Zero Gravity has secured $100 million in financing and announced a slate of films. First up for producer Mubina Rattonsey’s U.S. production shingle is Wraith, a modern ghost story from God Is Dead director Armaan Zorace.
Wraith follows a married couple that heads to a new town, only to find an evil presence that surrounds them. Now they have to fight forces from other dimensions to survive. Zero Gravity Motion Pictures said film will be shot in a yet-to-be-announced Islamic nation with exclusive access to film in documented haunted houses to capture Muslim exorcisms. The team is developing camera technology called Ghost Cam that’s specifically designed for the project as well as a deep attention to the film’s sound.
“I consider sound to be 50% of the moviegoing experience, and Wraith will feature a special Binaural 3D sound which will transport the audience directly into the world of...
Wraith follows a married couple that heads to a new town, only to find an evil presence that surrounds them. Now they have to fight forces from other dimensions to survive. Zero Gravity Motion Pictures said film will be shot in a yet-to-be-announced Islamic nation with exclusive access to film in documented haunted houses to capture Muslim exorcisms. The team is developing camera technology called Ghost Cam that’s specifically designed for the project as well as a deep attention to the film’s sound.
“I consider sound to be 50% of the moviegoing experience, and Wraith will feature a special Binaural 3D sound which will transport the audience directly into the world of...
- 10/15/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Mubina Rattonsey’s recently launched Zero Gravity has secured $100 million in financing to develop and produce film and television content, Variety has learned exclusively.
The first movie on the slate will be the ghost story “Wraith” from director Armaan Zorace (“God Is Dead”). The producers are Rattonsey, alongside Rohini Singh and Manmeet Singh of Maurya Entertainment.
“Wraith” focuses on a married couple that heads to a new town, only to find an evil presence that surrounds them — requiring them to fight forces from other dimensions to survive. The film will be shot in a yet-to-be announced Islamic nation in documented haunted houses to capture Muslim exorcisms. The producers are developing camera technology specifically for the project, and plan to focus on sound.
“I consider sound to be 50% of the movie-going experience and ‘Wraith’ will feature a special binaural 3D sound which will transport the audience directly into the world of...
The first movie on the slate will be the ghost story “Wraith” from director Armaan Zorace (“God Is Dead”). The producers are Rattonsey, alongside Rohini Singh and Manmeet Singh of Maurya Entertainment.
“Wraith” focuses on a married couple that heads to a new town, only to find an evil presence that surrounds them — requiring them to fight forces from other dimensions to survive. The film will be shot in a yet-to-be announced Islamic nation in documented haunted houses to capture Muslim exorcisms. The producers are developing camera technology specifically for the project, and plan to focus on sound.
“I consider sound to be 50% of the movie-going experience and ‘Wraith’ will feature a special binaural 3D sound which will transport the audience directly into the world of...
- 10/15/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Santosh Sivan, one of India’s most celebrated cinematographers, has been praised for his emotionally engaging cinema and attention to detail. The masterclass hosted by the London Indian Film Festival was an exploration of his works, his inspiration, and the highlights of his career so far through a few chosen clips, and of course a wonderful combination of questions from DJ Nihal and the audience.
Santosh began the evening by sharing with us his earliest images; that of his grandmother who used to sing to paintings and they’d come alive, and thus paintings became his first visual learning language. This led onto further exploration of family influence. While Santosh attended a school dominated by students who were all aiming to be doctors or engineers, he always knew he would go into the arts and was encouraged by a strong family background in the arts, with a grandmother who taught...
Santosh began the evening by sharing with us his earliest images; that of his grandmother who used to sing to paintings and they’d come alive, and thus paintings became his first visual learning language. This led onto further exploration of family influence. While Santosh attended a school dominated by students who were all aiming to be doctors or engineers, he always knew he would go into the arts and was encouraged by a strong family background in the arts, with a grandmother who taught...
- 7/18/2014
- by Natalie Rout
- Bollyspice
When talking about the great cinematographers of India, one name that has to be at the top is Santosh Sivan. He has won over 13 National Awards, was recently honored with a Padma Shri and also is the first Indian cinematographer to be inducted into the American Society of Cinematographers. Not only does he focus the lens and set the frame in both Indian and English films, he also has sat in the director’s chair to create his own magic. His credits include Dil Se, Asoka, The Terrorist, Before the Rains, Thalapathi, Raavan, Iruvar, Roja, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, and more.
As part of the London Indian Film Festival on July 11th, Mr. Sivan will be giving a special master class. I was lucky enough to chat with Mr. Sivan about his career, and it was a fascinating conversation covering many different and interesting topics. Enjoy!
Why films and...
As part of the London Indian Film Festival on July 11th, Mr. Sivan will be giving a special master class. I was lucky enough to chat with Mr. Sivan about his career, and it was a fascinating conversation covering many different and interesting topics. Enjoy!
Why films and...
- 7/10/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
It’s a locked-plane mystery! The text is coming from inside the plane! Well, actually… maybe it isn’t? There’s a delicious cleverness to this very silly but very entertaining flick. I’m “biast” (pro): the trailer looked like fun
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If you have some ghosts that need to be exorcised — metaphorically speaking, that is, such as, say, the cultural ghosts of 9/11 — and you want them to stay exorcised, you could do worse than to call on Liam Neeson. He has a very particular set of skills, you see, skills acquired over a very long career as an actor. He can be machinelike badass and lip-quiveringly flawed human at the same time. So he makes us moviegoers like him, and more importantly, he makes us trust him.
Trust that, for another instance, he will look for,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If you have some ghosts that need to be exorcised — metaphorically speaking, that is, such as, say, the cultural ghosts of 9/11 — and you want them to stay exorcised, you could do worse than to call on Liam Neeson. He has a very particular set of skills, you see, skills acquired over a very long career as an actor. He can be machinelike badass and lip-quiveringly flawed human at the same time. So he makes us moviegoers like him, and more importantly, he makes us trust him.
Trust that, for another instance, he will look for,...
- 2/28/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan has been invited to sit on the Jury of the International Competition section at the Jeonju International Film Festival (Jiff) 2013. Headed by Kazakhstani filmmaker Darezhan Omirbayev, the jury also includes Korean director Ryoo Seung-wan, Us academic Don Fredericksen and Korean actor Jung Woo-sung.
Sivan, a Films and Television Institute of India (Ftii) graduate, has been to South Korea earlier with his films Navarasa, Before the Rains and Tahaan screening at the Busan International Film Festival. He was also selected at the Asian Project Market (Apm) 2012 for his project Ashes.
Some of his noted works as a cinematographer are Dil Se.., Bride and Prejudice, The Mistress of Spices and Iruvar and as a director are Asoka, Urumi, Prarambha and The Terrorist.
The 14th edition of Jiff will be held from April 25 – May 3, 2013.
Sivan, a Films and Television Institute of India (Ftii) graduate, has been to South Korea earlier with his films Navarasa, Before the Rains and Tahaan screening at the Busan International Film Festival. He was also selected at the Asian Project Market (Apm) 2012 for his project Ashes.
Some of his noted works as a cinematographer are Dil Se.., Bride and Prejudice, The Mistress of Spices and Iruvar and as a director are Asoka, Urumi, Prarambha and The Terrorist.
The 14th edition of Jiff will be held from April 25 – May 3, 2013.
- 2/20/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Before the Rains - Day One
After the Rains - Day Three
If they had a Lifetime Achievement Award for weather at music festivals Acl Fest would be giving acceptance speeches for eternity. From record heat to threats of hurricanes, from dust bowls to mud bowls, each year Austin never lets us down, and 2009 was no exception. Ironically, the work they did on the grass that made the first day so great was what made the last day so...yech! But I'm talking about the field, not the music, which was terrific. As I've been trying to do all weekend I passed on most of the headliners and opted for artists that...uh...well, aren't headliners. How's that for digging deep?
Photos taken by Jason McElweenie at Acl 2009...
After the Rains - Day Three
If they had a Lifetime Achievement Award for weather at music festivals Acl Fest would be giving acceptance speeches for eternity. From record heat to threats of hurricanes, from dust bowls to mud bowls, each year Austin never lets us down, and 2009 was no exception. Ironically, the work they did on the grass that made the first day so great was what made the last day so...yech! But I'm talking about the field, not the music, which was terrific. As I've been trying to do all weekend I passed on most of the headliners and opted for artists that...uh...well, aren't headliners. How's that for digging deep?
Photos taken by Jason McElweenie at Acl 2009...
- 10/7/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
Sohail has now decided to take some time off to train to be a pilot. He has secretly been learning to fly.
“It’s a childhood dream,” confesses Sohail secretly. “And now that there’s some time I will complete my training.”
Sohail has been learning to fly in Ujjain. “Before the rains started I started training to be a pilot. I finished 14 hours as a student and flew my first solo flight too. I’ve to train another 40 hours and then I become a qualified pilot. It was a childhood dream. I’ve been learning at a flying school in Ujjain called Yash Air. And I’ve to finish the.
“It’s a childhood dream,” confesses Sohail secretly. “And now that there’s some time I will complete my training.”
Sohail has been learning to fly in Ujjain. “Before the rains started I started training to be a pilot. I finished 14 hours as a student and flew my first solo flight too. I’ve to train another 40 hours and then I become a qualified pilot. It was a childhood dream. I’ve been learning at a flying school in Ujjain called Yash Air. And I’ve to finish the.
- 9/15/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Sohail has now decided to take some time off to train to be a pilot. He has secretly been learning to fly. "It's a childhood dream," confesses Sohail. "And now that I have some time, I will complete my training." Sohail has been learning to fly in Ujjain. "Before the rains started, I started training to be a pilot. I finished 14 hours as a student and flew my first solo flight too. I've to train another 40 hours and then I become a qualified pilot. It was a childhood dream. I've been learning at a flying school in Ujjain called Yash Air. And I've to finish the course before year-end."...
- 9/15/2009
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Sohail has now decided to take some time off to train to be a pilot. He has secretly been learning to fly. "It's a childhood dream," confesses Sohail. "And now that I have some time, I will complete my training." Sohail has been learning to fly in Ujjain. "Before the rains started, I started training to be a pilot. I finished 14 hours as a student and flew my first solo flight too. I've to train another 40 hours and then I become a qualified pilot. It was a childhood dream. I've been learning at a flying school in Ujjain called Yash Air. And I've to finish the course before year-end."...
- 9/15/2009
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
After receiving wow reviews all over the world for his English-language film Before The Rains, cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan headed with his Hindi anti-terrorism film Tahaan to the Pusan Film Festival late last month. Strangely enough, he was in a jury at a festival where his film was also represented, though in a different sections altogether. What made Pusan extraordinarily special was his bonding with the legendary Danish actress, Anna Karina, who was the mythic French director Jean-Luc Godard's muse, wife and primary actress in a series of classics in the 1960s. Karina who has worked with the crème de la crème of world cinema headed the jury of the Pusan Film Festival this year. Santosh Sivan and Karina hit it off from the word go. "I couldn't believe how easygoing this legendary woman whom I grew up watching was. She's quite a humorous person and full of life,...
- 11/20/2008
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Back when they dominated the arthouse scene with films like A Room With A View and Howard's End, producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory engendered such animus among critics that "Merchant-Ivory" become a pejorative phrase, shorthand for inert costume dramas or literary adaptations with the veneer of quality. Merchant's death three years ago put an end to their collaboration, but the Merchant-Ivory label lives on, and it now applies all-too-suitably to Before The Rains, the turgid English-language debut of Indian director-cinematographer Santosh Sivan (The Terrorist). All the expected hallmarks are there: sumptuous production values and pretty (though inexpressive) photography, undercooked melodrama, and political metaphor so obvious that it doesn't merit being referred to as subtext. Everything is right there on the surface. Set in colonial India in 1937, Before The Rains takes place in a remote area in the southern part of the country, where the growing nationalist...
- 5/15/2008
- by Scott Tobias
- avclub.com
- Canada's New kid on the block, is the brainchild of Robert Lantos. Maximum Films has the Romanian film Boogie in the Director's Fortnight and Egoyan's latest in the comp. Here are three I'm looking forward to: the Ioncinema.com profiled Sophie Barthes and Cold Souls, the Sundance docu favorite Trouble the Water and of course the Egoyan film. Adoration by Atom Egoyan - Completed American Trap (Piege Americain) - Completed Americaneast by Hesham Issawi - Completed Before The Rains by Santosh Sivan - Completed Boogie by Radu Muntean - Completed Chicago 10 by Brett Morgan - Completed Cold Souls by Sophie Barthes - Post-Production Fugitive Pieces by Jeremy Podeswa - Completed Otto; Or, Up With People by Bruce Labruce - Completed Real Time by Randall Cole - Completed The Guitar by Amy Redford - Completed The Waiting Room by Roger Goldby - Completed Trouble The Water by Carl Deal,
- 5/15/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- A couple of weeks ago, Yama Rahimi attended the Indian Film Festival in Los Angeles (from April 22nd to the 27th). Now in its 6th edition, the festival works at promoting a greater appreciation of Indian cinema by showcasing films about India and the diverse perspectives of the Indian Diaspora. Here is his coverage. Bollywood A-list cinematographer and art house director Santosh Sivan is one of the few directors who has the double duty of lensing as well as directing his own films. He returns with another stunning film after The Terrorist left us craving for more of his talent. This film based on a short Israeli film called "Yellow Asphalt: Red Roofs" is about the conflict an Indian man who's torn between his loyalty to the British and his native villagers after he witnesses his boss having an illicit affair with a married maid that threatens his existence
- 5/6/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
British actor Linus Roache has found a spiritual home in India because the country reminds him of his late mother.
The Batman Begins star was 16 when his mother, actress Anna Cropper, pulled him out of school to join her on the set of TV mini-series Jewel In The Crown in India - and the magical month has always been a beloved memory. Now 44, the actor has been back to India many times since that first trip - and was thrilled when he found out his new film, Before The Rains, would take him back to the sub-continent.
He says, "I feel more at home in India than I do in England. My soul can really breathe there. "I remember that first trip, my mother was coming down the hills in a cab to meet me and they got stranded, so I had to find my own way to my hotel in Delhi with these crazy cab drivers. It was a real eye-opener."
And Roache admits he's had some crazy moments in India: "I've been chased by an elephant. I thought this would be a great advert for Nike shoes.
"I was training for the London marathon and I was in India on one of my trips and I was running with friends up in the hills. We turned this corner and we must've upset this elephant. She came out of the bush roaring with her trunk up. We saw her and you've never seen two guys run like we did; we just took off.
"Now I do yoga in the hills of India. Have mat, will travel."...
The Batman Begins star was 16 when his mother, actress Anna Cropper, pulled him out of school to join her on the set of TV mini-series Jewel In The Crown in India - and the magical month has always been a beloved memory. Now 44, the actor has been back to India many times since that first trip - and was thrilled when he found out his new film, Before The Rains, would take him back to the sub-continent.
He says, "I feel more at home in India than I do in England. My soul can really breathe there. "I remember that first trip, my mother was coming down the hills in a cab to meet me and they got stranded, so I had to find my own way to my hotel in Delhi with these crazy cab drivers. It was a real eye-opener."
And Roache admits he's had some crazy moments in India: "I've been chased by an elephant. I thought this would be a great advert for Nike shoes.
"I was training for the London marathon and I was in India on one of my trips and I was running with friends up in the hills. We turned this corner and we must've upset this elephant. She came out of the bush roaring with her trunk up. We saw her and you've never seen two guys run like we did; we just took off.
"Now I do yoga in the hills of India. Have mat, will travel."...
- 5/4/2008
- WENN
The 19th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival announced its complete 2008 lineup Tuesday, with a screening of the Audrey Tautou starrer Priceless set as the event's closing film.
In all, the Jan. 3-14 festival will screen 222 feature films from more than 66 countries, with 69 premieres and 55 screenings of official Oscar submissions for foreign-language film. The U.S. premiere of Before the Rains (USA/India) will be spotlighted during its World Cinema Now Gala.
Festival director Darryl Macdonald described the event as "more streamlined" than in years past. Last year, Palm Springs featured 254 films from 73 countries.
"The result is a richer and more focused event that maintains the festival's concentration on quality international programming while highlighting the diversity of its offerings in a more accessible, audience-friendly way," Macdonald said.
Helen Hunt's directorial debut, Then She Found Me, will be the fest's opening-night feature, and Atonement director Joe Wright will be honored with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award; other nods are set for Sean Penn as director of the year and Halle Berry as the recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Award.
In all, the Jan. 3-14 festival will screen 222 feature films from more than 66 countries, with 69 premieres and 55 screenings of official Oscar submissions for foreign-language film. The U.S. premiere of Before the Rains (USA/India) will be spotlighted during its World Cinema Now Gala.
Festival director Darryl Macdonald described the event as "more streamlined" than in years past. Last year, Palm Springs featured 254 films from 73 countries.
"The result is a richer and more focused event that maintains the festival's concentration on quality international programming while highlighting the diversity of its offerings in a more accessible, audience-friendly way," Macdonald said.
Helen Hunt's directorial debut, Then She Found Me, will be the fest's opening-night feature, and Atonement director Joe Wright will be honored with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award; other nods are set for Sean Penn as director of the year and Halle Berry as the recipient of the Desert Palm Achievement Award.
- 12/19/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Roadside Attractions has nabbed a pair of Toronto International Film Festival world premieres: Santosh Sivan's romantic drama Before the Rains, starring Linus Roache, and Tarsem's epic fantasy The Fall.
Rains stars Roache as a British entrepreneur in 1937 colonial India who begins an extramarital affair with a local servant (Nandita Das). When their relationship is exposed, and his wife (Jennifer Ehle) returns from England, his future and the servant's life are put in jeopardy.
Doug Mankoff, Andrew Spaulding, Paul Hardart, Tom Hardart and Mark Burton produced the film from Indian director Sivan (The Terrorist). The film premiered in September and will be released next year.
Music video director Tarsem's Fall, set in a 1920s hospital, centers on a fantastical story told to a young girl (Catinca Untaru) with a broken collarbone by an injured stuntman (Lee Pace). The films brings the tale of five heroes who escape from a desert island to life with violent and surreal imagery channeled through the girl's imagination.
Rains stars Roache as a British entrepreneur in 1937 colonial India who begins an extramarital affair with a local servant (Nandita Das). When their relationship is exposed, and his wife (Jennifer Ehle) returns from England, his future and the servant's life are put in jeopardy.
Doug Mankoff, Andrew Spaulding, Paul Hardart, Tom Hardart and Mark Burton produced the film from Indian director Sivan (The Terrorist). The film premiered in September and will be released next year.
Music video director Tarsem's Fall, set in a 1920s hospital, centers on a fantastical story told to a young girl (Catinca Untaru) with a broken collarbone by an injured stuntman (Lee Pace). The films brings the tale of five heroes who escape from a desert island to life with violent and surreal imagery channeled through the girl's imagination.
- 12/10/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Charlotte Mickie, former head of North American operations at Dreamachine, on Tuesday was named head of a Maximum Films International, the new Canadian film sales firm launched by veteran movie producer Robert Lantos.
As managing director of Toronto-based Maximum, Mickie will buy and sell first-run films internationally for theatrical release. The company's initial slate includes a host of films from Lantos' Serendipidity Point Films shingle including Jeremy Podeswa's Fugitive Pieces, which is scheduled to open the Toronto International Film Festival.
Other titles include Randall Cole's Real Time, starring Randy Quaid and Jay Baruchel, Atom Egoyan's Adoration, Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg and Santosh Sivan's Before the Rains, which stars Linus Roache and Rahul Bose.
Lantos also is launching Maximum Film Distribution, a Toronto-based movie releasing company, with Tony Cianciotta on board as managing director for English-speaking Canada. The new shingle has just signed an output deal with U.S.-based IFC Films, grabbing the Canadian rights to its feature films.
Maximum's initial Canadian release slate includes Fugitive Pieces, Cannes award winner Jelly Fish, Kenneth Branagh's The Magic Flute and Sophie Barthes' Cold Souls.
Lantos' return to the distribution game follows his sale last year of a nearly 50% stake in THINKFilm.
As managing director of Toronto-based Maximum, Mickie will buy and sell first-run films internationally for theatrical release. The company's initial slate includes a host of films from Lantos' Serendipidity Point Films shingle including Jeremy Podeswa's Fugitive Pieces, which is scheduled to open the Toronto International Film Festival.
Other titles include Randall Cole's Real Time, starring Randy Quaid and Jay Baruchel, Atom Egoyan's Adoration, Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg and Santosh Sivan's Before the Rains, which stars Linus Roache and Rahul Bose.
Lantos also is launching Maximum Film Distribution, a Toronto-based movie releasing company, with Tony Cianciotta on board as managing director for English-speaking Canada. The new shingle has just signed an output deal with U.S.-based IFC Films, grabbing the Canadian rights to its feature films.
Maximum's initial Canadian release slate includes Fugitive Pieces, Cannes award winner Jelly Fish, Kenneth Branagh's The Magic Flute and Sophie Barthes' Cold Souls.
Lantos' return to the distribution game follows his sale last year of a nearly 50% stake in THINKFilm.
- 8/29/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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