Beijing Juben Productions has taken over rights to the popular “Wolf Totem” novel from China Film Group and is working on a sequel to be delivered in 2021 or Chinese New Year 2022. It also has a zombie film up its sleeve, as well as a British co-production about Shakespeare and a Chinese drama with half an eye on Cannes.
The firm, whose Mandarin name “Juben” translates to “script,” was founded by producer Luna Wang in 2013 and employs a team of ten. It focuses on artistic films with mainstream commercial potential and has mostly worked with early-career directors.
One of its first projects was 2013 comedy “American Dreams in China,” by Peter Chan Ho-sun who is this week head of the competition jury at the International Film Festival Macao.
Juben went on to back “12 Citizens,” a 2014 Chinese remake of “12 Angry Men,” and last year’s “Ayka,” which was shortlisted for the Oscars...
The firm, whose Mandarin name “Juben” translates to “script,” was founded by producer Luna Wang in 2013 and employs a team of ten. It focuses on artistic films with mainstream commercial potential and has mostly worked with early-career directors.
One of its first projects was 2013 comedy “American Dreams in China,” by Peter Chan Ho-sun who is this week head of the competition jury at the International Film Festival Macao.
Juben went on to back “12 Citizens,” a 2014 Chinese remake of “12 Angry Men,” and last year’s “Ayka,” which was shortlisted for the Oscars...
- 12/6/2019
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The Eagle Huntress Sony Pictures Classics Director: Otto Bell Written by: Otto Bell Cast: Aisholpan Nurgaiv, Rhys Nurgaiv, Kuksyegyen Almagul, Boshai Dalaikhan Screened at: Sony, NYC, 11/30/16 Opens: November 2, 2016 One of the most popular TV game shows ever was “What’s My Line,” which ran from 1950 to 1967 and was parodied by Woody […]
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- 4/6/2017
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Crimson Peak (Guillermo del Toro)
Crimson Peak works as many things: a melodramatic romance; both the recreation of a period and a revival of the way movies have made us perceive it; a genre-jumping comedy; and a critique of capitalistic excess. It does these things earnestly and without compromise, and it’s far braver — far more admirable — for having done so. What Guillermo del Toro’s new film doesn...
Crimson Peak (Guillermo del Toro)
Crimson Peak works as many things: a melodramatic romance; both the recreation of a period and a revival of the way movies have made us perceive it; a genre-jumping comedy; and a critique of capitalistic excess. It does these things earnestly and without compromise, and it’s far braver — far more admirable — for having done so. What Guillermo del Toro’s new film doesn...
- 2/10/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
‘The Eagle Huntress’ is a Rousing Feminist Adventure Every Family Needs to See — IndieWire On Demand
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It can be hard to find a good documentary to watch with the whole family. Oscar contenders like “13th,” “I Am Not Your Negro” and “Oj: Made in America” are essential viewing, but they’re not necessarily the best fit for young children. That’s where “The Eagle Huntress” comes in, Otto Bell’s inspirational and rousing documentary about a young girl who does whatever it takes to make dream come true.
“The Eagle Huntress” follows 13-year-old Aisholpan, a Kazakh kid with one main aspiration — to be an eagle huntress. It may sound like a simple enough request, but Aisholpan’s big dream (alongside another desire to become a doctor) isn’t a common one. In fact, she’d be the very first of her kind, at least in her eagle-hunting-crazed region.
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It can be hard to find a good documentary to watch with the whole family. Oscar contenders like “13th,” “I Am Not Your Negro” and “Oj: Made in America” are essential viewing, but they’re not necessarily the best fit for young children. That’s where “The Eagle Huntress” comes in, Otto Bell’s inspirational and rousing documentary about a young girl who does whatever it takes to make dream come true.
“The Eagle Huntress” follows 13-year-old Aisholpan, a Kazakh kid with one main aspiration — to be an eagle huntress. It may sound like a simple enough request, but Aisholpan’s big dream (alongside another desire to become a doctor) isn’t a common one. In fact, she’d be the very first of her kind, at least in her eagle-hunting-crazed region.
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- 2/7/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Actress also discusses The Eagle Huntress, Star Wars 8 and resisting Donald Trump.
“It’s a really fucking scary time to be alive,” comments Star Wars’ leading lady Daisy Ridley about the first days of Donald Trump being president of the Us. The actress recently attended the anti-Trump women’s march in London, calling it “an incredible show of democracy”.
Ridley is deeply passionate about tales of female empowerment; from her breakthrough role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens to the her latest film, the Bafta-nominated documentary The Eagle Huntress, which she narrates and exec produced.
Screen sat down with Ridley to discuss the doc, which is the story of a 13-year-old girl in Mongolia who is attempting to become the first female eagle hunter in her country. She also updated on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, talked having to audition for Murder On The Orient Express, and had her say on Piers Morgan’s recent spat with...
“It’s a really fucking scary time to be alive,” comments Star Wars’ leading lady Daisy Ridley about the first days of Donald Trump being president of the Us. The actress recently attended the anti-Trump women’s march in London, calling it “an incredible show of democracy”.
Ridley is deeply passionate about tales of female empowerment; from her breakthrough role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens to the her latest film, the Bafta-nominated documentary The Eagle Huntress, which she narrates and exec produced.
Screen sat down with Ridley to discuss the doc, which is the story of a 13-year-old girl in Mongolia who is attempting to become the first female eagle hunter in her country. She also updated on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, talked having to audition for Murder On The Orient Express, and had her say on Piers Morgan’s recent spat with...
- 2/3/2017
- ScreenDaily
Out of a stellar crop of documentaries to have emerged in 2016, one – from a first time filmmaker – stood out more than most, not just for its astonishing visuals, but because of the hugely ambitious nature of the project.
In The Eagle Huntress, U.S.-based British director Otto Bell tells the remarkable story of Aisholpan, a 13-year-old nomadic Kazakh girl from Mongolia – “the most remote part of the least populated country in the world” – as she trains to become the first female eagle hunter, following in the footsteps of her family while also battling a society where...
In The Eagle Huntress, U.S.-based British director Otto Bell tells the remarkable story of Aisholpan, a 13-year-old nomadic Kazakh girl from Mongolia – “the most remote part of the least populated country in the world” – as she trains to become the first female eagle hunter, following in the footsteps of her family while also battling a society where...
- 2/3/2017
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Eagle Huntress is a brilliant fusion of Pixar’s Brave and Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon. Except it’s all real. This is a tale of a young girl battling against sexist tribal elders to become the first eagle huntress; besting her rivals, proving herself against the elements and battling against the odds.
The raw material of isolated Mongolian eagle hunters makes for a potent cinematic cocktail: not just authentic and uplifting, but inherently visually exciting. It’s perhaps no wonder that Ice Age director Chris Wedge has signed on to direct an all-star animated adaptation of the same story.
With its subject’s snowballing fame (and high hopes for the film in awards season), its humble origins are increasingly faintly surreal. It began with photographer Asher Svidensky heading to Mongolia to document the lives of Kazakh eagle hunters, a trip which produced a striking picture of a...
The raw material of isolated Mongolian eagle hunters makes for a potent cinematic cocktail: not just authentic and uplifting, but inherently visually exciting. It’s perhaps no wonder that Ice Age director Chris Wedge has signed on to direct an all-star animated adaptation of the same story.
With its subject’s snowballing fame (and high hopes for the film in awards season), its humble origins are increasingly faintly surreal. It began with photographer Asher Svidensky heading to Mongolia to document the lives of Kazakh eagle hunters, a trip which produced a striking picture of a...
- 1/23/2017
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
The struggle for racial equality in America, the careers of cinematographers, directors, and photographers, the immigration crisis, music as celebration and grief, and strange conspiracies — these were just a few of the places and stories that this year’s documentary offerings brought us. With 2016 wrapping up, we’ve selected 20 features in the field that most impressed, so check out our list below and, in the comments, let us know your favorites.
13th (Ava DuVernay)
Following the stunning Selma, which conveyed a present-tense urgency sorely lacking in many biopics and radically distributed screen-time away from Dr. King to communicate the collectivity inherent to any reform movement, Ava DuVernay has shifted her rhetorical approach, but her anger remains. Whereas Selma was emotive and explosive, 13th is lucid and level-headed, gradually and methodically making a case that black incarceration is actually just a reconfigured and rebranded form of slavery. Sticking to conventional but...
13th (Ava DuVernay)
Following the stunning Selma, which conveyed a present-tense urgency sorely lacking in many biopics and radically distributed screen-time away from Dr. King to communicate the collectivity inherent to any reform movement, Ava DuVernay has shifted her rhetorical approach, but her anger remains. Whereas Selma was emotive and explosive, 13th is lucid and level-headed, gradually and methodically making a case that black incarceration is actually just a reconfigured and rebranded form of slavery. Sticking to conventional but...
- 12/20/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
A great subject – a Kazakh teenager who wants to defy gender stereotypes and hunt with eagles – results in a heartwarming but unsurprising, risk-free film
The Eagle Huntress is a documentary that has won golden opinions on the festival circuit, about a bright teenage Kazakh girl called Aisholpan who breaks with tradition to hunt with an eagles – a traditional art generally pursued by boys, so that her talent is much frowned upon by grumpy older menfolk.
Related: The Eagle Huntress: the teenage Mongolian nomad who's preparing to swoop on the Oscars
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The Eagle Huntress is a documentary that has won golden opinions on the festival circuit, about a bright teenage Kazakh girl called Aisholpan who breaks with tradition to hunt with an eagles – a traditional art generally pursued by boys, so that her talent is much frowned upon by grumpy older menfolk.
Related: The Eagle Huntress: the teenage Mongolian nomad who's preparing to swoop on the Oscars
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- 12/15/2016
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Otto Bell: 'The talons have go 900psi of pressure per square inch, they're the size of a kiddie's fingers. They're killing machines. But you just forget about it' Otto Bell's The Eagle Huntress shows how one girl's ambition takes flight with the golden eagle she raises in a community that has only ever seen men hunt with the animals. It's a story as much about a dad's faith in his daughter, Aisholpan, as her faith in her ability to train a bird and one which has already soared past $1.4million at the Us box office in just five weeks and is set for an animated version by Ice Age director Chris Wedge in the near future.
Otto Bell: 'She was a young woman who was really determined and worked hard to achieve what she believed in. To see kids cheering for that is a good feeling.'...
Otto Bell: 'She was a young woman who was really determined and worked hard to achieve what she believed in. To see kids cheering for that is a good feeling.'...
- 12/13/2016
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Documentary The Eagle Huntress (narrated by Daisy Ridley of Star Wars: The Force Awakens) follows 13-year-old Aisholpan’s quest to become a record-breaking eagle hunter. Among her nomadic Kazakh community, the tradition of capturing and training young golden eagles to hunt foxes and rabbits is passed down from father to son. And, to achieve her dreams, Aisholpan must overcome the scathing elders, who insist that a woman cannot, and should not, hunt.
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• The Eagle Huntress: the teenage Mongolian nomad who’s preparing to swoop on the Oscars
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- 12/12/2016
- by Guardian Staff
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s said that Daisy Ridley was so enamoured by the story of Aisholpan, that she herself sought out a means of getting involved in the telling this tale, attached now as both narrator and executive producer. It doesn’t take long into Otto Bell’s moving documentary to see why she felt this way, for this […]
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- 12/10/2016
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
If you look up the definition of “girl-power” in the dictionary, there will be a picture of this young woman: Aisholpan Nurgaiv- Eagle Huntress.
Sony Pictures Classics latest release, The Eagle Huntress, tells the amazing and powerful story of 13-year old Aisholpan and her family of traditional nomadic Kazakh people of the Altai Mountains, set against the magnificent and awe inspiring beauty of the Mongolian steppe.
For generations, Kazakhs have traditionally used eagles for hunting small game to feed and clothe their families. And part of that tradition is that eagle hunters are always men. But Aisholpan longs to join in this tradition after years of watching her father with his eagle. And lucky for her (and us), her father has no problem breaking tradition to help Aisholpan follow her heart.
Directed by Otto Bell, The Eagle Huntress is Bell’s first feature length documentary. Up until this, he...
Sony Pictures Classics latest release, The Eagle Huntress, tells the amazing and powerful story of 13-year old Aisholpan and her family of traditional nomadic Kazakh people of the Altai Mountains, set against the magnificent and awe inspiring beauty of the Mongolian steppe.
For generations, Kazakhs have traditionally used eagles for hunting small game to feed and clothe their families. And part of that tradition is that eagle hunters are always men. But Aisholpan longs to join in this tradition after years of watching her father with his eagle. And lucky for her (and us), her father has no problem breaking tradition to help Aisholpan follow her heart.
Directed by Otto Bell, The Eagle Huntress is Bell’s first feature length documentary. Up until this, he...
- 11/18/2016
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Otto Bell’s directorial debut, “The Eagle Huntress,” has picked up a steady stream of festival love since the documentary bowed at Sundance earlier this year. The film follows Aisholpan Nurgaiv, a 13-year-old Kazakh girl who dreams of becoming the eponymous eagle huntress, and sees her going through key steps to achieve her dream, from training to competing.
Along the way, the fact that Aisholpan is a young lady takes center stage, as eagle hunting is traditionally the territory of men. The film is a rousing tale of overcoming expectations and restrictions, and Aisholpan emerges as a heroine.
However, a historian contends that Bell and the film exaggerate the history and attitudes of the eagle-hunting community at large — i.e., being unreceptive to women — and all but erases a rich tradition that has included many other women over centuries.
Read More: ‘The Eagle Huntress’ Review: Crowd-Pleasing Documentary Brings Feminism to Unexpected Arena
Adrienne Mayor,...
Along the way, the fact that Aisholpan is a young lady takes center stage, as eagle hunting is traditionally the territory of men. The film is a rousing tale of overcoming expectations and restrictions, and Aisholpan emerges as a heroine.
However, a historian contends that Bell and the film exaggerate the history and attitudes of the eagle-hunting community at large — i.e., being unreceptive to women — and all but erases a rich tradition that has included many other women over centuries.
Read More: ‘The Eagle Huntress’ Review: Crowd-Pleasing Documentary Brings Feminism to Unexpected Arena
Adrienne Mayor,...
- 11/4/2016
- by Kate Erbland and Dana Harris
- Indiewire
It’s November – a time for Thanksgiving, feasts, and the presence of relatives. If you have some time off (or are trying to grab some much-needed alone time), here is a list of films opening throughout the coming weeks, separated into categories of wide and limited runs. (Synopses are provided by festivals and distributors.)
Each week we will have more updates and information, so be sure to keep coming back. You can also check our calendar page, which has releases for the rest of the year. Eat well and keep watching!
Week of November 4 Wide
Trolls
Director: Mike Mitchell, Walt Dohrn
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Christine Baranski, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Gwen Stefani, Icona Pop, James Corden, Jeffrey Tambor, John Cleese, Justin Timberlake, Kunal Nayyar, Quvenzhané Wallis, Ron Funches, Russell Brand, Zooey Deschanel
Synopsis: After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious curmudgeonly Branch set off...
Each week we will have more updates and information, so be sure to keep coming back. You can also check our calendar page, which has releases for the rest of the year. Eat well and keep watching!
Week of November 4 Wide
Trolls
Director: Mike Mitchell, Walt Dohrn
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Christine Baranski, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Gwen Stefani, Icona Pop, James Corden, Jeffrey Tambor, John Cleese, Justin Timberlake, Kunal Nayyar, Quvenzhané Wallis, Ron Funches, Russell Brand, Zooey Deschanel
Synopsis: After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious curmudgeonly Branch set off...
- 11/4/2016
- by Zipporah Smith
- Indiewire
Even after long shoots in the brutal winter of the Eurasian steppes and mountains, Otto Bell’s documentary The Eagle Huntress still needed a few finishing touches when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year. Meanwhile, Daisy Ridley, fresh off her star-making lead role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has shown a keen interest in unusual follow-up projects, such as performing a voice role in the long-delayed English dub of Only Yesterday. Ridley and Bell, unlikely allies, teamed up on The Eagle Huntress after Sundance, with Ridley joining the film as an executive producer and then making it yet another voice role for her, lending narration to tie a bow on the documentary. We sat down with Ridley and Bell for an interview to discuss the film, which is now in limited release.
The Film Stage: This movie exists at a cross between an anthropological doc, a nature doc,...
The Film Stage: This movie exists at a cross between an anthropological doc, a nature doc,...
- 11/3/2016
- by Daniel Schindel
- The Film Stage
MaryAnn’s quick take…
Problems with authenticity don’t detract from the power of a story about a teen girl pursuing a challenging sport amongst beautiful Mongolian landscapes. I’m “biast” (pro): I am desperate for movies about girls and women
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Thirteen-year-old Aisholpan Nurgaiv is not the first female eagle hunter in the 2,000-year history of the Kazakh culture, as the documentary The Eagle Huntress suggests. [See updated note below.] (Only four years ago, Reuters profiled female eagle hunter Makpal Abdrazakova for International Women’s Day.) And it seems that, while hunting with eagles is a male-dominated pursuit, girls and women are not dissuaded from participating, and, indeed, Kazakh culture appears to be a lot more egalitarian than the movie implies, with its montage of frowny-faced old men seemingly reacting with scorn and disapproval to Aisholpan’s desire...
Problems with authenticity don’t detract from the power of a story about a teen girl pursuing a challenging sport amongst beautiful Mongolian landscapes. I’m “biast” (pro): I am desperate for movies about girls and women
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Thirteen-year-old Aisholpan Nurgaiv is not the first female eagle hunter in the 2,000-year history of the Kazakh culture, as the documentary The Eagle Huntress suggests. [See updated note below.] (Only four years ago, Reuters profiled female eagle hunter Makpal Abdrazakova for International Women’s Day.) And it seems that, while hunting with eagles is a male-dominated pursuit, girls and women are not dissuaded from participating, and, indeed, Kazakh culture appears to be a lot more egalitarian than the movie implies, with its montage of frowny-faced old men seemingly reacting with scorn and disapproval to Aisholpan’s desire...
- 11/3/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
There's a spirit that soars in German filmmaker Otto Bell's first feature documentary, The Eagle Huntress, which tells the story of 13-year-old Aisholpan Nurgaiv and her quest to break through a centuries-old gender barrier. Specifically, she wants to become the first girl in 12 generations of her family to hunt game in partnership with a wild eagle. Girl power is the theme and the driving force behind the film – it's narrated by the young Force Awakens discovery Daisy ("Rey") Ridley – as Aisholpan shows her nomadic Kazakh tribe that she has...
- 11/2/2016
- Rollingstone.com
"On the edge of civilization, her mind will be tested, her strength will be challeged, and her spirit will take her on the adventure of a lifetime." Sony Classics has debuted a second trailer for the documentary The Eagle Huntress, directed by Otto Bell, one of my favorite docs out of the Sundance Film Festival this year. The doc follows the story of a young teenage girl in Mongolia named Aisholpan, living in the mountains with her family, who becomes the first ever female "Eagle Hunter" in over 2,000 years male dominance in their culture. I totally fell for this documentary when I first saw it at Sundance, and I've been hoping that Sony Classics will throw their weight behind it and help it find an audience in Us theaters. This new trailer is not as good as the first one, as it has some overly-dramatic voiceover that is a bit distracting,...
- 11/1/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
After Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out, a controversy erupted over whether Daisy Ridley’s Rey was a “Mary Sue.” It was a largely sexist critique that branded the scavenger unrealistic because she was too talented too quickly. Those who registered that complaint might be surprised to learn that the documentary The Eagle Huntress chronicles a real-life heroine who easily masters her own Force-like skill without much strain. Her name is Aisholpan Nurgaiv, and she’s a Kazakh teenager who defies gender roles by becoming an eagle hunter. Powerful, driven, and gifted, she’s the kind of young woman who doesn’t flinch when a massive bird of prey swoops down to land on her outstretched arm. Director Otto Bell has found himself in awe-inspiring territory. Aisholpan is a remarkable person interacting with majestic creatures, surrounded by staggering natural beauty. It’s easy to become entranced.
If the Rey...
If the Rey...
- 11/1/2016
- by Esther Zuckerman
- avclub.com
So many goodies in the cinemas candy store this upcoming Awards Season! Oh,boy, oh boy.
It’s “Good Movie Season” when we get Hollywood heavy-hitters (both top popcorn entertainment and Oscar wannabees), and the best of the film festival circuit, most recently from Toronto. Many films will have an awards qualifying run in 2016 and open officially in 2017.
While we have not seen some of these (although we have seen some trailers), some movies are sure to disappoint. That said, here is Wamg’s list of highly-anticipated films, both big blockbuster entertainment and seriously meaty cinema.
©2016 Marvel. All Rights Reserved.
Doctor Strange – Nov. 4
The Sherlock supreme becomes the sorcerer supreme as one of the founding Marvel comics heroes finally arrives in the Marvel “movie-verse”.
While other Marvel Studios flicks have explored the worlds of hi-tech, Norse mythology, and space opera, director Scott Derrickson guides us through the realms of magic.
It’s “Good Movie Season” when we get Hollywood heavy-hitters (both top popcorn entertainment and Oscar wannabees), and the best of the film festival circuit, most recently from Toronto. Many films will have an awards qualifying run in 2016 and open officially in 2017.
While we have not seen some of these (although we have seen some trailers), some movies are sure to disappoint. That said, here is Wamg’s list of highly-anticipated films, both big blockbuster entertainment and seriously meaty cinema.
©2016 Marvel. All Rights Reserved.
Doctor Strange – Nov. 4
The Sherlock supreme becomes the sorcerer supreme as one of the founding Marvel comics heroes finally arrives in the Marvel “movie-verse”.
While other Marvel Studios flicks have explored the worlds of hi-tech, Norse mythology, and space opera, director Scott Derrickson guides us through the realms of magic.
- 10/24/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The last place you’d expect a Donald Trump reference to creep up is the freezing wilderness of East Asia but, alas, the director of the documentary “The Eagle Huntress” found one. Otto Bell’s “Huntress” tells of 13-year-old Aisholpan, who lives in a gorgeous but remote area of Mongolia near the Chinese border. Her family has a long tradition of forefathers who train eagles to hunt prey during the winter, and she wants in on the family business — but her elders scoff at the idea of a girl joining their ranks. “I’m particularly cognizant of all this poisonous...
- 10/20/2016
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
Cinema Eye, the organization that recognizes outstanding craft and artistry in nonfiction filmmaking, has announced their annual list of The Unforgettables, designed to highlight “this year’s most notable and significant nonfiction film subjects.” This is Cinema Eye’s tenth anniversary year, and the fourth straight year that they have unveiled their list of Unforgettables, which IndieWire is very happy to exclusively reveal below.
The Unforgettables list aims to celebrate the year’s most exciting collaborations between filmmakers and their subjects, and it’s hard to imagine a list more representative of that ideal than this one. Standouts include director Kirsten Johnson of “Cameraperson,” actress Kate Sheil of “Kate Plays Christine,” subject Sharon Jones of “Miss Sharon Jones!” and both Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner from the revealing feature “Weiner.” And that’s just the start of a list that’s wonderfully representative of some of this year’s most indelible doc subjects.
The Unforgettables list aims to celebrate the year’s most exciting collaborations between filmmakers and their subjects, and it’s hard to imagine a list more representative of that ideal than this one. Standouts include director Kirsten Johnson of “Cameraperson,” actress Kate Sheil of “Kate Plays Christine,” subject Sharon Jones of “Miss Sharon Jones!” and both Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner from the revealing feature “Weiner.” And that’s just the start of a list that’s wonderfully representative of some of this year’s most indelible doc subjects.
- 10/19/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Full Lineup Announcements
– The Denver Film Festival (Dff), produced by Denver Film Society (Dfs), has announced its full festival lineup including all feature film selections, short films and complete sidebars. “Our 39th Festival program truly has something for everyone — from the delightful dance-filled comedies of Tribute guests Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon to the diverse slate of works that makes up our country of focus, Spain, from timely and serious documentaries such as ‘Do Not Resist’ and ‘Jackson’ to the always curious and creepy Late Night Showcase,” said Brit Withey, Artistic Director. Other highlights include “I, Daniel Blake,” “The Ornithologist” and “Off the Rails.”
During the 12-day Festival, DFF39 will present more than 200 titles representing local, national and international independent films, as well as industry panels, workshops,...
Full Lineup Announcements
– The Denver Film Festival (Dff), produced by Denver Film Society (Dfs), has announced its full festival lineup including all feature film selections, short films and complete sidebars. “Our 39th Festival program truly has something for everyone — from the delightful dance-filled comedies of Tribute guests Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon to the diverse slate of works that makes up our country of focus, Spain, from timely and serious documentaries such as ‘Do Not Resist’ and ‘Jackson’ to the always curious and creepy Late Night Showcase,” said Brit Withey, Artistic Director. Other highlights include “I, Daniel Blake,” “The Ornithologist” and “Off the Rails.”
During the 12-day Festival, DFF39 will present more than 200 titles representing local, national and international independent films, as well as industry panels, workshops,...
- 10/13/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Mongolia-set feature is set to play at London Film Festival.
Altitude Film Distribution has struck a deal with sales agent Celluloid Dreams for UK rights to Otto Bell’s documentary The Eagle Huntress.
The film tells the tale of a young girl who is determined to become the first woman to enter Mongolia’s annual Golden Eagle Festival. Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley narrates and is also an executive producer on the project.
Sharon Chang and Stacey Reiss produced along with director Bell.
Following its premiere at January’s Sundance Film Festival, and recent berths in Toronto and Telluride, the feature is set to screen at the BFI London Film Festival on October 6 and 9.
Celluloid Dreams closed a deal with Sony Pictures Classics in Sundance for North And South America, Scandinavia, Australia/New Zealand, Germany/Austria and Asia.
Further deals have been closed for France (Arp Selection), Italy (I Wonder Pictures), Spain (Caramel), Switzerland...
Altitude Film Distribution has struck a deal with sales agent Celluloid Dreams for UK rights to Otto Bell’s documentary The Eagle Huntress.
The film tells the tale of a young girl who is determined to become the first woman to enter Mongolia’s annual Golden Eagle Festival. Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley narrates and is also an executive producer on the project.
Sharon Chang and Stacey Reiss produced along with director Bell.
Following its premiere at January’s Sundance Film Festival, and recent berths in Toronto and Telluride, the feature is set to screen at the BFI London Film Festival on October 6 and 9.
Celluloid Dreams closed a deal with Sony Pictures Classics in Sundance for North And South America, Scandinavia, Australia/New Zealand, Germany/Austria and Asia.
Further deals have been closed for France (Arp Selection), Italy (I Wonder Pictures), Spain (Caramel), Switzerland...
- 10/5/2016
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Classics has released the poster for The Eagle Huntress which opens in NY and La October 28th and nationwide in the following weeks.
The Eagle Huntress follows Aisholopan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries.
Set against the breathtaking expanse of the Mongolian steppe, The Eagle Huntress features some of the most awe-inspiring cinematography ever captured in a documentary, giving this intimate tale of a young girl’s quest the dramatic force of an epic narrative film. While there are many old Kazakh eagle hunters who vehemently reject the idea of any female taking part in their ancient tradition, Aisholpan’s father Nurgaiv believes that a girl can do anything a boy can,...
The Eagle Huntress follows Aisholopan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries.
Set against the breathtaking expanse of the Mongolian steppe, The Eagle Huntress features some of the most awe-inspiring cinematography ever captured in a documentary, giving this intimate tale of a young girl’s quest the dramatic force of an epic narrative film. While there are many old Kazakh eagle hunters who vehemently reject the idea of any female taking part in their ancient tradition, Aisholpan’s father Nurgaiv believes that a girl can do anything a boy can,...
- 8/19/2016
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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