In a heartfelt tribute to her late mother, Kelly Preston, Ella Bleu Travolta has released her latest single, “Little Bird,” which reflects on her grief and memories.
The song is featured on her upcoming EP, Colors of Love. At 24, the only daughter of John Travolta and Kelly Preston shared in an interview with People magazine that the experience of creating the track helped her feel her mother’s presence.
“I definitely felt [Preston] watching over me,” Ella told People, adding, “I knew that she was really proud of this whole process and of me.”
Processing Grief Through Music
Ella explained that growing up in the public eye brought attention, especially when dealing with personal loss. “There’s definitely the natural support and global support that comes with that,” she said.
However, this attention also brought external expectations about how she should feel or process her emotions. Despite the outside noise,...
The song is featured on her upcoming EP, Colors of Love. At 24, the only daughter of John Travolta and Kelly Preston shared in an interview with People magazine that the experience of creating the track helped her feel her mother’s presence.
“I definitely felt [Preston] watching over me,” Ella told People, adding, “I knew that she was really proud of this whole process and of me.”
Processing Grief Through Music
Ella explained that growing up in the public eye brought attention, especially when dealing with personal loss. “There’s definitely the natural support and global support that comes with that,” she said.
However, this attention also brought external expectations about how she should feel or process her emotions. Despite the outside noise,...
- 9/9/2024
- by Chijioke Chukwuemeka
- Celebrating The Soaps
The nominations for this year’s Brit Awards have been unveiled, with Raye making history as the most nominated artist in the same year. The singer, who released her acclaimed album My 21st Century Blues last year, scored nods for Best British Album, Song Of The Year (twice), British Artist of the Year, Best Pop Act, Best R&b Act, and Best New Artist.
It’s a huge achievement for the singer, who openly told Rolling Stone UK last year how she shook off the shackles of a record label...
It’s a huge achievement for the singer, who openly told Rolling Stone UK last year how she shook off the shackles of a record label...
- 1/24/2024
- by Nick Reilly
- Rollingstone.com
The 2024 BRITs nominees have been revealed!
Raye leads the charge, becoming the first artist to score seven nominations in a single year, including song of the year, plus nominations in the artist, pop and R&b categories.
Central Cee and J Hus have four nominations each, plus three each for Little Simz and Dave. Calvin Harris adds to his 14 nominations with three more in the dance, pop and song categories, and Dua Lipa also earns three nominations thanks to her Barbie soundtrack hit “Dance the Night.”
Find out who won at the 2023 ceremony!
Click through to see the nominations…
British album of the year
Blur – The Ballad of Darren
J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal Yard
Little Simz – No Thank You
Raye – My 21st Century Blues
Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy
British artist of the year
Arlo Parks
Central Cee
Dave
Dua Lipa
Fred Again
J Hus
Jessie Ware
Little Simz
Olivia Dean...
Raye leads the charge, becoming the first artist to score seven nominations in a single year, including song of the year, plus nominations in the artist, pop and R&b categories.
Central Cee and J Hus have four nominations each, plus three each for Little Simz and Dave. Calvin Harris adds to his 14 nominations with three more in the dance, pop and song categories, and Dua Lipa also earns three nominations thanks to her Barbie soundtrack hit “Dance the Night.”
Find out who won at the 2023 ceremony!
Click through to see the nominations…
British album of the year
Blur – The Ballad of Darren
J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal Yard
Little Simz – No Thank You
Raye – My 21st Century Blues
Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy
British artist of the year
Arlo Parks
Central Cee
Dave
Dua Lipa
Fred Again
J Hus
Jessie Ware
Little Simz
Olivia Dean...
- 1/24/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
LevelK has boarded the dark comedic drama “The Kidnapping of a President” by Finnish director Samuli Valkama (“No Thank You”), the company announced this week in Helsinki. The film, which is produced by John Lundsten (“Renki”) and Melli Maikkula (“KilJuset”) for Tack Film, is based on the incredible, pulled-from-the-headlines story of the abduction of the first president of Finland.
In a director’s statement provided to Variety, Valkama noted: “‘The Kidnapping of a President’ tells an absurd and comical story based on real events about how in October 1930, a group of Finnish top echelon military officers went drinking and decided to kidnap the first — and already retired — president of Finland, Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg. The plan went south right at the outset,” he continued, “as the incompetent crew recruited for the task were forced to allow the stubborn wife of the president, Ester Ståhlberg, to come along. This kicked off a bizarre series of events,...
In a director’s statement provided to Variety, Valkama noted: “‘The Kidnapping of a President’ tells an absurd and comical story based on real events about how in October 1930, a group of Finnish top echelon military officers went drinking and decided to kidnap the first — and already retired — president of Finland, Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg. The plan went south right at the outset,” he continued, “as the incompetent crew recruited for the task were forced to allow the stubborn wife of the president, Ester Ståhlberg, to come along. This kicked off a bizarre series of events,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
“You” star Penn Badgley and showrunner Sera Gamble revealed more details behind their decision to scale back the Netflix series’ sex scenes in Season 4, with Gamble revealing that “it was not a very difficult conversation.”
On Badgley’s “Podcrushed” Stitcher Studios podcast, Gamble addressed the process of planning around her star’s request to no longer film intimate scenes. Badgley had previously said he feels that acting out intimacy conflicts with his marriage to singer Domino Kirke.
Also Read:
A Little Sex, Please? Hollywood Says No Thank You
“It was not a very difficult conversation for me, honestly. Nobody was saying, ‘I refuse to do something.’ My job in that conversation was just to, like, pinpoint exactly what you were asking for and what was making you uncomfortable,” Gamble said to Badgley. “There’s a big difference, for example, between saying, ‘I have a problem with the content of the show you’re writing,...
On Badgley’s “Podcrushed” Stitcher Studios podcast, Gamble addressed the process of planning around her star’s request to no longer film intimate scenes. Badgley had previously said he feels that acting out intimacy conflicts with his marriage to singer Domino Kirke.
Also Read:
A Little Sex, Please? Hollywood Says No Thank You
“It was not a very difficult conversation for me, honestly. Nobody was saying, ‘I refuse to do something.’ My job in that conversation was just to, like, pinpoint exactly what you were asking for and what was making you uncomfortable,” Gamble said to Badgley. “There’s a big difference, for example, between saying, ‘I have a problem with the content of the show you’re writing,...
- 5/31/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Little Simz has announced her 10-date North American tour, happening this fall.
This marks the British rapper’s first time touring across the pond since 2019. She was originally scheduled to embark on a 10-date North American tour in the spring of 2022, but had to cancel it for financial reasons.
Now, a year later, on Monday (10 April), Little Simz shared the “exciting” news of her 2023 North American tour, in support of her latest album No Thank You.
“It’s been a long time. Appreciate your love and patience excited to announce my No Thank You North American tour!” she wrote on Instagram.
The “No Thank You” tour will kick off on 20 September in Chicago before making stops in Atlanta, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal, Silver Spring and eventually concluding in New York on 13 October.
For more information about how to land a ticket to see the 29-year-old perform live,...
This marks the British rapper’s first time touring across the pond since 2019. She was originally scheduled to embark on a 10-date North American tour in the spring of 2022, but had to cancel it for financial reasons.
Now, a year later, on Monday (10 April), Little Simz shared the “exciting” news of her 2023 North American tour, in support of her latest album No Thank You.
“It’s been a long time. Appreciate your love and patience excited to announce my No Thank You North American tour!” she wrote on Instagram.
The “No Thank You” tour will kick off on 20 September in Chicago before making stops in Atlanta, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal, Silver Spring and eventually concluding in New York on 13 October.
For more information about how to land a ticket to see the 29-year-old perform live,...
- 4/10/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Music
Little Simz has announced a Fall 2023 tour, marking her first North American dates since 2019.
Kicking off in Chicago on September 20th, the 10-city trek will also make stops in Atlanta, Portland, Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal, and more before wrapping in New York City on October 13th. See the full schedule below.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 13th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster, with a Live Nation pre-sale beginning on Tuesday, April 11th (use access code Vinyl).
Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
The British-Nigerian rapper had originally planned to play many of these cities last year, but canceled that tour while citing financial and mental strain. Instead, she put out another...
Kicking off in Chicago on September 20th, the 10-city trek will also make stops in Atlanta, Portland, Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal, and more before wrapping in New York City on October 13th. See the full schedule below.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 13th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster, with a Live Nation pre-sale beginning on Tuesday, April 11th (use access code Vinyl).
Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
The British-Nigerian rapper had originally planned to play many of these cities last year, but canceled that tour while citing financial and mental strain. Instead, she put out another...
- 4/10/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Since last touring in North America, Little Simz has shared two full-length studio albums, 2021’s Sometimes I Might Be Introvert and 2022’s No Thank You. Later this year, the musician will take both albums on the road outside of Europe for the first time on a 10-date tour.
Little Simz will launch the tour on Sept. 20 in at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago and wrap on Oct. 13 at Terminal 5 in New York. In between, she will make stops in Atlanta, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal, and Silver Spring,...
Little Simz will launch the tour on Sept. 20 in at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago and wrap on Oct. 13 at Terminal 5 in New York. In between, she will make stops in Atlanta, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal, and Silver Spring,...
- 4/10/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Little Simz returned late last year with her fifth album, No Thank You, and a companion short film of the same name. On Monday night, the British-Nigerian rapper sought to promote both releases with a late-night television appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Performing “Heart on Fire,” Little Simz was backed by an impressive collective boasting musicians from the Harlem Gospel Choir, the B String Quartet, and the Late Show Band. For her part, Little Simz spent a majority of the performance seated in a throne, rapping into a mirror. Watch the replay below.
Monday’s visit to the Late Show was Little Simz’s second high-profile television appearance in as many days. On Sunday, she performed “Heart on Fire” with Joan Armatrading at the 2023 BAFTAs.
A stunning performance from the sublime @LittleSimz ✨ #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/Wu2baL3yye
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 19, 2023
Little Simz Brings “Heart on...
Performing “Heart on Fire,” Little Simz was backed by an impressive collective boasting musicians from the Harlem Gospel Choir, the B String Quartet, and the Late Show Band. For her part, Little Simz spent a majority of the performance seated in a throne, rapping into a mirror. Watch the replay below.
Monday’s visit to the Late Show was Little Simz’s second high-profile television appearance in as many days. On Sunday, she performed “Heart on Fire” with Joan Armatrading at the 2023 BAFTAs.
A stunning performance from the sublime @LittleSimz ✨ #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/Wu2baL3yye
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 19, 2023
Little Simz Brings “Heart on...
- 2/21/2023
- by Alex Young
- Consequence - Music
Media Luna's lineup of predominantly women-centric and Spanish language films is very attractive for Ficg's upcoming market this March 6 - 16th.
"Flocking" by Beata Gårdeler won the Crystal Bear for Best Feature at Berlinale 2015
Synopsis: The small village community is convinced that the young Jennifer is lying, when she claims to have been raped by classmate Alexander. Evidence and court decisions mean nothing, where grown-up people lay down their own rules and laws to stick with the flock.
(Sweden 2015; Drama/Thriller) Based on true stories.
"Two Women" by Vera Glagoleva. Starring Ralph Fiennes ("The Grand Budapest Hotel," "The English Patient") and Sylvie Testud ("La Vie en Rose," "Lourdes")
Synopsis: Natalya is married to a land baron. Her feelings for her son’s attractive new tutor will confront her with her own daughter and turn her devoted life into a complex web of unappreciated love, lust and jealousy. (Russia, France, Latvia 2014; Drama)
"3 Beauties"(3 Bellezas) by Carlos Caridad-Montero (Venezuela 2014; Comedy) Miss Venezuela. When obsession for beauty and cosmetic surgery is taken too far.
Synopsis:Perla is obsessed with having a beauty queen in the family and she is willing to do whatever it takes to make her dream come true. Including destroying her own family.
"No Thank You" by Samuli Valkama (Finland 2014; Comedy) - Based on the Anna-Leena Härkönen bestseller, “Ei Kiitos”, published by Otava, the novel now exceeds 110.000 printed exemplars and "No Thank You" became a Box Office hit in Finland!
Synopsis: Heli’s husband is not in the mood. After many years of marriage a shoulder massage is the highest form of intimacy for him. When subtle hints, nice words and fetching clothes won’t help, Heli turns to increasingly direct action — in vain! Then she meets the attractive Jarno, a stunning young man. Soon she will discover what she wants, and what she doesn’t want in life.
"The Mud Woman" (La Mujer de Barro) by Sergio Castro San Martín (Chile & Argentina 2015; Drama) Starring Catalina Saavedra (Best actress at Sundace Film Festival for “The Maid”) World Premiere at Berlinale Forum 2015.
Synopsis: Maria and her daughter Teresa leave near the border between Chile and Argentina. Ten years have passed, since she last worked in the vineyard's harvest season. Now Maria has to earn some extra money and decides to return at the plantation… not knowing she will have to face her unsolved past.
"Baby Steps" by Barney Cheng (USA, Taiwan 2015; Comedy/Drama) From Oscar-winning producer of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Eat Drink Man Woman" and "The Wedding Banquet" by Ang Lee. Starring the award-winning actress Ah-Leh Gua ("The Wedding Banquet" and" Eat Drink Man Woman").
Synopsis: Danny and his boyfriend long to have a baby. The complex world of international surrogacy is further complicated by Danny's well-meaning but extremely meddlesome Mother who wants to control every aspect of the process all the way from Taipei.
"Internet Junkie" by Alexander Katzowicz (Argentina, Mexico & Israel 2015; Dark Comedy/Erotic) Starring Antonio Birabent ("Wild Tango"), Angela Molina ("That Obscure Object of Desire," "The Things of Love") and special appearance of Arturo Ripstein (Director of "No One Writes to the Colonel," "The Queen of the Night")
Synopsis: Inside the virtual world... A soldier looking for lovers, a teenager searching for porn, a mother in need of friends, a graduated looking for a job, women waiting to find the love of their life and the best –or any- lover in the area... outside the virtual world no one is what they seem.
"Get Married If You Can" (Casese Quien Pueda) by Marco Polo Constandse (Mexico 2014; Comedy) Box Office hit in Mexico! - Third highest-grossing film of all time – Starring Martha Higadera ("Street Kings," "Amar te duele"), Luis Gerardo Méndez ("Cantinflas") and Michel Brown ("Pasión de Gavilanes" – TV)
Synopsis: Ana is obsessed with her big dream wedding. Daniela is focused on her career, no time for marriage. When Ana finds out her fiancé is cheating on her and Daniela falls in love with her best friend they discover that the only true path to marriage is love.
"Sweet Girls" by Jean-Paul Cardinaux & Xavier Ruiz (Switzerland 2015; Dark Comedy) Generational clash, when a hopeless young generation meet an aged population.
Synopsis: Elodie and Marie are two teenagers that face the lack of opportunities offered by the housing crisis. They come up to an extreme solution: empty the apartments unjustly occupied by “the old people” who, at her eyes, are responsible of the current social imbalance. In this journey, they will discover that there are human beings, just as lost and forgotten by society as they are.
"Perfect Obedience" (Obediencia Perfecta) by Luis Urquiza (Mexico 2014; Drama) Based on a true story, the scandal related to the priest Marcial Maciel, the Head of "The Legion of Christ” (Los Legionarios de Cristo). Montreal (Best Film), Cine Ceará (Best Director, Best Actor)
Synopsis: A young seminarian will endure a hard spiritual journey to reach Perfect Obedience. His mentor, captivated by his fragility and innocence, will guide him to complete psychological and physical surrender.
"Buzzard" by Joel Potrykus (USA 2014; Dark Comedy, Drama) Joel Potrykus won Best Emerging Director and Special Mention for Best First Feature at Locarno 2012 for his film “Ape”. At this year’s Locarno, he won Special Mention from the Independent Juries and Prices in 2014 for his new feature “Buzzard”.
Synopsis: Marty is a small-time con artist drifting from one scam to the next. When his latest ruse goes awry, mounting paranoia forces him to leave his lousy temp job and hide out in his co-worker's basement. Until eventually he flees to Detroit with nothing but a pocket full of bogus checks, his Power Glove, and a bad temper.
"Unlucky Plaza" by Ken Kwek (Singapore 2014; Thriller, Dark Comedy) Ken Kwek’s previous compilation of shortfilms “Sex.Violence.FamilyValues - three dirrty stories from the world's cleanest city-“ was banned by the Singapore and Malaysia government in 2012. World Premiere Toronto 2014.
Synopsis: Sky has a debt to the mafia and hopes to convince his wife to sell her parent’s flat. Looking for a way out, she rents the flat to an evicted single father, while unintentionally setting into motion a series of unfortunate events.
For more information http://www.medialuna.biz/...
"Flocking" by Beata Gårdeler won the Crystal Bear for Best Feature at Berlinale 2015
Synopsis: The small village community is convinced that the young Jennifer is lying, when she claims to have been raped by classmate Alexander. Evidence and court decisions mean nothing, where grown-up people lay down their own rules and laws to stick with the flock.
(Sweden 2015; Drama/Thriller) Based on true stories.
"Two Women" by Vera Glagoleva. Starring Ralph Fiennes ("The Grand Budapest Hotel," "The English Patient") and Sylvie Testud ("La Vie en Rose," "Lourdes")
Synopsis: Natalya is married to a land baron. Her feelings for her son’s attractive new tutor will confront her with her own daughter and turn her devoted life into a complex web of unappreciated love, lust and jealousy. (Russia, France, Latvia 2014; Drama)
"3 Beauties"(3 Bellezas) by Carlos Caridad-Montero (Venezuela 2014; Comedy) Miss Venezuela. When obsession for beauty and cosmetic surgery is taken too far.
Synopsis:Perla is obsessed with having a beauty queen in the family and she is willing to do whatever it takes to make her dream come true. Including destroying her own family.
"No Thank You" by Samuli Valkama (Finland 2014; Comedy) - Based on the Anna-Leena Härkönen bestseller, “Ei Kiitos”, published by Otava, the novel now exceeds 110.000 printed exemplars and "No Thank You" became a Box Office hit in Finland!
Synopsis: Heli’s husband is not in the mood. After many years of marriage a shoulder massage is the highest form of intimacy for him. When subtle hints, nice words and fetching clothes won’t help, Heli turns to increasingly direct action — in vain! Then she meets the attractive Jarno, a stunning young man. Soon she will discover what she wants, and what she doesn’t want in life.
"The Mud Woman" (La Mujer de Barro) by Sergio Castro San Martín (Chile & Argentina 2015; Drama) Starring Catalina Saavedra (Best actress at Sundace Film Festival for “The Maid”) World Premiere at Berlinale Forum 2015.
Synopsis: Maria and her daughter Teresa leave near the border between Chile and Argentina. Ten years have passed, since she last worked in the vineyard's harvest season. Now Maria has to earn some extra money and decides to return at the plantation… not knowing she will have to face her unsolved past.
"Baby Steps" by Barney Cheng (USA, Taiwan 2015; Comedy/Drama) From Oscar-winning producer of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Eat Drink Man Woman" and "The Wedding Banquet" by Ang Lee. Starring the award-winning actress Ah-Leh Gua ("The Wedding Banquet" and" Eat Drink Man Woman").
Synopsis: Danny and his boyfriend long to have a baby. The complex world of international surrogacy is further complicated by Danny's well-meaning but extremely meddlesome Mother who wants to control every aspect of the process all the way from Taipei.
"Internet Junkie" by Alexander Katzowicz (Argentina, Mexico & Israel 2015; Dark Comedy/Erotic) Starring Antonio Birabent ("Wild Tango"), Angela Molina ("That Obscure Object of Desire," "The Things of Love") and special appearance of Arturo Ripstein (Director of "No One Writes to the Colonel," "The Queen of the Night")
Synopsis: Inside the virtual world... A soldier looking for lovers, a teenager searching for porn, a mother in need of friends, a graduated looking for a job, women waiting to find the love of their life and the best –or any- lover in the area... outside the virtual world no one is what they seem.
"Get Married If You Can" (Casese Quien Pueda) by Marco Polo Constandse (Mexico 2014; Comedy) Box Office hit in Mexico! - Third highest-grossing film of all time – Starring Martha Higadera ("Street Kings," "Amar te duele"), Luis Gerardo Méndez ("Cantinflas") and Michel Brown ("Pasión de Gavilanes" – TV)
Synopsis: Ana is obsessed with her big dream wedding. Daniela is focused on her career, no time for marriage. When Ana finds out her fiancé is cheating on her and Daniela falls in love with her best friend they discover that the only true path to marriage is love.
"Sweet Girls" by Jean-Paul Cardinaux & Xavier Ruiz (Switzerland 2015; Dark Comedy) Generational clash, when a hopeless young generation meet an aged population.
Synopsis: Elodie and Marie are two teenagers that face the lack of opportunities offered by the housing crisis. They come up to an extreme solution: empty the apartments unjustly occupied by “the old people” who, at her eyes, are responsible of the current social imbalance. In this journey, they will discover that there are human beings, just as lost and forgotten by society as they are.
"Perfect Obedience" (Obediencia Perfecta) by Luis Urquiza (Mexico 2014; Drama) Based on a true story, the scandal related to the priest Marcial Maciel, the Head of "The Legion of Christ” (Los Legionarios de Cristo). Montreal (Best Film), Cine Ceará (Best Director, Best Actor)
Synopsis: A young seminarian will endure a hard spiritual journey to reach Perfect Obedience. His mentor, captivated by his fragility and innocence, will guide him to complete psychological and physical surrender.
"Buzzard" by Joel Potrykus (USA 2014; Dark Comedy, Drama) Joel Potrykus won Best Emerging Director and Special Mention for Best First Feature at Locarno 2012 for his film “Ape”. At this year’s Locarno, he won Special Mention from the Independent Juries and Prices in 2014 for his new feature “Buzzard”.
Synopsis: Marty is a small-time con artist drifting from one scam to the next. When his latest ruse goes awry, mounting paranoia forces him to leave his lousy temp job and hide out in his co-worker's basement. Until eventually he flees to Detroit with nothing but a pocket full of bogus checks, his Power Glove, and a bad temper.
"Unlucky Plaza" by Ken Kwek (Singapore 2014; Thriller, Dark Comedy) Ken Kwek’s previous compilation of shortfilms “Sex.Violence.FamilyValues - three dirrty stories from the world's cleanest city-“ was banned by the Singapore and Malaysia government in 2012. World Premiere Toronto 2014.
Synopsis: Sky has a debt to the mafia and hopes to convince his wife to sell her parent’s flat. Looking for a way out, she rents the flat to an evicted single father, while unintentionally setting into motion a series of unfortunate events.
For more information http://www.medialuna.biz/...
- 2/27/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Teenage outcast drama wins four Jussi awards including best film.
J-p Valkeapää’s They Have Escaped (He ovat paenneet) snapped up four prizes at the annual Jussi gala in Helsinki last night (Feb 1). The ceremony is hosted by the Filmiaura Association of Finnish Film Professionals and celebrates Finnish cinema.
Valkeapää’s depiction of two teenage outcasts who leave a custody centre for a cross-country ramble won Best Feature, Best Director, Best Editing and Best Sound Design. The film debuted last year at the Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.
Antti Heikki’s Headfirst received two Jussis (from five nominations) as did Virpi Suutari’s documentary Garden Lovers (Eedenistä pohjoiseen).
Dome Karukoski’s The Grump (Mielensäpahoittaja) – last year’s local blockbuster, recording 458,637 admissions – garnered Antti Litja the Best Actor award and an Honorary Concrete Jussi.
Finnish Jussi Winners 2015
Best Film: They Have Escaped (He ovat paenneet). Prod: Aleksi Bardy
Best Director: J-p Valkeapää, for [link=tt...
J-p Valkeapää’s They Have Escaped (He ovat paenneet) snapped up four prizes at the annual Jussi gala in Helsinki last night (Feb 1). The ceremony is hosted by the Filmiaura Association of Finnish Film Professionals and celebrates Finnish cinema.
Valkeapää’s depiction of two teenage outcasts who leave a custody centre for a cross-country ramble won Best Feature, Best Director, Best Editing and Best Sound Design. The film debuted last year at the Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.
Antti Heikki’s Headfirst received two Jussis (from five nominations) as did Virpi Suutari’s documentary Garden Lovers (Eedenistä pohjoiseen).
Dome Karukoski’s The Grump (Mielensäpahoittaja) – last year’s local blockbuster, recording 458,637 admissions – garnered Antti Litja the Best Actor award and an Honorary Concrete Jussi.
Finnish Jussi Winners 2015
Best Film: They Have Escaped (He ovat paenneet). Prod: Aleksi Bardy
Best Director: J-p Valkeapää, for [link=tt...
- 2/2/2015
- by jornrossing@aol.com (Jorn Rossing Jensen)
- ScreenDaily
German sales outfit acquires Samuli Valkama feature.
German sales outfit Media Luna has picked up international sales rights to Samuli Valkama’s second feature No Thank You.
Based on Anna-Leena Härkönen’s Finnish bestseller Ei Kiitos, comedy No Thank You charts a married woman’s affair with a young man.
Valkama’s debut Love and Other Troubles was released in 2012.
German sales outfit Media Luna has picked up international sales rights to Samuli Valkama’s second feature No Thank You.
Based on Anna-Leena Härkönen’s Finnish bestseller Ei Kiitos, comedy No Thank You charts a married woman’s affair with a young man.
Valkama’s debut Love and Other Troubles was released in 2012.
- 8/1/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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