For his third feature (in a row), László Nemes is going back into the history books for his next project set to month into production this June. Set in 1957’s Budapest, Orphan follows a young Jewish boy whose mother has raised him in the hope that his father will return from the camps. These hopes are shattered when a brutish stranger appears on the doorstep to take his family back. Variety reports that the project sees Nemes reteam with cinematographer Mátyás Erdély and his co-writer partner in Clara Royer. Producers onboard include Pioneer Pictures’ Ildiko Kemeny and Ferenc Szale, Good Chaos’ Mike Goodridge and Nemes himself.…...
- 4/24/2024
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Exclusive: Charades and New Europe Films are joining forces to co-sell Oscar-winning Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes’ long-awaited new feature Orphan, as the production gears up to commence shooting in and around Budapest this June.
Orphan will be Nemes’ third film after Sunset, which world premiered in Venice in 2018, and his Oscar-winning breakthrough Son of Saul, which debuted in Cannes in 2015, winning the Grand Prize of the Jury before clinching Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards the following year.
The new film is set in Budapest in 1957, twelve years after the end of WWII and one year after the uprising against the Communist regime.
The story follows a young Jewish boy whose mother has raised him in the hope that his father will return from the camps. These hopes are shattered when a brutish stranger appears on the doorstep to take his family back.
Nemes co-wrote the screenplay with Clara Royer,...
Orphan will be Nemes’ third film after Sunset, which world premiered in Venice in 2018, and his Oscar-winning breakthrough Son of Saul, which debuted in Cannes in 2015, winning the Grand Prize of the Jury before clinching Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards the following year.
The new film is set in Budapest in 1957, twelve years after the end of WWII and one year after the uprising against the Communist regime.
The story follows a young Jewish boy whose mother has raised him in the hope that his father will return from the camps. These hopes are shattered when a brutish stranger appears on the doorstep to take his family back.
Nemes co-wrote the screenplay with Clara Royer,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
With the resolution of the Hollywood writers strike in September, hopes were high for a return to business as usual in bustling Budapest, host to such recent high-profile productions as Yorgos Lanthimos’ Venice sensation and Oscar frontrunner “Poor Things.” But the sudden breakdown in negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP in early October dampened that enthusiasm.
“We were starting to get momentum back, which was leading us to believe that we would be opening up offices on new shows in early November, on the assumption that the strike would be over by the end of October,” says Adam Goodman of Mid Atlantic Films, which is currently servicing Peacock and Sky’s spy series “The Day of the Jackal.”
Instead, a waiting game is playing out in studios and C-suites across the globe, as actors, talent reps, executives and other industry players not only try to hash out a blueprint for...
“We were starting to get momentum back, which was leading us to believe that we would be opening up offices on new shows in early November, on the assumption that the strike would be over by the end of October,” says Adam Goodman of Mid Atlantic Films, which is currently servicing Peacock and Sky’s spy series “The Day of the Jackal.”
Instead, a waiting game is playing out in studios and C-suites across the globe, as actors, talent reps, executives and other industry players not only try to hash out a blueprint for...
- 11/2/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The question of whether Hollywood stars will light up the Lido this week has roiled the film industry in the run-up to the Venice Film Festival. “Poor Things” lead actress Emma Stone was among the marquee names that were holding out for a SAG-AFTRA exemption allowing her to promote the Frankenstein-inspired period film from Oscar nominee Yorgos Lanthimos (“The Favourite”), which bowed in competition Friday to a lengthy standing ovation and rave reviews.
Such guild-negotiated workarounds have offered a lifeline to Budapest, where the Victorian-era drama was filmed, with industry insiders insisting that the ongoing Hollywood strikes are yet to put a noticeable damper on the booming production hub.
“We’ve been affected, but the town continues to have activity,” says Adam Goodman of Mid Atlantic Films, which is currently servicing Lionsgate’s “The Killer’s Game,” starring Dave Bautista and Ben Kingsley. The action-comedy is among a...
Such guild-negotiated workarounds have offered a lifeline to Budapest, where the Victorian-era drama was filmed, with industry insiders insisting that the ongoing Hollywood strikes are yet to put a noticeable damper on the booming production hub.
“We’ve been affected, but the town continues to have activity,” says Adam Goodman of Mid Atlantic Films, which is currently servicing Lionsgate’s “The Killer’s Game,” starring Dave Bautista and Ben Kingsley. The action-comedy is among a...
- 9/2/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Emma Stone transforms into a “Frankenstein”-esque lead for Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film “Poor Things.”
Stone and Lanthimos continue their partnership following “The Favourite” and short film “Bleat.” Stone is also confirmed to be cast in Lanthimos’ “And” feature.
For “Poor Things,” Stone leads a Frankenstein-inspired tale of second chances. Per the official synopsis, the film centers on the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
“Poor Things” is based on Scottish author Alasdair Gray...
Stone and Lanthimos continue their partnership following “The Favourite” and short film “Bleat.” Stone is also confirmed to be cast in Lanthimos’ “And” feature.
For “Poor Things,” Stone leads a Frankenstein-inspired tale of second chances. Per the official synopsis, the film centers on the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
“Poor Things” is based on Scottish author Alasdair Gray...
- 5/11/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Screen’s UK Film Finance Forum takes place on December 5 at Everyman Broadgate.
Llewellyn Radley, managing director, UK, and executive vice president, international Stx Entertainment, Mary Burke, BFI senior production and development executive, and Danny Perkins, former CEO of Studiocanal UK and now co-founder of Elysian Film Group, have joined the Screen International’s UK Film Finance Forum taking place in London on December 5.
Radley and Perkins will join Andy Mayson, co-ceo of Altitude and Vanessa Saal, managing director, sales and distribution at Protagonist Pictures, to talk about how UK films play in the local and international market.
Burke joins Hugo Heppell,...
Llewellyn Radley, managing director, UK, and executive vice president, international Stx Entertainment, Mary Burke, BFI senior production and development executive, and Danny Perkins, former CEO of Studiocanal UK and now co-founder of Elysian Film Group, have joined the Screen International’s UK Film Finance Forum taking place in London on December 5.
Radley and Perkins will join Andy Mayson, co-ceo of Altitude and Vanessa Saal, managing director, sales and distribution at Protagonist Pictures, to talk about how UK films play in the local and international market.
Burke joins Hugo Heppell,...
- 12/2/2019
- ScreenDaily
They include producers Damian Jones and Melissa Parmenter, and Altitude co-ceo Andy Mayson.
Eight further speakers have been confirmed for Screen International’s UK Film Finance Forum taking place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019. They are:
Damian Jones - producer Andy Mayson - co-ceo, Altitude Hugo Heppell - head of investment, Screen Yorkshire Melissa Parmenter - producer Vanessa Saal - managing director, sales and distribution, Protagonist Pictures David Smith - director of screen, Screen Scotland John Glencross - CEO, Calculus Capital Catherine Davies - co-founder, producer and creative director, Skipyard Productions
They join previously announced speakers including producers...
Eight further speakers have been confirmed for Screen International’s UK Film Finance Forum taking place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019. They are:
Damian Jones - producer Andy Mayson - co-ceo, Altitude Hugo Heppell - head of investment, Screen Yorkshire Melissa Parmenter - producer Vanessa Saal - managing director, sales and distribution, Protagonist Pictures David Smith - director of screen, Screen Scotland John Glencross - CEO, Calculus Capital Catherine Davies - co-founder, producer and creative director, Skipyard Productions
They join previously announced speakers including producers...
- 11/26/2019
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The event takes place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019.
Three new speakers have been confirmed for Screen International’s UK Film Finance Forum taking place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019.
They are: Nik Bower, co-founder of London-and Los Angeles-based financing outfit Riverstone Pictures; Dave Morrison, partner at London-based entertainment accountancy firm and Eis specialists Nyman Libson Paul (Nlp); and Celia Meirow, senior vice president, business development at London-based film and TV financier Anton.
They join previously announced speakers including producers Kevin Loader (The Personal History of David Copperfield) and Dominic Buchanan (The End Of The F...
Three new speakers have been confirmed for Screen International’s UK Film Finance Forum taking place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019.
They are: Nik Bower, co-founder of London-and Los Angeles-based financing outfit Riverstone Pictures; Dave Morrison, partner at London-based entertainment accountancy firm and Eis specialists Nyman Libson Paul (Nlp); and Celia Meirow, senior vice president, business development at London-based film and TV financier Anton.
They join previously announced speakers including producers Kevin Loader (The Personal History of David Copperfield) and Dominic Buchanan (The End Of The F...
- 11/21/2019
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The event takes place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019.
Three new speakers have been confirmed for Screen International’s UK Film Finance Forum taking place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019.
They are: Nik Bower, co-founder of London-and Los Angeles-based financing outfit Riverstone Pictures; Dave Morrison, partner at London-based entertainment accountancy firm and Eis specialists Nyman Libson Paul (Nlp); and Celia Meirow, senior vice president, business development at London-based film and TV financier Anton.
They join previously announced speakers including producers Kevin Loader (The Personal History of David Copperfield) and Dominic Buchanan (The End Of The F...
Three new speakers have been confirmed for Screen International’s UK Film Finance Forum taking place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019.
They are: Nik Bower, co-founder of London-and Los Angeles-based financing outfit Riverstone Pictures; Dave Morrison, partner at London-based entertainment accountancy firm and Eis specialists Nyman Libson Paul (Nlp); and Celia Meirow, senior vice president, business development at London-based film and TV financier Anton.
They join previously announced speakers including producers Kevin Loader (The Personal History of David Copperfield) and Dominic Buchanan (The End Of The F...
- 11/21/2019
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The event takes place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019.
Three new speakers have been confirmed for Screen International’s UK Film Finance Forum taking place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019.
They are: Nik Bower, co-founder of La-based financing outfit Riverstone Pictures; Dave Morrison, partner at Entertainment accountancy firm Nyman Libson Paul (Nlp); and Celia Meirow, senior vice president, business development at film and TV financiers Anton Corp.
They join previously announced speakers including producers Kevin Loader (The Death Of Stalin) and Dominic Buchanan (The End Of The F***ing World); Pioneer Pictures owner Ildiko Kemeny; Samantha Perahia,...
Three new speakers have been confirmed for Screen International’s UK Film Finance Forum taking place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019.
They are: Nik Bower, co-founder of La-based financing outfit Riverstone Pictures; Dave Morrison, partner at Entertainment accountancy firm Nyman Libson Paul (Nlp); and Celia Meirow, senior vice president, business development at film and TV financiers Anton Corp.
They join previously announced speakers including producers Kevin Loader (The Death Of Stalin) and Dominic Buchanan (The End Of The F***ing World); Pioneer Pictures owner Ildiko Kemeny; Samantha Perahia,...
- 11/21/2019
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The event is taking place at London’s Everyman Broadgate on December 5.
The first speakers have been confirmed for Screen International’s UK Film Finance Forum taking place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019.
Confirmed speakers include producer Dominic Buchanan, a 2012 Screen Star of Tomorrow, whose second season of The End Of The F***ing World premiered on Channel 4 last night (November 4). Also included is producer Kevin Loader, whose credits include Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, The Death Of Stalin, recent Toronto premiere and London Film Festival opener The Personal History Of David Copperfield and HBO’s upcoming Avenue 5.
The first speakers have been confirmed for Screen International’s UK Film Finance Forum taking place at Everyman Broadgate in London on December 5, 2019.
Confirmed speakers include producer Dominic Buchanan, a 2012 Screen Star of Tomorrow, whose second season of The End Of The F***ing World premiered on Channel 4 last night (November 4). Also included is producer Kevin Loader, whose credits include Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, The Death Of Stalin, recent Toronto premiere and London Film Festival opener The Personal History Of David Copperfield and HBO’s upcoming Avenue 5.
- 11/6/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Crime noir may not be the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of Hungarian cinema but director Eva Gardos is working to change that with the upcoming Budapest Noir and we've got the first two images - featuring actors Krisztian Kolovratnik and Reka Tenki - to show off the results. ‘Budapest Noir’ a period thriller is in production on location in the Hungarian capital and at Mafilm Studios, produced by Pioneer Pictures’ Ildiko Kemeny. Originally published in 2008, ‘Budapest Noir’, the novel proved popular with both public and critics, and became an instant bestseller, which sparked several sequels and has gone on to appear in numerous languages around the world. Set in the politically-troubled autumn of 1936, the story follows Zsigmond Gordon,...
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- 3/24/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Hollywood’s sound pros nominated Birdman and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes for three awards apiece as the Motion Picture Sound Editors unveiled nods for its 62nd Mpse Golden Reel Awards, honoring the best feature film, television, animation and computer entertainment work of the year.
“2014 was a fantastic year for sound,” said Mpse president Frank Morrone. “The advent of new distribution channels, streaming services and gaming platforms is creating additional opportunities for sound artists to practice their craft beyond the traditional venues of film and television. This year’s nominations reflect that change, spanning an amazing diversity of mediums and genres, all executed at the highest level of creativity. We are truly inspired and impressed by the work of our colleagues.”
This year’s Golden Reels will additionally honor Noah director Darren Aronofsky with the Mpse’s annual Filmmaker Award. Oscar winner Skip Lievsay, known for his work...
“2014 was a fantastic year for sound,” said Mpse president Frank Morrone. “The advent of new distribution channels, streaming services and gaming platforms is creating additional opportunities for sound artists to practice their craft beyond the traditional venues of film and television. This year’s nominations reflect that change, spanning an amazing diversity of mediums and genres, all executed at the highest level of creativity. We are truly inspired and impressed by the work of our colleagues.”
This year’s Golden Reels will additionally honor Noah director Darren Aronofsky with the Mpse’s annual Filmmaker Award. Oscar winner Skip Lievsay, known for his work...
- 1/14/2015
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Exclusive: Nymphomaniac actress to co-star with Robert Pattinson, Tim Roth and Berenice Bejo.
Stacy Martin, who played the youthful heroine exploring her erotic life in Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac, has joined the cast of Brady Corbet’s The Childhood of a Leader.
Martin, a former Screen International Star of Tomorrow, will next be seen in Ben Wheatley’s Jg Ballard adaptation, High-Rise.
The Childhood of a Leader, sold by Protagonist Pictures and co-starring Robert Pattinson, Tim Roth and Berenice Bejo, is in pre-production and is set to shoot in Budapest in January.
The $5m feature is a collaboration between Swedish producer Helena Danielsson, Chris Coen from Unanimous Entertainment (UK) and Antoine de Clermont Tonnerre from Mact Productions (France). Co-producer is Ildiko Kemeny of Pioneer Pictures Hungary.
Corbet’s debut
It marks the feature directorial debut of Corbet, a Us actor best known for roles in Melancholia, Martha Marcy May Marlene and Thirteen. More recently...
Stacy Martin, who played the youthful heroine exploring her erotic life in Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac, has joined the cast of Brady Corbet’s The Childhood of a Leader.
Martin, a former Screen International Star of Tomorrow, will next be seen in Ben Wheatley’s Jg Ballard adaptation, High-Rise.
The Childhood of a Leader, sold by Protagonist Pictures and co-starring Robert Pattinson, Tim Roth and Berenice Bejo, is in pre-production and is set to shoot in Budapest in January.
The $5m feature is a collaboration between Swedish producer Helena Danielsson, Chris Coen from Unanimous Entertainment (UK) and Antoine de Clermont Tonnerre from Mact Productions (France). Co-producer is Ildiko Kemeny of Pioneer Pictures Hungary.
Corbet’s debut
It marks the feature directorial debut of Corbet, a Us actor best known for roles in Melancholia, Martha Marcy May Marlene and Thirteen. More recently...
- 10/13/2014
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
IFC Films has picked up North American and Latin American rights to Peter Strickland’s The Duke Of Burgundy.
Strickland (pictured) is scheduled to kick off production late this month in Hungary on the story about an amateur moth collector.
Sidse Babett Knudsen and Chiara D’Anna star and Rook’s Andy Starke will produce. Ben Wheatley serves as executive producer with Film4’s Anna Higgs, BFI’s Lizzie Francke and Pioneer’s Ildiko Kemeny.
IFC’s Arianna Bocco negotiated the deal with Mike Goodridge of the project’s international sales agent Protagonist Pictures.
Strickland (pictured) is scheduled to kick off production late this month in Hungary on the story about an amateur moth collector.
Sidse Babett Knudsen and Chiara D’Anna star and Rook’s Andy Starke will produce. Ben Wheatley serves as executive producer with Film4’s Anna Higgs, BFI’s Lizzie Francke and Pioneer’s Ildiko Kemeny.
IFC’s Arianna Bocco negotiated the deal with Mike Goodridge of the project’s international sales agent Protagonist Pictures.
- 9/7/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
IFC Films acquired North American and Latin American rights to Peter Strickland’s The Duke Of Burgundy, which starts in Hungary later this month. Written and directed by Strickland, the film will star Sidse Babett Knudsen and Chiara D’Anna. The dark melodrama will be produced by Rook’s Andy Starke and will be executive produced via Rook by filmmaker Ben Wheatley, Film4’s Anna Higgs, BFI’s Lizzie Francke, and Pioneer’s Ildiko Kemeny.
- 9/7/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Rook Films confirms Protagonist Pictures for international sales.
Borgen star Sidse Babett Knudsen will make her English-language feature film debut as the lead in Peter Strickland’s The Duke of Burgundy.
Andy Starke of Rook Films produces Strickland’s new film, which co-stars Chiara D’Anna (who also appeared in Strickland’s Berberian Sound Studio.)
The Duke of Burgundy will shoot on location from mid-September in Hungary. Film4 and the BFI co-developed and co-financed. Protagonist Pictures handles international sales.
The dark melodrama is about an amateur moth collector.
The film was co-developed and co- financed by Film4 and the BFI. International sales will be handled by Protagonist Pictures.
Rook co-owner Ben Wheatley will executive produce alongside Anna Higgs of Film4, Lizzie Francke from the BFI and Ildikó Kemény of Hungarian production company Pioneer.
Knudsen’s Danish film credits include The One And Only and After The Wedding. She is represented by Sam Fox at Troika.
Borgen star Sidse Babett Knudsen will make her English-language feature film debut as the lead in Peter Strickland’s The Duke of Burgundy.
Andy Starke of Rook Films produces Strickland’s new film, which co-stars Chiara D’Anna (who also appeared in Strickland’s Berberian Sound Studio.)
The Duke of Burgundy will shoot on location from mid-September in Hungary. Film4 and the BFI co-developed and co-financed. Protagonist Pictures handles international sales.
The dark melodrama is about an amateur moth collector.
The film was co-developed and co- financed by Film4 and the BFI. International sales will be handled by Protagonist Pictures.
Rook co-owner Ben Wheatley will executive produce alongside Anna Higgs of Film4, Lizzie Francke from the BFI and Ildikó Kemény of Hungarian production company Pioneer.
Knudsen’s Danish film credits include The One And Only and After The Wedding. She is represented by Sam Fox at Troika.
- 8/23/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Irish director Billy O'Brien (Isolation) is to begin work on his second feature film 'Creeping Zero' this October with 'Lord Of The Rings' star Dominic Monaghan among the confirmed cast members. The feature has been scripted by English novelist Jeff Noon and is based on his short story, which was published in 1998 as part of his 'Pixel Juice' collection. Other cast members joining Dominic Monaghan on the project include 'Attack the Block' actor John Boyega; 'Chronicle' actress Ashley Hinshaw; Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes) and Adam Deacon (Dead Set). Julie Baines of UK production company Dan Films is the film's lead producer with Paul Donovan set to produce for Grand alongside Ildiko Kemeny (The Raven) of Hungarian co-producers Pioneer Films. Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan (Fish Tank, Wuthering Heights) will work alongside O'Brien . Windmil Lane will handle VFX and post-production with the VFX team to be headed up by Ciaran Crowley.
- 7/17/2012
- IFTN
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