Raine Allen Miller’s debut feature Rye Lane, Adjani Salmon’s Dreaming Whilst Black, and Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical were among the top winners at the sixth edition of the CDG Casting Awards. Scross down for the full list of winners.
Kharmel Cochrane picked up the Best Casting in an Independent Film award for her work on Rye Lane. Dreaming Whilst Black landed the Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series award for Heather Basten, Peter Noden, and Fran Cattaneo, and Louise Kiely won Best Casting in a Film for The Banshees of Inisherin.
High-profile titles that missed out on honors include Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, which was nominated for Best Casting in a Film alongside Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn. Kharmel Cochrane cast Saltburn and also popped in the noms for Best Casting in a Commercial for her work on Vanish ‘Me, My Autism & I.
The awards were...
Kharmel Cochrane picked up the Best Casting in an Independent Film award for her work on Rye Lane. Dreaming Whilst Black landed the Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series award for Heather Basten, Peter Noden, and Fran Cattaneo, and Louise Kiely won Best Casting in a Film for The Banshees of Inisherin.
High-profile titles that missed out on honors include Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, which was nominated for Best Casting in a Film alongside Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn. Kharmel Cochrane cast Saltburn and also popped in the noms for Best Casting in a Commercial for her work on Vanish ‘Me, My Autism & I.
The awards were...
- 2/22/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The Boiling Point TV series, The Banshees of Inisherin, Rye Lane and Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical are among the U.K. Casting Directors’ Guild Awards winners for 2024.
The sixth CDG Casting Awards, handed out Wednesday evening in London, also honored the likes of the theater play Dear England, a TV adaptation of which Sky has just unveiled.
Competing for the awards were productions that premiered between Sept. 1, 2022 and Dec. 31, 2023 and they were selected as nominees by members of the guild. The Casting Directors’ Guild represents casting directors in the film, television, theater and commercials industries in the U.K. and Ireland.
Its awards celebrate “the incredible work achieved by casting teams across film, television, theater and commercials,” in partnership with global casting platform Spotlight.
“Casting directors are often the unsung storytellers of the industry. Their vision and skills that help orchestrate an ensemble of characters bring a script to life in every medium,...
The sixth CDG Casting Awards, handed out Wednesday evening in London, also honored the likes of the theater play Dear England, a TV adaptation of which Sky has just unveiled.
Competing for the awards were productions that premiered between Sept. 1, 2022 and Dec. 31, 2023 and they were selected as nominees by members of the guild. The Casting Directors’ Guild represents casting directors in the film, television, theater and commercials industries in the U.K. and Ireland.
Its awards celebrate “the incredible work achieved by casting teams across film, television, theater and commercials,” in partnership with global casting platform Spotlight.
“Casting directors are often the unsung storytellers of the industry. Their vision and skills that help orchestrate an ensemble of characters bring a script to life in every medium,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Barbie, Saltburn and The Banshees of Inisherin are among the nominees at the UK’s sixth CDG Casting Awards.
Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant (associate), Lucy Downes (assistant) are nominated in Best Casting in a Film for Barbie, with Kharmel Cochrane (Saltburn), Louise Kiley (Banshees of Inisherin), Kahleen Crawford, Carla Morris & Eliza Heslop (All of Us Strangers) and Jessie Frost (Triangle of Sadness) providing the competition.
In the Best Casting in a TV Drama Series category, Nina Gold is nominated three times, for Andor and Slow Horses Seasons 2 and 3, competing against Shaheen Baig, Jonny Boutwood and Carolyn McLeod for Boiling Point and Robert Sterne and Kate Bone for The Crown.
In the TV Comedy category, Heather Basten, casting execs for Dreaming Whilst Black, Extraordinary, Motherland, Sex Education Season 4 and Ted Lasso Season 3 are up for awards. In the Limited or Single Series race are casting execs from A Small Light, Black Mirror Season 6, Somewhere Boy,...
Lucy Bevan, Olivia Grant (associate), Lucy Downes (assistant) are nominated in Best Casting in a Film for Barbie, with Kharmel Cochrane (Saltburn), Louise Kiley (Banshees of Inisherin), Kahleen Crawford, Carla Morris & Eliza Heslop (All of Us Strangers) and Jessie Frost (Triangle of Sadness) providing the competition.
In the Best Casting in a TV Drama Series category, Nina Gold is nominated three times, for Andor and Slow Horses Seasons 2 and 3, competing against Shaheen Baig, Jonny Boutwood and Carolyn McLeod for Boiling Point and Robert Sterne and Kate Bone for The Crown.
In the TV Comedy category, Heather Basten, casting execs for Dreaming Whilst Black, Extraordinary, Motherland, Sex Education Season 4 and Ted Lasso Season 3 are up for awards. In the Limited or Single Series race are casting execs from A Small Light, Black Mirror Season 6, Somewhere Boy,...
- 1/30/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Barbie, Saltburn, Sex Education and Ted Lasso are among the U.K. Casting Directors’ Guild Awards nominees for the 2024 edition of its honors.
The list of nominees for the CDG Casting Awards, now in its sixth year, also includes the likes of The Crown, Andor, Slow Horses and All of Us Strangers.
Nominated productions premiered between Sept. 1, 2022 and Dec. 31, 2023 and have been selected by members of the guild. The Casting Directors’ Guild represents casting directors in the film, television, theater and commercials industries in the U.K. and Ireland.
“We are delighted to be celebrating the sixth edition of our CDG Awards, recognizing the outstanding contributions of our members,” said CDG co-chairs Jessica Ronane and Rebecca Wright.
Celebrating “the incredible work achieved by casting teams across film, television, theater and commercials, the awards will be held on Feb. 21 in London in partnership with global casting platform Spotlight.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
The list of nominees for the CDG Casting Awards, now in its sixth year, also includes the likes of The Crown, Andor, Slow Horses and All of Us Strangers.
Nominated productions premiered between Sept. 1, 2022 and Dec. 31, 2023 and have been selected by members of the guild. The Casting Directors’ Guild represents casting directors in the film, television, theater and commercials industries in the U.K. and Ireland.
“We are delighted to be celebrating the sixth edition of our CDG Awards, recognizing the outstanding contributions of our members,” said CDG co-chairs Jessica Ronane and Rebecca Wright.
Celebrating “the incredible work achieved by casting teams across film, television, theater and commercials, the awards will be held on Feb. 21 in London in partnership with global casting platform Spotlight.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
- 1/30/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stephen Merchant could be set for an Emmys return after amassing a whopping 19 Emmy nominations across an illustrious career as a writer, director, producer, and actor. This year, he’ll be in the mix for further nominations for his work on his hit Amazon Prime Video series “The Outlaws,” which he co-created with Elgin James.
The crime-comedy, which some over here in the UK have described as Britain’s answer to “Ozark,” follows the misadventures of several strangers who are thrown together to undertake a community payback sentence. Led by Merchant’s hapless, hopeless divorcee lawyer, Gregory Dillard, the group stumbles across a huge sum of money that belongs to someone very dangerous (Claes Bang‘s gangster).
The cast is full of stand-out performances, including from the legendary Christopher Walken, but Merchant leads the pack with his expert comedic skills. Merchant is a master of the awkward, self-deprecating humor he...
The crime-comedy, which some over here in the UK have described as Britain’s answer to “Ozark,” follows the misadventures of several strangers who are thrown together to undertake a community payback sentence. Led by Merchant’s hapless, hopeless divorcee lawyer, Gregory Dillard, the group stumbles across a huge sum of money that belongs to someone very dangerous (Claes Bang‘s gangster).
The cast is full of stand-out performances, including from the legendary Christopher Walken, but Merchant leads the pack with his expert comedic skills. Merchant is a master of the awkward, self-deprecating humor he...
- 5/30/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
‘House Of Gucci’, ‘Spencer’ and ‘The Lost Daughter’ are also nominated.
Belfast, No Time To Die and House Of Gucci are among the titles nominated for the fifth annual UK and Ireland’s Casting Directors’ Guild’s (CDG) Casting Awards 2023.
The three titles are all nominated for best casting in a film, along with Spencer and The Lost Daughter.
The winners will be announced at the CDG Awards on February 22.
Scroll down for nominations
The nominees for best casting in an independent film includes Philip Barantini’s Boiling Point starring Stephen Graham and Sophie Hyde’s Good Luck To You,...
Belfast, No Time To Die and House Of Gucci are among the titles nominated for the fifth annual UK and Ireland’s Casting Directors’ Guild’s (CDG) Casting Awards 2023.
The three titles are all nominated for best casting in a film, along with Spencer and The Lost Daughter.
The winners will be announced at the CDG Awards on February 22.
Scroll down for nominations
The nominees for best casting in an independent film includes Philip Barantini’s Boiling Point starring Stephen Graham and Sophie Hyde’s Good Luck To You,...
- 1/23/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Welcome to International Insider, I’m Jake Kanter. Happy Thanksgiving to our readers in America. Here’s your weekly recap on all the global film and TV news you need to know this week. Any tips or stories can be sent to jkanter@deadline.com, or my DMs are open. And sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox every Friday.
Royal Rumble Over Brexit
Setting the record straight: Brexit is getting closer and it’s starting to become real for producers — sometimes in unexpected ways. Film producer Paul Webster was forced to set the record straight on Thursday following an online furor over the casting of Prince William in the upcoming Kristen Stewart-Princess Diana film Spencer, which is due to shoot in Germany early next year.
Why the fuss? A casting call for the role of William, aged 11, was posted by casting director Amy Hubbard on Twitter this week,...
Royal Rumble Over Brexit
Setting the record straight: Brexit is getting closer and it’s starting to become real for producers — sometimes in unexpected ways. Film producer Paul Webster was forced to set the record straight on Thursday following an online furor over the casting of Prince William in the upcoming Kristen Stewart-Princess Diana film Spencer, which is due to shoot in Germany early next year.
Why the fuss? A casting call for the role of William, aged 11, was posted by casting director Amy Hubbard on Twitter this week,...
- 11/27/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Greenlit means a project is officially a go, so all you have to do is follow these leads to stay up to date. You never know where you’ll find an opportunity to land an audition! Outlander The time-travelling fantasy series has been confirmed for fifth and sixth seasons, with shooting to start in late February 2019. Season four is airing soon on Amazon Prime and will see Brianna, played by Sophie Skelton, take on a larger role as the programme shifts perspective from Caitriona Balfe’s character Claire. Shooting will be on location in Scotland with casting by Suzanne Smith. The Trial Of Christine KeelerEcosse Films’ drama series The Trial Of Christine Keeler takes viewers behind the headlines to tell a human story of one of the most iconic political scandals of the last century. At the centre of the storm was 19-year-old Christine Keeler, played here by Sophie Cookson from the Kingsman films.
- 10/22/2018
- backstage.com
In a year of devastating celebrity deaths, David Bowie’s has been one of the hardest to accept. Adding salt to the wound was the news, earlier this year, that the singular performer was slated for a role in next year’s “Twin Peaks” revival before his passing; in a similar vein, we now know a little more about his would-be role in “The Lord of the Rings.”
Read More: David Bowie’s ‘Life on Mars’ Video Gets a New Remix from Original Director Mick Rock — Watch
Dominican Monaghan, who plays Merry in Peter Jackson’s trilogy, confirmed long-standing rumors when he told the Huffington Post that Bowie “came in and signed his little list and went in. And I’m assuming he read for Gandalf. I can’t think of anything else he would’ve read for.” Rumors have long abounded about Bowie’s potential involvement in the franchise,...
Read More: David Bowie’s ‘Life on Mars’ Video Gets a New Remix from Original Director Mick Rock — Watch
Dominican Monaghan, who plays Merry in Peter Jackson’s trilogy, confirmed long-standing rumors when he told the Huffington Post that Bowie “came in and signed his little list and went in. And I’m assuming he read for Gandalf. I can’t think of anything else he would’ve read for.” Rumors have long abounded about Bowie’s potential involvement in the franchise,...
- 12/18/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
David Bowie, the legendary singer-songwriter who passed away almost a year ago, was once considered for the role of Gandalf the Grey in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings.
That’s according to casting director Amy Hubbard, who confirmed the long-standing rumor that, yes, Bowie also clinched a key part in Jackson’s fantasy trilogy. For years, it had been assumed that the iconic rocker auditioned for the part of Elrond but here, while chatting with The Huffington Post (via EW), Hubbard reveals that Bowie was actually considered to pick up the staff as Middle-earth’s most famous wizard.
“He was unavailable. It was a very quick conversation with the legendary Chris Andrews at CAA. I do believe that [Bowie] went over and played for everybody at the Millennium party. That would’ve been New Year’s Eve in the year 1999, which was when the films were being shot. He went over and entertained everybody,...
That’s according to casting director Amy Hubbard, who confirmed the long-standing rumor that, yes, Bowie also clinched a key part in Jackson’s fantasy trilogy. For years, it had been assumed that the iconic rocker auditioned for the part of Elrond but here, while chatting with The Huffington Post (via EW), Hubbard reveals that Bowie was actually considered to pick up the staff as Middle-earth’s most famous wizard.
“He was unavailable. It was a very quick conversation with the legendary Chris Andrews at CAA. I do believe that [Bowie] went over and played for everybody at the Millennium party. That would’ve been New Year’s Eve in the year 1999, which was when the films were being shot. He went over and entertained everybody,...
- 12/17/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
17 year old Elle Fanning stars as Mary Godwin in A Storm in the Stars which follows the tumultuous relationship between Mary, who wrote the iconic gothic-horror novel Frankenstein when she was just 19, and the young poet Percy Shelley.
Mary is a rebellious and outspoken teenager. When she meets the poet Percy Shelley, there’s a spark of attraction between the two outsiders who feel trapped within polite society. Percy is contrary and selfish, talking of sexual freedom and progressive ideas that are beyond the boundaries of their age. For sheltered Mary, it’s love at first sight.
Douglas Booth (represented by Curtis Brown in the UK) stars as Shelley. Douglas can currently be seen in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and previously starred opposite another young American starlet, Hailee Steinfield in Romeo and Juliet.
BAFTA Rising Star nominee Bel Powley (represented by Bwh) plays Claire Claremont, Mary’s stepsister who...
Mary is a rebellious and outspoken teenager. When she meets the poet Percy Shelley, there’s a spark of attraction between the two outsiders who feel trapped within polite society. Percy is contrary and selfish, talking of sexual freedom and progressive ideas that are beyond the boundaries of their age. For sheltered Mary, it’s love at first sight.
Douglas Booth (represented by Curtis Brown in the UK) stars as Shelley. Douglas can currently be seen in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and previously starred opposite another young American starlet, Hailee Steinfield in Romeo and Juliet.
BAFTA Rising Star nominee Bel Powley (represented by Bwh) plays Claire Claremont, Mary’s stepsister who...
- 2/18/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Katie Gribble is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
It has been three years since we waved an emotional goodbye to Amelia Pond but Karen Gillan will forever remain a wild, kooky part of the Doctor Who story. Here’s is what she’s been up to. #15secondshakespeare A hashtag started by actor David Finn and casting director Amy Hubbard, 15secondshakespeare sees people soliloquising famous pop songs in...
The post Guardians, Shakespeare & Nudity: It’s Karen Gillan! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
It has been three years since we waved an emotional goodbye to Amelia Pond but Karen Gillan will forever remain a wild, kooky part of the Doctor Who story. Here’s is what she’s been up to. #15secondshakespeare A hashtag started by actor David Finn and casting director Amy Hubbard, 15secondshakespeare sees people soliloquising famous pop songs in...
The post Guardians, Shakespeare & Nudity: It’s Karen Gillan! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 10/1/2015
- by Katie Gribble
- Kasterborous.com
Exclusive: British Independent Film Awards’ Insider Series supported by Creative Skillset.
The British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) has announced its first events programme, which will aim to inspire the next generation of filmmakers.
Supported by Creative Skillset, the Bifa Insider series will aim to give recent graduates or those in their final year at university or film school an insight into the skills and creativity behind British independent film.
Participants will watch a Bifa-nominated or winning film for free via the BFI Player. The screening will be accompanied by a live Twitter commentary from Bifa-nominated or winning filmmakers and followed by a live streamed Q&A.
The commentary and Q&As will be hosted on a specially built platform on the Bifa website. Edited commentaries and Q&A transcripts will be available for all on the Bifa website after the events.
Six sessions will run from September to June 2016, with the first participating films and filmmakers confirmed...
The British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) has announced its first events programme, which will aim to inspire the next generation of filmmakers.
Supported by Creative Skillset, the Bifa Insider series will aim to give recent graduates or those in their final year at university or film school an insight into the skills and creativity behind British independent film.
Participants will watch a Bifa-nominated or winning film for free via the BFI Player. The screening will be accompanied by a live Twitter commentary from Bifa-nominated or winning filmmakers and followed by a live streamed Q&A.
The commentary and Q&As will be hosted on a specially built platform on the Bifa website. Edited commentaries and Q&A transcripts will be available for all on the Bifa website after the events.
Six sessions will run from September to June 2016, with the first participating films and filmmakers confirmed...
- 8/6/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Other winners include Poland’s Kebab & Horoscope, British film Luna, Japanese feature The Lights Shines Only There and illegal immigrant doc Days of Hope.
Take Me To The River, Martin Shore’s documentary charting the influence of Memphis and Mississippi Delta blues musicians, has been named Raindance’s Feature Film of the Festival.
The film, which includes contributions from Terrance Howard and Snoop Dogg, was honoured at the Raindance Film Festival awards ceremony in London on Saturday night (Oct 4).
The ceremony closed two weeks of the independent film festival, which screened more than 100 features, 176 shorts and hosted 40 industry events.
The winners were chosen by a jury that comprised Sherlock actor Andrew Scott, Sightseers actress Alice Lowe and Homeland casting director Amy Hubbard.
Winning films
Best Debut Feature - Kebab & Horoscope
Best British Feature – Luna
Best International Feature - The Light Shines Only There
Best Documentary Feature - Days of Hope
Film of the Festival (Feature) - [link...
Take Me To The River, Martin Shore’s documentary charting the influence of Memphis and Mississippi Delta blues musicians, has been named Raindance’s Feature Film of the Festival.
The film, which includes contributions from Terrance Howard and Snoop Dogg, was honoured at the Raindance Film Festival awards ceremony in London on Saturday night (Oct 4).
The ceremony closed two weeks of the independent film festival, which screened more than 100 features, 176 shorts and hosted 40 industry events.
The winners were chosen by a jury that comprised Sherlock actor Andrew Scott, Sightseers actress Alice Lowe and Homeland casting director Amy Hubbard.
Winning films
Best Debut Feature - Kebab & Horoscope
Best British Feature – Luna
Best International Feature - The Light Shines Only There
Best Documentary Feature - Days of Hope
Film of the Festival (Feature) - [link...
- 10/6/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The Raindance Film Festival's program is packed with feature length films, shorts and documentaries from more than 50 countries. Raindance, which takes place in London at Vue Piccadilly between September 24- October 5, is Europe’s largest independent film festival and this year it will host over 100 feature length films, 150 shorts and 40 industry events.
The festival opens with critically acclaimed science-fiction drama,"I Origins," starring Boardwalk Empire's Michael Pitt, The Good Wife’s Archie Panjabi and rising star Brit Marling followed by an opening night gala at Cafe de Paris with Fine Young Cannibal’s Roland Gift to headline, alongside Douglas Hart ( The Jesus Mary and Chain) and Andy Bell (Oasis). The festival will close with a screening of the Dutch film noir thriller "Wolf," with and after party hosted at Leicester Square’s Ruby Blue.
Read More: Interview with Michael Pitt on "I Origins"
Raindance’s prestigious international program this year includes the UK premiere of Mexican film "Cesar Chavez," directed by Diego Luna and starring Wes Bentley, America Ferrera and John Malkovich, who will also be making a personal appearance at the screening on Saturday September 27th. Asia Argento’s latest feature "Misunderstood," starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, will also be premiering at the festival as part of Raindance’s Italian film selection.
Other highlights include the world premieres of "Like Sunday, Like Rain" starring Debra Messing and Leighton Meester, and musical comedy "The Beat Beneath My Feet" featuring Luke Perry as a washed-up rock god, as well as drama "Things People Do," with British screen anti-hero Jason Isaacs.
In a change to previous years, the festival program has been segmented by mood and tone, rather than genre; feature films will be categorized as spring, summer, autumn and winter, while documentaries predominantly focus on areas of conflict in the Middle East and women’s rights in Africa. Raindance’s Shorts Program will this year include "Dotty," an experimental short film starring Sadie Frost and her son Rudy Law.
The festival will culminate in the annual Raindance Awards Ceremony on 4th October with a jury made up of influential industry figures including Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock), Alice Lowe ("Sightseers," "Hot Fuzz"), and Amy Hubbard (casting director Homeland and 24).
Raindance will also be running its expert-hosted Events Series which will cover every aspect of filmmaking from the old-fashioned basics to the cutting edge advances. High profile events include, In conversation with Sean Bobbit, cinematographer famed for his work on Academy Award Winning "12 Years a Slave," "Shame" and "The Place Beyond the Pines."
Full details on the program and tickets to the festival can be found at www.raindancefestival.org...
The festival opens with critically acclaimed science-fiction drama,"I Origins," starring Boardwalk Empire's Michael Pitt, The Good Wife’s Archie Panjabi and rising star Brit Marling followed by an opening night gala at Cafe de Paris with Fine Young Cannibal’s Roland Gift to headline, alongside Douglas Hart ( The Jesus Mary and Chain) and Andy Bell (Oasis). The festival will close with a screening of the Dutch film noir thriller "Wolf," with and after party hosted at Leicester Square’s Ruby Blue.
Read More: Interview with Michael Pitt on "I Origins"
Raindance’s prestigious international program this year includes the UK premiere of Mexican film "Cesar Chavez," directed by Diego Luna and starring Wes Bentley, America Ferrera and John Malkovich, who will also be making a personal appearance at the screening on Saturday September 27th. Asia Argento’s latest feature "Misunderstood," starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, will also be premiering at the festival as part of Raindance’s Italian film selection.
Other highlights include the world premieres of "Like Sunday, Like Rain" starring Debra Messing and Leighton Meester, and musical comedy "The Beat Beneath My Feet" featuring Luke Perry as a washed-up rock god, as well as drama "Things People Do," with British screen anti-hero Jason Isaacs.
In a change to previous years, the festival program has been segmented by mood and tone, rather than genre; feature films will be categorized as spring, summer, autumn and winter, while documentaries predominantly focus on areas of conflict in the Middle East and women’s rights in Africa. Raindance’s Shorts Program will this year include "Dotty," an experimental short film starring Sadie Frost and her son Rudy Law.
The festival will culminate in the annual Raindance Awards Ceremony on 4th October with a jury made up of influential industry figures including Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock), Alice Lowe ("Sightseers," "Hot Fuzz"), and Amy Hubbard (casting director Homeland and 24).
Raindance will also be running its expert-hosted Events Series which will cover every aspect of filmmaking from the old-fashioned basics to the cutting edge advances. High profile events include, In conversation with Sean Bobbit, cinematographer famed for his work on Academy Award Winning "12 Years a Slave," "Shame" and "The Place Beyond the Pines."
Full details on the program and tickets to the festival can be found at www.raindancefestival.org...
- 9/23/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Independent film festival to open with I Origins and close with Wolf.
Raindance Film Festival (Sept 24 - Oct 5) has unveiled the programme for its 22nd edition, comprising more than 100 features and 150 shorts from more than 50 countries. The festival, held at London’s Vue Piccadilly, will also incldue 40 industry events.
The festival will open with sci fi drama I Origins, starring Michael Pitt, Archie Panjabi and Brit Marling, and will close with a screening of Dutch thriller Wolf.
Raindance’s international programme this year includes the UK premiere of Mexican film Cesar Chavez, directed by Diego Luna and starring Wes Bentley, America Ferrera and John Malkovich, who will present the screening on Sept 27.
Asia Argento Misunderstood, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, will also receive its UK premiere at the festival as part of Raindance’s Italian film selection.
Other highlights include the world premieres of Like Sunday, Like Rain starring Debra Messing and Leighton Meester, and musical...
Raindance Film Festival (Sept 24 - Oct 5) has unveiled the programme for its 22nd edition, comprising more than 100 features and 150 shorts from more than 50 countries. The festival, held at London’s Vue Piccadilly, will also incldue 40 industry events.
The festival will open with sci fi drama I Origins, starring Michael Pitt, Archie Panjabi and Brit Marling, and will close with a screening of Dutch thriller Wolf.
Raindance’s international programme this year includes the UK premiere of Mexican film Cesar Chavez, directed by Diego Luna and starring Wes Bentley, America Ferrera and John Malkovich, who will present the screening on Sept 27.
Asia Argento Misunderstood, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, will also receive its UK premiere at the festival as part of Raindance’s Italian film selection.
Other highlights include the world premieres of Like Sunday, Like Rain starring Debra Messing and Leighton Meester, and musical...
- 9/2/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Paul Harrill’s Something, Anything, which co-premiered recently at the Wisconsin Film Festival and the Sarasota Film Festival, is a portrait of a young woman in crisis. Peggy [Ashley Shelton] has already achieved her “stereotypically Southern” (as she’s described in the press kit) ambitions: a successful career in realty, a husband, a house in the suburbs, and a baby on the way. In the opening moments of the film, however, she’s forced to confront her dissatisfaction with it all. A family tragedy sends Peggy on a sojourn that leads her to the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky and, eventually, to a simpler life in a small apartment overlooking the Tennessee River.
Harrill first gained recognition in 2001 when his short film, Gina, An Actress, Age 29, won the top prize at Sundance and enjoyed an impressive run of screenings at international festivals. Starring Amy Hubbard and Frankie Faison (Burrell from The Wire...
Harrill first gained recognition in 2001 when his short film, Gina, An Actress, Age 29, won the top prize at Sundance and enjoyed an impressive run of screenings at international festivals. Starring Amy Hubbard and Frankie Faison (Burrell from The Wire...
- 4/14/2014
- by Darren Hughes
- MUBI
Filming has begun in Yorkshire on a ghostly psychological thriller Altar from the director of Neverland, Nick Willing. When a family move to a large house in rural Yorkshire, events take a terrifying turn.
Screen International Star of Tomorrow 2013 20 year old Antonia Clarke (represented by Troika) plays the 16 year old daughter. Antonia was recently seen in two other ghostly roles in ITV's supernatural drama Lightfields and the BBC's psychological drama The Thirteenth Tale.
Rising star Adam Thomas Wright (represented by Susi Earnshaw Management) plays her younger brother. 13 year old Adam recently won a scholarship to Susi Earnshaw Theatre School and will next be seen playing a young Tom Payne in medieval period feature The Physician.
Matthew Modine and Olivia Williams star as their parents.
Altar was cast by Amy Hubbard, with filming scheduled to complete by the beginning of February.
Screen International Star of Tomorrow 2013 20 year old Antonia Clarke (represented by Troika) plays the 16 year old daughter. Antonia was recently seen in two other ghostly roles in ITV's supernatural drama Lightfields and the BBC's psychological drama The Thirteenth Tale.
Rising star Adam Thomas Wright (represented by Susi Earnshaw Management) plays her younger brother. 13 year old Adam recently won a scholarship to Susi Earnshaw Theatre School and will next be seen playing a young Tom Payne in medieval period feature The Physician.
Matthew Modine and Olivia Williams star as their parents.
Altar was cast by Amy Hubbard, with filming scheduled to complete by the beginning of February.
- 1/10/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Congratulations to the five young actors nominated for the Young British Performer of the Year by the London Critics' Circle for its 34th Film Awards.
The five nominees for Young British Performer of the Year are:
Conner Chapman for Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant. Connor (represented by On It Artists) was discovered as a 13 year old by Casting Director Amy Hubbard when she visited local schools in Buttenshaw looking for raw talent. He is in school still but this year has appeared in Channel 4 miniseries The Mill, and will be seen next in Mike Doxford’s Pleasure Island.
Shaun Thomas for The Selfish Giant. 16 year old Shaun (now represented by On It Artists) was also discovered by Amy Hubbard, after an open casting at local estate in Bradford.
Saoirse Ronan for her starring roles in Byzantium, The Host, and How I Live Now. Saoirse was also nominated for...
The five nominees for Young British Performer of the Year are:
Conner Chapman for Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant. Connor (represented by On It Artists) was discovered as a 13 year old by Casting Director Amy Hubbard when she visited local schools in Buttenshaw looking for raw talent. He is in school still but this year has appeared in Channel 4 miniseries The Mill, and will be seen next in Mike Doxford’s Pleasure Island.
Shaun Thomas for The Selfish Giant. 16 year old Shaun (now represented by On It Artists) was also discovered by Amy Hubbard, after an open casting at local estate in Bradford.
Saoirse Ronan for her starring roles in Byzantium, The Host, and How I Live Now. Saoirse was also nominated for...
- 12/18/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Sean Ellis's Metro Manila was the big winner at last night's Moët British Independent Film Awards.
The film, which centres on a family who flee the rice fields of the Philippines to start a new life in Manila, won Best Director, Best Achievement in Production and Best British Independent Film.
The Best Actor prize went to James McAvoy for Filth, while Le Week-End's Lindsay Duncan took home the Best Actress award. Imogen Poots collected the Supporting Actress gong for The Look of Love and Ben Mendelsohn won Best Supporting Actor for Starred Up.
Special awards on the night were handed to Julie Walters, who took the Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution to British film, and Paul Greengrass, recipient of the Variety Award for helping to shine the world spotlight on the UK.
The Bifa winners in full are as follows:
Best British Independent Film
Metro Manila -...
The film, which centres on a family who flee the rice fields of the Philippines to start a new life in Manila, won Best Director, Best Achievement in Production and Best British Independent Film.
The Best Actor prize went to James McAvoy for Filth, while Le Week-End's Lindsay Duncan took home the Best Actress award. Imogen Poots collected the Supporting Actress gong for The Look of Love and Ben Mendelsohn won Best Supporting Actor for Starred Up.
Special awards on the night were handed to Julie Walters, who took the Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution to British film, and Paul Greengrass, recipient of the Variety Award for helping to shine the world spotlight on the UK.
The Bifa winners in full are as follows:
Best British Independent Film
Metro Manila -...
- 12/9/2013
- Digital Spy
Concluding our coverage of this evening’s British Independent Film Awards we present our interviews after the announcements were made and the winners soaked up the congratulations backstage.
If you missed our red carpet coverage can you catch up here, and the full list of winners can be found here.
It has been a fantastic night, a great and necessary celebration of the talent within our shores. See you next year…
Paul Wright
Steven Knight
Paul Greengrass (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin
Imogen Poots (Won Best Actress)
Amy Hubbard (Casting Director – The Selfish Giant)
Chloe Pirrie (Best Newcomer – Shell)
Lindsay Duncan (Le-Weekend Best Actress)
James McAvoy (Filth Best Actor)
Jason Isaacs (Presenting Richard Harris Award)
Rebecca O’Brien (16 Films)
Julie Walters (Winners Room – Richard Harris Award)
Sean Ellis (Metro Manila Best Director)
Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla (Metro Manila – Best Film)
Lindsay Duncan
The post The HeyUGuys Interviews:...
If you missed our red carpet coverage can you catch up here, and the full list of winners can be found here.
It has been a fantastic night, a great and necessary celebration of the talent within our shores. See you next year…
Paul Wright
Steven Knight
Paul Greengrass (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin
Imogen Poots (Won Best Actress)
Amy Hubbard (Casting Director – The Selfish Giant)
Chloe Pirrie (Best Newcomer – Shell)
Lindsay Duncan (Le-Weekend Best Actress)
James McAvoy (Filth Best Actor)
Jason Isaacs (Presenting Richard Harris Award)
Rebecca O’Brien (16 Films)
Julie Walters (Winners Room – Richard Harris Award)
Sean Ellis (Metro Manila Best Director)
Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla (Metro Manila – Best Film)
Lindsay Duncan
The post The HeyUGuys Interviews:...
- 12/9/2013
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sean Ellis' "Metro Manila," a movie about my homeland, took home the top honors at the 2013 British Independent Film Awards! The movie won Best British Independent Film and Director. James McAvoy received the Best Actor award for "Filth" while Lindsay Duncan won Best Actress for "Le Week-End."
Here's the complete list of winners of the 2013 British Independent Film Awards:
Best British Independent Film
Metro Manila
Best Director
Sean Ellis . Metro Manila
The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]
Paul Wright . For Those In Peril
Best Screenplay
Steven Knight . Locke
Best Actress
Lindsay Duncan . Le Week-End
Best Actor
James McAvoy . Filth
Best Supporting Actress
Imogen Poots . The Look Of Love
Best Supporting Actor
Ben Mendelsohn . Starred Up
Best Documentary
Pussy Riot . A Punk Prayer
Best Achievement In Production
Metro Manila
Best Technical Achievement
Amy Hubbard . Casting . The Selfish Giant
Special Jury Prize
Sixteen Films & Friends (aka Team Loach)
Best British Short
Z1
Most...
Here's the complete list of winners of the 2013 British Independent Film Awards:
Best British Independent Film
Metro Manila
Best Director
Sean Ellis . Metro Manila
The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director]
Paul Wright . For Those In Peril
Best Screenplay
Steven Knight . Locke
Best Actress
Lindsay Duncan . Le Week-End
Best Actor
James McAvoy . Filth
Best Supporting Actress
Imogen Poots . The Look Of Love
Best Supporting Actor
Ben Mendelsohn . Starred Up
Best Documentary
Pussy Riot . A Punk Prayer
Best Achievement In Production
Metro Manila
Best Technical Achievement
Amy Hubbard . Casting . The Selfish Giant
Special Jury Prize
Sixteen Films & Friends (aka Team Loach)
Best British Short
Z1
Most...
- 12/9/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Low-budget thriller set in the Philippines is standout winner at 2013 Bifas, with director Sean Ellis also named best director
• Interview: Sean Ellis
A shoestring-budget heist thriller set in the Philippines – partly because its Brighton-born director couldn't get a film made in the UK – was on Sunday night named British independent film of the year.
Metro Manila picked up three awards at the 16th Moet British independent film awards at a ceremony that also brought success for Le Week-End, Filth, The Look of Love and Starred Up.
In an interview with the Guardian Metro Manila director Sean Ellis said he decided to make a film in the Philippines because he could not drum up any interest in making what is his third film in the UK. "In this country our favourite word is no," he said.
Ellis drew up a script, remortgaged his house and headed to Manila with a tiny...
• Interview: Sean Ellis
A shoestring-budget heist thriller set in the Philippines – partly because its Brighton-born director couldn't get a film made in the UK – was on Sunday night named British independent film of the year.
Metro Manila picked up three awards at the 16th Moet British independent film awards at a ceremony that also brought success for Le Week-End, Filth, The Look of Love and Starred Up.
In an interview with the Guardian Metro Manila director Sean Ellis said he decided to make a film in the Philippines because he could not drum up any interest in making what is his third film in the UK. "In this country our favourite word is no," he said.
Ellis drew up a script, remortgaged his house and headed to Manila with a tiny...
- 12/9/2013
- by Mark Brown
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s a very important night for British film. Celebrating, in a way the BAFTAs can’t, the vital new talents emerging in this country. The British Independent Film Awards is one of our favourite nights of the year, as much a routemap for the people to watch over the next year as it is a celebration of them.
The sheer variety of films nominated is evidence of the potent creative landscape of Britain. From the crowd pleasing and inspirational journey of Steve Coogan and Judi Dench in Philomena, through the haunted and surreal discovery of Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, to the barren urban clash of Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant this country has an independent film industry to be proud of.
There was a great swell of support for one film in particular but the awards point to many successes here. It’s great to see...
The sheer variety of films nominated is evidence of the potent creative landscape of Britain. From the crowd pleasing and inspirational journey of Steve Coogan and Judi Dench in Philomena, through the haunted and surreal discovery of Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, to the barren urban clash of Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant this country has an independent film industry to be proud of.
There was a great swell of support for one film in particular but the awards point to many successes here. It’s great to see...
- 12/8/2013
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sean Ellis's "Metro Manila" led the winners of the British Independent Film Awards, with a prize haul that included best film and best director. James McAvoy ("Filth"), Lindsay Luncan ("Le Week-End"), Imogen Poots ("The Look of Love") and Ben Mendelsohn ("Starred Up") won the acting prizes. Full list of winners: Best British Independent Film Metro Manila Best Director Sean Ellis – Metro Manila The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director] Paul Wright – For Those In Peril Best Screenplay Steven Knight – Locke Best Actress Lindsay Duncan – Le Week-End Best Actor James McAvoy – Filth Best Supporting Actress Imogen Poots – The Look Of Love Best Supporting Actor Ben Mendelsohn – Starred Up Best Documentary Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer Best Achievement In Production Metro Manila Best Technical Achievement Amy Hubbard – Casting – The Selfish Giant Special Jury Prize Sixteen Films & Friends (aka Team Loach) Best British Short Z1 Most Promising Newcomer Chloe Pirrie – Shell The...
- 12/8/2013
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
Other winners included actors James McAvoy and Lindsay Duncan, For Those In Peril director Paul Wright and Blue is the Warmest Colour.Scroll down for full list of winners
Philippines-set crime thriller Metro Manila has scooped the top prize at the 16th Moet British Independent Film Awards in London, beating box office hit Philomena as well as The Selfish Giant, Starred Up and Le Week-end.
Metro Manila led the pack on the night with three wins including Best British Independent Film, Best Director for Sean Ellis and Best Achievement in Production.
Clearly stunned, Ellis thanked Bifa for supporting “our little holiday film” when accepting the Best Film prize and - holding back tears - dedicated the award to his mother.
The crime drama, shot in the Philippine capital in the Tagalog language with a local cast and crew, debuted at Sundance in January and is the UK’s submission for the Best Foreign-Language Film at the Oscars...
Philippines-set crime thriller Metro Manila has scooped the top prize at the 16th Moet British Independent Film Awards in London, beating box office hit Philomena as well as The Selfish Giant, Starred Up and Le Week-end.
Metro Manila led the pack on the night with three wins including Best British Independent Film, Best Director for Sean Ellis and Best Achievement in Production.
Clearly stunned, Ellis thanked Bifa for supporting “our little holiday film” when accepting the Best Film prize and - holding back tears - dedicated the award to his mother.
The crime drama, shot in the Philippine capital in the Tagalog language with a local cast and crew, debuted at Sundance in January and is the UK’s submission for the Best Foreign-Language Film at the Oscars...
- 12/8/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Though the British Independent Film Awards is usually a good night for all who attend (think a boozy, less smarmy version of the Oscars), it was particularly sweet for director Sean Ellis and his much-praised Metro Manila, which picked up Best British Independent Film, Best Achievement In Production and Best Director on Sunday night.James McAvoy also did well, walking away with Best Actor for Filth (no pigs were harmed in the making of acceptance speeches), while Lindsay Duncan was Best Actress for Le Week-End. Best Supporting Actress went to Imogen Poots for The Look Of Love and Aussie Ben Mendelsohn scored Best Supporting Actor for Starred Up.Blue Is The Warmest Colour was named as Best International Independent Film, with For Those In Peril’s Paul Wright winning Best Debut Director. The Selfish Giant won Best Technical Achievement for casting director Amy Hubbard, and Steven Knight got Best Screenplay for real-time thriller Locke.
- 12/8/2013
- EmpireOnline
Judi Dench, Scarlett Johansson: 2013 British Independent Film Awards nominations (photo: Judi Dench in ‘Philomena’) Since the likes of Judi Dench, Scarlett Johansson, James McAvoy, and Tom Hardy are in the running for the 2013 British Independent Film Awards, expect at least a little overlapping between the determinedly indie-oriented BIFAs and other awards season nominees and/or winners elsewhere. (See also: “Judi Dench Sole Bifa Nominee Surely to Get BAFTA, Oscar Nominations.”) Judi Dench and Scarlett Johansson are competing in the Best Actress category; Dench for Stephen Frears’ Philomena, Johansson for Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin. Tom Hardy and James McAvoy are in the running for the Best Actor British Independent Film Award; Hardy for Steven Knight’s Locke, McAvoy for Jon S. Baird’s Filth. The top Bifa 2013 movie, however, is David Mackenzie’s Starred Up, with a total of eight nominations including Best British Independent Film, Best Director,...
- 11/14/2013
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
While the Oscars and BAFTAs take up a fair share of the awards spotlight the British Independent Film Awards (or the BIFAs as they are lovingly referred to) are, to our mind, a far more exciting and precise barometer of the state of British film.
It matters not how many La-based golden statues are picked up by the British each February, it is the winners and nominees of the BIFAs which point, once again, to a thrilling year in British film with invention and stark, raving talent at the forefront.
Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant is rightly garlanded with nominations, as is David Mackenzie’s Lff-choice for many, Starred Up. Perhaps the more noticeable names of the Philomena cast and crew are present an dcorrect however it’s the slew of nominations for Jon Baird’s Filth and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin which are very gratifying. Scarlett Johansson...
It matters not how many La-based golden statues are picked up by the British each February, it is the winners and nominees of the BIFAs which point, once again, to a thrilling year in British film with invention and stark, raving talent at the forefront.
Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant is rightly garlanded with nominations, as is David Mackenzie’s Lff-choice for many, Starred Up. Perhaps the more noticeable names of the Philomena cast and crew are present an dcorrect however it’s the slew of nominations for Jon Baird’s Filth and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin which are very gratifying. Scarlett Johansson...
- 11/11/2013
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Prison drama starring Jack O'Connell leads the field with eight nods, with The Selfish Giant just behind with seven
• The Selfish Giant trailer
• First look review: Under the Skin
Starred Up, the prison drama starring Jack O'Connell and directed by David Mackenzie, has emerged somewhat unexpectedly at the head of the pack of the nominations for the British Independent film awards (BIFAs).
Starred Up, which received its world premiere at the Toronto film festival, but has yet to be released in the UK, received eight nominations, including best British independent film, best director for Mackenzie, and best actor for O'Connell.
Close behind with seven nominations came The Selfish Giant, the acclaimed Oscar Wilde adaptation directed by Clio Barnard, which included a most promising newcomer nod for its two young lead actors, Conner Chapman and Shaun Thomas.
More established names in the nominations list included Judi Dench and Steve Coogan for...
• The Selfish Giant trailer
• First look review: Under the Skin
Starred Up, the prison drama starring Jack O'Connell and directed by David Mackenzie, has emerged somewhat unexpectedly at the head of the pack of the nominations for the British Independent film awards (BIFAs).
Starred Up, which received its world premiere at the Toronto film festival, but has yet to be released in the UK, received eight nominations, including best British independent film, best director for Mackenzie, and best actor for O'Connell.
Close behind with seven nominations came The Selfish Giant, the acclaimed Oscar Wilde adaptation directed by Clio Barnard, which included a most promising newcomer nod for its two young lead actors, Conner Chapman and Shaun Thomas.
More established names in the nominations list included Judi Dench and Steve Coogan for...
- 11/11/2013
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Clio Barnard's first film The Arbor was a ground-breaking look at life on a Bradford estate. Now she's returned to the area – to chronicle its teenage scrap-dealers. Patrick Barkham joins the set of The Selfish Giant to find out why
Dark clouds are gathering on the horizon, and the air around the substation is full of crackles and hums. Five concrete cooling towers loom over a large hole in the ground. In the hole shiver Conner Chapman, 13, and Shaun Thomas, 15, who are about to rob some cabling from this power station near Derby.
"Conner, you're sawing away," barks the first assistant director, a bit of a drill sergeant.
"Why would I be sawing if I can't see owt?" queries his 13-year-old leading man, who then questions the position of the manhole cover. "I tell you, it would be better if you opened it that side up."
"True," says Clio Barnard,...
Dark clouds are gathering on the horizon, and the air around the substation is full of crackles and hums. Five concrete cooling towers loom over a large hole in the ground. In the hole shiver Conner Chapman, 13, and Shaun Thomas, 15, who are about to rob some cabling from this power station near Derby.
"Conner, you're sawing away," barks the first assistant director, a bit of a drill sergeant.
"Why would I be sawing if I can't see owt?" queries his 13-year-old leading man, who then questions the position of the manhole cover. "I tell you, it would be better if you opened it that side up."
"True," says Clio Barnard,...
- 10/20/2013
- by Patrick Barkham
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: Eight scripts selected from 1,400 submissions, including short from The Brothers Lynch.
Collabor8te, the short film collaboration launched by Rankin Film Productions, in partnership with The Bureau, Dazed & Confused and Nokia, has selected eight scripts for production backing and industry mentorship.
Each project will receive £10,000.
Amy Hubbard of Hubbard Casting will work on several of the projects, DoP Rob Hardy will work on Tracks, while Old Habits is written and directed by 2013 Screen Stars of Tomorrow The Brothers Lynch.
Rankin will oversee the slate with executive producers David Allain and Jess Gormley.
In its first year, the new talent initiative produced eight shorts featuring emerging and established talent including Robert Emms, Leila Mimmack, Bill Nighy and Stephen Mangan. Rory Alexander Stewart’s project Liar went on to win a Scottish BAFTA New Talent Award.
Tristan Goligher of The Bureau commented: “Now in its second year Collabor8te continues as a rare opportunity not just for the...
Collabor8te, the short film collaboration launched by Rankin Film Productions, in partnership with The Bureau, Dazed & Confused and Nokia, has selected eight scripts for production backing and industry mentorship.
Each project will receive £10,000.
Amy Hubbard of Hubbard Casting will work on several of the projects, DoP Rob Hardy will work on Tracks, while Old Habits is written and directed by 2013 Screen Stars of Tomorrow The Brothers Lynch.
Rankin will oversee the slate with executive producers David Allain and Jess Gormley.
In its first year, the new talent initiative produced eight shorts featuring emerging and established talent including Robert Emms, Leila Mimmack, Bill Nighy and Stephen Mangan. Rory Alexander Stewart’s project Liar went on to win a Scottish BAFTA New Talent Award.
Tristan Goligher of The Bureau commented: “Now in its second year Collabor8te continues as a rare opportunity not just for the...
- 7/26/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Eight scripts selected from 1,400 submissions, includes short from The Brothers Lynch.
Collabor8, the short film collaboration between Rankin Film Productions, The Bureau, Dazed & Confused and Nokia, has selected eight scripts for production backing and industry mentorship.
Each project will have a budget of £10,000.
Amy Hubbard of Hubbard Casting will work on several of the projects, DoP Rob Hardy will work on Tracks, while Old Habits is written and directed by 2013 Screen Stars of Tomorrow The Brothers Lynch.
In its first year, the new talent initiative produced eight shorts featuring emerging and established talent including Robert Emms, Leila Mimmack, Bill Nighy and Stephen Mangan. Rory Alexander Stewart’s project Liar went on to win a Scottish BAFTA New Talent Award.
Tristan Goligher of The Bureau commented: “Now in its second year Collabor8te continues as a rare opportunity not just for the writers, directors and producers commissioned but also for us to work with some of the...
Collabor8, the short film collaboration between Rankin Film Productions, The Bureau, Dazed & Confused and Nokia, has selected eight scripts for production backing and industry mentorship.
Each project will have a budget of £10,000.
Amy Hubbard of Hubbard Casting will work on several of the projects, DoP Rob Hardy will work on Tracks, while Old Habits is written and directed by 2013 Screen Stars of Tomorrow The Brothers Lynch.
In its first year, the new talent initiative produced eight shorts featuring emerging and established talent including Robert Emms, Leila Mimmack, Bill Nighy and Stephen Mangan. Rory Alexander Stewart’s project Liar went on to win a Scottish BAFTA New Talent Award.
Tristan Goligher of The Bureau commented: “Now in its second year Collabor8te continues as a rare opportunity not just for the writers, directors and producers commissioned but also for us to work with some of the...
- 7/26/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Amy Hubbard is casting the feature film Our Robot Overlords and looking for suggestions for the lead boy, Sean.
Aged 15-18, handsome, our hero. Tenacious, optimistic and full of energy.
He’s convinced his father is still alive, and will do anything to find him, and everyone will tell him it’s a lost cause. But he never loses his faith, he grits his teeth and never, ever gives up.
Please send a picture and your contact details to This Casting Is Now Closed...
Aged 15-18, handsome, our hero. Tenacious, optimistic and full of energy.
He’s convinced his father is still alive, and will do anything to find him, and everyone will tell him it’s a lost cause. But he never loses his faith, he grits his teeth and never, ever gives up.
Please send a picture and your contact details to This Casting Is Now Closed...
- 1/8/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
A host of Irish crew members and co-productions have been nominated for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards including 'Game of Thrones', 'Treasure Island' and Neil Jordan's 'The Borgias'. Irish costume designer Lorna Marie Mugan has been nominated for a prestigious Emmy for her creations for Irish co-production 'Treasure Island'. Northern Irish-based production mixers Ronan Hill and Mervyn Moore have been nominated in the Outstanding Sound Mixing category for HBO fantasy series 'Game of Thrones', which is currently filming season three in Northern Ireland. Amy Hubbard, of Irish-owned Hubbard Casting, is up for Outstanding Casting for a Mini-series, Movie or Special for the History Channel's 'Hatfields and McCoys', along with Fern Champion.
- 7/19/2012
- IFTN
Casting Director Amy Hubbard is looking for two boys to play the lead roles of two 14 year olds, Joe and Swifty, in the latest film project from award-winning director Clio Barnard (The Arbor), being made in association with FilmFour.
Ideally the boys should be aged 14 - 16 years old from the Bradford area with horse-riding skills.
To apply email simon@hubbardcasting.com.
Ideally the boys should be aged 14 - 16 years old from the Bradford area with horse-riding skills.
To apply email simon@hubbardcasting.com.
- 5/2/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Amy Hubbard of London based Hubbard Casting took time out of her busy schedule to discuss her amazing career casting films like Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit, with her family.
Iae: Please tell us where you’re from and what inspired you to get into film?
Ah: I’m from London and I was inspired by a huge dose of nepotism and the brilliance of actors. Those are still my guiding lights!
Iae: Tell us about Hubbard Casting and how long it’s been around?
Ah: Hubbard Casting is a family business. My parents Ros and John Hubbard set up the company in the 1970s and my brother Dan and I used to file the model cards. Now, all four of us cast with a wonderful team around us. You could say that between us, we have 100 years of experience!
Iae: What types of projects do you fall in...
Iae: Please tell us where you’re from and what inspired you to get into film?
Ah: I’m from London and I was inspired by a huge dose of nepotism and the brilliance of actors. Those are still my guiding lights!
Iae: Tell us about Hubbard Casting and how long it’s been around?
Ah: Hubbard Casting is a family business. My parents Ros and John Hubbard set up the company in the 1970s and my brother Dan and I used to file the model cards. Now, all four of us cast with a wonderful team around us. You could say that between us, we have 100 years of experience!
Iae: What types of projects do you fall in...
- 4/20/2011
- I Am Entertainment Magazine
Wanted For Clio Barnard Film Project
“The Selfish Giant”
Boys Aged Between 8 And 15
Please come along for a chat onSATURDAY 15Th January 201112 noon to 4pm
Buttershaw Youth Club, Reevy Road, BD6 3Pu, Bradford.
Who we are:
Amy Hubbard (casting director of Clio Barnard’s The Arbor, The Lord of the Rings,Bourne Ultimatum, Father Ted etc.,)
Natalie Gavin (actress from Shameless and The Arbor playing Andrea Dunbar).
“The Selfish Giant”
Boys Aged Between 8 And 15
Please come along for a chat onSATURDAY 15Th January 201112 noon to 4pm
Buttershaw Youth Club, Reevy Road, BD6 3Pu, Bradford.
Who we are:
Amy Hubbard (casting director of Clio Barnard’s The Arbor, The Lord of the Rings,Bourne Ultimatum, Father Ted etc.,)
Natalie Gavin (actress from Shameless and The Arbor playing Andrea Dunbar).
- 1/10/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
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