Actor George MacKay has reunited with his “For Those in Peril” director Paul Wright for “Mission.”
Backed by BBC Film, Screen Scotland and Ffilm Cymru Wales with funding from the U.K. National Lottery, “Mission” is a co-production between Early Day Films (BAFTA winner “Bait”) and 65 Wilding Films (“Baltimore”). The project was developed with Screen Scotland and BBC Film.
The producers describe “Mission” as “a punk exploration of the psyche which follows alienated Dylan (MacKay) as he throws off the shackles of his solitary life in an attempt to experience the highs and lows of existence at its most extreme, embarking on a thrilling journey of self-discovery that proves both inspiring and terrifying.”
Blue Finch Films will be handling worldwide sales on the project.
“Mission” is produced by Kate Byers, Linn Waite (Early Day Films), Alex Thiele (65 Wilding Films), Marie-Elena Dyche (Meraki Films) and Lowri Roberts (Rapt), with Maisie Williams...
Backed by BBC Film, Screen Scotland and Ffilm Cymru Wales with funding from the U.K. National Lottery, “Mission” is a co-production between Early Day Films (BAFTA winner “Bait”) and 65 Wilding Films (“Baltimore”). The project was developed with Screen Scotland and BBC Film.
The producers describe “Mission” as “a punk exploration of the psyche which follows alienated Dylan (MacKay) as he throws off the shackles of his solitary life in an attempt to experience the highs and lows of existence at its most extreme, embarking on a thrilling journey of self-discovery that proves both inspiring and terrifying.”
Blue Finch Films will be handling worldwide sales on the project.
“Mission” is produced by Kate Byers, Linn Waite (Early Day Films), Alex Thiele (65 Wilding Films), Marie-Elena Dyche (Meraki Films) and Lowri Roberts (Rapt), with Maisie Williams...
- 5/9/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
UK director Lucy Cohen’s narrative feature debut Edge Of Summer has been picked up for world sales by boutique UK-France sales outfit Alief, ahead of its world premiere at next month’s Glasgow Film Festival.
The film is about an 11 year-old girl who befriends a mysterious local boy while on holiday with her mother in Cornwall.
Flora Hylton and Joel Sefton-Iongi make their acting debuts alongside Josie Walker, Steffan Rhodri, Nichola Burley and Edward Rowe.
The drama was developed and produced by Julia Nottingham and Ariadne Kotsaki of UK outfit Dorothy St Pictures, and marks the company’s first foray into scripted content.
The film is about an 11 year-old girl who befriends a mysterious local boy while on holiday with her mother in Cornwall.
Flora Hylton and Joel Sefton-Iongi make their acting debuts alongside Josie Walker, Steffan Rhodri, Nichola Burley and Edward Rowe.
The drama was developed and produced by Julia Nottingham and Ariadne Kotsaki of UK outfit Dorothy St Pictures, and marks the company’s first foray into scripted content.
- 2/9/2024
- ScreenDaily
There’s a new diet trend with sinister intentions, courtesy of Jessica Hausner’s latest dark comedy “Club Zero.”
The film, which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, stars Mia Wasikowska as a nefarious teacher who encourages her students to stop eating altogether. The reason? Other than weight loss and pseudo-environmental concerns, it’s a tactic to gain new cult members.
“Club Zero” competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes before going on to become a Best Picture nominee at both the Sitges and Munich International Film Festivals.
The official synopsis reads: “At an international boarding school, an unassuming yet rigorous Miss Novak (Wasikowska) joins the teaching staff to instruct a new class on ‘conscious eating.’ Her impressionable teenage students each have their own reasons for joining the class – to improve fitness, reduce their carbon footprint, or get extra credit. Although early lectures focus on mindful consumption, Miss Novak...
The film, which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, stars Mia Wasikowska as a nefarious teacher who encourages her students to stop eating altogether. The reason? Other than weight loss and pseudo-environmental concerns, it’s a tactic to gain new cult members.
“Club Zero” competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes before going on to become a Best Picture nominee at both the Sitges and Munich International Film Festivals.
The official synopsis reads: “At an international boarding school, an unassuming yet rigorous Miss Novak (Wasikowska) joins the teaching staff to instruct a new class on ‘conscious eating.’ Her impressionable teenage students each have their own reasons for joining the class – to improve fitness, reduce their carbon footprint, or get extra credit. Although early lectures focus on mindful consumption, Miss Novak...
- 2/6/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: ScreenSkills has backed a course to discover the next generation of disabled directors, writers and producers.
The UK training body has joined forces with film training and production specialist 104 Films on the course, which kicks off today.
The participants will have a week of workshops and training with top industry figures including BAFTA-longlisted disabled filmmaker Ella Glendining, BBC Film’s Kristin Irving, Film4’s Max Park, Mia Bayes from the BFI and Netflix’s Bradley Quirk.
The training program is funded by the ScreenSkills Film Skills Fund with contributions from UK film productions. A scaled-down version ran in 2022 but this is the first in person.
The move comes with the UK industry committing to various programs in order to boost disability representation. The newly-formed TV Access Project is targeting no disabled talent to feel excluded by 2030.
Emma Turner, Head of Film, Animation and Future Skills at ScreenSkills, said: “The...
The UK training body has joined forces with film training and production specialist 104 Films on the course, which kicks off today.
The participants will have a week of workshops and training with top industry figures including BAFTA-longlisted disabled filmmaker Ella Glendining, BBC Film’s Kristin Irving, Film4’s Max Park, Mia Bayes from the BFI and Netflix’s Bradley Quirk.
The training program is funded by the ScreenSkills Film Skills Fund with contributions from UK film productions. A scaled-down version ran in 2022 but this is the first in person.
The move comes with the UK industry committing to various programs in order to boost disability representation. The newly-formed TV Access Project is targeting no disabled talent to feel excluded by 2030.
Emma Turner, Head of Film, Animation and Future Skills at ScreenSkills, said: “The...
- 1/15/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Molly Manning Walker, the English cinematographer-turned-filmmaker whose debut feature “How to Have Sex” won a prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has signed with CAA for representation.
Penned and directed by Manning Walker, “How to Have Sex” world premiered at Cannes in Un Certain Regard, where it won the top prize and earned unanimous praise. The film follows three British teenage girls who go on a holiday in sun-drenched Crete and find themselves navigating the complexities of sex, consent and self-discovery.
Variety‘s Guy Lodge described the film as “fresh, head-turning debut” that “lays out the minefield of sexual education and consent for a post-#MeToo generation, with a precision to its ambiguities that will draw gasps from its characters’ contemporaries and elders alike.” The movie was acquired by Mubi in multiple territories before debuting in Cannes. It will be released theatrically by Mubi on Nov. 3 in the U.
Penned and directed by Manning Walker, “How to Have Sex” world premiered at Cannes in Un Certain Regard, where it won the top prize and earned unanimous praise. The film follows three British teenage girls who go on a holiday in sun-drenched Crete and find themselves navigating the complexities of sex, consent and self-discovery.
Variety‘s Guy Lodge described the film as “fresh, head-turning debut” that “lays out the minefield of sexual education and consent for a post-#MeToo generation, with a precision to its ambiguities that will draw gasps from its characters’ contemporaries and elders alike.” The movie was acquired by Mubi in multiple territories before debuting in Cannes. It will be released theatrically by Mubi on Nov. 3 in the U.
- 11/3/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Duo joined by Altitude, BBC Film, Lionsgate execs.
The second group of judges for The Big Screen Awards 2023 has been announced, ahead of the ceremony on November 23 at The Brewery in London.
New judges include Krishnendu Majumdar, former chair of Bafta and co-founder of UK production company Me + You Productions; and Fiona Lamptey, former director of UK features at Netflix and founder and producer at Fruit Tree Media.
Also joining the judging panel are Kristin Irving, BBC Film commissioning executive; Stuart Brown, head of programme and acquisitions at the BFI; and Paul Sophocli, senior theatrical sales manager at Lionsgate.
The second group of judges for The Big Screen Awards 2023 has been announced, ahead of the ceremony on November 23 at The Brewery in London.
New judges include Krishnendu Majumdar, former chair of Bafta and co-founder of UK production company Me + You Productions; and Fiona Lamptey, former director of UK features at Netflix and founder and producer at Fruit Tree Media.
Also joining the judging panel are Kristin Irving, BBC Film commissioning executive; Stuart Brown, head of programme and acquisitions at the BFI; and Paul Sophocli, senior theatrical sales manager at Lionsgate.
- 9/29/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
A first clip has been unveiled from Luna Carmoon’s feature debut “Hoard,” which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
In the film, set in 1984 London, 7-year-old Maria and her mother live in their own loving world built on sorting through bins and collecting shiny rubbish. One night, their world falls apart, and the film joins Maria a decade later, living with her foster mother. An older stranger, Michael, then enters their home, opening the door to past trauma, magic and madness.
“‘Hoard’ came from a place of venom; spite really is the great transformer. It was a story I was writing for just me, the world of ‘Hoard’ and its characters saved me truly,” Carmoon told Variety. “I never intended it to be seen … I was going to leave it at the bottom of my bed wrapped in string for the Newshopper and family to find to their shock and horror,...
In the film, set in 1984 London, 7-year-old Maria and her mother live in their own loving world built on sorting through bins and collecting shiny rubbish. One night, their world falls apart, and the film joins Maria a decade later, living with her foster mother. An older stranger, Michael, then enters their home, opening the door to past trauma, magic and madness.
“‘Hoard’ came from a place of venom; spite really is the great transformer. It was a story I was writing for just me, the world of ‘Hoard’ and its characters saved me truly,” Carmoon told Variety. “I never intended it to be seen … I was going to leave it at the bottom of my bed wrapped in string for the Newshopper and family to find to their shock and horror,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ted Lasso star James Lance and Hermione Norris have joined Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs in the feature adaptation of Raynor Winn’s inspirational bestselling memoir The Salt Path.
The film marks the screen directing debut of Marianne Elliott, the Olivier- and Tony Award-winning director of stage hits War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Company and Death of a Salesman, as Deadline revealed in May.
The Salt Path follows married couple Raynor and Moth Winn, portrayed by Anderson and Isaacs, who, after being evicted from their farm, embark on a long and winding trek along the South West Coast path in UK’s picturesque Devon and Cornwall.
Lance has been cast as Grant, one of a handful of the disparate characters who cross paths with Raynor and Moth during their year long journey.
Norris has signed on as Polly,...
The film marks the screen directing debut of Marianne Elliott, the Olivier- and Tony Award-winning director of stage hits War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Company and Death of a Salesman, as Deadline revealed in May.
The Salt Path follows married couple Raynor and Moth Winn, portrayed by Anderson and Isaacs, who, after being evicted from their farm, embark on a long and winding trek along the South West Coast path in UK’s picturesque Devon and Cornwall.
Lance has been cast as Grant, one of a handful of the disparate characters who cross paths with Raynor and Moth during their year long journey.
Norris has signed on as Polly,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Gillian Anderson and multi-award-winning actor Jason Isaacs have joined the cast on ‘The Salt Path.’ An adaptation of Raynor Winn’s global bestselling memoir.
The movie is the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn’s 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline. After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate decision to keep walking in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. With depleted resources and only a tent and the bare essentials between them, every step along the path is a testament to their growing strength and determination. The story is a journey that is exhilarating, challenging, and liberating in equal measure. A portrayal of home and how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.
Also in news – Ana De Armas, Jude Law & more join...
The movie is the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn’s 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline. After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate decision to keep walking in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. With depleted resources and only a tent and the bare essentials between them, every step along the path is a testament to their growing strength and determination. The story is a journey that is exhilarating, challenging, and liberating in equal measure. A portrayal of home and how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.
Also in news – Ana De Armas, Jude Law & more join...
- 5/16/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Bleecker Street has nabbed North American rights to first-time feature director Andrew Cumming’s Stone Age-set horror thriller The Origin.
The film from Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 had its world premiere at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival and was nominated for five British Independent Film Awards, winning one in the best breakthrough performance category for Safia Oakley-Green (Sherwood, Extraordinary). The script was written by Ruth Greenberg (Run), with Escape Plan Productions’ Oliver Kassman (Saint Maud) producing.
Bleecker Street is planning a fall/winter theatrical release, it unveiled on Tuesday as the Cannes Film Festival market was set to open.
Set more than 45,000 years in the past, the movie tells the story of a gang of early humans who band together in search of a new land. “When they suspect a malevolent, mystical, being is hunting them down, the clan is forced to confront a horrifying danger they never imagined,” according to a plot description.
The film from Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 had its world premiere at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival and was nominated for five British Independent Film Awards, winning one in the best breakthrough performance category for Safia Oakley-Green (Sherwood, Extraordinary). The script was written by Ruth Greenberg (Run), with Escape Plan Productions’ Oliver Kassman (Saint Maud) producing.
Bleecker Street is planning a fall/winter theatrical release, it unveiled on Tuesday as the Cannes Film Festival market was set to open.
Set more than 45,000 years in the past, the movie tells the story of a gang of early humans who band together in search of a new land. “When they suspect a malevolent, mystical, being is hunting them down, the clan is forced to confront a horrifying danger they never imagined,” according to a plot description.
- 5/16/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mubi has acquired all rights for Molly Manning Walker’s directorial debut “How to Have Sex” for major territories.
The deal covers North America, U.K., Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Turkey and Benelux ahead of the movie’s world premiere at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section.
Theatrical releases are planned for key territories, including the U.S. and U.K. In Benelux, the film will be released theatrically in partnership with Imagine Film Distribution. Following theatrical releases, the film will premier exclusively on Mubi in all territories acquired.
Written and directed by Manning Walker, “How to Have Sex” stars Mia McKenna-Bruce (“Persuasion”) alongside Lara Peake (“Mood”), Shaun Thomas (“Ali & Ava”), Samuel Bottomley (“Somewhere Boy”), and newcomers Enva Lewis and Laura Ambler. The film was shot by Nicolas Canniccioni.
In the film, three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday – drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should...
The deal covers North America, U.K., Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Turkey and Benelux ahead of the movie’s world premiere at Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section.
Theatrical releases are planned for key territories, including the U.S. and U.K. In Benelux, the film will be released theatrically in partnership with Imagine Film Distribution. Following theatrical releases, the film will premier exclusively on Mubi in all territories acquired.
Written and directed by Manning Walker, “How to Have Sex” stars Mia McKenna-Bruce (“Persuasion”) alongside Lara Peake (“Mood”), Shaun Thomas (“Ali & Ava”), Samuel Bottomley (“Somewhere Boy”), and newcomers Enva Lewis and Laura Ambler. The film was shot by Nicolas Canniccioni.
In the film, three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday – drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should...
- 4/27/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Mubi has acquired British filmmaker Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature How to Have Sex, which is set to debut in Un Certain Regard at the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival.
The streamer has taken all rights for North America, the UK, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Turkey, and Benelux. Announcing the deal, Mubi said theatrical releases are planned for “key territories,” including the US and UK, while a theatrical release in the Benelux will be hosted in partnership with Imagine Film Distribution. Following theatrical releases, the film will debut on Mubi in all territories acquired.
Written and directed by Walker, the pic stars Mia McKenna-Bruce alongside Lara Peake, Shaun Thomas, Samuel Bottomley, and newcomers Enva Lewis and Laura Ambler. The film was shot by Nicolas Canniccioni.
Billed as an “exuberant, nuanced and painfully honest” tale...
The streamer has taken all rights for North America, the UK, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Turkey, and Benelux. Announcing the deal, Mubi said theatrical releases are planned for “key territories,” including the US and UK, while a theatrical release in the Benelux will be hosted in partnership with Imagine Film Distribution. Following theatrical releases, the film will debut on Mubi in all territories acquired.
Written and directed by Walker, the pic stars Mia McKenna-Bruce alongside Lara Peake, Shaun Thomas, Samuel Bottomley, and newcomers Enva Lewis and Laura Ambler. The film was shot by Nicolas Canniccioni.
Billed as an “exuberant, nuanced and painfully honest” tale...
- 4/27/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Spring release planned on British-Palestinian filmmaker Basil Khalil’s culture-clash comedy-drama.
Cohen Media Group has acquired US rights to British-Palestinian filmmaker Basil Khalil’s TIFF Discovery premiere A Gaza Weekend.
‘A Gaza Weekend’: Toronto Review
Khalil’s made his feature directorial debut on the culture-clash comedy-drama about a couple stranded amid a deadly virus outbreak which has sealed off Israel and turned the Gaza Strip into the safest place in the region.
A British journalist and his Israeli girlfriend who want to flee Israel must place their faith in two Palestinian street merchants who promise a way out in exchange for cash.
Cohen Media Group has acquired US rights to British-Palestinian filmmaker Basil Khalil’s TIFF Discovery premiere A Gaza Weekend.
‘A Gaza Weekend’: Toronto Review
Khalil’s made his feature directorial debut on the culture-clash comedy-drama about a couple stranded amid a deadly virus outbreak which has sealed off Israel and turned the Gaza Strip into the safest place in the region.
A British journalist and his Israeli girlfriend who want to flee Israel must place their faith in two Palestinian street merchants who promise a way out in exchange for cash.
- 3/23/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The British Film Institute (BFI) has hired Ama Ampadu as a senior production and development executive for the BFI Film Fund.
Ampadu has worked as an independent producer across U.K. and international projects for over 12 years and produced Yared Zeleke’s “Lamb” (2015), the first Ethiopian film selected at Cannes.
Reporting to Natascha Wharton, the fund’s head of editorial, Ampadu will work alongside fellow senior production and development executive Louise Ortega, as well as editor-at-large Lizzie Francke. She replaces Kristin Irving, who joined BBC Film last year. With Ortega, Ampadu’s portfolio will have a focus on debuts, as well as working closely with BFI Network to ensure there is an effective crossover for new and emerging talent. Working on both development and production funds, Ampadu will assess applications, recommend funding decisions and provide support for filmmakers and film projects.
Mia Bays, director of the BFI Film Fund, said:...
Ampadu has worked as an independent producer across U.K. and international projects for over 12 years and produced Yared Zeleke’s “Lamb” (2015), the first Ethiopian film selected at Cannes.
Reporting to Natascha Wharton, the fund’s head of editorial, Ampadu will work alongside fellow senior production and development executive Louise Ortega, as well as editor-at-large Lizzie Francke. She replaces Kristin Irving, who joined BBC Film last year. With Ortega, Ampadu’s portfolio will have a focus on debuts, as well as working closely with BFI Network to ensure there is an effective crossover for new and emerging talent. Working on both development and production funds, Ampadu will assess applications, recommend funding decisions and provide support for filmmakers and film projects.
Mia Bays, director of the BFI Film Fund, said:...
- 1/20/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The BFI has hired independent producer Ama Ampadu as the new senior production and development executive for the BFI Film Fund. Ampadu replaces Kristin Irving, who joined BBC Film late last year.
Reporting to Natascha Wharton, the film fund’s Head of Editorial, Ampadu will work alongside Louise Ortega, who joined the organization last year as a Senior Production and Development Executive, as well as Editor-at-Large Lizzie Francke.
Ampadu’s brief will have a central focus on filmmaking debuts, as well as working closely with BFI Network to ensure there is a practical crossover for new and emerging talent.
Alongside Ortega and the rest of the team, Ampadu will also oversee the fund’s slate, which has projects at various stages of production, supporting filmmakers at each stage of the filmmaking process and beyond, as well as developing outreach strategies to engage filmmakers with the BFI.
The BFI said that...
Reporting to Natascha Wharton, the film fund’s Head of Editorial, Ampadu will work alongside Louise Ortega, who joined the organization last year as a Senior Production and Development Executive, as well as Editor-at-Large Lizzie Francke.
Ampadu’s brief will have a central focus on filmmaking debuts, as well as working closely with BFI Network to ensure there is a practical crossover for new and emerging talent.
Alongside Ortega and the rest of the team, Ampadu will also oversee the fund’s slate, which has projects at various stages of production, supporting filmmakers at each stage of the filmmaking process and beyond, as well as developing outreach strategies to engage filmmakers with the BFI.
The BFI said that...
- 1/20/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Ama Ampadu will report to Fund’s head of editorial Natascha Wharton.
UK producer Ama Ampadu has been appointed senior production and development executive for the BFI Film Fund.
Ampadu, who has worked as an independent producer across UK and international projects for over 12 years, started in her role this week.
She will work on both the development and production funds, assessing applications, recommending funding decisions and providing hands-on creative, production and holistic support for filmmakers and film projects.
Ampadu will report to Natascha Wharton, the Fund’s head of editorial. She will work alongside Louise Ortega, who joined the...
UK producer Ama Ampadu has been appointed senior production and development executive for the BFI Film Fund.
Ampadu, who has worked as an independent producer across UK and international projects for over 12 years, started in her role this week.
She will work on both the development and production funds, assessing applications, recommending funding decisions and providing hands-on creative, production and holistic support for filmmakers and film projects.
Ampadu will report to Natascha Wharton, the Fund’s head of editorial. She will work alongside Louise Ortega, who joined the...
- 1/20/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
How did this emotional sketch become a movie? Tilda Swinton and Joanna Hogg, born on March 20, 1960 in London, England, UK and known for writing and directing The Souvenir (2019), The Souvenir: Part II (2021) and Unrelated (2007), all produced by Emma Norton of Jwh Films, are favored by the charmed circle of rich white seemingly heterosexual men like Martin Scorsese (Sikelia Productions), David Fenkel and Daniel Katz (A24), and British vet producer Ed Guiney (Element Pictures). This is all conjuncture on my part, as it was when I wrote about the deal behind Triangle of Sadness, but the sketchiness of this and the formulaic quality of Triangle, coupled with the stellar names of those involved in the production lead me to believe there was more to the making of the movie deal than there is to the movie itself. In The Eternal Daughter, these men have chosen to celebrate womanhood as expressed by a particular female filmmaker as she attempts to create a story about herself and her mother plus one kindly black bereaved man played by Joseph Mydell (there is a hint of something about slavery here) and a cold modern young woman played by Carly-Sophia Davies whose heart also melts at the pathos of the celebate and lonely filmmaker, who actually is not pathetic but apparently just creatively alive. Watch the trailer here and then watch the movie and judge for yourself: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13874422/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Together these men must have brought the film to Kristin Irving of the BBC where it got made, somewhat along the same lines as highly touted The Souvenir which landed BBC Films with funds from BFI Film Fund and was also produced by Jwh Films, again in association with Scorsese’s incubator Sikelia. This time Protagonist Pictures was the international sales agent and A24 only distributed in North America. Its sequel, The Souvenir Part II stars real-life mother and daughter Tilda Swinton and Honor Swinton Byrne, a conceit which perhaps gave life to the idea of another mother-and-daughter movie in which both roles are played by Tilda Swinton and which was made by the same team plus Ed Guiney of Element Pictures. A24 has now taken on both international sales and US rights. All of these films must have made 2 cents at the box office. What’s up? What is Tilda Swinton herself up to these days? Her previous film Three Thousand Years of Yearning by stalwart filmmaker George Miler sold to more interternational distributors in 2021 and 2022 than the Jwh films did, but it still must not have fared much better at the box office. (Read my blon on that here.) The short by Almodovar, The Human Voice, was a little gem, showing off Swinton’s accomplished acting skills as she enacted the remake of Cocteau’s The Human Voice under strict Covid protocols. But none of these reaches the new heights always expected of her…We’ll see what her next four films The End (pre-production) by Joshua Oppenheimer, Asteroid City (post-production) by Wes Anderson, The Killer (post-production) by David Fincher, and an Untitled Julio Torres Project (post-production) bring to the audiences who eagerly await whatever she does (count me among them). The Eternal Daughter has been described as a mystery drama and as a ghost story about “a middle-aged daughter and her elderly mother who confront long-buried secrets when they return to their former family home, a once-grand manor that has become a nearly vacant hotel brimming with mystery.” But there are no ghosts nor is there much of a mystery beyond why a mother and daughter have an eternal and universal tension between them, as most mothers and daughters do. Nor is the nearly vacant hotel ever revealed to be the ancestral home, nor is there much of a mystery about a banging shutter which keeps Tilda the daughter up at night. And whence cometh the acclaim of Joanna Hogg? Perhaps it was Covid. Dare I argue with the top film festivals and critics whom Rotten Tomatoes scored at 95%? Who are these critics? How many males among them? All Swinton has to do is attach her name to a project and it will be made — with male money. The film does truly touch emotions felt by every daughter trying to hard to please a mother who cannot express her own desires or her own heartfelt love for her daughter. But this situation makes the daughter seem pathetic except in her own creative mind as she grapples with the dilemna of The Eternal Duaghter. But what is the story here? That a writer’s imagination trumps reality? Are we so starved for emotional experiences that such a sketch brings us to tears? Am I horribly out of touch with the universe? Another film which touches this same raw nerve is Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun. Where have I gone wrong? Compare this to Eo, a film with no ersatz emotion and created to produce an emotion the director Jerzy Skolomowski had not felt since he saw Au Hasard Balthazar in 1966. Read my blog and his quotations. I am longing for the days of Angelopoulos, of Terence Davies or even Peter Greenaway. Give me hard art, not oblique emotional sketches, playing like the little musical phrase that Proust’s Swann held so dear as a reminder of his lost love. Postscript: An interesting article by Carlos Aguilar appeared in the LA Times shortly after I published this. It explains the long friendship between Tilda Swinton and Joanna Hogg. At first I thought it negated my negative take on the deal, but on second reading, I decided that it only added another tier to the dealmaking process which is that Tilda swings her own weight and can bring in her friend to the circle of dealmaking whereas before, Hogg remained in the background of the art film world.
- 12/18/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
The film is described as a contemporary Romeo & Juliet story, set in London’s LGBTQ+ community.
Layla, the debut feature of 2018 Screen Star of Tomorrow Amrou Al-Kadhi, about the romance between a struggling British-Palestinian drag performer and a successful white gay man, wraps this week after a six-week shoot in east London.
The film is backed by Film4 and the BFI and is produced by UK producer Savannah James-Bayly of Fox Cub Films. WME Independent is handling North America and will oversee a potential global sale, with Luc Roeg’s Independent Entertainment on board as international sales agent handling individual territory sales.
Layla, the debut feature of 2018 Screen Star of Tomorrow Amrou Al-Kadhi, about the romance between a struggling British-Palestinian drag performer and a successful white gay man, wraps this week after a six-week shoot in east London.
The film is backed by Film4 and the BFI and is produced by UK producer Savannah James-Bayly of Fox Cub Films. WME Independent is handling North America and will oversee a potential global sale, with Luc Roeg’s Independent Entertainment on board as international sales agent handling individual territory sales.
- 12/1/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The Worst Person In The World and Portrait Of A Lady On Fire outfit MK2 has joined UK feature How To Have Sex, which is currently shooting in Greece.
Directed by emerging UK filmmaker Molly Manning Walker (pictured above right), How to Have Sex follows a group of teenage girls as they navigate early sexual encounters on a rite of passage clubbing holiday.
Cast includes Persuasion and Vampire Academy actress Mia McKenna-Bruce (pictured above left) and Lara Peake (Mood) alongside Shaun Thomas (Ali and Ava) and Sam Bottomley (Somewhere Boy), with newcomers Enva Lewis and Laura Ambler.
Film4 and the BFI developed the project and are financing the production, alongside Paris-based MK2 Films, which is handling international sales and will be teasing the project to buyers in coming months. Film4 retains TV and on-demand rights in the UK/Ireland.
Wild Swim Films’ Ivana MacKinnon and Emily Leo are producing alongside Heretic’s Konstantinos Kontrovrakis.
Directed by emerging UK filmmaker Molly Manning Walker (pictured above right), How to Have Sex follows a group of teenage girls as they navigate early sexual encounters on a rite of passage clubbing holiday.
Cast includes Persuasion and Vampire Academy actress Mia McKenna-Bruce (pictured above left) and Lara Peake (Mood) alongside Shaun Thomas (Ali and Ava) and Sam Bottomley (Somewhere Boy), with newcomers Enva Lewis and Laura Ambler.
Film4 and the BFI developed the project and are financing the production, alongside Paris-based MK2 Films, which is handling international sales and will be teasing the project to buyers in coming months. Film4 retains TV and on-demand rights in the UK/Ireland.
Wild Swim Films’ Ivana MacKinnon and Emily Leo are producing alongside Heretic’s Konstantinos Kontrovrakis.
- 10/21/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The Los Angeles company is developing local-language series and films.
Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier’s Upgrade Productions has recruited former Mediawan and Leonine Studios executive Caroline Kusser as executive vice president, head of series.
Kusser will oversee series development, production and distribution strategy at Upgrade, the Los Angeles-based company launched a year ago to make local-language series and film for a global audience. Before Mediawan and Leonine she did stints at Fremantle and Red Arrow International, working on series including Picnic At Hanging Rock and The Sister.
Upgrade is backed by Germany’s Constantin Film and headed, as co-presidents,...
Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier’s Upgrade Productions has recruited former Mediawan and Leonine Studios executive Caroline Kusser as executive vice president, head of series.
Kusser will oversee series development, production and distribution strategy at Upgrade, the Los Angeles-based company launched a year ago to make local-language series and film for a global audience. Before Mediawan and Leonine she did stints at Fremantle and Red Arrow International, working on series including Picnic At Hanging Rock and The Sister.
Upgrade is backed by Germany’s Constantin Film and headed, as co-presidents,...
- 10/10/2022
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
The new National Lottery funding strategy kicks in from April 2023.
The British Film Institute (BFI) Film Fund has laid out the dates for the closure of applications to the Film Fund, as the reset BFI National Lottery funding strategy kicks in from April 2023.
From November 30, the BFI Development Fund and Completion Fund will be closed to new applications. The Production Fund will close to new applications for debut features but will continue to receive applications for second and above features and Xr/VR projects. From January 13 2023, the Production Fund will close to all applications.
More details of the BFI National...
The British Film Institute (BFI) Film Fund has laid out the dates for the closure of applications to the Film Fund, as the reset BFI National Lottery funding strategy kicks in from April 2023.
From November 30, the BFI Development Fund and Completion Fund will be closed to new applications. The Production Fund will close to new applications for debut features but will continue to receive applications for second and above features and Xr/VR projects. From January 13 2023, the Production Fund will close to all applications.
More details of the BFI National...
- 10/10/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
BBC Film boss Eva Yates has set out her new editorial team, with the BFI’s Kristin Irving joining as a commissioning executive, and Anu Henriques boarding as a development executive.
Meanwhile, Claudia Yusef has been named commissioning executive, expanding her responsibilities across development and production.
Irving was a senior production and development executive at the BFI’s Film Fund. She formerly worked in a number of development roles including for production company Portobello Pictures on films such as Pawel Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning “Ida.” She also worked across sales at sister company, Fandango Portobello. At the BFI she has exec produced films including “Rye Lane,” “A Gaza Weekend” and “The Origin.” She joins BBC Film in November.
Meanwhile, Henriques was previously development associate at “Stan & Ollie” and “Wild Rose” producer Fable Pictures, working across its film and TV slate. Prior to this she worked with Sarah Gavron as associate director on “Rocks.
Meanwhile, Claudia Yusef has been named commissioning executive, expanding her responsibilities across development and production.
Irving was a senior production and development executive at the BFI’s Film Fund. She formerly worked in a number of development roles including for production company Portobello Pictures on films such as Pawel Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning “Ida.” She also worked across sales at sister company, Fandango Portobello. At the BFI she has exec produced films including “Rye Lane,” “A Gaza Weekend” and “The Origin.” She joins BBC Film in November.
Meanwhile, Henriques was previously development associate at “Stan & Ollie” and “Wild Rose” producer Fable Pictures, working across its film and TV slate. Prior to this she worked with Sarah Gavron as associate director on “Rocks.
- 10/10/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Film today announced an updated editorial team under the continued leadership of Director, Eva Yates.
New hires include Kristin Irving, who joins BBC Film as Commissioning Executive from the BFI, where she is currently Senior Production and Development Executive at the BFI’s Film Fund. Anu Henriques joins as Development Executive after previously working as a Development Associate at the production company Fable Pictures. Claudia Yusef has been named as Commissioning Executive expanding her responsibilities across development and production.
“Since taking the reins at BBC Film my priority has been building an outstanding creative team to ensure our filmmakers enjoy the most thoughtful, rigorous and dynamic support available,” Yates said. “I couldn’t be happier to announce Claudia’s expanded role and the appointments today of Kristin and Anu, all of whom bring exactly this energy. They are joining a passionate multi-disciplinary team dedicated to supporting and uplifting world-class...
New hires include Kristin Irving, who joins BBC Film as Commissioning Executive from the BFI, where she is currently Senior Production and Development Executive at the BFI’s Film Fund. Anu Henriques joins as Development Executive after previously working as a Development Associate at the production company Fable Pictures. Claudia Yusef has been named as Commissioning Executive expanding her responsibilities across development and production.
“Since taking the reins at BBC Film my priority has been building an outstanding creative team to ensure our filmmakers enjoy the most thoughtful, rigorous and dynamic support available,” Yates said. “I couldn’t be happier to announce Claudia’s expanded role and the appointments today of Kristin and Anu, all of whom bring exactly this energy. They are joining a passionate multi-disciplinary team dedicated to supporting and uplifting world-class...
- 10/10/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Claudia Yusef expands role to commissioning executive.
BBC Film is revising its editorial team including new hires Kristin Irving and Anu Henriques, under the leadership of director Eva Yates.
Starting from November, Irving will take on the role of commissioning executive, with Henriques as development executive; while head of development Claudia Yusef is expanding her role across development and production, under the new title of commissioning executive.
Irving will join from the British Film Institute (BFI), where she is currently senior production and development executive, and executive produced titles including Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane, Basil Khalil’s A Gaza...
BBC Film is revising its editorial team including new hires Kristin Irving and Anu Henriques, under the leadership of director Eva Yates.
Starting from November, Irving will take on the role of commissioning executive, with Henriques as development executive; while head of development Claudia Yusef is expanding her role across development and production, under the new title of commissioning executive.
Irving will join from the British Film Institute (BFI), where she is currently senior production and development executive, and executive produced titles including Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane, Basil Khalil’s A Gaza...
- 10/10/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Film4, BFI, Screen Yorkshire backed the film.
UK-based sales firm Bankside Films has boarded sales on Birchanger Green, the feature debut of Screen Star of Tomorrow writer-director Moin Hussain that wrapped production in Yorkshire last month.
Bankside will debut the film to buyers in Cannes; Screen can reveal a first-look image at the film (above).
Birchanger Green centres on a man living a small, lonely life working nightshifts at a motorway service station. On hearing his estranged father has died, he finds himself in search of answers and starts to become convinced that he descends from an alien race.
The...
UK-based sales firm Bankside Films has boarded sales on Birchanger Green, the feature debut of Screen Star of Tomorrow writer-director Moin Hussain that wrapped production in Yorkshire last month.
Bankside will debut the film to buyers in Cannes; Screen can reveal a first-look image at the film (above).
Birchanger Green centres on a man living a small, lonely life working nightshifts at a motorway service station. On hearing his estranged father has died, he finds himself in search of answers and starts to become convinced that he descends from an alien race.
The...
- 5/4/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Cast has been set on Hoard, the UK indie from debut feature director Luna Carmoon which is being funded by the BFI and BBC Film.
Leading the pic will be Saura Lightfoot Leon and Deba Hekmat, alongside BAFTA-nominated Hayley Squires and Joseph Quinn.
Filming commences in London this week on the feature, which is a drama set in the 1980s and 90s.
It is being produced by Loran Dunn for Delaval Film, Helen Simmons for Erebus Pictures (both BFI Vision Awardees), and Andy Starke for Anti-Worlds. The project is funded by the BFI and BBC Film, and was developed with BBC Film. Executive Producers are Kristin Irving for the BFI and Eva Yates for BBC Film.
Director Carmoon’s debut short, Nosebleed, premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and was selected for Sundance Ignite.
Leading the pic will be Saura Lightfoot Leon and Deba Hekmat, alongside BAFTA-nominated Hayley Squires and Joseph Quinn.
Filming commences in London this week on the feature, which is a drama set in the 1980s and 90s.
It is being produced by Loran Dunn for Delaval Film, Helen Simmons for Erebus Pictures (both BFI Vision Awardees), and Andy Starke for Anti-Worlds. The project is funded by the BFI and BBC Film, and was developed with BBC Film. Executive Producers are Kristin Irving for the BFI and Eva Yates for BBC Film.
Director Carmoon’s debut short, Nosebleed, premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and was selected for Sundance Ignite.
- 4/25/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Acquisition
BBC Three has acquired 10 x 45′ hit HBO Max reality dating competition show “FBoy Island” from Warner Bros International Television production. Created by Elan Gale and hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, “FBoy Island” follows the adventures of Sarah, Nakia and C.J. – three women all looking to get into a serious relationship with men who really care about them. The good news is they have 24 guys to choose from, the bad news is only half of them are interested in forming a relationship, while the other half are self-confessed bad boys only there to win a cash prize.
Fiona Campbell, controller BBC Three, said: “This series completely flips the dating show concept on its head which makes it fun and captivating viewing. It has a lot of humor and heart and although it shouldn’t be taken too seriously, it does leaves enough room for real romance. It’s already...
BBC Three has acquired 10 x 45′ hit HBO Max reality dating competition show “FBoy Island” from Warner Bros International Television production. Created by Elan Gale and hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, “FBoy Island” follows the adventures of Sarah, Nakia and C.J. – three women all looking to get into a serious relationship with men who really care about them. The good news is they have 24 guys to choose from, the bad news is only half of them are interested in forming a relationship, while the other half are self-confessed bad boys only there to win a cash prize.
Fiona Campbell, controller BBC Three, said: “This series completely flips the dating show concept on its head which makes it fun and captivating viewing. It has a lot of humor and heart and although it shouldn’t be taken too seriously, it does leaves enough room for real romance. It’s already...
- 4/7/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The BFI has named Louise Ortega as Senior Production and Development Executive for its Film Fund.
Ortega has had roles at companies including See-Saw Films, Vertigo Films and Slim Film and Television. At the BFI, she will work across both the development and production funds, accessing applications, recommending funding decisions and providing hands-on creative production support for filmmakers. Her portfolio will have a focus on debuts.
She will report to Natascha Wharton, the Fund’s Head of Editorial, and work alongside Senior Exec Kristin Irving, as well as Editor-at-Large Lizzie Francke and development executives Aoife Hayes and Phoebe Sutherland. The role replaces Farhana Bhula, who joined Film4 earlier this year.
Mia Bays, Director of the BFI Film Fund, said: “I am excited about Louise joining, bringing a wealth of experience and dynamism to round out the Film Fund team. She has a built up a real specialism around developing writers...
Ortega has had roles at companies including See-Saw Films, Vertigo Films and Slim Film and Television. At the BFI, she will work across both the development and production funds, accessing applications, recommending funding decisions and providing hands-on creative production support for filmmakers. Her portfolio will have a focus on debuts.
She will report to Natascha Wharton, the Fund’s Head of Editorial, and work alongside Senior Exec Kristin Irving, as well as Editor-at-Large Lizzie Francke and development executives Aoife Hayes and Phoebe Sutherland. The role replaces Farhana Bhula, who joined Film4 earlier this year.
Mia Bays, Director of the BFI Film Fund, said: “I am excited about Louise joining, bringing a wealth of experience and dynamism to round out the Film Fund team. She has a built up a real specialism around developing writers...
- 4/7/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The post was vacated by Farhana Bhula.
Louise Ortega has been appointed the new senior production and development executive for the BFI Film Fund.
She joins following a short-term contract at See-Saw Films, where she oversaw the film slate including Operation Mincemeat and upcoming projects A Special Relationship and One Life. Across a 20-year career she has worked in talent management, development and script editing, with previous roles at BBC Film, Vertigo Films and Slim Film And Television.
Ortega takes over from Farhana Bhula, who joined Film4 as a senior commissioning executive in January.
At the BFI Film Fund, Ortega...
Louise Ortega has been appointed the new senior production and development executive for the BFI Film Fund.
She joins following a short-term contract at See-Saw Films, where she oversaw the film slate including Operation Mincemeat and upcoming projects A Special Relationship and One Life. Across a 20-year career she has worked in talent management, development and script editing, with previous roles at BBC Film, Vertigo Films and Slim Film And Television.
Ortega takes over from Farhana Bhula, who joined Film4 as a senior commissioning executive in January.
At the BFI Film Fund, Ortega...
- 4/7/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The BFI has appointed Mia Bays as the new director of its Film Fund.
Joining for an initial three-year term, Bays will lead the strategic and cultural direction of the BFI’s investment of National Lottery funds into supporting U.K. feature film production. At approximately £30 million a year, it is the largest public fund in the UK for film and filmmakers, as well as new and emerging talent through BFI Network.
Bays is currently director-at-large for Birds’ Eye View, a U.K. charity that centres the female perspective in film and campaigns for gender equality in the industry. She will remain in a consultancy role with Birds’ Eye View and intends to return there at the end of her three-year contract with the BFI Film Fund.
Bays will take up her new role in October, based between London and Nottingham.
“I mark 30 years in film this year. What a...
Joining for an initial three-year term, Bays will lead the strategic and cultural direction of the BFI’s investment of National Lottery funds into supporting U.K. feature film production. At approximately £30 million a year, it is the largest public fund in the UK for film and filmmakers, as well as new and emerging talent through BFI Network.
Bays is currently director-at-large for Birds’ Eye View, a U.K. charity that centres the female perspective in film and campaigns for gender equality in the industry. She will remain in a consultancy role with Birds’ Eye View and intends to return there at the end of her three-year contract with the BFI Film Fund.
Bays will take up her new role in October, based between London and Nottingham.
“I mark 30 years in film this year. What a...
- 4/21/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The BFI has announced Mia Bays as the new Director of BFI Film Fund for an initial three-year term.
Bays will lead the strategic and cultural direction of the BFI’s investment of National Lottery funds into supporting UK feature film production – which at about £30 million a year represents the largest public fund in the UK for film and filmmakers – as well as new and emerging talent through BFI Network. She will take up the position in October, based between London and Nottingham.
In other changes at the fund, BFI vets Natascha Wharton and Lizzie Francke, formerly Senior Production & Development Executives, are segueing to the new roles of Head of Editorial and Editor-at-Large, respectively. Farhana Bhula and Kristin Irving are promoted to Senior Production & Development Executives. Fiona Morham has taken on expanded responsibilities in her Head of Production role.
Bays said: “I mark 30 years in film this year. What a...
Bays will lead the strategic and cultural direction of the BFI’s investment of National Lottery funds into supporting UK feature film production – which at about £30 million a year represents the largest public fund in the UK for film and filmmakers – as well as new and emerging talent through BFI Network. She will take up the position in October, based between London and Nottingham.
In other changes at the fund, BFI vets Natascha Wharton and Lizzie Francke, formerly Senior Production & Development Executives, are segueing to the new roles of Head of Editorial and Editor-at-Large, respectively. Farhana Bhula and Kristin Irving are promoted to Senior Production & Development Executives. Fiona Morham has taken on expanded responsibilities in her Head of Production role.
Bays said: “I mark 30 years in film this year. What a...
- 4/21/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Bays will take over for an initial three-year term.
The British Film Institute has appointed Mia Bays as the new director of the BFI Film Fund, filling the role vacated last year by CEO Ben Roberts.
Bays is presently director-at-large at female-focused film charity Birds’ Eye View. She will take over the position in October for an initial three-year term, and will be based between London and Nottingham.
In the role – one of the most influential in the UK filmmaking scene – Bays will lead the strategic and cultural direction of the BFI’s investment of National Lottery funds into supporting UK feature film production.
The British Film Institute has appointed Mia Bays as the new director of the BFI Film Fund, filling the role vacated last year by CEO Ben Roberts.
Bays is presently director-at-large at female-focused film charity Birds’ Eye View. She will take over the position in October for an initial three-year term, and will be based between London and Nottingham.
In the role – one of the most influential in the UK filmmaking scene – Bays will lead the strategic and cultural direction of the BFI’s investment of National Lottery funds into supporting UK feature film production.
- 4/21/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Farhana Bhula joins the BFI Film Fund; Kristin Irving promoted to same role.
Farhana Bhula, head of development at UK production outfit Wildgaze Films, is joining the BFI Film Fund as a development and production executive from January 2019.
The BFI has also promoted Kristin Irving to the same role. Irving joined the BFI as development executive in 2015.
Bhula and Irving will work on projects with a particular focus on emerging filmmakers, including those supported through the BFI Network and iFeatures programmes.
During her time at Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey’s Wildgaze, Bhula has worked on titles including Brooklyn TV spin-off Boarding House,...
Farhana Bhula, head of development at UK production outfit Wildgaze Films, is joining the BFI Film Fund as a development and production executive from January 2019.
The BFI has also promoted Kristin Irving to the same role. Irving joined the BFI as development executive in 2015.
Bhula and Irving will work on projects with a particular focus on emerging filmmakers, including those supported through the BFI Network and iFeatures programmes.
During her time at Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey’s Wildgaze, Bhula has worked on titles including Brooklyn TV spin-off Boarding House,...
- 11/22/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Irving recently worked on Lff title Departure.
The BFI has appointed Kristin Irving as a development executive.
Irving most recently co-founded company Amaro Films, the company behind Andrew Steggall’s recent feature Departure.
She has also worked as a development executive for Cascade Pictures and Portobello Pictures. At the latter, Irving helped develop Ida, Pawel Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning film.
In her new role at the BFI, Irving will work alongside senior executives at the BFI Film Fund, assessing film project applications and providing support through the development process.
Kristin Irving said: “The BFI’s capacity to work with such a range of filmmakers on the development of their projects and play such an active role in supporting them is a fantastically exciting opportunity and I can’t wait to get started.”...
The BFI has appointed Kristin Irving as a development executive.
Irving most recently co-founded company Amaro Films, the company behind Andrew Steggall’s recent feature Departure.
She has also worked as a development executive for Cascade Pictures and Portobello Pictures. At the latter, Irving helped develop Ida, Pawel Pawlikowski’s Oscar-winning film.
In her new role at the BFI, Irving will work alongside senior executives at the BFI Film Fund, assessing film project applications and providing support through the development process.
Kristin Irving said: “The BFI’s capacity to work with such a range of filmmakers on the development of their projects and play such an active role in supporting them is a fantastically exciting opportunity and I can’t wait to get started.”...
- 10/15/2015
- ScreenDaily
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