Black Dog
George Jaques is 23. Already a star, whom you may be familiar with from The Serpent Queen and A Town Called Malice, he’s now branching out into feature directing, and doing so with the kind of confidence most people don’t acquire until their forties. It’s a confidence that shows onscreen and in his writing, and it’s accompanied by shrewd insight into the experiences of his generation and the world at large.
Recently screened at the Glasgow Film Festival, his first feature film, Black Dog, follows two teenage boys from very different backgrounds who end up sharing a car on a journey from London to Scotlans. He co-wrote it with Jamie Flatters, who plays wayward foster kid Nathan, whilst Keenan Munn-Francis plays the withdrawn and secretly troubled Sam. During the festival, we met up, along with producer Ken Petrie, to discuss the film and how all this came about.
George Jaques is 23. Already a star, whom you may be familiar with from The Serpent Queen and A Town Called Malice, he’s now branching out into feature directing, and doing so with the kind of confidence most people don’t acquire until their forties. It’s a confidence that shows onscreen and in his writing, and it’s accompanied by shrewd insight into the experiences of his generation and the world at large.
Recently screened at the Glasgow Film Festival, his first feature film, Black Dog, follows two teenage boys from very different backgrounds who end up sharing a car on a journey from London to Scotlans. He co-wrote it with Jamie Flatters, who plays wayward foster kid Nathan, whilst Keenan Munn-Francis plays the withdrawn and secretly troubled Sam. During the festival, we met up, along with producer Ken Petrie, to discuss the film and how all this came about.
- 3/30/2024
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Black Dog, the debut feature of Screen Star of Tomorrow George Jaques, has been acquired for UK-Ireland distribution by Vertigo Releasing.
Vertigo acquired the film from Independent Entertainment, and will set a theatrical release for later in 2024.
Black Dog was written by Jaques with fellow 2022 Star Jamie Flatters. Flatters stars in the film alongside newcomer Keenan Munn-Francis, in the story of two teenage boys from different London backgrounds, who open up to each other while on a road trip up to the north of England.
The film is produced by Jaques, Flatters, Ken Petrie and Ian Sharp; and executive produced by David Parfitt.
Vertigo acquired the film from Independent Entertainment, and will set a theatrical release for later in 2024.
Black Dog was written by Jaques with fellow 2022 Star Jamie Flatters. Flatters stars in the film alongside newcomer Keenan Munn-Francis, in the story of two teenage boys from different London backgrounds, who open up to each other while on a road trip up to the north of England.
The film is produced by Jaques, Flatters, Ken Petrie and Ian Sharp; and executive produced by David Parfitt.
- 2/5/2024
- ScreenDaily
Movistar Plus+ Shooting Comedy ‘Muertos S.L.’
Cameras are rolling on Muertos S.L., an eight-part Spanish sitcom for Movistar Plus+ set in a family-owned funeral home. Laura and Alberto Caballero are directing the series, which is a Movistar Plus+ production in collaboration with Contubernio Sl. Carlos Areces leads the cast, which also includes Ascen López, Salva Reina, Aitziber Garmendia and Adriana Torrebejano among others. Plot reads: “When Gonzalo Torregrosa, owner and founder of Torregrosa Funeral Home, passes away, Dámaso Carrillo, his right-hand man in the company, doesn’t hesitate that the best for the business is taking the reins himself. However, against all odds, Nieves, the septuagenarian widow, decides to take the lead in the family business, with the assistance of her inept yet enthusiastic son-in-law, Chemi, a Marketing expert, and in defiance of her daughters’ plans to close the Funeral Home and start a gym.
Cameras are rolling on Muertos S.L., an eight-part Spanish sitcom for Movistar Plus+ set in a family-owned funeral home. Laura and Alberto Caballero are directing the series, which is a Movistar Plus+ production in collaboration with Contubernio Sl. Carlos Areces leads the cast, which also includes Ascen López, Salva Reina, Aitziber Garmendia and Adriana Torrebejano among others. Plot reads: “When Gonzalo Torregrosa, owner and founder of Torregrosa Funeral Home, passes away, Dámaso Carrillo, his right-hand man in the company, doesn’t hesitate that the best for the business is taking the reins himself. However, against all odds, Nieves, the septuagenarian widow, decides to take the lead in the family business, with the assistance of her inept yet enthusiastic son-in-law, Chemi, a Marketing expert, and in defiance of her daughters’ plans to close the Funeral Home and start a gym.
- 10/24/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Bifa sets partnership with talent support organisation We Are Bridge.
The final longlist for the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) has been unveiled, with actors from Rye Lane and Scrapper among those longlisted for the breakthrough performance award.
Fifteen actors are on the list, including David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah, co-leads in Raine Allen-Miller’s romantic comedy Rye Lane; and Lola Campbell and Alin Uzun from Charlotte Regan’s Sundance drama Scrapper.
Scroll down for the full Breakthrough Performance longlist
Also listed are Mia McKenna Bruce for her lead role in Molly Manning Walker’s clubbing holiday drama How To Have Sex; and Keenan Munn-Francis,...
The final longlist for the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) has been unveiled, with actors from Rye Lane and Scrapper among those longlisted for the breakthrough performance award.
Fifteen actors are on the list, including David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah, co-leads in Raine Allen-Miller’s romantic comedy Rye Lane; and Lola Campbell and Alin Uzun from Charlotte Regan’s Sundance drama Scrapper.
Scroll down for the full Breakthrough Performance longlist
Also listed are Mia McKenna Bruce for her lead role in Molly Manning Walker’s clubbing holiday drama How To Have Sex; and Keenan Munn-Francis,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Ah, the road trip movie.
It’s a genre that doesn’t get a lot of play in the United Kingdom, which isn’t surprising when you can drive its length in less than 24 hours. However as Black Dog handily demonstrates there still plenty of mileage in the British road trip when your interior is packed with dynamic and empathetic characters.
Our passengers for this journey consist of two mismatched Londoners heading North for separate reasons. Rambunctious foster teen Nathan (Jamie Flatters) is fleeing the city in the hope of finding his sister in Scotland. While the shy and withdrawn Sam (Keenan Munn-Francis) is Northward bound to see his Mum. A chance encounter puts the two together on the road, throwing them up against one obstacle after another until they open up about their respective anxieties.
It’s all fairly predictable stuff with easily identifiable character arcs. Nathan needs to...
It’s a genre that doesn’t get a lot of play in the United Kingdom, which isn’t surprising when you can drive its length in less than 24 hours. However as Black Dog handily demonstrates there still plenty of mileage in the British road trip when your interior is packed with dynamic and empathetic characters.
Our passengers for this journey consist of two mismatched Londoners heading North for separate reasons. Rambunctious foster teen Nathan (Jamie Flatters) is fleeing the city in the hope of finding his sister in Scotland. While the shy and withdrawn Sam (Keenan Munn-Francis) is Northward bound to see his Mum. A chance encounter puts the two together on the road, throwing them up against one obstacle after another until they open up about their respective anxieties.
It’s all fairly predictable stuff with easily identifiable character arcs. Nathan needs to...
- 10/16/2023
- by Liam Macleod
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We present our interviews from the Black Dog Lff Premiere. The film was directed by George Jaques, who co-wrote with Jamie Flatters. Flatters also leads the cast with newcomer Keenan Munn-Francis, Nicholas Pinnock, Ruby Stokes and Hattie Morahan.
Scott Davis and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
Black Dog Lff Premiere Interviews
Plot:
Two teenage boys from very different London backgrounds embark on a road trip North together. As they start to open up about their pasts, the boys learn they have far more in common than they first thought.
The post Black Dog Lff Premiere Interviews: Jamie Flatters, George Jaques & more on their powerful new film appeared first on HeyUGuys.
Scott Davis and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
Black Dog Lff Premiere Interviews
Plot:
Two teenage boys from very different London backgrounds embark on a road trip North together. As they start to open up about their pasts, the boys learn they have far more in common than they first thought.
The post Black Dog Lff Premiere Interviews: Jamie Flatters, George Jaques & more on their powerful new film appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 10/14/2023
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jaques directed the road movie, which he wrote alongside fellow Star Jamie Flatters, who also stars in the film.
Screen can reveal the exclusive first trailer for Black Dog, the debut feature of 2022 Screen Star of Tomorrow George Jaques.
The film has today been selected for its world premiere in the First Feature Competition at the BFI London Film Festival this October, competing for the Sutherland Award. The UK’s Independent Entertainment handles sales.
Jaques wrote the film alongside fellow 2022 Star Jamie Flatters, who leads the cast with newcomer Keenan Munn-Francis.
Inspired by Jaques’ and Flatters’ childhoods, Black Dog is...
Screen can reveal the exclusive first trailer for Black Dog, the debut feature of 2022 Screen Star of Tomorrow George Jaques.
The film has today been selected for its world premiere in the First Feature Competition at the BFI London Film Festival this October, competing for the Sutherland Award. The UK’s Independent Entertainment handles sales.
Jaques wrote the film alongside fellow 2022 Star Jamie Flatters, who leads the cast with newcomer Keenan Munn-Francis.
Inspired by Jaques’ and Flatters’ childhoods, Black Dog is...
- 8/29/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The buyers’ event is organised by the BFI and British Council.
Janis Pugh’s Chuck Chuck Baby, Amrou Al-Kadhi’s Layla and Daniel Kokotajlo’s sophomore feature, Starve Acre, are among the eight features selected for Great8, the annual Cannes buyers’ showcase of UK films from emerging directors organised by the British Film Institute (BFI) and British Council.
The showcase, now in its sixth year, presents UK feature films from first and second-time filmmakers to international distributors and festival programmers. It is funded and run by the BFI and British Council, in partnership with BBC Film and Film4.
In preparation for the Marché,...
Janis Pugh’s Chuck Chuck Baby, Amrou Al-Kadhi’s Layla and Daniel Kokotajlo’s sophomore feature, Starve Acre, are among the eight features selected for Great8, the annual Cannes buyers’ showcase of UK films from emerging directors organised by the British Film Institute (BFI) and British Council.
The showcase, now in its sixth year, presents UK feature films from first and second-time filmmakers to international distributors and festival programmers. It is funded and run by the BFI and British Council, in partnership with BBC Film and Film4.
In preparation for the Marché,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The BFI and British Council have unveiled the eight new British films that will be presented to international distributors and festival programmers at the Cannes film market as part of the annual Great8 showcase.
Unseen footage from the films, from first and second time U.K. filmmakers, will be introduced by their filmmakers and screened on May 11. Now in its sixth year, the initiative is in partnership with BBC Film and Film4. Films previously highlighted by Great8 include Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” Rungano Nyoni’s “I Am Not A Witch,” Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean” and Rose Glass’ “Saint Maud.”
Agnieszka Moody, BFI head of international and industry policy, said: “The lineup of films and filmmakers featuring in this year’s Great8 continues to shine a light on the exciting diversity of filmmaker voices and stories continuing to come out of the U.K. We are proud alongside our partners at the British Council,...
Unseen footage from the films, from first and second time U.K. filmmakers, will be introduced by their filmmakers and screened on May 11. Now in its sixth year, the initiative is in partnership with BBC Film and Film4. Films previously highlighted by Great8 include Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” Rungano Nyoni’s “I Am Not A Witch,” Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean” and Rose Glass’ “Saint Maud.”
Agnieszka Moody, BFI head of international and industry policy, said: “The lineup of films and filmmakers featuring in this year’s Great8 continues to shine a light on the exciting diversity of filmmaker voices and stories continuing to come out of the U.K. We are proud alongside our partners at the British Council,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
A film that first caught Dn’s attention as a selection in our 2021 Top Ten Picks from The Shortest Night, Tap Boy from filmmaker Will Kenning originated from a desire to explore gang culture and violence from a perspective that avoided clichés and offered a fresher, more nuanced perspective. Having previously worked with Keenan Munn-Francis on a very different style of project, Kenning was inspired to write his arresting dive into the exploitative practice of cuckooing as part of a County Lines operation specifically for the actor/dancer. With that initial spark ignited, a deep dive into the history of tap dance and its use as a form of rebellion against oppressors, brought the whole script together and saw Kenning selected for the 2020 Challenge Alexa scheme which, alongside the use of Arri gear, gave the project the momentum and accountability it needed to make it across the finish line. Despite...
- 4/24/2023
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
Oscar and BAFTA-winning film producer David Parfitt is hoping to reunite with French producer Philippe Carcassonne following their successful collaboration on Florian Zeller’s Oscar-winning drama The Father.
Parfitt revealed his plans during a masterclass at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra talent incubator event on Sunday.
“He [Carcassonne] is developing something really interesting based on an Israeli novel called Pain, which he commissioned as a French screenplay but they have decided they want to do it in England in English,” Parfitt clarified after the talk.
The 2019 novel by Zeruya Shalev revolves around a woman revisiting the double trauma of being caught up in a terror attack and abandonment by a lover when he comes back into her life a decade later.
Carcassonne’s partner, the actress and director Anne Fontaine, whose credits include Coco Before Chanel, is attached to direct the film, in what would be her first English-language production.
Parfitt revealed his plans during a masterclass at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra talent incubator event on Sunday.
“He [Carcassonne] is developing something really interesting based on an Israeli novel called Pain, which he commissioned as a French screenplay but they have decided they want to do it in England in English,” Parfitt clarified after the talk.
The 2019 novel by Zeruya Shalev revolves around a woman revisiting the double trauma of being caught up in a terror attack and abandonment by a lover when he comes back into her life a decade later.
Carcassonne’s partner, the actress and director Anne Fontaine, whose credits include Coco Before Chanel, is attached to direct the film, in what would be her first English-language production.
- 3/12/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
“Avatar 2: The Way of Water” star Jamie Flatters looks unrecognizable in stills from his upcoming indie feature “Black Dog,” revealed here exclusively by Variety.
Shedding his blue CG ensemble, Flatters, who plays Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington’s eldest Na’avi son in James Cameron’s billion-dollar smash, reverts to type in “Black Dog” as a London teenager taking a road trip up North.
Jamie Flatters and Ruby Stokes in ‘Black Dog’ (Courtesy of Independent Entertainment)
Flatters co-wrote the British indie feature with his friend George Jaques (“The Serpent Queen”), who will also direct. “Black Dog” represents both Flatters and Jaques’ feature screenwriting debut.
Joining Flatters on screen is Ruby Stokes (“Lockwood & Co”), Nicholas Pinnock (“For Life”), Paul Kaye (“After Life”), Amrita Acharia (“Game of Thrones”), Hattie Morahan (“Enola Holmes”) and Keenan Munn-Francis making his film debut.
Flatters and Munn-Francis will play the leads in this two-hander about a pair of teenagers,...
Shedding his blue CG ensemble, Flatters, who plays Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington’s eldest Na’avi son in James Cameron’s billion-dollar smash, reverts to type in “Black Dog” as a London teenager taking a road trip up North.
Jamie Flatters and Ruby Stokes in ‘Black Dog’ (Courtesy of Independent Entertainment)
Flatters co-wrote the British indie feature with his friend George Jaques (“The Serpent Queen”), who will also direct. “Black Dog” represents both Flatters and Jaques’ feature screenwriting debut.
Joining Flatters on screen is Ruby Stokes (“Lockwood & Co”), Nicholas Pinnock (“For Life”), Paul Kaye (“After Life”), Amrita Acharia (“Game of Thrones”), Hattie Morahan (“Enola Holmes”) and Keenan Munn-Francis making his film debut.
Flatters and Munn-Francis will play the leads in this two-hander about a pair of teenagers,...
- 2/15/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Independent to handle sales, David Parfitt to exec produce UK feature.
Independent Entertainment has boarded and will handle international sales on UK feature Black Dog, which brings together two of Screen’s 2022 Stars of Tomorrow, director George Jaques and writer-actor Jamie Flatters.
Black Dog, which wraps principal photography this week, is directed by Jaques who also wrote the script with Flatters, with Flatters starring alongside Keenan Munn-Francis, who is making his feature debut.
Jaques is producing through Athenaeum Productions alongside Ken Petrie through 27 Ten Productions, with Ian Sharp and Flatters also producing. Trademark Films’ David Parfitt, whose credits include...
Independent Entertainment has boarded and will handle international sales on UK feature Black Dog, which brings together two of Screen’s 2022 Stars of Tomorrow, director George Jaques and writer-actor Jamie Flatters.
Black Dog, which wraps principal photography this week, is directed by Jaques who also wrote the script with Flatters, with Flatters starring alongside Keenan Munn-Francis, who is making his feature debut.
Jaques is producing through Athenaeum Productions alongside Ken Petrie through 27 Ten Productions, with Ian Sharp and Flatters also producing. Trademark Films’ David Parfitt, whose credits include...
- 6/30/2022
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
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