Exclusive: Ondi Timoner, the documentary filmmaker who is making her narrative feature debut with the Matt Smith-starring biopic Mapplethorpe, has signed with Apa and Dialed-in Entertainment.
Timoner has won a pair of Sundance Film Festival grand jury prizes — first in 2004 for her feature documentary debut Dig!, then again in 2009 for We Live In Public. Her docu feature credits also include Join Us (2007), Cool It (2010), and Brand: A Second Coming (2015). Last year, Timoner and her Interloper Films banner produced Jungletown, a 10-hour docuseries for Viceland about an entrepreneur’s attempt to build a sustainable modern town in the Panamanian jungle.
She also has produced and hosted 300 episodes of the online interview show Byod (Bring Your Own Doc); is founder and CEO of the online network A Total Disruption; and is part of WeTalk, which features her traveling talk show celebrating the women shaping our culture across arts, entrepreneurship, government and technology.
Timoner has won a pair of Sundance Film Festival grand jury prizes — first in 2004 for her feature documentary debut Dig!, then again in 2009 for We Live In Public. Her docu feature credits also include Join Us (2007), Cool It (2010), and Brand: A Second Coming (2015). Last year, Timoner and her Interloper Films banner produced Jungletown, a 10-hour docuseries for Viceland about an entrepreneur’s attempt to build a sustainable modern town in the Panamanian jungle.
She also has produced and hosted 300 episodes of the online interview show Byod (Bring Your Own Doc); is founder and CEO of the online network A Total Disruption; and is part of WeTalk, which features her traveling talk show celebrating the women shaping our culture across arts, entrepreneurship, government and technology.
- 10/11/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
James Van Der Beek had already been acting for several years when the movie that would change everything for him was released. “‘Being John Malkovich,’ to me, was the reason to be famous; to get to do something like that,” he told IndieWire. “I remember watching what John Malkovich did in that, I thought, ‘That is the coolest fucking thing I’ve ever seen a famous person do.'”
So when Van Der Beek started working on the new Viceland series “What Would Diplo Do?” with Spike Jonze (who directed the 1999 modern classic), “to be able to pitch him this whole idea and get his take on it was a dream.”
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It was Viceland who initially came to Van Der Beek and director Brandon Dermer with the idea of...
So when Van Der Beek started working on the new Viceland series “What Would Diplo Do?” with Spike Jonze (who directed the 1999 modern classic), “to be able to pitch him this whole idea and get his take on it was a dream.”
Read More‘Manhunt: Unabomber’ Review: Discovery’s First Scripted Drama Will Drag You Into Some Crazy POVs, Like It Or Not
It was Viceland who initially came to Van Der Beek and director Brandon Dermer with the idea of...
- 8/2/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Have you ever wondered what goes on in the lives of the rich and talented behind closed doors? Or better yet, yearned for a superstar’s guidance? Well, Viceland heard your cries and has answered your prayers (sort of).
Read More: ‘Nirvanna The Band The Show’ Review: Spike Jonze-Produced Viceland Comedy is Here to Gleefully Entertain Us
“What Would Diplo Do?” is Viceland’s first fully scripted comedy series and centers around the everyday life of superstar DJ and producer Diplo. James Van Der Beek writes and stars as Diplo, showcasing his many talents, faults, and ninja moves.
According to Viceland, the series can be described as “a loving send-up of the electronic dance music scene.” Described as a hybrid of “Louie” and “World Star Hip Hop” crossed with “This Is Spinal Tap,” the “Dawson’s Creek” and “Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23” star plays a...
Read More: ‘Nirvanna The Band The Show’ Review: Spike Jonze-Produced Viceland Comedy is Here to Gleefully Entertain Us
“What Would Diplo Do?” is Viceland’s first fully scripted comedy series and centers around the everyday life of superstar DJ and producer Diplo. James Van Der Beek writes and stars as Diplo, showcasing his many talents, faults, and ninja moves.
According to Viceland, the series can be described as “a loving send-up of the electronic dance music scene.” Described as a hybrid of “Louie” and “World Star Hip Hop” crossed with “This Is Spinal Tap,” the “Dawson’s Creek” and “Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23” star plays a...
- 7/5/2017
- by Gabrielle Kiss
- Indiewire
One week before production is scheduled to start on writer-director Ondi Timoner’s “Mapplethorpe,” the biopic starring Matt Smith as photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, “Imposters” actress Marianne Rendón has been cast as Patti Smith, IndieWire has learned. The role was originally slated for Zosia Mamet until she dropped out over scheduling conflicts.
What the film doesn’t have, however, is the support of Patti Smith.
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A singer, poet, and influential member of the 1970s punk rock movement, Smith documented her seminal personal and artistic relationship with Mapplethorpe in the 2010 memoir “Just Kids,” which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction. However, a rep for Smith said she opted not to be involved in the production in any way, declining to comment as to why.
“When I saw Marianne for the first time, I knew we’d finally found our Patti,...
What the film doesn’t have, however, is the support of Patti Smith.
Read More: HBO’s ‘Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures’ Doc Raises Questions, Producer Has Answers
A singer, poet, and influential member of the 1970s punk rock movement, Smith documented her seminal personal and artistic relationship with Mapplethorpe in the 2010 memoir “Just Kids,” which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction. However, a rep for Smith said she opted not to be involved in the production in any way, declining to comment as to why.
“When I saw Marianne for the first time, I knew we’d finally found our Patti,...
- 7/3/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
The inaugural Audience Awards Film Festival 2017 occurred last week to highlight many indie filmmakers in North Hollywood.
The festival honored award-winning documentarian Ondi Timoner (Jungletown), Effie T. Brown (Dear White People), Paz Lechantin of the Pixies and Jacques Thelemaque, president of Filmmakers Alliance.
The festival gave over $100,000 in cash and prizes towards aspiring artists and bringing them together with industry professionals.
Filmmaker Sarah Clift garnered the Women’s Film Challenge Grand Jury Prize for her film La Madre Buena (The Good Mother) and the Juice Award from Tangerine Entertainment.
Women’s Film Challenge Audience Award went to Montana Hall for her animated short Monster.
Live audience voting utilizing Audience Awards’ proprietary voting platform determined the Best of Fest winner, The Scared One, by Romain and Thibault Lafargue. The Best of Fest runner-up, The Girl in the Green Dress, was by Sarah Fletcher.
The Kodak Vision Award went to Haven Nutt for her film Mr. Man.
The festival honored award-winning documentarian Ondi Timoner (Jungletown), Effie T. Brown (Dear White People), Paz Lechantin of the Pixies and Jacques Thelemaque, president of Filmmakers Alliance.
The festival gave over $100,000 in cash and prizes towards aspiring artists and bringing them together with industry professionals.
Filmmaker Sarah Clift garnered the Women’s Film Challenge Grand Jury Prize for her film La Madre Buena (The Good Mother) and the Juice Award from Tangerine Entertainment.
Women’s Film Challenge Audience Award went to Montana Hall for her animated short Monster.
Live audience voting utilizing Audience Awards’ proprietary voting platform determined the Best of Fest winner, The Scared One, by Romain and Thibault Lafargue. The Best of Fest runner-up, The Girl in the Green Dress, was by Sarah Fletcher.
The Kodak Vision Award went to Haven Nutt for her film Mr. Man.
- 4/14/2017
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
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