Poor Things
With the London Film Festival’s upcoming screenings of Yorgos Lanthimos’ much heralded Poor Things, which sees Emma Stone embarking upon a fervent sexual awakening, taking place this weekend, we were able to speak to Intimacy Coordinator Elle McAlpine, co-founder of Ek Intimacy, whose work has been praised in the media by both Stone and Lantimos. Intimacy coordination is still a relatively recent aspect of both film and TV production, yet as we’ve seen highlighted on projects such as Normal People, the role is vital in not only harbouring a safe and open environment on set for actors but also bringing forth incredibly authentic and realistic fully simulated sex scenes through a myriad of techniques which in the past, have been either over glamorised or too reflective to those we see within the porn industry. Elle trained under one of the forefront leaders of the intimacy profession...
With the London Film Festival’s upcoming screenings of Yorgos Lanthimos’ much heralded Poor Things, which sees Emma Stone embarking upon a fervent sexual awakening, taking place this weekend, we were able to speak to Intimacy Coordinator Elle McAlpine, co-founder of Ek Intimacy, whose work has been praised in the media by both Stone and Lantimos. Intimacy coordination is still a relatively recent aspect of both film and TV production, yet as we’ve seen highlighted on projects such as Normal People, the role is vital in not only harbouring a safe and open environment on set for actors but also bringing forth incredibly authentic and realistic fully simulated sex scenes through a myriad of techniques which in the past, have been either over glamorised or too reflective to those we see within the porn industry. Elle trained under one of the forefront leaders of the intimacy profession...
- 10/12/2023
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
The allegations that have been raised against Russell Brand — who has been accused of multiple counts of sexual assault in a major investigation — have further underlined the need for an independent organization within the U.K.’s creative sector where concerns about behavior can be raised.
So claims the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (Ciisa), the proposed body that has slowly come together over the last few years after its creation was raised by the likes of Time’s Up U.K. in the wake of various industry scandals over sexual misconduct and bullying.
In a joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches, four women have come forward with allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse against Brand between 2006 and 2013, all of which he has denied.
“The creative industries is one of the only sectors that does not have an independent place to confidentially raise concerns about behavior,...
So claims the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (Ciisa), the proposed body that has slowly come together over the last few years after its creation was raised by the likes of Time’s Up U.K. in the wake of various industry scandals over sexual misconduct and bullying.
In a joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches, four women have come forward with allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse against Brand between 2006 and 2013, all of which he has denied.
“The creative industries is one of the only sectors that does not have an independent place to confidentially raise concerns about behavior,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 10th Sundance Film Festival: London runs July 6-9 and will feature an industry section with keynote sessions led by A24 Execs Harpa Manku and Tom Lazenby and new London Film Festival head Kristy Matheson.
The trio will all headline events during the festival alongside producers Tristan Goligher and Mary Burke; casting agent Heather Basten; composer Nainita Desai; Elysian CEO Danny Perkins; and Black Bear International’s Luane Gauer.
Filmmakers Alice Lowe, Zeina Durra, Gurinder Chadha, and Marianna Palka will also headline sessions. The festival has also added three panel events to the schedule, with speakers including Past Lives director Celine Song, Girl filmmaker Adura Onashile, Polite Society’s Nida Manzoor, and Molly Manning Walker, writer-director of the buzzy Cannes pic How to Have Sex. Ira Sachs, Gregg Araki, Ita O’Brien, intimacy coordinator and founder of Intimacy on Set, and Lío Mehiel, will shepherd a separate panel, while Anthony Bregman will host an industry keynote.
The trio will all headline events during the festival alongside producers Tristan Goligher and Mary Burke; casting agent Heather Basten; composer Nainita Desai; Elysian CEO Danny Perkins; and Black Bear International’s Luane Gauer.
Filmmakers Alice Lowe, Zeina Durra, Gurinder Chadha, and Marianna Palka will also headline sessions. The festival has also added three panel events to the schedule, with speakers including Past Lives director Celine Song, Girl filmmaker Adura Onashile, Polite Society’s Nida Manzoor, and Molly Manning Walker, writer-director of the buzzy Cannes pic How to Have Sex. Ira Sachs, Gregg Araki, Ita O’Brien, intimacy coordinator and founder of Intimacy on Set, and Lío Mehiel, will shepherd a separate panel, while Anthony Bregman will host an industry keynote.
- 6/15/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Guests to attend include Harris Dickinson, Emilia Jones, Anton Corbijn.
New BFI London Film Festival director Kristy Matheson, Elysian CEO Danny Perkins and producers Tristan Goligher and Mary Burke are among the recent additions to the industry programme at next month’s Sundance Film Festival: London (July 6-9).
All four will be speaking at the event, as will filmmakers Gurinder Chadha, Alice Lowe, Marianna Palka and Zeina Durra; composer Nainita Desai; and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 casting director Heather Basten.
Further new speakers include A24 executives Harpa Manku and Tom Lazenby; and Luane Gauer, SVP, international production and acquisitions at Black Bear International.
New BFI London Film Festival director Kristy Matheson, Elysian CEO Danny Perkins and producers Tristan Goligher and Mary Burke are among the recent additions to the industry programme at next month’s Sundance Film Festival: London (July 6-9).
All four will be speaking at the event, as will filmmakers Gurinder Chadha, Alice Lowe, Marianna Palka and Zeina Durra; composer Nainita Desai; and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 casting director Heather Basten.
Further new speakers include A24 executives Harpa Manku and Tom Lazenby; and Luane Gauer, SVP, international production and acquisitions at Black Bear International.
- 6/15/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Guests to attend include Harris Dickinson, Emilia Jones, Anton Corbijn.
New BFI London Film Festival director Kristy Matheson, Elysian CEO Danny Perkins and producers Tristan Goligher and Mary Burke are among the recent additions to the industry programme at next month’s Sundance Film Festival: London (July 6-9).
All four will be speaking at the event, as will filmmakers Gurinder Chadha, Alice Lowe, Marianna Palka and Zeina Durra; composer Nainita Desai; and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 casting director Heather Basten.
Further new speakers include A24 executives Harpa Manku and Tom Lazenby; and Luane Gauer, SVP, international production and acquisitions at Black Bear International.
New BFI London Film Festival director Kristy Matheson, Elysian CEO Danny Perkins and producers Tristan Goligher and Mary Burke are among the recent additions to the industry programme at next month’s Sundance Film Festival: London (July 6-9).
All four will be speaking at the event, as will filmmakers Gurinder Chadha, Alice Lowe, Marianna Palka and Zeina Durra; composer Nainita Desai; and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 casting director Heather Basten.
Further new speakers include A24 executives Harpa Manku and Tom Lazenby; and Luane Gauer, SVP, international production and acquisitions at Black Bear International.
- 6/15/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Klondike Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Institute This year's Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews will run over the weekend of April 14 to 16.
On the 15th Academy-Award nominated actor Stanley Tucci will present his much-loved 1996 film Big Night followed by a Q&a alongside Joe Russo.
Among the other films screening is Sundance Grand Jury prize-winner Klondike, directed by Maryna Er Gorbach and rom-com charmer Rye Lane.
Events include casting director Margery Simkin who will talk about her craft, while Ita O'Brien, Gemma Bodinetz and Kally Lloyd-Jones will discuss intimacy co-ordination in theatre and film.
Ania Trzebiatowska, Festival Director said: “The idea behind Sands is to create a sense of community and a dialogue between a diverse group of artists and film lovers. We think it’s important to pause and think about not just where we are, but also how we got here, and how to...
On the 15th Academy-Award nominated actor Stanley Tucci will present his much-loved 1996 film Big Night followed by a Q&a alongside Joe Russo.
Among the other films screening is Sundance Grand Jury prize-winner Klondike, directed by Maryna Er Gorbach and rom-com charmer Rye Lane.
Events include casting director Margery Simkin who will talk about her craft, while Ita O'Brien, Gemma Bodinetz and Kally Lloyd-Jones will discuss intimacy co-ordination in theatre and film.
Ania Trzebiatowska, Festival Director said: “The idea behind Sands is to create a sense of community and a dialogue between a diverse group of artists and film lovers. We think it’s important to pause and think about not just where we are, but also how we got here, and how to...
- 4/7/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Ita O’Brien, the pioneering Intimacy Coordinator who has worked on the likes of Normal People, I May Destroy You and Sex Education, has founded what is being called the “world’s first degree in intimacy practice.”
O’Brien’s Intimacy on Set outfit has joined with the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts on the two-year course, which will teach best practice in the fast-growing world of intimacy co-ordination and help build and support professionals in the increasingly crucial role. The formal nature of the training recognizes recent developments in the industry, for a role that was barely heard of a decade ago.
O’Brien, who has led the charge to improve intimacy co-ordination on TV and film sets, said: “Intimacy practice is a young profession, and whilst awareness of its existence has grown considerably in the last few years, deep understanding of good practice is missing.
“To ensure we develop...
O’Brien’s Intimacy on Set outfit has joined with the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts on the two-year course, which will teach best practice in the fast-growing world of intimacy co-ordination and help build and support professionals in the increasingly crucial role. The formal nature of the training recognizes recent developments in the industry, for a role that was barely heard of a decade ago.
O’Brien, who has led the charge to improve intimacy co-ordination on TV and film sets, said: “Intimacy practice is a young profession, and whilst awareness of its existence has grown considerably in the last few years, deep understanding of good practice is missing.
“To ensure we develop...
- 3/20/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock tells me that she will make her professional theater debut for London’s National Theatre playing the vengeful Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller’s powerful drama The Crucible.
The 22-year-old admits that she’s “mortified” at the prospect of treading the boards at the Cameron Mackintosh-owned Gielgud Theatre for a strictly limited season from June 7-September 2.
Lyndsey Turner, who directed what became referred to as the Benedict Cumberbatch Hamlet at the Barbican eight years ago, staged Miller’s revival at the National last fall with Erin Doherty — who played Princess Anne in The Crown — as Abigail.
Alcock is the first cast member booked for the West End transfer. “These were the only ones who offered me a job, you know what I mean?” she laughed.
It’s the first role she’s signed for since playing the younger Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in...
The 22-year-old admits that she’s “mortified” at the prospect of treading the boards at the Cameron Mackintosh-owned Gielgud Theatre for a strictly limited season from June 7-September 2.
Lyndsey Turner, who directed what became referred to as the Benedict Cumberbatch Hamlet at the Barbican eight years ago, staged Miller’s revival at the National last fall with Erin Doherty — who played Princess Anne in The Crown — as Abigail.
Alcock is the first cast member booked for the West End transfer. “These were the only ones who offered me a job, you know what I mean?” she laughed.
It’s the first role she’s signed for since playing the younger Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in...
- 3/17/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Dame Emma Thompson has passionately advocated for intimacy coordinators on set – putting her at odds with fellow acting grandee Sir Ian McKellen.
Earlier this week, Sir Ian claimed that coordinators ruined the “purity” on set. But Dame Emma said the roles were “absolutely essential” for young women on sets that were dominated by men.
Speaking to Andrew Marr on Lbc, Dame Emma, 63, said: “I think if you’re a young woman on a set, which is largely peopled by men, the crew will be 90 per cent men and the women won’t be on the set with you, because generally speaking we do not have parity on any level on film sets. It’s all men.”
She continued: “And that’s a very uncomfortable position for a young woman who’s starting in the industry. It is absolutely essential that there is someone there to protect them. Absolutely essential.
“You...
Earlier this week, Sir Ian claimed that coordinators ruined the “purity” on set. But Dame Emma said the roles were “absolutely essential” for young women on sets that were dominated by men.
Speaking to Andrew Marr on Lbc, Dame Emma, 63, said: “I think if you’re a young woman on a set, which is largely peopled by men, the crew will be 90 per cent men and the women won’t be on the set with you, because generally speaking we do not have parity on any level on film sets. It’s all men.”
She continued: “And that’s a very uncomfortable position for a young woman who’s starting in the industry. It is absolutely essential that there is someone there to protect them. Absolutely essential.
“You...
- 2/10/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins took the stage inside Park City’s Egyptian Theatre on Sunday afternoon to share the spotlight with author Lisa Taddeo, renowned intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien and Couples Therapy star Dr. Orna Guralnik to talk all things intimacy for an official Sundance Film Festival panel, Power of Story: On Intimacy. But before he could go deep on the subject, Jenkins had to clear his throat with a compliment.
His partner, award-winning filmmaker Lulu Wang, is a huge fan of Couples Therapy, and she’s seen all three seasons (more than once), and she’s “slowly” been getting him to watch the Showtime series. Once he arrived at Sunday’s panel, he realized the moderator was the same therapist from the series, so he immediately texted Wang. “You have to tell her how much I love the show,” Jenkins said of Wang’s response.
With that compliment in the air,...
His partner, award-winning filmmaker Lulu Wang, is a huge fan of Couples Therapy, and she’s seen all three seasons (more than once), and she’s “slowly” been getting him to watch the Showtime series. Once he arrived at Sunday’s panel, he realized the moderator was the same therapist from the series, so he immediately texted Wang. “You have to tell her how much I love the show,” Jenkins said of Wang’s response.
With that compliment in the air,...
- 1/23/2023
- by Chris Gardner and Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Of all things, Micheal Ward was most scared of the pigeon. The actor had arrived on set for Empire of Light, his biggest project yet. He would be the co-lead opposite Oscar winner Olivia Colman in a film directed by Oscar winner Sam Mendes and shot by Oscar winner Roger Deakin, also starring Oscar winner Colin Firth. But it was Coco the Pigeon, no awards to her name, who had Ward sweating. “I was so nervous,” he says, laughing about it now. “I didn’t even touch it until Sam told me to. Me being a director’s pet, I gave it a little prod, but...” A violent shiver runs up his body. “Eurgh!”
Fear of feathers is not something you’d expect from the 25-year-old Bafta winner who made his name playing a gang leader in the crime drama Top Boy. So synonymous is Ward with his character that...
Fear of feathers is not something you’d expect from the 25-year-old Bafta winner who made his name playing a gang leader in the crime drama Top Boy. So synonymous is Ward with his character that...
- 1/14/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Film
The Sundance Institute on Friday announced the lineup for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Beyond Film conversations, all of which are open to the public.
Made up of three series called Power of Story, Cinema Café, and The Big Conversation, Beyond Film rounds out the Festival experience, providing a place for the community to engage through artist conversations, filmmaker panels, and audience discourse. Beyond Film will take place in-person from January 19–23, 2023, with the Beyond Film offerings becoming available to audiences across the country on the online Festival Platform starting January 24, 2023. The Festival also shared details about additional free conversations and events from Sundance Collab and our Festival partners available in person and online.
Beyond Film speakers will include talent from Festival films, such as Barry Jenkins, Dakota Johnson, Jonathan Majors (“Magazine Dreams”), Randall Park (“Shortcomings”), Ruth Reichl (“Food and Country”), and Adrian Tomine (“Shortcomings”), as well as compelling speakers including Dr.
Made up of three series called Power of Story, Cinema Café, and The Big Conversation, Beyond Film rounds out the Festival experience, providing a place for the community to engage through artist conversations, filmmaker panels, and audience discourse. Beyond Film will take place in-person from January 19–23, 2023, with the Beyond Film offerings becoming available to audiences across the country on the online Festival Platform starting January 24, 2023. The Festival also shared details about additional free conversations and events from Sundance Collab and our Festival partners available in person and online.
Beyond Film speakers will include talent from Festival films, such as Barry Jenkins, Dakota Johnson, Jonathan Majors (“Magazine Dreams”), Randall Park (“Shortcomings”), Ruth Reichl (“Food and Country”), and Adrian Tomine (“Shortcomings”), as well as compelling speakers including Dr.
- 1/6/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
The Sundance Institute has announced the lineup for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Beyond Film conversations, all of which are open to the public. Made up of three series called Power of Story, Cinema Café, and The Big Conversation, Beyond Film rounds out the festival experience, providing a place for the community to engage through artist conversations, filmmaker panels, and audience discourse. Beyond Film will take place in-person from January 19–23, with the Beyond Film offerings becoming available to audiences across the country on the online festival platform starting January 24.
Beyond Film speakers will include talent from festival films, such as Barry Jenkins, Dakota Johnson, Jonathan Majors (“Magazine Dreams”), Randall Park (“Shortcomings”), Ruth Reichl (“Food and Country”), and Adrian Tomine (“Shortcomings”), as well as compelling speakers including Dr. Orna Guralnik, Marlee Matlin, and Lisa Taddeo.
More details about the lineup are below, with language courtesy of the festival.
Power Of Story
Power of Story: On Intimacy
Sunday,...
Beyond Film speakers will include talent from festival films, such as Barry Jenkins, Dakota Johnson, Jonathan Majors (“Magazine Dreams”), Randall Park (“Shortcomings”), Ruth Reichl (“Food and Country”), and Adrian Tomine (“Shortcomings”), as well as compelling speakers including Dr. Orna Guralnik, Marlee Matlin, and Lisa Taddeo.
More details about the lineup are below, with language courtesy of the festival.
Power Of Story
Power of Story: On Intimacy
Sunday,...
- 1/6/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The Sundance Institute has unveiled its lineups of Beyond Film and Partner Programming for the hybrid 2023 Sundance Film Festival, the in-person component of which is taking place in Utah from January 19-29.
The Beyond Film program consists of chats with notable creatives across three separate series: Power of Story, Cinema Café, and The Big Conversation. Some of the artists taking part this year include Barry Jenkins, Dakota Johnson, Jonathan Majors, Randall Park, Marlee Matlin and W. Kamau Bell — most of whom have films premiering at Sundance 2023. The program will take place in-person from January 19–23, with Beyond Film offerings to become available via the online Festival Platform starting on the 24th.
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) and Oscar-winning Summer of Soul helmer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson are just a couple of the A-listers set for panels to be put on by Festival partners between the 19th and the 24th...
The Beyond Film program consists of chats with notable creatives across three separate series: Power of Story, Cinema Café, and The Big Conversation. Some of the artists taking part this year include Barry Jenkins, Dakota Johnson, Jonathan Majors, Randall Park, Marlee Matlin and W. Kamau Bell — most of whom have films premiering at Sundance 2023. The program will take place in-person from January 19–23, with Beyond Film offerings to become available via the online Festival Platform starting on the 24th.
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) and Oscar-winning Summer of Soul helmer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson are just a couple of the A-listers set for panels to be put on by Festival partners between the 19th and the 24th...
- 1/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s impossible to take your eyes off him.” Jack O’Connell is singing the praises of Stephen Graham, whom he first met on the set of Shane Meadows’s modern classic This is England. Graham was 33; O’Connell was 16. They both played skinheads. Shorn skulls, fast fists, and racism never far away. “It was tough material but Stephen approaches it with this realism. He is just so…” O’Connell can’t find the words. Instead, the actor sinks into his sofa and shakes his head in awe. He’s still sporting the buzz cut.
In fact, the same can and has been said of O’Connell himself. The 32-year-old has been making easy work of tough material ever since his film debut as the braces-wearing spark plug Pukey in This Is England. The parts that followed mined similar wells of emotions. Namely, anger. For the better part of two decades, O...
In fact, the same can and has been said of O’Connell himself. The 32-year-old has been making easy work of tough material ever since his film debut as the braces-wearing spark plug Pukey in This Is England. The parts that followed mined similar wells of emotions. Namely, anger. For the better part of two decades, O...
- 12/3/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Film
Staying true to the D.H. Lawrence classic, theater actor Matthew Duckett, who has cerebral palsy, made his feature film debut with “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” — the first disabled actor to play the part of Clifford on a Netflix production. The film started to stream Dec. 2 on the platform.
“I’ve been in a great many productions where I’ve been allowed to live in my disability, which has been incredibly freeing as an actor,” Duckett said, describing the differing approaches to how productions address the accessibility needs of their actors. “But something I was really grateful to see happen was to have someone on-set dedicated to my needs as a disabled artist and to the honesty of the production of a disabled character.”
Netflix enlisted help of C Talent, a talent management company led by and catered to the disability community, specifically hiring lead disability and access consultant Dan Edge to...
“I’ve been in a great many productions where I’ve been allowed to live in my disability, which has been incredibly freeing as an actor,” Duckett said, describing the differing approaches to how productions address the accessibility needs of their actors. “But something I was really grateful to see happen was to have someone on-set dedicated to my needs as a disabled artist and to the honesty of the production of a disabled character.”
Netflix enlisted help of C Talent, a talent management company led by and catered to the disability community, specifically hiring lead disability and access consultant Dan Edge to...
- 12/3/2022
- by Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
Alice Englert and Nicholas Denton are two rising Australian stars who play the leads in Starz's new Dangerous Liaisons prequel series.
Set in France in the late 18th century on the eve of the Revolution, Dangerous Liaisons takes us back to the youth of the iconic characters from the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, made famous by Christopher Hampton's play and Stephen Frears's subsequent 1988 film.
This version of Dangerous Liaisons introduces us to Camille and Pascal, young lovers trying to break into the lush, decadent world of the aristocracy by any means necessary.
Alice Englert was recently seen as Nurse Dolly in Netflix's Ratched. Englert plays Camille, the woman at the center of it all.
Nicholas Denton has acted in countless theatre productions, as well as television and film, where he also writes and produces. Denton plays the driven, determined rake, Pascal.
We caught up...
Set in France in the late 18th century on the eve of the Revolution, Dangerous Liaisons takes us back to the youth of the iconic characters from the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, made famous by Christopher Hampton's play and Stephen Frears's subsequent 1988 film.
This version of Dangerous Liaisons introduces us to Camille and Pascal, young lovers trying to break into the lush, decadent world of the aristocracy by any means necessary.
Alice Englert was recently seen as Nurse Dolly in Netflix's Ratched. Englert plays Camille, the woman at the center of it all.
Nicholas Denton has acted in countless theatre productions, as well as television and film, where he also writes and produces. Denton plays the driven, determined rake, Pascal.
We caught up...
- 11/6/2022
- by Mary Littlejohn
- TVfanatic
Emma Corrin is courting scandal in the Netflix adaptation of the controversial novel “Lady Chatterley’s Lover.”
“The Crown” alum stars as the titular Lady Connie Chatterley, who embarks on an affair with gamekeeper Mellors (Jack O’Connell) while her ailing husband, Sir Clifford (Matthew Duckett), grows suspicious. Joely Richardson also stars as Sir Clifford Chatterley’s nurse. The film premieres in select theaters November 25 and will be streaming on Netflix December 2.
Based on D. H. Lawrence’s novel of the same name, the film is helmed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (“The Mustang”) and adapted for the screen by David Magee (“Life of Pi”). The novel was previously at the center of a history-making obscenity trial. The film was produced for Netflix by Sony’s 3000 Pictures.
“When I reread the novel, I thought it could have been written today,” director de Clermont-Tonnerre told Vogue. “It’s scary that not that much has changed since the ’20s.
“The Crown” alum stars as the titular Lady Connie Chatterley, who embarks on an affair with gamekeeper Mellors (Jack O’Connell) while her ailing husband, Sir Clifford (Matthew Duckett), grows suspicious. Joely Richardson also stars as Sir Clifford Chatterley’s nurse. The film premieres in select theaters November 25 and will be streaming on Netflix December 2.
Based on D. H. Lawrence’s novel of the same name, the film is helmed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (“The Mustang”) and adapted for the screen by David Magee (“Life of Pi”). The novel was previously at the center of a history-making obscenity trial. The film was produced for Netflix by Sony’s 3000 Pictures.
“When I reread the novel, I thought it could have been written today,” director de Clermont-Tonnerre told Vogue. “It’s scary that not that much has changed since the ’20s.
- 11/3/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Whether onstage or onscreen, Ruth Wilson has never shied from intimate and demanding scenes, and she’s got plenty in her new film, True Things.
Based on the book by Deborah Kay Davies, it casts Wilson as Kate, a benefits worker who can’t resist a torrid affair with an ex-con known only as “Blond,” played by Tom Burke. Wilson says the pair and filmmaker Harry Wootliff loved working with “the queen of intimacy coaching,” Ita O’Brien.
“She was brilliant,” recalls Wilson, who reportedly left The Affair over issues with the way nude scenes on Showtime series were handled, among other concerns. “I’m really hoping it results in more interesting sex scenes on our screens because there’s a dialogue now and there wasn’t one before. Having an intimacy coach now means the discussion can happen in a pragmatic, practical, rational way.
Whether onstage or onscreen, Ruth Wilson has never shied from intimate and demanding scenes, and she’s got plenty in her new film, True Things.
Based on the book by Deborah Kay Davies, it casts Wilson as Kate, a benefits worker who can’t resist a torrid affair with an ex-con known only as “Blond,” played by Tom Burke. Wilson says the pair and filmmaker Harry Wootliff loved working with “the queen of intimacy coaching,” Ita O’Brien.
“She was brilliant,” recalls Wilson, who reportedly left The Affair over issues with the way nude scenes on Showtime series were handled, among other concerns. “I’m really hoping it results in more interesting sex scenes on our screens because there’s a dialogue now and there wasn’t one before. Having an intimacy coach now means the discussion can happen in a pragmatic, practical, rational way.
- 9/5/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marci Liroff wants you to know one thing for certain: “This is not porn. This is make-believe.”
Liroff worked as the intimacy coordinator on Season 2 of the Starz drama “Hightown,” which features plenty of sex and stripping — but did not have anyone to coach those scenes in the first season.
“I thought they did a terrific and convincing job in the first season without an intimacy coordinator,” she tells Variety. “But I knew I could make it better.”
Intimacy coordinators started to be more in demand after #MeToo era conversations about sexual misconduct on film and TV sets expanded to include the ethics and protocol surrounding on-screen sex. Notably, “The Deuce” star Emily Meade approached HBO in 2018 about needing someone to help manage the physical demands of acting in a show about sex work. This led to the well-publicized hiring of intimacy coordinator Alicia Rodis.
Liroff worked in film and...
Liroff worked as the intimacy coordinator on Season 2 of the Starz drama “Hightown,” which features plenty of sex and stripping — but did not have anyone to coach those scenes in the first season.
“I thought they did a terrific and convincing job in the first season without an intimacy coordinator,” she tells Variety. “But I knew I could make it better.”
Intimacy coordinators started to be more in demand after #MeToo era conversations about sexual misconduct on film and TV sets expanded to include the ethics and protocol surrounding on-screen sex. Notably, “The Deuce” star Emily Meade approached HBO in 2018 about needing someone to help manage the physical demands of acting in a show about sex work. This led to the well-publicized hiring of intimacy coordinator Alicia Rodis.
Liroff worked in film and...
- 5/31/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Alison Oliver is such an acting newcomer that her first experience with a camera on a professional set happened during the filming of the Hulu limited series “Conversations with Friends.” Not that anyone watching the intimate show would notice: Playing the Frances, a young Irish college student who starts an affair with a married actor named Nick (Joe Alwyn) while still sorting out her feelings for her ex-girlfriend and best friend, Bobbi (Sasha Lane), Oliver exudes preternatural confidence as a performer. She can convey Frances’ detailed internalized thoughts and conflict with merely a single glance.
“I think it was really interesting to think about how she responds to things when she’s around people versus when she’s on her own, and how much of that she lets out when she’s on her own, versus how guarded she is around other people,” Oliver tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview.
“I think it was really interesting to think about how she responds to things when she’s around people versus when she’s on her own, and how much of that she lets out when she’s on her own, versus how guarded she is around other people,” Oliver tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview.
- 5/25/2022
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Joe Alwyn already has a career that defies simple classification. Fresh out of drama school in 2016, he was cast as the title character in Ang Lee’s “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.” That breakout performance, which required the English actor to play an American soldier returning home to Texas, led to supporting parts in numerous acclaimed films, including the 2019 Best Picture nominee “The Favourite.” As if that weren’t enough, Alwyn also won a Grammy Award last year as co-producer on Taylor Swift’s blockbuster album “folklore.” (Alwyn and Swift are in a long-term relationship; Alwyn says he doesn’t know where he keeps the Grammy Award currently but suspects it lives on his piano.)
But Alwyn’s work in “Conversations with Friends” feels like a professional leap to another level. He plays Nick, a married actor who has an affair with a young college student named Frances (breakout Alison Oliver...
But Alwyn’s work in “Conversations with Friends” feels like a professional leap to another level. He plays Nick, a married actor who has an affair with a young college student named Frances (breakout Alison Oliver...
- 5/24/2022
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Alison Oliver has a story that wouldn’t be out of place in the classic film era, going from unknown to Hollywood with her first starring role in Hulu’s new series, “Conversations with Friends.” The Irish actress plays Frances, a shy, introverted young woman who, alongside her friend Bobbi (Sasha Lane), becomes close to intriguing couple Melissa and Nick (Jemima Kirke and Joe Alwyn). When Frances and Nick embark on an affair it changes everything.
Oliver explained to IndieWire via Zoom that she bonded quickly with both Alwyn and Lane. The latter, especially, as the first two weeks of filming involved being in the apartment Frances and Bobbi share. That bond is intriguing considering Lane herself was similarly thrust into stardom after her starring role in Andrea Arnold’s feature film, “American Honey.” Oliver also discussed working with the cast and director Lenny Abrahamson, and the responsibility she felt...
Oliver explained to IndieWire via Zoom that she bonded quickly with both Alwyn and Lane. The latter, especially, as the first two weeks of filming involved being in the apartment Frances and Bobbi share. That bond is intriguing considering Lane herself was similarly thrust into stardom after her starring role in Andrea Arnold’s feature film, “American Honey.” Oliver also discussed working with the cast and director Lenny Abrahamson, and the responsibility she felt...
- 5/23/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
The Kindness In Film Summit’s debut online conference on Sept. 30 boasts a host of industry luminaries.
Speakers set to feature at the event include Bianca Gavin (Pulse Films), Bee Devine (Sky), Gareth Unwin (Screenskills) Jules Hussey (Brazen Productions), Sara Putt (Sara Putt Associates), David Vickery (Industrial Light & Magic), Victoria Einslee (actor and founder Primetime) and Paul Brett (Flying Tiger Entertainment).
In addition, casting director Shakyra Dowling, John Maidens (BBC Studios), Chris Overton (Slick Films), producer Sunshine Jackson Underhill, Line Langebek (Raising Films), Pinky Lilani (Kindness in Leadership), Will Hanrahan (First Look TV), Lucy Powell (Film & TV Charity), Ita O’Brien (Intimacy on Set), Robin Millar (Chrysalis Records), Sadhbh Murphy (Network Ireland Television), Bob Clarke (Mama Youth), Michelle White (Six feet from the Spotlight) and Anna Southgate (Penwoman) will also speak at the event.
Writer and actor Zara Janjua, Sajid Varda (U.K. Muslim Film), producer Candida Julian-Jones, psychotherapist and former...
Speakers set to feature at the event include Bianca Gavin (Pulse Films), Bee Devine (Sky), Gareth Unwin (Screenskills) Jules Hussey (Brazen Productions), Sara Putt (Sara Putt Associates), David Vickery (Industrial Light & Magic), Victoria Einslee (actor and founder Primetime) and Paul Brett (Flying Tiger Entertainment).
In addition, casting director Shakyra Dowling, John Maidens (BBC Studios), Chris Overton (Slick Films), producer Sunshine Jackson Underhill, Line Langebek (Raising Films), Pinky Lilani (Kindness in Leadership), Will Hanrahan (First Look TV), Lucy Powell (Film & TV Charity), Ita O’Brien (Intimacy on Set), Robin Millar (Chrysalis Records), Sadhbh Murphy (Network Ireland Television), Bob Clarke (Mama Youth), Michelle White (Six feet from the Spotlight) and Anna Southgate (Penwoman) will also speak at the event.
Writer and actor Zara Janjua, Sajid Varda (U.K. Muslim Film), producer Candida Julian-Jones, psychotherapist and former...
- 9/28/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
After a muted 2020 due to Covid-19, the Norwegian International Film Festival in the picturesque coastal town of Haugesund will be back in full force over Aug. 21-27, with attendance expected to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels, both for the on-site festival and parallel hybrid confab New Nordic Films, according to festival director Tonje Hardersen.
“The pandemic is still impacting Haugesund, forcing us to apply social distancing measures, notably in cinemas – with a maximum of 400 spectators per screen – but last year’s event gave us confidence,” she said. “The audience and industry reception last year was very positive, everyone is eager to meet in person, and I sense that the end of full Covid restrictions is getting closer. “
Haugesund’s fest honcho went on: “What sticks out is that 2021 has been very tough for the overall Norwegian film industry due to the pandemic, but it’s been a glorious year for Norwegian film production,...
“The pandemic is still impacting Haugesund, forcing us to apply social distancing measures, notably in cinemas – with a maximum of 400 spectators per screen – but last year’s event gave us confidence,” she said. “The audience and industry reception last year was very positive, everyone is eager to meet in person, and I sense that the end of full Covid restrictions is getting closer. “
Haugesund’s fest honcho went on: “What sticks out is that 2021 has been very tough for the overall Norwegian film industry due to the pandemic, but it’s been a glorious year for Norwegian film production,...
- 8/9/2021
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Though HBO’s “I May Destroy You” premiered more than a year ago, Michaela Coel’s existential sexual-assault odyssey remains of the Emmy race’s most provocative entries. Vying in the Limited Series categories, the show is inspired by Coel’s own assault while writing her 2015 British comedy series “Chewing Gum.” While her character Arabella’s journey is the show’s emotional anchor, a supporting cast of friends including Terry (Weruche Opia) and Kwame (Paapa Essiedu) experience their own encounters with sexual exploitation. Opia, a hopeful in the Limited Series Supporting Actress race, plays Terry as a scrappy rising actor struggling to land fulfilling roles, a challenge that Opia said she could easily run with.
“It’s been 10 years now, constantly going on auditions, constantly being told no,” the Nigerian actress told IndieWire on a phone call from London. “I was lucky enough that I was still confident enough to...
“It’s been 10 years now, constantly going on auditions, constantly being told no,” the Nigerian actress told IndieWire on a phone call from London. “I was lucky enough that I was still confident enough to...
- 6/21/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Earlier this week, Time’s Up UK called for an independent body to provide a safe space to victims.
Bafta chief executive Amanda Barry has echoed calls from Time’s Up UK for a high-level summit to address the need for a consistent and trusted UK industry-wide approach to responding to allegations of bullying and harassment.
She said in a statement: “We join Times Up UK in calling on the industry to come together at a high-level summit to address the urgent need for a consistent and trusted industry-wide approach to responding to allegations of bullying and harassment, as well...
Bafta chief executive Amanda Barry has echoed calls from Time’s Up UK for a high-level summit to address the need for a consistent and trusted UK industry-wide approach to responding to allegations of bullying and harassment.
She said in a statement: “We join Times Up UK in calling on the industry to come together at a high-level summit to address the urgent need for a consistent and trusted industry-wide approach to responding to allegations of bullying and harassment, as well...
- 6/10/2021
- by Max Goldbart Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
BAFTA CEO Amanda Berry has called for an industry-wide summit to tackle sexual harassment and bullying in the U.K. entertainment industry.
Her suggestion follows a statement from Time’s Up (U.K.), issued on Wednesday, calling for an independent standards body to oversee U.K. productions and offer guidance and advice, a mediation service and a place to report historic and current allegations, among other things.
“We join Times Up U.K. in calling on the industry to come together at a high-level summit to address the urgent need for a consistent and trusted industry-wide approach to responding to allegations of bullying and harassment, as well as to make meaningful changes to the culture and working practices to support people making complaints and better safeguard all those working in the screen industries,” Berry said.
“As part of this, BAFTA is accelerating its work with industry partners to encourage employers to adopt the bullying,...
Her suggestion follows a statement from Time’s Up (U.K.), issued on Wednesday, calling for an independent standards body to oversee U.K. productions and offer guidance and advice, a mediation service and a place to report historic and current allegations, among other things.
“We join Times Up U.K. in calling on the industry to come together at a high-level summit to address the urgent need for a consistent and trusted industry-wide approach to responding to allegations of bullying and harassment, as well as to make meaningful changes to the culture and working practices to support people making complaints and better safeguard all those working in the screen industries,” Berry said.
“As part of this, BAFTA is accelerating its work with industry partners to encourage employers to adopt the bullying,...
- 6/10/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Time’s Up UK has called on the British film and TV industry to establish an independent authority for dealing with sexual misconduct allegations following a growing #MeToo movement in the television business.
The charity, established in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, has also called on intimacy coordinators to become mandatory on UK shoots. It comes after I May Destroy You creator Michaela Coel highlighted their work while accepting her BAFTA TV Award for best actress on Sunday.
Time’s Up UK chair Dame Heather Rabbatts teased the proposals in an interview with Deadline last week, in which she said there must be better standards for dealing with historical sexual misconduct complaints following the claims made by 20 women against Noel Clarke.
Time’s Up UK has worked with law firm Fieldfisher to draw up its plans for a sexual misconduct complaints body. It said such a unit should...
The charity, established in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, has also called on intimacy coordinators to become mandatory on UK shoots. It comes after I May Destroy You creator Michaela Coel highlighted their work while accepting her BAFTA TV Award for best actress on Sunday.
Time’s Up UK chair Dame Heather Rabbatts teased the proposals in an interview with Deadline last week, in which she said there must be better standards for dealing with historical sexual misconduct complaints following the claims made by 20 women against Noel Clarke.
Time’s Up UK has worked with law firm Fieldfisher to draw up its plans for a sexual misconduct complaints body. It said such a unit should...
- 6/9/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Michaela Coel’s BAFTA TV Awards acceptance speech for leading actress (her second of Sunday’s ceremony) in which she praised the work of her I May Destroy You intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien was widely praised across the industry, coming amid a number of sexual misconduct and assault allegations against leading figures in the British TV world.
Just days later, Time’s Up UK took time to praise Coel for spotlighting the value of O’Brien and her role, while also calling for intimacy coordinators to “become mandatory on set.”
Time’s Up UK also said it was working ...
Just days later, Time’s Up UK took time to praise Coel for spotlighting the value of O’Brien and her role, while also calling for intimacy coordinators to “become mandatory on set.”
Time’s Up UK also said it was working ...
Michaela Coel’s BAFTA TV Awards acceptance speech for leading actress (her second of Sunday’s ceremony) in which she praised the work of her I May Destroy You intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien was widely praised across the industry, coming amid a number of sexual misconduct and assault allegations against leading figures in the British TV world.
Just days later, Time’s Up UK took time to praise Coel for spotlighting the value of O’Brien and her role, while also calling for intimacy coordinators to “become mandatory on set.”
Time’s Up UK also said it was working ...
Just days later, Time’s Up UK took time to praise Coel for spotlighting the value of O’Brien and her role, while also calling for intimacy coordinators to “become mandatory on set.”
Time’s Up UK also said it was working ...
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Michaela Coel won the leading actress BAFTA Television Award for her role as Arabella Essiedu on I May Destroy You. In her speech, she acknowledged fellow category nominees Billie Piper (I Hate Suzie), Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People), Hayley Squires (Adult Material), and Letitia Wright (Small Axe) and I May Destroy You's intimacy director, Ita O'Brien.
"Thank you, BAFTA, and thank you to the jury for selecting me as the winner today. A huge shout-out to Billie, Letitia, Daisy, Hayley because you guys are literally sick," Coel said in her acceptance speech. "Also, I shouldn't really say it but I wrote my words and I know that your talent to take words that a writer has written and to make it sound like your own is unbelievable, and I really hope that I get to work with each of you one day."
"I did write a speech,...
Michaela Coel won the leading actress BAFTA Television Award for her role as Arabella Essiedu on I May Destroy You. In her speech, she acknowledged fellow category nominees Billie Piper (I Hate Suzie), Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People), Hayley Squires (Adult Material), and Letitia Wright (Small Axe) and I May Destroy You's intimacy director, Ita O'Brien.
"Thank you, BAFTA, and thank you to the jury for selecting me as the winner today. A huge shout-out to Billie, Letitia, Daisy, Hayley because you guys are literally sick," Coel said in her acceptance speech. "Also, I shouldn't really say it but I wrote my words and I know that your talent to take words that a writer has written and to make it sound like your own is unbelievable, and I really hope that I get to work with each of you one day."
"I did write a speech,...
- 6/7/2021
- by Kara Kia
- Popsugar.com
Other acting winners were Paul Mescal, Malachi Kirby and Rakie Ayola.
I May Destroy You was the big winner at this year’s Bafta Television awards, winning best mini-series and leading actress for Michaela Coel.
The awards were handed out last night (June 6) at a socially-distanced physical event in London, with some winners collecting awards in person and others accepting remotely. Richard Ayoade was hosting.
Coel was the creator, writer, co-director, star and executive producer of I May Destroy You, about a woman who seeks to rebuild her life after a sexual assault.
Accepting her awards, she paid tribute to...
I May Destroy You was the big winner at this year’s Bafta Television awards, winning best mini-series and leading actress for Michaela Coel.
The awards were handed out last night (June 6) at a socially-distanced physical event in London, with some winners collecting awards in person and others accepting remotely. Richard Ayoade was hosting.
Coel was the creator, writer, co-director, star and executive producer of I May Destroy You, about a woman who seeks to rebuild her life after a sexual assault.
Accepting her awards, she paid tribute to...
- 6/7/2021
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
The BAFTA TV Awards winners have been announced, and it was a big night for Michaela Coel, whose BBC and HBO series I May Destroy You scooped two of the biggest prizes of the evening.
During a pre-recorded ceremony at London’s iconic Television Centre, Coel walked away with best leading actress for her performance as sexual assault survivor Arabella, while I May Destroy You also scooped best mini-series, beating Steve McQueen’s Small Axe.
It follows I May Destroy You’s strong showing last month at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards, which celebrates the work of those working behind the scenes. Coel scored a BAFTA mask for best drama writer and best director at the ceremony.
After winning leading actress on Sunday, Coel collected her award in-person and thanked intimacy coach Ita O’Brien. Coel said O’Brien’s presence meant she could make a series about “exploitation, loss of respect,...
During a pre-recorded ceremony at London’s iconic Television Centre, Coel walked away with best leading actress for her performance as sexual assault survivor Arabella, while I May Destroy You also scooped best mini-series, beating Steve McQueen’s Small Axe.
It follows I May Destroy You’s strong showing last month at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards, which celebrates the work of those working behind the scenes. Coel scored a BAFTA mask for best drama writer and best director at the ceremony.
After winning leading actress on Sunday, Coel collected her award in-person and thanked intimacy coach Ita O’Brien. Coel said O’Brien’s presence meant she could make a series about “exploitation, loss of respect,...
- 6/6/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Michaela Coel dedicated her BAFTA TV Award for leading actress to her I May Destroy You intimacy coach Ita O’Brien amid a growing #MeToo scanal in the British television industry.
Collecting her prize in-person, Coel said: “Thank you for your existence in our industry; for making the space safe; for creating physical, emotional, and professional boundaries so that we can make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power without being exploited or abused in the process.
“I know what it’s like to shoot without an intimacy director, the messy, embarrassing feeling for the crew, the internal devastation for the actor, your direction was essential to my show. And I believe essential for every production company that wants to make work exploring themes of consent.”
In a press conference following the BAFTA TV Awards, Coel added that O’Brien allowed her BBC and HBO show, which follows sexual assault survivor Arabella,...
Collecting her prize in-person, Coel said: “Thank you for your existence in our industry; for making the space safe; for creating physical, emotional, and professional boundaries so that we can make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power without being exploited or abused in the process.
“I know what it’s like to shoot without an intimacy director, the messy, embarrassing feeling for the crew, the internal devastation for the actor, your direction was essential to my show. And I believe essential for every production company that wants to make work exploring themes of consent.”
In a press conference following the BAFTA TV Awards, Coel added that O’Brien allowed her BBC and HBO show, which follows sexual assault survivor Arabella,...
- 6/6/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” won two BAFTAs in a year where there was no single dominant winner at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ (BAFTA) Television Awards on Sunday.
The BBC/HBO show won best mini-series and leading actress for Coel, who dedicated the award to the production’s director of intimacy Ita O’Brien.
“Thank you for your existence in our industry, for making the space safe for creating physical, emotional, and professional boundaries so that we can make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power, without being exploited or abused in the process,” Coel said.
Paul Mescal won leading actor for BBC/Hulu show “Normal People.”
In the coveted drama series category, Lennie James’ Sky Atlantic show “Save Me Too” won over fancied rivals “The Crown,” “Gangs of London” and “I Hate Suzie.”
At the BAFTA TV Craft Awards that were announced in May,...
The BBC/HBO show won best mini-series and leading actress for Coel, who dedicated the award to the production’s director of intimacy Ita O’Brien.
“Thank you for your existence in our industry, for making the space safe for creating physical, emotional, and professional boundaries so that we can make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power, without being exploited or abused in the process,” Coel said.
Paul Mescal won leading actor for BBC/Hulu show “Normal People.”
In the coveted drama series category, Lennie James’ Sky Atlantic show “Save Me Too” won over fancied rivals “The Crown,” “Gangs of London” and “I Hate Suzie.”
At the BAFTA TV Craft Awards that were announced in May,...
- 6/6/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Australian stage and screen professionals can now undertake specialised training in intimacy coordination without having to travel overseas, following the introduction of a new curriculum based on the domestic industry.
Key Intimate Scenes (Kis) has developed a program designed to combine international standards with elements specific to Australia, such as law, union standards, and state-specific industry requirements.
It comes after a dedicated committee of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (Meaa) published Australia’s first set of intimacy guidelines late last year, encouraging the use of intimacy coordinators in productions portraying simulated sex or nudity.
The guidelines, which the screen industry consulted on for 18 months, aim to establish new processes for work involving nudity, intimacy, simulated sexual activity, and sexual violence, so that actors are best prepared and supported.
Kis founder and director, Michela Carattini, was part of the panel which drafted the guidelines, having worked in the industry for...
Key Intimate Scenes (Kis) has developed a program designed to combine international standards with elements specific to Australia, such as law, union standards, and state-specific industry requirements.
It comes after a dedicated committee of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (Meaa) published Australia’s first set of intimacy guidelines late last year, encouraging the use of intimacy coordinators in productions portraying simulated sex or nudity.
The guidelines, which the screen industry consulted on for 18 months, aim to establish new processes for work involving nudity, intimacy, simulated sexual activity, and sexual violence, so that actors are best prepared and supported.
Kis founder and director, Michela Carattini, was part of the panel which drafted the guidelines, having worked in the industry for...
- 4/15/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Australia now has its first ever set of intimacy guidelines for stage and screen, a result of 18 months of industry consultation by a dedicated committee of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (Meaa).
The guidelines, freely available on the Meaa website, aim to establish new processes for work involving nudity, intimacy, simulated sexual activity and sexual violence, so that actors are best prepared and supported.
They cover off on best practice for situations spanning the entire filmmaking process from casting and auditions through to post-production and marketing.
Screen Producers Australia (Spa), the Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg), the Casting Guild of Australia (Cga) and the Meaa National Stunt Committee have each endorsed the document. All were part of the consultation process, alongside individual actors, fight directors, theatre directors, stunt co-ordinators, intimacy co-ordinators, intimacy directors and the Australian Writers’ Guild (Awg).
The guidelines follow on from a series of workshops and seminars...
The guidelines, freely available on the Meaa website, aim to establish new processes for work involving nudity, intimacy, simulated sexual activity and sexual violence, so that actors are best prepared and supported.
They cover off on best practice for situations spanning the entire filmmaking process from casting and auditions through to post-production and marketing.
Screen Producers Australia (Spa), the Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg), the Casting Guild of Australia (Cga) and the Meaa National Stunt Committee have each endorsed the document. All were part of the consultation process, alongside individual actors, fight directors, theatre directors, stunt co-ordinators, intimacy co-ordinators, intimacy directors and the Australian Writers’ Guild (Awg).
The guidelines follow on from a series of workshops and seminars...
- 11/23/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
The creators and actors behind hit BBC and Hulu show “Normal People,” based on Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel and produced by Element Pictures, have revealed the process that went into the much lauded intimate scenes between leads Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal.
“The intimacy between the characters and the attraction and physical dimensions of the relationship is such a huge part of the novel that we knew it was something that we had to get right,” said director Lenny Abrahamson, during a “Normal People” panel discussion at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday.
“It was something that had to be thought through very carefully. I think one of the principles that we all shared among the creative bunch of people that made the show was to try to not distinguish the intimacy scenes from the rest of the drama, and not to go into ‘sex scene’ mode. Make sure...
“The intimacy between the characters and the attraction and physical dimensions of the relationship is such a huge part of the novel that we knew it was something that we had to get right,” said director Lenny Abrahamson, during a “Normal People” panel discussion at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday.
“It was something that had to be thought through very carefully. I think one of the principles that we all shared among the creative bunch of people that made the show was to try to not distinguish the intimacy scenes from the rest of the drama, and not to go into ‘sex scene’ mode. Make sure...
- 8/26/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
“I May Destroy You” took TV by storm this summer after its June 7 premiere on HBO. Michaela Coel’s show about a woman working through the aftermath of her sexual assault has made for one of the most arresting new shows in recent memory, with a standout performance from Coel herself. While her character Arabella anchors “I May Destroy You,” though, the series gains even more perspective from her friends Terry (Weruche Opia) and Kwame (Paapa Essiedu), whose own sexual experiences gain new and disturbing dimensions the longer they look at them.
Coel and Essiedu already knew each other from drama school, but Opia landing the part of Terry hinged on locking into a rhythm with Coel without any preexisting history. As Opia puts it, though, finding that dynamic ended up being one of the easiest parts of her audition. “There was just immediate chemistry,” Opia says. “It just felt...
Coel and Essiedu already knew each other from drama school, but Opia landing the part of Terry hinged on locking into a rhythm with Coel without any preexisting history. As Opia puts it, though, finding that dynamic ended up being one of the easiest parts of her audition. “There was just immediate chemistry,” Opia says. “It just felt...
- 8/25/2020
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Paul Mescal is calling from London. You can see his shit-eating grin, even through the phone. And you can see it on recent Zoom interviews for Hulu’s “Normal People,” which shot the 24-year-old actor out of a cannon and landed him an Emmy nomination for his first television series. During Mescal’s promo interview with Mick Jagger for the recent Rolling Stones video “Scarlet,” you can see the aging rock star’s dawning recognition of just how magnetic this young actor is. “I understand this is your first music video?” Jagger asks.
This does not happen every day.
It seems obvious now that Dublin-trained theater actor Mescal was perfect casting for “Normal People,” Lenny Abrahamson’s Element Pictures/BBC/Hulu adaptation of Sally Rooney’s sexy 2018 bestseller. He plays Sligo working-class jock Connell, who keeps secret his liaison with Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a posh loner over-achiever. Their relationship ebbs and flows over four years.
This does not happen every day.
It seems obvious now that Dublin-trained theater actor Mescal was perfect casting for “Normal People,” Lenny Abrahamson’s Element Pictures/BBC/Hulu adaptation of Sally Rooney’s sexy 2018 bestseller. He plays Sligo working-class jock Connell, who keeps secret his liaison with Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a posh loner over-achiever. Their relationship ebbs and flows over four years.
- 8/17/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Paul Mescal is calling from London. You can see his shit-eating grin, even through the phone. And you can see it on recent Zoom interviews for Hulu’s “Normal People,” which shot the 24-year-old actor out of a cannon and landed him an Emmy nomination for his first television series. During Mescal’s promo interview with Mick Jagger for the recent Rolling Stones video “Scarlet,” you can see the aging rock star’s dawning recognition of just how magnetic this young actor is. “I understand this is your first music video?” Jagger asks.
This does not happen every day.
It seems obvious now that Dublin-trained theater actor Mescal was perfect casting for “Normal People,” Lenny Abrahamson’s Element Pictures/BBC/Hulu adaptation of Sally Rooney’s sexy 2018 bestseller. He plays Sligo working-class jock Connell, who keeps secret his liaison with Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a posh loner over-achiever. Their relationship ebbs and flows over four years.
This does not happen every day.
It seems obvious now that Dublin-trained theater actor Mescal was perfect casting for “Normal People,” Lenny Abrahamson’s Element Pictures/BBC/Hulu adaptation of Sally Rooney’s sexy 2018 bestseller. He plays Sligo working-class jock Connell, who keeps secret his liaison with Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a posh loner over-achiever. Their relationship ebbs and flows over four years.
- 8/17/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The online event will focus on representation and systemic change.
Directors Amma Asante, Paul Feig, and Julie Taymor are among the speakers signed up to Carla 2020, an online conference on creating structural change in the film and TV industries post-Covid-19.
Hosted by gender equality organisation Women in Film & TV International, the event will run from August 21-23.
Carla 2020 describes its mission as “to generate a deeper understanding of the power and impact of film and television to create cultural progress.
“The conference will highlight the fact that an increased focus on off- and on-screen representation is crucial for constructing...
Directors Amma Asante, Paul Feig, and Julie Taymor are among the speakers signed up to Carla 2020, an online conference on creating structural change in the film and TV industries post-Covid-19.
Hosted by gender equality organisation Women in Film & TV International, the event will run from August 21-23.
Carla 2020 describes its mission as “to generate a deeper understanding of the power and impact of film and television to create cultural progress.
“The conference will highlight the fact that an increased focus on off- and on-screen representation is crucial for constructing...
- 6/12/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
A series of high-profile names have committed to speaking at Carla 2020, a digital conference focusing on creating lasting structural change in the film and TV industries post-covid-19.
Keynote speakers will include Belle filmmaker Amma Asante, new Sundance director Tabitha Jackson, Swedish Film Institute CEO Anna Serner, and broadcaster Mo Abudu. They will open the conference with a series of talks on August 21.
Following on August 22 will be a series of speeches, in-conversations, roundtables and networkings events focusing on the subjects of diversity and inclusion. Panelists will discuss best practises and form new initiatives to guide the biz into a better future after the coronavirus crisis has receded. Subjects will include the mechanisms of power, racism, unconscious bias, intersectionality, sexual harassment, safety on set, and decolonizing narratives.
Speakers will include director Paul Feig, who is a recent addition so hasn’t had his specific involvement confirmed yet, but in the past...
Keynote speakers will include Belle filmmaker Amma Asante, new Sundance director Tabitha Jackson, Swedish Film Institute CEO Anna Serner, and broadcaster Mo Abudu. They will open the conference with a series of talks on August 21.
Following on August 22 will be a series of speeches, in-conversations, roundtables and networkings events focusing on the subjects of diversity and inclusion. Panelists will discuss best practises and form new initiatives to guide the biz into a better future after the coronavirus crisis has receded. Subjects will include the mechanisms of power, racism, unconscious bias, intersectionality, sexual harassment, safety on set, and decolonizing narratives.
Speakers will include director Paul Feig, who is a recent addition so hasn’t had his specific involvement confirmed yet, but in the past...
- 6/12/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
A new conference out of Sweden hopes to start a dialogue around creating lasting structural changes across film and TV, uniting leaders such as Sundance director Tabitha Jackson and “Belle” and “A United Kingdom” filmmaker Amma Asante.
Organized by Women in Film & Television International, in association with the Carl International Film Festival, Carla 2020 will convene creatives, researchers, executives, financiers and activists to discuss on and off-screen representation and topics including the mechanisms of power in the industry, racism, unconscious bias, intersectionality, sexual harassment and safety on set.
The virtual festival will run Aug. 21-23. Attendance is free globally, with registration opening in July.
Keynote speakers include Asante and Jackson, as well as broadcaster Mo Abudu of EbonyLife — who recently struck a major deal with Netflix — and Anna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute. Other speakers include: directors Paul Feig and Julie Taymor, producer Gale Anne Hurd, actresses Yvette Nicole Brown...
Organized by Women in Film & Television International, in association with the Carl International Film Festival, Carla 2020 will convene creatives, researchers, executives, financiers and activists to discuss on and off-screen representation and topics including the mechanisms of power in the industry, racism, unconscious bias, intersectionality, sexual harassment and safety on set.
The virtual festival will run Aug. 21-23. Attendance is free globally, with registration opening in July.
Keynote speakers include Asante and Jackson, as well as broadcaster Mo Abudu of EbonyLife — who recently struck a major deal with Netflix — and Anna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute. Other speakers include: directors Paul Feig and Julie Taymor, producer Gale Anne Hurd, actresses Yvette Nicole Brown...
- 6/12/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Season 2 of “Sex Education,” Netflix’s charming hit serio-comedy about a teenage boy posing as a sex therapist, features fewer sex scenes than its explosive first season. In its brilliant second season, released on Netflix last week to rave reviews, relationships are tested as the world of the series expands with new characters and more depth. The new season sticks to the general pattern of Season 1, with each episode exploring a new sexual hangup or issue with compassion and positivity. Having established its bona fides as a sexy enough show about sex, the writers were free to push past the sexier side of their heartwarming story, diving deeper into the emotional perils of intimacy.
While the intimate scenes in both seasons are always done tastefully, there’s no denying that even the most PG-13 of sex scenes require utmost care and precision — especially when working with young actors. The practice...
While the intimate scenes in both seasons are always done tastefully, there’s no denying that even the most PG-13 of sex scenes require utmost care and precision — especially when working with young actors. The practice...
- 1/24/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The guidelines aim to ‘set clear and shared professional expectations’.
Screen directors association Directors UK has launched a set of guidelines for filming scenes with nudity or simulated sex, with support from industry groups including Bafta and the BFI.
The ‘Directing Nudity & Simulated Sex’, guidelines will offer best practice for creating a safe environment when filming such scenes.
They are applicable for all screen projects, from blockbusters to low-budget features, and TV projects and short films, with the aim they will become standard working practice within the industry.
Advice is given to directors on working with producers, writers, performers, casting directors,...
Screen directors association Directors UK has launched a set of guidelines for filming scenes with nudity or simulated sex, with support from industry groups including Bafta and the BFI.
The ‘Directing Nudity & Simulated Sex’, guidelines will offer best practice for creating a safe environment when filming such scenes.
They are applicable for all screen projects, from blockbusters to low-budget features, and TV projects and short films, with the aim they will become standard working practice within the industry.
Advice is given to directors on working with producers, writers, performers, casting directors,...
- 11/21/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
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