Dave Gibson, one of the country’s most high profile producers, has been appointed chief executive of the New Zealand Film Commission.
Gibson replaces Graeme Mason who took up his new role at Screen Australia a couple of weeks ago, the equivalent government agency of New Zealand’s nearest neighbour.
Gibson is both good-natured and not afraid to speak out. His move from the private sector into government will surprise some because of his fierce independence.
His decision to take up this role also represents a move from television into film. He has produced several feature films but for most of his career has working in television across a range of formats and also interactive systems for museums across the world.
The Nzfc is responsible for directly funding film not television (handled by New Zealand On Air) although it does administer the Screen Production Incentive Fund, which caters for blue chip television drama.
Gibson’s feature...
Gibson replaces Graeme Mason who took up his new role at Screen Australia a couple of weeks ago, the equivalent government agency of New Zealand’s nearest neighbour.
Gibson is both good-natured and not afraid to speak out. His move from the private sector into government will surprise some because of his fierce independence.
His decision to take up this role also represents a move from television into film. He has produced several feature films but for most of his career has working in television across a range of formats and also interactive systems for museums across the world.
The Nzfc is responsible for directly funding film not television (handled by New Zealand On Air) although it does administer the Screen Production Incentive Fund, which caters for blue chip television drama.
Gibson’s feature...
- 12/3/2013
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Tiff’s Midnight Madness program turned 25 this year, and for two and half decades, the hardworking programers have gathered some of the strangest, most terrifying, wild, intriguing and downright entertaining films from around the world. From dark comedies to Japanese gore-fests and indie horror gems, the Midnight Madness program hasn’t lost its edge as one the leading showcases of genre cinema. In its 25-year history, Midnight Madness has introduced adventurous late-night moviegoers to such cult faves as Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused and Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs. But what separates Midnight Madness from, say, Montreal’s three and half week long genre festival Fantasia, is that Tiff selects only ten films to make the cut. In other words, these programmers don’t mess around. Last week I decided that I would post reviews of my personal favourite films that screened in past years. And just like the Tiff programmers,...
- 9/18/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Between 2001 and 2011, a total 256 films have been denied certification by the Central Board of Film Certification, as per the information obtained by Lucknow based Rti (Right to Information) activists Amitabh and Nutan Thakur.
The maximum number of films denied certification in one year was 59 in 2006, followed by 33 films in 2002 and 31 in 2004. Only 9 films were denied certification in 2010.
In 2001 all the 19 films denied certificate were English films.
A maximum number of 78 Hindi films have been banned followed by 52 English films. Among South Indian films; 51 Tamil, 33 Kannada, 15 Telugu and 14 Malayalam films have been denied certification in this period while 5 Marathi films have been denied certificate.
Only one Bengali film (2011- Kaal Aaj Kaal) and 1 Gujarati film (2010- Hun Re Vijogan Tara Nam Ni) was banned during this entire period while 2 Bhojpuri (Garda Garda Ho jaaye, Mumbai Bam Visfot Kand) and 2 Haryanavi films (Jija Teen Taang Ka, Padosan Thanedar) in 2006 were also denied certificates.
The maximum number of films denied certification in one year was 59 in 2006, followed by 33 films in 2002 and 31 in 2004. Only 9 films were denied certification in 2010.
In 2001 all the 19 films denied certificate were English films.
A maximum number of 78 Hindi films have been banned followed by 52 English films. Among South Indian films; 51 Tamil, 33 Kannada, 15 Telugu and 14 Malayalam films have been denied certification in this period while 5 Marathi films have been denied certificate.
Only one Bengali film (2011- Kaal Aaj Kaal) and 1 Gujarati film (2010- Hun Re Vijogan Tara Nam Ni) was banned during this entire period while 2 Bhojpuri (Garda Garda Ho jaaye, Mumbai Bam Visfot Kand) and 2 Haryanavi films (Jija Teen Taang Ka, Padosan Thanedar) in 2006 were also denied certificates.
- 2/9/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Dredd is holding its premiere at Fantastic Fest tonight before opening wide tomorrow (Friday, September 21st) and Shock Till You Drop spoke with Judge Dredd himself, Karl Urban, about the film, its "indie" sensibilities, finding the character, Dredd's journey and whether Urban thought the world of the film could make room for Judge Death.
In other words, it was a solid, albeit brief, discussion from one fan of the comic and movie to the other.
Urban has long been on the genre radar for over a decade now, taking on his first horror film in 2000 with The Truth About Demons. Since then, he's blown up, leaping from The Lord of the Rings trilogy to The Chronicles of Riddick and Star Trek. And speaking of Riddick, we got him to quickly touch on his return to the upcoming, aptly titled, Riddick, starring Vin Diesel and once again directed by David Twohy.
In other words, it was a solid, albeit brief, discussion from one fan of the comic and movie to the other.
Urban has long been on the genre radar for over a decade now, taking on his first horror film in 2000 with The Truth About Demons. Since then, he's blown up, leaping from The Lord of the Rings trilogy to The Chronicles of Riddick and Star Trek. And speaking of Riddick, we got him to quickly touch on his return to the upcoming, aptly titled, Riddick, starring Vin Diesel and once again directed by David Twohy.
- 9/20/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Dredd 3D is holding its premiere at Fantastic Fest tonight before opening wide tomorrow (Friday, September 21st) and ShockTillYouDrop.com spoke with Judge Dredd himself, Karl Urban, about the film, its "indie" sensibilities, finding the character, Dredd's journey and whether Urban thought the world of the film could make room for Judge Death. Urban has long been on the genre radar for over a decade now, taking on his first horror film in 2000 with The Truth About Demons . Since then, he's blown up, leaping from "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy to The Chronicles of Riddick and Star Trek . And speaking of Riddick, they got him to quickly touch on his return to the upcoming, aptly titled, Riddick , starring Vin Diesel and once again directed by David Twohy....
- 9/20/2012
- Comingsoon.net
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Karl Urban has taken the lead villain’s role in Priest, Screen Gems’ film version of the TokyoPop manga. He’ll take on the vampire-battling priest played by Paul Bettany, a sheriff portrayed by Twilight’s Cam Gigandet and Maggie Q’s warrior priestess in the postapocalyptic scenario.
To be directed by Scott Stewart (who also helmed Screen Gems’ upcoming Legion) from a script by Cory Goodman, Priest casts Urban as Black Hat, himself a former priest/bloodsucker slayer who has been turned, and now considers himself a vampire god. The New Zealand-born actor, recently seen as Dr. McCoy in Star Trek, has a long genre résumé that includes The Irrefutable Truth About Demons, Ghost Ship, The Chronicles Of Riddick, Doom and the second and third Lord Of The Rings features; he recently wrapped the remake of And Soon The Darkness. Priest rolls next week in Los Angeles,...
To be directed by Scott Stewart (who also helmed Screen Gems’ upcoming Legion) from a script by Cory Goodman, Priest casts Urban as Black Hat, himself a former priest/bloodsucker slayer who has been turned, and now considers himself a vampire god. The New Zealand-born actor, recently seen as Dr. McCoy in Star Trek, has a long genre résumé that includes The Irrefutable Truth About Demons, Ghost Ship, The Chronicles Of Riddick, Doom and the second and third Lord Of The Rings features; he recently wrapped the remake of And Soon The Darkness. Priest rolls next week in Los Angeles,...
- 8/21/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Well before he hit the big time as Eomer in Lotr: The Two Towers and Lotr: Return of the King, Karl Urban caught our eye in a little Kiwi flick called The Irrefutable Truth About Demons. And now it looks like he'll be returning to his horror roots in Screen Gems' Priest as he was cast to play the film's big bad known as Black Hat.
THR describes Priest, directed by Scott (Legion) Stewart, as a post-apocalyptic horror thriller set in a world ravaged by war between man and vampires. Paul Bettany stars as a warrior priest and vampire fighter who teams with a sheriff (Cam Gigandet) and warrior priestess (Maggie Q) to track down a murderous band of vampires who have kidnapped his niece.
Urban portrays the evil leader of the bloodsuckers who was once a priest and hunter but now fancies himself a god of vampires.
There's...
THR describes Priest, directed by Scott (Legion) Stewart, as a post-apocalyptic horror thriller set in a world ravaged by war between man and vampires. Paul Bettany stars as a warrior priest and vampire fighter who teams with a sheriff (Cam Gigandet) and warrior priestess (Maggie Q) to track down a murderous band of vampires who have kidnapped his niece.
Urban portrays the evil leader of the bloodsuckers who was once a priest and hunter but now fancies himself a god of vampires.
There's...
- 8/21/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
According to The Hollywood Reporter, two more actors, including a busy genre thesp, have come aboard the And Soon The Darkness remake we first reported on here. The Marcos Efron-directed chiller, based on Robert Fuest’s 1970 film, is shooting in Argentina.
New to the cast are Karl Urban (pictured) and Adriana Barraza, joining the female leads, All The Boys Love Mandy Lane’s Amber Heard (who’s also co-producing) and The Unborn’s Odette Yustman. The latter two actresses play bike-tripping friends whose vacation hits a snag when one goes missing, and the other has to find her as night closes in. Urban has appeared in The Irrefutable Truth About Demons, Ghost Ship, the second and third Lord Of The Rings films, The Chronicles Of Riddick and Doom, and plays Dr. McCoy in the upcoming Star Trek reboot; Barraza is best-known for her Oscar-nominated turn in Babel and will...
New to the cast are Karl Urban (pictured) and Adriana Barraza, joining the female leads, All The Boys Love Mandy Lane’s Amber Heard (who’s also co-producing) and The Unborn’s Odette Yustman. The latter two actresses play bike-tripping friends whose vacation hits a snag when one goes missing, and the other has to find her as night closes in. Urban has appeared in The Irrefutable Truth About Demons, Ghost Ship, the second and third Lord Of The Rings films, The Chronicles Of Riddick and Doom, and plays Dr. McCoy in the upcoming Star Trek reboot; Barraza is best-known for her Oscar-nominated turn in Babel and will...
- 3/17/2009
- Fangoria
Yet more cast members have assumed roles in the And Soon the Darkness remake, joining the previously announced Odette Yustman and Amber Heard -- notably, The Irrefutable Truth About Demons' Karl Urban. What? You were expecting me to mention one of those low-budget rinky-dink Hobbit flicks?
The Hollywood Report broke the news tonight that Urban and Adriana Barraza (who can also be found scaring the shit out of you as the evil gypsy in Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell have signed on to this update of the 1970 thriller, directed by first-timer Marcos Efron. No word yet on who their characters will be.
"The Argentina-set thriller follows two American girls on a bike trip in a remote part of the country. When one of them disappears, the other must find her before darkness falls and her worst fears are realized. The film is shooting on location in Argentina...
The Hollywood Report broke the news tonight that Urban and Adriana Barraza (who can also be found scaring the shit out of you as the evil gypsy in Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell have signed on to this update of the 1970 thriller, directed by first-timer Marcos Efron. No word yet on who their characters will be.
"The Argentina-set thriller follows two American girls on a bike trip in a remote part of the country. When one of them disappears, the other must find her before darkness falls and her worst fears are realized. The film is shooting on location in Argentina...
- 3/17/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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