“The Killing Fields” and “The Mission” director Roland Joffé is in talks to helm an epic drama spanning the two World Wars in a project set up with international film and media fund Apx Capital Group.
“L’Inverno” is the first pic to emerge from Apx’s new Music World Films & TV venture — a new division headed by Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé’s father), who sold his Music World Entertainment Group to Apx last month. As part of the deal, the film and TV division of Knowles’ company has been merged with the studio.
Apx will complete the financing on “L’Inverno,” with the 12-million budgeted movie starting principal photography in Rome, Italy, this fall. (Apx has a 10-year commitment to move productions to Italy.)
Spanning two World Wars, “L’Inverno” tells the story of former childhood friends SS Officer Nikolaus Führich and Jewish violinist Elisabeth Soloveichik, expressed through the eyes of Elizabeth’s brother,...
“L’Inverno” is the first pic to emerge from Apx’s new Music World Films & TV venture — a new division headed by Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé’s father), who sold his Music World Entertainment Group to Apx last month. As part of the deal, the film and TV division of Knowles’ company has been merged with the studio.
Apx will complete the financing on “L’Inverno,” with the 12-million budgeted movie starting principal photography in Rome, Italy, this fall. (Apx has a 10-year commitment to move productions to Italy.)
Spanning two World Wars, “L’Inverno” tells the story of former childhood friends SS Officer Nikolaus Führich and Jewish violinist Elisabeth Soloveichik, expressed through the eyes of Elizabeth’s brother,...
- 4/1/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Filming is underway on ambitious European drama series The Net, about corruption and conspiracies in the world of international soccer.
The Net will comprise four independent series, shot in their local languages, which will work as stand-alone dramas, but also as part of an interwoven narrative across 30 hours of storytelling.
The first of four seasons to get underway is Austria’s The Net – Prometheus, which will star Tobias Moretti (Bad Banks), Angel Coulby (Merlin), Amanda Abbington (Sherlock), Benjamin Sadler (Tribes of Europa) and Nicholas Goh (Skyfall). Andreas Prochaska (The Winemaker) is directing Martin Ambrosch’s (Brock) script.
Set in Austria’s mountains, the drama will center on Georg Trotter (Moretti), a doctor and former doping agent who gave up his career after a tragic car accident badly injuring his wife Diana (Coulby) and killing his beloved son. Known as notorious doping hunter and “bloodhound”, Georg is offered to run a new,...
The Net will comprise four independent series, shot in their local languages, which will work as stand-alone dramas, but also as part of an interwoven narrative across 30 hours of storytelling.
The first of four seasons to get underway is Austria’s The Net – Prometheus, which will star Tobias Moretti (Bad Banks), Angel Coulby (Merlin), Amanda Abbington (Sherlock), Benjamin Sadler (Tribes of Europa) and Nicholas Goh (Skyfall). Andreas Prochaska (The Winemaker) is directing Martin Ambrosch’s (Brock) script.
Set in Austria’s mountains, the drama will center on Georg Trotter (Moretti), a doctor and former doping agent who gave up his career after a tragic car accident badly injuring his wife Diana (Coulby) and killing his beloved son. Known as notorious doping hunter and “bloodhound”, Georg is offered to run a new,...
- 6/11/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix ushered in a new TV dawn in distribution. In reaction, Europe’s public broadcasters are driving a less vaunted but still significant revolution in production. Few are pushing the envelope more than Germany’s Zdf.
After “The Typist” and “Shadowplay,” four-hour limited series “The Winemaker,” a MipDrama entry, marks another series from the German state broadcaster which bring cinematic values and a darker edge to its scripted output, thanks in large part to direction by Austria’s Andreas Prochaska, who won an International Emmy for 2013’s “A Day for a Miracle.”
Multi-prized Austrian actor Tobias Moretti (“The Dark Valley”) plays soigné vintner Matteo, a fine upstanding member of his Tyrol valley community, with a lovely loving wife and a daughter whom he is training to one day take over his business.
Then, suddenly, an immigrant is shot but not killed in his vineyards. Nico, a smiling ghost from Matteo...
After “The Typist” and “Shadowplay,” four-hour limited series “The Winemaker,” a MipDrama entry, marks another series from the German state broadcaster which bring cinematic values and a darker edge to its scripted output, thanks in large part to direction by Austria’s Andreas Prochaska, who won an International Emmy for 2013’s “A Day for a Miracle.”
Multi-prized Austrian actor Tobias Moretti (“The Dark Valley”) plays soigné vintner Matteo, a fine upstanding member of his Tyrol valley community, with a lovely loving wife and a daughter whom he is training to one day take over his business.
Then, suddenly, an immigrant is shot but not killed in his vineyards. Nico, a smiling ghost from Matteo...
- 4/9/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
A doyen of this year’s Berlinale Series Market, where it has “Echos” and “Alive and Kicking” screening in its new Series Market Selects showcase, Munich-based Beta Film has boarded two new European limited series: “Hotel Europa,” a historical drama, and mafia thriller “The Winemaker.”
Beta Films will handle international distribution on both titles which, it announced Thursday, form part of a spring slate that will feature at various events before and during April’s digital MipTV.
“The Winemaker” has just been confirmed as one of 12 series at the 2021 MipDrama, which will play online on April 9, just before the Digital MipTV Week.
Both titles air on German public broadcasters – Ard and Zdf respectively – reflecting Beta Film’s policy of cherry-picking some of finest of drama series coming out of European public TV networks, particularly in Germany and Italy, such as, in recent examples, Zdf’s “The Typist” and Rai’s “The Hunter,...
Beta Films will handle international distribution on both titles which, it announced Thursday, form part of a spring slate that will feature at various events before and during April’s digital MipTV.
“The Winemaker” has just been confirmed as one of 12 series at the 2021 MipDrama, which will play online on April 9, just before the Digital MipTV Week.
Both titles air on German public broadcasters – Ard and Zdf respectively – reflecting Beta Film’s policy of cherry-picking some of finest of drama series coming out of European public TV networks, particularly in Germany and Italy, such as, in recent examples, Zdf’s “The Typist” and Rai’s “The Hunter,...
- 3/4/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Leading German actors Sebastian Koch (The Lives Of Others) and Paula Beer (Frantz), co-stars in Oscar-nominated 2018 drama Never Look Away, are set to topline the German adaptation of hit Israeli series Your Honor, we can reveal.
Germany’s SquareOne Productions is behind the update (locally titled Euer Ehren) in co-production with Austria’s Mona Film Produktion.
The six-episode legal thriller, based on Israel’s yes Studios original, will star Koch and Beer alongside a strong cast comprising Tobias Moretti (Bad Banks), Ursula Strauss (Hotel Sacher), Sascha Geršak (Bad Banks), Taddeo Kufus (1917), Lena Kalisch (Unorthodox) and Rainer Bock (Atlas).
Al Munteanu produces for SquareOne Productions, the production arm of the Munich-based distributor, while Thomas Hroch and Gerald Podgornig oversee for Vienna’s Mona Film. German public broadcaster Ard Degeto and Austrian public broadcaster Orf are also aboard.
David Nawarth (Atlas) will direct all six episodes and also serves as the series co-writer alongside David Marian Möhring.
Germany’s SquareOne Productions is behind the update (locally titled Euer Ehren) in co-production with Austria’s Mona Film Produktion.
The six-episode legal thriller, based on Israel’s yes Studios original, will star Koch and Beer alongside a strong cast comprising Tobias Moretti (Bad Banks), Ursula Strauss (Hotel Sacher), Sascha Geršak (Bad Banks), Taddeo Kufus (1917), Lena Kalisch (Unorthodox) and Rainer Bock (Atlas).
Al Munteanu produces for SquareOne Productions, the production arm of the Munich-based distributor, while Thomas Hroch and Gerald Podgornig oversee for Vienna’s Mona Film. German public broadcaster Ard Degeto and Austrian public broadcaster Orf are also aboard.
David Nawarth (Atlas) will direct all six episodes and also serves as the series co-writer alongside David Marian Möhring.
- 1/19/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s Global Bulletin, Netflix, HBO and Dazn all announce new Spanish originals, Disney Plus orders a nature series from Warner Bros. International Television’s Wall to Wall in the U.K., Beta Film sells “Lois van Beethoven” around the world, the BBC opens applications for its Assistant Producer Accelerator Program and Channel 4 reveals record growth among young audiences.
Series
Netflix Spain has announced a new original series, “Tú no eres especial” (You Aren’t Special), from local producers Oria Films (“No tengas miedo”).
The series is created by Estíbaliz Burgaleta, script coordinator for the Movistar Plus Spanish remake of “Skam,” and will be executive produced by Oria Films co-founder Puy Oria. “Tú no eres especial” will film in the autonomous community of Navarre, which has become a hotbed of production activity over the past three years thanks to highly competitive rebates and tax credits.
Set in the fictional town of Salavarría,...
Series
Netflix Spain has announced a new original series, “Tú no eres especial” (You Aren’t Special), from local producers Oria Films (“No tengas miedo”).
The series is created by Estíbaliz Burgaleta, script coordinator for the Movistar Plus Spanish remake of “Skam,” and will be executive produced by Oria Films co-founder Puy Oria. “Tú no eres especial” will film in the autonomous community of Navarre, which has become a hotbed of production activity over the past three years thanks to highly competitive rebates and tax credits.
Set in the fictional town of Salavarría,...
- 12/21/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
"Soon the world will know his name." Beta Film in Germany has debuted an official trailer for a German TV movie titled Louis van Beethoven, another re-examination of the life of this legendary classical musician. The film takes us through Ludwig van Beethoven's turbulent and whimsical life, including his early years when he was known as "Louis", before eventually making his way to Vienna to study and develop his music at the end of the 18th century. The cast includes three different actors playing Beethoven at various ages: Tobias Moretti (as an adult), Colin Pütz (as a child), and Anselm Bresgott (as a teen). He's joined by Ulrich Noethen, Ronald Kukulies, Caroline Hellwig, Peter Lewys Preston, Silke Bodenbender, and Cornelius Obonya. It actually looks a bit better than a TV movie, although it also looks like another generic biopic, only seemingly shedding more light on his involvement in their changing times.
- 12/15/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The festival will take place as a physical-online hybrid.
Marjane Satrapi’s Marie Curie biopic Radioactive and Gregory Kirchhoff’s Germany comedy Baumbacher Syndrome will bookend the ninth Majorca International Film Festival (Emiff), which will take place both physically and online from October 23-29.
Radioactive debuted at Toronto 2019, and stars Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley. French-Iranian filmmaker Satrapi was previously announced as the recipient of the festival’s Vision award, while she will also be honoured at the centrepiece gala tribute and screening.
Baumbacher Syndrome stars Tobias Moretti, whose credits include Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life, and Elit Iscan,...
Marjane Satrapi’s Marie Curie biopic Radioactive and Gregory Kirchhoff’s Germany comedy Baumbacher Syndrome will bookend the ninth Majorca International Film Festival (Emiff), which will take place both physically and online from October 23-29.
Radioactive debuted at Toronto 2019, and stars Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley. French-Iranian filmmaker Satrapi was previously announced as the recipient of the festival’s Vision award, while she will also be honoured at the centrepiece gala tribute and screening.
Baumbacher Syndrome stars Tobias Moretti, whose credits include Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life, and Elit Iscan,...
- 10/7/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
In today’s film news roundup, “A Hidden Life” is shown at the Vatican, “Limerence” finds a home, Dave Baustista’s “My Spy” moves, and the DGA honors two veteran members.
Vatican Screening
Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life” received a rare private screening at the Vatican Film Library this week.
The movie centers on Austrian farmer and conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II due to his religious beliefs. He was executed for treason in 1943 and beatified in 2007 in Linz, Austria by Pope Benedict XVI.
“A Hidden Life” stars August Diehl and Valerie Pachner with Maria Simon, Bruno Ganz, Karin Neuhäuser, Tobias Moretti, Matthias Schoenaerts and Ulrich Matthes rounding out the cast.
Fox Searchlight opens “A Hidden Life” in select theaters in North America on Friday. It was recently nominated as best feature contender at the Independent Spirit Awards.
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Vatican Screening
Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life” received a rare private screening at the Vatican Film Library this week.
The movie centers on Austrian farmer and conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II due to his religious beliefs. He was executed for treason in 1943 and beatified in 2007 in Linz, Austria by Pope Benedict XVI.
“A Hidden Life” stars August Diehl and Valerie Pachner with Maria Simon, Bruno Ganz, Karin Neuhäuser, Tobias Moretti, Matthias Schoenaerts and Ulrich Matthes rounding out the cast.
Fox Searchlight opens “A Hidden Life” in select theaters in North America on Friday. It was recently nominated as best feature contender at the Independent Spirit Awards.
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- 12/6/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Fox Searchlight has launched a new trailer for Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ after premiering at the Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews.
Inspired by real events the feature is written and directed by Malick. The cast includes August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Schoenaerts, Karin Neuhäuser and Ulrich Matthes.
Also in trailers – Driver and Johansson work together to end their marriage in new trailer for ‘Marriage Story’
The film has a UK release of January 17th 2020
A Hidden Life Synopsis
Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.
Inspired by real events the feature is written and directed by Malick. The cast includes August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Schoenaerts, Karin Neuhäuser and Ulrich Matthes.
Also in trailers – Driver and Johansson work together to end their marriage in new trailer for ‘Marriage Story’
The film has a UK release of January 17th 2020
A Hidden Life Synopsis
Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.
- 10/23/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The American Film Institute unveiled their lineup for AFI Fest’s World Cinema and the inaugural Documentary section. The fest will take place November 14-21 in Los Angeles.
The world cinema section will include five international feature film Oscar submissions and 16 titles from 19 countries. This includes the Los Angeles premiere of Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life as well as Levan Akin’s And We Danced from Sweden, Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone from Canada, Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi from Poland, Marco Bellocchio’s The Traitor from Italy and Cornlieu’s The Whistlers from Romania.
On the documentary side, the fest will include Alex Gibney’s Citizen K as well as Desert One from two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple. Other films in the doc lineup include Bikram: Yoga, Guru, Predator from Eva Orner, Jolie Coiffure from Rosine Mbakam and The Human Factor from Dror Moreh.
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The world cinema section will include five international feature film Oscar submissions and 16 titles from 19 countries. This includes the Los Angeles premiere of Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life as well as Levan Akin’s And We Danced from Sweden, Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone from Canada, Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi from Poland, Marco Bellocchio’s The Traitor from Italy and Cornlieu’s The Whistlers from Romania.
On the documentary side, the fest will include Alex Gibney’s Citizen K as well as Desert One from two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple. Other films in the doc lineup include Bikram: Yoga, Guru, Predator from Eva Orner, Jolie Coiffure from Rosine Mbakam and The Human Factor from Dror Moreh.
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- 10/15/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The Austin Film Festival said Friday that Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life, the Harriet Tubman biopic Harriet and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s The Truth will be in the lineup for the 26th annual fest, which is set for October 24-31.
The first wave of films also includes the world premieres of the documentary Cowboys, written and directed by Austin natives John Langmore and Bud Force; The Animal People, from executive producer Joaquin Phoenix; The Vice Guide to Bigfoot; and the Texas crime thriller Sleeping in Plastic, from writer-director Van Ditthavong.
Also set for the fest is Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It’s Over, a documentary that follows the making of the show’s series-finale episode which aired in April. Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna and director Katie Hyde will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&a.
Here’s the first round of films set for the lineup,...
The first wave of films also includes the world premieres of the documentary Cowboys, written and directed by Austin natives John Langmore and Bud Force; The Animal People, from executive producer Joaquin Phoenix; The Vice Guide to Bigfoot; and the Texas crime thriller Sleeping in Plastic, from writer-director Van Ditthavong.
Also set for the fest is Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It’s Over, a documentary that follows the making of the show’s series-finale episode which aired in April. Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna and director Katie Hyde will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&a.
Here’s the first round of films set for the lineup,...
- 8/23/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer for the World War II drama, A Hidden Life, which comes from director Terrence Malick.
A Hidden Life tell the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, “who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keeps his spirit alive.”
If you’re a fan of Malick and the films he makes, then I’m sure you’ll want to see the movie. Sometimes his films are hard to sit through, but this looks like it’ll tell an interesting story. But, it is almost three hours long.
August Diehl (Inglourious Basterds) is set to star in the film, and he is joined by Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Bruno Ganz, Karin Neuhäuser,...
A Hidden Life tell the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, “who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keeps his spirit alive.”
If you’re a fan of Malick and the films he makes, then I’m sure you’ll want to see the movie. Sometimes his films are hard to sit through, but this looks like it’ll tell an interesting story. But, it is almost three hours long.
August Diehl (Inglourious Basterds) is set to star in the film, and he is joined by Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Bruno Ganz, Karin Neuhäuser,...
- 8/14/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Fox Searchlight has launched the first trailer for Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ after premiering at the Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews.
Inspired by real events the feature is written and directed by Malick. The cast includes August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Schoenaerts, Karin Neuhäuser and Ulrich Matthes.
Also in trailers – New trailer for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ arrives
The film has a Us release of December 13th
A Hidden Life Synopsis
Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.
The post Resistance against...
Inspired by real events the feature is written and directed by Malick. The cast includes August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Schoenaerts, Karin Neuhäuser and Ulrich Matthes.
Also in trailers – New trailer for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ arrives
The film has a Us release of December 13th
A Hidden Life Synopsis
Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.
The post Resistance against...
- 8/14/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The first trailer for Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life” reveals a film that looks as shimmering, spiritual and liberated in its camera movements as any of his recent achievements.
But this one, which made its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, received some of the reclusive director’s best reviews since the Best Picture nominated “The Tree of Life.”
Malick tells the true story of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian peasant farmer and spiritual man who became a conscientious objector and refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II as Hitler rose to power. The film grapples with his dilemma between serving God or his country and frames his story with the backdrop of his love story with his wife. It’s set in Austria, but the nearly three hour-film is primarily spoken in the English.
Also Read: 'A Hidden Life' Film Review:...
But this one, which made its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, received some of the reclusive director’s best reviews since the Best Picture nominated “The Tree of Life.”
Malick tells the true story of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian peasant farmer and spiritual man who became a conscientious objector and refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II as Hitler rose to power. The film grapples with his dilemma between serving God or his country and frames his story with the backdrop of his love story with his wife. It’s set in Austria, but the nearly three hour-film is primarily spoken in the English.
Also Read: 'A Hidden Life' Film Review:...
- 8/13/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Distributor also holds rights in UK, Latin America, Italy, among others.
Fox Searchlight has set a December 13 awards corridor release for its Cannes pick-up A Hidden Life from Terrence Malick.
The 173-minute-long film – Malick’s first in Cannes since his 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life, which Searchlight distributed in the Us – has been hailed as a return to form and premiered in Competition on the Croisette in May.
August Diehl stars as the farmer and Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, who was executed in 1943 for refusing to fight for the Nazis in the Second World War.
Jägerstätter...
Fox Searchlight has set a December 13 awards corridor release for its Cannes pick-up A Hidden Life from Terrence Malick.
The 173-minute-long film – Malick’s first in Cannes since his 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life, which Searchlight distributed in the Us – has been hailed as a return to form and premiered in Competition on the Croisette in May.
August Diehl stars as the farmer and Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter, who was executed in 1943 for refusing to fight for the Nazis in the Second World War.
Jägerstätter...
- 6/27/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life will get an awards-season release on Dec. 13, Fox Searchlight announced Thursday.
The drama centers on Austrian farmer Franz Jagerstatter, who became a conscientious objector and refused to serve for Adolf Hitler during World War II. He was imprisoned for his actions. August Diehl stars as Jagerstatter. Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz and Matthias Schoenaerts round out the cast.
The Disney-owned Searchlight acquired U.S. rights to the movie at the Cannes Film Festival, where A Hidden Life staged its world premiere. Searchlight will also distribute the movie in several international territories.
The ...
The drama centers on Austrian farmer Franz Jagerstatter, who became a conscientious objector and refused to serve for Adolf Hitler during World War II. He was imprisoned for his actions. August Diehl stars as Jagerstatter. Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz and Matthias Schoenaerts round out the cast.
The Disney-owned Searchlight acquired U.S. rights to the movie at the Cannes Film Festival, where A Hidden Life staged its world premiere. Searchlight will also distribute the movie in several international territories.
The ...
- 6/27/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life will get an awards-season release on Dec. 13, Fox Searchlight announced Thursday.
The drama centers on Austrian farmer Franz Jagerstatter, who became a conscientious objector and refused to serve for Adolf Hitler during World War II. He was imprisoned for his actions. August Diehl stars as Jagerstatter. Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz and Matthias Schoenaerts round out the cast.
The Disney-owned Searchlight acquired U.S. rights to the movie at the Cannes Film Festival, where A Hidden Life staged its world premiere. Searchlight will also distribute the movie in several international territories.
The ...
The drama centers on Austrian farmer Franz Jagerstatter, who became a conscientious objector and refused to serve for Adolf Hitler during World War II. He was imprisoned for his actions. August Diehl stars as Jagerstatter. Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, Bruno Ganz and Matthias Schoenaerts round out the cast.
The Disney-owned Searchlight acquired U.S. rights to the movie at the Cannes Film Festival, where A Hidden Life staged its world premiere. Searchlight will also distribute the movie in several international territories.
The ...
- 6/27/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mister Smith handles international sales on auteur’s return to Croisette after 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life.
Details have emerged of the international component of Fox Searchlight’s headline-grabbing Cannes deal for Terrence Malick’s Competition selection A Hidden Life.
The company pounced early last week following the world premiere on the Croisette, announcing Us and select territories in a deal with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith believed to be around $13m.
Screen has learned Searchlight also picked up rights for the UK, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, South Africa, Turkey,...
Details have emerged of the international component of Fox Searchlight’s headline-grabbing Cannes deal for Terrence Malick’s Competition selection A Hidden Life.
The company pounced early last week following the world premiere on the Croisette, announcing Us and select territories in a deal with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith believed to be around $13m.
Screen has learned Searchlight also picked up rights for the UK, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, South Africa, Turkey,...
- 5/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Mister Smith handles international sales on auteur’s return to Croisette after 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life.
Details have emerged of the international component of Fox Searchlight’s headline-grabbing Cannes deal for Terrence Malick’s Competition selection A Hidden Life.
The company pounced early last week following the world premiere on the Croisette, announcing Us and select territories in a deal with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith believed to be around $13m.
Screen has learned Searchlight also picked up rights for the UK, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, South Africa, Turkey,...
Details have emerged of the international component of Fox Searchlight’s headline-grabbing Cannes deal for Terrence Malick’s Competition selection A Hidden Life.
The company pounced early last week following the world premiere on the Croisette, announcing Us and select territories in a deal with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith believed to be around $13m.
Screen has learned Searchlight also picked up rights for the UK, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, South Africa, Turkey,...
- 5/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Mister Smith handles international sales on auteur’s return to Croisette after 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life.
May 28 Update: Details have emerged of the international component of Fox Searchlight’s headline-grabbing Cannes deal for Terrence Malick’s Competition selection A Hidden Life.
The company pounced early last week following the world premiere on the Croisette, announcing Us and select territories in a deal with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith believed to be around $13m.
Screen has learned Searchlight also picked up rights for the UK, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, South Africa,...
May 28 Update: Details have emerged of the international component of Fox Searchlight’s headline-grabbing Cannes deal for Terrence Malick’s Competition selection A Hidden Life.
The company pounced early last week following the world premiere on the Croisette, announcing Us and select territories in a deal with CAA Media Finance and Mister Smith believed to be around $13m.
Screen has learned Searchlight also picked up rights for the UK, Italy, Spain, Latin America, Benelux, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, South Africa,...
- 5/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
carMister Smith handles international sales on auteur’s return to Croisette after 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life.
Fox Searchlight has snapped up Us and select territories in Cannes on Terrence Malick’s well-received A Hidden Life following its world premiere on Sunday (19).
The 173-minute-long film – Malick’s first in Cannes since his 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life, which Searchlight distributed in the Us – has been hailed as a return to form and became the second Competition selection to land an on-site deal after Amazon Studios picked up Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables.
August Diehl...
Fox Searchlight has snapped up Us and select territories in Cannes on Terrence Malick’s well-received A Hidden Life following its world premiere on Sunday (19).
The 173-minute-long film – Malick’s first in Cannes since his 2011 Palme d’Or winner The Tree Of Life, which Searchlight distributed in the Us – has been hailed as a return to form and became the second Competition selection to land an on-site deal after Amazon Studios picked up Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables.
August Diehl...
- 5/20/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Fox Searchlight has picked up rights for U.S. and several international territories on Terrence Malick’s contemplative World War II drama “A Hidden Life,” following its enthusiastic reception at the Cannes Film Festival.
“A Hidden Life” tells the true story of the Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter, who rejected Adolf Hitler and objected to the war. He was ultimately ostracized by his community, imprisoned for his convictions, and executed. Bidders such as Netflix and A24 were circling the project following its world premiere on Sunday.
The movie, which is headlined by Austrian actor August Diehl, marks Malick’s return to the Cannes Film Festival competition following his Palme d’Or winning 2011 “The Tree of Life.” Diehl stars opposite Valerie Pachner. The cast also includes Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, the late Bruno Ganz and Matthias Schoenaerts.
The reviews have been strong, but Malick movies have been box office duds in recent years.
“A Hidden Life” tells the true story of the Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter, who rejected Adolf Hitler and objected to the war. He was ultimately ostracized by his community, imprisoned for his convictions, and executed. Bidders such as Netflix and A24 were circling the project following its world premiere on Sunday.
The movie, which is headlined by Austrian actor August Diehl, marks Malick’s return to the Cannes Film Festival competition following his Palme d’Or winning 2011 “The Tree of Life.” Diehl stars opposite Valerie Pachner. The cast also includes Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti, the late Bruno Ganz and Matthias Schoenaerts.
The reviews have been strong, but Malick movies have been box office duds in recent years.
- 5/20/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
There are no battlefields in Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life” — only those of wheat — no concentration-camp horrors, no dramatic midnight raids. But make no mistake: This is a war movie; it’s just that the fight shown raging here is an internal one, between a Christian and his conscience. A refulgent return to form from one of cinema’s vital auteurs, “A Hidden Life” pits the righteous against the Reich, and puts personal integrity over National Socialism, focusing on the true story of Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter’s rejection of Adolf Hitler and his refusal to serve in what he sees as an unjust war.
And lest that sound like more flower-power finger-painting from a director whose oeuvre can sometimes feel like a parody of itself, consider this: Without diminishing the millions of lives lost during World War II, Malick makes a case for rethinking the stakes of that...
And lest that sound like more flower-power finger-painting from a director whose oeuvre can sometimes feel like a parody of itself, consider this: Without diminishing the millions of lives lost during World War II, Malick makes a case for rethinking the stakes of that...
- 5/19/2019
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
As part of its celebration of the best of independent moviemaking from around the world, including from the U.S., this year’s Munich Film Festival will include works highlighting some of today’s defining issues: the MeToo debate, racism, the increasingly troubling nature of social media and the impact of ever-growing surveillance.
The festival, which runs June 28 to July 7, opens with Joachim A. Lang’s “Mackie Messer — Brechts Dreigroschenfilm,” a fictional tale inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s 1928 play “The Threepenny Opera,” and Kurt Weill’s song “The Ballad of Mack the Knife,” in which the famed playwright seeks to adapt his work to film without blunting its political edge.
For festival director Diana Iljine, the film is particularly timely: “Just like the famous first words of ‘Mack the Knife’ — ‘And the shark, he has teeth’ — one might say: This film, it has teeth. At a pivotal moment in recent history,...
The festival, which runs June 28 to July 7, opens with Joachim A. Lang’s “Mackie Messer — Brechts Dreigroschenfilm,” a fictional tale inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s 1928 play “The Threepenny Opera,” and Kurt Weill’s song “The Ballad of Mack the Knife,” in which the famed playwright seeks to adapt his work to film without blunting its political edge.
For festival director Diana Iljine, the film is particularly timely: “Just like the famous first words of ‘Mack the Knife’ — ‘And the shark, he has teeth’ — one might say: This film, it has teeth. At a pivotal moment in recent history,...
- 6/21/2018
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, FandangoNOW, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical Pacific Rim: Uprising Paul, Apostle of Christ Brothers of the Wind (family drama; Jean Reno, Manuel Camacho, Tobias Moretti, Eva Kuen; not...
- 6/19/2018
- by Robert B. DeSalvo
- Movies.com
Hulu has picked up U.S. rights to German TV series Bad Banks.
Paula Beer (Frantz) stars in the first six-episode season as an ambitious banker trying to survive in the macho cut-throat world of high finance. Desiree Nosbusch, Tobias Moretti, Jean-Marc Barr, Mai Duong Kieu and Jorg Schuttauf co-star.
Bad Banks premiered in the Drama Series Days section of the Berlin Film Festival and screened in the inaugural CannesSeries festival in April. German public broadcaster Zdf has greenlit a second season of the show.
Oliver Kienle created the series with Jana Burbach and Jan Galli, based on an idea ...
Paula Beer (Frantz) stars in the first six-episode season as an ambitious banker trying to survive in the macho cut-throat world of high finance. Desiree Nosbusch, Tobias Moretti, Jean-Marc Barr, Mai Duong Kieu and Jorg Schuttauf co-star.
Bad Banks premiered in the Drama Series Days section of the Berlin Film Festival and screened in the inaugural CannesSeries festival in April. German public broadcaster Zdf has greenlit a second season of the show.
Oliver Kienle created the series with Jana Burbach and Jan Galli, based on an idea ...
- 5/16/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
"Once upon a time, up on the wind, there was a bird..." Epic Pictures Group has released a new Us trailer for a film titled Brothers of the Wind, an Austrian production in English about a boy who finds an eagle that has fallen out of its nest and raises it himself. This actually opened in Europe way back in 2015, and has already been available there for a few years. But they're just now planning a Us release sometime in 2018, since it has never been released in the Us. Brothers of the Wind stars Manuel Camacho as the boy, Lukas, with a cast including Jean Reno, Tobias Moretti, and Eva Kuen. This looks pretty much like it sounds, an inspiring family/kids movie about a boy who raises an eagle. To be honest, the footage looks good, I just wish I could go back and watch this as a kid...
- 5/7/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Sneak Peek director Stefan Ruzowitzky's award-winning German horror thriller "Cold Hell", starring Violetta Schurawlow, Tobias Moretti and Robert Palfrader, streaming March 15, 2018 on 'Shudder' :
"...in Vienna, a female taxi driver and part-time martial artist, is witness to a crime in a neighbour's apartment.
"But she is also seen by the killer and her life turns upside down as she tries to protect herself. The police won't help her but one detective gives her shelter..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Cold Hell"...
"...in Vienna, a female taxi driver and part-time martial artist, is witness to a crime in a neighbour's apartment.
"But she is also seen by the killer and her life turns upside down as she tries to protect herself. The police won't help her but one detective gives her shelter..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Cold Hell"...
- 3/16/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Cold Hell (Die hölle) Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky Screenwriter: Martin Ambrosch Cast: Violetta Schurawlow, Tobias Moretti, Robert Palfrader, Sammy Sheik, Verena Altenberger, Friedrich von Thun, Elif Nisa Uyar, Murathan Muslu Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 3/6/18 Opens: Exclusively on Shudder 3/15/18 Given the way that some Daca immigrants are shall we […]
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- 3/14/2018
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Directed by Academy Award-winner Stefan Ruzowitzky, Cold Hell is coming to the streaming service Shudder in the Us on March 15th, and we have the official details and trailer in today's Horror Highlights, which also includes Australia and New Zealand screening details for the horror film Living Space, as well as the announcement for the start of production on the new movie Making Monsters.
Cold Hell Coming to Shudder: "This Thursday, March 15th, Cold Hell debuts exclusively on Shudder.
Özge (Violetta Schurawlow, Head Full Of Honey) is a young Turkish-born taxi driver, who attends evening classes and is an ambitious Thai-boxer. She trains hard and rarely speaks.
One day, Özge witnesses a brutal murder. The suspect is an unhinged serial killer, inspired by extremist Islam. Convinced that the woman has seen him, the two enter a tense life-and-death struggle that will leave neither unscathed.
In his job at the Vienna Police Department,...
Cold Hell Coming to Shudder: "This Thursday, March 15th, Cold Hell debuts exclusively on Shudder.
Özge (Violetta Schurawlow, Head Full Of Honey) is a young Turkish-born taxi driver, who attends evening classes and is an ambitious Thai-boxer. She trains hard and rarely speaks.
One day, Özge witnesses a brutal murder. The suspect is an unhinged serial killer, inspired by extremist Islam. Convinced that the woman has seen him, the two enter a tense life-and-death struggle that will leave neither unscathed.
In his job at the Vienna Police Department,...
- 3/13/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The poroject is based on the classic Siegfried Lenz’s novel.
Wild Bunch has boarded German director Christian Schwochow’s adaptation of Siegfried Lenz’s classic novel The German Lesson (Deutschstunde) which begins shooting in North Rhine-Westphalia in March.
Schwochow, who has oscillated between TV and feature productions throughout his career, is at the Berlinale this year with his buzzed-about high-finance thriller TV series Bad Banks (pictured) which premieres in the festival’s TV sidebar.
One of the classic novels of post-Second World War German literature, The German Lesson explores human behaviour under a dictatorship through the tale of a young man who defies his police officer father to save the expressionist paintings of a neighbour from destruction during the Nazi reign.
Network Movie Film is producing alongside Senator Film with the support of Zdf. The picture sees Schwochow collaborate again with his mother Heide Schwochow who wrote the screenplays for three of his previous feature films: November...
Wild Bunch has boarded German director Christian Schwochow’s adaptation of Siegfried Lenz’s classic novel The German Lesson (Deutschstunde) which begins shooting in North Rhine-Westphalia in March.
Schwochow, who has oscillated between TV and feature productions throughout his career, is at the Berlinale this year with his buzzed-about high-finance thriller TV series Bad Banks (pictured) which premieres in the festival’s TV sidebar.
One of the classic novels of post-Second World War German literature, The German Lesson explores human behaviour under a dictatorship through the tale of a young man who defies his police officer father to save the expressionist paintings of a neighbour from destruction during the Nazi reign.
Network Movie Film is producing alongside Senator Film with the support of Zdf. The picture sees Schwochow collaborate again with his mother Heide Schwochow who wrote the screenplays for three of his previous feature films: November...
- 2/17/2018
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
Seven series selected for TV strand.
The Berlin Film Festival (Feb 15-25) has unveiled the seven titles set to be screened in this year’s Berlinale Series programme.
Source: Hulu
The Looming Tower
Opening the festival’s TV strand is Australian series Picnic At Hanging Rock, FremantleMedia’s Natalie Dormer-starring TV adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s 1967 novel, which previously spawned Peter Weir’s Bafta-winning 1975 feature.
The series tells the story of a strict headmistress at a boarding school whose dark past catches up with her after three pupils mysteriously disappear during a school outing.
Also in the selection is Legendary Television and broadcaster Hulu’s The Looming Tower, which is based on Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer prize-winning book of the same name. Chronicling the lead-up to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the series stars Jeff Daniels as counter terrorism expert John O’Neill and is being exec produced by Alex Gibney.
Further series in the...
The Berlin Film Festival (Feb 15-25) has unveiled the seven titles set to be screened in this year’s Berlinale Series programme.
Source: Hulu
The Looming Tower
Opening the festival’s TV strand is Australian series Picnic At Hanging Rock, FremantleMedia’s Natalie Dormer-starring TV adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s 1967 novel, which previously spawned Peter Weir’s Bafta-winning 1975 feature.
The series tells the story of a strict headmistress at a boarding school whose dark past catches up with her after three pupils mysteriously disappear during a school outing.
Also in the selection is Legendary Television and broadcaster Hulu’s The Looming Tower, which is based on Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer prize-winning book of the same name. Chronicling the lead-up to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the series stars Jeff Daniels as counter terrorism expert John O’Neill and is being exec produced by Alex Gibney.
Further series in the...
- 1/18/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Summer just officially started just a few days ago, so Halloween is months away. Perhaps a great way to get us cooled off, to put us in a Fall state of mind, would be to pay a visit to one of the oldest horror movie icons: the vampire. Everyone’s aware of how scary those fanged fiends can be, but you may have forgotten how funny they are (intentionally, of course). Movie audiences have emitted nervous laughter ever since Max Schreck emerged from the shadows in the silent classic Nosferatu. And certainly there are bits (and bites) of humor (mostly comic relief supporting players) in 1931’s Dracula and Mark Of The Vampire, both with Bela Lugosi. It wasn’t until 1948 that he was in an all out farce (though the Count is never lampooned) in Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein. After Hammer Studios brought back (in full gory color) the bloodsuckers ten years later,...
- 6/24/2016
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Driven by a Transylvanian aesthetic (by way of 1930s Vienna), Therapy For A Vampire never hides its intentions of piggybacking off the success of What We Do In The Shadows. From jarring arterial geysers of blood to a lively score, David Rühm’s standalone feels like a spiritual continuation of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s hilarious vampire mockumentary – intentional or not. Both movies deal with human/vampire interactions, both contain silly gags involving vampire mythos and both are cheekily light-hearted. Yet, only one succeeds at being a consistently funny genre satire, and the answer to which one it is shouldn’t come as a shock.
Spoiler alert: it’s not Therapy For A Vampire.
Rühm’s tale follows two sets of lovers who cross paths – one couple undead, the other fleshy humans. Local waitress Lucy (Cornelia Ivancan) and her painter companion Viktor (Dominic Oley) have hit a bit of a rough patch,...
Spoiler alert: it’s not Therapy For A Vampire.
Rühm’s tale follows two sets of lovers who cross paths – one couple undead, the other fleshy humans. Local waitress Lucy (Cornelia Ivancan) and her painter companion Viktor (Dominic Oley) have hit a bit of a rough patch,...
- 6/7/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
When you’ve been married for centuries, it can be difficult to keep your marriage fresh. A bloodsucker seeks psycological counseling in Therapy for a Vampire, a new horror comedy hitting theaters this month.
Synopsis: “Vienna, 1930. Count von Kozsnom has lost his thirst for life, and his marriage cooled centuries ago. Fortunately, Sigmund Freud is accepting new patients; the good doctor suggests the Count appease his vain wife by commissioning a portrait of her by his assistant, Viktor. But it’s Viktor’s headstrong girlfriend Lucy who most intrigues the Count, convinced she’s the reincarnation of his one true love. Soon, the whole crowd is a hilarious mess of mistaken identities and misplaced affections in this send-up of the vampire genre, proving that 500 years of marriage is enough.”
Written and directed by David Ruehm, Therapy for a Vampire stars Tobias Moretti, Jeanette Hain, Cornelia Ivancan, Dominic Oley, David Bennent,...
Synopsis: “Vienna, 1930. Count von Kozsnom has lost his thirst for life, and his marriage cooled centuries ago. Fortunately, Sigmund Freud is accepting new patients; the good doctor suggests the Count appease his vain wife by commissioning a portrait of her by his assistant, Viktor. But it’s Viktor’s headstrong girlfriend Lucy who most intrigues the Count, convinced she’s the reincarnation of his one true love. Soon, the whole crowd is a hilarious mess of mistaken identities and misplaced affections in this send-up of the vampire genre, proving that 500 years of marriage is enough.”
Written and directed by David Ruehm, Therapy for a Vampire stars Tobias Moretti, Jeanette Hain, Cornelia Ivancan, Dominic Oley, David Bennent,...
- 6/6/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Titles on Beta’s slate include films from Agnieszka Holland and Stefan Ruzowitzky.
German sales powerhouse Beta Cinema has revealed details of its new Cannes titles, among them the latest features from Oscar winner Stefan Ruzowitzky, Oscer nominee Agnieszka Holland, Un Certain Regard-winner Andreas Dresen and Golden Bear-winner Calin Peter Netzer.
Beta’s auteur-driven slate is headed by hard-boiled genre film Hell (working title, pictured), from Ruzowitzky, who won his Oscar for The Counterfeiters. Hell is a taut thriller about a young woman witnessing a brutal murder by a fanatic Islamist serial killer.
Shot by DoP Benedict Neuenfels (The Counterfeiters, Anonyma – A Woman In Berlin) and starring Violetta Schurawkow and Tobias Moretti, Hell is produced by genre experts Allegro Film and Amazing Film Company and is currently in post-production. First footage will be revealed at the Beta Cinema Cannes office.
Beta is also introducing buyers to Agnieszka Holland’s Game Count, a thriller...
German sales powerhouse Beta Cinema has revealed details of its new Cannes titles, among them the latest features from Oscar winner Stefan Ruzowitzky, Oscer nominee Agnieszka Holland, Un Certain Regard-winner Andreas Dresen and Golden Bear-winner Calin Peter Netzer.
Beta’s auteur-driven slate is headed by hard-boiled genre film Hell (working title, pictured), from Ruzowitzky, who won his Oscar for The Counterfeiters. Hell is a taut thriller about a young woman witnessing a brutal murder by a fanatic Islamist serial killer.
Shot by DoP Benedict Neuenfels (The Counterfeiters, Anonyma – A Woman In Berlin) and starring Violetta Schurawkow and Tobias Moretti, Hell is produced by genre experts Allegro Film and Amazing Film Company and is currently in post-production. First footage will be revealed at the Beta Cinema Cannes office.
Beta is also introducing buyers to Agnieszka Holland’s Game Count, a thriller...
- 5/11/2016
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Read More: 19th Fantasia International Film Festival Announces 2015 Winners Music Box Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to David Ruehm's vampire comedy, "Therapy For A Vampire." The movie, starring Tobias Moretti, Jeanette Hain, Cornelia Ivancan and Dominic Oley, screened in Montreal at the Fantasia International Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Foreign Feature. The official snyopsis reads: "Vienna, early 1930s. One fine evening, Sigmund Freud has a new patient on his couch – a mysterious count who can no longer bear the 'eternally long' relationship with his wife. The vain countess incessantly complains about not being able to look at herself in a mirror, the count tells the professor. Unaware of the fact that the count and his wife are vampires, Freud introduces his mysterious patient to a young painter, Viktor, who paints portraits that express more than a mirror ever could. While visiting the painter,...
- 9/29/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Fans of What We Do In The Shadows should take an interest in the new horror comedy Therapy for a Vampire. The film comes from Austrian writer/director David Rühm, and stars Veteran actor Tobias Moretti (The Dark Valley) as the grumpy count Geza von Kösznöm who’s visiting groundbreaking neurologist Sigund Freud because he’s bored of his life. The entire cast looks to be having fun in the trailer below, including Austrian acting legend Erni Mangold (Before Sunrise). I’m curious to see how it compares to the recent wave of vampire/comedy fare, but I’m definitely interested in this. I expect a sequence of campy, hijinks shenanigans, and plenty of nods and winks to Freud’s work.
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- 7/9/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Anzac Girls, Secrets & Lies and Love Child have been nominated for the Monte Carlo Television Festival.s Golden Nymph Awards.
Screentime.s Anzac Girls and Hoodlum.s Secrets & Lies are in the running for best miniseries and Playmaker Media.s Love Child is up for best drama.
Anzac Girls. Georgia Flood is nominated for best actress in a miniseries and Love Child.s Jonathan Lapaglia and Secrets & Lies. Anthony Hayes are vying for best actor in the drama and miniseries categories.
Aussie Frances O'Connor gets a nod for best actress for her work in the British miniseries The Missing.
The Monte Carlo TV Festival and Golden Nymph Awards were founded in 1961 by Prince Rainier III of Monaco to "encourage a new art form, in the service of peace and understanding between the people."
Last year Top of the Lake won three gongs: best miniseries and best actor and actress for Peter Mullan and Elisabeth Moss.
Screentime.s Anzac Girls and Hoodlum.s Secrets & Lies are in the running for best miniseries and Playmaker Media.s Love Child is up for best drama.
Anzac Girls. Georgia Flood is nominated for best actress in a miniseries and Love Child.s Jonathan Lapaglia and Secrets & Lies. Anthony Hayes are vying for best actor in the drama and miniseries categories.
Aussie Frances O'Connor gets a nod for best actress for her work in the British miniseries The Missing.
The Monte Carlo TV Festival and Golden Nymph Awards were founded in 1961 by Prince Rainier III of Monaco to "encourage a new art form, in the service of peace and understanding between the people."
Last year Top of the Lake won three gongs: best miniseries and best actor and actress for Peter Mullan and Elisabeth Moss.
- 4/20/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Two days cut from festival, competition titles reduced and line-up almost halved in the face of tough economic circumstances.
Russia’s crumbling economy has forced the organisers of this year’s Moscow International Film Festival (Miff) to make swingeing cuts to the number of films shown and the festival’s duration.
Speaking to Russian daily newspaper Izvestiya, Miff programme director Kirill Razlogov revealed that the 37th edition will run from June 19-26, two days shorter than in 2014.
While Miff will retain its three competition sections for feature films, shorts and documentaries, the number of titles in the main international competition is likely to be reduced from 16 to 12, although the Free Spirit documentary competition will still have seven films in its line-up.
Razlogov suggested that the number of films invited to screen in Miff’s programme outside of the three competitive sections will be slashed by almost half - from 2014’s 250 to 150 at best.
Although the global...
Russia’s crumbling economy has forced the organisers of this year’s Moscow International Film Festival (Miff) to make swingeing cuts to the number of films shown and the festival’s duration.
Speaking to Russian daily newspaper Izvestiya, Miff programme director Kirill Razlogov revealed that the 37th edition will run from June 19-26, two days shorter than in 2014.
While Miff will retain its three competition sections for feature films, shorts and documentaries, the number of titles in the main international competition is likely to be reduced from 16 to 12, although the Free Spirit documentary competition will still have seven films in its line-up.
Razlogov suggested that the number of films invited to screen in Miff’s programme outside of the three competitive sections will be slashed by almost half - from 2014’s 250 to 150 at best.
Although the global...
- 3/23/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The Decent One director Vanessa Lapa with producer Felix Breisach: "We were very focused on the age, the accent, the ability of entering a character and remain truthful to the text." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Vanessa Lapa's The Decent One (Der Anständige) is evocative and complex with the horror of disconnect, impossible to dismiss as it plays out. In New York, with producer Felix Breisach, we discussed the casting of letter and diary readers Tobias Moretti as Heinrich Himmler, Sophie Rois, Antonia Moretti, Lenz Moretti, Florentín Groll and Lotte Ledl as the Himmler family. We spoke about Marlene Dietrich singing as a marker of time, if Hannah Arendt's Banality of Evil works here and how the writings were obtained, transcribed and put on film.
Based on previously unseen family diaries, photographs and private letters found in Himmler's home in Gmund in 1945 by the Us Army, Lapa's documentary sheds harsh light on the Reichsführer-ss,...
Vanessa Lapa's The Decent One (Der Anständige) is evocative and complex with the horror of disconnect, impossible to dismiss as it plays out. In New York, with producer Felix Breisach, we discussed the casting of letter and diary readers Tobias Moretti as Heinrich Himmler, Sophie Rois, Antonia Moretti, Lenz Moretti, Florentín Groll and Lotte Ledl as the Himmler family. We spoke about Marlene Dietrich singing as a marker of time, if Hannah Arendt's Banality of Evil works here and how the writings were obtained, transcribed and put on film.
Based on previously unseen family diaries, photographs and private letters found in Himmler's home in Gmund in 1945 by the Us Army, Lapa's documentary sheds harsh light on the Reichsführer-ss,...
- 10/24/2014
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
That "Heini" was Margarete Himmler's pet name for Nazi husband Heinrich is the most memorable factoid in The Decent One, a biographical documentary that examines the Himmlers' marriage. By focusing on Margarete and Heinrich's relationship, director Vanessa Lapa purports to highlight the disconnect between the powerful SS leader's placid domestic life and genocidal public career. But the approach proves myopic; by emphasizing home movies and letters, Lapa fails to elucidate her hateful subject's actions. Actors Tobias Moretti and Sophie Rois read, off-camera, from decades' worth of Heinrich and Margarete's letters. Lapa only contextualizes this through intertitles offering a general historical timeline of events. Just before Margarete praises her son Puppi for following "...
- 10/1/2014
- Village Voice
Austrian entry The Dark Valley stars British actor Sam Riley; Estonia and Venezuela also make their submissions for the Best Foreign-Language Film category.
Austria, Norway, Estonia and Venezuela are the latest countries to submit entries for the Best Foreign-Language Film category at the 87th Academy Awards.
Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award submissions 2015
Austria has chosen Andreas Prochaska’s period revenge drama The Dark Valley, starring British actor Sam Riley and Austria’s Tobias Moretti.
The decision was taken by Fama, the Austrian association for the film and music industries.
The film, set in a remote Austrian mountain village in the late 19th century, was first screened at the Berlinale in February. It is based on a bestselling novel by Thomas Willmann.
The Norwegian Film Institute has selected Bent Hamer’s 1001 Grams. The film will receive its world premiere in Toronto before its local release on Sept 26.
Produced, directed and written by Hamer, for his own...
Austria, Norway, Estonia and Venezuela are the latest countries to submit entries for the Best Foreign-Language Film category at the 87th Academy Awards.
Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award submissions 2015
Austria has chosen Andreas Prochaska’s period revenge drama The Dark Valley, starring British actor Sam Riley and Austria’s Tobias Moretti.
The decision was taken by Fama, the Austrian association for the film and music industries.
The film, set in a remote Austrian mountain village in the late 19th century, was first screened at the Berlinale in February. It is based on a bestselling novel by Thomas Willmann.
The Norwegian Film Institute has selected Bent Hamer’s 1001 Grams. The film will receive its world premiere in Toronto before its local release on Sept 26.
Produced, directed and written by Hamer, for his own...
- 9/4/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The Golden Lola for best feature film went to veteran director Edgar Reitz’s Home From Home - Chronicle of a Vision at the German Film Awards.Scroll down for full list of winners
The black-and-white epic, set in a fictitious village in Germany’s Hunsrück region in the mid-19th century, also received awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay (shared with co-author Gert Heidenreich) after being nominated by the members of the German Film Academy in a total of six categories.
The co-production with Margaret Ménégoz’s Les Films du Losange is handled internationally by Arri Media Worldsales and was released theatrically in Germany by Concorde Filmverleih.
The prizes were handed out at the 64th annual film awards, held in Berlin.
Austrian accent to ceremony
The night belonged to Austrian film-maker Andreas Prochaska and his producers Helmut Grasser of Allegro Film and Stefan Arndt of X Filme Creative Pool with their Alpine western The Dark...
The black-and-white epic, set in a fictitious village in Germany’s Hunsrück region in the mid-19th century, also received awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay (shared with co-author Gert Heidenreich) after being nominated by the members of the German Film Academy in a total of six categories.
The co-production with Margaret Ménégoz’s Les Films du Losange is handled internationally by Arri Media Worldsales and was released theatrically in Germany by Concorde Filmverleih.
The prizes were handed out at the 64th annual film awards, held in Berlin.
Austrian accent to ceremony
The night belonged to Austrian film-maker Andreas Prochaska and his producers Helmut Grasser of Allegro Film and Stefan Arndt of X Filme Creative Pool with their Alpine western The Dark...
- 5/10/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
New films by actor-director Matthias Schweighofer, Marco Kreuzpaintner, Robert Glinski, and Bettina Oberli are among the titles being lined up by German sales agents Global Screen and Picture Tree International (Pti) for the Marché du Film in Cannes next month.
Munich-based Global Screen will be unveiling five market premieres:
actor-director/producer Schweighofer’s third directorial outing, the romantic comedy Joy Of Fatherhood (Vaterfreuden), adapted from Murmel Clausen’s novel Frettsack, was released by Warner Bros. Pictures Germany in February, has been seen by more than 2.3 million cinemagoers and taken more than €17.7m ($24.5m) to date.
the 2D and 3D versions of the English-language animated feature The Seventh Dwarf (Der 7bte Zwerg), directed by Harald Siepermann and actor Boris Aljinovic, to be released by Universal Pictures in Germany this autumn.The film was also presold to many territories, including
Christian Bach’s feature debut, the coming of age/family drama Flights Of Fancy (Hirngespinster), which received Bavarian Film Awards...
Munich-based Global Screen will be unveiling five market premieres:
actor-director/producer Schweighofer’s third directorial outing, the romantic comedy Joy Of Fatherhood (Vaterfreuden), adapted from Murmel Clausen’s novel Frettsack, was released by Warner Bros. Pictures Germany in February, has been seen by more than 2.3 million cinemagoers and taken more than €17.7m ($24.5m) to date.
the 2D and 3D versions of the English-language animated feature The Seventh Dwarf (Der 7bte Zwerg), directed by Harald Siepermann and actor Boris Aljinovic, to be released by Universal Pictures in Germany this autumn.The film was also presold to many territories, including
Christian Bach’s feature debut, the coming of age/family drama Flights Of Fancy (Hirngespinster), which received Bavarian Film Awards...
- 4/30/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Constantin Film has been named by the German Federal Film Board (Ffa) as the nation’s top producer of German films for the ninth consecutive year in 2013 and the top distributor for the tenth consecutive year.
The Munich-based producer-distributor was allocated around €2.2m ($3m) “reference funding” in total by the Ffa to invest in future film projects and theatrical campaigns.
The company attracted €1.6m ($2.2m) production “reference” funding based on the box office of such releases as Bora Dagtekin’s comedy Fack Ju Göhte (Suck Me Shakespeer) which was seen by more than 5.8 million cinemagoers last year, as well as Sherry Hormann’s 3096 Tage about the abduction of Natascha Kampusch, and the comedy Dampfnudelblues.
In addition, eight successful releases including Fack Ju Göhte, Fünf Freunde 2, Ostwind and Dampfnudelblues earnt Constantin’s distribution arm €633,000 ($875,000) in distribution “reference” support.
Constantin Film subsidiary Rat Pack Filmproduktion, who was the main producer of Fack Ju Göhte, received the second...
The Munich-based producer-distributor was allocated around €2.2m ($3m) “reference funding” in total by the Ffa to invest in future film projects and theatrical campaigns.
The company attracted €1.6m ($2.2m) production “reference” funding based on the box office of such releases as Bora Dagtekin’s comedy Fack Ju Göhte (Suck Me Shakespeer) which was seen by more than 5.8 million cinemagoers last year, as well as Sherry Hormann’s 3096 Tage about the abduction of Natascha Kampusch, and the comedy Dampfnudelblues.
In addition, eight successful releases including Fack Ju Göhte, Fünf Freunde 2, Ostwind and Dampfnudelblues earnt Constantin’s distribution arm €633,000 ($875,000) in distribution “reference” support.
Constantin Film subsidiary Rat Pack Filmproduktion, who was the main producer of Fack Ju Göhte, received the second...
- 4/2/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Constantin Film has been named by the German Federal Film Board (Ffa) as the nation’s top producer of German films for the ninth consecutive year in 2013 and the top distributor for the tenth consecutive year.
The Munich-based producer-distributor was allocated around €2.2m ($3m) “reference funding” in total by the Ffa to invest in future film projects and theatrical campaigns.
The company attracted €1.6m ($2.2m) production “reference” funding based on the box office of such releases as Bora Dagtekin’s comedy Fack Ju Göhte (Suck Me Shakespeer) which was seen by more than 5.8 million cinemagoers last year, as well as Sherry Hormann’s 3096 Tage about the abduction of Natascha Kampusch, and the comedy Dampfnudelblues.
In addition, eight successful releases including Fack Ju Göhte, Fünf Freunde 2, Ostwind and Dampfnudelblues earnt Constantin’s distribution arm €633,000 ($875,000) in distribution “reference” support.
Constantin Film subsidiary Rat Pack Filmproduktion, who was the main producer of Fack Ju Göhte, received the second...
The Munich-based producer-distributor was allocated around €2.2m ($3m) “reference funding” in total by the Ffa to invest in future film projects and theatrical campaigns.
The company attracted €1.6m ($2.2m) production “reference” funding based on the box office of such releases as Bora Dagtekin’s comedy Fack Ju Göhte (Suck Me Shakespeer) which was seen by more than 5.8 million cinemagoers last year, as well as Sherry Hormann’s 3096 Tage about the abduction of Natascha Kampusch, and the comedy Dampfnudelblues.
In addition, eight successful releases including Fack Ju Göhte, Fünf Freunde 2, Ostwind and Dampfnudelblues earnt Constantin’s distribution arm €633,000 ($875,000) in distribution “reference” support.
Constantin Film subsidiary Rat Pack Filmproduktion, who was the main producer of Fack Ju Göhte, received the second...
- 4/2/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
It's based on a German novel, it was shot in Austria, and it's just been picked up for distribution by a French sales company. Read on for all the details about the upcoming revenge thriller The Dark Valley!
As per Screen Daily, Films Distribution has acquired the rights to the flick, which is based on Thomas Willmann's best-selling novel of the same name. It's been billed by producers as "the first Western set in the Austrian Alps."
Directed by Andreas Prochaska, the picture revolves around Greider, an American of Austrian descent who turns up in the remote mountain village that was his ancestors’ home for generations. The villagers offer the stranger shelter for the winter in return for a generous payment. Little do they suspect that he is aware of a dark secret harbored by the community and is there to seek revenge.
Shot on location in South Tyrol,...
As per Screen Daily, Films Distribution has acquired the rights to the flick, which is based on Thomas Willmann's best-selling novel of the same name. It's been billed by producers as "the first Western set in the Austrian Alps."
Directed by Andreas Prochaska, the picture revolves around Greider, an American of Austrian descent who turns up in the remote mountain village that was his ancestors’ home for generations. The villagers offer the stranger shelter for the winter in return for a generous payment. Little do they suspect that he is aware of a dark secret harbored by the community and is there to seek revenge.
Shot on location in South Tyrol,...
- 1/23/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Austrian western starring Sam Riley to premiere out of competition at the Berlinale.
French sales company Films Distribution has acquired Andreas Prochaska’s The Dark Valley, billed by its producers as the first western set in the Austrian Alps, ahead of its premiere at the Berlinale next month.
Based on a bestselling novel by German writer Thomas Willmann, the picture revolves around Greider, an American of Austrian descent who turns up in the remote mountain village that was his ancestors’ home for generations.
The villagers offer the stranger shelter for the winter in return for a generous payment. Little do they suspect that he is aware of a dark secret harboured by the community and is there to seek revenge.
The film will premiere out of competition in the official selection of the Berlinale on Feb 10.
”The Dark Valley is a powerful action drama, masterfully directed with a riveting story. This is the...
French sales company Films Distribution has acquired Andreas Prochaska’s The Dark Valley, billed by its producers as the first western set in the Austrian Alps, ahead of its premiere at the Berlinale next month.
Based on a bestselling novel by German writer Thomas Willmann, the picture revolves around Greider, an American of Austrian descent who turns up in the remote mountain village that was his ancestors’ home for generations.
The villagers offer the stranger shelter for the winter in return for a generous payment. Little do they suspect that he is aware of a dark secret harboured by the community and is there to seek revenge.
The film will premiere out of competition in the official selection of the Berlinale on Feb 10.
”The Dark Valley is a powerful action drama, masterfully directed with a riveting story. This is the...
- 1/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
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