New Riga Meetings platform welcomes projects including two projects by Finnish film-maker Aku Louhimies.
Janis Nords’ second feature Mother I Love You and Juris Kursietis’ debut Modris were the big winners at the ¨Great Christopher¨ (¨Lielais Kristaps¨) National Film Competition held during the first edition of the Riga International Film Festival (December 2-12).
Nords, who graduated in film directing from the UK’s Nfts, received the top honour of best film as well as the trophy for best feature film director and best actress (for Vita Varpina’s performance as the single mother trying to make ends meet).
On presenting the direction prize to Nords, the competition jury’s chairman, veteran film director Janis Streics, said that he saw “a bright future ahead for Latvian cinema” on the strength of the line-up for this edition of the national film awards.
Mother I Love You, which is handled internationally by New Europe Film Sales, premiered at the...
Janis Nords’ second feature Mother I Love You and Juris Kursietis’ debut Modris were the big winners at the ¨Great Christopher¨ (¨Lielais Kristaps¨) National Film Competition held during the first edition of the Riga International Film Festival (December 2-12).
Nords, who graduated in film directing from the UK’s Nfts, received the top honour of best film as well as the trophy for best feature film director and best actress (for Vita Varpina’s performance as the single mother trying to make ends meet).
On presenting the direction prize to Nords, the competition jury’s chairman, veteran film director Janis Streics, said that he saw “a bright future ahead for Latvian cinema” on the strength of the line-up for this edition of the national film awards.
Mother I Love You, which is handled internationally by New Europe Film Sales, premiered at the...
- 12/12/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Film Independent has selected 30 filmmakers for its Project Involve dedicated to fostering the careers of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry.
Producer Cathy Schulman, writer-director Billy Ray and writer-producer Virgil Williams will serve as guest speakers with additional guest speakers and mentors to be announced.
“Project Involve is an extraordinary program and a vital extension of the core values and mission of Film Independent,” said Jennifer Kushner, director of artist development at Film Independent.
“Among our key goals are to foster community, cultivate the careers of filmmakers, and increase cultural diversity in the film industry. We are committed to supporting this exceptional group of artists and professionals in their careers, and by doing so, we hope to contribute to a future where diverse voices will thrive in the entertainment industry.”
For the third consecutive year Sony Pictures Entertainment returns with the Diversity Fellowship in Project Involve, which provides...
Producer Cathy Schulman, writer-director Billy Ray and writer-producer Virgil Williams will serve as guest speakers with additional guest speakers and mentors to be announced.
“Project Involve is an extraordinary program and a vital extension of the core values and mission of Film Independent,” said Jennifer Kushner, director of artist development at Film Independent.
“Among our key goals are to foster community, cultivate the careers of filmmakers, and increase cultural diversity in the film industry. We are committed to supporting this exceptional group of artists and professionals in their careers, and by doing so, we hope to contribute to a future where diverse voices will thrive in the entertainment industry.”
For the third consecutive year Sony Pictures Entertainment returns with the Diversity Fellowship in Project Involve, which provides...
- 11/4/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Film Independent has selected 30 filmmakers for its Project Involve dedicated to fostering the careers of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry.
Producer Cathy Schulman, writer-director Billy Ray and writer-producer Virgil Williams will serve as guest speakers with additional guest speakers and mentors to be announced.
“Project Involve is an extraordinary program and a vital extension of the core values and mission of Film Independent,” said Jennifer Kushner, director of artist development at Film Independent.
“Among our key goals are to foster community, cultivate the careers of filmmakers, and increase cultural diversity in the film industry. We are committed to supporting this exceptional group of artists and professionals in their careers, and by doing so, we hope to contribute to a future where diverse voices will thrive in the entertainment industry.”
For the third consecutive year Sony Pictures Entertainment returns with the Diversity Fellowship in Project Involve, which provides...
Producer Cathy Schulman, writer-director Billy Ray and writer-producer Virgil Williams will serve as guest speakers with additional guest speakers and mentors to be announced.
“Project Involve is an extraordinary program and a vital extension of the core values and mission of Film Independent,” said Jennifer Kushner, director of artist development at Film Independent.
“Among our key goals are to foster community, cultivate the careers of filmmakers, and increase cultural diversity in the film industry. We are committed to supporting this exceptional group of artists and professionals in their careers, and by doing so, we hope to contribute to a future where diverse voices will thrive in the entertainment industry.”
For the third consecutive year Sony Pictures Entertainment returns with the Diversity Fellowship in Project Involve, which provides...
- 11/4/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
This is the Pure Movies review of Troll Hunter (Trolljegeren), directed by André Øvredal and starring Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum and Glenn Erland Tosterud. Written by Richard Parkin for Pure Movies. This year’s boldness award goes to Troll Hunter. The simple fact that a Norwegian film has managed to grab so much attention is justification enough for such an accolade, but when you consider its concept you could almost stand up and give the air a nice congratulatory round of applause. The film has barely hit our screens and word has got out that Chris Columbus has bagged the rights to make yet another Hollywood adaptation à la The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, or Let Me In.
- 1/8/2012
- by Richard Parkin
- Pure Movies
This is the Pure Movies review of Hara Kiri: Death of a Samurai, directed by Takashi Miike and starring Kôji Yakusho, Naoto Takenaka and Hikari Mitsushima screening at the 55th London Film Festival. Reviewed by Richard Parkin for @puremovies. The title of this film is misleading. Yes, there is death. Yes, there are samurai. Well ok, I guess it isn’t that misleading. But surely the title implies a certain amount of fighting – of bloody gory, kick-ass samurai fighting? You may have guessed from the tone that, no, it doesn’t. Instead Takashi Miike’s latest outing is a long, drawn out expedition into the proud world of ritual suicides and the life of destitute, unnecessary samurai in a time of peace. From the director of 13 Assassins and Ichi the Killer this is a considerable shift towards a tenser, more dramatic affair.
- 10/19/2011
- by Richard Parkin
- Pure Movies
Cloud Atlas, the often-deemed unfilmable novel by David Mitchell that spans several times and places from 19th Century Australia to post-apocalyptic Hawaii, will be filmed by two separate crews running parallel to each other, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The historic sci-fi epic, starring Halle Berry, Tom Hanks and Ben Whishaw to name a few, was penned by Wachowski siblings Andy and Lana and will be directed by Tom Tykwer. In an interesting attempt to make this difficult text come to life Tykwer is expected to use the same actors for multiple characters and use two entirely separate film crews to shoot scenes in both Berlin and Babelsberg, Germany.
The sheer span and complexity of the novel makes for an eye-watering prospect. It will mix 19th century period with futuristic sci-fi, interlocking six lives across a vast narrative. Producer Stefan Ardnt has confidence in the Wachowski script, however, saying they...
The historic sci-fi epic, starring Halle Berry, Tom Hanks and Ben Whishaw to name a few, was penned by Wachowski siblings Andy and Lana and will be directed by Tom Tykwer. In an interesting attempt to make this difficult text come to life Tykwer is expected to use the same actors for multiple characters and use two entirely separate film crews to shoot scenes in both Berlin and Babelsberg, Germany.
The sheer span and complexity of the novel makes for an eye-watering prospect. It will mix 19th century period with futuristic sci-fi, interlocking six lives across a vast narrative. Producer Stefan Ardnt has confidence in the Wachowski script, however, saying they...
- 8/25/2011
- by Guest
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As the dust settles and embers slowly die out in a troubled London it is with a big ‘well, duh’, that I bring you the news that this week’s box office numbers are looking a little uhealthy.
With the combination of punters understandably preferring to have a night in this week and a large number of cinemas closing in the capital, not to mention Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham, theatrical revenue dropped 16% on Monday and 27% on Tuesday compared to the same days last week Variety report.
This may be due, in part, to Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part Two’s lull in ticket sales as it moves into its fourth week of release, but with two huge blockbuster films in cinemas this week in the shape of Captain America: The First Avenger and Super 8 the chances are that the riots have taken their toll on the cinema-going public.
With the combination of punters understandably preferring to have a night in this week and a large number of cinemas closing in the capital, not to mention Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham, theatrical revenue dropped 16% on Monday and 27% on Tuesday compared to the same days last week Variety report.
This may be due, in part, to Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part Two’s lull in ticket sales as it moves into its fourth week of release, but with two huge blockbuster films in cinemas this week in the shape of Captain America: The First Avenger and Super 8 the chances are that the riots have taken their toll on the cinema-going public.
- 8/12/2011
- by Guest
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This is the Pure Movies review of Submarine, directed and written by Richard Ayoade, based on a novel by Joe Dunthorne, and starring Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor, Paddy Condisine and Sally Hawkins. Written by Richard Parkin for Pure Movies. “We’re all travelling under the radar”, claims Oliver Tate in Submarine. If Richard Ayoade has been travelling under the radar thus far in his career, or perhaps, more precisely, blipping at the edges of our sonar screens with his work in the It Crowd, Garth Merenghi’s Darkplace and the Mighty Boosh, it is with Submarine that he has made a burst towards our vessel on a certain collision course.
- 7/31/2011
- by Richard Parkin
- Pure Movies
This is the review of Rango, directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Stephen Root, Harry Dean Stanton, Timothy Olyphant and Ray Winstone. Written by Richard Parkin for Pure Movies. “It’s a paradigm shift!” shouts a grey bearded little mouse named Spoons in the middle of Rango. Not the most typical of phrases to spurt from the mouth of a cartoon mouse, but it’s actually quite a useful sentiment to use in describing this strange, but very fun little film. Gore Verbinksi has moved from the classic genre of the Pirate to another classic: the western. Well sort of. Not content with creating a similarly fun live action western the likes of the Pirates of the Caribbean films, he has branched out into the world of animation. And animal animation at that. The result is a surreal...
- 7/23/2011
- by Richard Parkin
- Pure Movies
This is the review for 127 Hours, directed by Danny Boyle and starring James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Clémence Poésy, Kate Burton and Lizzy Caplan. Written by Richard Parkin for Pure Movies. For those who have heard the true story of the five days Aron Ralston spent with his arm trapped under a boulder down a canyon in Utah, watching 127 Hours is a little like watching Titanic. You’re waiting for that iceberg to hit, or in this case, that arm to come off. 'Ordeal' doesn’t even cover what Ralston went through. 'Heroic' is an inadequate adjective. 'Superhuman' is nearly there.
- 5/29/2011
- by Richard Parkin
- Pure Movies
This is the Pure Movies review of Never Say Never, starring Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Usher Raymond, Ludacris, Jaden Smith and Sean Kingston. Written by Richard Parkin. The way I see it, there are two types of people in the world: Justin Bieber fans, and, er, everybody else. Members of the first group are looking forward to Never Say Never, Bieber’s film half chronicling his rise to fame, half looking at his path towards selling out Madison Square Garden, with the anticipation of 1000 comic-con veterans meeting Stan Lee. The other group look on dumbfounded, completely unaware of what occurred in the last year or so to warrant this small little R’n’B singer making a film about his very short life.
- 2/19/2011
- by Richard Parkin
- Pure Movies
This is the Pure Movies review of West is West, directed by Andy DeEmmony and starring Aqib Khan, Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Robert Pugh, Thomas Russell, Jimi Mistry, Vanessa Hehir, John Branwell, Yograj Singh and Vijay Raaz. Written by Richard Parkin. Eleven years after the hugely loved East is East, Ayub Khan-Din continues the story of Khan family and their tussle with life in-between two worlds. West is West jumps forward four years from the last instalment to 1975, taking a focus on the youngest of the khans, Sajid (Aquib Khan). Despite everything that happened in the last film Sajid is finding that, growing into a teen, he is beginning to face similar problems with his life as a British-Pakistani living in Salford. With an English mother and a broad Lancashire accent, Sajid feels more British than Pakistani. This, however, doesn’t’ stop the kids at school seeing him differently. His...
- 10/24/2010
- by Richard Parkin
- Pure Movies
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