Exclusive: Dream Factory Group has launched as a new production company with financing from China and the U.S. Co-founded by CEO Rob Feng and co-chairmen Amber Wang and Andrew Yang, the company launches with Luce, a Julius Onah-directed drama that stars Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth and Kelvin Harrison Jr. The picture has just gotten underway in New York, scripted by Onah and Jc Lee from the play written by the latter. John Baker, Onah, and Andrew Yang are…...
- 11/9/2017
- Deadline
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) has announced the entirety of its 2016 Film Week lineup. 120 feature-length works will join the 45 previously announced titles for a total of 165 projects on display. Both documentary and narrative features from over 25 countries will take part in the International Co-Production Market — the Ifp Project Forum. Film Week offers a unique opportunity for filmmakers to connect with resources at every stage of production to fulfill their creative vision.
“We’re excited by this year’s slate and look forward to the reaction from the industry,” said Ifp Executive Director Joana Vicente. “After helping to foster many young talents who went on to become indie powerhouses, we’re eager to see what is in store for this new ‘class,’ especially one that is comprised of such a diverse and exciting group of filmmakers.”
Read More: Attention, Filmmakers: 10 Reasons You Should Apply to the Ifp Filmmaker Lab
This year,...
“We’re excited by this year’s slate and look forward to the reaction from the industry,” said Ifp Executive Director Joana Vicente. “After helping to foster many young talents who went on to become indie powerhouses, we’re eager to see what is in store for this new ‘class,’ especially one that is comprised of such a diverse and exciting group of filmmakers.”
Read More: Attention, Filmmakers: 10 Reasons You Should Apply to the Ifp Filmmaker Lab
This year,...
- 7/27/2016
- by Sarah Colvin
- Indiewire
Will the real Matt Ross please stand up. Don’t be all that surprised if Matt Ross (28 Hotel Rooms, Captain Fantastic) and Matthew Ross wind up on the same Park City foothills this January. The former Filmmaker Mag and Variety writer who moved away from writing about other folk’s films, commenced lensing on his feature debut back in February. With a handful of short film projects (Lola, Red Angel and Curtis and Clover) under his belt, the proposed rom thriller of Frank and Lola features Michael Shannon and Imogen Poots in the top spots with Michael Nyqvist, Justin Long, Rosanna Arquette and French actress Emmanuelle Devos as supporting players. A sort of what would happen if you pissed off Anthony Bourdain revenge pic, this is indeed ready as it recently participated in the 2015 Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Lab: Feature Film this past July and the cherry on...
- 11/24/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
With Dax Shepard announced as writer, director and star of a cinematic take on cult cop action show CHiPs, we put out a quiet call to the universe for his wife, Kristen Bell to join him. Whaddya know? The universe heard us! Or… Dax just decided it was easier to cast from within his family.Yes, Bell has boarded the film, which finds Shepherd as Office John Baker, who, along with fellow police biker Frank “Ponch” Poncherello (Michael Pena), must keep the highways and byways free of crime. Which won’t be easy when you’ve got Vincent D’Onofrio as the main villain of the story. Adam Brody and Rosa Salazar are also signed on for the movie, which adapts the series that ran between 1977 and 1983 in the States. Shepard is gearing up to shoot soon for Warner Bros.Bell most recently worked on Melissa McCarthy comedy The Boss...
- 9/20/2015
- EmpireOnline
Venice Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera has hailed the success of the Festival’s groundbreaking Biennale College - Cinema programme in nurturing new work from young filmmakers around the world.
“We have gone beyond every expectation,” Barbera said of the programme. which was launched in 2012 and has now inspired similar initiatives in music and theatre in Venice.
Barbara himself has taken a intimate role in the running of the programme. The idea is to give 12 teams of emerging film directors and producers the chance to participate in high level workshops with feature film projects. Three of the projects will be commissioned and fully financed.
The 72nd Venice Film Festival (Sept 2-12) is screening all three films greenlit last year:
grotesque, surrealistic comedy Baby Bump by Kuba Czekaj;
Blanka by Japanese director Kohki Hasei (but which was shot in the Philippines) , about a young girl who survives in Manila begging and stealing from tourists; and
Us indie drama The Fits...
“We have gone beyond every expectation,” Barbera said of the programme. which was launched in 2012 and has now inspired similar initiatives in music and theatre in Venice.
Barbara himself has taken a intimate role in the running of the programme. The idea is to give 12 teams of emerging film directors and producers the chance to participate in high level workshops with feature film projects. Three of the projects will be commissioned and fully financed.
The 72nd Venice Film Festival (Sept 2-12) is screening all three films greenlit last year:
grotesque, surrealistic comedy Baby Bump by Kuba Czekaj;
Blanka by Japanese director Kohki Hasei (but which was shot in the Philippines) , about a young girl who survives in Manila begging and stealing from tourists; and
Us indie drama The Fits...
- 9/2/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
1 - From director Tim Sutton and producer John Baker comes the feature film "Memphis," which made its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. The film, immersed in ethereal folklore, surrealism and soul music, follows the transformation of Ezra Jack, from beloved soul singer to "ecstatic contemplator," providing a look at a man who achieves obscurity in the hope of finding salvation and rebirth. Longer description: A strange singer with "god given talent" drifts through the mythic city of Memphis under its canopy of ancient oak trees, shattered windows, and burning spirituality. Surrounded by lovers, legends,...
- 12/30/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
As the Toronto International Film Festival gets underway with North American and World debuts of films that will hit Awards Season and beyond,a good number of seasoned films that have traveled the festival circuit are finally making their way into the Specialty Box Office. Drafthouse Films will open Cannes ’13 title The Congress starring Robin Wright and Harvey Keitel in a dozen locations this weekend, while SXSW’s Juliette Lewis starrer Kelly & Cal will open exclusively in NYC. Sundance’s Last Days In Vietnam will have a theatrical run before heading to PBS next fall and the Guadalajara Film Festival’s Frontera is taking advantage of a timely topic in the U.S. Venice financed its 2013 premiere Memphis, opening exclusively this weekend in NYC. And China Lion hopes to take a successful template for romantic dramas and apply that to But Always.
The Congress
Director-writer: Ari Folman
Writer: Stanislaw Lem (novel)
Cast: Robin Wright,...
The Congress
Director-writer: Ari Folman
Writer: Stanislaw Lem (novel)
Cast: Robin Wright,...
- 9/5/2014
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline
From director Tim Sutton and producer John Baker comes the feature film "Memphis" - a film that world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, and was later picked up by Kino Lorber, and is now set to open tomorrow, Friday 9/5, at the IFC Center, in New York, and on 9/12 in Los Angeles, at the Sundance Sunset Cinemas. A national rollout will follow. For showtimes and tickets, visit either of the following links: - http://www.fandango.com/memphis_167078/movieoverview?wssac=123&wssaffid=11840- https://www.movietickets.com/pre_purchase.asp?house_id=9598&movie_id=169246&rdate=9/4/2014 For those in NYC, there'll be...
- 9/4/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
From director Tim Sutton and producer John Baker comes the feature film "Memphis" - a project S&A has been tracking since it was revealed to be 1 of 3 projects that would proceed to the second phase of the Biennale College – Cinema, in February of last year, 2013, a workshop that makes it possible to actually make a mini-budget film, with funding of 150,000 euro each. The film would go on to make its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, was later picked up by Kino Lorber, and is now set to open on Friday 9/5 at the IFC Center, in New York, and on 9/12 in Los Angeles, at the Sundance Sunset Cinemas. A national rollout will follow. The...
- 8/19/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Las Vegas-based Lola Pictures has come on board the Preferred Content, Killer Films and Parts & Labor romantic thriller Frank & Lola.
Matthew Ross makes his feature directorial debut on the story of a chef who plots revenge after he falls in love and is betrayed.
The arrival of Las Vegas-based Lola means the project is being redeveloped from its original New York setting to a downtown Las Vegas backdrop.
Preferred Content produces alongside Lola Pictures’ Chris Ramirez and John Baker and will represent financing and distribution rights.
Killer’s Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler and Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy of Parts & Labor are the executive producers.
Kevin Iwashina of Preferred Content and Victoria Cook of Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz represent Lola Pictures, the development, production and finance company founded by Ramirez with partners Tony Hsieh and Fred Mossler of Zappos.com.
Matthew Ross makes his feature directorial debut on the story of a chef who plots revenge after he falls in love and is betrayed.
The arrival of Las Vegas-based Lola means the project is being redeveloped from its original New York setting to a downtown Las Vegas backdrop.
Preferred Content produces alongside Lola Pictures’ Chris Ramirez and John Baker and will represent financing and distribution rights.
Killer’s Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler and Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy of Parts & Labor are the executive producers.
Kevin Iwashina of Preferred Content and Victoria Cook of Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz represent Lola Pictures, the development, production and finance company founded by Ramirez with partners Tony Hsieh and Fred Mossler of Zappos.com.
- 2/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
From director Tim Sutton and producer John Baker comes the feature film Memphis - a project S&A has been tracking since it was one revealed to be 1 of 3 projects that would proceed to the second phase of the Biennale College – Cinema, in February of this year (a workshop that makes it possible to actually make a mini-budget film, with funding of 150,000 euro each). The 3 projects, each being either debut features or sophomore works, were chosen at the end of the first workshop, shortlisted from 15 previously selected projects from all over the world. Skip ahead to this month's 2014 lineup of films announced by the Sundance Film Festival, amongst which I came across...
- 12/17/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Jtt is back ... again!Jonathan Taylor Thomas returns to "Last Man Standing" this week -- and he looks even better this time than he did back in March.Sporting a shorter haircut and a clean-shaven face, the 32-year-old actor proves he aged realllly well since his days on "Home Improvement."His return to the ABC sitcom reunites him with his former costar Tim Allen for the second time this year. Jtt reprises his role as the "ambitious" John Baker, a restauranteur who hires Allen's character's daughter ... and attempts to woo her away from her boyfriend. He'll appear in both this Friday's episode and the Halloween episode airing next week. "I wanted to go to school, to travel and have a bit of a break," Jtt recently told People about his absence from the limelight. "I'd been going nonstop since I was 8 years old.""I never took the fame too seriously,...
- 10/10/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
I’ve yet to find myself on the Lido (at the top of my bucket list choices for film festivals I’ve yet to visit) but thanks to some forward-thinking folks such as the Festival Scope folks, the Venice Film Festival is coming directly to our living rooms, laptops and whatnot Live.
An experiment that began last year and in its sophomore edition has blossomed into a well-oiled virtual event, each film (see list) below will hold a maximum “seating capacity” of 500 virtual places/seat holders for world cinephiles (read the full description of the service). Among the dozen or so films from the Orizzonti section and a selected trio films from the new Biennale College are the make-up of Web Theatre programme and to help promote the event, we’re holding a contest – five lucky readers will get to watch Pavilion‘s Tim Sutton’s (an Ioncinephile of the...
An experiment that began last year and in its sophomore edition has blossomed into a well-oiled virtual event, each film (see list) below will hold a maximum “seating capacity” of 500 virtual places/seat holders for world cinephiles (read the full description of the service). Among the dozen or so films from the Orizzonti section and a selected trio films from the new Biennale College are the make-up of Web Theatre programme and to help promote the event, we’re holding a contest – five lucky readers will get to watch Pavilion‘s Tim Sutton’s (an Ioncinephile of the...
- 8/28/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Digital tickets have gone on sale for Venice Film Festival titles that will stream online concurrently with official screenings.
A total of 12 films from the Orizzonti section and three films from the new Biennale College – Cinema will make up the programme of the Web Theatre, introduced last year as an experiment.
The films will be available for viewing around the world, streaming concurrently with the official screenings on the Lido (Aug 28 - Sept 7).
There will be a maximum “seating capacity” for each showing of 500 seats. There will be one screening only for each of the films and it will be located on a secure site managed by Festival Scope on behalf of the Venice Film Festival.
Starting this year, Mymovies.it will also collaborate in the promotion.
In order to view the film of choice, users must first register on the Biennale website, pay for the ticket (€4), after which they will receive a personal link that will...
A total of 12 films from the Orizzonti section and three films from the new Biennale College – Cinema will make up the programme of the Web Theatre, introduced last year as an experiment.
The films will be available for viewing around the world, streaming concurrently with the official screenings on the Lido (Aug 28 - Sept 7).
There will be a maximum “seating capacity” for each showing of 500 seats. There will be one screening only for each of the films and it will be located on a secure site managed by Festival Scope on behalf of the Venice Film Festival.
Starting this year, Mymovies.it will also collaborate in the promotion.
In order to view the film of choice, users must first register on the Biennale website, pay for the ticket (€4), after which they will receive a personal link that will...
- 8/14/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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