haut et Court), Greece (Faliro House), UK (Scarlet Films) and The Netherlands (Lemming Film); and...
- 7/28/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
WWE.com
Ask yourself this question: If you were in a wrestling ring and climbed to the top rope, what move would you hit on your prone opponent? Sure there are flashy moonsaults, Shooting Star Presses and 450° splashes, but like many fans, you picture yourself flying toward your opponent with the point of your elbow aimed directly at his sternum, looking to drive it right through his ribcage.
Let’s just face it, the elbow drop is one of those moves that kids (and some adults) love to emulate in the swimming pool or on a queen-sized bed. It’s a classic maneuver for many reasons, including the fact that it looks like it genuinely could collapse someone’s chest.
And while the elbow drop is closely associated with a small number of performers, there are more than a few who have utilized it throughout the years. And the elbow drop comes in different forms.
Ask yourself this question: If you were in a wrestling ring and climbed to the top rope, what move would you hit on your prone opponent? Sure there are flashy moonsaults, Shooting Star Presses and 450° splashes, but like many fans, you picture yourself flying toward your opponent with the point of your elbow aimed directly at his sternum, looking to drive it right through his ribcage.
Let’s just face it, the elbow drop is one of those moves that kids (and some adults) love to emulate in the swimming pool or on a queen-sized bed. It’s a classic maneuver for many reasons, including the fact that it looks like it genuinely could collapse someone’s chest.
And while the elbow drop is closely associated with a small number of performers, there are more than a few who have utilized it throughout the years. And the elbow drop comes in different forms.
- 7/3/2014
- by Scott Carlson
- Obsessed with Film
A host of young talent is set to star in a new "quantum theory" thriller DxM announced at Cannes today.
The story follows a group of young bio-engineers who realize that quantum theory can be used to transfer motor skills from one brain to another. Believing this will lead to intellectual equality among humans, the group soon faces dark forces threatening to subvert the technology as an instrument for mass control.
Tom Payne (represented by Curtis Brown) leads the group as Jaxon, described as extremely intelligent and motivated, and the driving force behind the new technology. Tom also recently filmed the leads in The Physician and British indie feature Winter (aka Barking at Trees).
Melia Kreiling (represented in the UK by Piers Nimmo) plays Stella, a mystery to the rest of the group, a highly skilled bio engineer who specialises in everything. Part Greek and part American, Melia trained in...
The story follows a group of young bio-engineers who realize that quantum theory can be used to transfer motor skills from one brain to another. Believing this will lead to intellectual equality among humans, the group soon faces dark forces threatening to subvert the technology as an instrument for mass control.
Tom Payne (represented by Curtis Brown) leads the group as Jaxon, described as extremely intelligent and motivated, and the driving force behind the new technology. Tom also recently filmed the leads in The Physician and British indie feature Winter (aka Barking at Trees).
Melia Kreiling (represented in the UK by Piers Nimmo) plays Stella, a mystery to the rest of the group, a highly skilled bio engineer who specialises in everything. Part Greek and part American, Melia trained in...
- 5/15/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Exclusive: Munich based Beta Cinema has arrived in Cannes with new pick-ups that could provoke heated debate.
Beta is launching We Are Young, We Are Strong by young Afghan-German director Burhan Qurbani in the Cannes Marché. The film explores the driving forces of xenophobia during the violent riots of 1992 in freshly reunited Germany
Based on historical facts and currently in post-production, it recounts the violent xenophobic riots in Rostock in 1992 from the perspectives of three different characters: a Vietnamese woman settled in Germany, a young hooligan involved in the night’s riots and his father, a local politician, trapped in the dilemma of advancing his career or standing up for his ideals.
Devid Striesow, Jonas Nay and European Shooting Star Saskia Rosendahl headline the cast of the film, which is a Ufa Fiction production in co-production with cine plus, Zdf and Arte.
It marks the follow up to Qurbani’s Berlinale competition title, Shahada.
Also...
Beta is launching We Are Young, We Are Strong by young Afghan-German director Burhan Qurbani in the Cannes Marché. The film explores the driving forces of xenophobia during the violent riots of 1992 in freshly reunited Germany
Based on historical facts and currently in post-production, it recounts the violent xenophobic riots in Rostock in 1992 from the perspectives of three different characters: a Vietnamese woman settled in Germany, a young hooligan involved in the night’s riots and his father, a local politician, trapped in the dilemma of advancing his career or standing up for his ideals.
Devid Striesow, Jonas Nay and European Shooting Star Saskia Rosendahl headline the cast of the film, which is a Ufa Fiction production in co-production with cine plus, Zdf and Arte.
It marks the follow up to Qurbani’s Berlinale competition title, Shahada.
Also...
- 5/14/2014
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Beta Cinema will handle international sales on German director Isabelle Stevers’ grotesque drama Cooking Cats, which began shooting in Cologne last week.
UK actor Jim Broadbent has been cast as a British ambassador in the drama set in the world of international aid schemes with Maria Furtwängler as an Un aid worker caught between the contradictions of a jetsetting life and tackling Third World poverty.
Other cast members include former European Shooting Star Dorka Gryllus and newcomer Mehmer Sözer.
Stever’s previous films include the feature films Erste Ehe and Gisela and an episode of the omnibus film Deutschland ‘09.
The co-production between Sutor Kolonko Filmproduktion, cine plus Filmproduktion and broadcasters Wdr, Br and Ndr will be released theatrically in Germany by Movienet.
Shooting will continue at the Hürth-based Medienparks Nrw studio, in Düsseldorf and Jordan’s Amman until the beginning of June.
Schipper thriller and love story
Another addition to Beta’s slate is actor-director [link=nm...
UK actor Jim Broadbent has been cast as a British ambassador in the drama set in the world of international aid schemes with Maria Furtwängler as an Un aid worker caught between the contradictions of a jetsetting life and tackling Third World poverty.
Other cast members include former European Shooting Star Dorka Gryllus and newcomer Mehmer Sözer.
Stever’s previous films include the feature films Erste Ehe and Gisela and an episode of the omnibus film Deutschland ‘09.
The co-production between Sutor Kolonko Filmproduktion, cine plus Filmproduktion and broadcasters Wdr, Br and Ndr will be released theatrically in Germany by Movienet.
Shooting will continue at the Hürth-based Medienparks Nrw studio, in Düsseldorf and Jordan’s Amman until the beginning of June.
Schipper thriller and love story
Another addition to Beta’s slate is actor-director [link=nm...
- 5/9/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Comedies dominate Films Boutique’s line-up of market premieres at next week’s Marché du Film in Cannes.
The Berlin-based sales outfit will be presenting three comedies among its latest pickups.
These include Serbian writer-director Darko Lungulov’s Monument To Michael Jackson. It follows his award-winning feature Here And There and was pitched at various co-production events, including Sofia Meetings and Moscow Business Square; the film was co-produced by Macedonia’s Producer on the Move, Ognen Antov of Dream Factory Macedonia;T
The other two titles are Belgian film-maker Geoffrey Enthoven’s Halfway and Pascal Rabaté’s Patchwork Family, to be released in France on July 9 by Ad Vitam Distribution, as buyers-only screenings.
Halfway is the second film by Enthoven to be handled internationally by Films Boutique after the sales company had sold Come As You Are, a drama about three disabled youngsters going to Spain to get laid, to 42 territories...
The Berlin-based sales outfit will be presenting three comedies among its latest pickups.
These include Serbian writer-director Darko Lungulov’s Monument To Michael Jackson. It follows his award-winning feature Here And There and was pitched at various co-production events, including Sofia Meetings and Moscow Business Square; the film was co-produced by Macedonia’s Producer on the Move, Ognen Antov of Dream Factory Macedonia;T
The other two titles are Belgian film-maker Geoffrey Enthoven’s Halfway and Pascal Rabaté’s Patchwork Family, to be released in France on July 9 by Ad Vitam Distribution, as buyers-only screenings.
Halfway is the second film by Enthoven to be handled internationally by Films Boutique after the sales company had sold Come As You Are, a drama about three disabled youngsters going to Spain to get laid, to 42 territories...
- 5/8/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o take prizes at awards celebrating diversity.
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave was the big winner at the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards in London last night.
The period drama won Favourite International Movie (made by or starring British talent), beating competition from The Butler, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and House at the End of the Street.
Chiwetel Ejiofor won Best Male Performance in a Film for his role in 12 Years a Slave, an award he previously picked up at the Screen Nation awards in 2003 for his role in Dirty Pretty Things.
Lupita Nyong’o, who co-starred alongside Ejiofor in McQueen’s period epic, picked up Favourite Female African Intl. Rising Screen Talent at the awards, which celebrate diversity in film and television.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom did not leave empty-handed as Naomie Harris was awarded Female Performance in Film.
Biyi Bandele’s Half of A Yellow Sun was...
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave was the big winner at the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards in London last night.
The period drama won Favourite International Movie (made by or starring British talent), beating competition from The Butler, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and House at the End of the Street.
Chiwetel Ejiofor won Best Male Performance in a Film for his role in 12 Years a Slave, an award he previously picked up at the Screen Nation awards in 2003 for his role in Dirty Pretty Things.
Lupita Nyong’o, who co-starred alongside Ejiofor in McQueen’s period epic, picked up Favourite Female African Intl. Rising Screen Talent at the awards, which celebrate diversity in film and television.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom did not leave empty-handed as Naomie Harris was awarded Female Performance in Film.
Biyi Bandele’s Half of A Yellow Sun was...
- 2/25/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Feature dubbed the Danish Fast & Furious sold to France, Russia and Japan.
Christian E. Christiansen’s action-drama On The Edge (Lev stærkt), which had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam last month, has been sold to France (Films Distribution), Russia (P & I Films), Japan (Transformer, Inc) and Former Yugoslavia (Discovery film and video distribution).
The film centres on two best friends and street racers whose relationship is tested after one kills a young girl on the road.
Review: On The Edge
It stars Danish actress Danica Curcic (The Bridge) and Norwegian actor Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki), both of whom were feted as Shooting Stars at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. It also stars Cyron Melville (A Royal Affair), who was a Shooting Star in 2009.
Christiansen’s credits include two Us-produced features - The Roommate (2011) and the upcoming Where The Devil Hides.
On The Edge is produced by the Zentropa Group in co-production with M...
Christian E. Christiansen’s action-drama On The Edge (Lev stærkt), which had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam last month, has been sold to France (Films Distribution), Russia (P & I Films), Japan (Transformer, Inc) and Former Yugoslavia (Discovery film and video distribution).
The film centres on two best friends and street racers whose relationship is tested after one kills a young girl on the road.
Review: On The Edge
It stars Danish actress Danica Curcic (The Bridge) and Norwegian actor Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki), both of whom were feted as Shooting Stars at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. It also stars Cyron Melville (A Royal Affair), who was a Shooting Star in 2009.
Christiansen’s credits include two Us-produced features - The Roommate (2011) and the upcoming Where The Devil Hides.
On The Edge is produced by the Zentropa Group in co-production with M...
- 2/18/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: LevelK has boarded world sales for Silent Heart (working title), which reunites director Bille August with his Best Intentions star Ghita Norby.
The cast will also feature Pilou Asbaek (A Hijacking), Paprika Steen, Morten Grunwald, and 2014 Efp Shooting Star Danica Curcia.
The story, written by Christian Torpe, is about a family gathering for an unusual weekend as the terminally ill matriarch (Norby) plans to commit suicide.
The Danish-language film is currently in production for producer Jesper Morthorst at Sf Film Production. Backers also include Sf Film, the Danish Film Institute, TV2 and FilmFyn.
Sf will handle the local release at the end of 2014.
LevelK’s slate also includes four films in festival selection: The Turning, Free Range, The Word and The Contest.
The cast will also feature Pilou Asbaek (A Hijacking), Paprika Steen, Morten Grunwald, and 2014 Efp Shooting Star Danica Curcia.
The story, written by Christian Torpe, is about a family gathering for an unusual weekend as the terminally ill matriarch (Norby) plans to commit suicide.
The Danish-language film is currently in production for producer Jesper Morthorst at Sf Film Production. Backers also include Sf Film, the Danish Film Institute, TV2 and FilmFyn.
Sf will handle the local release at the end of 2014.
LevelK’s slate also includes four films in festival selection: The Turning, Free Range, The Word and The Contest.
- 2/7/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Rom-com stars Berlinale Shooting Star 2014 Marwan Kenzari.
UK sales outfit High Point has added Dutch rom-com Heart Street to its Efm lineup.
High Point renews its collaboration with Amsterdam-based producers 2CFilm after the pair joined forces on tech-thriller App.
Director Sanne Vogel’s debut feature stars Berlinale Shooting Star 2014 Marwan Kenzari (Wolf) alongside Bracha van Doesburgh (The Domino Effect)and Tygo Gernhandt (Suskind) and focuses on a range of characters looking for love in one of Amsterdam’s most fashionable neighbourhoods.
Producers are Edvard van’t Wout, Robin de Levita and Kees Abrahams.
Just Film Distribution is set to release in The Netherlands on more than 100 screens in March.
UK sales outfit High Point has added Dutch rom-com Heart Street to its Efm lineup.
High Point renews its collaboration with Amsterdam-based producers 2CFilm after the pair joined forces on tech-thriller App.
Director Sanne Vogel’s debut feature stars Berlinale Shooting Star 2014 Marwan Kenzari (Wolf) alongside Bracha van Doesburgh (The Domino Effect)and Tygo Gernhandt (Suskind) and focuses on a range of characters looking for love in one of Amsterdam’s most fashionable neighbourhoods.
Producers are Edvard van’t Wout, Robin de Levita and Kees Abrahams.
Just Film Distribution is set to release in The Netherlands on more than 100 screens in March.
- 2/7/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Posthumous award announced as nominations revealed for the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards.
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
- 1/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
Posthumous award announced as nominations revealed for the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards.
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
- 1/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
Frauke Finsterwalder’s tragicomic Finsterworld and a new screen adaptation of the children’s classic Pinocchio are among five market premieres being unveiled by Munich-based Global Screen at next month’s Efm in Berlin.
Head of Theatrical Sales Julia Weber and her team will be showing Nadav Schirman’s The Green Prince in Berlin fresh from its world premiere as the opening film of Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition last week.
The first deals on this Red Box/Passion Pictures production were concluded on Sundance’s first weekend with Curzon for the UK and Madman Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand.
In addition, the Munich-based sales agent will have premieres at the Efm of:
Arne Birkenstock’s documentary Beltracchi - The Art of Forgery, about Wolfgang Beltracchi, one of the biggest art forgers of all time. Birkenstock came into contact with Beltracchi through his father Reinhard Birkenstock who was one of the defence lawyers for the...
Head of Theatrical Sales Julia Weber and her team will be showing Nadav Schirman’s The Green Prince in Berlin fresh from its world premiere as the opening film of Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition last week.
The first deals on this Red Box/Passion Pictures production were concluded on Sundance’s first weekend with Curzon for the UK and Madman Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand.
In addition, the Munich-based sales agent will have premieres at the Efm of:
Arne Birkenstock’s documentary Beltracchi - The Art of Forgery, about Wolfgang Beltracchi, one of the biggest art forgers of all time. Birkenstock came into contact with Beltracchi through his father Reinhard Birkenstock who was one of the defence lawyers for the...
- 1/21/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Frauke Finsterwalder’s tragicomic Finsterworld and a new screen adaptation of the children’s classic Pinocchio are among five market premieres being unveiled by Munich-based Global Screen at next month’s Efm in Berlin.
Head of Theatrical Sales Julia Weber and her team will be showing Nadav Schirman’s The Green Prince in Berlin fresh from its world premiere as the opening film of Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition last week.
The first deals on this Red Box/Passion Pictures production were concluded on Sundance’s first weekend with Curzon for the UK and Madman Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand.
In addition, the Munich-based sales agent will have premieres at the Efm of:
Arne Birkenstock’s documentary Beltracchi - The Art of Forgery, about Wolfgang Beltracchi, one of the biggest art forgers of all time. Birkenstock came into contact with Beltracchi through his father Reinhard Birkenstock who was one of the defence lawyers for the...
Head of Theatrical Sales Julia Weber and her team will be showing Nadav Schirman’s The Green Prince in Berlin fresh from its world premiere as the opening film of Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition last week.
The first deals on this Red Box/Passion Pictures production were concluded on Sundance’s first weekend with Curzon for the UK and Madman Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand.
In addition, the Munich-based sales agent will have premieres at the Efm of:
Arne Birkenstock’s documentary Beltracchi - The Art of Forgery, about Wolfgang Beltracchi, one of the biggest art forgers of all time. Birkenstock came into contact with Beltracchi through his father Reinhard Birkenstock who was one of the defence lawyers for the...
- 1/21/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
She is admired around the world for her poise, gracious attitude and undeniably gorgeous brunette locks, so in honor of Kate Middleton's 32nd birthday today (January 9), GossipCenter takes a look back at her top five hair moments from her days as a 31-year-old.
Whether it's stepping out for the first time with Baby Prince George of Cambridge and rocking a stunning blow out, or throwing her hair up in a half pony, the Duchess of Cambridge's tresses always look lush and vibrant.
July 23, 2013:
Kate stepped out of St. Mary’s Hospital in London with her hubby Prince William and their newborn son looking absolutely stunning. The brunette beauty reportedly summoned her freelance hairstylist Amanda Tucker after giving birth to her 8-pound, 6-ounce bundle of joy to achieve the perfect blowout.
October 24, 2013:
At first glance, it was hard to believe that Middleton gave birth just a few months...
Whether it's stepping out for the first time with Baby Prince George of Cambridge and rocking a stunning blow out, or throwing her hair up in a half pony, the Duchess of Cambridge's tresses always look lush and vibrant.
July 23, 2013:
Kate stepped out of St. Mary’s Hospital in London with her hubby Prince William and their newborn son looking absolutely stunning. The brunette beauty reportedly summoned her freelance hairstylist Amanda Tucker after giving birth to her 8-pound, 6-ounce bundle of joy to achieve the perfect blowout.
October 24, 2013:
At first glance, it was hard to believe that Middleton gave birth just a few months...
- 1/9/2014
- GossipCenter
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