James Graham’s BBC drama Sherwood has added more than a dozen Season 2 cast members including David Harewood and Monica Dolan.
One of the BBC’s most-watched drama series last year moves to the present day for its second season. Homeland star Harewood and BAFTA-winner Dolan are joined by Robert Lindsay, Sharlene Whyte (Stephen, Small Axe), Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones, Vigil), Ria Zmitrowicz (The Power, Three Girls), Aisling Loftus (The Midwich Cuckoos, War and Peace), Robert Emms (Andor, Chernobyl), Michael Balogun (Top Boy, The Lehman Trilogy), Christine Bottomley(Domina, Back To Life), Oliver Huntingdon (The Rising, Happy Valley) Jorden Myrie (Mood, The Strays) and Conor Deane (All Creatures Great & Small, Newark) and Bethany Asher (Wild Bill, Mobility).
Leads David Morrissey and Lesley Manville are reprising their roles and the second season is being directed by three-time BAFTA nominee Clio Barnard, with Quiz scribe Graham penning the six episodes.
One of the BBC’s most-watched drama series last year moves to the present day for its second season. Homeland star Harewood and BAFTA-winner Dolan are joined by Robert Lindsay, Sharlene Whyte (Stephen, Small Axe), Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones, Vigil), Ria Zmitrowicz (The Power, Three Girls), Aisling Loftus (The Midwich Cuckoos, War and Peace), Robert Emms (Andor, Chernobyl), Michael Balogun (Top Boy, The Lehman Trilogy), Christine Bottomley(Domina, Back To Life), Oliver Huntingdon (The Rising, Happy Valley) Jorden Myrie (Mood, The Strays) and Conor Deane (All Creatures Great & Small, Newark) and Bethany Asher (Wild Bill, Mobility).
Leads David Morrissey and Lesley Manville are reprising their roles and the second season is being directed by three-time BAFTA nominee Clio Barnard, with Quiz scribe Graham penning the six episodes.
- 7/25/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: James Graham’s BBC drama Sherwood has set three-time BAFTA nominee Clio Barnard as its Season 2 director, as Lesley Manville and David Morrissey confirm they will reprise their roles in a story that will move forward to the present day.
Barnard, who has been BAFTA nominated for Ali & Ava, The Selfish Giant and The Arbor, is lead director and EP on Season 2, which begins filming this summer. The director, who replaces Lewis Arnold and Ben A. Williams, will oversee a season “navigating the devastating effect of two crimes on the community” in Nottinghamshire, told through a modern-day lens. She most recently directed Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes in Apple TV+ drama The Essex Serpent.
Deadline can reveal that the new story being penned by Graham will be brought forward to the present day. Season 1, which is nominated for three BAFTA TV Awards at this Sunday’s ceremony, was...
Barnard, who has been BAFTA nominated for Ali & Ava, The Selfish Giant and The Arbor, is lead director and EP on Season 2, which begins filming this summer. The director, who replaces Lewis Arnold and Ben A. Williams, will oversee a season “navigating the devastating effect of two crimes on the community” in Nottinghamshire, told through a modern-day lens. She most recently directed Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes in Apple TV+ drama The Essex Serpent.
Deadline can reveal that the new story being penned by Graham will be brought forward to the present day. Season 1, which is nominated for three BAFTA TV Awards at this Sunday’s ceremony, was...
- 5/11/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The fourth edition of Animation Day, which is part of the Cannes Film Festival’s Market, will take place on May 22.
A one-day event aimed at the global animation filmmaking community, it is a joint initiative launched in 2019 by the Cannes Film Market and the Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival, in partnership with Animation! Ventana Sur, the animation branch of Latin America’s leading film market.
This edition will kick off with the Annecy Goes to Cannes pitching sessions, featuring five works-in-progress projects at various stages of development. Attendees will also be able to attend a morning panel discussion entitled “What Is Adult Animation Film’s Strategy and Where Is It Headed?,” which will address the question of the animated film offer for adults, both in theaters and on smaller screens, as viewing habits evolve.
Panelists include Dutch-born French filmmaker Jan Kounen, who is also presenting his latest project “Epiphania” in the pitching sessions,...
A one-day event aimed at the global animation filmmaking community, it is a joint initiative launched in 2019 by the Cannes Film Market and the Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival, in partnership with Animation! Ventana Sur, the animation branch of Latin America’s leading film market.
This edition will kick off with the Annecy Goes to Cannes pitching sessions, featuring five works-in-progress projects at various stages of development. Attendees will also be able to attend a morning panel discussion entitled “What Is Adult Animation Film’s Strategy and Where Is It Headed?,” which will address the question of the animated film offer for adults, both in theaters and on smaller screens, as viewing habits evolve.
Panelists include Dutch-born French filmmaker Jan Kounen, who is also presenting his latest project “Epiphania” in the pitching sessions,...
- 5/17/2022
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
AMC has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming series ‘The North Water.’
Based on the acclaimed novel by Ian McGuire, the five-part series tells the story of Patrick Sumner (O’Connell), a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic. But the ferocity of the elements is matched by the violence of his crewmates, with Drax (Farrell), a harpooner and distinctly brutal force of nature. As the true purpose of the expedition becomes clear, a confrontation between the two men erupts, taking them on a journey far from solid ground and beyond the safe moorings of civilisation.
Set in Hull and on the ice floes of the Arctic in the late 1850s, The North Water’s location work took place primarily in the Arctic, shooting on the frozen seas north of the Svalbard Archipelago. The cast and production team sailed...
Based on the acclaimed novel by Ian McGuire, the five-part series tells the story of Patrick Sumner (O’Connell), a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic. But the ferocity of the elements is matched by the violence of his crewmates, with Drax (Farrell), a harpooner and distinctly brutal force of nature. As the true purpose of the expedition becomes clear, a confrontation between the two men erupts, taking them on a journey far from solid ground and beyond the safe moorings of civilisation.
Set in Hull and on the ice floes of the Arctic in the late 1850s, The North Water’s location work took place primarily in the Arctic, shooting on the frozen seas north of the Svalbard Archipelago. The cast and production team sailed...
- 7/9/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
BBC Two has released a gallery of new images from its forthcoming cinematic drama series The North Water from Andrew Haigh.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Ian McGuire, the five-part series tells the story of Patrick Sumner (O’Connell), a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic. But the ferocity of the elements is matched by the violence of his crewmates, with Drax (Farrell), a harpooner and distinctly brutal force of nature. As the true purpose of the expedition becomes clear, a confrontation between the two men erupts, taking them on a journey far from solid ground and beyond the safe moorings of civilisation.
The new photos feature Jack O’Connell as Patrick Sumner, Colin Farrell as Henry Drax, and Stephen Graham as Captain Brownlee, alongside Tom Courtenay as Baxter, seen here in character for the first time. The North Water also stars Peter Mullan,...
Based on the acclaimed novel by Ian McGuire, the five-part series tells the story of Patrick Sumner (O’Connell), a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic. But the ferocity of the elements is matched by the violence of his crewmates, with Drax (Farrell), a harpooner and distinctly brutal force of nature. As the true purpose of the expedition becomes clear, a confrontation between the two men erupts, taking them on a journey far from solid ground and beyond the safe moorings of civilisation.
The new photos feature Jack O’Connell as Patrick Sumner, Colin Farrell as Henry Drax, and Stephen Graham as Captain Brownlee, alongside Tom Courtenay as Baxter, seen here in character for the first time. The North Water also stars Peter Mullan,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
BBC Two has released several images from its upcoming star-studded, long-gestating drama series “The North Water.”
The new photos feature Jack O’Connell as Patrick Sumner, Colin Farrell as Henry Drax, and Stephen Graham as Captain Brownlee, alongside Tom Courtenay as Baxter, seen in character for the first time. “The North Water” also stars Peter Mullan, Sam Spruell and Roland Møller.
Adapted for the screen and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Haigh, “The North Water” is made by See-Saw Films for the BBC. Production began on the series in 2019.
Set in Hull and on the ice floes of the Arctic in the late 1850s, the series’ location work took place primarily in the Arctic, shooting on the frozen seas north of the Svalbard Archipelago. The cast and production team sailed as far as 81 degrees north to film sequences in the pack ice, one of the furthest points north a drama series has ever filmed before.
The new photos feature Jack O’Connell as Patrick Sumner, Colin Farrell as Henry Drax, and Stephen Graham as Captain Brownlee, alongside Tom Courtenay as Baxter, seen in character for the first time. “The North Water” also stars Peter Mullan, Sam Spruell and Roland Møller.
Adapted for the screen and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Haigh, “The North Water” is made by See-Saw Films for the BBC. Production began on the series in 2019.
Set in Hull and on the ice floes of the Arctic in the late 1850s, the series’ location work took place primarily in the Arctic, shooting on the frozen seas north of the Svalbard Archipelago. The cast and production team sailed as far as 81 degrees north to film sequences in the pack ice, one of the furthest points north a drama series has ever filmed before.
- 6/21/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC has set the cast for its four-part adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s best-selling and award-winning novel Life After Life.
Produced by Brexit: The Uncivil War producer House Productions, the series will feature fast-rising actress Thomasin McKenzie, star of Jojo Rabbit and Leave No Trace, and BAFTA-winning Fleabag star Sian Clifford.
James McArdle (Man in an Orange Shirt), Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), and Jessica Hynes (Years and Years) will also feature, alongside Patsy Ferran (Black Narcissus), Harry Michell (Yesterday), Laurie Kynaston (The Trouble with Maggie Cole) Joshua Hill (Small Axe), and Maria Laird (Derry Girls).
Outlaw King and Traitors writer Bash Doran has adapted the novel, while John Crowley, the two-time BAFTA-winning director who helmed Saoirse Ronan starrer Brooklyn, directs.
Life After Life tells the vivid story of the alternate lives of Ursula Todd (McKenzie), who dies one night in 1910, only to be born and survive on the same night.
Produced by Brexit: The Uncivil War producer House Productions, the series will feature fast-rising actress Thomasin McKenzie, star of Jojo Rabbit and Leave No Trace, and BAFTA-winning Fleabag star Sian Clifford.
James McArdle (Man in an Orange Shirt), Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), and Jessica Hynes (Years and Years) will also feature, alongside Patsy Ferran (Black Narcissus), Harry Michell (Yesterday), Laurie Kynaston (The Trouble with Maggie Cole) Joshua Hill (Small Axe), and Maria Laird (Derry Girls).
Outlaw King and Traitors writer Bash Doran has adapted the novel, while John Crowley, the two-time BAFTA-winning director who helmed Saoirse Ronan starrer Brooklyn, directs.
Life After Life tells the vivid story of the alternate lives of Ursula Todd (McKenzie), who dies one night in 1910, only to be born and survive on the same night.
- 4/20/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has commissioned a four-part adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s bestselling novel “Life After Life” from House Productions.
The story centers on Ursula Todd who dies one night in 1910 before she can draw her first breath. On that same night in 1910, Ursula is born and survives. She finds herself time and again, living and dying in different circumstances only to be reborn into a new, alternative iteration of life once more. Ursula navigates her way through a critical era which spans two world wars, an encounter with Hitler and major life events.
The drama is adapted by playwright and screenwriter Bash Doran and will be directed by BAFTA-winning director John Crowley. Kate Ogborn (“The End of the F***ing World”) will produce. Doran and Crowley will be executive producers, as will Atkinson.
The novel was published in 2013 and won the Costa Book Award.
House Productions is the production company set...
The story centers on Ursula Todd who dies one night in 1910 before she can draw her first breath. On that same night in 1910, Ursula is born and survives. She finds herself time and again, living and dying in different circumstances only to be reborn into a new, alternative iteration of life once more. Ursula navigates her way through a critical era which spans two world wars, an encounter with Hitler and major life events.
The drama is adapted by playwright and screenwriter Bash Doran and will be directed by BAFTA-winning director John Crowley. Kate Ogborn (“The End of the F***ing World”) will produce. Doran and Crowley will be executive producers, as will Atkinson.
The novel was published in 2013 and won the Costa Book Award.
House Productions is the production company set...
- 12/16/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Garnett also worked on Earth Girls Are Easy and seminal TV drama Cathy Come Home.
Tony Garnett, the film and television producer behind Ken Loach’s breakthrough features, has died aged 83.
The British producer collaborated with Loach from 1965 to 1979 on films including Kes, Family Life and Black Jack as well as seminal TV drama Cathy Come Home.
World Productions, the company he co-founded in 1990, said in a statement: “After a short illness, Tony Garnett, the legendary TV and film producer… died around midday on January 12. Tony was a great man and an inspirational producer who will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him.
Tony Garnett, the film and television producer behind Ken Loach’s breakthrough features, has died aged 83.
The British producer collaborated with Loach from 1965 to 1979 on films including Kes, Family Life and Black Jack as well as seminal TV drama Cathy Come Home.
World Productions, the company he co-founded in 1990, said in a statement: “After a short illness, Tony Garnett, the legendary TV and film producer… died around midday on January 12. Tony was a great man and an inspirational producer who will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him.
- 1/13/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Tony Garnett Dies: Founder Of ‘Bodyguard’ Producer World Productions & Ken Loach Collaborator Was 83
Tony Garnett, founder of Bodyguard and Line of Duty producer World Productions and regular collaborator of Ken Loach, died Sunday at 83.
The news was confirmed in a statement from World, the company he founded in 1990.
“After a short illness, Tony Garnett, the legendary TV & Film Producer and founder of World Productions, died around midday on January 12. Tony was a great man and an inspirational producer who will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him,” World Productions said.
Garnett produced series including BBC dramas This Life and Between the Lines and worked with British director Loach on films including Kes and Cathy Come Home.
He was celebrated Sunday by a number of figures in the British TV industry including Good Omens director Douglas McKinnon, who called Garnett a “remarkable person.”
Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio said: “Very sad to hear of Tony Garnett’s death. Tony was instrumental in giving me...
The news was confirmed in a statement from World, the company he founded in 1990.
“After a short illness, Tony Garnett, the legendary TV & Film Producer and founder of World Productions, died around midday on January 12. Tony was a great man and an inspirational producer who will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him,” World Productions said.
Garnett produced series including BBC dramas This Life and Between the Lines and worked with British director Loach on films including Kes and Cathy Come Home.
He was celebrated Sunday by a number of figures in the British TV industry including Good Omens director Douglas McKinnon, who called Garnett a “remarkable person.”
Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio said: “Very sad to hear of Tony Garnett’s death. Tony was instrumental in giving me...
- 1/13/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In this week’s International TV Newswire, Amazon documents Andy Murray’s fall and hopeful rise, Banijay merges in Italy, major European productions announce casting, Spanish-language content sells in France, and Cineflix’s “Pure” heads across the Atlantic.
Amazon Documents Andy Murray Recovery
Amazon Prime Video’s U.K. offices have announced a new feature-length documentary, “Andy Murray: Resurfacing,” which tracks the British tennis superstar’s recovery from a recurring hip injury over a two-year period. Initially commissioned as a cut-and-dry injury comeback story, “Resurfacing” turned into something bigger as Murray struggled with setbacks which saw the former Wimbledon champion and number 1 ranked player in the world drop almost out of the top 100.
According to Amazon, the story will be told from Murray’s perspective, and offer hitherto unprecedented access to the medical, professional and private lives of Murray and those around him who supported him through the process. Almost...
Amazon Documents Andy Murray Recovery
Amazon Prime Video’s U.K. offices have announced a new feature-length documentary, “Andy Murray: Resurfacing,” which tracks the British tennis superstar’s recovery from a recurring hip injury over a two-year period. Initially commissioned as a cut-and-dry injury comeback story, “Resurfacing” turned into something bigger as Murray struggled with setbacks which saw the former Wimbledon champion and number 1 ranked player in the world drop almost out of the top 100.
According to Amazon, the story will be told from Murray’s perspective, and offer hitherto unprecedented access to the medical, professional and private lives of Murray and those around him who supported him through the process. Almost...
- 11/8/2019
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
‘The North Water’: Stephen Graham, Tom Courtenay & Peter Mullan Round Out Cast For BBC Whaling Drama
Stephen Graham, Tom Courtenay and Peter Mullan have joined the cast of The North Water, See-Saw Films’ adaptation of Ian McGuire’s Arctic whaling novel for BBC Two.
The trio will support leads Colin Farrell and Jack O’Connell on the four-part miniseries, which is written and directed by Lean on Pete and 45 Years’ Andrew Haigh.
Farrell plays harpooner Henry Drax, who sets sail on a whaling expedition to the Arctic with Patrick Sumner (O’Connell), a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as the ship’s doctor.
Hoping to escape the horrors of his past, Sumner finds himself on an ill-fated journey with a murderous psychopath. In search of redemption, his story becomes a harsh struggle for survival in the Arctic wasteland.
Graham plays Captain Brownlee — who commands the Volunteer ship on which the characters set...
The trio will support leads Colin Farrell and Jack O’Connell on the four-part miniseries, which is written and directed by Lean on Pete and 45 Years’ Andrew Haigh.
Farrell plays harpooner Henry Drax, who sets sail on a whaling expedition to the Arctic with Patrick Sumner (O’Connell), a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as the ship’s doctor.
Hoping to escape the horrors of his past, Sumner finds himself on an ill-fated journey with a murderous psychopath. In search of redemption, his story becomes a harsh struggle for survival in the Arctic wasteland.
Graham plays Captain Brownlee — who commands the Volunteer ship on which the characters set...
- 11/8/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
’71 actor joins Colin Farrell in TV drama.
Starred Up and ’71 actor Jack O’Connell will lead the cast of Andrew Haigh’s four-part thriller The North Water, which is being produced by See-Saw Films for BBC Two.
O’Connell will play Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic in the late 1850s. He joins the previously announced Colin Farrell, who is playing harpooner Henry Drax.
Filming is set to get underway this autumn on the project, which Haigh (45 Years) has adapted from the novel by Ian McGuire.
Starred Up and ’71 actor Jack O’Connell will lead the cast of Andrew Haigh’s four-part thriller The North Water, which is being produced by See-Saw Films for BBC Two.
O’Connell will play Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic in the late 1850s. He joins the previously announced Colin Farrell, who is playing harpooner Henry Drax.
Filming is set to get underway this autumn on the project, which Haigh (45 Years) has adapted from the novel by Ian McGuire.
- 4/5/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Colin Farrell has decided to flex his thespian chops with a move that will see him take the lead in BBC2’s Andrew Haigh thriller ‘The North Water’.
Based on the Ian McGuire novel, the story will be serialised into four episodes for the channel. Set in the U.K. and in the Arctic wasteland in the late 1850s, ‘The North Water’ tells the story of Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic in search of redemption. But instead, he finds himself on an ill-fated journey with Henry Drax (Farrell), a murderous psychopath he meets while on board.
“Casting the right leads is the most important part of any project and I’m thrilled to have Colin Farrell on board. I am a huge admirer of his work and can’t wait to see him bring Drax vividly to life,...
Based on the Ian McGuire novel, the story will be serialised into four episodes for the channel. Set in the U.K. and in the Arctic wasteland in the late 1850s, ‘The North Water’ tells the story of Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic in search of redemption. But instead, he finds himself on an ill-fated journey with Henry Drax (Farrell), a murderous psychopath he meets while on board.
“Casting the right leads is the most important part of any project and I’m thrilled to have Colin Farrell on board. I am a huge admirer of his work and can’t wait to see him bring Drax vividly to life,...
- 2/19/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Colin Farrell is set to star in “The North Water,” the BBC thriller that will be directed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Haigh (“Lean on Pete”).
Based on Ian McGuire’s novel, the four-part series is being adapted by Haigh and produced by See-Saw Films for BBC Two.
Set in the U.K. and in the Arctic wasteland in the late 1850s, “The North Water” tells the story of Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic in search of redemption. But he finds himself instead on an ill-fated journey with Henry Drax (Farrell), a psychopath he meets on board.
“Casting the right leads is the most important part of any project, and I’m thrilled to have Colin Farrell on board. I am a huge admirer of his work and can’t wait to see him bring Drax vividly to life,...
Based on Ian McGuire’s novel, the four-part series is being adapted by Haigh and produced by See-Saw Films for BBC Two.
Set in the U.K. and in the Arctic wasteland in the late 1850s, “The North Water” tells the story of Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic in search of redemption. But he finds himself instead on an ill-fated journey with Henry Drax (Farrell), a psychopath he meets on board.
“Casting the right leads is the most important part of any project, and I’m thrilled to have Colin Farrell on board. I am a huge admirer of his work and can’t wait to see him bring Drax vividly to life,...
- 2/19/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Four-part thriller will shoot in autumn.
Colin Farrell has joined the cast of The North Water, the upcoming four-part thriller series being made by Weekend and Lean On Pete director Andrew Haigh.
Based on the novel by Ian McGuire, the series will tell the story of a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic.
See-Saw Films is producing the project for BBC Two. Kate Ogborn is producing with executive producers Jamie Laurenson and Hakan Kousetta, with Iain Canning and Emile Sherman, Niv Fichman for Rhombus Media and Lucy Richer for the BBC.
Colin Farrell has joined the cast of The North Water, the upcoming four-part thriller series being made by Weekend and Lean On Pete director Andrew Haigh.
Based on the novel by Ian McGuire, the series will tell the story of a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic.
See-Saw Films is producing the project for BBC Two. Kate Ogborn is producing with executive producers Jamie Laurenson and Hakan Kousetta, with Iain Canning and Emile Sherman, Niv Fichman for Rhombus Media and Lucy Richer for the BBC.
- 2/19/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The Spirit of ’45 to oversee grants as Doc Society’s film fund executive.
Producer Lisa Marie Russo has been appointed by Doc Society (formerly Britdoc) to head up the newly-launched BFI Doc Society Fund.
The BFI selected Doc Society as the delivery partner for its £1m-per-year doc fund in December last year. The commitment, which runs through to 2022, is part of the BFI’s five-year strategy (BFI2022), which includes a promise to support the documentary medium and its emerging filmmakers.
Russo‘s credits include Ken Loach’s The Spirit of ’45, Terence Davies’ Of Time And The City, Gillian Wearing’s...
Producer Lisa Marie Russo has been appointed by Doc Society (formerly Britdoc) to head up the newly-launched BFI Doc Society Fund.
The BFI selected Doc Society as the delivery partner for its £1m-per-year doc fund in December last year. The commitment, which runs through to 2022, is part of the BFI’s five-year strategy (BFI2022), which includes a promise to support the documentary medium and its emerging filmmakers.
Russo‘s credits include Ken Loach’s The Spirit of ’45, Terence Davies’ Of Time And The City, Gillian Wearing’s...
- 3/12/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Comic book adaptation The End Of The F***ing World now filming in the UK.
Netflix and youth-focused Channel Four offshoot E4 are teaming on comic book adaptation series The End Of The F***ing World.
The show has enlisted a trio of 2015 Screen Stars of Tomorrow: Charlie Covell is writing the series, while Jessica Barden and Alex Lawther will both star.
Covell’s writing credits include Chanya Button’s Burn Burn Burn. Lawther has previously acted in The Imitation Game and Black Mirror, while Barden’s credits include The Lobster.
The 8x30 darkly comic drama will follow two teenage outsiders who embark on a road trip to find one of their estranged fathers.
John Hannah’s Clerkenwell Films, the outfit behind Misfits, are producing with Dominic Buchanan Productions. Filming is now underway in the UK and the series will air on E4 and stream globally on Netflix later this year.
Kate Ogborn is producing...
Netflix and youth-focused Channel Four offshoot E4 are teaming on comic book adaptation series The End Of The F***ing World.
The show has enlisted a trio of 2015 Screen Stars of Tomorrow: Charlie Covell is writing the series, while Jessica Barden and Alex Lawther will both star.
Covell’s writing credits include Chanya Button’s Burn Burn Burn. Lawther has previously acted in The Imitation Game and Black Mirror, while Barden’s credits include The Lobster.
The 8x30 darkly comic drama will follow two teenage outsiders who embark on a road trip to find one of their estranged fathers.
John Hannah’s Clerkenwell Films, the outfit behind Misfits, are producing with Dominic Buchanan Productions. Filming is now underway in the UK and the series will air on E4 and stream globally on Netflix later this year.
Kate Ogborn is producing...
- 4/24/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
War of the Planet of the Apes
Judy Greer is set to return as Cornelia, the chimpanzee wife of apes leader Caesar, in 20th Century Fox's "War for the Planet of the Apes". Karin Konoval is also returning as Maurice, the orangutan with a gentle soul.
Production began last week with Matt Reeves directing and Andy Serkis returning as Caesar. "Archer" regular Greer is coming off a summer in which she appeared in four major films - "Jurassic World," "Ant-Man," "Tomorrowland" and "Entourage". [Source: Heat Vision]
Like A Virgin
Gemma Arterton has been set to star in Catherine Shepherd's directorial debut "Like A Virgin" for the BFI. Kate Ogborn produces.
The story follows the character of Mary, who is visited by the Angel Gabriel while off her head following a night out. Gabriel tells her that she has been chosen by God to give birth to the next Messiah. [Source: Deadline]
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter...
Judy Greer is set to return as Cornelia, the chimpanzee wife of apes leader Caesar, in 20th Century Fox's "War for the Planet of the Apes". Karin Konoval is also returning as Maurice, the orangutan with a gentle soul.
Production began last week with Matt Reeves directing and Andy Serkis returning as Caesar. "Archer" regular Greer is coming off a summer in which she appeared in four major films - "Jurassic World," "Ant-Man," "Tomorrowland" and "Entourage". [Source: Heat Vision]
Like A Virgin
Gemma Arterton has been set to star in Catherine Shepherd's directorial debut "Like A Virgin" for the BFI. Kate Ogborn produces.
The story follows the character of Mary, who is visited by the Angel Gabriel while off her head following a night out. Gabriel tells her that she has been chosen by God to give birth to the next Messiah. [Source: Deadline]
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter...
- 10/20/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Gemma Arterton has been set to star in Catherine Shepherd’s directorial debut Like A Virgin. Kate Ogborn produces the feature project, which has been developed with the BFI. The story follows the character of Mary, who is visited by the Angel Gabriel while off her head following a night out. Gabriel tells her that she has been chosen by God to give birth to the next Messiah. The film looks at what happens when a girl who isn’t ready to grow up is chosen to save…...
- 10/19/2015
- Deadline
UK mentor scheme received seventeen applications for each place.
Actor-director Kenneth Branagh and writer-director Hossein Amini are among mentors for training programme Guiding Lights, run by Brighton-based cultural agency Lighthouse.
The 15 mentees include directors, writers, producers and, for the first time, exhibitors, as a result of a new partnership with Film Hub South East, part of the BFI Film Audience Network.
They will receive nine months of personal mentoring.
This year there were seventeen applications for each place on the scheme, which requires candidates to demonstrate experience in their field and their potential for the future.
The scheme began in 2006 and is sponsored by Creative Skillset and Studiocanal. Previous years’ mentors include Danny Boyle, Abi Morgan, Lone Scherfig and Julian Fellowes.
Kevin Macdonald, director of The Last King of Scotland, is taking part for the third time this year. He said: “What I really love about [Guiding Lights] is that I learn as much – maybe more – from the mentee...
Actor-director Kenneth Branagh and writer-director Hossein Amini are among mentors for training programme Guiding Lights, run by Brighton-based cultural agency Lighthouse.
The 15 mentees include directors, writers, producers and, for the first time, exhibitors, as a result of a new partnership with Film Hub South East, part of the BFI Film Audience Network.
They will receive nine months of personal mentoring.
This year there were seventeen applications for each place on the scheme, which requires candidates to demonstrate experience in their field and their potential for the future.
The scheme began in 2006 and is sponsored by Creative Skillset and Studiocanal. Previous years’ mentors include Danny Boyle, Abi Morgan, Lone Scherfig and Julian Fellowes.
Kevin Macdonald, director of The Last King of Scotland, is taking part for the third time this year. He said: “What I really love about [Guiding Lights] is that I learn as much – maybe more – from the mentee...
- 12/17/2014
- by Laurence.Bartleet@city.ac.uk (Larry Bartleet)
- ScreenDaily
Updated (gallery/official winners book): The Screen Awards has unveiled its 2014 winners, recognising excellence in UK marketing, distribution and exhibition.Scroll down for full list of winnersBrowse the Screen Awards book Heregallery: Click here for pictures from the night
The awards were handed out at a glamorous ceremony at The Brewery in London last night, before 500 assembled guests. Broadcaster Edith Bowman hosted the event for the third year.
Twentieth Century Fox took home the hotly contested studio distributor of the year award, while Curzon Artificial Eye won the best independent distributor prize.
Prison drama Starred Up, from Twentieth Century Fox, took home theatrical campaign of the year, with a highly commended notice for Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger By The Lake.
Twentieth Century Fox scored a further four wins including 3D campaign for How To Train Your Dragon 2 and prizes for best marketing team, online campaign for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes with Think Jam...
The awards were handed out at a glamorous ceremony at The Brewery in London last night, before 500 assembled guests. Broadcaster Edith Bowman hosted the event for the third year.
Twentieth Century Fox took home the hotly contested studio distributor of the year award, while Curzon Artificial Eye won the best independent distributor prize.
Prison drama Starred Up, from Twentieth Century Fox, took home theatrical campaign of the year, with a highly commended notice for Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger By The Lake.
Twentieth Century Fox scored a further four wins including 3D campaign for How To Train Your Dragon 2 and prizes for best marketing team, online campaign for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes with Think Jam...
- 10/24/2014
- ScreenDaily
Updated (gallery/official winners book): The Screen Awards has unveiled its 2014 winners, recognising excellence in UK marketing, distribution and exhibition.Scroll down for full list of winnersBrowse the Screen Awards book Heregallery: Click here for pictures from the night
The awards were handed out at a glamorous ceremony at The Brewery in London last night, before 500 assembled guests. Broadcaster Edith Bowman hosted the event for the third year.
Twentieth Century Fox took home the hotly contested studio distributor of the year award, while Curzon Artificial Eye won the best independent distributor prize.
Prison drama Starred Up, from Twentieth Century Fox, took home theatrical campaign of the year, with a highly commended notice for Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger By The Lake.
Twentieth Century Fox scored a further four wins including 3D campaign for How To Train Your Dragon 2 and prizes for best marketing team, online campaign for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes with Think Jam...
The awards were handed out at a glamorous ceremony at The Brewery in London last night, before 500 assembled guests. Broadcaster Edith Bowman hosted the event for the third year.
Twentieth Century Fox took home the hotly contested studio distributor of the year award, while Curzon Artificial Eye won the best independent distributor prize.
Prison drama Starred Up, from Twentieth Century Fox, took home theatrical campaign of the year, with a highly commended notice for Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger By The Lake.
Twentieth Century Fox scored a further four wins including 3D campaign for How To Train Your Dragon 2 and prizes for best marketing team, online campaign for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes with Think Jam...
- 10/24/2014
- ScreenDaily
Satellite event planned live from Hockney’s Los Angeles studio.
Picturehouse Entertainment has acquired Randall Wright’s feature documentary on artist David Hockney and will open it across the UK on Nov 28.
The launch of Hockney will be driven by an exclusive preview at cinemas around the UK, followed by a satellite Q&A with David Hockney live from his studio in Los Angeles on Nov 25.
The 77-year-old artist granted unprecedented access to his personal archive of photographs and films for the documentary for the first time.
An important contributor to the Pop Art movement of the 1960s, Hockney is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century and is perhaps most famous for his series of paintings of swimming pools, including 1967 work A Bigger Splash.
The documentary chronicles Hockney’s career, from his early life in working-class Bradford, where his love for pictures was developed through his admiration for cinema, to his relocation...
Picturehouse Entertainment has acquired Randall Wright’s feature documentary on artist David Hockney and will open it across the UK on Nov 28.
The launch of Hockney will be driven by an exclusive preview at cinemas around the UK, followed by a satellite Q&A with David Hockney live from his studio in Los Angeles on Nov 25.
The 77-year-old artist granted unprecedented access to his personal archive of photographs and films for the documentary for the first time.
An important contributor to the Pop Art movement of the 1960s, Hockney is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century and is perhaps most famous for his series of paintings of swimming pools, including 1967 work A Bigger Splash.
The documentary chronicles Hockney’s career, from his early life in working-class Bradford, where his love for pictures was developed through his admiration for cinema, to his relocation...
- 9/2/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Satellite event planned live from Hockney’s Los Angeles studio.
Picturehouse Entertainment has acquired Randall Wright’s feature documentary on artist David Hockney and will open it across the UK on Nov 28.
The launch of Hockney will be driven by an exclusive preview at cinemas around the UK, followed by a satellite Q&A with David Hockney live from his studio in Los Angeles on Nov 25.
The 77-year-old artist granted unprecedented access to his personal archive of photographs and films for the documentary for the first time.
An important contributor to the Pop Art movement of the 1960s, Hockney is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century and is perhaps most famous for his series of paintings of swimming pools, including 1967 work A Bigger Splash.
The documentary chronicles Hockney’s career, from his early life in working-class Bradford, where his love for pictures was developed through his admiration for cinema, to his relocation...
Picturehouse Entertainment has acquired Randall Wright’s feature documentary on artist David Hockney and will open it across the UK on Nov 28.
The launch of Hockney will be driven by an exclusive preview at cinemas around the UK, followed by a satellite Q&A with David Hockney live from his studio in Los Angeles on Nov 25.
The 77-year-old artist granted unprecedented access to his personal archive of photographs and films for the documentary for the first time.
An important contributor to the Pop Art movement of the 1960s, Hockney is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century and is perhaps most famous for his series of paintings of swimming pools, including 1967 work A Bigger Splash.
The documentary chronicles Hockney’s career, from his early life in working-class Bradford, where his love for pictures was developed through his admiration for cinema, to his relocation...
- 9/2/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Highlights include a British producers’ masterclass with speakers including Damian Jones (Belle) and Kate Ogborn (The Deep Blue Sea).
The Sargent-Disc BAFTA Filmmakers’ Market – an annual networking and skills development event for first-time feature filmmakers – is to run its sixth edition at BAFTA’s London headquarters on July 5.
The event will comprise of a day of masterclasses, screenings, and speed surgeries to help improve creative and business skills, as well as offering advice to help to navigate and progress in the industry.
Highlights of the day include:
a British producers’ masterclass with speakers including Damian Jones (Belle, The Iron Lady) and Kate Ogborn (The Spirit of ‘45, The Deep Blue Sea);
a session on ‘how to find your cast’, presented by Rada, with casting director Des Hamilton (Nymphomaniac, This Is England);
a series of ‘meet the pro’ roundtable sessions, presented by Creative Skillset, with top craft talent, including costume designer Jane Petrie (Top Boy, How I Live Now) and former...
The Sargent-Disc BAFTA Filmmakers’ Market – an annual networking and skills development event for first-time feature filmmakers – is to run its sixth edition at BAFTA’s London headquarters on July 5.
The event will comprise of a day of masterclasses, screenings, and speed surgeries to help improve creative and business skills, as well as offering advice to help to navigate and progress in the industry.
Highlights of the day include:
a British producers’ masterclass with speakers including Damian Jones (Belle, The Iron Lady) and Kate Ogborn (The Spirit of ‘45, The Deep Blue Sea);
a session on ‘how to find your cast’, presented by Rada, with casting director Des Hamilton (Nymphomaniac, This Is England);
a series of ‘meet the pro’ roundtable sessions, presented by Creative Skillset, with top craft talent, including costume designer Jane Petrie (Top Boy, How I Live Now) and former...
- 5/30/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
David Hockney documentary will be produced by Kate Ogborn (The Deep Blue Sea).
The BFI and BBC are among backers of a new documentary about acclaimed British artist David Hockney.
Currently in post-production, Hockey: A Life in Pictures will be a talking heads documentary includes access to the artist and his personal archives.
The film is produced by BAFTA-nominated producer Kate Ogborn (Bronson, This is England), who most recently produced Ken Loach documentary The Spirit of ’45, and is directed by TV director Randall Wright, who also made a 2003 TV movie about Hockney.
An important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s, Hockney is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. He is perhaps most famous for his series of paintings of swimming pools, including 1967 work A Bigger Splash.
The BFI and BBC are among backers of a new documentary about acclaimed British artist David Hockney.
Currently in post-production, Hockey: A Life in Pictures will be a talking heads documentary includes access to the artist and his personal archives.
The film is produced by BAFTA-nominated producer Kate Ogborn (Bronson, This is England), who most recently produced Ken Loach documentary The Spirit of ’45, and is directed by TV director Randall Wright, who also made a 2003 TV movie about Hockney.
An important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s, Hockney is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. He is perhaps most famous for his series of paintings of swimming pools, including 1967 work A Bigger Splash.
- 5/19/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Paul-Julien Robert was born into a free-love commune, where possessions and childcare were communal and family relationships weren't allowed. He explores his upbringing and the idea of family in a documentary film, for which he's just won a major award
Paul-Julien Robert was born into a commune in 1979 and spent the first 12 years of his life there. "Everything in the outside world was described to us as evil. I knew what a nuclear family was, but it was something distant and seen as destructive."
His idealistic Swiss mother, Florence Desurmont, joined the Friedrichshof commune, near Vienna, when she was 26, before Paul-Julien was born. She hoped, after a difficult upbringing of her own, that living there would be a kind of psychotherapy. Like her fellow members, she renounced the traditional family model. "Her family would have been my family," says Paul-Julien, 34, "but she traded it for an alternative lifestyle.
The commune manifesto,...
Paul-Julien Robert was born into a commune in 1979 and spent the first 12 years of his life there. "Everything in the outside world was described to us as evil. I knew what a nuclear family was, but it was something distant and seen as destructive."
His idealistic Swiss mother, Florence Desurmont, joined the Friedrichshof commune, near Vienna, when she was 26, before Paul-Julien was born. She hoped, after a difficult upbringing of her own, that living there would be a kind of psychotherapy. Like her fellow members, she renounced the traditional family model. "Her family would have been my family," says Paul-Julien, 34, "but she traded it for an alternative lifestyle.
The commune manifesto,...
- 11/2/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Polish director honoured for 'courageous' tale looking at the legacy of the Holocaust in his homeland
• Review: four stars for Ida
British-based director Pawel Pawlikowski's latest film, Ida, took the top prize at the close of the London film festival on Saturday night.
The Observer's former film critic Philip French announced the Best Film award, saying: "The jury greatly admired Ida, the first film made in his native Poland by a director who came to prominence while living in Britain. We were deeply moved by a courageous film that handles, with subtlety and insight, a painfully controversial historical situation – the German occupation and the Holocaust – which continues to resonate."
The Guardian's film critic, Peter Bradshaw, was one of many who welcomed Pawlikowski's new work last week. Coming after the director's acclaimed Last Resort, from 2000, and My Summer of Love, made in 2004, it was, he wrote, "a small gem, tender and bleak,...
• Review: four stars for Ida
British-based director Pawel Pawlikowski's latest film, Ida, took the top prize at the close of the London film festival on Saturday night.
The Observer's former film critic Philip French announced the Best Film award, saying: "The jury greatly admired Ida, the first film made in his native Poland by a director who came to prominence while living in Britain. We were deeply moved by a courageous film that handles, with subtlety and insight, a painfully controversial historical situation – the German occupation and the Holocaust – which continues to resonate."
The Guardian's film critic, Peter Bradshaw, was one of many who welcomed Pawlikowski's new work last week. Coming after the director's acclaimed Last Resort, from 2000, and My Summer of Love, made in 2004, it was, he wrote, "a small gem, tender and bleak,...
- 10/20/2013
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
Other winners honoured at the glitzy ceremony included Anthony Chen for Ilo Ilo, and Starred Up screenwriter Jonathan Asser.
Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida has been crowned the Best Film at the 57th BFI London Film Festival (Oct 7-20).
It saw off competition from the likes of Richard Ayoade’s The Double, Peter Landesman’s JFK drama Parkland and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson (click here for full list).
Ida stars newcomer Agata Trzebuchowska opposite Polish star Agata Kulesza in the story of a novice nun coming face-to-face with her family’s past in 1960s Poland.
It marks the first Polish-language film for Warsaw-born British filmmaker Pawlikowski, best known for The Last Resort and BAFTA-award winning My Summer of Love.
The film previously won the Fipresci International Critics’ Award at the Toronto International Film Festival last month and the top prize at Poland’s Gdynia Film Festival.
Ida is a co-production...
Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida has been crowned the Best Film at the 57th BFI London Film Festival (Oct 7-20).
It saw off competition from the likes of Richard Ayoade’s The Double, Peter Landesman’s JFK drama Parkland and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson (click here for full list).
Ida stars newcomer Agata Trzebuchowska opposite Polish star Agata Kulesza in the story of a novice nun coming face-to-face with her family’s past in 1960s Poland.
It marks the first Polish-language film for Warsaw-born British filmmaker Pawlikowski, best known for The Last Resort and BAFTA-award winning My Summer of Love.
The film previously won the Fipresci International Critics’ Award at the Toronto International Film Festival last month and the top prize at Poland’s Gdynia Film Festival.
Ida is a co-production...
- 10/19/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Veteran actor Sir Christopher Lee is to be honoured at the 2013 BFI London Film Festival Awards.
The 91-year-old actor will receive a BFI Fellowship - the British Film Institute’s highest honour - at the awards on Oct 19.
Lee, knighted in 2009 for his services to drama and charity, has featured in more than 250 films including memorable performances in Dracula, The Wicker Man, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The Man with the Golden Gun, the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Star Wars prequels.
The BFI has also announced its jury line-up with critic Phillip French assuming the presidency of the Best Film Jury. His fellow jurors are Lone Scherfig, Stan Douglas, Miranda Richardson, Deborah Moggach and Rodrigo Prieto.
The Sutherland Award jury comprises president Elizabeth Karlsen, Emilia Fox, Susanna White, Jim Broadbent and Stephen Dillane.
On the jury of the Best British Newcomer Award is president Amanda Posey, Tom Kingsley, [link...
The 91-year-old actor will receive a BFI Fellowship - the British Film Institute’s highest honour - at the awards on Oct 19.
Lee, knighted in 2009 for his services to drama and charity, has featured in more than 250 films including memorable performances in Dracula, The Wicker Man, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The Man with the Golden Gun, the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Star Wars prequels.
The BFI has also announced its jury line-up with critic Phillip French assuming the presidency of the Best Film Jury. His fellow jurors are Lone Scherfig, Stan Douglas, Miranda Richardson, Deborah Moggach and Rodrigo Prieto.
The Sutherland Award jury comprises president Elizabeth Karlsen, Emilia Fox, Susanna White, Jim Broadbent and Stephen Dillane.
On the jury of the Best British Newcomer Award is president Amanda Posey, Tom Kingsley, [link...
- 10/7/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The prime minister's suggestion that lottery funding should be aimed at mainstream, money-making movies has been met with cautious optimism from the British film industry
Reaction continued to be divided across Britain's film world yesterday in the wake of comments by prime minister David Cameron, ahead of a visit to Pinewood studios, in which he suggested that lottery funding of cinema projects would be aimed towards "commercial" projects. Cameron was laying the groundwork for the publication on Monday of the report by the film policy committee, headed by Lord Smith.
Veteran producer Andrew Eaton (24 Hour Party People, The Killer Inside Me, Junkhearts) said that he agreed with Cameron's expression of support for "the sector in becoming even more dynamic and entrepreneurial". "It's about what you regard as success," Eaton said, suggesting that Mike Leigh had been unfairly singled out as a non-commercial film-maker, as films like Vera Drake and Secrets...
Reaction continued to be divided across Britain's film world yesterday in the wake of comments by prime minister David Cameron, ahead of a visit to Pinewood studios, in which he suggested that lottery funding of cinema projects would be aimed towards "commercial" projects. Cameron was laying the groundwork for the publication on Monday of the report by the film policy committee, headed by Lord Smith.
Veteran producer Andrew Eaton (24 Hour Party People, The Killer Inside Me, Junkhearts) said that he agreed with Cameron's expression of support for "the sector in becoming even more dynamic and entrepreneurial". "It's about what you regard as success," Eaton said, suggesting that Mike Leigh had been unfairly singled out as a non-commercial film-maker, as films like Vera Drake and Secrets...
- 1/12/2012
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Terence Davies' The Deep Blue Sea with Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston hears Music. Adapted from the Terence Rattigan of 1952, The Deep Blue Sea tells of a wife of a British Judge (Rachel Weisz) who is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot (Tom Hiddleston). Sean O'Connor and Kate Ogborn produce the film which also stars Simon Russell Beale, Ann Mitchell, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sarah Kants, Jolyon Coy and Elisha Stimson. Variety reports that this is Music Box's first pickup of a film which is in English, after distributing the hugely popular adaptations of Stieg Larsson's novels in the films The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with...
- 9/19/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Terence Davies' The Deep Blue Sea with Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston hears Music. Adapted from the Terence Rattigan of 1952, The Deep Blue Sea tells of a wife of a British Judge (Rachel Weisz) who is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot (Tom Hiddleston). Sean O'Connor and Kate Ogborn produce the film which also stars Simon Russell Beale, Ann Mitchell, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sarah Kants, Jolyon Coy and Elisha Stimson. Variety reports that this is Music Box's first pickup of a film which is in English, after distributing the hugely popular adaptations of Stieg Larsson's novels in the films The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with...
- 9/19/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The BFI London Film Festival, in its 55th year, will close its fifteen-day festival (October 12-27) with the UK premiere of Terence Davies' The Deep Blue Sea. Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston and Simon Russell Beale star in the intense 50s drama, which will premiere in September in Toronto. Based on Terence Rattigan's play (here's a 1998 NYMag review), Weisz plays Hester Collyer, the wife of a high court judge (Beale), who leaves him for her lover (Hiddleston), an ex-raf pilot... The film's producers, Sean O'Connor and Kate Ogborn, are "deeply honored," adding that "it's very much a London-based film, so it feels just right for the film's first UK outing to be at this wonderful festival. It’s a particular pleasure for us to introduce a ...
- 8/30/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Last week, we reported on the news that 360 was set to open the 55th BFI London Film Festival and this morning we found out the news that The Deep Blue Sea starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston and Simon Russell Beale will be closing the 2011 event.
The Deep Blue Sea is directed by Terence Davies and from the images that Jon posted a while ago, it looks beautifully shot.
Set in post-war Britain, this deeply moving story is an adaptation of Terence Rattigan’s classic play, The Deep Blue Sea is a study of forbidden love, suppressed desire, and the fear of loneliness. Stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea, what – or whom – should Hester choose?
I’ve placed the full press release below for your viewing pleasure and we can’t wait to see what else will be playing this year. We’ll find out the full line-up...
The Deep Blue Sea is directed by Terence Davies and from the images that Jon posted a while ago, it looks beautifully shot.
Set in post-war Britain, this deeply moving story is an adaptation of Terence Rattigan’s classic play, The Deep Blue Sea is a study of forbidden love, suppressed desire, and the fear of loneliness. Stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea, what – or whom – should Hester choose?
I’ve placed the full press release below for your viewing pleasure and we can’t wait to see what else will be playing this year. We’ll find out the full line-up...
- 8/30/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Terence Davies' The Deep Blue Sea will start shooting November 17 in London for five weeks. The romantic drama stars Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston (War Horse, Thor) and Simon Russell Beale (An Ideal Husband). Originally a play by Terence Rattigan, Davies adapted the love story about a privileged woman in 1950s London who walks out on her high court judge husband (Beale) to live with a young pilot (Hiddleston). Davies directed critics' faves Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) and The Long Day Closes (1992), both autobiographical stories set in his native Liverpool during the 1940s and '50s, as well as 1995's The Neon Bible (starring Gena Rowlands) and 2000's The House of Mirth (starring Gillian Anderson). The Deep Blue Sea is produced by Sean O'Connor and Kate Ogborn, the team behind This is England and The Red Riding Trilogy,...
- 11/16/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
“Yorkshire Noir. Dickens on bad acid.” -- Tony Grisoni on Red Riding. Tony Grisoni did it. Wrote the whole lot. All 278 minutes of the Red Riding Trilogy, which was adapted from David Peace’s noir epics. Dread Central recently sat down with him to get the scoop on the details, the process, Poe, and even Terry Gilliam.
What we present now are only the facts — under the grim light of day. They say it’s a nightmare town out there, filled with corruption and woe. I’d say beware of wolves and stick to the path.
Heather Buckley: What is the origin of the title Red Riding?
Tony Grisoni: For administrative purposes, the English county of Yorkshire is divided into three; one of these is known as West Riding. So the title Red Riding plays off these historic boundaries. But, of course, there’s also the allusion to the...
What we present now are only the facts — under the grim light of day. They say it’s a nightmare town out there, filled with corruption and woe. I’d say beware of wolves and stick to the path.
Heather Buckley: What is the origin of the title Red Riding?
Tony Grisoni: For administrative purposes, the English county of Yorkshire is divided into three; one of these is known as West Riding. So the title Red Riding plays off these historic boundaries. But, of course, there’s also the allusion to the...
- 3/4/2010
- by Heather Buckley
- DreadCentral.com
- Lots of glossy business cards will be exchanged during the 4th edition of International Financing Forum (Iff) (which takes place during Tiff). In what I imagine is like a speed dating between producers looking for coin and those looking to finance the next hot film project. There are a slew of names/projects from established filmmakers (Hany Abu-Assad, Terrence Davies and Kevin Macdonald) and some first-time directors among the 43 listed below that have caught over attention. Hany Abu-Assad is taking on what I imagine would be a controversial biopic - attaching himself to Arafat with his Paradise Now producer, Roman Paul. Paul produced Waltz with Bashir, and the upcoming (we'll be talking about this one in 2010), Womb. I'd be surprised if Tony Grisoni took a day off in the past 24 months, he has penned a truck load of projects and would embark on his feature filmmaking debut with Kingsland.
- 9/2/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Samantha Morton’s “The Unloved” “is inspired by Morton’s own life as a girl in the British Midlands. Lucy (Molly Windsor) lives with an unstable, sometimes violent father, played by Robert Carlyle. When the local social services step in to rescue her, Lucy leaves the chaos of her family for the uncertain dangers of a care home.” The film screens as part of Toronto’s Discovery section. indieWIRE contacted the film’s producer, Kate …...
- 8/31/2009
- indieWIRE - People
Samantha Morton’s “The Unloved” “is inspired by Morton’s own life as a girl in the British Midlands. Lucy (Molly Windsor) lives with an unstable, sometimes violent father, played by Robert Carlyle. When the local social services step in to rescue her, Lucy leaves the chaos of her family for the uncertain dangers of a care home.” The film screens as part of Toronto’s Discovery section. indieWIRE contacted the film’s producer, Kate …...
- 8/31/2009
- indieWIRE - People
Editor’S Note: This is part of a series of interviews indieWIRE will be running with the filmmakers screening in the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival’s Discovery program. Samantha Morton’s “The Unloved” “is inspired by Morton’s own life as a girl in the British Midlands. Lucy (Molly Windsor) lives with an unstable, sometimes violent father, played by Robert Carlyle. When the local social services step in to rescue her, Lucy leaves the …...
- 8/31/2009
- indieWIRE - People
As predicted, "Slumdog Millionaire" leads the pack of nominees for the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards. The Danny Boyle-directed film has 11 nominations total.
The BAFTA Film Awards 2009 will be held on February 8th at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. Click Read More to see the complete list of nominees:
Best film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Best British film
Hunger
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Man On Wire
Slumdog Millionaire
Leading actor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Leading actress
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Kristen Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Supporting actor
Robert Downey Jr -...
The BAFTA Film Awards 2009 will be held on February 8th at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. Click Read More to see the complete list of nominees:
Best film
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Best British film
Hunger
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Man On Wire
Slumdog Millionaire
Leading actor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Leading actress
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Kristen Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Supporting actor
Robert Downey Jr -...
- 1/15/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The 2009 BAFTA Award nominees have been announced and Slumdog Millionaire, along with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, leads the way with 11 nominations with The Dark Knight close behind with nine. However, at the top of the pile it is immediately noticeable that The Dark Knight did not get a Best Film nomination as all the usual suspects are there, but The Reader is added to the pack as one of its five nominations. Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) is considered a lead actor at the BAFTAs and earns a nomination in the category while he is competing Stateside for a Supporting nom. I believe he is more of a lead actor than a supporting, but Fox Searchlight obviously sees the supporting category as the easier place to get him a nomination and has pushed him in the category as a result. Other than that, the usuals are there with Brad Pitt earning a nomination,...
- 1/15/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
BERLIN -- Director Michael Winterbottom and producer Andrew Eaton have set up a television division at their movie production banner Revolution Films and struck a first-look deal with U.K. broadcaster Channel 4, the parties said Tuesday. "This project is another example of the artistic and financial commitment Channel 4 has made to bring the most ambitious and challenging drama to television and a perfect example of how Channel 4 drama and FilmFour can work together to great mutual benefit," Channel 4 drama and FilmFour chief Tessa Ross said. Revolution Films' newly created television outfit will be headed by Kate Ogborn, previously an executive producer for film at EM Media, the regional screen agency for the East Midlands. Ogborn also has been an independent producer at the Bureau Film Co.
- 2/14/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
VENICE, Italy -- The Film Council, the U.K. government-backed financing and strategy body, unveiled Friday (Aug. 30) a funding package totaling £830,000 ($1.3 million) spread across four productions from its New Cinema production fund. The biggest single beneficiary from the cash injection is "Finding Out," written and directed by Carine Adler, which secures £300,000 ($464,130) from the fund. The cash, which is drawn down by producers Kate Ogborn -- who collaborated with Adler on her debut feature "Under The Skin" -- and Bertrand Faivre ("The Warrior" will be paid back when the movie is completed. The project details a developing love story between a lonely adolescent girl and an older man with a past he is trying to hide.
- 8/30/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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