Oh, Canada debuting this week on the Croisette is high time to see lesser-seen Schrader on the Criterion Channel, who’ll debut an 11-title series including the likes of Touch, The Canyons, and Patty Hearst, while Old Boyfriends (written with his brother Leonard) and his own “Adventures in Moviegoing” are also programmed. Five films by Jean Grémillon, a rather underappreciated figure of French cinema, will be showing
Series-wise, there’s an appreciation of the synth soundtrack stretching all the way back to 1956’s Forbidden Planet while, naturally, finding its glut of titles in the ’70s and ’80s––Argento and Carpenter, obviously, but also Tarkovsky and Peter Weir. A Prince and restorations of films by Bob Odenkirk, Obayashi, John Greyson, and Jacques Rivette (whose Duelle is a masterpiece of the highest order) make streaming debuts. I Am Cuba, Girlfight, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Dazed and Confused are June’s Criterion Editions.
Series-wise, there’s an appreciation of the synth soundtrack stretching all the way back to 1956’s Forbidden Planet while, naturally, finding its glut of titles in the ’70s and ’80s––Argento and Carpenter, obviously, but also Tarkovsky and Peter Weir. A Prince and restorations of films by Bob Odenkirk, Obayashi, John Greyson, and Jacques Rivette (whose Duelle is a masterpiece of the highest order) make streaming debuts. I Am Cuba, Girlfight, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Dazed and Confused are June’s Criterion Editions.
- 5/14/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
The Concordia Fellowship provides crucial financial and professional support to diverse non-fiction storytellers in sixth class. Concordia Studio, the company behind the acclaimed Emmy-winning documentary film, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, directed by founder Davis Guggenheim, is awarding four filmmakers the Concordia Fellowship for 2024.
As the artist development program housed within Concordia Studio, the Concordia Fellowship aims to elevate the creative and professional career of each selected filmmaker through significant financial awards and a professional program to accelerate the creative development of a new non-fiction project. The program helps its Fellows build sustainable careers, offering foundational mentorships with veteran talent, industry executives, as well as exclusive access to Concordia’s production and studio facilities. Year-round virtual and in-person programming includes guest visits and masterclasses with renowned filmmakers and industry talent such as Sheila Nevins, Lisa Cortes, Liz Garbus, Julie Goldman, and executives at Participant Media, Magnolia Pictures, Sundance Institute,...
As the artist development program housed within Concordia Studio, the Concordia Fellowship aims to elevate the creative and professional career of each selected filmmaker through significant financial awards and a professional program to accelerate the creative development of a new non-fiction project. The program helps its Fellows build sustainable careers, offering foundational mentorships with veteran talent, industry executives, as well as exclusive access to Concordia’s production and studio facilities. Year-round virtual and in-person programming includes guest visits and masterclasses with renowned filmmakers and industry talent such as Sheila Nevins, Lisa Cortes, Liz Garbus, Julie Goldman, and executives at Participant Media, Magnolia Pictures, Sundance Institute,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Cph:forum, the financing and co-production section of the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival (also known as Cph:dox), will showcase 32 projects, including new works from producers such as Sidsel Lønvig Siersted, Signe Byrge Sørensen (“Flee”), Diane Becker (“Navalny”) and Mandy Chang, the creative director of Fremantle label Undeniable and former head of BBC documentary strand Storyville, as well as directors Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh (“Writing With Fire”), and Mads Brügger (“Cold Case Hammarskjöld”).
Other projects include those by directors Sky Hopinka (“Kicking the Clouds”), Talal Derki (“Of Fathers and Sons”), and Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche (“Advocat”), and producers Lindsey Dryden (“Trans in America”), Mila Aung-Thwin (“Midwives”) and Kat Mansoor (“Cow”).
Cph:forum will bring together more than 65 filmmakers and producers from 26 countries between March 18-21.
The selected projects will compete for a number of long-standing as well as newly-introduced awards at Cph:Industry, the professional section of the festival.
Other projects include those by directors Sky Hopinka (“Kicking the Clouds”), Talal Derki (“Of Fathers and Sons”), and Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche (“Advocat”), and producers Lindsey Dryden (“Trans in America”), Mila Aung-Thwin (“Midwives”) and Kat Mansoor (“Cow”).
Cph:forum will bring together more than 65 filmmakers and producers from 26 countries between March 18-21.
The selected projects will compete for a number of long-standing as well as newly-introduced awards at Cph:Industry, the professional section of the festival.
- 2/8/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Dunn was a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2017
Loran Dunn, UK producer and 2017 Screen Star of Tomorrow, has been awarded the 2023 Simon Relph memorial bursary fund of £15,000 by Creative UK.
Dunn is based in Manchester and founder of production company Delaval Film, through which she produced Jason Barker’s documentary A Deal With The Universe which world premiered at BFI’s Flare Festival in 2018.
The producer currently has two features in the works - Hoard from 2022 Screen Star of Tomorrow Luna Carmoon, which is aiming to launch at a festival this year; and Jack Benjamin Gill’s Beef which...
Loran Dunn, UK producer and 2017 Screen Star of Tomorrow, has been awarded the 2023 Simon Relph memorial bursary fund of £15,000 by Creative UK.
Dunn is based in Manchester and founder of production company Delaval Film, through which she produced Jason Barker’s documentary A Deal With The Universe which world premiered at BFI’s Flare Festival in 2018.
The producer currently has two features in the works - Hoard from 2022 Screen Star of Tomorrow Luna Carmoon, which is aiming to launch at a festival this year; and Jack Benjamin Gill’s Beef which...
- 4/4/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Cannes — Taking place in the Grand Auditorium in Cannes, the crowd that arrived to cheerlead winners at Mipcom’s Cannes TV Diversify Awards, was compact but buoyant as winners took to the stage.
Some of the TV industry’s only awards to celebrate diversity and inclusion, a record 190 submissions were received this year from 27 countries.
Hosted by the international anchor and diversity advocate, Femi Oke, the Awards saw 10 winners announced on Wednesday night with many present to receive awards. Canada proved the biggest prize winners, accounting for three awards.
“All the winners today have been recognised not only by their peers, but by specialists and advocacy groups in the diversity and inclusion area, an extraordinary and meaningful accolade that also stands as an example of what’s possible in TV,” said Lucy Smith, director of Mipcom Cannes and MipJunior.
For the category Representation of Race and Ethnicity (Scripted), the award went to “Pour toi Flora,...
Some of the TV industry’s only awards to celebrate diversity and inclusion, a record 190 submissions were received this year from 27 countries.
Hosted by the international anchor and diversity advocate, Femi Oke, the Awards saw 10 winners announced on Wednesday night with many present to receive awards. Canada proved the biggest prize winners, accounting for three awards.
“All the winners today have been recognised not only by their peers, but by specialists and advocacy groups in the diversity and inclusion area, an extraordinary and meaningful accolade that also stands as an example of what’s possible in TV,” said Lucy Smith, director of Mipcom Cannes and MipJunior.
For the category Representation of Race and Ethnicity (Scripted), the award went to “Pour toi Flora,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
CNN Films, Points North Institute Announce 2022 American Stories Doc Fellowship Grantees (Exclusive)
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CNN Films and Points North Institute have revealed the five recipients of the 2022 American Stories Documentary Fellowship.
The artist development program fellowship supports independent documentary filmmakers who, from diverse points of view, are exploring themes unique to American experiences. The five filmmaking teams named as this year’s fellowship recipients include Ameha Molla and Rajal Pitroda; Gabriela Díaz Arp and Karla Claudio Betancourt; Paige Bethmann and Jessica Epstein; Jordan Lord and Abby Sun; and Julie Wyman, Lindsey Dryden and Jonna McKone.
The fellows will each receive a 10,000 production grant and have costs covered to attend an immersive week-long working retreat that runs concomitantly with the annual Camden International Film Festival (Ciff) in Maine. The retreat includes feedback sessions, workshops and individual as well as group discussions with veteran filmmakers and industry professionals.
Each of the 2022 filmmaking teams were chosen from 200 applicants from across the U.
CNN Films and Points North Institute have revealed the five recipients of the 2022 American Stories Documentary Fellowship.
The artist development program fellowship supports independent documentary filmmakers who, from diverse points of view, are exploring themes unique to American experiences. The five filmmaking teams named as this year’s fellowship recipients include Ameha Molla and Rajal Pitroda; Gabriela Díaz Arp and Karla Claudio Betancourt; Paige Bethmann and Jessica Epstein; Jordan Lord and Abby Sun; and Julie Wyman, Lindsey Dryden and Jonna McKone.
The fellows will each receive a 10,000 production grant and have costs covered to attend an immersive week-long working retreat that runs concomitantly with the annual Camden International Film Festival (Ciff) in Maine. The retreat includes feedback sessions, workshops and individual as well as group discussions with veteran filmmakers and industry professionals.
Each of the 2022 filmmaking teams were chosen from 200 applicants from across the U.
- 9/13/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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The Sundance Institute has unveiled the producers and the projects selected for this summer’s Producers Lab and Producers Summit. Taking place July 25-28 and July 29-31, respectively, the events are being held in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort. The Producers Lab will feature six fiction films’ and five nonfiction films’ producers and their projects while the summit will host 40 industry insiders and 26 indie filmmakers.
Advisors for the feature film program include David Hinojosa (Zola, Bodies Bodies Bodies), Amy Lo (Nancy, Sugar), Riva Marker (The Guilty, Relic), Josh Penn (Beasts of the Southern Wild) and Jason Michael Berman (Nine Days, Uncorked) while the documentary film program features Daffodil Altan (PBS’ Frontline), Violet Feng (Hidden Letters, Tigre Gente), Andrea Meditch (Ernie & Joe, Fathom), Bob Moore (Midwives, Softie) and Amanda Spain (MSNBC Films).
Industry participants in this year’s summit include Maria Altamirano...
The Sundance Institute has unveiled the producers and the projects selected for this summer’s Producers Lab and Producers Summit. Taking place July 25-28 and July 29-31, respectively, the events are being held in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort. The Producers Lab will feature six fiction films’ and five nonfiction films’ producers and their projects while the summit will host 40 industry insiders and 26 indie filmmakers.
Advisors for the feature film program include David Hinojosa (Zola, Bodies Bodies Bodies), Amy Lo (Nancy, Sugar), Riva Marker (The Guilty, Relic), Josh Penn (Beasts of the Southern Wild) and Jason Michael Berman (Nine Days, Uncorked) while the documentary film program features Daffodil Altan (PBS’ Frontline), Violet Feng (Hidden Letters, Tigre Gente), Andrea Meditch (Ernie & Joe, Fathom), Bob Moore (Midwives, Softie) and Amanda Spain (MSNBC Films).
Industry participants in this year’s summit include Maria Altamirano...
- 7/25/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sundance Institute, the nonprofit organization that puts on the yearly film festival in Park City, has announced the entrants for its Producers Lab and Producers Summit.
Both events, the former taking place from July 25 to 28 and the latter from July 29 to 31, will be held in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort. The Institute picked six fiction film and five non-fiction film producers and their projects. Producers Lab and Producers Summit, which counts more than 40 industry leaders and 26 independent filmmakers among its participants, supports up-and-coming producers through year-round mentorship, granting, educational resources, strategic introductions, and networking opportunities with the industry.
“It has been three years since we have been able to gather in person, and over this time, the landscape for independent storytelling has shifted dramatically. It’s never been more critical to work to create a sustainable future for independent producers, a key priority for the Lab and Summit,...
Both events, the former taking place from July 25 to 28 and the latter from July 29 to 31, will be held in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort. The Institute picked six fiction film and five non-fiction film producers and their projects. Producers Lab and Producers Summit, which counts more than 40 industry leaders and 26 independent filmmakers among its participants, supports up-and-coming producers through year-round mentorship, granting, educational resources, strategic introductions, and networking opportunities with the industry.
“It has been three years since we have been able to gather in person, and over this time, the landscape for independent storytelling has shifted dramatically. It’s never been more critical to work to create a sustainable future for independent producers, a key priority for the Lab and Summit,...
- 7/25/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Events to run this month in Utah,
Sundance Institute has unveiled participants for its Producers Lab taking place July 25–28 and Producers Summit running July 29–31. Both events take place in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort.
The six fiction film producers and their projects under the auspices of the Producers Lab are: The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper; The President’s Cake; Starfuckers; Sales Per Hour; and Huella.
The five documentary film producers and projects are: Untitled Dwarfism Project; Untitled Sura Mallouh Project; Untitled Baltimore Project; Bartolo; and Queendom.
Producers and projects participating in the Producers Summit include: Jade Jackson with...
Sundance Institute has unveiled participants for its Producers Lab taking place July 25–28 and Producers Summit running July 29–31. Both events take place in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort.
The six fiction film producers and their projects under the auspices of the Producers Lab are: The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper; The President’s Cake; Starfuckers; Sales Per Hour; and Huella.
The five documentary film producers and projects are: Untitled Dwarfism Project; Untitled Sura Mallouh Project; Untitled Baltimore Project; Bartolo; and Queendom.
Producers and projects participating in the Producers Summit include: Jade Jackson with...
- 7/25/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Sundance Institute has unveiled the participants for its first in-person Producers Lab and Producers Summit in three years, set to take place in Utah this month.
Under the umbrella of its year-round Producers Program, the two conferences are intended to incubate and champion rising talent by pairing them with industry veterans.
From July 25 to July 28, the Producers Lab will bring together 11 filmmakers and their projects in group workshops and one-on-one mentoring sessions. On the feature film side are Apoorva Guru Charan (“The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper”), Leah Chen Baker (“The President’s Cake”), Eli Raskin (“Starfuckers”), Chloe Sabin (“Sales Per Hour”) and Helena Sardinha and Doménica Castro (“Huella”). The documentary producer participants are Lindsey Dryden (“Untitled Dwarfism Project”), Yoni Golijov (“Untitled Sura Mallouh Project”), Dawne Langford (“Untitled Baltimore Project”), Neyda Martinez (“Bartolo”) and Igor Myakotin (“Queendom”).
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Under the umbrella of its year-round Producers Program, the two conferences are intended to incubate and champion rising talent by pairing them with industry veterans.
From July 25 to July 28, the Producers Lab will bring together 11 filmmakers and their projects in group workshops and one-on-one mentoring sessions. On the feature film side are Apoorva Guru Charan (“The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper”), Leah Chen Baker (“The President’s Cake”), Eli Raskin (“Starfuckers”), Chloe Sabin (“Sales Per Hour”) and Helena Sardinha and Doménica Castro (“Huella”). The documentary producer participants are Lindsey Dryden (“Untitled Dwarfism Project”), Yoni Golijov (“Untitled Sura Mallouh Project”), Dawne Langford (“Untitled Baltimore Project”), Neyda Martinez (“Bartolo”) and Igor Myakotin (“Queendom”).
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Sundance Festival Plans Return to Hybrid Format for 2023
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- 7/25/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
The Sundance Institute has named the participants for its 2022 Producers Lab and Summit, both of which are set to take place in person this year at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort.
The Fellows and projects selected for the Lab’s Feature Film Program are Apoorva Guru Charan (The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper), Leah Chen Baker (The President’s Cake), Eli Raskin (Starfuckers), Chloe Sabin (Sales Per Hour), and the duo of Helena Sardinha and Doménica Castro (Huella). Those set for the Lab’s Documentary Film Program are Lindsey Dryden (Untitled Dwarfism Project), Yoni Golijov (Untitled Sura Mallouh Project), Dawne Langford (Untitled Baltimore Project), Neyda Martinez (Bartolo) and Igor Myakotin (Queendom).
Jade Jackson (Losa), Lauren Lopez de Victoria (Forward), Fox Maxy (Water Tight), Albert Tholen and Aiko Masubuchi (Earthquake), and Séverine Tibi (Birthday) will participate in the Producers Summit on the Fiction Features side, with Nonfiction Feature participants to include Jude Chehab...
The Fellows and projects selected for the Lab’s Feature Film Program are Apoorva Guru Charan (The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper), Leah Chen Baker (The President’s Cake), Eli Raskin (Starfuckers), Chloe Sabin (Sales Per Hour), and the duo of Helena Sardinha and Doménica Castro (Huella). Those set for the Lab’s Documentary Film Program are Lindsey Dryden (Untitled Dwarfism Project), Yoni Golijov (Untitled Sura Mallouh Project), Dawne Langford (Untitled Baltimore Project), Neyda Martinez (Bartolo) and Igor Myakotin (Queendom).
Jade Jackson (Losa), Lauren Lopez de Victoria (Forward), Fox Maxy (Water Tight), Albert Tholen and Aiko Masubuchi (Earthquake), and Séverine Tibi (Birthday) will participate in the Producers Summit on the Fiction Features side, with Nonfiction Feature participants to include Jude Chehab...
- 7/25/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The recipient will receive a £15,000 grant.
Creative UK has launched the third Simon Relph Memorial Bursary fund to support up-and-coming producers who live outside of London.
The recipient will receive a £15,000 grant and access to mentoring from key industry figures that have previously included Tim Bevan from Working Title, Rebecca O’Brien from Sixteen Films, and Tessa Ross from House Productions. They will also be able to participate in Creative Enterprise’s Market Trader which provides valuable insights on international film markets.
Following the transition from Creative England to Creative UK, applicant eligibility is expanding from the English regions to include Wales,...
Creative UK has launched the third Simon Relph Memorial Bursary fund to support up-and-coming producers who live outside of London.
The recipient will receive a £15,000 grant and access to mentoring from key industry figures that have previously included Tim Bevan from Working Title, Rebecca O’Brien from Sixteen Films, and Tessa Ross from House Productions. They will also be able to participate in Creative Enterprise’s Market Trader which provides valuable insights on international film markets.
Following the transition from Creative England to Creative UK, applicant eligibility is expanding from the English regions to include Wales,...
- 6/15/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
35 international documentary projects include 11 first-time feature directors.
New works from Mark Cousins and Cow producer Kat Mansoor are among 35 documentary projects selected for Sheffield DocFest’s MeetMarket pitching forum, which returns as an in-person event for 2022 from June 27-28.
The event will run in-person for the first time since 2019; and will continue online in the days following the festival. The selected titles are a mixture of theatrical features, and projects being made for television.
Scroll down for the full list of projects
Cousins is presenting UK title A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things, produced by Adam Dawtrey and Mary Bell.
New works from Mark Cousins and Cow producer Kat Mansoor are among 35 documentary projects selected for Sheffield DocFest’s MeetMarket pitching forum, which returns as an in-person event for 2022 from June 27-28.
The event will run in-person for the first time since 2019; and will continue online in the days following the festival. The selected titles are a mixture of theatrical features, and projects being made for television.
Scroll down for the full list of projects
Cousins is presenting UK title A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things, produced by Adam Dawtrey and Mary Bell.
- 4/28/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
35 international documentary projects include 11 first-time feature directors.
New works from Mark Cousins and Cow producer Kat Mansoor are among 35 documentary projects selected for Sheffield DocFest’s MeetMarket pitching forum, which returns as an in-person event for 2022 from June 27-28.
The event will run in-person for the first time since 2019; and will continue online in the days following the festival. The selected titles are a mixture of theatrical features, and projects being made for television.
Scroll down for the full list of projects
Northern Irish filmmaker Cousins is presenting UK title A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things, produced by Adam Dawtrey and Mary Bell.
New works from Mark Cousins and Cow producer Kat Mansoor are among 35 documentary projects selected for Sheffield DocFest’s MeetMarket pitching forum, which returns as an in-person event for 2022 from June 27-28.
The event will run in-person for the first time since 2019; and will continue online in the days following the festival. The selected titles are a mixture of theatrical features, and projects being made for television.
Scroll down for the full list of projects
Northern Irish filmmaker Cousins is presenting UK title A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things, produced by Adam Dawtrey and Mary Bell.
- 4/28/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Activists Demand UCLA Amend Hollywood Diversity Report to Document Disabled, Lgbtqia+ Representation
UCLA’s latest Hollywood Diversity Report found some improvement in 2022 in regards to hiring women and people of color, but activist group Fwd-Doc is demanding that UCLA address other overlooked groups such as Lgbtqia+ individuals and the “invisible minority” — disabled people — in the industry.
Jim LeBrecht, co-founder of Fwd-Doc and co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Crip Camp” (2020), states, “UCLA’s report that stands for promoting diversity is an egregious case of exclusion and perpetuates the misconception that people with disabilities do not exist in the entertainment industry. In light of ‘Coda’s’ three Oscar wins at the recent 94th Academy Awards ceremony, this oversight reinforces Fwd-Doc’s assertion that this report is incomplete and not comprehensive.”
He adds that other groups have been under-represented, such as Lgbtqia+ people, but were ignored in the study.
The ninth annual report, from UCLA’s Division of Social Sciences, covers the top 200 theatrical English-language...
Jim LeBrecht, co-founder of Fwd-Doc and co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Crip Camp” (2020), states, “UCLA’s report that stands for promoting diversity is an egregious case of exclusion and perpetuates the misconception that people with disabilities do not exist in the entertainment industry. In light of ‘Coda’s’ three Oscar wins at the recent 94th Academy Awards ceremony, this oversight reinforces Fwd-Doc’s assertion that this report is incomplete and not comprehensive.”
He adds that other groups have been under-represented, such as Lgbtqia+ people, but were ignored in the study.
The ninth annual report, from UCLA’s Division of Social Sciences, covers the top 200 theatrical English-language...
- 4/2/2022
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Marks the first international offshoot of the script development initiative for women and non-binary writers over 40.
The Writers Lab UK and Ireland, the international offshoot of the script development program for woman and non-binary writers over 40, has unveiled its first cohort of screenwriters and projects.
The non-profit organization, that counts Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman among its supporters, has selected 12 participants that will take part in the lab, set to take place online from June 10-13, with additional sessions spread over the following five months.
Scroll down for the full list of participants
Due to the significant number of writers who applied,...
The Writers Lab UK and Ireland, the international offshoot of the script development program for woman and non-binary writers over 40, has unveiled its first cohort of screenwriters and projects.
The non-profit organization, that counts Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman among its supporters, has selected 12 participants that will take part in the lab, set to take place online from June 10-13, with additional sessions spread over the following five months.
Scroll down for the full list of participants
Due to the significant number of writers who applied,...
- 5/27/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
It includes case studies and practical advice about accessibility in filmmaking as well as reaching audiences.
Filmmakers’ organisation Fwd-Doc: Documentary Filmmakers with Disabilities in association with the UK’s DocSociety and supported by Netflix, with consultation from communications agency Wdw, is today launching a new resource for the UK industry called Toolkit For Inclusion & Accessibility.
A US version of the Toolkit is set to follow.
The Toolkit is a 62-page document that includes a wealth of practical advice to help filmmakers make change across development, production, post, distribution and exhibition. The information includes how to craft the best closed captions...
Filmmakers’ organisation Fwd-Doc: Documentary Filmmakers with Disabilities in association with the UK’s DocSociety and supported by Netflix, with consultation from communications agency Wdw, is today launching a new resource for the UK industry called Toolkit For Inclusion & Accessibility.
A US version of the Toolkit is set to follow.
The Toolkit is a 62-page document that includes a wealth of practical advice to help filmmakers make change across development, production, post, distribution and exhibition. The information includes how to craft the best closed captions...
- 2/25/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
The BFI has announced the 20 producers and production companies that are set to share up to £2 million ($2.5 million) in funding through its Vision Awards.
The fourth edition of the coveted BFI Vision Awards, which cover a two-year period, provides a maximum of £50,000 per year to each of the 20 producers or producing teams.
Recipients this year include “God’s Own Country” producer Manon Ardisson; “Chubby Funny” producer Helen Simmons; Oliver Kassman, producer of Toronto International Film Festival contender “Saint Maud;” and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, producer of crime drama “Blue Story.”
Other recipients include Kate Byers and Linn Waite, founder of Bristol-based Early Day Films, who won the 2020 BAFTA for best debut feature “Bait”; Little by Little Films’ Lindsey Dryden whose credits include Sundance Special Jury Award-winning and Oscar shortlisted feature documentary “Unrest”; and Pietro Greppi of Lunapark Pictures who produced Andrew Steggall’s BFI-backed debut “Departure.”
See below for full list of recipients.
The fourth edition of the coveted BFI Vision Awards, which cover a two-year period, provides a maximum of £50,000 per year to each of the 20 producers or producing teams.
Recipients this year include “God’s Own Country” producer Manon Ardisson; “Chubby Funny” producer Helen Simmons; Oliver Kassman, producer of Toronto International Film Festival contender “Saint Maud;” and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, producer of crime drama “Blue Story.”
Other recipients include Kate Byers and Linn Waite, founder of Bristol-based Early Day Films, who won the 2020 BAFTA for best debut feature “Bait”; Little by Little Films’ Lindsey Dryden whose credits include Sundance Special Jury Award-winning and Oscar shortlisted feature documentary “Unrest”; and Pietro Greppi of Lunapark Pictures who produced Andrew Steggall’s BFI-backed debut “Departure.”
See below for full list of recipients.
- 4/22/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Lindsay Dryden is producer of Oscar-shortlisted documentary ‘Unrest’.
UK filmmaker Lindsey Dryden has been awarded Creative England’s second annual Simon Relph memorial bursary of £15,000.
Dryden is a writer, director and producer of short-and feature-length films. She founded Gloucestershire-based production company Little By Little Films in 2011,specialising in projects led by Lgbtq+ people and women.
Her credits include producing Jennifer Brea’s documentary Unrest, the director’s own story of fighting chronic fatigue syndrome. It won the special jury prize for documentary editing at Sundance 2017. She also won an Emmy for outstanding short documentary for verité short documentary series Trans...
UK filmmaker Lindsey Dryden has been awarded Creative England’s second annual Simon Relph memorial bursary of £15,000.
Dryden is a writer, director and producer of short-and feature-length films. She founded Gloucestershire-based production company Little By Little Films in 2011,specialising in projects led by Lgbtq+ people and women.
Her credits include producing Jennifer Brea’s documentary Unrest, the director’s own story of fighting chronic fatigue syndrome. It won the special jury prize for documentary editing at Sundance 2017. She also won an Emmy for outstanding short documentary for verité short documentary series Trans...
- 11/19/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Directors, actors, producers, executives and film journalists were celebated at Lff photocall.
Actresses Rosamund Pike and Andrea Riseborough, producer Christine Vachon and directors Tinge Krishnan and Carol Morley were among the over 80 women who came together at the BFI London Film Festival to celebrate women filmmakers at the festival and women working throughout the UK and international film industry and as film journalists on Friday (October 12).
They were joined by Tricia Tuttle, artistic director of the Lff and Amanda Nevill, chief executive of the BFI. ”I’m so proud to celebrate more female filmmakers at Lff 2018 than ever before, and...
Actresses Rosamund Pike and Andrea Riseborough, producer Christine Vachon and directors Tinge Krishnan and Carol Morley were among the over 80 women who came together at the BFI London Film Festival to celebrate women filmmakers at the festival and women working throughout the UK and international film industry and as film journalists on Friday (October 12).
They were joined by Tricia Tuttle, artistic director of the Lff and Amanda Nevill, chief executive of the BFI. ”I’m so proud to celebrate more female filmmakers at Lff 2018 than ever before, and...
- 10/12/2018
- by Louise Tutt
- ScreenDaily
The 16th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced today its lineup of immersive films, including 29 Vr and interactive projects in its Storyscapes and Virtual Arcade exhibits. Tribeca was one of the first U.S. festivals to showcase experimental storytelling projects, and as such the festival attracts world premieres from some of the vastly growing industry’s leading creators and studios.
Highlights include a virtual reality tour of the White House led by Barack and Michelle Obama; a new Vr collaboration from Chris Milk and by Pharell Williams; a mystery starring Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola from interactive studio Eko; and a multidisciplinary exploration of women of color’s experience through the lens of technology, society and culture, titled “NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism.”
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“As Vr has continued to evolve technologically, so has the storytelling. Our mission...
Highlights include a virtual reality tour of the White House led by Barack and Michelle Obama; a new Vr collaboration from Chris Milk and by Pharell Williams; a mystery starring Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola from interactive studio Eko; and a multidisciplinary exploration of women of color’s experience through the lens of technology, society and culture, titled “NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism.”
Read More: Tribeca 2017 Lineup: New Films From Alex Gibney, Azazel Jacobs and Laurie Simmons Lead the Eclectic Mix
“As Vr has continued to evolve technologically, so has the storytelling. Our mission...
- 3/3/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
by Peter Belsito
Sundance Ff 2017 Wins the Special Jury Award for Editing and according to our writer Peter Belsito, “This film was the best documentary I saw in Sundance recently.”
I reviewed the film previously here but Jennifer Brea is an interesting person so I wanted to speak with her as well.
We met in her Park City condo. She is bright and energetic despite the disease she has which her film is about, her affliction with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Besides the intensely personal nature of her illness and its effects on her family life, which are depicted in the film, she also covers the international implications and political as well. By that I mean the medical profession not recognizing or treating / curing this widespread deadly disease.
Her film makes clear the international effects of this disease. I felt it broadened the film and its important message.
Jennifer Brea
‘Why go outside the Us?...
Sundance Ff 2017 Wins the Special Jury Award for Editing and according to our writer Peter Belsito, “This film was the best documentary I saw in Sundance recently.”
I reviewed the film previously here but Jennifer Brea is an interesting person so I wanted to speak with her as well.
We met in her Park City condo. She is bright and energetic despite the disease she has which her film is about, her affliction with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Besides the intensely personal nature of her illness and its effects on her family life, which are depicted in the film, she also covers the international implications and political as well. By that I mean the medical profession not recognizing or treating / curing this widespread deadly disease.
Her film makes clear the international effects of this disease. I felt it broadened the film and its important message.
Jennifer Brea
‘Why go outside the Us?...
- 2/5/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The Sheffield Doc/Fest is one of the world’s premiere non-fiction film festivals, celebrating both the art and business of documentary film. The business part is a key component, as Sheffield’s MeetMarket has unlocked over $53 million of deals for documentarians since its inception in 2006. It’s for this reason that the filmmakers at Sheffield, while in addition to being top-of-their-field artists, are also experts at how to pitch their projects and getting investors onboard.
To tap into some of that knowledge, IndieWire reached out to six of these experienced filmmakers who have had success pitching and are participating in this year’s MeetMarket, to get their advice about what does and does not work when presenting your project to investors.
Read More: How Field Of Vision’s Quick Production Turnaround Is Changing The Way Documentaries Are Made And Seen
What Works
Maya Gallus, “A Female Gaze”: “This is a film about women filmmakers and how their ‘gaze’ reveals itself in the work. The topic is urgent right now as there is much in the news about the paucity of women at the helm in film and television and why we need to correct this gender disparity. It’s really a film about how the stories we tell reveal who we are as a society. So the timing is excellent. Funders are open and ready to listen. And there is no other contemporary film on the subject.”
Al Morrow, “Sour Grapes”:“Humor always helps in a pitch no matter what the subject or overall tone of the film. I always try and bring out the lighter moments in a story.”
Lindsey Dryden, “Canary In A Coal Mine”: “Successful pitches for me and my teams have been the ones where we’re clear about our story and how we’re going to tell it, succinct, and obviously really excited about the film. That enthusiasm is infectious, especially when it comes from a strong, skilled team.”
Jessica Wolfson, “Did It! From Yippie To Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, An American Revolutionary”:Sometimes you get wrapped up in the pitch and forget to read the reaction of the person you are talking to. Having a partner at the table is great because it allows you to take a moment and assess the situation while the other person is talking. At the Ifp Film Week, [co-director] Paul [Lovelace] and I were able to do that. This helped us make the pitch more engaging for the other end of the table.”
Jeanie Finlay, “Luxury Bitches”: “Being accepted to pitch is not the be all and end all and money will not just appear from sky. It’s worth seeing if people have time to meet outside of the official timetable. A pitch is essentially just a meeting. The most important thing is following up with commissioners and financiers afterwards. Lots of people give ‘great meeting’ and you can have a lot of exciting discussions, but if that isn’t followed up afterwards it was just a lovely meeting.”
Read More: Why Documentary Filmmakers Must Take Care of Legal Business Early and Often
What Doesn’t Work
Lindsey Dryden, “Canary In A Coal Mine”: “I think filmmakers often make a couple of key mistakes (and we’re all guilty of them from time to time). The first is pitching too hard: talking endlessly, lecturing whoever they’re meeting until their eyes glaze over, and not listening. Secondly, filmmakers often don’t tell the actual story: they describe their subject or theme or context, but don’t tell you what’s actually going to happen, how the story will unfold, and how they’re going to tell this story in a unique way. These are things documentary filmmakers can’t know for certain – and films like ‘Call Me Kuchu’ and ‘The Overnighters’ are brilliant examples of completely unexpected twists – but we should be damn good at imagining how our stories might play out.”
Sara Stockmann, Producer of Bobbi Jene”: “It is understandable that pitch teams want to give a 360 degree understanding of their project and in doing so they often get lost in too many details and factual information.”
Maya Gallus, “A Female Gaze”: “Too much extraneous talk. Get to the point: what is the story, who is going to be in it, do you have special or unique access, and what will the audience see. Show a clip. Then let them ask questions.”
Read More: The Critical Role Non-Profits Played in Getting This Year’s Tribeca Film Festival Docs Made
Advice To Filmmakers Get Ready To Pitch
Al Morrow, “Sour Grapes”: “The trailer is everything. If you have a strong trailer that works as a three minute experience and shows the potential and scale of the story you’re most of the way there. It needs to look like your film will look. You can’t say, ‘here’s a trailer, but the film will be different/better.'”
Sara Stockmann, “Bobbi Jene”: “Know whom you are talking to. Do your research on the decision makers. It doesn’t make sense to pitch a project to a decision maker who is not open to the kind of story you are presenting. If you have a great project you will find funding, but don’t waste your energy on 50 meetings. Instead select the five top on your list and save your energy for these. Financing is building a dialogue. Try to collect information from the person you are pitching to. It will come in handy on a future project.”
Lindsey Dryden, “Canary In A Coal Mine”: “A pitch doesn’t have to be formal: it’s the opportunity to have a conversation about the amazing thing you want to make, so keep it conversational, know how to describe your film in a few bullet points, let your passion for the story shine through, and remember to listen. The people you’re pitching to are usually interesting and talented folk who want to discover the ways that you’re interesting and talented, so keep it informal and enjoy the exchange.”
Jessica Wolfson, “Did It! From Yippie To Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, An American Revolutionary”: “[T]ake some time to think of questions you think someone might ask about your film, particularly the more challenging aspects. Because they will ask these questions. Being confident in your answers and in the vision of your film, this will help make a successful pitch.”
Maya Gallus, “A Female Gaze”: “Establish why this film needs to be made now, and why you are the one to make it. Emphasize your passion about the story or access to the subjects – anything to differentiate yourself from the pack.”
Jeanie Finlay, “Luxury Bitches”: “Lastly, do not attempt to pitch to people after 9pm. I saw a funder being accosted on the dance floor last year at about midnight being given proposals and DVDs by an eager filmmaker. I would put money on it that it didn’t result in a commission. Just go to the parties and have fun and let other people do the same.”
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To tap into some of that knowledge, IndieWire reached out to six of these experienced filmmakers who have had success pitching and are participating in this year’s MeetMarket, to get their advice about what does and does not work when presenting your project to investors.
Read More: How Field Of Vision’s Quick Production Turnaround Is Changing The Way Documentaries Are Made And Seen
What Works
Maya Gallus, “A Female Gaze”: “This is a film about women filmmakers and how their ‘gaze’ reveals itself in the work. The topic is urgent right now as there is much in the news about the paucity of women at the helm in film and television and why we need to correct this gender disparity. It’s really a film about how the stories we tell reveal who we are as a society. So the timing is excellent. Funders are open and ready to listen. And there is no other contemporary film on the subject.”
Al Morrow, “Sour Grapes”:“Humor always helps in a pitch no matter what the subject or overall tone of the film. I always try and bring out the lighter moments in a story.”
Lindsey Dryden, “Canary In A Coal Mine”: “Successful pitches for me and my teams have been the ones where we’re clear about our story and how we’re going to tell it, succinct, and obviously really excited about the film. That enthusiasm is infectious, especially when it comes from a strong, skilled team.”
Jessica Wolfson, “Did It! From Yippie To Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, An American Revolutionary”:Sometimes you get wrapped up in the pitch and forget to read the reaction of the person you are talking to. Having a partner at the table is great because it allows you to take a moment and assess the situation while the other person is talking. At the Ifp Film Week, [co-director] Paul [Lovelace] and I were able to do that. This helped us make the pitch more engaging for the other end of the table.”
Jeanie Finlay, “Luxury Bitches”: “Being accepted to pitch is not the be all and end all and money will not just appear from sky. It’s worth seeing if people have time to meet outside of the official timetable. A pitch is essentially just a meeting. The most important thing is following up with commissioners and financiers afterwards. Lots of people give ‘great meeting’ and you can have a lot of exciting discussions, but if that isn’t followed up afterwards it was just a lovely meeting.”
Read More: Why Documentary Filmmakers Must Take Care of Legal Business Early and Often
What Doesn’t Work
Lindsey Dryden, “Canary In A Coal Mine”: “I think filmmakers often make a couple of key mistakes (and we’re all guilty of them from time to time). The first is pitching too hard: talking endlessly, lecturing whoever they’re meeting until their eyes glaze over, and not listening. Secondly, filmmakers often don’t tell the actual story: they describe their subject or theme or context, but don’t tell you what’s actually going to happen, how the story will unfold, and how they’re going to tell this story in a unique way. These are things documentary filmmakers can’t know for certain – and films like ‘Call Me Kuchu’ and ‘The Overnighters’ are brilliant examples of completely unexpected twists – but we should be damn good at imagining how our stories might play out.”
Sara Stockmann, Producer of Bobbi Jene”: “It is understandable that pitch teams want to give a 360 degree understanding of their project and in doing so they often get lost in too many details and factual information.”
Maya Gallus, “A Female Gaze”: “Too much extraneous talk. Get to the point: what is the story, who is going to be in it, do you have special or unique access, and what will the audience see. Show a clip. Then let them ask questions.”
Read More: The Critical Role Non-Profits Played in Getting This Year’s Tribeca Film Festival Docs Made
Advice To Filmmakers Get Ready To Pitch
Al Morrow, “Sour Grapes”: “The trailer is everything. If you have a strong trailer that works as a three minute experience and shows the potential and scale of the story you’re most of the way there. It needs to look like your film will look. You can’t say, ‘here’s a trailer, but the film will be different/better.'”
Sara Stockmann, “Bobbi Jene”: “Know whom you are talking to. Do your research on the decision makers. It doesn’t make sense to pitch a project to a decision maker who is not open to the kind of story you are presenting. If you have a great project you will find funding, but don’t waste your energy on 50 meetings. Instead select the five top on your list and save your energy for these. Financing is building a dialogue. Try to collect information from the person you are pitching to. It will come in handy on a future project.”
Lindsey Dryden, “Canary In A Coal Mine”: “A pitch doesn’t have to be formal: it’s the opportunity to have a conversation about the amazing thing you want to make, so keep it conversational, know how to describe your film in a few bullet points, let your passion for the story shine through, and remember to listen. The people you’re pitching to are usually interesting and talented folk who want to discover the ways that you’re interesting and talented, so keep it informal and enjoy the exchange.”
Jessica Wolfson, “Did It! From Yippie To Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, An American Revolutionary”: “[T]ake some time to think of questions you think someone might ask about your film, particularly the more challenging aspects. Because they will ask these questions. Being confident in your answers and in the vision of your film, this will help make a successful pitch.”
Maya Gallus, “A Female Gaze”: “Establish why this film needs to be made now, and why you are the one to make it. Emphasize your passion about the story or access to the subjects – anything to differentiate yourself from the pack.”
Jeanie Finlay, “Luxury Bitches”: “Lastly, do not attempt to pitch to people after 9pm. I saw a funder being accosted on the dance floor last year at about midnight being given proposals and DVDs by an eager filmmaker. I would put money on it that it didn’t result in a commission. Just go to the parties and have fun and let other people do the same.”
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- 6/14/2016
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
The premiere post-tiff destination (September 20-25th) in the film community and a major leg up for narrative and non-fiction films in development, the Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) announced a whopping 140 projects selected for the Project Forum at the upcoming Ifp Independent Film Week. Made up of several sections (Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers program, No Borders International Co-Production Market and Spotlight on Documentaries), we find latest updates from the likes of docu-helmers Doug Block (112 Weddings) and Lana Wilson (After Tiller), and among the narrative items we find headliners in Andrew Haigh (coming off the well received 45 Years), Sophie Barthes (Cold Souls and Madame Bovary), Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty), Lawrence Michael Levine (Wild Canaries), Jorge Michel Grau (We Are What We Are), Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal (Stranger Things) and new faces in Sundance’s large family in Charles Poekel (Christmas, Again) and Olivia Newman (First Match). Here...
- 7/22/2015
- by admin
- IONCINEMA.com
Mr. Torquay’s Holiday and The Field secure special mentions at the Best of Boroughs (BoBs).
Writer-director Fred Rowson and producer Christine Cheung have won the the BoBs Jury Award for their short film Woodhouse, which chronicles the investigation into an unknown creature in a South London nature reserve.
Film London hosted the Best of Boroughs last night [Sept 5], showcasing the 18 film-making teams who made a short film through the 2012/13 London Borough Film Fund Challenge (Lbffc).
This year’s jury was made up of Made in Dagenham producer Stephen Woolley, BFI Film Fund senior production executive Chris Collins, film critic Finn Halligan, Encounters Short Film Festival MD Liz Harkman and head of talent development and production at Film London Deborah Sathe.
On selecting the winner, who receives a prize worth £2,000, the jury said: “Woodhouse is a visual and aural treat. It is imaginative and intriguing, capturing South London suburbia past and present. The gorgeous...
Writer-director Fred Rowson and producer Christine Cheung have won the the BoBs Jury Award for their short film Woodhouse, which chronicles the investigation into an unknown creature in a South London nature reserve.
Film London hosted the Best of Boroughs last night [Sept 5], showcasing the 18 film-making teams who made a short film through the 2012/13 London Borough Film Fund Challenge (Lbffc).
This year’s jury was made up of Made in Dagenham producer Stephen Woolley, BFI Film Fund senior production executive Chris Collins, film critic Finn Halligan, Encounters Short Film Festival MD Liz Harkman and head of talent development and production at Film London Deborah Sathe.
On selecting the winner, who receives a prize worth £2,000, the jury said: “Woodhouse is a visual and aural treat. It is imaginative and intriguing, capturing South London suburbia past and present. The gorgeous...
- 9/6/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
If you only had a few minutes before you lost your hearing, what three songs would you choose to listen to? British director Lindsey Dryden poses this question on her website, asking visitors for their "Panic Lists" -- answers have ranged from listening to "my son play jazz on any one of his three saxophones" to "Radiohead’s Paranoid Android, because it is like listening to 3 different songs in one track." The prompt works conceptually as a prequel to Dryden's first feature film, in which the question turns into a catch-22 -- what would you listen to after you lost your hearing?
Dryden, who is deaf in one ear, explores the lives of three deaf subjects in her documentary, "Lost and Sound," which premiered at SXSW earlier this month. For each, music is an inextricable part of their lives, and each found a way back into music -- or into...
Dryden, who is deaf in one ear, explores the lives of three deaf subjects in her documentary, "Lost and Sound," which premiered at SXSW earlier this month. For each, music is an inextricable part of their lives, and each found a way back into music -- or into...
- 3/28/2012
- by Gazelle Emami
- Huffington Post
In less than a month the SXSW Film Festival will kick off (Friday, March 9, to be exact), and the line-up keeps getting better and better. The festival has announced some exciting additions to their already-stellar line-up including the Sundance hits Safety Not Guaranteed, Searching for Sugar Man, Chasing Ice, Shut Up and Play the Hits, Sleepwalk with Me along with the world premiere of Steve Taylor‘s Blue Like Jazz, and Todd Rohal‘s Nature Calls. They have also added the Oscar nominated Montreal film Monsieur Lazhar which we have championed since its World Premiere at Tiff.
You can find the lineup of today’s film announcements below, and check the entire schedule, complete with both screening and conference dates and times, at www.sxsw.com/film.
Narrative Spotlight
Blue Like Jazz
Director: Steve Taylor, Screenwriters: Donald Miller, Steve Taylor, Ben Pearson
A Texas college student flees the hypocrisy of...
You can find the lineup of today’s film announcements below, and check the entire schedule, complete with both screening and conference dates and times, at www.sxsw.com/film.
Narrative Spotlight
Blue Like Jazz
Director: Steve Taylor, Screenwriters: Donald Miller, Steve Taylor, Ben Pearson
A Texas college student flees the hypocrisy of...
- 2/16/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
SXSW has announced a few late additions, rounding out a lineup that already includes high-profile world-premieres from Nelson George, Lena Dunham, Drew Goddard, Caveh Zahedi, and the Duplass Brothers. Notably, Todd Rohal’s Nature Calls, his Johnny Knoxville and Patton Oswald-starring followup to last year’s surrealist comedy The Catechism Cataclysm, will premiere in the Narrative Spotlight section, while Sundance favorites such as Shut Up and Play the Hits, Safety Not Guaranteed, and Sleepwalk with Me will screen as well.
The full list of additions:
Narrative Spotlight
Blue Like Jazz
Director: Steve Taylor, Screenwriters: Donald Miller, Steve Taylor, Ben Pearson
A Texas college student flees the hypocrisy of his religious upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at ‘the most godless campus in America.’ Based on the New York Times bestseller by Donald Miller.
Cast: Marshall Allman, Claire Holt, Tania Raymonde, Justin Welborn, Eric Lange (World Premiere)
Nature Calls
Director...
The full list of additions:
Narrative Spotlight
Blue Like Jazz
Director: Steve Taylor, Screenwriters: Donald Miller, Steve Taylor, Ben Pearson
A Texas college student flees the hypocrisy of his religious upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at ‘the most godless campus in America.’ Based on the New York Times bestseller by Donald Miller.
Cast: Marshall Allman, Claire Holt, Tania Raymonde, Justin Welborn, Eric Lange (World Premiere)
Nature Calls
Director...
- 2/15/2012
- by Dan Schoenbrun
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
After a few announcements, the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival has firmed up their schedule, adding a number of notable films including a few we saw at Sundance. Among them include the LCD Soundsystem documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits (review here), Mike Birbiglia‘s Sleepwalk With Me (review here) and Safety Not Guaranteed (review here) starring Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass. Also jumping out as one of my most-anticipated is Todd Rohal‘s The Catechism Cataclysm follow-up Nature Calls, with Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville and Rob Riggle. Check them all out below for the festival kicking off March 9th.
Narrative Spotlight
Blue Like Jazz
Director: Steve Taylor, Screenwriters: Donald Miller, Steve Taylor, Ben Pearson
A Texas college student flees the hypocrisy of his religious upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at ‘the most godless campus in America.’ Based on the New York Times bestseller by Donald Miller.
Narrative Spotlight
Blue Like Jazz
Director: Steve Taylor, Screenwriters: Donald Miller, Steve Taylor, Ben Pearson
A Texas college student flees the hypocrisy of his religious upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at ‘the most godless campus in America.’ Based on the New York Times bestseller by Donald Miller.
- 2/15/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
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