Casting
Cold War thriller “Whispers of Freedom” has set its principal cast, Variety has learned. “Masters of the Air” alum Cameron Ashplant will play the film’s lead, young East German Chris Gueffroy, while Darragh Cowley (who also appeared in “Masters of the Air”) co-stars as his close friend Christian Gaudian.
Set in 1980s East Germany, the film is written and directed by Brandon Ashplant. It follows Chris and Christian as they try to escape the isolated Eastern bloc state. Wendy Makkena (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”) joins as Chris’s mother Karin and Paul Freeman (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”) as East German leader Erich Honecker. Wolf Kahler (“The Great Escaper”) joins in a supporting role as Bruno Kabát.
“Whispers of Freedom” goes into production next month. It is produced by Jonathan Tammuz and Golden Goat Films.
Documentary
BBC Storyville has acquired documentary “We Will Dance Again” (working...
Cold War thriller “Whispers of Freedom” has set its principal cast, Variety has learned. “Masters of the Air” alum Cameron Ashplant will play the film’s lead, young East German Chris Gueffroy, while Darragh Cowley (who also appeared in “Masters of the Air”) co-stars as his close friend Christian Gaudian.
Set in 1980s East Germany, the film is written and directed by Brandon Ashplant. It follows Chris and Christian as they try to escape the isolated Eastern bloc state. Wendy Makkena (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”) joins as Chris’s mother Karin and Paul Freeman (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”) as East German leader Erich Honecker. Wolf Kahler (“The Great Escaper”) joins in a supporting role as Bruno Kabát.
“Whispers of Freedom” goes into production next month. It is produced by Jonathan Tammuz and Golden Goat Films.
Documentary
BBC Storyville has acquired documentary “We Will Dance Again” (working...
- 3/5/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Bailiff has been executive producer on shows including ‘Feltham Sings’, ‘Lifers’.
Membership organisation Women in Film and Television UK (Wftv) has appointed Katie Bailiff as its new CEO.
Bailiff joins from UK television production company Century Films, where she has worked for two decades, most recently as creative director.
Her credits as an executive producer include TV shows Feltham Sings, The Secret History Of Our Streets, Abused By My Girlfriend, Lifers and Camila’s Kids Company: The Inside Story.
She was recently an executive producer on Terms And Conditions: A UK Drill Story for YouTube Originals, which was awarded a...
Membership organisation Women in Film and Television UK (Wftv) has appointed Katie Bailiff as its new CEO.
Bailiff joins from UK television production company Century Films, where she has worked for two decades, most recently as creative director.
Her credits as an executive producer include TV shows Feltham Sings, The Secret History Of Our Streets, Abused By My Girlfriend, Lifers and Camila’s Kids Company: The Inside Story.
She was recently an executive producer on Terms And Conditions: A UK Drill Story for YouTube Originals, which was awarded a...
- 11/26/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Film and TV advocacy body Women in Film and TV (Wftv) U.K. has appointed award-winning producer Katie Bailiff as CEO.
Bailiff’s credits include Channel 4’s BAFTA-winning “Feltham Sings,” BBC Two’s Rts and Grierson-winning “The Secret History of Our Streets” and BBC Three’s “Abused by My Girlfriend.”
For the last two decades, Bailiff has worked at independent producer Century Films, where in her most recent role she was creative director. Working together with managing director and co-owner Brian Hill, she developed a company with a reputation for producing high-quality documentaries and dramas for all the major U.K. channels and platforms.
“I am enormously excited and honored to be taking on the role of CEO at Wftv and continuing to build on the hard work and success of the last 30 years,” said Bailiff. “It is such a privilege to lead an organization which makes a real difference within the industry.
Bailiff’s credits include Channel 4’s BAFTA-winning “Feltham Sings,” BBC Two’s Rts and Grierson-winning “The Secret History of Our Streets” and BBC Three’s “Abused by My Girlfriend.”
For the last two decades, Bailiff has worked at independent producer Century Films, where in her most recent role she was creative director. Working together with managing director and co-owner Brian Hill, she developed a company with a reputation for producing high-quality documentaries and dramas for all the major U.K. channels and platforms.
“I am enormously excited and honored to be taking on the role of CEO at Wftv and continuing to build on the hard work and success of the last 30 years,” said Bailiff. “It is such a privilege to lead an organization which makes a real difference within the industry.
- 11/26/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The British branch of Women in Film and TV has launched a campaign to highlight the huge number of freelancers who have been left unable to claim for either of the U.K. government financial schemes, leaving them in financial hardship.
Each day the organization, part of an international network of more than 13,000 women working in the entertainment business, will post across Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn the story of a freelancer who has fallen through the gaps of the schemes.
Liz Tucker, chair of Wftv (U.K.), said: “We already know from our recent survey that around two thirds of freelancers have been unable to claim under the government schemes, but when you read the individual heart-breaking stories of these individuals, the true personal impact of those left with no financial support real hits you. It is simply wrong and deeply unfair that these freelancers have been left with nothing.
Each day the organization, part of an international network of more than 13,000 women working in the entertainment business, will post across Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn the story of a freelancer who has fallen through the gaps of the schemes.
Liz Tucker, chair of Wftv (U.K.), said: “We already know from our recent survey that around two thirds of freelancers have been unable to claim under the government schemes, but when you read the individual heart-breaking stories of these individuals, the true personal impact of those left with no financial support real hits you. It is simply wrong and deeply unfair that these freelancers have been left with nothing.
- 6/19/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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