Yellow Veil Pictures has announced that they have acquired worldwide rights for the erotic thriller documentary We Kill For Love ahead of the world premiere at the Overlook Film Festival. The company is planning a domestic release later this year and will represent the film for international sales with a launch at the upcoming Marche Du Film this May. Written, produced, and directed by Anthony Penta, the doc goes in search of the lost and misunderstood world of the direct-to-video erotic thriller, an American film genre that once dominated late night cable television and the shelves of neighborhood video stores. Director Anthony Penta Courtesy of Anthony Penta Michael Reed in We Kill for Love Courtesy of Yellow Veil Pictures Balancing film art with scholarship, We Kill For Love pulls back the curtain to reveal the heart and soul of a forgotten and often maligned film movement. Joe Yanick Co-Founder of...
- 3/29/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
It's a new year and I'm sure we're all tired of Top 10 lists, but here's one more before we say adieu to 2022! My list makes no sense as a whole — there are major blockbusters and indies, films truly epic in scope and some that are more intimate fare. I took the Marie Kondo approach to this list — every film here brought me joy. Sometimes that joy was terrible joy, and sometimes it was light, fluffy, and cozy joy. I need both in my life, depending on how I'm feeling, and these films all helped keep me afloat through the past year.
Before I get to the final list, I want to give shout-outs to some who didn't make the Top 10, such as "Rrr", the cheeseburger from "The Menu," Robert Pattinson's emo Caped Crusader in "The Batman," and the bromance between Nic Cage and Pedro Pascal in "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
Before I get to the final list, I want to give shout-outs to some who didn't make the Top 10, such as "Rrr", the cheeseburger from "The Menu," Robert Pattinson's emo Caped Crusader in "The Batman," and the bromance between Nic Cage and Pedro Pascal in "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
- 1/4/2023
- by Vanessa Armstrong
- Slash Film
Featuring segments directed by Greg Nicotero, Joe Lynch, Axelle Carolyn, and other talented filmmakers, Shudder's Creepshow Season 3 is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on December 6th via Rlje Films, and we have a look at the cover art and full list of bonus features ahead of its release:
Press Release: Los Angeles – Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror series Creepshow 3 from Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Rlje Films will release Creepshow 3 on DVD and Blu-ray on December 6, 2022.
The six-episode season is directed by Rusty Cundieff (“Chappelle’s Show”), Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead”), Joe Lynch (Mayhem), Jeffrey F. January (“The Walking Dead”), John Harrison (Tales from the Darkside: The Movie), and Axelle Carolyn (Tales of Halloween). The series stars Ali Larter (“Heroes”), Justin Long (Jeepers Creepers), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), and Ethan Embry (Sweet...
Press Release: Los Angeles – Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror series Creepshow 3 from Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Rlje Films will release Creepshow 3 on DVD and Blu-ray on December 6, 2022.
The six-episode season is directed by Rusty Cundieff (“Chappelle’s Show”), Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead”), Joe Lynch (Mayhem), Jeffrey F. January (“The Walking Dead”), John Harrison (Tales from the Darkside: The Movie), and Axelle Carolyn (Tales of Halloween). The series stars Ali Larter (“Heroes”), Justin Long (Jeepers Creepers), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), and Ethan Embry (Sweet...
- 11/9/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Ashkal,” following its screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. The murder mystery is the second feature from Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi and had its world premiere earlier this year at Cannes as part of the Directors’ Fortnight section. Yellow Veil Pictures plans to release the film theatrically in 2023.
“Ashkal” is set amongst derelict, half-finished apartment complexes of a former regime, where a mysterious burnt body is discovered by two police officers. The corpse reveals a puzzling repetition of events. As the investigation progresses, a network of violence and corruption is uncovered throughout the city. Fatma Oussaifi and Mohamed Houcine Grayaa star in the picture.
“In ‘Ashkal,’ Youssef Chebbi creates images that stick in your mind long after the credits roll, creating an unforgettable, unshakeable cinematic experience,” Joe Yanick, co-founder of Yellow Veil Pictures, said in a statement. “It’s...
“Ashkal” is set amongst derelict, half-finished apartment complexes of a former regime, where a mysterious burnt body is discovered by two police officers. The corpse reveals a puzzling repetition of events. As the investigation progresses, a network of violence and corruption is uncovered throughout the city. Fatma Oussaifi and Mohamed Houcine Grayaa star in the picture.
“In ‘Ashkal,’ Youssef Chebbi creates images that stick in your mind long after the credits roll, creating an unforgettable, unshakeable cinematic experience,” Joe Yanick, co-founder of Yellow Veil Pictures, said in a statement. “It’s...
- 9/12/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
A downpour could not dampen spirits on the opening night of the festival.
The 26th Bucheon International Film Festival (Bifan) opened on Thursday (July 7) with festival director Shin Chul presenting its inaugural Series Film Award to Squid Game producer Kim Ji-yeon.
Speaking to the various series and short form works in video and Xr that have been proliferating of late and which Bifan also showcases, Shin said: “I believe film has to embrace these new creations and give them the name of film. Like the history of separation between North and South Korea, there is a history where – after films...
The 26th Bucheon International Film Festival (Bifan) opened on Thursday (July 7) with festival director Shin Chul presenting its inaugural Series Film Award to Squid Game producer Kim Ji-yeon.
Speaking to the various series and short form works in video and Xr that have been proliferating of late and which Bifan also showcases, Shin said: “I believe film has to embrace these new creations and give them the name of film. Like the history of separation between North and South Korea, there is a history where – after films...
- 7/8/2022
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
The article was initially published on Sirp
As probably everyone knows by now, the Oscar for Best International Feature Film was given to another East Asian movie on March 27,2022 , after the unprecedented success “Parasite” had two years ago, with the statue going to the Japanese “Drive My Car” by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Before that, however, the film has also won three awards in Cannes, Best International Film in the Independent Spirit Awards, BAFTA and Golden Globes, 9 awards from the Japanese Academy and a huge number of awards from Critics Circles and Societies all over the world. In that regard, it would be interesting to give a more thorough look to this success, but also to highlight an issue that has been tormenting Asian cinema representation outside of the continent, and was, in the case of “Drive my Car”, one of the major factors that led to all these accolades.
For starters,...
As probably everyone knows by now, the Oscar for Best International Feature Film was given to another East Asian movie on March 27,2022 , after the unprecedented success “Parasite” had two years ago, with the statue going to the Japanese “Drive My Car” by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Before that, however, the film has also won three awards in Cannes, Best International Film in the Independent Spirit Awards, BAFTA and Golden Globes, 9 awards from the Japanese Academy and a huge number of awards from Critics Circles and Societies all over the world. In that regard, it would be interesting to give a more thorough look to this success, but also to highlight an issue that has been tormenting Asian cinema representation outside of the continent, and was, in the case of “Drive my Car”, one of the major factors that led to all these accolades.
For starters,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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It’s possible that “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) might have somehow been an even bigger box-office sensation had it not been released during a global pandemic, but all things considered, it still did pretty well for itself. Monetary success aside, this is a rousing and thrilling superhero tale that manages to feel self-contained as it compulsorily sets the stage for a whole bunch of upcoming MCU plot twists. The 4K and Blu-ray versions include a smattering of extras, including bloopers, panel discussions with the guest villains, and behind-the-scenes featurettes.
Also available:
“C’mon C’mon” (Lionsgate): Mike Mills’ disarmingly lovely look at family ties offers Joaquin Phoenix one of the more subdued and humane characters he’s ever played.
“Death on the Nile” (20th Century Studios): Toast Kenneth Branagh’s second Agatha Christie adaptation with enough champagne to fill the… oh, you know.
It’s possible that “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) might have somehow been an even bigger box-office sensation had it not been released during a global pandemic, but all things considered, it still did pretty well for itself. Monetary success aside, this is a rousing and thrilling superhero tale that manages to feel self-contained as it compulsorily sets the stage for a whole bunch of upcoming MCU plot twists. The 4K and Blu-ray versions include a smattering of extras, including bloopers, panel discussions with the guest villains, and behind-the-scenes featurettes.
Also available:
“C’mon C’mon” (Lionsgate): Mike Mills’ disarmingly lovely look at family ties offers Joaquin Phoenix one of the more subdued and humane characters he’s ever played.
“Death on the Nile” (20th Century Studios): Toast Kenneth Branagh’s second Agatha Christie adaptation with enough champagne to fill the… oh, you know.
- 4/5/2022
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
First Look At UK Poster And Trailer For New Mattie Do Film Lightbulb Film Distribution are pleased to share the UK poster and trailer for Mattie Do’s ghostly time-travel feature, The Long Walk. The film will be released on Digital Download platforms from Feb 28. Following its world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, …
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- 3/13/2022
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Mattie Do is an artist, but she has no interest in arthouse. The trained dancer and, as she puts it, "accidental filmmaker," is telling the stories she wants to tell, not the stories people expect her to tell. To double down on that fact, she's made her triumphant third feature film, "The Long Walk," a futuristic time travel story with ghosts, a serial killer, and themes of grief, loss, and regret.
When Do literally raises her two middle fingers to the arthouse world over a Zoom call, you know she means it.
It was the festival circuit where Do learned genre was her...
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When Do literally raises her two middle fingers to the arthouse world over a Zoom call, you know she means it.
It was the festival circuit where Do learned genre was her...
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- 3/7/2022
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
Releasing to VOD this week is Mattie Do’s thought-provoking and haunting sci-fi film The Long Walk. The story of an old Lao hermit man who comes face to face with himself as a child is a beautifully haunting tale that challenges perceptions of what time travel movies can be. It’s a layered story that delivers in more ways than expected, and Do does an incredible job at creating a film that resonates long after the credits roll.
When I saw the film at Fantastic Fest in 2019, it was immediately one of my favorites. I was recently able to chat with Mattie about the release and some of the fascinating aspects of her film-making process.
This film premiered in 2019 and played a number of festivals to great acclaim - how does it feel to have it finally hitting theaters?
Honestly, it's sort of bizarre to see this film having a new life again.
When I saw the film at Fantastic Fest in 2019, it was immediately one of my favorites. I was recently able to chat with Mattie about the release and some of the fascinating aspects of her film-making process.
This film premiered in 2019 and played a number of festivals to great acclaim - how does it feel to have it finally hitting theaters?
Honestly, it's sort of bizarre to see this film having a new life again.
- 3/4/2022
- by Emily von Seele
- DailyDead
Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired all North American rights to Gaspar Noé’s new meta movie “Lux Aeterna.” The studio is planning a theatrical release for the film this spring. “Lux Aeterna” made its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was later selected for the Tribeca Film Festival prior to its cancellation due to the pandemic.
“Lux Aeterna” unfolds backstage at a French film production and is stylistically daring, in the manner of many of Noé’s movies. It’s shot documentary style and frequently deploys split-screens to follow two characters at once. In a metafictional twist, Charlotte Gainsbourg, acting as herself, plays the film’s — and the film-within-a-film’s — leading role of an actress taking on the role of a witch burned at the stake while French actress Beatrice Dalle, playing a version of herself as well, assumes the on-screen role of director. Slowly the set descends into aggressive chaos,...
“Lux Aeterna” unfolds backstage at a French film production and is stylistically daring, in the manner of many of Noé’s movies. It’s shot documentary style and frequently deploys split-screens to follow two characters at once. In a metafictional twist, Charlotte Gainsbourg, acting as herself, plays the film’s — and the film-within-a-film’s — leading role of an actress taking on the role of a witch burned at the stake while French actress Beatrice Dalle, playing a version of herself as well, assumes the on-screen role of director. Slowly the set descends into aggressive chaos,...
- 2/28/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Modernization and traditional living collide to strong political effect in Mattie Do’s third feature film The Long Walk. Its first few images see both an unidentified flying ship traveling at warp speed and a rusted-up scooter. We see dirt roads and vegetables being sold in plastic bags in a farmer’s market but currency is now paid through a digital microchip in your wrist. “Oh you’re using an old government chip,” the tender tells The Old Man (Yannawoutthi Chanthalangsy). It seems it’s already out-of-date. Things move fast in The Long Walk while others stay relatively the same.
If there is an initial hindrance in the film’s engrossing structure, it’s that it’s hard to tell what parts are past and what parts are present. But as it progresses we realize this is precisely the point. The Old Man, unnamed and unknown, is a hermit living...
If there is an initial hindrance in the film’s engrossing structure, it’s that it’s hard to tell what parts are past and what parts are present. But as it progresses we realize this is precisely the point. The Old Man, unnamed and unknown, is a hermit living...
- 2/28/2022
- by Soham Gadre
- The Film Stage
The Long Walk New Alt Poster Released for Mattie Do’s Critically Acclaimed Lao Supernatural Mystery Drama The Entrancing Time-Travel Ghost Story — Out Now In Select Theaters + On VOD March 1 The first Lao film to screen theatrically in the US, from Laos’ first and only women director Synopsis: An old scavenger living on …
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- 2/22/2022
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
A magnetic central performance from Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy anchors Mattie Do’s excellently spooky tale of destructive hubris
Following the critically acclaimed Dearest Sister, Laos’s first female director, Mattie Do, has crafted another enigmatic tale that sets itself apart from the usual horror fare, offering plenty of genre pleasures while retaining an arthouse aesthetic. In an impoverished Laotian village, an unnamed farmer (Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy) leads a near-hermit-like existence. His daily rituals involve scavenging for metal scraps, which he sells for little money. His reticent demeanour, however, betrays none of his discontent.
Yet, just as secrets lie beneath the landscape, he has skeletons in his closet. He is haunted by his mother’s death from severe lung disease, and while people whisper about his ability to speak to the dead, no one knows that, since his childhood encounter with a ghost, he has taken it upon himself to relieve dying women...
Following the critically acclaimed Dearest Sister, Laos’s first female director, Mattie Do, has crafted another enigmatic tale that sets itself apart from the usual horror fare, offering plenty of genre pleasures while retaining an arthouse aesthetic. In an impoverished Laotian village, an unnamed farmer (Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy) leads a near-hermit-like existence. His daily rituals involve scavenging for metal scraps, which he sells for little money. His reticent demeanour, however, betrays none of his discontent.
Yet, just as secrets lie beneath the landscape, he has skeletons in his closet. He is haunted by his mother’s death from severe lung disease, and while people whisper about his ability to speak to the dead, no one knows that, since his childhood encounter with a ghost, he has taken it upon himself to relieve dying women...
- 2/21/2022
- by Phuong Le
- The Guardian - Film News
The US-born Laotian filmmaker Mattie Do is back on the festival circuit with her third feature “The Long Walk”. This arthouse-genre hybrid premiered at Venice Days sidebar of the 76th Venice International Film Festival before its North American premiere at Toronto and, having in mind Do’s reputation for “Chantaly” (2012) and “Dearest Sister” (2016), it will travel beyond that both regarding the “regular” film festivals (especially those “late night” sections) and more specific genre-oriented ones.
This acclaimed Lao drama/sci-fi/mystery will be out on VOD March 1, 2022 following a limited US theatrical run that kicks off on February 18 from Yellow Veil Pictures.
As with her previous movies, it is a ghost story of sorts that follows some genre conventions while also examining the (contemporary) Laotian society. The plot is realized through two timelines separated by 50 years. It opens in the near future with an old man (Yannawoutthi Chanthalungs) living in the rural area,...
This acclaimed Lao drama/sci-fi/mystery will be out on VOD March 1, 2022 following a limited US theatrical run that kicks off on February 18 from Yellow Veil Pictures.
As with her previous movies, it is a ghost story of sorts that follows some genre conventions while also examining the (contemporary) Laotian society. The plot is realized through two timelines separated by 50 years. It opens in the near future with an old man (Yannawoutthi Chanthalungs) living in the rural area,...
- 2/18/2022
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
Stars: Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy, Noutnapha Soydara, Vilouna Phetmany, Chansamone Inoudom, Por Silatsa | Written by Christopher Larsen | Directed by Mattie Do
When you think of a time travel sci-fi movie that blends a dark sense of horror throughout, The Long Walk is not what you would think of but that is exactly what it is.
I say the above because when people think of sci-fi they automatically think of this futuristic, often space-orientated world but other than people paying for things via chips under their skin, you wouldn’t realise this was set in some sort of alternate future universe. And the horror isn’t exactly the type to make you jump or gross you out (although there are a couple of close-up injury moments that kind of do that job) but it does feature ‘ghosts’ that fill that supernatural element.
The Long Walk is beautifully shot, making the best of its location and always looks great.
When you think of a time travel sci-fi movie that blends a dark sense of horror throughout, The Long Walk is not what you would think of but that is exactly what it is.
I say the above because when people think of sci-fi they automatically think of this futuristic, often space-orientated world but other than people paying for things via chips under their skin, you wouldn’t realise this was set in some sort of alternate future universe. And the horror isn’t exactly the type to make you jump or gross you out (although there are a couple of close-up injury moments that kind of do that job) but it does feature ‘ghosts’ that fill that supernatural element.
The Long Walk is beautifully shot, making the best of its location and always looks great.
- 2/17/2022
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Lightbulb Film Distribution are pleased to share the UK poster and trailer for Mattie Do’s ghostly time-travel feature, The Long Walk. The film will be released on Digital Download platforms from Feb 28. Following its world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, the film has clocked up thousands of miles playing at genre festivals around …
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- 2/8/2022
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
An unusual partnership between Kazakhstan and Japan is behind the film “The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time” and it is not just a co-production. The film is in fact co-directed by Kazakh filmmaker Yerlan Nurmukhambetov and Japanese Lisa Takeba – who allegedly met at a party in Cannes – and stars among others, Kazakh film actress Samal Yeslyamova, winner of best actress at Cannes for “Ayka” in 2018, and Japanese actor Mirai Moriyama. The film had its premiere at Busan International Film Festival on the 3rd of October and it is being screened in cinemas around Japan as I write. The odd English title may sound a bit arcane, while the Japanese one – which translates “Olzhas’ White Horse” – goes straight to the point; however, the simple explanation is that “Roads of Time” is the series of paintings by Kazakh artist Gali Myrzashev which are shown during the end credits.
“The Horse Thieves. Roads...
“The Horse Thieves. Roads...
- 2/6/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
This new poster for Mattie Do's The Long Walk, released ahead of its upcoming cinema bow, does several interesting things. First, it visualizes the central image of a road, via perspective, as a wide ocean. All that sepia-tinged negative space is perfect for pull quotes. Second, two characters walk in the background, giving the appearance of a faded, old photo. The interesting thing is how the third character, a boy, is so deep in the foreground, nestled tight inside the title card. It almost feels like he is a part of the logo. That in...
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- 1/28/2022
- Screen Anarchy
Screen International calls The Long Walk “metaphysical mind-melting horror” and Slash Film calls “emotional, raw-to-the-bone filmmaking”
Check out the trailer:
An old scavenger living on the fringes of a near-future society exploits a ghostly companion’s ability to traverse time, hoping to prevent his mother’s suffering from a terminal illness.
The Long Walk world premiered to great acclaim at the Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section and was followed by praise out of the Toronto International Film Festival. It’s the third feature of Lao based director Mattie Do, whose career has been recognized by the Oldenburg International Film Festival and Locarno International Film Festival for her breakthrough work as Lao’s first and only woman filmmaker, and the only filmmaker of the country to work in the horror and fantastic genres.
A deliberately paced story that burns with intensity and human emotion, The Long Walk...
Check out the trailer:
An old scavenger living on the fringes of a near-future society exploits a ghostly companion’s ability to traverse time, hoping to prevent his mother’s suffering from a terminal illness.
The Long Walk world premiered to great acclaim at the Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section and was followed by praise out of the Toronto International Film Festival. It’s the third feature of Lao based director Mattie Do, whose career has been recognized by the Oldenburg International Film Festival and Locarno International Film Festival for her breakthrough work as Lao’s first and only woman filmmaker, and the only filmmaker of the country to work in the horror and fantastic genres.
A deliberately paced story that burns with intensity and human emotion, The Long Walk...
- 1/27/2022
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
An old scavenger living on the fringes of a near-future society exploits a ghostly companion’s ability to traverse time, hoping to prevent his mother’s suffering from a terminal illness. A new trailer and poster were released today for Mattie Do’s sci-fi mystery, The Long Walk. Our friends at Yellow Veil Pictures are releasing her film in cinemas on February 18th and on digital on March 1st. You will find our own Shelagh's review of The Long Walk here, The Long Walk world premiered to great acclaim at the Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section and was followed by praise out of the Toronto International Film Festival. It’s the third feature of Lao based director Mattie Do, whose...
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- 1/27/2022
- Screen Anarchy
"That old man said... you died fifty years ago." Yellow Veil Pictures has released an official trailer for The Long Walk, a slow born indie sci-fi horror film from the country of Laos (see Google Maps). This initially premiered at the 2019 Venice Film Festival playing in the "Venice Days" sidebar, and it also played at TIFF and Fantastic Fest and the Sitges Film Festival a few years ago. Made by a Laotian filmmaker named Mattie Do, this film has earned some rave reviews. She is the first and only woman filmmaker from Laos, and the only filmmaker of the country to work in the horror and fantastic genres. An old Laotian hermit discovers the ghost of a road accident victim can transport him back in time 50 years to the moment of his mother's painful death. Starring Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy, Vilouna Phetmany, Por Silatsa, Noutnapha Soydara, Chanthamone Inoudome, and Vithaya Sombath. This is a very cool film,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Do you want me to bury your corpse here?”
Such a dark question from such an innocent boy (Por Silatsa), and yet this sets the tone for “The Long Walk” trailer, which IndieWire exclusively premieres below.
The critically acclaimed film by Laos’ first female filmmaker Mattie Do premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2019 before playing at the Toronto International Film Festival. The time-traveling drama is set in Laos and follows a ghost that can transport an aging hermit (Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy) to the moment of his mother’s death, 50 years prior.
“People say they’ve seen a boy walking down the road with a young woman,” the trailer hints. “But when they get close, she vanishes.”
Chanthamone Inoudome portrays the young mother, with Vilouna Phetmany, Noutnapha Soydara, and Vithaya Sombath rounding out the cast.
“The Long Walk” is written by Christopher Larsen and directed and produced by Do, whose previous...
Such a dark question from such an innocent boy (Por Silatsa), and yet this sets the tone for “The Long Walk” trailer, which IndieWire exclusively premieres below.
The critically acclaimed film by Laos’ first female filmmaker Mattie Do premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2019 before playing at the Toronto International Film Festival. The time-traveling drama is set in Laos and follows a ghost that can transport an aging hermit (Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy) to the moment of his mother’s death, 50 years prior.
“People say they’ve seen a boy walking down the road with a young woman,” the trailer hints. “But when they get close, she vanishes.”
Chanthamone Inoudome portrays the young mother, with Vilouna Phetmany, Noutnapha Soydara, and Vithaya Sombath rounding out the cast.
“The Long Walk” is written by Christopher Larsen and directed and produced by Do, whose previous...
- 1/26/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Oldenburg International Film Festival will honor Laotian director Mattie Do with a tribute to her life and work at its 2021 event. Do will receive the 2021 German independence Honorary Tribute Award.
Born in California to Lao refugees, she returned to Laos in 2010 for her directorial debut Chanthaly in 2013. The horror film, in which a sickly young woman sees visions of her dead mother, combined genre elements with sharp social commentary. In addition to being the first Laotian film from a female director, it was also the country’s first horror film, and the first Laotian film to screen outside ...
Born in California to Lao refugees, she returned to Laos in 2010 for her directorial debut Chanthaly in 2013. The horror film, in which a sickly young woman sees visions of her dead mother, combined genre elements with sharp social commentary. In addition to being the first Laotian film from a female director, it was also the country’s first horror film, and the first Laotian film to screen outside ...
- 9/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Oldenburg International Film Festival will honor Laotian director Mattie Do with a tribute to her life and work at its 2021 event. Do will receive the 2021 German independence Honorary Tribute Award.
Born in California to Lao refugees, she returned to Laos in 2010 for her directorial debut Chanthaly in 2013. The horror film, in which a sickly young woman sees visions of her dead mother, combined genre elements with sharp social commentary. In addition to being the first Laotian film from a female director, it was also the country’s first horror film, and the first Laotian film to screen outside ...
Born in California to Lao refugees, she returned to Laos in 2010 for her directorial debut Chanthaly in 2013. The horror film, in which a sickly young woman sees visions of her dead mother, combined genre elements with sharp social commentary. In addition to being the first Laotian film from a female director, it was also the country’s first horror film, and the first Laotian film to screen outside ...
- 9/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay CashINTERNATIONAL Competition(Jury: Eliza Hittman, Kevin Jerome Everson, Philippe Lacôte, Leonor Silveira, Isabelle Ferrari)Golden Leopard: Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (Edwin) | Read our reviewSpecial Jury Prize: A New Old Play (Jiongjiong Qiu) | Read our reviewBest Direction: Abel Ferrara (Zeros and Ones) | Read our reviewBest Actress: Anastasiya Krasovskaya (Gerda)Best Actor: Mohamed Mellali and Valero Escolar (The Odd-Job Men)Special Mention: Soul of a Beast (Lorenz Merz) and The Sacred Spirit (Chema García Ibarra) | Read our reviewFILMMAKERS Of The Present( Jury: Agathe Bonitzer, Mattie Do, Vanja Kaludjercic)Golden Leopard: Brotherhood (Francesco Montagner)Special Jury Prize: L'Été l'éternité (Émilie Aussel)Prize for Best Emerging Director: Hleb Papou (The Legionnaire) Best Actress: Saskia Rosendahl (No One's with the Calves) | Read our reviewBest Actor: Gia Agumava (Wet Sand)First Feature(Jury: Amjad Abu Alala, Karina Ressler, Katharina Wyss)Best First Feature: She Will (Charlotte Colbert...
- 8/16/2021
- MUBI
Golden Leopard goes to filmmaker from Indonesia for first time.
Indonesia’s Edwin has received Locarno Film Festival’s top honour, the Golden Leopard, for his latest feature Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, which had its world premiere in the Swiss festival’s International Competition.
The Indonesia-Singapore-Germany co-production – adapted and based on a literary work by Eka Kurniawan – is being handled internationally by The Match Factory.
It is also the first time in Locarno’s 74-year history that the Golden Leopard has gone to a filmmaker from Indonesia.
Accepting the award on behalf of Edwin, who had already...
Indonesia’s Edwin has received Locarno Film Festival’s top honour, the Golden Leopard, for his latest feature Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, which had its world premiere in the Swiss festival’s International Competition.
The Indonesia-Singapore-Germany co-production – adapted and based on a literary work by Eka Kurniawan – is being handled internationally by The Match Factory.
It is also the first time in Locarno’s 74-year history that the Golden Leopard has gone to a filmmaker from Indonesia.
Accepting the award on behalf of Edwin, who had already...
- 8/14/2021
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
If season two of Creepshow anthology series left you clamoring for more, season three is already on the way! Horror streaming service Shudder has set September 23 for Creepshow’s third season premiere. The announcement was made during Amazon’s Comic-Con@Home panel today, which saw showrunner and executive producer Greg Nicotero, along with writer Mattie Do, director Rusty Cundieff, and guest cast members Michael […]...
- 7/25/2021
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Locarno Film Festival returns to its original physical format under the guidance of new Artistic Director Giona A. Nazzaro, who worked with the Selection Committees to pick out the titles screening in Locarno from 4 through 14 August. Alongside the welcome return of long-established favorites, there are also new items such as the competitive short films program Corti d’autore in the Pardi di domani section, plus a dedicated program for younger viewers: Locarno Kids: Screenings.
In full compliance with current health and sanitary regulations, Locarno74 will once again be an in-person event, with the return of evenings in Piazza Grande and of screenings in the other twelve theaters around the city. The venue for all meetings and panel discussions with guest personalities accompanying their films will be the Rotonda by la Mobiliare, the new home of the Forum.
The Ticket Shop will be open for ticket purchase from mid-July, whereas...
In full compliance with current health and sanitary regulations, Locarno74 will once again be an in-person event, with the return of evenings in Piazza Grande and of screenings in the other twelve theaters around the city. The venue for all meetings and panel discussions with guest personalities accompanying their films will be the Rotonda by la Mobiliare, the new home of the Forum.
The Ticket Shop will be open for ticket purchase from mid-July, whereas...
- 7/19/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Further awards included a prize for We Jun Cho’s ‘Hungry Ghost Diner’.
At South Korea’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan), the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) project market has awarded its top prize to Jenny Suen’s upcoming comedy Peaches.
The film is described as a Hong Kong-set remake of Daisies, the 1966 Czech political comedy drama by Věra Chytilová, and will be produced by Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films.
The jury comprised Toronto Midnight Madness and Fantastic Fest programmer Peter Kuplowsky, Japanese producer Shiomaki Yuko and Korean producer Young Kim. In a joint statement, they said...
At South Korea’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan), the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) project market has awarded its top prize to Jenny Suen’s upcoming comedy Peaches.
The film is described as a Hong Kong-set remake of Daisies, the 1966 Czech political comedy drama by Věra Chytilová, and will be produced by Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films.
The jury comprised Toronto Midnight Madness and Fantastic Fest programmer Peter Kuplowsky, Japanese producer Shiomaki Yuko and Korean producer Young Kim. In a joint statement, they said...
- 7/15/2021
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to Mattie Do’s celebrated Laos time travel feature The Long Walk and is planning an early 2022 release. The film world premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section and later went on to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Contemporary World Cinema program, Fantastic Fest and Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival.
The Long Walk tells the story of an elderly man who has the power to travel back in time thanks to a mysterious spectral companion whose death he witnessed fifty years earlier. He decides to trespass into his own past and set in motion a plan to preempt his mother’s terminal suffering, and ultimately appease his soul.
Director Mattie Do says “I’m beyond excited that my film has finally found a legitimate home with a company that has experience,...
The Long Walk tells the story of an elderly man who has the power to travel back in time thanks to a mysterious spectral companion whose death he witnessed fifty years earlier. He decides to trespass into his own past and set in motion a plan to preempt his mother’s terminal suffering, and ultimately appease his soul.
Director Mattie Do says “I’m beyond excited that my film has finally found a legitimate home with a company that has experience,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary - Director's Statement: "A director’s statement for Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary has been released via Rue Morgue. The video features original music by legendary horror composer Simon Boswell, who has also been announced as an interviewee.
Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary is created and being directed by Jonathan Barkan. Andrew Hawkins and David Lawson Jr. act as executive producers.
The feature-length documentary aims to demonstrate the positive impacts and cathartic releases that horror can have on those living with mental illnesses.
Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary will feature interviews from horror fans, film critics, film historians, filmmakers, producers, writers, and professionals from the mental health world. An initial Kickstarter will be launched on June 23rd. Several of the pledge tiers will see funds go towards supporting various mental health foundations and charities aimed at helping marginalized communities.
Previously confirmed...
Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary is created and being directed by Jonathan Barkan. Andrew Hawkins and David Lawson Jr. act as executive producers.
The feature-length documentary aims to demonstrate the positive impacts and cathartic releases that horror can have on those living with mental illnesses.
Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary will feature interviews from horror fans, film critics, film historians, filmmakers, producers, writers, and professionals from the mental health world. An initial Kickstarter will be launched on June 23rd. Several of the pledge tiers will see funds go towards supporting various mental health foundations and charities aimed at helping marginalized communities.
Previously confirmed...
- 6/22/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
A few of my favorite people are doing nice things for each other. The fine lads at Yellow Veil Pictures have picked up Laotion genre flick The Long Walk, the third film from a finer lady, Mattie Do. They acquired the North American rights for the time travel flick and is planning on releasing the film in early 2022. Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to Mattie Do’s celebrated Laos time travel feature The Long Walk and is planning an early 2022 release. The film world premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section and later went on to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Contemporary World Cinema program, Fantastic Fest and...
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- 6/21/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Company plans early 2022 release. Â
Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired North American rights to Mattie Do’s Laotian time travel feature The Long Walk, which will be the second film from the new distribution division announced last week.Â
The company plans an early 2022 release on the story of an elderly man with the power to travel back in time who trespasses into his own past with powerful consequences.Â
The Long Walk received its world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section and went on to screen at Toronto, Fantastic Fest, and Sitges.Â
Do’s second film...
Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired North American rights to Mattie Do’s Laotian time travel feature The Long Walk, which will be the second film from the new distribution division announced last week.Â
The company plans an early 2022 release on the story of an elderly man with the power to travel back in time who trespasses into his own past with powerful consequences.Â
The Long Walk received its world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section and went on to screen at Toronto, Fantastic Fest, and Sitges.Â
Do’s second film...
- 6/21/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to director Mattie Do’s sci-fi thriller The Long Walk, which had its world premiere at the 2019 Venice Film Festival. Do’s third feature film will now get an early 2022 U.S. release.
The deal was struck as the Cannes Virtual Market officially got underway Monday. Yellow Veil co-founders Justin Timms, Joe Yanick and Hugues Barbier handled negotiations with 108 Media Corp’s Jordan Nutson for the filmmakers.
The Long Walk (Bor Mi Vanh Chark), penned by Do collaborator Christopher Larson, centers on an elderly man (Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy) who has the power to travel back in time thanks to a mysterious spectral companion whose death he witnessed 50 years earlier. He decides to trespass into his own past and set in motion a plan to preempt his mother’s terminal suffering, and ultimately appease his soul.
Do and Larsen produced with Annick Mahnert,...
The deal was struck as the Cannes Virtual Market officially got underway Monday. Yellow Veil co-founders Justin Timms, Joe Yanick and Hugues Barbier handled negotiations with 108 Media Corp’s Jordan Nutson for the filmmakers.
The Long Walk (Bor Mi Vanh Chark), penned by Do collaborator Christopher Larson, centers on an elderly man (Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy) who has the power to travel back in time thanks to a mysterious spectral companion whose death he witnessed 50 years earlier. He decides to trespass into his own past and set in motion a plan to preempt his mother’s terminal suffering, and ultimately appease his soul.
Do and Larsen produced with Annick Mahnert,...
- 6/21/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The industry event will run entirely online from July 8-13.
South Korea’s Bucheon International Film Festival (Bifan), Asia’s largest genre film festival, has announced 40 official selections from 29 countries for this year’s Naff project market.
The 19 titles selected for the It Project strand include director Khavn De La Cruz’s Philippines project 100 Midget Zombie Cannibals, produced by Achinette Villamore and Stephan Holl, and director Mattie Do’s Laos-Spain co-production The White King, produced by Annick Mahnert and Douangmany Soliphanh, as well as director Quentin Lee’s US project How To Talk With Spirits which he is also producing.
South Korea’s Bucheon International Film Festival (Bifan), Asia’s largest genre film festival, has announced 40 official selections from 29 countries for this year’s Naff project market.
The 19 titles selected for the It Project strand include director Khavn De La Cruz’s Philippines project 100 Midget Zombie Cannibals, produced by Achinette Villamore and Stephan Holl, and director Mattie Do’s Laos-Spain co-production The White King, produced by Annick Mahnert and Douangmany Soliphanh, as well as director Quentin Lee’s US project How To Talk With Spirits which he is also producing.
- 5/24/2021
- ScreenDaily
Hello, dear readers! As you probably already know, we’ve been celebrating Indie Horror Month here on Daily Dead for a few days already (you can catch up with our Ihm 2021 features Here). Today, we’re launching the first installment of the Indie Horror Month Marketplace where, each Saturday, we’ll be highlighting indie artists from the world of books, merchandising, artistry, and more. And for this first installment, we’re going to be celebrating a variety of talented independent authors out there whose work champions the worlds of horror and science fiction.
So, whether you’re in the mood for fiction or non-fiction, there’s definitely something here for every type of fan, so check out some killer books below—you can even treat it like your very own book fair!
Non-fiction:
1000 Women in Horror, 1895-2018
Blowing a kiss back through time and space from Aaliyah to Jill Rae Zurborg,...
So, whether you’re in the mood for fiction or non-fiction, there’s definitely something here for every type of fan, so check out some killer books below—you can even treat it like your very own book fair!
Non-fiction:
1000 Women in Horror, 1895-2018
Blowing a kiss back through time and space from Aaliyah to Jill Rae Zurborg,...
- 4/3/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
“Folk horror” is a term of relatively recent vintage — or at least popularity — that only grows more broad as “Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched” spends three and a quarter hours trying to define it. Still, a slippery thesis doesn’t detract from the pleasures of this documentary from genre scholar and programmer Kier-La Janisse. She draws on alluring clips from more than 100 films, plus myriad interviews, to survey an alternately lurid and surreal cinematic (as well as television) field of mostly rural tales inspired by traditional superstitions and lore.
for a long time to come. Production company Severin Films, itself a leading restorer and home-formats distributor of vintage cult movies, should find a ready-made audience in its own customer base—which Janisse’s film will no doubt help expand.
Beyond the director herself, the various authorities heard from here (just a couple in archival interviews) include veteran and next-generation filmmakers,...
for a long time to come. Production company Severin Films, itself a leading restorer and home-formats distributor of vintage cult movies, should find a ready-made audience in its own customer base—which Janisse’s film will no doubt help expand.
Beyond the director herself, the various authorities heard from here (just a couple in archival interviews) include veteran and next-generation filmmakers,...
- 3/17/2021
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Over the last decade, Asian horror cinema has become a major cultural export that has breached the international markets, as more exposure than ever before has shown off the immense talent making genre films over the years. Getting a chance to see the work of many different individuals in this part of the world has highlighted the work of Yeon Sang-ho, Joko Anwar, Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto and Yoshihiro Nishimura, to name just a few, from out of the shadows of their home countries to the world at large.
Several trends emerged throughout the decade as time rolled on. The first is the South Korean onslaught of talent that emerged where the country ascended to the top of the genre market, and international acclaim and awards followed. They proved time and again that they were developing a core of talented and creative technicians that churned out some of the most...
Several trends emerged throughout the decade as time rolled on. The first is the South Korean onslaught of talent that emerged where the country ascended to the top of the genre market, and international acclaim and awards followed. They proved time and again that they were developing a core of talented and creative technicians that churned out some of the most...
- 2/2/2021
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
Considering the way Asian cinema has impacted the international movie industry the last few years, it is easy to say that this was one of the best decades in the history of the cinema of the continent. The success of most of the film that feature in the top 10 of this list is undeniable, while the ripples sent were felt quite significantly this year also, with Asian films getting recognition all over the world
In an effort to winnow some of the best Asian movies of the decade (2011-2020) we came up with 60 we felt were the ones that truly stand out in terms of quality, impact and sheer entertainment they offered. The order of this list could be different of course and the number much bigger, but our effort was towards presenting great films and not cataloguing all of them, always with a focus on diversity in style, themes and country of origin,...
In an effort to winnow some of the best Asian movies of the decade (2011-2020) we came up with 60 we felt were the ones that truly stand out in terms of quality, impact and sheer entertainment they offered. The order of this list could be different of course and the number much bigger, but our effort was towards presenting great films and not cataloguing all of them, always with a focus on diversity in style, themes and country of origin,...
- 1/20/2021
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
The Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) will be an online-only event for its fourth edition, which will take place later this month.
The Festival originally intended to be an in-person event and even announced its selection for the event, which was initially scheduled to take place in December, 2020. However, Covid regulations in Malaysia were made stricter in November, which caused cinemas countrywide to close down and made the event impossible. With the regulations showing no signs of easing yet, organisers have been forced to move the event into the digital space and make it an online-only event.
The festival is now scheduled to be held from January 15th-21st on the streaming platform Mubi. The audiences in Malaysia can stream the selection free of cost by taking advantage of Mubi’s extended 30-days free trial subscription. Joanne Goh, the festival chairperson, together with actor Bront Palarae made the announcement at the 4th MIFFest Gala Night.
The Festival originally intended to be an in-person event and even announced its selection for the event, which was initially scheduled to take place in December, 2020. However, Covid regulations in Malaysia were made stricter in November, which caused cinemas countrywide to close down and made the event impossible. With the regulations showing no signs of easing yet, organisers have been forced to move the event into the digital space and make it an online-only event.
The festival is now scheduled to be held from January 15th-21st on the streaming platform Mubi. The audiences in Malaysia can stream the selection free of cost by taking advantage of Mubi’s extended 30-days free trial subscription. Joanne Goh, the festival chairperson, together with actor Bront Palarae made the announcement at the 4th MIFFest Gala Night.
- 1/7/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The fourth edition of the Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) is now set to be held later this month as an online-only event.
The festival was originally scheduled to take place as an in-person event in December and got as far as announcing its selection. However, Malaysia’s coronavirus control measures were increased at the beginning of November, causing cinemas across much of the country to close.
Miffest organizers said in November that they hoped to be still able to put on a real-world festival in January when cinemas reopened. But with the virus still hitting cinema operations that is no longer a viable option.
Instead, the festival will now be held Jan. 15-21, playing out on streaming platform Mubi. Audiences in Malaysia can stream the selection free of charge through an extended 30-day trial subscription to Mubi.
The announcement was made by Joanne Goh, the festival chairperson, together with...
The festival was originally scheduled to take place as an in-person event in December and got as far as announcing its selection. However, Malaysia’s coronavirus control measures were increased at the beginning of November, causing cinemas across much of the country to close.
Miffest organizers said in November that they hoped to be still able to put on a real-world festival in January when cinemas reopened. But with the virus still hitting cinema operations that is no longer a viable option.
Instead, the festival will now be held Jan. 15-21, playing out on streaming platform Mubi. Audiences in Malaysia can stream the selection free of charge through an extended 30-day trial subscription to Mubi.
The announcement was made by Joanne Goh, the festival chairperson, together with...
- 1/5/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Instead of simply writing our wishes to all our readers, for 2021 we decided to ask our friends to do so.
Mattie Do, Joko Anwar, Taku Tsuboi, Indrasis Acharya, Leena Alam, Takeshi Kushida, Bront Palarae, Torico, Isabel Sandoval, Ryo Katayama, Anthony Chen, Roya Sadat, Kazutaka Watanabe, Akio Fujimoto, Min Siu Goh, Scott C. Hillyard, Gerald Chew, Amy Cheng, Ronny Sen, Kenichi Ugana, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Park Jung Bum, Kim Min-jae, Shogen, Atsushi Funahashi, Jero Yun, Shuna Iijima and Khavn responded to our call. Check out their wishes...
Mattie Do, Joko Anwar, Taku Tsuboi, Indrasis Acharya, Leena Alam, Takeshi Kushida, Bront Palarae, Torico, Isabel Sandoval, Ryo Katayama, Anthony Chen, Roya Sadat, Kazutaka Watanabe, Akio Fujimoto, Min Siu Goh, Scott C. Hillyard, Gerald Chew, Amy Cheng, Ronny Sen, Kenichi Ugana, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Park Jung Bum, Kim Min-jae, Shogen, Atsushi Funahashi, Jero Yun, Shuna Iijima and Khavn responded to our call. Check out their wishes...
- 1/5/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM) has announced on Monday the winners of a cash prize for the best projects that will become tomorrow’s films, from a pool of 14 shortlisted projects in search of finance or distribution partners.
The festival and its industry hub are at their fifth edition, this year held entirely in digital form, Dec. 3-8. The Jury that choose the winners was composed by Locarno Film Festival artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro, Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar, and Choi Yeonu, head of production at the U.S. film team of Korea’s Cj Enm.
The Best project Award went to director Wang Haolu and producer Camille Gatin for “Fellow Travellers”, from a short story by Alastair Reynolds.
The Creative Excellence Award went to Greece-France-Japan project “Titanic Ocean,” from director Konstantina Kotzamani and producer Maria Drandaki.
The Best Co-production Award went to U.S.-Thailand-Spain project “Entanglement,...
The festival and its industry hub are at their fifth edition, this year held entirely in digital form, Dec. 3-8. The Jury that choose the winners was composed by Locarno Film Festival artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro, Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar, and Choi Yeonu, head of production at the U.S. film team of Korea’s Cj Enm.
The Best project Award went to director Wang Haolu and producer Camille Gatin for “Fellow Travellers”, from a short story by Alastair Reynolds.
The Creative Excellence Award went to Greece-France-Japan project “Titanic Ocean,” from director Konstantina Kotzamani and producer Maria Drandaki.
The Best Co-production Award went to U.S.-Thailand-Spain project “Entanglement,...
- 12/10/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Suzanne Lindon, Magdalena Koleśnik and Lance Henriksen were also the among the winners at the Asian event, which, this year, was held entirely online. Scottish writer-director Ben Sharrock’s sophomore feature, Limbo, has emerged as the big winner of the Best Film Award at the fifth International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao (IFFAM), which this year was held from 3-8 December entirely online, and wrapped with a streamed ceremony. The International Competition jury, chaired by Chinese director-producer-screenwriter Ning Hao, and comprising producer-director Mattie Do from Laos, German actress Nina Hoss, Singaporean director-producer-writer Eric Khoo, and executive director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival and producer Albert Lee, handed the $60,000 award to Limbo, saying that it was “a thought-provoking piece of work because of its in-depth exploration of society and also the relationship between culture and humanity. Combined with the director’s unique film language and a modern artistic style, it.
Pact Appointments
UK producers group Pact has appointed See-Saw Films’ TV chief Hakan Kousetta as Pact Chair for the next two years. Kousetta succeeds All3Media COO, Sara Geater, who stands down at the end of the year having served the maximum four-year term as Chair. During her tenure, Geater has overseen Pact’s re-negotiation of Terms of Trade with all of the domestic broadcasters, and played a key role in Pact’s Covid-19 response. The newly elected Pact Council Members are:
• Alex Jones, Red Planet Pictures – re-elected
• Claire Mundell, Synchronicity Films – re-elected
• Gwenda Carnie, Cardiff Productions, re-elected as National Representative for Wales
• Jacqueline Moreton, FremantleMedia – newly elected
• Jane Kelly, Big Mountain Productions, newly elected as National Representative for Northern Ireland
• Jane Muirhead, Raise The Roof Productions, uncontested and re-elected as National Representative for Scotland
• Kate Norrish, Hillbilly Films & Television – newly elected
• Laura Marshall, Icon Films – re-elected
• Marc Samuelson, Route 24 – re-elected
• Nicky Bentham,...
UK producers group Pact has appointed See-Saw Films’ TV chief Hakan Kousetta as Pact Chair for the next two years. Kousetta succeeds All3Media COO, Sara Geater, who stands down at the end of the year having served the maximum four-year term as Chair. During her tenure, Geater has overseen Pact’s re-negotiation of Terms of Trade with all of the domestic broadcasters, and played a key role in Pact’s Covid-19 response. The newly elected Pact Council Members are:
• Alex Jones, Red Planet Pictures – re-elected
• Claire Mundell, Synchronicity Films – re-elected
• Gwenda Carnie, Cardiff Productions, re-elected as National Representative for Wales
• Jacqueline Moreton, FremantleMedia – newly elected
• Jane Kelly, Big Mountain Productions, newly elected as National Representative for Northern Ireland
• Jane Muirhead, Raise The Roof Productions, uncontested and re-elected as National Representative for Scotland
• Kate Norrish, Hillbilly Films & Television – newly elected
• Laura Marshall, Icon Films – re-elected
• Marc Samuelson, Route 24 – re-elected
• Nicky Bentham,...
- 12/8/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Hirokazu Kore-eda also honoured for his achievements in film.
Ben Sharrock’s UK drama Limbo has been awarded the best film and best screenplay prizes at the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM), which shifted online this year as a result of the pandemic.
Sharrock’s asylum seeker drama, which received a Cannes 2020 label and world premiered at Toronto, was among 11 titles by first and second-time filmmakers that competed in the festival’s international competition. The best film trophy is accompanied by a cash prize of £60,000.
Other awards saw France’s Suzanne Lindon win best director for her coming-of-age drama...
Ben Sharrock’s UK drama Limbo has been awarded the best film and best screenplay prizes at the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM), which shifted online this year as a result of the pandemic.
Sharrock’s asylum seeker drama, which received a Cannes 2020 label and world premiered at Toronto, was among 11 titles by first and second-time filmmakers that competed in the festival’s international competition. The best film trophy is accompanied by a cash prize of £60,000.
Other awards saw France’s Suzanne Lindon win best director for her coming-of-age drama...
- 12/8/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
First-time feature pitches won three of the four prizes announced on Monday at the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM).
The $15,000 cash reward for best project went to director Wang Haolu and producer Camille Gatin for “Fellow Travellers.” The project is an adaptation of a short story by Alastair Reynolds. Wang’s debut tells the story of a man who travels to a parallel world, replacing his alternate self, in an attempt to attain closure following the sudden death of his estranged wife in his own reality.
The festival is holding its fifth edition, entirely in digital form this year, Dec. 3-8. The accompanying industry hub, also in its fifth edition, ran 3-5 Dec.
It included 14 shortlisted projects in search of finance or distribution partners. Seven were making their market premiere, and a further six were Asian premieres. The project event, also held in digital form, was attended by more...
The $15,000 cash reward for best project went to director Wang Haolu and producer Camille Gatin for “Fellow Travellers.” The project is an adaptation of a short story by Alastair Reynolds. Wang’s debut tells the story of a man who travels to a parallel world, replacing his alternate self, in an attempt to attain closure following the sudden death of his estranged wife in his own reality.
The festival is holding its fifth edition, entirely in digital form this year, Dec. 3-8. The accompanying industry hub, also in its fifth edition, ran 3-5 Dec.
It included 14 shortlisted projects in search of finance or distribution partners. Seven were making their market premiere, and a further six were Asian premieres. The project event, also held in digital form, was attended by more...
- 12/7/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Bill Nighy To Narrate C5/Smithsonian River Series
Love Actually and Shaun Of The Dead star Bill Nighy is to narrate a six-part Channel 5 and Smithsonian Channel Canada series, titled World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. The exploration of famous rivers is a co-production between Argonon’s BriteSpark and Blue Ant Studios’ Saloon Media, who will shoot in Europe and North America respectively to get around Covid-19 travel restrictions. World’s Most Scenic River Journeys is executive produced by Tom Porter at BriteSpark, with Helen White acting as series producer. Steve Gamester is executive producer and producer at Saloon. Nighy has previously narrated Channel 5’s World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys, which was also made by BriteSpark.
‘The Witcher’ Director Develops Nent Group Ferry Disaster Series
Charlotte Brändström, who has helmed episodes of The Witcher and The Man In The High Castle, is creating a Nent Group series about...
Love Actually and Shaun Of The Dead star Bill Nighy is to narrate a six-part Channel 5 and Smithsonian Channel Canada series, titled World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. The exploration of famous rivers is a co-production between Argonon’s BriteSpark and Blue Ant Studios’ Saloon Media, who will shoot in Europe and North America respectively to get around Covid-19 travel restrictions. World’s Most Scenic River Journeys is executive produced by Tom Porter at BriteSpark, with Helen White acting as series producer. Steve Gamester is executive producer and producer at Saloon. Nighy has previously narrated Channel 5’s World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys, which was also made by BriteSpark.
‘The Witcher’ Director Develops Nent Group Ferry Disaster Series
Charlotte Brändström, who has helmed episodes of The Witcher and The Man In The High Castle, is creating a Nent Group series about...
- 12/7/2020
- by Jake Kanter and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Happy December, everyone! Now that we’re officially in the thick of the holiday season, today’s installment of the Daily Dead Holiday Gift Guide is focused on books for horror and sci-fi fans of all ages. Call me old fashioned, but I love finding a book or two under the tree every year, and in 2020, we had a ton of great books hit the shelves that would make for a great gift to give (or maybe you’re looking to spoil yourself a little bit).
Non-fiction:
Taking Shape II: The Lost Halloween Sequels
Authors Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins are back to bring you an inside look at Twenty-four lost Halloween sequels you never saw on the big screen! Learn about these fascinating unmade visions direct from their creators, many of whom have never spoken publicly on the subject before. At 600 pages, Taking Shape II is brimming with untold franchise history.
Non-fiction:
Taking Shape II: The Lost Halloween Sequels
Authors Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins are back to bring you an inside look at Twenty-four lost Halloween sequels you never saw on the big screen! Learn about these fascinating unmade visions direct from their creators, many of whom have never spoken publicly on the subject before. At 600 pages, Taking Shape II is brimming with untold franchise history.
- 12/1/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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