The inaugural animation scheme cohort has also been unveiled.
Aftersun director Charlotte Wells and Limbo filmmaker Ben Sharrock are among the 2024 mentors taking part in Glasgow Film Festival’s (Gff) New Talent Mentorship Scheme, that runs as part of Gff’s Industry Focus.
Fellow mentors are Avengers: Endgame assistant director Mark Rossi, Bad Sisters writer Ailbhe Keogan, writer-director Asim Abbasi; producer Sarah Drummond and filmmakers Louis Paxton and Michael Lee Richardson.
The scheme is funded by the William Grant Foundation, for emerging screen professionals from backgrounds currently underrepresented in the industry.
Gff is also running its inaugural animation talent development project Animatic,...
Aftersun director Charlotte Wells and Limbo filmmaker Ben Sharrock are among the 2024 mentors taking part in Glasgow Film Festival’s (Gff) New Talent Mentorship Scheme, that runs as part of Gff’s Industry Focus.
Fellow mentors are Avengers: Endgame assistant director Mark Rossi, Bad Sisters writer Ailbhe Keogan, writer-director Asim Abbasi; producer Sarah Drummond and filmmakers Louis Paxton and Michael Lee Richardson.
The scheme is funded by the William Grant Foundation, for emerging screen professionals from backgrounds currently underrepresented in the industry.
Gff is also running its inaugural animation talent development project Animatic,...
- 12/14/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
A recovering drug addict in Dublin tries to save his 12-step mentor in this well-intentioned but implausible drama about assisted dying
This movie from screenwriter Ailbhe Keogan and director Claire Dix is well intentioned – but it’s broad, and for me it does not really do justice to the seriousness of its euthanasia theme. There’s an odd, strained naivety here which goes right up to the silliness (and illegality) of its sentimental climactic scene on a lake.
Barry Ward (from Ken Loach’s Jimmy’s Hall) does his hyperactive utmost with the role of Leon, a recovering smack addict in Dublin and would-be musician who is devoted to his 12-step mentor Iver, a tough-talking old guy who saved him from drugs; this is a fierce performance from veteran player Liam Carney. But Iver is seriously unwell and Leon is astonished one morning when calling round to his flat to find...
This movie from screenwriter Ailbhe Keogan and director Claire Dix is well intentioned – but it’s broad, and for me it does not really do justice to the seriousness of its euthanasia theme. There’s an odd, strained naivety here which goes right up to the silliness (and illegality) of its sentimental climactic scene on a lake.
Barry Ward (from Ken Loach’s Jimmy’s Hall) does his hyperactive utmost with the role of Leon, a recovering smack addict in Dublin and would-be musician who is devoted to his 12-step mentor Iver, a tough-talking old guy who saved him from drugs; this is a fierce performance from veteran player Liam Carney. But Iver is seriously unwell and Leon is astonished one morning when calling round to his flat to find...
- 6/12/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Paul Mescal and Sharon Horgan were among the winners at the Irish Film and Television Awards.
Despite Colin Farrell losing out the best actor award to Mescal, “The Banshees of Inisherin” beat out competitors to win best film. In the international category “All Quiet on the Western Front” took home the top award on Sunday night.
Read on for the full list of winners.
Film Categories
Best Film
“Aisha”
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Winner
“God’s Creatures”
“Lakelands”
“Róise & Frank”
“The Wonder”
Director – Film
“Aisha” – Frank Berry – Winner
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh
“It Is In Us All” – Antonia Campbell Hughes
“Joyride” – Emer Reynolds
“Let the Wrong One In” – Conor McMahon
“Róise & Frank” – Rachael Moriarty & Peter Murphy
Script – Film
“Aisha” – Frank Berry – Winner
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh
“God’s Creatures” – Shane Crowley
“Joyride” – Ailbhe Keogan
“Let the Wrong One In” – Conor McMahon
“Róise & Frank” – Rachael Moriarty,...
Despite Colin Farrell losing out the best actor award to Mescal, “The Banshees of Inisherin” beat out competitors to win best film. In the international category “All Quiet on the Western Front” took home the top award on Sunday night.
Read on for the full list of winners.
Film Categories
Best Film
“Aisha”
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Winner
“God’s Creatures”
“Lakelands”
“Róise & Frank”
“The Wonder”
Director – Film
“Aisha” – Frank Berry – Winner
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh
“It Is In Us All” – Antonia Campbell Hughes
“Joyride” – Emer Reynolds
“Let the Wrong One In” – Conor McMahon
“Róise & Frank” – Rachael Moriarty & Peter Murphy
Script – Film
“Aisha” – Frank Berry – Winner
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh
“God’s Creatures” – Shane Crowley
“Joyride” – Ailbhe Keogan
“Let the Wrong One In” – Conor McMahon
“Róise & Frank” – Rachael Moriarty,...
- 5/9/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Sharon Horgan could be set to follow in the footsteps of another acclaimed multi-hyphenate, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, by earning Emmy bids for both writing and starring in a beloved show. While Waller-Bridge achieved that feat for her comedy “Fleabag,” Horgan could do it for her Apple TV+ drama “Bad Sisters.” Horgan co-created, starred in, and wrote several episodes of this hit show, which follows the five Garvey sisters who plot to murder John Paul (Claes Bang), the abusive husband of Anne-Marie Duff‘s Grace Garvey.
The show flashes between two timelines — one in which the sisters try to kill John Paul and one in which a pair of insurance investigators (Brian Gleeson‘s Thomas and Daryl McCormack‘s Matthew) try to prove the sisters’ involvement in John Paul’s death to save their own business.
Horgan teamed up with “New Girl” scribes Brett Baer and Dave Finkel to adapt the hit Belgian show “Clan.
The show flashes between two timelines — one in which the sisters try to kill John Paul and one in which a pair of insurance investigators (Brian Gleeson‘s Thomas and Daryl McCormack‘s Matthew) try to prove the sisters’ involvement in John Paul’s death to save their own business.
Horgan teamed up with “New Girl” scribes Brett Baer and Dave Finkel to adapt the hit Belgian show “Clan.
- 5/3/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Projects include ‘Orange World’, the latest from ’Sunlight’ filmmaker Claire Dix.
Katie Holly’s Irish production company Blinder Films, the outfit behind Extra Ordinary, Mr Malcolm’s List, Love And Friendship and Dublin premiere Sunlight, has re-launched as Keeper Pictures, with an expanded team and a bustling slate of development projects.
Long-standing Keeper Pictures producer Yvonne Donohoe has been promoted to a newly created role, head of creative. Evan Horan, who was associate producer on Mr Malcolm’s List, has been promoted to producer. Amy Carroll has joined as development executive, previously working at South of the River and Kudos,...
Katie Holly’s Irish production company Blinder Films, the outfit behind Extra Ordinary, Mr Malcolm’s List, Love And Friendship and Dublin premiere Sunlight, has re-launched as Keeper Pictures, with an expanded team and a bustling slate of development projects.
Long-standing Keeper Pictures producer Yvonne Donohoe has been promoted to a newly created role, head of creative. Evan Horan, who was associate producer on Mr Malcolm’s List, has been promoted to producer. Amy Carroll has joined as development executive, previously working at South of the River and Kudos,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
“The Banshees of Inisherin,” starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, led the nominations for the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) as the full list of nominees was unveiled on Monday night local time, picking up 11 nods in the film category.
“Bad Sisters” – Sharon Horgan’s Apple TV+ mystery series – led the pack in the drama category with 12 noms.
Coming off the back of a stellar year for Irish film and television, the nominations include a number of familiar names and titles, including Paul Mescal, who has been nominated for best lead actor in a film for “Aftersun” and best supporting actor in a film for “God’s Creatures” while Farrell is also competing in both categories, both for his star turn in “Banshees” and his supporting role as Penguin in “The Batman.”
“Conversations with Friends” has also scored noms in multiple categories while Aoife McArdle is up for best drama...
“Bad Sisters” – Sharon Horgan’s Apple TV+ mystery series – led the pack in the drama category with 12 noms.
Coming off the back of a stellar year for Irish film and television, the nominations include a number of familiar names and titles, including Paul Mescal, who has been nominated for best lead actor in a film for “Aftersun” and best supporting actor in a film for “God’s Creatures” while Farrell is also competing in both categories, both for his star turn in “Banshees” and his supporting role as Penguin in “The Batman.”
“Conversations with Friends” has also scored noms in multiple categories while Aoife McArdle is up for best drama...
- 3/7/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Apple’s comedy series Bad Sisters and Martin McDonagh’s latest feature, The Banshees of Inisherin, lead this year’s Irish Film And TV Academy Award nominations (IFTAs). Scroll down for the complete list.
Bad Sisters leads across film and TV with 12 nominations, including Best Drama, Lead Actress (Sharon Horgan), Director (Dearbhla Walsh), and four nods in Supporting Actress for Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Eve Hewson, and Sarah Greene.
The Banshees of Inisherin clocked 11 nominations, including Best Film as well as Best Director and Screenplay for Martin McDonagh. Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Brendan Gleeson, and Kerry Condon also pop up in the acting categories.
Irish filmmaker Frank Berry’s latest pic Aisha trails Bad Sisters and Banshees with ten nominations. The film follows a young Nigerian woman, played by Letitia Wright, who struggles to navigate the asylum system in Ireland.
Paul Mescal also picked up two nominations: The first in...
Bad Sisters leads across film and TV with 12 nominations, including Best Drama, Lead Actress (Sharon Horgan), Director (Dearbhla Walsh), and four nods in Supporting Actress for Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Eve Hewson, and Sarah Greene.
The Banshees of Inisherin clocked 11 nominations, including Best Film as well as Best Director and Screenplay for Martin McDonagh. Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Brendan Gleeson, and Kerry Condon also pop up in the acting categories.
Irish filmmaker Frank Berry’s latest pic Aisha trails Bad Sisters and Banshees with ten nominations. The film follows a young Nigerian woman, played by Letitia Wright, who struggles to navigate the asylum system in Ireland.
Paul Mescal also picked up two nominations: The first in...
- 3/7/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
’The Banshees Of Inisherin’ has 11 nominations including best film, director and actor.
Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees Of Inisherin leads the way at the 2023 Irish Film And Television Academy (IFTA) awards with 11 nominations.
The film earned nods for best film, director and script, lead actor for Colin Farrell, supporting actress for Kerry Condon, and supporting actor for Barry Keoghan and Brendan Gleeson. Farrell also has a supporting actor nod for The Batman.
Scroll down for film nominations
Frank Berry’s immigration drama Aisha, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, is next up with 10 nominations including best film.
Paul Mescal has...
Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees Of Inisherin leads the way at the 2023 Irish Film And Television Academy (IFTA) awards with 11 nominations.
The film earned nods for best film, director and script, lead actor for Colin Farrell, supporting actress for Kerry Condon, and supporting actor for Barry Keoghan and Brendan Gleeson. Farrell also has a supporting actor nod for The Batman.
Scroll down for film nominations
Frank Berry’s immigration drama Aisha, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, is next up with 10 nominations including best film.
Paul Mescal has...
- 3/7/2023
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
With just a few days until the 2023 Oscars, hot contender The Banshees of Inisherin has been given a boost on home soil.
Martin McDonagh’s period tragicomedy — which has nine Academy Award nominations (an all-time Irish record) — has now landed the most film nods this year for the Irish Academy Awards.
Announced by the Irish Film & TV Academy (IFTA), Banshees has 11 nominations, including best film and, as with the BAFTAs and Oscars, the film has been nominated in all of the performance categories for its main cast of Colin Farrell (who also got a nod for supporting actor for The Batman), Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon. Banshees‘ 11 nominations is the same number in 2022 amassed by Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl, which is now also in contention for an Oscar in the international category.
Further down the list, Frank Berry’s immigration drama Aisha — starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor — landed 10 nominations.
Martin McDonagh’s period tragicomedy — which has nine Academy Award nominations (an all-time Irish record) — has now landed the most film nods this year for the Irish Academy Awards.
Announced by the Irish Film & TV Academy (IFTA), Banshees has 11 nominations, including best film and, as with the BAFTAs and Oscars, the film has been nominated in all of the performance categories for its main cast of Colin Farrell (who also got a nod for supporting actor for The Batman), Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon. Banshees‘ 11 nominations is the same number in 2022 amassed by Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl, which is now also in contention for an Oscar in the international category.
Further down the list, Frank Berry’s immigration drama Aisha — starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor — landed 10 nominations.
- 3/7/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We all made interesting choices during the pandemic. Some people got dogs, some left exciting cities for quieter pastures, and some took big career swings. Oscar winner Olivia Colman, it seems, swung wildly out of her usual prestige material to take a little jaunt to Ireland. All it took to get her there was a wholesome road trip comedy in which her primary scene partner is a 12-year-old boy.
Though the inimitable , her immense talent dwarfs the melodramatic surroundings. Once we arrive at a scene where the kindhearted hooligan teaches her how to breastfeed in a seaside shack, it’s clear we’re not in Yorgos Lanthimos territory anymore.
While not entirely without its charms, “Joyride” quite literally milks both comedy and melodrama from its tidy premise like a new mother leaking down her silk blouse — an indignity Colman carries off with sharp vulnerability. The title gets a double meaning from her character’s name,...
Though the inimitable , her immense talent dwarfs the melodramatic surroundings. Once we arrive at a scene where the kindhearted hooligan teaches her how to breastfeed in a seaside shack, it’s clear we’re not in Yorgos Lanthimos territory anymore.
While not entirely without its charms, “Joyride” quite literally milks both comedy and melodrama from its tidy premise like a new mother leaking down her silk blouse — an indignity Colman carries off with sharp vulnerability. The title gets a double meaning from her character’s name,...
- 12/23/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
There’s a scene in “Joyride” set to the Villagers’ song “Courage,” in which lead Conor O’Brien sings, “It took a little time to get where I wanted.” Technically, it takes one hour and six minutes to get to that point, but the route was fastidiously mapped out from the very beginning.
Just like its on-the-nose soundtrack, the rest of this Irish drama is as plain as day — with one exception. Why would Olivia Colman, a regular at Oscar and Emmy ceremonies and recipient of overall critical and audience adoration, waste her time with such a pandering project?
In fact, Colman was at the Academy Awards this very year with a nomination for her bracingly complex portrayal of parenthood in “The Lost Daughter.” So it’s a bit baffling to find her in a movie that feels like a faith-based social warning made in the 1950s, and designed expressly to...
Just like its on-the-nose soundtrack, the rest of this Irish drama is as plain as day — with one exception. Why would Olivia Colman, a regular at Oscar and Emmy ceremonies and recipient of overall critical and audience adoration, waste her time with such a pandering project?
In fact, Colman was at the Academy Awards this very year with a nomination for her bracingly complex portrayal of parenthood in “The Lost Daughter.” So it’s a bit baffling to find her in a movie that feels like a faith-based social warning made in the 1950s, and designed expressly to...
- 12/22/2022
- by Elizabeth Weitzman
- The Wrap
Olivia Colman is everywhere right now. Coming off her third Oscar nomination in four years, Best Actress in “The Lost Daughter,” she’s also the lead in Sam Mendes’ “Empire Of Light” and surely will be in the Oscar conversation. But she has another picture coming out this December as well. Magnolia Pictures announced today that they have acquired U.S. rights to “Joyride,” directed by Emer Reynolds and written by Ailbhe Keogan.
Continue reading ‘Joyride’ Trailer: Olivia Colman Stars In A New Coming-Of-Age Motherhood Dramedy Arriving In December at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Joyride’ Trailer: Olivia Colman Stars In A New Coming-Of-Age Motherhood Dramedy Arriving In December at The Playlist.
- 11/14/2022
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to “Joyride,” a road-trip comedy starring Oscar-winner Olivia Colman and Charlie Reid. The indie studio will release the film in theaters and on demand on Dec. 23.
The picture was directed by Emer Reynolds (“Songs for While I’m Away”) and written by Ailbhe Keogan (“Bad Sisters). The cast also includes Lochlann O Mearáin, Olwen Fouéré, Ruth McCabe, and Tommy Tiernan.
“Joyride” follows 12-year-old Mully (Reid), who, after fleeing his father, steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy (Colman), in the back seat with a baby. Joy has decided to give her child away to a friend, and Mully needs some distance from his debt-ridden dad, who’s after the cash Mully has with him. So the middle-aged mother and adolescent embark on a journey across Ireland — a trip that causes a bond to form between them.
Colman, who is...
The picture was directed by Emer Reynolds (“Songs for While I’m Away”) and written by Ailbhe Keogan (“Bad Sisters). The cast also includes Lochlann O Mearáin, Olwen Fouéré, Ruth McCabe, and Tommy Tiernan.
“Joyride” follows 12-year-old Mully (Reid), who, after fleeing his father, steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy (Colman), in the back seat with a baby. Joy has decided to give her child away to a friend, and Mully needs some distance from his debt-ridden dad, who’s after the cash Mully has with him. So the middle-aged mother and adolescent embark on a journey across Ireland — a trip that causes a bond to form between them.
Colman, who is...
- 11/14/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
“Bad Sisters,” the Apple TV+ dark comedy series created by and starring Sharon Horgan, has been renewed for Season 2, the streamer announced. The news comes less than a month after its 10-episode first season concluded on October 14.
Based on the 2012 Flemish TV series “Clan,” “Bad Sisters” stars Horgan as Eva Garvey, the eldest of five sisters, who ends up in the middle of a life insurance investigation when her brother-in-law John Paul (Claes Bang) dies under uncertain circumstances. As overzealous insurance agent Thomas (Brian Gleeson) tries to prove Eva and her sisters’ involvement in the death, the show flips from the weeks following his funeral to the weeks leading up to his death, when Eva plotted to murder John Paul with Ursula (Eva Birthistle), Bibi (Sarah Greene), and Becka (Eve Hewson) in revenge for his abusive treatment of their sister Grace (Anne Marie-Duff).
“If you’d have told me three...
Based on the 2012 Flemish TV series “Clan,” “Bad Sisters” stars Horgan as Eva Garvey, the eldest of five sisters, who ends up in the middle of a life insurance investigation when her brother-in-law John Paul (Claes Bang) dies under uncertain circumstances. As overzealous insurance agent Thomas (Brian Gleeson) tries to prove Eva and her sisters’ involvement in the death, the show flips from the weeks following his funeral to the weeks leading up to his death, when Eva plotted to murder John Paul with Ursula (Eva Birthistle), Bibi (Sarah Greene), and Becka (Eve Hewson) in revenge for his abusive treatment of their sister Grace (Anne Marie-Duff).
“If you’d have told me three...
- 11/8/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
It’s the news “Bad Sisters” fans have been hoping for: the limited series has been commissioned for a second season, meaning the murderous Garvey sisters are set to grace our screens once more.
Apple TV+ and executive producer and star Sharon Horgan confirmed the second season order on Tuesday (Nov. 8), although no other info – including potential release date, cast or plot details – has been revealed.
An adaptation of Belgian limited series “Clan,” “Bad Sisters” launched earlier this year with Horgan playing de-facto Irish matriarch Eva Garvey to her four younger sisters Grace (Anne-Marie Duff), Bibi (Sarah Greene), Ursula (Eva Birthistle) and Becka (Eve Hewson) in the wake of their parents’ deaths.
But the tight-knit group begins to unravel as Grace, trapped in an abusive marriage with the toxic John-Paul (Claes Bang), becomes increasingly diminished and distant. Her siblings soon hatch a plan to dispatch John-Paul in order to free...
Apple TV+ and executive producer and star Sharon Horgan confirmed the second season order on Tuesday (Nov. 8), although no other info – including potential release date, cast or plot details – has been revealed.
An adaptation of Belgian limited series “Clan,” “Bad Sisters” launched earlier this year with Horgan playing de-facto Irish matriarch Eva Garvey to her four younger sisters Grace (Anne-Marie Duff), Bibi (Sarah Greene), Ursula (Eva Birthistle) and Becka (Eve Hewson) in the wake of their parents’ deaths.
But the tight-knit group begins to unravel as Grace, trapped in an abusive marriage with the toxic John-Paul (Claes Bang), becomes increasingly diminished and distant. Her siblings soon hatch a plan to dispatch John-Paul in order to free...
- 11/8/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Apple TV+ has renewed Bad Sisters, the dark comedy murder-mystery series from Sharon Horgan, for a second season.
The black comedy-drama, from Horgan’s Merman Television and Disney Television Studios’ ABC Signature, follows the tight-knit Garvey sisters, who all find themselves under investigation from life insurers when their brother-in-law is found dead.
Related: Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
“If you’d have told me three years ago that I’d be making a series about five murderous sisters chasing a man around Ireland trying to kill him, I’d have said, ‘Yeah, that sounds about right,’” said Horgan. “The response to our show had been beyond what we could have hoped for. It gave us the opportunity to shine a light on stories that don’t always get such a global platform. I look forward to getting chilly in the Irish Sea one more time.
The black comedy-drama, from Horgan’s Merman Television and Disney Television Studios’ ABC Signature, follows the tight-knit Garvey sisters, who all find themselves under investigation from life insurers when their brother-in-law is found dead.
Related: Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
“If you’d have told me three years ago that I’d be making a series about five murderous sisters chasing a man around Ireland trying to kill him, I’d have said, ‘Yeah, that sounds about right,’” said Horgan. “The response to our show had been beyond what we could have hoped for. It gave us the opportunity to shine a light on stories that don’t always get such a global platform. I look forward to getting chilly in the Irish Sea one more time.
- 11/8/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The protagonist of “Joyride” is named Joy. Joy is seeking a ride out of town. How charmed or irked you are by this rather rudimentary wordplay may also determine your receptiveness to this soft-hearted, high-spirited Irish road movie, which takes a chipper, sometimes openly cheesy approach to fraught emotional terrain. Charting the unlikely camaraderie between a self-sufficient 12-year-old boy and a spiraling middle-aged lawyer with a newborn baby — both seeking an escape of sorts from loveless lives in a drab County Kerry town — Emer Reynolds’ film weaves pretty freely between tonal lanes, as dictated by the blend of character-rooted intimacy and sitcom-like contrivance in Ailbhe Keogan’s script. “Joyride” needs some deft actors driving it, and it has lucked out: An up-for-anything Olivia Colman and scrappy newcomer Charlie Reid make for an unlikely but appealing buddy duo.
Colman, in particular, grants “Joyride” an outsize dramatic presence that a jaunty little...
Colman, in particular, grants “Joyride” an outsize dramatic presence that a jaunty little...
- 7/28/2022
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for its new, witty and darkly comedic murder mystery series “Bad Sisters,” the latest comedy from Emmy Award nominee and BAFTA Award-winning creator and star Sharon Horgan. The 10-episode series will debut globally with the first two episodes on Friday, August 19, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday through October 14. The tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for each other. When their brother-in-law winds up dead, his life insurers launch an investigation to prove malicious intent – and set their sights on the sisters, all of whom had ample reason to kill him. In addition to Horgan, the “Bad Sisters” ensemble cast is led by Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene and Eve Hewson as the Garvey sisters. Claes Bang, Brian Gleeson, Daryl McCormack, Assaad Bouab and newcomer Saise Quinn round out the ensemble cast.
“Bad Sisters” will mark Horgan’s first project to...
“Bad Sisters” will mark Horgan’s first project to...
- 7/28/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Sharon Horgan's latest series looks like another winner.
Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for its new, witty, and darkly comedic murder mystery series Bad Sisters, the latest comedy from Emmy Award nominee and BAFTA Award-winning creator and star Sharon Horgan.
The 10-episode series will debut globally with the first two episodes on Friday, August 19, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday through October 14.
"The tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for each other," reads the logline.
"When their brother-in-law winds up dead, his life insurers launch an investigation to prove malicious intent—and set their sights on the sisters, all of whom had ample reason to kill him," it concludes.
The trailer certainly captures the tone you'd expect, given the subject matter.
The casting is on point, and from the trailer alone, you can tell this is a believable group of sisters.
In addition to Horgan,...
Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for its new, witty, and darkly comedic murder mystery series Bad Sisters, the latest comedy from Emmy Award nominee and BAFTA Award-winning creator and star Sharon Horgan.
The 10-episode series will debut globally with the first two episodes on Friday, August 19, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday through October 14.
"The tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for each other," reads the logline.
"When their brother-in-law winds up dead, his life insurers launch an investigation to prove malicious intent—and set their sights on the sisters, all of whom had ample reason to kill him," it concludes.
The trailer certainly captures the tone you'd expect, given the subject matter.
The casting is on point, and from the trailer alone, you can tell this is a believable group of sisters.
In addition to Horgan,...
- 7/27/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Apple TV+ today announced the premiere dates for two new series arriving later this summer.
The first is Five Days at Memorial, a new limited series from Academy Award winner John Ridley and Emmy Award winner Carlton Cuse.
The other is Bad Sisters, a witty and emotional darkly-comedic murder mystery from Emmy Award-nominee and BAFTA Award-winning star and creator Sharon Horgan.
We're big fans of trhe creatives behind these series, and we're excited about this announcement.
The limited eight-episode series Five Days at Memorial will debut globally on Friday, August 12 with the first three episodes, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday through September 16.
Based on actual events and adapted from the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a local hospital.
When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a...
The first is Five Days at Memorial, a new limited series from Academy Award winner John Ridley and Emmy Award winner Carlton Cuse.
The other is Bad Sisters, a witty and emotional darkly-comedic murder mystery from Emmy Award-nominee and BAFTA Award-winning star and creator Sharon Horgan.
We're big fans of trhe creatives behind these series, and we're excited about this announcement.
The limited eight-episode series Five Days at Memorial will debut globally on Friday, August 12 with the first three episodes, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday through September 16.
Based on actual events and adapted from the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a local hospital.
When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a...
- 6/15/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Sharon Horgan’s new Apple series has set its main cast.
The series, now titled “Bad Sisters,” will star Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene, and Eve Hewson as the Garvey sisters. Claes Bang, Brian Gleeson, Daryl McCormack, Assaad Bouab, and Saise Quinn also star.
The series follows the lives of the Garvey sisters bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another. The show was originally ordered at Apple back in September with a 10-episode order. It is expected to debut later this year. It is adapted from the Belgian series “Clan,” which was created by Malin-Sarah Gozin
Horgan, Brett Baer, and Dave Finkel adapted the series, with all three serving as executive producers. Horgan, Faye Dorn and Clelia Mountford executive produce for Merman, which is producing in association with ABC Signature. Gozin and Bert Hamelinck executive produce for Caviar.
The series, now titled “Bad Sisters,” will star Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene, and Eve Hewson as the Garvey sisters. Claes Bang, Brian Gleeson, Daryl McCormack, Assaad Bouab, and Saise Quinn also star.
The series follows the lives of the Garvey sisters bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another. The show was originally ordered at Apple back in September with a 10-episode order. It is expected to debut later this year. It is adapted from the Belgian series “Clan,” which was created by Malin-Sarah Gozin
Horgan, Brett Baer, and Dave Finkel adapted the series, with all three serving as executive producers. Horgan, Faye Dorn and Clelia Mountford executive produce for Merman, which is producing in association with ABC Signature. Gozin and Bert Hamelinck executive produce for Caviar.
- 3/24/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Sharon Horgan’s first series for Apple TV+, an adapting of the Belgian version of Clan, will be titled Bad Sisters. The previously untitled project, co-written, executive produced by and starring Horgan, also announced Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette), Eva Birthistle (Brooklyn), Sarah Greene (Frank of Ireland) and Eve Hewson (Behind her Eyes) as Horgan’s co-leads and released a first-look image of the quintet as the title characters (above).
Described as a blend of both dark comedy and thriller, the 10-episode Bad Sisters follows the lives of the Garvey sisters — played by Horgan, Duff, Birthistle, Greene and Hewson — bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another.
The ensemble cast also includes Claes Bang (Dracula), Brian Gleeson (Peaky Blinders), Daryl McCormack (Peaky Blinders), Assaad Bouab (Call My Agent) and newcomer Saise Quinn (Monster).
Bad Sisters, which will premiere later this year,...
Described as a blend of both dark comedy and thriller, the 10-episode Bad Sisters follows the lives of the Garvey sisters — played by Horgan, Duff, Birthistle, Greene and Hewson — bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another.
The ensemble cast also includes Claes Bang (Dracula), Brian Gleeson (Peaky Blinders), Daryl McCormack (Peaky Blinders), Assaad Bouab (Call My Agent) and newcomer Saise Quinn (Monster).
Bad Sisters, which will premiere later this year,...
- 3/24/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Someone is on a roll!
Today, Apple TV+ announced the title and cast, and unveiled a first-look at Bad Sisters, its highly anticipated 10 episode series from Emmy Award-nominee and BAFTA Award-winning star and creator Sharon Horgan which is set to debut later this year.
Horgan is continually one to watch both on screen and behind the scenes, so this is very exciting news.
While there isn't a premiere date yet, we have your first look with the premiere photo of the bad sisters of Bad Sisters.
A delicious blend of both dark comedy and thriller, Bad Sisters follows the lives of the Garvey sisters, bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another.
In addition to Horgan, the series will star Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene and Eve Hewson as the Garvey sisters.
The ensemble cast also includes Claes Bang, Brian Gleeson,...
Today, Apple TV+ announced the title and cast, and unveiled a first-look at Bad Sisters, its highly anticipated 10 episode series from Emmy Award-nominee and BAFTA Award-winning star and creator Sharon Horgan which is set to debut later this year.
Horgan is continually one to watch both on screen and behind the scenes, so this is very exciting news.
While there isn't a premiere date yet, we have your first look with the premiere photo of the bad sisters of Bad Sisters.
A delicious blend of both dark comedy and thriller, Bad Sisters follows the lives of the Garvey sisters, bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another.
In addition to Horgan, the series will star Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene and Eve Hewson as the Garvey sisters.
The ensemble cast also includes Claes Bang, Brian Gleeson,...
- 3/24/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Sharon Horgan’s dark comedy for Apple TV+ has a name – “Bad Sisters.”
The series, described as a comedy and thriller, follows the lives of the Garvey sisters, who are bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another, according to a logline from the streamer. And playing those sisters alongside Horgan are Eve Hewson, Anne-Marie Duff (“Suffragette,” “The Salisbury Poisonings”), Eva Birthistle (“Brooklyn,” “The Last Kingdom”) and Sarah Greene (“Frank of Ireland,” “Dublin Murders”).
“Bad Sisters” is the first project out of Horgan’s first-look deal with Apple TV+ and her Merman production company.
Horgan is executive producer of “Shining Vale” on Starz, which is currently airing its first season, and whose cast features Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear and Mira Sorvino. She was also behind Sarah Jessica Parker’s “Divorce” on HBO, and starred in and wrote/executive produced “Catastrophe,” which streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
The series, described as a comedy and thriller, follows the lives of the Garvey sisters, who are bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another, according to a logline from the streamer. And playing those sisters alongside Horgan are Eve Hewson, Anne-Marie Duff (“Suffragette,” “The Salisbury Poisonings”), Eva Birthistle (“Brooklyn,” “The Last Kingdom”) and Sarah Greene (“Frank of Ireland,” “Dublin Murders”).
“Bad Sisters” is the first project out of Horgan’s first-look deal with Apple TV+ and her Merman production company.
Horgan is executive producer of “Shining Vale” on Starz, which is currently airing its first season, and whose cast features Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear and Mira Sorvino. She was also behind Sarah Jessica Parker’s “Divorce” on HBO, and starred in and wrote/executive produced “Catastrophe,” which streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
- 3/24/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Sharon Horgan is set to star in, co-write, and executive produce a dark comedy that has been ordered to series at Apple, Variety has learned.
The untitled comedy follows the lives of the Garvey sisters, who are bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another.
Apple has given the project a 10-episode order. It is adapted from the Flemish series “Clan,” which was created by Malin-Sarah Gozin. Horgan, Brett Baer, and Dave Finkel adapted the series, with all three serving as executive producers. Horgan, Faye Dorn and Clelia Mountford executive produce for Merman, which is producing in association with ABC Signature. Gozin and Bert Hamelinck executive produce for Caviar. The series is written by Horgan, Finkel and Baer, Karen Cogan, Ailbhe Keogan, Daniel Cullen, Perrie Balthazar and Paul Howard.
The project is the first to come from Horgan’s first-look deal with Apple,...
The untitled comedy follows the lives of the Garvey sisters, who are bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another.
Apple has given the project a 10-episode order. It is adapted from the Flemish series “Clan,” which was created by Malin-Sarah Gozin. Horgan, Brett Baer, and Dave Finkel adapted the series, with all three serving as executive producers. Horgan, Faye Dorn and Clelia Mountford executive produce for Merman, which is producing in association with ABC Signature. Gozin and Bert Hamelinck executive produce for Caviar. The series is written by Horgan, Finkel and Baer, Karen Cogan, Ailbhe Keogan, Daniel Cullen, Perrie Balthazar and Paul Howard.
The project is the first to come from Horgan’s first-look deal with Apple,...
- 9/21/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Filming to begin in Ireland from July 2021.
Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland rights to Irish comedy Joyride, starring Olivia Colman, from UK sales outfit Embankment Films.
Directed by Emer Reynolds, filming is set to begin in County Kerry, Ireland next week and Vertigo is planning a theatrical release in 2022.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Entertainment previously secured rights for the rest of the world, excluding the UK and North America.
Colman, who won an Academy Award in 2019 for her leading role in The Favourite and was more recently Oscar-nominated for her performance in Florian Zeller’s The Father, will star opposite newcomer Charlie Reid.
Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland rights to Irish comedy Joyride, starring Olivia Colman, from UK sales outfit Embankment Films.
Directed by Emer Reynolds, filming is set to begin in County Kerry, Ireland next week and Vertigo is planning a theatrical release in 2022.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Entertainment previously secured rights for the rest of the world, excluding the UK and North America.
Colman, who won an Academy Award in 2019 for her leading role in The Favourite and was more recently Oscar-nominated for her performance in Florian Zeller’s The Father, will star opposite newcomer Charlie Reid.
- 6/29/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
London-based film sales and financing house Embankment Films has closed a major international deal for “Joyride,” starring Olivia Colman, who is Oscar nominated for Florian Zeller’s “The Father,” another of Embankment’s titles. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has bought “Joyride” for the world, excluding North America and U.K.
The deal comes as Embankment – led by Tim Haslam and Hugo Grumbar – amps up its pre-sales slate, with the recent addition of Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern to the cast of Zeller’s “The Son,” which sees Zeller reuniting with “The Father” co-writer Christopher Hampton, and news that Helen Mirren will play Israel’s legendary Prime Minister Golda Meir in “Golda,” directed by Oscar winner Guy Nattiv, and produced by BAFTA winner Michael Kuhn (“Florence Foster Jenkins”).
“Joyride” is a feel-good, foul-mouthed fairy-tale centering on two lovable rogues. Joy, played by Colman, is pissed off. She’s got a baby...
The deal comes as Embankment – led by Tim Haslam and Hugo Grumbar – amps up its pre-sales slate, with the recent addition of Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern to the cast of Zeller’s “The Son,” which sees Zeller reuniting with “The Father” co-writer Christopher Hampton, and news that Helen Mirren will play Israel’s legendary Prime Minister Golda Meir in “Golda,” directed by Oscar winner Guy Nattiv, and produced by BAFTA winner Michael Kuhn (“Florence Foster Jenkins”).
“Joyride” is a feel-good, foul-mouthed fairy-tale centering on two lovable rogues. Joy, played by Colman, is pissed off. She’s got a baby...
- 4/19/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Animated Roddy Doyle adaptation and a feelgood-feature starring Olivia Colman also secure backing.
Frank Berry’s Provision, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, has received a boost of €700,000 in the latest round of funding from Screen Ireland.
Dublin-based Subotica Entertainment is producing the drama, in which Wright plays an African woman fleeing persecution who ends up spending more than two years in Ireland’s asylum system, where she befriends a security guard, played by O’Connor.
Irish writer-director Berry’s previous feature was teenage prison drama Michael Inside, which won best film at the 2018 Irish Film and Television Awards and...
Frank Berry’s Provision, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, has received a boost of €700,000 in the latest round of funding from Screen Ireland.
Dublin-based Subotica Entertainment is producing the drama, in which Wright plays an African woman fleeing persecution who ends up spending more than two years in Ireland’s asylum system, where she befriends a security guard, played by O’Connor.
Irish writer-director Berry’s previous feature was teenage prison drama Michael Inside, which won best film at the 2018 Irish Film and Television Awards and...
- 3/24/2021
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Embankment to introduce feature at AFM.
Olivia Colman is to star in upcoming Irish feature Joyride, which Embankment will introduce to buyers at the AFM this week.
Shooting is set to begin along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way in 2021, produced by Dublin-based Subotica. UK-based Embankment is also on board as executive producer.
It will mark the feature directorial debut of Emer Reynolds, who won an Emmy in 2018 with space documentary The Farthest. The script was written by Ailbhe Keogan and developed in partnership with Screen Ireland.
Producers are Aoife O’Sullivan and Tristan Orpen Lynch.
Colman, who will next be seen...
Olivia Colman is to star in upcoming Irish feature Joyride, which Embankment will introduce to buyers at the AFM this week.
Shooting is set to begin along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way in 2021, produced by Dublin-based Subotica. UK-based Embankment is also on board as executive producer.
It will mark the feature directorial debut of Emer Reynolds, who won an Emmy in 2018 with space documentary The Farthest. The script was written by Ailbhe Keogan and developed in partnership with Screen Ireland.
Producers are Aoife O’Sullivan and Tristan Orpen Lynch.
Colman, who will next be seen...
- 11/9/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Titles include Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ ’It Is In Us All’.
Film development agency Screen Ireland has selected four feature film projects to be produced under its low-budget Pov scheme.
The four titles were chosen from 65 submissions. Six projects then went through a first-stage development process, before they were whittled down to the chosen four.
Pov is for live-action fiction titles that can be produced with a budget limit of €400,000.
Titles include Lisa Mulcahy’s Knowl, written by Elisabeth Gooch and produced by Ruth Carter for Blue Ink Films. The story is based on Sheridan Le Fanu’s gothic thriller Uncle Silas,...
Film development agency Screen Ireland has selected four feature film projects to be produced under its low-budget Pov scheme.
The four titles were chosen from 65 submissions. Six projects then went through a first-stage development process, before they were whittled down to the chosen four.
Pov is for live-action fiction titles that can be produced with a budget limit of €400,000.
Titles include Lisa Mulcahy’s Knowl, written by Elisabeth Gooch and produced by Ruth Carter for Blue Ink Films. The story is based on Sheridan Le Fanu’s gothic thriller Uncle Silas,...
- 5/20/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Three films to be greenlit with budgets of up to €400,000.
Screen Ireland (formerly the Irish Film Board) has named the six project teams that will take part in the inaugural edition of its Pov scheme, which backs female filmmakers.
The selected projects will enter a development and mentorship phase before three will be greenlit, with a budget of up to €400,000 each – the money has been ring-fenced from Screen Ireland’s overall production budget. They will be aiming to enter production in late 2019/early 2020.
The teams chosen include Roisín Geraghty who is producing Sunlight for Blinder Films, the company behind Love...
Screen Ireland (formerly the Irish Film Board) has named the six project teams that will take part in the inaugural edition of its Pov scheme, which backs female filmmakers.
The selected projects will enter a development and mentorship phase before three will be greenlit, with a budget of up to €400,000 each – the money has been ring-fenced from Screen Ireland’s overall production budget. They will be aiming to enter production in late 2019/early 2020.
The teams chosen include Roisín Geraghty who is producing Sunlight for Blinder Films, the company behind Love...
- 9/19/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
UK mentoring programme Guiding Lights attracts top industry figures for eighth edition.
UK film industry mentoring scheme Guiding Lights has confirmed a raft of top industry mentors for its eighth edition.
British cinema figures who have signed up for the scheme include 45 Years director Andrew Haigh and Ex Machina director Alex Garland, as well as producers Tessa Ross and Pippa Harris.
They have each been paired with an emerging film talent in the British industry – producers, directors, writers and exhibitors.
To see the full list of mentees selected for Guiding Lights 8 click here.
Guiding Lights is run by Brighton-based cultural agency Lighthouse and supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery funds, through the Skills Investment Fund (Sif).
Studiocanal CEO Danny Perkins, who sponsors the event, commented: “We are incredibly proud to continue our partnership with the Guiding Lights programme. Identifying and nurturing upcoming talent is integral to our...
UK film industry mentoring scheme Guiding Lights has confirmed a raft of top industry mentors for its eighth edition.
British cinema figures who have signed up for the scheme include 45 Years director Andrew Haigh and Ex Machina director Alex Garland, as well as producers Tessa Ross and Pippa Harris.
They have each been paired with an emerging film talent in the British industry – producers, directors, writers and exhibitors.
To see the full list of mentees selected for Guiding Lights 8 click here.
Guiding Lights is run by Brighton-based cultural agency Lighthouse and supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery funds, through the Skills Investment Fund (Sif).
Studiocanal CEO Danny Perkins, who sponsors the event, commented: “We are incredibly proud to continue our partnership with the Guiding Lights programme. Identifying and nurturing upcoming talent is integral to our...
- 2/16/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
UK emerging talent scheme attracts top industry figures for eighth edition.
UK film industry mentoring scheme Guiding Lights has confirmed a raft of top industry mentors for its eighth edition.
British cinema figures who have signed up for the scheme include 45 Years director Andrew Haigh and Ex Machina director Alex Garland, as well as producers Tessa Ross and Pippa Harris.
They have each been paired with an emerging film talent in the British industry – producers, directors, writers and exhibitors.
To see the full list of mentees selected for Guiding Lights 8 click here.
Guiding Lights is run by Brighton-based cultural agency Lighthouse and supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery funds, through the Skills Investment Fund (Sif).
Studiocanal CEO Danny Perkins, who sponsors the event, commented: “We are incredibly proud to continue our partnership with the Guiding Lights programme. Identifying and nurturing upcoming talent is integral to our...
UK film industry mentoring scheme Guiding Lights has confirmed a raft of top industry mentors for its eighth edition.
British cinema figures who have signed up for the scheme include 45 Years director Andrew Haigh and Ex Machina director Alex Garland, as well as producers Tessa Ross and Pippa Harris.
They have each been paired with an emerging film talent in the British industry – producers, directors, writers and exhibitors.
To see the full list of mentees selected for Guiding Lights 8 click here.
Guiding Lights is run by Brighton-based cultural agency Lighthouse and supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery funds, through the Skills Investment Fund (Sif).
Studiocanal CEO Danny Perkins, who sponsors the event, commented: “We are incredibly proud to continue our partnership with the Guiding Lights programme. Identifying and nurturing upcoming talent is integral to our...
- 2/16/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
The eighth edition of the UK’s Guiding Lights mentoring scheme has selected 17 new mentees from 215 applications received across the UK and Ireland.
Lighthouse and Creative Skillset revealed the new participants:
Directors – Aleem Khan, Baff Akoto, Julia Stovell, Kate Dolan, Lindsey Dryden
Producers – Jude Goldrei, Lizzie Brown, Ohna Falby, Sarah Brocklehurst [pictured]
Writers – Ailbhe Keogan, Brian Martin, Kara Smith, Paven Virk, Ruth Paxton
Exhibitors – Becky Bruzas, Matthew Hellett, Sara Duffy
This year’s participants work in fiction and documentary, adult and children’s TV, theatre, commercials, learning disability film exhibition, and immersive cinema experiences.
Guiding Lights is run by Lighthouse and supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery funds, through the Skills Investment Fund (Sif).
Guiding Lights is now partnering with Carousel’s Oska Bright Film Festival, to support the participation of exhibitors Bruzas and Hellett.
Lighthouse’s senior producer Emily Kyriakides said: “We’re so thrilled to have...
Lighthouse and Creative Skillset revealed the new participants:
Directors – Aleem Khan, Baff Akoto, Julia Stovell, Kate Dolan, Lindsey Dryden
Producers – Jude Goldrei, Lizzie Brown, Ohna Falby, Sarah Brocklehurst [pictured]
Writers – Ailbhe Keogan, Brian Martin, Kara Smith, Paven Virk, Ruth Paxton
Exhibitors – Becky Bruzas, Matthew Hellett, Sara Duffy
This year’s participants work in fiction and documentary, adult and children’s TV, theatre, commercials, learning disability film exhibition, and immersive cinema experiences.
Guiding Lights is run by Lighthouse and supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery funds, through the Skills Investment Fund (Sif).
Guiding Lights is now partnering with Carousel’s Oska Bright Film Festival, to support the participation of exhibitors Bruzas and Hellett.
Lighthouse’s senior producer Emily Kyriakides said: “We’re so thrilled to have...
- 7/14/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Tribeca Film Festival organizers on Wednesday announced 46 of the 89 feature films screening at the New York-set festival starting next month, including selections in the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film sections, as well as out-of-competition Viewpoints screenings.
"Big Men," a documentary about American corporations pursuing oil reserves in Africa, will serve as the opening night film for the World Documentary portion; "Bluebird," a small-town drama featuring "Girls" star Adam Driver, will kick-off the World Narrative slate. "Flex Is Kings," a documentary about Brooklyn street performers, is the Viewpoints opener. All three films premiere on April 18. The Tribeca Film Festival runs from April 17 through April 28, with "Mistaken For Strangers," a documentary about The National, serving as the fest's opening night film.
"Our competition selections embody the quality and diversity of contemporary cinema from across the globe,” Tribeca Film Festival Artistic Director Frederic Boyer said in a release. “The cinematic proficiency that...
"Big Men," a documentary about American corporations pursuing oil reserves in Africa, will serve as the opening night film for the World Documentary portion; "Bluebird," a small-town drama featuring "Girls" star Adam Driver, will kick-off the World Narrative slate. "Flex Is Kings," a documentary about Brooklyn street performers, is the Viewpoints opener. All three films premiere on April 18. The Tribeca Film Festival runs from April 17 through April 28, with "Mistaken For Strangers," a documentary about The National, serving as the fest's opening night film.
"Our competition selections embody the quality and diversity of contemporary cinema from across the globe,” Tribeca Film Festival Artistic Director Frederic Boyer said in a release. “The cinematic proficiency that...
- 3/5/2013
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
The Tribeca Film Festival announced the first half of its 2013 movie slate today, including its World Narrative and Documentary Competition film categories, along with selections from the out-of-competition Viewpoints section, which highlights international and independent cinema. Festival organizers reviewed more than 6,000 submissions to select 89 feature-length films from 30 different countries for this year’s festival, which boasts 53 world premieres. “Our competition selections embody the quality and diversity of contemporary cinema from across the globe,” said Frederic Boyer, Tribeca’s artistic director. “The cinematic proficiency that harnesses this lineup is remarkable and we’re looking forward to sharing these new perspectives, powerful performances,...
- 3/5/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Will Forte. In a non-comedic role. In the backdrop of Ireland? A participant at the 2010 June Screenwriters Lab and a 2010 Annenberg Film Fellowship Grant, commercials and short film Oscar nominated helmer Steph Green (left on the pic above) began lensing in her debut film, Run and Jump in mid June of this year. Currently in post-production, the drama sees Sharon Horgan and Maxine Peake co-star.
Gist: Based on an original screenplay by Ailbhe Keogan (right on the pic above) and co-scripted by Green, when her husband returns home after suffering a stroke that has left his personality fundamentally changed, a spirited Irish woman struggles to rebuild her family while finding comfort in an American ethnographer sent to document the recovery process.
Production Co./Producers: Tamara Anghie, Astrid Kahmke, Philipp Kreuzer and Samson Films’ Martina Niland
Prediction: World Cinema Dramatic Competition and could be shown at the Berlin Film Fest or Tribeca.
Gist: Based on an original screenplay by Ailbhe Keogan (right on the pic above) and co-scripted by Green, when her husband returns home after suffering a stroke that has left his personality fundamentally changed, a spirited Irish woman struggles to rebuild her family while finding comfort in an American ethnographer sent to document the recovery process.
Production Co./Producers: Tamara Anghie, Astrid Kahmke, Philipp Kreuzer and Samson Films’ Martina Niland
Prediction: World Cinema Dramatic Competition and could be shown at the Berlin Film Fest or Tribeca.
- 11/21/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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