Just before the world premiere of his freshest work Daaaaaali!, bound to be revealed in Venice, French pop-surrealist Quentin Dupieeux has unveiled another comic treat, Yannick, shot clandestinely over just six days with a modest budget. Following his absurdist cross-over of Power Rangers and Twilight Zone in Smoking Causes Coughing, Dupieux offers a more minimalist chamber piece in Yannick, named after its central offender. The plot unfolds in a Parisian theatre during an evening performance of a boulevard play, Le Cocu (Cuckold). The lead trio of actors is going through the on-stage routine when, out of the blue, a man rises from his seat in the thinly-populated auditorium. He is Yannick, as he introduces himself to the baffled crowd, and reveals he is...
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- 8/9/2023
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: Steinarr Logi Nesheim, exec producer of Yellow Bird’s recently premiered environmental thriller Thin Ice, has acquired film rights to Cuckold, the first novel from rapper and comedian Dóri DNA. Nesheim will produce via his newly-minted Icelandic outfit Polarama Productions. Development is currently underway on the English- and Icelandic-language pic with stage director Kristín Eysteinsdóttir making her feature debut.
Cuckold (local title: Kokkál) was a bestseller in Iceland, noted for its original characters and tragicomic perspectives on masculinity. The story begins as Össi, a young and handsome advertising executive, finds himself in a Chicago hotel room, watching as his girlfriend engages with another man. The book then travels back in time to unravel how Össi and his girlfriend got there, and where do they go from here.
Eysteinsdóttir calls Cuckold "a modern day story that touches on exciting and relevant themes such as what it means being human… This...
Cuckold (local title: Kokkál) was a bestseller in Iceland, noted for its original characters and tragicomic perspectives on masculinity. The story begins as Össi, a young and handsome advertising executive, finds himself in a Chicago hotel room, watching as his girlfriend engages with another man. The book then travels back in time to unravel how Össi and his girlfriend got there, and where do they go from here.
Eysteinsdóttir calls Cuckold "a modern day story that touches on exciting and relevant themes such as what it means being human… This...
- 2/19/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Sa Indies is presenting the South African stand at the Toronto International Film Festival. Over 30 South African producers and filmmakers are at Tiff 2015 and they will be happy to introduce themselves and their work to other industry professionals. For a catalog of the dti supported delegates with their films, projects in development and company profiles, you can click here or grab a printed catalog at the South African stand (no. 19) in the Hyatt Regent hotel. Learn about South Africa's exciting tax rebates, other film incentives and how to film in or co-produce with South Africa.
Note : There will be a closed South African co-production breakfast on the 14th hosted by the South African consulate, followed by a networking event in the evening. Please email Reel Transformation mayenzeke[At]filmandtvtrasformation.org if you are interested to attend and have a co-production project suited for South Africa. By Invitation Only
Feature Film Screening: "Cuckold"
After being abandoned by his wife, a once-promising academic finds himself entangled in a very odd ménage à trois, in the second feature from South African actor and director Charlie Vundla
Film Information Directed by Charlie Vundla South Africa | 95 minutes | World Premiere
-Monday September 14 at 4:15 Pm
Scotiabank Theatre Scotiabank 8
-Friday September 18 at 10:00 Am The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
Feature Film Screening: "The Endless River"
A young waitress in a small South African town forms an unlikely bond with a grieving widower whose family has been brutally murdered, in the new film from director Oliver Hermanus.
Film Information Directed by Oliver Hermanus South Africa/France | 110 minutes | North American Premiere
Sunday September 20 at 9:30 Scotiabank Theatre Scotiabank 10
Short Film Screening: "The Call"
This arresting urban drama from Johannesburg's Zamo Mkhwanazi focusses on a key moment in the relationship between a taxi driver and a prostitute. When Sibongiseni finds out that Purity is pregnant, he begins to question his own place in the world.
Film Information Directed by Zamo Mkhwanazi South Africa | 11 minutes | Canadian Premiere
For screening dates and times see Short Cuts Schedule...
Note : There will be a closed South African co-production breakfast on the 14th hosted by the South African consulate, followed by a networking event in the evening. Please email Reel Transformation mayenzeke[At]filmandtvtrasformation.org if you are interested to attend and have a co-production project suited for South Africa. By Invitation Only
Feature Film Screening: "Cuckold"
After being abandoned by his wife, a once-promising academic finds himself entangled in a very odd ménage à trois, in the second feature from South African actor and director Charlie Vundla
Film Information Directed by Charlie Vundla South Africa | 95 minutes | World Premiere
-Monday September 14 at 4:15 Pm
Scotiabank Theatre Scotiabank 8
-Friday September 18 at 10:00 Am The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
Feature Film Screening: "The Endless River"
A young waitress in a small South African town forms an unlikely bond with a grieving widower whose family has been brutally murdered, in the new film from director Oliver Hermanus.
Film Information Directed by Oliver Hermanus South Africa/France | 110 minutes | North American Premiere
Sunday September 20 at 9:30 Scotiabank Theatre Scotiabank 10
Short Film Screening: "The Call"
This arresting urban drama from Johannesburg's Zamo Mkhwanazi focusses on a key moment in the relationship between a taxi driver and a prostitute. When Sibongiseni finds out that Purity is pregnant, he begins to question his own place in the world.
Film Information Directed by Zamo Mkhwanazi South Africa | 11 minutes | Canadian Premiere
For screening dates and times see Short Cuts Schedule...
- 9/13/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
This year in Toronto is a particularly strong year for Africa and Palestine, with films from Ethiopia, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and South Africa. The list includes world premieres but also films that launched their career in the Berlinale, Cannes and Venice.
Read More: Hany Abu-Assad’s 'The Idol' to World Premiere at Tiff!
Below are listed the titles, just click on the link for full programming note and screening dates.
"3000 Nights" dir. Mai Masri "As I Open My Eyes" dir. Leyla Bouzid "Cuckold" dir. Charlie Vundla "Dégradé" dirs. Arab & Tarzan Nasser "The Endless River" dir. Oliver Hermanus "The Idol" dir. Hany Abu-Assad "Lamb" dir. Yared Zeleke "Let Them Come" dir. Salem Brahimi "Much Loved" dir. Nabil Ayouch "Price of Love" dir. Hermon Hailay "Starve Your Dog" dir. Hicham Lasri "Story of Judas" dir. Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche "Very Big Shot" dir. Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya "Nasser" dir. Jihan El-Tahri
Some short films from Africa and the Middle East were selected out of the thousands of shorts submitted to Tiff. Brilliant emerging voices, including Ely Dagher (Lebanon) who won the award for short film in Cannes.
"Waves '98" dir. Ely Dagher "New Eyes" dir. Hiwot Admasu Getaneh "The Call" dir. Zamo Mkhwanazi "The Society" dir. Osama Rasheed...
Read More: Hany Abu-Assad’s 'The Idol' to World Premiere at Tiff!
Below are listed the titles, just click on the link for full programming note and screening dates.
"3000 Nights" dir. Mai Masri "As I Open My Eyes" dir. Leyla Bouzid "Cuckold" dir. Charlie Vundla "Dégradé" dirs. Arab & Tarzan Nasser "The Endless River" dir. Oliver Hermanus "The Idol" dir. Hany Abu-Assad "Lamb" dir. Yared Zeleke "Let Them Come" dir. Salem Brahimi "Much Loved" dir. Nabil Ayouch "Price of Love" dir. Hermon Hailay "Starve Your Dog" dir. Hicham Lasri "Story of Judas" dir. Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche "Very Big Shot" dir. Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya "Nasser" dir. Jihan El-Tahri
Some short films from Africa and the Middle East were selected out of the thousands of shorts submitted to Tiff. Brilliant emerging voices, including Ely Dagher (Lebanon) who won the award for short film in Cannes.
"Waves '98" dir. Ely Dagher "New Eyes" dir. Hiwot Admasu Getaneh "The Call" dir. Zamo Mkhwanazi "The Society" dir. Osama Rasheed...
- 9/12/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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