Rarely in recent decades has the festival circuit been as disrupted as it has in the past 12 months. A confluence of local and global issues — from war to inflation, political unrest to societal shifts — have created a perfect storm for many of these vital cultural platforms, leading to funding shortfalls, staff losses, major PR headaches and in some cases cancellation. Amid shifts in consumer and industry behavior, there are also broader existential questions being asked about the role and potency of festivals.
Since last year’s Cannes, we’ve seen flashpoints or upheaval at Sundance, Berlin, Hot Docs, Thessaloniki, IDFA, El Gouna, Cairo, Busan, Odessa and others. Questions have been hanging over the likes of Venice and Toronto but both have made positive announcements in recent weeks: the former by re-upping Alberto Barbera, the latter by confirming a cash injection to bolster its market.
During this year’s turbulent Berlin Film Festival,...
Since last year’s Cannes, we’ve seen flashpoints or upheaval at Sundance, Berlin, Hot Docs, Thessaloniki, IDFA, El Gouna, Cairo, Busan, Odessa and others. Questions have been hanging over the likes of Venice and Toronto but both have made positive announcements in recent weeks: the former by re-upping Alberto Barbera, the latter by confirming a cash injection to bolster its market.
During this year’s turbulent Berlin Film Festival,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman and Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border won the audience award of the 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
It was the final award presented at this year’s festival which ran January 25-February 4. Green Border follows a group of people caught in the Belarus–European Union border crisis. It premiered at Venice last year where it won the special jury prize. However, it was condemned by some politicians in Holland’s native Poland, causing a public outcry.
Last year’s audience award went to Dalva, a debut feature by Emmanuelle Nicot.
The festival’s main awards were handed out on Friday, with...
It was the final award presented at this year’s festival which ran January 25-February 4. Green Border follows a group of people caught in the Belarus–European Union border crisis. It premiered at Venice last year where it won the special jury prize. However, it was condemned by some politicians in Holland’s native Poland, causing a public outcry.
Last year’s audience award went to Dalva, a debut feature by Emmanuelle Nicot.
The festival’s main awards were handed out on Friday, with...
- 2/5/2024
- ScreenDaily
Vanja Kaludjercic, festival director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) made an impassioned opening-night speech that broached how film festivals can make space for emotional and complex conversations about geo-politics, ahead of the gala screening of Jonathan Ogilvie’s New Zealand comedy drama Head South.
“The Israeli invasion of Gaza has joined headlines of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and become the cause of heated and often incandescent and immovable opinions, with furious expression of convictions, hurled with vitriol on social media and in the pages of quality newspapers alike,” said Kaludjercic.
“Whether it’s this or that. Choose.
“The Israeli invasion of Gaza has joined headlines of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and become the cause of heated and often incandescent and immovable opinions, with furious expression of convictions, hurled with vitriol on social media and in the pages of quality newspapers alike,” said Kaludjercic.
“Whether it’s this or that. Choose.
- 1/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) opens this evening with New Zealand director Jonathan Olgilvie’s coming-of-age tale Head South set against the late 1970s, post-punk music culture of his home city of Christchurch.
IFFR previously selected Olgilvie’s sci-fi thriller Lone Wolf for its Big Screen Competition in 2021.
“It’s the first time we’re going to meet him in person because it was during Corona,” says IFFR Artistic Director Vanja Kaludjercic of the first selection.
“When you put the two films side by side, you ask how can one filmmaker make two such different films,” she adds. “We really admire his creativity and ingenuity.”
Over the course of the next 10 days, Rotterdam will screen some 440 works.
The Main Competition for this 53rd edition is characteristically diverse.
The 14 features in the running for the main Tiger Award include Brooklyn-based filmmaker Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich’s The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire, exploring the life of the titular,...
IFFR previously selected Olgilvie’s sci-fi thriller Lone Wolf for its Big Screen Competition in 2021.
“It’s the first time we’re going to meet him in person because it was during Corona,” says IFFR Artistic Director Vanja Kaludjercic of the first selection.
“When you put the two films side by side, you ask how can one filmmaker make two such different films,” she adds. “We really admire his creativity and ingenuity.”
Over the course of the next 10 days, Rotterdam will screen some 440 works.
The Main Competition for this 53rd edition is characteristically diverse.
The 14 features in the running for the main Tiger Award include Brooklyn-based filmmaker Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich’s The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire, exploring the life of the titular,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
A Moldovan-Romanian directorial debut and a documentary from Azerbaijan won the top prizes at this year’s When East Meets West (Wemw) co-production forum, which was held in the Italian city of Trieste from January 21-24.
Moldovan director Dragos Turea’s debut feature Lenin’s Pawn won the €5,000 Film Center Serbia Award. A joint production by Moldova’s Parmis Film and Romania’s Project Um, Lenin’s Pawn follows a Moldovan actor struggling between his nation’s Soviet past and its European aspirations as he attempts to dismantle Lenin’s monuments.
Lala Aliyeva’s documentary Strange Sea won the €5,000 Ciclic...
Moldovan director Dragos Turea’s debut feature Lenin’s Pawn won the €5,000 Film Center Serbia Award. A joint production by Moldova’s Parmis Film and Romania’s Project Um, Lenin’s Pawn follows a Moldovan actor struggling between his nation’s Soviet past and its European aspirations as he attempts to dismantle Lenin’s monuments.
Lala Aliyeva’s documentary Strange Sea won the €5,000 Ciclic...
- 1/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
UK producer and distributor Sovereign is expanding into US distribution and has set its first title as Laurent Negre’s A Forgotten Man.
The company aims to release up to three titles a year in US cinemas and across VOD platforms. The first will be Swiss thriller A Forgotten Man, which Sovereign released in the UK and Ireland on November 10, following its premiere at Zurich Film Festival in 2022. It is now set to open in the US on April 12.
It marks a further expansion for the London-based company, which was founded by Andreas Roald in 2008 and launched Sovereign Film Distribution...
The company aims to release up to three titles a year in US cinemas and across VOD platforms. The first will be Swiss thriller A Forgotten Man, which Sovereign released in the UK and Ireland on November 10, following its premiere at Zurich Film Festival in 2022. It is now set to open in the US on April 12.
It marks a further expansion for the London-based company, which was founded by Andreas Roald in 2008 and launched Sovereign Film Distribution...
- 1/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
The 53rd edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, taking place between Jan. 25 – Feb. 4, will be the first for Clare Stewart as managing director. Functioning under a dual leadership structure where the managing director and festival director oversee the commercial and creative elements of the organization respectively, IFFR appointed Stewart back in June 2023 to focus on the festival’s business side.
Speaking to Variety ahead of the festival and joined by festival director Vanja Kaludjercic, the former director of the Sydney Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival emphasized it feels like a “full circle moment” to be back in Rotterdam after first attending IFFR over 20 years ago as her first international film event outside of her home country of Australia.
“It’s also interesting to be coming in as the managing director, having previously held roles that either combined the two or were more of a creative director role,...
Speaking to Variety ahead of the festival and joined by festival director Vanja Kaludjercic, the former director of the Sydney Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival emphasized it feels like a “full circle moment” to be back in Rotterdam after first attending IFFR over 20 years ago as her first international film event outside of her home country of Australia.
“It’s also interesting to be coming in as the managing director, having previously held roles that either combined the two or were more of a creative director role,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Rafa Sales Ross
- Variety Film + TV
The Berlin Film Festival has appointed Tricia Tuttle, the former head of the BFI London Film Festival, to become the new director of the international film event starting in 2024.
Tuttle will succeed Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, who have co-led the Berlinale as artistic and executive directors since 2020 and will step down after this year’s edition when their respective mandates end.
The Berlin Film Festival is the world’s second biggest international film festival after Cannes. It also hosts the European Film Market, a crucial industry gathering where independent films are pitched and sold.
Tuttle was the director of the BFI London Film Festival during a fast-growing five-year era in which audiences nearly doubled before she stepped down after the 2022 edition. She worked as the festival’s deputy for five years before that to her predecessor Clare Stewart. She helped the festival expand outside of London with venues set up across the U.
Tuttle will succeed Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, who have co-led the Berlinale as artistic and executive directors since 2020 and will step down after this year’s edition when their respective mandates end.
The Berlin Film Festival is the world’s second biggest international film festival after Cannes. It also hosts the European Film Market, a crucial industry gathering where independent films are pitched and sold.
Tuttle was the director of the BFI London Film Festival during a fast-growing five-year era in which audiences nearly doubled before she stepped down after the 2022 edition. She worked as the festival’s deputy for five years before that to her predecessor Clare Stewart. She helped the festival expand outside of London with venues set up across the U.
- 12/12/2023
- by Erik Kirschbaum and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
IFFR will run from January 25 to February 4.
The 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will open with Jonathan Ogilvie’s post-punk coming-of-age comedy Head South on January 25.
New Zealand director Ogilvie returns to IFFR with Head South, a semi-autobiographical film that centres a private schoolboy who becomes desperately enamoured with all things post-punk in 1979 Christchurch. Ogilvie’s last film Lone Wolf screened in the festival’s Big Screen Competition in 2021.
The festival has also confirmed some of the first titles to play in its programme, along with details about industry event IFFR Pro Days.
Ishan Shukla’s dystopian sci-fi animation Schirkoa:...
The 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will open with Jonathan Ogilvie’s post-punk coming-of-age comedy Head South on January 25.
New Zealand director Ogilvie returns to IFFR with Head South, a semi-autobiographical film that centres a private schoolboy who becomes desperately enamoured with all things post-punk in 1979 Christchurch. Ogilvie’s last film Lone Wolf screened in the festival’s Big Screen Competition in 2021.
The festival has also confirmed some of the first titles to play in its programme, along with details about industry event IFFR Pro Days.
Ishan Shukla’s dystopian sci-fi animation Schirkoa:...
- 11/23/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
The 2023 London Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday (Oct. 4) with the European premiere of Emerald Fennell’s sophomore feature Saltburn. While the ongoing actors strike means that the films lead cast — including Jacob Elordi, Barry Keoghan and Rosamund Pike — won’t be in attendance at Royal Festival Hall, there will be a new face o look out for in Lff creative director Kristy Matheson.
The Australian, who previously headed up the Edinburgh Film Festival, joined the U.K.’s most prominent film event earlier this year, taking over from Tricia Tuttle who, alongside her predecessor Clare Stewart, had helped build Lff into both a major public cinematic celebration as well as a significant industry stop on the festival calendar. While London may not compete with the A-list events in terms of its pulling power, its autumnal positioning just as awards season creaks into gear has given it both the chance...
The Australian, who previously headed up the Edinburgh Film Festival, joined the U.K.’s most prominent film event earlier this year, taking over from Tricia Tuttle who, alongside her predecessor Clare Stewart, had helped build Lff into both a major public cinematic celebration as well as a significant industry stop on the festival calendar. While London may not compete with the A-list events in terms of its pulling power, its autumnal positioning just as awards season creaks into gear has given it both the chance...
- 10/3/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The deadline for applications to take over from Tuttle is today (January 16).
Outgoing director of festivals at the British Film Institute (BFI) Tricia Tuttle has revealed she is taking on the role of acting head of department, directing fiction, at the UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts), while the deadline for applications to take over her role at the BFI is today (January 16).
Tuttle has already taken up the Nfts role and will be in the position until September. It is an interim post, in which Tuttle reports directly into Nfts director Jon Wardle, with the Nfts advertising...
Outgoing director of festivals at the British Film Institute (BFI) Tricia Tuttle has revealed she is taking on the role of acting head of department, directing fiction, at the UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts), while the deadline for applications to take over her role at the BFI is today (January 16).
Tuttle has already taken up the Nfts role and will be in the position until September. It is an interim post, in which Tuttle reports directly into Nfts director Jon Wardle, with the Nfts advertising...
- 1/16/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The deadline for applications to take over from Tuttle is today (January 16).
Outgoing director of festivals at the British Film Institute (BFI) Tricia Tuttle has revealed she is taking on the role of acting head of department, directing fiction, at the UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts), while the deadline for applications to take over her role at the BFI hits today (November 16).
It is understood that Tuttle has already taken up the Nfts role and will be in the position until September. The directing fiction Ma at Nfts is a two-year course, that costs £14,800 per year.
Tuttle,...
Outgoing director of festivals at the British Film Institute (BFI) Tricia Tuttle has revealed she is taking on the role of acting head of department, directing fiction, at the UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts), while the deadline for applications to take over her role at the BFI hits today (November 16).
It is understood that Tuttle has already taken up the Nfts role and will be in the position until September. The directing fiction Ma at Nfts is a two-year course, that costs £14,800 per year.
Tuttle,...
- 1/16/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Who does the industry believe would be a good fit to take over from Tricia Tuttle?
The British Film Institute (BFI) has formally begun its search for a new festivals director to take over from Tricia Tuttle.
Tuttle is moving on after officially taking on the role in 2018, having previously held the post of interim festival director for a year and deputy head of festivals for five years.
The role, which comes with an annual salary of £85,000, will include festival director of the flagship BFI London Film Festival (BFI Lff) and also Lgbtqia+ festival BFI Flare, which next takes place...
The British Film Institute (BFI) has formally begun its search for a new festivals director to take over from Tricia Tuttle.
Tuttle is moving on after officially taking on the role in 2018, having previously held the post of interim festival director for a year and deputy head of festivals for five years.
The role, which comes with an annual salary of £85,000, will include festival director of the flagship BFI London Film Festival (BFI Lff) and also Lgbtqia+ festival BFI Flare, which next takes place...
- 12/14/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Who does the industry believe would be a good fit to take over from Tricia Tuttle?
The British Film Institute (BFI) has formally begun its search for a new festivals director to take over from Tricia Tuttle.
Tuttle is moving on after officially taking on the role in 2018, having previously held the post of interim festival director for a year and deputy head of festivals for five years.
The role, which comes with an annual salary of £85,000, will include festival director of the flagship BFI London Film Festival (BFI Lff) and also Lgbtqia+ festival BFI Flare, which next takes place...
The British Film Institute (BFI) has formally begun its search for a new festivals director to take over from Tricia Tuttle.
Tuttle is moving on after officially taking on the role in 2018, having previously held the post of interim festival director for a year and deputy head of festivals for five years.
The role, which comes with an annual salary of £85,000, will include festival director of the flagship BFI London Film Festival (BFI Lff) and also Lgbtqia+ festival BFI Flare, which next takes place...
- 12/14/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Annabel Grundy currently project-manages the BFI’s UK Global Screen Fund.
Sheffield DocFest has hired Annabel Grundy to the newly created role of managing director.
Grundy will join in December from her current position project-managing the BFI’s UK Global Screen Fund.
The role is a new joint leadership position alongside acting creative director Raul Niño Zambrano, and will see Grundy head up DocFest’s business affairs, partnerships and fundraising, production and operations, and audience development. Former head of film programmes Zambrano was promoted in August to help deliver the 2023 edition.
Grundy, a Sheffield local, has also worked with the British Council,...
Sheffield DocFest has hired Annabel Grundy to the newly created role of managing director.
Grundy will join in December from her current position project-managing the BFI’s UK Global Screen Fund.
The role is a new joint leadership position alongside acting creative director Raul Niño Zambrano, and will see Grundy head up DocFest’s business affairs, partnerships and fundraising, production and operations, and audience development. Former head of film programmes Zambrano was promoted in August to help deliver the 2023 edition.
Grundy, a Sheffield local, has also worked with the British Council,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
The Sheffield DocFest has hired Annabel Grundy as its new Managing Director. She will join the festival on December 19 from her current role as the project manager of the BFI’s UK Global Screen Fund.
As Managing Director, Grundy will be responsible for DocFest’s business affairs, partnerships & fundraising, production & operations as well as audience development. The role is a new, joint leadership position and she will work closely with acting Creative Director Raul Niño Zambrano who is responsible for setting the program agenda across the Festival’s Film Programmes, Alternate Realities exhibition, Marketplace & Talent activities, and Talks & Sessions for the 30th edition in 2023.
In her role at the BFI, Grundy established and launched the Global Screen Fund in 2021, a new £7m fund from the UK Government designed to support international growth opportunities for the UK Screen Sector. She also oversaw financials across international co-productions, business development, and film sales awards.
As Managing Director, Grundy will be responsible for DocFest’s business affairs, partnerships & fundraising, production & operations as well as audience development. The role is a new, joint leadership position and she will work closely with acting Creative Director Raul Niño Zambrano who is responsible for setting the program agenda across the Festival’s Film Programmes, Alternate Realities exhibition, Marketplace & Talent activities, and Talks & Sessions for the 30th edition in 2023.
In her role at the BFI, Grundy established and launched the Global Screen Fund in 2021, a new £7m fund from the UK Government designed to support international growth opportunities for the UK Screen Sector. She also oversaw financials across international co-productions, business development, and film sales awards.
- 11/3/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Annabel Grundy is set to join leading U.K. documentary festival Sheffield DocFest as managing director following its return to a predominantly in-person event this June.
Grundy will join in December from her current role as project manager with the British Film Institute’s U.K. Global Screen Fund.
As MD of Sheffield DocFest, which saw attendances exceeding 30,000 this year, Grundy will be responsible for the charity’s business affairs, partnerships and fundraising, production and operations as well as audience development. The role is a new joint leadership position and will work collaboratively with Raul Niño Zambrano who serves as acting creative director.
Zambrano is responsible for setting the agenda across the festival’s film programs, alternate realities exhibition, marketplace and talent activities, and talks and sessions for the 30th edition in 2023.
Grundy is a Sheffield local with over 20 years of experience including producing festivals and film industry events in Sydney,...
Grundy will join in December from her current role as project manager with the British Film Institute’s U.K. Global Screen Fund.
As MD of Sheffield DocFest, which saw attendances exceeding 30,000 this year, Grundy will be responsible for the charity’s business affairs, partnerships and fundraising, production and operations as well as audience development. The role is a new joint leadership position and will work collaboratively with Raul Niño Zambrano who serves as acting creative director.
Zambrano is responsible for setting the agenda across the festival’s film programs, alternate realities exhibition, marketplace and talent activities, and talks and sessions for the 30th edition in 2023.
Grundy is a Sheffield local with over 20 years of experience including producing festivals and film industry events in Sydney,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
UK premiere will be held in 2,000 seat Sheffield City Hall.
Sheffield DocFest (23-28 June) is to open with the UK premiere of Brett Morgen’s David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream.
Written, directed, edited and produced by Morgen the film is billed as a genre-defying immersion into the art and sounds of David Bowie.
Sheffield DocFest will be the first public screening of the film following its bow in the Midnight Screenings’ section at Cannes. Universal Pictures Content Group will release the film internationally in September.
DocFest’s Opening Night will take place at the 2,000 seat Sheffield City Hall - 50 years...
Sheffield DocFest (23-28 June) is to open with the UK premiere of Brett Morgen’s David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream.
Written, directed, edited and produced by Morgen the film is billed as a genre-defying immersion into the art and sounds of David Bowie.
Sheffield DocFest will be the first public screening of the film following its bow in the Midnight Screenings’ section at Cannes. Universal Pictures Content Group will release the film internationally in September.
DocFest’s Opening Night will take place at the 2,000 seat Sheffield City Hall - 50 years...
- 5/17/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Elizabeth Hurley To Star In Caribbean Rom-Com
Elizabeth Hurley is to play the lead in The Caribbean Christmas, the rom-com shot in St Kitts and Nevis from Msr Media producer Philippe Martinez. Pic started filming this week. Cast on the film, which is the latest to be shot this year in the Caribbean island under its multi-film deal with Msr, includes Bridgerton’s Caroline Quentin, Nathalie Cox (Kingdom Of Heaven), Edoardo Costa (Live Free or Die Hard) and Incitement’s Hadar Cats. The film follows the story of an abandoned British bride, who spends December in the Caribbean with her bridesmaids as love blossoms. Hurley described the offer to film in the Caribbean after a difficult 18 months as “irresistible.” Martinez will direct and write alongside Cox.
Bafta Talent Unveils US-uk Jury
Handmaids’ Tale creator Bruce Miller, documentary maker Afua Hirsch and Netflix UK Features Director Fiona Lamptey are to feature in the U.
Elizabeth Hurley is to play the lead in The Caribbean Christmas, the rom-com shot in St Kitts and Nevis from Msr Media producer Philippe Martinez. Pic started filming this week. Cast on the film, which is the latest to be shot this year in the Caribbean island under its multi-film deal with Msr, includes Bridgerton’s Caroline Quentin, Nathalie Cox (Kingdom Of Heaven), Edoardo Costa (Live Free or Die Hard) and Incitement’s Hadar Cats. The film follows the story of an abandoned British bride, who spends December in the Caribbean with her bridesmaids as love blossoms. Hurley described the offer to film in the Caribbean after a difficult 18 months as “irresistible.” Martinez will direct and write alongside Cox.
Bafta Talent Unveils US-uk Jury
Handmaids’ Tale creator Bruce Miller, documentary maker Afua Hirsch and Netflix UK Features Director Fiona Lamptey are to feature in the U.
- 10/26/2021
- by Anuj Radia
- Deadline Film + TV
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed high powered U.K. and U.S. jury members for the 2021 BAFTA Breakthrough initiative, supported by Netflix.
The U.K. jury is chaired by Ade Rawcliffe, group director of diversity and inclusion at ITV, and members include Fiona Lamptey, director of U.K. features at Netflix; journalist and cultural commentator Afua Hirsch; Alisa Pomeroy, senior commissioning editor, factual at Channel 4; Sheffield Doc/Fest interim director Clare Stewart; David P. Davis, executive producer at Bad Wolf; and Jodie Azhar, CEO and games director at Teazelcat Games.
The U.K. jury also includes producer Julia Godzinskaya, Nest Entertainment; “Saint Maud” casting director Kharmel Cochrane; “The Informer” costume designer Molly Emma Rowe; “It’s a Sin” director Peter Hoar; Siobhan Reddy, studio director at Media Molecule; writer/performer Tim Renkow; and “Ted Lasso” DoP Vanessa Whyte.
The U.S. jurors include “Jurassic World: Dominion...
The U.K. jury is chaired by Ade Rawcliffe, group director of diversity and inclusion at ITV, and members include Fiona Lamptey, director of U.K. features at Netflix; journalist and cultural commentator Afua Hirsch; Alisa Pomeroy, senior commissioning editor, factual at Channel 4; Sheffield Doc/Fest interim director Clare Stewart; David P. Davis, executive producer at Bad Wolf; and Jodie Azhar, CEO and games director at Teazelcat Games.
The U.K. jury also includes producer Julia Godzinskaya, Nest Entertainment; “Saint Maud” casting director Kharmel Cochrane; “The Informer” costume designer Molly Emma Rowe; “It’s a Sin” director Peter Hoar; Siobhan Reddy, studio director at Media Molecule; writer/performer Tim Renkow; and “Ted Lasso” DoP Vanessa Whyte.
The U.S. jurors include “Jurassic World: Dominion...
- 10/26/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Leading UK documentary event Sheffield Doc/Fest has named former London and Sydney film festival director Clare Stewart as interim CEO. Stewart will steer the fest through its 2022 edition, which will run June 23-28.
In addition, Oscar-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia has been named guest curator for next year, the first time the fest has employed someone in this role. Kapadia will personally select some sections of the screenings program and work with the team on events, talks and other initiatives.
The Sheffield festival has faced a rocky ride over the past year. Previous director Cintia Gil stepped down in August, citing “artistic differences” with the board. Later that month, a group of programmers from the fest published an open letter complaining to the org that they were unceremoniously released from their contracts after this year’s edition, with the fest apologizing in response.
“Clare’s track-record inspiring and delivering change...
In addition, Oscar-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia has been named guest curator for next year, the first time the fest has employed someone in this role. Kapadia will personally select some sections of the screenings program and work with the team on events, talks and other initiatives.
The Sheffield festival has faced a rocky ride over the past year. Previous director Cintia Gil stepped down in August, citing “artistic differences” with the board. Later that month, a group of programmers from the fest published an open letter complaining to the org that they were unceremoniously released from their contracts after this year’s edition, with the fest apologizing in response.
“Clare’s track-record inspiring and delivering change...
- 10/26/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Clare Stewart, former festival director of BFI London Film Festival, BFI Flare and Sydney Film Festival will take on the role of interim CEO for the 29th edition of the Sheffield Doc/Fest.
In addition, Oscar-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia (“Amy”) will serve as guest curator for the 29th edition and will personally select some sections of the screenings program and work with the team on events, talks and other initiatives.
The festival, one of the world’s premier festival and markets for documentaries has been through some turbulent times recently when a clash between artistic and commercial values led the entire programming team to be ousted following the departure of artistic director Cintia Gil. The Doc/Fest board of trustees subsequently apologized to the programming team.
On Tuesday, the festival opened the search for a new senior programmer who will work with Stewart on the overall selection. The position will...
In addition, Oscar-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia (“Amy”) will serve as guest curator for the 29th edition and will personally select some sections of the screenings program and work with the team on events, talks and other initiatives.
The festival, one of the world’s premier festival and markets for documentaries has been through some turbulent times recently when a clash between artistic and commercial values led the entire programming team to be ousted following the departure of artistic director Cintia Gil. The Doc/Fest board of trustees subsequently apologized to the programming team.
On Tuesday, the festival opened the search for a new senior programmer who will work with Stewart on the overall selection. The position will...
- 10/26/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
After several months of chaos that saw its CEO leave amid “artistic differences” and a claim by the outgoing organizing team that it was terminated without notification, the Sheffield DocFest is getting some welcome stability.
Clare Stewart, the former head of the BFI London Film Festival, has been appointed interim CEO, while Oscar- and BAFTA-winning doc-maker Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna, Diego Maradona) joins as guest curator for its 2022 edition.
As well as steering the next edition, Stewart — who led the London Film Festival from 2011 until stepping down in 2018 — will also work with the board and senior team to forge ...
Clare Stewart, the former head of the BFI London Film Festival, has been appointed interim CEO, while Oscar- and BAFTA-winning doc-maker Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna, Diego Maradona) joins as guest curator for its 2022 edition.
As well as steering the next edition, Stewart — who led the London Film Festival from 2011 until stepping down in 2018 — will also work with the board and senior team to forge ...
- 10/26/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
After several months of chaos that saw its CEO leave amid “artistic differences” and a claim by the outgoing organizing team that it was terminated without notification, the Sheffield DocFest is getting some welcome stability.
Clare Stewart, the former head of the BFI London Film Festival, has been appointed interim CEO, while Oscar- and BAFTA-winning doc-maker Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna, Diego Maradona) joins as guest curator for its 2022 edition.
As well as steering the next edition, Stewart — who led the London Film Festival from 2011 until stepping down in 2018 — will also work with the board and senior team to forge ...
Clare Stewart, the former head of the BFI London Film Festival, has been appointed interim CEO, while Oscar- and BAFTA-winning doc-maker Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna, Diego Maradona) joins as guest curator for its 2022 edition.
As well as steering the next edition, Stewart — who led the London Film Festival from 2011 until stepping down in 2018 — will also work with the board and senior team to forge ...
- 10/26/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Other new appointments include former BFI London Film Festival director Clare Stewart.
Bafta has announced a raft of new appointments to its film committee, including Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia and actor Riz Ahmed.
Kapadia, the filmmaker behind documentaries Amy and Senna, has been elected to the committee alongside Clare Stewart, a former director of the BFI London Film Festival and BFI Flare: London Lgbtqi+ Film Festival.
Ahmed, the Emmy award-winning star of The Night Of, Rogue One and Mogul Mowgli, has been appointed as a co-opted member, which are selected by the committee and approved by Bafta’s board.
Other...
Bafta has announced a raft of new appointments to its film committee, including Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia and actor Riz Ahmed.
Kapadia, the filmmaker behind documentaries Amy and Senna, has been elected to the committee alongside Clare Stewart, a former director of the BFI London Film Festival and BFI Flare: London Lgbtqi+ Film Festival.
Ahmed, the Emmy award-winning star of The Night Of, Rogue One and Mogul Mowgli, has been appointed as a co-opted member, which are selected by the committee and approved by Bafta’s board.
Other...
- 10/28/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
BAFTA has unveiled the jurors for its Breakthrough initiative, the talent showcase that from this year is expanding to include participants from the U.S., China and India.
The UK and U.S. selectees will be unveiled on November 16, with applications opening for India and China later this year. The initiative highlights rising talent from the film, TV and games industries. More info on the program’s new incarnation is available here.
Two juries have been appointed to select the participants. The UK jury will be led by Ade Rawcliffe, Group Director of Diversity and Inclusion at ITV, with select jurors including actress Fiona Shaw and filmmaker Amma Asante. The U.S. jury will be headed by Sony TV exec Kathryn Busby and all3media’s Maria Ishak, with select jurors including No Time To Die director Cary Fukunaga and I May Destroy You actor Paapa Essiedu. The full list of jurors is below.
The UK and U.S. selectees will be unveiled on November 16, with applications opening for India and China later this year. The initiative highlights rising talent from the film, TV and games industries. More info on the program’s new incarnation is available here.
Two juries have been appointed to select the participants. The UK jury will be led by Ade Rawcliffe, Group Director of Diversity and Inclusion at ITV, with select jurors including actress Fiona Shaw and filmmaker Amma Asante. The U.S. jury will be headed by Sony TV exec Kathryn Busby and all3media’s Maria Ishak, with select jurors including No Time To Die director Cary Fukunaga and I May Destroy You actor Paapa Essiedu. The full list of jurors is below.
- 10/19/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The late-summer reactivation of the film festival circuit presented fest directors and programmers with an array of challenges, both expansive and restrictive. On the one hand, they’ve had a bounty of withheld titles to choose from; on the other, the industry stasis of the past six months has put any number of previously expected projects indefinitely out of reach.
2020’s London Film Festival, in particular, has felt the domino effect of the year’s other cancelled and compromised events.
A predominantly public-oriented affair, the Lff has always placed less stress on major world premieres — though organizers often manage to secure a heavyweight or two — than on cherry-picking the best the year’s other festivals had to offer, and bringing those highlights to British audiences for the first time. What happens to a festival of festivals, then, when the fests haven’t come through?
As this year’s Lff lineup (running Oct.
2020’s London Film Festival, in particular, has felt the domino effect of the year’s other cancelled and compromised events.
A predominantly public-oriented affair, the Lff has always placed less stress on major world premieres — though organizers often manage to secure a heavyweight or two — than on cherry-picking the best the year’s other festivals had to offer, and bringing those highlights to British audiences for the first time. What happens to a festival of festivals, then, when the fests haven’t come through?
As this year’s Lff lineup (running Oct.
- 10/7/2020
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
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