Amazon Prime has confirmed that several of its original series will be debuting new episodes on the streaming service in July, including the first seasons of both the Indian reality competition series “Comicstaan” and the Tour de France travelogue “Eat.Race.Win” and season 4 of the charming children’s series “Tumble Leaf.”
And there will also be new to Amazon Prime seasons of some of your favorites from other networks, including the final episodes of the Emmy-winning FX drama “The Americans,” all 12 seasons of the groundbreaking police drama “NYPD Blue” and all seven seasons of the Kyra Sedgwick crime series “The Closer.”
Likewise, there will be plenty of movies making their first appearances on Amazon Prime including the four films in the “Jaws” franchise and the Oscar-winning “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
See Netflix schedule: Here’s what is coming and leaving in July
Available July 1
21 Jump Street (Seasons 1-2)
Burn...
And there will also be new to Amazon Prime seasons of some of your favorites from other networks, including the final episodes of the Emmy-winning FX drama “The Americans,” all 12 seasons of the groundbreaking police drama “NYPD Blue” and all seven seasons of the Kyra Sedgwick crime series “The Closer.”
Likewise, there will be plenty of movies making their first appearances on Amazon Prime including the four films in the “Jaws” franchise and the Oscar-winning “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
See Netflix schedule: Here’s what is coming and leaving in July
Available July 1
21 Jump Street (Seasons 1-2)
Burn...
- 7/1/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Amazon Prime members who like tragic spies, sparkle vampires, being-depressed-about-global-warming or old school television have plenty to look forward to in July, as the streaming service is adding a ton of new movies and TV shows.
On the TV front, three new Prime Originals come this month, including Indian stand up series “Comicstaan” on July 13, “Tumble Leaf” on July 24, and “Eat. Race. Win,” a behind-the-scenes look of the Tour de France landing July 27.
The streaming service is also giving members a visit from the Ghost of TV Past on July 1 when it adds undercover-cops-in-high-school Fox series “21 Jump Street,” the complete run of USA Network’s “Burn Notice,” and all 12 seasons of ’90s cop drama “NYPD Blue,” among others.
And skipping ahead to month’s end, “The Americans” season 6 lands on Prime July 29.
Meanwhile, on July 1 Prime Video is also adding a few classics to its film library, including “American Psycho,...
On the TV front, three new Prime Originals come this month, including Indian stand up series “Comicstaan” on July 13, “Tumble Leaf” on July 24, and “Eat. Race. Win,” a behind-the-scenes look of the Tour de France landing July 27.
The streaming service is also giving members a visit from the Ghost of TV Past on July 1 when it adds undercover-cops-in-high-school Fox series “21 Jump Street,” the complete run of USA Network’s “Burn Notice,” and all 12 seasons of ’90s cop drama “NYPD Blue,” among others.
And skipping ahead to month’s end, “The Americans” season 6 lands on Prime July 29.
Meanwhile, on July 1 Prime Video is also adding a few classics to its film library, including “American Psycho,...
- 6/15/2018
- by Juliette Verlaque
- The Wrap
Netflix has released the first trailer for its upcoming psychological thriller series “Gypsy,” starring Naomi Watts. The streaming giant has also announced that the 10-episode one-hour series will launch globally on June 30.
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Watts stars as a Manhattan-based therapist named Jean Halloway, who develops intimate and illicit relationships with the people in her patients’ lives. Billy Crudup (“Spotlight”) co-stars as Jean’s husband Michael Halloway. The cast also includes Sophie Cookson (“Kingsman”) as Sydney, Lucy Boynton (“Murder on the Orient Express”) as Jean’s patient Allison, and Karl Glusman (“Nocturnal Animals”) as Jean’s patient Sam.
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Watts stars as a Manhattan-based therapist named Jean Halloway, who develops intimate and illicit relationships with the people in her patients’ lives. Billy Crudup (“Spotlight”) co-stars as Jean’s husband Michael Halloway. The cast also includes Sophie Cookson (“Kingsman”) as Sydney, Lucy Boynton (“Murder on the Orient Express”) as Jean’s patient Allison, and Karl Glusman (“Nocturnal Animals”) as Jean’s patient Sam.
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- 5/11/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Netflix has released the first look images for its upcoming psychological thriller series “Gypsy,” starring Naomi Watts. The 10-part series is helmed by “Fifty Shades Of Grey” director Sam Taylor-Johnson, as well as Victoria Mahoney (“Yelling to the Sky”) and Coky Giedroyc (“Harlots”).
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“Gypsy” follows Jean Halloway (Watts), a Manhattan-based therapist who develops intimate and illicit relationships with the people in her patients’ lives. The cast also includes Billy Crudup (“Spotlight”) as Jean’s husband Michael Halloway, Sophie Cookson (“Kingsman”) as Sydney, Lucy Boynton (“Murder on the Orient Express”) as Jean’s patient Allison, and Karl Glusman (“Nocturnal Animals”) and Jean’s patient Sam.
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“Gypsy” follows Jean Halloway (Watts), a Manhattan-based therapist who develops intimate and illicit relationships with the people in her patients’ lives. The cast also includes Billy Crudup (“Spotlight”) as Jean’s husband Michael Halloway, Sophie Cookson (“Kingsman”) as Sydney, Lucy Boynton (“Murder on the Orient Express”) as Jean’s patient Allison, and Karl Glusman (“Nocturnal Animals”) and Jean’s patient Sam.
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- 5/3/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Ioncinema.com’s Ioncinephile of the Month feature focuses on an emerging filmmaker from the world of cinema….but we would be disingenuous in categorizing this month’s spotlighted artist as a “new” arrival on the scene as this person as added a significant of contributions to the American independent film landscape.
This October, we feature Reed Morano, an award-winning cinematographer who’s deft craftsmanship can be found in works dating back to Courtney Hunt’s Frozen River and So Yong Kim’s For Ellen to more recent oeuvres in John Krokidas’ Kill Your Darlings and Mark Jackson’s War Story. Morano made the transition to directing, wearing not one but two hats on Meadowland, a soberingly thoughtful examination on loss, grief and an eschewing type of salvation starring Olivia Wilde in a performance that several are calling both fearless and ferocious.
Premiering this past April at the Tribeca Film...
This October, we feature Reed Morano, an award-winning cinematographer who’s deft craftsmanship can be found in works dating back to Courtney Hunt’s Frozen River and So Yong Kim’s For Ellen to more recent oeuvres in John Krokidas’ Kill Your Darlings and Mark Jackson’s War Story. Morano made the transition to directing, wearing not one but two hats on Meadowland, a soberingly thoughtful examination on loss, grief and an eschewing type of salvation starring Olivia Wilde in a performance that several are calling both fearless and ferocious.
Premiering this past April at the Tribeca Film...
- 10/8/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Jan Miller is a connector – and she loves doing it! Supporting producers around the world is in her DNA. After she invited us to speak at the second Strategic Partners in Halifax, (which she created and directed for 15 years), we would then meet Jan regularly in Cuba, Berlin and Cannes where she is a regular moderator at the Producers’ Network Breakfasts. Cartegena was also on her regular beat. She is in demand everywhere as a trainer for directors, writers and producers of pitching and content development as well as an international consultant, from regular events like Poland’s ScriptEast, to Guangzhou, Manaus, Capetown, Glasgow, Yellowknife and most recently, Tehran to name just a few of the more exotic locales.
After bringing the stars in alignment to launch Canada’s first national film school, the National Screen Institute and its highly regarded Features First and Drama Prize programs almost three decades ago, Jan moved from Canada’s west to the east coast where she launched Strategic Partners, Canada’s premiere international co-production market.
In Sp’s 10th year, Jan was approached by Nadja Radojevic of the The Erich Pommer Institut – Epi to partner on a brand new training concept Trans Atlantic Partners (Tap) where Jan Miller serves as its Head of Studies. Together they have developed the program in to one-of-a-kind training that brings together experienced producers from Europe, Canada and the U.S. with a team of Experts, to develop projects for international co-production and co-venturing. Tap is co-presented by the Erich Pommer Institut and the Canadian Media Production Association – Cmpa. Industry partners are Telefilm Canada and Canada Media Fund.
Always responding to the industry, Tap began with only European and Canadian involvement but both Nadja and Jan realized bringing U.S. indie producers into the mix would take the program to a whole other level. Each year, three additional producers from beyond these three ‘regions’ are also selected to participate in this two-module program.
The Tap 2015 line-up includes producers from India, Australia and Mexico. And now in its 7th year, Tap, responding to the industry needs, has opened its program to independent producers with international television series projects in development as well.
This year’s expert line-up of award winning producers include Belladonna’s René Bastian of Belladonna Productions whose film “ Cold in July” is directed by Jim Mickie, and whose newest film “Live Cargo” was presented at Ifp’s No Borders and Us in Progress this past month, K5’s Oliver Simon, Dynamic Television’s Klaus Zimmermann (“100 Code”, “Borgia”, “Death In Paradise”, “The Transporter”), international television consultant Lorri Faughan (“Pillars Of The Earth”), and Buffalo Gal’s Phyllis Laing, (“Aloft”, “Keyhole”, Heaven is for Real”) of Buffalo Gal Pictures, Canada, who was herself a Tap’er in its very first year.
Jan says that they often draw on previous Tap producer talent to come back as resources as so many have remarkable track records.
The Erich Pommer Institut of Germany is a leading training provider in the European media industry dealing with cutting-edge legal and economic topics. Nadja Radojevic, has recently moved into the CEO and Director of Training.
Epi was founded in 1998. Erich Pommer himself was the producer of “Metropolis” and “The Blue Angel”. He left Germany in the war and his grandson, Erich Pommer is a Los Angeles entertainment attorney. The Institute’s core business is advanced professional training in film and media. Aside from Trans Atlantic Partners which is held in Berlin in June and in Halifax in September post Tiff, Epi hosts a European TV Drama Series Lab following the American model with top showrunners and Scandinavian trainers. Now in its fourth edition - former editions featured Showrunners James Manos (“Sopranos”), Carol Flint (“West Wing”, “Emergency Room”), Frank Spotnitz (“The X-Files”), Simon Mirren (“Criminal Minds”) and Glen Mazzara of “Walking Dead” – David Semel, Executive Producer “Madam Secretary”, Co-Executive Producer “House MD” and Director of “The Man in the High Castle”, “Hannibal”, Hemlock Grove”, “Homeland”, “Heroes”will be trainer amongst others.
Epi also hosts Essential Legal Framework, a program consisting of three independent workshops for European professionals on negotiating, European coproduction and digital strategies. A national section for German speakers only, runs four hours a day with 20-30 seminars per year. Its focus is on media law and deals with television, film production, labor and tax revisions which – one of their best-selling seminars as there have recently been quite a lot of changes in tax law in Germany. Classes in film financing and film funding are also popular.
There is also a Copyright Policy Congress, Writers Room Simulation and other conventions featuring various current topics relevant to the media industry. In fall Epi is pioneering with Epi e:training starting with a course on European Co-Production. Epi e:training is offering crucial knowledge and business insights by top-level experts online – at your own pace and wherever and whenever you want. “We developed the online training program according to the demands of today’s media industry. It offers more flexibility and adapts to individual preferences," comments Nadja Radojevic. Epi is located at the historic Babelsberg Studios and can be found at www.epi-medieninstitut.de
Trans Atlantic Partners (Tap) is designed for experienced film and television producers from Europe, Canada and the U.S. including 3 additional seats for International producers. The 24 Tap 2015 producers below were selected by the Erich Pommer Institut (Epi) (Germany) and the Canadian Media Production Association (Cmpa) (Canada).
European Producers
-Simon Amberger, Germany (Producer, "Eastalgia", Molodist Int. Ff 2012, Tallinn Int. Ff 2013 | Producer, Blockbustaz, 2014, Winner ZDFneo TV Lab 2014 | Producer, Ada, 2014)
-Sebastien Aubert, France ("Patardzlebi" (Brides), 2014, Berlinale 2014, 3rd Audience Award)
-Rudolf Biermann, Czech Republic (Producer, "Kawasaki's Rose," 2009, Berlinale 2010, Ecumenical Award Panorama Section, Czech Lion 2010 | Executive Producer, "I Served the King of England," 2006, Berlinale 2006, Fipresci Critics Award | Producer, "Garden," 1995, Karlovy Vary Iff 1995, Jury Award)
-Jacqueline de Goeij, Belgium (Producer, "Allez, Eddy!," 2012, Chemnitz Ff, Main Prize & Diamant Award For Most Convincing Acting Performance Of A Child, Palm Springs Best of the Fest Selection | Producer, "Zus & Zo," 2002, Academy Awards, Nominee Best Foreign Language Film, Dutch Ff, Golden Calf Best Actor)
-Sylvia Günthner, Germany (Producer, "Bela Kiss: Prologue," 2013, Twisted Celluloid Ff Ireland 2013, Audi Festival of German Films Australia 2014)
-Martin Heisler, Germany (Producer, "Houston," 2013, Sundance Ff 2013, Independent Ff Boston 2013, Special Prize of the Jury | Producer "Forget Me Not," 2012, Ff Locarno, Settima Della Critica 2012, Best film | Producer "David Wants to Fly," 2010, Berlinale 2010)
-Rachel Lysaght, Ireland (Producer, "Patrick's Day," 2015, Ifta 2014, Best Script, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Sound | Producer, "One Million Dubliners," 2014, TV Award Sandford Saint Martin Trust, UK, Irish Ff Boston 2015, Director's Choice, Galway Film Fleadh Ireland 2014, Best Feature Documentary)
-Christof Neracher, Switzerland (Producer, "War" (Chrieg), 2014, San Sebastian Ff 2014, Max Ophüls 2014, Max Ophüls Prize | Producer Vitus, 2006, Shortlist Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 2006, Berlinale 2006, AFI Fest 2006, Audience Award)
-Diarmid Scrimshaw, UK (Producer / Production Co., "Tyrannosaur," 2012, Sundance 2011, Best Director, Satellite Awards 2011, Best First Feature)
Canadian Producers
-Coral Aiken, Canada (Producer, Big Muddy, 2014, Toronto Iff 2014, Arizona Iff 2015 | Producer, "The People Garden")
-Patrick Banister, Canada (Executive Producer, "Bitten," 2014 | Executive Producer, "Whistler," 2006)
-John Barbisan, Canada (Executive Producer, "Bitten," 2014 | Executive Producer, "Whistler," 2006)
-Amy Belling, Canada (Producer / DoP / Cam Op / Post Supervisor, Songs She Wrote About People She Knows, 2014, Toronto Iff 2014, Santa Barbara Iff 2015 | Producer / DoP / Cam Op / Post Super, Stress Position, 2013, Sci Fi London 2013, Las Vegas Ff 2013, Best Cinematography / Best Supporting Actor)
-Isaac Clements, Canada (Senior Production Executive, "The Pinkertons," 2014-15 | Production Executive, "Sunnyside,"2014-15 | Associate Producer, "Silent Night," 2012)
-Jeff Kopas, Canada (Producer / Director / Writer, "An Insignificant Harvey," 2011, Busan Iff 2012, Audience Award)
-Linda Ludwick, Canada (Exec. Producer/Producer: "Mohawk Girls Season 2," 2014, Yorkton Ff 2015, Banff Media Festival 2015 | Exec. Producer/Producer, "Smoke Traders," 2012, Yorkton Ff 2013 | Exec. Producer/Producer, "Reel Injun," 2009, 3 Gemini awards 2010 | Exec. Producer/Producer, "Moose TV," 2006, "Cfpta" 2008)
-Robyn Wiener, Canada (Producer, "Numb," 2015 | Producer, "Black Fly," 2014, Viff 2014 , Marché du Film Telefilm Perspective Canada Cannes 2015| Co-Producer / Line Producer, "Lawrence & Holoman," 2013, "Viff" 2013, Best Director | Co-Producer / Line Producer, "American Mary," 2012, London Fright Ff 2012)
American Producers
-Mollye Asher, USA (Producer, "Fort Tilden," 2015, SXSW 2014 Grand Jury Prize | Producer, "She's Lost Control," Independent Spirit Award Nominee 2015, Berlinale 2014 | Producer, "Songs My Brother Taught Me," 2015, Sundance 2015, Cannes 2015)
-Diane Houslin, USA (Producer, "Yelling to the Sky," 2011)
-Tommy Oliver, USA (Producer, 1982, 2015, Toronto Ff 2013, Austin Ff 2013, Marquee Audience Award | Producer, "The Perfect Guy," 2015 | Producer, "Kinyarwanda," 2011, Sundance Ff 2011, World Audience Award, AFI Fest 2011, Audience Award)
-Riel Roch Decter, USA (Producer, "The Wait," 2014, South by Southwest 2013, Deauville 2013 | Producer, "Bottled Up," 2014, Tribeca Film Festival 2013 | Producer, "Life After Death from Above 1979," 2014.
International Producers
-Vivek Kajaria, India (Producer, "Fandry," 2014, Indian Ff of La 2014, Grand Jury Prize Best Film, Fipresci India 2014, Film Critic Award Best Indian Film 2013 | Presenter, "Anumati," 2013, National Film Award for Best Actor 2013, New York Indian Ff 2013, Best Film Award | Producer, "Siddhant," 2015, Mumbai 2014)
-Ozcar Ramirez Gonzalez, Mexico (Producer, "Ciclo," 2013, DocsDF 2012, Vancouver Latino Iff 2013, Audience Award | Producer, "The Compass is Carried by the Dead Man," 2013, Tokyo Iff 2011, La Iff 2012 | Producer, "Days of Grace," 2012, Cannes Iff 2011, Guadalajara Iff 2012, Best Director, Best Score, Press Award)
-Lisa Shaunessy, Australia (Executive Producer, "Killing Ground," 2016 | Co-Producer, "Black & White & Sex," 2012, Iff Rotterdam 2012, Sydney Ff 2011, Best Experimental Film | Producer, "Hipsters," Sbs Australia, 2015)
Who is Jan Miller and how did she arrange such an organization?
It’s in Jan’s nature to look for opportunities to support the individual filmmaker, her local industry and work internationally as well. Most recently Jan served as an international consultant for the Canadian Media Production Association helping to develop their international strategy and contributing to Cmpa led delegations to Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. In March she led a delegation of 18 production companies to the Hk Filmart for Creative BC and Cmpa BC.
Jan divides her time on Tap, on international contracts, on teaching and on Wift-at.
How do you see the place of women in the film industry?
Recognizing that there was a real need in Atlantic Canada for women to come together and support, celebrate and learn from each other in the industry, I started Women in Film and Television - Atlantic which I headed up as Founding Chair and architect for six years. During this time I was working with a remarkable team to launch Women Making Waves an annual Conference that brings in the best female talent to offer master classes, panels, conversations and networking opportunities to men and women in the industry. I continue as one of the organization’s primary resources and mentors. And most recently, strongly believing that women in the industry need to strengthen their entrepreneurial skills and business strategies, I worked with Mount Saint Vincent University’s Centre for Women in Business, to launch Wift-at’s first six month Advanced Management and Mentoring Program.
Can you explain your connection to the music business?
Close to a decade ago, I was approached by Canada’s vibrant east coast music industry to adapt my pitching workshop into a program that has become “export readiness for the music industry”... During this intensive workshop I work with artists, bands and managers to develop their communication and pitch skills to present their work to international music supervisors, festival programrs and tour managers in 1-2-1 meetings. It was a very steep learning curve, but I loved the challenge of redesigning her training to fit a new market.
Can you explain your connection to romance writers?
When the Music Export Readiness workshops took off, other disciplines began approaching me to ask if I could adapt her teaching for a workshop for Romance Writers wanting to pitch to potential film and TV producers and then theatre practitioners wanting to pitch their properties internationally. My un-designed career path came full circle!
How did you come into the film world?
I first came into the entertainment industry through my theatre troupe that performed clown and mask shows internationally for 10 years as one of Canada’s cultural calling cards. During this period I successfully auditioned for a short film and the seed was planted …
What do you do in Nova Scotia? (or What did you do?)
Amazingly I call home Nova Scotia. Living 40 feet from the ocean, I connect daily to the world and travel the world almost as often. I am an international resource for the local industry and mentor talent both for the short term and long term as the demand requires. My husband and I also breed standard poodles!
How would you sum up your “portfolio”?
I am an initiator, a passionate connector devoted to helping people do what they want to do well.
After bringing the stars in alignment to launch Canada’s first national film school, the National Screen Institute and its highly regarded Features First and Drama Prize programs almost three decades ago, Jan moved from Canada’s west to the east coast where she launched Strategic Partners, Canada’s premiere international co-production market.
In Sp’s 10th year, Jan was approached by Nadja Radojevic of the The Erich Pommer Institut – Epi to partner on a brand new training concept Trans Atlantic Partners (Tap) where Jan Miller serves as its Head of Studies. Together they have developed the program in to one-of-a-kind training that brings together experienced producers from Europe, Canada and the U.S. with a team of Experts, to develop projects for international co-production and co-venturing. Tap is co-presented by the Erich Pommer Institut and the Canadian Media Production Association – Cmpa. Industry partners are Telefilm Canada and Canada Media Fund.
Always responding to the industry, Tap began with only European and Canadian involvement but both Nadja and Jan realized bringing U.S. indie producers into the mix would take the program to a whole other level. Each year, three additional producers from beyond these three ‘regions’ are also selected to participate in this two-module program.
The Tap 2015 line-up includes producers from India, Australia and Mexico. And now in its 7th year, Tap, responding to the industry needs, has opened its program to independent producers with international television series projects in development as well.
This year’s expert line-up of award winning producers include Belladonna’s René Bastian of Belladonna Productions whose film “ Cold in July” is directed by Jim Mickie, and whose newest film “Live Cargo” was presented at Ifp’s No Borders and Us in Progress this past month, K5’s Oliver Simon, Dynamic Television’s Klaus Zimmermann (“100 Code”, “Borgia”, “Death In Paradise”, “The Transporter”), international television consultant Lorri Faughan (“Pillars Of The Earth”), and Buffalo Gal’s Phyllis Laing, (“Aloft”, “Keyhole”, Heaven is for Real”) of Buffalo Gal Pictures, Canada, who was herself a Tap’er in its very first year.
Jan says that they often draw on previous Tap producer talent to come back as resources as so many have remarkable track records.
The Erich Pommer Institut of Germany is a leading training provider in the European media industry dealing with cutting-edge legal and economic topics. Nadja Radojevic, has recently moved into the CEO and Director of Training.
Epi was founded in 1998. Erich Pommer himself was the producer of “Metropolis” and “The Blue Angel”. He left Germany in the war and his grandson, Erich Pommer is a Los Angeles entertainment attorney. The Institute’s core business is advanced professional training in film and media. Aside from Trans Atlantic Partners which is held in Berlin in June and in Halifax in September post Tiff, Epi hosts a European TV Drama Series Lab following the American model with top showrunners and Scandinavian trainers. Now in its fourth edition - former editions featured Showrunners James Manos (“Sopranos”), Carol Flint (“West Wing”, “Emergency Room”), Frank Spotnitz (“The X-Files”), Simon Mirren (“Criminal Minds”) and Glen Mazzara of “Walking Dead” – David Semel, Executive Producer “Madam Secretary”, Co-Executive Producer “House MD” and Director of “The Man in the High Castle”, “Hannibal”, Hemlock Grove”, “Homeland”, “Heroes”will be trainer amongst others.
Epi also hosts Essential Legal Framework, a program consisting of three independent workshops for European professionals on negotiating, European coproduction and digital strategies. A national section for German speakers only, runs four hours a day with 20-30 seminars per year. Its focus is on media law and deals with television, film production, labor and tax revisions which – one of their best-selling seminars as there have recently been quite a lot of changes in tax law in Germany. Classes in film financing and film funding are also popular.
There is also a Copyright Policy Congress, Writers Room Simulation and other conventions featuring various current topics relevant to the media industry. In fall Epi is pioneering with Epi e:training starting with a course on European Co-Production. Epi e:training is offering crucial knowledge and business insights by top-level experts online – at your own pace and wherever and whenever you want. “We developed the online training program according to the demands of today’s media industry. It offers more flexibility and adapts to individual preferences," comments Nadja Radojevic. Epi is located at the historic Babelsberg Studios and can be found at www.epi-medieninstitut.de
Trans Atlantic Partners (Tap) is designed for experienced film and television producers from Europe, Canada and the U.S. including 3 additional seats for International producers. The 24 Tap 2015 producers below were selected by the Erich Pommer Institut (Epi) (Germany) and the Canadian Media Production Association (Cmpa) (Canada).
European Producers
-Simon Amberger, Germany (Producer, "Eastalgia", Molodist Int. Ff 2012, Tallinn Int. Ff 2013 | Producer, Blockbustaz, 2014, Winner ZDFneo TV Lab 2014 | Producer, Ada, 2014)
-Sebastien Aubert, France ("Patardzlebi" (Brides), 2014, Berlinale 2014, 3rd Audience Award)
-Rudolf Biermann, Czech Republic (Producer, "Kawasaki's Rose," 2009, Berlinale 2010, Ecumenical Award Panorama Section, Czech Lion 2010 | Executive Producer, "I Served the King of England," 2006, Berlinale 2006, Fipresci Critics Award | Producer, "Garden," 1995, Karlovy Vary Iff 1995, Jury Award)
-Jacqueline de Goeij, Belgium (Producer, "Allez, Eddy!," 2012, Chemnitz Ff, Main Prize & Diamant Award For Most Convincing Acting Performance Of A Child, Palm Springs Best of the Fest Selection | Producer, "Zus & Zo," 2002, Academy Awards, Nominee Best Foreign Language Film, Dutch Ff, Golden Calf Best Actor)
-Sylvia Günthner, Germany (Producer, "Bela Kiss: Prologue," 2013, Twisted Celluloid Ff Ireland 2013, Audi Festival of German Films Australia 2014)
-Martin Heisler, Germany (Producer, "Houston," 2013, Sundance Ff 2013, Independent Ff Boston 2013, Special Prize of the Jury | Producer "Forget Me Not," 2012, Ff Locarno, Settima Della Critica 2012, Best film | Producer "David Wants to Fly," 2010, Berlinale 2010)
-Rachel Lysaght, Ireland (Producer, "Patrick's Day," 2015, Ifta 2014, Best Script, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Sound | Producer, "One Million Dubliners," 2014, TV Award Sandford Saint Martin Trust, UK, Irish Ff Boston 2015, Director's Choice, Galway Film Fleadh Ireland 2014, Best Feature Documentary)
-Christof Neracher, Switzerland (Producer, "War" (Chrieg), 2014, San Sebastian Ff 2014, Max Ophüls 2014, Max Ophüls Prize | Producer Vitus, 2006, Shortlist Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 2006, Berlinale 2006, AFI Fest 2006, Audience Award)
-Diarmid Scrimshaw, UK (Producer / Production Co., "Tyrannosaur," 2012, Sundance 2011, Best Director, Satellite Awards 2011, Best First Feature)
Canadian Producers
-Coral Aiken, Canada (Producer, Big Muddy, 2014, Toronto Iff 2014, Arizona Iff 2015 | Producer, "The People Garden")
-Patrick Banister, Canada (Executive Producer, "Bitten," 2014 | Executive Producer, "Whistler," 2006)
-John Barbisan, Canada (Executive Producer, "Bitten," 2014 | Executive Producer, "Whistler," 2006)
-Amy Belling, Canada (Producer / DoP / Cam Op / Post Supervisor, Songs She Wrote About People She Knows, 2014, Toronto Iff 2014, Santa Barbara Iff 2015 | Producer / DoP / Cam Op / Post Super, Stress Position, 2013, Sci Fi London 2013, Las Vegas Ff 2013, Best Cinematography / Best Supporting Actor)
-Isaac Clements, Canada (Senior Production Executive, "The Pinkertons," 2014-15 | Production Executive, "Sunnyside,"2014-15 | Associate Producer, "Silent Night," 2012)
-Jeff Kopas, Canada (Producer / Director / Writer, "An Insignificant Harvey," 2011, Busan Iff 2012, Audience Award)
-Linda Ludwick, Canada (Exec. Producer/Producer: "Mohawk Girls Season 2," 2014, Yorkton Ff 2015, Banff Media Festival 2015 | Exec. Producer/Producer, "Smoke Traders," 2012, Yorkton Ff 2013 | Exec. Producer/Producer, "Reel Injun," 2009, 3 Gemini awards 2010 | Exec. Producer/Producer, "Moose TV," 2006, "Cfpta" 2008)
-Robyn Wiener, Canada (Producer, "Numb," 2015 | Producer, "Black Fly," 2014, Viff 2014 , Marché du Film Telefilm Perspective Canada Cannes 2015| Co-Producer / Line Producer, "Lawrence & Holoman," 2013, "Viff" 2013, Best Director | Co-Producer / Line Producer, "American Mary," 2012, London Fright Ff 2012)
American Producers
-Mollye Asher, USA (Producer, "Fort Tilden," 2015, SXSW 2014 Grand Jury Prize | Producer, "She's Lost Control," Independent Spirit Award Nominee 2015, Berlinale 2014 | Producer, "Songs My Brother Taught Me," 2015, Sundance 2015, Cannes 2015)
-Diane Houslin, USA (Producer, "Yelling to the Sky," 2011)
-Tommy Oliver, USA (Producer, 1982, 2015, Toronto Ff 2013, Austin Ff 2013, Marquee Audience Award | Producer, "The Perfect Guy," 2015 | Producer, "Kinyarwanda," 2011, Sundance Ff 2011, World Audience Award, AFI Fest 2011, Audience Award)
-Riel Roch Decter, USA (Producer, "The Wait," 2014, South by Southwest 2013, Deauville 2013 | Producer, "Bottled Up," 2014, Tribeca Film Festival 2013 | Producer, "Life After Death from Above 1979," 2014.
International Producers
-Vivek Kajaria, India (Producer, "Fandry," 2014, Indian Ff of La 2014, Grand Jury Prize Best Film, Fipresci India 2014, Film Critic Award Best Indian Film 2013 | Presenter, "Anumati," 2013, National Film Award for Best Actor 2013, New York Indian Ff 2013, Best Film Award | Producer, "Siddhant," 2015, Mumbai 2014)
-Ozcar Ramirez Gonzalez, Mexico (Producer, "Ciclo," 2013, DocsDF 2012, Vancouver Latino Iff 2013, Audience Award | Producer, "The Compass is Carried by the Dead Man," 2013, Tokyo Iff 2011, La Iff 2012 | Producer, "Days of Grace," 2012, Cannes Iff 2011, Guadalajara Iff 2012, Best Director, Best Score, Press Award)
-Lisa Shaunessy, Australia (Executive Producer, "Killing Ground," 2016 | Co-Producer, "Black & White & Sex," 2012, Iff Rotterdam 2012, Sydney Ff 2011, Best Experimental Film | Producer, "Hipsters," Sbs Australia, 2015)
Who is Jan Miller and how did she arrange such an organization?
It’s in Jan’s nature to look for opportunities to support the individual filmmaker, her local industry and work internationally as well. Most recently Jan served as an international consultant for the Canadian Media Production Association helping to develop their international strategy and contributing to Cmpa led delegations to Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. In March she led a delegation of 18 production companies to the Hk Filmart for Creative BC and Cmpa BC.
Jan divides her time on Tap, on international contracts, on teaching and on Wift-at.
How do you see the place of women in the film industry?
Recognizing that there was a real need in Atlantic Canada for women to come together and support, celebrate and learn from each other in the industry, I started Women in Film and Television - Atlantic which I headed up as Founding Chair and architect for six years. During this time I was working with a remarkable team to launch Women Making Waves an annual Conference that brings in the best female talent to offer master classes, panels, conversations and networking opportunities to men and women in the industry. I continue as one of the organization’s primary resources and mentors. And most recently, strongly believing that women in the industry need to strengthen their entrepreneurial skills and business strategies, I worked with Mount Saint Vincent University’s Centre for Women in Business, to launch Wift-at’s first six month Advanced Management and Mentoring Program.
Can you explain your connection to the music business?
Close to a decade ago, I was approached by Canada’s vibrant east coast music industry to adapt my pitching workshop into a program that has become “export readiness for the music industry”... During this intensive workshop I work with artists, bands and managers to develop their communication and pitch skills to present their work to international music supervisors, festival programrs and tour managers in 1-2-1 meetings. It was a very steep learning curve, but I loved the challenge of redesigning her training to fit a new market.
Can you explain your connection to romance writers?
When the Music Export Readiness workshops took off, other disciplines began approaching me to ask if I could adapt her teaching for a workshop for Romance Writers wanting to pitch to potential film and TV producers and then theatre practitioners wanting to pitch their properties internationally. My un-designed career path came full circle!
How did you come into the film world?
I first came into the entertainment industry through my theatre troupe that performed clown and mask shows internationally for 10 years as one of Canada’s cultural calling cards. During this period I successfully auditioned for a short film and the seed was planted …
What do you do in Nova Scotia? (or What did you do?)
Amazingly I call home Nova Scotia. Living 40 feet from the ocean, I connect daily to the world and travel the world almost as often. I am an international resource for the local industry and mentor talent both for the short term and long term as the demand requires. My husband and I also breed standard poodles!
How would you sum up your “portfolio”?
I am an initiator, a passionate connector devoted to helping people do what they want to do well.
- 6/22/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Zoe Kravitz will not be boxed in by anyone, so you can stop trying! For as long as I've been following her acting career, her choices have been unpredictable. You just don't know what she's going to take on next, whether an indie film that challenges, like Victoria Mahoney's underseen "Yelling to the Sky," or a tent-pole studio project like "X-Men: First Class," and everything between. Oh, and by the way, she also served as lead singer and co-writer with her band, "Elevator Fight." Announced today, she's chosen to tackle a western next, as Deadline reports that Ms Kravitz is set to star as "a gunslinging hit woman from the Old West," in a gritty...
- 6/3/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Fyi actors! A new feature project which the producers of 2 critically-acclaimed films (Dee Rees' "Pariah" and Victoria Mahoney's "Yelling to the Sky") covered quite extensively on this blog, are attached to, is looking for actors to play 2 male leads. Details follow below: Casting Notice- Martian (Film/New York) From writers Jameel Saleem ("Manhattan Love Story," "The Soul Man," "Exit Strategy"), Andre Robbins, and award winning writer/director Bobby Yan, as well as the Producers of the highly acclaimed "Pariah" (Nekissa Cooper) and "Yelling to the Sky" (Diane...
- 1/22/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Victoria Mahoney’s avid curiosity and fearless approach has kept her hunger for indie filmmaking alive. We first witnessed her knack for storytelling and directing with her compelling feature directorial debut Yelling to the Sky, a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama that, after its debut at the Berlin Film Festival three years ago, propelled Mahoney to be considered one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine in 2010, and one of S&A’s favorite filmmakers to watch. In between financing her ambitious passion project Chalk, she’s signed on to direct the indie Paper Tiger this summer, written by Jessica Steindorff. Mahoney also shot and directed the newly...
- 3/11/2014
- by Vanessa Martinez
- ShadowAndAct
Renaissance man (writer, producer, director, editor, etc) Miles Maker will make his feature film directorial debut with a Bdsm-themed erotic psychological thriller, aptly titled Safeword. Maker optioned rights to the Zoe Mavroudi-penned script earlier this year, and has attracted top-rising indie producers Nekisa Cooper (Pariah) and Diane Houslin (Yelling To The Sky) to shepherd the production, with German sales company Atlas International shopping the project at the American Film Market (Afm), which kicked off in Los Angeles this week. Safeword tells a dicey tale of a renowned piano virtuoso who conquers debilitating performance anxiety,...
- 11/8/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Here's some news worth knowing that the press release I received announcing this new talk show didn't include - Victoria Mahoney (writer/director of lauded indie drama Yelling To The Sky), is directing it. Specifically, as Victoria tells us, she's directing the first 8 episodes of the new talkie series, adding, "my interest in reflecting other perspectives, extends beyond feature narrative. TV in every capacity, needs to catch up with the times and minds of today. I am determined to help make traction, in that expansion."She also included the above on-set photo featuring the hosts of the show: Angela Burt-Murray, Erin Jackson, Issa Rae, Malinda...
- 5/2/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
In Yelling to the Sky, Sweetness O'Hara (Zoe Kravitz) has never had it easy. Living in poverty with her sick mother (Yolonda Ross) and pregnant sister Ola (Antonique Smith), she still manages to succeed in school and stay out of trouble for the most part. When her father's violent mood swings become more frequent and they can't afford the weekly grocery bill, Sweetness starts dealing drugs for her family. Her motivation is initially to make ends meet, but it isn't long until she is partying, forming her own gang, and beating up her schoolyard enemies like Latonya (Gabourey Sidibe).
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- 2/25/2013
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
What is "Breaking Night"? Well, it's a term used when a person stays up through the night to daybreak. It's also the title of my directorial debut. The idea to shoot a film came to me during the 2011 New Orleans Film Festival. I was there promoting "Yelling to the Sky". I had already written a few things, but never directed. I figured I knew enough people. Let's make it happen. So, New Years day 2012, the decision was made. I'm making a movie!! I can truthfully say, as an actor, I didn't know the difference from a Gaffer and a Grip. I'm happy to say I do now, after going through this amazing process with some truly talented people. ...
- 2/15/2013
- by Yolonda Ross
- ShadowAndAct
This is not looking like a strong holiday season for the specialty players. On this mid-December weekend just one new specialty opener is even reporting grosses (Music Box's "Any Day Now"). That's because the pre-Christmas time frame isn't the preferred opening choice for major limited releases -- "Carnage" was the only one last year, "Rabbit Hole" in 2010. The other new films-- including Lionsgate's one-week awards qualifying run of "Stand Up Guys"-- aren't reporting numbers, while IFC's "Save the Date" (out of Sundance) and Mpi's "Yelling to the Sky" (from Berlin) went straight to Video on Demand, indicating very limited theatrical play. While several films are performing adequately in various stages of expansion and wider playoff, the lay of the land for core art houses this holiday season is not as strong as last year. "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" was a far stronger...
- 12/16/2012
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Thompson on Hollywood
‘I think a lot of people miss that life is crazy and rugged and messy,’ writer/director Victoria Mahoney said when talking about her new film Yelling to the Sky. The film, which had its U.S. premiere at SXSW (this, follows Sweetness O’Hara (Zoe Kravitz) through her battles with a compromised family life, the abuses she suffers at school, and her own inner conflict as a young woman.
Shot on location in Queens, NY, the film captures this chaos, in part through depicting the duality of a mixed-race household. ‘Most mixed race people, we walk in the middle. (…) We live and straddle both always,’ Mahoney said when I sat down with her and Kravitz to discuss the film. Mahoney was vocal about the film (and vocal about being vocal) and its relevance for young people, while Kravitz maintained her loyalty to the film and honest, small films like it.
Shot on location in Queens, NY, the film captures this chaos, in part through depicting the duality of a mixed-race household. ‘Most mixed race people, we walk in the middle. (…) We live and straddle both always,’ Mahoney said when I sat down with her and Kravitz to discuss the film. Mahoney was vocal about the film (and vocal about being vocal) and its relevance for young people, while Kravitz maintained her loyalty to the film and honest, small films like it.
- 12/14/2012
- by Jesse Klein
- IONCINEMA.com
Shout It Out: Mahoney’s Debut an Uneasy Mix of Style Over Substance
It’s not quite accurate to call Victoria Mahoney’s directorial and screenwriting debut, Yelling to the Sky, a failed effort, but its attempts to relate the rough and tumble adolescence of a young girl’s life in a mixed race Queens household feel overly familiar and not quite fully realized. However, Mahoney’s nascent talents as a director are frequently on display here, though her stylish flourishes would have perhaps been more at home on something that wasn’t a semi-autobiographical treatment of a subject, that, because of its casting and narrative similarities, will be unfavorably compared to 2009’s more compelling and divisive Precious.
Set in an almost indistinguishable time period in Queens, Sweetness O’Hara (Zoe Kravitz) and her older sister, Ola (Antonique Smith) depend on each other, combating other violently inclined teenagers from surrounding neighborhoods,...
It’s not quite accurate to call Victoria Mahoney’s directorial and screenwriting debut, Yelling to the Sky, a failed effort, but its attempts to relate the rough and tumble adolescence of a young girl’s life in a mixed race Queens household feel overly familiar and not quite fully realized. However, Mahoney’s nascent talents as a director are frequently on display here, though her stylish flourishes would have perhaps been more at home on something that wasn’t a semi-autobiographical treatment of a subject, that, because of its casting and narrative similarities, will be unfavorably compared to 2009’s more compelling and divisive Precious.
Set in an almost indistinguishable time period in Queens, Sweetness O’Hara (Zoe Kravitz) and her older sister, Ola (Antonique Smith) depend on each other, combating other violently inclined teenagers from surrounding neighborhoods,...
- 12/14/2012
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
What I came to realize, hours after I first screened the film, was that, the initial unexplainable reaction I felt in watching it, was more akin to numbness - a numbness that was brought on by the assault on the senses and emotions that Yelling To The Sky is; but that’s actually a good thing, so stay with me here for a little bit. It’s a rare occurrence that a film is able to create a world that’s so vivid and raw that I’m sucked in and totally immersed in it, experiencing every moment as if I really am right there with the characters - so immersed that when the film ended, it was only then that I realized how involved I was, which lead to the...
- 12/14/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
So here we are... if it feels like it's been a long journey from script to screen for Victoria Mahoney's Yelling To The Sky, it's because it has. Welcome to indie filmmaking! We first learned about it in 2009, and profiled the film on the old S&A website - almost exactly 3 years ago actually (November 3, 2009). This was about 3 weeks or so before one of the film's co-stars, Gabourey Sidibe's feature film acting debut, the heavily-debated Precious, would open in theaters in the USA, and there was much interest in what she would do next - questions about whether she could have a career in Hollywood (given her skin color and size - both antithetical...
- 12/14/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
See the first poster for Yelling to the Sky, starring Zoe Kravitz, Jason Clarke, Antonique Smith, Tim Blake Nelson and Gabourey Sidibe. The film was a Golden Bear nominee at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival as well as an Official Selection of the SXSW and Deauville American Film Festivals. Kravitz stars as Sweetness O'Hara, an introspective and shy teenager who tries to blend into the crowded halls of her high school. But an increasingly complex home life and a growing threat at school soon carry her into a world of reckless ambivalence.
- 12/14/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See the first poster for Yelling to the Sky, starring Zoe Kravitz, Jason Clarke, Antonique Smith, Tim Blake Nelson and Gabourey Sidibe. The film was a Golden Bear nominee at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival as well as an Official Selection of the SXSW and Deauville American Film Festivals. Kravitz stars as Sweetness O'Hara, an introspective and shy teenager who tries to blend into the crowded halls of her high school. But an increasingly complex home life and a growing threat at school soon carry her into a world of reckless ambivalence.
- 12/14/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
If you’ve seen enough movies, you’ve seen “Yelling To The Sky.” There’s a slight disappointment that, as a bleak inner-city coming-of-age film, this picture is part of its own subgenre. Not only because of the familiarity to some audience members, but also due to the fact that these pictures consistently reflect a serious divide within the middle class. In this picture, the characters aren’t necessarily poor, but they might as well be, as cabinets fall apart as often as the characters’ own composures. Our first scene establishes that duality, as pretty but unassuming high schooler Sweetness (of course!) is attacked on the street in broad daylight by bullies, both male and female, poised to do serious harm. With no provocation, the audience is thrust into the everyday violence of Sweetness’ life, calibrated to each raised fist. “Precious” star Gabourey Sidibe is present, almost as shorthand, as a vicious bully who.
- 12/13/2012
- by Gabe Toro
- The Playlist
Zoë Kravitz was first cast in the indie film Yelling to the Sky when she was 19, and completed it when she was 21. Now 24, she's had to wait three years for the film to be released (it's in select theaters in New York and on VOD). In those three years, she turned her attention to blockbuster potential: X-Men: First Class (in which she co-starred as Angel Salvadore), After Earth (with Will Smith), and Mad Max: Fury Road (in which she plays one of the "Wives" named Toast). But she says she wouldn't have been able to handle such large-scale productions if it weren't for the master class she got on Yelling. Kravitz rang up Vulture to chat about being back in New York, finding apartments on Craigslist, and her dad's work with best friend Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games.Are you still in Namibia, or are you back...
- 12/13/2012
- by Jennifer Vineyard
- Vulture
Zoe Kravitz stars in Victoria Mahoney's Yelling To The Sky, which opens in NYC tomorrow, Friday, December 14th. Continuing with our revisiting of our interviews with the filmmaker, and its star (read Stephanie's 3-part interview with Victoria Mahoney, Here), here's Monique Landsberger's interview with Zoe Kravitz; and while not quite the 3-parter that Victoria's interview was, is still chock-full of info and personal insight. Read it below: Zoe Kravitz started her career in film during the Summer after her 10th year of high school. She had a small role in the angst-ridden drama, The Brave One, starring Jodie Foster; which soon led to another part,...
- 12/13/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
"It won't end well if I stay in my neighborhood."
Journey along with a desperate young girl as she tries to cope with her deteriorating family life and the violent new neighborhood she is forced to live in.
Next Showing: Yelling to the Sky debuts on Demand on Dec. 14th
Link | Posted 12/13/2012 by BrentJS
Victoria Mahoney | Zoe Kravitz | Yelling to the Sky...
Journey along with a desperate young girl as she tries to cope with her deteriorating family life and the violent new neighborhood she is forced to live in.
Next Showing: Yelling to the Sky debuts on Demand on Dec. 14th
Link | Posted 12/13/2012 by BrentJS
Victoria Mahoney | Zoe Kravitz | Yelling to the Sky...
- 12/13/2012
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
Check out the first full release trailer for Victoria Mahoney's Yelling To The Sky, which Mpi opens in NYC this Friday, December 14th, to be followed by an expansion into other major markets, all in conjunction with a cable VOD, and digitial platforms. The coming-of-age drama, produced by Mahoney, Billy Mulligan and Ged Dickersin, stars Zoë Kravitz, Antonique Smith, Gabourey Sidibe, Tim Blake Nelson, Jason Clarke, Yolonda Ross, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, and Shareeka Epps. Synopsis reads: In this gripping urban drama, rising star Zoë Kravitz plays 17-year...
- 12/13/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
With "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey " pretty much taking all the air out of the room on Friday, chances are that fans won't even get to hear about the smaller films making their debut this month. But if you're looking for a little serious counter-programming, look no further than the new trailer for the indie drama "Yelling to the Sky."
Because hobbits are cool and all, but you know what's cooler? Real human emotion.
Starring up-and-coming actress Zoë Kravitz ("X-Men: First Class"), "Yelling to the Sky" tells the story of a high school girl set adrift by a dysfunctional family and an uncaring society. Needing to make her own way in the world, she sets out on a dangerous path, one that involves drugs, guns, gangs and a seriously scary Gabourey Sidibe.
"Yelling to the Sky" hits select theaters and Video On Demand this Friday. Check it out, courtesy of Apple Trailers,...
Because hobbits are cool and all, but you know what's cooler? Real human emotion.
Starring up-and-coming actress Zoë Kravitz ("X-Men: First Class"), "Yelling to the Sky" tells the story of a high school girl set adrift by a dysfunctional family and an uncaring society. Needing to make her own way in the world, she sets out on a dangerous path, one that involves drugs, guns, gangs and a seriously scary Gabourey Sidibe.
"Yelling to the Sky" hits select theaters and Video On Demand this Friday. Check it out, courtesy of Apple Trailers,...
- 12/12/2012
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
Recapping... with Victoria Mahoney's Yelling To The Sky, making its theatrical debut in New York this Friday, December 14th, I thought I'd re-post this interview she gave to us in March 2011 - an interview that Stephanie handled (on the old S&A site), and did so incredibly well that I felt I couldn't have really done much better, and thus decided to instead repost it. It's a really good piece that covers a lot of ground - so much that we had to split it up into 3 separate parts/posts. So please take the time to read through it (I know a lot of you weren't S&A readers in March 2011, given how much the site has grown...
- 12/12/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
With Victoria Mahoney's impressive feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky, making its theatrical debut in New York this Friday, December 14th, an S&A interview with the director is a given; however, instead of interviewing her all over again, I thought I'd re-post this interview she gave to us in March 2011 - an interview that Stephanie handled (on the old S&A site), and did so incredibly well that I felt I couldn't have really done much better, and thus decided to instead repost it. It's a really good piece that covers a lot of ground - so much that we had to split it up into 3 separate parts/posts. So please...
- 12/11/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
With Victoria Mahoney's impressive feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky, making its theatrical debut in New York this Friday, December 14th, an S&A interview with the director is a given; however, instead of interviewing her all over again, I thought I'd re-post this interview she gave to us in March 2011 - an interview that Stephanie handled (on the old S&A site), and did so incredibly well that I felt I couldn't have really done much better, and thus decided to instead repost it. It's a really good piece that covers a lot of ground - so much that we had to split it up into 3 separate parts/posts. So please take the time to read...
- 12/10/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Victoria Mahoney's impressive feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky, will open in New York on December 14th, and will be followed by a major market roll out, in conjunction with a release on cable VOD and all major digital download platforms - via Mpi. Last year, Mpi Media Group picked up North American rights to Yelling to the Sky, a coming-of-age drama produced by Mahoney, Billy Mulligan and Ged Dickersin, and starring Zoë Kravitz, Antonique Smith, Gabourey Sidibe, Tim Blake Nelson, Jason Clarke, Yolonda Ross, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, and Shareeka...
- 12/6/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
Victoria Mahoney's impressive feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky will open in New York on December 14th, and will be followed by a major market roll out, in conjunction with a release on cable VOD and all major digital download platforms - via Mpi. Last year, Mpi Media Group picked up North American rights to Yelling to the Sky, a coming-of-age drama produced by Mahoney, Billy Mulligan and Ged Dickersin, and starring Zoë Kravitz, Antonique Smith, Gabourey Sidibe, Tim Blake Nelson, Jason Clarke, Yolonda Ross, and Shareeka Epps. Kravitz stars as Sweetness O'Hara, an introspective...
- 10/29/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
News that I think will thrill a lot of you, who've emailed me over the last 8 months or so, asking when Victoria Mahoney's impressive feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which I saw at the Gen Art Film Festival last year) will be commercially released. Thanks to an owl (Harry Potter reference) sitting on the fire escape right outside my bedroom window this morning, I've learned that the film is expected to be released by the end of this year. I can't tell you specific dates or formats yet, but the film is expected to be out within the next 3 months. Look for an official announcement, with all the goodies, soon. You'll recall...
- 9/29/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
This is one of those shows that I watched 2 or 3 episodes of, when it debuted, and never returned. I just wasn't immediately sucked in. But no matter, because enough people are apparently watching it, since Showtime has renewed The Big C for a fourth season - although it'll be its last. That's probably good news for co-star Gabourey Sidibe, who we haven't seen much from, since her acclaimed performance in 2009's Precious. Last year's Tower Heist, has really been it in terms of big screen work; although she's in 2 films that have yet to be released: Yelling To The Sky and Seven Psychopaths. And on TV, The Big C has been her main gig for 2...
- 7/31/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Following our looks at actors, actresses, screenwriters and directors to watch in recent months, when the time came to put together a list of cinematographers (as we did two years ago), we went in with an open mind. But what was interesting is realizing, after the fact, that in an era where 35mm film is allegedly being phased out, that all five have done perhaps their most distinctive work on old-fashioned celluloid, rather than digital.
All have worked in digital of course, at least in the commercial world, and some have done hugely impressive work on new formats. But most of our five are fierce advocates for good 'ol 35mm, and it's another sign that the death knell shouldn't be rung for the old ways just yet. As long as there are talented DoPs like the ones below, and on the following pages, working closely with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson,...
All have worked in digital of course, at least in the commercial world, and some have done hugely impressive work on new formats. But most of our five are fierce advocates for good 'ol 35mm, and it's another sign that the death knell shouldn't be rung for the old ways just yet. As long as there are talented DoPs like the ones below, and on the following pages, working closely with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson,...
- 6/26/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Since its publication, new developments are worth reporting. This film which deals with youth's alienation from the Revolution in Cuba shows life imitating art as its two young actors, planning to be present at Tribeca's premiere, have been reported missing since their landing in Miami. Read more here.
It's safe to say that Lucy Mulloy was born to make films. Her awards cabinet will tell you the exact same thing. As an Nyu student, the native Brit was nominated for a Student Academy Award and has gone on to win numerous accolades including the Emerging Narrative Talent Award in 2010 at The Tribeca Film Festival where she is making her U.S. feature film debut with Una Noche this week. Una Noche is a labor of love that has been years in the making. It stemmed from a short film idea Mulloy had upon visiting Cuba and listening to the people's stories. And it lovingly shows on screen. Cast with non-actors Una Noche is a non judgemental look at Cuba through the eyes of people whose nostalgia for the Revolution fades every year along with their dreams. In Una Noche, Lucy captures the pulse of Cuba and with her portrayal of youth and its beautiful juxtaposition to the decaying architecture of Havana. Here are 10 questions with Writer/ Director Lucy Mulloy... (Actually, it's only 9 - Lucy dodged my question about the controversial decision to cast non-Latinos in the film The Perez Family by Director Mira Nair. She pleaded the fifth citing not having seen the film).
LatinoBuzz: Who put the camera in your hand?
Lucy Mulloy: Nyu did. Sandi Sissel, our cinematography professor, told us to sleep with the camera. She is fantastic and was really encouraging. In your first days at Nyu grad film they throw you a 16mm camera, a roll of black and white film and say come back with a short movie in a couple of days. It was very liberating and took away the stigma attached with shooting being too complicated. We were given the chance to mess up and to get comfortable with the camera. It was a great time to experiment. It's exhilarating to hear the flutter of film and see the flicker of celluloid passing though the lens as you shoot.
LatinoBuzz: You are having daiquiris with Hemingway, his drink of choice, at the famed Floridita bar that he used to frequent in Havana, he's drunk and being good old Ernest in fine form, what would you ask him?
Lucy Mulloy: I’d ask him to take me fishing.
LatinoBuzz: You studied politics at Oxford - how much politics went into the writing of the film and what evolved during your time in Cuba?
Lucy Mulloy: I went to Cuba in the first place because I was curious about the system. That was before I ever thought about making a movie there. I was not out to make a political movie. I wanted to tell a story that felt real about people and emotions, things that are familiar to me. The film is about three people who come together and change one another. Their circumstances and their perspectives within the context of their society are all very different. I am not interested in telling people what to think about Cuba, but more in exploring the characters’ journeys.
LatinoBuzz: If you could sing a love song to Cuba -- which is it?
Lucy Mulloy: There are a few songs that come into my head, but the one that takes me to a warm Havana evening is Francisco Cespedes, Remolino. We used to play it over and over. Maite and Yanelis would sing along when we were going crazy in pre-production late nights. Hearing it takes me back to Cuba and the lyrics are about being taken away, about a love that is overwhelming... it's about sacrifice and distance. When I am in Cuba I miss my family and friends outside and when I am not there I miss Havana. As soon as you land in Cuba, there’s a feeling that comes over you in the heat; it's in the air, it’s something I have not felt in any other place. I miss that.
LatinoBuzz: With wonderful indies such as 'Pariah', 'Mosquita Y Mari', 'Entre Nos', 'Yelling to The Sky', 'Circumstance', 'Una Noche' etc. we are seeing emerging female talent behind the camera - are you hopeful? And what does being a female in the film industry mean to you?
Lucy Mulloy: There are a lot of women making great films. They are making independent movies, forging their own ways, selecting their own teams. None of the films cited are industry films. There is no question about whether women can make great movies. Clearly they can, but the question is whether they are being invited into the studio system to make them. Progress needs to come from within the industry – they need to catch up and embrace more female directors.
LatinoBuzz: Any part of the journey of making this film you deplored?
Lucy Mulloy: No, some parts were hard, but I learnt so much making this film. I am much more equipped now for the next movie. I have been very much involved with the production side of Una Noche and this has taught me a lot. It’s a huge privilege that I was able to bring the script into fruition.
LatinoBuzz: I wondered when I saw your film if the cinema of Humberto Solás and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea influenced it at all?
Lucy Mulloy: I loved the movie Soy Cuba (Mikail Kalatozov). I saw it after I came back from Cuba the first time and it blew me away. It is so masterfully made, pushing boundaries cinematographically. It inspired me for sure.
LatinoBuzz: You can pick any actor from history to direct. A leading lady for him from history? Set it anywhere in the world. Who are they and what's the plot? Go.
Lucy Mulloy: I would choose young Marlon Brando and a young Cathy Tyson. It would be set in Tunis in 2040 where she would be his drug counselor. As he comes off his addiction he would become more obsessed with her.
LatinoBuzz: You picked 3 wonderful non-traditional actors -- what is your hope for them after Una Noche has reached its destiny?
Lucy Mulloy: I would love to make another movie with them. I know that they all want to pursue careers in acting. I think people usually like what they are good at. They all have a natural talent. I really hope that they get to act more and do what makes them happy. I was very lucky to find them.
For screening times and tickets to see 'Una Noche' at The Tribeca Film Festival http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/una_noche-film41550.html#.T44479WK7Kf. And 'Love' and 'Like' them at https://www.facebook.com/UnaNocheFilm...
It's safe to say that Lucy Mulloy was born to make films. Her awards cabinet will tell you the exact same thing. As an Nyu student, the native Brit was nominated for a Student Academy Award and has gone on to win numerous accolades including the Emerging Narrative Talent Award in 2010 at The Tribeca Film Festival where she is making her U.S. feature film debut with Una Noche this week. Una Noche is a labor of love that has been years in the making. It stemmed from a short film idea Mulloy had upon visiting Cuba and listening to the people's stories. And it lovingly shows on screen. Cast with non-actors Una Noche is a non judgemental look at Cuba through the eyes of people whose nostalgia for the Revolution fades every year along with their dreams. In Una Noche, Lucy captures the pulse of Cuba and with her portrayal of youth and its beautiful juxtaposition to the decaying architecture of Havana. Here are 10 questions with Writer/ Director Lucy Mulloy... (Actually, it's only 9 - Lucy dodged my question about the controversial decision to cast non-Latinos in the film The Perez Family by Director Mira Nair. She pleaded the fifth citing not having seen the film).
LatinoBuzz: Who put the camera in your hand?
Lucy Mulloy: Nyu did. Sandi Sissel, our cinematography professor, told us to sleep with the camera. She is fantastic and was really encouraging. In your first days at Nyu grad film they throw you a 16mm camera, a roll of black and white film and say come back with a short movie in a couple of days. It was very liberating and took away the stigma attached with shooting being too complicated. We were given the chance to mess up and to get comfortable with the camera. It was a great time to experiment. It's exhilarating to hear the flutter of film and see the flicker of celluloid passing though the lens as you shoot.
LatinoBuzz: You are having daiquiris with Hemingway, his drink of choice, at the famed Floridita bar that he used to frequent in Havana, he's drunk and being good old Ernest in fine form, what would you ask him?
Lucy Mulloy: I’d ask him to take me fishing.
LatinoBuzz: You studied politics at Oxford - how much politics went into the writing of the film and what evolved during your time in Cuba?
Lucy Mulloy: I went to Cuba in the first place because I was curious about the system. That was before I ever thought about making a movie there. I was not out to make a political movie. I wanted to tell a story that felt real about people and emotions, things that are familiar to me. The film is about three people who come together and change one another. Their circumstances and their perspectives within the context of their society are all very different. I am not interested in telling people what to think about Cuba, but more in exploring the characters’ journeys.
LatinoBuzz: If you could sing a love song to Cuba -- which is it?
Lucy Mulloy: There are a few songs that come into my head, but the one that takes me to a warm Havana evening is Francisco Cespedes, Remolino. We used to play it over and over. Maite and Yanelis would sing along when we were going crazy in pre-production late nights. Hearing it takes me back to Cuba and the lyrics are about being taken away, about a love that is overwhelming... it's about sacrifice and distance. When I am in Cuba I miss my family and friends outside and when I am not there I miss Havana. As soon as you land in Cuba, there’s a feeling that comes over you in the heat; it's in the air, it’s something I have not felt in any other place. I miss that.
LatinoBuzz: With wonderful indies such as 'Pariah', 'Mosquita Y Mari', 'Entre Nos', 'Yelling to The Sky', 'Circumstance', 'Una Noche' etc. we are seeing emerging female talent behind the camera - are you hopeful? And what does being a female in the film industry mean to you?
Lucy Mulloy: There are a lot of women making great films. They are making independent movies, forging their own ways, selecting their own teams. None of the films cited are industry films. There is no question about whether women can make great movies. Clearly they can, but the question is whether they are being invited into the studio system to make them. Progress needs to come from within the industry – they need to catch up and embrace more female directors.
LatinoBuzz: Any part of the journey of making this film you deplored?
Lucy Mulloy: No, some parts were hard, but I learnt so much making this film. I am much more equipped now for the next movie. I have been very much involved with the production side of Una Noche and this has taught me a lot. It’s a huge privilege that I was able to bring the script into fruition.
LatinoBuzz: I wondered when I saw your film if the cinema of Humberto Solás and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea influenced it at all?
Lucy Mulloy: I loved the movie Soy Cuba (Mikail Kalatozov). I saw it after I came back from Cuba the first time and it blew me away. It is so masterfully made, pushing boundaries cinematographically. It inspired me for sure.
LatinoBuzz: You can pick any actor from history to direct. A leading lady for him from history? Set it anywhere in the world. Who are they and what's the plot? Go.
Lucy Mulloy: I would choose young Marlon Brando and a young Cathy Tyson. It would be set in Tunis in 2040 where she would be his drug counselor. As he comes off his addiction he would become more obsessed with her.
LatinoBuzz: You picked 3 wonderful non-traditional actors -- what is your hope for them after Una Noche has reached its destiny?
Lucy Mulloy: I would love to make another movie with them. I know that they all want to pursue careers in acting. I think people usually like what they are good at. They all have a natural talent. I really hope that they get to act more and do what makes them happy. I was very lucky to find them.
For screening times and tickets to see 'Una Noche' at The Tribeca Film Festival http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/una_noche-film41550.html#.T44479WK7Kf. And 'Love' and 'Like' them at https://www.facebook.com/UnaNocheFilm...
- 4/19/2012
- by Juan Caceres
- Sydney's Buzz
The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off for the eleventh time starting Wednesday when "The Five-Year Engagement" premieres, and festival organizers have just announced the star-studded jury for this year's edition.
Thirty-nine celebrities -- of various levels of fame and awards kudos -- make up the six juries, with producer Irwin Winkler ("Goodfellas") serving a jury president.
Among those selected by Tribeca this year: Patricia Clarkson, Hugh Dancy, Rosario Dawson, Dakota Fanning, Kellan Lutz, Michael Moore and Olivia Wilde. Also on the list: Brett Ratner. The controversial big-budget director will serve on the Documentary and Student Short Film Competition jury along with Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun, Susan Sarandon and Shailene Woodley, among others.
“We are honored to have this accomplished group dedicate the time and care it takes to view and discuss the films in competition this year,” Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal said in a statement.
For...
Thirty-nine celebrities -- of various levels of fame and awards kudos -- make up the six juries, with producer Irwin Winkler ("Goodfellas") serving a jury president.
Among those selected by Tribeca this year: Patricia Clarkson, Hugh Dancy, Rosario Dawson, Dakota Fanning, Kellan Lutz, Michael Moore and Olivia Wilde. Also on the list: Brett Ratner. The controversial big-budget director will serve on the Documentary and Student Short Film Competition jury along with Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun, Susan Sarandon and Shailene Woodley, among others.
“We are honored to have this accomplished group dedicate the time and care it takes to view and discuss the films in competition this year,” Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal said in a statement.
For...
- 4/16/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
It’s a star-studded list that includes some interesting, and surprising, names, which is just what you’d expect from the Tribeca Film Festival. The juries have been announced, and you could hardly got a more varied mix.
Juries Announced For 2012 Tribeca Film Festival And Tribeca Film Institute Programs
Academy Award-Winning Producer/Director Irwin Winkler To Serve as Jury President
Patricia Clarkson, Hugh Dancy, Rosario Dawson, Dakota Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Susannah Grant, Kellan Lutz, Michael Moore, Mike Newell, Brett Ratner, Susan Sarandon, Olivia Wilde, and Shailene Woodley are among the Jurors
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by founding partner American Express, today announced its jurors – a diverse group of 39 individuals, including award-winning filmmakers, writers and producers, acclaimed actors, respected critics and global business leaders. Irwin Winkler has been named President of the Jury. The Jury will be divided among the six competitive Festival categories and will announce the winning films,...
Juries Announced For 2012 Tribeca Film Festival And Tribeca Film Institute Programs
Academy Award-Winning Producer/Director Irwin Winkler To Serve as Jury President
Patricia Clarkson, Hugh Dancy, Rosario Dawson, Dakota Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Susannah Grant, Kellan Lutz, Michael Moore, Mike Newell, Brett Ratner, Susan Sarandon, Olivia Wilde, and Shailene Woodley are among the Jurors
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by founding partner American Express, today announced its jurors – a diverse group of 39 individuals, including award-winning filmmakers, writers and producers, acclaimed actors, respected critics and global business leaders. Irwin Winkler has been named President of the Jury. The Jury will be divided among the six competitive Festival categories and will announce the winning films,...
- 4/16/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Oakland Underground Film Festival
The Oakland Underground Film Festival is offering a very special promotion for readers of Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film who want to submit a film to their 4th annual festival, which will run on Sept. 27-30 in California’s Bay Area.
It is now completely free to submit to OakUFF for all filmmakers who mention Bad Lit with their submission materials. That’s right, your entry fee will be waived as long as you say you’ve read about this offer on Bad Lit. Their final deadline for submissions is June 1.
OakUFF typically screens a wide variety of work. Last year, they screened the semi-autobiographical drama Yelling to the Sky by Victoria Mahoney, the music documentary/narrative fusion of Marimbas From Hell by Julio Hernández Cordón, and the campy Devious, Inc. by xuxE, among other films. You can check out last year’s full lineup here.
The Oakland Underground Film Festival is offering a very special promotion for readers of Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film who want to submit a film to their 4th annual festival, which will run on Sept. 27-30 in California’s Bay Area.
It is now completely free to submit to OakUFF for all filmmakers who mention Bad Lit with their submission materials. That’s right, your entry fee will be waived as long as you say you’ve read about this offer on Bad Lit. Their final deadline for submissions is June 1.
OakUFF typically screens a wide variety of work. Last year, they screened the semi-autobiographical drama Yelling to the Sky by Victoria Mahoney, the music documentary/narrative fusion of Marimbas From Hell by Julio Hernández Cordón, and the campy Devious, Inc. by xuxE, among other films. You can check out last year’s full lineup here.
- 4/12/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Nearly a full year since its premiere at Sundance, "Dee Rees's funny, moving, nuanced, and impeccably acted first feature" opens in New York and Los Angeles today before rolling out to more cities next month. See the site for cities and dates. That endorsement in quotes, by the way, comes from Melissa Anderson in the Voice: "Like the best films about adolescence, from Truffaut's Antoine Doinel movies to So Yong Kim's In Between Days, Pariah — about one lower-middle-class, African-American, lesbian teen — is a profoundly specific film centering on universal themes: discovering who and what you are drawn to, fighting for autonomy against arbitrary parental rules, or, in this case, tyranny."
David Fear in Time Out New York: "Establishing character, conflict and environment with astounding economy in the film's first ten minutes, Rees demonstrates the sort of filmmaking chops and personal storytelling (the director claims she drew on her...
David Fear in Time Out New York: "Establishing character, conflict and environment with astounding economy in the film's first ten minutes, Rees demonstrates the sort of filmmaking chops and personal storytelling (the director claims she drew on her...
- 12/29/2011
- MUBI
Sometime late this month (or at the beginning of the month of December) the Sundance Film Festival will start unveiling the line-up for their 2012 edition. In an effort to give our readers a heads up on what we'll most likely be seeing at the fest, I've put together yet another predictions list. Caution: I cast a wide circle with a total of 80 predix so I'm bound to get some wrong, but as I've proven in prior years, I'm spot on with at least half the titles you'll find here. One of the most common questions I receive is: how do I know what'll be at the fest and where do I get my information? The answer: I've been going there seven years straight, been privileged to share professional relationships with those in the indie and foreign film sphere, but unless you're one of the programmers led by John Cooper, then...
- 11/21/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Like its predecessors, the 3rd annual Oakland Underground Film Festival, which runs Sept. 22-24, is mostly devoted to music-based movies, both fictional and documentary.
There’s the docu-narrative hybrid Marimbas From Hell, the musical Devious, Inc., the Bollyood punk upstart Gandu, and the Bay Area documentary The Furious Force of Rhymes.
In addition, the Opening Night film is Victoria Mahoney’s Yelling to the Sky, starring rock royalty Zöe Kravitz; the cute Japanese children’s film Komaneko, The Curious Cat; plus, a program of experimental short films and more.
For more info on the fest, including screening locations, please visit the official Oakland Underground Film Festival website. The full lineup is below:
Sept. 22
8:00 p.m.: Yelling to the Sky, dir. Victoria Mahoney. A semi-autobiographical account of director Mahoney’s urban adolescence. Starring Zöe Kravitz and Gabourey Sidibe.
Sept. 23
7:30 p.m.: Marimbas From Hell, dir. Julio Hernández Cordón.
There’s the docu-narrative hybrid Marimbas From Hell, the musical Devious, Inc., the Bollyood punk upstart Gandu, and the Bay Area documentary The Furious Force of Rhymes.
In addition, the Opening Night film is Victoria Mahoney’s Yelling to the Sky, starring rock royalty Zöe Kravitz; the cute Japanese children’s film Komaneko, The Curious Cat; plus, a program of experimental short films and more.
For more info on the fest, including screening locations, please visit the official Oakland Underground Film Festival website. The full lineup is below:
Sept. 22
8:00 p.m.: Yelling to the Sky, dir. Victoria Mahoney. A semi-autobiographical account of director Mahoney’s urban adolescence. Starring Zöe Kravitz and Gabourey Sidibe.
Sept. 23
7:30 p.m.: Marimbas From Hell, dir. Julio Hernández Cordón.
- 9/20/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
As the Toronto International Film Festival heads into its final days (the event wraps up Sunday), more and more films roaming the festival junket are landing deals with distributors. Here’s a brief rundown of some of Tiff’s big moments thus far:
Moneyball debuted, and the big-screen adaptation of Michael Lewis’ 2003 book about Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, played by Brad Pitt (who we’re pretty fond of this week), was a winner with audiences.
The politically charged comedy Butter, starring Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Alicia Silverstone, Ashley Greene, and Olivia Wilde was screened, and its premiere...
Moneyball debuted, and the big-screen adaptation of Michael Lewis’ 2003 book about Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, played by Brad Pitt (who we’re pretty fond of this week), was a winner with audiences.
The politically charged comedy Butter, starring Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Alicia Silverstone, Ashley Greene, and Olivia Wilde was screened, and its premiere...
- 9/15/2011
- by Aly Semigran
- EW - Inside Movies
This year’s Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City covers everything from black swan theory to arranged marriage and Southern gothic tradition. The festival opens September 14 with Nelson George’s and Diane Paragas' "Brooklyn Boheme" and closes September 18 with Alrick Brown’s Sundance World Cinema Audience award winner "KinyaRwanda." Below we’ve compiled a list of eight must-see films at this year’s festival. Check them out. Yelling to the Sky Logline: ...
- 9/13/2011
- Indiewire
Yelling to the Sky Click here to read the review! "In Yelling to the Sky, Victoria Mahoney’s directorial debut, Sweetness O’Hara (Zoë Kravitz) tries on different personas in an attempt to better understand herself, her identity as someone from a biracial household, a gentle person who turns to violence. The film artfully expresses the newness of being a teenager, of being a self, and the consequent ecstasy and misery that comes with it."...
- 6/16/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
In a press release today Ifp announced the participants of the 2011 Narrative Independent Filmmaker Lab, which kicked off today and will go on in New York City until June 10.
The Narrative Lab Fellows and their features are Matt Ruskin (Booster), Rola Nashef (Detroit Unleaded), Nir Paniry (Extracted), Jenny Deller (Future Weather), Andrew Semans (Nancy, Please), Sara Blecher (Otelo Burning), Tim Sutton (Pavilion), Jaron Henrie-McCrea (Pervertigo), Ryan O’Nan (The Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best), Mark Harris (The Lost Children) and Keith Miller (Welcome To Pine Hill).
This highly immersive, free mentorship program for first-time feature filmmakers is currently the only film program that supports diverse, low budget, independently produced filmmakers through the completion, marketing and distribution of their first feature film.
The Labs include an initial five days of workshops in June that assist filmmakers with the technical, creative and strategic advice needed to complete their films. In September, a...
The Narrative Lab Fellows and their features are Matt Ruskin (Booster), Rola Nashef (Detroit Unleaded), Nir Paniry (Extracted), Jenny Deller (Future Weather), Andrew Semans (Nancy, Please), Sara Blecher (Otelo Burning), Tim Sutton (Pavilion), Jaron Henrie-McCrea (Pervertigo), Ryan O’Nan (The Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best), Mark Harris (The Lost Children) and Keith Miller (Welcome To Pine Hill).
This highly immersive, free mentorship program for first-time feature filmmakers is currently the only film program that supports diverse, low budget, independently produced filmmakers through the completion, marketing and distribution of their first feature film.
The Labs include an initial five days of workshops in June that assist filmmakers with the technical, creative and strategic advice needed to complete their films. In September, a...
- 6/6/2011
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
It's fitting that Zoë Kravitz's breakout role should come as Angel Salvadore, a genetically enhanced youngin in "X-Men: First Class." The 22-year-old has some pretty impressive genes of her own; her parents are rocker-turned-actor Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet.
After making her film debut in the 2007 Catherine Zeta-Jones vehicle "No Reservations" (where she had "about two lines"), Kravitz has dabbled mostly in low-budget indie fare, highlighted by an impressive turn in last year's "It's Kind of a Funny Story."
"First Class" will introduce many to the striking Kravitz, whose mutant is recruited from her day (night?) job as a stripper to help save the world from the brink of nuclear destruction. Her powers? Insect wings and, as Kravitz puts it, "she can also projectile vomit this acidic substance."
So yeah, she's got power vomit.
What did you buy with your first Hollywood paycheck?
Oh my god, what did...
After making her film debut in the 2007 Catherine Zeta-Jones vehicle "No Reservations" (where she had "about two lines"), Kravitz has dabbled mostly in low-budget indie fare, highlighted by an impressive turn in last year's "It's Kind of a Funny Story."
"First Class" will introduce many to the striking Kravitz, whose mutant is recruited from her day (night?) job as a stripper to help save the world from the brink of nuclear destruction. Her powers? Insect wings and, as Kravitz puts it, "she can also projectile vomit this acidic substance."
So yeah, she's got power vomit.
What did you buy with your first Hollywood paycheck?
Oh my god, what did...
- 6/2/2011
- by Kevin Polowy
- NextMovie
Two women (Alexandra Roxo and Alana Kearns-Green) set out to make their first feature... with no experience and no money. With a little help from a Monkee (!), Mary Marie is premiering at the Brooklyn Film Festival on June 4. Having your first feature film screen in New York is awesome. Any way you cut it, it's a victory. On June 4, the feature film I co-wrote and co-starred in, Mary Marie, will be premiering at the Brooklyn Film Festival. It is one of 14 features programmed out of 2500 submissions, so needless to say, I am honored. As director Victoria Mahoney (Yelling to the Sky) recently told me, 'Every time a woman gets her film into a festival, 20 more gals get to follow.' She is right, and we are proud. Two years ago, my friend Alana Kearns-Green and I decided to make a feature film. We were sort of stuck, ...
- 5/26/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
Lake Bell hosted an intimate launch party for the 16th annual Gen Art Film Festival at the 7 For All Mankind store in SoHo last night. Bell (center) herself has a short film, "Worst Enemy," that will premiere at the festival. Gen Art co-presidents Jeffrey Abramson (left) and Elizabeth Shaffer (right) joined Bell, as did actress Yolanda Ross ("Yelling to the Sky"). The festival runs from June 8-14th and opens ...
- 5/25/2011
- Indiewire
Gen Art Harvey Keitel in “A Beginner’s Guide to Endings”
Although Gen Art’s future was uncertain earlier this year, the experimental marketing organization has reemerged, announcing the lineup for their 16th Anniversary Film Festival. Known as an organization that nurtures and promotes emerging talent, Gen Art’s festival will run June 8 – 14 and open with “A Beginner’s Guide to Endings,” the first film by 35-year-old Jonathan Sobol.
“It’s tough to be emerging at 35,” Sobol said. “But Gen...
Although Gen Art’s future was uncertain earlier this year, the experimental marketing organization has reemerged, announcing the lineup for their 16th Anniversary Film Festival. Known as an organization that nurtures and promotes emerging talent, Gen Art’s festival will run June 8 – 14 and open with “A Beginner’s Guide to Endings,” the first film by 35-year-old Jonathan Sobol.
“It’s tough to be emerging at 35,” Sobol said. “But Gen...
- 5/18/2011
- by Alexandra Cheney
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Director: Victoria Mahoney Writer: Victoria Mahoney Starring: Zoë Kravitz, Antonique Smith, Jason Clarke, Yolanda Ross Yelling to the Sky is the story of Sweetness (Zoë Kravitz), the adolescent daughter of a Caucasian father, Gordon (Jason Clarke), and Black mother, Lorene (Yolanda Ross). We first meet Sweetness as she is surrounded by a gang of neighborhood bullies led by the intimidatingly rotund Latonya (Gabourey Sidibe); Sweetness' older sister, Ola (Antonique Smith), comes to her rescue and the siblings scurry home. (Presumably the encounter is related to Sweetness' mixed-race parentage.) Things at home are certainly no less dire. Sweetness and Ola's father is a violent alcoholic who disappears for extended periods of time; their mother is a total zombie, incapacitated by depression and God knows what other afflictions. We sense an inner rage boiling within Sweetness, and it is not long before she starts peddling drugs in the stairwell of her high...
- 4/14/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
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