Endor Productions, the television and film production company behind Vienna Blood, State of Play, Restless and Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot is to close after 26 years.
Seven.One Studios, which has owned Endor for the last 12 years, said it had taken the decision to shutter the outfit due to “the persistently difficult” market for productions in the international scripted sector.
In a statement to Screen’s sister title Broadcast, the ProSiebenSat.1 Media company said: “Endor will not make any further investments in new developments but will focus exclusively on the completion of current productions.
“This decision was made after long and careful consideration.
Seven.One Studios, which has owned Endor for the last 12 years, said it had taken the decision to shutter the outfit due to “the persistently difficult” market for productions in the international scripted sector.
In a statement to Screen’s sister title Broadcast, the ProSiebenSat.1 Media company said: “Endor will not make any further investments in new developments but will focus exclusively on the completion of current productions.
“This decision was made after long and careful consideration.
- 6/5/2024
- ScreenDaily
Noel Goodwin was director of BFI Future Film Festival for more than a decade.
UK production and distribution company Sovereign has appointed Noel Goodwin to scout rising filmmaking talent for its Action Xtreme label.
Goodwin has been appointed talent development director and creative producer at Action Xtreme, which launched last year, and will aim to find writers, directors and producers that the label can support to develop their skills and scripts through investment. This includes mentoring, script development, shadowing and film financing to create new action film content under the Action Xtreme label.
Goodwin was previously director of BFI Future Film Festival,...
UK production and distribution company Sovereign has appointed Noel Goodwin to scout rising filmmaking talent for its Action Xtreme label.
Goodwin has been appointed talent development director and creative producer at Action Xtreme, which launched last year, and will aim to find writers, directors and producers that the label can support to develop their skills and scripts through investment. This includes mentoring, script development, shadowing and film financing to create new action film content under the Action Xtreme label.
Goodwin was previously director of BFI Future Film Festival,...
- 5/15/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Noel Goodwin was director of BFI Future Film Festival for more than a decade.
UK production and distribution company Sovereign has appointed Noel Goodwin to scout rising filmmaking talent for its Action Xtreme label.
Goodwin has been appointed talent development director and creative producer at Action Xtreme, which launched last year, and will aim to find writers, directors and producers that the label can support to develop their skills and scripts through investment. This includes mentoring, script development, shadowing and film financing to create new action film content under the Action Xtreme label.
Goodwin was previously director of BFI Future Film Festival,...
UK production and distribution company Sovereign has appointed Noel Goodwin to scout rising filmmaking talent for its Action Xtreme label.
Goodwin has been appointed talent development director and creative producer at Action Xtreme, which launched last year, and will aim to find writers, directors and producers that the label can support to develop their skills and scripts through investment. This includes mentoring, script development, shadowing and film financing to create new action film content under the Action Xtreme label.
Goodwin was previously director of BFI Future Film Festival,...
- 5/15/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
A vampire movie is in the works over at Netflix titled Smile, Deadline has announced today, which is being compared to, of all things, Nicolas Winding Refn’s brilliant film Drive. Said to be “in the spirit” of Drive, William McGregor (“His Dark Materials”) will be directing Netflix’s Smile, which will be produced by Matt Reeves […]
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- 2/22/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: His Dark Materials episodic director William McGregor has come aboard to helm the movie Smile (working title) for Netflix and Matt Reeves’ 6th and Idaho, a project which is described as a vampire story in the spirit of Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive.
McGregor will co-write with Helen Kingston; she previously having written the Lena Headey 2019 movie The Flood.
Smile follows teenager Millie, whose life is turned upside-down when she’s bitten by a vampire while traveling to LA with her school. Wanting nothing more than to be human again, Millie learns she can reverse the process if she is able to kill the man who bit her before the next sunrise.
McGregor’s 2019 debut feature film Gwen premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was a British Independent Film Award nominee and won two Welsh BAFTA’s. McGregor is currently directing the Joe Cornish penned Lockwood & Co...
McGregor will co-write with Helen Kingston; she previously having written the Lena Headey 2019 movie The Flood.
Smile follows teenager Millie, whose life is turned upside-down when she’s bitten by a vampire while traveling to LA with her school. Wanting nothing more than to be human again, Millie learns she can reverse the process if she is able to kill the man who bit her before the next sunrise.
McGregor’s 2019 debut feature film Gwen premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was a British Independent Film Award nominee and won two Welsh BAFTA’s. McGregor is currently directing the Joe Cornish penned Lockwood & Co...
- 2/22/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Richard Elfyn, Jodi Innes, Dyfrig Evans | Written and Directed by William McGregor
The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.
Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...
The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.
Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...
- 11/12/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
To mark the release of Gwen on 11th November, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
William McGregor’s critically acclaimed atmospheric and exquisitely crafted gothic period drama stars newcomer Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Laurence Olivier Award winning actress of Matilda and BAFTA nominated for The Enfield Haunting) in the break out performance of the year. The film also stars BAFTA nominated actress Maxine Peake , Richard Harrington & recent Laurence Olivier Award winner Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Ike Turner in the musical Tina)
In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl, Gwen, tries desperately to hold her home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, and the suspicious local community turns on Gwen and her family.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents...
William McGregor’s critically acclaimed atmospheric and exquisitely crafted gothic period drama stars newcomer Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Laurence Olivier Award winning actress of Matilda and BAFTA nominated for The Enfield Haunting) in the break out performance of the year. The film also stars BAFTA nominated actress Maxine Peake , Richard Harrington & recent Laurence Olivier Award winner Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Ike Turner in the musical Tina)
In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl, Gwen, tries desperately to hold her home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, and the suspicious local community turns on Gwen and her family.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents...
- 10/24/2019
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Shudder and Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release Gwen on October 8, 2019 on DVD and Blu-ray. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything). Rlje Films will release Gwen on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and Blu-ray for an Srp of …
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- 9/7/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
A harrowing coming-of-age film that walks the line between potentially supernatural forces and the horrors of mankind, William McGregor's Gwen is coming to Blu-ray and DVD from Shudder and Rlje Films just in time for the Halloween season:
Press Release: Los Angeles – Shudder and Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release Gwen on October 8, 2019 on DVD and Blu-ray. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything). Rlje Films will release Gwen on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and Blu-ray for an Srp of $28.97.
In the film, Gwen is a young girl whose life seems to be collapsing around her. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father's absence and a group of angry villagers threatening to take her farm, Gwen must find the strength to guide her family through the darkness. But as a malevolent presence...
Press Release: Los Angeles – Shudder and Rlje Films (Nasdaq: Rlje) will release Gwen on October 8, 2019 on DVD and Blu-ray. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything). Rlje Films will release Gwen on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and Blu-ray for an Srp of $28.97.
In the film, Gwen is a young girl whose life seems to be collapsing around her. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father's absence and a group of angry villagers threatening to take her farm, Gwen must find the strength to guide her family through the darkness. But as a malevolent presence...
- 9/6/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A family fractured by war struggles to hold onto their farm and their sanity in Gwen, an atmospheric chiller from William McGregor. Set in the mountains of Wales during the industrial revolution, Gwen is now in theaters and on Digital HD and VOD platforms from Rlje Films and Shudder, and we recently caught up with McGregor to discuss assembling his talented cast, taking on a period piece for his feature-length debut, and building ever-tightening tension through enigmatic characters who may or may not be dealing with something supernatural.
Congratulations on Gwen, William, it's an immersive experience to watch this movie, and it was your first feature film, too, so kudos to you on creating that atmosphere.
William McGregor: Yeah, thank you very much. Yeah, the film really is exploring dread, so you just hope if people can sit in a cinema and experience that rising tension and that anxiety for 84 minutes,...
Congratulations on Gwen, William, it's an immersive experience to watch this movie, and it was your first feature film, too, so kudos to you on creating that atmosphere.
William McGregor: Yeah, thank you very much. Yeah, the film really is exploring dread, so you just hope if people can sit in a cinema and experience that rising tension and that anxiety for 84 minutes,...
- 8/16/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In William McGregor’s first feature-lenght film Gwen, available in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD this Friday, August 16, the titular character is a teenage girl (played by Eleanor Worthington-Cox) who lives in a farm in 19th century rural Wales, together with her mother (Maxine Peake) and her younger sister (Jodie Innes). While Gwen awaits for the return of her father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s fighting in a war, several upsetting things start happening around her religious family, for example: the death of their last neighbors due to alleged cholera, the appearance of an animal’s heart nailed to their front door, the killing of all their sheep and ultimately, the illness of the mother, who acts in an increasingly disturbed way. Aside of this, some men...
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- 8/15/2019
- Screen Anarchy
In Gwen, the cinematography of Adam Etherington greets the viewer with the beautiful green hills of the Welsh highlands. But the land’s beauty is quickly engulfed in darkness, as the village where writer/director William McGregor’s Gwen is set is polluted by madness, death, and greed.
Set during the outset of the Industrial Revolution, William McGregor’s horror tale is striking to look at, but frightening at the same time, as the farm where Gwen lives with her mother and little sister rarely sees sunlight. Inside, their home is equally as bleak, as they await their father to return from war. A home should be a place of safety for every family, but there’s something sinister lurking in the mist of the night air and calling out with the roar of the wind.
Gwen is a film that clearly has an itch for The Witch, but while...
Set during the outset of the Industrial Revolution, William McGregor’s horror tale is striking to look at, but frightening at the same time, as the farm where Gwen lives with her mother and little sister rarely sees sunlight. Inside, their home is equally as bleak, as they await their father to return from war. A home should be a place of safety for every family, but there’s something sinister lurking in the mist of the night air and calling out with the roar of the wind.
Gwen is a film that clearly has an itch for The Witch, but while...
- 8/15/2019
- by Sara Clements
- DailyDead
Handsomely cloaked in misty menace and heavy weather, an irate wind whistling through every pause in its soundtrack, “Gwen” turns out to be something of a wolf in another wolf’s clothing. Following a fatherless family battling demons of some description in the bleakest peaks of Wales, the film looks and sounds the part of an elegantly haunted gothic horror movie, only to skip past standard chiller expectations to disquiet its audience in more grounded, historically rooted ways. That the true terrors of William McGregor’s stern but stylish debut turn out to be less mysterious than they might initially seem — with the living patriarchy rattling more chains than any ghosts — may come as a surprise to genre fiends, particularly those who find the film via its U.S. deal with horror VOD platform Shudder.
Approach the film with managed genre expectations, however, and there’s much to admire (and...
Approach the film with managed genre expectations, however, and there’s much to admire (and...
- 8/7/2019
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Mark Harrison Aug 1, 2019
If you’ve already seen all of 2019’s summer blockbusters, check out our annual round-up of the less massive films out in August.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
If you see only one movie at the theater this August, then you’re probably looking at Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw. An epic prospect like Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham teaming up to stop a madman from wiping out half the world’s population seems like a suitable end to the summer blockbuster season that began with Avengers: Endgame.
But honestly, by this point in a fairly average moviegoing summer, some of us are looking to cool off a bit. From indie films to low-budget genre fare, there are usually a few solid alternatives to the bigger movies also arriving in cinemas at this time of year.
Don’t get us wrong: you know we’re...
If you’ve already seen all of 2019’s summer blockbusters, check out our annual round-up of the less massive films out in August.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
If you see only one movie at the theater this August, then you’re probably looking at Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw. An epic prospect like Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham teaming up to stop a madman from wiping out half the world’s population seems like a suitable end to the summer blockbuster season that began with Avengers: Endgame.
But honestly, by this point in a fairly average moviegoing summer, some of us are looking to cool off a bit. From indie films to low-budget genre fare, there are usually a few solid alternatives to the bigger movies also arriving in cinemas at this time of year.
Don’t get us wrong: you know we’re...
- 8/1/2019
- Den of Geek
With her father at war and her mother ailing from an enigmatic illness (or perhaps something more sinister), a young woman tries to keep her family together under pressure from outside forces in William McGregor's Gwen. With the harrowing coming-of-age film coming out in mid-August, the official trailer has been revealed by Rlje Films.
Written and directed by William McGregor, Gwen stars Maxine Peake and Eleanor Worthington-Cox. Rlje Films and Shudder will release Gwen in theaters as well as On Demand and Digital HD beginning August 16th. Check out the trailer and poster below, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for our interview with McGregor.
Synopsis: "Gwen is a young girl desperately trying to hold her home together – struggling with her mother's mysterious illness, her father's absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land. As a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, the local...
Written and directed by William McGregor, Gwen stars Maxine Peake and Eleanor Worthington-Cox. Rlje Films and Shudder will release Gwen in theaters as well as On Demand and Digital HD beginning August 16th. Check out the trailer and poster below, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for our interview with McGregor.
Synopsis: "Gwen is a young girl desperately trying to hold her home together – struggling with her mother's mysterious illness, her father's absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land. As a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, the local...
- 8/1/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
William McGregor`s debut feature film, Gwen, is coming to cinemas, On Demand and Digital HD on August 16th. We have a new trailer to share with you below. Gwen is a young girl desperately trying to hold her home together – struggling with her mother's mysterious illness, her father's absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land. As a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, the local community grows suspicious and turns on Gwen and her family. Directed and written by McGregor, Gwen premiered here in Toronto at Tiff last year and went on to festivals in Sweden and Scotland. The distribution is part of the recently announced joint venture between Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder. ...
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- 7/26/2019
- Screen Anarchy
A horror set during the industrial revolution sees “Gwen” try and hold her family together in this unnerving film. This is the directing and writing feature debut of William McGregor (“His Dark Materials”) set in the countryside Wales, swapping the East for the West.
“Gwen” follows the young girl trying to keep her family’s land from angry villagers, all while her mother is taken by a mysterious illness, which sees her lose her mind and even slit her wrist.
Continue reading ‘Gwen’ Trailer: Filmmaker William McGregor Makes His Feature Debut In This Chilling, Period Horror at The Playlist.
“Gwen” follows the young girl trying to keep her family’s land from angry villagers, all while her mother is taken by a mysterious illness, which sees her lose her mind and even slit her wrist.
Continue reading ‘Gwen’ Trailer: Filmmaker William McGregor Makes His Feature Debut In This Chilling, Period Horror at The Playlist.
- 7/26/2019
- by Harry Frazer
- The Playlist
"As the blood passes from the body, so does the evil." Rlje Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie folk horror film titled Gwen, set in Wales. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and after playing at a few festivals this year is getting a theatrical + VOD release in the Us in August. This dark folk tale is set in the hills of Wales during the industrial revolution, following a young girl named Gwen, played by Eleanor Worthington-Cox. With her father absent, her mother falling to a mysterious, and a mob of angry villagers threatening to take her farm, a mysterious evil begins to take hold of her home. The cast includes Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Richard Elfyn, and Gwion Glyn. Looks quite spooky. Here's the first official Us trailer (+ posters) for William McGregor's Gwen, direct from Rlje...
- 7/25/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Stars: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Richard Elfyn, Jodi Innes, Dyfrig Evans | Written and Directed by William McGregor
The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.
Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...
The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.
Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...
- 7/22/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Other openers include cricket doc ‘The Edge’ and ‘Tell It To The Bees’.
CGI animation The Lion King is the latest Disney remake to hit UK cinemas, and will look to challenge the highest openings of the year on its first weekend.
Its target will be the £31.4m three-day gross of Avengers: Endgame in April this year – by some distance the record opening weekend for a film in the UK.
The presence of several other blockbuster titles still in cinemas – Toy Story 4 and Aladdin from Disney, plus Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home – make this a lofty goal.
However...
CGI animation The Lion King is the latest Disney remake to hit UK cinemas, and will look to challenge the highest openings of the year on its first weekend.
Its target will be the £31.4m three-day gross of Avengers: Endgame in April this year – by some distance the record opening weekend for a film in the UK.
The presence of several other blockbuster titles still in cinemas – Toy Story 4 and Aladdin from Disney, plus Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home – make this a lofty goal.
However...
- 7/19/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Maxine Peake plays a woman whose property in the wilds of 19th-century Wales is threatened by a predatory mine owner
William McGregor’s debut feature is an eerie hybrid of gothic drama and social realism. It comes on like a chilling mystery-horror in the tradition of The Innocents as a string of calamities befall a woman and her two daughters fighting to keep their farm in 19th-century north Wales. Is some kind of ghostly phenomenon at work? Or, isolated and alone, are the women slowly going mad? McGregor adds a further layer of ambiguity with the possibility that this is a story about female oppression and the struggle of the poor.
Gwen is set in 1855 in Snowdonia as slate mining pushes out farming as the predominant way of life. Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) plays teenager Gwen whose father is away fighting in the army. Her mother Elen (Maxine Peake) is hard and angry,...
William McGregor’s debut feature is an eerie hybrid of gothic drama and social realism. It comes on like a chilling mystery-horror in the tradition of The Innocents as a string of calamities befall a woman and her two daughters fighting to keep their farm in 19th-century north Wales. Is some kind of ghostly phenomenon at work? Or, isolated and alone, are the women slowly going mad? McGregor adds a further layer of ambiguity with the possibility that this is a story about female oppression and the struggle of the poor.
Gwen is set in 1855 in Snowdonia as slate mining pushes out farming as the predominant way of life. Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) plays teenager Gwen whose father is away fighting in the army. Her mother Elen (Maxine Peake) is hard and angry,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
Not a stone’s throw in period, tone, setting and content from Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale, Brit writer/ director William McGregor’s Gothic family drama tells an unbearable battle for survival in 19th century Snowdonia. On its surface, Gwen is a story of a fraught farm family lead by sick mother Elen (Maxine Peake) with two daughters Gwen (Eleanor Worthington Cox) and Mari (Jodi Innes), fighting poverty, property developers and indefinite grief while waiting for their husband/ father to return (possibly) from the Crimean war. Gwen also tells of the social realist class struggle during the industrial revolution which informs the backdrop of its family drama.
Haunted hills, moors and cholera-ravaged locals living in uninhabitable conditions shape the characters’ lives and director McGregor’s style during a dank but arresting set-up, but sadly the script then saunters directionless in the centre which makes Gwen incredibly trying. Intensifying hardships also...
Haunted hills, moors and cholera-ravaged locals living in uninhabitable conditions shape the characters’ lives and director McGregor’s style during a dank but arresting set-up, but sadly the script then saunters directionless in the centre which makes Gwen incredibly trying. Intensifying hardships also...
- 7/15/2019
- by Daniel Goodwin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In Theaters, On Demand and on Digital HD August 16, 2019 Rlje Films has partnered with Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, to bring the highly anticipated thriller Gwen to theaters, VOD and Digital HD on August 16, 2019 prior to its release on the premium streaming platform. Written and directed by William McGregor …
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- 7/11/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Writer-director William McGregor's atmospheric folk-horror Gwen, tells the story of a family living in 19th Century rural Wales. Eldest daughter Gwen (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) lives with her mother and younger sister, and struggles to hold the family together since her father left for war - A task made increasingly difficult when she begins to suspect the moors surrounding their tiny, isolated farm may be haunted by a demon.
If there's one thing which works superbly well in Gwen it's the location. Snowdonia itself is a character in the film, its harsh, misty, mountainous terrain reflecting the hardship faced by this little family - McGregor's camera really feels as though it captures the essence of this place and time.
The rest of the film is something of a mixed ba...
If there's one thing which works superbly well in Gwen it's the location. Snowdonia itself is a character in the film, its harsh, misty, mountainous terrain reflecting the hardship faced by this little family - McGregor's camera really feels as though it captures the essence of this place and time.
The rest of the film is something of a mixed ba...
- 7/3/2019
- QuietEarth.us
Rlje Films and Shudder have announced that they will handle the theatrical and streaming release of William McGregor's debut feature film, the thriller Gwen. Gwen is a young girl whose life seems to be collapsing around her. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father's absence and a group of angry villagers threatening to take her farm, Gwen must find the strength to guide her family through the darkness. But as a malevolent presence begins to take grip of her home, it becomes apparent there is a greater evil that may be too strong to overcome. I should be paying more attention to how often this happens because this is not the first time this week that we have announced that Shudder has...
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- 6/29/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Following its screenings at Tiff and the Overlook Film Festival, Rlje Films and Shudder are teaming up to bring William McGregor's coming-of-age horror film Gwen to theaters, VOD, and Digital HD on August 16th, followed by a release on Shudder.
Press Release: Los Angeles, – Rlje Films has partnered with Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, to bring the highly anticipated thriller Gwen to theaters, VOD and Digital HD on August 16, 2019 prior to its release on the premium streaming platform. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), who is making his feature film debut, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything).
“Gwen has been shocking audiences from Tiff to Overlook,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at Rlje Films. “We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences.
Press Release: Los Angeles, – Rlje Films has partnered with Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, to bring the highly anticipated thriller Gwen to theaters, VOD and Digital HD on August 16, 2019 prior to its release on the premium streaming platform. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), who is making his feature film debut, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything).
“Gwen has been shocking audiences from Tiff to Overlook,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at Rlje Films. “We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences.
- 6/28/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Rlje Films has nabbed the thriller Gwen, William McGregor's feature film debut starring Eleanor Worthington-Cox and Maxine Peake, the British stage and screen star of The Theory of Everything and Silk, ahead of a run on the horror streamer Shudder.
A theatrical and VOD release is first planned from Aug. 16 for the indie about a trio of women battling internal demons and external monsters that had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. "We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences," Mark Ward,...
A theatrical and VOD release is first planned from Aug. 16 for the indie about a trio of women battling internal demons and external monsters that had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. "We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences," Mark Ward,...
- 6/27/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Rlje Films has nabbed the thriller Gwen, William McGregor's feature film debut starring Eleanor Worthington-Cox and Maxine Peake, the British stage and screen star of The Theory of Everything and Silk, ahead of a run on the horror streamer Shudder.
A theatrical and VOD release is first planned from Aug. 16 for the indie about a trio of women battling internal demons and external monsters that had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. "We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences," Mark Ward,...
A theatrical and VOD release is first planned from Aug. 16 for the indie about a trio of women battling internal demons and external monsters that had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. "We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences," Mark Ward,...
- 6/27/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bulldog Film Distribution has launched a new trailer for William McGregor’s haunting and atmospheric ‘Gwen’ featuring Maxine Peake.
William McGregor’s exquisitely crafted gothic period drama stars newcomer Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress of Matilda) and BAFTA nominated for The Enfield Haunting) in the break out performance of the year. The film also stars BAFTA nominated actress Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington & recent Laurence Olivier Award winner Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Ike Turner in the musical Tina)
Also in trailers – First trailer for Ken Loach’s hard-hitting drama ‘Sorry I Missed You’ debuts
The film hits UK cinemas July 19th
Gwen Synopsis
In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl, Gwen, tries desperately to hold her home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take a grip of her home,...
William McGregor’s exquisitely crafted gothic period drama stars newcomer Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress of Matilda) and BAFTA nominated for The Enfield Haunting) in the break out performance of the year. The film also stars BAFTA nominated actress Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington & recent Laurence Olivier Award winner Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Ike Turner in the musical Tina)
Also in trailers – First trailer for Ken Loach’s hard-hitting drama ‘Sorry I Missed You’ debuts
The film hits UK cinemas July 19th
Gwen Synopsis
In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia a young girl, Gwen, tries desperately to hold her home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take a grip of her home,...
- 6/19/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
BFI points to “normal fluctuations” in £79.5m investment across five years.
Total production funding from the British Film Institute (BFI) fell by £4m to £12.9m between April 2018-March 2019, compared to £16.9m the year before, according to figures published by the organisation.
The number of productions backed decreased to 19 in the same period, down from 26 in 2017-2018. However, the average individual production funding award increased to £750,000 from £651,000 the year before.
The full list of recipients and the amount they received is below.
A BFI spokesperson said the decrease in the total amount awarded to production year-on-year was due to normal fluctuations...
Total production funding from the British Film Institute (BFI) fell by £4m to £12.9m between April 2018-March 2019, compared to £16.9m the year before, according to figures published by the organisation.
The number of productions backed decreased to 19 in the same period, down from 26 in 2017-2018. However, the average individual production funding award increased to £750,000 from £651,000 the year before.
The full list of recipients and the amount they received is below.
A BFI spokesperson said the decrease in the total amount awarded to production year-on-year was due to normal fluctuations...
- 6/5/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
New titles include ‘Balance, Not Symmetry’ and Emily Harris’ ‘Carmilla’.
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has launched its full programme with 18 world premieres, 12 international premieres, eight European premieres and 78 UK premieres for its 73rd edition of the festival (June 19-30).
Jamie Adams’ Balance, Not Symmetry, a drama about a Glasgow art student, which has a soundtrack written by Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro, will have its world premiere as the People’s Gala screening at the event. It stars Laura Harrier, Bria Vinaite and Lily Newmark. Biffy Cyro lead singer Simon Neil co-wrote the screenplay with Welsh writer-director Adams.
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has launched its full programme with 18 world premieres, 12 international premieres, eight European premieres and 78 UK premieres for its 73rd edition of the festival (June 19-30).
Jamie Adams’ Balance, Not Symmetry, a drama about a Glasgow art student, which has a soundtrack written by Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro, will have its world premiere as the People’s Gala screening at the event. It stars Laura Harrier, Bria Vinaite and Lily Newmark. Biffy Cyro lead singer Simon Neil co-wrote the screenplay with Welsh writer-director Adams.
- 5/29/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Jim Jarmusch’s zombie pic The Dead Don’t Die, which will open the Cannes Film Festival next month, is set to make its U.S. premiere at the Overlook Film Festival, which kicks off May 30 and continues through June 2 in New Orleans. The news was announced today when the horror-centric fest unveiled third festival lineup.
In addition to the 41 films, the fest will feature television presentations, immersive presentations, virtual reality, interactive events, and live performances. This includes their closing night film The Lodge, a sneak preview of the forthcoming Universal Pictures horror Ma starring Octavia Spencer and a screening of DC Universe’s new series Swamp Thing. Robert Rodriguez will also be on hand to hold an educational master class on independent filmmaking before presenting his latest micro-budget independent effort Red 11 and a special screening of the ’90s sci-fi horror The Faculty.
“We’re so proud to unleash this terrifying lineup on audiences.
In addition to the 41 films, the fest will feature television presentations, immersive presentations, virtual reality, interactive events, and live performances. This includes their closing night film The Lodge, a sneak preview of the forthcoming Universal Pictures horror Ma starring Octavia Spencer and a screening of DC Universe’s new series Swamp Thing. Robert Rodriguez will also be on hand to hold an educational master class on independent filmmaking before presenting his latest micro-budget independent effort Red 11 and a special screening of the ’90s sci-fi horror The Faculty.
“We’re so proud to unleash this terrifying lineup on audiences.
- 4/26/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Nash was most recently head of film and TV at Endor.
The Ink Factory, the London and Los Angeles-based production company behind The Night Manager and Fighting With My Family, has hired Tom Nash as executive producer.
Nash was most recently head of film and television at Endor Productions, where his credits included William McGregor’s BFI-backed drama Gwen, which premiered in Toronto last year, and the TV series Deep State. starring Mark Strong, for Fox/Epix.
Prior to Endor, he was producer and script editor on Channel 4 series Coming Up.
In his new role, Nash will work...
The Ink Factory, the London and Los Angeles-based production company behind The Night Manager and Fighting With My Family, has hired Tom Nash as executive producer.
Nash was most recently head of film and television at Endor Productions, where his credits included William McGregor’s BFI-backed drama Gwen, which premiered in Toronto last year, and the TV series Deep State. starring Mark Strong, for Fox/Epix.
Prior to Endor, he was producer and script editor on Channel 4 series Coming Up.
In his new role, Nash will work...
- 4/3/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Gwen made its world premiere in the Discovery section at Toronto in 2018.
Bulldog Film Distribution has picked up all UK rights to William McGregor’s debut feature Gwen from Great Point Media.
The film made its world premiere in the Discovery section of the Toronto International Film Festival last year. It is about a young girl struggling to hold her family together in 19th century Snowdonia in Wales.
Screen Star of Tomorrow 2016 Eleanor Worthington-Cox stars with Maxine Peake, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Richard Harrington, Mark Lewis Jones and Jodie Innes.
McGregor has previously directed for TV series including Misfits and Poldark. He...
Bulldog Film Distribution has picked up all UK rights to William McGregor’s debut feature Gwen from Great Point Media.
The film made its world premiere in the Discovery section of the Toronto International Film Festival last year. It is about a young girl struggling to hold her family together in 19th century Snowdonia in Wales.
Screen Star of Tomorrow 2016 Eleanor Worthington-Cox stars with Maxine Peake, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Richard Harrington, Mark Lewis Jones and Jodie Innes.
McGregor has previously directed for TV series including Misfits and Poldark. He...
- 3/20/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
In today’s film news roundup, “The Wizard of Oz” sets a record among classic films, the “Grudge” reboot moves to 2020, CAA signs horror specialist William McGregor and the DGA unveils its awards show presenters.
Record
Fathom Events’ 80th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” took in $1.2 million at 408 North American sites on Sunday, setting a new Fathom record as the highest-grossing single-day classic film release.
“The Wizard of Oz” also had the highest per-screen average of any film in wide release on Sunday. The 1939 release is part of the TCM Big Screen Classics series, which will include “My Fair Lady,” “Field of Dreams,” “Glory,” “Alien” and “Lawrence of Arabia” this year.
“The Wizard of Oz” will have two additional nationwide screenings on Tuesday and Wednesday. Due to the audience response, Fathom Events has scheduled two additional presentations on Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. and Feb. 5 at 7 pm.
Fathom also reported...
Record
Fathom Events’ 80th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” took in $1.2 million at 408 North American sites on Sunday, setting a new Fathom record as the highest-grossing single-day classic film release.
“The Wizard of Oz” also had the highest per-screen average of any film in wide release on Sunday. The 1939 release is part of the TCM Big Screen Classics series, which will include “My Fair Lady,” “Field of Dreams,” “Glory,” “Alien” and “Lawrence of Arabia” this year.
“The Wizard of Oz” will have two additional nationwide screenings on Tuesday and Wednesday. Due to the audience response, Fathom Events has scheduled two additional presentations on Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. and Feb. 5 at 7 pm.
Fathom also reported...
- 1/29/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Among new members are Maren Ade, Hugh Grant and Hayley Squires.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2018 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.
Among the 386 new members are actors Hugh Grant, Willem Dafoe and Hayley Squires, directors Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann), Daniel Kokotajlo (Apostasy) and Michael Pearce (Beast), film execs Shana Eddy-Grouf (Studiocanal) and Katie Goodson-Thomas (Fox Searchlight), and La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger.
Former UK and Ireland Screen Stars of Tomorrow in the new intake include producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and actor Jessie Barden.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2018 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.
Among the 386 new members are actors Hugh Grant, Willem Dafoe and Hayley Squires, directors Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann), Daniel Kokotajlo (Apostasy) and Michael Pearce (Beast), film execs Shana Eddy-Grouf (Studiocanal) and Katie Goodson-Thomas (Fox Searchlight), and La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger.
Former UK and Ireland Screen Stars of Tomorrow in the new intake include producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and actor Jessie Barden.
- 12/12/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Hugh Grant, Jodie Whittaker and Letitia Wright are among 386 new BAFTA members. The 2018 intake span the film, games and TV industries across eleven countries. Scroll down for the full list of new members.
Among new members are BAFTA-winner Grant, Doctor Who star Whittaker, BAFTA-nominee Willem Dafoe, Black Panther star Letitia Wright, La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger, Mad Max: Fury Road costume designer Jenny Beavan, Toni Erdmann director Maren Ade, and UK broadcasters Sandi Toksvig and Simon Mayo.
BAFTA comprises around 8,000 members worldwide. The UK org tweaked its membership requirements in 2016 in a bid to improve diversity of intake.
Amanda Berry, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said, “We’re delighted to welcome our new members to BAFTA. Our members represent the breadth of the ever-evolving film, games and television industries. They sit at the heart of everything BAFTA does, from mentoring emerging talent, voting in the Awards, sharing...
Among new members are BAFTA-winner Grant, Doctor Who star Whittaker, BAFTA-nominee Willem Dafoe, Black Panther star Letitia Wright, La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger, Mad Max: Fury Road costume designer Jenny Beavan, Toni Erdmann director Maren Ade, and UK broadcasters Sandi Toksvig and Simon Mayo.
BAFTA comprises around 8,000 members worldwide. The UK org tweaked its membership requirements in 2016 in a bid to improve diversity of intake.
Amanda Berry, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said, “We’re delighted to welcome our new members to BAFTA. Our members represent the breadth of the ever-evolving film, games and television industries. They sit at the heart of everything BAFTA does, from mentoring emerging talent, voting in the Awards, sharing...
- 12/12/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Streaming service Shudder picks up all rights.
William McGregor’s Gwen has secured North American distribution, with AMC’s streaming platform Shudder picking up all rights.
London-based Great Point Media handles sales on the film, which premiered in Toronto International Film Festival’s Discovery strand in September.
Set in 19th century Snowdonia, Wales, Gwen stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) as a young girl who tries desperately to hold her family and home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home,...
William McGregor’s Gwen has secured North American distribution, with AMC’s streaming platform Shudder picking up all rights.
London-based Great Point Media handles sales on the film, which premiered in Toronto International Film Festival’s Discovery strand in September.
Set in 19th century Snowdonia, Wales, Gwen stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) as a young girl who tries desperately to hold her family and home together. Struggling with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home,...
- 12/4/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Britain’s William McGregor came to Toronto carrying the torch brought by William Oldroyd in 2016 with Lady Macbeth and last year by Michael Pearce with Beast. Starring Eleanor Worthington-Cox, his feature debut Gwen landed in the Discovery section, where it drew praise for its bold fusion of classic period drama with subtle genre elements sometimes known as “folk horror”. “Gwen is a project that’s been evolving over the last eight years,” McGregor explained when he came by the Deadline studio with his young star. “It came out of a short film I made, called Who’s Afraid Of The Water Sprite, as a student. It’s a kind of dark, pastoral, Thomas Hardy-esque, landscape-driven narrative about a young girl growing up in difficult circumstances. It’s her coming of age story really.”
Speaking highly of Worthington-Cox, a rising new star with a screen presence not unlike The Witch’s Anya Taylor-Joy,...
Speaking highly of Worthington-Cox, a rising new star with a screen presence not unlike The Witch’s Anya Taylor-Joy,...
- 9/14/2018
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
A selection of the British movies screening at the Toronto Film Festival:
“Outlaw King”
Director: David Mackenzie
Section: Gala Presentations
Logline: Forced into exile by the English, Robert the Bruce (Chris Pine) fights to reclaim
the Scottish throne.
“Widows”
Director: Steve McQueen
Section: Gala Presentations
Logline: Crime thriller about four women left in the lurch when their criminal husbands are killed.
“Colette” (U.K.)
Director: Wash Westmoreland
Section: Special Presentations
Logline: Keira Knightley stars in historical drama about the eponymous French novelist.
“Driven”
Director: Nick Hamm
Section: Special Presentations
Logline: Lee Pace and Jason Sudeikis star in this story of the rise and fall of automotive maverick John DeLorean.
“Red Joan” (U.K.)
Director: Trevor Nunn
Section: Special Presentations
Logline: Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson take on the complex persona of a seemingly demure physicist who is a British spy for the Kgb.
“Teen Spirit” (U.K.)
Director: Max Minghella...
“Outlaw King”
Director: David Mackenzie
Section: Gala Presentations
Logline: Forced into exile by the English, Robert the Bruce (Chris Pine) fights to reclaim
the Scottish throne.
“Widows”
Director: Steve McQueen
Section: Gala Presentations
Logline: Crime thriller about four women left in the lurch when their criminal husbands are killed.
“Colette” (U.K.)
Director: Wash Westmoreland
Section: Special Presentations
Logline: Keira Knightley stars in historical drama about the eponymous French novelist.
“Driven”
Director: Nick Hamm
Section: Special Presentations
Logline: Lee Pace and Jason Sudeikis star in this story of the rise and fall of automotive maverick John DeLorean.
“Red Joan” (U.K.)
Director: Trevor Nunn
Section: Special Presentations
Logline: Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson take on the complex persona of a seemingly demure physicist who is a British spy for the Kgb.
“Teen Spirit” (U.K.)
Director: Max Minghella...
- 9/11/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Tiff Discovery title directed by Screen Star of Tomorrow William McGregor.
Great Point Media has secured a key deal on its Tiff Discovery title Gwen, selling rights for France to The Jokers.
Gwen is the feature debut of UK writer-director William McGregor (a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2012). It’s the atmospheric story of a teenager facing precarious circumstances in 19th-century rural Wales, with her father away at war and her grief-stricken mother (Maxine Peake) suffering from ill health.
Producers are Hilary Bevan Jones and Tom Nash for their company Endor Productions.
The film received backing from BFI Film Fund and Film Agency Wales.
Great Point Media has secured a key deal on its Tiff Discovery title Gwen, selling rights for France to The Jokers.
Gwen is the feature debut of UK writer-director William McGregor (a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2012). It’s the atmospheric story of a teenager facing precarious circumstances in 19th-century rural Wales, with her father away at war and her grief-stricken mother (Maxine Peake) suffering from ill health.
Producers are Hilary Bevan Jones and Tom Nash for their company Endor Productions.
The film received backing from BFI Film Fund and Film Agency Wales.
- 9/10/2018
- by Matt Mueller
- ScreenDaily
Often the first point of call for U.K. filmmakers seeking to get projects off the ground, the British Film Institute has long been a mainstay in the local industry, backing scores of titles each year. In Toronto, it has no less than 10 films coming from established names like Claire Denis (High Life) and Mike Leigh (Peterloo) to rising talent such as Tom Harper (Wild Rose) and William McGregor (Gwen). Ben Roberts, 43, serves as the director of BFI’s film fund, which comes backed by the British government alongside lottery money and has been set at £79.5 million ...
Often the first point of call for U.K. filmmakers seeking to get projects off the ground, the British Film Institute has long been a mainstay in the local industry, backing scores of titles each year. In Toronto, it has no less than 10 films coming from established names like Claire Denis (High Life) and Mike Leigh (Peterloo) to rising talent such as Tom Harper (Wild Rose) and William McGregor (Gwen). Ben Roberts, 43, serves as the director of BFI’s film fund, which comes backed by the British government alongside lottery money and has been set at £79.5 million ...
Launched in 2011 as a four-day intensive mentorship that spotlights four homegrown actors on the brink of global breakout, Tiff Rising Stars this year not only expands its scope — officially adding four international thesps — but also embodies the festival’s increasingly proactive commitment to industry change (also reflected in its new Share Her Journey initiative). The eight 2018 stars all appear in Toronto films — including some of the hottest titles.
“Rising Stars not only celebrates achievements in the actors’ careers so far, but also helps them see the bigger picture of their lives as entrepreneurs and collaborative artists,” says its producer Natalie Semotiuk.
Canada is repped by Devery Jacobs (Veenda Sud’s “The Lie”), Lamar Johnson, pictured above, (George Tillman’s “The Hate U Give”), Michaela Kurimsky (Jasmin Mozaffari’s “Firecrackers”) and Jess Salgueiro (Patricia Rozema’s “Mouthpiece”); the international contingent is Ahmed Malek (Patricia Chica’s “Montreal Girls”), Stephane Bak (Joel Karekezi...
“Rising Stars not only celebrates achievements in the actors’ careers so far, but also helps them see the bigger picture of their lives as entrepreneurs and collaborative artists,” says its producer Natalie Semotiuk.
Canada is repped by Devery Jacobs (Veenda Sud’s “The Lie”), Lamar Johnson, pictured above, (George Tillman’s “The Hate U Give”), Michaela Kurimsky (Jasmin Mozaffari’s “Firecrackers”) and Jess Salgueiro (Patricia Rozema’s “Mouthpiece”); the international contingent is Ahmed Malek (Patricia Chica’s “Montreal Girls”), Stephane Bak (Joel Karekezi...
- 9/6/2018
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
35 features with UK involvement are playing across the two festivals.
Four months ago, the UK was reacting to the disappointment of just four films with UK involvement in the Cannes Film Festival programme, including no outright UK films in the Competition, Un Certain Regard, Critics’ Week, and Directors’ Fortnight strands.
Several execs reiterated to Screen at the time that Cannes remains the premiere destination of choice, but suggested the autumn festivals such as Venice and Toronto were beginning to offer an increased appeal to UK filmmakers with their closer proximity to distribution in key territories and awards season.
Indeed, the...
Four months ago, the UK was reacting to the disappointment of just four films with UK involvement in the Cannes Film Festival programme, including no outright UK films in the Competition, Un Certain Regard, Critics’ Week, and Directors’ Fortnight strands.
Several execs reiterated to Screen at the time that Cannes remains the premiere destination of choice, but suggested the autumn festivals such as Venice and Toronto were beginning to offer an increased appeal to UK filmmakers with their closer proximity to distribution in key territories and awards season.
Indeed, the...
- 8/24/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Here’s first footage of Maxine Peake (Peterloo) and Tiff Rising Star Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) in Toronto-bound gothic drama Gwen.
Set in 19th Century Wales, Britannia actress Worthington-Cox plays a young girl trying to keep her family together in the face of her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land.
UK writer-director William McGregor’s (Poldark) feature debut will play in Toronto’s Discovery section. Also starring are Richard Harrington(Hinterland), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (The Commuter), Mark Lewis Jones (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) and newcomer Jodie Innes.
Pic was developed by the BFI and Endor Productions with Hilary Bevan Jones (Deep State) and Tom Nash (Deep State) as lead producers. The BFI’s Lizzie Francke, Paul Grindey and Charles Moore of Viewfinder Films, Fergus Haycock of Great Point Media and Adam Partridge of Ffilm Cymru Wales are executive producers.
Set in 19th Century Wales, Britannia actress Worthington-Cox plays a young girl trying to keep her family together in the face of her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land.
UK writer-director William McGregor’s (Poldark) feature debut will play in Toronto’s Discovery section. Also starring are Richard Harrington(Hinterland), Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (The Commuter), Mark Lewis Jones (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) and newcomer Jodie Innes.
Pic was developed by the BFI and Endor Productions with Hilary Bevan Jones (Deep State) and Tom Nash (Deep State) as lead producers. The BFI’s Lizzie Francke, Paul Grindey and Charles Moore of Viewfinder Films, Fergus Haycock of Great Point Media and Adam Partridge of Ffilm Cymru Wales are executive producers.
- 8/23/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The Toronto International Film Festival has added Brady Corbet’s drama “Vox Lux,” starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law, and Neil Jordan’s “Greta,” with Chloe Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert.
The festival also announced Tuesday a total of 46 titles in its Discovery program, which is devoted to up-and-coming filmmakers. The festival will screen 255 features and 88 shorts with 138 being world premieres, including “Greta.” The 43rd Toronto International Film Festival will begin on Sept. 6.
“Vox Lux” and “Greta” have been added to the Special Presentations program. “Vox Lux,” which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival, is a musical drama about a woman who achieves success after a tragic childhood. The film also stars Jennifer Ehle, Stacy Martin and Raffey Cassidy. “Greta” stars Moretz as a young woman in New York who befriends a widow, played by Huppert, who has sinister intentions.
The Discovery program includes Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s ‘Girl,...
The festival also announced Tuesday a total of 46 titles in its Discovery program, which is devoted to up-and-coming filmmakers. The festival will screen 255 features and 88 shorts with 138 being world premieres, including “Greta.” The 43rd Toronto International Film Festival will begin on Sept. 6.
“Vox Lux” and “Greta” have been added to the Special Presentations program. “Vox Lux,” which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival, is a musical drama about a woman who achieves success after a tragic childhood. The film also stars Jennifer Ehle, Stacy Martin and Raffey Cassidy. “Greta” stars Moretz as a young woman in New York who befriends a widow, played by Huppert, who has sinister intentions.
The Discovery program includes Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s ‘Girl,...
- 8/21/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 6-16) has added a world premiere screening of Neil Jordan’s Greta and the North American premiere of Natalie Portman-starrer Vox Lux to its Special Presentations program, which now numbers 24 films.
Jordan’s Greta tells the story of a young New York woman named Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz) who strikes up an unlikely friendship with an enigmatic widow named Greta (Isabelle Huppert). Co-written by Jordan and Ray Wright, pic also stars Colm Feore, Maika Monroe, and Stephen Rea.
In musical drama Vox Lux, Brady Corbet’s second feature as writer-director tracks its heroine’s path from childhood tragedy to a life of fame and fortune. Starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law, the film begins with teenage sisters Celeste (Raffey Cassidy) and Eleanor (Stacy Martin) who survive a violent incident that changes their lives.
Tiff has also revealed the 46 movies taking part in its Discovery lineup for emerging filmmakers.
Jordan’s Greta tells the story of a young New York woman named Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz) who strikes up an unlikely friendship with an enigmatic widow named Greta (Isabelle Huppert). Co-written by Jordan and Ray Wright, pic also stars Colm Feore, Maika Monroe, and Stephen Rea.
In musical drama Vox Lux, Brady Corbet’s second feature as writer-director tracks its heroine’s path from childhood tragedy to a life of fame and fortune. Starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law, the film begins with teenage sisters Celeste (Raffey Cassidy) and Eleanor (Stacy Martin) who survive a violent incident that changes their lives.
Tiff has also revealed the 46 movies taking part in its Discovery lineup for emerging filmmakers.
- 8/21/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Brady Corbet’s “Vox Lux,” with Natalie Portman and Jude Law, and Neil Jordan’s “Greta,” with Chloe Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert, are among almost 50 films that have been added to the lineup of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, Tiff organizers announced on Tuesday.
The two films have been added to the Special Presentations program, with “Greta” having its world premiere at Tiff and “Vox Lux” its Canadian premiere.
“Greta” features Moretz as a young woman in New York who befriends a widow who turns out to have sinister intentions; “Vox Lux” is a musical drama that encompasses the life of a woman who achieves success after a tragic childhood.
Also Read: Natalie Portman Is an Aspiring Pop Star in First-Look at Brady Corbet's 'Vox Lux' (Photo)
Toronto also announced its Discovery program, which is devoted to up-and-coming filmmakers. The 46 films in the lineup come from 37 different countries,...
The two films have been added to the Special Presentations program, with “Greta” having its world premiere at Tiff and “Vox Lux” its Canadian premiere.
“Greta” features Moretz as a young woman in New York who befriends a widow who turns out to have sinister intentions; “Vox Lux” is a musical drama that encompasses the life of a woman who achieves success after a tragic childhood.
Also Read: Natalie Portman Is an Aspiring Pop Star in First-Look at Brady Corbet's 'Vox Lux' (Photo)
Toronto also announced its Discovery program, which is devoted to up-and-coming filmmakers. The 46 films in the lineup come from 37 different countries,...
- 8/21/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Neil Jordan’s Greta, Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux added to Special Presentations.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s 1980’s set skinhead drama Farming and Rosanne Pel’s Poland-set relationship drama Light As Feathers are among a Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) Discovery selection that comprises 48% of films directed by women.
Tiff chiefs have also added Neil Jordan’s Greta and Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux to Special Presentations, and announced the International Rising Stars, details of the fifth annual Festival Street, and Speaker Series participants. In addition, Mira Nair has joined the Platform jury.
This year’s festival will present 343 films in total,...
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s 1980’s set skinhead drama Farming and Rosanne Pel’s Poland-set relationship drama Light As Feathers are among a Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) Discovery selection that comprises 48% of films directed by women.
Tiff chiefs have also added Neil Jordan’s Greta and Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux to Special Presentations, and announced the International Rising Stars, details of the fifth annual Festival Street, and Speaker Series participants. In addition, Mira Nair has joined the Platform jury.
This year’s festival will present 343 films in total,...
- 8/21/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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