Philippe Le Guay’s “The Man in the Basement” scooped the top prize at the U.K. Jewish Film Festival on Sunday evening.
The 2021 film, which stars François Cluzet, Jérémie Renier and Bérénice Bejo, was awarded the prize for best film.
Runner-up “Karaoke,” from director Moshe Rosenthal, which had opened the festival earlier this month, was given a special mention.
The best film winner was selected by a jury comprised of “Made of Honor” director Paul Weiland, Kefi Chadwick, Liraz Chamami, producer Dominique Green, Sharon Levi and Michael Samuels.
“The jury was impressed by this tense thriller, with its strong performances and direction, and bristling with symbolism that intelligently explores France’s hidden history and contemporary issues around antisemitism,” they said in a statement. “‘The Man in the Basement’ confronts Jewish identity, Holocaust denial and attitudes to France’s Jewish minority, but yet the film still works effectively as compelling and suspenseful storytelling.
The 2021 film, which stars François Cluzet, Jérémie Renier and Bérénice Bejo, was awarded the prize for best film.
Runner-up “Karaoke,” from director Moshe Rosenthal, which had opened the festival earlier this month, was given a special mention.
The best film winner was selected by a jury comprised of “Made of Honor” director Paul Weiland, Kefi Chadwick, Liraz Chamami, producer Dominique Green, Sharon Levi and Michael Samuels.
“The jury was impressed by this tense thriller, with its strong performances and direction, and bristling with symbolism that intelligently explores France’s hidden history and contemporary issues around antisemitism,” they said in a statement. “‘The Man in the Basement’ confronts Jewish identity, Holocaust denial and attitudes to France’s Jewish minority, but yet the film still works effectively as compelling and suspenseful storytelling.
- 11/20/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Two has commissioned a new three-part documentary series on the medical neighbourhood of Harley Street.
Inside Harley Street - which is produced and directed by Vanessa Engle (Welcome to the World of Weight Loss) - will tell the stories of patients and doctors at the famous London clinic and its surrounding practices.
The BBC explained in a press release: "Laced with humour and studded with historical facts, the series combines observational narratives with interviews to tell stories from both the patients' and the doctors' points of view.
"It also features local characters, such as a shopkeeper, an estate agent and a cycle courier, who give their perspective on life on Harley Street.
"The films examine our attitudes to health and question what happens when the patient is a customer and health is a consumer product that can be bought and paid for."
Kim Shillinglaw, Controller of BBC Two and BBC Four,...
Inside Harley Street - which is produced and directed by Vanessa Engle (Welcome to the World of Weight Loss) - will tell the stories of patients and doctors at the famous London clinic and its surrounding practices.
The BBC explained in a press release: "Laced with humour and studded with historical facts, the series combines observational narratives with interviews to tell stories from both the patients' and the doctors' points of view.
"It also features local characters, such as a shopkeeper, an estate agent and a cycle courier, who give their perspective on life on Harley Street.
"The films examine our attitudes to health and question what happens when the patient is a customer and health is a consumer product that can be bought and paid for."
Kim Shillinglaw, Controller of BBC Two and BBC Four,...
- 2/13/2015
- Digital Spy
BBC Two has announced three new documentaries exploring different aspects of British life, including domestic violence, high society and poverty.
Award-winning filmmaker Vanessa Engle will direct Till Death Do Us Part, which explores the shocking extent of domestic violence in the UK today, chronicling all the women killed by their partners over the course of a year.
Elsewhere, Tatler takes its cues from the titular high society magazine to examine the lives of Britain's most privileged and powerful, promising to explore everything from West London parties and Paris Fashion Week to so-called 'toff-hunting' in Scotland.
Finally, Family Saga is a look at poverty, drugs and violence from acclaimed filmmaker Joe Bullman, comparing modern-day crime and illegality to that of previous generations.
Kim Shillinglaw, BBC Two's controller, said: "In a year when Modern Times returns to BBC Two, I'm delighted to announce an ambitious line-up of new films from some...
Award-winning filmmaker Vanessa Engle will direct Till Death Do Us Part, which explores the shocking extent of domestic violence in the UK today, chronicling all the women killed by their partners over the course of a year.
Elsewhere, Tatler takes its cues from the titular high society magazine to examine the lives of Britain's most privileged and powerful, promising to explore everything from West London parties and Paris Fashion Week to so-called 'toff-hunting' in Scotland.
Finally, Family Saga is a look at poverty, drugs and violence from acclaimed filmmaker Joe Bullman, comparing modern-day crime and illegality to that of previous generations.
Kim Shillinglaw, BBC Two's controller, said: "In a year when Modern Times returns to BBC Two, I'm delighted to announce an ambitious line-up of new films from some...
- 6/10/2014
- Digital Spy
BBC One topped the ratings outside of soaps on Wednesday evening (August 21), according to overnight data.
Celebrity MasterChef jumped by 1.50 million viewers from its last episode to 4.75m (23.0%) at 8pm.
Gary Lineker's turn on Who Do You Think You Are? won the night overall with 5.0m (23.2%) at 9pm.
On BBC Two, Restoration Home interested 1.70m (8.2%) at 8pm, followed by Vanessa Engle's Welcome to the World of Weight Loss with 1.11m (5.2%) at 9pm.
ITV's repeat of Midsomer Murders appealed to 2.87m (13.5%) at 8pm (282,000/1.5% on +1).
On Channel 4, How Not To Get Old brought in 1.09m (5.3%) at 8pm (170k/0.8%), followed by the latest 24 Hours in A&E with 2.15m (10.0%) at 9pm (468k/2.9%). The Last Leg amused 817k (4.9%) at 10pm (111k/1.2%).
Channel 5's Nurses was seen by 942k (4.6%) at 8pm. A broadcast of The Da Vinci Code gathered 1.02m (6.7%) at 9pm (191k/2.0%).
Celebrity MasterChef jumped by 1.50 million viewers from its last episode to 4.75m (23.0%) at 8pm.
Gary Lineker's turn on Who Do You Think You Are? won the night overall with 5.0m (23.2%) at 9pm.
On BBC Two, Restoration Home interested 1.70m (8.2%) at 8pm, followed by Vanessa Engle's Welcome to the World of Weight Loss with 1.11m (5.2%) at 9pm.
ITV's repeat of Midsomer Murders appealed to 2.87m (13.5%) at 8pm (282,000/1.5% on +1).
On Channel 4, How Not To Get Old brought in 1.09m (5.3%) at 8pm (170k/0.8%), followed by the latest 24 Hours in A&E with 2.15m (10.0%) at 9pm (468k/2.9%). The Last Leg amused 817k (4.9%) at 10pm (111k/1.2%).
Channel 5's Nurses was seen by 942k (4.6%) at 8pm. A broadcast of The Da Vinci Code gathered 1.02m (6.7%) at 9pm (191k/2.0%).
- 8/22/2013
- Digital Spy
I am reminded of a sensational documentary, now a decade old, on deaths in British police custody – haven't seen it? Ask why
The news about the Lawrence verdict and sentencing took me back to the mid-1990s – the case has been hanging for such a shameful length of time – when we journalists stood around gaping at Paul Dacre's sensational "Murderers" headline in the Daily Mail, and discussing what it all meant. (The paper challenged the five suspects to sue: did that mean sue for criminal libel? For which legal aid was available? Well, they didn't sue.)
My next thought was to pick up the phone and call the film-maker Ken Fero, who, with Tariq Mehmood, directed one of the most sensational documentaries I think I've ever reviewed: the 2001 film Injustice: The Movie. This was about the extraordinary, continuing phenomenon of black and Asian people dying mysteriously in police custody without any prosecution being brought.
The news about the Lawrence verdict and sentencing took me back to the mid-1990s – the case has been hanging for such a shameful length of time – when we journalists stood around gaping at Paul Dacre's sensational "Murderers" headline in the Daily Mail, and discussing what it all meant. (The paper challenged the five suspects to sue: did that mean sue for criminal libel? For which legal aid was available? Well, they didn't sue.)
My next thought was to pick up the phone and call the film-maker Ken Fero, who, with Tariq Mehmood, directed one of the most sensational documentaries I think I've ever reviewed: the 2001 film Injustice: The Movie. This was about the extraordinary, continuing phenomenon of black and Asian people dying mysteriously in police custody without any prosecution being brought.
- 1/5/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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