The Royal Television Society Program Awards 2022 started with a slap on Wednesday evening, when nominee Aj Odudu ran up to the stage and pretended to strike host Tom Allen.
“Oh my God, Aj, oh my God – I’m the one who’s lost their hair, don’t hit me,” Allen, who is bald, quipped in the evidently pre-rehearsed skit. “I never put my wife anywhere near your mouth.”
Continuing the reference to the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock, which took place at the Oscars on Sunday night, Allen continued: “I’ve got to look my best for tomorrow, I’ve got an audition for ‘G.I. Jane 2.'”
Watching from the audience at the Jw Marriott Grosvenor House in Mayfair, where the awards were taking place, were a bevy of well-known faces including “The Batman” star Andy Serkis, “Supergirl’s” David Harewood and “Succession” actor Matthew Macfadyen. Macfayden was accompanying his wife Keeley Hawes,...
“Oh my God, Aj, oh my God – I’m the one who’s lost their hair, don’t hit me,” Allen, who is bald, quipped in the evidently pre-rehearsed skit. “I never put my wife anywhere near your mouth.”
Continuing the reference to the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock, which took place at the Oscars on Sunday night, Allen continued: “I’ve got to look my best for tomorrow, I’ve got an audition for ‘G.I. Jane 2.'”
Watching from the audience at the Jw Marriott Grosvenor House in Mayfair, where the awards were taking place, were a bevy of well-known faces including “The Batman” star Andy Serkis, “Supergirl’s” David Harewood and “Succession” actor Matthew Macfadyen. Macfayden was accompanying his wife Keeley Hawes,...
- 3/29/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Nominations have been announced for the $150,000 (£100,000) documentary awards, set to be judged at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June.
The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Whicker’s World Foundation Awards, a new fund for documentary makers set up in memory of late broadcaster Alan Whicker.
Prizes totaling more than $150,000 (£100,000) will be awarded in three catergories: the Funding Award, Veteran’s Award and Audio Award. The winners will be announced at Sheffield Doc/Fest award’s night on June 14.
Baron Fowler, the 78-year old former conservative politician, is one of two finalists for the $5,700 (£4,000) Veteran’s Award, which celebrates first-timers over 50.
Fowler’s series The Truth about AIDS, is pitted against Fluechtlinge – Refugee – a 10-minute short about Syrians seeking refuge in a disused airport, made by Keith Hoult, a former It manager from Witney.
The top prize of $115,000 (£80,000) is the Funding Prize, which will be awarded to an emerging talent under 30 for a single TV documentary idea. The...
The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Whicker’s World Foundation Awards, a new fund for documentary makers set up in memory of late broadcaster Alan Whicker.
Prizes totaling more than $150,000 (£100,000) will be awarded in three catergories: the Funding Award, Veteran’s Award and Audio Award. The winners will be announced at Sheffield Doc/Fest award’s night on June 14.
Baron Fowler, the 78-year old former conservative politician, is one of two finalists for the $5,700 (£4,000) Veteran’s Award, which celebrates first-timers over 50.
Fowler’s series The Truth about AIDS, is pitted against Fluechtlinge – Refugee – a 10-minute short about Syrians seeking refuge in a disused airport, made by Keith Hoult, a former It manager from Witney.
The top prize of $115,000 (£80,000) is the Funding Prize, which will be awarded to an emerging talent under 30 for a single TV documentary idea. The...
- 4/19/2016
- ScreenDaily
The 19th Fantasia International Film Festival is right around the corner. Though the full lineup for the festival won't be unveiled until early next month, the second wave of Fantasia titles have been revealed and horror fans have a lot to look forward to.
Press Release: "Montreal, June 11, 2015 – The 19th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, presented by Ubisoft and Anchor Bay, will soon be stunning Montreal with three weeks of cinematic ingenuity from July 14 until August 4, 2015.
Fantasia's complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed on July 7th. To tide you over until then, we're thrilled to announce an incredible Second Wave of titles!
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
Press Release: "Montreal, June 11, 2015 – The 19th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, presented by Ubisoft and Anchor Bay, will soon be stunning Montreal with three weeks of cinematic ingenuity from July 14 until August 4, 2015.
Fantasia's complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed on July 7th. To tide you over until then, we're thrilled to announce an incredible Second Wave of titles!
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
- 6/11/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A little over one month away, the Fantasia Film Festival announced it’s second wave of titles this morning. Fantasia Film Festival holds a special place in the hearts of Sound on Sight and we could not be more excited for their upcoming edition which promises to be bigger and better than ever. Arguably the largest genre film festival in the world, Fantasia will run from July 14th to August 4th this year and feature a large number of world and international premieres. The full-lineup, including special events, will be announced on July 7th.
From the official press release, here are some titles we can now look forward to:
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
From the official press release, here are some titles we can now look forward to:
The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen
Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...
- 6/11/2015
- by Justine Smith
- SoundOnSight
Takeshi Kitano’s Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen, Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish, Ringo Lam’s Wild City and Miguel Angel Vivas’ Extinction among titles playing at Montreal’s genre film festival.
Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled the second wave of titles for its upcoming 19th edition, taking place in Montreal from July 14-Aug 4.
Takeshi Kitano’s Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen will receive its international premiere at this year’s event, while the festival will also host the world premieres of Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish, David Keating’s Cherry Tree, Jacob Gentry’s Synchronicity, Victor Zarcoff’s Slumlord and Bite from Chad Archibald and the team behind Anti-Social.
The world premiere of Miguel Angel Vivas’ English language debut Extinction headlines a heightened focus on Spanish cinema at this year’s Fantasia, with other titles including Marshland and Shrew’s Nest.
Other notable titles in the second wave include Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s [link...
Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled the second wave of titles for its upcoming 19th edition, taking place in Montreal from July 14-Aug 4.
Takeshi Kitano’s Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen will receive its international premiere at this year’s event, while the festival will also host the world premieres of Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish, David Keating’s Cherry Tree, Jacob Gentry’s Synchronicity, Victor Zarcoff’s Slumlord and Bite from Chad Archibald and the team behind Anti-Social.
The world premiere of Miguel Angel Vivas’ English language debut Extinction headlines a heightened focus on Spanish cinema at this year’s Fantasia, with other titles including Marshland and Shrew’s Nest.
Other notable titles in the second wave include Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s [link...
- 6/11/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
British filmmakers and some of the UK’s highest-profile documentary-makers have put their names to a campaign backing the BBC.
Oscar-winners Tom Hooper, who directed The King’s Speech and Les Misérables, and James Marsh, who was behind Man On Wire and The Theory Of Everything, have endorsed the licence fee and the BBC’s contribution to the UK creative industries.
David Yates, the director of four Harry Potter films, has also signed Broadcast’s statement of qualified support, alongside My Week With Marilyn director Simon Curtis.
“The BBC inspires, informs, provokes and entertains, not for profit but to enrich and deepen our appreciation and understanding of the world. We should cherish and celebrate all that it stands for,” Yates said.
The board of Directors UK voted unanimously to support the campaign and chief executive Andrew Chowns said: “The BBC should be celebrated as a place that inspires our brightest television talent and empowers them to achieve...
Oscar-winners Tom Hooper, who directed The King’s Speech and Les Misérables, and James Marsh, who was behind Man On Wire and The Theory Of Everything, have endorsed the licence fee and the BBC’s contribution to the UK creative industries.
David Yates, the director of four Harry Potter films, has also signed Broadcast’s statement of qualified support, alongside My Week With Marilyn director Simon Curtis.
“The BBC inspires, informs, provokes and entertains, not for profit but to enrich and deepen our appreciation and understanding of the world. We should cherish and celebrate all that it stands for,” Yates said.
The board of Directors UK voted unanimously to support the campaign and chief executive Andrew Chowns said: “The BBC should be celebrated as a place that inspires our brightest television talent and empowers them to achieve...
- 6/4/2015
- ScreenDaily
The Look of Silence and new music from members of Sigur Ros to open festival; Monty Python documentary to close.
Sheffield Doc/Fest (June 5-10) has revealed the line-up of its 2015 edition, which will open with two events.
The first is the UK premiere of Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look of Silence, the follow-up to critically acclaimed The Act of Killing, in which a family that survives the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.
The second is the world premiere of Icelandic director Benedikt Erlingsson’s The Greatest Shows on Earth: A Century of Funfairs, Circuses and Carnivals – a music and archive film that will feature a new score by Georg Hólm and Orri Páll Dýrason of Sigur Rós and the head of the Pagan Church in Iceland, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson.
The film centres on the lives of travelling showpeople and has been created with exclusive access to the University of Sheffield...
Sheffield Doc/Fest (June 5-10) has revealed the line-up of its 2015 edition, which will open with two events.
The first is the UK premiere of Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look of Silence, the follow-up to critically acclaimed The Act of Killing, in which a family that survives the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.
The second is the world premiere of Icelandic director Benedikt Erlingsson’s The Greatest Shows on Earth: A Century of Funfairs, Circuses and Carnivals – a music and archive film that will feature a new score by Georg Hólm and Orri Páll Dýrason of Sigur Rós and the head of the Pagan Church in Iceland, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson.
The film centres on the lives of travelling showpeople and has been created with exclusive access to the University of Sheffield...
- 5/7/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The surviving members of Monty Python reminisce on the eve of their final performance in Monty Python: The Meaning of Live. Directors Roger Graef and James Rogan deliver exactly what one expects in the film — where a global simulcast offered fans the actual live show (the last of ten nights at London's O2 Arena) last year, this one contains just snippets of that event and focuses on everything preceding it. Diehard followers of the troupe will of course want to see it, however little it contributes to the lore; releasing it in theaters, though, would be a stretch. It
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- 4/26/2015
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hot Docs is on in Toronto through May 3, screening 210 documentaries, many of them world premieres, but more than a few classics as well: Chantal Akerman’s News from Home, Roger Graef's Pleasure at Her Majesty's, five films by Carole Laganière, another six by Patricio Guzmán and so on. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Hot Docs "has implemented strict security measures for next week's world premiere of U.S. gay Muslim director Parvez Sharma's latest film, A Sinner in Mecca." Sheri Linden calls David Shapiro's Missing People "intimate, gripping and sharply observed." Plus a clip from Søren Steen Jespersen and Nasib Farah's Warriors of the North, Vr and more. » - David Hudson...
- 4/25/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
Hot Docs is on in Toronto through May 3, screening 210 documentaries, many of them world premieres, but more than a few classics as well: Chantal Akerman’s News from Home, Roger Graef's Pleasure at Her Majesty's, five films by Carole Laganière, another six by Patricio Guzmán and so on. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Hot Docs "has implemented strict security measures for next week's world premiere of U.S. gay Muslim director Parvez Sharma's latest film, A Sinner in Mecca." Sheri Linden calls David Shapiro's Missing People "intimate, gripping and sharply observed." Plus a clip from Søren Steen Jespersen and Nasib Farah's Warriors of the North, Vr and more. » - David Hudson...
- 4/25/2015
- Keyframe
They’re grizzled and jowly but barely less quick with the sardonic retort, the five surviving members of Monty Python. The recent concert reunion of Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, John Cleese and Michael Palin in London (sixth member Graham Chapman died in 1989) is the subject of Monty Python: The Meaning of Live, Roger Graef and James Rogan’s documentary, having its premiere as part of the Tribeca Film Festival’s tribute on the 40th anniversary of the release of M…...
- 4/24/2015
- Deadline TV
They’re grizzled and jowly but barely less quick with the sardonic retort, the five surviving members of Monty Python. The recent concert reunion of Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, John Cleese and Michael Palin in London (sixth member Graham Chapman died in 1989) is the subject of Monty Python: The Meaning of Live, Roger Graef and James Rogan’s documentary, having its premiere as part of the Tribeca Film Festival’s tribute on the 40th anniversary of the release of M…...
- 4/24/2015
- Deadline
Mary J. Blige - The London Sessions at the Tribeca Film Festival
The World Premiere of Mary J. Blige - The London Sessions with Sam Smith, Disclosure, Sam Romans, Emeli Sandé and Naughty Boy directed by Sam Wrench and Monty Python naughty boys, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Cleese and Eric Idle being celebrated on the 40th Anniversary of Monty Python And The Holy Grail are two of the live rousing special events at the Tribeca Film Festival.
James Rogan and Roger Graef's Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live
The international premiere of James Rogan and Roger Graef's documentary Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live and Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life and Life Of Brian round out the festivities with Q&As following each screening.
Mary J. Blige, in London Sessions, says it is "freedom" she likes about recording in London. It's about the...
The World Premiere of Mary J. Blige - The London Sessions with Sam Smith, Disclosure, Sam Romans, Emeli Sandé and Naughty Boy directed by Sam Wrench and Monty Python naughty boys, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Cleese and Eric Idle being celebrated on the 40th Anniversary of Monty Python And The Holy Grail are two of the live rousing special events at the Tribeca Film Festival.
James Rogan and Roger Graef's Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live
The international premiere of James Rogan and Roger Graef's documentary Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live and Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life and Life Of Brian round out the festivities with Q&As following each screening.
Mary J. Blige, in London Sessions, says it is "freedom" she likes about recording in London. It's about the...
- 4/13/2015
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Luckily for us, they don’t think Tribeca is a silly place.
Variety reported on Wednesday that the legendary British comedy troupe, Monty Python, is set to reunite for a special screening of their famed film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. The reunion will happen in New York for the 40th anniversary of the film.
Tribeca will also host the international bow of Monty Python — The Meaning of Live, Roger Graef and James Rogan’s documentary about the group’s preparations for its 2014 reunion shows at the O2 in London, as well as screenings of Monty Python titles The Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.
The screening on April 24 will be proceeded by a Q&A with the cast with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin all expected to be there.
With the Monty Python reunion, it...
Variety reported on Wednesday that the legendary British comedy troupe, Monty Python, is set to reunite for a special screening of their famed film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. The reunion will happen in New York for the 40th anniversary of the film.
Tribeca will also host the international bow of Monty Python — The Meaning of Live, Roger Graef and James Rogan’s documentary about the group’s preparations for its 2014 reunion shows at the O2 in London, as well as screenings of Monty Python titles The Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.
The screening on April 24 will be proceeded by a Q&A with the cast with John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin all expected to be there.
With the Monty Python reunion, it...
- 3/11/2015
- by Zach Dennis
- SoundOnSight
The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival will bring back the remaining members of Brit comedy troupe Monty Python to mark the 40th anniversary of its classic feature Monty Python and the Holy Grail. There will be a special screening of the film April 24 at the Beacon Theatre, and the fest will premiere the documentary Monty Python – The Meaning of Live directed by Roger Graef and James Rogan. There will also be screenings of Monty Python's Life of Brian and Monty Python's The Meanin…...
- 3/11/2015
- Deadline
Four decades have passed since Monty Python first farted in the general direction of moviegoers with Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and now the pioneering comedy absurdists are planning on commemorating the occasion at the Tribeca Film Festival. All five surviving members of the troupe will be in attendance to say "Ni!" at a special screening of the movie at New York City's Beacon Theatre on April 24th.
The festival, which takes place April 15th - 26th, will also premiere a new Python documentary, Monty Python: The Meaning of Live,...
The festival, which takes place April 15th - 26th, will also premiere a new Python documentary, Monty Python: The Meaning of Live,...
- 3/11/2015
- Rollingstone.com
New York, NY [March 11, 2015] – The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by At&T, today announced a special celebration to mark the 40th Anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail including a special screening of the film and the international premiere of the documentary Monty Python - The Meaning of Live directed by Roger Graef and James Rogan. In honor of the anniversary the Festival will also host special screenings of classic Python films Monty Python’s Life of Brian and Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. The five surviving members of the legendary comedy group, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, will come together for the special presentation of Monty Python and The Holy Grail, which will screen on Friday April 24 at The Beacon...
- 3/11/2015
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Editor behind Alien, Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire and Goldeneye to receive tribute event.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that editor Terry Rawlings will be the subject of a BAFTA Tribute on Dec 7 at the organisation’s Piccadilly headquarters in London.
‘A BAFTA Tribute: Terry Rawlings’ will honour his contribution to picture and sound editing, and will celebrate a career spanning 50 years.
Nik Powell, chair of BAFTA’s Film Committee, said: “Terry Rawlings is one of the great editors of both sound and picture.
“For more than half a century his work has been admired by all – not least the huge audiences who have, maybe unknowingly, experienced his influence on films like The L Shaped Room, Women in Love and Bedazzled in the 1960s, The Duellists, The Great Gatsby and The Devils in the 1970s, through to classics such as Watership Down, Alien, Chariots of Fire, Yentl, [link...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that editor Terry Rawlings will be the subject of a BAFTA Tribute on Dec 7 at the organisation’s Piccadilly headquarters in London.
‘A BAFTA Tribute: Terry Rawlings’ will honour his contribution to picture and sound editing, and will celebrate a career spanning 50 years.
Nik Powell, chair of BAFTA’s Film Committee, said: “Terry Rawlings is one of the great editors of both sound and picture.
“For more than half a century his work has been admired by all – not least the huge audiences who have, maybe unknowingly, experienced his influence on films like The L Shaped Room, Women in Love and Bedazzled in the 1960s, The Duellists, The Great Gatsby and The Devils in the 1970s, through to classics such as Watership Down, Alien, Chariots of Fire, Yentl, [link...
- 11/4/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Monty Python are the focus of a new documentary commissioned by UKTV.
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live offers unprecedented access to the comedy ensemble, going behind-the-scenes of their 2014 reunion show.
Roger Graef will lead the 90-minute special in the director's seat, filming members John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, with whom he has had a close relationship since the 1970s.
"With an unprecedented level of access and backstage material, this documentary captures the most anticipated comeback show in comedy history," Graef said.
There will also be rarely seen footage from their earliest stage shows in 1971 and 'Live at the Hollywood Bowl' in 1980.
The final stage show of Monty Python Live (Mostly) was broadcast live on Gold and attracted almost 600,000 viewers.
As well as the special documentary, Gold will also show a five-part series of Monty Python's Best Bits (mostly), which will feature the best...
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live offers unprecedented access to the comedy ensemble, going behind-the-scenes of their 2014 reunion show.
Roger Graef will lead the 90-minute special in the director's seat, filming members John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, with whom he has had a close relationship since the 1970s.
"With an unprecedented level of access and backstage material, this documentary captures the most anticipated comeback show in comedy history," Graef said.
There will also be rarely seen footage from their earliest stage shows in 1971 and 'Live at the Hollywood Bowl' in 1980.
The final stage show of Monty Python Live (Mostly) was broadcast live on Gold and attracted almost 600,000 viewers.
As well as the special documentary, Gold will also show a five-part series of Monty Python's Best Bits (mostly), which will feature the best...
- 9/4/2014
- Digital Spy
Special jury award went to Attacking the Devil [pictured], while Lifetime Achievement was presented to Roger Graef.
Sheffield Doc/Fest has unveiled the winners of this year’s awards.
The Inspiration Award was presented to Laura Poitras, while Roger Graef received the Lifetime Achievement award. Accepting the award, Graef paid tribute to “those souls who have been brave enough to let us capture them”.
Judged by Mark Cousins, Eugene Hernandez, Kate Kinninmont, Karolina Lidin and Dawn Porter, the Special Jury prize went to Jacqui Morris & David Morris’ Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime.
Porter commented: “We unanimously found this film to be an elegant examination of complex themes. We appreciated his film on all levels - it is a work approached with relevance and rigor, a historical film that feels contemporary and engaging, blossoms like a novel, and is surprising when least expected, epic in its scope, traversing decades...
Sheffield Doc/Fest has unveiled the winners of this year’s awards.
The Inspiration Award was presented to Laura Poitras, while Roger Graef received the Lifetime Achievement award. Accepting the award, Graef paid tribute to “those souls who have been brave enough to let us capture them”.
Judged by Mark Cousins, Eugene Hernandez, Kate Kinninmont, Karolina Lidin and Dawn Porter, the Special Jury prize went to Jacqui Morris & David Morris’ Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime.
Porter commented: “We unanimously found this film to be an elegant examination of complex themes. We appreciated his film on all levels - it is a work approached with relevance and rigor, a historical film that feels contemporary and engaging, blossoms like a novel, and is surprising when least expected, epic in its scope, traversing decades...
- 6/12/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
As Sheffield Doc/Fest 2014 draws to a close (with some outro parties still to take place over the weekend of course), it’s time to take a look at this year’s award winners. In a ceremony held this morning at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre, the top-doc Special Jury Award was won by Jacqui Morris and David Morris’ combative documentary on Sir Harold Evans and The Sunday Times’ decade-long campaign to gain compensation for victims of Thalidomide. It’s thrilling to see a special mention handed out to Andre Singer’s Night Will Fall – and that both documentaries deal with the gruesome legacies of the Nazis. For the full list of winners, see below.
Special Jury Award
Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime (Jacqui Morris, David Morris)
Special mention to Night Will Fall (Andre Singer)
In The Dark Sheffield International Audio Award
Everything, Nothing, Harvey Keitel...
Special Jury Award
Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime (Jacqui Morris, David Morris)
Special mention to Night Will Fall (Andre Singer)
In The Dark Sheffield International Audio Award
Everything, Nothing, Harvey Keitel...
- 6/12/2014
- by Andrew Latimer
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Bradford Animation Festival | Cinecity Brighton Film Festival | Aldeburgh Documentary Festival | Korean Film Festival, China Image Film Festival | Russian Film Festival
Bradford Animation Festival
There's everything from CGI insects to lo-fi zombies on the screen at this inclusive event, which gives you features and shorts, for and by all ages, plus a dedicated gaming section. But there are also real, live people to recommend. Adam Buxton talks to anarchic image-mangler Cyriak, Steve Bell pays tribute to Roobarb creator Bob Godfrey, multi-disciplinary genius Dave McKean gives a masterclass, and stop-motion heroes Adam Elliot (of Mary And Max) and Lee "Claycat" Hardcastle are also here to talk about the finer points of plasticine.
National Media Museum, Tue to 16 Nov
Cinecity Brighton Film Festival
After 11 years, this festival knows what its citizens want: all things new and/or slightly leftfield. You'll get the hottest upcoming British and Us movies, led by Alexander Payne's latest,...
Bradford Animation Festival
There's everything from CGI insects to lo-fi zombies on the screen at this inclusive event, which gives you features and shorts, for and by all ages, plus a dedicated gaming section. But there are also real, live people to recommend. Adam Buxton talks to anarchic image-mangler Cyriak, Steve Bell pays tribute to Roobarb creator Bob Godfrey, multi-disciplinary genius Dave McKean gives a masterclass, and stop-motion heroes Adam Elliot (of Mary And Max) and Lee "Claycat" Hardcastle are also here to talk about the finer points of plasticine.
National Media Museum, Tue to 16 Nov
Cinecity Brighton Film Festival
After 11 years, this festival knows what its citizens want: all things new and/or slightly leftfield. You'll get the hottest upcoming British and Us movies, led by Alexander Payne's latest,...
- 11/9/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The capital has been the home of some of the biggest names and films in the industry over the past ten days, and with the festival finally coming to a close tomorrow, the results are in for the official competition categories.
Sir David Hare, Tom Hiddleston, David Yates, Sebastian Faulks, Olivia Colman, Kazuo Ishiguru, and many more prominent names presided over the various Juries, and with so much talent this year, I don’t envy what must have been very difficult decisions.
Also being honoured this year are Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter, both of whom have been presented with the BFI Fellowship, the highest honour from the film institute. The former brought his latest feature, Frankenweenie, to the festival for its opening night, whilst the latter stars in Mike Newell’s Great Expectations, bookending the festival nicely as the Closing Night Film.
With the festival now coming to an end tomorrow,...
Sir David Hare, Tom Hiddleston, David Yates, Sebastian Faulks, Olivia Colman, Kazuo Ishiguru, and many more prominent names presided over the various Juries, and with so much talent this year, I don’t envy what must have been very difficult decisions.
Also being honoured this year are Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter, both of whom have been presented with the BFI Fellowship, the highest honour from the film institute. The former brought his latest feature, Frankenweenie, to the festival for its opening night, whilst the latter stars in Mike Newell’s Great Expectations, bookending the festival nicely as the Closing Night Film.
With the festival now coming to an end tomorrow,...
- 10/20/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Best film award goes to Jacques Audiard production while Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter are made BFI fellows
Rust and Bone, the dramatic and gruelling love story starring the Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard, has won the best film prize at the London film festival. The French-Belgian production, directed by Jacques Audiard, is the first to be honoured with the top award at a ceremony revamped this year as a more fitting finale for the annual festival.
Audiard's victory was announced by Sir David Hare, president of the competition jury, who said Audiard "has a unique handwriting, made up of music, montage, writing, photography, sound, visual design and acting. He is one of only a very small handful of film-makers in the world who has mastered, and can integrate, every element of the process to one purpose, making in Rust and Bone a film full of heart, violence and love.
Rust and Bone, the dramatic and gruelling love story starring the Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard, has won the best film prize at the London film festival. The French-Belgian production, directed by Jacques Audiard, is the first to be honoured with the top award at a ceremony revamped this year as a more fitting finale for the annual festival.
Audiard's victory was announced by Sir David Hare, president of the competition jury, who said Audiard "has a unique handwriting, made up of music, montage, writing, photography, sound, visual design and acting. He is one of only a very small handful of film-makers in the world who has mastered, and can integrate, every element of the process to one purpose, making in Rust and Bone a film full of heart, violence and love.
- 10/20/2012
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
The BFI London Film Festival officially opened last night with the UK premiere of Tim Burton’s latest feature, Frankenweenie, a black and white stop-motion film destined to become something of a cult classic.
With the festival now underway, the juries for the separate categories in competition have been announced, with Sir David Hare, Tom Hiddleston, David Yates, and Olivia Colman leading an impressive line-up to judge the contenders.
Also celebrated at this year’s festival will be Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter, both of whom are being presented with the BFI’s highest honour, the BFI Fellowship.
You can read the full list of jurors in the official announcement below, but here’s a run-down of the main categories and the films in competition.
Sir David Hare leads the jury for the Best Film Award, for which the following are competing:
After Lucia, Michel Franco, Mexico End of Watch,...
With the festival now underway, the juries for the separate categories in competition have been announced, with Sir David Hare, Tom Hiddleston, David Yates, and Olivia Colman leading an impressive line-up to judge the contenders.
Also celebrated at this year’s festival will be Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter, both of whom are being presented with the BFI’s highest honour, the BFI Fellowship.
You can read the full list of jurors in the official announcement below, but here’s a run-down of the main categories and the films in competition.
Sir David Hare leads the jury for the Best Film Award, for which the following are competing:
After Lucia, Michel Franco, Mexico End of Watch,...
- 10/11/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
From live blogs on 'Occupy' protests to footage of Syrian atrocities on YouTube, filmmakers now have access to a wealth of raw material – but can it all be trusted?
In a digital world with a whole host of different ways to communicate a factual message it is increasingly hard to judge the value of amateur eyewitness film shot on a mobile phone and posted on the internet against a considered, observational documentary broadcast on a traditional television channel.
From the Occupy New York City bloggers, such as Tim Pool who has broadcast hours and hours of live reports from Zucotti Park in the city, to YouTube videos of citizens under fire from government forces in Syria – these incidents and more are changing the landscape of documentary filmmaking. This has been made possible by the technology they use, the distribution platforms that are now available and the passion of ordinary men...
In a digital world with a whole host of different ways to communicate a factual message it is increasingly hard to judge the value of amateur eyewitness film shot on a mobile phone and posted on the internet against a considered, observational documentary broadcast on a traditional television channel.
From the Occupy New York City bloggers, such as Tim Pool who has broadcast hours and hours of live reports from Zucotti Park in the city, to YouTube videos of citizens under fire from government forces in Syria – these incidents and more are changing the landscape of documentary filmmaking. This has been made possible by the technology they use, the distribution platforms that are now available and the passion of ordinary men...
- 6/10/2012
- by Kate Bulkley
- The Guardian - Film News
With TV production budgets under constant pressure, filmmakers often have to seek finance elswhere. So, what are the options?
Documentary makers are increasingly able to tap into a growing number of funding sources beyond traditional broadcasters, including foundations, corporations and, increasingly, crowd-funding websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo. These crowd-funding websites are designed so many people can contribute small amounts towards projects that they think are important.
New sources of money are good news because more films can potentially be made, but the possible downside for filmmakers is the need to be vigilant about how funders might try to influence the editorial voice of their films.
BBC Storyville editor Nick Fraser is cautious about the new sources of monies for documentaries and worries that it comes with strings attached. He uses the example of legendary documentary makers Albert and David Maysles, who made the classic 1975 Grey Gardens film about an...
Documentary makers are increasingly able to tap into a growing number of funding sources beyond traditional broadcasters, including foundations, corporations and, increasingly, crowd-funding websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo. These crowd-funding websites are designed so many people can contribute small amounts towards projects that they think are important.
New sources of money are good news because more films can potentially be made, but the possible downside for filmmakers is the need to be vigilant about how funders might try to influence the editorial voice of their films.
BBC Storyville editor Nick Fraser is cautious about the new sources of monies for documentaries and worries that it comes with strings attached. He uses the example of legendary documentary makers Albert and David Maysles, who made the classic 1975 Grey Gardens film about an...
- 6/10/2012
- by Lucy Rouse
- The Guardian - Film News
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Tuesday (April 24) the nominations for its 2012 television awards. British miniseries "Appropriate Adult," which chronicles the real-life serial killer Fred West, leads the way with four nominations.
Other notable nominations include Dame Maggie Smith up for Supporting Actress for her work on "Downton Abbey" - it's the only nomination "Downton" received, after earning two nominations the previous year. "Modern Family" also earned a nomination in the International category.
The full list of nominations:
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (BBC One)
Dominic West - Appropriate Adult (ITV)
John Simm - Exile (BBC One)
Joseph Gilgun - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Leading Actress
Emily Watson - Appropriate Adult (ITV1)
Nadine Marshall - Random (Channel 4)
Romola Garai - The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC Two)
Vicky McClure - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Supporting Actor
Andrew Scott - Sherlock...
Other notable nominations include Dame Maggie Smith up for Supporting Actress for her work on "Downton Abbey" - it's the only nomination "Downton" received, after earning two nominations the previous year. "Modern Family" also earned a nomination in the International category.
The full list of nominations:
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (BBC One)
Dominic West - Appropriate Adult (ITV)
John Simm - Exile (BBC One)
Joseph Gilgun - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Leading Actress
Emily Watson - Appropriate Adult (ITV1)
Nadine Marshall - Random (Channel 4)
Romola Garai - The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC Two)
Vicky McClure - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Supporting Actor
Andrew Scott - Sherlock...
- 4/24/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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- 1/4/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The restorative powers of cinema enjoyed a starring role at the Wellcome Trust's celebration of 75 years of medicine on screen
Last weekend, the Wellcome Trust celebrated 75 years of medicine on screen by transforming the Truman Brewery into a 1980s hospital, complete with a therapy on film ward. Here, visitors were offered consultations with a "doctor" who prescribed a healthy dose of film to cure your malaise. I've long suspected the only effective treatment for the common cold is repeated doses of romcom to be applied on the sofa, but can film really make us feel better?
I perch on a blue plastic chair and thumb a genuine 80s copy of Smash Hits while waiting for the doctor. The walls are lined with ads expounding the dangers of smoking while pregnant (low birth rate) and of smoking before kissing (reduced likelihood of repeat kissing). Medical assessment form completed, I'm taken through to the ward.
Last weekend, the Wellcome Trust celebrated 75 years of medicine on screen by transforming the Truman Brewery into a 1980s hospital, complete with a therapy on film ward. Here, visitors were offered consultations with a "doctor" who prescribed a healthy dose of film to cure your malaise. I've long suspected the only effective treatment for the common cold is repeated doses of romcom to be applied on the sofa, but can film really make us feel better?
I perch on a blue plastic chair and thumb a genuine 80s copy of Smash Hits while waiting for the doctor. The walls are lined with ads expounding the dangers of smoking while pregnant (low birth rate) and of smoking before kissing (reduced likelihood of repeat kissing). Medical assessment form completed, I'm taken through to the ward.
- 9/21/2011
- by Ruth Jamieson
- The Guardian - Film News
As an actor, curating a feast of factual film-making showed me the beauty of the subjective truth, says Diana Quick
Aldeburgh cinema in Suffolk is not all it seems. From the outside, it looks like a half-timbered shop at the end of the high street. Within, it's an independent picture house that's been screening films for nearly a century. It's a proper community staple: to save it from shutting in the 1960s, a group of locals, including Benjamin Britten, clubbed together to buy it and then run it themselves. Year after year I've gone there to see mainstream releases, international arthouse films and special treats – I still remember introducing a bunch of teenagers to White Christmas at the cinema, one wintry day. I think it's ambitiously programmed every day of the year, but especially so for the three days its annual documentary festival comes around.
Molly Dineen had the brainwave...
Aldeburgh cinema in Suffolk is not all it seems. From the outside, it looks like a half-timbered shop at the end of the high street. Within, it's an independent picture house that's been screening films for nearly a century. It's a proper community staple: to save it from shutting in the 1960s, a group of locals, including Benjamin Britten, clubbed together to buy it and then run it themselves. Year after year I've gone there to see mainstream releases, international arthouse films and special treats – I still remember introducing a bunch of teenagers to White Christmas at the cinema, one wintry day. I think it's ambitiously programmed every day of the year, but especially so for the three days its annual documentary festival comes around.
Molly Dineen had the brainwave...
- 11/23/2010
- by Diana Quick
- The Guardian - Film News
Detroit is a city in terminal decline. When film director Julien Temple arrived in town, he was shocked by what he found – but he also uncovered reasons for hope
When the film- maker Roger Graef approached me last year to make a film about the rise and fall of Detroit I had very few preconceptions about the place. Like everyone else, I knew it as the Motor City, one of the great epicentres of 20th-century music, and home of the American automobile. Only when I arrived in the city itself did the full-frontal cultural car crash that is 21st-century Detroit became blindingly apparent.
Leaving behind the gift shops of the "Big Three" car manufacturers, the Motown merchandise and the bizarre ejaculating fountains of the now-notorious international airport, things become stranger and stranger. The drive along eerily empty ghost freeways into the ruins of inner-city Detroit is an Alice-like journey into a severely dystopian future.
When the film- maker Roger Graef approached me last year to make a film about the rise and fall of Detroit I had very few preconceptions about the place. Like everyone else, I knew it as the Motor City, one of the great epicentres of 20th-century music, and home of the American automobile. Only when I arrived in the city itself did the full-frontal cultural car crash that is 21st-century Detroit became blindingly apparent.
Leaving behind the gift shops of the "Big Three" car manufacturers, the Motown merchandise and the bizarre ejaculating fountains of the now-notorious international airport, things become stranger and stranger. The drive along eerily empty ghost freeways into the ruins of inner-city Detroit is an Alice-like journey into a severely dystopian future.
- 3/10/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
After a 4-year TV production company buying hiatus, Ten Alps has made a purchase. Films of Record, a nearly 30-year old U.K. indie factual house founded by Roger Graef, was picked up with its toppers, Jane Bevan and Nick Poyntz, heading over to Ten Alps' Brook Lapping and Blakeway units. Films of Record documentaries include Searching for Madeleine, Malaria, After The Break and many others. The purchase amount was undisclosed.
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- 8/4/2008
- by ariana@cynopsis.com
LONDON -- A slew of heavyweights from the British cultural establishment, including the BBC's Alan Yentob, actor John Hurt and Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas, are throwing their weight behind a 7 million pound ($14.4 million) appeal for the London Film School.
The school governors, chaired by Mike Leigh, said Thursday that they hope to raise the money to pay for a brand new school in the West End of London.
The proposed new home for the LFS will come complete with teaching and filmmaking facilities alongside public access cinemas, a bar and meeting spaces.
Other LFS patrons backing the appeal are Chris Auty, Tony Elliott, Roger Graef, Christopher Hird, Hanif Kureishi, Charlie Parsons, Franc Roddam, Anthony Smith, Iain Smith and Tilda Swinton.
"The London Film School is going to create a permanent center which will bring together film students, graduates, industry professionals and others who are generally passionate about film culture from all over the world," said Leigh, who attended the school.
The school governors, chaired by Mike Leigh, said Thursday that they hope to raise the money to pay for a brand new school in the West End of London.
The proposed new home for the LFS will come complete with teaching and filmmaking facilities alongside public access cinemas, a bar and meeting spaces.
Other LFS patrons backing the appeal are Chris Auty, Tony Elliott, Roger Graef, Christopher Hird, Hanif Kureishi, Charlie Parsons, Franc Roddam, Anthony Smith, Iain Smith and Tilda Swinton.
"The London Film School is going to create a permanent center which will bring together film students, graduates, industry professionals and others who are generally passionate about film culture from all over the world," said Leigh, who attended the school.
- 11/30/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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