Director and screenwriter Michael Radford, who won BAFTA awards and Oscar nominations for his Italian language film “Il Postino: The Postman,” is set to co-direct “The Princess of Kapurthala” (aka “La Princesa De Kapurthala”). Directing duties on the 20th century romance will shared with Spanish filmmaker Manuel Estudillo (“El Eden Perdido”).
The Spanish language co-production between companies from Spain, the U.K., France and India, is part of the Co-Production Market at Nfdc’s Film Bazaar 2022 in Goa.
“The Princess of Kapurthala” is a trilogy based on the true life story of Spanish girl Anita Delgado, who became the Maharani Prem Kaur of Kapurthala in India at the age of 16. “Not just a pretty face that the Maharajah falls in love with, Anita is also a strong and determined woman who learns everything needed to become a princess, and later uses these charms to leave her mark on the society of that time,...
The Spanish language co-production between companies from Spain, the U.K., France and India, is part of the Co-Production Market at Nfdc’s Film Bazaar 2022 in Goa.
“The Princess of Kapurthala” is a trilogy based on the true life story of Spanish girl Anita Delgado, who became the Maharani Prem Kaur of Kapurthala in India at the age of 16. “Not just a pretty face that the Maharajah falls in love with, Anita is also a strong and determined woman who learns everything needed to become a princess, and later uses these charms to leave her mark on the society of that time,...
- 11/20/2022
- by Udita Jhunjhunwala
- Variety Film + TV
India’s Film Bazaar, South Asia’s largest film market, has selected a range of projects from around the world for its annual co-production market, which will be held in-person this year after two years of being online due to Covid-19.
Though the 20 selected projects are from 11 countries, and most are already structured as co-productions, they are all South Asian-themed. Michael Radford, best known for BAFTA and Oscar-winning film “Il Postino,” has Spanish-language Spain-India project “The Princess of Kapurthala,” which he will co-direct with Manuel Estudillo (“Caso Urquijo”). Juan Antonio Casado and Davide Cottarelli of Pok Production are producing.
Gautam Arora’s Hindi and English-language film “The Last Lane” (India) is being produced by Kite Rabbit Films, the production company of Shaunak Sen, whose “All That Breathes” won best documentary at both Sundance and Cannes this year.
Gogularaajan Rajendran’s Tamil and Malay-language project “Depth of Darkness” is being produced...
Though the 20 selected projects are from 11 countries, and most are already structured as co-productions, they are all South Asian-themed. Michael Radford, best known for BAFTA and Oscar-winning film “Il Postino,” has Spanish-language Spain-India project “The Princess of Kapurthala,” which he will co-direct with Manuel Estudillo (“Caso Urquijo”). Juan Antonio Casado and Davide Cottarelli of Pok Production are producing.
Gautam Arora’s Hindi and English-language film “The Last Lane” (India) is being produced by Kite Rabbit Films, the production company of Shaunak Sen, whose “All That Breathes” won best documentary at both Sundance and Cannes this year.
Gogularaajan Rajendran’s Tamil and Malay-language project “Depth of Darkness” is being produced...
- 10/21/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: A $77m film, TV and media investment fund will be launched in early 2016.
A new UK-China film, TV and media investment fund is set to launch in early 2016 with the aim of funding new UK-China co-productions.
The fund has been set up by the UK’s Varcale Capital Management and Pairstech Capital Management, with China’s Beijing Zhongze Culture Industry Co. and Propeller Culture and Media Co.
The initial pot will be $77m (£50m), with 50% backing from both sides.
The plan is to grow the assets under management to $2.3bn (£1.5bn) by 2020 through further collaborations with UK and China co-productions partners.
The British and Chinese governments have both endorsed the fund.
Parveen Thornhill, Ukti Regional Director for London, said: “In 2015 investment from overseas productions into the UK film industry was worth more than £1 billion.
“The UK and China film co-production treaty signed in 2014 has improved links between the two countries, strengthened film industries...
A new UK-China film, TV and media investment fund is set to launch in early 2016 with the aim of funding new UK-China co-productions.
The fund has been set up by the UK’s Varcale Capital Management and Pairstech Capital Management, with China’s Beijing Zhongze Culture Industry Co. and Propeller Culture and Media Co.
The initial pot will be $77m (£50m), with 50% backing from both sides.
The plan is to grow the assets under management to $2.3bn (£1.5bn) by 2020 through further collaborations with UK and China co-productions partners.
The British and Chinese governments have both endorsed the fund.
Parveen Thornhill, Ukti Regional Director for London, said: “In 2015 investment from overseas productions into the UK film industry was worth more than £1 billion.
“The UK and China film co-production treaty signed in 2014 has improved links between the two countries, strengthened film industries...
- 11/3/2015
- ScreenDaily
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