Icelandic football filmThe Home Game won the Glasgow Film Festival audience award which was presented as the 20th edition drew to a close in the Scottish city last night (March 10).
Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson’s documentary about plucky underdogs Reynir Fc’s bid for cup glory scored the highest audience score in the award’s 10-year history.
Based in the Icelandic village of Hellissandur, with a population of 369, Reynir Fc was re-formed in 2020 with a ragtag bunch of locals including a 15-year-old schoolboy rapper, 40-something in goal and the somewhat controversial inclusion of a former Iceland women’s team player.
Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson’s documentary about plucky underdogs Reynir Fc’s bid for cup glory scored the highest audience score in the award’s 10-year history.
Based in the Icelandic village of Hellissandur, with a population of 369, Reynir Fc was re-formed in 2020 with a ragtag bunch of locals including a 15-year-old schoolboy rapper, 40-something in goal and the somewhat controversial inclusion of a former Iceland women’s team player.
- 3/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
Glasgow Film Festival’s (Gff) Industry Focus (March 3-7) returns with a line-up that includes a celebration of the new wave of UK filmmaking and brings together filmmakers for an in conversation event with the BFI’s head of the Filmmaking Fund Mia Bays and BBC Film director Eva Yates.
NextGen will unite executives with Girl director Adura Onashile, Scrapper filmmaker Charlotte Regan and Lucy Cohen, whose feature Edge Of Summer will world premiere at this year’s Gff.
Further highlights include the Animatic Live Pitch - Gff’s new animation talent development scheme, which culminates in a live pitch...
NextGen will unite executives with Girl director Adura Onashile, Scrapper filmmaker Charlotte Regan and Lucy Cohen, whose feature Edge Of Summer will world premiere at this year’s Gff.
Further highlights include the Animatic Live Pitch - Gff’s new animation talent development scheme, which culminates in a live pitch...
- 2/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
The board will develop a 10-year strategy for the festival’s industry programme.
Film and TV director Raisah Ahmed will chair the new industry advisory board of the Glasgow Film Festival (Gff), that will also include executives from Film4, Protagonist and Netflix.
The board will “drive further development of Glasgow Film Festival’s industry offer, providing new opportunities for Scotland-based talent to meet, collaborate, pitch ideas, and develop their work together”, said David Smith, director, Screen Scotland.
The board will announce its 10-year strategy for the industry programme at the next Gff which takes place February 28 – March 10, 2024.
Ahmed’s credts...
Film and TV director Raisah Ahmed will chair the new industry advisory board of the Glasgow Film Festival (Gff), that will also include executives from Film4, Protagonist and Netflix.
The board will “drive further development of Glasgow Film Festival’s industry offer, providing new opportunities for Scotland-based talent to meet, collaborate, pitch ideas, and develop their work together”, said David Smith, director, Screen Scotland.
The board will announce its 10-year strategy for the industry programme at the next Gff which takes place February 28 – March 10, 2024.
Ahmed’s credts...
- 9/19/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
The board will develop a 10-year strategy for the festival’s industry programme.
Film and TV director Raisah Ahmed will chair the new industry advisory board of the Glasgow Film Festival (Gff), that will also include executives from Film4, Protagonist and Netflix.
The board will “drive further development of Glasgow Film Festival’s industry offer, providing new opportunities for Scotland-based talent to meet, collaborate, pitch ideas, and develop their work together”, said David Smith, director, Screen Scotland.
The board will announce its 10-year strategy for the industry programme at the next Gff which takes place February 28 – March 10, 2024.
Ahmed’s credts...
Film and TV director Raisah Ahmed will chair the new industry advisory board of the Glasgow Film Festival (Gff), that will also include executives from Film4, Protagonist and Netflix.
The board will “drive further development of Glasgow Film Festival’s industry offer, providing new opportunities for Scotland-based talent to meet, collaborate, pitch ideas, and develop their work together”, said David Smith, director, Screen Scotland.
The board will announce its 10-year strategy for the industry programme at the next Gff which takes place February 28 – March 10, 2024.
Ahmed’s credts...
- 9/19/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Glasgow Film Festival ran from March 1-12, screening 123 features.
A joy-filled Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) drew to a close last night (March 12) with the UK premiere of Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society, while Riceboy Sleeps scooped the festival’s only prize, the audience award, in what co-director Allan Hunter described as the “tightest” voting race in Gff’s audience award history.
Riceboy Sleeps is directed by Anthony Shim, and premiered at Toronto last year. It follows a South Korean family’s attempts to adapt to a new life in Canada, produced by Shim, Rebecca Steele and Bryan Demore. The family...
A joy-filled Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) drew to a close last night (March 12) with the UK premiere of Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society, while Riceboy Sleeps scooped the festival’s only prize, the audience award, in what co-director Allan Hunter described as the “tightest” voting race in Gff’s audience award history.
Riceboy Sleeps is directed by Anthony Shim, and premiered at Toronto last year. It follows a South Korean family’s attempts to adapt to a new life in Canada, produced by Shim, Rebecca Steele and Bryan Demore. The family...
- 3/13/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Glasgow Film Festival ran from March 1-12, screening 123 features.
A joy-filled Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) drew to a close last night (March 12) with the UK premiere of Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society, while Riceboy Sleeps scooped the festival’s only prize, the audience award, in what co-director Allan Hunter described as the “tightest” voting race in Gff’s audience award history.
Riceboy Sleeps is directed by Anthony Shim, and premiered at Toronto last year. It follows a South Korean family’s attempts to adapt to a new life in Canada, produced by Shim, Rebecca Steele and Bryan Demore. The family...
A joy-filled Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) drew to a close last night (March 12) with the UK premiere of Nida Manzoor’s Polite Society, while Riceboy Sleeps scooped the festival’s only prize, the audience award, in what co-director Allan Hunter described as the “tightest” voting race in Gff’s audience award history.
Riceboy Sleeps is directed by Anthony Shim, and premiered at Toronto last year. It follows a South Korean family’s attempts to adapt to a new life in Canada, produced by Shim, Rebecca Steele and Bryan Demore. The family...
- 3/13/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Melanie Iredale, Jeanie Finlay and Lauren Castro are among the participants.
Birds Eye View director Melanie Iredale, British Council’s Catherine Bray, and filmmaker Jeanie Finlay are among the speakers participating in the industry programme of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival (Gff), taking place from March 6-9 and with a particular focus on female talent.
Iredale will participate in an event called ”20 years of Birds Eye View” which celebrates the organisation’s Reclaim The Frame, a spotlight for female and non-binary filmmakers.
Bray will host one-to-one sessions with first and second-time directors to discuss their festival strategies.
Jeanie Finlay,...
Birds Eye View director Melanie Iredale, British Council’s Catherine Bray, and filmmaker Jeanie Finlay are among the speakers participating in the industry programme of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival (Gff), taking place from March 6-9 and with a particular focus on female talent.
Iredale will participate in an event called ”20 years of Birds Eye View” which celebrates the organisation’s Reclaim The Frame, a spotlight for female and non-binary filmmakers.
Bray will host one-to-one sessions with first and second-time directors to discuss their festival strategies.
Jeanie Finlay,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Programme will have a particular focus on female talent across the industry
The Glasgow film festival (Gff) has unveiled the full programme for its 2023 industry focus strand with participants including Birds Eye View director Melanie Iredale and the British Council’s Catherine Bray.
The programme will run March 6-9 and have a particular focus on female talent across the industry.
Iredale will participate in an event celebrating 20 years of Reclaim The Frame – a spotlight for female and non-binary filmmakers – with film critic and curator Xuanlin Tham.
Bray will be offering 1:1 sessions with first and second-time directors to discuss their festival strategies.
The Glasgow film festival (Gff) has unveiled the full programme for its 2023 industry focus strand with participants including Birds Eye View director Melanie Iredale and the British Council’s Catherine Bray.
The programme will run March 6-9 and have a particular focus on female talent across the industry.
Iredale will participate in an event celebrating 20 years of Reclaim The Frame – a spotlight for female and non-binary filmmakers – with film critic and curator Xuanlin Tham.
Bray will be offering 1:1 sessions with first and second-time directors to discuss their festival strategies.
- 2/8/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
The industry programme runs from March 6-9, with the festival taking place from March 1-12.
Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) will open its 2023 edition with Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 Adura Onashile’s debut feature, the Glasgow-shot Girl, following its world premiere at Sundance.
The feature follows a woman named Grace (Divines star Déborah Lukumuena in her first English-language role) and her 11-year-old daughter Ama (Le’Shantey Bonsu) as they try to build a new life in Glasgow after a traumatic past. Telling Ama to trust nobody, Grace is alarmed when Ama makes friends with a classmate.
Girl is produced by Ciara Barry...
Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) will open its 2023 edition with Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 Adura Onashile’s debut feature, the Glasgow-shot Girl, following its world premiere at Sundance.
The feature follows a woman named Grace (Divines star Déborah Lukumuena in her first English-language role) and her 11-year-old daughter Ama (Le’Shantey Bonsu) as they try to build a new life in Glasgow after a traumatic past. Telling Ama to trust nobody, Grace is alarmed when Ama makes friends with a classmate.
Girl is produced by Ciara Barry...
- 1/5/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Mamoudou Athie is set to join the all-star ensemble of And, Yorgos Lanthimos’ next film at Searchlight Pictures. He joins Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau and Joe Alwyn. Lanthimos will direct with a script developed by Element Pictures and Film4 and penned by Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou.
The film is produced by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe of Element, along with Kasia Malipan and Lanthimos. Ollie Madden and Daniel Battsek are executive producing for Film4, which co-financed the project. Plot details are being kept under wraps.
The film marks another reunion for Lanthimos with Element Pictures, Searchlight and Film4 following their collaboration on the Oscar-winning The Favourite and Poor Things, currently in post-production.
And is being overseen by Searchlight VP Production Richard Ruiz and Director Development & Production Peter Spencer, reporting to heads of production and development Katie Goodson-Thomas and DanTram Nguyen. Film4 director Madden,...
The film is produced by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe of Element, along with Kasia Malipan and Lanthimos. Ollie Madden and Daniel Battsek are executive producing for Film4, which co-financed the project. Plot details are being kept under wraps.
The film marks another reunion for Lanthimos with Element Pictures, Searchlight and Film4 following their collaboration on the Oscar-winning The Favourite and Poor Things, currently in post-production.
And is being overseen by Searchlight VP Production Richard Ruiz and Director Development & Production Peter Spencer, reporting to heads of production and development Katie Goodson-Thomas and DanTram Nguyen. Film4 director Madden,...
- 10/31/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Great news for folks who love pitch black comedies with A-list performers and deeply bleak themes, because Yorgos Lanthimos, the man who gave us films like "The Favourite," "The Lobster," and "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" has just announced a new project.
Lanthimos' next film boasts the singular title "And," and includes yet another buzzy cast of film greats. The film marks a hat trick between the director and Emma Stone, who will be joined by Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley who can also be seen in the director's upcoming "Poor Things." Academy Award-nominee Jesse Plemons has also joined the cast, because Lanthimos loves us and wants us to have good things.
Plot details for the film have yet to be made public, but "And" is being produced by Searchlight Pictures. The director is collaborating on the screenplay yet again with Efthimis Filippou, who also contributed to the scripts...
Lanthimos' next film boasts the singular title "And," and includes yet another buzzy cast of film greats. The film marks a hat trick between the director and Emma Stone, who will be joined by Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley who can also be seen in the director's upcoming "Poor Things." Academy Award-nominee Jesse Plemons has also joined the cast, because Lanthimos loves us and wants us to have good things.
Plot details for the film have yet to be made public, but "And" is being produced by Searchlight Pictures. The director is collaborating on the screenplay yet again with Efthimis Filippou, who also contributed to the scripts...
- 9/29/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley to Star in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Film ‘And’
Yorgos Lanthimos, the filmmaker behind dark comedies like “The Favourite” and “The Lobster,” has lined up a starry ensemble for his next movie, titled “And.”
Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons and Margaret Qualley will star in “And,” which is set at Searchlight Pictures. Plot details for the film have been kept under wraps.
In addition to directing, Lanthimos is writing the screenplay with Efthimis Filippou, his collaborator on “The Lobster” and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.” Element Pictures and Film4 helped develop the script, and Film4 co-financed the project, which begins principal photography in New Orleans next month.
“Working with Yorgos continues to be a highlight for us at Searchlight, and this is yet another truly original project that sets his work apart,” said Searchlight Presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. “Working again with Emma, Jesse, Willem and Margaret as well as Element and Film4 is just the icing on the cake.
Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons and Margaret Qualley will star in “And,” which is set at Searchlight Pictures. Plot details for the film have been kept under wraps.
In addition to directing, Lanthimos is writing the screenplay with Efthimis Filippou, his collaborator on “The Lobster” and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.” Element Pictures and Film4 helped develop the script, and Film4 co-financed the project, which begins principal photography in New Orleans next month.
“Working with Yorgos continues to be a highlight for us at Searchlight, and this is yet another truly original project that sets his work apart,” said Searchlight Presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. “Working again with Emma, Jesse, Willem and Margaret as well as Element and Film4 is just the icing on the cake.
- 9/29/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
“Dogtooth” and “The Favourite” director Yorgos Lanthimos has set up the cast for what will be his next film titled “And” at Searchlight Pictures, and he’s set an A-list cast of Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons and Margaret Qualley to star.
Plot details are being kept under wraps for the project, but it’s a reunion between Lanthimos, Stone and Searchlight as the director is now in postproduction on his upcoming film “Poor Things.”
The film will begin principal photography in New Orleans next month.
Lanthimos co-wrote the script for “And” with Efthimis Filippou, and it was developed by Element Pictures and Film4. The film is produced by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe of Element, along with Kasia Malipan and Lanthimos. Film4 co-financed the project.
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“Working with Yorgos continues to be a highlight for us at Searchlight,...
Plot details are being kept under wraps for the project, but it’s a reunion between Lanthimos, Stone and Searchlight as the director is now in postproduction on his upcoming film “Poor Things.”
The film will begin principal photography in New Orleans next month.
Lanthimos co-wrote the script for “And” with Efthimis Filippou, and it was developed by Element Pictures and Film4. The film is produced by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe of Element, along with Kasia Malipan and Lanthimos. Film4 co-financed the project.
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‘Sanctuary’ Starring Margaret Qualley Acquired by Neon Boutique Label Super
“Working with Yorgos continues to be a highlight for us at Searchlight,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos and Searchlight Pictures are looking to stay in business with each other as the studio is greenlighting his next film And. Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley are set to star. With a script developed by Element Pictures and Film4 and penned by Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou, the film is produced by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe of Element, along with Kasia Malipan and Lanthimos.
Ollie Madden and Daniel Battsek are executive producing for Film4, which co-financed the project. It begins principal photography in New Orleans next month.
Plot details are being kept under wraps.
“Working with Yorgos continues to be a highlight for us at Searchlight, and this is yet another truly original project that sets his work apart,” said Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. “Working again with Emma, Willem, Jesse and Margaret as well as Element and...
Ollie Madden and Daniel Battsek are executive producing for Film4, which co-financed the project. It begins principal photography in New Orleans next month.
Plot details are being kept under wraps.
“Working with Yorgos continues to be a highlight for us at Searchlight, and this is yet another truly original project that sets his work apart,” said Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. “Working again with Emma, Willem, Jesse and Margaret as well as Element and...
- 9/29/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Film4 co-financed, Element Pictures producing.
Searchlight Pictures and Yorgos Lanthimos are readying And, their fifth film together which is set to star Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley.
Film4 co-financed the project and Element Pictures are producing And, which begins principal photography in New Orleans next month. Plot details remain under the proverbial wraps.
Element Pictures and Film4 jointly developed the screenplay by Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou, and Element’s Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe are producing alongside Kasia Malipan and Lanthimos.
Searchlight, Element and Film4 collaborated on The Favourite and Poor Things, currently in post-production and starring Stone,...
Searchlight Pictures and Yorgos Lanthimos are readying And, their fifth film together which is set to star Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley.
Film4 co-financed the project and Element Pictures are producing And, which begins principal photography in New Orleans next month. Plot details remain under the proverbial wraps.
Element Pictures and Film4 jointly developed the screenplay by Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou, and Element’s Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe are producing alongside Kasia Malipan and Lanthimos.
Searchlight, Element and Film4 collaborated on The Favourite and Poor Things, currently in post-production and starring Stone,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Roxy Mckenna joins Film Hub North; Keith Potter hired for Scottish Film Talent Network.
Producer Roxy Mckenna and Catalyst Global Media’s Keith Potter have joined BFI Network as regional talent executives for the North of England and Scotland.
Mckenna joins Film Hub North where she will work alongside Amy O’Hara, based out of Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema.
Potter has been appointed talent development executive at Scottish Film Talent Network (Sftn), where he will be responsible for the first feature slate at Sftn, which is supported by Screen Scotland and BFI Network.
Mckenna previously commissioned and executive produced over 30 short films and documentaries,...
Producer Roxy Mckenna and Catalyst Global Media’s Keith Potter have joined BFI Network as regional talent executives for the North of England and Scotland.
Mckenna joins Film Hub North where she will work alongside Amy O’Hara, based out of Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema.
Potter has been appointed talent development executive at Scottish Film Talent Network (Sftn), where he will be responsible for the first feature slate at Sftn, which is supported by Screen Scotland and BFI Network.
Mckenna previously commissioned and executive produced over 30 short films and documentaries,...
- 6/21/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Verve Pictures to distribute completed films at the end of the year.
The £200,000 short films initiative The Uncertain Kingdom, launched in December 2018, has finalised the 20 directors who will each receive £10,000 to finance a short film project.
Joining the previously announced Hope Dickson Leach (The Levelling) are the Oscar-winning Orlando Von Einsiedel (The White Helmets), International Emmy winner Guy Jenkin (Outnumbered) and Bifa winner Carol Salter (Almost Heaven).
Also on the roster are four former Screen Stars of Tomorrow: actor/writer/director Antonia Campbell-Hughes, writer/director Rubika Shah, and producers Helen Simmons and Yaw Basoah.
The full list of project teams can be found below.
The £200,000 short films initiative The Uncertain Kingdom, launched in December 2018, has finalised the 20 directors who will each receive £10,000 to finance a short film project.
Joining the previously announced Hope Dickson Leach (The Levelling) are the Oscar-winning Orlando Von Einsiedel (The White Helmets), International Emmy winner Guy Jenkin (Outnumbered) and Bifa winner Carol Salter (Almost Heaven).
Also on the roster are four former Screen Stars of Tomorrow: actor/writer/director Antonia Campbell-Hughes, writer/director Rubika Shah, and producers Helen Simmons and Yaw Basoah.
The full list of project teams can be found below.
- 5/31/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The British Film Institute (BFI), the UK’s lead organization for film, has appointed former Stx and Film4 staffer Amy O’Hara as BFI Talent Executive at Film Hub North. She becomes one of seven nationwide Network talent executives.
O’Hara will work alongside fellow Talent Executive Alice Ramsey to lead the talent development resource in the North of England. She replaces Jessica Loveland, who recently joined the BFI as Head of BFI Network.
O’Hara will be based out of the Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne, and joins from Stx International where she most recently served as Digital Marketing Manager overseeing digital campaigns. Previously she was at Film4 for three years where she worked in departments including marketing and distribution.
BFI Network supports filmmakers early in their careers with short film funding, early feature development, industry-backed professional development and networking support. They work closely with the BFI Film...
O’Hara will work alongside fellow Talent Executive Alice Ramsey to lead the talent development resource in the North of England. She replaces Jessica Loveland, who recently joined the BFI as Head of BFI Network.
O’Hara will be based out of the Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne, and joins from Stx International where she most recently served as Digital Marketing Manager overseeing digital campaigns. Previously she was at Film4 for three years where she worked in departments including marketing and distribution.
BFI Network supports filmmakers early in their careers with short film funding, early feature development, industry-backed professional development and networking support. They work closely with the BFI Film...
- 1/15/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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