The Drama Pitching Forum will present badge-holders with 15 projects hailing from 11 countries, as well as hosting a series of encounters with industry leaders. This year, the Drama Pitching Forum will once again be offering a wide market overview to those attending Rome’s Mia - Mercato Internazionale dell’audiovisivo di Roma (14-18 October), homing in on 15 projects hailing from 11 countries and divided into 4 separate categories. Among the works in the Drama Series category we find the French series Lafayette, a costume drama set during the American Revolution, produced by Wild Horses, created by Nicolas Deprost and written by David Franzoni (who won an Oscar for Gladiator); Miss Fallaci Takes America, the story of the great journalist Oriana Fallaci’s journey to America in 1958, created by Alessandra Gonnella and written in collaboration with Justin Trefgarne and Edoardo Perazzi; Cult, a series created by Francesco Patierno and Sergio Nazzaro,...
Drugs are legal and devious deeds abound in Justin Trefgarne’s Narcopolis, hitting home media tomorrow from Scream Factory, and we’ve been provided with three Blu-ray copies to give away.
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Narcopolis.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Narcopolis Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on March 6th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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Narcopolis Blu-ray: In 2024, the manufacture and consumption of drugs has been legalized. Drecks are an elite unit created by an over-stretched police force to keep the black market dealers off the streets and the licensed drug companies rich. When dreck and former...
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Narcopolis.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Narcopolis Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on March 6th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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Narcopolis Blu-ray: In 2024, the manufacture and consumption of drugs has been legalized. Drecks are an elite unit created by an over-stretched police force to keep the black market dealers off the streets and the licensed drug companies rich. When dreck and former...
- 2/29/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Today, Daily Dead-ers, we have new media from The Boy and Narcopolis for your viewing pleasure. We have a Blu-ray clip for The Boy from Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision as well as two Blu-ray clips and an official trailer for Justin Trefgarne’s Narcopolis. Both films are set to be released on Blu-ray on March 1st.
The Boy Blu-ray: From Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision and Chiller Films comes a disturbing new film exploring the birth of evil.
In the summer of 1989, nine-year-old Ted Henley (Jared Breeze, Cooties) and his father John (David Morse, True Detective, World War Z) are the proprietors of the Mt. Vista Motel, a crumbling resort buried in the mountains of the American West. Since Ted’s mother left, John has drifted into despondency – leaving Ted to fend for himself. In this isolation, unchecked by the bounds of parenting, Ted’s darker impulses begin to manifest. The arrival of a mysterious drifter,...
The Boy Blu-ray: From Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision and Chiller Films comes a disturbing new film exploring the birth of evil.
In the summer of 1989, nine-year-old Ted Henley (Jared Breeze, Cooties) and his father John (David Morse, True Detective, World War Z) are the proprietors of the Mt. Vista Motel, a crumbling resort buried in the mountains of the American West. Since Ted’s mother left, John has drifted into despondency – leaving Ted to fend for himself. In this isolation, unchecked by the bounds of parenting, Ted’s darker impulses begin to manifest. The arrival of a mysterious drifter,...
- 2/26/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Just in time for the holidays, this Green Goblin figure from Sideshow Collectibles is perfect for the ultimate nemesis in your life. Also: a look at the poster art for The Void, another free comic from Double Take, Narcopolis Blu-ray / DVD details, and new images from The Hollow.
Green Goblin Figurine: From Sideshow Collectibles: "Following the release of the immensely popular Amazing Spider-Man Premium Format™ Figure, Sideshow Collectibles is proud to present the Green Goblin Premium Format™ Figure!
Ever since his first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #14, no other villain in the history of comics has caused Spider-Man more pain and suffering than the Green Goblin. Driven by his obsession, to the brink of insanity, the web slinger's eternal arch nemesis explodes into action on his Goblin Glider in another nefarious scheme to terrorize the city from above. Soaring ever higher on a towering column of billowing smoke, the conniving megalomaniac...
Green Goblin Figurine: From Sideshow Collectibles: "Following the release of the immensely popular Amazing Spider-Man Premium Format™ Figure, Sideshow Collectibles is proud to present the Green Goblin Premium Format™ Figure!
Ever since his first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #14, no other villain in the history of comics has caused Spider-Man more pain and suffering than the Green Goblin. Driven by his obsession, to the brink of insanity, the web slinger's eternal arch nemesis explodes into action on his Goblin Glider in another nefarious scheme to terrorize the city from above. Soaring ever higher on a towering column of billowing smoke, the conniving megalomaniac...
- 12/11/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Blade Runner meets Miami Vice in writer/director Justin Trefgarne’s moody and macabre mind bender Narcopolis, opening in New York City this Friday, October 2nd at the IFC Center. Veteran British thesp Jonathan Pryce, he of Something Wicked This Way Comes and Brazil fame stars in this strange thriller, set in a future where all drugs are…
The post Exclusive Sneek Peak at violent future-shock noir Narcopolis appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
The post Exclusive Sneek Peak at violent future-shock noir Narcopolis appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
- 10/1/2015
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Set in a near-future dystopia, this British sci-fi suggests promising things for director-writer Justin Trefgarne
Related: Narcopolis review – noirish techno-thriller that's a useful calling-card movie
This British sci-fi punches well above its budget visually, it’s a shame the drama can’t match it. The set-up is promising: a near-future dystopia where drugs are legal but a black market thrives, cleverly collaged from more Blade Runner-ish parts of London. The story takes a similar approach. Our hero (Elliot Cowan) is a flawed, weary drugs cop, drawn into a mystery involving a corpse, experimental narcotics, corporate conspiracy and time travel – the latter element adding more “gotcha” twistiness than the film needs. Jonathan Pryce’s Russian techno-recluse adds some much needed acting ballast: Cowan’s more a Jason Statham than a Harrison Ford – tough, gruff and up for a fight/chase/shoot-out. Just as well, as there’s plenty of action,...
Related: Narcopolis review – noirish techno-thriller that's a useful calling-card movie
This British sci-fi punches well above its budget visually, it’s a shame the drama can’t match it. The set-up is promising: a near-future dystopia where drugs are legal but a black market thrives, cleverly collaged from more Blade Runner-ish parts of London. The story takes a similar approach. Our hero (Elliot Cowan) is a flawed, weary drugs cop, drawn into a mystery involving a corpse, experimental narcotics, corporate conspiracy and time travel – the latter element adding more “gotcha” twistiness than the film needs. Jonathan Pryce’s Russian techno-recluse adds some much needed acting ballast: Cowan’s more a Jason Statham than a Harrison Ford – tough, gruff and up for a fight/chase/shoot-out. Just as well, as there’s plenty of action,...
- 9/24/2015
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
★★☆☆☆ A future where all drugs are legal and dispensed in candy coloured confections. Sounds fantastic, right? Apparently not. Funded by Kickstarter, Justin Trefgarne's debut feature Narcopolis (2014) posits such a future as a dour urban nightmare in which everyone looks miserable, except when they're dancing to futuristic house music - which basically sounds like the same thing we have now. A billionaire corporate big wig - a cross between Richard Branson and Steve Jobs - Tod Ambro (James Callis) has cornered the market and is pushing his legal wares in schools, workplaces and through mass advertising through his omnipresent TV advertising and the rather naïf slogan 'If you want Safe Play, Play Safe'.
- 9/24/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Justin Trefgarne’s directorial debut carries with it an intriguing premise, a hypothetical scenario that lays the foundations for what should be a fascinating science-fiction thriller. The idea is simple; set in the not-too-distant future, drugs have been legalised – however simple is the last word you’d use to describe this incoherent narrative, that brings
The post Narcopolis Review appeared first on HeyUGuys.
The post Narcopolis Review appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 9/24/2015
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Us rights to Director Justin Trefgarne's science fiction thriller Narcopolis has been acquired by IFC Midnight. Set in a future city where all drugs are legal and sold by licensed companies, the story follows an elite police unit tasked with cracking down on black market dealers. When officer Frank Grieves is removed from a case investigating an unidentified murder victim, he discovers that legalization has come at a high price. What follows is a battle over a new…...
- 7/16/2015
- Deadline
Writer/director Justin Trefgarne's debut feature Narcopolis is so well constructed in terms of both visual and sound design that it's genuinely frustrating to report that the entire enterprise is undone by the treatment given to three crucial elements: the central character, the story, and the script. I'm going to try to break down the reasons why this film doesn't work, but I must concede that the director should be congratulated for undertaking such an ambitious work, and for producing something which looks and sounds this impressive. While I cannot recommend this mess of a movie, I suspect Trefgarne is capable of interesting things.
The story introduces us to a future London, where recreation drugs are legal, and the population have become addicted en masse to legal drugs su [Continued ...]...
The story introduces us to a future London, where recreation drugs are legal, and the population have become addicted en masse to legal drugs su [Continued ...]...
- 6/25/2015
- QuietEarth.us
An ambitious debut feature from British director Justin Trefgarne that doesn’t really reach the Blade Runner heights it’s aiming at
There are some interesting ideas and no little visual ambition on display in this feature directing debut from Justin Trefgarne, a noirish techno-thriller set in the not too distant future that aims to marry Blade Runner-ish tropes with the scuzzy urban drug movie. Despite the surface sheen, and some enterprising plot twists, it doesn’t entirely convince.
Opening with a Matrix-y prologue set in 2044, during which a couple of tech-ninja types surreptitiously break into a vaguely threatening computer mainframe, Narcopolis shoots back 20 years, to 2024, to a not-quite-London where recreational drugs are no longer illegal, and hardbitten cops are employed putting unlicensed dealers out of business, and mopping up after nasty unauthorised overdoses. Our protagonist is called Frank (Elliot Cowan), a sort of Sweeney-ish answer to Blade Runner’s Deckard,...
There are some interesting ideas and no little visual ambition on display in this feature directing debut from Justin Trefgarne, a noirish techno-thriller set in the not too distant future that aims to marry Blade Runner-ish tropes with the scuzzy urban drug movie. Despite the surface sheen, and some enterprising plot twists, it doesn’t entirely convince.
Opening with a Matrix-y prologue set in 2044, during which a couple of tech-ninja types surreptitiously break into a vaguely threatening computer mainframe, Narcopolis shoots back 20 years, to 2024, to a not-quite-London where recreational drugs are no longer illegal, and hardbitten cops are employed putting unlicensed dealers out of business, and mopping up after nasty unauthorised overdoses. Our protagonist is called Frank (Elliot Cowan), a sort of Sweeney-ish answer to Blade Runner’s Deckard,...
- 6/19/2015
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Ewan McGregor, Jane Seymour, Malcolm McDowell and Hong Kong director Johnnie To among the guests set to attend the festival.Scroll down for competition titles
The line-up for the 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has been unveiled this morning by new artistic director Mark Adams.
This year’s Eiff (June 17-28) will comprise 164 features from 36 countries, including 24 world premieres, eight international premieres, 16 European premieres and 84 UK premieres.
Highlights including the UK premiere of Asif Kapadia’s documentary Amy, about the life of singer Amy Winehouse; the latest Disney-Pixar animation Inside Out; Arnold Schwarzenegger in zombie drama Maggie; comedy The D-Train, starring Jack Black and James Marsden; and a biopic of The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Love & Mercy, in which John Cusack and Paul Dano play different aged versions of the musician.
Classic Screenings will include a rare outing for Noel Marshall’s Roar, a cult 1981 big cat movie.
Star power
This year’s Eiff will present...
The line-up for the 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has been unveiled this morning by new artistic director Mark Adams.
This year’s Eiff (June 17-28) will comprise 164 features from 36 countries, including 24 world premieres, eight international premieres, 16 European premieres and 84 UK premieres.
Highlights including the UK premiere of Asif Kapadia’s documentary Amy, about the life of singer Amy Winehouse; the latest Disney-Pixar animation Inside Out; Arnold Schwarzenegger in zombie drama Maggie; comedy The D-Train, starring Jack Black and James Marsden; and a biopic of The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Love & Mercy, in which John Cusack and Paul Dano play different aged versions of the musician.
Classic Screenings will include a rare outing for Noel Marshall’s Roar, a cult 1981 big cat movie.
Star power
This year’s Eiff will present...
- 5/27/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: “The future is a fix” in Narcopolis, a thriller set in a city where the manufacture and use of all recreational drugs is legal. Director Justin Trefgarne, a former story editor at Working Title Films who has also worked with the UK’s Ruby Films, Ridley Scott Associates and Film4, makes his feature helming debut here. Heading into the Afm, Narcopolis, which employed an unconventional financing method, has been acquired by the UK’s Altitude Film Distribution and by Canada’s Mongrel Media. (See trailer above.)
In the film, Elliot Cowan (Da Vinci’s Demons) plays Frank Grieves, a police officer and former addict, who is called to investigate an unidentifiable corpse and pulled into a world infected with corruption and in which the only person upon whom he can rely is himself. Jonathan Pryce also stars with Elodie Yung (GI Joe: Retaliation), Harry Lloyd (Game Of Thrones), Cosima Shaw...
In the film, Elliot Cowan (Da Vinci’s Demons) plays Frank Grieves, a police officer and former addict, who is called to investigate an unidentifiable corpse and pulled into a world infected with corruption and in which the only person upon whom he can rely is himself. Jonathan Pryce also stars with Elodie Yung (GI Joe: Retaliation), Harry Lloyd (Game Of Thrones), Cosima Shaw...
- 11/5/2014
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
A total of 12 projects selected for training addressing the changing face of distribution.Scroll down for full list of projects
Film London has revealed the 12 projects participating in Audience on Demand, the training and mentorship programme addressing the changing face of feature film distribution.
Details of the successful film-makers and projects were unveiled at The Future of Independent Distribution event at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, which featured a case study on Film London Microwave’s Borrowed Time, currently preparing for a self funded direct distribution UK release on August 16.
Audience on Demand, funded by Creative Skillset and run in partnership with Creative England, is a three-month pilot programme that mixes classroom and one-on-one sessions alongside dedicated mentoring from top industry experts.
For emerging UK talent with a completed first or second feature, a key aspect of the programme is a marketing and distribution plan created by Iris Lamprecht (Film Tiki). This enables the participating teams to develop...
Film London has revealed the 12 projects participating in Audience on Demand, the training and mentorship programme addressing the changing face of feature film distribution.
Details of the successful film-makers and projects were unveiled at The Future of Independent Distribution event at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, which featured a case study on Film London Microwave’s Borrowed Time, currently preparing for a self funded direct distribution UK release on August 16.
Audience on Demand, funded by Creative Skillset and run in partnership with Creative England, is a three-month pilot programme that mixes classroom and one-on-one sessions alongside dedicated mentoring from top industry experts.
For emerging UK talent with a completed first or second feature, a key aspect of the programme is a marketing and distribution plan created by Iris Lamprecht (Film Tiki). This enables the participating teams to develop...
- 6/24/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Feature Ryan Lambie 3 May 2013 - 06:18
In the first of a regular series, we share a few of the worthy, geek-friendly crowdfunding projects we've stumbled on this week...
Getting any creative project off the ground is a difficult proposition in the current financial climate, particularly if that project happens to be something potentially expensive like movie making or game development.
Thankfully, Kickstarter - and the assorted other crowdfunding services - has created something of a revolution for all kinds of artists and filmmakers, with the funding of generous internet dwellers used to fund everything from whimsical bus shelters to movies to theatrical productions to card games. It's a remarkable platform for new talent; the only problem being that, with so many projects appearing on the Kickstarter site every week, it's sometimes difficult to keep track of them all.
So from this week onwards, we plan to bring you a regular...
In the first of a regular series, we share a few of the worthy, geek-friendly crowdfunding projects we've stumbled on this week...
Getting any creative project off the ground is a difficult proposition in the current financial climate, particularly if that project happens to be something potentially expensive like movie making or game development.
Thankfully, Kickstarter - and the assorted other crowdfunding services - has created something of a revolution for all kinds of artists and filmmakers, with the funding of generous internet dwellers used to fund everything from whimsical bus shelters to movies to theatrical productions to card games. It's a remarkable platform for new talent; the only problem being that, with so many projects appearing on the Kickstarter site every week, it's sometimes difficult to keep track of them all.
So from this week onwards, we plan to bring you a regular...
- 5/2/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
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