Applications are now open for the 21st edition of Screen International’s Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland.
The submissions window is open for one month, from March 6 to April 5, 2024.
Applications are open to UK and Irish citizens and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit, but applicants should be at an early stage in their film career, demonstrate exceptional promise and be ready to progress to the next level.
Applicants should use this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot...
The submissions window is open for one month, from March 6 to April 5, 2024.
Applications are open to UK and Irish citizens and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit, but applicants should be at an early stage in their film career, demonstrate exceptional promise and be ready to progress to the next level.
Applicants should use this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot...
- 3/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
Independent titles lead the openers at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, with Thea Sharrock’s comedy Wicked Little Letters starting in 685 sites through Studiocanal.
Written by Jonny Sweet and based on a true scandal from 1920s England, Wicked Little Letters centres on an English seaside town targeted by a series of obscene letters, that are investigated by a group of women from the area.
Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley lead the cast, that also includes Anjana Vasan, Malachi Kirby and Timothy Spall. Buckley, Vasan and Kirby were named Screen Stars of Tomorrow in 2017, 2021 and 2013.
It is the third feature from UK filmmaker Sharrock,...
Written by Jonny Sweet and based on a true scandal from 1920s England, Wicked Little Letters centres on an English seaside town targeted by a series of obscene letters, that are investigated by a group of women from the area.
Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley lead the cast, that also includes Anjana Vasan, Malachi Kirby and Timothy Spall. Buckley, Vasan and Kirby were named Screen Stars of Tomorrow in 2017, 2021 and 2013.
It is the third feature from UK filmmaker Sharrock,...
- 2/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
Director Andrew Cumming’s new horror film “Out of Darkness” is a survival movie that recalls classics of the genre like Wes Craven‘s “The Hills Have Eyes,” John Carpenter‘s “The Thing,” and Tobe Hooper‘s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” in its tale of a small group under siege by a malevolent force in a hostile, isolated environment. What makes “Out of Darkness” unique is its time period: Its heroes and the unseen monster they’re fleeing exist in a pre-historic world.
This meant Cumming and screenwriter Ruth Greenberg had to figure out how people living in 43,000 Bce would talk, fight, and dress and what kinds of weapons and tools they would use. One of the first people Cumming consulted during the writing phase was Palaeolithic archaeologist Rob Dinnis, who liberated Cumming and Greenberg to create characters to whom modern audiences could relate. “There seem to be two schools of thought within this field,...
This meant Cumming and screenwriter Ruth Greenberg had to figure out how people living in 43,000 Bce would talk, fight, and dress and what kinds of weapons and tools they would use. One of the first people Cumming consulted during the writing phase was Palaeolithic archaeologist Rob Dinnis, who liberated Cumming and Greenberg to create characters to whom modern audiences could relate. “There seem to be two schools of thought within this field,...
- 2/10/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Between apocalyptic disaster films and cosmic terrors à la Lovecraft, the horror genre has the theoretical end of humanity pretty well covered. But what about its beginning?
In Andrew Cumming’s magnificent directorial debut “Out of Darkness,” the filmmaker reverses at full speed into the unknown with an imaginative and gruesome wilderness thriller tracking a group of nomads living 45,000 years ago. Part prehistoric “Prey,” part agnostic spin on The Book of Genesis, the film was written by Ruth Greenberg, and premiered under the more sci-fi sounding title “The Origin” at the BFI Film Festival in 2022. The moniker change is just the latest in a line of nuanced creative decisions that makes this ferocious 87-minute monster movie a testament to meticulous storytelling: a scrupulous feat made even more effective by the film’s use of Stone Age brutality and stark narrative simplicity.
Shot in the Scottish Highlands, this existential campfire story...
In Andrew Cumming’s magnificent directorial debut “Out of Darkness,” the filmmaker reverses at full speed into the unknown with an imaginative and gruesome wilderness thriller tracking a group of nomads living 45,000 years ago. Part prehistoric “Prey,” part agnostic spin on The Book of Genesis, the film was written by Ruth Greenberg, and premiered under the more sci-fi sounding title “The Origin” at the BFI Film Festival in 2022. The moniker change is just the latest in a line of nuanced creative decisions that makes this ferocious 87-minute monster movie a testament to meticulous storytelling: a scrupulous feat made even more effective by the film’s use of Stone Age brutality and stark narrative simplicity.
Shot in the Scottish Highlands, this existential campfire story...
- 2/9/2024
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Set in the Stone Age, the new horror film Out of Darkness follows a group of world-weary survivors seeking asylum in a new land, only to encounter something deadly stalking them in the shadows just outside the flickering flames of their fire.
With Out of Darkness now playing in theaters via Bleecker Street, Daily Dead had the great pleasure of catching up with director Andrew Cumming to discuss the making of his ambitious new horror movie, including filming in the secluded Scottish Highlands, utilizing a new language created just for the film, and bringing the Stone Age to life as authentically as possible.
You can watch our full video interview with Andrew below, and to see if Out of Darkness is playing at a theater near you, visit:
https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/out-of-darkness
Directed by Andrew Cumming and written by Ruth Greenberg, Out of Darkness stars Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young, Chuku Modu,...
With Out of Darkness now playing in theaters via Bleecker Street, Daily Dead had the great pleasure of catching up with director Andrew Cumming to discuss the making of his ambitious new horror movie, including filming in the secluded Scottish Highlands, utilizing a new language created just for the film, and bringing the Stone Age to life as authentically as possible.
You can watch our full video interview with Andrew below, and to see if Out of Darkness is playing at a theater near you, visit:
https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/out-of-darkness
Directed by Andrew Cumming and written by Ruth Greenberg, Out of Darkness stars Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young, Chuku Modu,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
If there’s one word that summarizes the main focus of early man’s life, it’s undoubtedly “survive”. In the gripping Cro-Magnon monster movie Out Of Darkness, directed by Andrew Cumming and penned by Ruth Greenberg, viewers are transported back to a time when humanity was in its infancy, 45,000 years ago. The film boasts a talented ensemble, including Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young, Chuku Modu, Iola Evans, Arno Lüning, and Luna Mwezi, who find themselves on the brink of existence in a world where every day is a fight for survival.
The storyline unfolds as a small band of early humans arrive on the edge of a stark and unwelcoming land, their journey across a treacherous sea driven by the desperate need for a new beginning. Starvation nips at their heels as they traverse the cold, unforgiving tundra, aiming for the mountains that loom in the distance, hopeful of finding...
The storyline unfolds as a small band of early humans arrive on the edge of a stark and unwelcoming land, their journey across a treacherous sea driven by the desperate need for a new beginning. Starvation nips at their heels as they traverse the cold, unforgiving tundra, aiming for the mountains that loom in the distance, hopeful of finding...
- 2/9/2024
- by Jonathan Dehaan
A unique Stone Age horror movie, Out of Darkness – previously titled The Origin – is now playing in theaters courtesy of Bleecker Street, and we’ve got an exclusive clip for ya today.
In this clip, the characters come across the disemboweled carcass of a woolly mammoth, which raises one terrifying question: what the hell is capable of killing such a massive beast?
Watch the clip below and find the trailer for Out of Darkness underneath.
We’ve been told, “It’s a tense, emotional, and incredibly crafted film; so much creativity went into making the paleolithic world – including the entire language spoken in the film, which was created specifically for this by a linguist and an archaeologist.”
In the film, “A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving,...
In this clip, the characters come across the disemboweled carcass of a woolly mammoth, which raises one terrifying question: what the hell is capable of killing such a massive beast?
Watch the clip below and find the trailer for Out of Darkness underneath.
We’ve been told, “It’s a tense, emotional, and incredibly crafted film; so much creativity went into making the paleolithic world – including the entire language spoken in the film, which was created specifically for this by a linguist and an archaeologist.”
In the film, “A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving,...
- 2/9/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Plot: In the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical being is hunting them down, the clan are forced to confront a danger they never envisaged.
Review: When choosing a debut film, it takes a certain amount of cajónes to choose one set during the Paleolithic era. Just from a budget standpoint, the task seems impossible. But add in the difficulties of getting an audience to connect with your story, and it seems like something only a crazy person would do. But somehow director Andrew Cumming really pulls it off. In fact, I was shocked to discover that this was made by a first-timer because there’s such a command of the screen. Though, I’d argue that Out of Darkness is more of a story of survival than a straight-up horror film.
Review: When choosing a debut film, it takes a certain amount of cajónes to choose one set during the Paleolithic era. Just from a budget standpoint, the task seems impossible. But add in the difficulties of getting an audience to connect with your story, and it seems like something only a crazy person would do. But somehow director Andrew Cumming really pulls it off. In fact, I was shocked to discover that this was made by a first-timer because there’s such a command of the screen. Though, I’d argue that Out of Darkness is more of a story of survival than a straight-up horror film.
- 2/8/2024
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
This week brings four new horror movies to the table, and they’re all releasing on the same day. That should make this Friday feel like Friday the 13th… even if it’s actually Friday the 9th.
Here’s all the new horror releasing on February 9, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, Stone Age horrors will be unleashed in Out of Darkness, which had previously been titled The Origin. Bleecker Street brings the film to theaters on Friday, February 9.
We’ve been told, “It’s a tense, emotional, and incredibly crafted film; so much creativity went into making the paleolithic world – including the entire language spoken in the film, which was created specifically for this by a linguist and an archaeologist.”
In the film, “A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled...
Here’s all the new horror releasing on February 9, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, Stone Age horrors will be unleashed in Out of Darkness, which had previously been titled The Origin. Bleecker Street brings the film to theaters on Friday, February 9.
We’ve been told, “It’s a tense, emotional, and incredibly crafted film; so much creativity went into making the paleolithic world – including the entire language spoken in the film, which was created specifically for this by a linguist and an archaeologist.”
In the film, “A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled...
- 2/7/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Chuku Modu, Luna Mwezi, Iola Evans, Kit Young, Arno Lüning, Safia Oakley-Green | Written by Ruth Greenberg | Directed by Andrew Cumming
I can almost imagine Out of Darkness’ director Andrew Cumming pitching the film to potential backers as Quest for Fire meets Predator. And that would be a fairly accurate description of this Stone Age thriller about a tribe of early humans being picked off by an unseen foe. And one that makes it sound a lot less cerebral and more commercial than it might otherwise appear.
45,000 years ago, six early humans have left their tribe to find a new home. Leading the group is Adem, who also has his young son Heron and Ave who’s carrying Adem’s child along with him. Also making the trek are Geirr, Adem’s more cautious second-in-command and Odal’s who seems to be some kind of shaman and last, and certainly least,...
I can almost imagine Out of Darkness’ director Andrew Cumming pitching the film to potential backers as Quest for Fire meets Predator. And that would be a fairly accurate description of this Stone Age thriller about a tribe of early humans being picked off by an unseen foe. And one that makes it sound a lot less cerebral and more commercial than it might otherwise appear.
45,000 years ago, six early humans have left their tribe to find a new home. Leading the group is Adem, who also has his young son Heron and Ave who’s carrying Adem’s child along with him. Also making the trek are Geirr, Adem’s more cautious second-in-command and Odal’s who seems to be some kind of shaman and last, and certainly least,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Movies about Stone Age life have been so few that just one past effort could be taken seriously, the rest being funny — intentionally or otherwise. Belatedly offering non-laughable companionship to Jean-Jacques Annaud’s 1981 “Quest for Fire” is “Out of Darkness,” a lean, mean adventure story on the cusp of horror that firsttime feature director Andrew Cumming imbues with tension and handsome visual atmospherics.
Titled “The Origin” when it premiered at BFI London Fest in fall 2022, since retitled (presumably to avoid confusion with Ava DuVernay’s current “Origin”), it’s a strong genre piece lent real novelty by being set approximately 45,000 years ago. Bleecker Street opens the U.K. indie production on more than 500 U.S. screens this Friday, simultaneous with a home-turf release.
We meet our protagonists around a campfire — unlike those of “Quest,” set circa 80,000 B.C., these prehistoric ancestors have figured that much out — as they air hopes...
Titled “The Origin” when it premiered at BFI London Fest in fall 2022, since retitled (presumably to avoid confusion with Ava DuVernay’s current “Origin”), it’s a strong genre piece lent real novelty by being set approximately 45,000 years ago. Bleecker Street opens the U.K. indie production on more than 500 U.S. screens this Friday, simultaneous with a home-turf release.
We meet our protagonists around a campfire — unlike those of “Quest,” set circa 80,000 B.C., these prehistoric ancestors have figured that much out — as they air hopes...
- 2/5/2024
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
The elemental tale of man versus nature is one that we’ve been telling since the days of cave paintings. The tale of man versus a big, scary creature has been one of that tradition’s most reliably entertaining iterations since the dawn of Hollywood, and Andrew Cumming’s Stone Age thriller Out of Darkness makes for a worthy addition.
The film is set 45,000 years ago. After making a daring journey across the sea, a small band of Stone Agers have arrived in an unfamiliar place that they hope to call home. Sadly, this place isn’t the land of milk, honey, and warm, cozy caves that they’d been dreaming of. Rather, it’s a gray and barren place where rough, rocky hills seem to roll out endlessly in all directions. It makes for a dispiriting landscape during the day, and it’s even worse when darkness falls and...
The film is set 45,000 years ago. After making a daring journey across the sea, a small band of Stone Agers have arrived in an unfamiliar place that they hope to call home. Sadly, this place isn’t the land of milk, honey, and warm, cozy caves that they’d been dreaming of. Rather, it’s a gray and barren place where rough, rocky hills seem to roll out endlessly in all directions. It makes for a dispiriting landscape during the day, and it’s even worse when darkness falls and...
- 2/4/2024
- by Ross McIndoe
- Slant Magazine
45,000 years ago. Six people search for a new home in a brutally inhospitable landscape and when night falls they are stalked by a terrifying enemy… Set in the Stone Age, a tight knit tribe of early humans are on a journey to find new land and secure a better future for themselves. As they navigate unknown and treacherous terrain, they realise that something lurks in the darkness. As the group falls victim one-by-one, one young woman stands between the survival of the tribe and their gruesome demise.
From Scottish director Andrew Cumming in his feature debut, Out Of Darkness is written by Ruth Greenberg (Run), produced by Oliver Kassman (Saint Maud), and stars an exciting young British cast including Safia Oakley-Green (Extraordinary), Kit Young (Shadow and Bone), and Chuku Modu. Signature Entertainment presents Out Of Darkness only in cinemas 9th February 2024
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From Scottish director Andrew Cumming in his feature debut, Out Of Darkness is written by Ruth Greenberg (Run), produced by Oliver Kassman (Saint Maud), and stars an exciting young British cast including Safia Oakley-Green (Extraordinary), Kit Young (Shadow and Bone), and Chuku Modu. Signature Entertainment presents Out Of Darkness only in cinemas 9th February 2024
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- 1/10/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Set during the Stone Age, the horror film “Out of Darkness” brings a modern twist to the survival story.
The film, which marks both director Andrew Cumming and screenwriter Ruth Greenberg’s respective feature debuts, centers on a teenager (Safia Oakley-Green) who must survive immigrating across the sea and into a foreign land that may or may not house monsters.
The official synopsis for the indie horror film reads: “A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes towards the distant mountains that promise the abundant caves they need to survive. But when night falls, anticipation turns to fear and doubt as they realize they are not alone. Terrifying sounds suggest something monstrous at large in this landscape, something that could kill or steal them away.
The film, which marks both director Andrew Cumming and screenwriter Ruth Greenberg’s respective feature debuts, centers on a teenager (Safia Oakley-Green) who must survive immigrating across the sea and into a foreign land that may or may not house monsters.
The official synopsis for the indie horror film reads: “A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes towards the distant mountains that promise the abundant caves they need to survive. But when night falls, anticipation turns to fear and doubt as they realize they are not alone. Terrifying sounds suggest something monstrous at large in this landscape, something that could kill or steal them away.
- 12/13/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Something deadly stalks a group of survivors in 43,000 B.C.E. in the new trailer for Out of Darkness, a Stone Age-set horror film that will be released in theaters via Bleecker Street on February 9th.
Directed by Andrew Cumming and written by Ruth Greenberg, Out of Darkness stars Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young, Chuku Modu, Iola Evans, Arno Lüning, and Luna Mwezi.
Synopsis: A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes towards the distant mountains that promise the abundant caves they need to survive. But when night falls, anticipation turns to fear and doubt as they realize they are not alone. Terrifying sounds suggest something monstrous at large in this landscape,...
Directed by Andrew Cumming and written by Ruth Greenberg, Out of Darkness stars Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young, Chuku Modu, Iola Evans, Arno Lüning, and Luna Mwezi.
Synopsis: A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes towards the distant mountains that promise the abundant caves they need to survive. But when night falls, anticipation turns to fear and doubt as they realize they are not alone. Terrifying sounds suggest something monstrous at large in this landscape,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Last month, we heard that Bleecker Street, a studio that has previously brought us films like Logan Lucky, Captain Fantastic, Trumbo, and Golda, among many others, will be giving the Stone Age horror thriller Out of Darkness (which was formerly going by the title The Origin) a theatrical release in the United States on February 9, 2024. With that date right around the corner, a trailer for the film has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.
Out of Darkness has been making the festival rounds recently and even earned nominations in five categories at the British Independent Film Awards. Safia Oakley-Green won in the Breakthrough Performance category.
The feature debut for both director Andrew Cumming and screenwriter Ruth Greenberg, Out of Darkness is a survival horror film following a group of six who have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate,...
Out of Darkness has been making the festival rounds recently and even earned nominations in five categories at the British Independent Film Awards. Safia Oakley-Green won in the Breakthrough Performance category.
The feature debut for both director Andrew Cumming and screenwriter Ruth Greenberg, Out of Darkness is a survival horror film following a group of six who have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Stone age horrors will be unleashed in the upcoming Out of Darkness, which had previously been titled The Origin. A brand new trailer arrives today, giving a glimpse at the harrowing survival odds ahead in this Stone Age horror movie.
Bleecker Street will bring Out of Darkness to theaters on February 9, 2024.
Watch the new trailer below to get a look at the unforgiving Paleolithic period set survival horror movie.
We’ve been told, “It’s a tense, emotional, and incredibly crafted film; so much creativity went into making the paleolithic world – including the entire language spoken in the film, which was created specifically for this by a linguist and an archaeologist.”
In The Origin, “A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter,...
Bleecker Street will bring Out of Darkness to theaters on February 9, 2024.
Watch the new trailer below to get a look at the unforgiving Paleolithic period set survival horror movie.
We’ve been told, “It’s a tense, emotional, and incredibly crafted film; so much creativity went into making the paleolithic world – including the entire language spoken in the film, which was created specifically for this by a linguist and an archaeologist.”
In The Origin, “A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Bleecker Street, a studio that has previously brought us films like Logan Lucky, Captain Fantastic, Trumbo, and Golda, among many others, has announced that they will be giving the Stone Age horror thriller Out of Darkness (which was formerly going by the title The Origin) a theatrical release in the United States on February 9, 2024.
Out of Darkness has been making the festival rounds recently and even earned nominations in five categories at the British Independent Film Awards. Safia Oakley-Green won in the Breakthrough Performance category.
The feature debut for both director Andrew Cumming and screenwriter Ruth Greenberg, Out of Darkness is a survival horror film following a group of six who have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes towards the distant mountains that promise the...
Out of Darkness has been making the festival rounds recently and even earned nominations in five categories at the British Independent Film Awards. Safia Oakley-Green won in the Breakthrough Performance category.
The feature debut for both director Andrew Cumming and screenwriter Ruth Greenberg, Out of Darkness is a survival horror film following a group of six who have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes towards the distant mountains that promise the...
- 11/9/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Stone age horrors will be unleashed in the upcoming Out of Darkness, which had previously been titled The Origin. Deadline brings us the brand new update this afternoon.
Additionally, Deadline reports that Bleecker Street will bring Out of Darkness to theaters on February 9, 2024. Read on for everything you need to know about the film.
Bleecker Street recently acquired North American rights on the upcoming horror film, which is set during the Palaeolithic period – 45,000 years in the past!
We’ve been told, “It’s a tense, emotional, and incredibly crafted film; so much creativity went into making the paleolithic world – including the entire language spoken in the film, which was created specifically for this by a linguist and an archaeologist.”
In The Origin, “A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving,...
Additionally, Deadline reports that Bleecker Street will bring Out of Darkness to theaters on February 9, 2024. Read on for everything you need to know about the film.
Bleecker Street recently acquired North American rights on the upcoming horror film, which is set during the Palaeolithic period – 45,000 years in the past!
We’ve been told, “It’s a tense, emotional, and incredibly crafted film; so much creativity went into making the paleolithic world – including the entire language spoken in the film, which was created specifically for this by a linguist and an archaeologist.”
In The Origin, “A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving,...
- 10/31/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Bleecker Street’s survival horror thriller The Origin, which debuted at Fantastic Fest in September, is getting a title change. Now known as Out of Darkness, it will hit theaters on February 9.
Directed by Scottish helmer Andrew Cumming and written by Ruth Greenberg (The Spark) in both of their feature debuts, Out of Darkness follows a group of six who have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes toward the distant mountains that promise the abundant caves they need to survive. But when night falls, anticipation turns to fear and doubt as they realize they are not alone. As relationships in the group fracture, the determination of one young woman reveals the terrible actions taken to survive.
The movie was shot on location...
Directed by Scottish helmer Andrew Cumming and written by Ruth Greenberg (The Spark) in both of their feature debuts, Out of Darkness follows a group of six who have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes toward the distant mountains that promise the abundant caves they need to survive. But when night falls, anticipation turns to fear and doubt as they realize they are not alone. As relationships in the group fracture, the determination of one young woman reveals the terrible actions taken to survive.
The movie was shot on location...
- 10/31/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Andrew Cumming’s feature directorial debut, The Origin, executes its high concept with impressive ambition. Not only does it travel back 45,000 years in time to tell the survival thriller, but Cummings and screenwriter Ruth Greenberg developed a fictional language for its characters. Combined with a handsomely shot production, it ensures that The Origin beguiles, though it struggles to mine suspense from its thrills and falters in the destination.
The Origin introduces six early human settlers in the midst of an arduous journey to find new land. They’ve traveled countless miles across desolate tundras, with food scarce and the elements harsh. As they approach a forest, it becomes clear that something is watching, stalking, and preying upon them one by one.
Cummings and Greenberg introduce this unique world and its characters around a campfire, establishing the merciless way of life and how it shapes its Stone Age inhabitants. Adem (Chuku Modu) is the Alpha male,...
The Origin introduces six early human settlers in the midst of an arduous journey to find new land. They’ve traveled countless miles across desolate tundras, with food scarce and the elements harsh. As they approach a forest, it becomes clear that something is watching, stalking, and preying upon them one by one.
Cummings and Greenberg introduce this unique world and its characters around a campfire, establishing the merciless way of life and how it shapes its Stone Age inhabitants. Adem (Chuku Modu) is the Alpha male,...
- 9/23/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stone age horrors will be unleashed in the upcoming The Origin, an intriguing new horror project that Bleecker Street is bringing to the ongoing Fantastic Fest this weekend.
Bleecker Street recently acquired North American rights on the upcoming horror film, which is set during the Palaeolithic period – 45,000 years in the past!
We’ve been told, “It’s a tense, emotional, and incredibly crafted film; so much creativity went into making the paleolithic world – including the entire language spoken in the film, which was created specifically for this by a linguist and an archaeologist.”
Preview The Origin with a gallery of exclusive first-look images below.
In The Origin, “A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike...
Bleecker Street recently acquired North American rights on the upcoming horror film, which is set during the Palaeolithic period – 45,000 years in the past!
We’ve been told, “It’s a tense, emotional, and incredibly crafted film; so much creativity went into making the paleolithic world – including the entire language spoken in the film, which was created specifically for this by a linguist and an archaeologist.”
Preview The Origin with a gallery of exclusive first-look images below.
In The Origin, “A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago. First they must find shelter, and they strike...
- 9/22/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
A theatrical release is planned for later this year.
Signature Entertainment has picked up UK and Ireland rights to prehistorical survival horror The Origin, from Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films, for theatrical release later this year.
The BFI London Film Festival premiere is the directorial debut of UK filmmaker and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 Andrew Cumming, and stars Kit Young, Chuku Modu, Iola Evans and Safia Oakley-Green.
The thriller is written by Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 Ruth Greenberg and produced by Saint Maud producer Oliver Kassman of Escape Plan Productions, and executive produced by David Kaplan and Sam Intili, plus Wendy Griffin of Selkie Productions.
Signature Entertainment has picked up UK and Ireland rights to prehistorical survival horror The Origin, from Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films, for theatrical release later this year.
The BFI London Film Festival premiere is the directorial debut of UK filmmaker and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 Andrew Cumming, and stars Kit Young, Chuku Modu, Iola Evans and Safia Oakley-Green.
The thriller is written by Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 Ruth Greenberg and produced by Saint Maud producer Oliver Kassman of Escape Plan Productions, and executive produced by David Kaplan and Sam Intili, plus Wendy Griffin of Selkie Productions.
- 5/19/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Stone age horrors will be unleashed in the upcoming The Origin, an intriguing new horror project that Variety reports on this morning. Bleecker Street has acquired North American rights on the film, which is set during the Palaeolithic period – 45,000 years in the past!
Bleecker Street is planning a fall-winter 2023 release.
“The horror film follows a disparate gang of early humans who band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical being is hunting them down, the clan is forced to confront a horrifying danger they never imagined.”
Safia Oakley-Green (“Sherwood”), Chuku Modu (“Captain Marvel”), Kit Young (“Shadow and Bone”), Iola Evans (“Choose or Die”), Luna Mwezi (“Needle Park Baby”), and Arno Luening (“Divine Comedy”) star alongside Rosebud Melarkey and Tyrell Mhlanga.
Andrew Cumming directed The Origin for Sony Pictures’ Stage 6. Ruth Greenberg (Run) wrote the script, while Oliver Kassman (Saint Maud) produced the horror film.
Bleecker Street is planning a fall-winter 2023 release.
“The horror film follows a disparate gang of early humans who band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical being is hunting them down, the clan is forced to confront a horrifying danger they never imagined.”
Safia Oakley-Green (“Sherwood”), Chuku Modu (“Captain Marvel”), Kit Young (“Shadow and Bone”), Iola Evans (“Choose or Die”), Luna Mwezi (“Needle Park Baby”), and Arno Luening (“Divine Comedy”) star alongside Rosebud Melarkey and Tyrell Mhlanga.
Andrew Cumming directed The Origin for Sony Pictures’ Stage 6. Ruth Greenberg (Run) wrote the script, while Oliver Kassman (Saint Maud) produced the horror film.
- 5/16/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Bleecker Street has nabbed North American rights to first-time feature director Andrew Cumming’s Stone Age-set horror thriller The Origin.
The film from Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 had its world premiere at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival and was nominated for five British Independent Film Awards, winning one in the best breakthrough performance category for Safia Oakley-Green (Sherwood, Extraordinary). The script was written by Ruth Greenberg (Run), with Escape Plan Productions’ Oliver Kassman (Saint Maud) producing.
Bleecker Street is planning a fall/winter theatrical release, it unveiled on Tuesday as the Cannes Film Festival market was set to open.
Set more than 45,000 years in the past, the movie tells the story of a gang of early humans who band together in search of a new land. “When they suspect a malevolent, mystical, being is hunting them down, the clan is forced to confront a horrifying danger they never imagined,” according to a plot description.
The film from Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 had its world premiere at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival and was nominated for five British Independent Film Awards, winning one in the best breakthrough performance category for Safia Oakley-Green (Sherwood, Extraordinary). The script was written by Ruth Greenberg (Run), with Escape Plan Productions’ Oliver Kassman (Saint Maud) producing.
Bleecker Street is planning a fall/winter theatrical release, it unveiled on Tuesday as the Cannes Film Festival market was set to open.
Set more than 45,000 years in the past, the movie tells the story of a gang of early humans who band together in search of a new land. “When they suspect a malevolent, mystical, being is hunting them down, the clan is forced to confront a horrifying danger they never imagined,” according to a plot description.
- 5/16/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The window opens today (March 1), 2023, and will close on March 31.
Applications are now open for the landmark 20th edition of Screen International’s Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland.
The window opens today (March 1), 2023, and will close on March 31.
Applications are open to UK and Irish nationals and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit.
Applicants should use the this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot and contact details as well as a small statement about why they are applying.
Applications are now open for the landmark 20th edition of Screen International’s Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland.
The window opens today (March 1), 2023, and will close on March 31.
Applications are open to UK and Irish nationals and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit.
Applicants should use the this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot and contact details as well as a small statement about why they are applying.
- 3/1/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
It was a great night for Charlotte Wells' father-daughter drama Aftersun at the British Independent Film Awards on Sunday evening, as the film—– already a favourite going into the evening after 16 nominations, won seven, including Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Other films scoring several awards included Blue Jean, and The Origin, about a nomadic tribe that faces a terrifying ancient threat that comes when night falls.
The BIFAs continued non-gender-specific main performances categories and added one, the Joint Lead Performance, awarded to Tamara Lawrance and Letitia Wright for their roles as extraordinary real-life siblings who communicated only with each other in The Silent Twins.
Here is the full list of winners…
Best British Independent Film
Aftersun – Charlotte Wells, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson – Winner
Blue Jean – Georgia Oakley, Hélène Sifre
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande – Sophie Hyde, Katy Brand, Debbie Gray, Adrian Politowski
Living – Oliver Hermanus,...
Other films scoring several awards included Blue Jean, and The Origin, about a nomadic tribe that faces a terrifying ancient threat that comes when night falls.
The BIFAs continued non-gender-specific main performances categories and added one, the Joint Lead Performance, awarded to Tamara Lawrance and Letitia Wright for their roles as extraordinary real-life siblings who communicated only with each other in The Silent Twins.
Here is the full list of winners…
Best British Independent Film
Aftersun – Charlotte Wells, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson – Winner
Blue Jean – Georgia Oakley, Hélène Sifre
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande – Sophie Hyde, Katy Brand, Debbie Gray, Adrian Politowski
Living – Oliver Hermanus,...
- 12/5/2022
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
It has been a stellar year for British talent, as is evidenced by the amazing line up of films celebrated and championed by BIFA this evening. The British Independent Film Awards were handed out this evening in London and we were there to talk to the presenters and nominees on the red carpet.
A full list of winners follows the interviews. Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
The 2022 BIFAs Red Carpet Interviews
The full list of winners is below.
Best British Independent Film
Aftersun Charlotte Wells, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson (Winner)
Blue Jean Georgia Oakley, Hélène Sifre
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Sophie Hyde, Katy Brand, Debbie Gray, Adrian Politowski
Living Oliver Hermanus, Kazuo Ishiguro, Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen
The Wonder Sebastián Lelio, Emma Donoghue, Alice Birch, Juliette Howell, Andrew Lowe, Tessa Ross, Ed Guiney
Best Director,...
A full list of winners follows the interviews. Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
The 2022 BIFAs Red Carpet Interviews
The full list of winners is below.
Best British Independent Film
Aftersun Charlotte Wells, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson (Winner)
Blue Jean Georgia Oakley, Hélène Sifre
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Sophie Hyde, Katy Brand, Debbie Gray, Adrian Politowski
Living Oliver Hermanus, Kazuo Ishiguro, Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen
The Wonder Sebastián Lelio, Emma Donoghue, Alice Birch, Juliette Howell, Andrew Lowe, Tessa Ross, Ed Guiney
Best Director,...
- 12/5/2022
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It was an historic night for female filmmakers at the British Independent Film Awards, with 10 of the night’s biggest awards going to women or films directed by them. The biggest winner of the night was “Aftersun,” which won Best British Independent Film, as well as Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Debut Director for Charlotte Wells. The film also took home prizes for cinematography, editing, and music supervision.
Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean” also had a strong showing, with Rosy McEwen winning Best Lead Performance and Kerrie Hayes winning Best Supporting Performance and Oakley winning Best Debut Screenwriter. Shaheen Baig also won Best Casting for the film.
Despite facing stiff competition from the likes of “Decision to Leave” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World” won Best International Independent Film.
Keep reading for the complete list of nominees from the 2022 British Independent Film Awards,...
Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean” also had a strong showing, with Rosy McEwen winning Best Lead Performance and Kerrie Hayes winning Best Supporting Performance and Oakley winning Best Debut Screenwriter. Shaheen Baig also won Best Casting for the film.
Despite facing stiff competition from the likes of “Decision to Leave” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Joachim Trier’s “The Worst Person in the World” won Best International Independent Film.
Keep reading for the complete list of nominees from the 2022 British Independent Film Awards,...
- 12/4/2022
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
The awards ceremony takes place today (December 4), starting at 8pm UK time.
The 2022 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas) ceremony is taking place today (December 4) at London’s Old Billingsgate.
The show starts at 8pm UK time, finishing at approximately 10pm.
Screen will be posting all the winners on this page as they are announced during the live ceremony (refresh the page for latest updates).
Leading the pack for nominations is Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, with 16 mentions – the second-most ever for a film at the Bifas, behind only Saint Maud’s record 17 from 2020. The feature has already won three of those awards,...
The 2022 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas) ceremony is taking place today (December 4) at London’s Old Billingsgate.
The show starts at 8pm UK time, finishing at approximately 10pm.
Screen will be posting all the winners on this page as they are announced during the live ceremony (refresh the page for latest updates).
Leading the pack for nominations is Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, with 16 mentions – the second-most ever for a film at the Bifas, behind only Saint Maud’s record 17 from 2020. The feature has already won three of those awards,...
- 12/4/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Charlotte Wells’ indie breakout “Aftersun” continues to build momentum in the indie awards race.
After receiving four Gotham Award nods, “Aftersun” leads the 2022 British Independent Film Awards nominations in 16 categories, followed by 12 for “Blue Jean” and “The Wonder,” respectively. “Living” earned nine nominations and “Flux Gourmet,” “God’s Creatures,” “Men,” and “The Origin” each landed five nods.
The 25th annual BIFAs introduces new performance, first-time documentary feature, and music categories, with female filmmakers dominating the performance, writing, and directing categories for this year’s batch of nominees, recognizing 36 British features. The 2022 BIFA ceremony takes place December 4.
Hosts Sam Claflin and BIFA winner Kosar Ali announced the 2022 BIFA nominations, including former BIFA recipients Emma Thompson, Jessie Buckley, Florence Pugh, and Alice Birch among them. Two Paul Mescal films, “Aftersun” and “God’s Creatures,” are among the top-nominated films, with Mescal in the running for both Best Joint Lead Performance and Best Supporting Performance for the respective films.
After receiving four Gotham Award nods, “Aftersun” leads the 2022 British Independent Film Awards nominations in 16 categories, followed by 12 for “Blue Jean” and “The Wonder,” respectively. “Living” earned nine nominations and “Flux Gourmet,” “God’s Creatures,” “Men,” and “The Origin” each landed five nods.
The 25th annual BIFAs introduces new performance, first-time documentary feature, and music categories, with female filmmakers dominating the performance, writing, and directing categories for this year’s batch of nominees, recognizing 36 British features. The 2022 BIFA ceremony takes place December 4.
Hosts Sam Claflin and BIFA winner Kosar Ali announced the 2022 BIFA nominations, including former BIFA recipients Emma Thompson, Jessie Buckley, Florence Pugh, and Alice Birch among them. Two Paul Mescal films, “Aftersun” and “God’s Creatures,” are among the top-nominated films, with Mescal in the running for both Best Joint Lead Performance and Best Supporting Performance for the respective films.
- 11/4/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun” and Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean” led the nominations at the 2022 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) with 16 and 13 nods respectively.
Sebastián Lelio’s “The Wonder” followed with 12 nominations, Oliver Hermanus’ “Living” nine and Peter Strickland’s “Flux Gourmet” seven.
From this year, the awards are permanently going gender neutral for acting categories with the traditional best and supporting actress and actor awards being replaced by best lead performance, best supporting performance, best joint lead performance — for performances that are the joint focus of the film — and best ensemble.
The nominations were revealed at London’s Everyman Broadgate cinema by hosts, actors Sam Clafin (“Peaky Blinders”) and Kosar Ali (double BIFA winner for “Rocks”).
BIFA Nominations 2022
The Richard Harris Award For Outstanding Contribution By An Actor To British Film
To Be Announced
Best British Independent Film
“Aftersun” – Charlotte Wells, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson
“Blue Jean” – Georgia Oakley,...
Sebastián Lelio’s “The Wonder” followed with 12 nominations, Oliver Hermanus’ “Living” nine and Peter Strickland’s “Flux Gourmet” seven.
From this year, the awards are permanently going gender neutral for acting categories with the traditional best and supporting actress and actor awards being replaced by best lead performance, best supporting performance, best joint lead performance — for performances that are the joint focus of the film — and best ensemble.
The nominations were revealed at London’s Everyman Broadgate cinema by hosts, actors Sam Clafin (“Peaky Blinders”) and Kosar Ali (double BIFA winner for “Rocks”).
BIFA Nominations 2022
The Richard Harris Award For Outstanding Contribution By An Actor To British Film
To Be Announced
Best British Independent Film
“Aftersun” – Charlotte Wells, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson
“Blue Jean” – Georgia Oakley,...
- 11/4/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Women dominate the performance, writing and directing categories.
Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, Georgia Oakley’s Blue Jean and Sebastian Lelio’s The Wonder lead the nominations for the 2022 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), with several major categories dominated by women including the new merged performance categories.
At the Bifas 25th edition, Wells’ Aftersun has 16 nominations – the second-most ever for a film at the Bifas, behind only Saint Maud’s record 17 from 2020. Wells is nominated for best British independent film, director, screenplay, debut director and debut screenwriter; while Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal are nominated in the new best joint lead performance category.
Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, Georgia Oakley’s Blue Jean and Sebastian Lelio’s The Wonder lead the nominations for the 2022 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), with several major categories dominated by women including the new merged performance categories.
At the Bifas 25th edition, Wells’ Aftersun has 16 nominations – the second-most ever for a film at the Bifas, behind only Saint Maud’s record 17 from 2020. Wells is nominated for best British independent film, director, screenplay, debut director and debut screenwriter; while Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal are nominated in the new best joint lead performance category.
- 11/4/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Women dominate the performance, writing and directing categories.
Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun and Georgia Oakley’s Blue Jean lead the nominations for the 2022 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), with several major categories dominated by women including the new merged performance categories.
At the Bifas 25th edition, Wells’ Aftersun has 16 nominations – the second-most ever for a film at the Bifas, behind only Saint Maud’s record 17 from 2020. Wells is nominated for best British independent film, director, screenplay, debut director and debut screenwriter; while Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal are nominated in the new best joint lead performance category.
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Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun and Georgia Oakley’s Blue Jean lead the nominations for the 2022 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), with several major categories dominated by women including the new merged performance categories.
At the Bifas 25th edition, Wells’ Aftersun has 16 nominations – the second-most ever for a film at the Bifas, behind only Saint Maud’s record 17 from 2020. Wells is nominated for best British independent film, director, screenplay, debut director and debut screenwriter; while Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal are nominated in the new best joint lead performance category.
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- 11/4/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
“Bridgerton” star Phoebe Dynevor and “Aftersun” writer-director Charlotte Wells are among the emerging talents recognized at the British Independent Film Awards’ (BIFA) New Talent categories.
Dynevor has been longlisted in the Breakthrough Performance category for Sky film “The Colour Room” and Wells twice, in the Debut Director and Debut Screenwriter categories.
In all, 28 fiction and 14 documentary features have been longlisted, including in a new category for BIFA’s 25th year, Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary. Eleven first-time fiction feature directors, 16 first-time documentary feature directors, 14 first-time writers, 20 breakthrough producers and 15 new performers have been recognized by BIFA voters for their achievements.
BIFA’s Springboard scheme will provide a tailored program of continuing professional development, with seven of this year’s longlisted filmmakers joining the cohort of 30 filmmakers on the Film4 supported initiative.
The final five nominations in each category will be announced on Nov. 4 and winners will be revealed at the...
Dynevor has been longlisted in the Breakthrough Performance category for Sky film “The Colour Room” and Wells twice, in the Debut Director and Debut Screenwriter categories.
In all, 28 fiction and 14 documentary features have been longlisted, including in a new category for BIFA’s 25th year, Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary. Eleven first-time fiction feature directors, 16 first-time documentary feature directors, 14 first-time writers, 20 breakthrough producers and 15 new performers have been recognized by BIFA voters for their achievements.
BIFA’s Springboard scheme will provide a tailored program of continuing professional development, with seven of this year’s longlisted filmmakers joining the cohort of 30 filmmakers on the Film4 supported initiative.
The final five nominations in each category will be announced on Nov. 4 and winners will be revealed at the...
- 10/24/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The final five nominations in each category will be announced November 4.
Georgia Oakley’s Blue Jean, Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun and Jono McLeod’s My Old School and are among the titles that have made the new talent longlists for the 2022 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), with 28 fiction and 14 documentary features longlisted.
Blue Jean has taken the most nominated spots with five – the Douglas Hickox Award for best debut director, as well as best debut screenwriter for Oakley, best breakthrough performance for Lucy Halliday and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 Rosy McEwen and best breakthrough producer for Hélène Sifre.
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Georgia Oakley’s Blue Jean, Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun and Jono McLeod’s My Old School and are among the titles that have made the new talent longlists for the 2022 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), with 28 fiction and 14 documentary features longlisted.
Blue Jean has taken the most nominated spots with five – the Douglas Hickox Award for best debut director, as well as best debut screenwriter for Oakley, best breakthrough performance for Lucy Halliday and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 Rosy McEwen and best breakthrough producer for Hélène Sifre.
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- 10/24/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The Highlands of Scotland are the perfect backdrop for Andrew Cumming’s prehistoric genre piece Out of Darkness, a survivalist horror that also works as a thoughtful human drama as its core cast of six fight for their lives against a violent, unseen creature. The Origin had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival.
The setting is 45,000 years ago, and a landing party led by Adem (Chuku Modu) washes up at the shore of what they hope to be the promised land. It is, however, a false dawn: the soil is barren, and the group needs to stay on the move if they are to survive. But as they do so, the terrain becomes more forbidding — wide open plains and claustrophobic forests —and something terrifying is on their trail, making nightfall especially tense.
There are plenty of parallels with other movies, notably John Carpenter’s The Thing, Out of Darkness...
The setting is 45,000 years ago, and a landing party led by Adem (Chuku Modu) washes up at the shore of what they hope to be the promised land. It is, however, a false dawn: the soil is barren, and the group needs to stay on the move if they are to survive. But as they do so, the terrain becomes more forbidding — wide open plains and claustrophobic forests —and something terrifying is on their trail, making nightfall especially tense.
There are plenty of parallels with other movies, notably John Carpenter’s The Thing, Out of Darkness...
- 10/8/2022
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Variety shares the first details and footage from a new “Stone Age” horror movie that’s set 45,000 years ago!
In The Origin, a tribe of starving homo sapiens must fight for survival in early Britain. It’s said to be a message about humanity — told through a genre lens — is as dark as it is timeless.
“The story follows a group of early humans looking for food and shelter in a new land. They subscribe to their leader’s promise of a better life, but find themselves in a dangerous terrain, where they’re preyed upon by a supernatural force.”
Check out the first clip in which the tribe is under attack by something…
The cast includes Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young and Chuku Modu.
Directed by Scottish helmer Andrew Cumming and written by Ruth Greenberg (The Spark) in both of their feature debuts, the film — produced by Saint Maud’s...
In The Origin, a tribe of starving homo sapiens must fight for survival in early Britain. It’s said to be a message about humanity — told through a genre lens — is as dark as it is timeless.
“The story follows a group of early humans looking for food and shelter in a new land. They subscribe to their leader’s promise of a better life, but find themselves in a dangerous terrain, where they’re preyed upon by a supernatural force.”
Check out the first clip in which the tribe is under attack by something…
The cast includes Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young and Chuku Modu.
Directed by Scottish helmer Andrew Cumming and written by Ruth Greenberg (The Spark) in both of their feature debuts, the film — produced by Saint Maud’s...
- 10/6/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
In the Stone Age horror movie “The Origin,” a tribe of starving homo sapiens must fight for survival in early Britain. It’s a film set 45,000 years ago, but its message about humanity — told through a genre lens — is as dark as it is timeless.
Directed by Scottish helmer Andrew Cumming and written by Ruth Greenberg (“The Spark”) in both of their feature debuts, the film — produced by “Saint Maud’s” Oliver Kassman — is launching at the BFI London Film Festival on Thursday with three sold-out screenings.
Shot on location in 2020 in the Scottish Highlands, the story follows a group of early humans looking for food and shelter in a new land. They subscribe to their leader’s promise of a better life, but find themselves in a dangerous terrain, where they’re preyed upon by a supernatural force. The cast includes Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young and Chuku Modu.
One...
Directed by Scottish helmer Andrew Cumming and written by Ruth Greenberg (“The Spark”) in both of their feature debuts, the film — produced by “Saint Maud’s” Oliver Kassman — is launching at the BFI London Film Festival on Thursday with three sold-out screenings.
Shot on location in 2020 in the Scottish Highlands, the story follows a group of early humans looking for food and shelter in a new land. They subscribe to their leader’s promise of a better life, but find themselves in a dangerous terrain, where they’re preyed upon by a supernatural force. The cast includes Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young and Chuku Modu.
One...
- 10/6/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Industry panels with Mia Bays, Eva Yates, Mike Goodridge.
Fionnuala Jamison, managing director at mk2 films, and Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin are among the speakers on the industry programme of the 66th BFI London Film Festival (Lff), which runs from October 5-16.
Jamison will take part in a Spotlight Conversation on Wednesday, October 12 with Paul Ridd, head of acquisitions for Picturehouse Entertainment and Lff advisor. Having worked in international sales at Coproduction Office in Paris, Jamison joined French production, sales, distribution and exhibition firm mk2 in 2012, leading the launches of titles including Cold War, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire...
Fionnuala Jamison, managing director at mk2 films, and Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin are among the speakers on the industry programme of the 66th BFI London Film Festival (Lff), which runs from October 5-16.
Jamison will take part in a Spotlight Conversation on Wednesday, October 12 with Paul Ridd, head of acquisitions for Picturehouse Entertainment and Lff advisor. Having worked in international sales at Coproduction Office in Paris, Jamison joined French production, sales, distribution and exhibition firm mk2 in 2012, leading the launches of titles including Cold War, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire...
- 9/23/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its full industry lineup, which will include keynote conversations with the Italian producer and CEO of Apartment Pictures Lorenzo Mieli and Fionnuala Jamison of MK2 Films.
The festival will also launch New Waves, a set of co-production meetings for invited producers from France and the UK participating in the Festival. The program (8 October) will be hosted by Dragoslav Zachariev, Deputy Director, Institut Français UK. The BFI has partnered with the Institut français in the UK, and UniFrance to launch the session.
Jampro, the Government of Jamaica trade and investment promotions agency, will also host a networking reception at the Jamaican High Commission in London. Four producers from Jamaican production companies have been invited by the Festival, supported by Lff program advisor Keith Shiri.
“We’re so looking forward to welcoming the UK and international industry delegates and guests back to London for in-person...
The festival will also launch New Waves, a set of co-production meetings for invited producers from France and the UK participating in the Festival. The program (8 October) will be hosted by Dragoslav Zachariev, Deputy Director, Institut Français UK. The BFI has partnered with the Institut français in the UK, and UniFrance to launch the session.
Jampro, the Government of Jamaica trade and investment promotions agency, will also host a networking reception at the Jamaican High Commission in London. Four producers from Jamaican production companies have been invited by the Festival, supported by Lff program advisor Keith Shiri.
“We’re so looking forward to welcoming the UK and international industry delegates and guests back to London for in-person...
- 9/23/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The charity needs the results to further its ground-breaking work.
The UK’s Film and TV Charity (Ftvc) has urged everyone in the industry to fill out its 2022 Looking Glass survey in order that it can continue its ground-breaking work in the mental health space.
Uptake of the survey has not been as high as the organisation had hoped and its chief executive Alex Pumfrey acknowledged “survey fatigue is real”.
But she implored people to take part, highlighting that findings from previous surveys had been put to good use.
“It’s not an exaggeration to say that data from the...
The UK’s Film and TV Charity (Ftvc) has urged everyone in the industry to fill out its 2022 Looking Glass survey in order that it can continue its ground-breaking work in the mental health space.
Uptake of the survey has not been as high as the organisation had hoped and its chief executive Alex Pumfrey acknowledged “survey fatigue is real”.
But she implored people to take part, highlighting that findings from previous surveys had been put to good use.
“It’s not an exaggeration to say that data from the...
- 7/4/2022
- by Marian McHugh Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
The most exciting new actors, writers, directors, producers, and heads of department emerging across the UK and Ireland.
Screen International has revealed the 2022 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, our prestigious annual showcase of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting young actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department.
The 2022 UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow are following in the footsteps of some of today’s biggest names in film and television, many of whom are now Bafta and Oscar winners and nominees.
From Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrea Arnold in the inaugural selection in 2004 to David Oyelowo, Ruth Negga, Abi Morgan (2005), Riz Ahmed,...
Screen International has revealed the 2022 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, our prestigious annual showcase of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting young actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department.
The 2022 UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow are following in the footsteps of some of today’s biggest names in film and television, many of whom are now Bafta and Oscar winners and nominees.
From Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrea Arnold in the inaugural selection in 2004 to David Oyelowo, Ruth Negga, Abi Morgan (2005), Riz Ahmed,...
- 6/29/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Eva Weber will direct ‘Merkel’, made of archive material and interviews.
Merkel, a feature documentary abouot German chancellor Angela Merkel, is in the works from UK companies Passion Pictures and Odd Girl Out Productions, with backing from the Curzon Cm Development Fund.
The film will use archive material and interviews with those who know her to tell the story of how Merkel overcame the triple challenges of being a woman, a scientist, and an East German.
The film is in development and will be the feature documentary debut of German filmmaker Eva Weber, who works in London through her company Odd Girl Out Productions.
Merkel, a feature documentary abouot German chancellor Angela Merkel, is in the works from UK companies Passion Pictures and Odd Girl Out Productions, with backing from the Curzon Cm Development Fund.
The film will use archive material and interviews with those who know her to tell the story of how Merkel overcame the triple challenges of being a woman, a scientist, and an East German.
The film is in development and will be the feature documentary debut of German filmmaker Eva Weber, who works in London through her company Odd Girl Out Productions.
- 7/14/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Filming has wrapped in Scotland on under-the-radar UK horror The Origin, starring Chuku Modu, Kit Young (star of Netflix’s upcoming fantasy series Shadow And Bone), Iola Evans (The 100), newcomer Safia Oakley-Green, Arno Lüning and Luna Mwezi (Platzspittzbaby).
The Stone Age-set film, which shot in an “isolation bubble” on location in the Scottish Highlands, is the sophomore feature from UK producer Oliver Kassman, whose critically lauded 2019 debut feature Saint Maud played at Toronto, London, Sitges and Fantastic Fest, and was picked up by A24.
The film marks the feature debuts of director Andrew Cumming and screenwriter Ruth Greenberg and had backing from Screen Scotland and BFI. Kassman produces for his banner Escape Plan. Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Executive producers are David Kaplan and Sam Intili for New York’s Animal Kingdom (It Follows), in co-production with Scottish producer Wendy Griffin...
The Stone Age-set film, which shot in an “isolation bubble” on location in the Scottish Highlands, is the sophomore feature from UK producer Oliver Kassman, whose critically lauded 2019 debut feature Saint Maud played at Toronto, London, Sitges and Fantastic Fest, and was picked up by A24.
The film marks the feature debuts of director Andrew Cumming and screenwriter Ruth Greenberg and had backing from Screen Scotland and BFI. Kassman produces for his banner Escape Plan. Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Executive producers are David Kaplan and Sam Intili for New York’s Animal Kingdom (It Follows), in co-production with Scottish producer Wendy Griffin...
- 12/4/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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