BFI Distribution has acquired UK-Ireland distribution rights to Moin Hussain’s feature debut Sky Peals.
BFI Distribution acquired the film from Bankside Films, and will release it theatrically in the UK and Ireland on August 9.
The film follows a man working nightshifts at a motorway service station, who tries to piece together a picture of his recently deceased father, from whom he had been estranged.
Sky Peals debuted in Critics’ Week at Venice Film Festival last September, before a UK premiere at BFI London Film Festival. Faraz Ayub leads the cast, alongside Natalie Gavin and Claire Rushbrook.
It is produced...
BFI Distribution acquired the film from Bankside Films, and will release it theatrically in the UK and Ireland on August 9.
The film follows a man working nightshifts at a motorway service station, who tries to piece together a picture of his recently deceased father, from whom he had been estranged.
Sky Peals debuted in Critics’ Week at Venice Film Festival last September, before a UK premiere at BFI London Film Festival. Faraz Ayub leads the cast, alongside Natalie Gavin and Claire Rushbrook.
It is produced...
- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
A total of £208,217 was awarded to 10 projects through the international distribution strand.
Hoard, The Radleys and How To Have Sex are among the 10 titles to receive funding from the latest round of UK Global Screen Fund (Ukgsf) awards, totalling £208,217 through the international distribution strand, administered by the British Film Institute (BFI).
To-date, this strand has made 57 awards totalling nearly £2m, financed through the UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms).
Financial support for international distribution provides sales agents and producers with funding via three tracks – film sales, prints & advertising (P&a) and festival launch.
Venice Critics’ Week award winner Hoard,...
Hoard, The Radleys and How To Have Sex are among the 10 titles to receive funding from the latest round of UK Global Screen Fund (Ukgsf) awards, totalling £208,217 through the international distribution strand, administered by the British Film Institute (BFI).
To-date, this strand has made 57 awards totalling nearly £2m, financed through the UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms).
Financial support for international distribution provides sales agents and producers with funding via three tracks – film sales, prints & advertising (P&a) and festival launch.
Venice Critics’ Week award winner Hoard,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Michelle Stein and Jennifer Monks are producers of Moin Hussain’s Venice Critics’ Week entry Sky Peals.
Michelle Stein and Jennifer Monks, producers of Moin Hussain’s Venice Critics’ Week entry Sky Peals, are launching UK production company The Fold.
Stein was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2009 (as Michelle Eastwood); she has produced features including Brian Welsh’s Bifa-winning In Our Name in 2010, and Hussain’s shorts Naptha and Real Gods Require Blood.
Monks was recently a co-producer on Charlotte Regan’s Sundance premiere Scrapper, and Naqqash Khalid’s Karlovy Vary title In Camera.
The Fold banner aims...
Michelle Stein and Jennifer Monks, producers of Moin Hussain’s Venice Critics’ Week entry Sky Peals, are launching UK production company The Fold.
Stein was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2009 (as Michelle Eastwood); she has produced features including Brian Welsh’s Bifa-winning In Our Name in 2010, and Hussain’s shorts Naptha and Real Gods Require Blood.
Monks was recently a co-producer on Charlotte Regan’s Sundance premiere Scrapper, and Naqqash Khalid’s Karlovy Vary title In Camera.
The Fold banner aims...
- 7/26/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Two UK features play in competition at event’s 38th edition.
Venice Critics’ Week has selected seven features for its main competition, including two from the UK - Hoard by Luna Carmoon and Sky Peals by Moin Hussain.
Scroll down for full line-up
Hoard is the debut feature from Carmoon, a Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022,. It is produced by Loran Dunn (Screen Star of Tomorrow 2017), Helen Simmons (Screen Star of Tomorrow 2018) with Andy Starke, and stars Hayley Squires, Joseph Quinn (Screen Star of Tomorrow 2018) and Saura Lightfoot Leon.
Hoard is backed by the BFI and BBC Film, which also supported development,...
Venice Critics’ Week has selected seven features for its main competition, including two from the UK - Hoard by Luna Carmoon and Sky Peals by Moin Hussain.
Scroll down for full line-up
Hoard is the debut feature from Carmoon, a Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022,. It is produced by Loran Dunn (Screen Star of Tomorrow 2017), Helen Simmons (Screen Star of Tomorrow 2018) with Andy Starke, and stars Hayley Squires, Joseph Quinn (Screen Star of Tomorrow 2018) and Saura Lightfoot Leon.
Hoard is backed by the BFI and BBC Film, which also supported development,...
- 7/24/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Titles include ’Aftersun’, ’Enys Men’, ‘Birchanger Green’ and ‘A Gaza Weekend’.
Cannes premieres Aftersun, sold by Charades, and Enys Men, sold by Protagonist Pictures, are among the titles selected for year’s Great 8, the annual Cannes buyers’ showcase of UK films from emerging directors.
The other six titles are all in post-production.
Now in its fifth edition, the 2022 Great 8 showcase is funded and run by the BFI and the British Council, in partnership with BBC Film and Film4.
Unseen footage from all of the titles will be introduced by their filmmakers and screened on May 12 exclusively to buyers and festival programmers during the online-only showcase,...
Cannes premieres Aftersun, sold by Charades, and Enys Men, sold by Protagonist Pictures, are among the titles selected for year’s Great 8, the annual Cannes buyers’ showcase of UK films from emerging directors.
The other six titles are all in post-production.
Now in its fifth edition, the 2022 Great 8 showcase is funded and run by the BFI and the British Council, in partnership with BBC Film and Film4.
Unseen footage from all of the titles will be introduced by their filmmakers and screened on May 12 exclusively to buyers and festival programmers during the online-only showcase,...
- 5/5/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The BFI and British Council have revealed the line-up for this year’s Great8 showcase, which allows international distributors and festival programmers to get an early look at eight releases from emerging U.K. filmmakers in the run-up to Cannes Marché.
Now in its fifth year, the showcase on May 12 will allow filmmakers to screen unseen footage from the films, which will be available to buy during the market, which runs from May 17-28.
Of the eight films selected for the showcase, one has also been selected for the official Directors’ Fortnight and another for the Critics’ Week line-up. The remaining six films are in post-production.
The Great8 showcase is funded and organized by the BFI and the British Council, in partnership with BBC Film and Film4. It has previously presented films including “I Am Not A Witch” and “Calm with Horses.”
Neil Peplow, the BFI’s Director of Industry and International Affairs,...
Now in its fifth year, the showcase on May 12 will allow filmmakers to screen unseen footage from the films, which will be available to buy during the market, which runs from May 17-28.
Of the eight films selected for the showcase, one has also been selected for the official Directors’ Fortnight and another for the Critics’ Week line-up. The remaining six films are in post-production.
The Great8 showcase is funded and organized by the BFI and the British Council, in partnership with BBC Film and Film4. It has previously presented films including “I Am Not A Witch” and “Calm with Horses.”
Neil Peplow, the BFI’s Director of Industry and International Affairs,...
- 5/4/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Film4, BFI, Screen Yorkshire backed the film.
UK-based sales firm Bankside Films has boarded sales on Birchanger Green, the feature debut of Screen Star of Tomorrow writer-director Moin Hussain that wrapped production in Yorkshire last month.
Bankside will debut the film to buyers in Cannes; Screen can reveal a first-look image at the film (above).
Birchanger Green centres on a man living a small, lonely life working nightshifts at a motorway service station. On hearing his estranged father has died, he finds himself in search of answers and starts to become convinced that he descends from an alien race.
The...
UK-based sales firm Bankside Films has boarded sales on Birchanger Green, the feature debut of Screen Star of Tomorrow writer-director Moin Hussain that wrapped production in Yorkshire last month.
Bankside will debut the film to buyers in Cannes; Screen can reveal a first-look image at the film (above).
Birchanger Green centres on a man living a small, lonely life working nightshifts at a motorway service station. On hearing his estranged father has died, he finds himself in search of answers and starts to become convinced that he descends from an alien race.
The...
- 5/4/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Here’s our annual rundown of the 10 largest awards given out by the British Film Institute’s Film Fund across 2021. Backed by National Lottery money, the grants are a key supporter of indie cinema in the UK.
This year also saw long-time Film Fund chief Ben Roberts, now BFI CEO, hand over the keys to the fund to new director Mia Bays.
Top of the list is The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, an adaptation of Rachel Joyce’s popular novel about a man who embarks on a 450-mile walk across the UK in the belief that his journey will save the life of an old friend. Jim Broadbent is starring in the pic, which Joyce is adapting herself. Hettie Macdonald, who helmed Normal People with Lenny Abrahamson, is directing. Producers are Kevin Loader with Juliet Dowling and Marilyn Milgrom.
Second on the list is Typist Artist Pirate King[/link], the...
This year also saw long-time Film Fund chief Ben Roberts, now BFI CEO, hand over the keys to the fund to new director Mia Bays.
Top of the list is The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, an adaptation of Rachel Joyce’s popular novel about a man who embarks on a 450-mile walk across the UK in the belief that his journey will save the life of an old friend. Jim Broadbent is starring in the pic, which Joyce is adapting herself. Hettie Macdonald, who helmed Normal People with Lenny Abrahamson, is directing. Producers are Kevin Loader with Juliet Dowling and Marilyn Milgrom.
Second on the list is Typist Artist Pirate King[/link], the...
- 12/27/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The U.K. production scene has been dominated by a phalanx of successful producers for many years. A fresh wave of U.K.-based producers is now also getting international attention. The producers are navigating a business that offers unparalleled opportunity, and facing fundamental challenges. With the key funders putting an emphasis on inclusion and diversity, female producers have risen to the fore and the new faces also reflects modern, multicultural Britain.
“There is a great old guard we can look up to, but also such excitement about debut British filmmakers,” says Julia Nottingham, who produced Lucy Cohen’s “Kingdom of Us” and “Xy Chelsea,” which premiered at Tribeca. “If you look at the BIFAs [British Independent Film Awards] and BAFTA debuts, the films are so exciting, and the good thing is that financiers are up for taking those risks and finding new talent.”
Nottingham set up Julia Street Pictures last year and Great...
“There is a great old guard we can look up to, but also such excitement about debut British filmmakers,” says Julia Nottingham, who produced Lucy Cohen’s “Kingdom of Us” and “Xy Chelsea,” which premiered at Tribeca. “If you look at the BIFAs [British Independent Film Awards] and BAFTA debuts, the films are so exciting, and the good thing is that financiers are up for taking those risks and finding new talent.”
Nottingham set up Julia Street Pictures last year and Great...
- 5/17/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Variety profiles a selection of upcoming film projects by younger British producers
Untitled Irish-Set Gothic Drama
Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly’s next project is an as-yet-untitled gothic psychological drama. U.S. directing duo Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis will direct the Screen Ireland-backed project. It will be set in and shot in Ireland.
“Retreat”
Written and directed by deaf filmmaker Ted Evans, “Retreat” follow a college dropout who joins a deaf-only commune. It will be subtitled. Escape Films’ Michelle Stein hopes to shoot the BFI, BBC Films and Creative England-backed project in 2020. She is producing with 104 Films and Alex Usbourne.
“Three Weeks”
Julia Nottingham is producing the BBC Films-backed romantic-comedy-drama, written by and starring BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Susan Wokoma (pictured). She will play a woman who is dumped by her boyfriend and rebounds into a new relationship only to find she is pregnant by her ex-. She...
Untitled Irish-Set Gothic Drama
Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly’s next project is an as-yet-untitled gothic psychological drama. U.S. directing duo Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis will direct the Screen Ireland-backed project. It will be set in and shot in Ireland.
“Retreat”
Written and directed by deaf filmmaker Ted Evans, “Retreat” follow a college dropout who joins a deaf-only commune. It will be subtitled. Escape Films’ Michelle Stein hopes to shoot the BFI, BBC Films and Creative England-backed project in 2020. She is producing with 104 Films and Alex Usbourne.
“Three Weeks”
Julia Nottingham is producing the BBC Films-backed romantic-comedy-drama, written by and starring BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Susan Wokoma (pictured). She will play a woman who is dumped by her boyfriend and rebounds into a new relationship only to find she is pregnant by her ex-. She...
- 5/17/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
The 2018 British Independent Film Awards (The BIFAs) took place at Old Billingsgate in London this evening with The Favourite living up to its name and taking home 10 awards including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz.
Disobedience’s Alessandro Nivola took home Best Supporting Actor while Peaky Blinders’ Joe Cole won Best Actor for A Prayer Before Dawn. American Animals and You Were Never Really Here were winners and won two awards apiece and we said hello to Star Trek Discovery’s Jason Isaacs, Bart Layton, Joe Cole, Black Mirror & Been So Long’s Michaela Coel, The Happy Prince’s Rupert Everett, Yann Demange, Barry Keoghan and Bart Layton on the red carpet.
Attending the event were Emma Stone, Yorgos Lathinmos, Michael Pearce, Lynne Ramsay, Gemma Arterton, Steve Coogan, Jessie Buckley, Maxine Peake, Rachel McAdams, Charlie Plummer, Joaquin Phoenix, Dominic West, Evan Peters, Karen Gillan,...
Disobedience’s Alessandro Nivola took home Best Supporting Actor while Peaky Blinders’ Joe Cole won Best Actor for A Prayer Before Dawn. American Animals and You Were Never Really Here were winners and won two awards apiece and we said hello to Star Trek Discovery’s Jason Isaacs, Bart Layton, Joe Cole, Black Mirror & Been So Long’s Michaela Coel, The Happy Prince’s Rupert Everett, Yann Demange, Barry Keoghan and Bart Layton on the red carpet.
Attending the event were Emma Stone, Yorgos Lathinmos, Michael Pearce, Lynne Ramsay, Gemma Arterton, Steve Coogan, Jessie Buckley, Maxine Peake, Rachel McAdams, Charlie Plummer, Joaquin Phoenix, Dominic West, Evan Peters, Karen Gillan,...
- 12/3/2018
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Favourite leads the way with 13 nominations.
The 2018 British Independent Film Awards are taking place now in London.
Scroll down to see all the winners revealed so far.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ period comedy The Favourite leads the field with 13 nominations. Bart Layton’s American Animals has 11 nominations, while Michael Pearce’s Beast has 10.
At the previously announced craft awards, The Favourite won five prizes.
Judi Dench and Felicity Jones will both receive honorary prizes during tonight’s ceremony, which will be hosted by actor Russell Tovey.
Refresh this page to reveal the latest winners.
Winners list:
Winners in bold
Best Actor...
The 2018 British Independent Film Awards are taking place now in London.
Scroll down to see all the winners revealed so far.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ period comedy The Favourite leads the field with 13 nominations. Bart Layton’s American Animals has 11 nominations, while Michael Pearce’s Beast has 10.
At the previously announced craft awards, The Favourite won five prizes.
Judi Dench and Felicity Jones will both receive honorary prizes during tonight’s ceremony, which will be hosted by actor Russell Tovey.
Refresh this page to reveal the latest winners.
Winners list:
Winners in bold
Best Actor...
- 12/2/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The awards shows will continue until morale improves. That’s good news for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite,” which got off to a great start by winning both Best Actress for Olivia Colman and a Special Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and now leads all movies with 13 nominations at the British Independent Film Awards. Following it are “American Animals” (11), “Beast” (10), and “You Were Never Really Here” (8); all are nominated for the top prize, as is “Disobedience.”
Also well represented is Rachel Weisz, whose roles in “Disobedience” and “The Favourite” have her up for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively; her co-stars in both films — Olivia Colman and Emma Stone in “The Favourite,” Rachel McAdams in “Disobedience” — are all nominated as well.
This year’s Bifa ceremony takes place on Sunday, December 2 in London. Here’s the full list of nominees:
Best British Independent Film
American Animals Bart Layton,...
Also well represented is Rachel Weisz, whose roles in “Disobedience” and “The Favourite” have her up for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively; her co-stars in both films — Olivia Colman and Emma Stone in “The Favourite,” Rachel McAdams in “Disobedience” — are all nominated as well.
This year’s Bifa ceremony takes place on Sunday, December 2 in London. Here’s the full list of nominees:
Best British Independent Film
American Animals Bart Layton,...
- 10/31/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Yorgos Lanthimos comedy to compete against American Animals, Beast, Disobedience and You Were Never Really Here.
The nominations for the 2018 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were revealed today (October 31), with Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite leading the field with 13 nominations.
The historical comedy is up for best British independent film, best director and best screenplay. Olivia Colman is nominated for best actress, and her co-stars Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz have both been nominated for best supporting actress.
The Favourite will compete for best film against Bart Layton’s American Animals (11 nominations), Michael Pearce’s Beast (10 nominations), Sebastián Lelio...
The nominations for the 2018 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were revealed today (October 31), with Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite leading the field with 13 nominations.
The historical comedy is up for best British independent film, best director and best screenplay. Olivia Colman is nominated for best actress, and her co-stars Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz have both been nominated for best supporting actress.
The Favourite will compete for best film against Bart Layton’s American Animals (11 nominations), Michael Pearce’s Beast (10 nominations), Sebastián Lelio...
- 10/31/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Screen Stars of Tomorrow involved in trio of projects set for production.
A trio of projects have been greenlit for production in the latest round of Creative England’s low-budget filmmaking initiative iFeatures.
Three Screen Stars of Tomorrow are present in the selected teams - writer-director Eva Riley with Perfect Ten, producer Emily Morgan with Make-up, and producer Michelle Eastwood with Retreat, which is set to be the first British feature film to be made entirely in sign-language.
The latest set of productions follows a period of success for the programme. Last year, William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth [pictured] and Hope Dickson Leach’s The Levelling, both greenlit by iFeatures in 2015, secured major festival berths.
Subsequently, Lady Macbeth sold to the Us (Roadside Attractions) and UK (Altitude Film) among others, and Peccadillo Pictures acquired The Levelling for the UK.
The three selected projects in 2017 are:
Perfect Ten, written and directed by 2016 Screen Star of Tomorrow Eva Riley and produced...
A trio of projects have been greenlit for production in the latest round of Creative England’s low-budget filmmaking initiative iFeatures.
Three Screen Stars of Tomorrow are present in the selected teams - writer-director Eva Riley with Perfect Ten, producer Emily Morgan with Make-up, and producer Michelle Eastwood with Retreat, which is set to be the first British feature film to be made entirely in sign-language.
The latest set of productions follows a period of success for the programme. Last year, William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth [pictured] and Hope Dickson Leach’s The Levelling, both greenlit by iFeatures in 2015, secured major festival berths.
Subsequently, Lady Macbeth sold to the Us (Roadside Attractions) and UK (Altitude Film) among others, and Peccadillo Pictures acquired The Levelling for the UK.
The three selected projects in 2017 are:
Perfect Ten, written and directed by 2016 Screen Star of Tomorrow Eva Riley and produced...
- 2/15/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater) orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Three teams selected for Lab from more than 100 applicants.
The BFI has partnered with Aardman Animations on a £1million Development Lab to help create new British animated feature films.
Two filmmaker duos and one individual filmmaker have been selected for the Lottery-funded Lab from more than 100 applicants, and are receiving funding and support over two years to develop their feature projects.
The teams have been working with Aardman’s story artists, producers, marketers and directors, including Nick Park – who is currently working on new Aardman feature Early Man – since June 2015.
David Sproxton, co-founder of Aardman, explained to Screen how the filmmakers will work with the studio: “They’ll develop [their projects] for two years, through outline, to treatment, to first draft script. Alongside that they’ll ramp up the visual elements, working on character design, setting design and the story reeling process.
“At the end, their pitch package will consist of some fantastic artwork, a sizzle...
The BFI has partnered with Aardman Animations on a £1million Development Lab to help create new British animated feature films.
Two filmmaker duos and one individual filmmaker have been selected for the Lottery-funded Lab from more than 100 applicants, and are receiving funding and support over two years to develop their feature projects.
The teams have been working with Aardman’s story artists, producers, marketers and directors, including Nick Park – who is currently working on new Aardman feature Early Man – since June 2015.
David Sproxton, co-founder of Aardman, explained to Screen how the filmmakers will work with the studio: “They’ll develop [their projects] for two years, through outline, to treatment, to first draft script. Alongside that they’ll ramp up the visual elements, working on character design, setting design and the story reeling process.
“At the end, their pitch package will consist of some fantastic artwork, a sizzle...
- 12/6/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Three teams selected for Lab from more than 100 applicants.
The BFI has partnered with Aardman Animations on a £1million Development Lab to help create new British animated feature films.
Two filmmaker duos and one individual filmmaker have been selected for the Lottery-funded Lab from more than 100 applicants, and are receiving funding and support over two years to develop their feature projects.
The teams have been working with Aardman’s story artists, producers, marketers and directors, including Nick Park – who is currently working on new Aardman feature Early Man – since June 2015.
David Sproxton, co-founder of Aardman, explained to Screen how the filmmakers will work with the studio: “They’ll develop [their projects] for two years, through outline, to treatment, to first draft script. Alongside that they’ll ramp up the visual elements, working on character design, setting design and the story reeling process.
“At the end, their pitch package will consist of some fantastic artwork, a sizzle...
The BFI has partnered with Aardman Animations on a £1million Development Lab to help create new British animated feature films.
Two filmmaker duos and one individual filmmaker have been selected for the Lottery-funded Lab from more than 100 applicants, and are receiving funding and support over two years to develop their feature projects.
The teams have been working with Aardman’s story artists, producers, marketers and directors, including Nick Park – who is currently working on new Aardman feature Early Man – since June 2015.
David Sproxton, co-founder of Aardman, explained to Screen how the filmmakers will work with the studio: “They’ll develop [their projects] for two years, through outline, to treatment, to first draft script. Alongside that they’ll ramp up the visual elements, working on character design, setting design and the story reeling process.
“At the end, their pitch package will consist of some fantastic artwork, a sizzle...
- 12/6/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Shortlist features six former Screen Stars Of Tomorrow.
Lady Macbeth backer Creative England has revealed the eight projects and filmmaking teams from iFeatures’ fourth development slate shortlisted to be taken forward to the full development phase.
Three of these films will be selected to go into production in 2017.
The final eight films and filmmaker teams are:
· Make Up – writer/director Claire Oakley, producer Emily Morgan. Set in Cornwall.
· Sleeping City – writer/directors Manjeet Gill, Andrew Walker and Matthew Carter, producer Emily Morgan. Set in Birmingham.
· Seaholme - writer/director Rob Savage, writer David Sugarman, producers Rob Watson and Paul Van Carter. Set in Mersea Island, Essex.
· The Premises – writer/director Rose Glass, producer Oliver Kassman. Set in the Lake District.
· Retreat – director Ted Evans, writer E.V Crowe, producers Michelle Eastwood and Alex Usborne. Set in and around Bristol.
· Blow Up Dolls – director Carolina Giammetta, writer Joy Wilkinson, producer Jude Goldrei. Set in Burnley...
Lady Macbeth backer Creative England has revealed the eight projects and filmmaking teams from iFeatures’ fourth development slate shortlisted to be taken forward to the full development phase.
Three of these films will be selected to go into production in 2017.
The final eight films and filmmaker teams are:
· Make Up – writer/director Claire Oakley, producer Emily Morgan. Set in Cornwall.
· Sleeping City – writer/directors Manjeet Gill, Andrew Walker and Matthew Carter, producer Emily Morgan. Set in Birmingham.
· Seaholme - writer/director Rob Savage, writer David Sugarman, producers Rob Watson and Paul Van Carter. Set in Mersea Island, Essex.
· The Premises – writer/director Rose Glass, producer Oliver Kassman. Set in the Lake District.
· Retreat – director Ted Evans, writer E.V Crowe, producers Michelle Eastwood and Alex Usborne. Set in and around Bristol.
· Blow Up Dolls – director Carolina Giammetta, writer Joy Wilkinson, producer Jude Goldrei. Set in Burnley...
- 11/10/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Twenty-two emerging producers to receive up to £2.2m; almost 500 applicants.Scroll Down For Recipients
The BFI has announced the recipients of its 2016-18 Vision Awards, comprising 22 investments in up-and-coming UK producers.
The awards, generally spread over two years, are designed to enable producers to build and develop their companies, slates and creative relationships.
The BFI had intended to give 20 awards but increased that allocation to 22 in response to the number of strong applications it received. Almost 500 companies applied for the awards, which are backed by a total commitment from the BFI of £2.2m of National Lottery funding.
Fifteen of the awards are to women producers or partnerships, while eight of the companies are based outside of London, located in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and York.
In a bid to foster sustainability, the third iteration of the Vision Awards will include an allowance to cover a producer’s fees and overheads of up to half...
The BFI has announced the recipients of its 2016-18 Vision Awards, comprising 22 investments in up-and-coming UK producers.
The awards, generally spread over two years, are designed to enable producers to build and develop their companies, slates and creative relationships.
The BFI had intended to give 20 awards but increased that allocation to 22 in response to the number of strong applications it received. Almost 500 companies applied for the awards, which are backed by a total commitment from the BFI of £2.2m of National Lottery funding.
Fifteen of the awards are to women producers or partnerships, while eight of the companies are based outside of London, located in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and York.
In a bid to foster sustainability, the third iteration of the Vision Awards will include an allowance to cover a producer’s fees and overheads of up to half...
- 8/24/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Three films from 12 teams will be greenlit for production.Scroll down for full list of projects
UK film-making initiative iFeatures has revealed the teams and projects that will make up its fourth development slate.
Twelve teams and projects have been selected, of which three will be greenlit for production in 2017, each with a budget of £350,000 ($455,000).
The scheme, which has previously produced regional productions such as Guy Myhill’s award-winning The Goob, is overseen by Creative England with partners the BFI Film Fund, BBC Films and Creative Skillset.
The selected teams include Screen International Stars of Tomorrow Rob Savage, Emily Morgan and Joy Wilkinson; Sundance Fellowship winner Naz Sadoughi; and Ted Evans, one of the UK’s leading deaf filmmakers who directed and co-wrote the Paralympic Opening Ceremony film Look Up.
Between them the chosen teams have made films which have screened at Toronto, London and Sundance film festivals as well as FrightFest.
The selected...
UK film-making initiative iFeatures has revealed the teams and projects that will make up its fourth development slate.
Twelve teams and projects have been selected, of which three will be greenlit for production in 2017, each with a budget of £350,000 ($455,000).
The scheme, which has previously produced regional productions such as Guy Myhill’s award-winning The Goob, is overseen by Creative England with partners the BFI Film Fund, BBC Films and Creative Skillset.
The selected teams include Screen International Stars of Tomorrow Rob Savage, Emily Morgan and Joy Wilkinson; Sundance Fellowship winner Naz Sadoughi; and Ted Evans, one of the UK’s leading deaf filmmakers who directed and co-wrote the Paralympic Opening Ceremony film Look Up.
Between them the chosen teams have made films which have screened at Toronto, London and Sundance film festivals as well as FrightFest.
The selected...
- 7/6/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The nominations for the 15th annual Moët British Independent Film Awards have been unveiled in London.
They were announced by patron Adrian Lester (above), the Birmingham-born actor whose credits include The Day After Tomorrow and TV series Being Human, Bonekickers, Merlin and Hustle.
In a statement, joint directors of the awards Johanna von Fischer & Tessa Collinson said: "In this our 15th year, we are delighted to welcome back six-time former host James Nesbitt.
"We would like to take this opportunity to thank our dedicated Pre-Selection Committee who watched over 200 films in order to produce the 2012 nominations, which once again reflect the diverse range of British film talent, and also welcome this year's appointed independent jury who will now spend the next month considering the nominated films."
The highest number of nominations this year goes to Broken with 9 nominations including Best Film, Best Director and Best Debut Director for Rufus Norris,...
They were announced by patron Adrian Lester (above), the Birmingham-born actor whose credits include The Day After Tomorrow and TV series Being Human, Bonekickers, Merlin and Hustle.
In a statement, joint directors of the awards Johanna von Fischer & Tessa Collinson said: "In this our 15th year, we are delighted to welcome back six-time former host James Nesbitt.
"We would like to take this opportunity to thank our dedicated Pre-Selection Committee who watched over 200 films in order to produce the 2012 nominations, which once again reflect the diverse range of British film talent, and also welcome this year's appointed independent jury who will now spend the next month considering the nominated films."
The highest number of nominations this year goes to Broken with 9 nominations including Best Film, Best Director and Best Debut Director for Rufus Norris,...
- 11/6/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Celebrating its fifteenth year, The Moët British Independent Film Awards have now been announced, honouring some of the finest independent films released in Britain this year.
This year’s awards will be held on 9th December, and you can be sure we’ll be bringing you the results on the night as they come in. It’s been another excellent year for British cinema, and it’s always nice to see films like these get the recognition they deserve.
Last year, Paddy Considine’s powerful directorial debut, Tyrannosaur, swept the top awards, taking Best Film, Best Directorial Debut, and Best Actress; Lynne Ramsay took home the Best Director award for We Need to Talk About Kevin; and Michael Fassbender’s remarkable performance in Steve McQueen’s Shame was rightfully honoured with Best Actor (whereas the film was sadly absent from the Oscars at the start of the year).
James Nesbitt...
This year’s awards will be held on 9th December, and you can be sure we’ll be bringing you the results on the night as they come in. It’s been another excellent year for British cinema, and it’s always nice to see films like these get the recognition they deserve.
Last year, Paddy Considine’s powerful directorial debut, Tyrannosaur, swept the top awards, taking Best Film, Best Directorial Debut, and Best Actress; Lynne Ramsay took home the Best Director award for We Need to Talk About Kevin; and Michael Fassbender’s remarkable performance in Steve McQueen’s Shame was rightfully honoured with Best Actor (whereas the film was sadly absent from the Oscars at the start of the year).
James Nesbitt...
- 11/5/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Berlinale Co-Production Market
Kutch, a project to be directed by Bobby Bedi and produced by his company Kaleidoscope Entertainment made it to the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012 as the first Indian project in the official selection. Bobby Bedi who has produced films like Maqbool, Saathiya and Bandit Queen and directed a documentary series called Kehta Hai Joker, will make his foray into feature film direction with Kutch, which is said to be based on female infanticide.
Berlinale announced 39 projects that will participate at the 9th Berlinale Co-Production Market to be held from February 12-14, 2012.
Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox has been selected for Talent Project Market. He was a participant of the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2011.
The official section for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012
- Odyssea (director: Pascal Deux), Alliance de Production Cinématographique, France
- Heirs of the Night (director: Marco Kreuzpaintner, tbc), Bavaria Pictures & Hamster Film, Germany
- The Santo...
Kutch, a project to be directed by Bobby Bedi and produced by his company Kaleidoscope Entertainment made it to the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012 as the first Indian project in the official selection. Bobby Bedi who has produced films like Maqbool, Saathiya and Bandit Queen and directed a documentary series called Kehta Hai Joker, will make his foray into feature film direction with Kutch, which is said to be based on female infanticide.
Berlinale announced 39 projects that will participate at the 9th Berlinale Co-Production Market to be held from February 12-14, 2012.
Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox has been selected for Talent Project Market. He was a participant of the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2011.
The official section for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012
- Odyssea (director: Pascal Deux), Alliance de Production Cinématographique, France
- Heirs of the Night (director: Marco Kreuzpaintner, tbc), Bavaria Pictures & Hamster Film, Germany
- The Santo...
- 1/18/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
High Point Films has secured international rights for Brian Welsh's debut feature, In Our Name, which premiered at the BFI London International Film Festival.In Our Name is produced by Michelle Eastwood. Joanne Froggatt plays Suzy, a servicewoman in the British Army, struggling to adjust to life back home, after a hearts and minds tour of duty in Iraq. Mel Raido (Empire State, Grow your Own) plays the role of Suzy's alienated husband, himself a soldier bearing psychological battle-scars, while newcomer, Chloe Jayne Wilkinson, portrays the daughter whom ...
- 12/15/2010
- BusinessofCinema
The arthouse chain Curzon Artificial Eye to debut its new video on demand streaming service with Iraq War film In Our Name
The movie premiere red carpet will run all the way up to the nation's living rooms when a new BBC-backed film about the Iraq war is made available on video-on-demand at the same time as it opens on the big screen.
In Our Name is one of two films being used by Curzon Artificial Eye (Cae), owner of the Curzon arthouse cinema chain, to launch its new on-demand service which it hopes will boost audiences and help tackle digital piracy.
The film, starring Bill Fellows, Joanne Froggatt and John Henshaw, will be streamed in high definition-quality picture and sound for people to watch on their television, computer or mobile phone.
It will premiere on Friday on both the big and small screen, along with Cannes film festival winner...
The movie premiere red carpet will run all the way up to the nation's living rooms when a new BBC-backed film about the Iraq war is made available on video-on-demand at the same time as it opens on the big screen.
In Our Name is one of two films being used by Curzon Artificial Eye (Cae), owner of the Curzon arthouse cinema chain, to launch its new on-demand service which it hopes will boost audiences and help tackle digital piracy.
The film, starring Bill Fellows, Joanne Froggatt and John Henshaw, will be streamed in high definition-quality picture and sound for people to watch on their television, computer or mobile phone.
It will premiere on Friday on both the big and small screen, along with Cannes film festival winner...
- 12/8/2010
- by John Plunkett
- The Guardian - Film News
Janus Metz's Armadillo Janus Metz's Armadillo Wins Best Documentary at 2010 BFI London Film Festival Broadcaster and journalist Sue Perkins hosted the awards ceremony of the 54th BFI London Film Festival awards. Guests at the 2010 London Festival awards ceremony included Danny Boyle, whose 127 Hours is the festival's closing-night gala presentation, Greg Dyke, John Hurt, Joanne Froggatt, Richard Ayoade, Craig Roberts, Joanna Hogg, Sue Perkins, Michelle Eastwood, Brian Welsh, Clio Barnard, Kim Longiontto, Janus Metz, Eduardo de la Serna, and Jb Ghuman Jr. Among the other industry guests were Tessa Ross, Sue Bruce Smith, Peter Buckingham, Tim Cagney, Lizzie Francke, Duncan Kenworthy, Clare Binns, Steve Jenkins, Mia Bays, Eddie Berg, Sandra Hebron, Amanda Nevill,Stuart Boreman, and Edward Fletcher. Below is the full list of winners at the 2010 BFI London Film Festival. Best Film: How I Ended This Summer, directed by Alexei Popogrebsky Best British Newcomer: Clio Barnard, director of The [...]...
- 10/28/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Mike Leigh’s Another Year, Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours, Joanna Hogg’s Archipelago, Alexei Popgrebsky’s How I Ended This Summer, Kelly Reichhardt’s Meek’s Cutoff, Xavier Beauvois’ Of Gods and Men, Catherine Breillat’s The Sleeping Beauty and Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives are also competing. It’s the 2nd year that the BFI London Film Festival has run an awards ceremony. Actress Patricia Clarkson chairs this year’s Best Film jury, which includes actor Gabriel Byrne, costumier Sandy Powell and director Shekhar Kapur. Jacques Audiard's powerful crime drama, won Best Film last year. Best British Newcomer will choose from writer/director Richard Ayoade (Submarine), writer/director Clio Barnard (The Arbor), producer Michelle Eastwood (In Our Name), actor Conor McCarron (Neds), producer Tracy O'Riordan (The Arbor), actor Craig Roberts (Submarine),actress Manjinder Virk (The Arbor) and writer...
- 9/29/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
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