The Unrestricted View Film Festival just announced their award winners for their exciting 2017 edition. The festival is run by filmmakers and celebrates the very best in indie and encourages all aspects of independent film making. This year's fantastic line-up included new work from established and fresh filmmaking talent. Highlights included Untitled by Chris Loizou, The Bench by Mary Mullan, Red by Branko Tomovic, Mile End by Graham Higgins, 6 Love Stories by Michael Dunaway, Search Engines by Russell Brown, Northern Lights by Nick Connor and many other fantastic gems. Here is the list of this year's award nominees: Best Feature Untitled (A Film) - Award Winner Mile End Dead Certain What Waits in the Red Best Foreign Feature Bookends - Award Winner Search Engines White Night Public Intimacy Best Short Mia - Award Winner Latent Boris in the Forest Ken &...
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- 5/1/2017
- Screen Anarchy
The Unrestricted View Film Festival is back for it's 2nd year. The festival is run by filmmakers and celebrates the very best in indie and encourages all aspects of independent film making. This year's fantastic line-up includes new work from established and fresh filmmaking talent. Look out for Untitled by Chris Loizou, The Bench by Mary Mullan, Red by Branko Tomovic, Mile End by Graham Higgins, 6 Love Stories by Michael Dunaway, Search Engines by Russell Brown, Northern Lights by Nick Connor and many other fantastic gems. Here is the list of this year's award nominees: Best Feature Untitled (A Film) Mile End Dead Certain What Waits in the Red Best Foreign Feature Bookends Search Engines White Night Public Intimacy Best Short Mia Latent Boris in the Forest Ken & Carol Lose the Plot Connie Goalie Padlock Best Foreign...
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- 4/28/2017
- Screen Anarchy
The low-budget production scheme has selected 12 projects and exceeded diversity target.
Film London Microwave has announced the shortlist of the 12 projects selected for its annual production and training scheme.
According to Film London, this year’s applications exceeded its diversity target of 50%. Over half of the teams who applied have a writer, director or producer from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (Bame) background.
The shortlisted projects and teams are:
Amsterdam, Lisa Jacobs (writer), Tara Fitzgerald (director), Georgina French (producer) Barefaced, David Cornwall (writer), Chester Yang (director), Adebayo Awolaja (producer)
Brutal, Ed Aldridge (writer), Scott Rawsthorne (director), Jon Shaikh (director), Amyra Bunyard (producer)
Looted, Rene Pannevis (writer-director), Jennifer Ericsson (producer), Jessie Mangum (co-producer)
Nocturnal, Olivia Waring (writer), Shan Ng (director), Robert Williams (producer), Colin Day (producer)
Real Boy, Liam Creighton (writer-director), Danny de Warren (producer)
Running Out of Grime, Dwayne Gumbs (writer/director), Iain Simpson (director), Benedict Turnbull (producer), Alex Williams (producer), Harri Kamalanathan (producer)
Samurai Sword, Lab Ky Mo...
Film London Microwave has announced the shortlist of the 12 projects selected for its annual production and training scheme.
According to Film London, this year’s applications exceeded its diversity target of 50%. Over half of the teams who applied have a writer, director or producer from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (Bame) background.
The shortlisted projects and teams are:
Amsterdam, Lisa Jacobs (writer), Tara Fitzgerald (director), Georgina French (producer) Barefaced, David Cornwall (writer), Chester Yang (director), Adebayo Awolaja (producer)
Brutal, Ed Aldridge (writer), Scott Rawsthorne (director), Jon Shaikh (director), Amyra Bunyard (producer)
Looted, Rene Pannevis (writer-director), Jennifer Ericsson (producer), Jessie Mangum (co-producer)
Nocturnal, Olivia Waring (writer), Shan Ng (director), Robert Williams (producer), Colin Day (producer)
Real Boy, Liam Creighton (writer-director), Danny de Warren (producer)
Running Out of Grime, Dwayne Gumbs (writer/director), Iain Simpson (director), Benedict Turnbull (producer), Alex Williams (producer), Harri Kamalanathan (producer)
Samurai Sword, Lab Ky Mo...
- 11/30/2015
- ScreenDaily
Japanese novel Miracles Of The Namiya General Store has sold 1.6 million copies in China.
Hong Kong-based Emperor Motion Pictures and China’s Wanda Media have acquired the Chinese-language film and TV rights to Keigo Higashino’s best-selling Japanese novel Miracles Of The Namiya General Store.
The collaboration marks the first of Higashino’s novels to be adapted for the Chinese market.
In 2012, Miracles Of The Namiya General Store won Japan’s prestigious Chuo Koron Literary Prize. The book’s Chinese translation was one of Amazon China’s top 10 best-selling novels with more than 1.6 million copies sold in China.
“Mr. Higashino’s novels have held millions of readers spellbound over decades and Miracles Of The Namiya General Store is unquestionably one of his best loved works,” said Emp CEO Albert Lee.
The rights were acquired from Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corporation. Production is expected to start next year for delivery in 2017. Details for the cast and creative talents will be...
Hong Kong-based Emperor Motion Pictures and China’s Wanda Media have acquired the Chinese-language film and TV rights to Keigo Higashino’s best-selling Japanese novel Miracles Of The Namiya General Store.
The collaboration marks the first of Higashino’s novels to be adapted for the Chinese market.
In 2012, Miracles Of The Namiya General Store won Japan’s prestigious Chuo Koron Literary Prize. The book’s Chinese translation was one of Amazon China’s top 10 best-selling novels with more than 1.6 million copies sold in China.
“Mr. Higashino’s novels have held millions of readers spellbound over decades and Miracles Of The Namiya General Store is unquestionably one of his best loved works,” said Emp CEO Albert Lee.
The rights were acquired from Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corporation. Production is expected to start next year for delivery in 2017. Details for the cast and creative talents will be...
- 10/29/2015
- ScreenDaily
If you’re trying to save the pennies over the summer in anticipation of the onslaught of triple-a titles pouring out at the end of this year – never fear, Microsoft has got gamers covered. Well, if you have Xbox Live they have, at least.
Over 30 big name titles are going on sale starting tomorrow on the Xbox Games store, with certain titles having their asking prices slashed by up to 60%. Peruse the list below to check out some of the deal headed your way.
Battlefield Hardline Deluxe – 40% off Borderlands: Thc – 40% off Diablo 3 – 50% off Dragon Age Inquisition & Deluxe – 50% off Dying Light & Ultimate – 30% off Far Cry 4 & Gold – 60% off FIFA 15 – 10% off Game of Thrones Season Pass – 40% off Geometry Wars – 50% off Goat Simulator – 33% off GTA 5 & Great White Shark – 25% off Halo: The Master Chief – 40% off Killer Instinct Complete – 60% off Killer Instinct S2 – 40% off Lara Croft & The Temple of Osiris – 60% off Lego Batman 3 – 75% off Middle-earth: Shadow...
Over 30 big name titles are going on sale starting tomorrow on the Xbox Games store, with certain titles having their asking prices slashed by up to 60%. Peruse the list below to check out some of the deal headed your way.
Battlefield Hardline Deluxe – 40% off Borderlands: Thc – 40% off Diablo 3 – 50% off Dragon Age Inquisition & Deluxe – 50% off Dying Light & Ultimate – 30% off Far Cry 4 & Gold – 60% off FIFA 15 – 10% off Game of Thrones Season Pass – 40% off Geometry Wars – 50% off Goat Simulator – 33% off GTA 5 & Great White Shark – 25% off Halo: The Master Chief – 40% off Killer Instinct Complete – 60% off Killer Instinct S2 – 40% off Lara Croft & The Temple of Osiris – 60% off Lego Batman 3 – 75% off Middle-earth: Shadow...
- 7/6/2015
- by Joe Pring
- We Got This Covered
Mexican director Bernando Arellano’s Beginning Of Time won best film in the Tiantan Awards of this year’s revamped Beijing International Film Festival, while Jean-Jacques Annaud’s Wolf Totem won best director and best visual effects.
Yuliya Peresild won best actress for her role in Russian-Ukrainian war film The Battle For Sevastopol, while best actor went to Artem Tsypin for Russian detective story A White, White Night.
Slovakian filmmaker Jaro Vojtek’s Chilren (Deti) won awards for best supporting actress (Eva Bandor), best screenplay and best cinematography. Best supporting actor went to Tony Leung Ka-fai for his role as the villain in Tsui Hark’s The Taking Of Tiger Mountain, while best music went to German filmmaker Marie Kreutzer’s Gruber Geht.
With red carpet screenings held in Beijing’s renovated Oriental Theatre, a move initiated by Bjiff’s new chief advisor Marco Mueller, the festival felt much more like a cinematic event than it has...
Yuliya Peresild won best actress for her role in Russian-Ukrainian war film The Battle For Sevastopol, while best actor went to Artem Tsypin for Russian detective story A White, White Night.
Slovakian filmmaker Jaro Vojtek’s Chilren (Deti) won awards for best supporting actress (Eva Bandor), best screenplay and best cinematography. Best supporting actor went to Tony Leung Ka-fai for his role as the villain in Tsui Hark’s The Taking Of Tiger Mountain, while best music went to German filmmaker Marie Kreutzer’s Gruber Geht.
With red carpet screenings held in Beijing’s renovated Oriental Theatre, a move initiated by Bjiff’s new chief advisor Marco Mueller, the festival felt much more like a cinematic event than it has...
- 4/24/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Russia will present a total of six pictures at the 5th Beijing International Film Festival, to be held April 16th–23rd. Sergey Mokritsky’s "The Battle For Sevastopol" and Ramil Salakhutdinov’s "White, White Night" are included in the main competition while Andrey Konchalovsky’s "The Postman’s White Nights," Alexander Mitta’s "Chagall – Malevich" and Mikhail Kosyrev-Nesterov’s "Journey to the Mother" will be screened in the festival’s sidebar. Roman Prygunov’s "Downshifter" has been selected for the Gala Premiere section.
Among the Beijing festival jury members is Fedor Bondarchuk, the prominent Russian filmmaker, actor, producer, and Chairman of the Lenfilm studio Board of Directors. Roskino provides Public Relations support for the heavy Russian presence at the 5th International Festival in Beijing.
Katya Mtsitouridze, Roskino CEO: “From this year on, the Beijing Festival will be curated by Marco Mueller, previously at the helm of the Venice Festival. It is his ardent love of Russian culture that we have to credit for launching international careers of such stellar young filmmakers as Ivan Vyrypaev, Kirill Serebrennikov, Alexey German Jr., and Alexey Fedorchenko. Venice has also honored many a luminary from Russia, ranging from Nikita Mikhalkov to Alexey Balabanov. Alexander Sokurov’s Faust even took the Golden Lion in 2011. This tradition lives on as we can see already, in Marco Mueller’s first year, six Russian movies at Beijing. The governments of our countries are currently collaborating to expand the Russian quotas in Chinese theatres, and Roskino’s first business trip to Beijing, with any luck, should be the next step in this direction. Over the last couple of years, China has made tremendous progress undermining, by its rapid growth, the Hollywood monopoly in the film industry. There is still plenty of room for improvement for us.”
Alyona Shumakova, member of the Selection Committee, Beijing International Film Festival: “We were faced with the tall order of presenting Russian film as a vital artistic force which reflects, at the same time, a dramatically changed reality. It is also worth bearing in mind that the huge audience of these films will consist mostly of regular moviegoers, besides the usual festival crowd of film buffs. We are, mind you, dealing with a country that knows very little about Russian cinema and has yet to develop a concrete image of it. I believe that our picks, with their magnificent visuals and emotional intensity, more than rise to the challenge and accurately reflect the new world we live in.”
At the 2014 Cannes Iff, "The Battle for Sevastopol" was first pitched to industry professionals and international press at the Russian Pavilion opening ceremony. A Russian–Ukrainian co-production, this period drama tells the story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a legendary WWII sniper. The wide release in Russia is scheduled for April 2nd, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation. The protagonist is played by the masterful thespian Yulia Peresild.
Sergei Mokritsky, director: “As I was making a movie about the most lethal female sniper of WWII, I didn’t even dare dream of an international premiere in Beijing. It is an honor as well as a huge responsibility. Overall, China is the closest in spirit, and yet most mysterious country for me as it is for every Russian. I’m really looking forward to the Chinese reception of my movie, because what I aspired to with it was a blend of Soviet war-film mythology, modern cinematic language, and typically Slavic zest for life.”
Ramil Salakhutdinov’s "White, White Night" tells the story of a young man who suddenly goes missing when he travels to Saint Petersburg for a concert. Sent over from Moscow, the private eye hired to locate him meets a lot of people during investigation, and gradually immerses himself in the bleak present-day atmosphere of the city he once lived in. Against his better judgment, the sleuth takes the guy under his wing, which ultimately validates him and boosts his own sense of self-worth. The movie first played in competition at the 2014 edition of Kinotavr.
Ramil Salakhutdinov, director: “I strove to understand––to feel––what it’s like to live in our trying times, in an era of profound change.”
Alexey German Jr., creative director: “It’s a huge victory for Ramil. He’s a wonderful filmmaker, a magnificent actor, and an artist of incredibly fine sensibilities. His recognition by the Biff proves yet again that Salakhutdinov’s work is appreciated internationally.”
Andrey Konchalovskiy's "The Postman’s White Nights" will play in the festival’s sidebar.
In 2014, the film was awarded Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. It recounts the life of a real man, village postman Alexey Tryapitsyn, who resides in the Arkhangelsk region and portrays himself on screen. Though a work of fiction rather than a documentary, the film has only one professional actress in its cast.
Mikhail Kosyrev-Nesterov’s drama "Journey to the Mother" is also playing in the festival’s parallel section. It is the story of a Russian guy who goes to France to see his mother, and meets his sister for the first time. The film’s leading actress is Adele Exarchopoulos, the star of Palme d’Or-winning "Blue Is the Warmest Color" and co-recipient of the Cannes festival’s highest honor.
Aleksandr Mitta’s "Chagall – Malevich" will play in the Special Screenings section. Set during Marc Chagall’s “Vitebsk period,” the story of an all-consuming love between the great artist and his wife Bella plays out against the backdrop of a historic duel he fought with Kazimir Malevich, his genius contemporary and fierce opponent.
Roman Prygunov’s "Downshifter" is set to bow internationally in the Gala Premiere section of the festival.
A sequel to the highest grossing Russian movie of 2012, "Downshifter" continues with the adventures of Max Andreev, a senior executive forced by the vicissitudes of his life to wipe the slate clean. The star of the production is Danila Kozlovsky, one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation. Made for $4M, the movie recouped its budget over the first weekend in theaters. Fedor Bondarchuk, who produced the box-office smash, currently predicts a final take north of $9M.
Russian filmmaker and producer Fedor Bondarchuk, whose historical drama "Stalingrad" was a runaway success in China in 2013, has been appointed a jury member for the 5 Beijing International Festival. He will share his duty with such directors as Ki-duk Kim (South Korea) and Fernando Meirelles (Brazil); screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen (USA); producer and director Peter Chan (Thailand); and Chinese actress, star of "Cloud Atlas," Zhou Xun. French director and producer Luc Besson, whose output in both capacities has long transcended the confines of local fame, will serve as President of the Jury. The festival program comprises 930 films from 90 countries. The festival’s top prize Tiantan is awarded in ten categories, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Actor.
Fedor Bondarchuk, producer, filmmaker: “ I’m honored and humbled to be invited to serve as a jury member for the Beijing Iff. The strategic partnership between Russia and China is now reinforced not only in politics and economy but also in the cultural sphere, of which film is an integral part. Stalingrad’s impressive Chinese grosses show enormous demand for Russian filmmaking.”
Marco Mueller, Chief Adviser for the Beijing Iff: “Ever since Stalingrad dominated the Chinese box office in 2013 (it was the highest-grossing foreign film of the year, apart from the American “commercial heavy artillery”), the interest in Russian film has reached a new level in the country. I think that from this year on, our festival’s appreciation of Russian film will also move to the next level. This year our program boasts an amazing selection, and Fedor Bondarchuk has every chance to achieve cult status in China––he is, after all, already on the jury! I would also like to note that our cooperation with China is off to a highly professional start as the Russian presence at the festival is supported by the government-owned Roskino. It is this level of commitment that allows us to make serious plans for the future.”...
Among the Beijing festival jury members is Fedor Bondarchuk, the prominent Russian filmmaker, actor, producer, and Chairman of the Lenfilm studio Board of Directors. Roskino provides Public Relations support for the heavy Russian presence at the 5th International Festival in Beijing.
Katya Mtsitouridze, Roskino CEO: “From this year on, the Beijing Festival will be curated by Marco Mueller, previously at the helm of the Venice Festival. It is his ardent love of Russian culture that we have to credit for launching international careers of such stellar young filmmakers as Ivan Vyrypaev, Kirill Serebrennikov, Alexey German Jr., and Alexey Fedorchenko. Venice has also honored many a luminary from Russia, ranging from Nikita Mikhalkov to Alexey Balabanov. Alexander Sokurov’s Faust even took the Golden Lion in 2011. This tradition lives on as we can see already, in Marco Mueller’s first year, six Russian movies at Beijing. The governments of our countries are currently collaborating to expand the Russian quotas in Chinese theatres, and Roskino’s first business trip to Beijing, with any luck, should be the next step in this direction. Over the last couple of years, China has made tremendous progress undermining, by its rapid growth, the Hollywood monopoly in the film industry. There is still plenty of room for improvement for us.”
Alyona Shumakova, member of the Selection Committee, Beijing International Film Festival: “We were faced with the tall order of presenting Russian film as a vital artistic force which reflects, at the same time, a dramatically changed reality. It is also worth bearing in mind that the huge audience of these films will consist mostly of regular moviegoers, besides the usual festival crowd of film buffs. We are, mind you, dealing with a country that knows very little about Russian cinema and has yet to develop a concrete image of it. I believe that our picks, with their magnificent visuals and emotional intensity, more than rise to the challenge and accurately reflect the new world we live in.”
At the 2014 Cannes Iff, "The Battle for Sevastopol" was first pitched to industry professionals and international press at the Russian Pavilion opening ceremony. A Russian–Ukrainian co-production, this period drama tells the story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a legendary WWII sniper. The wide release in Russia is scheduled for April 2nd, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation. The protagonist is played by the masterful thespian Yulia Peresild.
Sergei Mokritsky, director: “As I was making a movie about the most lethal female sniper of WWII, I didn’t even dare dream of an international premiere in Beijing. It is an honor as well as a huge responsibility. Overall, China is the closest in spirit, and yet most mysterious country for me as it is for every Russian. I’m really looking forward to the Chinese reception of my movie, because what I aspired to with it was a blend of Soviet war-film mythology, modern cinematic language, and typically Slavic zest for life.”
Ramil Salakhutdinov’s "White, White Night" tells the story of a young man who suddenly goes missing when he travels to Saint Petersburg for a concert. Sent over from Moscow, the private eye hired to locate him meets a lot of people during investigation, and gradually immerses himself in the bleak present-day atmosphere of the city he once lived in. Against his better judgment, the sleuth takes the guy under his wing, which ultimately validates him and boosts his own sense of self-worth. The movie first played in competition at the 2014 edition of Kinotavr.
Ramil Salakhutdinov, director: “I strove to understand––to feel––what it’s like to live in our trying times, in an era of profound change.”
Alexey German Jr., creative director: “It’s a huge victory for Ramil. He’s a wonderful filmmaker, a magnificent actor, and an artist of incredibly fine sensibilities. His recognition by the Biff proves yet again that Salakhutdinov’s work is appreciated internationally.”
Andrey Konchalovskiy's "The Postman’s White Nights" will play in the festival’s sidebar.
In 2014, the film was awarded Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. It recounts the life of a real man, village postman Alexey Tryapitsyn, who resides in the Arkhangelsk region and portrays himself on screen. Though a work of fiction rather than a documentary, the film has only one professional actress in its cast.
Mikhail Kosyrev-Nesterov’s drama "Journey to the Mother" is also playing in the festival’s parallel section. It is the story of a Russian guy who goes to France to see his mother, and meets his sister for the first time. The film’s leading actress is Adele Exarchopoulos, the star of Palme d’Or-winning "Blue Is the Warmest Color" and co-recipient of the Cannes festival’s highest honor.
Aleksandr Mitta’s "Chagall – Malevich" will play in the Special Screenings section. Set during Marc Chagall’s “Vitebsk period,” the story of an all-consuming love between the great artist and his wife Bella plays out against the backdrop of a historic duel he fought with Kazimir Malevich, his genius contemporary and fierce opponent.
Roman Prygunov’s "Downshifter" is set to bow internationally in the Gala Premiere section of the festival.
A sequel to the highest grossing Russian movie of 2012, "Downshifter" continues with the adventures of Max Andreev, a senior executive forced by the vicissitudes of his life to wipe the slate clean. The star of the production is Danila Kozlovsky, one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation. Made for $4M, the movie recouped its budget over the first weekend in theaters. Fedor Bondarchuk, who produced the box-office smash, currently predicts a final take north of $9M.
Russian filmmaker and producer Fedor Bondarchuk, whose historical drama "Stalingrad" was a runaway success in China in 2013, has been appointed a jury member for the 5 Beijing International Festival. He will share his duty with such directors as Ki-duk Kim (South Korea) and Fernando Meirelles (Brazil); screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen (USA); producer and director Peter Chan (Thailand); and Chinese actress, star of "Cloud Atlas," Zhou Xun. French director and producer Luc Besson, whose output in both capacities has long transcended the confines of local fame, will serve as President of the Jury. The festival program comprises 930 films from 90 countries. The festival’s top prize Tiantan is awarded in ten categories, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Actor.
Fedor Bondarchuk, producer, filmmaker: “ I’m honored and humbled to be invited to serve as a jury member for the Beijing Iff. The strategic partnership between Russia and China is now reinforced not only in politics and economy but also in the cultural sphere, of which film is an integral part. Stalingrad’s impressive Chinese grosses show enormous demand for Russian filmmaking.”
Marco Mueller, Chief Adviser for the Beijing Iff: “Ever since Stalingrad dominated the Chinese box office in 2013 (it was the highest-grossing foreign film of the year, apart from the American “commercial heavy artillery”), the interest in Russian film has reached a new level in the country. I think that from this year on, our festival’s appreciation of Russian film will also move to the next level. This year our program boasts an amazing selection, and Fedor Bondarchuk has every chance to achieve cult status in China––he is, after all, already on the jury! I would also like to note that our cooperation with China is off to a highly professional start as the Russian presence at the festival is supported by the government-owned Roskino. It is this level of commitment that allows us to make serious plans for the future.”...
- 4/9/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The Beijing International Film Festival (Bjiff) has unveiled the 15 competition titles and four gala premiees that will screen at this year’s edition (April 16-23), including opening film Maraviglioso Boccaccio, directed by Italian auteurs Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.Scroll down for full list
The Tiantan competition section include two Chinese titles – Tsui Hark’s The Taking Of Tiger Mountain and Jean-Jacques Annaud’s China-France co-production Wolf Totem – along with films from 13 different countries that will screen as a world or international premiere at the festival.
The line-up includes Italian director Michele Placido’s La Scelta, German director Marie Kreutzer’s second feature Gruber Geht, Japanese director Sono Sion’s Love & Peace, Us filmmaker Michael Almereyda’s Experimenter and Indian director M S Prakash Babu’s Fig Fruit And The Wasps (see full list below).
The four gala screenings – also world, international or Asian premieres – also include Navdeep Singh’s NH10, starring [link=nm...
The Tiantan competition section include two Chinese titles – Tsui Hark’s The Taking Of Tiger Mountain and Jean-Jacques Annaud’s China-France co-production Wolf Totem – along with films from 13 different countries that will screen as a world or international premiere at the festival.
The line-up includes Italian director Michele Placido’s La Scelta, German director Marie Kreutzer’s second feature Gruber Geht, Japanese director Sono Sion’s Love & Peace, Us filmmaker Michael Almereyda’s Experimenter and Indian director M S Prakash Babu’s Fig Fruit And The Wasps (see full list below).
The four gala screenings – also world, international or Asian premieres – also include Navdeep Singh’s NH10, starring [link=nm...
- 4/7/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Where Next for Nintendo?
We’ve all heard the news by now. Nintendo’s next console is codenamed “Nx”, it’ll be unveiled next year and it’s a dedicated gaming system with a “brand new concept”. But what does that all mean, and what does it mean for Nintendo going forward… read the full article.
‘Super Metroid': Mother Brain translates intensity and emotion into a wordless finale
There’s a moment in the Super Metroid finale, somewhere in between being brain-blasted by a creature that looks like it escaped from Attack on Titan and being saved by a flying alien parasite, that the whole nature of the battle is suddenly revealed to be entirely scripted. The idea of scripted battles, an idea that was still incredibly new back in the 16-bit era of the Snes, made for something of a rarity in the mid-90’s… read the full article.
We’ve all heard the news by now. Nintendo’s next console is codenamed “Nx”, it’ll be unveiled next year and it’s a dedicated gaming system with a “brand new concept”. But what does that all mean, and what does it mean for Nintendo going forward… read the full article.
‘Super Metroid': Mother Brain translates intensity and emotion into a wordless finale
There’s a moment in the Super Metroid finale, somewhere in between being brain-blasted by a creature that looks like it escaped from Attack on Titan and being saved by a flying alien parasite, that the whole nature of the battle is suddenly revealed to be entirely scripted. The idea of scripted battles, an idea that was still incredibly new back in the 16-bit era of the Snes, made for something of a rarity in the mid-90’s… read the full article.
- 3/21/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
White Night
OSome Studio
Ps4, Xbox One, PC, Mac
You can practically see your breath from the moment you turn on White Night, the new title from OSome Studio. There is a dreamlike coldness to the game, one that is felt almost immediately as the player begins wandering the darkness of night in the aftermath of a shocking car accident.
Set in a sort of proto-noir 1938, this is a game that’s 50% ghost story, and 50% detective story. The supernatural elements are made clear pretty quickly, as White Night basically lifts the opening directly from the original Silent Hill, in which a ghostly woman causes a car accident, while the mystery bits evoke a Sin City comparison from the outset.
After a brief chapter that introduces the central gameplay elements , the player finds themselves inexplicably locked in a creepy mansion, with a box of matches and the frightfully unreliable electrical system...
OSome Studio
Ps4, Xbox One, PC, Mac
You can practically see your breath from the moment you turn on White Night, the new title from OSome Studio. There is a dreamlike coldness to the game, one that is felt almost immediately as the player begins wandering the darkness of night in the aftermath of a shocking car accident.
Set in a sort of proto-noir 1938, this is a game that’s 50% ghost story, and 50% detective story. The supernatural elements are made clear pretty quickly, as White Night basically lifts the opening directly from the original Silent Hill, in which a ghostly woman causes a car accident, while the mystery bits evoke a Sin City comparison from the outset.
After a brief chapter that introduces the central gameplay elements , the player finds themselves inexplicably locked in a creepy mansion, with a box of matches and the frightfully unreliable electrical system...
- 3/15/2015
- by Mike Worby
- SoundOnSight
I honestly didn’t know I wanted a game like White Night until I started playing it. Blending elements of a Hitchcockian ghost story with a classic 1930s film noir aesthetic and a stunning monochromatic art scheme creates a wonderfully unique hodgepodge full of familiar tropes and a twisted tale of lingering spirits. It’s just a shame that the gameplay elements can’t match the lofty expectations set by the unforgettable presentation.
Like any good noir tale, White Night begins with a dame in need of the kind of help that only a private eye can provide. On a stormy night, a detective swerves his car off the road to avoid hitting a mysterious blonde, injuring himself in the process and eventually looking for shelter in the creepy mansion just up the road. Once inside, he finds himself embroiled in a classic ghost story, fighting both evil spirits and...
Like any good noir tale, White Night begins with a dame in need of the kind of help that only a private eye can provide. On a stormy night, a detective swerves his car off the road to avoid hitting a mysterious blonde, injuring himself in the process and eventually looking for shelter in the creepy mansion just up the road. Once inside, he finds himself embroiled in a classic ghost story, fighting both evil spirits and...
- 3/14/2015
- by Christian Law
- We Got This Covered
Unravel the mysteries of an abandoned mansion in White Night, a survival horror game with a film noir narrative and distinctive art style from French developers OSome Studio, available now on PS4, PC, Mac, and Linux. Set in the 1930s and drawing from the rich themes of noir-era storytelling, White Night blends third-person action, exploration and puzzle-solving with the mature tension, challenge and tone of old-school survival horror adventures. As players investigate a shadowy mansion in the dead of night after a near-fatal car crash, what started as a search for aid will become a desperate quest to unearth the secrets behind the manor’s tortured past. Available now on the PlayStation Network and Steam, White Night will also be available on Xbox One on March 6th, 2015.
- 3/4/2015
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
"I was lost. My mind didn't belong to me anymore." Inspired by the Alone in the Dark video game franchise, the works of Alfred Hitchcock, and German Expressionism, OSome Studio's White Night portrays survival horror with a stark visual style and a noir narrative. Now available to download, White Night is teased in an atmospheric launch trailer, along with a new live-action music video that perfectly captures the spirit of the game's 1930s setting.
"Set in the 1930s and drawing from the rich themes of noir-era storytelling, White Night blends third-person action, exploration and puzzle-solving with the mature tension, challenge and tone of old-school survival horror adventures. As players investigate a shadowy mansion in the dead of night after a near-fatal car crash, what started as a search for aid will become a desperate quest to unearth the secrets behind the manor’s tortured past."
White Night is now available to download for the PC,...
"Set in the 1930s and drawing from the rich themes of noir-era storytelling, White Night blends third-person action, exploration and puzzle-solving with the mature tension, challenge and tone of old-school survival horror adventures. As players investigate a shadowy mansion in the dead of night after a near-fatal car crash, what started as a search for aid will become a desperate quest to unearth the secrets behind the manor’s tortured past."
White Night is now available to download for the PC,...
- 3/3/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Survival horror is back in a big way, and it’s not just with big budget titles like The Evil Within or Silent Hills, but indie releases as well. If you haven’t had a chance to check out White Night, you need to watch the new trailer. OSome Studio transports you to a very stylish 1930s, where a near-fatal car crash is just the first of an unusual series of events that includes you exploring a seemingly haunted mansion.
“The dark will reveal all…
…In this third-person narrative-driven survival horror game set in the jazz/noir-era of the 1930s.
Stranded and injured in the dead of night after an unfortunate automobile accident, players must investigate a nearby dilapidated mansion and interact with their surroundings in search of aid and answers. White Night challenges players to confront the nightmares of the past on an adventure in which darkness is the enemy…...
“The dark will reveal all…
…In this third-person narrative-driven survival horror game set in the jazz/noir-era of the 1930s.
Stranded and injured in the dead of night after an unfortunate automobile accident, players must investigate a nearby dilapidated mansion and interact with their surroundings in search of aid and answers. White Night challenges players to confront the nightmares of the past on an adventure in which darkness is the enemy…...
- 2/4/2015
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Up and coming indie company OSome Studio has peeled back the curtain on its new title, White Night, a monochromatic horror game headed to PlayStation 4 in March.
Billed as an old-school survival horror experience, the game will whisk players to 1930s Boston where they must explore a deserted mansion. Taking cues from reputable genre classics such as Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark, White Night is hoping to go one step further by imbuing the user in a totally unique environment, replete with jazz music and gothic architecture that wouldn’t go out of place in a Tim Burton production.
From the trailer above, it seems as though OSome Studio’s stark title will center around a grizzled detective-like character who also happens to don a trench coat — this is the noir genre, after all. After a routine night suddenly goes awry following a car crash, it’s up...
Billed as an old-school survival horror experience, the game will whisk players to 1930s Boston where they must explore a deserted mansion. Taking cues from reputable genre classics such as Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark, White Night is hoping to go one step further by imbuing the user in a totally unique environment, replete with jazz music and gothic architecture that wouldn’t go out of place in a Tim Burton production.
From the trailer above, it seems as though OSome Studio’s stark title will center around a grizzled detective-like character who also happens to don a trench coat — this is the noir genre, after all. After a routine night suddenly goes awry following a car crash, it’s up...
- 2/3/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The indie devs at Osome Studios have revealed an all new survival horror game, White Night, (with some serious stylistic flair) in a sleek announcement trailer, along with the game's release date. Come inside to watch the trailer and learn more!
I'm not normally big on horror games, but White Night has certainly caught my attention with its distinct visuals (think of Sin City but in a video game). It's on my radar now, and thankfully we won't have to wait long for the game, as the developers have already announced a March 3, 2015 release date for it.
Set in the 1930s and drawing from the rich themes of noir-era storytelling, White Night blends third-person action, exploration and puzzle-solving with the mature tension, challenge and tone of old-school survival horror adventures. As players investigate a shadowy mansion in the dead of night after a near-fatal car crash, what started as a...
I'm not normally big on horror games, but White Night has certainly caught my attention with its distinct visuals (think of Sin City but in a video game). It's on my radar now, and thankfully we won't have to wait long for the game, as the developers have already announced a March 3, 2015 release date for it.
Set in the 1930s and drawing from the rich themes of noir-era storytelling, White Night blends third-person action, exploration and puzzle-solving with the mature tension, challenge and tone of old-school survival horror adventures. As players investigate a shadowy mansion in the dead of night after a near-fatal car crash, what started as a...
- 2/2/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
The works of Japanese novelist Higashino Keigo have proved almost as popular in Korea as they have at home, with recent films “White Night” and “Perfect Number” both having been adapted from his works. “Broken” follows in this trend, based upon his book “The Hovering Blade”, which already made it to Japanese screens back in 2009, a dark psychological revenge drama directed by Lee Jeong Ho, his first outing since his 2010 debut “Best Seller”. Award-winning actor Jung Jae Young (“The Fatal Encounter”) stars as factory worker Lee Sang Hun, a widowed father whose wife died of cancer and who lives for his 15 year old daughter Soo Jin (Lee Soo Bin). One day his world falls apart when she is snatched from the street by unknown assailants and raped and murdered, her body dumped in a filthy abandoned bathhouse. With the police failing to solve the case or even find any clues,...
- 10/18/2014
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Surprisingly given the encroachment of the Toronto International Film Festival and the ongoing rivalry with Cannes, the Venice Film Festival still manages to provide a top quality programme. Although there were definitely some notable absences this year - Paul Thomas Anderson for one - the dearth of blockbuster fare allowed room for a much more diverse and surprising line up. The awards generally featured few surprises, with Roy Andersson's hotly tipped A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence winning the Golden Lion, followed by Konchalovsky's The Postman's White Night. The only real misstep was the dual acting honours for Hungry Hearts. In a festival which would have as a whole failed the Bechdel Test, Alba Rohrwacher’s prize still seems a snatch from the Red Amnesia's superb Lü Zhong.
- 9/7/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
After closing the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles this Sunday, Patrik-Ian Polk’s drama Blackbird, which stars Isaiah Washington, Mo'Nique and Julian Walker, will open the 2014 Outfest Fusion Lgbt People Of Color Film Festival, the festival announced this morning. Running from March 14-16 in Hollywood, the festival lineup includes world premieres of Secrets & Toys and You Are Dead To Me. Also South Korean filmmaker Leesong Hee-il’s White Night will receive its Us premiere. Outfest is the leading organization showcasing, nurturing and preserving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender film images and artistry. For 30 years...
- 2/14/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Patrik-Ian Polk’s latest film Blackbird (pictured) starring Mo’Nique, Isaiah Washington and Julian Walker will open the 2014 Outfest Fusion Lgbt People Of Color Film Festival, scheduled for March 14-16 in Hollywood.
Actor, comedian and writer Alec Mapa will receive the 2014 Fusion Achievement Award on March 15.
World premieres include Secrets & Toys and You Are Dead To Me. South Korean filmmaker’s Leesong Hee-il’s White Night will receive its Us premiere.
For further details click here.
Actor, comedian and writer Alec Mapa will receive the 2014 Fusion Achievement Award on March 15.
World premieres include Secrets & Toys and You Are Dead To Me. South Korean filmmaker’s Leesong Hee-il’s White Night will receive its Us premiere.
For further details click here.
- 2/13/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
LeeSong Hee-il returns to Berlin a year after White Night (2012) with his fourth feature Night Flight. While his last film was a subdued but powerful work about lingering memories of homophobia in modern Seoul, his new film is his most ambitious yet. Retaining queer themes, Night Flight goes beyond the scope of his past works by weaving a wider tapestry of social motifs that touch on many of the issues facing youths and minorities in contemporary Korea. As the years pass between middle and high school, a trio of friends becomes separated over time. Yong-ju and Gi-taek remain close yet Yong-ju is a closeted homosexual and Gi-taek has fallen to the bottom of the food chain within the school's hierarchy. Meanwhile, Gi-woong, by virtue...
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- 2/7/2014
- Screen Anarchy
South Korean sales agent also sells Red Family to Japan and Rough Play to Japan and Malaysia.
South Korean sales agent Finecut has announced a raft of deals led by thriller Haemoo (a.k.a. Sea Fog) [pictured], executive produced by Bong Joon Ho, which has pre-sold to Wild Side Films for French-speaking Europe and Twin for Japan.
Bong’s Memories Of Murder co-writer Shim Sung-bo is making a feature directorial debut with Haemoo, starring K-pop boy group Jyj member Park Yu-chun and top actor Kim Yoon-seok from The Chaser. Currently in production, the film is scheduled for a late summer release in Korea.
Russian Novel director Shin Yeon-shick’s action thriller Rough Play, written and produced by Kim Ki-duk, sold to Klockworx for Japan and Hwa Yea Multimedia for Malaysia. The film stars Lee Jun from Ninja Assassin.
Another film written and produced by Kim, Red Family - Lee Ju-hyung’s feature directorial debut which won the...
South Korean sales agent Finecut has announced a raft of deals led by thriller Haemoo (a.k.a. Sea Fog) [pictured], executive produced by Bong Joon Ho, which has pre-sold to Wild Side Films for French-speaking Europe and Twin for Japan.
Bong’s Memories Of Murder co-writer Shim Sung-bo is making a feature directorial debut with Haemoo, starring K-pop boy group Jyj member Park Yu-chun and top actor Kim Yoon-seok from The Chaser. Currently in production, the film is scheduled for a late summer release in Korea.
Russian Novel director Shin Yeon-shick’s action thriller Rough Play, written and produced by Kim Ki-duk, sold to Klockworx for Japan and Hwa Yea Multimedia for Malaysia. The film stars Lee Jun from Ninja Assassin.
Another film written and produced by Kim, Red Family - Lee Ju-hyung’s feature directorial debut which won the...
- 2/7/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The Berlin International Film Festival's Panorama section, a passel of arthouse and international indies, has completed its lineup, which includes 24 world premieres. Full list below. Kicking off February 6, the program opens with Vietnamese director Nghiem-Minh Nguyen-Vo's sci-fi "2030," where much of the Earth's farmland has fallen below rising sea levels, wreaking havoc on the world's agriculture and industry. A strong array of Asian cinema continues with LeeSong Hee-il's South Korean thriller "Night Flight." His "White Night" and "No Regret" were fest faves in the past. Famed Taiwanese-Malaysian auteur Tsai Ming-liang will present the next installment in his "Walker" series, "Journey to the West." Also of note is "Keep the Lights On" director Ira Sachs' new film "Love Is Strange," starring Alfred Molina and John Lithgow as an older married couple in New York. This highly anticipated film will premiere at Sundance this month before heading to Berlin. Panorama.
- 1/17/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
A total of 24 world premieres are included in the Berlinale’s Panorama selection, which has added a number of Asian productions.
Some 36 films from 29 countries will feature in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 6-16), of which 24 will be world premieres.
Most recently invited are works from Norway, Ethiopia, Mexico, India, Iran, Georgia, Greece, Hungary and Austria – with returning filmmakers Elfi Mikesch and Umut Dağ, who opened Panorama 2012 with Kuma, his directorial debut.
New titles include a number of Asian productions. In Ieji (Homeland) by Japan’s Nao Kubota, a farmer’s son, who first fled to the city, explores his home village in the Fukushima district, an area that is actually still a no-go zone following the disaster at the region’s nuclear power plant.
In the South Korean film Night Flight, LeeSong Hee-il presents a duel between two schoolmates. LeeSong previously showed the films No Regret and White Night in Panorama...
Some 36 films from 29 countries will feature in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 6-16), of which 24 will be world premieres.
Most recently invited are works from Norway, Ethiopia, Mexico, India, Iran, Georgia, Greece, Hungary and Austria – with returning filmmakers Elfi Mikesch and Umut Dağ, who opened Panorama 2012 with Kuma, his directorial debut.
New titles include a number of Asian productions. In Ieji (Homeland) by Japan’s Nao Kubota, a farmer’s son, who first fled to the city, explores his home village in the Fukushima district, an area that is actually still a no-go zone following the disaster at the region’s nuclear power plant.
In the South Korean film Night Flight, LeeSong Hee-il presents a duel between two schoolmates. LeeSong previously showed the films No Regret and White Night in Panorama...
- 1/17/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Shortly before Peter Benchley's book went to press, he still hadn't decided on a title. It was a thriller about a murderous great white shark, and three men's quest to kill it. He went through a long list of potential ideas before eventually settling on a single syllable that later entered into our mythology and culture: Jaws.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the book, Ballantine books has put out a special edition, featuring excerpts from Benchley's archives and his own book about the making of the bestseller and the subsequent Spielberg movie.
Courtesy of Ballantine, below you'll find the long list of alternative titles that Benchley considered, along with some of his handwritten notes from the time. While some are pretty chilling ("What Have We Done?"), we're not sure that a book and movie called Phosphorescence or Squam would have had quite the same impact.
What's your favorite alternative title to Jaws?...
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the book, Ballantine books has put out a special edition, featuring excerpts from Benchley's archives and his own book about the making of the bestseller and the subsequent Spielberg movie.
Courtesy of Ballantine, below you'll find the long list of alternative titles that Benchley considered, along with some of his handwritten notes from the time. While some are pretty chilling ("What Have We Done?"), we're not sure that a book and movie called Phosphorescence or Squam would have had quite the same impact.
What's your favorite alternative title to Jaws?...
- 8/5/2013
- by Andrew Losowsky
- Huffington Post
Short films are often neglected by Hollywood (because they don’t make money) and by the mainstream (because most people just don’t know they exist). But shorts can sometimes be a superior method of exploring certain ideas. Last year’s Academy-Award winner, “Logorama” being a great example. With that in mind, in case you missed it, here is Ontario-based filmmaker Arev Manoukian’s short “Nuit Blanche,” $100,000 grand prize winner of the LG Life’s Good FilmFest:
And here’s the incredible video of how the film was created:...
And here’s the incredible video of how the film was created:...
- 4/22/2010
- by Eric M. Armstrong
- The Moving Arts Journal
Electronics giant LG sponsored something called the Life’s Good FilmFest, a filmmaking contest with the goal of showing off the company’s HDTVs. The below short film, titled Nuit Blanche (White Night) by director Arev Manoukian, won the contest’s $100,000 grand prize, which was recently announced.
Having watched it, funny thing is that the filmmaker probably spent $100,000 making it . It’s kinda cool I guess, but nothing new. Watch it below…
via Tlf...
Having watched it, funny thing is that the filmmaker probably spent $100,000 making it . It’s kinda cool I guess, but nothing new. Watch it below…
via Tlf...
- 2/23/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
LG Electronics has named "Nuit Blanche", an HD short film created by Arev Manoukian of Ottawa, Ontario, as the $100,000 grand prize winner of the LG Life's Good FilmFest.
The announcement was made as part of a Grand Finale event @ Toronto's Mod Club January 28, featuring on-stage appearances by actress Jaime King, Maple Pictures' Laurie May and singer K-os, hosted by George "I'm not your Father, I'm not a Cop, I'm your Friend" Stroumboulopoulos.
"The LG Life's Good FilmFest has been an amazing experience," said Tim Barnes, Marketing Team Leader, LG Electronics Canada and Founder of the LG Life's Good FilmFest. "Our $100,000 winning HD short film 'Nuit Blanche' delivers an engaging, memorable story."
Director Manoukian said "Nuit Blanche" was budgeted @ $10,000.
In addition to Nuit Blanche, three HD short films were awarded secondary prizes of $10,000 as winners in their respective categories, including "I Love Rock and Roll" (Animation), "Life's Good...
The announcement was made as part of a Grand Finale event @ Toronto's Mod Club January 28, featuring on-stage appearances by actress Jaime King, Maple Pictures' Laurie May and singer K-os, hosted by George "I'm not your Father, I'm not a Cop, I'm your Friend" Stroumboulopoulos.
"The LG Life's Good FilmFest has been an amazing experience," said Tim Barnes, Marketing Team Leader, LG Electronics Canada and Founder of the LG Life's Good FilmFest. "Our $100,000 winning HD short film 'Nuit Blanche' delivers an engaging, memorable story."
Director Manoukian said "Nuit Blanche" was budgeted @ $10,000.
In addition to Nuit Blanche, three HD short films were awarded secondary prizes of $10,000 as winners in their respective categories, including "I Love Rock and Roll" (Animation), "Life's Good...
- 1/30/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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