Few filmmakers have to experience the very real thing they’re dramatising on camera actually happening around their set. But then few films are set and shot in the Occupied West Bank.
As Farah Nabulsi recalls, while making The Teacher around the city of Nablus, she witnessed the forced demotion of a Palestinian home by Israeli forces and settlers torching Palestinian olive trees, both of which take place in her film.
“On my way to set at five in the morning, by the side of the road was a Palestinian family, a couple with six young children, standing in front of the rubble of their freshly demolished house,” she says. “So yeah, this harsh reality is unfolding around you.”
Premiering in Toronto on Sept. 9, the film follows a school teacher (Palestinian acting royalty Saleh Bakri) precariously trying juggling his dangerous involvement in the resistance movement with his position as a...
As Farah Nabulsi recalls, while making The Teacher around the city of Nablus, she witnessed the forced demotion of a Palestinian home by Israeli forces and settlers torching Palestinian olive trees, both of which take place in her film.
“On my way to set at five in the morning, by the side of the road was a Palestinian family, a couple with six young children, standing in front of the rubble of their freshly demolished house,” she says. “So yeah, this harsh reality is unfolding around you.”
Premiering in Toronto on Sept. 9, the film follows a school teacher (Palestinian acting royalty Saleh Bakri) precariously trying juggling his dangerous involvement in the resistance movement with his position as a...
- 9/9/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director David Harewood’s upcoming boxing feature “Benn/Eubank” has found its fighters.
David Jonsson (“Industry”) will play British boxing legend Chris Eubank while Joshua Maynard (“That Dirty Black Bag”) is set to star as his longtime rival Nigel Benn.
“Game of Thrones” star Nathalie Emannuel will play Benn’s wife Sharon and O-t Fagbenle (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) has been cast as legendary boxing manager Ambrose Mendy.
Harewood will also star as Eubank’s mentor, Adonis.
Fulwell 73 are producing “Benn/Eubank,” while Amp is repping international distribution with sales launching in Cannes.
The film will tell the story of when two of Britain’s best boxers came face to face in the ring to battle for the World Boxing Organization middleweight title in November 1990. Their meeting has been called the greatest fight ever fought on British soil. At the time, Benn, a former soldier and already known the world over for his skill,...
David Jonsson (“Industry”) will play British boxing legend Chris Eubank while Joshua Maynard (“That Dirty Black Bag”) is set to star as his longtime rival Nigel Benn.
“Game of Thrones” star Nathalie Emannuel will play Benn’s wife Sharon and O-t Fagbenle (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) has been cast as legendary boxing manager Ambrose Mendy.
Harewood will also star as Eubank’s mentor, Adonis.
Fulwell 73 are producing “Benn/Eubank,” while Amp is repping international distribution with sales launching in Cannes.
The film will tell the story of when two of Britain’s best boxers came face to face in the ring to battle for the World Boxing Organization middleweight title in November 1990. Their meeting has been called the greatest fight ever fought on British soil. At the time, Benn, a former soldier and already known the world over for his skill,...
- 5/20/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The 2022 nominees for BAFTA’s Rising Star Award have been revealed, including actors from James Bond pic No Time To Die, Jane Campion’s awards contender The Power Of The Dog, and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.
The five nominees this year are: Ariana Debose (West Side Story); Harris Dickinson (The King’s Man); Lashana Lynch (No Time To Die); Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place Part II); Kodi Smit-Mcphee (The Power Of The Dog).
They were unveiled during an event at BAFTA’s newly-refurbished London HQ on 195 Piccadilly.
This year’s Rising Star jury iwas chaired by BAFTA Chair Krishnendu Majumdar, actors Andy Serkis, Sadie Frost and Michelle Dockery, casting directors Lucy Bevan (Cruella and Belfast) and Leo Davis (The Queen and A Very English Scandal), producer Uzma Hasan (FirstBorn) and senior talent agent Ikki El-Amriti (Identity Agency Group), alongside further industry and journalists.
Last year’s BAFTA Rising Star...
The five nominees this year are: Ariana Debose (West Side Story); Harris Dickinson (The King’s Man); Lashana Lynch (No Time To Die); Millicent Simmonds (A Quiet Place Part II); Kodi Smit-Mcphee (The Power Of The Dog).
They were unveiled during an event at BAFTA’s newly-refurbished London HQ on 195 Piccadilly.
This year’s Rising Star jury iwas chaired by BAFTA Chair Krishnendu Majumdar, actors Andy Serkis, Sadie Frost and Michelle Dockery, casting directors Lucy Bevan (Cruella and Belfast) and Leo Davis (The Queen and A Very English Scandal), producer Uzma Hasan (FirstBorn) and senior talent agent Ikki El-Amriti (Identity Agency Group), alongside further industry and journalists.
Last year’s BAFTA Rising Star...
- 2/1/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
BAFTA-winner Andy Serkis “(War for the Planet of the Apes”) and actors Sadie Frost (“Waiting for Anya”) and Michelle Dockery (“Downton Abbey”) are among the luminaries serving on the jury shortlisting the BAFTA Ee Rising Star Award.
The jury, led by BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar, also includes casting directors Lucy Bevan (“Belfast”) and Leo Davis (“A Very English Scandal”), producer Uzma Hasan (“FirstBorn”), talent agent Ikki El-Amriti of the Identity Agency Group) and film, entertainment, and arts journalists.
The jury meeting took place on Wednesday at BAFTA’s headquarters 195 Piccadilly that has just experienced a major redevelopment.
The Rising Star Award shortlist will be announced on Feb. 1, 2022 and the rest of the BAFTA nominations will be unveiled on Feb. 3. The winners will be revealed at the BAFTA awards ceremony on March 13, 2022.
The award is the only category to be voted for by the British public. Previous winners include James McAvoy,...
The jury, led by BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar, also includes casting directors Lucy Bevan (“Belfast”) and Leo Davis (“A Very English Scandal”), producer Uzma Hasan (“FirstBorn”), talent agent Ikki El-Amriti of the Identity Agency Group) and film, entertainment, and arts journalists.
The jury meeting took place on Wednesday at BAFTA’s headquarters 195 Piccadilly that has just experienced a major redevelopment.
The Rising Star Award shortlist will be announced on Feb. 1, 2022 and the rest of the BAFTA nominations will be unveiled on Feb. 3. The winners will be revealed at the BAFTA awards ceremony on March 13, 2022.
The award is the only category to be voted for by the British public. Previous winners include James McAvoy,...
- 12/1/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
BIFAs Sets Host
Asim Chaudhry, most known for his role as Chabuddy G in People Just Do Nothing, has been set as host for the 2021 British Independent Film Awards, which will take place on December 5. Back to a physical edition after a one-year virtual hiatus, the ceremony is taking place at London’s Old Billingsgate. Nominations were unveiled last month, with Belfast and Boiling Point leading the way.
BAFTA Rising Star Jury
This year’s BAFTA Rising Star jury will feature Andy Serkis, Sadie Frost and Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery. Overseen by BAFTA Chair Krishnendu Majumdar, the jury also features casting directors Lucy Bevan and Leo Davis, producer Uzma Hasan, and talent agent Ikki El-Amriti. The shortlist will be announced on February 1, when voting opens to the public. Previous winners of the prize include John Boyega and Letitia Wright. The BAFTAs take place on March 13.
Red Sea Festival To Spotlight Female Filmmakers,...
Asim Chaudhry, most known for his role as Chabuddy G in People Just Do Nothing, has been set as host for the 2021 British Independent Film Awards, which will take place on December 5. Back to a physical edition after a one-year virtual hiatus, the ceremony is taking place at London’s Old Billingsgate. Nominations were unveiled last month, with Belfast and Boiling Point leading the way.
BAFTA Rising Star Jury
This year’s BAFTA Rising Star jury will feature Andy Serkis, Sadie Frost and Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery. Overseen by BAFTA Chair Krishnendu Majumdar, the jury also features casting directors Lucy Bevan and Leo Davis, producer Uzma Hasan, and talent agent Ikki El-Amriti. The shortlist will be announced on February 1, when voting opens to the public. Previous winners of the prize include John Boyega and Letitia Wright. The BAFTAs take place on March 13.
Red Sea Festival To Spotlight Female Filmmakers,...
- 12/1/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
British actors Bukky Bakray, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Morfydd Clark, Sope Dirisu and Conrad Khan are the 2021 nominees for the BAFTA Ee Rising Star Award.
The nominees were announced by 2014 Rising Star nominee George MacKay (“1917”) and presenter Edith Bowman on Wednesday. The nominees participated in a panel discussion and spoke about their roles. Ben-Adir was there in person with the presenters, and the others virtually, with Clark dialling in from New Zealand where she’s filming Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings.”
Ben-Adir plays Black leader Malcolm X in “One Night in Miami,” based on the play by Kemp Powers, directed by Regina King. Bakray is the lead as a schoolgirl in Sarah Gavron’s coming-of-age drama “Rocks.” Clark plays a pious nurse in Rose Glass’ horror “Saint Maud,” while Dirisu is an emigrant house hunter who finds evil where he least expects it in Remi Weekes’ “His House.” In Henry Blake’s “County Lines,...
The nominees were announced by 2014 Rising Star nominee George MacKay (“1917”) and presenter Edith Bowman on Wednesday. The nominees participated in a panel discussion and spoke about their roles. Ben-Adir was there in person with the presenters, and the others virtually, with Clark dialling in from New Zealand where she’s filming Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings.”
Ben-Adir plays Black leader Malcolm X in “One Night in Miami,” based on the play by Kemp Powers, directed by Regina King. Bakray is the lead as a schoolgirl in Sarah Gavron’s coming-of-age drama “Rocks.” Clark plays a pious nurse in Rose Glass’ horror “Saint Maud,” while Dirisu is an emigrant house hunter who finds evil where he least expects it in Remi Weekes’ “His House.” In Henry Blake’s “County Lines,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Yesterday, Academy Award® winner Alicia Vikander, actress Jo Hartley and BAFTA-winning actress Naomi Ackie joined the BAFTA Ee Rising Star Award panel to select the 2021 shortlist.
Now in its sixteenth year, it is the only 2021 Ee British Academy Film Awards category to be voted for by the British public. Celebrating new and up-and-coming talent within the industry, past recipients of the Ee Rising Star Award have gone on to become household names and achieve some of cinema’s highest accolades. The prestigious list of previous winners includes James McAvoy, Eva Green, Juno Temple, Tom Hardy, Kristen Stewart, Noel Clarke, Jack O’Connell, Will Poulter, John Boyega, Tom Holland, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright and last year’s winner Micheal Ward.
Alicia Vikander said: “Being a BAFTA Ee Rising Star nominee was a significant marker in my career and it is an honour and delight to deliberate the shortlist for this year’s...
Now in its sixteenth year, it is the only 2021 Ee British Academy Film Awards category to be voted for by the British public. Celebrating new and up-and-coming talent within the industry, past recipients of the Ee Rising Star Award have gone on to become household names and achieve some of cinema’s highest accolades. The prestigious list of previous winners includes James McAvoy, Eva Green, Juno Temple, Tom Hardy, Kristen Stewart, Noel Clarke, Jack O’Connell, Will Poulter, John Boyega, Tom Holland, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright and last year’s winner Micheal Ward.
Alicia Vikander said: “Being a BAFTA Ee Rising Star nominee was a significant marker in my career and it is an honour and delight to deliberate the shortlist for this year’s...
- 1/20/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Black Panther star Letitia Wright, Widows star Cynthia Erivo, Sorry To Bother You‘s Lakeith Stanfield, American Animals actor Barry Keoghan and Wild Rose lead Jessie Buckley have been nominated for BAFTA’s Ee Rising Star Award.
The nominees, revealed this morning at BAFTA’s London headquarters, were selected for showing “truly outstanding talent on the big screen in the past year and capturing the imagination of both the public and film industry.” The winner is voted for by the public.
The jury included jury chair and co-president of Cornerstone Films Alison Thompson, actress Rosamund Pike, actor Richard Madden, BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Ray Panthaki, film broadcaster Edith Bowman, film critic Anna Smith, producer Georgina Lowe, and casting directors Leo Davis and Lucy Bevan.
Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya won the award last year. John Boyega, who was at drama school with Wright, won the award in 2016. The winner will be...
The nominees, revealed this morning at BAFTA’s London headquarters, were selected for showing “truly outstanding talent on the big screen in the past year and capturing the imagination of both the public and film industry.” The winner is voted for by the public.
The jury included jury chair and co-president of Cornerstone Films Alison Thompson, actress Rosamund Pike, actor Richard Madden, BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Ray Panthaki, film broadcaster Edith Bowman, film critic Anna Smith, producer Georgina Lowe, and casting directors Leo Davis and Lucy Bevan.
Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya won the award last year. John Boyega, who was at drama school with Wright, won the award in 2016. The winner will be...
- 1/3/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The other nominees are: Cynthia Erivo, Barry Keoghan and Lakeith Stanfield.
Bafta has announced the five actors in the running for the 2019 Ee Rising Star Award.
They are:
Jessie Buckley Cynthia Erivo Barry Keoghan Lakeith Stanfield Letitia Wright
Actress and singer Jessie Buckley made her breakthrough in 2017’s Beast directed by Michael Pearce. Her latest is Wild Rose, about a Glaswegian musician who dreams of becoming a Nashville star, which debuted at Toronto and is set for release in April 2019.
Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo is best known for playing Celie in the 2015 Broadway revival of The Color Purple.
Bafta has announced the five actors in the running for the 2019 Ee Rising Star Award.
They are:
Jessie Buckley Cynthia Erivo Barry Keoghan Lakeith Stanfield Letitia Wright
Actress and singer Jessie Buckley made her breakthrough in 2017’s Beast directed by Michael Pearce. Her latest is Wild Rose, about a Glaswegian musician who dreams of becoming a Nashville star, which debuted at Toronto and is set for release in April 2019.
Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo is best known for playing Celie in the 2015 Broadway revival of The Color Purple.
- 1/3/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
The other nominees are Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Tessa Thompson.
Source: Bafta
Bafta has announced the five actors in the running for the 2018 Ee Rising Star Award.
They are:
Daniel Kaluuya Florence Pugh Josh O’Connor Tessa Thompson Timothée Chalamet
The winner will be voted for by the public and announced at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday 18 February 2018.
English actor Daniel Kaluuya was the star of smash hit horror Get Out last year. His first major role was Skins, and he also appeared in Sicario, Kick-Ass 2 and Black Mirror. Next up for Kaluuya is the Marvel Studios film Black Panther.
Florence Pugh’s breakthrough performance in 2017 was the critically acclaimed Lady Macbeth. Her other roles include The Commuter with Liam Neeson and the upcoming Fighting With My Family directed by Stephen Merchant.
Josh O’Connor played the lead role in Francis Lee’s God’s Own Country, which earned him the...
Source: Bafta
Bafta has announced the five actors in the running for the 2018 Ee Rising Star Award.
They are:
Daniel Kaluuya Florence Pugh Josh O’Connor Tessa Thompson Timothée Chalamet
The winner will be voted for by the public and announced at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday 18 February 2018.
English actor Daniel Kaluuya was the star of smash hit horror Get Out last year. His first major role was Skins, and he also appeared in Sicario, Kick-Ass 2 and Black Mirror. Next up for Kaluuya is the Marvel Studios film Black Panther.
Florence Pugh’s breakthrough performance in 2017 was the critically acclaimed Lady Macbeth. Her other roles include The Commuter with Liam Neeson and the upcoming Fighting With My Family directed by Stephen Merchant.
Josh O’Connor played the lead role in Francis Lee’s God’s Own Country, which earned him the...
- 1/4/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its 276-member-strong class of 2013.
The list, published by The Hollywood Reporter, includes actors, cinematographers, designers, directors, documentarians, executives, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, "members-at-large," musicians, producers, PR folks, short filmmakers and animators, sound technicians, visual effects artists, and writers.
Jason Bateman, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Milla Jovovich, Lucy Liu, Jennifer Lopez, Emily Mortimer, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, and Michael Peña are among the roster of actors, while "The Heat" and "Bridesmaids" helmer Paul Feig made the directors' cut.
"We did not change our criteria at all," says Academy president Hawk Koch of this year's larger-than-usual class. "Yes, this year there is a tremendous amount of women, a tremendous amount of people of color, people from all walks of life. This year, we asked the branches to look at everybody who wasn't in the Academy but who deserved to be.
The list, published by The Hollywood Reporter, includes actors, cinematographers, designers, directors, documentarians, executives, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, "members-at-large," musicians, producers, PR folks, short filmmakers and animators, sound technicians, visual effects artists, and writers.
Jason Bateman, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Milla Jovovich, Lucy Liu, Jennifer Lopez, Emily Mortimer, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, and Michael Peña are among the roster of actors, while "The Heat" and "Bridesmaids" helmer Paul Feig made the directors' cut.
"We did not change our criteria at all," says Academy president Hawk Koch of this year's larger-than-usual class. "Yes, this year there is a tremendous amount of women, a tremendous amount of people of color, people from all walks of life. This year, we asked the branches to look at everybody who wasn't in the Academy but who deserved to be.
- 7/4/2013
- by Laura Larson
- Moviefone
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the 276 members of the entertainment industry invited to join organization. The list includes actors, directors, documentarians, executives, film editors, producers and more. Of those listed below, those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy's membership in 2013. "These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today," said Academy President Hawk Koch in a press release. "Their talent and creativity have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide, and I am proud to welcome each of them to the Academy." Koch also told Variety, "In the past eight or nine years, each branch could only bring in X amount of members. There were people each branch would have liked to get in but couldn't. We asked them to be more inclusive of the best of the best, and each branch was excited, because they got...
- 6/28/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Academy just added 276 Oscar voters.
That’s 100 more than last year, and part of an easing of a longstanding cap on the number of new members allowed to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences each year.
AMPAS usually adds between 130 and 180 new members, replacing those who have quit or passed away. The membership now stands around 6,000.
Jason Bateman, Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emmanuelle Riva, and Chris Tucker are among the actors who have been invited to join, the organization announced today.
Other interesting additions: the musician Prince, Girls and Tiny Furniture writer/director/actress Lena Dunham,...
That’s 100 more than last year, and part of an easing of a longstanding cap on the number of new members allowed to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences each year.
AMPAS usually adds between 130 and 180 new members, replacing those who have quit or passed away. The membership now stands around 6,000.
Jason Bateman, Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emmanuelle Riva, and Chris Tucker are among the actors who have been invited to join, the organization announced today.
Other interesting additions: the musician Prince, Girls and Tiny Furniture writer/director/actress Lena Dunham,...
- 6/28/2013
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 276 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2013.
“These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,” said Academy President Hawk Koch. “Their talent and creativity have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide, and I am proud to welcome each of them to the Academy.”
The 2013 invitees are:
Actors
Jason Bateman – “Up in the Air,” “Juno”
Miriam Colon – “City of Hope,” “Scarface”
Rosario Dawson – “Rent,” “Frank Miller’s Sin City”
Kimberly Elise – “For Colored Girls,” “Beloved”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “Lincoln,” “The Dark Knight Rises”
Charles Grodin – “Midnight Run,” “The Heartbreak Kid”
Rebecca Hall – “Iron Man 3,” “The Town”
Lance Henriksen – “Aliens,” “The Terminator”
Jack Huston – “Not Fade Away,” “Factory Girl”
Milla Jovovich – “Resident Evil,...
“These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,” said Academy President Hawk Koch. “Their talent and creativity have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide, and I am proud to welcome each of them to the Academy.”
The 2013 invitees are:
Actors
Jason Bateman – “Up in the Air,” “Juno”
Miriam Colon – “City of Hope,” “Scarface”
Rosario Dawson – “Rent,” “Frank Miller’s Sin City”
Kimberly Elise – “For Colored Girls,” “Beloved”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “Lincoln,” “The Dark Knight Rises”
Charles Grodin – “Midnight Run,” “The Heartbreak Kid”
Rebecca Hall – “Iron Man 3,” “The Town”
Lance Henriksen – “Aliens,” “The Terminator”
Jack Huston – “Not Fade Away,” “Factory Girl”
Milla Jovovich – “Resident Evil,...
- 6/28/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Primetime Emmy nominee Leo David will host the upcoming installment of the National Film School (Nfs)lecture series. The lecture will be held on Tuesday, November 16th at 5.30 pm in Iadt.Leo Davis is one of Europe's most distinguished casting directors. Her credits include 'The Last Station'; 'Antichrist'; 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'; 'Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day'; 'Hannibal Rising'; 'The Constant Gardener'; 'Layer Cake'; 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'; 'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead'; 'When Brendan Met Trudy'; 'Sunshine' and 'The Last September' . She received her Emmy nomination for her work on Mike Nichols' feature, 'Wit'.
- 11/15/2010
- IFTN
Besides pronouncing her name for us, Gemma Arterton—whose first name is voiced with a soft "G" and whose last name is Arterton, not Atherton—is having to explain herself to America. The British actor is here promoting "Tamara Drewe," in which she plays the title character, an ugly duckling–turned-swan who returns to her hometown after quite the nose job. Arterton is not only discussing her craft with the American press; she's being asked about her pert, real-life nose. But Tamara's comedic flashback scenes, before surgery, are the ones that best reflect Arterton's deep talents. Those who know the actor only as a Bond girl ("Quantum of Solace") or as Princess Tamina ("Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time") might be stunned to realize that inside Arterton beats the heart of a character actor. The fragile naiveté of Tess in television's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," the raunchy grit of...
- 10/5/2010
- backstage.com
Cologne, Germany -- Fast-rising Brit actor Edward Hogg has been cast in Roland Emmerich's upcoming Shakespeare conspiracy thriller "Anonymous."
Hogg will play the role of Robert Cecil, the first Earl of Salisbury, an advisor to Queen Elisabeth I. Emmerich's drama, which will begin shooting in March in Studio Babelsberg outside Berlin, focuses on the widespread theory that William Shakespeare was not the real author of this plays. It will be the first film Emmerich has shot in his native Germany in 20 years.
Emmerich cast Hogg together with Brit casting director Leo Davis and German Simone Baer.
It's proving to be a big year for Hogg. The 30-year-old actor was picked to be one of ten European Shooting Stars at this year's Berlin International Film Festival.
Hogg's breakthrough performance was in Dominic Murphy's "White Lightnin," which premiered at Sundance last year and earned him a British Independent Film Award nomination as most promising newcomer.
Hogg will play the role of Robert Cecil, the first Earl of Salisbury, an advisor to Queen Elisabeth I. Emmerich's drama, which will begin shooting in March in Studio Babelsberg outside Berlin, focuses on the widespread theory that William Shakespeare was not the real author of this plays. It will be the first film Emmerich has shot in his native Germany in 20 years.
Emmerich cast Hogg together with Brit casting director Leo Davis and German Simone Baer.
It's proving to be a big year for Hogg. The 30-year-old actor was picked to be one of ten European Shooting Stars at this year's Berlin International Film Festival.
Hogg's breakthrough performance was in Dominic Murphy's "White Lightnin," which premiered at Sundance last year and earned him a British Independent Film Award nomination as most promising newcomer.
- 1/26/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany -- Veteran German producer Karl Baumgartner of Pandora Film ("Underground" "Tulpan"), British casting director Leo Davis ("The Queen") and Czech actress Anna Geislerova ("Beauty in Trouble") are among the members of next year's Shooting Stars jury.
The group, which also includes Italian director Giuseppe Piccioni ("Giulia Doesn't Date at Night") and U.S. film journalist Steven Gaydos, will select ten European up-and-coming actors from the 21 submissions made by national members of Shooting Stars organizer European Film Promotion (Efp).
The 10 finalists will be presented at the 2010 Shooting Stars event Feb. 13-15, running alongside the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 11-21).
The group, which also includes Italian director Giuseppe Piccioni ("Giulia Doesn't Date at Night") and U.S. film journalist Steven Gaydos, will select ten European up-and-coming actors from the 21 submissions made by national members of Shooting Stars organizer European Film Promotion (Efp).
The 10 finalists will be presented at the 2010 Shooting Stars event Feb. 13-15, running alongside the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 11-21).
- 11/11/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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