The Rome Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its 19th edition, which takes place from October 16-27.
Rome will present a lifetime achievement award to Johnny Depp, who will present Modi - Three Days on the Wing of Madness, about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, at the festival.
Viggo Mortensen will also receive a lifetime achievement award, and will present The Dead Don’t Hurt, which he wrote, directed and stars in.
Francis Ford Coppola will also be in Rome for a special ‘pre-opening’ festival presentation of the Italian premiere of Megalopolis at Cinecittà Studios – the Rome studio that hosted him...
Rome will present a lifetime achievement award to Johnny Depp, who will present Modi - Three Days on the Wing of Madness, about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, at the festival.
Viggo Mortensen will also receive a lifetime achievement award, and will present The Dead Don’t Hurt, which he wrote, directed and stars in.
Francis Ford Coppola will also be in Rome for a special ‘pre-opening’ festival presentation of the Italian premiere of Megalopolis at Cinecittà Studios – the Rome studio that hosted him...
- 9/20/2024
- ScreenDaily
Chris Andrews’ “Bring Them Down” would’ve been a Western 50 years ago, but today, it has been fashioned into a rural Irish thriller. A sheep-farming dispute between two families suddenly escalates into a blood feud. But the characters are too flat to really care about their fate. Were it not for the presence of Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan, they wouldn’t be particularly watchable, except in an anthropological sense.
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- 9/13/2024
- by Ankit Jhunjhunwala
- The Playlist
Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott Say ‘Bring Them Down’ Was a Challenge They Craved | Wrap Studio
When Christopher Abbott was tapped for Christopher Andrews’ first film “Bring Them Down,” set in remote Ireland, he asked the writer-director, “Do you want to just get someone Irish to do it?”
The “It Comes at Night” actor stars alongside Irish actor Barry Keoghan in the thriller film and admitted he was intimidated by the gruesome project at first. But, the “Poor Things” actor has not shied away from a challenge before and certainly didn’t this time, he told TheWrap’s Joe McGovern at the Toronto International Film Festival.
“Otherwise, you know, we all have Add, and we get bored if we don’t feel like we’re being sort of pushed in any sort of way,” Abbott joked at TheWrap’s 2024 TIFF Studio sponsored by Moët & Chandon and Boss Design.
Keoghan echoed these sentiments of craving meatier films such as this one. The “Saltburn” star told TheWrap...
The “It Comes at Night” actor stars alongside Irish actor Barry Keoghan in the thriller film and admitted he was intimidated by the gruesome project at first. But, the “Poor Things” actor has not shied away from a challenge before and certainly didn’t this time, he told TheWrap’s Joe McGovern at the Toronto International Film Festival.
“Otherwise, you know, we all have Add, and we get bored if we don’t feel like we’re being sort of pushed in any sort of way,” Abbott joked at TheWrap’s 2024 TIFF Studio sponsored by Moët & Chandon and Boss Design.
Keoghan echoed these sentiments of craving meatier films such as this one. The “Saltburn” star told TheWrap...
- 9/12/2024
- by Tess Patton
- The Wrap
Everybody Hurts: All Pain and No Gain in Christopher Andrews’ Debut Bring Them Down
If misery loves company, then Bring Them Down is a party. The feature debut by Christopher Andrews is set in a dour and desolate vision of rural Ireland, and feels like the cinematic equivalent of walking through a foggy bog with mud up to your knees. Yet for all the atmosphere, captured by the sturdy cinematography of Nick Cooke, there’s very little of dramatic note to make this trek through the sins of fathers and sons worthwhile.
After a dramatic, backstory-establishing car crash opens the picture, the film settles into a loose Rashomon-like structure that pivots around the events that follow.…...
If misery loves company, then Bring Them Down is a party. The feature debut by Christopher Andrews is set in a dour and desolate vision of rural Ireland, and feels like the cinematic equivalent of walking through a foggy bog with mud up to your knees. Yet for all the atmosphere, captured by the sturdy cinematography of Nick Cooke, there’s very little of dramatic note to make this trek through the sins of fathers and sons worthwhile.
After a dramatic, backstory-establishing car crash opens the picture, the film settles into a loose Rashomon-like structure that pivots around the events that follow.…...
- 9/11/2024
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- IONCINEMA.com
Barry Keoghan, the breakout star of critically acclaimed films 'Saltburn,' 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' has cemented his status as a fan favorite. At the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the Irish actor received the coveted IMDb "Fan Favorite" STARmeter Award, presented by IMDb and IMDbPro. Keoghan had two films screening at the festival: 'Bring Them Down,' a dark drama about a turf war between Irish farmers, and Andrea Arnold's drama, 'Bird.' The IMDb STARmeter Awards recognize the most popular stars based on the actual page views of the site's massive audience of over 250 million monthly visitors. Joining the ranks of previous recipients Sydney Sweeney, Alexandra Daddario, Simu Liu, and Simone Ashley, Keoghan accepted the award at the Getty Images portrait studio at the Toronto International Film Festival. Along with Sweeney, Keoghan is the second actor to win the award in Toronto, with Sweeney accepted her "Fan Favorite" award on September 8.
- 9/10/2024
- by IMDb Editors
- IMDb News
A brutally violent directorial debut, Christopher Andrews’ rural Irish drama “Bring Them Down” veers between pitch-black humor and pervading melancholy. A tale of fathers, sons, and mutilated sheep, it toys with narrative point of view in “Rashomon”-like fashion, but keeps pressing questions of masculinity and cycles of sadness hovering just out of view. Fittingly, like its emotionally stunted male characters, it doesn’t confront these notions head on, but lets them quietly build in the form of a simmering blood feud that feels all-encompassing in the moment, but upon taking a step back, reveals a pitiable quality.
A brief but distressing prologue — told through alternating chaos and silence — reveals a car crash. Michael (Christopher Abbott), upon finding out that his mother had planned to leave his father, sped off in a fit of uncontrollable emotion and swerved off the road. His mother, in the passenger’s seat, was killed on impact.
A brief but distressing prologue — told through alternating chaos and silence — reveals a car crash. Michael (Christopher Abbott), upon finding out that his mother had planned to leave his father, sped off in a fit of uncontrollable emotion and swerved off the road. His mother, in the passenger’s seat, was killed on impact.
- 9/10/2024
- by Siddhant Adlakha
- Variety Film + TV
Christopher Andrews’ Bring Them Down is an endurance test with no payoff. Opening with a jarring car crash on a windy road in rural Ireland, the film soon adds scenes of gruesome animal cruelty, an ear literally being blown off someone’s head, and then further sequences of gruesome animal cruelty. Such onscreen acts can be tremendously moving, of course, when presented in great films––Andrea Arnold’s 2021 documentary Cow a recent example.
Bring Them Down is not a great film. It’s occasionally compelling thanks to its haunting, almost otherworldly locations in Ireland. Mainly, though, what stands out are performances of the ever-intense Christopher Abbott, Nora-Jane Noone, and, most notably, Barry Keoghan. But the actors serve a drama that is relentlessly violent and thoroughly unpleasant. It’s a testament to these performers that they make so much of so little.
Abbott plays Michael, a man still dealing with the...
Bring Them Down is not a great film. It’s occasionally compelling thanks to its haunting, almost otherworldly locations in Ireland. Mainly, though, what stands out are performances of the ever-intense Christopher Abbott, Nora-Jane Noone, and, most notably, Barry Keoghan. But the actors serve a drama that is relentlessly violent and thoroughly unpleasant. It’s a testament to these performers that they make so much of so little.
Abbott plays Michael, a man still dealing with the...
- 9/9/2024
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Film Stage
Bring Them Down, the feature debut of writer-director Christopher Andrews, takes us to the isolated hills of western Ireland. Here, generations of abuse and quarrels between two farming families have curdled into an unending cycle of bloody retribution. Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan lead a superb cast of characters trapped within this grim orbit of violence.
The film opened last year at the Toronto International Film Festival, introducing audiences to the hardscrabble world of Michael and Jack. Played brilliantly by Abbott and Keoghan, these solitary shepherds live side by side yet remain bitterly divided by past wounds that will not heal. A dispute over stray sheep soon descends into a shocking display of cruelty, with Michael and Jack dragging their families and community deeper into despair.
Through spellbinding performances and haunting visceral filmmaking, Andrews shines a light on darkness few would dare confront. He grapples with the roots of damage...
The film opened last year at the Toronto International Film Festival, introducing audiences to the hardscrabble world of Michael and Jack. Played brilliantly by Abbott and Keoghan, these solitary shepherds live side by side yet remain bitterly divided by past wounds that will not heal. A dispute over stray sheep soon descends into a shocking display of cruelty, with Michael and Jack dragging their families and community deeper into despair.
Through spellbinding performances and haunting visceral filmmaking, Andrews shines a light on darkness few would dare confront. He grapples with the roots of damage...
- 9/9/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
There are some actors who, no matter how shaky the film around them may be, can hold your attention and never let go. Lucky for “Bring Them Down,” it has two of the very best in Christopher Abbott (“It Comes at Night”) and Barry Keoghan (“Bird”) to hold this rather bloody mess together. Without them, there’s a good chance the whole thing would simply go to pieces as this is a thriller about two feuding families so perpetually grim it risks becoming a slog. Director Chris Andrews has made a fraught feature debut that drags you through scenes of gruesome violence multiple times over, hammering you over the head with how bleak it all is to an almost comically unsubtle degree. The saving grace of the film’s world comes in the form of its two leads who, despite all the drudgery that they must push through, create something gripping.
- 9/9/2024
- by Chase Hutchinson
- The Wrap
You’ll never quite look at shepherding the same way after watching Bring Them Down, debuting writer-director Christopher Andrews’ pitch-dark drama about two Irish farmers engaged in a long and bloody turf war. Relentlessly bleak, with more livestock gore than any movie in recent memory — the film that comes the closest is fellow Irish director Billy O’Brien’s 2005 bovine thriller, Isolation — this violent first feature is carried more by leads Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan than by its dour storytelling.
The two compelling actors play herders struggling to get by in the muddy hills of west Ireland, where a longtime feud between their families degenerates into an all-out dogfight (or is that a sheep-fight?). The battle more or less kicks off as soon as the movie starts, and one problem with Bring Them Down is how we’re directly plunged into a conflict whose key players we know little about.
The two compelling actors play herders struggling to get by in the muddy hills of west Ireland, where a longtime feud between their families degenerates into an all-out dogfight (or is that a sheep-fight?). The battle more or less kicks off as soon as the movie starts, and one problem with Bring Them Down is how we’re directly plunged into a conflict whose key players we know little about.
- 9/9/2024
- by Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Barry Keoghan didn’t miss a chance to promote his young “Bird” co-star Nykiya Adams during an interview at the Variety Studio, sponsored by J.Crew and SharkNinja, during the Toronto Film Festival.
“Didn’t you say Marvel called you?” he joked.
“No,” Adams laughs. “But I love Spider-Man, and I’d love to be in something like that,” Adams said.
“We could do it together,” Keoghan responded.
The conversation naturally turned to Keoghan’s own comic book role as the Joker, which he played in Matt Reeves’ 2022 tentpole “The Batman.” Fans are eager for news about Reeves’ upcoming sequel, set for release in 2026. “There we go!” he said when asked about returning to the role, covering his mouth. “I can’t say much. The camera is looking right at me. We’ll see where that goes. Again, it was an incredible experience … and yeah, I can’t say…”
Written and directed by Andrea Arnold,...
“Didn’t you say Marvel called you?” he joked.
“No,” Adams laughs. “But I love Spider-Man, and I’d love to be in something like that,” Adams said.
“We could do it together,” Keoghan responded.
The conversation naturally turned to Keoghan’s own comic book role as the Joker, which he played in Matt Reeves’ 2022 tentpole “The Batman.” Fans are eager for news about Reeves’ upcoming sequel, set for release in 2026. “There we go!” he said when asked about returning to the role, covering his mouth. “I can’t say much. The camera is looking right at me. We’ll see where that goes. Again, it was an incredible experience … and yeah, I can’t say…”
Written and directed by Andrea Arnold,...
- 9/7/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Barry Keoghan has once again been asked about his potential return as The Joker in Matt Reeves' The Batman - Part II, and, not too surprisingly, the Irish actor is still sworn to secrecy.
The Academy Award-nominee was quizzed about reprising the role of the Dark Knight's nemesis while discussing his latest film, Bring Them Down, with Variety at the Toronto International Film Festival, and his response should tell you everything you need to know.
Barry Keoghan can't say anything about Batman: "We'll see where that goes." | Variety Studio sponsored by @jcrew https://t.co/ISvtLGfpJz pic.twitter.com/BOPCmyhhU2
— Variety (@Variety) September 7, 2024
Keoghan was initially said to be playing Officer Stanley Merkel in The Batman, but rumors soon emerged that this was simply misdirection. Sure enough, the Eternals actor shows up near the end of the movie as an "Unnamed Arkham Prisoner" who converses with The Riddler (Paul Dano...
The Academy Award-nominee was quizzed about reprising the role of the Dark Knight's nemesis while discussing his latest film, Bring Them Down, with Variety at the Toronto International Film Festival, and his response should tell you everything you need to know.
Barry Keoghan can't say anything about Batman: "We'll see where that goes." | Variety Studio sponsored by @jcrew https://t.co/ISvtLGfpJz pic.twitter.com/BOPCmyhhU2
— Variety (@Variety) September 7, 2024
Keoghan was initially said to be playing Officer Stanley Merkel in The Batman, but rumors soon emerged that this was simply misdirection. Sure enough, the Eternals actor shows up near the end of the movie as an "Unnamed Arkham Prisoner" who converses with The Riddler (Paul Dano...
- 9/7/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
What do you do when you lose Paul Mescal as one of your lead stars? In the case of filmmaker Christopher Andrews and his tense revenge thriller ‘Bring Them Down,’ bowing in Toronto on Sep. 8, you simply replace the Oscar-nominated and in-demand young Irish star of the moment with the other Oscar-nominated and in-demand Irish star of the moment, Barry Keoghan.
But that wasn’t the only element the debut director switched around with great effect in his Mubi-backed feature, also starring Christopher Abbott and diving into an escalating conflict between two rival sheep farming families in rural Ireland. Based on his own experience working in farms in the north of England, the film — produced by Wild Swim Films, Tailored Films and Frakas Productions — was originally written to be set and shot in the U.K., but the production shifted to Wicklow in Ireland (although its set in Connemara) to...
But that wasn’t the only element the debut director switched around with great effect in his Mubi-backed feature, also starring Christopher Abbott and diving into an escalating conflict between two rival sheep farming families in rural Ireland. Based on his own experience working in farms in the north of England, the film — produced by Wild Swim Films, Tailored Films and Frakas Productions — was originally written to be set and shot in the U.K., but the production shifted to Wicklow in Ireland (although its set in Connemara) to...
- 9/7/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
French sales agent mk2 Films has hired London-based former Protagonist Pictures and Upgrade Productions executive Vanessa Saal to help expand the company’s UK footprint, under the title executive consultant and UK lead.
Saal most recently served as executive vice president, production and distribution, for Jonathan Kier and Matt Brodlie’s Los Angeles-based Upgrade Productions, working out of London.
She was previously managing director, sales and distribution for the UK’s Protagonist Pictures.
While a formal UK office is not being launched, with Saal’s position understood to be on a consultancy basis, she will utilise her on-the-ground network and...
Saal most recently served as executive vice president, production and distribution, for Jonathan Kier and Matt Brodlie’s Los Angeles-based Upgrade Productions, working out of London.
She was previously managing director, sales and distribution for the UK’s Protagonist Pictures.
While a formal UK office is not being launched, with Saal’s position understood to be on a consultancy basis, she will utilise her on-the-ground network and...
- 9/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
Things are getting hairy for Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner in the first teaser trailer for Wolf Man.
Universal Pictures is set to release director Leigh Whannell’s horror feature in theaters Jan. 17, 2025. The film is a reimagining of the classic monster franchise that launched with 1941’s The Wolf Man. The new version centers on a man whose family is hunted by a deadly predator.
“It sounded like an animal,” Abbott says in the trailer. “But I swear to God, it was standing on two feet.”
Later, a young girl asks, “What’s wrong with Daddy?”
Sam Jaeger and Matilda Firth round out the cast. Blumhouse and Motel Movies are behind the film that previously had Ryan Gosling attached as the lead before Abbott took over in the title role.
Jason Blum produces the movie that counts Whannell, Gosling, Ken Kao, Beatriz Sequeira and Melanie Turner as executive producers.
Abbott...
Universal Pictures is set to release director Leigh Whannell’s horror feature in theaters Jan. 17, 2025. The film is a reimagining of the classic monster franchise that launched with 1941’s The Wolf Man. The new version centers on a man whose family is hunted by a deadly predator.
“It sounded like an animal,” Abbott says in the trailer. “But I swear to God, it was standing on two feet.”
Later, a young girl asks, “What’s wrong with Daddy?”
Sam Jaeger and Matilda Firth round out the cast. Blumhouse and Motel Movies are behind the film that previously had Ryan Gosling attached as the lead before Abbott took over in the title role.
Jason Blum produces the movie that counts Whannell, Gosling, Ken Kao, Beatriz Sequeira and Melanie Turner as executive producers.
Abbott...
- 9/6/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the Toronto International Film Festival gets underway, The Hollywood Reporter’s critics weigh in on this year’s crop of titles, from biopics to documentaries, sweeping epics to intimate character studies, tear-jerking dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies.
Several of this year’s slate have already debuted at other festivals throughout the year. For those curious about the very best the TIFF calendar has to offer, a few — but not nearly all — of the highlights include the Steven Soderbergh ghost story Presence, which David Rooney hailed as “masterfully done” out of Sundance; the Icelandic grief drama When the Light Breaks, which Lovia Gyarkye described as “impossible to shake” at Cannes; and the literary adaptation Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, which Caryn James praised at Telluride for the “astonishing” child performance at its center.
In addition, the lineup includes a number of highly anticipated world premieres — we’re curious about David Gordon Green’s Nutcracker,...
Several of this year’s slate have already debuted at other festivals throughout the year. For those curious about the very best the TIFF calendar has to offer, a few — but not nearly all — of the highlights include the Steven Soderbergh ghost story Presence, which David Rooney hailed as “masterfully done” out of Sundance; the Icelandic grief drama When the Light Breaks, which Lovia Gyarkye described as “impossible to shake” at Cannes; and the literary adaptation Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, which Caryn James praised at Telluride for the “astonishing” child performance at its center.
In addition, the lineup includes a number of highly anticipated world premieres — we’re curious about David Gordon Green’s Nutcracker,...
- 9/5/2024
- by David Rooney, Lovia Gyarkye, Daniel Fienberg, Angie Han, Jon Frosch, Leslie Felperin, Jordan Mintzer, Caryn James and Stephen Farber
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emiliana Torrini’s acting debut from directors Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard is making its debut at the London Film Festival next month.
Music! Letters! Nick Cave! If those words in any order appeal to you, then you’ll be thrilled to hear that The Extraordinary Miss Flower – which we’ve been looking at with intrigue for some time – is getting its world premiere in competition at the London Film Festival in October, and there’s a funky trailer to prove it.
The film’s got a pretty interesting story behind it, too. Taking the form of a series of performances by Emiliana Torrini and her band, the project was inspired when the musician, producer Zoe Flower and her husband, Simon, found a case of treasured letters, telexes and photographs in Flower’s mother’s possessions.
These letters became a creative springboard for a series of songs from Torrini, which in...
Music! Letters! Nick Cave! If those words in any order appeal to you, then you’ll be thrilled to hear that The Extraordinary Miss Flower – which we’ve been looking at with intrigue for some time – is getting its world premiere in competition at the London Film Festival in October, and there’s a funky trailer to prove it.
The film’s got a pretty interesting story behind it, too. Taking the form of a series of performances by Emiliana Torrini and her band, the project was inspired when the musician, producer Zoe Flower and her husband, Simon, found a case of treasured letters, telexes and photographs in Flower’s mother’s possessions.
These letters became a creative springboard for a series of songs from Torrini, which in...
- 9/5/2024
- by James Harvey
- Film Stories
Christopher Abbott is looking to establish himself as the next James Dean.
The “Girls” alum could be returning to TV with the upcoming Netflix adaptation of “East Of Eden,” which was Dean’s first major film debut in 1955. Both projects are based on the John Steinbeck novel. Deadline reported that Abbott was in talks to be cast.
As previously announced in 2022, Zoe Kazan is writing and executive producing the series that is led by Florence Pugh, who will also co-produce along with Anonymous Content and Endeavor Content.
Kazan’s grandfather Elia Kazan directed the 1955 film for Warner Bros. that centered on the Trask family.
Deadline reported that Abbott would play Cal Trask in the series; the character was first brought to the screen by Dean. Pugh will play antiheroine Cathy Ames, portrayed by Jo Van Fleet in the 1955 film. Van Fleet won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her turn...
The “Girls” alum could be returning to TV with the upcoming Netflix adaptation of “East Of Eden,” which was Dean’s first major film debut in 1955. Both projects are based on the John Steinbeck novel. Deadline reported that Abbott was in talks to be cast.
As previously announced in 2022, Zoe Kazan is writing and executive producing the series that is led by Florence Pugh, who will also co-produce along with Anonymous Content and Endeavor Content.
Kazan’s grandfather Elia Kazan directed the 1955 film for Warner Bros. that centered on the Trask family.
Deadline reported that Abbott would play Cal Trask in the series; the character was first brought to the screen by Dean. Pugh will play antiheroine Cathy Ames, portrayed by Jo Van Fleet in the 1955 film. Van Fleet won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her turn...
- 9/4/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Netflix’s highly-anticipated adaptation of the acclaimed novel East Of Eden looks to be adding another big name as sources tell Deadline Christopher Abbott is in negotiations to join Florence Pugh in the limited series. Zoe Kazan is writing and exec producing and Pugh is also on board to co-produce.
Netflix had no comment on the Abbott casting.
Deadline was first to report the streamer landing the package in 2022 following a competitive bidding war. Anonymous Content and Fifth Season are co-producing the series.
The novel was previously adapted as a film in 1955 with Zoe’s grandfather, Elia Kazan, directing for Warner Bros. The film was also notable for being James Dean’s first major screen role.
The limited series adaptation will explore the novel’s themes of trauma and repair; love and betrayal; duty and free will. The series will sketch an intimate portrait of the Trask family against...
Netflix had no comment on the Abbott casting.
Deadline was first to report the streamer landing the package in 2022 following a competitive bidding war. Anonymous Content and Fifth Season are co-producing the series.
The novel was previously adapted as a film in 1955 with Zoe’s grandfather, Elia Kazan, directing for Warner Bros. The film was also notable for being James Dean’s first major screen role.
The limited series adaptation will explore the novel’s themes of trauma and repair; love and betrayal; duty and free will. The series will sketch an intimate portrait of the Trask family against...
- 9/4/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Festival favourites from throughout 2024 will screen at France’s Dinard Festival of British & Irish Film, including two films starring Barry Keoghan, Andrea Arnold’s Cannes premiere Bird and Chris Andrews’ Toronto title Bring Them Down.
Bring Them Down, a rural Ireland-set revenge story partly filmed in the Irish language and co-starring Christopher Abbott, will play in the main festival competition, alongside Ariane Labed’s Cannes premiere and directorial debut September Says.
Another Irish-language title in the 53-strong line-up is Rich Peppiatt’s Sundance breakout hip-hop biopic Kneecap. While Irish titles have previously been included in the festival’s programme, this...
Bring Them Down, a rural Ireland-set revenge story partly filmed in the Irish language and co-starring Christopher Abbott, will play in the main festival competition, alongside Ariane Labed’s Cannes premiere and directorial debut September Says.
Another Irish-language title in the 53-strong line-up is Rich Peppiatt’s Sundance breakout hip-hop biopic Kneecap. While Irish titles have previously been included in the festival’s programme, this...
- 9/4/2024
- ScreenDaily
Fifteen features will world premiere at the 68th BFI London Film Festival (Lff), including Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s documentary Endurance, and previously announced opening title Steve McQueen’s Blitz.
The festival takes place from October 9-20.
Free Solo and Nyad directing duo Vasarhelyi and Chin direct Endurance alongside Natalie Hewit, which examines the lost ship of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. Further world premieres include Sophie Compton and Daisy-May Hudson’s documentary Holloway, about one of the largest women’s prisons in Europe.
Steven Knight’s Victorian boxing series A Thousand Blows, starring Stephen Graham, will receive its world premiere.
The festival takes place from October 9-20.
Free Solo and Nyad directing duo Vasarhelyi and Chin direct Endurance alongside Natalie Hewit, which examines the lost ship of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. Further world premieres include Sophie Compton and Daisy-May Hudson’s documentary Holloway, about one of the largest women’s prisons in Europe.
Steven Knight’s Victorian boxing series A Thousand Blows, starring Stephen Graham, will receive its world premiere.
- 9/4/2024
- ScreenDaily
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s latest documentary feature Endurance about the epic search to find the lost ship of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, Sean Baker’s Anora, and Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch starring Amy Adams are among the titles that have been announced within the full lineup of the British Film Institute’s (BFI) 68th London Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list.
Endurance, which Oscar winners Vasarhelyi and Chin have made for National Geographic, will screen as a world premiere. Running October 9-20, Lff will feature 40 World Premieres, 12 International Premieres, and 21 European Premieres.
Eye-grabbing entries from today’s launch include headline gala screenings of Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner Anora, Edward Berger’s latest feature Conclave, and Ali Abbasi’s much-talked-about Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice. Other highly-anticipated titles that arrive from the...
Endurance, which Oscar winners Vasarhelyi and Chin have made for National Geographic, will screen as a world premiere. Running October 9-20, Lff will feature 40 World Premieres, 12 International Premieres, and 21 European Premieres.
Eye-grabbing entries from today’s launch include headline gala screenings of Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner Anora, Edward Berger’s latest feature Conclave, and Ali Abbasi’s much-talked-about Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice. Other highly-anticipated titles that arrive from the...
- 9/4/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
France’s Dinard Festival of British & Irish Film has unveiled the line-up of its 34th edition, including two films starring Barry Keoghan, Andrea Arnold’s Cannes premiere Bird and Chris Andrews’ Toronto title Bring Them Down.
Bring Them Down, a rural Ireland-set revenge story that’s also partly in the Irish language and stars Poor Things’ Christopher Abbott, will play in the main festival competition, competing for the Golden Hitchcock award for best film award, alongside Ariane Labed’s Cannes premiere and directorial debut September Says.
Another Irish-language title in the 53-strong line-up is Rich Peppiatt’s Sundance breakout hip-hop biopic Kneecap.
Bring Them Down, a rural Ireland-set revenge story that’s also partly in the Irish language and stars Poor Things’ Christopher Abbott, will play in the main festival competition, competing for the Golden Hitchcock award for best film award, alongside Ariane Labed’s Cannes premiere and directorial debut September Says.
Another Irish-language title in the 53-strong line-up is Rich Peppiatt’s Sundance breakout hip-hop biopic Kneecap.
- 9/4/2024
- ScreenDaily
The BFI’s London Film Festival has set an impressive lineup of starry names including Academy Award winners Steve McQueen, Denis Villeneuve, Lupita Nyong’o, and recent Palme d’Or winner Sean Baker for this year’s screen talk Q&a sessions. Scroll down for the entire screen talks programme.
This year’s London Film Festival runs from 9 October – 20 October. The festival will open with Steve McQueen’s latest feature Blitz, an exploration of London during World War 2, on opening night at this year’s London Film Festival. The pic will screen as a world premiere.
Directed, produced, and written by McQueen, the film follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. The Synopsis reads: George, defiant and determined to return home to Rita and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London,...
This year’s London Film Festival runs from 9 October – 20 October. The festival will open with Steve McQueen’s latest feature Blitz, an exploration of London during World War 2, on opening night at this year’s London Film Festival. The pic will screen as a world premiere.
Directed, produced, and written by McQueen, the film follows the epic journey of George (Elliott Heffernan), a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita (Saoirse Ronan) sends him to safety in the English countryside. The Synopsis reads: George, defiant and determined to return home to Rita and his grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London,...
- 9/3/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Ahead of the programme release for the 2024 London Film Festival on Wednesday, the BFI have revealed which movies will be competing for the Best Film Award in this year's Official Competition line-up. Among the eleven hopefuls looking to scoop the prize taken last year by Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Evil Does Not Exist, highlights include Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott's feuding farmer feature Bring Them Down, Adam Elliot's (Mary & Max) long-awaited stop-motion movie Memoir Of A Snail with Sarah Snook and Eric Bana, and Geraldine Flower documentary The Extraordinary Miss Flower, the latest from 20,000 Days On Earth directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard.
In a banner year for international representation at the London Film Festival (13 countries are represented across the Official Competition line-up), the rest of the buzzy films set to compete in competition are as follows: Rungano Nyoni's Cannes Un Certain Regard-winning Zambian drama On Becoming A Guinea Fowl...
In a banner year for international representation at the London Film Festival (13 countries are represented across the Official Competition line-up), the rest of the buzzy films set to compete in competition are as follows: Rungano Nyoni's Cannes Un Certain Regard-winning Zambian drama On Becoming A Guinea Fowl...
- 9/2/2024
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
After Venice, TIFF, and NYFF, the BFI London Film Festival closes out the main slate of Fall film festivals before the industry flips to awards season mode. But let’s not discredit London as a lesser festival: it isn’t, and its competition lineup this year has plenty of films that deserve to win its top prize, even if they premiered at Cannes, TIFF, or elsewhere earlier this year.
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- 8/29/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Last month, the upcoming “Peaky Blinders” film at Netflix had its first splashy casting with Rebecca Ferguson joining the movie’s ensemble. But the latest to join the cast may be an even buzzier addition, as THR reports that Barry Keoghan will also star in the upcoming film. Production on the film begins this Fall.
Read More: Steven Knight Says The ‘Peaky Blinders’ Film Is “Ending This Chapter” With Much “Bigger” Budget
Nabbing Keoghan is a big coup for “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, as the Irish actor is in vogue at the moment after inspired performances in “Saltburn” and “The Banshees Of Inisherin.” Keoghan adds the Netflix film to his list of upcoming films, including Andrea Arnold‘s “Bird” (which premiered at Cannes in May), “Bring Them Down,” and Trey Edward Shults‘ latest.
Continue reading ‘Peaky Blinders’: Barry Keoghan Joins Cillian Murphy & Rebecca Ferguson In Cast Of Upcoming Netflix Film at The Playlist.
Read More: Steven Knight Says The ‘Peaky Blinders’ Film Is “Ending This Chapter” With Much “Bigger” Budget
Nabbing Keoghan is a big coup for “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, as the Irish actor is in vogue at the moment after inspired performances in “Saltburn” and “The Banshees Of Inisherin.” Keoghan adds the Netflix film to his list of upcoming films, including Andrea Arnold‘s “Bird” (which premiered at Cannes in May), “Bring Them Down,” and Trey Edward Shults‘ latest.
Continue reading ‘Peaky Blinders’: Barry Keoghan Joins Cillian Murphy & Rebecca Ferguson In Cast Of Upcoming Netflix Film at The Playlist.
- 8/29/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
The 68th BFI London Film Festival has announced the films screening in the Official Competition and contending for the Best Film Award.
From a gripping Irish portrait of deep-rooted generational rivalry to a stop-motion animated tale of self-discovery; a moving portrait of living with deaf parents in Tokyo to a follow-up feature from one of Zambia’s most distinctive voices, the films selected for the Official Competition celebrate and recognize inspiring and inventive global filmmaking.
Established in 2009 and first won by Jacques Audiard for ‘A Prophet,’ recent winners of the Best Film Award include Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ in 2023 and Marie Kreutzer’s ‘Corsage’ in 2022.
Also in news – Asa Butterfield & Molly Windsor added to cast of series ‘Out of the Dust’
The 11 films in Official Competition are:
April
Dea Kulumbegashvili’s probing exploration of rural life in Georgia centres on the experiences of a doctor whose moral...
From a gripping Irish portrait of deep-rooted generational rivalry to a stop-motion animated tale of self-discovery; a moving portrait of living with deaf parents in Tokyo to a follow-up feature from one of Zambia’s most distinctive voices, the films selected for the Official Competition celebrate and recognize inspiring and inventive global filmmaking.
Established in 2009 and first won by Jacques Audiard for ‘A Prophet,’ recent winners of the Best Film Award include Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ in 2023 and Marie Kreutzer’s ‘Corsage’ in 2022.
Also in news – Asa Butterfield & Molly Windsor added to cast of series ‘Out of the Dust’
The 11 films in Official Competition are:
April
Dea Kulumbegashvili’s probing exploration of rural life in Georgia centres on the experiences of a doctor whose moral...
- 8/29/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan has joined the cast of Netflix’s highly anticipated Peaky Blinders feature. The Banshees of Inisherin and Saltburn actor is the latest high-profile name set opposite star Cillian Murphy in the Tom Harper-directed film. Last month, Deadline exclusively revealed that Rebecca Ferguson is also aboard.
Similar to Ferguson, details of Keoghan’s role are being kept under wraps.
As Deadline previously reported, Netflix greenlighted the Peaky feature in June with Oppenheimer Oscar winner Murphy in a return to the iconic role of Tommy Shelby, leader of the eponymous Birmingham gangster family.
The epic continuation of the multi-award-winning saga has been written by the show’s creator, Steven Knight. He will produce alongside Caryn Mandabach, Murphy and Guy Heeley. Exec producers include Harper, David Kosse, Jamie Glazebrook, Andrew Warren and David Mason. The movie will be made in association with BBC Film.
While plot details...
Similar to Ferguson, details of Keoghan’s role are being kept under wraps.
As Deadline previously reported, Netflix greenlighted the Peaky feature in June with Oppenheimer Oscar winner Murphy in a return to the iconic role of Tommy Shelby, leader of the eponymous Birmingham gangster family.
The epic continuation of the multi-award-winning saga has been written by the show’s creator, Steven Knight. He will produce alongside Caryn Mandabach, Murphy and Guy Heeley. Exec producers include Harper, David Kosse, Jamie Glazebrook, Andrew Warren and David Mason. The movie will be made in association with BBC Film.
While plot details...
- 8/29/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Barry Keoghan, Nick Cave, and the voices of Sarah Snook and Eric Bana will feature in the competition lineup of the 68th BFI London Film Festival (Lff), held this fall in partnership with American Express. The Extraordinary Miss Flower, the new film from Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, known for their Cave movie 20,000 Days on Earth, and the Luca Guadagnino-produced April from Georgia’s Dea Kulumbegashvili, whose feminist debut feature Beginning drew rave reviews, will be among the 11 movies competing for the best film award in London.
So will a drama about Islamic inheritance laws and gender dynamics, as well as a film about a Ukrainian family that most cope with the Russian invasion of their home country while away on a beach holiday.
Organizers on Thursday also unveiled such competition titles as Chris Andrews’ Bring Them Down, starring Keoghan and Christopher Abbott, Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,...
So will a drama about Islamic inheritance laws and gender dynamics, as well as a film about a Ukrainian family that most cope with the Russian invasion of their home country while away on a beach holiday.
Organizers on Thursday also unveiled such competition titles as Chris Andrews’ Bring Them Down, starring Keoghan and Christopher Abbott, Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,...
- 8/29/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 68th BFI London Film Festival (Lff) has announced the 11 films selected for its official competition, vying for the best film award at this year’s event. The diverse lineup represents 13 countries and showcases a range of international filmmaking talent.
The selected films include:
“Memoir of a Snail” (Australia) dir. Adam Elliot: A stop-motion animated tale of separated twins in 1970s Australia, blending humor and emotion. Featuring the voices of Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Eric Bana, it won best film at Annecy earlier this year.
“Bring Them Down” (Ireland-u.K.-Belgium) dir. Christopher Andrews: A portrait of two feuding farming families in rural Ireland, starring Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott. The film travels from Toronto where it is a special presentation.
“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” (Zambia-u.K.-Ireland) dir. Rungano Nyoni: A story of tradition, abuse and strength within a Zambian family. The film debuted...
The selected films include:
“Memoir of a Snail” (Australia) dir. Adam Elliot: A stop-motion animated tale of separated twins in 1970s Australia, blending humor and emotion. Featuring the voices of Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Eric Bana, it won best film at Annecy earlier this year.
“Bring Them Down” (Ireland-u.K.-Belgium) dir. Christopher Andrews: A portrait of two feuding farming families in rural Ireland, starring Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott. The film travels from Toronto where it is a special presentation.
“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” (Zambia-u.K.-Ireland) dir. Rungano Nyoni: A story of tradition, abuse and strength within a Zambian family. The film debuted...
- 8/29/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The 2024 BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its lineup for the films screening in Official Competition and competing for the coveted Best Film Award.
This year, selections include new features from “20,000 Days On Earth” filmmakers Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, Mipo O, and Rungano Nyoni. Actors Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott are among the casts in the curated program of 11 films.
The festival takes place from October 9 through October 20, with the winner being chosen by the Lff Awards Jury and announced on October 20. The Best Film Award was established in 2009 and first won by Jacques Audiard for “A Prophet.” Recent winners include Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist” in 2023 and Marie Kreutzer’s “Corsage” in 2022.
The program includes “inspiring, inventive and distinctive international filmmaking,” with 13 countries represented across the selection, per the press release.
Highlights include “Bring Them Down,” directed by Christopher Andrews and starring Barry Keoghan and...
This year, selections include new features from “20,000 Days On Earth” filmmakers Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, Mipo O, and Rungano Nyoni. Actors Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott are among the casts in the curated program of 11 films.
The festival takes place from October 9 through October 20, with the winner being chosen by the Lff Awards Jury and announced on October 20. The Best Film Award was established in 2009 and first won by Jacques Audiard for “A Prophet.” Recent winners include Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist” in 2023 and Marie Kreutzer’s “Corsage” in 2022.
The program includes “inspiring, inventive and distinctive international filmmaking,” with 13 countries represented across the selection, per the press release.
Highlights include “Bring Them Down,” directed by Christopher Andrews and starring Barry Keoghan and...
- 8/29/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Eleven films including Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili’s latest April and Bring Them Down, starring Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbot, will screen as part of the official competition at this year’s London Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list.
Established in 2009 and first won by Jacques Audiard for A Prophet, recent winners of the Lff Best Film Award include Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist in 2023 and Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage in 2022. This year’s crop of official competition films features projects from 13 different countries.
The competition titles will once again screen at BFI Southbank. The films shortlisted for the festival’s other competitive categories, the Grierson Award for Best Documentary, the Sutherland Award for Best First Feature and the Short Film Award will be revealed on September 4. Winners in all four categories will be chosen by the Lff awards jury. The BFI will announce jury members in the coming weeks.
Established in 2009 and first won by Jacques Audiard for A Prophet, recent winners of the Lff Best Film Award include Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist in 2023 and Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage in 2022. This year’s crop of official competition films features projects from 13 different countries.
The competition titles will once again screen at BFI Southbank. The films shortlisted for the festival’s other competitive categories, the Grierson Award for Best Documentary, the Sutherland Award for Best First Feature and the Short Film Award will be revealed on September 4. Winners in all four categories will be chosen by the Lff awards jury. The BFI will announce jury members in the coming weeks.
- 8/29/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Thank You For Banking With Us, Four Mothers and The Extraordinary Miss Flower are to world premiere at BFI London Film Festival (October 9-20) as part of the 11-strong competition line-up.
Scroll down for the full list of Lff 2024 competition titles
Palestinian filmmaker Laila Abbas’ feature debut, Thank You For Banking With Us, follows two sisters in a race against time to assure their inheritance as a patriarchal system attempts to get in their way.
Also world premiering is UK biographical film The Extraordinary Miss Flower, directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, the team behind Sundance 2014 title 20,000 Days On Earth.
Scroll down for the full list of Lff 2024 competition titles
Palestinian filmmaker Laila Abbas’ feature debut, Thank You For Banking With Us, follows two sisters in a race against time to assure their inheritance as a patriarchal system attempts to get in their way.
Also world premiering is UK biographical film The Extraordinary Miss Flower, directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, the team behind Sundance 2014 title 20,000 Days On Earth.
- 8/29/2024
- ScreenDaily
As always, this year's Fantastic Fest is packed with an abundance of genre goodness, from world premieres, to must-see events you can only catch at Fantastic Fest, such as the famous Fantastic Feud. Check out the full press release and line-up below:
Step right up for the greatest show on Earth! That’s right, Fantastic Fest is back for its 19th edition, bringing you a cavalcade of cinematic wonders from around the globe. Featuring 28 World Premieres, 23 International and North American Premieres, and 15 U.S. Premieres that are guaranteed to delight and surprise you, complemented by jaw-dropping events and spectacular special guests. Join us under the big top at the world-famous Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX, from September 19th- 26th. Badges are available now at FantasticFest.com.
“The Fantastic Fest team is absolutely elated about this year’s festival. We can’t wait to share the very best new...
Step right up for the greatest show on Earth! That’s right, Fantastic Fest is back for its 19th edition, bringing you a cavalcade of cinematic wonders from around the globe. Featuring 28 World Premieres, 23 International and North American Premieres, and 15 U.S. Premieres that are guaranteed to delight and surprise you, complemented by jaw-dropping events and spectacular special guests. Join us under the big top at the world-famous Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX, from September 19th- 26th. Badges are available now at FantasticFest.com.
“The Fantastic Fest team is absolutely elated about this year’s festival. We can’t wait to share the very best new...
- 8/15/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Fantastic Fest returns to Austin, Texas (September 19th- 26th) for its 19th edition, bringing a cavalcade of cinematic wonders from around the globe. Featuring 28 World Premieres, 23 International and North American Premieres, and 15 U.S. Premieres that are guaranteed to delight and surprise you, complemented by jaw-dropping events and spectacular special guests. Badges are available now at FantasticFest.com.
The festival celebrates a wide range of genres but will be highlighted by World Premieres off three major horror titles, including our hotly anticipated Terrifier 3! In addition, Fantastic Fest 2024’s opening night gala will include Lionsgate’s horror psychological thriller Never Let Go, from legendary horror director Alexandre Aja and Oscar-winning star Halle Berry, not to mention the brand new V/H/S tape, V/H/S/Beyond, inserting into Shudder’s service this fall.
Here’s the full press release:
“Fantastic Fest 2024 opens with a bang, featuring the world premiere of The Rule Of Jenny Pen...
The festival celebrates a wide range of genres but will be highlighted by World Premieres off three major horror titles, including our hotly anticipated Terrifier 3! In addition, Fantastic Fest 2024’s opening night gala will include Lionsgate’s horror psychological thriller Never Let Go, from legendary horror director Alexandre Aja and Oscar-winning star Halle Berry, not to mention the brand new V/H/S tape, V/H/S/Beyond, inserting into Shudder’s service this fall.
Here’s the full press release:
“Fantastic Fest 2024 opens with a bang, featuring the world premiere of The Rule Of Jenny Pen...
- 8/15/2024
- by Bloody Disgusting Staff
- bloody-disgusting.com
Fantastic Fest, the country’s largest genre film festival, has unveiled the feature lineup for its 19th edition, taking place at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX, from September 19th- 26th.
Featuring 28 World Premieres, 23 International and North American Premieres, and 15 U.S. Premieres, the fest opens with the world premiere of James Ashcroft’s The Rule of Jenny Pen, a new thriller starring John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush. Lionsgate’s horror thriller Never Let Go will be presented during the opening night gala, with director Alexandre Aja, star Halle Berry and the team from 21 Laps in attendance. Meanwhile, opening night will also feature the world premiere of Terrifier 3, the latest film in Damien Leone’s horror franchise, centered on the horrifying Art the Clown.
Other notable titles set to screen include Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse Television’s House of Spoils, starring Ariana DeBose; Shudder’s V/H/S/Beyond...
Featuring 28 World Premieres, 23 International and North American Premieres, and 15 U.S. Premieres, the fest opens with the world premiere of James Ashcroft’s The Rule of Jenny Pen, a new thriller starring John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush. Lionsgate’s horror thriller Never Let Go will be presented during the opening night gala, with director Alexandre Aja, star Halle Berry and the team from 21 Laps in attendance. Meanwhile, opening night will also feature the world premiere of Terrifier 3, the latest film in Damien Leone’s horror franchise, centered on the horrifying Art the Clown.
Other notable titles set to screen include Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse Television’s House of Spoils, starring Ariana DeBose; Shudder’s V/H/S/Beyond...
- 8/15/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Mubi has acquired key territories on Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Harvest ahead of its world premiere in Competition at Venice Film Festival.
It has bought the film for UK-Ireland, Germany, Austria, Benelux and Latin America. Mubi will announce release plans in the coming months.
Adapted by Tsangari and Joslyn Barnes from Jim Crace’s novel of the same name, Harvest is a tragicomic take on a Western, in which a village in an undefined time and place disappears over seven hallucinatory days.
The cast includes Caleb Landry Jones, Harry Melling and Frank Dillane, plus Screen Stars of Tomorrow Arinze Kene,...
It has bought the film for UK-Ireland, Germany, Austria, Benelux and Latin America. Mubi will announce release plans in the coming months.
Adapted by Tsangari and Joslyn Barnes from Jim Crace’s novel of the same name, Harvest is a tragicomic take on a Western, in which a village in an undefined time and place disappears over seven hallucinatory days.
The cast includes Caleb Landry Jones, Harry Melling and Frank Dillane, plus Screen Stars of Tomorrow Arinze Kene,...
- 8/14/2024
- ScreenDaily
Mexico’s Monterrey International Film Festival marks a milestone 20th edition with inaugural industry programs, a robust lineup and new team members as it seeks to further boost its international profile. The event will be held from Sept. 25 to Oct. 2 in Parque Fundidora, Monterrey, with two new programs, Wip and ProMeetings, leading its industry section.
Festival board president Lorena Villarreal spearheads the festival, which will highlight a selection of world-class films sourced from top-tier festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Tribeca and Sundance. “The Festival is also expanding its industry footprint to establish itself as a bridge between the U.S., Iberoamerica and Mexico while supporting our local industry in Nuevo Leon with more programs and notable guests and honorees to be announced very soon,” she said, listing the likes of Andrea Arnold’s “Bird” ; Agathe Riedinger’s debut film “Wild Diamond,” which world premiered in Cannes; the Sundance-winning doc “Sugarcane” by...
Festival board president Lorena Villarreal spearheads the festival, which will highlight a selection of world-class films sourced from top-tier festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Tribeca and Sundance. “The Festival is also expanding its industry footprint to establish itself as a bridge between the U.S., Iberoamerica and Mexico while supporting our local industry in Nuevo Leon with more programs and notable guests and honorees to be announced very soon,” she said, listing the likes of Andrea Arnold’s “Bird” ; Agathe Riedinger’s debut film “Wild Diamond,” which world premiered in Cannes; the Sundance-winning doc “Sugarcane” by...
- 8/7/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Art house distributor and streamer Mubi and the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland are partnering to offer a new prize at the film festival given to first-time filmmakers.
The Mubi Award — Debut Feature will be awarded to an outstanding debut feature playing in Locarno’s official program, and the award intends to celebrate “boldly distinctive visions for storytelling and the aesthetic possibilities of the medium, spotlighting the new films that will shape the future of cinema,” according to a statement from the festival.
The Locarno Film Festival is now in its 77th year and this year runs between August 7-17. The festival’s First Feature jury will award the prize, and this year the jury includes Moroccan director-producer Khalil Benkirane (Doha Film Institute), Finnish actor Alma Pöysti, who starred in Aki Kaurismäki’s film “Fallen Leaves” that Mubi released last year, and make-up designer Esmé Sciaroni, who worked on Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera.
The Mubi Award — Debut Feature will be awarded to an outstanding debut feature playing in Locarno’s official program, and the award intends to celebrate “boldly distinctive visions for storytelling and the aesthetic possibilities of the medium, spotlighting the new films that will shape the future of cinema,” according to a statement from the festival.
The Locarno Film Festival is now in its 77th year and this year runs between August 7-17. The festival’s First Feature jury will award the prize, and this year the jury includes Moroccan director-producer Khalil Benkirane (Doha Film Institute), Finnish actor Alma Pöysti, who starred in Aki Kaurismäki’s film “Fallen Leaves” that Mubi released last year, and make-up designer Esmé Sciaroni, who worked on Alice Rohrwacher’s “La Chimera.
- 7/30/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
The Locarno Film Festival is partnering with Mubi on an award for first-time directors.
The Mubi award – debut feature is a cross-section prize given to a first-time director showing their film as a world or international premiere in the festival’s official selection.
The prize is worth 10,000 Swiss Francs to be shared equally between the director and the producer, given to an outstanding debut in the official programme.
The award will be given by the Locarno Film Festival’s first feature jury, composed of Moroccan director-producer Khalil Benkirane of the Doha Film Institute, Finnish actor Alma Pöysti who starred in...
The Mubi award – debut feature is a cross-section prize given to a first-time director showing their film as a world or international premiere in the festival’s official selection.
The prize is worth 10,000 Swiss Francs to be shared equally between the director and the producer, given to an outstanding debut in the official programme.
The award will be given by the Locarno Film Festival’s first feature jury, composed of Moroccan director-producer Khalil Benkirane of the Doha Film Institute, Finnish actor Alma Pöysti who starred in...
- 7/30/2024
- ScreenDaily
David Gordon Green y Rebel Wilson en la inauguración y clausura.
El Festival Internacional de Cine de Toronto (TIFF) ha revelado su programación para la edición de 2024.
La nueva película de David Gordon Green, “Nutcrackers”, protagonizada por Ben Stiller, inaugurará el Festival, mientras que la nueva película musical “The Deb”, dirigida y protagonizada por Rebel Wilson, será la encargada de clausurarlo.
Entre las películas que harán su debut mundial en TIFF, se encuentran el drama deportivo “Unstoppable”, dirigido por William Goldenberg y protagonizado por Jharrel Jerome y Jennifer Lopez; la película dramática “Hard Truths”, de Mike Leigh y con Marianne Jean-Baptiste; el terror psicológico de A24, “Heretic”, de Scott Beck y Bryan Woods con Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher y Chloe East; la comedia criminal “Riff Raff”, de Dito Montiel, con Jennifer Coolidge, Dustin Hoffman, Brian Cox, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Ed Harris y Bill Murray; la película de animación “The Wild Robot”, de Chris Sanders,...
El Festival Internacional de Cine de Toronto (TIFF) ha revelado su programación para la edición de 2024.
La nueva película de David Gordon Green, “Nutcrackers”, protagonizada por Ben Stiller, inaugurará el Festival, mientras que la nueva película musical “The Deb”, dirigida y protagonizada por Rebel Wilson, será la encargada de clausurarlo.
Entre las películas que harán su debut mundial en TIFF, se encuentran el drama deportivo “Unstoppable”, dirigido por William Goldenberg y protagonizado por Jharrel Jerome y Jennifer Lopez; la película dramática “Hard Truths”, de Mike Leigh y con Marianne Jean-Baptiste; el terror psicológico de A24, “Heretic”, de Scott Beck y Bryan Woods con Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher y Chloe East; la comedia criminal “Riff Raff”, de Dito Montiel, con Jennifer Coolidge, Dustin Hoffman, Brian Cox, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Ed Harris y Bill Murray; la película de animación “The Wild Robot”, de Chris Sanders,...
- 7/23/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Bring Them Down: First Look at Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan in Irish Thriller Bound For TIFF
Michael, the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father, Ray. Burdened by guilt over the death of his mother, Michael has isolated himself from the world. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary and his son Jack escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past and leaving both families permanently altered. Christopher Andrews' thriller Bring Them Down, starring Christoper Abbott and Barry Keoghan among others, will have its World Premiere here in town at TIFF in September. Mubi already has streaming rights North America, the UK & Ireland, Benelux, Latam and Turkey. They sent along our first look at the pair of actors, which you will find down below. Mubi,...
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- 7/22/2024
- Screen Anarchy
Pünktlich kurz vor Bekanntgabe des Venedig-Programms gibt das 49. Toronto International Film Festival schon einmal einen dicken Schwung neuer großer Titel aus den Vorzeigereihen „Gala Presentations“ und „Special Presentations“ bekannt. Darunter befindet sich auch der neue Film von Edward Berger, „Conclave“, und die Weltpremieren neuer Arbeiten von Angelina Jolie und Mike Leigh.
Brían F. O’Byrne und Ralph Fiennes in Edward Bergers „Conclave“ (Credit: Focus Features)
Man kann immer viel lernen aus diesem ersten dicken Schwung Ankündigungen, die das Toronto International Film Festival traditionell immer kurz vor der Bekanntgabe des Programms der Mostra in Venedig veröffentlicht. Hauptsächlich um dem Erzkonkurrenten aus good old Europe ein bisschen in die Suppe zu spucken. Wenn einer der 63 Titel in diesem dicken Konvolut als „nordamerikanische“, „kanadische“ oder „internationale“ Premiere betitelt wird und der Titel vorher noch nicht in Cannes oder Berlin gelaufen ist, kann man ablesen, ob er vor Toronto bereits in Venedig und/oder Telluride gezeigt wird.
Brían F. O’Byrne und Ralph Fiennes in Edward Bergers „Conclave“ (Credit: Focus Features)
Man kann immer viel lernen aus diesem ersten dicken Schwung Ankündigungen, die das Toronto International Film Festival traditionell immer kurz vor der Bekanntgabe des Programms der Mostra in Venedig veröffentlicht. Hauptsächlich um dem Erzkonkurrenten aus good old Europe ein bisschen in die Suppe zu spucken. Wenn einer der 63 Titel in diesem dicken Konvolut als „nordamerikanische“, „kanadische“ oder „internationale“ Premiere betitelt wird und der Titel vorher noch nicht in Cannes oder Berlin gelaufen ist, kann man ablesen, ob er vor Toronto bereits in Venedig und/oder Telluride gezeigt wird.
- 7/22/2024
- by Thomas Schultze
- Spot - Media & Film
The time has come for the annual presentation of the Toronto International Film Festival. The festivities will include many premieres of titles, whether it be their big world premiere, their North American premiere, or even just their Canadian premiere. Deadline has unveiled a number of upcoming films that attendees are expected to see this year.
Among those premiering are some star-studded affairs, such as the war drama Without Blood, which stars Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir and is directed by Angelina Jolie. The film is based on the Alessandro Baricco novel. Hard Truths from Mike Leigh stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste. That film is being described as an “Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.”
The Last Showgirl will premiere. The movie follows a seasoned stage dancer who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run and stars Dave Bautista,...
Among those premiering are some star-studded affairs, such as the war drama Without Blood, which stars Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir and is directed by Angelina Jolie. The film is based on the Alessandro Baricco novel. Hard Truths from Mike Leigh stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste. That film is being described as an “Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.”
The Last Showgirl will premiere. The movie follows a seasoned stage dancer who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run and stars Dave Bautista,...
- 7/22/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival have unveiled their lineup of 63 films from the Gala and Special Presentations programs. Notable titles include the world premieres of Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths and The Last Showgirl, the North American premieres of Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Harvest and Justin Kurzel’s The Order, the Canadian premiere of Joshua Oppenheimer’s The End, along with many favorites from this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Check out the lineup below.
Galas 2024 (in alphabetical order)
*Previously announced
Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe Cosima Spender | UK
World Premiere
Better Man Michael Gracey | USA
Canadian Premiere
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight Embeth Davidtz | South Africa
Canadian Premiere
Sales Title
*Eden Ron Howard | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
*Elton John: Never Too Late R.J. Cutler, David Furnish | USA
World Premiere
*Harbin Woo Min-ho | South Korea
World Premiere
Meet the Barbarians...
Check out the lineup below.
Galas 2024 (in alphabetical order)
*Previously announced
Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe Cosima Spender | UK
World Premiere
Better Man Michael Gracey | USA
Canadian Premiere
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight Embeth Davidtz | South Africa
Canadian Premiere
Sales Title
*Eden Ron Howard | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
*Elton John: Never Too Late R.J. Cutler, David Furnish | USA
World Premiere
*Harbin Woo Min-ho | South Korea
World Premiere
Meet the Barbarians...
- 7/22/2024
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
World premieres from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, David Mackenzie, Edward Burns, Uberto Pasolini, Peter Cattaneo, and Rachel Morrison among the Gala and Special Presentation titles unveiled by the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) today (July 22).
Hard Truths is a rare TIFF premiere for Leigh after the UK auteur’s last film Peterloo debuted in Venice in 2018, while Mr. Turner in 2014 and Another Year in 2010 both premiered in Cannes. Cornerstone represents sales and Bleecker Street will handle US distributon on the film, which stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste from Secrets And Lies.
Pasolini’s The Return marks his follow-up to Venice 2020 entry Nowhere Special...
Hard Truths is a rare TIFF premiere for Leigh after the UK auteur’s last film Peterloo debuted in Venice in 2018, while Mr. Turner in 2014 and Another Year in 2010 both premiered in Cannes. Cornerstone represents sales and Bleecker Street will handle US distributon on the film, which stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste from Secrets And Lies.
Pasolini’s The Return marks his follow-up to Venice 2020 entry Nowhere Special...
- 7/22/2024
- ScreenDaily
The 49th Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled a star-studded lineup featuring a slew of highly-anticipated features this awards season.
IndieWire can confirm the Galas and Special Presentations programs that boast 63 films, including new titles from beloved directors like Mike Leigh, Morgan Neville, Jacques Audiard, and Edward Berger, whose papal drama “Conclave” will make its international premiere at the festival. (Meaning this American production will world-premiere at Telluride.)
The Galas program, sponsored by Dyson, includes buzzy Cannes titles like Paul Schrader’s “Oh, Canada” and David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds.” Cronenberg will also be honored with the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award during the festival.
The Special Presentations section marks the premiere of Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” starring Pamela Anderson, as well as Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ “Heretic.”
The Galas and Special Presentations programs for 2024 boast films from 25 countries, including 29 sales titles.
“This Special Presentations section can...
IndieWire can confirm the Galas and Special Presentations programs that boast 63 films, including new titles from beloved directors like Mike Leigh, Morgan Neville, Jacques Audiard, and Edward Berger, whose papal drama “Conclave” will make its international premiere at the festival. (Meaning this American production will world-premiere at Telluride.)
The Galas program, sponsored by Dyson, includes buzzy Cannes titles like Paul Schrader’s “Oh, Canada” and David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds.” Cronenberg will also be honored with the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award during the festival.
The Special Presentations section marks the premiere of Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” starring Pamela Anderson, as well as Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ “Heretic.”
The Galas and Special Presentations programs for 2024 boast films from 25 countries, including 29 sales titles.
“This Special Presentations section can...
- 7/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Johnny Depp-directed film “Modì,” about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, has secured a distribution deal in Italy, where it will be released by emerging production/distribution player Be Water.
Above is a first-look image from the set of the film, which is now in post.
“Modì” stars Italy’s Riccardo Scamarcio as the bad boy painter and sculptor, who worked mainly in France and became famous for the groundbreaking modern style of his portraits and nudes. Al Pacino plays international art collector Maurice Gangnat. The “Modì” cast also comprises Antonia Desplat, Stephen Graham (“The Irishman”), Bruno Gouery (“The White Lotus”), Ryan McParland (“Halo”), and Sally Phillips (“Bridget Jones” trilogy).
“Modì” takes place in war-torn Paris during World War I over the course of 72 turbulent hours “that will become a turning point in his life, ultimately solidifying his reputation as an artistic legend,” according to the film’s provided synopsis.
Above is a first-look image from the set of the film, which is now in post.
“Modì” stars Italy’s Riccardo Scamarcio as the bad boy painter and sculptor, who worked mainly in France and became famous for the groundbreaking modern style of his portraits and nudes. Al Pacino plays international art collector Maurice Gangnat. The “Modì” cast also comprises Antonia Desplat, Stephen Graham (“The Irishman”), Bruno Gouery (“The White Lotus”), Ryan McParland (“Halo”), and Sally Phillips (“Bridget Jones” trilogy).
“Modì” takes place in war-torn Paris during World War I over the course of 72 turbulent hours “that will become a turning point in his life, ultimately solidifying his reputation as an artistic legend,” according to the film’s provided synopsis.
- 5/18/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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
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