UK indie producers are reporting significant interest from potential international partners at Cannes, the first major market since the introduction of the Independent Film Tax Credit (Iftc).
“Specifically, I’m seeing increased interest from the US,” said Nicky Bentham of Neon Films, who produced Great 8 project Brides.
Love Lies Bleeding producer Andrea Cornwell of Lobo Films said she is moving many of her projects back to the UK thanks to the Iftc. “I had otherwise pivoted my entire slate away from the UK in part due to the difficulties of financing and mounting medium budget films in the UK,...
“Specifically, I’m seeing increased interest from the US,” said Nicky Bentham of Neon Films, who produced Great 8 project Brides.
Love Lies Bleeding producer Andrea Cornwell of Lobo Films said she is moving many of her projects back to the UK thanks to the Iftc. “I had otherwise pivoted my entire slate away from the UK in part due to the difficulties of financing and mounting medium budget films in the UK,...
- 5/20/2024
- ScreenDaily
UK indie producers are reporting significant interest from potential international partners at Cannes, the first major market since the introduction of the Independent Film Tax Credit (Iftc).
“Specifically, I’m seeing increased interest from the US,” said Nicky Bentham of Neon Films, who produced Great 8 project Brides.
Love Lies Bleeding producer Andrea Cornwell of Lobo Films said she is moving many of her projects back to the UK thanks to the Iftc. “I had otherwise pivoted my entire slate away from the UK in part due to the difficulties of financing and mounting medium budget films in the UK,...
“Specifically, I’m seeing increased interest from the US,” said Nicky Bentham of Neon Films, who produced Great 8 project Brides.
Love Lies Bleeding producer Andrea Cornwell of Lobo Films said she is moving many of her projects back to the UK thanks to the Iftc. “I had otherwise pivoted my entire slate away from the UK in part due to the difficulties of financing and mounting medium budget films in the UK,...
- 5/20/2024
- ScreenDaily
The UK industry gathered at the Cannes UK pavilion yesterday (May 16) to celebrate the work of the eight projects taking part in this year’s Cannes Great 8 showcase.
Christopher Andrews’ Bring Them Down starring Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott, Sean Dunn’s The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford and Marianne Elliott’s The Salt Path were among the eight titles taking part, with filmmakers taking to the stage to discuss their projects.
Scroll down to see the full line-up
The only documentary in this year’s line-up is Witches, from Elizabeth Sankey, in which the filmmaker explores the unexpected connections...
Christopher Andrews’ Bring Them Down starring Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott, Sean Dunn’s The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford and Marianne Elliott’s The Salt Path were among the eight titles taking part, with filmmakers taking to the stage to discuss their projects.
Scroll down to see the full line-up
The only documentary in this year’s line-up is Witches, from Elizabeth Sankey, in which the filmmaker explores the unexpected connections...
- 5/17/2024
- ScreenDaily
Christopher Andrews’ Bring Them Down starring Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott, Sean Dunn’s The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford and Marianne Elliott’s The Salt Path, featuring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, are among the eight films taking part in the Great 8 showcase, which presents new UK feature films from first-and second-time UK filmmakers to international distributors and festival programmers.
Now in its seventh year, the 2024 Great 8 showcase is funded and produced by the BFI and the British Council, with support from the Great Britain & Northern Ireland campaign, BBC Film and Film4.
In preparation for Cannes, unseen footage from...
Now in its seventh year, the 2024 Great 8 showcase is funded and produced by the BFI and the British Council, with support from the Great Britain & Northern Ireland campaign, BBC Film and Film4.
In preparation for Cannes, unseen footage from...
- 5/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
After missing the chance to accept his first Oscar in person, following his win for Best Live-Action Short for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Wes Anderson has addressed the circumstances surrounding his absence and what he would’ve said in his speech.
“If I could have been there, I (along with [producer] Steven Rales) would have said ‘Thank You’ to: the family of Roald Dahl; the team at Netflix; Benedict [Cumberbatch] and Ralph [Fiennes] and Ben Kingsley and Dev [Patel] … and more [of the cast and crew],” Anderson stated. “And also: If I had not met Owen Wilson in a corridor at the University of Texas between classes when I was 18 years old, I would certainly not be receiving this award tonight — but unfortunately Steven and I are in Germany and we start shooting our new movie early tomorrow morning, so I did not actually receive the award [in person] or get a chance to say any of that.”
Anderson...
“If I could have been there, I (along with [producer] Steven Rales) would have said ‘Thank You’ to: the family of Roald Dahl; the team at Netflix; Benedict [Cumberbatch] and Ralph [Fiennes] and Ben Kingsley and Dev [Patel] … and more [of the cast and crew],” Anderson stated. “And also: If I had not met Owen Wilson in a corridor at the University of Texas between classes when I was 18 years old, I would certainly not be receiving this award tonight — but unfortunately Steven and I are in Germany and we start shooting our new movie early tomorrow morning, so I did not actually receive the award [in person] or get a chance to say any of that.”
Anderson...
- 3/11/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Refresh for updates: The votes are in, the tuxes are pressed, and the envelopes are sealed: It’s time for the 96th Academy Awards. Deadline is updating the winners list live as they are announced, so check it out below.
Christopher Nolan’s near-billion-dollar juggernaut Oppenheimer has been collecting trophies at nearly every stop this awards season and comes into the ceremony as the odds-on favorite for Best Picture, among other nods. It’s vying for the Big Prize on Hollywood’s Big Night against the No. 1 movie of 2023, Barbie, along with American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest.
Here are the winners announced so far at the Oscars, followed by the remaining nominees:
Winners
Tba
Nominees
Best Picture
American Fiction
Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
Anatomy of a Fall...
Christopher Nolan’s near-billion-dollar juggernaut Oppenheimer has been collecting trophies at nearly every stop this awards season and comes into the ceremony as the odds-on favorite for Best Picture, among other nods. It’s vying for the Big Prize on Hollywood’s Big Night against the No. 1 movie of 2023, Barbie, along with American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest.
Here are the winners announced so far at the Oscars, followed by the remaining nominees:
Winners
Tba
Nominees
Best Picture
American Fiction
Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
Anatomy of a Fall...
- 3/10/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Australia has two hopes in the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short category next week: 'Red, White and Blue', produced by the US-based Sara McFarlane and 'The After', produced by the UK-based Nicky Bentham. Both producer chat to If.
The post Nicky Bentham and Sara McFarlane: The two Aussie producers with Oscar-nominated shorts appeared first on If Magazine.
The post Nicky Bentham and Sara McFarlane: The two Aussie producers with Oscar-nominated shorts appeared first on If Magazine.
- 3/8/2024
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Live Action Short
Weekly Commentary: Many pundits regard the best live action short category as Wes Anderson’s to lose, thanks to his 40-minute Netflix short film, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” Interestingly, the final Oscar ballots do not display the director’s names. Although...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Live Action Short
Weekly Commentary: Many pundits regard the best live action short category as Wes Anderson’s to lose, thanks to his 40-minute Netflix short film, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” Interestingly, the final Oscar ballots do not display the director’s names. Although...
- 3/5/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
UK outfit Bankside has boarded world sales on Brides, the debut feature from acclaimed theatre director and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023 Nadia Fall, as production wraps.
The film, which shot in Wales, Turkey and Italy, stars newcomer Ebada Hassan and Layla’s Safiyya Ingar as two teenage girls in 2015, in search of freedom, friendship and belonging, who run away from their troubled lives in a seaside town with a misguided plan of travelling to Syria.
Nicky Bentham produces through London-based Neon Films, alongside Marica Stocchi of Rome-based Rosamont. Catryn Ramasut and Alice Lusher of Cardiff’s ie ie productions are co-producers.
The film, which shot in Wales, Turkey and Italy, stars newcomer Ebada Hassan and Layla’s Safiyya Ingar as two teenage girls in 2015, in search of freedom, friendship and belonging, who run away from their troubled lives in a seaside town with a misguided plan of travelling to Syria.
Nicky Bentham produces through London-based Neon Films, alongside Marica Stocchi of Rome-based Rosamont. Catryn Ramasut and Alice Lusher of Cardiff’s ie ie productions are co-producers.
- 2/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
It takes multiple hands of masters, artists and filmmakers to bring a story to life, no matter the cinematic medium. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has designated categories to recognize the achievements of artists working on animation, documentary features, and shorts, an opportunity to be rewarded. However, just because you directed or produced one of these specialty films doesn’t mean these contributions will be officially named in the Oscar nominations.
To the untrained Oscar eye, it might not be obvious that despite “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” picking up a nomination for best animated feature, one of the three directors, Joaquim Dos Santos, was not among the listed nominees. It’s an arbitrary rule of the Academy that only four “teams” may be recognized in the animated feature category.
The official nominees from “Spider-Verse” are Dos Santos’ fellow directors Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, producing partners Phil Lord and Christopher Miller,...
To the untrained Oscar eye, it might not be obvious that despite “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” picking up a nomination for best animated feature, one of the three directors, Joaquim Dos Santos, was not among the listed nominees. It’s an arbitrary rule of the Academy that only four “teams” may be recognized in the animated feature category.
The official nominees from “Spider-Verse” are Dos Santos’ fellow directors Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, producing partners Phil Lord and Christopher Miller,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The UK and Irish film industries are well represented in the Oscar nominations this year with Poor Things and The Zone Of Interest scoring a respective 11 and five nominations.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things bagged the second-highest number of nominations, behind only Oppenheimer. These included best picture for the UK-us-Ireland co-production between Element Pictures and Searchlight Pictures, with backing from Film4.
Also scoring nods was Poor Things’ Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan; UK production designers Shona Heath and James Price; musician Jerskin Fendrix in score; costume designer Holly Waddington; and the make-up and hairstyling team of Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things bagged the second-highest number of nominations, behind only Oppenheimer. These included best picture for the UK-us-Ireland co-production between Element Pictures and Searchlight Pictures, with backing from Film4.
Also scoring nods was Poor Things’ Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan; UK production designers Shona Heath and James Price; musician Jerskin Fendrix in score; costume designer Holly Waddington; and the make-up and hairstyling team of Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston.
- 1/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
Director’s winning project is BFI-backed UK-Italy co-production Brides.
UK writer-director Nadia Fall has won the €10,000 Breaking Through The Lens Action Grant, an award for a filmmaker from a marginalised gender presented in partnership with Swiss watch and jewellry manufacturer Chopard.
Fall was chosen from five finalists, with the award presented at an event at the Chopard boutique in London this evening.
Fall won the award for her project Brides, which follows two teenage girls who leave their troubled lives in an English seaside town to join Isis in Syria. A UK-Italy co-production between the UK’s Neon Films and regional Italian funds,...
UK writer-director Nadia Fall has won the €10,000 Breaking Through The Lens Action Grant, an award for a filmmaker from a marginalised gender presented in partnership with Swiss watch and jewellry manufacturer Chopard.
Fall was chosen from five finalists, with the award presented at an event at the Chopard boutique in London this evening.
Fall won the award for her project Brides, which follows two teenage girls who leave their troubled lives in an English seaside town to join Isis in Syria. A UK-Italy co-production between the UK’s Neon Films and regional Italian funds,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The After, the debut short from photographer Misan Harriman, best known for his portraits of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, will debut on Netflix on October 25 after screening at the London Film Festival.
The Oscar-qualified short stars David Oyelowo and comes from a story by Harriman, with a screenplay by writer John Julius Schwabach. The story follows Dayo (Oyelowo), a Londoner who has to reconnect with himself and society after witnessing a devastating random attack in the capital.
Si Bell Bsc served as DoP while Nicky Bentham of Neon Films, and Oyelowo via his Yoruba Saxon Productions produced.
The After is Harriman’s first narrative film project. A self-taught photographer, he is the first black person to shoot the September cover of British Vogue. His photography work has also been featured in Vanity Fair,...
The Oscar-qualified short stars David Oyelowo and comes from a story by Harriman, with a screenplay by writer John Julius Schwabach. The story follows Dayo (Oyelowo), a Londoner who has to reconnect with himself and society after witnessing a devastating random attack in the capital.
Si Bell Bsc served as DoP while Nicky Bentham of Neon Films, and Oyelowo via his Yoruba Saxon Productions produced.
The After is Harriman’s first narrative film project. A self-taught photographer, he is the first black person to shoot the September cover of British Vogue. His photography work has also been featured in Vanity Fair,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
A new ScreenSkills exhibition and distribution group has also formed, featuring UK Cinema Association’s Phil Clapp and Film Export UK’s Charlie Bloye.
UK training body ScreenSkills has unveiled the 11 new members of its Film Skills Council, including Neon Films’ Nicky Bentham and Working Title Films’ head of production Sarah-Jane Wright.
They are joined by producers Ameenah Ayub Allen; Ciara Barry and Rosie Crerar of barry crerar; Jennifer Monks of The Fold; Chris Patterson of Causeway Pictures; Story Compound’s Tolu Stedford; and Delta Pictures’ Adam Partridge.
Also new to the council is BBC Film’s head of production...
UK training body ScreenSkills has unveiled the 11 new members of its Film Skills Council, including Neon Films’ Nicky Bentham and Working Title Films’ head of production Sarah-Jane Wright.
They are joined by producers Ameenah Ayub Allen; Ciara Barry and Rosie Crerar of barry crerar; Jennifer Monks of The Fold; Chris Patterson of Causeway Pictures; Story Compound’s Tolu Stedford; and Delta Pictures’ Adam Partridge.
Also new to the council is BBC Film’s head of production...
- 9/13/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
“Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” star Morfydd Clark is set to headline a biopic “Making Noise,” about Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman who became the world’s premier solo percussionist.
Multi-Grammy winner Glennie, who hails from Scotland, experienced profound hearing loss as a child. But instead of giving up on her dream of making music, she instead went on to become a global star, performing with artists including Bjork, Underworld and Mark Knopfler. She has also released more than 40 albums and performed over 2,500 concerts worldwide.
Embankment is launching global pre-sales on the project at the Toronto Film Festival. Directed by “The Levelling” helmer Hope Dickson Leach, “Making Noise” is described as a “vibrant, exhilarating story of how the world fell in love with a woman who broke all the rules.”
Clark, who has also appeared in “Saint Maud” (earning her a BAFTA Rising Star nom) and will...
Multi-Grammy winner Glennie, who hails from Scotland, experienced profound hearing loss as a child. But instead of giving up on her dream of making music, she instead went on to become a global star, performing with artists including Bjork, Underworld and Mark Knopfler. She has also released more than 40 albums and performed over 2,500 concerts worldwide.
Embankment is launching global pre-sales on the project at the Toronto Film Festival. Directed by “The Levelling” helmer Hope Dickson Leach, “Making Noise” is described as a “vibrant, exhilarating story of how the world fell in love with a woman who broke all the rules.”
Clark, who has also appeared in “Saint Maud” (earning her a BAFTA Rising Star nom) and will...
- 9/7/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy and K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Finalists include Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023, Nadia Fall.
Breaking Through The Lens (Bttl), a US-based non-profit that advocates for a more equitable film industry, has named the five finalists for their Chopard x Bttl Action Grant, which gives feature film directors of marginalised genders the chance at winning €10,000 towards a project.
The finalists include Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023 Nadia Fall, who is seeking support for her feature debut, Brides. The UK-Italy co-production follows two teenage girls in search of freedom, friendship and meaning, run away from their troubled lives in an English seaside town in order to join Isis in Syria.
Breaking Through The Lens (Bttl), a US-based non-profit that advocates for a more equitable film industry, has named the five finalists for their Chopard x Bttl Action Grant, which gives feature film directors of marginalised genders the chance at winning €10,000 towards a project.
The finalists include Screen Star of Tomorrow 2023 Nadia Fall, who is seeking support for her feature debut, Brides. The UK-Italy co-production follows two teenage girls in search of freedom, friendship and meaning, run away from their troubled lives in an English seaside town in order to join Isis in Syria.
- 9/6/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Lamptey had greenlit films including ‘The Wonder’ and ‘I Came By’, and upcoming ‘The Kitchen’, ‘Scoop’.
Fiona Lamptey has left her role as director of UK features at Netflix.
Netflix had no comment regarding her departure or a potential replacement.
The UK producer, who is understood to have left last week, joined Netflix in October 2020 as the first UK-based executive greenlighting UK features. Her remit was to develop films focused on UK productions and IP.
Netflix UK features made in her tenure have included Babak Anvari’s thriller I Came By starring George MacKay and Hugh Bonneville; Nathaniel Martello-White’s...
Fiona Lamptey has left her role as director of UK features at Netflix.
Netflix had no comment regarding her departure or a potential replacement.
The UK producer, who is understood to have left last week, joined Netflix in October 2020 as the first UK-based executive greenlighting UK features. Her remit was to develop films focused on UK productions and IP.
Netflix UK features made in her tenure have included Babak Anvari’s thriller I Came By starring George MacKay and Hugh Bonneville; Nathaniel Martello-White’s...
- 5/5/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Non-profit Initiative
Real life husband and wife couple, celebrity cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma, are merging their respective foundations – Anushka Sharma Foundation and Virat Kohli Foundation – to launch SeVVA, a joint non-profit initiative aimed at helping those in need.
Sharma and Kohli said in a joint statement: “In the words of Kahlil Gibran ‘for in truth it is life that gives unto life – while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.’ With this sentiment in mind, we have decided to work together through SeVVA aiming to reach out to as many people as possible. SeVVA’s work won’t be confined to a particular issue as it will continue to strive for social good by championing humanity which is the need of the hour today.”
Next up for Sharma is “Chakda Xpress,” a Netflix film inspired by the life of one of women cricket’s all-time greatest players,...
Real life husband and wife couple, celebrity cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma, are merging their respective foundations – Anushka Sharma Foundation and Virat Kohli Foundation – to launch SeVVA, a joint non-profit initiative aimed at helping those in need.
Sharma and Kohli said in a joint statement: “In the words of Kahlil Gibran ‘for in truth it is life that gives unto life – while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.’ With this sentiment in mind, we have decided to work together through SeVVA aiming to reach out to as many people as possible. SeVVA’s work won’t be confined to a particular issue as it will continue to strive for social good by championing humanity which is the need of the hour today.”
Next up for Sharma is “Chakda Xpress,” a Netflix film inspired by the life of one of women cricket’s all-time greatest players,...
- 3/23/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Famke Janssen (X-Men) and Rose Williams (The Power) have the lead roles in the “contemporary psychological thriller” Locked In, which is currently filming in the UK. Produced by Nicky Bentham of Neon Films, with Alison Jackson of Gaumont serving as executive producer, the film is being made for release through the Netflix streaming service.
Locked In marks the feature directorial debut of Nour Wazzi, who has previously directed multiple short films and episodes of TV shows, and also contributed to the horror anthology movie Murder Manual. The screenplay was written by 28 Weeks Later co-writer Rowan Joffé, who crafted a story that pits the unhappy newlywed Lina (Williams) against her brittle, damaged mother-in-law, Katherine (Janssen). An affair sets Lina onto a journey of secrecy, betrayal and murder — and a plot to seemingly destroy her. But who is the real victim, and who can she truly trust?
Deadline reports that Janssen and...
Locked In marks the feature directorial debut of Nour Wazzi, who has previously directed multiple short films and episodes of TV shows, and also contributed to the horror anthology movie Murder Manual. The screenplay was written by 28 Weeks Later co-writer Rowan Joffé, who crafted a story that pits the unhappy newlywed Lina (Williams) against her brittle, damaged mother-in-law, Katherine (Janssen). An affair sets Lina onto a journey of secrecy, betrayal and murder — and a plot to seemingly destroy her. But who is the real victim, and who can she truly trust?
Deadline reports that Janssen and...
- 12/21/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Famke Janssen (X-Men franchise) and Rose Williams (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) will topline Locked In, a contemporary psychological thriller from Netflix, which is currently in production in London and the UK. Others in the cast include Alex Hassell (Violent Night), Finn Cole (Animal Kingdom) and Anna Friel (Monarch).
The first feature directed by award-winner Nour Wazzi (The Last Bus) pits the unhappy newlywed Lina (Williams) against her brittle, damaged mother-in-law, Katherine (Janssen). An affair sets Lina onto a journey of secrecy, betrayal and murder — and a plot to seemingly destroy her. But who is the real victim, and who can she truly trust?
Rowan Joffé wrote the script. Nicky Bentham (The Duke) is producing for Neon Films, with Alison Jackson exec producing for Gaumont.
Best known for starring roles in the Taken and X-Men film franchises, Janssen has...
The first feature directed by award-winner Nour Wazzi (The Last Bus) pits the unhappy newlywed Lina (Williams) against her brittle, damaged mother-in-law, Katherine (Janssen). An affair sets Lina onto a journey of secrecy, betrayal and murder — and a plot to seemingly destroy her. But who is the real victim, and who can she truly trust?
Rowan Joffé wrote the script. Nicky Bentham (The Duke) is producing for Neon Films, with Alison Jackson exec producing for Gaumont.
Best known for starring roles in the Taken and X-Men film franchises, Janssen has...
- 12/21/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Fifteen countries represented amongst the 18 individuals.
European producers platform Ace Producers has selected 18 producers for the latest edition of its Ace Producers’ Network programme, running in 2022 and 2023.
The 18 producers include Nadim Cheikhrouha of France’s Tanit Films, who will produce Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s next feature Mime. Cheikhrouha and Ben Hania secured an Oscar nomination for best international feature film last year for The Man Who Sold His Skin.
Scroll down for the full list of producers
Sara Laszlo, CEO at Hungary’s Campfilm, is another Ace Producers participant, through Denes Nagy’s The Vacation. Laszlo’s previous...
European producers platform Ace Producers has selected 18 producers for the latest edition of its Ace Producers’ Network programme, running in 2022 and 2023.
The 18 producers include Nadim Cheikhrouha of France’s Tanit Films, who will produce Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s next feature Mime. Cheikhrouha and Ben Hania secured an Oscar nomination for best international feature film last year for The Man Who Sold His Skin.
Scroll down for the full list of producers
Sara Laszlo, CEO at Hungary’s Campfilm, is another Ace Producers participant, through Denes Nagy’s The Vacation. Laszlo’s previous...
- 9/12/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
It was held at The Groucho Club in London.
Screen celebrated the launch of the UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow 2022 with a party at The Groucho Club, London on Thursday July 7.
Click here for this year’s Stars Of Tomorrow line-up
Alongside most of the class of 2022, other guests included BFI’s Mia Bays, producers Daisy Allsopp, Nicky Bentham, David Parfitt and Tristan Goligher, Amazon Prime Video’s Dan Grabiner, Lff’s Tricia Tuttle, Nfts’s Jon Wardle and Sandra Hebron, ScreenSkill’s head of film and animation Gareth Ellis-Unwin, Screen Scotland’s Isabel Davis and HanWay Film’s Gabrielle Stewart and Tejinder Jouhal.
Screen celebrated the launch of the UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow 2022 with a party at The Groucho Club, London on Thursday July 7.
Click here for this year’s Stars Of Tomorrow line-up
Alongside most of the class of 2022, other guests included BFI’s Mia Bays, producers Daisy Allsopp, Nicky Bentham, David Parfitt and Tristan Goligher, Amazon Prime Video’s Dan Grabiner, Lff’s Tricia Tuttle, Nfts’s Jon Wardle and Sandra Hebron, ScreenSkill’s head of film and animation Gareth Ellis-Unwin, Screen Scotland’s Isabel Davis and HanWay Film’s Gabrielle Stewart and Tejinder Jouhal.
- 7/8/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
This Pathe release comes with a set of extras that's every bit as amiable as the film itself. A brief Making of offers some background and Nothing But the Truth sees Kempton Bunton's grandson give the enterprise some heart with his recollections of her grandad. The Q&a with Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren and Nicky Bentham is worth a look, not least for their heartfelt recollections of working with Michel on the film. All in all a pleasant set of extras that offer some titbits of information without becoming a slog.
The film also features audio descriptoin and hard of hearing subtitles....
The film also features audio descriptoin and hard of hearing subtitles....
- 6/11/2022
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #265: The Duke – Producing & Writing an unbelievable True Story with Nicky Bentham,...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmakers Podcast #265: The Duke – Producing & Writing an unbelievable True Story with Nicky Bentham,...
- 3/7/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The HeyUGuys Film Review Show team is a back with two reviews this week. First up we have the long awaited new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac. Joe Wright’s Cyrano stars Peter Dinklage as the titular character. The film also stars Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr. & Ben Mendelsohn. It’s based on the stage musical adapted and directed by Erica Schmidt, from “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Edmond Rostand, with music by Aaron & Bryce Dessner and lyrics by Matt Berninger & Carin Besser.
You can find our premiere and junket interviews with Joe Wright and his main cast right here:
Find Scott on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/scottwritesfilm
and follow Linda here: https://twitter.com/Linda_Marric
Cyrano will be released in UK cinemas from 25th of February, 2022
Cyrano Film Review
Plot:
Cyrano re-imagines the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle. A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de...
You can find our premiere and junket interviews with Joe Wright and his main cast right here:
Find Scott on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/scottwritesfilm
and follow Linda here: https://twitter.com/Linda_Marric
Cyrano will be released in UK cinemas from 25th of February, 2022
Cyrano Film Review
Plot:
Cyrano re-imagines the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle. A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de...
- 2/25/2022
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“The real concern is around insurance,” said one producer.
UK independent film and TV producers are facing uncertainty ahead of the publication of updated Covid safety guidelines by the British Film Commission (Bfc) following the end of all legal Covid regulations in England as of today (February 24).
At the same time, an insurance broker is calling for a three-month extension to the government-backed Production Restart Scheme (Prs) until the end of July.
Screen understands the Bfc, which has worked throughout the pandemic to provide up-to-date guidelines on best on-set practice in line with government adjustments, is reconvening its industry-wide working...
UK independent film and TV producers are facing uncertainty ahead of the publication of updated Covid safety guidelines by the British Film Commission (Bfc) following the end of all legal Covid regulations in England as of today (February 24).
At the same time, an insurance broker is calling for a three-month extension to the government-backed Production Restart Scheme (Prs) until the end of July.
Screen understands the Bfc, which has worked throughout the pandemic to provide up-to-date guidelines on best on-set practice in line with government adjustments, is reconvening its industry-wide working...
- 2/24/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Classics has pushed back the release for Roger Michell’s film The Duke, starring Academy Award winners Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren, by a month—from March 25 to April 22, 2022. It will be released in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on the latter date before expanding to additional cities over the following weeks.
The dramedy marking one of the final projects from Michell, who passed away in September, received a one-week awards qualifying run in Los Angeles this past December.
It was initially set to open against The Daniels’ SXSW opener Everything Everywhere All at Once for A24; Paramount Pictures’ comedy The Lost City, starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe and Brad Pitt; and Sony Pictures Classics’ own romantic drama, Mothering Sunday. But it will now play against Good Deed Entertainment’s animated film Charlotte, featuring the voices of Broadbent, Keira Knightley, Marion Cotillard and more...
The dramedy marking one of the final projects from Michell, who passed away in September, received a one-week awards qualifying run in Los Angeles this past December.
It was initially set to open against The Daniels’ SXSW opener Everything Everywhere All at Once for A24; Paramount Pictures’ comedy The Lost City, starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe and Brad Pitt; and Sony Pictures Classics’ own romantic drama, Mothering Sunday. But it will now play against Good Deed Entertainment’s animated film Charlotte, featuring the voices of Broadbent, Keira Knightley, Marion Cotillard and more...
- 2/15/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Duke Premiere Interviews – Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Fionn Whitehead & more on their new film
Last night at the National Gallery in London the red carpet premiere of The Duke was attended by Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Fionn Whitehead, Aimee Kelly, Anna Maxwell Martin as well as producer Nicky Bentham, and writers Clive Coleman and Richard Bean.
It was directed by the late Roger Michell, and will be released nationwide in UK cinemas on 25th February, 2022.
Colin Hart and Scott Davis returned to their red carpeting duties with style and brio. Here are their interviews.
The Duke Premiere Interviews
Plot:
The Duke is a moving true story that celebrates a man who was determined to live a meaningful life. Set in 1961, it follows the story of Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, who stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first, and remains the only, theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton proceeded...
It was directed by the late Roger Michell, and will be released nationwide in UK cinemas on 25th February, 2022.
Colin Hart and Scott Davis returned to their red carpeting duties with style and brio. Here are their interviews.
The Duke Premiere Interviews
Plot:
The Duke is a moving true story that celebrates a man who was determined to live a meaningful life. Set in 1961, it follows the story of Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, who stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first, and remains the only, theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton proceeded...
- 2/9/2022
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sony Pictures Classics has set a March 25 theatrical release date for The Duke, directed by the late Roger Michell. The film starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren will open in theaters in New York and Los Angeles before expanding in the following weeks. The dramedy is currently playing at the Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles for a one-week awards qualifying run through Dec. 16.
The Duke is set in 1961, when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge – a startling revelation of...
The Duke is set in 1961, when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge – a startling revelation of...
- 12/15/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Editor’s note: British director Roger Michell died this week at the age of 65. Here, Sony Pictures Classics co-president Michael Barker, who distributed several of Michell’s films — including the upcoming “The Duke” — remembers his colleague.
Life stopped for many of us this week when writer/director Roger Michell passed away suddenly at the age of 65. He was a gentle, warm, soft-spoken, eloquent, witty, beautiful human being, in addition to being a strong, uncompromising artist of range and brilliance.
Only three weeks ago, he was in Telluride with us accompanied by Helen Mirren and producer Nicky Bentham to present his latest wonderfully rich picture, “The Duke.” He was seen zipping up and down the streets of Telluride on his rented bicycle, his fifth time there (three of them with us), introducing his film, enjoying the company of locals whose friendships he had continued with each visit, at dinners trading legendary...
Life stopped for many of us this week when writer/director Roger Michell passed away suddenly at the age of 65. He was a gentle, warm, soft-spoken, eloquent, witty, beautiful human being, in addition to being a strong, uncompromising artist of range and brilliance.
Only three weeks ago, he was in Telluride with us accompanied by Helen Mirren and producer Nicky Bentham to present his latest wonderfully rich picture, “The Duke.” He was seen zipping up and down the streets of Telluride on his rented bicycle, his fifth time there (three of them with us), introducing his film, enjoying the company of locals whose friendships he had continued with each visit, at dinners trading legendary...
- 9/25/2021
- by Michael Barker
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Who Killed the Klf?, a feature documentary about the cult and mysterious band, has been picked up for world sales by Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment ahead of its debut at Austin’s Fantastic Fest this weekend.
Directed by Chris Atkins, the film looks into the band, which famously burned a million quid on the Scottish island of Jura, and later disappeared as an act and removed their music from catalogues. The pic will chronicle how the duo – Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty – shot to the top of the pop charts as one of electronic dance music’s progenitors from their punk rock origins in 1970’s Liverpool.
Director Atkins worked with the pair to tell their story. Pic was produced by Nicky Bentham, with Richard Thompson of Fulwell 73 and Ian Neil serving as executive producers.
“Film Mode is thrilled to be introducing Who Killed the Klf?...
Directed by Chris Atkins, the film looks into the band, which famously burned a million quid on the Scottish island of Jura, and later disappeared as an act and removed their music from catalogues. The pic will chronicle how the duo – Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty – shot to the top of the pop charts as one of electronic dance music’s progenitors from their punk rock origins in 1970’s Liverpool.
Director Atkins worked with the pair to tell their story. Pic was produced by Nicky Bentham, with Richard Thompson of Fulwell 73 and Ian Neil serving as executive producers.
“Film Mode is thrilled to be introducing Who Killed the Klf?...
- 9/24/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
”His body of work represents exactly what many British filmmakers aspire to.”
Friends and collaborators in the international film industry reacted with shock and sadness to the sudden death of UK director Roger Michell, who died on Wednesday at the age of 65.
“It is a shock. He was my oldest professional friend,” said UK producer Kevin Loader, who produced six of Michell’s feature films including 2004’s Enduring Love, 2012’s Hyde Park on Hudson and 2013’s Le Week-end, through the duo’s London-based Free Range Films, founded in 1996. “I’d known him for over 30 years. We spoke several times a...
Friends and collaborators in the international film industry reacted with shock and sadness to the sudden death of UK director Roger Michell, who died on Wednesday at the age of 65.
“It is a shock. He was my oldest professional friend,” said UK producer Kevin Loader, who produced six of Michell’s feature films including 2004’s Enduring Love, 2012’s Hyde Park on Hudson and 2013’s Le Week-end, through the duo’s London-based Free Range Films, founded in 1996. “I’d known him for over 30 years. We spoke several times a...
- 9/24/2021
- by Ben Dalton¬Louise Tutt
- ScreenDaily
In 1961, Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya?s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly – he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge – Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage – how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale. Roger Michell, the son of a British diplomat, was born in South Africa and as a child lived in Beirut, Damascus and Prague.
- 6/25/2021
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Pact Appointments
UK producers group Pact has appointed See-Saw Films’ TV chief Hakan Kousetta as Pact Chair for the next two years. Kousetta succeeds All3Media COO, Sara Geater, who stands down at the end of the year having served the maximum four-year term as Chair. During her tenure, Geater has overseen Pact’s re-negotiation of Terms of Trade with all of the domestic broadcasters, and played a key role in Pact’s Covid-19 response. The newly elected Pact Council Members are:
• Alex Jones, Red Planet Pictures – re-elected
• Claire Mundell, Synchronicity Films – re-elected
• Gwenda Carnie, Cardiff Productions, re-elected as National Representative for Wales
• Jacqueline Moreton, FremantleMedia – newly elected
• Jane Kelly, Big Mountain Productions, newly elected as National Representative for Northern Ireland
• Jane Muirhead, Raise The Roof Productions, uncontested and re-elected as National Representative for Scotland
• Kate Norrish, Hillbilly Films & Television – newly elected
• Laura Marshall, Icon Films – re-elected
• Marc Samuelson, Route 24 – re-elected
• Nicky Bentham,...
UK producers group Pact has appointed See-Saw Films’ TV chief Hakan Kousetta as Pact Chair for the next two years. Kousetta succeeds All3Media COO, Sara Geater, who stands down at the end of the year having served the maximum four-year term as Chair. During her tenure, Geater has overseen Pact’s re-negotiation of Terms of Trade with all of the domestic broadcasters, and played a key role in Pact’s Covid-19 response. The newly elected Pact Council Members are:
• Alex Jones, Red Planet Pictures – re-elected
• Claire Mundell, Synchronicity Films – re-elected
• Gwenda Carnie, Cardiff Productions, re-elected as National Representative for Wales
• Jacqueline Moreton, FremantleMedia – newly elected
• Jane Kelly, Big Mountain Productions, newly elected as National Representative for Northern Ireland
• Jane Muirhead, Raise The Roof Productions, uncontested and re-elected as National Representative for Scotland
• Kate Norrish, Hillbilly Films & Television – newly elected
• Laura Marshall, Icon Films – re-elected
• Marc Samuelson, Route 24 – re-elected
• Nicky Bentham,...
- 12/8/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K. producers body Pact has appointed See-Saw Films’ COO for television, Hakan Kousetta, as its chair for the next two years.
The executive’s appointment was uncontested during the recent Pact council elections.
Kousetta succeeds All3Media COO Sara Geater, who will step down at the end of the year having served the maximum four-year term as chair. During her tenure, Geater oversaw Pact’s re-negotiation of terms of trade with all the domestic broadcasters, and played a crucial role in Pact’s Covid-19 response this year, working with industry partners and government officials to help ensure production could get up and running again.
Emmy-winning Kousetta joined See-Saw Films in 2014 to co-run its TV division and has overseen the finance and production of many films and television programs. He has been co-chair of Pact’s film policy group for the past two years and currently sits on the Pact council.
The executive’s appointment was uncontested during the recent Pact council elections.
Kousetta succeeds All3Media COO Sara Geater, who will step down at the end of the year having served the maximum four-year term as chair. During her tenure, Geater oversaw Pact’s re-negotiation of terms of trade with all the domestic broadcasters, and played a crucial role in Pact’s Covid-19 response this year, working with industry partners and government officials to help ensure production could get up and running again.
Emmy-winning Kousetta joined See-Saw Films in 2014 to co-run its TV division and has overseen the finance and production of many films and television programs. He has been co-chair of Pact’s film policy group for the past two years and currently sits on the Pact council.
- 12/8/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Neon Films’ Nicky Bentham and Pinewood’s Andrew M. Smith were among speakers at Westminster Media Forum.
A mixture of optimism and wariness characterised a Westminster Media Forum policy panel on ‘Covid-19, UK transition, and the [screen] sector’s long-term outlook’, held online on Tuesday, September 29
Among the more upbeat speakers was Andrew M. Smith, corporate affairs director, Pinewood Group.
“There are tremendous opportunities, even during this terrible crisis that we are going through,” he suggested. “In the last 12 months, we have seen announced 5 million square feet of additional stage space coming on in the United Kingdom.”
This week Pinewood started...
A mixture of optimism and wariness characterised a Westminster Media Forum policy panel on ‘Covid-19, UK transition, and the [screen] sector’s long-term outlook’, held online on Tuesday, September 29
Among the more upbeat speakers was Andrew M. Smith, corporate affairs director, Pinewood Group.
“There are tremendous opportunities, even during this terrible crisis that we are going through,” he suggested. “In the last 12 months, we have seen announced 5 million square feet of additional stage space coming on in the United Kingdom.”
This week Pinewood started...
- 9/30/2020
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Comedy-drama debuted at the Venice Film Festival.
Sony Pictures Classics (Spc) has secured US, Latin America, and Scandinavia distribution rights to The Duke in a deal with Pathé International.
The comedy-drama, starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent, received its world premiere earlier this month at the Venice Film Festival, where it played out of Competition.
Directed by Roger Michell and based on a true story, Broadbent stars as the Newcastle taxi driver who, in 1961, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London’s National Gallery, announcing he would return it if the UK government invested more in elderly care.
Sony Pictures Classics (Spc) has secured US, Latin America, and Scandinavia distribution rights to The Duke in a deal with Pathé International.
The comedy-drama, starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent, received its world premiere earlier this month at the Venice Film Festival, where it played out of Competition.
Directed by Roger Michell and based on a true story, Broadbent stars as the Newcastle taxi driver who, in 1961, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London’s National Gallery, announcing he would return it if the UK government invested more in elderly care.
- 9/22/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Pathé has sold Roger Michell’s Venice title “The Duke,” starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent to Sony Pictures Classics for the U.S., Latin America and Scandinavia.
Written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman, the comedy drama follows a 60-year-old taxi driver who, in 1961, stole Francisco Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first, and remains the only, theft in the Gallery’s history. He sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly.
Pathé International had pre-sold the rest of the world rights prior to the Venice Film Festival. The distributor will release the film in the U.K,, France and Switzerland. Other sales include: Australia (Transmission), Benelux (Paradiso), Canada/Germany/Spain (eOne), China (Huanxi), Czech Republic (Aqs), Former Yugoslavia (McF), Israel (Forum...
Written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman, the comedy drama follows a 60-year-old taxi driver who, in 1961, stole Francisco Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first, and remains the only, theft in the Gallery’s history. He sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly.
Pathé International had pre-sold the rest of the world rights prior to the Venice Film Festival. The distributor will release the film in the U.K,, France and Switzerland. Other sales include: Australia (Transmission), Benelux (Paradiso), Canada/Germany/Spain (eOne), China (Huanxi), Czech Republic (Aqs), Former Yugoslavia (McF), Israel (Forum...
- 9/22/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Director Roger Michell’s comedic heist movie “The Duke,” starring Oscar winners Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren, was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics, the distributor announced Tuesday.
Sony Classics acquired all rights in the U.S., Latin America, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Russia/Cis, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, South Africa, South East Asia (except Japan and China) and India.
The film, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, is based on the true story of Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old British taxi driver who in 1961 managed to steal Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London — the first and (so far) only theft in the museum’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide TV for free to the elderly.
“Notting Hill” director Michell worked from a script by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman,...
Sony Classics acquired all rights in the U.S., Latin America, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Russia/Cis, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, South Africa, South East Asia (except Japan and China) and India.
The film, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, is based on the true story of Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old British taxi driver who in 1961 managed to steal Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London — the first and (so far) only theft in the museum’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide TV for free to the elderly.
“Notting Hill” director Michell worked from a script by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman,...
- 9/22/2020
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Roger Michell, the British director behind Venice competition title “The Duke” and films such as “Notting Hill” and “Venus,” says he feels “great sympathy” for the BBC and its ongoing tensions with the U.K. government.
Speaking at a press conference for “The Duke” in Venice, alongside star Jim Broadbent (co-star Helen Mirren did not make the trip to Italy) and producer Nicky Bentham, Michell said the issue of who will foot the bill for TV license fees for people over 75 years old “feels like another attempt to curtail the power of BBC to make it less likely that its Charter will be renewed.”
The matter of the BBC’s license fee, a mandatory £157.50 ($207) annual payment that helps the public broadcaster fund its programs, is central to “The Duke,” which stars Broadbent as disabled pensioner Kempton Bunton, who stole a painting in 1961 in protest of an extravagant sum paid by...
Speaking at a press conference for “The Duke” in Venice, alongside star Jim Broadbent (co-star Helen Mirren did not make the trip to Italy) and producer Nicky Bentham, Michell said the issue of who will foot the bill for TV license fees for people over 75 years old “feels like another attempt to curtail the power of BBC to make it less likely that its Charter will be renewed.”
The matter of the BBC’s license fee, a mandatory £157.50 ($207) annual payment that helps the public broadcaster fund its programs, is central to “The Duke,” which stars Broadbent as disabled pensioner Kempton Bunton, who stole a painting in 1961 in protest of an extravagant sum paid by...
- 9/4/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The challenges facing U.K. independent producers have been laid bare in a survey that shows that many earn less than £6,000 a year for their film producing work.
According to the Producers’ Roundtable survey, 75% of independent film producers who have made one to two feature films earned less than £6,000 a year over the past five years from film producing. In total, 149 independent film producers were surveyed.
Meanwhile, 30% of BAFTA nominated/winning independent film producers earned less than £10,000 over the past two years for their film producing work.
Some 53% said they had given up their fee multiple times to get their films made, with 77% saying they had done this at least once.
Not surprisingly, 83% of independent film producers think being an indie producer in the U.K. today is not sustainable.
Following the survey, the Producers’ Roundtable, in association with producers’ alliance Pact, has released a set of guidelines which it...
According to the Producers’ Roundtable survey, 75% of independent film producers who have made one to two feature films earned less than £6,000 a year over the past five years from film producing. In total, 149 independent film producers were surveyed.
Meanwhile, 30% of BAFTA nominated/winning independent film producers earned less than £10,000 over the past two years for their film producing work.
Some 53% said they had given up their fee multiple times to get their films made, with 77% saying they had done this at least once.
Not surprisingly, 83% of independent film producers think being an indie producer in the U.K. today is not sustainable.
Following the survey, the Producers’ Roundtable, in association with producers’ alliance Pact, has released a set of guidelines which it...
- 2/6/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: A new survey published today on the state of the UK’s independent production sector has revealed the harsh challenges being faced by the country’s indie producers.
Among the eye-opening findings are that 75% of independent film producer respondees who have made 1-2 feature films earned less than $7,800 per year over the past five years for their film producing work. Of those who have made 5-10 feature films, 67% still earned less than $19,500 per year over the past five years from producing their projects.
The survey was conducted by UK producer-supporting advocacy group the Producers’ Roundtable in association with union Pact and has been backed by the majority of the UK’s major films orgs including the BFI, Film4, BBC Films, and several significant indie producers.
The survey also showed that 53% of independent film producers said they had given up their fee multiple times to get their films made, with...
Among the eye-opening findings are that 75% of independent film producer respondees who have made 1-2 feature films earned less than $7,800 per year over the past five years for their film producing work. Of those who have made 5-10 feature films, 67% still earned less than $19,500 per year over the past five years from producing their projects.
The survey was conducted by UK producer-supporting advocacy group the Producers’ Roundtable in association with union Pact and has been backed by the majority of the UK’s major films orgs including the BFI, Film4, BBC Films, and several significant indie producers.
The survey also showed that 53% of independent film producers said they had given up their fee multiple times to get their films made, with...
- 2/5/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s a first look at Oscar-winning duo Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren in Roger Michell’s art heist comedy The Duke.
As we revealed back in October, the heavyweight Brit acting duo are leading the cast of the film based on the true story of 60-year-old taxi driver Kempton Bunton who, in 1961, stole a Goya painting from the National Gallery in London.
Bunton sent a ransom note saying he would only return the picture on condition that the UK government agreed to provide free TV for the elderly. However, it turned out he was spinning a web of lies, with the full story not emerging for another 50 years. The incident was the first, and still only, theft in the National Gallery’s history.
Fionn Whitehead and Matthew Goode are also in the cast. The script was written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman and the...
As we revealed back in October, the heavyweight Brit acting duo are leading the cast of the film based on the true story of 60-year-old taxi driver Kempton Bunton who, in 1961, stole a Goya painting from the National Gallery in London.
Bunton sent a ransom note saying he would only return the picture on condition that the UK government agreed to provide free TV for the elderly. However, it turned out he was spinning a web of lies, with the full story not emerging for another 50 years. The incident was the first, and still only, theft in the National Gallery’s history.
Fionn Whitehead and Matthew Goode are also in the cast. The script was written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman and the...
- 1/10/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
“Dunkirk” star Fionn Whitehead has signed on for art heist movie “The Duke” and will appear alongside Oscar winners Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.
The Roger Michell (“Notting Hill”) film was written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman and is based on a true story.
It follows a 60 year-old London cab driver, Kempton Bunton (Broadbent), who in 1961 stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery, the only robbery in the museum’s history. Bunton sent ransom notes saying he would return the painting on condition that the British government invested more in care for the elderly. But the full story did not emerge until 50 years later.
Mirren plays Bunton’s wife, and Whitehead will play his son. The film will be produced by Nicky Bentham (“Moon”). It is a Neon Films production for Pathé, Ingenious Media and Screen Yorkshire. Principal photography starts in January.
Pathé...
The Roger Michell (“Notting Hill”) film was written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman and is based on a true story.
It follows a 60 year-old London cab driver, Kempton Bunton (Broadbent), who in 1961 stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery, the only robbery in the museum’s history. Bunton sent ransom notes saying he would return the painting on condition that the British government invested more in care for the elderly. But the full story did not emerge until 50 years later.
Mirren plays Bunton’s wife, and Whitehead will play his son. The film will be produced by Nicky Bentham (“Moon”). It is a Neon Films production for Pathé, Ingenious Media and Screen Yorkshire. Principal photography starts in January.
Pathé...
- 11/4/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Dunkirk star Fionn Whitehead has joined the cast of Roger Michell’s The Duke ahead of the film’s shoot in January 2020.
As I revealed last week, Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren will lead the cast of the art heist comedy movie that is being produced by Nicky Bentham (Moon) for her UK banner Neon Films with Pathé.
Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France and Switzerland and will handle sales for the rest of the world, commencing at Afm this week.
The script by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman is based on the real-life story of 60-year-old taxi driver Kempton Bunton (Broadbent) who, in 1961, stole a Goya painting from the National Gallery in London.
Bunton sent a ransom note saying he would only return the picture on condition that the UK government agreed to provide free TV for the elderly. However, it turned...
As I revealed last week, Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren will lead the cast of the art heist comedy movie that is being produced by Nicky Bentham (Moon) for her UK banner Neon Films with Pathé.
Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France and Switzerland and will handle sales for the rest of the world, commencing at Afm this week.
The script by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman is based on the real-life story of 60-year-old taxi driver Kempton Bunton (Broadbent) who, in 1961, stole a Goya painting from the National Gallery in London.
Bunton sent a ransom note saying he would only return the picture on condition that the UK government agreed to provide free TV for the elderly. However, it turned...
- 11/4/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The film will shoot in January 2020.
Fionn Whitehead has joined Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren on the cast of Pathé’s art heist comedy-drama The Duke, to be directed by Roger Michell.
The film will be presented to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market, and will shoot in January 2020 in Yorkshire and London.
Set in 1961, the story follows a 60-year-old taxi driver, played by Broadbent, who steals Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London’s National Gallery. Mirren plays his wife with Whitehead as his son, as Bunton attempts to change the world and save his marriage via the theft.
Fionn Whitehead has joined Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren on the cast of Pathé’s art heist comedy-drama The Duke, to be directed by Roger Michell.
The film will be presented to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market, and will shoot in January 2020 in Yorkshire and London.
Set in 1961, the story follows a 60-year-old taxi driver, played by Broadbent, who steals Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London’s National Gallery. Mirren plays his wife with Whitehead as his son, as Bunton attempts to change the world and save his marriage via the theft.
- 11/4/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Oscar-winning duo Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren will play husband and wife in Roger Michell’s art heist comedy movie The Duke for Pathé.
I can reveal that the film is officially greenlighted and will shoot in January 2020. The script by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman is based on the real-life story of 60-year-old taxi driver Kempton Bunton who, in 1961, stole a Goya painting from the National Gallery in London.
Bunton sent a ransom note saying he would only return the picture on condition that the UK government agreed to provide free TV for the elderly. However, it turned out he was spinning a web of lies, with the full story not emerging for another 50 years. The incident was the first, and still only, theft in the National Gallery’s history.
Producers on the project are Nicky Bentham (Moon) for her UK banner Neon Films with Pathé,...
I can reveal that the film is officially greenlighted and will shoot in January 2020. The script by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman is based on the real-life story of 60-year-old taxi driver Kempton Bunton who, in 1961, stole a Goya painting from the National Gallery in London.
Bunton sent a ransom note saying he would only return the picture on condition that the UK government agreed to provide free TV for the elderly. However, it turned out he was spinning a web of lies, with the full story not emerging for another 50 years. The incident was the first, and still only, theft in the National Gallery’s history.
Producers on the project are Nicky Bentham (Moon) for her UK banner Neon Films with Pathé,...
- 10/29/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
82% of respondents to say caring has negatively impacted their work in the screen industries.
Raising Films has launched the first report about carers working in the UK film industry, surveying 135 people who are current and past workers in the screen industries who have had caring responsibilities now or in the past.
Some key findings from the report:
82% of respondents stated that the impact of caring on their role in the screen industries has been somewhat or strongly negative. 74% Our respondents agreed or strongly agreed that balancing work and care had had a negative impact on their financial situation 36% of respondents earn under £10,000/year.
Raising Films has launched the first report about carers working in the UK film industry, surveying 135 people who are current and past workers in the screen industries who have had caring responsibilities now or in the past.
Some key findings from the report:
82% of respondents stated that the impact of caring on their role in the screen industries has been somewhat or strongly negative. 74% Our respondents agreed or strongly agreed that balancing work and care had had a negative impact on their financial situation 36% of respondents earn under £10,000/year.
- 6/13/2019
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Eight first-time filmmakers selected as mentees.
UK mentoring programme Guiding Lights is returning this year with a new iteration, Feature Focus, which will support the development of eight first-time feature filmmakers.
Source: Xavier Clarke / Lighthouse
The 2018 Guiding Lights mentees
Beast director Michael Pearce, Notes On Blindness directors James Spinney and Peter Middleton, Moon producer Nicky Bentham, Adult Life Skills director Rachel Tunnard, and Nina Forever team Ben Blaine and Chris Blaine have all signed up to be mentors for the initiative. They are all alumni of the Guiding Lights scheme.
This year’s crop of mentees, all of whom are aiming to make their first feature, are directors Chris Shepherd, Rose Glass, Marie Lidén, Rubika Shah, Corinna Faith and Nick Rowland as well as producers Rebecca Day and Isobel Pietsch. Scroll down to read bios of each mentee.
Guiding Lights is run by Brighton-based agency Lighthouse and is funded by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund with the...
UK mentoring programme Guiding Lights is returning this year with a new iteration, Feature Focus, which will support the development of eight first-time feature filmmakers.
Source: Xavier Clarke / Lighthouse
The 2018 Guiding Lights mentees
Beast director Michael Pearce, Notes On Blindness directors James Spinney and Peter Middleton, Moon producer Nicky Bentham, Adult Life Skills director Rachel Tunnard, and Nina Forever team Ben Blaine and Chris Blaine have all signed up to be mentors for the initiative. They are all alumni of the Guiding Lights scheme.
This year’s crop of mentees, all of whom are aiming to make their first feature, are directors Chris Shepherd, Rose Glass, Marie Lidén, Rubika Shah, Corinna Faith and Nick Rowland as well as producers Rebecca Day and Isobel Pietsch. Scroll down to read bios of each mentee.
Guiding Lights is run by Brighton-based agency Lighthouse and is funded by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund with the...
- 2/1/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Financier also backed Journey’s End, Elstree 1976 and Swallows And Amazons.
Christian Eisenbeiss, business mogul and film producer, has died at the age of 61.
As chairman of British Film Company, Eisenbeiss was an executive producer on Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Dad’s Army, the Bafta-nominated documentary McCullin and Star Wars documentary Elstree 1976.
He was also an executive producer on upcoming projects including Saul Dibb’s First World War drama Journey’s End and Amma Asante’s Where Hands Touch, which are both in post-production, and Spitfire, a documentary about the famous British military aircraft currently in production.
Another project, Trautmann, about the famed German goalkeeper who played for Manchester City, is scheduled to commence shooting in June.
Born in New York City on September 11, 1955, Eisenbeiss earned a master’s degree in mathematics at Columbia University before embarking on a career as an investment banker.
After becoming the chairman of German beer company Holsten Brewery, succeeding...
Christian Eisenbeiss, business mogul and film producer, has died at the age of 61.
As chairman of British Film Company, Eisenbeiss was an executive producer on Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Dad’s Army, the Bafta-nominated documentary McCullin and Star Wars documentary Elstree 1976.
He was also an executive producer on upcoming projects including Saul Dibb’s First World War drama Journey’s End and Amma Asante’s Where Hands Touch, which are both in post-production, and Spitfire, a documentary about the famous British military aircraft currently in production.
Another project, Trautmann, about the famed German goalkeeper who played for Manchester City, is scheduled to commence shooting in June.
Born in New York City on September 11, 1955, Eisenbeiss earned a master’s degree in mathematics at Columbia University before embarking on a career as an investment banker.
After becoming the chairman of German beer company Holsten Brewery, succeeding...
- 4/12/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
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