Threadlock: Llosa Drifts into Elegant Nightmare with Faithful Adaptation
For her fourth feature, Peruvian director Claudia Llosa adapts Samanta Shweblin’s enigmatic novel Fever Dream, a text which reads much like the English translated title promises. Llosa, making her first film since her equally emotionally mystical 2014 English language debut Aloft, crafts this complex narrative with necessary aplomb, elegantly navigating Schweblin’s ambiguities.
Essentially an eco-horror film slivered into anxieties of motherhood, class, and sexuality, the film is overripe with themes, the nuances of which might be missed in trying to deduce what exactly is going on. By the time it puts together all the frayed pieces, however, Llosa’s film clicks into its own resonance, inverting its gender norms for a haunting finale.…...
For her fourth feature, Peruvian director Claudia Llosa adapts Samanta Shweblin’s enigmatic novel Fever Dream, a text which reads much like the English translated title promises. Llosa, making her first film since her equally emotionally mystical 2014 English language debut Aloft, crafts this complex narrative with necessary aplomb, elegantly navigating Schweblin’s ambiguities.
Essentially an eco-horror film slivered into anxieties of motherhood, class, and sexuality, the film is overripe with themes, the nuances of which might be missed in trying to deduce what exactly is going on. By the time it puts together all the frayed pieces, however, Llosa’s film clicks into its own resonance, inverting its gender norms for a haunting finale.…...
- 10/13/2021
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Director Claudia Llosa returns to form with a woozy work about a cosy domesticity in rural Argentina shattered by uncanny intruders
After making high-arthouse awards-magnet The Milk of Sorrow in her native Peru in 2009, director Claudia Llosa stumbled in 2014 with her first English-language feature, Aloft which, despite its title, failed to take flight. And while seven years isn’t that long a time between films these days in the world of indie cinema, Fever Dream, feels like a return from a distant wilderness. Distribution via Netflix after a premiere at the San Sebastián film festival and short cinema run may be a decent strategy for this future cult classic – it’s a film that plays remarkably well on TV screens, especially if viewed alone late at night, as it’s all about a cosy domesticity that’s suddenly cruelly pierced by uncanny intruders.
Set in rural Argentina although apparently shot in Chile,...
After making high-arthouse awards-magnet The Milk of Sorrow in her native Peru in 2009, director Claudia Llosa stumbled in 2014 with her first English-language feature, Aloft which, despite its title, failed to take flight. And while seven years isn’t that long a time between films these days in the world of indie cinema, Fever Dream, feels like a return from a distant wilderness. Distribution via Netflix after a premiere at the San Sebastián film festival and short cinema run may be a decent strategy for this future cult classic – it’s a film that plays remarkably well on TV screens, especially if viewed alone late at night, as it’s all about a cosy domesticity that’s suddenly cruelly pierced by uncanny intruders.
Set in rural Argentina although apparently shot in Chile,...
- 10/7/2021
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
“Fever dream” has lately become an overused term in film marketing and criticism alike, often generically applied to anything faintly strange or surreal with fractured storytelling trickery and a lick of gauzy ambience. As a title for the latest feature from Peruvian director Claudia Llosa, it serves a similarly loose, woolly purpose, despite not being particularly apt: A psychological thriller in which two mothers fear their children’s souls have gone adrift, the film’s narrative unfolds less as fever dream than waking nightmare, though its hazy, sunstruck styling lends it a certain somnambulant quality.
As with Argentine writer Samanta Schweblin’s celebrated source novel — co-adapted by the author with Llosa — the film’s original Spanish title is rather more evocative. Translating as “The Rescue Distance,” referring to the protagonist’s constant mental calculations as to how long it would take her to reach her daughter in an emergency, it...
As with Argentine writer Samanta Schweblin’s celebrated source novel — co-adapted by the author with Llosa — the film’s original Spanish title is rather more evocative. Translating as “The Rescue Distance,” referring to the protagonist’s constant mental calculations as to how long it would take her to reach her daughter in an emergency, it...
- 9/27/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Remember the promising breakout feature, “The Milk of Sorrow,” from Peruvian director Claudia Llosa? She also helmed the very strong “Aloft” with Jennifer Connelly in 2014. Well, it’s been seven years since her last feature, but Netflix is backing her latest, “Fever Dream,” based on the best-selling novel by Samanta Schewblin. This film is eligible to be Peru’s selection for the International Feature Oscar, and the picture will make its world premiere at the upcoming San Sebastian Film Festival.
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- 9/16/2021
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
With Netflix’s Spanish-language thriller “Fever Dream,” a likely Oscar submission from Peru that debuts at the San Sebastian Film Festival on September 20, Claudia Llosa (Oscar-nominated “Milk of Sorrow”) returns to South America after filming her English-language follow-up, family drama “Aloft,” starring Jennifer Connelly.
The atmospheric, hallucinatory “Fever Dream” is another mother and son fable. After the birth of Llosa’s second child, the director read the magic realist novel “Distancia de Rescate,” by Argentine author Samanta Schweblin, and instantly saw the movie in her mind. “Usually, I’m not looking for things to adapt, but it just captured me in such a way that I needed to do it,” Llosa said on a Zoom call from her home in Barcelona. She wrote Berlin-based Schweblin to ask for a meeting. She wanted the author to help her adapt the story.
Then the director approached producer Mark Johnson, who had been...
The atmospheric, hallucinatory “Fever Dream” is another mother and son fable. After the birth of Llosa’s second child, the director read the magic realist novel “Distancia de Rescate,” by Argentine author Samanta Schweblin, and instantly saw the movie in her mind. “Usually, I’m not looking for things to adapt, but it just captured me in such a way that I needed to do it,” Llosa said on a Zoom call from her home in Barcelona. She wrote Berlin-based Schweblin to ask for a meeting. She wanted the author to help her adapt the story.
Then the director approached producer Mark Johnson, who had been...
- 9/16/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
With Netflix’s Spanish-language thriller “Fever Dream,” a likely Oscar submission from Peru that debuts at the San Sebastian Film Festival on September 20, Claudia Llosa (Oscar-nominated “Milk of Sorrow”) returns to South America after filming her English-language follow-up, family drama “Aloft,” starring Jennifer Connelly.
The atmospheric, hallucinatory “Fever Dream” is another mother and son fable. After the birth of Llosa’s second child, the director read the magic realist novel “Distancia de Rescate,” by Argentine author Samanta Schweblin, and instantly saw the movie in her mind. “Usually, I’m not looking for things to adapt, but it just captured me in such a way that I needed to do it,” Llosa said on a Zoom call from her home in Barcelona. She wrote Berlin-based Schweblin to ask for a meeting. She wanted the author to help her adapt the story.
Then the director approached producer Mark Johnson, who had been...
The atmospheric, hallucinatory “Fever Dream” is another mother and son fable. After the birth of Llosa’s second child, the director read the magic realist novel “Distancia de Rescate,” by Argentine author Samanta Schweblin, and instantly saw the movie in her mind. “Usually, I’m not looking for things to adapt, but it just captured me in such a way that I needed to do it,” Llosa said on a Zoom call from her home in Barcelona. She wrote Berlin-based Schweblin to ask for a meeting. She wanted the author to help her adapt the story.
Then the director approached producer Mark Johnson, who had been...
- 9/16/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Universal Pictures Int’l Spain has snatched theatrical distribution rights to the Spanish remake of romcom “A Boyfriend for my Wife” (“Un Novio para mi Mujer”), now shooting in Barcelona.
The 2008 Argentine original by Juan Taratuto, starring Adrian Suar, lured up to 1.5 million admissions in Argentina and has been remade in a slew of territories, including Mexico, Brazil, Italy, China, France, Chile, Vietnam and, most successfully, in South Korea where it sold five million admissions.
Its story revolves around a man who finds a rather unorthodox way of getting rid of his lovely but insufferable wife: Finding her a boyfriend so that she dumps him instead. He picks a well-known Lothario to seduce her but the scheme backfires on him.
Directed by Laura Mañá from a screenplay penned with Pol Cortecans (“Bienvenidos a la familia”), the Spanish remake is produced by Arcadia Motion Pictures and Athos Pictures along with the...
The 2008 Argentine original by Juan Taratuto, starring Adrian Suar, lured up to 1.5 million admissions in Argentina and has been remade in a slew of territories, including Mexico, Brazil, Italy, China, France, Chile, Vietnam and, most successfully, in South Korea where it sold five million admissions.
Its story revolves around a man who finds a rather unorthodox way of getting rid of his lovely but insufferable wife: Finding her a boyfriend so that she dumps him instead. He picks a well-known Lothario to seduce her but the scheme backfires on him.
Directed by Laura Mañá from a screenplay penned with Pol Cortecans (“Bienvenidos a la familia”), the Spanish remake is produced by Arcadia Motion Pictures and Athos Pictures along with the...
- 7/22/2021
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Spanish-French co-production involves Barcelona-based Arcadia and France’s Noodles Production and Les Films du Worso.
Elle Driver will introduce sales on Spanish director Pablo Berger’s feature-length animation Robot Dreams at the upcoming European Film Market.
It is Berger’s fourth feature, after multi-award-winning silent melodrama Blancanieves and 2017 fantasy comedy-drama Abracadabra.
The director’s first foray into animation, it is adapted from the popular 2007 graphic novel of the same name by US artist Sara Varon, set in an imaginary 1980s New York populated by animals with no definable age or gender.
The storyline revolves around the friendship between Dog and...
Elle Driver will introduce sales on Spanish director Pablo Berger’s feature-length animation Robot Dreams at the upcoming European Film Market.
It is Berger’s fourth feature, after multi-award-winning silent melodrama Blancanieves and 2017 fantasy comedy-drama Abracadabra.
The director’s first foray into animation, it is adapted from the popular 2007 graphic novel of the same name by US artist Sara Varon, set in an imaginary 1980s New York populated by animals with no definable age or gender.
The storyline revolves around the friendship between Dog and...
- 2/22/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Executive produced by Ridley Scott (who also directed the first two episodes), the sci-fi series Raised by Wolves (which follows two androids raising human children) has been renewed for a second season by HBO Max:
From the Press Release: Los Angeles – September 17, 2020 – After a striking debut on the streamer as the #1 performing Max original since the platform’s launch, HBO Max has ordered a second season of Raised by Wolves, a serialized sci-fi series from master storyteller and filmmaker Ridley Scott, which has immersed fans into the rich, intricate world of Kepler 22-b. The series, which debuted with three episodes on Sept. 3, has continued to be a strong performer in its second week on the platform, growing its audience by nearly 50% week over week.
“When I think of Raised by Wolves, I think of artistry; artistry in crafting a compelling storyline, artistry in the out-of-this-world production design, special effects and cinematography,...
From the Press Release: Los Angeles – September 17, 2020 – After a striking debut on the streamer as the #1 performing Max original since the platform’s launch, HBO Max has ordered a second season of Raised by Wolves, a serialized sci-fi series from master storyteller and filmmaker Ridley Scott, which has immersed fans into the rich, intricate world of Kepler 22-b. The series, which debuted with three episodes on Sept. 3, has continued to be a strong performer in its second week on the platform, growing its audience by nearly 50% week over week.
“When I think of Raised by Wolves, I think of artistry; artistry in crafting a compelling storyline, artistry in the out-of-this-world production design, special effects and cinematography,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The sun will not be setting on HBO Max's Raised by Wolves.
The streamer has handed out an early Season 2 renewal to the Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi drama, which premiered earlier this month.
Raised by Wolves had a long road to the screen, initially being picked up by TNT straight-to-series in 2018.
But with WarnerMedia owned cable networks scaling back scripted series and focusing on the world of streaming, the series was announced as a HBO Max original earlier this year.
The streamer, however, notes that the series has been a resounding success and has grown its audience nearly 50 percent week-over-week since it bowed on September 3.
If you're looking for raw viewership stats, then you're out of luck:
HBO Max does not release those type of statistics for its shows.
That being said, HBO Max states that the series is their #1 performing original since the streamer launched in May.
"When I think of Raised by Wolves,...
The streamer has handed out an early Season 2 renewal to the Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi drama, which premiered earlier this month.
Raised by Wolves had a long road to the screen, initially being picked up by TNT straight-to-series in 2018.
But with WarnerMedia owned cable networks scaling back scripted series and focusing on the world of streaming, the series was announced as a HBO Max original earlier this year.
The streamer, however, notes that the series has been a resounding success and has grown its audience nearly 50 percent week-over-week since it bowed on September 3.
If you're looking for raw viewership stats, then you're out of luck:
HBO Max does not release those type of statistics for its shows.
That being said, HBO Max states that the series is their #1 performing original since the streamer launched in May.
"When I think of Raised by Wolves,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The first teaser for HBO Max’s Ridley Scott-directed sci-fi series Raised By Wolves was nothing if not enigmatic.
The nearly two-minute first look revealed the stunning visuals of Scott and creator Aaron Guzikowski’s concept. There were cities on fire, androids blowing stuff up, and a parable of the Three Little Pigs. It was awesome. But was it awesome because it was so enigmatic? The teaser didn’t have to shoulder the burden of revealing the plot to viewers or giving a sense of how all these cool concepts and visuals would meld into a coherent series.
Now a second trailer has arrived for Raised By Wolves. And unlike the first it does delve further into the plot of the show, and move away from shock and awe splendor from the first. But wouldn’t you know it – it’s still awesome all the same. Give it a gander below.
The nearly two-minute first look revealed the stunning visuals of Scott and creator Aaron Guzikowski’s concept. There were cities on fire, androids blowing stuff up, and a parable of the Three Little Pigs. It was awesome. But was it awesome because it was so enigmatic? The teaser didn’t have to shoulder the burden of revealing the plot to viewers or giving a sense of how all these cool concepts and visuals would meld into a coherent series.
Now a second trailer has arrived for Raised By Wolves. And unlike the first it does delve further into the plot of the show, and move away from shock and awe splendor from the first. But wouldn’t you know it – it’s still awesome all the same. Give it a gander below.
- 8/24/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
From executive producer Ridley Scott, Raised by Wolves centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task. The highly-anticipated series premiere will debut on September 3rd on HBO Max. Scott directed the first two episodes of the 10-episode series, marking his television series directorial debut for American audiences.
Check out the intriguing first preview.
The cast includes Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Niamh Algar, Jordan Loughran, Matias Varela, Felix Jamieson, Ethan Hazzard, Aasiya Shah Ivy Wong and Travis Fimmel (Vikings).
The series is produced by Scott’s Scott Free Productions, with Scott, writer and creator Aaron Guzikowski, David W. Zucker (The Man in the High Castle), Jordan Sheehan (The Terror), Adam Kolbrenner (Prisoners) and Mark Huffam...
Check out the intriguing first preview.
The cast includes Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Niamh Algar, Jordan Loughran, Matias Varela, Felix Jamieson, Ethan Hazzard, Aasiya Shah Ivy Wong and Travis Fimmel (Vikings).
The series is produced by Scott’s Scott Free Productions, with Scott, writer and creator Aaron Guzikowski, David W. Zucker (The Man in the High Castle), Jordan Sheehan (The Terror), Adam Kolbrenner (Prisoners) and Mark Huffam...
- 8/5/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Remember how pleasantly disorienting it was to watch the final 15 minutes of 2001: A Space Odyssey for the first time? Well, if you ever want to experience that level of intriguing confusion again, the first trailer for Raised by Wolves is a great start.
HBO Max today unveiled a first trailer for Raised by Wolves, a sci-fi project developed by prolific sci-fi director Ridley Scott. Watch the trailer below and meet us on the other side to try to make sense of…well, anything.
To be fair, there is plenty of helpful exposition in that trailer. A character voiceover says that “The Earth was destroyed by a great war. I was programmed to protect. And now we start again.” Then that’s followed up with the fable of the Three Little Pigs. Still, that grounding material still confounds in the light of the truly wild visuals at play. This thing...
HBO Max today unveiled a first trailer for Raised by Wolves, a sci-fi project developed by prolific sci-fi director Ridley Scott. Watch the trailer below and meet us on the other side to try to make sense of…well, anything.
To be fair, there is plenty of helpful exposition in that trailer. A character voiceover says that “The Earth was destroyed by a great war. I was programmed to protect. And now we start again.” Then that’s followed up with the fable of the Three Little Pigs. Still, that grounding material still confounds in the light of the truly wild visuals at play. This thing...
- 8/5/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
HBO Max looks to be saving its best originals for the end of the year.
The streamer on Wednesday unveiled the first trailer and premiere date for Raised by Wolves.
From executive producer Ridley Scott, Raised by Wolves centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet.
As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.
The highly-anticipated series premiere will debut on September 3rd on HBO Max.
Scott directed the first two episodes of the 10-episode series, marking his television series directorial debut for American audiences.
The cast includes Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Niamh Algar, and Jordan Loughran.
The cast also includes Matias Varela, Felix Jamieson, Ethan Hazzard, Aasiya Shah Ivy Wong, and Travis Fimmel (Vikings).
The series is produced by Scott's Scott Free Productions,...
The streamer on Wednesday unveiled the first trailer and premiere date for Raised by Wolves.
From executive producer Ridley Scott, Raised by Wolves centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet.
As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.
The highly-anticipated series premiere will debut on September 3rd on HBO Max.
Scott directed the first two episodes of the 10-episode series, marking his television series directorial debut for American audiences.
The cast includes Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Niamh Algar, and Jordan Loughran.
The cast also includes Matias Varela, Felix Jamieson, Ethan Hazzard, Aasiya Shah Ivy Wong, and Travis Fimmel (Vikings).
The series is produced by Scott's Scott Free Productions,...
- 8/5/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
HBO Max released the first trailer for Ridley Scott’s upcoming science-fiction series “Raised by Wolves,” which features an android sharing an unnerving version of the classic fairy tale The Three Little Pigs.
The 10-episode show is centered on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious, virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.
It will debut on Sept. 3. Watch the trailer above.
Also Read: HBO Max in August: Here's Everything Coming and Going
The series stars Travis Fimmel (“Vikings”), Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Niamh Algar, Matias Varela, Felix Jamieson, Ethan Hazzard, Jordan Loughran, Aasiya Shah and Ivy Wong.
“Raised by Wolves” is executive produced and directed by Scott (“The Martian”). The series was created by Aaron Guzikowski (“Prisoners”), who serves as...
The 10-episode show is centered on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious, virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.
It will debut on Sept. 3. Watch the trailer above.
Also Read: HBO Max in August: Here's Everything Coming and Going
The series stars Travis Fimmel (“Vikings”), Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath, Niamh Algar, Matias Varela, Felix Jamieson, Ethan Hazzard, Jordan Loughran, Aasiya Shah and Ivy Wong.
“Raised by Wolves” is executive produced and directed by Scott (“The Martian”). The series was created by Aaron Guzikowski (“Prisoners”), who serves as...
- 8/5/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Director Ridley Scott is making a little transition from film to TV with a serialized sci-fi series that he’s currently developing called Raised By Wolves. This will be the first TV project that Scott will be directing.
The series centers on “two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.”
The 10-episode series was created by writer Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners), and he also serves as showrunner and writer for the project, which recently wrapped production in Cape Town, South Africa.
Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max and president TBS, TNT, and truTV had this to say in a statement:
“As we strive to set a high creative bar for HBO Max, there’s no better person...
The series centers on “two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.”
The 10-episode series was created by writer Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners), and he also serves as showrunner and writer for the project, which recently wrapped production in Cape Town, South Africa.
Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max and president TBS, TNT, and truTV had this to say in a statement:
“As we strive to set a high creative bar for HBO Max, there’s no better person...
- 10/29/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
30 years after premiering her debut film “Home of the Brave” at Directors’ Fortnight, Laurie Anderson will return to the Cannes sidebar with three virtual-reality installations created with Hsin-Chien Huang. “Aloft,” “Chalkroom,” and “To The Moon,” described as “three poetically linked and complementary pieces,” will be presented from May 15 – 25 under the collective title “Go Where You Look: Falling Off Snow Mountain.”
“The sensory, poetic and technological dimensions of these three pieces are tightly intertwined and offer new forms of storytelling by amplifying our cinematic experience. It is this singular and fully authorial, approach of virtual reality, that the Directors’ Fortnight wishes to highlight, honour and share,” said Palo Moretti, who runs Directors’ Fortnight. “Laurie Anderson’s artistic path is a testament to the Directors’ Fortnight’s exploratory spirit, and to this 51st edition, aiming to be both an observatory and a laboratory of the evolution of storytelling through moving images, as...
“The sensory, poetic and technological dimensions of these three pieces are tightly intertwined and offer new forms of storytelling by amplifying our cinematic experience. It is this singular and fully authorial, approach of virtual reality, that the Directors’ Fortnight wishes to highlight, honour and share,” said Palo Moretti, who runs Directors’ Fortnight. “Laurie Anderson’s artistic path is a testament to the Directors’ Fortnight’s exploratory spirit, and to this 51st edition, aiming to be both an observatory and a laboratory of the evolution of storytelling through moving images, as...
- 4/14/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Winta McGrath.
At the ripe old age of 13 Winta McGrath has scored his second role in an international production: a sci-fi drama series which marks Ridley Scott’s TV directing debut.
McGrath joins fellow Aussie Travis Fimmel in Raised by Wolves, which revolves around two androids who are tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet.
As the colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is both treacherous and difficult.
Commissioned by the Us network TNT, which is available in 89 million homes, and written by the showrunner Aaron Guzikowski, the series is in pre-production in Cape Town.
McGrath will play Campion, a scrappy and soulful 12-year-old who was raised from birth by Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father (Abubakar Salim). When a ship of humans arrives from Earth, Campion is exposed to followers of religion for...
At the ripe old age of 13 Winta McGrath has scored his second role in an international production: a sci-fi drama series which marks Ridley Scott’s TV directing debut.
McGrath joins fellow Aussie Travis Fimmel in Raised by Wolves, which revolves around two androids who are tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet.
As the colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is both treacherous and difficult.
Commissioned by the Us network TNT, which is available in 89 million homes, and written by the showrunner Aaron Guzikowski, the series is in pre-production in Cape Town.
McGrath will play Campion, a scrappy and soulful 12-year-old who was raised from birth by Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father (Abubakar Salim). When a ship of humans arrives from Earth, Campion is exposed to followers of religion for...
- 1/17/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Acclaimed Peruvian director Claudia Llosa (Aloft, The Milk of Sorrow) has signed on to adapt the novel Fever Dream as a feature film for Netflix.
Based on the book Distancia de Rescate by Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream tells a kind of ghost story, set in a sleepy community in rural Argentina. A woman named Amanda is dying in a clinic in a town where she's gone on vacation. As she dies, a child named David interrogates her about the events leading up to her sickness. What follows is a haunting, hallucinatory tale of broken souls, toxins, looming environmental and spiritual catastrophes, and the ...
Based on the book Distancia de Rescate by Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream tells a kind of ghost story, set in a sleepy community in rural Argentina. A woman named Amanda is dying in a clinic in a town where she's gone on vacation. As she dies, a child named David interrogates her about the events leading up to her sickness. What follows is a haunting, hallucinatory tale of broken souls, toxins, looming environmental and spiritual catastrophes, and the ...
- 12/11/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Starring “La casa de papel’s” Ursula Corberó, “The Tree of Blood,” the latest movie from Spain’s Julio Medem, is being brought onto the international market at Rome’s Mia market by FilmSharks Intl., which has acquired world sales rights.
FilmSharks Intl. will continue introducing the film to buyers at the American Film Market, which opens Oct. 31 in Santa Monica.
The deal was negotiated by FilmSharks Intl.’s Guido Rud and Sandra Tapia, Ignasi Estapé and Ibon Cormenzana at the film’s lead producer Arcadia Motion Pictures (Amp).
A romantic thriller which Diamond Films Spain will release in Spain on Nov. 1 on over 200 locations, said FilmSharks’ Guido Rud, “The Tree of Blood” (El Arbol de la Sangre) marks the latest movie from the Cormenzana-founded, and the ninth fiction feature of Medem, a director whose debut, 1991’s “Vacas,” helped bring down the flag on the modern Spanish cinema through...
FilmSharks Intl. will continue introducing the film to buyers at the American Film Market, which opens Oct. 31 in Santa Monica.
The deal was negotiated by FilmSharks Intl.’s Guido Rud and Sandra Tapia, Ignasi Estapé and Ibon Cormenzana at the film’s lead producer Arcadia Motion Pictures (Amp).
A romantic thriller which Diamond Films Spain will release in Spain on Nov. 1 on over 200 locations, said FilmSharks’ Guido Rud, “The Tree of Blood” (El Arbol de la Sangre) marks the latest movie from the Cormenzana-founded, and the ninth fiction feature of Medem, a director whose debut, 1991’s “Vacas,” helped bring down the flag on the modern Spanish cinema through...
- 10/21/2018
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Junebug producer Mike Ryan and Phyllis Laing of Buffalo Gal Pictures among expert advisors.
Training and networking programme Trans Atlantic Partners (Tap) has unveiled the 2017 schedule of training modules connecting international producers with a special emphasis on co-productions.
Tap is holding training modules in Berlin from June 21-24 and Halifax, Canada, from September 12-17, when participants will also attend as delegates the Atlantic Film Festival’s Strategic Partners co-production market.
The programme provides networking and expert insight for film and TV producers from the Us, Canada and international markets.
This year’s experts include Mike Ryan of Greyshack Films (Junebug), Phyllis Laing of Buffalo Gal Pictures (Aloft), Canada Media Fund director of programme management Nathalie Clermont, German attorney Kai May, and Jeff Boone, manager of global scripted development at eOne Television USA.
Participating Us producers:
Allison Carter, Savage Rose; Reena Dutt, Painted Tree Productions & Off-Chance Productions; Kiara C Jones, Cultivated Films; Carolyn Mao; and Trevite Willis, [link...
Training and networking programme Trans Atlantic Partners (Tap) has unveiled the 2017 schedule of training modules connecting international producers with a special emphasis on co-productions.
Tap is holding training modules in Berlin from June 21-24 and Halifax, Canada, from September 12-17, when participants will also attend as delegates the Atlantic Film Festival’s Strategic Partners co-production market.
The programme provides networking and expert insight for film and TV producers from the Us, Canada and international markets.
This year’s experts include Mike Ryan of Greyshack Films (Junebug), Phyllis Laing of Buffalo Gal Pictures (Aloft), Canada Media Fund director of programme management Nathalie Clermont, German attorney Kai May, and Jeff Boone, manager of global scripted development at eOne Television USA.
Participating Us producers:
Allison Carter, Savage Rose; Reena Dutt, Painted Tree Productions & Off-Chance Productions; Kiara C Jones, Cultivated Films; Carolyn Mao; and Trevite Willis, [link...
- 6/19/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Junebug producer Mike Ryan and Phyllis Laing of Buffalo Gal Pictures among expert advisors.
Training and networking programme Trans Atlantic Partners (Tap) has unveiled the 2017 schedule of training modules connecting international producers with a special emphasis on co-productions.
Tap is holding training modules in Berlin from June 21-24 and Halifax, Canada, from September 12-17, when participants will also attend as delegates the Atlantic Film Festival’s Strategic Partners co-production market.
The programme provides networking and expert insight for film and TV producers from the Us, Canada and international markets.
This year’s experts include Mike Ryan of Greyshack Films (Junebug), Phyllis Laing of Buffalo Gal Pictures (Aloft), Canada Media Fund director of programme management Nathalie Clermont, German attorney Kai May, and Jeff Boone, manager of global scripted development at eOne Television USA.
Participating Us producers:
Allison Carter, Savage Rose; Reena Dutt, Painted Tree Productions & Off-Chance Productions; Kiara C Jones, Cultivated Films; Carolyn Mao; and Trevite Willis, [link...
Training and networking programme Trans Atlantic Partners (Tap) has unveiled the 2017 schedule of training modules connecting international producers with a special emphasis on co-productions.
Tap is holding training modules in Berlin from June 21-24 and Halifax, Canada, from September 12-17, when participants will also attend as delegates the Atlantic Film Festival’s Strategic Partners co-production market.
The programme provides networking and expert insight for film and TV producers from the Us, Canada and international markets.
This year’s experts include Mike Ryan of Greyshack Films (Junebug), Phyllis Laing of Buffalo Gal Pictures (Aloft), Canada Media Fund director of programme management Nathalie Clermont, German attorney Kai May, and Jeff Boone, manager of global scripted development at eOne Television USA.
Participating Us producers:
Allison Carter, Savage Rose; Reena Dutt, Painted Tree Productions & Off-Chance Productions; Kiara C Jones, Cultivated Films; Carolyn Mao; and Trevite Willis, [link...
- 6/19/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Sc Films boards sci-fi starring Tom Hughes and Oona Chaplin.
London-based Sc Films has acquired international sales rights to Spanish writer-director Mateo Gil’s (Vanilla Sky) sci-fi Realive, starring Tom Hughes (ITV and PBS series Victoria) and Oona Chaplin (Game Of Thrones).
Realive, also known as Project Lazarus, charts the story of a man who cryogenically freezes his body after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Sixty years later, in the year 2084, he becomes the first man to be revived in history but it is only then he discovers that the love of his life has accompanied him on the journey.
The film will get its world premiere at Fantasia, Montreal, followed by a European premiere at Frightfest in London. Sitges will screen in October.
The original feature comes from writer-director Mateo Gil, the regular collaborator of Alejandro Amenabar. Gil’s writing credits include Open Your Eyes, Vanilla Sky and The Sea Inside. He most recently...
London-based Sc Films has acquired international sales rights to Spanish writer-director Mateo Gil’s (Vanilla Sky) sci-fi Realive, starring Tom Hughes (ITV and PBS series Victoria) and Oona Chaplin (Game Of Thrones).
Realive, also known as Project Lazarus, charts the story of a man who cryogenically freezes his body after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Sixty years later, in the year 2084, he becomes the first man to be revived in history but it is only then he discovers that the love of his life has accompanied him on the journey.
The film will get its world premiere at Fantasia, Montreal, followed by a European premiere at Frightfest in London. Sitges will screen in October.
The original feature comes from writer-director Mateo Gil, the regular collaborator of Alejandro Amenabar. Gil’s writing credits include Open Your Eyes, Vanilla Sky and The Sea Inside. He most recently...
- 7/7/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
[Editor's Note: This post is presented in partnership with Time Warner Cable Movies On Demand in support of Indie Film Month. Today's pick, "Aloft," is available now On Demand. Need help finding a movie to watch? Let TWC find the best fit for your mood here.] Read More: Berlin Review: Jennifer Connelly and Cillian Murphy Star In Mopey Arctic Drama 'Aloft' Jennifer Connelly has long been able to convey a galaxy of emotions in one single glance, and she puts that talent to effective use in an exclusive clip from "Aloft," now available On Demand. The cryptic drama from Peruvian director Claudia Llosa ("The Milk of Sorrow," "Loxoro") -- which also marks her first English language drama -- stars Cillian Murphy as a falcon handler who travels to the Arctic Circle with a journalist (Mélanie Laurent) to find and learn more about his faith healer mother (Connelly). The film is split into two halves -- the...
- 9/29/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
During the dog days of Summer, film fans may feel that they’re on an endless Hollywood highway with exits to “sequel city” and “superhero central”. But for those with a quick eye, they can break away from the express lanes and venture down an offshoot rarely used this time of year. Lets call it “art house road”, which also has its share of off ramps. We’ve got the foreign films, the feature documentaries, and the low, low-budget indies. Many of these examples of cinema made their debuts in the film festival circuit. Some are quirky whimsical comedies that often grab a fervent “cult” audience. This is new film is at the opposite end of the spectrum. It’s moody, somber, dark and attempts to comment on humanity, or the lack of such in the world. And occasionally “name” actors will be involved, telling the press that it was...
- 7/17/2015
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With the first half of 2015 officially coming to a close, it’s time for our mid-year list of best theatrical releases. As seems to be the trend, a bulk of these titles were selections premiering in the late fall circuit of 2014, a move sometimes granting offbeat art-house selections a bit more breathing room (though not always). Here’s a glance at what represents the best of the year thus far, including two directorial debuts, one posthumous work, and one studio feature:
10. The Salt of the Earth – Dir. Wim Wenders & Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Premiering at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, German auteur Wim Wenders explores the prolific career of Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, here with the help of his son, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado serving as co-director. Known for capturing catastrophic events in striking fashion, the documentary finds the artist in search of something positive after decades documenting human nature at its worst.
10. The Salt of the Earth – Dir. Wim Wenders & Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Premiering at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, German auteur Wim Wenders explores the prolific career of Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, here with the help of his son, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado serving as co-director. Known for capturing catastrophic events in striking fashion, the documentary finds the artist in search of something positive after decades documenting human nature at its worst.
- 7/6/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Jan Miller is a connector – and she loves doing it! Supporting producers around the world is in her DNA. After she invited us to speak at the second Strategic Partners in Halifax, (which she created and directed for 15 years), we would then meet Jan regularly in Cuba, Berlin and Cannes where she is a regular moderator at the Producers’ Network Breakfasts. Cartegena was also on her regular beat. She is in demand everywhere as a trainer for directors, writers and producers of pitching and content development as well as an international consultant, from regular events like Poland’s ScriptEast, to Guangzhou, Manaus, Capetown, Glasgow, Yellowknife and most recently, Tehran to name just a few of the more exotic locales.
After bringing the stars in alignment to launch Canada’s first national film school, the National Screen Institute and its highly regarded Features First and Drama Prize programs almost three decades ago, Jan moved from Canada’s west to the east coast where she launched Strategic Partners, Canada’s premiere international co-production market.
In Sp’s 10th year, Jan was approached by Nadja Radojevic of the The Erich Pommer Institut – Epi to partner on a brand new training concept Trans Atlantic Partners (Tap) where Jan Miller serves as its Head of Studies. Together they have developed the program in to one-of-a-kind training that brings together experienced producers from Europe, Canada and the U.S. with a team of Experts, to develop projects for international co-production and co-venturing. Tap is co-presented by the Erich Pommer Institut and the Canadian Media Production Association – Cmpa. Industry partners are Telefilm Canada and Canada Media Fund.
Always responding to the industry, Tap began with only European and Canadian involvement but both Nadja and Jan realized bringing U.S. indie producers into the mix would take the program to a whole other level. Each year, three additional producers from beyond these three ‘regions’ are also selected to participate in this two-module program.
The Tap 2015 line-up includes producers from India, Australia and Mexico. And now in its 7th year, Tap, responding to the industry needs, has opened its program to independent producers with international television series projects in development as well.
This year’s expert line-up of award winning producers include Belladonna’s René Bastian of Belladonna Productions whose film “ Cold in July” is directed by Jim Mickie, and whose newest film “Live Cargo” was presented at Ifp’s No Borders and Us in Progress this past month, K5’s Oliver Simon, Dynamic Television’s Klaus Zimmermann (“100 Code”, “Borgia”, “Death In Paradise”, “The Transporter”), international television consultant Lorri Faughan (“Pillars Of The Earth”), and Buffalo Gal’s Phyllis Laing, (“Aloft”, “Keyhole”, Heaven is for Real”) of Buffalo Gal Pictures, Canada, who was herself a Tap’er in its very first year.
Jan says that they often draw on previous Tap producer talent to come back as resources as so many have remarkable track records.
The Erich Pommer Institut of Germany is a leading training provider in the European media industry dealing with cutting-edge legal and economic topics. Nadja Radojevic, has recently moved into the CEO and Director of Training.
Epi was founded in 1998. Erich Pommer himself was the producer of “Metropolis” and “The Blue Angel”. He left Germany in the war and his grandson, Erich Pommer is a Los Angeles entertainment attorney. The Institute’s core business is advanced professional training in film and media. Aside from Trans Atlantic Partners which is held in Berlin in June and in Halifax in September post Tiff, Epi hosts a European TV Drama Series Lab following the American model with top showrunners and Scandinavian trainers. Now in its fourth edition - former editions featured Showrunners James Manos (“Sopranos”), Carol Flint (“West Wing”, “Emergency Room”), Frank Spotnitz (“The X-Files”), Simon Mirren (“Criminal Minds”) and Glen Mazzara of “Walking Dead” – David Semel, Executive Producer “Madam Secretary”, Co-Executive Producer “House MD” and Director of “The Man in the High Castle”, “Hannibal”, Hemlock Grove”, “Homeland”, “Heroes”will be trainer amongst others.
Epi also hosts Essential Legal Framework, a program consisting of three independent workshops for European professionals on negotiating, European coproduction and digital strategies. A national section for German speakers only, runs four hours a day with 20-30 seminars per year. Its focus is on media law and deals with television, film production, labor and tax revisions which – one of their best-selling seminars as there have recently been quite a lot of changes in tax law in Germany. Classes in film financing and film funding are also popular.
There is also a Copyright Policy Congress, Writers Room Simulation and other conventions featuring various current topics relevant to the media industry. In fall Epi is pioneering with Epi e:training starting with a course on European Co-Production. Epi e:training is offering crucial knowledge and business insights by top-level experts online – at your own pace and wherever and whenever you want. “We developed the online training program according to the demands of today’s media industry. It offers more flexibility and adapts to individual preferences," comments Nadja Radojevic. Epi is located at the historic Babelsberg Studios and can be found at www.epi-medieninstitut.de
Trans Atlantic Partners (Tap) is designed for experienced film and television producers from Europe, Canada and the U.S. including 3 additional seats for International producers. The 24 Tap 2015 producers below were selected by the Erich Pommer Institut (Epi) (Germany) and the Canadian Media Production Association (Cmpa) (Canada).
European Producers
-Simon Amberger, Germany (Producer, "Eastalgia", Molodist Int. Ff 2012, Tallinn Int. Ff 2013 | Producer, Blockbustaz, 2014, Winner ZDFneo TV Lab 2014 | Producer, Ada, 2014)
-Sebastien Aubert, France ("Patardzlebi" (Brides), 2014, Berlinale 2014, 3rd Audience Award)
-Rudolf Biermann, Czech Republic (Producer, "Kawasaki's Rose," 2009, Berlinale 2010, Ecumenical Award Panorama Section, Czech Lion 2010 | Executive Producer, "I Served the King of England," 2006, Berlinale 2006, Fipresci Critics Award | Producer, "Garden," 1995, Karlovy Vary Iff 1995, Jury Award)
-Jacqueline de Goeij, Belgium (Producer, "Allez, Eddy!," 2012, Chemnitz Ff, Main Prize & Diamant Award For Most Convincing Acting Performance Of A Child, Palm Springs Best of the Fest Selection | Producer, "Zus & Zo," 2002, Academy Awards, Nominee Best Foreign Language Film, Dutch Ff, Golden Calf Best Actor)
-Sylvia Günthner, Germany (Producer, "Bela Kiss: Prologue," 2013, Twisted Celluloid Ff Ireland 2013, Audi Festival of German Films Australia 2014)
-Martin Heisler, Germany (Producer, "Houston," 2013, Sundance Ff 2013, Independent Ff Boston 2013, Special Prize of the Jury | Producer "Forget Me Not," 2012, Ff Locarno, Settima Della Critica 2012, Best film | Producer "David Wants to Fly," 2010, Berlinale 2010)
-Rachel Lysaght, Ireland (Producer, "Patrick's Day," 2015, Ifta 2014, Best Script, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Sound | Producer, "One Million Dubliners," 2014, TV Award Sandford Saint Martin Trust, UK, Irish Ff Boston 2015, Director's Choice, Galway Film Fleadh Ireland 2014, Best Feature Documentary)
-Christof Neracher, Switzerland (Producer, "War" (Chrieg), 2014, San Sebastian Ff 2014, Max Ophüls 2014, Max Ophüls Prize | Producer Vitus, 2006, Shortlist Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 2006, Berlinale 2006, AFI Fest 2006, Audience Award)
-Diarmid Scrimshaw, UK (Producer / Production Co., "Tyrannosaur," 2012, Sundance 2011, Best Director, Satellite Awards 2011, Best First Feature)
Canadian Producers
-Coral Aiken, Canada (Producer, Big Muddy, 2014, Toronto Iff 2014, Arizona Iff 2015 | Producer, "The People Garden")
-Patrick Banister, Canada (Executive Producer, "Bitten," 2014 | Executive Producer, "Whistler," 2006)
-John Barbisan, Canada (Executive Producer, "Bitten," 2014 | Executive Producer, "Whistler," 2006)
-Amy Belling, Canada (Producer / DoP / Cam Op / Post Supervisor, Songs She Wrote About People She Knows, 2014, Toronto Iff 2014, Santa Barbara Iff 2015 | Producer / DoP / Cam Op / Post Super, Stress Position, 2013, Sci Fi London 2013, Las Vegas Ff 2013, Best Cinematography / Best Supporting Actor)
-Isaac Clements, Canada (Senior Production Executive, "The Pinkertons," 2014-15 | Production Executive, "Sunnyside,"2014-15 | Associate Producer, "Silent Night," 2012)
-Jeff Kopas, Canada (Producer / Director / Writer, "An Insignificant Harvey," 2011, Busan Iff 2012, Audience Award)
-Linda Ludwick, Canada (Exec. Producer/Producer: "Mohawk Girls Season 2," 2014, Yorkton Ff 2015, Banff Media Festival 2015 | Exec. Producer/Producer, "Smoke Traders," 2012, Yorkton Ff 2013 | Exec. Producer/Producer, "Reel Injun," 2009, 3 Gemini awards 2010 | Exec. Producer/Producer, "Moose TV," 2006, "Cfpta" 2008)
-Robyn Wiener, Canada (Producer, "Numb," 2015 | Producer, "Black Fly," 2014, Viff 2014 , Marché du Film Telefilm Perspective Canada Cannes 2015| Co-Producer / Line Producer, "Lawrence & Holoman," 2013, "Viff" 2013, Best Director | Co-Producer / Line Producer, "American Mary," 2012, London Fright Ff 2012)
American Producers
-Mollye Asher, USA (Producer, "Fort Tilden," 2015, SXSW 2014 Grand Jury Prize | Producer, "She's Lost Control," Independent Spirit Award Nominee 2015, Berlinale 2014 | Producer, "Songs My Brother Taught Me," 2015, Sundance 2015, Cannes 2015)
-Diane Houslin, USA (Producer, "Yelling to the Sky," 2011)
-Tommy Oliver, USA (Producer, 1982, 2015, Toronto Ff 2013, Austin Ff 2013, Marquee Audience Award | Producer, "The Perfect Guy," 2015 | Producer, "Kinyarwanda," 2011, Sundance Ff 2011, World Audience Award, AFI Fest 2011, Audience Award)
-Riel Roch Decter, USA (Producer, "The Wait," 2014, South by Southwest 2013, Deauville 2013 | Producer, "Bottled Up," 2014, Tribeca Film Festival 2013 | Producer, "Life After Death from Above 1979," 2014.
International Producers
-Vivek Kajaria, India (Producer, "Fandry," 2014, Indian Ff of La 2014, Grand Jury Prize Best Film, Fipresci India 2014, Film Critic Award Best Indian Film 2013 | Presenter, "Anumati," 2013, National Film Award for Best Actor 2013, New York Indian Ff 2013, Best Film Award | Producer, "Siddhant," 2015, Mumbai 2014)
-Ozcar Ramirez Gonzalez, Mexico (Producer, "Ciclo," 2013, DocsDF 2012, Vancouver Latino Iff 2013, Audience Award | Producer, "The Compass is Carried by the Dead Man," 2013, Tokyo Iff 2011, La Iff 2012 | Producer, "Days of Grace," 2012, Cannes Iff 2011, Guadalajara Iff 2012, Best Director, Best Score, Press Award)
-Lisa Shaunessy, Australia (Executive Producer, "Killing Ground," 2016 | Co-Producer, "Black & White & Sex," 2012, Iff Rotterdam 2012, Sydney Ff 2011, Best Experimental Film | Producer, "Hipsters," Sbs Australia, 2015)
Who is Jan Miller and how did she arrange such an organization?
It’s in Jan’s nature to look for opportunities to support the individual filmmaker, her local industry and work internationally as well. Most recently Jan served as an international consultant for the Canadian Media Production Association helping to develop their international strategy and contributing to Cmpa led delegations to Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. In March she led a delegation of 18 production companies to the Hk Filmart for Creative BC and Cmpa BC.
Jan divides her time on Tap, on international contracts, on teaching and on Wift-at.
How do you see the place of women in the film industry?
Recognizing that there was a real need in Atlantic Canada for women to come together and support, celebrate and learn from each other in the industry, I started Women in Film and Television - Atlantic which I headed up as Founding Chair and architect for six years. During this time I was working with a remarkable team to launch Women Making Waves an annual Conference that brings in the best female talent to offer master classes, panels, conversations and networking opportunities to men and women in the industry. I continue as one of the organization’s primary resources and mentors. And most recently, strongly believing that women in the industry need to strengthen their entrepreneurial skills and business strategies, I worked with Mount Saint Vincent University’s Centre for Women in Business, to launch Wift-at’s first six month Advanced Management and Mentoring Program.
Can you explain your connection to the music business?
Close to a decade ago, I was approached by Canada’s vibrant east coast music industry to adapt my pitching workshop into a program that has become “export readiness for the music industry”... During this intensive workshop I work with artists, bands and managers to develop their communication and pitch skills to present their work to international music supervisors, festival programrs and tour managers in 1-2-1 meetings. It was a very steep learning curve, but I loved the challenge of redesigning her training to fit a new market.
Can you explain your connection to romance writers?
When the Music Export Readiness workshops took off, other disciplines began approaching me to ask if I could adapt her teaching for a workshop for Romance Writers wanting to pitch to potential film and TV producers and then theatre practitioners wanting to pitch their properties internationally. My un-designed career path came full circle!
How did you come into the film world?
I first came into the entertainment industry through my theatre troupe that performed clown and mask shows internationally for 10 years as one of Canada’s cultural calling cards. During this period I successfully auditioned for a short film and the seed was planted …
What do you do in Nova Scotia? (or What did you do?)
Amazingly I call home Nova Scotia. Living 40 feet from the ocean, I connect daily to the world and travel the world almost as often. I am an international resource for the local industry and mentor talent both for the short term and long term as the demand requires. My husband and I also breed standard poodles!
How would you sum up your “portfolio”?
I am an initiator, a passionate connector devoted to helping people do what they want to do well.
After bringing the stars in alignment to launch Canada’s first national film school, the National Screen Institute and its highly regarded Features First and Drama Prize programs almost three decades ago, Jan moved from Canada’s west to the east coast where she launched Strategic Partners, Canada’s premiere international co-production market.
In Sp’s 10th year, Jan was approached by Nadja Radojevic of the The Erich Pommer Institut – Epi to partner on a brand new training concept Trans Atlantic Partners (Tap) where Jan Miller serves as its Head of Studies. Together they have developed the program in to one-of-a-kind training that brings together experienced producers from Europe, Canada and the U.S. with a team of Experts, to develop projects for international co-production and co-venturing. Tap is co-presented by the Erich Pommer Institut and the Canadian Media Production Association – Cmpa. Industry partners are Telefilm Canada and Canada Media Fund.
Always responding to the industry, Tap began with only European and Canadian involvement but both Nadja and Jan realized bringing U.S. indie producers into the mix would take the program to a whole other level. Each year, three additional producers from beyond these three ‘regions’ are also selected to participate in this two-module program.
The Tap 2015 line-up includes producers from India, Australia and Mexico. And now in its 7th year, Tap, responding to the industry needs, has opened its program to independent producers with international television series projects in development as well.
This year’s expert line-up of award winning producers include Belladonna’s René Bastian of Belladonna Productions whose film “ Cold in July” is directed by Jim Mickie, and whose newest film “Live Cargo” was presented at Ifp’s No Borders and Us in Progress this past month, K5’s Oliver Simon, Dynamic Television’s Klaus Zimmermann (“100 Code”, “Borgia”, “Death In Paradise”, “The Transporter”), international television consultant Lorri Faughan (“Pillars Of The Earth”), and Buffalo Gal’s Phyllis Laing, (“Aloft”, “Keyhole”, Heaven is for Real”) of Buffalo Gal Pictures, Canada, who was herself a Tap’er in its very first year.
Jan says that they often draw on previous Tap producer talent to come back as resources as so many have remarkable track records.
The Erich Pommer Institut of Germany is a leading training provider in the European media industry dealing with cutting-edge legal and economic topics. Nadja Radojevic, has recently moved into the CEO and Director of Training.
Epi was founded in 1998. Erich Pommer himself was the producer of “Metropolis” and “The Blue Angel”. He left Germany in the war and his grandson, Erich Pommer is a Los Angeles entertainment attorney. The Institute’s core business is advanced professional training in film and media. Aside from Trans Atlantic Partners which is held in Berlin in June and in Halifax in September post Tiff, Epi hosts a European TV Drama Series Lab following the American model with top showrunners and Scandinavian trainers. Now in its fourth edition - former editions featured Showrunners James Manos (“Sopranos”), Carol Flint (“West Wing”, “Emergency Room”), Frank Spotnitz (“The X-Files”), Simon Mirren (“Criminal Minds”) and Glen Mazzara of “Walking Dead” – David Semel, Executive Producer “Madam Secretary”, Co-Executive Producer “House MD” and Director of “The Man in the High Castle”, “Hannibal”, Hemlock Grove”, “Homeland”, “Heroes”will be trainer amongst others.
Epi also hosts Essential Legal Framework, a program consisting of three independent workshops for European professionals on negotiating, European coproduction and digital strategies. A national section for German speakers only, runs four hours a day with 20-30 seminars per year. Its focus is on media law and deals with television, film production, labor and tax revisions which – one of their best-selling seminars as there have recently been quite a lot of changes in tax law in Germany. Classes in film financing and film funding are also popular.
There is also a Copyright Policy Congress, Writers Room Simulation and other conventions featuring various current topics relevant to the media industry. In fall Epi is pioneering with Epi e:training starting with a course on European Co-Production. Epi e:training is offering crucial knowledge and business insights by top-level experts online – at your own pace and wherever and whenever you want. “We developed the online training program according to the demands of today’s media industry. It offers more flexibility and adapts to individual preferences," comments Nadja Radojevic. Epi is located at the historic Babelsberg Studios and can be found at www.epi-medieninstitut.de
Trans Atlantic Partners (Tap) is designed for experienced film and television producers from Europe, Canada and the U.S. including 3 additional seats for International producers. The 24 Tap 2015 producers below were selected by the Erich Pommer Institut (Epi) (Germany) and the Canadian Media Production Association (Cmpa) (Canada).
European Producers
-Simon Amberger, Germany (Producer, "Eastalgia", Molodist Int. Ff 2012, Tallinn Int. Ff 2013 | Producer, Blockbustaz, 2014, Winner ZDFneo TV Lab 2014 | Producer, Ada, 2014)
-Sebastien Aubert, France ("Patardzlebi" (Brides), 2014, Berlinale 2014, 3rd Audience Award)
-Rudolf Biermann, Czech Republic (Producer, "Kawasaki's Rose," 2009, Berlinale 2010, Ecumenical Award Panorama Section, Czech Lion 2010 | Executive Producer, "I Served the King of England," 2006, Berlinale 2006, Fipresci Critics Award | Producer, "Garden," 1995, Karlovy Vary Iff 1995, Jury Award)
-Jacqueline de Goeij, Belgium (Producer, "Allez, Eddy!," 2012, Chemnitz Ff, Main Prize & Diamant Award For Most Convincing Acting Performance Of A Child, Palm Springs Best of the Fest Selection | Producer, "Zus & Zo," 2002, Academy Awards, Nominee Best Foreign Language Film, Dutch Ff, Golden Calf Best Actor)
-Sylvia Günthner, Germany (Producer, "Bela Kiss: Prologue," 2013, Twisted Celluloid Ff Ireland 2013, Audi Festival of German Films Australia 2014)
-Martin Heisler, Germany (Producer, "Houston," 2013, Sundance Ff 2013, Independent Ff Boston 2013, Special Prize of the Jury | Producer "Forget Me Not," 2012, Ff Locarno, Settima Della Critica 2012, Best film | Producer "David Wants to Fly," 2010, Berlinale 2010)
-Rachel Lysaght, Ireland (Producer, "Patrick's Day," 2015, Ifta 2014, Best Script, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Sound | Producer, "One Million Dubliners," 2014, TV Award Sandford Saint Martin Trust, UK, Irish Ff Boston 2015, Director's Choice, Galway Film Fleadh Ireland 2014, Best Feature Documentary)
-Christof Neracher, Switzerland (Producer, "War" (Chrieg), 2014, San Sebastian Ff 2014, Max Ophüls 2014, Max Ophüls Prize | Producer Vitus, 2006, Shortlist Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 2006, Berlinale 2006, AFI Fest 2006, Audience Award)
-Diarmid Scrimshaw, UK (Producer / Production Co., "Tyrannosaur," 2012, Sundance 2011, Best Director, Satellite Awards 2011, Best First Feature)
Canadian Producers
-Coral Aiken, Canada (Producer, Big Muddy, 2014, Toronto Iff 2014, Arizona Iff 2015 | Producer, "The People Garden")
-Patrick Banister, Canada (Executive Producer, "Bitten," 2014 | Executive Producer, "Whistler," 2006)
-John Barbisan, Canada (Executive Producer, "Bitten," 2014 | Executive Producer, "Whistler," 2006)
-Amy Belling, Canada (Producer / DoP / Cam Op / Post Supervisor, Songs She Wrote About People She Knows, 2014, Toronto Iff 2014, Santa Barbara Iff 2015 | Producer / DoP / Cam Op / Post Super, Stress Position, 2013, Sci Fi London 2013, Las Vegas Ff 2013, Best Cinematography / Best Supporting Actor)
-Isaac Clements, Canada (Senior Production Executive, "The Pinkertons," 2014-15 | Production Executive, "Sunnyside,"2014-15 | Associate Producer, "Silent Night," 2012)
-Jeff Kopas, Canada (Producer / Director / Writer, "An Insignificant Harvey," 2011, Busan Iff 2012, Audience Award)
-Linda Ludwick, Canada (Exec. Producer/Producer: "Mohawk Girls Season 2," 2014, Yorkton Ff 2015, Banff Media Festival 2015 | Exec. Producer/Producer, "Smoke Traders," 2012, Yorkton Ff 2013 | Exec. Producer/Producer, "Reel Injun," 2009, 3 Gemini awards 2010 | Exec. Producer/Producer, "Moose TV," 2006, "Cfpta" 2008)
-Robyn Wiener, Canada (Producer, "Numb," 2015 | Producer, "Black Fly," 2014, Viff 2014 , Marché du Film Telefilm Perspective Canada Cannes 2015| Co-Producer / Line Producer, "Lawrence & Holoman," 2013, "Viff" 2013, Best Director | Co-Producer / Line Producer, "American Mary," 2012, London Fright Ff 2012)
American Producers
-Mollye Asher, USA (Producer, "Fort Tilden," 2015, SXSW 2014 Grand Jury Prize | Producer, "She's Lost Control," Independent Spirit Award Nominee 2015, Berlinale 2014 | Producer, "Songs My Brother Taught Me," 2015, Sundance 2015, Cannes 2015)
-Diane Houslin, USA (Producer, "Yelling to the Sky," 2011)
-Tommy Oliver, USA (Producer, 1982, 2015, Toronto Ff 2013, Austin Ff 2013, Marquee Audience Award | Producer, "The Perfect Guy," 2015 | Producer, "Kinyarwanda," 2011, Sundance Ff 2011, World Audience Award, AFI Fest 2011, Audience Award)
-Riel Roch Decter, USA (Producer, "The Wait," 2014, South by Southwest 2013, Deauville 2013 | Producer, "Bottled Up," 2014, Tribeca Film Festival 2013 | Producer, "Life After Death from Above 1979," 2014.
International Producers
-Vivek Kajaria, India (Producer, "Fandry," 2014, Indian Ff of La 2014, Grand Jury Prize Best Film, Fipresci India 2014, Film Critic Award Best Indian Film 2013 | Presenter, "Anumati," 2013, National Film Award for Best Actor 2013, New York Indian Ff 2013, Best Film Award | Producer, "Siddhant," 2015, Mumbai 2014)
-Ozcar Ramirez Gonzalez, Mexico (Producer, "Ciclo," 2013, DocsDF 2012, Vancouver Latino Iff 2013, Audience Award | Producer, "The Compass is Carried by the Dead Man," 2013, Tokyo Iff 2011, La Iff 2012 | Producer, "Days of Grace," 2012, Cannes Iff 2011, Guadalajara Iff 2012, Best Director, Best Score, Press Award)
-Lisa Shaunessy, Australia (Executive Producer, "Killing Ground," 2016 | Co-Producer, "Black & White & Sex," 2012, Iff Rotterdam 2012, Sydney Ff 2011, Best Experimental Film | Producer, "Hipsters," Sbs Australia, 2015)
Who is Jan Miller and how did she arrange such an organization?
It’s in Jan’s nature to look for opportunities to support the individual filmmaker, her local industry and work internationally as well. Most recently Jan served as an international consultant for the Canadian Media Production Association helping to develop their international strategy and contributing to Cmpa led delegations to Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. In March she led a delegation of 18 production companies to the Hk Filmart for Creative BC and Cmpa BC.
Jan divides her time on Tap, on international contracts, on teaching and on Wift-at.
How do you see the place of women in the film industry?
Recognizing that there was a real need in Atlantic Canada for women to come together and support, celebrate and learn from each other in the industry, I started Women in Film and Television - Atlantic which I headed up as Founding Chair and architect for six years. During this time I was working with a remarkable team to launch Women Making Waves an annual Conference that brings in the best female talent to offer master classes, panels, conversations and networking opportunities to men and women in the industry. I continue as one of the organization’s primary resources and mentors. And most recently, strongly believing that women in the industry need to strengthen their entrepreneurial skills and business strategies, I worked with Mount Saint Vincent University’s Centre for Women in Business, to launch Wift-at’s first six month Advanced Management and Mentoring Program.
Can you explain your connection to the music business?
Close to a decade ago, I was approached by Canada’s vibrant east coast music industry to adapt my pitching workshop into a program that has become “export readiness for the music industry”... During this intensive workshop I work with artists, bands and managers to develop their communication and pitch skills to present their work to international music supervisors, festival programrs and tour managers in 1-2-1 meetings. It was a very steep learning curve, but I loved the challenge of redesigning her training to fit a new market.
Can you explain your connection to romance writers?
When the Music Export Readiness workshops took off, other disciplines began approaching me to ask if I could adapt her teaching for a workshop for Romance Writers wanting to pitch to potential film and TV producers and then theatre practitioners wanting to pitch their properties internationally. My un-designed career path came full circle!
How did you come into the film world?
I first came into the entertainment industry through my theatre troupe that performed clown and mask shows internationally for 10 years as one of Canada’s cultural calling cards. During this period I successfully auditioned for a short film and the seed was planted …
What do you do in Nova Scotia? (or What did you do?)
Amazingly I call home Nova Scotia. Living 40 feet from the ocean, I connect daily to the world and travel the world almost as often. I am an international resource for the local industry and mentor talent both for the short term and long term as the demand requires. My husband and I also breed standard poodles!
How would you sum up your “portfolio”?
I am an initiator, a passionate connector devoted to helping people do what they want to do well.
- 6/22/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Mysteries bloom, shrivel, then wither away in the indifferent Arctic frost of the dying-child drama “Aloft.” Tracking a journey by a documentarian (Mélanie Laurent) and her subject (Cillian Murphy) toward the North Pole, the film holds itself at an icy remove from its audience, rendering its characters as impenetrable as if they were encased in ice. Like cheeks on a freezing day, any curiosity or interest the sparse script engenders is puckered dry by the end, leaving behind only an irritating numbness. Journalist Jannia (Laurent) and accomplished falconer Ivan (Murphy) brave punishing winds and frozen but crackling lakes to visit his.
- 5/22/2015
- by Inkoo Kang
- The Wrap
In the opening scenes of the brooding Aloft, a young boy carrying a falcon rushes along with his mom (Jennifer Connelly) across a bleak, frozen stretch of road in the Arctic, on their way to see a mysterious faith healer. We don’t know what era we’re in, or who exactly these people are. Director Claudia Llosa doesn’t like to answer a lot of questions about her characters — which can be maddening, especially when they’re doing portentous, symbolic things like walking around with falcons and waiting in line to see Arctic faith healers.The story is certainly strange. Connelly's character Nana is a single, working-class mother desperately seeking a solution for her youngest child Gully (Winta McGrath), who suffers from a brain tumor, while also dealing with her precocious, restless older son Ivan (Zen McGrath). When she drags her kids to that aforementioned faith healer (William Shimell...
- 5/22/2015
- by Bilge Ebiri
- Vulture
Read More: Review: Thoughtful, Meditative, But Deceptive 'Aloft' Starring Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, & Melanie Laurent Peruvian director Claudia Llosa's magical realism-infused 2009 drama "The Milk of Sorrow" told the story of a rare disease transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy. This year, Llosa returned to those ethereal, semi-supernatural roots with "Aloft," which stars Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy and Mélanie Laurent. The film follows two timelines, the first of a struggling mother, Nana Kunning (Connelly), caring for her two young boys and her evolution to becoming a renowned healer. The second follows one of her sons as an adult. When young journalist Jannia (Laurent) tracks down Nana's son Ivan (Murphy) 20 years after she abandoned him, Jannia sets in motion an encounter between the two that will bring the very meaning of their lives into question. The...
- 5/21/2015
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
The sense of touch can be tricky to convey in film. A filmmaker must rely upon visually accurate information in order for the spectator to 'feel' the sensation. Touch is very prominent in director and writer Claudia Llosa's Aloft, how it conveys love, hate, fear, anger, and sorrow. Llosa is a steady hand at the wheel, giving us a moving, intimate drama with fine performances by Jennifer Connelly and Cillian Murphy. One half of the film is set twenty years earlier: Nana (Connelly) lives in northern Manitoba, working part-time on a farm (where she is having an affair with her married boss) and trying to raise her two young sons, Ivan and Gully. Gully has a terminal illness; in a last-ditch effort to save him,...
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- 5/21/2015
- Screen Anarchy
This weekend, George Clooney and Britt Robertson join forces to figure out the secrets of a place that exists in their memories called "Tomorrowland," while Sam Rockwell attempts to save his daughter from evil forces in a remake of "Poltergeist."
Also in theaters this weekend: "Chocolate City" follows a broke college student after he meets the owner of a male strip club and decides to take a shot at amateur night. "Aloft" stars Jennifer Connelly as a struggling mother who comes face to face with the son she abandoned many years before. "Sunshine Superman" is a documentary about Carl Boenish, the man who started the Base jumping movement, and his passion for thrill-seeking. In the animated tale of "When Marnie Was There," a young girl with health issues meets an unlikely friend after moving to the countryside.
Also in theaters this weekend: "Chocolate City" follows a broke college student after he meets the owner of a male strip club and decides to take a shot at amateur night. "Aloft" stars Jennifer Connelly as a struggling mother who comes face to face with the son she abandoned many years before. "Sunshine Superman" is a documentary about Carl Boenish, the man who started the Base jumping movement, and his passion for thrill-seeking. In the animated tale of "When Marnie Was There," a young girl with health issues meets an unlikely friend after moving to the countryside.
- 5/21/2015
- by Rachel Horner
- Moviefone
In writer-director Claudia Llosa‘s Aloft, Jennifer Connelly plays a troubled woman who gets reacquainted with her adult son, whom she abandoned 20 years ago. Jennifer Connelly, Claudia Llosa On ‘Aloft’ “For me, I thought that she was someone who had a great strength, almost stoicism,” Connelly told uInterview exclusively, speaking of her character Nana Kunning. […]
The post Jennifer Connelly & Claudia Llosa On ‘Aloft’ [Exclusive Video] appeared first on uInterview.
The post Jennifer Connelly & Claudia Llosa On ‘Aloft’ [Exclusive Video] appeared first on uInterview.
- 5/20/2015
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
Claudia Llosa's first feature since the Oscar-nominated Milk of Sorrow, Aloft is as remote as its Arctic setting. Jennifer Connelly is in constant crisis mode as a single mother to two boys, one terminally ill and the other traumatized by the death of his falcon; after a shamanic prologue sets up the vagueness to come, Aloft jumps forward twenty years, by which time the avian aficionado has grown into an especially world-weary Cillian Murphy. The family's tough-to-follow saga is one of abandonment and reunion, with Llosa showing both to be equally taxing in their own ways. The freewheeling camera often stays close on the small cast, which also includes Mélanie Laurent and Oona Chaplin, roving around cramped quarters as it threatens to go out of focus...
- 5/20/2015
- Village Voice
Forgiveness, faith, and falconry are among the motifs that run through Peruvian director Claudia Llosa’s first English-language film “Aloft,” Like her previous two features — debut “Madeinusa” and Golden Bear-winning follow-up “The Milk Of Sorrow” — “Aloft” boasts Llosa’s exceptionally lyrical eye for cinematography and her unassailable ability to create a haunted, slightly otherworldly atmosphere even out of banal events. But “Aloft,” and its icy landscapes and feel of gently dropping barometric pressure, can only distract so far from what is essentially an overwrought melodrama that here and there tips over into heavy-handedness despite the restrained beauty of its images. In fact, the lingering mood and the committed performances almost act as a smokescreen: it may not be until you’re out the door and across the road thinking back on what you’ve just watched that you realize how, well, daft it all is. Playing out in two different time periods,...
- 5/18/2015
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
Jennifer Connelly and Cillian Murphy star in the trailer for sparse drama Aloft.
Connelly portrays a mother of young children named Nana Kunning, who abandoned a son 20 years earlier.
Jennifer Connelly joins Ewan McGregor in American Pastoral adaptation
Watch Cillian Murphy in surreal new video for 8:58's 'The Clock'
When her now-grown son (Murphy) discovers where Nana lives, he sets off on a journey with a companion (Mélanie Laurent) to find answers about his past.
Aloft had its premiere at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival last year in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards.
It is the latest project from Claudia Llosa, who earned a Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination for her 2009 family drama The Milk of Sorrow.
Sony Pictures Classics will release Aloft in the Us later this year. A UK release date is yet to be set.
Connelly portrays a mother of young children named Nana Kunning, who abandoned a son 20 years earlier.
Jennifer Connelly joins Ewan McGregor in American Pastoral adaptation
Watch Cillian Murphy in surreal new video for 8:58's 'The Clock'
When her now-grown son (Murphy) discovers where Nana lives, he sets off on a journey with a companion (Mélanie Laurent) to find answers about his past.
Aloft had its premiere at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival last year in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards.
It is the latest project from Claudia Llosa, who earned a Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination for her 2009 family drama The Milk of Sorrow.
Sony Pictures Classics will release Aloft in the Us later this year. A UK release date is yet to be set.
- 4/17/2015
- Digital Spy
The film Aloft, from director Claudia Llosa, is a multi-generational drama that features Cillian Murphy and Mélanie Laurent as a duo in search of a woman played by Jennifer Connelly. But it’s a bit more complicated than that, as Connelly plays Nana Kunning, who as a young woman unsuccessfully attempted to aid the healing of her son Ivan. Now grown, […]
The post ‘Aloft’ Trailer: Cillian Murphy Searches for Jennifer Connelly appeared first on /Film.
The post ‘Aloft’ Trailer: Cillian Murphy Searches for Jennifer Connelly appeared first on /Film.
- 4/14/2015
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
The middle of Spring actually means a new selection of summer blockbusters to look forward to, and with a ton of big-budget films slated to come out within the next few months and beyond, the summer of 2015 looks like one to remember.
From the new Mad Max (which is already on our end-of -year top ten list event though we haven’t yet seen it) to Avengers, Poltergeists, male strippers, talking teddy bears, and a reboot of the Jurassic Park franchise, this summer’s trips to the theaters will be jam-packed with sequels and new tales. From May 1st right through to the end of August, some of the movies on our list could wind up on year-end “best of” lists or even receive some Oscar talk by December.
Grab your calendar, because Wamg has a rundown of this summer’s films we’re most excited about, so check them out below!
From the new Mad Max (which is already on our end-of -year top ten list event though we haven’t yet seen it) to Avengers, Poltergeists, male strippers, talking teddy bears, and a reboot of the Jurassic Park franchise, this summer’s trips to the theaters will be jam-packed with sequels and new tales. From May 1st right through to the end of August, some of the movies on our list could wind up on year-end “best of” lists or even receive some Oscar talk by December.
Grab your calendar, because Wamg has a rundown of this summer’s films we’re most excited about, so check them out below!
- 4/13/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Every time I scroll through an actor's IMDb page, I realize there are a lot of movies I haven't seen, but I suppose that is the nature of cinema: we try hard and watch all we can, but at the end of the day there will always be a list of films that remain undiscovered, for better or for worse. All this is to say it's been a hot minute since I've seen Jennifer Connelly in something I really enjoyed, but based on the trailer for Claudia Llosa's Aloft, which debuted only recently, that could change very soon. Aloft follows a mother (Jennifer Connelly) and her son (Cillian Murphy), and delves into a past marred by an accident that tears them apart. She becomes a renowned artist and healer, and he grows into his own, a peculiar falconer who bears the marks of her absence. In the present, a...
- 4/13/2015
- by Jordan Benesh
- Rope of Silicon
Check out the first trailer and poster for the upcoming film Aloft.
As we follow a mother (Jennifer Connelly) and her son (Cillian Murphy), we delve into a past marred by an accident that tears them apart. She will become a renowned artist and healer, and he will grow into his own and a peculiar falconer who bears the marks of a double absence.
In the present, a young journalist (Mélanie Laurent) will bring about an encounter between the two that puts the very meaning of life and art into question, so that we may contemplate the possibility of living life to its fullest, despite the uncertainties littering our paths.
From filmmaker Claudia Llosa (The Milk Of Sorrow), the director says Aloft,
“journeys through the worlds of art and nature to explore the meaning of healing and death as it forces us to confront the immensity of such concepts as love,...
As we follow a mother (Jennifer Connelly) and her son (Cillian Murphy), we delve into a past marred by an accident that tears them apart. She will become a renowned artist and healer, and he will grow into his own and a peculiar falconer who bears the marks of a double absence.
In the present, a young journalist (Mélanie Laurent) will bring about an encounter between the two that puts the very meaning of life and art into question, so that we may contemplate the possibility of living life to its fullest, despite the uncertainties littering our paths.
From filmmaker Claudia Llosa (The Milk Of Sorrow), the director says Aloft,
“journeys through the worlds of art and nature to explore the meaning of healing and death as it forces us to confront the immensity of such concepts as love,...
- 4/13/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Premiering back at Berlin Film Festival over a year ago, Claudia Llosa‘s latest drama will finally be getting a U.S. release next month. In Aloft, Jennifer Connelly plays Nana Kunning, a young mother who attempts to heal her son Ivan (Zen McGrath), when something goes terribly wrong in the film’s opening: the boy’s falcon destroys a fragile structure […]...
- 4/13/2015
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Sony Pictures Classics just unveiled the trailer for its "Aloft" drama, starring Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), Cillian Murphy (The Dark Knight) and Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds). Check it out below. Plot: A mother who abandons her child for the common good; a son who abandons himself and his own ability to feel in order to bear the weight of tragedy; and a woman who abandons her life to follow her one obsession of curing herself. Three characters . complicated, human, flawed . reveal themselves to us, reflecting on the difficult balance of creating a full life while assuming its fragility and uncertainties. Three characters whose belief will channel the life and light within them; whose faith and pragmatism open themselves to self-realization and understanding. The new movie is written and directed by Claudia Llosa and is set to hit New York and Los Angeles theaters on May 22nd. Trailer:...
- 4/11/2015
- WorstPreviews.com
Read More: Berlin Review: Jennifer Connelly and Cillian Murphy Star In Mopey Arctic Drama 'Aloft' A new trailer has been released (via Yahoo!) for "Aloft," written and directed by Claudia Llosa. The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year, follows struggling mother, Nana Kunning (Jennifer Connelly) and her evolution to becoming a renowned artist and healer. When young journalist Jannia (Mélanie Laurent) tracks down Nana's son Ivan (Cillian Murphy) 20 years after she abandoned him, Jannia sets in motion an encounter between the two that will bring the very meaning of their lives into question. In the mysterious trailer, we see Ivan express feelings of anger towards his mother, as well as tension surface between him and Jannia. Stylistically, the film looks beautiful, appearing to be very much reminiscent of Terrence Malick's dream-like style. "Aloft" will screen at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, and it...
- 4/10/2015
- by Jena Keahon
- Indiewire
If you've seen films like "Madinusa" and "The Milk Of Sorrow," then you are already familiar with the work of Claudia Llosa. If not, then "Aloft" will be your entry point to her films, and like many others, it's the star power alone that draws you in. Now you can see how it all comes together with this new trailer for the film. Starring Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent, and William Shimell ("Certified Copy"), the film tells the story of a struggling mother, Nana Kunning (Connelly), and her evolution into a renowned artist and healer. When a young journalist (Laurent) tracks down her son Ivan (Murphy) 20 years after Nana abandoned him, she sets in motion an encounter between the two. Catching it in Berlin last year, our own Jessica Kiang noted it was a "meditative, thoughtful film" that was often undone by the narrative. "Aloft" opens on May 22nd.
- 4/10/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
New work from William Monahan, Henry Hobson, Adrián García Bogliano and Neil Labute are among the Spotlight, Midnight and Special Screening selections announced on Thursday.
Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.
Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.
Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.
Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).
Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.
“The Spotlight...
Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.
Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.
Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.
Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).
Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.
“The Spotlight...
- 3/5/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
New work from William Monahan, Henry Hobson, Adrián García Bogliano and Neil Labute are among the Spotlight, Midnight and Special Screening selections announced on Thursday.
Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.
Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.
Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.
Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).
Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.
“The Spotlight...
Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.
Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.
Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.
Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).
Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.
“The Spotlight...
- 3/5/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
New work from William Monahan, Henry Hobson, Adrián García Bogliano and Neil Labute are among the Spotlight, Midnight and Special Screening selections announced on Thursday.
Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.
Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.
Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.
Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).
Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.
“The Spotlight...
Tribeca Film Festival top brass announced the Spotlight section of 40 films comprising 23 narratives and 17 documentaries.
Twenty-four are world premieres, among them Monahan’s thriller Mojave, Labute’s Dirty Weekend and Henry Hobson’s zombie drama Maggie that Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions snapped up before Toronto before pulling the premiere.
Bogliano’s Here Comes The Devil follow-up Scherzo Diabolico plays in Midnight and is one of four world premieres in the five-strong genre strand.
Special Screenings include the world premiere of documentary Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions (pictured).
Work In Progress screenings include LoveTrue, the latest documentary from 2011 Best Documentary Feature Award winner Alma Har’el. Patrick Creadon, who directed 2011 entry Wordplay, will show a cut of All Work, All Play, which centres on the world of video game arena competitions.
“The Spotlight...
- 3/5/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
20th Century Fox has shuffled around their upcoming summer slate. Now, we’re set to be haunted by those invisible ghosties in Poltergeist two months earlier than scheduled. Also affected by the changes are Melissa McCarthy-Paul Feig comedy, Spy, and John Green adaptation, Paper Towns. The Poltergeist reboot will now land on May 22, the date originally held by Spy, which itself shifts to June 5. Paper Towns, meanwhile, now nabs the July 24 slot that was previously held by Poltergeist.
The reboot of Tobe Hooper’s 1982 original scarefest was developed by producer Sam Raimi and director Gil Kenan. A ‘loose’ adaptation the eighties take, this modern day Poltergeist stars Rosemary Dewitt and Sam Rockwell as a married couple whose recent move to a new home comes with its price; they have to share it with ghosts. On top of that, the unseen beasties steal their daughter and begin taunting her parents.
The reboot of Tobe Hooper’s 1982 original scarefest was developed by producer Sam Raimi and director Gil Kenan. A ‘loose’ adaptation the eighties take, this modern day Poltergeist stars Rosemary Dewitt and Sam Rockwell as a married couple whose recent move to a new home comes with its price; they have to share it with ghosts. On top of that, the unseen beasties steal their daughter and begin taunting her parents.
- 3/4/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
A little bit of a lackluster ratings update today as Daniel Espinosa's Child 44 is probably the most recognizable title on the board for most. Starring Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman and Noomi Rapace, this adaptation of the Tom Rob Smith novel hits theaters on April 17 and it will do so with an R-rating. Next is the sequel to 2010's Monsters, Monsters: Dark Continent, which also receives an R-rating, though Radius-twc has not yet set a release date, though it is expected some time in April. Finally we have Claudia Llosa's Aloft, which Sony Classics picked up out of the Berlin Film Festival. The pic, which stars Melanie Laurent, Jennifer Connelly and Cillian Murphy, is Llosa's English language debut and it doesn't yet have an official release date. Check out the complete bulletin below. Aloft Rated R For language and some sexuality. Note: Edited For Re-rate. Previous "R" Rating,...
- 3/4/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
As previously reported, Darren Aronofsky will preside over seven-person group
Daniel Brühl, Bong Joon-ho, Martha De Laurentiis, Claudia Llosa, Audrey Tautou and Matthew Weiner are heading to Berlin.
Those six, bookended by the “Rush” star Brühl and the “Mad Men” creator, will join previously announced Darren Aronofsky as the jury at the 65th Annual Berlin International Film Festival. Aronofsky is the group’s president.
Also Read: TheWrap’s Exclusive Sundance Portraits (Photos)
Boon Joon-ho directed “Snowpiercer”; de Laurentiis and her husband’s production company is behind NBC’s “Hannibal”; Llosa is a Golden Bear winner whose “Aloft” is currently at...
Daniel Brühl, Bong Joon-ho, Martha De Laurentiis, Claudia Llosa, Audrey Tautou and Matthew Weiner are heading to Berlin.
Those six, bookended by the “Rush” star Brühl and the “Mad Men” creator, will join previously announced Darren Aronofsky as the jury at the 65th Annual Berlin International Film Festival. Aronofsky is the group’s president.
Also Read: TheWrap’s Exclusive Sundance Portraits (Photos)
Boon Joon-ho directed “Snowpiercer”; de Laurentiis and her husband’s production company is behind NBC’s “Hannibal”; Llosa is a Golden Bear winner whose “Aloft” is currently at...
- 1/27/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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