The awards aim to celebrate outstanding and sustainable work in the world of film and TV production, locations and studios.
Leading figures in the TV and film world have joined the judging panel for Screen International’s inaugural Global Production Awards taking place at the Cannes Film Festival in May this year.
Judges so far announced include Elvis producer Schuyler Weiss, president of production and development at Bazmark; Amazon Studios’ head of worldwide production and post-production, Tim Clawson; producer and former Sundance executive Bird Runningwater; and the Association of Film Commissioners International’s (Afci) executive director, Jaclyn Philpott.
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Leading figures in the TV and film world have joined the judging panel for Screen International’s inaugural Global Production Awards taking place at the Cannes Film Festival in May this year.
Judges so far announced include Elvis producer Schuyler Weiss, president of production and development at Bazmark; Amazon Studios’ head of worldwide production and post-production, Tim Clawson; producer and former Sundance executive Bird Runningwater; and the Association of Film Commissioners International’s (Afci) executive director, Jaclyn Philpott.
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- 3/8/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Australia’s film and television incentives contributed a total of 11.4Bn (A16.5Bn) to the country’s economic output for the four years to the 20201/22 financial year, according to a study by UK-based consultancy Olsberg Spi.
The report also found that Australia’s offset programs underpin its standing as a major production hub. In 20201/22, total production expenditure in Australia grew to more than 1.5Bn (A2.2Bn), an increase of 91 over the four years studied.
Major productions to shoot in Australia over the past four years include Disney’s Thor: Love And Thunder, Universal’s Ticket To Paradise, Woody Woodpecker and Metropolis, Legendary Entertainment’s Godzilla vs Kong 2 and Netflix shows Heartbreak High, Pieces Of Her and God’s Favorite Idiot.
Drilling down into the various incentives, the report found that Australia’s 16.5 Location Offset, geared towards offshore film and TV productions, resulted in a 4 (A5.89) return for every A1 invested through the program.
The report also found that Australia’s offset programs underpin its standing as a major production hub. In 20201/22, total production expenditure in Australia grew to more than 1.5Bn (A2.2Bn), an increase of 91 over the four years studied.
Major productions to shoot in Australia over the past four years include Disney’s Thor: Love And Thunder, Universal’s Ticket To Paradise, Woody Woodpecker and Metropolis, Legendary Entertainment’s Godzilla vs Kong 2 and Netflix shows Heartbreak High, Pieces Of Her and God’s Favorite Idiot.
Drilling down into the various incentives, the report found that Australia’s 16.5 Location Offset, geared towards offshore film and TV productions, resulted in a 4 (A5.89) return for every A1 invested through the program.
- 2/13/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
With “Thirteen Lives,” Ron Howard delivers his cinematic interpretation of the story of the stranded Thai soccer team that commanded the world’s attention in the early summer of 2018. Howard’s film joins other projects — including the 2021 National Geographic documentary “The Rescue” and Netflix’s upcoming limited series “Thai Cave Rescue” — that covered the incredible true story of the skilled divers that rescued the team.
The screenplay comes from “Unbroken” and “Everest” screenwriter William Nicholson. Producers include P.J. van Sandwijk, Gabrielle Tana, Karen Lunder, William M. Connor, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. Executive producers include Jon Kuyper, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Marie Savare, Michael Lesslie, Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth.
For fans of Ron Howard or those still fascinated by the suspenseful true story, here’s how to watch “Thirteen Lives”:
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The screenplay comes from “Unbroken” and “Everest” screenwriter William Nicholson. Producers include P.J. van Sandwijk, Gabrielle Tana, Karen Lunder, William M. Connor, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. Executive producers include Jon Kuyper, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Marie Savare, Michael Lesslie, Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth.
For fans of Ron Howard or those still fascinated by the suspenseful true story, here’s how to watch “Thirteen Lives”:
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- 8/5/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Deadline has an exclusive track from Benjamin Wallfisch’s score for Ron Howard’s survival drama Thirteen Lives, which is slated for release on all major digital platforms via Milan Records tomorrow, as the film becomes available for streaming on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
The feature from MGM, Bron Creative, Imagine Entertainment, Storyteller and Magnolia Mae recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave network during an unexpected rainstorm in 2018. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers — uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels — join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach. With impossibly high stakes and the entire world watching, the group embarks...
The feature from MGM, Bron Creative, Imagine Entertainment, Storyteller and Magnolia Mae recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave network during an unexpected rainstorm in 2018. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers — uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels — join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach. With impossibly high stakes and the entire world watching, the group embarks...
- 8/4/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The international rescue effort of a Thai soccer team in 2018 is now at the core of Ron Howard’s gripping epic based on the incredible true story.
Oscar-winner Howard directs “Thirteen Lives” centered on the mission to bring back 12 boys and their soccer coach who became trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. Colin Farrell and Viggo Mortensen portray real-life rescue divers John Volanthen and Richard Stanton, respectively, with Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman, and Paul Gleeson also starring. “Thirteen Lives,” penned by William Nicholson, will premiere in theaters for one week starting July 29 before launching globally on Prime Video August 5.
The official logline reads: “Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers, uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels, join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach.
Oscar-winner Howard directs “Thirteen Lives” centered on the mission to bring back 12 boys and their soccer coach who became trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. Colin Farrell and Viggo Mortensen portray real-life rescue divers John Volanthen and Richard Stanton, respectively, with Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman, and Paul Gleeson also starring. “Thirteen Lives,” penned by William Nicholson, will premiere in theaters for one week starting July 29 before launching globally on Prime Video August 5.
The official logline reads: “Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers, uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels, join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach.
- 6/28/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: It took a village to rescue those 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded Thailand cave in 2018. MGM and Thirteen Lives director Ron Howard have firmed a big international cast to play the heroic rescuers who took part in a dangerous operation that cost one rescue diver — Thai Navy Seal Saman Gunan — his life. All of the boys, and the coach, were saved before floodwaters completely filled the caves.
Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton will star with Weir Sukollawat (Malila), Thiraphat Sajakul (The Serpent), Sahajak Boonthanakit (The Serpent), Vithaya Pansringarm (The Prey), Teeradon “James” Supapunpinyo (Bad Genius), Nophand Boonyai (Only God Forgives), Tom Bateman (Death on the Nile), Paul Gleeson (The Thin Red Line), and Lewis Fitz-Gerald (Pitch Black).
The film will shoot in Australia — with the support of the Australian and Queensland Governments — and also Thailand. Production begins this month. Thirteen Lives will be released theatrically in the U.
Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton will star with Weir Sukollawat (Malila), Thiraphat Sajakul (The Serpent), Sahajak Boonthanakit (The Serpent), Vithaya Pansringarm (The Prey), Teeradon “James” Supapunpinyo (Bad Genius), Nophand Boonyai (Only God Forgives), Tom Bateman (Death on the Nile), Paul Gleeson (The Thin Red Line), and Lewis Fitz-Gerald (Pitch Black).
The film will shoot in Australia — with the support of the Australian and Queensland Governments — and also Thailand. Production begins this month. Thirteen Lives will be released theatrically in the U.
- 3/11/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Mentors include Alexander Dinelaris (Birdman) Douglas McGrath (Bullets Over Broadway), Jim Taylor (Sideways).
The Writers Guild of America, East, and FilmNation Entertainment have announced a six-month workshop launching in 2020 that focuses on professional development for diverse, emerging screenwriters in the greater New York City area.
The New York Screenwriters Workshop will provide eight writers with access to mentorship, meetings and projects aimed to bolster career sustainability, while the writer completes a feature-length screenplay during the run of the programme – March through August 2020.
Final Draft is serving as the exclusive sponsor of the 2020 workshop and will provide participants with software and other resources.
The Writers Guild of America, East, and FilmNation Entertainment have announced a six-month workshop launching in 2020 that focuses on professional development for diverse, emerging screenwriters in the greater New York City area.
The New York Screenwriters Workshop will provide eight writers with access to mentorship, meetings and projects aimed to bolster career sustainability, while the writer completes a feature-length screenplay during the run of the programme – March through August 2020.
Final Draft is serving as the exclusive sponsor of the 2020 workshop and will provide participants with software and other resources.
- 10/28/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Us producer explained differences between producing at different budget levels in Mpa-dhu workshop in Tiffcom.
Us producer Jon Kuyper outlined the differences between producing $100m studio movies and an $8m straight-to-dvd project at the Mpa-dhu workshop (Oct 22) at Tiffcom.
He also touched on producing Ridley Scott’s upcoming TV series for TNT, Raised By Wolves, and how all the rules change when budgeting and scheduling episodic drama.
During his seven years as an in-house producer at Warner Bros, Kuyper supervised production on big-budget studio movies including George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsy and...
Us producer Jon Kuyper outlined the differences between producing $100m studio movies and an $8m straight-to-dvd project at the Mpa-dhu workshop (Oct 22) at Tiffcom.
He also touched on producing Ridley Scott’s upcoming TV series for TNT, Raised By Wolves, and how all the rules change when budgeting and scheduling episodic drama.
During his seven years as an in-house producer at Warner Bros, Kuyper supervised production on big-budget studio movies including George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsy and...
- 10/24/2019
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Us producer explained differences between producing at different budget levels in Mpa-dhu workshop in Tiffcom.
Us producer Jon Kuyper outlined the differences between producing $100m studio movies and an $8m straight-to-dvd project at the Mpa-dhu workshop (Oct 22) at Tiffcom.
He also touched on producing Ridley Scott’s upcoming TV series for TNT, Raised By Wolves, and how all the rules change when budgeting and scheduling episodic drama.
During his seven years as an in-house producer at Warner Bros, Kuyper supervised production on big-budget studio movies including George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsy and...
Us producer Jon Kuyper outlined the differences between producing $100m studio movies and an $8m straight-to-dvd project at the Mpa-dhu workshop (Oct 22) at Tiffcom.
He also touched on producing Ridley Scott’s upcoming TV series for TNT, Raised By Wolves, and how all the rules change when budgeting and scheduling episodic drama.
During his seven years as an in-house producer at Warner Bros, Kuyper supervised production on big-budget studio movies including George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsy and...
- 10/24/2019
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Saban Films has acquired Us rights to Brian Smrz’s assassin thriller 24 Hours To Live starring Ethan Hawke and Chinese actress Xu Qing.Sierra/Affinity handles international sales and will screen the film in Cannes.Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Rutger Hauer also star in the story of a hitman who turns rogue when his latest mission goes wrong.Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Fundamental Films’ Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon produced, and Fundamental Films fully f
Saban Films has acquired Us rights to Brian Smrz’s assassin thriller 24 Hours To Live starring Ethan Hawke and Chinese actress Xu Qing.
Sierra/Affinity handles international sales and will screen the film in Cannes.
Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Rutger Hauer also star in the story of a hitman who turns rogue when his latest mission goes wrong.
Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Fundamental Films’ Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon produced, and [link=co...
Saban Films has acquired Us rights to Brian Smrz’s assassin thriller 24 Hours To Live starring Ethan Hawke and Chinese actress Xu Qing.
Sierra/Affinity handles international sales and will screen the film in Cannes.
Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Rutger Hauer also star in the story of a hitman who turns rogue when his latest mission goes wrong.
Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Fundamental Films’ Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon produced, and [link=co...
- 5/17/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
In a deal that closed before Toronto, the distributor said on Thursday it had acquired North American rights to Sean Penn’s Cannes competition selection.
The Last Face is set against the backdrop of war-torn Liberia and stars Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem as an aid agency chief who falls in love with a doctor amid a humanitarian crisis.
Adèle Exarchopoulos, Jean Reno and Jared Harris round out the cast and Erin Dignam wrote the screenplay.
River Road Entertainment’s Bill Pohlad produced with FilmHaven Entertainments’ Matt Palmieri and Bill Gerber. Jon Kuyper served as executive producer.
Saban Films’ Bill Bromiley and Ness Saban negotiated the deal with CAA. Lionsgate handles international sales.
The Last Face is set against the backdrop of war-torn Liberia and stars Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem as an aid agency chief who falls in love with a doctor amid a humanitarian crisis.
Adèle Exarchopoulos, Jean Reno and Jared Harris round out the cast and Erin Dignam wrote the screenplay.
River Road Entertainment’s Bill Pohlad produced with FilmHaven Entertainments’ Matt Palmieri and Bill Gerber. Jon Kuyper served as executive producer.
Saban Films’ Bill Bromiley and Ness Saban negotiated the deal with CAA. Lionsgate handles international sales.
- 9/8/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Shanghai-based Fundamental Films and Thunder Road Pictures of Los Angeles announced the casting additions on Tuesday.
Thriller 24 Hours To Live stars previously announced Ethan Hawke and China’s Xu Qing. CAA handles Us rights and Sierra/Affinity international sales.
Brian Smrz directs from a screenplay by Zachary Dean based on an original script from Ron Mita and Jim McClain and principal photography is underway in Cape Town, South Africa.
The story centres on an assassin who is given a chance at redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily when he dies on the job.
Fundamental Films is fully financing the project and Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, Fundamental chairman Mark Gao and international president Gregory Ouanhon serve as producers
Jon Kuyper, Kent Kubena, Jonathan Fuhrman and Gary Glushon are the executive producers.
Fundamental and Thunder Road are also collaborating on Outlaws Inc., announced earlier this year. Fundamental is also the lead financier on [link...
Thriller 24 Hours To Live stars previously announced Ethan Hawke and China’s Xu Qing. CAA handles Us rights and Sierra/Affinity international sales.
Brian Smrz directs from a screenplay by Zachary Dean based on an original script from Ron Mita and Jim McClain and principal photography is underway in Cape Town, South Africa.
The story centres on an assassin who is given a chance at redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily when he dies on the job.
Fundamental Films is fully financing the project and Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, Fundamental chairman Mark Gao and international president Gregory Ouanhon serve as producers
Jon Kuyper, Kent Kubena, Jonathan Fuhrman and Gary Glushon are the executive producers.
Fundamental and Thunder Road are also collaborating on Outlaws Inc., announced earlier this year. Fundamental is also the lead financier on [link...
- 8/9/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The actors have joined Ethan Hawke in the upcoming thriller from China’s Fundamental Films and Thunder Road Pictures.
Brian Smrz is lined up to direct 24 Hours To Live in Cape Town in June. Fundamental fully finances the project and Sierra/Affinity continues international sales in Cannes.
Zachary Dean wrote the screenplay based on an original script from Ron Mita and Jim McClain about a career assassin who gets a chance of redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily.
Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, Fundamental Films chairman Mark Gao and international president Gregory Ouanhon serve as producers on 24 Hours To Live.
Jon Kuyper, Kent Kubena, Jonathan Fuhrman, and Gary Glushon are executive producers.
Brian Smrz is lined up to direct 24 Hours To Live in Cape Town in June. Fundamental fully finances the project and Sierra/Affinity continues international sales in Cannes.
Zachary Dean wrote the screenplay based on an original script from Ron Mita and Jim McClain about a career assassin who gets a chance of redemption after his employer brings him back to life temporarily.
Basil Iwanyk of Thunder Road, Fundamental Films chairman Mark Gao and international president Gregory Ouanhon serve as producers on 24 Hours To Live.
Jon Kuyper, Kent Kubena, Jonathan Fuhrman, and Gary Glushon are executive producers.
- 5/10/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Screen Producers Australia has confirmed its official UK delegation for the Screen Forever 2015 International Partnership Market.
The delegation will be led by Pact (Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television) and will feature 10 key British production companies.
The delegation will include Commercial Director, ZigZag Productions, Matthew Graff; Head of Acquisitions, All3 Media International, Maartje Horchner ; Senior Sales & Acquisitions, Argonon International, Bea Tammer; Creative Director, Humble Bee Films, Stephen Dunleavy ; MD & Creative Director, Free@Last TV, Barry Ryan ; CEO, Keo Films, Deborah Manners; First Look TV, Will Hanrahan, Director Of International Development at Pact, Dawn Mccarthy-Simpson, and representatives from Popkorn and Duchess St Productions.
Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner said the participation in 2015 of the UK delegation, led by Pact, reflects the significant work Spa has done to connect and build creative and commercial partnerships for Australian producers with international markets.
Pact Chief Executive, John McVay, .said the contemporary need to...
The delegation will be led by Pact (Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television) and will feature 10 key British production companies.
The delegation will include Commercial Director, ZigZag Productions, Matthew Graff; Head of Acquisitions, All3 Media International, Maartje Horchner ; Senior Sales & Acquisitions, Argonon International, Bea Tammer; Creative Director, Humble Bee Films, Stephen Dunleavy ; MD & Creative Director, Free@Last TV, Barry Ryan ; CEO, Keo Films, Deborah Manners; First Look TV, Will Hanrahan, Director Of International Development at Pact, Dawn Mccarthy-Simpson, and representatives from Popkorn and Duchess St Productions.
Screen Producers Australia CEO Matthew Deaner said the participation in 2015 of the UK delegation, led by Pact, reflects the significant work Spa has done to connect and build creative and commercial partnerships for Australian producers with international markets.
Pact Chief Executive, John McVay, .said the contemporary need to...
- 10/6/2015
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Warner Premiere, Warner Bros.' recently formed direct-to-platform division, has hired Matt Bierman as vp production and Jon Kuyper as vp physical production.
Bierman has been tasked with building a long-term creative strategy and slate of original releases for Warner Premiere, overseeing projects from script to screen. His most recent studio role was as a production executive at Paramount's DVD Premieres group, serving in a similar role as head of development.
Bierman replaces Warner Premiere's previous vp production, Geoff Shaevitz, who left the studio to pursue an opportunity with Houlihan Lokey.
As vp physical production, Kuyper will be responsible for all aspects of physical production at the division. He started his production management career working for Roger Corman and has held posts at Hometown Films, Concorde/New Horizons and Playboy Entertainment, and he was co-founder and executive in charge of production at Bauhaus Entertainment Group.
Kuyper has also been a freelance line producer, working on 40 films of all budgets and genres, including "Employee of the Month" and "Lonely Hearts".
Bierman has been tasked with building a long-term creative strategy and slate of original releases for Warner Premiere, overseeing projects from script to screen. His most recent studio role was as a production executive at Paramount's DVD Premieres group, serving in a similar role as head of development.
Bierman replaces Warner Premiere's previous vp production, Geoff Shaevitz, who left the studio to pursue an opportunity with Houlihan Lokey.
As vp physical production, Kuyper will be responsible for all aspects of physical production at the division. He started his production management career working for Roger Corman and has held posts at Hometown Films, Concorde/New Horizons and Playboy Entertainment, and he was co-founder and executive in charge of production at Bauhaus Entertainment Group.
Kuyper has also been a freelance line producer, working on 40 films of all budgets and genres, including "Employee of the Month" and "Lonely Hearts".
- 3/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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