Ten years ago, on a drizzly Thursday evening during the much-loved Galway Film Fleadh, Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe were standing outside of the Eyre Square Hotel when Guiney received an email with the initial pre-booking numbers for their upcoming title The Guard. The figures were, thankfully, “through the roof” and it marked a key turning point for the Irish production, distribution and (soon to be) exhibition outfit.
The Irish buddy cop comedy, starring Brendan Gleeson and written and directed by John Michael McDonagh took $7.4M in the UK and Ireland (and nearly $20M worldwide) making it the biggest independent Irish film at the time, a huge feat especially considering Ireland was going through an economic crash. The film, which had sold to Sony Pictures Classics in the U.S. after it wowed at Sundance earlier that year, earned Gleeson a Golden Globe nom and McDonagh a BAFTA nom.
The Irish buddy cop comedy, starring Brendan Gleeson and written and directed by John Michael McDonagh took $7.4M in the UK and Ireland (and nearly $20M worldwide) making it the biggest independent Irish film at the time, a huge feat especially considering Ireland was going through an economic crash. The film, which had sold to Sony Pictures Classics in the U.S. after it wowed at Sundance earlier that year, earned Gleeson a Golden Globe nom and McDonagh a BAFTA nom.
- 10/7/2021
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
The lineup is set for this year’s Inside Pictures, the business training and development programme for international and U.S. film execs. This year’s lineup comprises:
Alison Meese – Head of UK Acquisitions, StudioCanal, United Kingdom
Carla Quarto di Palo – Director of International Sales, Cornerstone Films, United Kingdom
Charlotte Mardon-Heath – Senior Marketing Manager – New Media, Entertainment One, United Kingdom
Eun-Zi Kim – Business and Legal Affairs Manager, Dcm, Germany
Gijs Kerbosch – Managing Partner / Producer, Halal, The Netherlands
Janey van Ierland – CEO / Talent Manager, nummer19 management, The Netherlands
Jo Allan – Storyworlds Producer, The Ink Factory, United Kingdom
John Keville – Managing Director / Producer, Savage Productions, Ireland
Jonathan Halperyn – Producer / Evp Business Development, Korda Studios, Hungary
Jørgen Storm Rosenberg – Producer, 74 Entertainment, Norway
Justin Kelly – Head of Business and Legal Affairs, Hanway Films & Recorded Picture Company, United Kingdom
Kęstutis Drazdauskas – Producer, Artbox, Lithuania
Kristine M. I. Knudsen – Producer, Den siste skilling As, Norway
Marina Brackenbury – Development Producer,...
Alison Meese – Head of UK Acquisitions, StudioCanal, United Kingdom
Carla Quarto di Palo – Director of International Sales, Cornerstone Films, United Kingdom
Charlotte Mardon-Heath – Senior Marketing Manager – New Media, Entertainment One, United Kingdom
Eun-Zi Kim – Business and Legal Affairs Manager, Dcm, Germany
Gijs Kerbosch – Managing Partner / Producer, Halal, The Netherlands
Janey van Ierland – CEO / Talent Manager, nummer19 management, The Netherlands
Jo Allan – Storyworlds Producer, The Ink Factory, United Kingdom
John Keville – Managing Director / Producer, Savage Productions, Ireland
Jonathan Halperyn – Producer / Evp Business Development, Korda Studios, Hungary
Jørgen Storm Rosenberg – Producer, 74 Entertainment, Norway
Justin Kelly – Head of Business and Legal Affairs, Hanway Films & Recorded Picture Company, United Kingdom
Kęstutis Drazdauskas – Producer, Artbox, Lithuania
Kristine M. I. Knudsen – Producer, Den siste skilling As, Norway
Marina Brackenbury – Development Producer,...
- 4/30/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Total of 20 execs sign up for skills initiative.
The UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts) has named the 20 participants who will take part in this year’s industry talent scheme Inside Pictures.
The programme, which is open to applicants from around the world who demonstrate a commitment to the European film industry, is a business training and leadership skills development initiative that selects execs from across the film industry.
This year’s group includes experienced personnel from the sales, distribution and productions sectors. They hail from Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Us and UK.
The UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts) has named the 20 participants who will take part in this year’s industry talent scheme Inside Pictures.
The programme, which is open to applicants from around the world who demonstrate a commitment to the European film industry, is a business training and leadership skills development initiative that selects execs from across the film industry.
This year’s group includes experienced personnel from the sales, distribution and productions sectors. They hail from Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Us and UK.
- 4/30/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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