Seriesmakers, a joint initiative of Series Mania, Europe’s biggest TV festival, and European film-tv powerhouse Beta Group, has revealed the 10 top-notch project lineup of the second edition of its novel and high-powered mentoring program for filmmakers making their TV creator debut.
This year’s Seriesmakers features in development drama series from Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald (“George Blake”), behind “The Last King Of Scotland,” and from Finnish director Mikko Myllylahti, who burst onto the scene co-writing with Juho Kuosmanen the latter’s “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Makki,” a 2016 Cannes Un Certain Regard winner.
Also in the mix is the highly courted Kaouther Ben Hania, a double Oscar nominee for the “compelling, ambitious hybrid” “Four Daughters,” said Variety, in the doc category and the “The Man Who Sold His Skin” (2020), Tunisia’s entry in international feature.
In all, however, nine of the ten directors winning berths this...
This year’s Seriesmakers features in development drama series from Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald (“George Blake”), behind “The Last King Of Scotland,” and from Finnish director Mikko Myllylahti, who burst onto the scene co-writing with Juho Kuosmanen the latter’s “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Makki,” a 2016 Cannes Un Certain Regard winner.
Also in the mix is the highly courted Kaouther Ben Hania, a double Oscar nominee for the “compelling, ambitious hybrid” “Four Daughters,” said Variety, in the doc category and the “The Man Who Sold His Skin” (2020), Tunisia’s entry in international feature.
In all, however, nine of the ten directors winning berths this...
- 3/4/2024
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Tuttle revealed she will move to Berlin, learn to speak German and is excited by the state of German-language cinema.
Initial reactions from the German film industry to the appointment of Tricia Tuttle as the first female director of the Berlinale have been overwhelmingly positive.
“I truly welcome a female artistic director of the Berlinale. I think it was time that one of the big festivals has a woman as the leading person. So cheers to that!” said producer Janine Jackowski, co-founder of Komplizen Film whose production of Nadav Lapid’s Synonyms won the Golden Bear in 2019.
This sentiment was shared by Christine Berg,...
Initial reactions from the German film industry to the appointment of Tricia Tuttle as the first female director of the Berlinale have been overwhelmingly positive.
“I truly welcome a female artistic director of the Berlinale. I think it was time that one of the big festivals has a woman as the leading person. So cheers to that!” said producer Janine Jackowski, co-founder of Komplizen Film whose production of Nadav Lapid’s Synonyms won the Golden Bear in 2019.
This sentiment was shared by Christine Berg,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Production has kicked off on “A Better Place,” which is produced by Komplizen Serien and Studiocanal Series in Germany.
Komplizen Serien, headed by David Keitsch, is the TV arm of leading movie production company Komplizen Film, whose credits include “Spencer,” for which Kristen Stewart was Oscar-nominated, and “Toni Erdmann,” which was Oscar-nominated in the foreign language film category.
“A Better Place” is the first German TV show to be produced by Studiocanal Series, the German TV arm of the French production powerhouse. Studiocanal Series is headed by Nicolas Loock.
The series will be shown on German streaming platform Ard Mediathek and broadcast channel Das Erste at the end of 2024. Studiocanal is handling international distribution.
It is shooting in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany from August to December. Alexander Lindh is the showrunner. Anne Zohra Berrached and Konstantin Bock (the editor on Oscar-nominated “Capernaum”) are directing.
The show poses the question: What if...
Komplizen Serien, headed by David Keitsch, is the TV arm of leading movie production company Komplizen Film, whose credits include “Spencer,” for which Kristen Stewart was Oscar-nominated, and “Toni Erdmann,” which was Oscar-nominated in the foreign language film category.
“A Better Place” is the first German TV show to be produced by Studiocanal Series, the German TV arm of the French production powerhouse. Studiocanal Series is headed by Nicolas Loock.
The series will be shown on German streaming platform Ard Mediathek and broadcast channel Das Erste at the end of 2024. Studiocanal is handling international distribution.
It is shooting in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany from August to December. Alexander Lindh is the showrunner. Anne Zohra Berrached and Konstantin Bock (the editor on Oscar-nominated “Capernaum”) are directing.
The show poses the question: What if...
- 8/8/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
You could call the 40 executives on THR‘s inaugural International Women in Entertainment — Film list “the survivors.” As seismic disruptions rocked the indie world, from Covid shutdowns to the decimation of the special cinema market, these women have found a way to secure the money and the partners to keep making the stories they care about — often told by filmmakers from ignored or underrepresented groups — and get them out to the audiences that love them, worldwide. In a business that lionizes ego, these bosses — some who run pan-national mini-studios, others who oversee boutique operations with a handful of employees — have made an art out of collaboration, understanding that only by pooling their resources, by co-producing, co-financing or distributing one another’s movies, and by mentoring and encouraging young (often female) filmmakers, can the polyglot world of international indie cinema survive.
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- 5/15/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski, Alex Ritman, Scott Roxborough and Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Locarno Film Festival will honor French-Danish producer Marianne Slot with its Raimondo Rezzonico Award, given to figures who have played a major role in international production, at its 76th edition running from August 2 to 12.
Over the course of her 30-year career, Slot has worked with a host of internationally renowned auteurs including Lars von Trier, Lucrecia Martel, Bent Hamer, Malgoska Szumowska, Paz Encina, Lisandro Alonso, Sergei Loznitsa, Naomi Kawase and Benedikt Erlingsson.
Slot broke into producing on the early works of von Trier, taking co-producer credits on the original The Kingdom TV series as well as Breaking The Waves and The Idiots, and has since become a key figure on the international arthouse co-production scene.
The producer will be in Cannes this year with Lisandro Alonso’s ambitious historical drama Eureka starring Viggo Mortensen, which world premieres in the Cannes Premiere section.
“Marianne Slot’s approach to film production has...
Over the course of her 30-year career, Slot has worked with a host of internationally renowned auteurs including Lars von Trier, Lucrecia Martel, Bent Hamer, Malgoska Szumowska, Paz Encina, Lisandro Alonso, Sergei Loznitsa, Naomi Kawase and Benedikt Erlingsson.
Slot broke into producing on the early works of von Trier, taking co-producer credits on the original The Kingdom TV series as well as Breaking The Waves and The Idiots, and has since become a key figure on the international arthouse co-production scene.
The producer will be in Cannes this year with Lisandro Alonso’s ambitious historical drama Eureka starring Viggo Mortensen, which world premieres in the Cannes Premiere section.
“Marianne Slot’s approach to film production has...
- 4/27/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Beta Cinema will sell international rights to “When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before,” the latest production from German powerhouse Komplizen Film, best known for Oscar nominees “Toni Erdmann” and “Spencer,” and directed by Sonja Heiss. As announced today, the moving dramedy will celebrate its world premiere at the Berlinale, opening the Generation 14plus section. Warner Bros. will release the film in Germany on Feb. 23.
The film is based on the bestselling autobiographical novel by Joachim Meyerhoff, which sold more than two million copies in Germany alone, and has been published in more than 10 further territories, including France, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Finland and the Netherlands. It tells a tale of tender romance and longing for departure and arrival.
Growing up in the grounds of one of Germany’s largest psychiatric hospitals is somehow … different. For Joachim, the hospital director’s youngest son, the patients are like family.
The film is based on the bestselling autobiographical novel by Joachim Meyerhoff, which sold more than two million copies in Germany alone, and has been published in more than 10 further territories, including France, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Finland and the Netherlands. It tells a tale of tender romance and longing for departure and arrival.
Growing up in the grounds of one of Germany’s largest psychiatric hospitals is somehow … different. For Joachim, the hospital director’s youngest son, the patients are like family.
- 1/18/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Ruben Östlund’s latest satire, Triangle of Sadness, dominated the European Film Awards with four wins, including Best Film, the evening’s top prize.
Östlund also picked up the Best Screenplay and Best Director Awards for his work on the film, and Zlatko Burić nabbed Best Actor for his leading role.
The film, which picked up this year’s Palme d’Or, follows Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean), a celebrity model couple who are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain (Woody Harrelson). What first appeared Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting to stay alive.
In other top prizes, Vicky Krieps won the Best Actress award for the well-received period drama Corsage, and the Javier Bardem starrer, The Good Boss, won Best Comedy.
The awards ceremony, overseen by the European Film Academy, took place...
Östlund also picked up the Best Screenplay and Best Director Awards for his work on the film, and Zlatko Burić nabbed Best Actor for his leading role.
The film, which picked up this year’s Palme d’Or, follows Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean), a celebrity model couple who are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain (Woody Harrelson). What first appeared Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting to stay alive.
In other top prizes, Vicky Krieps won the Best Actress award for the well-received period drama Corsage, and the Javier Bardem starrer, The Good Boss, won Best Comedy.
The awards ceremony, overseen by the European Film Academy, took place...
- 12/10/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Vicky Krieps was also a winner as best European actress for Corsage.
Ruben Ostlund’s class warfare comedy Triangle Of Sadness was the big winner at the 2022 European Film Awards (EFAs), which took place today (December 10) in Reykjavík.
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The class warfare comedy won best European film, director, screenwriter and actor, for Zlatko Burić.
Vicky Krieps was also a winner as best European actress for Corsage.
Mantas Kvedaravičius’ Mariupolis 2 won the European documentary prize, whilst Alain Ughetto’s No Dogs Or Italians Allowed picked up the animated feature award.
Fernando León de Aranoa’s The Good Boss,...
Ruben Ostlund’s class warfare comedy Triangle Of Sadness was the big winner at the 2022 European Film Awards (EFAs), which took place today (December 10) in Reykjavík.
Scroll down for winners
The class warfare comedy won best European film, director, screenwriter and actor, for Zlatko Burić.
Vicky Krieps was also a winner as best European actress for Corsage.
Mantas Kvedaravičius’ Mariupolis 2 won the European documentary prize, whilst Alain Ughetto’s No Dogs Or Italians Allowed picked up the animated feature award.
Fernando León de Aranoa’s The Good Boss,...
- 12/10/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
The Efa ceremony is taking place December 10 at the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík.
The 2022 European Film Awards (EFAs) ceremony is taking place today (December 10) at 19.15 GMT in Reykjavík.
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Screen will be posting the winners on this page as they are announced during the live ceremony (refresh the page for latest updates). The ceremony kicks off at 19.15 GMT.
Ruben Ostlund’s class warfare comedy Triangle Of Sadness is among the five titles up for the European film award, and is also competing in the director, actor (for Zlatko Burić) and screenwriter (Ostlund) categories.
Lukas Dhont’s...
The 2022 European Film Awards (EFAs) ceremony is taking place today (December 10) at 19.15 GMT in Reykjavík.
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Screen will be posting the winners on this page as they are announced during the live ceremony (refresh the page for latest updates). The ceremony kicks off at 19.15 GMT.
Ruben Ostlund’s class warfare comedy Triangle Of Sadness is among the five titles up for the European film award, and is also competing in the director, actor (for Zlatko Burić) and screenwriter (Ostlund) categories.
Lukas Dhont’s...
- 12/10/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
The Gotham Awards, honoring the best in American independent films, held their 32nd annual event on Monday night, November 28, launching the fall and winter awards season. So who were the big winners? Scroll down for the complete list of film and television champs in all categories, updating live throughout the night.
SEE2023 Oscars: Best Picture Predictions [Updated: November 28]
Nominees were decided by panels of film and television critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators. The winners were then selected by juries of writers, directors, actors, producers, editors, and others directly involved in filmmaking. Those small juries change from year to year and from category to category, so these awards can produce surprising results.
Telling the story of a composer and conductor who comes under fire, “Tar” led the nominations with five bids including Best Feature, as well as for writer-director Todd Field‘s screenplay and for the performances by lead actress Cate Blanchett...
SEE2023 Oscars: Best Picture Predictions [Updated: November 28]
Nominees were decided by panels of film and television critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators. The winners were then selected by juries of writers, directors, actors, producers, editors, and others directly involved in filmmaking. Those small juries change from year to year and from category to category, so these awards can produce surprising results.
Telling the story of a composer and conductor who comes under fire, “Tar” led the nominations with five bids including Best Feature, as well as for writer-director Todd Field‘s screenplay and for the performances by lead actress Cate Blanchett...
- 11/29/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The 35th European Film Awards have officially unveiled this year’s nominations.
Lukas Dhont’s queer coming-of-age drama “Close,” Ali Abbasi’s serial-killer thriller “Holy Spider,” and Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness” lead the 2022 nominations, with each film garnering nods in top categories: Best European Film, Best Director, and Screenwriter.
Marie Kreutzer’s “Corsage” lands three nominations, including Best Actress for Vicky Krieps. “Alcarràs” has two nominations, while Venice Golden Lion winner “Saint Omer” picked up one nod for Best European Director for Alice Diop.
The European Film Academy hosts the award ceremony on December 10 in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík.
German director Margarethe von Trotta will be honored with the European Lifetime Achievement award, and Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman is set to be celebrated with the European Achievement in World Cinema Award. Italian director Marco Bellocchio will receive the Award for European Innovative Storytelling for the limited series “Exterior Night.
Lukas Dhont’s queer coming-of-age drama “Close,” Ali Abbasi’s serial-killer thriller “Holy Spider,” and Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness” lead the 2022 nominations, with each film garnering nods in top categories: Best European Film, Best Director, and Screenwriter.
Marie Kreutzer’s “Corsage” lands three nominations, including Best Actress for Vicky Krieps. “Alcarràs” has two nominations, while Venice Golden Lion winner “Saint Omer” picked up one nod for Best European Director for Alice Diop.
The European Film Academy hosts the award ceremony on December 10 in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík.
German director Margarethe von Trotta will be honored with the European Lifetime Achievement award, and Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman is set to be celebrated with the European Achievement in World Cinema Award. Italian director Marco Bellocchio will receive the Award for European Innovative Storytelling for the limited series “Exterior Night.
- 11/8/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“Triangle of Sadness,” directed by Ruben Östlund, and “Holy Spider,” directed by Ali Abbasi, lead the European Film Awards nominations in major categories, alongside “Close,” directed by Lukas Dhont.
“Triangle of Sadness,” “Holy Spider,” “Alcarràs,” “Close” and “Corsage” vie for best European film.
Those contesting for best director are Dhont for “Close,” Marie Kreutzer for “Corsage,” Jerzy Skolimowski for “Eo,” Abbasi for “Holy Spider,” Alice Diop for “Saint Omer” and Östlund for “Triangle of Sadness.”
Nominated for European Screenwriter are “Alcarràs” scribes Carla Simón and Arnau Vilaró, Kenneth Branagh for “Belfast,” Dhont and Angelo Tijssens for “Close,” Abbasi and Afshin Kamran Bahrami for “Holy Spider,” and Östlund for “Triangle of Sadness.”
European Actress nominees are Vicky Krieps in “Corsage,” Zar Amir Ebrahimi in “Holy Spider,” Léa Seydoux in “One Fine Morning,” Penélope Cruz for “Parallel Mothers” and Meltem Kaptan in “Rabiye Kurnaz Vs.
“Triangle of Sadness,” “Holy Spider,” “Alcarràs,” “Close” and “Corsage” vie for best European film.
Those contesting for best director are Dhont for “Close,” Marie Kreutzer for “Corsage,” Jerzy Skolimowski for “Eo,” Abbasi for “Holy Spider,” Alice Diop for “Saint Omer” and Östlund for “Triangle of Sadness.”
Nominated for European Screenwriter are “Alcarràs” scribes Carla Simón and Arnau Vilaró, Kenneth Branagh for “Belfast,” Dhont and Angelo Tijssens for “Close,” Abbasi and Afshin Kamran Bahrami for “Holy Spider,” and Östlund for “Triangle of Sadness.”
European Actress nominees are Vicky Krieps in “Corsage,” Zar Amir Ebrahimi in “Holy Spider,” Léa Seydoux in “One Fine Morning,” Penélope Cruz for “Parallel Mothers” and Meltem Kaptan in “Rabiye Kurnaz Vs.
- 11/8/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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Lukas Dhont’s Belgian coming-of-age drama Close, Ali Abbasi’s Persian-language crime thriller Holy Spider and Swedish director Ruben Östlund’s satirical black comedy Triangle of Sadness, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, are topping the nominations for the 2022 European Film Awards (EFAs), unveiled Tuesday.
Each of the acclaimed titles, which also happen to be Oscar contenders for the 2023 Academy Awards in the best international feature category, received Efa nominations for best European film, best director, best screenwriter and an acting category apiece.
Also in the running for the Efa for best European film are Alcarràs from Spain’s Carla Simón and Austrian director Marie Kreutzer’s period drama Corsage.
The European honors are often viewed as a bellwether for the Oscars. Although last year’s Efa’s weren’t a particularly strong Oscars predictor, Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World...
Lukas Dhont’s Belgian coming-of-age drama Close, Ali Abbasi’s Persian-language crime thriller Holy Spider and Swedish director Ruben Östlund’s satirical black comedy Triangle of Sadness, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, are topping the nominations for the 2022 European Film Awards (EFAs), unveiled Tuesday.
Each of the acclaimed titles, which also happen to be Oscar contenders for the 2023 Academy Awards in the best international feature category, received Efa nominations for best European film, best director, best screenwriter and an acting category apiece.
Also in the running for the Efa for best European film are Alcarràs from Spain’s Carla Simón and Austrian director Marie Kreutzer’s period drama Corsage.
The European honors are often viewed as a bellwether for the Oscars. Although last year’s Efa’s weren’t a particularly strong Oscars predictor, Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World...
- 11/8/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont’s Close, Danish director Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider and Swedish director Ruben Ôstlund’s Triangle Of Sadness lead the nominations for the 35th European Film Awards, which were unveiled today.
The films have each made it into four categories including best European Film, Best Director and Screenwriter.
All three films debuted at Cannes this year, where Triangle Of Sadness clinched the Palme d’Or; Close, the Grand Prize (in ex-aequo with Claire Denis’s Stars At Noon); and Holy Spider, best actress for Zar Amir-Ebrahimi.
Close and Holy Spider are also the entries for their respective countries of Belgium and Denmark in the Academy Awards Best International Film category this year.
Further hot contenders include Austrian director Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage, with three nominations, including best actress for Vicky Krieps, and Berlinale Berlinale Golden Lion Alcarràs with two nominations. Venice 2022 Grand Jury and best first...
The films have each made it into four categories including best European Film, Best Director and Screenwriter.
All three films debuted at Cannes this year, where Triangle Of Sadness clinched the Palme d’Or; Close, the Grand Prize (in ex-aequo with Claire Denis’s Stars At Noon); and Holy Spider, best actress for Zar Amir-Ebrahimi.
Close and Holy Spider are also the entries for their respective countries of Belgium and Denmark in the Academy Awards Best International Film category this year.
Further hot contenders include Austrian director Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage, with three nominations, including best actress for Vicky Krieps, and Berlinale Berlinale Golden Lion Alcarràs with two nominations. Venice 2022 Grand Jury and best first...
- 11/8/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
’Alcarràs,’ ’Close,’ ’Corsage,’ ‘Holy Spider’ and ‘Triangle of Sadness’ shortlisted for European Film prize.
The European Film Academy has announced the nominees for the main categories of the European Film Awards, which takes place on December 10 in Reykjavík and will celebrate the best of European Film culture.
The five shortlisted films for the European Film award all have festival pedigree.
Swedish director Ruben Ostlund’s class warfare comedy Triangle of Sadness, winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, is shortlisted, and is also nominated in three other categories: European director, European actor (for Zlatko Burić) and European...
The European Film Academy has announced the nominees for the main categories of the European Film Awards, which takes place on December 10 in Reykjavík and will celebrate the best of European Film culture.
The five shortlisted films for the European Film award all have festival pedigree.
Swedish director Ruben Ostlund’s class warfare comedy Triangle of Sadness, winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, is shortlisted, and is also nominated in three other categories: European director, European actor (for Zlatko Burić) and European...
- 11/8/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Beta Cinema has unveiled a raft of first deals for German director Kilian Riedhof’s drama You Will Not Have My Hate, inspired by the experiences of French writer Antoine Leiris, whose wife was killed in the November 13, 2015 terror attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris.
The feature, which world premiered in Locarno over the summer, has sold to Japan (New Select), Taiwan (Av-Jet), Australia and New Zealand (The Reset Collective), Canada (Sphere Films), Spain (Yoda Films), Switzerland (Praesens Film) and Hungary (Mozinet).
Haut et Court is gearing up to release the feature in French cinemas on November 2 and Tobis Film will launch the picture in Germany and Austria on November 10.
This November 13, will mark the seventh anniversary of the attacks on the Bataclan and other locations across Paris, which killed 130 people, with 90 deaths occurring at the concert hall alone.
You Will Not Have My Hate is adapted from Leiris’s best-selling book,...
The feature, which world premiered in Locarno over the summer, has sold to Japan (New Select), Taiwan (Av-Jet), Australia and New Zealand (The Reset Collective), Canada (Sphere Films), Spain (Yoda Films), Switzerland (Praesens Film) and Hungary (Mozinet).
Haut et Court is gearing up to release the feature in French cinemas on November 2 and Tobis Film will launch the picture in Germany and Austria on November 10.
This November 13, will mark the seventh anniversary of the attacks on the Bataclan and other locations across Paris, which killed 130 people, with 90 deaths occurring at the concert hall alone.
You Will Not Have My Hate is adapted from Leiris’s best-selling book,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
“Tar” leads the 2022 Gotham Awards for independent film with five nominations including Best Feature. Nominees were selected by committees of film and television critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators (find out who was on those committees below). Next, the winners will be decided by juries of writers, directors, actors, producers, editors, and others directly involved in filmmaking.
SEEGotham Awards 2022: Michelle Williams to receive Performer Tribute on her road to Oscars
Telling the story of a world-renowned composer and conductor who comes under fire, “Tar” is also nominated for writer-director Todd Field‘s screenplay and for the performances by lead actress Cate Blanchett and supporting players Nina Hoss, and Noémie Merlant.
Following close behind with four nominations is “Aftersun,” which is up for Best Feature, Charlotte Wells‘s breakthrough direction, and the acting of lead Paul Mescal and breakthrough performer Frankie Corio. Rounding out the Best Feature category are...
SEEGotham Awards 2022: Michelle Williams to receive Performer Tribute on her road to Oscars
Telling the story of a world-renowned composer and conductor who comes under fire, “Tar” is also nominated for writer-director Todd Field‘s screenplay and for the performances by lead actress Cate Blanchett and supporting players Nina Hoss, and Noémie Merlant.
Following close behind with four nominations is “Aftersun,” which is up for Best Feature, Charlotte Wells‘s breakthrough direction, and the acting of lead Paul Mescal and breakthrough performer Frankie Corio. Rounding out the Best Feature category are...
- 10/25/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Todd Field’s drama “Tár,” starring Cate Blanchett as a troubled musician, leads the pack with five nominations for the 2022 Gotham Awards, the Gotham Film & Media Institute announced on Tuesday in New York City by actress Angelica Ross (“Pose”) and the Gotham’s executive director Jeffery Sharp.
In the kick-off to the 2022 awards season, “Tár” was followed in the film nomination tally by “Aftersun,” which received four nominations, and “Everything Everywhere All at Once, “The Inspection,” and “Women Talking” with three nominations.
With 15 total nominations, indie distributor A24 decisively led the tally among studios, followed by Focus Features and United Artists Releasing, each with six nominations.
For the second consecutive year, the Gotham’s used gender neutral categories to highlight lead, supporting, and breakthrough performances. In the lead and supporting rosters, which each featured 10 nominees, the lists included 12 women and eight men.
The acting nominees included awards-season heat-seekers such...
In the kick-off to the 2022 awards season, “Tár” was followed in the film nomination tally by “Aftersun,” which received four nominations, and “Everything Everywhere All at Once, “The Inspection,” and “Women Talking” with three nominations.
With 15 total nominations, indie distributor A24 decisively led the tally among studios, followed by Focus Features and United Artists Releasing, each with six nominations.
For the second consecutive year, the Gotham’s used gender neutral categories to highlight lead, supporting, and breakthrough performances. In the lead and supporting rosters, which each featured 10 nominees, the lists included 12 women and eight men.
The acting nominees included awards-season heat-seekers such...
- 10/25/2022
- by Joe McGovern
- The Wrap
The 2022 Gotham Award nominations are out this morning — the October noms and late November event are industry bellwethers, coming at the start of awards season following fall festival buzz. More to come, but here’s the list below.
Best Feature
Aftersun
Charlotte Wells, director; Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, producers (A24)
The Cathedral
Ricky D’Ambrose, director; Graham Swon, producer (Mubi)
Dos Estaciones
Juan Pablo González, director; Ilana Coleman, Jamie Gonçalves, Bruna Haddad, Makena Buchanan, producers (Cinema Guild)
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, directors; Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang, producers (A24)
Tár
Todd Field, director; Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, Todd Field, producers (Focus Features)
Best Documentary Feature
All That Breathes
Shaunak Sen, director; Aman Mann, Shaunak Sen, Teddy Leifer producers (A Sideshow & Submarine Deluxe Release in Association with HBO Documentary Films)
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Laura Poitras,...
Best Feature
Aftersun
Charlotte Wells, director; Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, producers (A24)
The Cathedral
Ricky D’Ambrose, director; Graham Swon, producer (Mubi)
Dos Estaciones
Juan Pablo González, director; Ilana Coleman, Jamie Gonçalves, Bruna Haddad, Makena Buchanan, producers (Cinema Guild)
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, directors; Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang, producers (A24)
Tár
Todd Field, director; Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, Todd Field, producers (Focus Features)
Best Documentary Feature
All That Breathes
Shaunak Sen, director; Aman Mann, Shaunak Sen, Teddy Leifer producers (A Sideshow & Submarine Deluxe Release in Association with HBO Documentary Films)
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Laura Poitras,...
- 10/25/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced the nominations for the 32nd Annual Gotham Awards, with Todd Field’s Tár leading the pack with five nominations and Charlotte Wells’ debut Aftersun close behind with four. The Cathedral, Dos Estaciones, and Everything Everywhere All At Once rounded out the Best Feature nominations, while All That Breathes, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, I Didn’t See You There, The Territory, and What We Leave Behind picked up Best Documentary nominations.
Check out the full list of film nominations below ahead of the 2022 Gotham Awards Ceremony at 7 pm on Monday, November 28.
Best Feature
Aftersun
Charlotte Wells, director; Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, producers (A24)
The Cathedral
Ricky D’Ambrose, director; Graham Swon, producer (Mubi)
Dos Estaciones
Juan Pablo González, director; Ilana Coleman, Jamie Gonçalves, Bruna Haddad, Makena Buchanan, producers (Cinema Guild)
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert,...
Check out the full list of film nominations below ahead of the 2022 Gotham Awards Ceremony at 7 pm on Monday, November 28.
Best Feature
Aftersun
Charlotte Wells, director; Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, producers (A24)
The Cathedral
Ricky D’Ambrose, director; Graham Swon, producer (Mubi)
Dos Estaciones
Juan Pablo González, director; Ilana Coleman, Jamie Gonçalves, Bruna Haddad, Makena Buchanan, producers (Cinema Guild)
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert,...
- 10/25/2022
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Click here to read the full article.
The nominations for the 2022 Gotham Awards have been revealed.
Tár leads the film nominees with five nods, followed by Aftersun with four nominations. Meanwhile, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Inspection and Women Talking each scored three nominations.
Tár, Aftersun and Everything Everywhere All at Once are all nominated for best feature along with The Cathedral and Dos Estaciones.
On the TV side, the following shows each received two nominations: Abbott Elementary, Pachinko, Station Eleven, Severance, This Is Going to Hurt, Yellowjackets and As We See It, which was recently canceled after one season on Amazon’s Prime Video.
The nominations, in 12 categories across film and TV, recognize 23 feature films, 15 series and 35 performances.
Since last year, the Gotham Awards has recognized performers in gender-neutral categories.
The nominations were announced live at Cipriani Wall Street, where the awards ceremony itself will take place next month,...
The nominations for the 2022 Gotham Awards have been revealed.
Tár leads the film nominees with five nods, followed by Aftersun with four nominations. Meanwhile, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Inspection and Women Talking each scored three nominations.
Tár, Aftersun and Everything Everywhere All at Once are all nominated for best feature along with The Cathedral and Dos Estaciones.
On the TV side, the following shows each received two nominations: Abbott Elementary, Pachinko, Station Eleven, Severance, This Is Going to Hurt, Yellowjackets and As We See It, which was recently canceled after one season on Amazon’s Prime Video.
The nominations, in 12 categories across film and TV, recognize 23 feature films, 15 series and 35 performances.
Since last year, the Gotham Awards has recognized performers in gender-neutral categories.
The nominations were announced live at Cipriani Wall Street, where the awards ceremony itself will take place next month,...
- 10/25/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Corsage’ Star Vicky Krieps on Playing a ‘Princess Imprisoned in the Image of Being a Woman’ (Video)
Vicky Krieps, the actress from Luxembourg who introduced herself to a new audience by playing a headstrong woman in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread,” has come to TIFF 2022 with “Corsage,” a drama about a woman Krieps has felt a connection to since she was 15: Austrian Empress Elisabeth.
Krieps and director Maria Kreutzer stopped by TheWrap and Shutterstock’s Interview and Portrait Studio at the Toronto Film Festival to talk about “Corsage,” which follows the Empress (Krieps) on her 40th birthday, an age that, according to 19th century Bavarian society, made her an old woman. Feeling increasingly isolated by both royal circles and her own husband, Emperor Franz Joseph (Florian Teichtmeister), Elisabeth finds herself imprisoned by her own elite status and starts looking for any way to rebel against it, no matter how small.
Krieps said that growing up, she felt free to do whatever she wished and admired...
Krieps and director Maria Kreutzer stopped by TheWrap and Shutterstock’s Interview and Portrait Studio at the Toronto Film Festival to talk about “Corsage,” which follows the Empress (Krieps) on her 40th birthday, an age that, according to 19th century Bavarian society, made her an old woman. Feeling increasingly isolated by both royal circles and her own husband, Emperor Franz Joseph (Florian Teichtmeister), Elisabeth finds herself imprisoned by her own elite status and starts looking for any way to rebel against it, no matter how small.
Krieps said that growing up, she felt free to do whatever she wished and admired...
- 9/13/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
German director Kilian Riedhof’s drama You Will Not Have My Hate is inspired by the experiences of French writer Antoine Leiris, whose wife was killed in the Bataclan nightclub during the November 13, 2015 Paris terror attacks, leaving him to raise their young son alone.
Leiris became a symbol of quiet defiance in the face of the attackers following a Facebook post, in which he expressed his determination to build a new life with his son based on happiness and love, rather than hatred.
The post went viral and Leiris found himself at the heart of a local and international media storm.
Reidhof and co-writers Marc Blöbaum and Jan Braren adapted the film from Leirin’s autobiographical novel ‘You Will Not Have My Hate’ charting his emotional journey from the night of the attack; to struggling with his loss and then finding the courage to embark on a new life.
Leiris became a symbol of quiet defiance in the face of the attackers following a Facebook post, in which he expressed his determination to build a new life with his son based on happiness and love, rather than hatred.
The post went viral and Leiris found himself at the heart of a local and international media storm.
Reidhof and co-writers Marc Blöbaum and Jan Braren adapted the film from Leirin’s autobiographical novel ‘You Will Not Have My Hate’ charting his emotional journey from the night of the attack; to struggling with his loss and then finding the courage to embark on a new life.
- 8/4/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
In Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera “Orpheus and Eurydice,” Orpheus must travel to the underworld to reunite with his dead wife, Eurydice. To do so, he must placate the Furies, the goddesses of vengeance, and hold onto his love for his wife.
German director Kilian Riedhof had the opera in mind when adapting Antoine Leiris’ autobiographical book “You Will Not Have My Hate.” The film world premieres on Aug. 12 in Piazza Grande at the Locarno Film Festival.
The book is based on Leiris’ experiences following the murder by Islamic State jihadists of his wife, Hélène Muyal-Leiris, on Nov. 13, 2015, at the Bataclan night-club — one of 130 people killed that evening in a string of terrorist attacks across Paris.
The film begins on that fateful day with Hélène preparing food for their toddler, Melvil, and the couple discussing a holiday in Corsica that they had to abandon so Hélène could pick up some freelance work.
German director Kilian Riedhof had the opera in mind when adapting Antoine Leiris’ autobiographical book “You Will Not Have My Hate.” The film world premieres on Aug. 12 in Piazza Grande at the Locarno Film Festival.
The book is based on Leiris’ experiences following the murder by Islamic State jihadists of his wife, Hélène Muyal-Leiris, on Nov. 13, 2015, at the Bataclan night-club — one of 130 people killed that evening in a string of terrorist attacks across Paris.
The film begins on that fateful day with Hélène preparing food for their toddler, Melvil, and the couple discussing a holiday in Corsica that they had to abandon so Hélène could pick up some freelance work.
- 8/4/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Here’s your first trailer for German director Kilian Riedhof’s drama You Will Not Have My Hate based on the true story of a man’s quest to rebuild his life without hatred after his wife was killed in the 2015 Bataclan attack in Paris.
The French-language film will world premiere at the 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival (August 3-13) in a Piazza Grande screening.
The work is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by French journalist Antoine Leiris, recounting his journey as he rebuilt his life and that of his young son following his wife’s murder alongside 89 other people in a terror attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on November 13, 2015.
Leiris’s story garnered attention in France and internationally after he posted an open letter on Facebook to his wife’s killers, saying: “On Friday night, you stole the life of an exceptional being,...
The French-language film will world premiere at the 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival (August 3-13) in a Piazza Grande screening.
The work is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by French journalist Antoine Leiris, recounting his journey as he rebuilt his life and that of his young son following his wife’s murder alongside 89 other people in a terror attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on November 13, 2015.
Leiris’s story garnered attention in France and internationally after he posted an open letter on Facebook to his wife’s killers, saying: “On Friday night, you stole the life of an exceptional being,...
- 7/6/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The US producer Blum will attend the event of Premio Raimondo Rezzonico in Piazza Grande on 6 August.
Jason Blum will be presented with the Locarno Film Festival’s Premio Raimondo Rezzonico Best Independent Producer award at its upcoming 75th edition, running from August 3-13 in Switzerland.
The US producer and Blumhouse Productions founder, who has worked on over 75 productions, is best known for his long-running horror franchises Paranormal Activity, Insidious and The Purge.
His most notable credits include Damien Chazelle’s Oscar-winning Whiplash, Jordan Peele’s Get Out , M. Night Shyamalan’s Spilt and Spike’s Lee BlacKkKlansman which won...
Jason Blum will be presented with the Locarno Film Festival’s Premio Raimondo Rezzonico Best Independent Producer award at its upcoming 75th edition, running from August 3-13 in Switzerland.
The US producer and Blumhouse Productions founder, who has worked on over 75 productions, is best known for his long-running horror franchises Paranormal Activity, Insidious and The Purge.
His most notable credits include Damien Chazelle’s Oscar-winning Whiplash, Jordan Peele’s Get Out , M. Night Shyamalan’s Spilt and Spike’s Lee BlacKkKlansman which won...
- 6/14/2022
- by Melissa Kasule
- ScreenDaily
Seriesmakers will offer training and grants to film directors looking to switch to TV series.
Marti Noxon, Agnieszka Holland, Michael Hirst, Frank Doelger, Hagai Levi, Stefan Arndt, Cyril Tysz, Ossi Nishri and Michael Polle have been named as the speakers for the first edition of Seriesmakers, the training programme launched by French TV festival Series Mania to help feature filmmakers move into TV.
The programme aims to support film talent working on a new scripted series to develop a complete pitch deck, guided by experienced directors, show runners, writers, and producers.
Ten teams with an idea for a TV series...
Marti Noxon, Agnieszka Holland, Michael Hirst, Frank Doelger, Hagai Levi, Stefan Arndt, Cyril Tysz, Ossi Nishri and Michael Polle have been named as the speakers for the first edition of Seriesmakers, the training programme launched by French TV festival Series Mania to help feature filmmakers move into TV.
The programme aims to support film talent working on a new scripted series to develop a complete pitch deck, guided by experienced directors, show runners, writers, and producers.
Ten teams with an idea for a TV series...
- 6/13/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Marti Noxon & Frank Doegler Among Showrunner Speakers For Series Mania And Beta’s Seriesmakers Initiative As It Opens For Submissions
Series Mania Forum and European content powerhouse Beta Group have opened their €120,000 Seriesmakers initiative for submissions and unveiled several high-profile speakers for its inaugural event. Marti Noxon, Agnieszka Holland, Michael Hirst are among nine speakers unveiled for the initative’s first online edition. Janine Jackowski, Israeli script doctor Ronit Weiss-Berkowitz (The Girl From Oslo), Isabelle Lindberg Pechou (Trom) and Brazil’s Felipe Braga are among the mentors. Feature film directors who have had at least one movie screen in the official selection of a top film festival in the past five years who are looking to move into series production can now submit projects, with...
Series Mania Forum and European content powerhouse Beta Group have opened their €120,000 Seriesmakers initiative for submissions and unveiled several high-profile speakers for its inaugural event. Marti Noxon, Agnieszka Holland, Michael Hirst are among nine speakers unveiled for the initative’s first online edition. Janine Jackowski, Israeli script doctor Ronit Weiss-Berkowitz (The Girl From Oslo), Isabelle Lindberg Pechou (Trom) and Brazil’s Felipe Braga are among the mentors. Feature film directors who have had at least one movie screen in the official selection of a top film festival in the past five years who are looking to move into series production can now submit projects, with...
- 6/13/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
On Saturday, film and TV funder Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg celebrated the six films that it funded running in the official program of the Cannes Film Festival.
These were Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness,” in Competition, Ali Abbasi’s “Holy Spider,” in Competition, Emily Atef’s “More Than Ever,” in Un Certain Regard, Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Un beau matin,” in Directors’ Fortnight, Sergei Loznitsa’s “The Natural History of Destruction,” in Special Screening, and Mantas Kvedaravicius’ “Mariupolis 2,” in Special Screening.
Commenting on the role Medienboard played in funding the films in Cannes, the organization’s chief Kirsten Niehuus said: “Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and other film funds play an important role in sustaining high quality cinema in Europe and in international co-productions around the world.”
Speaking about the type of films Medienboard likes to fund, she said: “Not very original but true – we prefer films that bring something original to an audience.
These were Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness,” in Competition, Ali Abbasi’s “Holy Spider,” in Competition, Emily Atef’s “More Than Ever,” in Un Certain Regard, Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Un beau matin,” in Directors’ Fortnight, Sergei Loznitsa’s “The Natural History of Destruction,” in Special Screening, and Mantas Kvedaravicius’ “Mariupolis 2,” in Special Screening.
Commenting on the role Medienboard played in funding the films in Cannes, the organization’s chief Kirsten Niehuus said: “Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and other film funds play an important role in sustaining high quality cinema in Europe and in international co-productions around the world.”
Speaking about the type of films Medienboard likes to fund, she said: “Not very original but true – we prefer films that bring something original to an audience.
- 5/25/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Emu Films’ Mike Elliott, Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney and Komplizen Film’s Janine Jackowski discussed on a Cannes’ UK Pavilion panel.
A panel of European producers spoke positively about the future of co-production in the wake of Brexit at a Cannes’ UK Pavilion talk held yesterday (Saturday 21), moderated by Screen International editor Matt Mueller.
The panel, titled ‘Passport to Europe’, consisted of Ed Guiney, co-founder of UK and Ireland-based Element Pictures, whose credits including Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite; Mike Elliott of UK-based Emu Films, who has co-produced with Marleen Slot’s Netherlands-based Viking Film on Sacha Polak’s Dirty God...
A panel of European producers spoke positively about the future of co-production in the wake of Brexit at a Cannes’ UK Pavilion talk held yesterday (Saturday 21), moderated by Screen International editor Matt Mueller.
The panel, titled ‘Passport to Europe’, consisted of Ed Guiney, co-founder of UK and Ireland-based Element Pictures, whose credits including Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite; Mike Elliott of UK-based Emu Films, who has co-produced with Marleen Slot’s Netherlands-based Viking Film on Sacha Polak’s Dirty God...
- 5/22/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The panel discussion takes place on Saturday May 21.
The UK Pavilion is hosting a trio of panels on Saturday (May 21): on international co-production in Europe following the EU’s withdrawal from the EU; how to access original intellectual property (IP) for film; and how to make short-form work that makes a big splash on the international festival circuit.
Screen International editor Matt Mueller will be chairing the panel, titled ‘Passport to Europe’ (16:00-17:00) and exploring co-production opportunities in a post-Brexit landscape.
“The discussion will look at collaboration between UK and European producers – what the challenges and opportunities are,...
The UK Pavilion is hosting a trio of panels on Saturday (May 21): on international co-production in Europe following the EU’s withdrawal from the EU; how to access original intellectual property (IP) for film; and how to make short-form work that makes a big splash on the international festival circuit.
Screen International editor Matt Mueller will be chairing the panel, titled ‘Passport to Europe’ (16:00-17:00) and exploring co-production opportunities in a post-Brexit landscape.
“The discussion will look at collaboration between UK and European producers – what the challenges and opportunities are,...
- 5/20/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The panel discussion takes place on Saturday May 21.
The UK Pavilion is hosting a trio of panels on Saturday (May 21): on international co-production in Europe following the EU’s withdrawal from the EU; how to access original intellectual property (IP) for film; and how to make short-form work that makes a big splash on the international festival circuit.
Screen International editor Matt Mueller will be chairing the panel, titled ‘Passport to Europe’ (16:00-17:00) and exploring co-production opportunities in a post-Brexit landscape.
“The discussion will look at collaboration between UK and European producers – what the challenges and opportunities are,...
The UK Pavilion is hosting a trio of panels on Saturday (May 21): on international co-production in Europe following the EU’s withdrawal from the EU; how to access original intellectual property (IP) for film; and how to make short-form work that makes a big splash on the international festival circuit.
Screen International editor Matt Mueller will be chairing the panel, titled ‘Passport to Europe’ (16:00-17:00) and exploring co-production opportunities in a post-Brexit landscape.
“The discussion will look at collaboration between UK and European producers – what the challenges and opportunities are,...
- 5/20/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The panel discussion takes place on Saturday May 21.
The UK Pavilion is hosting a trio of panels on Saturday (May 21): on international co-production in Europe, post-Brexit; how to access original intellectual property (IP) for film; and how to make short-form work that makes a big splash on the international festival circuit.
Screen International editor Matt Mueller will be chairing the panel, titled ‘Passport to Europe’ (16:00-17:00) and exploring co-production opportunities in a post-Brexit landscape.
“The discussion will look at collaboration between UK and European producers – what the challenges and opportunities are,” said Mueller.
The speakers are Mike Elliott,...
The UK Pavilion is hosting a trio of panels on Saturday (May 21): on international co-production in Europe, post-Brexit; how to access original intellectual property (IP) for film; and how to make short-form work that makes a big splash on the international festival circuit.
Screen International editor Matt Mueller will be chairing the panel, titled ‘Passport to Europe’ (16:00-17:00) and exploring co-production opportunities in a post-Brexit landscape.
“The discussion will look at collaboration between UK and European producers – what the challenges and opportunities are,” said Mueller.
The speakers are Mike Elliott,...
- 5/20/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Marie Kreutzer’s “Corsage,” which premieres in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival, has debuted its first clip exclusively with Variety (below). MK2 Films is handling international sales. Ad Vitam will distribute the film in France.
“Corsage” stars Vicky Krieps, who broke out in the Oscar nominated “Phantom Thread.” Last year, she starred in Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Bergman Island,” which was in competition in Cannes, and was nominated for a César for Mathieu Amalric’s “Hold Me Tight.” She will soon be seen in Pathe’s big budget two-part movie “The Three Musketeers.”
“Corsage” centers on Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The monarch is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends, but in 1877, “Sissi” – as she is known – celebrates her 40th birthday and must fight to maintain her public image by lacing her corset tighter and tighter. While Elisabeth’s role has been reduced...
“Corsage” stars Vicky Krieps, who broke out in the Oscar nominated “Phantom Thread.” Last year, she starred in Mia Hansen-Løve’s “Bergman Island,” which was in competition in Cannes, and was nominated for a César for Mathieu Amalric’s “Hold Me Tight.” She will soon be seen in Pathe’s big budget two-part movie “The Three Musketeers.”
“Corsage” centers on Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The monarch is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends, but in 1877, “Sissi” – as she is known – celebrates her 40th birthday and must fight to maintain her public image by lacing her corset tighter and tighter. While Elisabeth’s role has been reduced...
- 5/17/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Modern Films’ Eve Gabereau, Emu Films’ Mike Elliott and Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney are also taking part.
Mia Bays, Matt Brodlie, Graeme Mason, Eve Gabereau and Ed Guiney are among the industry speakers taking part in the UK Pavilion industry programme at Cannes, previously known as the UK Film Centre, which will run from May 19 to May 24.
The series of industry events will be open to festival and market delegates as well as press attending the festival. It includes a series of Talent Talks with filmmakers with films making their world premiere in the festival.
The industry talks include an...
Mia Bays, Matt Brodlie, Graeme Mason, Eve Gabereau and Ed Guiney are among the industry speakers taking part in the UK Pavilion industry programme at Cannes, previously known as the UK Film Centre, which will run from May 19 to May 24.
The series of industry events will be open to festival and market delegates as well as press attending the festival. It includes a series of Talent Talks with filmmakers with films making their world premiere in the festival.
The industry talks include an...
- 5/11/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The Festival de Cannes has just revealed its Competition, Un Certain Regard and Premiere titles. Congratulations to all Ace producers on their films screening on the Croisette!
‘Close’ by Lukas Dhont
Competition
Close by Lukas Dhont
Co-produced by Laurette Schillings (Ace The Netherlands) and Frans van Gestel (Ace The Netherlands) Topkapi Films. Isa: The Match Factory
Triangle of Sadness by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (Ace Sweden)
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (Ace Greece) and Per Damgaard Hansen (Ace Denmark). Isa: Coproduction Office
Vicky Krieps as Sisi, Empress of Austria in ‘Corsage’ by Marie Kreutzer
Un Certain Regard
Corsage by Marie Kreutzer
Co-produced by Jonas Dornbach (Ace Germany), Janine Jackowski (Ace Germany), Bernard Michaux (Ace Luxembourg), Jean-Christophe Reymond (Ace France) Komplizen Film Kazak Productions. Isa: MK2
Janine Jackowski and Jonas Dornbach, Komplizen Film of ‘Corsage’
Godland by Hlynur Palmason
Produced by Eva Jakobsen (Ace Denmark) Snowglobe Film. Isa: New Films Europe
Kurak Günler(Burning Days) by Emin Alper
Produced by Nadir Operli (Ace Turkey)
Co-produced by Yorgos’ Tsourgiannis (Ace Greece). Isa: The Match Factory
‘Sick of Myself’ by Kristoffer Borgli
Sick of Myself by Kristoffer Borgli
Produced by Dyveke Graver (Ace Norway). Isa: Memento
Cannes Premiere
Esterno Notte (Nightfall) by Marco Bellocchio
Produced by Simone Gattoni (Ace Italy)...
‘Close’ by Lukas Dhont
Competition
Close by Lukas Dhont
Co-produced by Laurette Schillings (Ace The Netherlands) and Frans van Gestel (Ace The Netherlands) Topkapi Films. Isa: The Match Factory
Triangle of Sadness by Ruben Östlund
Produced by Erik Hemmendorff (Ace Sweden)
Co-produced by Giorgos Karnavas (Ace Greece) and Per Damgaard Hansen (Ace Denmark). Isa: Coproduction Office
Vicky Krieps as Sisi, Empress of Austria in ‘Corsage’ by Marie Kreutzer
Un Certain Regard
Corsage by Marie Kreutzer
Co-produced by Jonas Dornbach (Ace Germany), Janine Jackowski (Ace Germany), Bernard Michaux (Ace Luxembourg), Jean-Christophe Reymond (Ace France) Komplizen Film Kazak Productions. Isa: MK2
Janine Jackowski and Jonas Dornbach, Komplizen Film of ‘Corsage’
Godland by Hlynur Palmason
Produced by Eva Jakobsen (Ace Denmark) Snowglobe Film. Isa: New Films Europe
Kurak Günler(Burning Days) by Emin Alper
Produced by Nadir Operli (Ace Turkey)
Co-produced by Yorgos’ Tsourgiannis (Ace Greece). Isa: The Match Factory
‘Sick of Myself’ by Kristoffer Borgli
Sick of Myself by Kristoffer Borgli
Produced by Dyveke Graver (Ace Norway). Isa: Memento
Cannes Premiere
Esterno Notte (Nightfall) by Marco Bellocchio
Produced by Simone Gattoni (Ace Italy)...
- 5/8/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
Fueled in no small part by international streamers looking to entrench their market share, production days skyrocketed across the European continent in 2021. But if the last year marked a gold rush for both service providers and content hungry viewers, independent producers have been feeling the squeeze.
“It’s not a golden age when it comes to IP retention,” said Katharina Hiersemenzel, senior VP public policy of German mini-major Constantin Film. “It’s been more of a step backwards, and that’s very dangerous for us, because [we don’t want to] become mere service producers in the long term, unable to invest in new talents and projects.”
Speaking at an independent producers panel the Berlinale Series Market, Hiersemenzel was outspoken about the need for need for new regulations. “Market interventions are needed when there is a market failure,” she continued. “And there is a certainly a market failure when it comes to negotiating power.”
And so,...
“It’s not a golden age when it comes to IP retention,” said Katharina Hiersemenzel, senior VP public policy of German mini-major Constantin Film. “It’s been more of a step backwards, and that’s very dangerous for us, because [we don’t want to] become mere service producers in the long term, unable to invest in new talents and projects.”
Speaking at an independent producers panel the Berlinale Series Market, Hiersemenzel was outspoken about the need for need for new regulations. “Market interventions are needed when there is a market failure,” she continued. “And there is a certainly a market failure when it comes to negotiating power.”
And so,...
- 2/17/2022
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
A film festival is about more than just the films and the festival center. It is about the location, the journey, the experience. Here on Deadline we’ll be bringing you updates on what it’s like to be on the ground at the 72nd Berlin Film Festival.
What’s it like on the ground on the eve of the Berlin Film Festival? Quieter.
“Much quieter,” in the words of the receptionist at my hotel. A walk around the Berlinale Palast festival center this morning confirmed that assessment. The streets and hotels are sparse. As expected.
The in-person festival and online market officially get underway tomorrow two years after their last in-person edition. Ordinarily the main festival areas would be bustling by now but attendance will be significantly diminished as a result of the pandemic. Covid rates remain high in Germany and in Europe even if there is hope that...
What’s it like on the ground on the eve of the Berlin Film Festival? Quieter.
“Much quieter,” in the words of the receptionist at my hotel. A walk around the Berlinale Palast festival center this morning confirmed that assessment. The streets and hotels are sparse. As expected.
The in-person festival and online market officially get underway tomorrow two years after their last in-person edition. Ordinarily the main festival areas would be bustling by now but attendance will be significantly diminished as a result of the pandemic. Covid rates remain high in Germany and in Europe even if there is hope that...
- 2/9/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Komplizen Film, the German studio behind Princess Diana biopic “Spencer,” have joined The Creatives, an alliance of independent production companies.
The alliance was formed to increase the companies’ “collective power in the face of the changing landscape.”
Film and TV production outfit Komplizen, which was founded in 1999 by Janine Jackowski and Maren Ade, joins eleven other companies from across the world including Razor and Haut Et Court, the latter of which initiated the collective.
The companies work closely together in a number of ways, from sharing information, combining talent and networks and negotiating with common rules to co-production and partnerships. The Creatives also have a three-year development and funding partnership with Fremantle.
Komplizen, whose managing director is Jonas Dornbach, has worked with directors including Miguel Gomes, Nadav Lapid and Valeska Grisebach. Three years ago it expanded into limited series with “Skylines” for Netflix, which was produced by David Keitsch.
Alongside “Spencer,...
The alliance was formed to increase the companies’ “collective power in the face of the changing landscape.”
Film and TV production outfit Komplizen, which was founded in 1999 by Janine Jackowski and Maren Ade, joins eleven other companies from across the world including Razor and Haut Et Court, the latter of which initiated the collective.
The companies work closely together in a number of ways, from sharing information, combining talent and networks and negotiating with common rules to co-production and partnerships. The Creatives also have a three-year development and funding partnership with Fremantle.
Komplizen, whose managing director is Jonas Dornbach, has worked with directors including Miguel Gomes, Nadav Lapid and Valeska Grisebach. Three years ago it expanded into limited series with “Skylines” for Netflix, which was produced by David Keitsch.
Alongside “Spencer,...
- 2/9/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Komplizen Film, the German indie run by Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade and Jonas Dornbach, has joined The Creatives, an alliance of independent production companies that has a three-year partnership for developing and funding series with Fremantle.
Komplizen’s credits to date include Ade’s three films as a director, including Toni Erdmann, and titles from Radu Jude, Miguel Gomes, Nadav Lapid and Valeska Grisebach. Recently it produced Pablo Larrain’s Spencer and Nicolette Krebitz’ A E I O U. Its first series was Skylines for Netflix.
The company becomes the second German outfit in The Creatives, alongside Razor Film. The collective was initiated by Carole Scotta of Paris-based Haut Et Court. Also members are: Good Chaos (UK), Haut Et Court (France), Lemming Film (Netherlands), Maipo Film (Norway), Masha (USA), Spiro (Israel), Unité (France) and Versus Production (Belgium).
As part of the group, those involved work closely together in co-production and strategic partnerships,...
Komplizen’s credits to date include Ade’s three films as a director, including Toni Erdmann, and titles from Radu Jude, Miguel Gomes, Nadav Lapid and Valeska Grisebach. Recently it produced Pablo Larrain’s Spencer and Nicolette Krebitz’ A E I O U. Its first series was Skylines for Netflix.
The company becomes the second German outfit in The Creatives, alongside Razor Film. The collective was initiated by Carole Scotta of Paris-based Haut Et Court. Also members are: Good Chaos (UK), Haut Et Court (France), Lemming Film (Netherlands), Maipo Film (Norway), Masha (USA), Spiro (Israel), Unité (France) and Versus Production (Belgium).
As part of the group, those involved work closely together in co-production and strategic partnerships,...
- 2/9/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Germarny’s Komplizen is a key player on the international arthouse scene.
Germany’s Komplizen Film has become the 10th member of The Creatives alliance of independent production companies, that works together to co-produce, form strategic partnerships and share information and talent and buyer networks.
All the companies work across film and TV and the alliance has sealed a three-year partnership for developing and funding select series with Fremantle.
Komplizen, comprised of Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade and Jonas Dornbach, is one of the key players on the international arthouse film scene, working with directors including Radu Jude, Miguel Gomes, Nadav Lapid,...
Germany’s Komplizen Film has become the 10th member of The Creatives alliance of independent production companies, that works together to co-produce, form strategic partnerships and share information and talent and buyer networks.
All the companies work across film and TV and the alliance has sealed a three-year partnership for developing and funding select series with Fremantle.
Komplizen, comprised of Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade and Jonas Dornbach, is one of the key players on the international arthouse film scene, working with directors including Radu Jude, Miguel Gomes, Nadav Lapid,...
- 2/9/2022
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
REinvent International Sales has boarded Trine Piil’s next film “Nothing,” a coming-of-age thriller based on
Danish author Janne Teller’s bestselling novel by the same name.
“Nothing” was published in more than 30 territories and has so far sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide, including 500.000 in Germany. The film will tell the story of Pierre Anthon and his classmates who have just started 8th grade. One day, Pierre decides to quit school and moves up in a tree, declaring that life has no meaning. His classmates are shaken by Pierre’s decision and start gathering their most valuable belongings in a “heap of meaning” that will convince Pierre that he is wrong. But the innocent offerings soon turns into a spiral of psychological violence, with children testing their limits and making increasingly painful sacrifices.
Piil penned the adaptation and has directed the film with Seamus McNally, an American director and acting coach.
Danish author Janne Teller’s bestselling novel by the same name.
“Nothing” was published in more than 30 territories and has so far sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide, including 500.000 in Germany. The film will tell the story of Pierre Anthon and his classmates who have just started 8th grade. One day, Pierre decides to quit school and moves up in a tree, declaring that life has no meaning. His classmates are shaken by Pierre’s decision and start gathering their most valuable belongings in a “heap of meaning” that will convince Pierre that he is wrong. But the innocent offerings soon turns into a spiral of psychological violence, with children testing their limits and making increasingly painful sacrifices.
Piil penned the adaptation and has directed the film with Seamus McNally, an American director and acting coach.
- 1/19/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Neon presents Spencer on just under 1,000 screens, Pablo Larraín’s well-reviewed psychological drama about the weekend Princess Diana rewrote the future of the British monarchy. The film is said to be looking at a $2 million-$2.5 million opening with an 84% Certified Fresh critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes but a 50% audience score (albeit from fewer than 50 ratings).
Meanwhile, Eternals is tracking to a $70M+ opening with flipped scores — 49% critics, 86% audience.
This is a period where counter-programming — a key role of independent film, specialty and arthouse fare, documentaries, barely exists. If recent Marvel Cinematic Universe release weekends are precedent, this one will be all Eternals all the time for the mostly younger crowds that are repopulating theaters.
Yet, even with no new wide-release superhero-mega-franchise hitting last weekend, nothing else opened well (except maybe Funimation’s My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission). That includes indie Last Night in Soho despite a solid media campaign,...
Meanwhile, Eternals is tracking to a $70M+ opening with flipped scores — 49% critics, 86% audience.
This is a period where counter-programming — a key role of independent film, specialty and arthouse fare, documentaries, barely exists. If recent Marvel Cinematic Universe release weekends are precedent, this one will be all Eternals all the time for the mostly younger crowds that are repopulating theaters.
Yet, even with no new wide-release superhero-mega-franchise hitting last weekend, nothing else opened well (except maybe Funimation’s My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission). That includes indie Last Night in Soho despite a solid media campaign,...
- 11/5/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with full trailer: Neon has released the firts full trailer for Spencer, its Princess Diana biopic starring Kristen Stewart. Watch it above and the teaser from last month below.
Previously, August 26: Early-risers at Neon’s CinemaCon presentation this week got a first look at the trailer and an extended clip for Spencer, the biopic about Princess Diana that stars Kristen Stewart and which will world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 3, then move on to TIFF.
See the trailer, which was released widely Thursday, above.
There’s been a lot of attention on the prospect of Stewart’s portrayal of the iconic Lady Di (she was last in Venice playing another real-life woman in 2019’s Seberg).
The trailer footage begins with the arrival at Sandringham for the Christmas weekend and takes us through preparations for dinner while Diana is clearly stressed in a bathroom as she’s called to the table.
Previously, August 26: Early-risers at Neon’s CinemaCon presentation this week got a first look at the trailer and an extended clip for Spencer, the biopic about Princess Diana that stars Kristen Stewart and which will world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 3, then move on to TIFF.
See the trailer, which was released widely Thursday, above.
There’s been a lot of attention on the prospect of Stewart’s portrayal of the iconic Lady Di (she was last in Venice playing another real-life woman in 2019’s Seberg).
The trailer footage begins with the arrival at Sandringham for the Christmas weekend and takes us through preparations for dinner while Diana is clearly stressed in a bathroom as she’s called to the table.
- 9/23/2021
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Kristen Stewart’s Princess Diana drama “Spencer” has been acquired by Amazon Prime Video for distribution in France, Variety has learned.
The highly anticipated movie, directed by “Jackie” filmmaker Pablo Larrain, will have its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival next week.
STXInternational represents the rights for France, alongside the U.K., Italy and Benelux. Other international territories have been acquired by independent distributors.
Neon and Topic Studios, who jointly acquired U.S. rights to the movie in June 2020, just released the first trailer for the biographical film which immediately went viral.
Penned by “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, “Spencer” centers on a weekend in the early 1990s when Diana decided to separate from Prince Charles amid rumors of affairs. The late princess was spending the Christmas holiday with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk when she decided to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.
The highly anticipated movie, directed by “Jackie” filmmaker Pablo Larrain, will have its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival next week.
STXInternational represents the rights for France, alongside the U.K., Italy and Benelux. Other international territories have been acquired by independent distributors.
Neon and Topic Studios, who jointly acquired U.S. rights to the movie in June 2020, just released the first trailer for the biographical film which immediately went viral.
Penned by “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, “Spencer” centers on a weekend in the early 1990s when Diana decided to separate from Prince Charles amid rumors of affairs. The late princess was spending the Christmas holiday with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk when she decided to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.
- 8/27/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Kristen Stewart drama to premiere in Venice.
Neon has set an exclusive theatrical November 5 release date for its awards contender and upcoming Venice world premiere Spencer from Pablo Larraín starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana.
Steven Knight wrote the screenplay to the drama, which imagines what might have happened at the Queen of England’s Sandringham Estate one Christmas when an unhappy Diana spends the holiday with the family and contemplates her next move in her marriage to Prince Charles.
Rounding out the key cast are Timothy Spall, Jack Farthing, Sean Harris and Sally Hawkins. Producers are Juan de Dios Larraín,...
Neon has set an exclusive theatrical November 5 release date for its awards contender and upcoming Venice world premiere Spencer from Pablo Larraín starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana.
Steven Knight wrote the screenplay to the drama, which imagines what might have happened at the Queen of England’s Sandringham Estate one Christmas when an unhappy Diana spends the holiday with the family and contemplates her next move in her marriage to Prince Charles.
Rounding out the key cast are Timothy Spall, Jack Farthing, Sean Harris and Sally Hawkins. Producers are Juan de Dios Larraín,...
- 8/17/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Pablo Larrain’s biographical drama “Spencer,” starring Kristen Stewart, is coming to theaters in November. The movie, from Neon and Topic Studios, will premiere in competition at the Toronto and Venice film festivals.
Originally expected to debut in 2022 to mark the 25th anniversary of Diana’s death, “Spencer” will hit in theaters on Nov. 5, primed for an awards-season push. Marvel’s “The Eternals” from Chloé Zhao and Tom Hanks’ sci-fi pic “Finch” are set to launch on the same day.
Stewart stars as the late Princess Diana (born Diana Frances Spencer) in the movie, written by “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight. The drama takes place during a few days over the Christmas holiday in 1991 at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, when Diana decides to end her marriage to Prince Charles.
Jack Farthing plays Prince Charles in the film, with Timothy Spall, Sean Harris and Sally Hawkins rounding out the ensemble.
Originally expected to debut in 2022 to mark the 25th anniversary of Diana’s death, “Spencer” will hit in theaters on Nov. 5, primed for an awards-season push. Marvel’s “The Eternals” from Chloé Zhao and Tom Hanks’ sci-fi pic “Finch” are set to launch on the same day.
Stewart stars as the late Princess Diana (born Diana Frances Spencer) in the movie, written by “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight. The drama takes place during a few days over the Christmas holiday in 1991 at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, when Diana decides to end her marriage to Prince Charles.
Jack Farthing plays Prince Charles in the film, with Timothy Spall, Sean Harris and Sally Hawkins rounding out the ensemble.
- 8/17/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
“Spencer,” Pablo Larraín’s highly anticipated drama starring Kristen Stewart as Lady Diana, will world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival, Variety has learned.
Written by “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, the film centers on a weekend in the early 1990s when Diana decided to separate from Prince Charles amid rumours of affairs. The late princess was spending the Christmas holiday with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, when she decided to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.
Stewart stars in the film opposite “Poldark” star Jack Farthing who plays Prince Charles. The cast also includes BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall (“Mr. Turner”), Academy Award nominee Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”) and Sean Harris (“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”). The film comes out in 2022 to mark the 25th anniversary of Diana’s death.
The Venice Film Festival declined to comment on Monday.
Neon and Topic Studios have jointly acquired the U.
Written by “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, the film centers on a weekend in the early 1990s when Diana decided to separate from Prince Charles amid rumours of affairs. The late princess was spending the Christmas holiday with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, when she decided to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.
Stewart stars in the film opposite “Poldark” star Jack Farthing who plays Prince Charles. The cast also includes BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall (“Mr. Turner”), Academy Award nominee Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”) and Sean Harris (“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”). The film comes out in 2022 to mark the 25th anniversary of Diana’s death.
The Venice Film Festival declined to comment on Monday.
Neon and Topic Studios have jointly acquired the U.
- 7/12/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Previous recipients include Jeremy Thomas, Christine Vachon and David Linde.
Gale Anne Hurd will receive the Locarno Film Festival’s Premio Raimondo Rezzonico producer award at its upcoming 74th edition, which is scheduled to run from August 4-14 this year.
Previous recipients have included Jeremy Thomas, Christine Vachon, Menahem Golan, Mike Medavoy, Margaret Ménégoz, David Linde, Ted Hope and Komplizen co-founders Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski.
Locarno said Hurd’s some 50 production credits - spanning cult sci-fi classics such as James Cameron’s The Terminator and her more recent hit series The Walking Dead - had “become part of our social imaginary,...
Gale Anne Hurd will receive the Locarno Film Festival’s Premio Raimondo Rezzonico producer award at its upcoming 74th edition, which is scheduled to run from August 4-14 this year.
Previous recipients have included Jeremy Thomas, Christine Vachon, Menahem Golan, Mike Medavoy, Margaret Ménégoz, David Linde, Ted Hope and Komplizen co-founders Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski.
Locarno said Hurd’s some 50 production credits - spanning cult sci-fi classics such as James Cameron’s The Terminator and her more recent hit series The Walking Dead - had “become part of our social imaginary,...
- 5/4/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Lady Diana biopic Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart as the former Princess, has cast the supporting roles of Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew, and Earl Spencer, Diana’s father.
Ferguson, the Duchess of York, will be portrayed by newcomer Olga Hellsing, a Berlin-based German model and actress who is fluent in English.
Earl John Spencer will be played by British-German actor Thomas Douglas, whose career has largely comprised supporting roles in German TV and features, most recently in Beta Film’s German-language historical mini-series Labyrinth Of Peace.
The film focuses on one weekend in the life of Princess Diana, as she spends the Christmas holiday with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, and decides to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.
Royal sisters-in-law Ferguson and Diana had a turbulent and complicated relationship, which was often very close but which soured in Diana’s final years.
Ferguson, the Duchess of York, will be portrayed by newcomer Olga Hellsing, a Berlin-based German model and actress who is fluent in English.
Earl John Spencer will be played by British-German actor Thomas Douglas, whose career has largely comprised supporting roles in German TV and features, most recently in Beta Film’s German-language historical mini-series Labyrinth Of Peace.
The film focuses on one weekend in the life of Princess Diana, as she spends the Christmas holiday with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, and decides to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.
Royal sisters-in-law Ferguson and Diana had a turbulent and complicated relationship, which was often very close but which soured in Diana’s final years.
- 3/26/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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