Scripts to be showcased to industry guests on February 23.
Bafta has selected three winners of the Rocliffe New Writing Competition for film, the platform for aspiring screenwriters looking to take their career to the next level.
Florence Hyde, Paddy Browne and Ben Hyland have been selected from more than 400 entries for the showcase, which runs twice a year.
Their scripts will be showcased online to Bafta’s industry guests on February 23, with an extract from each script performed by actors. They will then receive feedback from guests including Rose Garnett, former BBC Film director who is now working at A24 Films; Andrew Orr,...
Bafta has selected three winners of the Rocliffe New Writing Competition for film, the platform for aspiring screenwriters looking to take their career to the next level.
Florence Hyde, Paddy Browne and Ben Hyland have been selected from more than 400 entries for the showcase, which runs twice a year.
Their scripts will be showcased online to Bafta’s industry guests on February 23, with an extract from each script performed by actors. They will then receive feedback from guests including Rose Garnett, former BBC Film director who is now working at A24 Films; Andrew Orr,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Credits from those selected include ‘Bodyguard’, ‘The Personal History Of David Copperfield’.
Bafta has named 21 actors for the latest edition of its Elevate scheme, aimed at supporting those from under-represented groups in progressing to the next stage of their career.
Those selected include Anjli Mohindra, whose breakthrough role was as would-be terrorist Nadia in the BBC’s Bodyguard last year.
Also chosen is Anthony Welsh, whose film credits include Starred Up, Journeyman, and The Personal History Of David Copperfield, with TV roles in Fleabag and Pure.
Micky McGregor is also among those selected and has credits including Ken Loach’s I,...
Bafta has named 21 actors for the latest edition of its Elevate scheme, aimed at supporting those from under-represented groups in progressing to the next stage of their career.
Those selected include Anjli Mohindra, whose breakthrough role was as would-be terrorist Nadia in the BBC’s Bodyguard last year.
Also chosen is Anthony Welsh, whose film credits include Starred Up, Journeyman, and The Personal History Of David Copperfield, with TV roles in Fleabag and Pure.
Micky McGregor is also among those selected and has credits including Ken Loach’s I,...
- 10/8/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Among new members are Maren Ade, Hugh Grant and Hayley Squires.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2018 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.
Among the 386 new members are actors Hugh Grant, Willem Dafoe and Hayley Squires, directors Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann), Daniel Kokotajlo (Apostasy) and Michael Pearce (Beast), film execs Shana Eddy-Grouf (Studiocanal) and Katie Goodson-Thomas (Fox Searchlight), and La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger.
Former UK and Ireland Screen Stars of Tomorrow in the new intake include producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and actor Jessie Barden.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has revealed its 2018 intake of new members drawn from the film, TV and games industry.
Among the 386 new members are actors Hugh Grant, Willem Dafoe and Hayley Squires, directors Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann), Daniel Kokotajlo (Apostasy) and Michael Pearce (Beast), film execs Shana Eddy-Grouf (Studiocanal) and Katie Goodson-Thomas (Fox Searchlight), and La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger.
Former UK and Ireland Screen Stars of Tomorrow in the new intake include producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly and actor Jessie Barden.
- 12/12/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Hugh Grant, Jodie Whittaker and Letitia Wright are among 386 new BAFTA members. The 2018 intake span the film, games and TV industries across eleven countries. Scroll down for the full list of new members.
Among new members are BAFTA-winner Grant, Doctor Who star Whittaker, BAFTA-nominee Willem Dafoe, Black Panther star Letitia Wright, La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger, Mad Max: Fury Road costume designer Jenny Beavan, Toni Erdmann director Maren Ade, and UK broadcasters Sandi Toksvig and Simon Mayo.
BAFTA comprises around 8,000 members worldwide. The UK org tweaked its membership requirements in 2016 in a bid to improve diversity of intake.
Amanda Berry, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said, “We’re delighted to welcome our new members to BAFTA. Our members represent the breadth of the ever-evolving film, games and television industries. They sit at the heart of everything BAFTA does, from mentoring emerging talent, voting in the Awards, sharing...
Among new members are BAFTA-winner Grant, Doctor Who star Whittaker, BAFTA-nominee Willem Dafoe, Black Panther star Letitia Wright, La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger, Mad Max: Fury Road costume designer Jenny Beavan, Toni Erdmann director Maren Ade, and UK broadcasters Sandi Toksvig and Simon Mayo.
BAFTA comprises around 8,000 members worldwide. The UK org tweaked its membership requirements in 2016 in a bid to improve diversity of intake.
Amanda Berry, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said, “We’re delighted to welcome our new members to BAFTA. Our members represent the breadth of the ever-evolving film, games and television industries. They sit at the heart of everything BAFTA does, from mentoring emerging talent, voting in the Awards, sharing...
- 12/12/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
"You left clues everywhere..." IFC has debuted the first official trailer for an intriguing psychological thriller titled Kaleidoscope, from writer/director Rupert Jones. The film stars Toby Jones as middle-aged man just released from prison. The film is apparently about his relationship to his mother, and asks the question: "is it possible to escape our past?" The cast includes Anne Reid, Sinead Matthews, Manjinder Virk, Karl Johnson, Deborah Findlay, and Frederick Schmidt. This looks like a creepy, mysterious head-trip kind of film, but actually quite good with seemingly lots of twists. Per the description: "At the heart of this modern day Psycho are some unsettling questions: Can we ever escape the role in which we are cast by our early circumstances? Must a perpetrator first be a victim?" This trailer is definitely worth checking out. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Rupert Jones' Kaleidoscope, direct from YouTube: This intense,...
- 11/13/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The fabulous Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival in London and Birmingham, is UK and Europe’s largest platform of independent cinema from the Indian subcontinent. The brilliant London festival has closed but the amazing movies continue in Birmingham until July 2nd.
The festival has grown significantly in stature and reputation, with pan-Indian and Indian sub continental cinema in several languages, all subtitled in English, Bsl (British Sign Language) incorporated in some talks, and this year attracted major award winning films including Newton, Hotel Salvation and The Cinema Travellers, as well as world premieres like the Tamil comedy, Ticket – The Movie.
Festival executive and programming director Cary Rajinder Sawhney said: “It is wonderful that the festival continues to lead the debate and not simply reflect the changing shape of Indian cinema; from this year’s Indian virtual reality showcases to bringing carefully curated important new talent to the world stage...
The festival has grown significantly in stature and reputation, with pan-Indian and Indian sub continental cinema in several languages, all subtitled in English, Bsl (British Sign Language) incorporated in some talks, and this year attracted major award winning films including Newton, Hotel Salvation and The Cinema Travellers, as well as world premieres like the Tamil comedy, Ticket – The Movie.
Festival executive and programming director Cary Rajinder Sawhney said: “It is wonderful that the festival continues to lead the debate and not simply reflect the changing shape of Indian cinema; from this year’s Indian virtual reality showcases to bringing carefully curated important new talent to the world stage...
- 7/1/2017
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Midsomer Murders will return for an 18th series, it has been confirmed.
ITV has commissioned six new feature-length episodes of the popular drama to air in 2016.
Filming has already begun on the episodes, which will once again star Neil Dudgeon and Gwilym Lee.
Manjinder Virk (Ordinary Lies) will join the cast as Dr Kam Karimore, a pathologist who helps Dci John Barnaby (Dudgeon) and DS Charlie Nelson (Lee) in their investigations.
Executive Producer Jo Wright said: "We are back for even more episodes next year thanks to ITV, which gives us the chance to explore more strange and entertaining tales of Midsomer life. And with a new pathologist who will cause DS Nelson trouble in more ways than one."
Steve November, ITV's Director of Drama, added: "Midsomer Murders is one of ITV's most enduring and successful dramas. We're delighted to be recommissioning a further six episodes and to be continuing...
ITV has commissioned six new feature-length episodes of the popular drama to air in 2016.
Filming has already begun on the episodes, which will once again star Neil Dudgeon and Gwilym Lee.
Manjinder Virk (Ordinary Lies) will join the cast as Dr Kam Karimore, a pathologist who helps Dci John Barnaby (Dudgeon) and DS Charlie Nelson (Lee) in their investigations.
Executive Producer Jo Wright said: "We are back for even more episodes next year thanks to ITV, which gives us the chance to explore more strange and entertaining tales of Midsomer life. And with a new pathologist who will cause DS Nelson trouble in more ways than one."
Steve November, ITV's Director of Drama, added: "Midsomer Murders is one of ITV's most enduring and successful dramas. We're delighted to be recommissioning a further six episodes and to be continuing...
- 4/15/2015
- Digital Spy
UK film charity fetes youth at London event.
UK film charity Into Film has revealed its first awards recipients at an event in London today [March 24].
The 15-19 year-olds were awarded for talent in filmmaking and reviewing.
The charity is supported by the BFI through lottery funding and Cinema First.
A total of 14 awards were given out by a judging panel including Sir Alan Parker (Evita), David Yates (Harry Potter), Manjinder Virk (Call the Midwife) and Peter Kosminsky (Wolf Hall).
CEO of Into Film Paul Reeve said: “We’d like to offer a big congratulations to each and every one of today’s winners…the levels of passion, thought, and ingenuity on show throughout the process was truly inspiring, and we can’t wait to see where their talent leads.”
Full List of Winners
Best Film by 13s and Over sponsored by London Film Museum
Fall – Cornerhouse, BFI Film Academy, 2 Group
Best Film by 12s and Under sponsored...
UK film charity Into Film has revealed its first awards recipients at an event in London today [March 24].
The 15-19 year-olds were awarded for talent in filmmaking and reviewing.
The charity is supported by the BFI through lottery funding and Cinema First.
A total of 14 awards were given out by a judging panel including Sir Alan Parker (Evita), David Yates (Harry Potter), Manjinder Virk (Call the Midwife) and Peter Kosminsky (Wolf Hall).
CEO of Into Film Paul Reeve said: “We’d like to offer a big congratulations to each and every one of today’s winners…the levels of passion, thought, and ingenuity on show throughout the process was truly inspiring, and we can’t wait to see where their talent leads.”
Full List of Winners
Best Film by 13s and Over sponsored by London Film Museum
Fall – Cornerhouse, BFI Film Academy, 2 Group
Best Film by 12s and Under sponsored...
- 3/24/2015
- by [email protected] (Monica Mendoza)
- ScreenDaily
UK education charity Into Film is set to host its inaugural awards at London’s Empire Leicester Square.
The awards, held tomorrow (March 24), will pay tribute to outstanding 5-19 year olds who have demonstrated talent and exceptional achievements in filmmaking or film reviewing.
The nominees are to have their films screened to an audience of 600. The winners will be decided by a judging panel comprised of industry professionals including Sir Alan Parker (Evita), David Yates (Harry Potter), Manjinder Virk (Call the Midwife) and Peter Kosminsky (Wolf Hall).
Into Film’s chief executive Paul Reeve said: “We are delighted to be hosting the first ever Into Film Awards, and believe their creation reflects the vibrant role film plays in the cultural, creative and educational lives of young people today.
“We have a diverse and highly talented group of young nominees and hope that this recognition will encourage them to further develop their skills and go on to become...
The awards, held tomorrow (March 24), will pay tribute to outstanding 5-19 year olds who have demonstrated talent and exceptional achievements in filmmaking or film reviewing.
The nominees are to have their films screened to an audience of 600. The winners will be decided by a judging panel comprised of industry professionals including Sir Alan Parker (Evita), David Yates (Harry Potter), Manjinder Virk (Call the Midwife) and Peter Kosminsky (Wolf Hall).
Into Film’s chief executive Paul Reeve said: “We are delighted to be hosting the first ever Into Film Awards, and believe their creation reflects the vibrant role film plays in the cultural, creative and educational lives of young people today.
“We have a diverse and highly talented group of young nominees and hope that this recognition will encourage them to further develop their skills and go on to become...
- 3/23/2015
- by [email protected] (Monica Mendoza)
- ScreenDaily
Browse all the sections of the 57th London Film Festival (Oct 9-20) including the galas, competition titles and individual sections.
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Gala’s
Opening Night
Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (Us) Ep
Closing Night
Saving Mr Banks, John Lee Hancock (Us/UK) Ep
Philomena, Stephen Frears (UK) UK12 Years A Slave, Steve Mcqueen (UK) EPGravity, Alfonso Cuaron (Us) UKInside Llewyn Davis, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Us) UKLabor Day, Jason Reitman (Us) EPThe Invisible Woman, Ralph Fiennes (UK), EPThe Epic Of Everest, John Noel (UK) WPBlue Is The Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche (France) UKNight Moves, Kelly Reichardt (Us) UKStranger By The Lake, Alain Guiraudie (France) UKDon Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Us) UKMystery Road, Ivan Sen (Australia) UKOnly Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (Us) UKNebraska, Alexander Payne (Us) UKWe Are The Best!, Lukas Moodysson (Sweden) EPFoosball 3D, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina...
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Gala’s
Opening Night
Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (Us) Ep
Closing Night
Saving Mr Banks, John Lee Hancock (Us/UK) Ep
Philomena, Stephen Frears (UK) UK12 Years A Slave, Steve Mcqueen (UK) EPGravity, Alfonso Cuaron (Us) UKInside Llewyn Davis, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Us) UKLabor Day, Jason Reitman (Us) EPThe Invisible Woman, Ralph Fiennes (UK), EPThe Epic Of Everest, John Noel (UK) WPBlue Is The Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche (France) UKNight Moves, Kelly Reichardt (Us) UKStranger By The Lake, Alain Guiraudie (France) UKDon Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Us) UKMystery Road, Ivan Sen (Australia) UKOnly Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (Us) UKNebraska, Alexander Payne (Us) UKWe Are The Best!, Lukas Moodysson (Sweden) EPFoosball 3D, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina...
- 9/4/2013
- ScreenDaily
First Light is an organisation that importantly encourages young filmmakers under the age of 25, and helps to develop their talents.
Their annual awards ceremony returned to London this week, when the winners of the 2013 First Light Awards were announced. The young filmmakers were given the opportunity to walk the red carpet in style at the Leicester Square Odeon, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Olivia Williams, Rafe Spall, Jason Maza, and Joely Richardson.
All of the above were on hand to present awards at the ceremony; a perfect example of how our current industry should be (and, clearly, are) helping to nurture the talents for the generations to come.
Because, let’s face it, if you’re presented with an award from Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg for Best Comedy, or the Best Drama from Chiwetel Ejiofor and Joely Richardson, then you know you’re doing something right.
Their annual awards ceremony returned to London this week, when the winners of the 2013 First Light Awards were announced. The young filmmakers were given the opportunity to walk the red carpet in style at the Leicester Square Odeon, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Olivia Williams, Rafe Spall, Jason Maza, and Joely Richardson.
All of the above were on hand to present awards at the ceremony; a perfect example of how our current industry should be (and, clearly, are) helping to nurture the talents for the generations to come.
Because, let’s face it, if you’re presented with an award from Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg for Best Comedy, or the Best Drama from Chiwetel Ejiofor and Joely Richardson, then you know you’re doing something right.
- 3/21/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Countdown to Top Ten 2K11 is a column with one simple goal: to help you decide what films you need to see before making your end of the year top ten list. Each installment features my thoughts on a critically acclaimed 2011 movie, a sampling of other critics' reactions, the odds of the film making my own list, and the reasons why it might make yours.
This time we're covering "The Arbor," an unusual blend of documentary and fiction techniques. But is it more than the sum of its unique formal parts? Let's find out.
Movie: "The Arbor"
Director: Clio Barnard
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Plot Synopsis: A documentary about the life of English playwright Andrea Dunbar, who died at the young age of 29, and the children she left behind.
What the Critics Said: "Ingenious," Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club
"Tough, worthy stuff," Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
"Make[s] us...
This time we're covering "The Arbor," an unusual blend of documentary and fiction techniques. But is it more than the sum of its unique formal parts? Let's find out.
Movie: "The Arbor"
Director: Clio Barnard
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Plot Synopsis: A documentary about the life of English playwright Andrea Dunbar, who died at the young age of 29, and the children she left behind.
What the Critics Said: "Ingenious," Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club
"Tough, worthy stuff," Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
"Make[s] us...
- 11/28/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Last week, this column took a two-part break from Oscar-related dish to profile 13 deserving underdog actresses from this year's batch of films. The group included some who have definite (but long) shots like Tilda Swinton ("We Need To Talk About Kevin") and Melissa McCarthy ("Bridesmaids) to a few that sadly have no chance whatsoever, like Manjinder Virk in "The Arbor" and Juliette Binoche in "Certified Copy." This second part ...
- 10/17/2011
- Indiewire
The Arbor
Directed by Clio Barnard
2011, USA
In her video instillation piece Trauma 2000, the British conceptual artist Gillian Wearing placed want ads in various newspapers, seeking individuals willing to be taped while detailing their most painful, intimate stories. Of those who volunteered, many opened up about the emotional, physical and sexual abuse they had suffered as children and as spouses. To make the telling bearable – indeed, possible – Wearing employed a device: each volunteer donned a cheap, near-featureless plastic mask that hid the entire face except for the eyes. The masks add an additional layer of aesthetic distance, erecting a second artifice between subject and viewer, this one more readily visible than the camera itself. Like the camera, the eye slits focus both attention and expressive intent. We are drawn to the way the pupils dance in the white of the sclera, the blinks and darts moving in time with the timber of the voice.
Directed by Clio Barnard
2011, USA
In her video instillation piece Trauma 2000, the British conceptual artist Gillian Wearing placed want ads in various newspapers, seeking individuals willing to be taped while detailing their most painful, intimate stories. Of those who volunteered, many opened up about the emotional, physical and sexual abuse they had suffered as children and as spouses. To make the telling bearable – indeed, possible – Wearing employed a device: each volunteer donned a cheap, near-featureless plastic mask that hid the entire face except for the eyes. The masks add an additional layer of aesthetic distance, erecting a second artifice between subject and viewer, this one more readily visible than the camera itself. Like the camera, the eye slits focus both attention and expressive intent. We are drawn to the way the pupils dance in the white of the sclera, the blinks and darts moving in time with the timber of the voice.
- 5/26/2011
- by Louis Godfrey
- SoundOnSight
Reviewed by Randee Dawn
(from the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed by: Clio Barnard
Starring: Manjinder Virk, Christine Bottomley, Monica Dolan, Neil Dudgeon, Danny Webb and Jimi Mistry
There are documentaries and there are narrative features; “The Arbor” is a little of both, but first and foremost it is a documentary. Just how it goes about presenting itself is either a brilliant stylistic interpretation or a gimmick , and perhaps, by the end of the film, it’s a little of both of those things, too.
So back up a bit: “The Arbor” is in large part the story of playwright Andrea Dunbar, who wrote about growing up in a West Yorkshire, England, housing project (the “arbor” refers to the green common area in the project, which was also the title of her first play) in the 1960s-1980s. By the time she died suddenly in 1990, she had three children by three fathers,...
(from the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed by: Clio Barnard
Starring: Manjinder Virk, Christine Bottomley, Monica Dolan, Neil Dudgeon, Danny Webb and Jimi Mistry
There are documentaries and there are narrative features; “The Arbor” is a little of both, but first and foremost it is a documentary. Just how it goes about presenting itself is either a brilliant stylistic interpretation or a gimmick , and perhaps, by the end of the film, it’s a little of both of those things, too.
So back up a bit: “The Arbor” is in large part the story of playwright Andrea Dunbar, who wrote about growing up in a West Yorkshire, England, housing project (the “arbor” refers to the green common area in the project, which was also the title of her first play) in the 1960s-1980s. By the time she died suddenly in 1990, she had three children by three fathers,...
- 4/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Randee Dawn
(from the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed by: Clio Barnard
Starring: Manjinder Virk, Christine Bottomley, Monica Dolan, Neil Dudgeon, Danny Webb and Jimi Mistry
There are documentaries and there are narrative features; “The Arbor” is a little of both, but first and foremost it is a documentary. Just how it goes about presenting itself is either a brilliant stylistic interpretation or a gimmick , and perhaps, by the end of the film, it’s a little of both of those things, too.
So back up a bit: “The Arbor” is in large part the story of playwright Andrea Dunbar, who wrote about growing up in a West Yorkshire, England, housing project (the “arbor” refers to the green common area in the project, which was also the title of her first play) in the 1960s-1980s. By the time she died suddenly in 1990, she had three children by three fathers,...
(from the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival)
Directed by: Clio Barnard
Starring: Manjinder Virk, Christine Bottomley, Monica Dolan, Neil Dudgeon, Danny Webb and Jimi Mistry
There are documentaries and there are narrative features; “The Arbor” is a little of both, but first and foremost it is a documentary. Just how it goes about presenting itself is either a brilliant stylistic interpretation or a gimmick , and perhaps, by the end of the film, it’s a little of both of those things, too.
So back up a bit: “The Arbor” is in large part the story of playwright Andrea Dunbar, who wrote about growing up in a West Yorkshire, England, housing project (the “arbor” refers to the green common area in the project, which was also the title of her first play) in the 1960s-1980s. By the time she died suddenly in 1990, she had three children by three fathers,...
- 4/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
The “maverick doctor” is a staple of television, with the contemporary benchmark being Fox’s House; a series ITV1′s new medical drama won’t escape lazy comparison to. But neurosurgeon Gabriel Monroe (James Nesbitt) isn’t a grouchy Holmesian genius — he’s an egomaniac with a better bedside manner, and a repertoire of great lines like “you’re taking a knife to someone’s head; the only difference between you and a psychopath is good A-levels.”
Nothing about Monroe’s premise is exactly fresh and original, but it’s a good example of classic ideas, elevated by Nesbitt’s magnetic performance, an intelligent script from Peter Bowker (Blackpool), and slick direction by Paul McGuigan (the filmmaker behind Gangster No1 who’s carving a niche for himself on UK drama between this and BBC1′s Sherlock.) McGuigan brings plenty of stylish tricks to the party; flashy scene transitions, staccato camera...
Nothing about Monroe’s premise is exactly fresh and original, but it’s a good example of classic ideas, elevated by Nesbitt’s magnetic performance, an intelligent script from Peter Bowker (Blackpool), and slick direction by Paul McGuigan (the filmmaker behind Gangster No1 who’s carving a niche for himself on UK drama between this and BBC1′s Sherlock.) McGuigan brings plenty of stylish tricks to the party; flashy scene transitions, staccato camera...
- 3/11/2011
- by Dan Owen
- Obsessed with Film
Director: Clio Barnard Writer: Clio Barnard Starring: Manjinder Virk, Jimi Mistry, Christine Bottomley, Natalie Gavin, Monica Dolan, Danny Web, Neil Dudgeon, Kathryn Pogson, Jonathan Jaynes In what has come to be known as verbatim theatre, transcripts of interviews, hearings and/or trials are dramatised on stage by actors. Rob Epstein’s film Howl is probably the best cinematic example of this novel storytelling technique, but director Clio Barnard really ups the ante by having her actors lip-sync their dialogue to audio-recorded interviews, further morphing the line between reality and fiction. Barnard’s film is about Andrea Dunbar, the West Yorkshire author of three gritty social-realist plays who died in 1990 of a brain hemorrhage at the ripe young age of 29. Dunbar hailed from Bradford, England's rough and tumble Buttershaw Estate (dubbed "the Arbor"). The dialogue in The Arbor is taken directly from interviews conducted by Barnard of Dunbar's family, friends and...
- 3/8/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Clio Barnard's distinctive documentary on playwright Andrea Dunbar, using verbatim theatre techniques, is the 2010 winner
The conclave is over, the white smoke has appeared … and we can tell you that the winner of the 2010 Guardian First Film award is … The Arbor, directed by Clio Barnard. As last year, two films quickly became frontrunners in the judging meeting: The Arbor, the distinctively textured documentary about playwright Andrea Dunbar, and its polar opposite on our shortlist, Monsters, the effects-laden sci-fi parable by Gareth Edwards. Both films, in the judges' view, were brilliant, but The Arbor it was that squeaked home .
One of our judges, Peter Bradshaw described it as an "experimentalist docudrama close to genius", while another, actor Saffron Burrows, said it was "utterly unique and devastating". A third judge, last year's winner Gideon Koppel, of Sleep Furiously renown, called The Arbor "a remarkable and moving portrait that – unusually – describes the internal landscape of a character.
The conclave is over, the white smoke has appeared … and we can tell you that the winner of the 2010 Guardian First Film award is … The Arbor, directed by Clio Barnard. As last year, two films quickly became frontrunners in the judging meeting: The Arbor, the distinctively textured documentary about playwright Andrea Dunbar, and its polar opposite on our shortlist, Monsters, the effects-laden sci-fi parable by Gareth Edwards. Both films, in the judges' view, were brilliant, but The Arbor it was that squeaked home .
One of our judges, Peter Bradshaw described it as an "experimentalist docudrama close to genius", while another, actor Saffron Burrows, said it was "utterly unique and devastating". A third judge, last year's winner Gideon Koppel, of Sleep Furiously renown, called The Arbor "a remarkable and moving portrait that – unusually – describes the internal landscape of a character.
- 1/28/2011
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
As we walk down towards the Super Bowl of the movie awards season aka the Academy Awards, all the various critics associations and guilds release their own kudofest. It can get confusing and beguiling, so I created a nifty package for you -- I compiled all the nominees, winners of various award-giving bodies so you can make informed decision when it comes to predicting the Oscars.
And here we go:
AFI Honorees
African-American Film Critics
Annie Awards
Boston Film Critics
Broadcast Film Critics Association (Critics Choice)
Chicago Film Critics Association
Detroit Film Critics
European Film Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Gotham Awards
Houston Area Film Critics
International Documentary Association Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
Indiana Film Journalists. Association
La Film Critics Association Awards
London Critics' Circle Awards
National Board of Review Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics Online Awards
Producers Guild Documentary Awards
San Diego Film Critics...
And here we go:
AFI Honorees
African-American Film Critics
Annie Awards
Boston Film Critics
Broadcast Film Critics Association (Critics Choice)
Chicago Film Critics Association
Detroit Film Critics
European Film Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Gotham Awards
Houston Area Film Critics
International Documentary Association Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
Indiana Film Journalists. Association
La Film Critics Association Awards
London Critics' Circle Awards
National Board of Review Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics Online Awards
Producers Guild Documentary Awards
San Diego Film Critics...
- 12/15/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Ruth Sheen attending the Moet British Independent Film Awards 2010 in London.Photo copyright by Landmark / PR Photos. Colin Firth and wife Livia Giuggioli attending the Moet British Independent Film Awards 2010 in London.Photo copyright by Landmark / PR Photos. Helena Bonham Carter attending the Moet British Independent Film Awards 2010 in London.Photo copyright by Landmark / PR Photos. Ralph Fiennes attending the Moet British Independent Film Awards 2010 in London.Photo copyright by Landmark / PR Photos. Colin Firth and wife Livia Giuggioli attending the Moet British Independent Film Awards 2010 in London.Photo copyright by Landmark / PR Photos. 12/05/2010 - Manjinder Virk - Moet British Independent Film Awards 2010 - Arrivals - Old Billingsgate...
- 12/9/2010
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Oliver Maltman in Mike Leigh's Another Year The King's Speech Tops British Independent Film Awards 2010 Nominations Here are a few other 2010 British Independent Film Award curiosities: In addition to the omission of Another Year and Made in Dagenham, others missing in action include Kick-Ass leads Aaron Johnson and Chloe Moretz; Made in Dagenham's Miranda Richardson (supporting); Stephen Frears' Tamara Drewe in most categories (the only nominee is Best Supporting Actress Tamsin Greig); and Four Lions Chris Morris in the Best Director category (he was replaced by Mike Leigh), though Morris is up for the Douglas Hickox Award for best debut director. Clio Barnard's experimental The Arbor, about playwright Andrea Dunbar and her troubled relationship with daughter Lorraine, is up for Best Documentary — a special kind of documentary, as it features actual performances. In fact, The Arbor's Manjinder Virk is up for...
- 11/3/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield, Never Let Me Go The King's Speech Tops British Independent Film Awards 2010 Nominations Best British Independent Film Four Lions Kick-Ass The King's Speech Monsters Never Let Me Go Best Foreign Film Dogtooth I Am Love A Prophet The Secret In Their Eyes Winter’s Bone Best Director Mike Leigh – Another Year Matthew Vaughn – Kick-Ass Tom Hooper – The King's Speech Gareth Edwards – Monsters Mark Romanek – Never Let Me Go Best Actress Manjinder Virk – The Arbor Ruth Sheen – Another Year Andrea Riseborough – Brighton Rock Sally Hawkins – Made in Dagenham Carey Mulligan – Never Let Me Go Best Actor Jim Broadbent – Another Year Riz Ahmed – Four Lions Colin Firth – The King's Speech Scoot McNairy – Monsters Aidan Gillen – Treacle Junior Best Supporting Actress Lesley Manville – Another Year Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech Rosamund [...]...
- 11/2/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Colin Firth shortlisted for best actor prize as George VI drama picks up eight nominations for British Independent Film awards
Oscar-tipped period drama The King's Speech is the early frontrunner in the British Independent Film awards after securing eight nominations.
Tom Hooper's film, which stars Colin Firth as King George VI and Geoffrey Rush as Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, tells how the monarch overcame a stammer after unexpectedly becoming king in 1936 following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII.
Firth picked up a best actor nod, while Rush, Guy Pearce and another co-star, Helena Bonham Carter, received best supporting actor and actress nominations. The film also won nominations in the best film, best director and best screenplay categories.
Other early leaders at the awards, which try to identify the best in British independent film-making, were the London film festival opener, Never Let Me Go, which garnered five nominations,...
Oscar-tipped period drama The King's Speech is the early frontrunner in the British Independent Film awards after securing eight nominations.
Tom Hooper's film, which stars Colin Firth as King George VI and Geoffrey Rush as Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, tells how the monarch overcame a stammer after unexpectedly becoming king in 1936 following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII.
Firth picked up a best actor nod, while Rush, Guy Pearce and another co-star, Helena Bonham Carter, received best supporting actor and actress nominations. The film also won nominations in the best film, best director and best screenplay categories.
Other early leaders at the awards, which try to identify the best in British independent film-making, were the London film festival opener, Never Let Me Go, which garnered five nominations,...
- 11/2/2010
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Tom Hooper’s “The King’s Speech” led the way with eight nominations in the competition for the 13th British Independent Film Awards.
Hooper’s film about King George VI of Britain and the speech therapist who helped him grow into a formidable monarch was nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and twice for Best Supporting Actor.
“Monsters,” “Never Let Me Go” and “The Arbor” each received six nominations, “Four Lions” five, while “Another Year,” “Made in Dagenham” and “Brighton Rock” each bagged four.
Nominations for Best Actor went to Jim Broadbent (“Another Year”), Riz Ahmed (“Four Lions”), Colin Firth (“The King’s Speech”), Scoot McNairy (“Monsters”) and Aidan Gillen (“Treacle Junior”).
Best Actress noms were given to Manjinder Virk (“The Arbor”), Ruth Sheen (“Another Year”), Andrea Riseborough (“Brighton Rock”), Sally Hawkins (“Made in Dagenham”) and last year’s winner, Carey Mulligan (“Never Let Me Go...
Hooper’s film about King George VI of Britain and the speech therapist who helped him grow into a formidable monarch was nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and twice for Best Supporting Actor.
“Monsters,” “Never Let Me Go” and “The Arbor” each received six nominations, “Four Lions” five, while “Another Year,” “Made in Dagenham” and “Brighton Rock” each bagged four.
Nominations for Best Actor went to Jim Broadbent (“Another Year”), Riz Ahmed (“Four Lions”), Colin Firth (“The King’s Speech”), Scoot McNairy (“Monsters”) and Aidan Gillen (“Treacle Junior”).
Best Actress noms were given to Manjinder Virk (“The Arbor”), Ruth Sheen (“Another Year”), Andrea Riseborough (“Brighton Rock”), Sally Hawkins (“Made in Dagenham”) and last year’s winner, Carey Mulligan (“Never Let Me Go...
- 11/2/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Earlier this year, the Brits suffered a major setback when the UK Film Council slashed funding, and looking at some of the nominated films below we certainly wish the situation would "fix itself" as there is major quality content in the titles British Independent Film Award nominations this year that might not have been made if not for that support. We have The King’s Speech with a well-deserved total of eight (Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and two Best Supporting Actor nominations) but then you have small treasures that seriously made the grade: both the SXSW showcased Monsters, Tribeca preemed The Arbor received six nominations, while the Sundance displayed Four Lions grabs a total of five. For a list by list category including the stellar Documentary category is listed below. Worth Noting: Despite it playing a little bit everywhere including Tribeca earlier in the year (here's...
- 11/1/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
You guys. I'm so not (quite) ready for this. It's only November 1st and in English language cinema we've already had at least three awards lineups outside of the film festivals: NY's Gotham Awards, Australia's AFI, and now Bifa... which translates to the British Independent Film Awards.
Bifa considers Oscar-buzzing Lesley Manville as "Supporting"
It will surprise virtually no one that the Oscar hopeful Brit films like The King's Speech (and all of its actors), Made in Dagenham and Another Year are in play for various prizes. It may surprise some that the indifferently received Never Let Me Go, the divisive Kick-Ass, and the largely undiscussed Brighton Rock received multiple nominations as well.
A complete list of nominees (with Oscar-adjacent comments) follows after the jump but I shan't clog the main page with these über long lists that each awards groups hands out.
Best British Independent Film
Four Lions Kick-Ass...
Bifa considers Oscar-buzzing Lesley Manville as "Supporting"
It will surprise virtually no one that the Oscar hopeful Brit films like The King's Speech (and all of its actors), Made in Dagenham and Another Year are in play for various prizes. It may surprise some that the indifferently received Never Let Me Go, the divisive Kick-Ass, and the largely undiscussed Brighton Rock received multiple nominations as well.
A complete list of nominees (with Oscar-adjacent comments) follows after the jump but I shan't clog the main page with these über long lists that each awards groups hands out.
Best British Independent Film
Four Lions Kick-Ass...
- 11/1/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Manjinder Virk as Lorraine Dunbar in Clio Barnard's The Arbor BFI London Film Festival 2010 Best Film: How I Ended This Summer The 2010 BFI London Film Festival's Grierson Award for Best Documentary went to Janus Metz's Afghanistan War-set Armadillo, which became a cause célèbre in its native Denmark as it exposes the brutal, inhuman side of not only the war itself but of the Danish warriors fighting it. Earlier today, Armadillo was named one of the three documentary feature contenders for the 2010 European Film Awards. Other winners at the London Festival were Best British Newcomer and Sutherland Award winner Clio Barnard, director of the unusual biopic/documentary The Arbor, the story of alcoholic playwright Andrea Dunbar’s uneasy relationship with her daughter, Lorraine (lip-synced by Manjinder Virk), convicted of killing her two-year-old son. Best British Newcomer jury member Tony Grisoni called The Arbor both "genre-busting," and "innovative, eloquent and emotionally resonant.
- 10/28/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
A radical experiment in fact-based film-making – in which the real, recorded voices of people from Andrea Dunbar's Bradford estate are mimed by actors – blazes a trail to nowhere
If you want to put real events on screen, you've traditionally had two choices. You can dramatise the whole thing or you can make a documentary. Neither route is wholly satisfactory.
Drama enables you to heighten impact by investing your tale with cogent scripting, professional acting and gratifying narrative arc. You'll claim your story conveys the underlying truth, yet you'll have to change some of the actual facts to make your schema work. By the time you've finished, no one will know what's real and what is not. Probably, you won't go out of your way to tell them and they won't really want to know.
Documentary confines you to literal fact and lets you present real people recounting their own...
If you want to put real events on screen, you've traditionally had two choices. You can dramatise the whole thing or you can make a documentary. Neither route is wholly satisfactory.
Drama enables you to heighten impact by investing your tale with cogent scripting, professional acting and gratifying narrative arc. You'll claim your story conveys the underlying truth, yet you'll have to change some of the actual facts to make your schema work. By the time you've finished, no one will know what's real and what is not. Probably, you won't go out of your way to tell them and they won't really want to know.
Documentary confines you to literal fact and lets you present real people recounting their own...
- 10/25/2010
- by David Cox
- The Guardian - Film News
Easy A (15)
(Will Gluck, 2010, Us) Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Patricia Clarkson. 92 mins
There's always room for a smart-mouthed high-school comedy in a Juno/Mean Girls vein – it's just a pity they come along so rarely. This doesn't quite make that grade but it aims for it, tackling issues of virginity and sluttishness through the story of a nice girl who lies about who she's laid and suffers the fallout – especially from the Jesus freaks.
Carlos (15)
(Olivier Assayas, 2010, Fra/Ger) Edgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer. 159 mins/334 mins
The life of the terrorist serves as a thrilling survey of cold war-era geopolitics in Assayas's swift, stylish, serious biopic, which covers a staggering amount of ground. See feature, p10.
Red (12A)
(Robert Schwentke, 2010, Us) Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren. 111 mins
Senior-citizen assassin comedy that gets away with a lot thanks to its cast. As a ride, it's more stairmaster than a rollercoaster.
(Will Gluck, 2010, Us) Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Patricia Clarkson. 92 mins
There's always room for a smart-mouthed high-school comedy in a Juno/Mean Girls vein – it's just a pity they come along so rarely. This doesn't quite make that grade but it aims for it, tackling issues of virginity and sluttishness through the story of a nice girl who lies about who she's laid and suffers the fallout – especially from the Jesus freaks.
Carlos (15)
(Olivier Assayas, 2010, Fra/Ger) Edgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer. 159 mins/334 mins
The life of the terrorist serves as a thrilling survey of cold war-era geopolitics in Assayas's swift, stylish, serious biopic, which covers a staggering amount of ground. See feature, p10.
Red (12A)
(Robert Schwentke, 2010, Us) Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren. 111 mins
Senior-citizen assassin comedy that gets away with a lot thanks to its cast. As a ride, it's more stairmaster than a rollercoaster.
- 10/22/2010
- by The guide
- The Guardian - Film News
Mike Leigh’s Another Year, Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours, Joanna Hogg’s Archipelago, Alexei Popgrebsky’s How I Ended This Summer, Kelly Reichhardt’s Meek’s Cutoff, Xavier Beauvois’ Of Gods and Men, Catherine Breillat’s The Sleeping Beauty and Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives are also competing. It’s the 2nd year that the BFI London Film Festival has run an awards ceremony. Actress Patricia Clarkson chairs this year’s Best Film jury, which includes actor Gabriel Byrne, costumier Sandy Powell and director Shekhar Kapur. Jacques Audiard's powerful crime drama, won Best Film last year. Best British Newcomer will choose from writer/director Richard Ayoade (Submarine), writer/director Clio Barnard (The Arbor), producer Michelle Eastwood (In Our Name), actor Conor McCarron (Neds), producer Tracy O'Riordan (The Arbor), actor Craig Roberts (Submarine),actress Manjinder Virk (The Arbor) and writer...
- 9/29/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
London -- Indie distributor Verve Pictures has secured U.K. distribution rights to Clio Barnard's portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar in "The Arbor" on the eve of the movie's world debut at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The movie blends documentary and fiction in its portrayal of Dunbar, best known as the writer of "Rita Sue and Bob Too," the film version of which was selected for the Festival de Cannes in 1987.
The movie, headed for a Tribeca debut on April 25, takes its name from Dunbar's debut play, written aged 15 as a classroom assignment before ending up being staged at London's Royal Court Theatre in 1982.
Wavelength Pictures has boarded as international sales agent for the project.
Produced by Tracy O'Riordan and exec produced by Michael Morris with backing from the U.K. Film Council, the film stars Manjinder Virk, Christine Bottomley, Monica Dolan, and Jimi Mistry.
The movie blends documentary and fiction in its portrayal of Dunbar, best known as the writer of "Rita Sue and Bob Too," the film version of which was selected for the Festival de Cannes in 1987.
The movie, headed for a Tribeca debut on April 25, takes its name from Dunbar's debut play, written aged 15 as a classroom assignment before ending up being staged at London's Royal Court Theatre in 1982.
Wavelength Pictures has boarded as international sales agent for the project.
Produced by Tracy O'Riordan and exec produced by Michael Morris with backing from the U.K. Film Council, the film stars Manjinder Virk, Christine Bottomley, Monica Dolan, and Jimi Mistry.
- 4/19/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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