It used to be ‘sex, drugs, and rock and roll,’ but the new film Freestyle has us clamoring for ‘sex, drugs, and hip-hop.’ Hip-hop, or rap, is a kind of music and singing style made popular by artists in America and is the spirit animal of this film’s narrative choices. Once the film begins, it follows one subject, exploring all varieties of chaos possible within it, but in the end, it hopes that a beautiful order emerges out of the whole thing. A kind of beautiful harmony was born out of the mess.
Directed by Maciej Bochniak and written in collaboration with Slawomir Shuty, Freestyle is very certain that the harmony it is chasing will definitely be present in the end. There is hope to find the pot of gold at the end of this rainbow. The ambition is what attracts one towards freestyle. There are loads of characters,...
Directed by Maciej Bochniak and written in collaboration with Slawomir Shuty, Freestyle is very certain that the harmony it is chasing will definitely be present in the end. There is hope to find the pot of gold at the end of this rainbow. The ambition is what attracts one towards freestyle. There are loads of characters,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
Michelle Randolph and Jacob Lofland have joined Billy Bob Thornton in the upcoming Taylor Sheridan series “Land Man” at Paramount+, Variety has learned. In addition, Variety has learned exclusively that Ali Larter will star in the series as well.
Per the official logline, the series “is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. The series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.” It is based on the podcast “Boomtown.”
Randolph will star as Ainsley Norris, described as “the wild and strong-willed seventeen-year-old daughter of Tommy Norris (Thornton).” Lofland will play Cooper Norris, “Tommy’s son, who is new to the demanding work in the oil and gas fields of west Texas.” Larter will play Angela, Tommy’s ex-wife.
Per the official logline, the series “is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. The series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.” It is based on the podcast “Boomtown.”
Randolph will star as Ainsley Norris, described as “the wild and strong-willed seventeen-year-old daughter of Tommy Norris (Thornton).” Lofland will play Cooper Norris, “Tommy’s son, who is new to the demanding work in the oil and gas fields of west Texas.” Larter will play Angela, Tommy’s ex-wife.
- 5/23/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Diane Lane (Man Of Steel), Kyle Chandler (The Wolf Of Wall Street), Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale), Zoey Deutch (Zombieland Double Tap), Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton), Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters), and Daryl McCormack have been set as the starry cast of thriller Anniversary.
The film is described as following a very close-knit family that is torn apart as new movement “The Change” envelops the U.S.
Lionsgate and Fifth Season are launching the project ahead of the Cannes market. The film represents a first collaboration between the two companies who are now looking into the possibility of a slate of films together.
Pic will be directed by Jan Komasa, the Polish director whose film Corpus Christi was recently Oscar nominated. Komasa also directed The Hater, which won Best International Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Screenplay is by Lori Rosene-Gambino, based on an original story by Komasa and Rosene-Gambino.
The film is described as following a very close-knit family that is torn apart as new movement “The Change” envelops the U.S.
Lionsgate and Fifth Season are launching the project ahead of the Cannes market. The film represents a first collaboration between the two companies who are now looking into the possibility of a slate of films together.
Pic will be directed by Jan Komasa, the Polish director whose film Corpus Christi was recently Oscar nominated. Komasa also directed The Hater, which won Best International Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Screenplay is by Lori Rosene-Gambino, based on an original story by Komasa and Rosene-Gambino.
- 5/12/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Lionsgate and Fifth Season have come together for the first time on what should be a hot Cannes package, lining up an all-star cast of established talent and fast-rising names for the upcoming suspense thriller Anniversary.
Diane Lane (Man of Steel, Feud: Capote’s Women), Kyle Chandler (The Wolf of Wall Street), Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale), Zoey Deutch (Not Ok, Juror #2), Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton, Fair Play) Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) and Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Bad Sisters) are set to star in the feature, which Lionsgate will be launching in the Marche du Film.
Jan Komasa, the Polish director who landed an Oscar nomination for his drama Corpus Christi and also helmed The Hater, directs from a screenplay by Lori Rosene-Gambino, based on an original story by Komasa and Rosene-Gambino. The film will be produced by Nick Wechsler (Magic Mike trilogy, The Magic Mike trilogy,...
Diane Lane (Man of Steel, Feud: Capote’s Women), Kyle Chandler (The Wolf of Wall Street), Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale), Zoey Deutch (Not Ok, Juror #2), Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton, Fair Play) Mckenna Grace (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) and Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Bad Sisters) are set to star in the feature, which Lionsgate will be launching in the Marche du Film.
Jan Komasa, the Polish director who landed an Oscar nomination for his drama Corpus Christi and also helmed The Hater, directs from a screenplay by Lori Rosene-Gambino, based on an original story by Komasa and Rosene-Gambino. The film will be produced by Nick Wechsler (Magic Mike trilogy, The Magic Mike trilogy,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"I don't know what you're up to... why are you running, really?" Vertical Entertainment has debuted an official trailer for an awkward new political comedy called The Hater, written and directed by and starring Joey Ally. After losing her job on a Senate campaign, a liberal environmentalist returns to her conservative Texas hometown to regroup. Upon learning her school bully is running for state legislature, she creates an elaborate scheme to go undercover as his opponent also on the Republican ticket with the ultimate goal of forcing a Democratic victory. It's hard to tell which way this film leans - is it trying to mock liberals and say they don't get it, ending with conservatives being the "nice guy" (which we all know is bullshit)? Or is it trying to say that no one really understands the other side and it shouldn't be a left vs. right battle? Hard to tell.
- 3/8/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American and UK/Ire rights to the political comedy The Hater, from writer-director Joey Ally, in which she stars alongside Bruce Dern, Meredith Hagner, D’Angelo Lacy (aka musical artist Black Gatsby), Ian Harding, Ali Larter, and Nora Dunn. The independent distributor has slated it for a day-and-date release on March 18.
In the film, Ally plays Dorothy, a liberal speechwriter on a U.S. Senate campaign, who finds herself unemployed and living back in her conservative Texas hometown with her estranged grandfather (Dern), after a political protest goes wrong. Dorothy soon learns that her childhood nemesis, Brent (Harding), is running for office as the sole Republican candidate. Determined to thwart him at any cost,...
In the film, Ally plays Dorothy, a liberal speechwriter on a U.S. Senate campaign, who finds herself unemployed and living back in her conservative Texas hometown with her estranged grandfather (Dern), after a political protest goes wrong. Dorothy soon learns that her childhood nemesis, Brent (Harding), is running for office as the sole Republican candidate. Determined to thwart him at any cost,...
- 2/18/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Social media as a way of hiding ourselves and assuming a new identity is an increasingly familiar cinematic concept, and in most genre films, that flexibility can introduce a kind of threat. In Gia Coppola’s recent “Mainstream,” Jan Komasa’s “The Hater,” and Leo Gabriadze’s “Unfriended,” Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram allow for a veiling of users’ true identities.
Continue reading ‘Souad’: Ayten Amin’s Provocative Portrait of Social Media Isolation Is Empathetic & Sometimes Underformed [Tribeca Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Souad’: Ayten Amin’s Provocative Portrait of Social Media Isolation Is Empathetic & Sometimes Underformed [Tribeca Review] at The Playlist.
- 6/11/2021
- by Roxana Hadadi
- The Playlist
Efm market screenings will be available in 120-minute windows.
The Berlinale’s European Film Market (Efm) has given details of its upcoming edition that is running online from March 1-5, including how its market screenings platform will work.
The Efm will also include a presentation of the Berlinale’s film selection.
Films will be available to watch by delegates within a 120-minute time window from a designated start time. These will be determined by local time zone. For example, a film available from 10.00-12.00 in Berlin would be available from 10.00-12.00 in any other global location.
Additionally, the online Efm...
The Berlinale’s European Film Market (Efm) has given details of its upcoming edition that is running online from March 1-5, including how its market screenings platform will work.
The Efm will also include a presentation of the Berlinale’s film selection.
Films will be available to watch by delegates within a 120-minute time window from a designated start time. These will be determined by local time zone. For example, a film available from 10.00-12.00 in Berlin would be available from 10.00-12.00 in any other global location.
Additionally, the online Efm...
- 1/15/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: HBO has closed a deal to develop a drama series from The Hater, the acclaimed Polish film directed by Jan Komasa and written by Mateusz Pacewicz, the team behind last year’s Best Foreign Language Oscar nominee Corpus Christi.
The film won Best Feature in the International Narrative Competition at Tribeca’s 2020 Online Festival Program. Netflix bought world-wide streaming rights, and premiered it July 29th. In the wheelhouse of films like Parasite and The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Hater is a timely, elevated thriller that deals with class, politics, social media, disinformation, identity and the pursuit of happiness at all costs.
The series adaptation will be Exec Produced by Farah Films’ Dan Farah and Vertigo’s Roy Lee. Komasa and Pacewicz will serve as Co-Exec Producers along with Wojciech Kabarowski and Jerzy Kapuściński of Naima Film, producers of the film. Andrew Farah will also serve as a Co-Exec Producer.
The film won Best Feature in the International Narrative Competition at Tribeca’s 2020 Online Festival Program. Netflix bought world-wide streaming rights, and premiered it July 29th. In the wheelhouse of films like Parasite and The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Hater is a timely, elevated thriller that deals with class, politics, social media, disinformation, identity and the pursuit of happiness at all costs.
The series adaptation will be Exec Produced by Farah Films’ Dan Farah and Vertigo’s Roy Lee. Komasa and Pacewicz will serve as Co-Exec Producers along with Wojciech Kabarowski and Jerzy Kapuściński of Naima Film, producers of the film. Andrew Farah will also serve as a Co-Exec Producer.
- 8/11/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome To The Bleed: Cult Horror Authors Mark Tufo, Chris Philbrook And David Moody Team Up To Destroy The Entire Universe Between them they’ve sold millions of books about the end of the world, and now authors Mark Tufo (Zombie Fallout), Chris Philbrook (Adrian’s Undead Diary) and David Moody (Hater), have joined forces to destroy …
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- 8/6/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
With the summer starting to wind down, Netflix appear to be taking their foot off the gas a little bit when it comes to releasing high-profile original movies. Over the last few months, the streaming service has debuted a string of in-house projects that have either been subjected to widespread critical acclaim or racked up huge viewing numbers, and frequently both.
Netflix can sometimes be fairly secretive about their viewership data unless they’re shouting their success from the rooftops, and having recently revealed their Top 10 most-watched original movies ever, you can understand why they went public. If you include the reported 72 million streams for Charlize Theron’s The Old Guard that would see it claim sixth spot in the rankings, then four of the Top 10 were released between March and July of this year alone.
However, despite having a huge number of high-profile originals scheduled for the rest of the year,...
Netflix can sometimes be fairly secretive about their viewership data unless they’re shouting their success from the rooftops, and having recently revealed their Top 10 most-watched original movies ever, you can understand why they went public. If you include the reported 72 million streams for Charlize Theron’s The Old Guard that would see it claim sixth spot in the rankings, then four of the Top 10 were released between March and July of this year alone.
However, despite having a huge number of high-profile originals scheduled for the rest of the year,...
- 8/3/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Polish director Jan Komasa’s “Corpus Christi” was the biggest surprise of this year’s Oscar nominees in the Best International Feature Film category, slipping into the final five over a number of better-known films with its nuanced and electric portrait of a young ex-con masquerading as a priest at a rural church.
And now, a little more than five months after “Corpus Christi” lost to “Parasite” and debuted in theaters, Komasa is back with “The Hater.” Like the Oscar-nominated film, “The Hater” is about a feral, charismatic young man engaged in elaborate deceptions – but in this case, it’s set in a more modern and urban world of dance clubs and social media, where it’s harder for the film to have the same kind of impact as “Corpus Christi.”
The film was an early casualty of the coronavirus: Its early-March theatrical release in Poland ended prematurely because of the pandemic,...
And now, a little more than five months after “Corpus Christi” lost to “Parasite” and debuted in theaters, Komasa is back with “The Hater.” Like the Oscar-nominated film, “The Hater” is about a feral, charismatic young man engaged in elaborate deceptions – but in this case, it’s set in a more modern and urban world of dance clubs and social media, where it’s harder for the film to have the same kind of impact as “Corpus Christi.”
The film was an early casualty of the coronavirus: Its early-March theatrical release in Poland ended prematurely because of the pandemic,...
- 7/29/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The past few months have been some of the best ever to be a Netflix subscriber, as the platform has worked overtime to ensure that users have plenty of content to stream while they’re stuck inside for quarantine purposes. This month alone has brought with it substantial new additions such as the multiple reality flick Cloud Atlas, emotional boxing drama Million Dollar Baby, horror classic Paranormal Activity and the original The Karate Kid trilogy in its entirety.
In just a few days, Netflix will also add something many people have waited a very long time to see – the second season of the hit show The Umbrella Academy, which is already scoring exceptionally well on Rotten Tomatoes. That should make for an incredible weekend binge, so you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for it on the 31st.
In the meantime, however, today marks another fairly large drop of content for the service.
In just a few days, Netflix will also add something many people have waited a very long time to see – the second season of the hit show The Umbrella Academy, which is already scoring exceptionally well on Rotten Tomatoes. That should make for an incredible weekend binge, so you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for it on the 31st.
In the meantime, however, today marks another fairly large drop of content for the service.
- 7/29/2020
- by Billy Givens
- We Got This Covered
As we finish up July and head into August, Netflix has a bunch of great new content coming this week. Though Monday doesn’t feature anything fresh, Tuesday through Sunday will deliver a ton of exciting titles, including a lot of classic movies and a bunch of Netflix Originals.
The highlights of what’s to come in the last days of July include Transformers War for Cybertron: Siege season 1, the beginning of a new trilogy exploring the final hours of the civil war that was fought between the Autobots and the Decepticons on their homeworld, and also The Umbrella Academy season 2, in which things are set to get even weirder for the Hargreeves clan.
For more, the full list of everything that’s due on Netflix this week can be found below:
July 28th Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons (Season 4) N Jeopardy! (Collection 6) Last Chance U: Laney (Season 5) N July...
The highlights of what’s to come in the last days of July include Transformers War for Cybertron: Siege season 1, the beginning of a new trilogy exploring the final hours of the civil war that was fought between the Autobots and the Decepticons on their homeworld, and also The Umbrella Academy season 2, in which things are set to get even weirder for the Hargreeves clan.
For more, the full list of everything that’s due on Netflix this week can be found below:
July 28th Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons (Season 4) N Jeopardy! (Collection 6) Last Chance U: Laney (Season 5) N July...
- 7/26/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Reteaming provocative Polish director Jan Komasa with screenwriter Mateusz Pacewicz, “The Hater” hits Netflix mere months after the duo’s acclaimed impostor-priest drama “Corpus Christi” was nominated for the Oscars’ newly rechristened international feature award. Timing wise, that’s a savvy acquisition of a youth-targeted thriller that deals with such topics as ethics, elections and online obsession, further boosted by the movie’s recent win at the Tribeca Film Festival — the event may have been canceled by the coronavirus, but the jury still voted, picking “The Hater” as the best of its international competition.
Such bona fides may inspire the streams for this . But Netflix has oddly omitted one key detail: “The Hater” is a sequel to Komasa’s 2011 button-pusher “Suicide Room.”
In that film, a game of truth or dare inspires a popular high school kid to kiss another guy, an act that’s caught on camera and shared online,...
Such bona fides may inspire the streams for this . But Netflix has oddly omitted one key detail: “The Hater” is a sequel to Komasa’s 2011 button-pusher “Suicide Room.”
In that film, a game of truth or dare inspires a popular high school kid to kiss another guy, an act that’s caught on camera and shared online,...
- 7/14/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has confirmed most of its upcoming content for July, so it’s time to take a look at what’s on the horizon. It’s a quiet-ish month for the streaming giant, but we assume it’ll only get quieter in the next part of the year as the industry shutdown continues to impact release schedules everywhere. Nonetheless, Netflix still has some intriguing projects to offer, for the time being.
July will see the return of The Umbrella Academy for its highly anticipated second season, but Netflix also has a few new gambles in the form of its Unsolved Mysteries and The Baby-Sitters Club reboots, along with a brand new spin on the Arthurian legend with its Lady of the Lake series, Cursed. Elsewhere, Charlize Theron stars as an immortal badass in comic book adaptation The Old Guard and we’ll take another trip into teen rom-com territory with...
July will see the return of The Umbrella Academy for its highly anticipated second season, but Netflix also has a few new gambles in the form of its Unsolved Mysteries and The Baby-Sitters Club reboots, along with a brand new spin on the Arthurian legend with its Lady of the Lake series, Cursed. Elsewhere, Charlize Theron stars as an immortal badass in comic book adaptation The Old Guard and we’ll take another trip into teen rom-com territory with...
- 7/1/2020
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Netflix is out with its list of everything coming and going in July, and it includes Netflix originals like “Warrior Nun,” season one of “The Baby-Sitters Club,” the final football season of “Last Chance U,” and “The Kissing Booth 2.”
Some classic movies and beloved romantic comedies coming to the streamer include the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” the Ryan Reynolds rom-com “Definitely Maybe,” the Mandy Moore-lead “A Walk to Remember,” and the Jim Carrey 2004 film “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”
Leaving at the end of the month are favorites like the Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams heartbreaker “Blue Valentine,” the Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller love story “Spectacular Now,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” and all three “Back to the Future” movies.
Also Read: What's Next for Chris D'Elia's Films After Sexual Misconduct Accusations
Here is the full list of everything coming and going:
July 1
Anne Frank...
Some classic movies and beloved romantic comedies coming to the streamer include the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” the Ryan Reynolds rom-com “Definitely Maybe,” the Mandy Moore-lead “A Walk to Remember,” and the Jim Carrey 2004 film “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”
Leaving at the end of the month are favorites like the Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams heartbreaker “Blue Valentine,” the Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller love story “Spectacular Now,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” and all three “Back to the Future” movies.
Also Read: What's Next for Chris D'Elia's Films After Sexual Misconduct Accusations
Here is the full list of everything coming and going:
July 1
Anne Frank...
- 6/25/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Polish filmmaker Jan Komasa, who scored a best international Oscar nomination earlier this year for “Corpus Christi,” will direct “Anniversary,” a drama of social apocalypse.
“Anniversary” will be produced by Nick Wechsler and Chockstone Pictures partners Steve Schwartz and Paula Mae Schwartz. Wechsler and the Schwartzes are no strangers to dark and edgy projects — they have collaborated on such films as “The Road” and “The Counselor.”
“I’m working on an intimate project about my most personal nightmare — a group of people who love each other being challenged by a devastating and inevitable force … a social virus,” said Komasa, whose most recent film, “The Hater,” which dealt with the dark underbelly of social media, won the best international narrative feature prize at the Tribeca Film Festival. It was also released in Poland in March but its successful theatrical run was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Lori Rosene-Gambino is scripting “Anniversary.
“Anniversary” will be produced by Nick Wechsler and Chockstone Pictures partners Steve Schwartz and Paula Mae Schwartz. Wechsler and the Schwartzes are no strangers to dark and edgy projects — they have collaborated on such films as “The Road” and “The Counselor.”
“I’m working on an intimate project about my most personal nightmare — a group of people who love each other being challenged by a devastating and inevitable force … a social virus,” said Komasa, whose most recent film, “The Hater,” which dealt with the dark underbelly of social media, won the best international narrative feature prize at the Tribeca Film Festival. It was also released in Poland in March but its successful theatrical run was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Lori Rosene-Gambino is scripting “Anniversary.
- 6/23/2020
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
As the calendar turned to March this year, producer Wojciech Kabarowski had high hopes for his latest film, “The Hater,” which was set to hit Polish cinemas. The follow-up to Jan Komasa’s Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi” would be released just weeks after Komasa had walked the red carpet outside the Dolby Theatre during the Oscars ceremony. Polish audiences were primed, and the director had a strong track record of box-office hits. “The Hater,” Kabarowski estimated, could be counted on for at least 2 million admissions.
But its release came as the coronavirus pandemic was already sweeping across Europe. “People were afraid, even at that time, to go to cinemas,” Kabarowski says. Instead of the 2 million admissions he had hoped for, just 200,000 moviegoers managed to see the film before the government shuttered cinemas across Poland. While “The Hater” would lock up VOD deals with Netflix and local streaming services, Kabarowski estimates those...
But its release came as the coronavirus pandemic was already sweeping across Europe. “People were afraid, even at that time, to go to cinemas,” Kabarowski says. Instead of the 2 million admissions he had hoped for, just 200,000 moviegoers managed to see the film before the government shuttered cinemas across Poland. While “The Hater” would lock up VOD deals with Netflix and local streaming services, Kabarowski estimates those...
- 6/23/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Komasa’s previous film ’Corpus Christi’ was nominated for best international feature at the 2020 Academy Awards.
Netflix has acquired global rights to Jan Komasa’s Polish drama The Hater.
The director’s previous film Corpus Christi was nominated for best international feature at the 2020 Academy Awards, whilst The Hater won best international narrative feature at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The Hater will be available worldwide on Netflix, excluding Poland, from July. Polish subscribers will have access to the film “as soon as the licensing window allows, which is planned for March 2021,” according to a Netflix spokesperson.
The film follows disgraced...
Netflix has acquired global rights to Jan Komasa’s Polish drama The Hater.
The director’s previous film Corpus Christi was nominated for best international feature at the 2020 Academy Awards, whilst The Hater won best international narrative feature at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The Hater will be available worldwide on Netflix, excluding Poland, from July. Polish subscribers will have access to the film “as soon as the licensing window allows, which is planned for March 2021,” according to a Netflix spokesperson.
The film follows disgraced...
- 5/14/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has bought global rights to Polish feature “The Hater,” which won Best International Narrative Feature at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
The film will be available worldwide, excluding Poland, from July. Polish subscribers will have access to the film “as soon as the licensing window allows, which is planned for March 2021,” according to a Netflix spokesperson.
Directed by Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi” filmmaker Jan Komasa, the film portrays a society grappling with its communist past and European present. It follows disgraced law student Tomek (Maciej Musiałowski) who is trying to get the attention of childhood friend Gabi (Vanessa Aleksander) and the respect of his progressive family.
When he takes a job at a high-profile but morally bankrupt PR company to impress Gabi, Tomek finds he excels at the political games he is asked to orchestrate on social media — though it comes at a high price.
“The Hater” is penned by Mateusz Pacewicz,...
The film will be available worldwide, excluding Poland, from July. Polish subscribers will have access to the film “as soon as the licensing window allows, which is planned for March 2021,” according to a Netflix spokesperson.
Directed by Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi” filmmaker Jan Komasa, the film portrays a society grappling with its communist past and European present. It follows disgraced law student Tomek (Maciej Musiałowski) who is trying to get the attention of childhood friend Gabi (Vanessa Aleksander) and the respect of his progressive family.
When he takes a job at a high-profile but morally bankrupt PR company to impress Gabi, Tomek finds he excels at the political games he is asked to orchestrate on social media — though it comes at a high price.
“The Hater” is penned by Mateusz Pacewicz,...
- 5/14/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has taken world rights to Polish director Jan Komasa’s The Hater, which won Best International Narrative Feature at this year’s digital Tribeca Film Festival.
Komasa is the director of the 2020 Oscar-nominated Polish feature Corpus Christi. His previous projects include Suicide Room, Warsaw Uprising and Warsaw 44.
His latest feature, written by Mateusz Pacewicz, follows a disgraced law student who desperately tries to get the attention of childhood friend and the respect of her progressive family. Taking a job at a high-profile but amoral PR company to impress her, he soon finds that he excels at the dirty political games that he is asked to orchestrate on social media, but there’s a human price to his meddling.
Netflix will release online in July, aside from Poland where it will hold until March 2021 due to the required theatrical window following its local cinema release via distributor Kino Swiat.
Komasa is the director of the 2020 Oscar-nominated Polish feature Corpus Christi. His previous projects include Suicide Room, Warsaw Uprising and Warsaw 44.
His latest feature, written by Mateusz Pacewicz, follows a disgraced law student who desperately tries to get the attention of childhood friend and the respect of her progressive family. Taking a job at a high-profile but amoral PR company to impress her, he soon finds that he excels at the dirty political games that he is asked to orchestrate on social media, but there’s a human price to his meddling.
Netflix will release online in July, aside from Poland where it will hold until March 2021 due to the required theatrical window following its local cinema release via distributor Kino Swiat.
- 5/14/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has taken global rights to The Hater, the Polish drama from director Jan Komasa (Corpus Christi) that won the best international narrative feature honor at this year's virtual Tribeca Film Festival.
Netflix will bow The Hater worldwide outside of Poland in July. In Poland, local distributor Kino Swiat gave The Hater a short theatrical run before quickly transitioning to an on-demand release after local cinemas shut down due to novel coronavirus pandemic.
Netflix will abide by the required theatrical window, meaning The Hater will not stream in Poland until March 2021.
The Hater, a look at online trolling and the ...
Netflix will bow The Hater worldwide outside of Poland in July. In Poland, local distributor Kino Swiat gave The Hater a short theatrical run before quickly transitioning to an on-demand release after local cinemas shut down due to novel coronavirus pandemic.
Netflix will abide by the required theatrical window, meaning The Hater will not stream in Poland until March 2021.
The Hater, a look at online trolling and the ...
- 5/14/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has taken global rights to The Hater, the Polish drama from director Jan Komasa (Corpus Christi) that won the best international narrative feature honor at this year's virtual Tribeca Film Festival.
Netflix will bow The Hater worldwide outside of Poland in July. In Poland, local distributor Kino Swiat gave The Hater a short theatrical run before quickly transitioning to an on-demand release after local cinemas shut down due to novel coronavirus pandemic.
Netflix will abide by the required theatrical window, meaning The Hater will not stream in Poland until March 2021.
The Hater, a look at online trolling and the ...
Netflix will bow The Hater worldwide outside of Poland in July. In Poland, local distributor Kino Swiat gave The Hater a short theatrical run before quickly transitioning to an on-demand release after local cinemas shut down due to novel coronavirus pandemic.
Netflix will abide by the required theatrical window, meaning The Hater will not stream in Poland until March 2021.
The Hater, a look at online trolling and the ...
- 5/14/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Chicago – “The show must go on … “ That became the rallying cry of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, which was physically postponed because of the Covid pandemic (it was originally scheduled from April 15-26). Despite that unexpected turn, the Festival went online, named juries and awarded honors to films on April 29th.
The top prizes went to “The Half of It,” directed by Alice Wu (Best U.S. Narrative), “The Hater,” directed by Jan Komasa (Best International Narrative) and “Socks on Fire,” directed by Bo McGuire (Best Documentary).
Best U.S. Narrative Feature is ‘The Half of It,’ directed by Alice Wu
Photo credit: Tribeca Film Festival
Awards were distributed in the following feature film competition categories – U.S. Narrative, International Narrative, Documentary, New Narrative Director, and the Nora Ephron Prize, honoring a woman writer or director. Awards were also given in the short film categories – Narrative, Documentary, Student Visionary and Animation.
The top prizes went to “The Half of It,” directed by Alice Wu (Best U.S. Narrative), “The Hater,” directed by Jan Komasa (Best International Narrative) and “Socks on Fire,” directed by Bo McGuire (Best Documentary).
Best U.S. Narrative Feature is ‘The Half of It,’ directed by Alice Wu
Photo credit: Tribeca Film Festival
Awards were distributed in the following feature film competition categories – U.S. Narrative, International Narrative, Documentary, New Narrative Director, and the Nora Ephron Prize, honoring a woman writer or director. Awards were also given in the short film categories – Narrative, Documentary, Student Visionary and Animation.
- 4/30/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Jan Komasa’s latest feature has come out on top at the postponed New York-based gathering, which announced its winners online. The 19th Tribeca Film Festival was forced to postpone its originally scheduled programme owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite this, the award winners have still been announced, as the juries managed to do their job from a distance. According to the organisers, a scaled-down version of the festival is planned to run in September. In the International Narrative Competition, The Hater by Polish filmmaker Jan Komasa was crowned with the Best International Narrative Feature Award. Komasa was also nominated for this year’s Best International Feature Film Oscar with his previous effort, Corpus Christi. In the other main competition, the Best Us Narrative Feature Award went to the coming-of-age dramedy The Half of It, written and directed by Alice Wu. The International Narrative Competition jury, comprising Sabine Hoffman, Judith Godrèche,...
This evening, Tribeca Film Festival revealed the Jury-selected winning titles from the 19th annual confab, which was forced to postpone its originally scheduled April gathering in response to the global health crisis. Top honors went to Alice Wu’s Netflix coming-of-age dramedy The Half of It, which picked up The Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, while The Hater was named Best International Narrative Feature, and Socks On Fire nabbed Best Documentary Feature.
In addition, Best U.S narrative feature screenplay went to Anna Kerrigan for Cowboys, a film that also earned a best actor nod for its star Steve Zahn. Assol Abdullina was awarded best actress for her performance in Materna. Also announced were the winners in the shorts program.
Soon after announcing the delay of its 2020 edition, Tribeca Enterprises and Tribeca Film Festival Co-Founder and CEO Jane Rosenthal told Deadline that the org was looking into...
In addition, Best U.S narrative feature screenplay went to Anna Kerrigan for Cowboys, a film that also earned a best actor nod for its star Steve Zahn. Assol Abdullina was awarded best actress for her performance in Materna. Also announced were the winners in the shorts program.
Soon after announcing the delay of its 2020 edition, Tribeca Enterprises and Tribeca Film Festival Co-Founder and CEO Jane Rosenthal told Deadline that the org was looking into...
- 4/29/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Half of It,” a coming-of-age drama written and directed by Alice Wu, and actors Steve Zahn and Assol Abdullina were among the winners of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival’s slate of juried awards.
“The Half of It,” which will be released on Netflix on May 1, follows a shy, straight-a student named Ellie Chu who makes some extra money by writing papers for her high school peers. She reluctantly agrees to write a love letter for a lovesick jock to his crush, a girl Ellie also secretly loves. All three students go on a journey of complicated friendship and self-discovery in the drama-comedy film.
The Polish film “The Hater” by Jan Komasa won for best international narrative feature and “Socks on Fire” directed by Bo McGuire won for best documentary feature.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic halting most in-person award shows, this year’s Tribeca winners were announced on Instagram.
“The Half of It,” which will be released on Netflix on May 1, follows a shy, straight-a student named Ellie Chu who makes some extra money by writing papers for her high school peers. She reluctantly agrees to write a love letter for a lovesick jock to his crush, a girl Ellie also secretly loves. All three students go on a journey of complicated friendship and self-discovery in the drama-comedy film.
The Polish film “The Hater” by Jan Komasa won for best international narrative feature and “Socks on Fire” directed by Bo McGuire won for best documentary feature.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic halting most in-person award shows, this year’s Tribeca winners were announced on Instagram.
- 4/29/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
The Tribeca Film Festival unveiled its awards in the jury competition for the movies that were to show at the postponed festival, recognizing Alice Wu’s “The Half of It” with the top prize in the narrative competition and Steve Zahn with the Best Actor prize for his work in “Cowboys.”
The New York festival was meant to take place April 15-26 for its 19th edition, and while the festival still plans on screening the accepted films in some form in 2020, no details have been set.
“The Half of It” was honored with The Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature. “The Hater” won Best International Narrative Feature, and “Socks On Fire” won Best Documentary Feature.
Also Read: Tribeca Film Festival to Debut Select Programming Online
Shorts awards went to “No More Wings” for Best Narrative Short, “My Father The Mover” for Best Documentary Short, “Friends” for Best Animated...
The New York festival was meant to take place April 15-26 for its 19th edition, and while the festival still plans on screening the accepted films in some form in 2020, no details have been set.
“The Half of It” was honored with The Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature. “The Hater” won Best International Narrative Feature, and “Socks On Fire” won Best Documentary Feature.
Also Read: Tribeca Film Festival to Debut Select Programming Online
Shorts awards went to “No More Wings” for Best Narrative Short, “My Father The Mover” for Best Documentary Short, “Friends” for Best Animated...
- 4/29/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Though it postponed its annual in-person gathering, the Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday handed out awards for the 2020 juried competition. Top narrative and nonfiction honors went to two queer films, Alice Wu’s coming-of-age tale “The Half of It” and Bo McGuire’s hybrid documentary “Socks on Fire,” while Jan Komasa’s “The Hater” won Best International Narrative Feature. Other winners include “Cowboys,” “Materna,” “Kokoloko,” and “Asia.”
In mid-March, festival organizers postponed the festival just weeks before it was set to bow in New York City. In the interim, some programming for the 19th annual festival was made available online, while its brass still hopes to hold a traditional festival in the coming months.
“We are fortunate that technology allowed for our jury to come together this year to honor our filmmakers,” said Tribeca co-founder and CEO Jane Rosenthal in an official statement. “Despite not being able to be together physically,...
In mid-March, festival organizers postponed the festival just weeks before it was set to bow in New York City. In the interim, some programming for the 19th annual festival was made available online, while its brass still hopes to hold a traditional festival in the coming months.
“We are fortunate that technology allowed for our jury to come together this year to honor our filmmakers,” said Tribeca co-founder and CEO Jane Rosenthal in an official statement. “Despite not being able to be together physically,...
- 4/29/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Alice Wu’s The Half of It, Bo McGuire’s Socks On Fire also honoured.
The Hater, Polish filmmaker Jan Komasa’s follow-up to his Oscar-nominated Corpus Christi, was among Tribeca Film Festival jury prize winners announced on Wednesday (April 29).
Festival heads announced winners despite postponing this year’s event, which was originally scheduled to run from April 15-26 in New York and may take place later this year in some physical form.
Alice Wu’s The Half of It was honoured with The Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, while Bo McGuire’s Socks On Fire took the best documentary feature award.
The Hater, Polish filmmaker Jan Komasa’s follow-up to his Oscar-nominated Corpus Christi, was among Tribeca Film Festival jury prize winners announced on Wednesday (April 29).
Festival heads announced winners despite postponing this year’s event, which was originally scheduled to run from April 15-26 in New York and may take place later this year in some physical form.
Alice Wu’s The Half of It was honoured with The Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, while Bo McGuire’s Socks On Fire took the best documentary feature award.
- 4/29/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Alice Wu’s The Half of It, Bo McGuire’s Socks On Fire also honoured.
The Hater, Polish filmmaker Jan Kamasa’s follow-up to his Oscar-nominated Corpus Christi, was among Tribeca Film Festival jury prize winners announced on Wednesday (April 29).
Festival heads announced winners despite postponing this year’s event, which was originally scheduled to run from April 15-26 in New York and may take place later this year in some physical form.
Alice Wu’s The Half of It was honoured with The Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, while Bo McGuire’s Socks On Fire took the best documentary feature award.
The Hater, Polish filmmaker Jan Kamasa’s follow-up to his Oscar-nominated Corpus Christi, was among Tribeca Film Festival jury prize winners announced on Wednesday (April 29).
Festival heads announced winners despite postponing this year’s event, which was originally scheduled to run from April 15-26 in New York and may take place later this year in some physical form.
Alice Wu’s The Half of It was honoured with The Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, while Bo McGuire’s Socks On Fire took the best documentary feature award.
- 4/29/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Unic claims releasing films early on streaming services will see “short-term financial gains at the expense of the sector as a whole”.
Releasing films early on streaming services will see “short-term financial gains at the expense of the sector as a whole”, according to Europe’s International Union of Cinemas (Unic).
With widespread cinema closures as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, both studio and independent features are surfacing early on digital platforms, from Disney’s Pixar animation Onward and Universal’s The Invisible Man to Haifaa Al Mansour’s Saudi drama The Perfect Candidate.
But Unic, which represents European cinema trade associations and operators,...
Releasing films early on streaming services will see “short-term financial gains at the expense of the sector as a whole”, according to Europe’s International Union of Cinemas (Unic).
With widespread cinema closures as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, both studio and independent features are surfacing early on digital platforms, from Disney’s Pixar animation Onward and Universal’s The Invisible Man to Haifaa Al Mansour’s Saudi drama The Perfect Candidate.
But Unic, which represents European cinema trade associations and operators,...
- 3/20/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
India, Poland and some territories in the Middle East are the latest areas where movie theaters are rapidly being shuttered as the World Health Organization on Wednesday declared a global coronavirus pandemic.
In India, individual states have begun closing moviegoing venues. On Tuesday, Pinarayi Vijayan, chief minister of the Southern Indian state of Kerala, which has a population of more than 35 million, called for cinemas to shut down, with the Kerala Film Producers’ Association immediately following suit.
Meanwhile, the release of big-budget multi-lingual epic “Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea,” starring South Indian superstar Mohanlal, has been postponed. Some 20 movies are being shot in Kerala at the moment. These shoots are likely to be impacted as the number of confirmed cases in the state has risen to 17.
All movie theaters in the Northern Indian region of Jammu and Kashmir are also closed until March 31, it was announced on Wednesday by local officials.
In India, individual states have begun closing moviegoing venues. On Tuesday, Pinarayi Vijayan, chief minister of the Southern Indian state of Kerala, which has a population of more than 35 million, called for cinemas to shut down, with the Kerala Film Producers’ Association immediately following suit.
Meanwhile, the release of big-budget multi-lingual epic “Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea,” starring South Indian superstar Mohanlal, has been postponed. Some 20 movies are being shot in Kerala at the moment. These shoots are likely to be impacted as the number of confirmed cases in the state has risen to 17.
All movie theaters in the Northern Indian region of Jammu and Kashmir are also closed until March 31, it was announced on Wednesday by local officials.
- 3/11/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
"Join us, we need young people." Screen has released the first official promo trailer for The Hater, a new Polish film opening in cinemas in Poland this week. The Hater (aka Hejter) is the latest feature from Polish filmmaker Jan Komasa, whose sleeper hit Corpus Christi was nominated for the Best International Film Oscar earlier this year. It revolves around Tomek, who is obsessed with Gabi and her rich family. After he is kicked out of law school for plagiarism, he lands a job at a marketing agency and is tasked with destroying the reputation of a liberal politician. He grows even closer to Gabi until his past is revealed. Starring Maciej Musiałowski, Vanessa Alexander, Maciej Stuhr, Agata Kulesza, Danuta Stenka, Jacek Koman. The film is premiering in the Us at the Tribeca Film Festival next month. Seems like a searing commentary on how the internet fuels hate. It almost...
- 3/6/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Hater will have its world premiere in the international competition at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Screen can exclusively reveal the first English-language trailer for The Hater, the latest film from Poland’s Jan Komasa, whose Corpus Christi was nominated for best international film at this year’s Oscars.
The Hater will have its world premiere in the international competition at the Tribeca Film Festival (April 15-26). It revolves around Tomek (Maciej Musiałowski), who is obsessed with Gabi (VanessaAleksander) and her rich family. After he is kicked out of law school for plagiarism, Tomek lands a job at a marketing...
Screen can exclusively reveal the first English-language trailer for The Hater, the latest film from Poland’s Jan Komasa, whose Corpus Christi was nominated for best international film at this year’s Oscars.
The Hater will have its world premiere in the international competition at the Tribeca Film Festival (April 15-26). It revolves around Tomek (Maciej Musiałowski), who is obsessed with Gabi (VanessaAleksander) and her rich family. After he is kicked out of law school for plagiarism, Tomek lands a job at a marketing...
- 3/6/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President to open festival as previously announced.
The world premieres of The Trip To Greece and a documentary about Sean Penn’s relief work in Haiti, as well as the inaugural Women at Work documentary showcase are among the line-up of 115 features announced by Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday (3).
Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip To Greece reunites Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon and marks the fourth feature entry in the comedy series. It screens in Spotlight Narrative.
Don Hardy’s documentary Citizen Plus screens in Movies Plus and chronicles Penn’s activism and charitable work in the disaster-struck Caribbean island nation.
The world premieres of The Trip To Greece and a documentary about Sean Penn’s relief work in Haiti, as well as the inaugural Women at Work documentary showcase are among the line-up of 115 features announced by Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday (3).
Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip To Greece reunites Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon and marks the fourth feature entry in the comedy series. It screens in Spotlight Narrative.
Don Hardy’s documentary Citizen Plus screens in Movies Plus and chronicles Penn’s activism and charitable work in the disaster-struck Caribbean island nation.
- 3/3/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President to open festival as previously announced.
The world premiere of a documentary about Sean Penn’s relief work in Haiti and the inaugural Women at Work documentary showcase are among the line-up of 115 features announced by Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday (3).
Don Hardy’s documentary Citizen Plus screens in Movies Plus and chronicles Penn’s activism and charitable work in the disaster-struck Caribbean island nation.
The Us premiere of HBO’s Toronto dark comedy pick-up Bad Education starring Hugh Jackman screens in Spotlight Narrative, the same section that will show the New York premiere of...
The world premiere of a documentary about Sean Penn’s relief work in Haiti and the inaugural Women at Work documentary showcase are among the line-up of 115 features announced by Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday (3).
Don Hardy’s documentary Citizen Plus screens in Movies Plus and chronicles Penn’s activism and charitable work in the disaster-struck Caribbean island nation.
The Us premiere of HBO’s Toronto dark comedy pick-up Bad Education starring Hugh Jackman screens in Spotlight Narrative, the same section that will show the New York premiere of...
- 3/3/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Other People
Director: Aleksandra Terpińska
Producers: Warner Bros. Pictures, Madants, Alcatraz Films
A musical drama about the relationship between a young man from the projects with dreams of becoming a hip-hop star, and a 40-year-old woman living in a gated community, both trying to escape from the loneliness and apathy of everyday life.
Sales: Tba
The Hater
Director: Jan Komasa
Producers: Naima Film, dFlights, Tvn, Canal Plus Polska, Coloroffon
Oscar-nominee Komasa returns
with the story of a man who ignores his conscience to work for a marketing firm that tasks him with destroying the image of a fast-rising politician, all the
while involving him more deeply in a dangerous game.
Sales: Tba
Salt Lake
Director: Kasia Rosłaniec
Producer: Mañana
Sixty-year-old Helena feels like her husband’s property, but as parts of her life unravel and a modeling opportunity arrives on her doorstep, she opens herself up to new experiences. Selected for the Berlinale Co-Production Market.
Director: Aleksandra Terpińska
Producers: Warner Bros. Pictures, Madants, Alcatraz Films
A musical drama about the relationship between a young man from the projects with dreams of becoming a hip-hop star, and a 40-year-old woman living in a gated community, both trying to escape from the loneliness and apathy of everyday life.
Sales: Tba
The Hater
Director: Jan Komasa
Producers: Naima Film, dFlights, Tvn, Canal Plus Polska, Coloroffon
Oscar-nominee Komasa returns
with the story of a man who ignores his conscience to work for a marketing firm that tasks him with destroying the image of a fast-rising politician, all the
while involving him more deeply in a dangerous game.
Sales: Tba
Salt Lake
Director: Kasia Rosłaniec
Producer: Mañana
Sixty-year-old Helena feels like her husband’s property, but as parts of her life unravel and a modeling opportunity arrives on her doorstep, she opens herself up to new experiences. Selected for the Berlinale Co-Production Market.
- 2/21/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
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