Director Tha Se Gnanavel’s critically-acclaimed Tamil courtroom drama ‘Jai Bhim’ has made it to the World Competition segment of the 20th Pune International Film Festival, which is scheduled to be held from March 3 to 10. The other films that are in this category are director Gabor Fabricius’s ‘Erasing Frank’ (Hungary), director Iciar Bollain’s ‘Maixabel’ […]...
- 2/17/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
When producer Robert Lantos began developing the big-budget historical drama series “Rise of the Raven,” adapting Hungarian author Bán Mór’s series of bestselling novels presented obvious challenges. “It’s an 11-volume novel, each volume being 500-600 pages long,” says Lantos. It took several writers and the better part of a decade to find a way forward, something the producer describes as “finding a creative solution to a jigsaw puzzle.”
With a budget that Lantos describes as “competitive with English-language productions of that scope and that size,” financing the series was the second challenge, with the producer determined to secure the majority of the show’s financing from the host country. “It’s ambitious. It’s certainly by far the biggest thing done in that part of the world, not just in Hungary,” he says. The last puzzle piece finally fell into place when Hungary’s National Film Institute (Nfi...
With a budget that Lantos describes as “competitive with English-language productions of that scope and that size,” financing the series was the second challenge, with the producer determined to secure the majority of the show’s financing from the host country. “It’s ambitious. It’s certainly by far the biggest thing done in that part of the world, not just in Hungary,” he says. The last puzzle piece finally fell into place when Hungary’s National Film Institute (Nfi...
- 9/7/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Regardless of their place in time, images of youth have a universal counterculture potential. Rebellion, the drama of an individual, criticism of social relations or the political system – most of the characteristics of the rebellious sturm und drang constitute the axis of Gábor Fabricius’ feature-length film debut, Erasing Frank. Although the portraits of oppressed youth are well known to cinema, and especially to political cinema referring to the former Eastern Bloc, one cannot help feeling that the Hungarian director's film is more than just a reminder of the difficult past times.
Frank (Benjamin Fuchs), is the vocalist and leader of a punk band who bravely defy the dystopian political system. The concerts are held in secret, hidden from the apparatus of the authorities. But loud cries for freedom cannot be hidden for long. Soon, during one of the concerts, Frank is arrested and imprisoned in a psychiatric facility. There, according.
Frank (Benjamin Fuchs), is the vocalist and leader of a punk band who bravely defy the dystopian political system. The concerts are held in secret, hidden from the apparatus of the authorities. But loud cries for freedom cannot be hidden for long. Soon, during one of the concerts, Frank is arrested and imprisoned in a psychiatric facility. There, according.
- 9/5/2021
- by Mateusz Tarwacki
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
As the Venice Film Festival claws back 70% of its pre-pandemic registration numbers and lures a parade of Hollywood stars to the Lido, it seems festival director Alberto Barbera is right: Venice is well and truly back. And just in time, too. As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and BAFTA become more international, all eyes are increasingly on the influential Italian festival.
In taking the temperature of key European and U.S. agents, sales firms and distributors heading to Venice, Variety found that many seem to be riding the momentum whipped up by a successful Cannes. For the first time, Venice falls barely two months after Cannes, but rather than contributing to festival fatigue, the industry seems energized to carry on conversations begun on the Croisette while revving up their marketing engines for awards from the Lido.
Paris-based sales agent Totem Films has its first Venice selection with “Erasing Frank,...
In taking the temperature of key European and U.S. agents, sales firms and distributors heading to Venice, Variety found that many seem to be riding the momentum whipped up by a successful Cannes. For the first time, Venice falls barely two months after Cannes, but rather than contributing to festival fatigue, the industry seems energized to carry on conversations begun on the Croisette while revving up their marketing engines for awards from the Lido.
Paris-based sales agent Totem Films has its first Venice selection with “Erasing Frank,...
- 9/2/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
"You've got talent. There's a power in you... Don't mislead the youth." Screen Daily has released a festival promo trailer for a Hungarian indie drama titled Erasing Frank, marking the feature directorial debut of Hungarian filmmaker / novelist Gábor Fabricius. This is premiering in the Venice Critics' Week sidebar during the upcoming 2021 Venice Film Festival in the next few weeks, hence the trailer to build some buzz. It's set in 1983, behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest, starring Benjamin Fuchs as Frank – the singer of a punk band, who is taken by the police to a psychiatric hospital to silence him after he speaks out against a totalitarian regime. This also stars Andrea Waskovics, Kincsö Blénesi, István Lénárt, András Pál, Zsolt Zayzon, and Gerlóczy Zsigmond. Another invigorating film about how governments silence those they don't like, even artists, because they say the truth and always talk about what's wrong. Fight on, Frank.
- 8/26/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
It’s a debut feature film from Hungary’s Gábor Fabricius.
Screen can unveil the first trailer for Erasing Frank, which will receive its world premiere in the Critics’ Week strand (September 1-11) of the Venice Film Festival.
The debut feature from Hungarian director Gábor Fabricius, it’s set in 1983, behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest. Benjamin Fuchs stars as Frank – the singer of a punk band, who is taken by the police to a psychiatric hospital to silence him after he speaks out against a totalitarian regime.
Fabricius has also written and produced the film through his company Otherside Stories.
Screen can unveil the first trailer for Erasing Frank, which will receive its world premiere in the Critics’ Week strand (September 1-11) of the Venice Film Festival.
The debut feature from Hungarian director Gábor Fabricius, it’s set in 1983, behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest. Benjamin Fuchs stars as Frank – the singer of a punk band, who is taken by the police to a psychiatric hospital to silence him after he speaks out against a totalitarian regime.
Fabricius has also written and produced the film through his company Otherside Stories.
- 8/25/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The programme for the 2021 Venice Film Festival has been unveiled, and includes new films from Pedro Almodóvar, Jane Campion, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michelangelo Frammartino, Pablo Larraín, Paul Schrader, Ridley Scott, and more.Parallel MothersCOMPETITIONParallel Mothers (Pedro Almodóvar)Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (Ana Lily Amirpour)Un Autre Monde (Stephane Brize)The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion)America LatinaL’Evenement (Audrey Diwan)Official CompetitionThe Hole (Michelangelo Frammartino)Sundown (Michel Franco)Lost Illusions (Xavier Giannoli)The Lost Daughter (Maggie Gyllenhaal)Spencer (Pablo Larrain)Freaks Out (Gabriele Mainetti)Qui Rido Io (Mario Martone)On The Job: The Missing 8 (Erik Matti)Leave No Traces (Jan P. Matuszyński)Captain Volkonogov EscapedThe Card Counter (Paul Schrader)The Hand of God (Paolo Sorrentino)Reflection (Valentyn Vasyanovych)The Box (Lorenzo Vigas)Out Of COMPETITIONFeaturesDune (Denis Villeneuve)Il Bambino Nascosto (Roberto Andò)Les Choses Humaines (Yvan Attal)Ariaferma (Leonardo Di Costanzo)Halloween Kills (David Gordon Green...
- 8/3/2021
- MUBI
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