Three of the eight films subsidised by the Polish Film Institute are directed by first-timers Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, Jakub Piątek and Bartłomiej Żmuda. The final batch of production grants given out this year by the Polish Film Institute (Pfi) is much more modest than the previous two. After 20 domestic projects were recommended by expert committees for the grants, only three will end up being supported financially by the main funding body in Poland. In the two previous sessions of 2019, this figure was eight and ten films, respectively. December turned out to be a good month for Anna Jadowska (Wild Roses), whose upcoming Mira, produced by Donten & Lacroix Films, will be given Pln 1.4 million. The same amount was granted to Jakub Piątek’s Prime Time, which has production outfit Watchout Studio on board, and Bartłomiej Żmuda’s More (producer: Before My Eyes). The minority co-productions include five lucky applicants....
Four Polish female filmmakers have partnered with four top female Polish authors on film project “Erotica 2022.” The producer Marta Lewandowska is in Cannes seeking financing.
The pic, set in the near future in Poland, is composed of four stories about women’s issues, loosely connected, and all with an erotic element.
The film is directed by Olga Chajdas, Katarzyna Adamik, Anna Kazejak and Anna Jadowska. The writers are Joanna Bator, Olga Tokarczuk, Gaja Grzegorzewska and Grażyna Plebanek.
In a statement, the filmmakers said: “In a world where women are products, motherhood is an obligation, sexuality is oppressed and men are as primal as ever, four female characters face the world of absurdity, sick encounters, lack of true emotions and loneliness. The film depicts a fake world – yet very believable.”
Chajdas’ debut feature “Nina” premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival, winning the Big Screen Award, and won best Polish film at the Camerimage Film Festival.
The pic, set in the near future in Poland, is composed of four stories about women’s issues, loosely connected, and all with an erotic element.
The film is directed by Olga Chajdas, Katarzyna Adamik, Anna Kazejak and Anna Jadowska. The writers are Joanna Bator, Olga Tokarczuk, Gaja Grzegorzewska and Grażyna Plebanek.
In a statement, the filmmakers said: “In a world where women are products, motherhood is an obligation, sexuality is oppressed and men are as primal as ever, four female characters face the world of absurdity, sick encounters, lack of true emotions and loneliness. The film depicts a fake world – yet very believable.”
Chajdas’ debut feature “Nina” premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival, winning the Big Screen Award, and won best Polish film at the Camerimage Film Festival.
- 5/21/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Communion is one of the 15 shortlisted doc features (out of 166 originally submitted films) which have recently been announced For Consideration for the 91st Oscars® presented by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. *
Living amid domestic instability and teenaged volatility, a sister and brother play out their lives on camera. At fourteen, Ola is already functioning as the woman of the house, cooking and cleaning for her lethargic father and helping her energetic autistic brother, Nikodem, prepare for his first Holy Communion. Throughout, she longs for her mother, whose absence is never explained, yet always deeply felt.
As the date of Communion nears, it becomes an opportunity for the family to meet up and Ola is entirely responsible for planning the perfect family celebration. Communion is a portrait of young womanhood and crash course in growing up that teaches us that no failure is final, and that change is possible and needed,...
Living amid domestic instability and teenaged volatility, a sister and brother play out their lives on camera. At fourteen, Ola is already functioning as the woman of the house, cooking and cleaning for her lethargic father and helping her energetic autistic brother, Nikodem, prepare for his first Holy Communion. Throughout, she longs for her mother, whose absence is never explained, yet always deeply felt.
As the date of Communion nears, it becomes an opportunity for the family to meet up and Ola is entirely responsible for planning the perfect family celebration. Communion is a portrait of young womanhood and crash course in growing up that teaches us that no failure is final, and that change is possible and needed,...
- 1/1/2019
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Polish showcase to highlight 26 movies.
Polish Days (August 8 - 10), the showcase of national films at the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival (August 3 - 13) in Wroclaw, Poland, has announced twenty-six titles this year.
Among six completed films are Andrzej Jakimowski’s Once Upon a Time in November and Maciej Sobieszczański’s The Reconciliation.
Eleven films will be presented at the pitchings event while nine films will be presented in the work-in-progress section.
Around 150 guests from Poland and abroad are expected to attend the event in Wrocław, which has been organized since 2013 in co-operation with the Polish Film Institute.
Projects presented in past years include Spoor, The Last Family, The Birds Are Singing in Kigali and All These Sleepless Nights.
New Horizons is being held two weeks later in the calendar this year to accomodate incoming sporting event The World Games, meaning the Polish festival coincides with the Locarno Film Festival for the first time.
Full list of...
Polish Days (August 8 - 10), the showcase of national films at the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival (August 3 - 13) in Wroclaw, Poland, has announced twenty-six titles this year.
Among six completed films are Andrzej Jakimowski’s Once Upon a Time in November and Maciej Sobieszczański’s The Reconciliation.
Eleven films will be presented at the pitchings event while nine films will be presented in the work-in-progress section.
Around 150 guests from Poland and abroad are expected to attend the event in Wrocław, which has been organized since 2013 in co-operation with the Polish Film Institute.
Projects presented in past years include Spoor, The Last Family, The Birds Are Singing in Kigali and All These Sleepless Nights.
New Horizons is being held two weeks later in the calendar this year to accomodate incoming sporting event The World Games, meaning the Polish festival coincides with the Locarno Film Festival for the first time.
Full list of...
- 7/14/2017
- ScreenDaily
Although they are neighboring countries, Poland and Lithuania have not had much cooperation in the field of cinema until recent years.
The first initiative to boost cinematic relations between the two countries comes in the form of a journey for producers from both countries on a sailing boat last year. In fact, the Lithuanian Film Centre together with the Polish Film Institute and Film Commission Poland, established quite a unique project – an expeditionary workshop for Lithuanian and Polish producers on a route across the Baltic sea. Six producers hailing from Lithuania and six from Poland spent the days between 12 and 14 September 2015 on the deck of the Brabander and embarked on a voyage from the seaport of the Lithuanian town of Klaipėda. The sailing boat reached the Polish town of Gdynia two hours before of the opening ceremony of the 40th edition of the Gdynia Film Festival. While traveling on the boat, the producers and the event’s moderator, Matthieu Darras, the head of programming at the Torino FilmLab, discussed potential joint projects that ranged from feature films, documentaries and animated films with common historical connections. During the voyage, these film-industry professionals became the Brabander’s crew, working as a team, all the while sharing ideas, looking for coproduction partners and participating in creative workshops.
“It’s been a very, very long time since Lithuania and Poland hadn’t collaborated neither on coproductions nor within festivals. Sometimes they would invite some film but they haven't done anything on a bigger scale. So, that's why I had this idea to present Lithuanian cinema in a proper way in Poland and Lithuania. Polish films are very well-known and that's been done by cultural institutes in Poland. And then, the third important part was to push producers together, give them a chance to meet and see what comes out of it. And, my crazy idea was to put them into a space where there was no escape,” stated Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson, the Head of Film Promotion, Information and Heritage Department of the Lithuanian Film Centre and the initiator of the project.
A conference on the Klaipėda – Gdynia expedition was then held on 17 September 2015 during the Gdynia Film Festival where the film and sailing event was presented by the participants as well as an overview of the coproduction possibilities between Poland and Lithuania.
The fostering of Lithuanian and Polish relations did not end there. As a matter of fact, at the 7th edition of the Meeting Point Vilnius industry event organized within the framework of this year’s Vilnius Film Festival, there was a special focus on Poland, with special attention given to Lithuanian–Polish coproductions. Indeed, a panel discussion on the future of regional coproductions between the two countries was held during the event, with Robert Balinski from the Polish Film Institute, Rolandas Kvietkauskas from the Lithuanian Film Centre and Roberto Olla from Eurimages as speakers.
“Because the Lithuanian Film Centre has this close relation with the Polish Film Institute and the entire Lithuanian film industry wants to have closer relations with the Polish film industry, this year at the “Meeting Point Vilnius” event there is a bigger emphasis on the Polish film industry. Yesterday, we had a panel about the coproductions between Lithuania and Poland and we have many Polish films screening at the festival; we have many industry guests and journalists from Poland,” said Rita Stanelytė, the head of “Meeting Point Vilnius”.
There are three Polish-Lithuanian coproductions going on at the moment, out of which two were the result of the film and sailing event. They were presented at the “Coming Soon” sessions at “Meeting Point Vilnius”: the historical documentary "Habit and Armor" directed by Pawel Pitera and produced by Dorota Roszkowska and Kęstutis Drazdauskas and "Crisis," Andrius Blaževičius’ debut film.
The third Polish-Lithuanian coproduction presented at the session is Eastern Business produced by Iuliana Tarnovetchi. Another Polish-Lithuanian coproduction that also includes Norway is "The Man Who Knew 75 Languages" by Anne Magnussen and Pawel Debski, a hybrid film that combines creative animation and acting. It is produced by Živilė Gallego, who also produced "The Summer of Sangaile."
Poland also had a special guest project; the film "Wild Roses," directed by multiple Polish award-winner Anna Jadowska, produced by Roman Jarosz and edited by Anna Mass ("Leviathan").
As far as the future of the strengthening of Polish-Lithuanian cinematic bonds is concerned, the next step, according to Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson is to figure out whether the funds can do something for these coproductions, “create something similar like coproduction funds for two specific countries. Poland has a very good initiative in the form of the Polish-German Film Fund that funds German and Polish coproductions. So maybe, it's the next step of discussion to see how the funds can make it easier for the producers from Poland and Lithuania to coproduce together,” stated Ruokytė-Jonsson. In her opinion, this does not mean that the Lithuanian Film Centre will fund the projects no matter what, as quality matters as much as the help to find an easier access to funding.
Finally, Poland will always be in Lithuania’s focus, as “it's our neighbor country so we will definitely focus on Poland in the long term,” Ruokytė-Jonsson added.
The first initiative to boost cinematic relations between the two countries comes in the form of a journey for producers from both countries on a sailing boat last year. In fact, the Lithuanian Film Centre together with the Polish Film Institute and Film Commission Poland, established quite a unique project – an expeditionary workshop for Lithuanian and Polish producers on a route across the Baltic sea. Six producers hailing from Lithuania and six from Poland spent the days between 12 and 14 September 2015 on the deck of the Brabander and embarked on a voyage from the seaport of the Lithuanian town of Klaipėda. The sailing boat reached the Polish town of Gdynia two hours before of the opening ceremony of the 40th edition of the Gdynia Film Festival. While traveling on the boat, the producers and the event’s moderator, Matthieu Darras, the head of programming at the Torino FilmLab, discussed potential joint projects that ranged from feature films, documentaries and animated films with common historical connections. During the voyage, these film-industry professionals became the Brabander’s crew, working as a team, all the while sharing ideas, looking for coproduction partners and participating in creative workshops.
“It’s been a very, very long time since Lithuania and Poland hadn’t collaborated neither on coproductions nor within festivals. Sometimes they would invite some film but they haven't done anything on a bigger scale. So, that's why I had this idea to present Lithuanian cinema in a proper way in Poland and Lithuania. Polish films are very well-known and that's been done by cultural institutes in Poland. And then, the third important part was to push producers together, give them a chance to meet and see what comes out of it. And, my crazy idea was to put them into a space where there was no escape,” stated Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson, the Head of Film Promotion, Information and Heritage Department of the Lithuanian Film Centre and the initiator of the project.
A conference on the Klaipėda – Gdynia expedition was then held on 17 September 2015 during the Gdynia Film Festival where the film and sailing event was presented by the participants as well as an overview of the coproduction possibilities between Poland and Lithuania.
The fostering of Lithuanian and Polish relations did not end there. As a matter of fact, at the 7th edition of the Meeting Point Vilnius industry event organized within the framework of this year’s Vilnius Film Festival, there was a special focus on Poland, with special attention given to Lithuanian–Polish coproductions. Indeed, a panel discussion on the future of regional coproductions between the two countries was held during the event, with Robert Balinski from the Polish Film Institute, Rolandas Kvietkauskas from the Lithuanian Film Centre and Roberto Olla from Eurimages as speakers.
“Because the Lithuanian Film Centre has this close relation with the Polish Film Institute and the entire Lithuanian film industry wants to have closer relations with the Polish film industry, this year at the “Meeting Point Vilnius” event there is a bigger emphasis on the Polish film industry. Yesterday, we had a panel about the coproductions between Lithuania and Poland and we have many Polish films screening at the festival; we have many industry guests and journalists from Poland,” said Rita Stanelytė, the head of “Meeting Point Vilnius”.
There are three Polish-Lithuanian coproductions going on at the moment, out of which two were the result of the film and sailing event. They were presented at the “Coming Soon” sessions at “Meeting Point Vilnius”: the historical documentary "Habit and Armor" directed by Pawel Pitera and produced by Dorota Roszkowska and Kęstutis Drazdauskas and "Crisis," Andrius Blaževičius’ debut film.
The third Polish-Lithuanian coproduction presented at the session is Eastern Business produced by Iuliana Tarnovetchi. Another Polish-Lithuanian coproduction that also includes Norway is "The Man Who Knew 75 Languages" by Anne Magnussen and Pawel Debski, a hybrid film that combines creative animation and acting. It is produced by Živilė Gallego, who also produced "The Summer of Sangaile."
Poland also had a special guest project; the film "Wild Roses," directed by multiple Polish award-winner Anna Jadowska, produced by Roman Jarosz and edited by Anna Mass ("Leviathan").
As far as the future of the strengthening of Polish-Lithuanian cinematic bonds is concerned, the next step, according to Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson is to figure out whether the funds can do something for these coproductions, “create something similar like coproduction funds for two specific countries. Poland has a very good initiative in the form of the Polish-German Film Fund that funds German and Polish coproductions. So maybe, it's the next step of discussion to see how the funds can make it easier for the producers from Poland and Lithuania to coproduce together,” stated Ruokytė-Jonsson. In her opinion, this does not mean that the Lithuanian Film Centre will fund the projects no matter what, as quality matters as much as the help to find an easier access to funding.
Finally, Poland will always be in Lithuania’s focus, as “it's our neighbor country so we will definitely focus on Poland in the long term,” Ruokytė-Jonsson added.
- 5/24/2016
- by Tara Karajica
- Sydney's Buzz
At this year’s “Meeting Point Vilnius”, the industry event of the Vilnius Film Festival, now in its 21st edition, We sat down with its head of industry, Rita Stanlytė, and discussed the event, its role in the promotion of Lithuanian films, its focus and plans for the future but also the current state of the Lithuanian film industry.
Tara Karajica: Can you introduce the “Meeting Point Vilnius” industry event and talk about its inception and the reasons behind it?
Rita Stanelytė: Of course! It’s the seventh year of the industry event and it started, I think, from the wish to know more. It was started by our executive director, Algirdas [Ramaška], because he was running the festival and he felt that he needed more information, especially about how to run the festival, how to make it economically wealthier and how to make it successful. So, we started to invite other festival directors from the region and from Central and Eastern Europe, to just share experiences and ask and see what they are doing. For several years, it was just a film festival forum with the focus of sharing experience. But then, we grew and we understood that not only festivals needed to have more experience and learn more, but also that Lithuanian producers and producers from the whole region needed to gain knowledge and experience. So, we expanded and created this bigger industry event, the “Meeting Point Vilnius”, where we have now several sections. One is the conference for producers where we usually concentrate on the final stage of the filmmaking process. Our main goal and main topic will always be film promotion and film marketing, so we invite inspiring speakers to speak about audience building, film marketing, promotion, and everything that needs to be done because we feel that this is what producers from our region lack. And then, another big part – a very prestigious part of the event – is the “Coming Soon” session, where we invite projects – unfinished films in postproduction – to be presented in the session and we invite programmers, sales agents and distributors who are scouting for new talents and new films. And, the third part is the “Film Festival Symposium” which has existed from the very beginning and where we practice the development of film festivals around the region.
Karajica: These are the three main focuses of the event? Are they always the same?
R. S.: We try to keep that focus so that we have something for producers, something for programmers and something for film festivals.
Karajica: What is the position of “Meeting Point Vilnius” among other industry events at other festivals? Where does it stand?
R. S.: Well, our position is, you know, between Berlin and Cannes. So, usually, it is at the end of March and as our focus is the Baltic countries and the Eastern partner countries from the former Soviet Union, our aim is to have films that are aiming at summer festivals, at the summer circuit. And then again, the Vilnius event is very comfortable geographically because it is halfway from the countries of the former Soviet Union and halfway from the Western block. We also have this know-how, you know, Lithuania being ten years in the European Union and a former Soviet Country so it is like a bridge between the East and the West. And, that’s why we think this is the advantage of our industry event.
Karajica: Today is the second day of the event. Are your expectations being met so far and what are the results, according to you?
R. S.: Actually, we have many international guests. We have a hundred industry guests and another hundred festival guests like for instance the representatives of the films in the Competition program and jury members. I can say that the overall interest in “Meeting Point Vilnius” is growing and I count that as the quality of the event because we want to be better. For the second day, what I can say is that I am very happy that the interest comes from the local film industry because it is one of the reasons why we are doing this event, which is for the Lithuanian film industry to grow. The producers can come – they don’t have to go anywhere – they can meet the people that they want, that they need right here in Vilnius… So, this is also one of our main goals and this is why we collaborate with the Lithuanian Film Centre. We therefore have this hub of knowledge and experience that our producers can use.
Karajica: What is the extent of involvement of the Lithuanian Film Centre in the event?
R. S.: We work closely together and we basically collaborate on the event’s content. We discuss with them what we should talk about, what we should present and who we should invite. Because the Lithuanian Film Centre has this close relation with the Polish Film Institute and the entire Lithuanian film industry wants to have closer relations with the Polish film industry, this year at the “Meeting Point Vilnius” event there is a bigger emphasis on the Polish film industry. Yesterday, we had a panel about the coproductions between Lithuania and Poland and we have many Polish films screening at the festival; we have many industry guests and journalists from Poland. So, for example, this is one of the outcomes of the collaboration between the festival and the Lithuanian Film Centre along with the Polish Film Institute.
Karajica: Can you elaborate more on the coproductions between Lithuania and Poland?
R.S.: Poland and Lithuania, although neighboring countries, have not had much of a cooperation in the field of cinema until recent years, when with the initiative that stemmed from the Lithuanian Film Center and the Polish Film Institute enforced closer collaborations. To strengthen the bond between Lithuania and Poland a special focus at this year’s « Meeting Point Vilnius » was put on Poland. Therefore, we had a special panel discussion about what could be done in order to enforce the coproductions between the two countries. During the « Coming Soon » session, three special Polish-Lithuanian coproduction projects were presented: “Crisis” produced by Marta Lewandowska (Pl) and Marija Razgutė (Lt), "Habit and armour” produced by Dorota Rozhkowska (Pl) and Kestutis Drazdauskas (Lt) as well as “The man who new 75 languages” produced by Zivile Gallego. Also, a special guest project from Poland was presented in the « Coming Soon » session, “Wild Roses,” produced by Roman Jarosz.
Karajica: But, there is also a close relationship with the Transilvania International Film Festival, right? Is this another level of collaboration?
R. S.: Yes, this is another level. It is a friendship level because the people from the Transilvania International Film Festival, from Cluj-Napoca, are very good friends of ours. We kind of feel related to them because the festivals are similar in size and stage of development. But, we also have personal relations with the people and we really like them. Our team always goes to the Transilvania International Film Festival in June and they always come to Vilnius in March or April. And, this year we are doing this Vilnius-Transilvania Express party, but it’s for fun. It’s friendship and fun.
Karajica: What is the relationship of “Meeting Point Vilnius” with the industry events of the other Baltic Film Festivals?
R. S.: The thing is that the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has a very strong industry event, but they are in November. In terms of films, they take films that are more for the winter festival circuit and we take films for the summer festival circuit. But, we are not rivals; we work together and we have among our guests the representatives from the festival and its industry event (Industry Days and Baltic Event). They are very strong and they work very well. Their focus is coproductions and we do not focus on coproductions but rather on film promotion.
Karajica: In that sense, can you talk more about the role of “Meeting Point Vilnius” in the promotion of Lithuanian films?
R. S.: Of course! First, we want the Lithuanian films to travel and have an international career – or not necessarily – or just have viewers in Lithuania. So, among the projects of “Coming Soon” that we are selecting, the biggest part is, of course, from Lithuania. This year, for example, we have twenty projects and ten of them are Lithuanian or Lithuanian coproductions. This happens in Lithuania and we want to promote Lithuanian films and this is our biggest goal. And, we really help in every possible way Lithuanian producers to meet international people, producers, programmers… And, we have really good examples of success: three years ago, for The Gambler, the Lithuanian film that premiered in San Sebastián, the programmer of San Sebastián saw the film here during “Meeting Point Vilnius” and it traveled to more than fifty festivals around the world. But, of course, we also want to help other films… For example, last year’s success story was the Latvian film Mellow Mud that also met with their sales agent here and it was shown in the Generation section of this year’s Berlinale.
Karajica: So, it is a big booster of the Lithuanian film industry?
R. S.: I should say yes, because it is the biggest event in the film industry in Lithuania.
Karajica: Can you talk about the current state of the Lithuanian film industry?
R. S.: Well… I would say it is hopeful because we have come out of this stagnation that came after we gained the independence. The old generation of directors was making films their way and the new generation wasn’t growing up. Now, we have, I think, the third or even fourth generation of filmmakers and producers in Lithuania and I really love them; they are very enthusiastic, they work from the heart, they have knowledge, they are eager to learn more, they use new technologies and new ways of financing even – they go and look for it themselves. This is basically for art-house movies but commercial films in Lithuania are also on the rise. So, I think everything is fine in the Lithuanian film industry.
Karajica: And, last but not least, what are your long and short-term plans for the future of Meeting Point Vilnius?
R. S.: Wow! We have a lot of plans! We want “Meeting Point Vilnius” to be one of the established industry events in Europe – in this part of Europe. And, I would like it for every filmmaker that has an unfinished film to be an honor and wish to come to Vilnius, to know that Vilnius is not just saying that it helps filmmakers but that they actually see the real need and value.
Tara Karajica: Can you introduce the “Meeting Point Vilnius” industry event and talk about its inception and the reasons behind it?
Rita Stanelytė: Of course! It’s the seventh year of the industry event and it started, I think, from the wish to know more. It was started by our executive director, Algirdas [Ramaška], because he was running the festival and he felt that he needed more information, especially about how to run the festival, how to make it economically wealthier and how to make it successful. So, we started to invite other festival directors from the region and from Central and Eastern Europe, to just share experiences and ask and see what they are doing. For several years, it was just a film festival forum with the focus of sharing experience. But then, we grew and we understood that not only festivals needed to have more experience and learn more, but also that Lithuanian producers and producers from the whole region needed to gain knowledge and experience. So, we expanded and created this bigger industry event, the “Meeting Point Vilnius”, where we have now several sections. One is the conference for producers where we usually concentrate on the final stage of the filmmaking process. Our main goal and main topic will always be film promotion and film marketing, so we invite inspiring speakers to speak about audience building, film marketing, promotion, and everything that needs to be done because we feel that this is what producers from our region lack. And then, another big part – a very prestigious part of the event – is the “Coming Soon” session, where we invite projects – unfinished films in postproduction – to be presented in the session and we invite programmers, sales agents and distributors who are scouting for new talents and new films. And, the third part is the “Film Festival Symposium” which has existed from the very beginning and where we practice the development of film festivals around the region.
Karajica: These are the three main focuses of the event? Are they always the same?
R. S.: We try to keep that focus so that we have something for producers, something for programmers and something for film festivals.
Karajica: What is the position of “Meeting Point Vilnius” among other industry events at other festivals? Where does it stand?
R. S.: Well, our position is, you know, between Berlin and Cannes. So, usually, it is at the end of March and as our focus is the Baltic countries and the Eastern partner countries from the former Soviet Union, our aim is to have films that are aiming at summer festivals, at the summer circuit. And then again, the Vilnius event is very comfortable geographically because it is halfway from the countries of the former Soviet Union and halfway from the Western block. We also have this know-how, you know, Lithuania being ten years in the European Union and a former Soviet Country so it is like a bridge between the East and the West. And, that’s why we think this is the advantage of our industry event.
Karajica: Today is the second day of the event. Are your expectations being met so far and what are the results, according to you?
R. S.: Actually, we have many international guests. We have a hundred industry guests and another hundred festival guests like for instance the representatives of the films in the Competition program and jury members. I can say that the overall interest in “Meeting Point Vilnius” is growing and I count that as the quality of the event because we want to be better. For the second day, what I can say is that I am very happy that the interest comes from the local film industry because it is one of the reasons why we are doing this event, which is for the Lithuanian film industry to grow. The producers can come – they don’t have to go anywhere – they can meet the people that they want, that they need right here in Vilnius… So, this is also one of our main goals and this is why we collaborate with the Lithuanian Film Centre. We therefore have this hub of knowledge and experience that our producers can use.
Karajica: What is the extent of involvement of the Lithuanian Film Centre in the event?
R. S.: We work closely together and we basically collaborate on the event’s content. We discuss with them what we should talk about, what we should present and who we should invite. Because the Lithuanian Film Centre has this close relation with the Polish Film Institute and the entire Lithuanian film industry wants to have closer relations with the Polish film industry, this year at the “Meeting Point Vilnius” event there is a bigger emphasis on the Polish film industry. Yesterday, we had a panel about the coproductions between Lithuania and Poland and we have many Polish films screening at the festival; we have many industry guests and journalists from Poland. So, for example, this is one of the outcomes of the collaboration between the festival and the Lithuanian Film Centre along with the Polish Film Institute.
Karajica: Can you elaborate more on the coproductions between Lithuania and Poland?
R.S.: Poland and Lithuania, although neighboring countries, have not had much of a cooperation in the field of cinema until recent years, when with the initiative that stemmed from the Lithuanian Film Center and the Polish Film Institute enforced closer collaborations. To strengthen the bond between Lithuania and Poland a special focus at this year’s « Meeting Point Vilnius » was put on Poland. Therefore, we had a special panel discussion about what could be done in order to enforce the coproductions between the two countries. During the « Coming Soon » session, three special Polish-Lithuanian coproduction projects were presented: “Crisis” produced by Marta Lewandowska (Pl) and Marija Razgutė (Lt), "Habit and armour” produced by Dorota Rozhkowska (Pl) and Kestutis Drazdauskas (Lt) as well as “The man who new 75 languages” produced by Zivile Gallego. Also, a special guest project from Poland was presented in the « Coming Soon » session, “Wild Roses,” produced by Roman Jarosz.
Karajica: But, there is also a close relationship with the Transilvania International Film Festival, right? Is this another level of collaboration?
R. S.: Yes, this is another level. It is a friendship level because the people from the Transilvania International Film Festival, from Cluj-Napoca, are very good friends of ours. We kind of feel related to them because the festivals are similar in size and stage of development. But, we also have personal relations with the people and we really like them. Our team always goes to the Transilvania International Film Festival in June and they always come to Vilnius in March or April. And, this year we are doing this Vilnius-Transilvania Express party, but it’s for fun. It’s friendship and fun.
Karajica: What is the relationship of “Meeting Point Vilnius” with the industry events of the other Baltic Film Festivals?
R. S.: The thing is that the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has a very strong industry event, but they are in November. In terms of films, they take films that are more for the winter festival circuit and we take films for the summer festival circuit. But, we are not rivals; we work together and we have among our guests the representatives from the festival and its industry event (Industry Days and Baltic Event). They are very strong and they work very well. Their focus is coproductions and we do not focus on coproductions but rather on film promotion.
Karajica: In that sense, can you talk more about the role of “Meeting Point Vilnius” in the promotion of Lithuanian films?
R. S.: Of course! First, we want the Lithuanian films to travel and have an international career – or not necessarily – or just have viewers in Lithuania. So, among the projects of “Coming Soon” that we are selecting, the biggest part is, of course, from Lithuania. This year, for example, we have twenty projects and ten of them are Lithuanian or Lithuanian coproductions. This happens in Lithuania and we want to promote Lithuanian films and this is our biggest goal. And, we really help in every possible way Lithuanian producers to meet international people, producers, programmers… And, we have really good examples of success: three years ago, for The Gambler, the Lithuanian film that premiered in San Sebastián, the programmer of San Sebastián saw the film here during “Meeting Point Vilnius” and it traveled to more than fifty festivals around the world. But, of course, we also want to help other films… For example, last year’s success story was the Latvian film Mellow Mud that also met with their sales agent here and it was shown in the Generation section of this year’s Berlinale.
Karajica: So, it is a big booster of the Lithuanian film industry?
R. S.: I should say yes, because it is the biggest event in the film industry in Lithuania.
Karajica: Can you talk about the current state of the Lithuanian film industry?
R. S.: Well… I would say it is hopeful because we have come out of this stagnation that came after we gained the independence. The old generation of directors was making films their way and the new generation wasn’t growing up. Now, we have, I think, the third or even fourth generation of filmmakers and producers in Lithuania and I really love them; they are very enthusiastic, they work from the heart, they have knowledge, they are eager to learn more, they use new technologies and new ways of financing even – they go and look for it themselves. This is basically for art-house movies but commercial films in Lithuania are also on the rise. So, I think everything is fine in the Lithuanian film industry.
Karajica: And, last but not least, what are your long and short-term plans for the future of Meeting Point Vilnius?
R. S.: Wow! We have a lot of plans! We want “Meeting Point Vilnius” to be one of the established industry events in Europe – in this part of Europe. And, I would like it for every filmmaker that has an unfinished film to be an honor and wish to come to Vilnius, to know that Vilnius is not just saying that it helps filmmakers but that they actually see the real need and value.
- 4/26/2016
- by Tara Karajica
- Sydney's Buzz
Polish Days constitutes the most important industry event at the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival. There, more than 250 movers and shakers of the Polish and international film industry, from producers and film funds to buyers and festival programmers from Berlin, Semaine de la Critique, Rotterdam, Venice, Tribeca and New Directors/New Films, met to watch the latest Polish films at closed screenings. This year, the event took place from July 29 to 31 in the city of Wrocław, Poland.
The 2015 edition focused on funding and German producers. Polish and German film producers met at a conference organized by the Polish Film Institute, the Film Commission of Poland, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (Mdm), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, German regional funds and the Cottbus Film Festival.
A total of 26 films and projects by both first-time directors and well-established filmmakers were selected for the industry event.
In fact, among the works shown in full at closed screenings were Karlovy Vary competition titles "The Red Spider" by Marcin Koszalkaand "Chemo" by Bartosz Prokopowicz as well as the debut features by Wojciech Kasperski "The High Frontier," "Berlin Diaries" by Przemysław Wojcieszek, "My Sister" by Kinga Dębska and Krzysztof Łukaszewicz’s "Karbala."
As far as the work-in-progress section is concerned, it presented 10 films. These were "Baby Bump" by Kuba Czekaj, "Journals" by Wiktoria Szymańska, "Waves" by Grzegorz Zariczny, "Into the Spirale" by Konrad Aksinowicz, "All These Sleepless Nights" by Michał Marczak and two projects pitched at the festival last year - "Wild Roses" by Anna Jadowska and "Volhynia" by Wojtek Smarzowski. Two documentaries were also presented here: "21 x New York" by Piotr Stasik and "When You Return" by Anna Zamęcka.
Pitchings presented Polish films at an earlier stage of development and production included new works by Marcin Wrona ("Lili"), Dorota Kędzierzawska ("Speedway") and Marcin Dudziak ("Presence"), as well as the following debut features: "The Last Family" by Jan P. Matuszyński, "Tower" by Jagoda Szelc, "Forest" by Joanna Zastróżna and the Cinemart project "Hurrah, we're still alive!" by Agnieszka Polska. Moreover, three projects by foreign directors but developed in Poland were also pitched: "AA" by Jack Faber, "Marie Curie" by Marie Noelle and "People I'm Not" by Francesco Rizzi. Post-production awards from Toya Studios (sound) and Chimney Poland (image) went to "People I'm Not" by Francesco Rizzi, "Tower" by Jagoda Szelc and "Speedway" by Dorota Kędzierzawska.
In the case of "The Last Family," David Ogrodnik, one of the stars of the critically acclaimed hit "Ida," has been cast in the film as Tomek, the son of Polish artist Zdzislaw Beksinski, played by Andrzej Seweryn, a veteran film and theater actor.
According to Joanna Łapińska, the head of Polish Days and the artistic director of the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, the program “contains, in equal measure, expressive, original works, along with interesting genre films, moving features, and courageous documentaries.” As far as Agnieszka Odorowicz, the general director of the Polish Film Institute, is concerned, Polish Days has become “one of the most interesting events dedicated to promoting Polish cinema and showcasing film projects in early stages of production. The importance of Polish Days for the international promotion of Polish cinema cannot be overstated. ” Łapińska was adamant on “making it clear” that “Poland is a place for interesting coproductions.”
Polish Days is co-organized with the Polish Film Institute. The event’s partners include the Film Commission of Poland, the Mazovia-Warsaw and Wrocław Film Commissions, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the National Audiovisual Institute and post-production studios Toya Studios and Chimney Poland.
The 2015 edition focused on funding and German producers. Polish and German film producers met at a conference organized by the Polish Film Institute, the Film Commission of Poland, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (Mdm), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, German regional funds and the Cottbus Film Festival.
A total of 26 films and projects by both first-time directors and well-established filmmakers were selected for the industry event.
In fact, among the works shown in full at closed screenings were Karlovy Vary competition titles "The Red Spider" by Marcin Koszalkaand "Chemo" by Bartosz Prokopowicz as well as the debut features by Wojciech Kasperski "The High Frontier," "Berlin Diaries" by Przemysław Wojcieszek, "My Sister" by Kinga Dębska and Krzysztof Łukaszewicz’s "Karbala."
As far as the work-in-progress section is concerned, it presented 10 films. These were "Baby Bump" by Kuba Czekaj, "Journals" by Wiktoria Szymańska, "Waves" by Grzegorz Zariczny, "Into the Spirale" by Konrad Aksinowicz, "All These Sleepless Nights" by Michał Marczak and two projects pitched at the festival last year - "Wild Roses" by Anna Jadowska and "Volhynia" by Wojtek Smarzowski. Two documentaries were also presented here: "21 x New York" by Piotr Stasik and "When You Return" by Anna Zamęcka.
Pitchings presented Polish films at an earlier stage of development and production included new works by Marcin Wrona ("Lili"), Dorota Kędzierzawska ("Speedway") and Marcin Dudziak ("Presence"), as well as the following debut features: "The Last Family" by Jan P. Matuszyński, "Tower" by Jagoda Szelc, "Forest" by Joanna Zastróżna and the Cinemart project "Hurrah, we're still alive!" by Agnieszka Polska. Moreover, three projects by foreign directors but developed in Poland were also pitched: "AA" by Jack Faber, "Marie Curie" by Marie Noelle and "People I'm Not" by Francesco Rizzi. Post-production awards from Toya Studios (sound) and Chimney Poland (image) went to "People I'm Not" by Francesco Rizzi, "Tower" by Jagoda Szelc and "Speedway" by Dorota Kędzierzawska.
In the case of "The Last Family," David Ogrodnik, one of the stars of the critically acclaimed hit "Ida," has been cast in the film as Tomek, the son of Polish artist Zdzislaw Beksinski, played by Andrzej Seweryn, a veteran film and theater actor.
According to Joanna Łapińska, the head of Polish Days and the artistic director of the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, the program “contains, in equal measure, expressive, original works, along with interesting genre films, moving features, and courageous documentaries.” As far as Agnieszka Odorowicz, the general director of the Polish Film Institute, is concerned, Polish Days has become “one of the most interesting events dedicated to promoting Polish cinema and showcasing film projects in early stages of production. The importance of Polish Days for the international promotion of Polish cinema cannot be overstated. ” Łapińska was adamant on “making it clear” that “Poland is a place for interesting coproductions.”
Polish Days is co-organized with the Polish Film Institute. The event’s partners include the Film Commission of Poland, the Mazovia-Warsaw and Wrocław Film Commissions, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the National Audiovisual Institute and post-production studios Toya Studios and Chimney Poland.
- 8/12/2015
- by Tara Karajica
- Sydney's Buzz
Marcin Koszalka’s The Red Spider among 26 titles in local showcase.Scroll down for full list of films
Polish Days, the showcase of national films at the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, has announced 26 titles this year.
Among six completed films are Karlovy Vary features The Red Spider and Chemo.
Ten films will be presented at the pitchings event - for projects in development and the early stages of production - while nine films will be presented in the work-in-progress strand.
This year’s Polish Days will have a focus on German producers and film funds, including a meeting of Polish and German film producers organised in co-operation with the East German film funds Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (Mdm) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Cottbus Iff, the Polish Film Institute and Film Commission Poland.
170 guests from Poland and abroad are expected to attend the event in Wrocław, which will take place July 29-31.
Full list of selected...
Polish Days, the showcase of national films at the T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, has announced 26 titles this year.
Among six completed films are Karlovy Vary features The Red Spider and Chemo.
Ten films will be presented at the pitchings event - for projects in development and the early stages of production - while nine films will be presented in the work-in-progress strand.
This year’s Polish Days will have a focus on German producers and film funds, including a meeting of Polish and German film producers organised in co-operation with the East German film funds Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (Mdm) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Cottbus Iff, the Polish Film Institute and Film Commission Poland.
170 guests from Poland and abroad are expected to attend the event in Wrocław, which will take place July 29-31.
Full list of selected...
- 7/14/2015
- ScreenDaily
Noaz Deshe’s feature debut White Shadow was the big winner at this year’s T-Mobile New Horizons in Poland’s Wroclaw.
The International Jury - including Polish director Tomasz Wasilewski, the Austrian Film Commission’s managing director Martin Schweighofer and Cannes Film Festival’s Christian Jeune - presented the €20,000 ($27,000) Grand Prix to the Tanzanian-German-Italian co-production, which was also voted by New Horizons’ festival-goers as the recipient of the Audience Award.
Berlin-based Deshe’s tale of albinos in Tanzania was premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival, where it received the Luigi de Laurentis Award for the best debut.
It has since won the best director award at the Tarkovsky ¨Zerkalo¨ festival and the best feature film at London’s East End Film Festival as well as a special mention at the Transilvania International Film Festival.
White Shadow is handled internationally by Premium Films.
The Fipresci International Critics Prize went to another feature debut by Argentinian...
The International Jury - including Polish director Tomasz Wasilewski, the Austrian Film Commission’s managing director Martin Schweighofer and Cannes Film Festival’s Christian Jeune - presented the €20,000 ($27,000) Grand Prix to the Tanzanian-German-Italian co-production, which was also voted by New Horizons’ festival-goers as the recipient of the Audience Award.
Berlin-based Deshe’s tale of albinos in Tanzania was premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival, where it received the Luigi de Laurentis Award for the best debut.
It has since won the best director award at the Tarkovsky ¨Zerkalo¨ festival and the best feature film at London’s East End Film Festival as well as a special mention at the Transilvania International Film Festival.
White Shadow is handled internationally by Premium Films.
The Fipresci International Critics Prize went to another feature debut by Argentinian...
- 8/4/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The Sundance Film Festival has entered into a partnership with Poznan’s Transatlantyk Film Festival to present a selection of its titles at the forthcoming fourth edition running from August 8-14.
The new sidebar, Sundance at Transatlantyk, will screen such films as Fishing Without Nets, The Green Prince, Watchers Of The Sky, 52 Tuesdays, Difret and A Most Wanted Man, and invite the films’ creators to meet with the audience for Q&As after the screenings.
Transatlantyk was founded in 2011 by the Oscar-wining musician and composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek as ¨a new artistic platform aimed at building a stronger relationship between society, art and the environment through music and movies¨ as well as inspiring discussion on social issues.
Another innovation is the introduction of the new section Cinema of the Third Age targetted at maturer audiences with screenings in early afternoon slots during the weekdays. Films selected for this first edition include Philomena, Gloria and [link...
The new sidebar, Sundance at Transatlantyk, will screen such films as Fishing Without Nets, The Green Prince, Watchers Of The Sky, 52 Tuesdays, Difret and A Most Wanted Man, and invite the films’ creators to meet with the audience for Q&As after the screenings.
Transatlantyk was founded in 2011 by the Oscar-wining musician and composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek as ¨a new artistic platform aimed at building a stronger relationship between society, art and the environment through music and movies¨ as well as inspiring discussion on social issues.
Another innovation is the introduction of the new section Cinema of the Third Age targetted at maturer audiences with screenings in early afternoon slots during the weekdays. Films selected for this first edition include Philomena, Gloria and [link...
- 7/31/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Valemont – Est. 1646
Cambio Debuts Acclaimed Horror Feature Film, Valemont, on Halloween Night
Valemont Marks Cambio’s First Foray into Distributing Feature Length Content
Written by Christian Taylor (Lost) & Brent Friedman (Dark Skies) and directed by Stefan Scaini (Degrassi), Valemont explores the unnatural lives the students live and the uprising that occurs when certain vampires disagree with the teachings of the university. The project stars Kristen Hager (Wanted, Wild Roses), Eric Balfour (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, “Six Feet Under”), Taylor Hynes (Are You Afraid of the Dark?), Dillon Casey (The Best Years, Being Erica), Jessica Parker Kennedy (“Smallville”),… More...
Cambio Debuts Acclaimed Horror Feature Film, Valemont, on Halloween Night
Valemont Marks Cambio’s First Foray into Distributing Feature Length Content
Written by Christian Taylor (Lost) & Brent Friedman (Dark Skies) and directed by Stefan Scaini (Degrassi), Valemont explores the unnatural lives the students live and the uprising that occurs when certain vampires disagree with the teachings of the university. The project stars Kristen Hager (Wanted, Wild Roses), Eric Balfour (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, “Six Feet Under”), Taylor Hynes (Are You Afraid of the Dark?), Dillon Casey (The Best Years, Being Erica), Jessica Parker Kennedy (“Smallville”),… More...
- 10/30/2011
- by HorrorNews.net
- Horror News
Just where do vampires go to learn how to deal with humans on a day-to-day basis? Can't exactly head down to the nearest etiquette class or check out a local finishing school. Vamps have to be a bit more creative. Thankfully they have Valemont... a place that teaches the undead how to deal with the not yet undead.
On Halloween 2011 Cambio.com is going to feature Valemont in feature-length format, meaning there will be plenty of fangs, blood and brooding for everyone in this story about the education of vampires. Since music videos basically don't exist anymore, MTV needs to find some programs to keep them afloat until "Beavis and Butt-Head" begin to dominate again. "Teen Wolf" is the first of those shows. Now MTV is hoping Valemont scores a big film victory for them.
Read on for all the details and what to expect from Valemont. And prepare for...
On Halloween 2011 Cambio.com is going to feature Valemont in feature-length format, meaning there will be plenty of fangs, blood and brooding for everyone in this story about the education of vampires. Since music videos basically don't exist anymore, MTV needs to find some programs to keep them afloat until "Beavis and Butt-Head" begin to dominate again. "Teen Wolf" is the first of those shows. Now MTV is hoping Valemont scores a big film victory for them.
Read on for all the details and what to expect from Valemont. And prepare for...
- 10/29/2011
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Space is Canada's specialty channel for sci-fi, fantasy and horror entertainment.
Canada’s specialty channel for sci-fi, fantasy and horror, Space, has announced the start of production on a new speculative drama pilot, Borealis, set in an unfrozen Arctic in the near future.
According to Space’s press release, Borealis is set approximately 30 years in the future and focuses on a Deadwood-like frontier town situated in the high Arctic. The proposed follow-up series would ‘explore the political, environmental and social impact of a world in which the polar icecaps have melted and countries are vying for the last vestiges of oil in the Arctic.’
The cast of Borealis includes several faces that may be familiar to fans of other science fiction and fantasy series on Space and elsewhere. They include Ty Olsson (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and 2, Battlestar Galactica), who plays Vic, an ultimate fighter turned entrepreneur who...
Canada’s specialty channel for sci-fi, fantasy and horror, Space, has announced the start of production on a new speculative drama pilot, Borealis, set in an unfrozen Arctic in the near future.
According to Space’s press release, Borealis is set approximately 30 years in the future and focuses on a Deadwood-like frontier town situated in the high Arctic. The proposed follow-up series would ‘explore the political, environmental and social impact of a world in which the polar icecaps have melted and countries are vying for the last vestiges of oil in the Arctic.’
The cast of Borealis includes several faces that may be familiar to fans of other science fiction and fantasy series on Space and elsewhere. They include Ty Olsson (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and 2, Battlestar Galactica), who plays Vic, an ultimate fighter turned entrepreneur who...
- 10/26/2011
- by Michael Simpson
- CinemaSpy
A little Canadian flavor is coming to CSI: NY in the form on Jeananne Goosen playing a rookie police officer. According to TV Guide she’ll appear in only two episodes of the season, specifically episodes three and four. Her character is a young police officer, Lauren Cooper. She’ll be working closely with Danny (Carmine Giovinazzo). At first she’s a tad annoying, but soon the two become thick as thieves. That’s a quick turn around for only be around for a couple episodes. She must be really funny or something.
Goossen (what a Canadian name) is a new face to American audiences. She’s appeared in a number of Canadian productions, such as 11 Cameras, Falcon Beach, and Wild Roses. They aren’t the best examples of Canadian television, but don’t let that turn you off to Goossen. She’ll likely do a fantastic job on CSI: NY.
Goossen (what a Canadian name) is a new face to American audiences. She’s appeared in a number of Canadian productions, such as 11 Cameras, Falcon Beach, and Wild Roses. They aren’t the best examples of Canadian television, but don’t let that turn you off to Goossen. She’ll likely do a fantastic job on CSI: NY.
- 8/12/2011
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
When we heard that Johnny Depp would play the lead [1] in The Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman With Seven Fingers for Emir Kusturica, a few things ran through my mind. First, surprise at the fact that the constantly-busy actor would be in the sort of marginal film (with respect to the mainstream box office) that was once a big part of his resume. Second, that it was more than a bit unfortunate that a Latin actor didn't get the role. Third, I was willing to accept that considering that it meant Emir Kusturica would gain a much larger audience for the film. Things have now changed. To no one's great surprise, Johnny Depp's schedule will prevent him from playing Pancho Villa. As a replacement. Mr. Kusturica is reportedly eying Gael Garcia Bernal and Benicio del Toro. That should take care of some of the major arguments against the film.
- 2/22/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Johnny Depp was supposed to play Pancho Villa, and that seemed like a good idea. After all, if he can play a Native American then why not a notorious Mexican revolutionary general. I guess. He did play Don Juan DeMarco. Johnny Depp knows his espanol. The movie is the awesomely titled Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman with Six Fingers which at one point was supposed to be re-titled Wild Roses, Tender Heart, which is far less awesome. It was also supposed to start shooting this month and that didn.t happen. What I.m getting at here is that the whole project has sort of turned into a mess. So it should come as no surprise to hear that Depp has dropped out and will no longer be playing Pancho, who after his work as a general later went on to found a chain of low-rent tex-mex...
- 2/22/2011
- cinemablend.com
I feel like much of my year has revolved around tracking the casting of Johnny Depp. He’s going to be the Huntsman!—no, no he’s not. He’s going to play the Wizard of Oz!—nope, nevermind. Well, now he’s not going to be playing Pancho Villa in Emir Kusturica’s lengthily-titled biopic The Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman With Seven Fingers.
According to Blic Online Gael Garcia Bernal and Benicio del Toro have taken up the charge to tackle the role of the legendary Mexican general. With production slated to start soon, the pair are set to meet with Kusturica in Cuba in the coming days; so expect a final decision in short order.
Whoever is picked to play Pancho will co-star with Salma Hayek in this drama, titled Wild Roses, Tender Roses, which Bleeding Cool reports will be based on the James...
According to Blic Online Gael Garcia Bernal and Benicio del Toro have taken up the charge to tackle the role of the legendary Mexican general. With production slated to start soon, the pair are set to meet with Kusturica in Cuba in the coming days; so expect a final decision in short order.
Whoever is picked to play Pancho will co-star with Salma Hayek in this drama, titled Wild Roses, Tender Roses, which Bleeding Cool reports will be based on the James...
- 2/22/2011
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Film Stage
Sometimes, the U.S. really just doesn’t know what they missing out on.
After becoming one of only six filmmakers in the history of the Cannes Film Festival to win its top prize, the Palme d’Or, twice, it’s been twelve years since director Emir Kusturica has had one of his features see the states in any sort of theatrical release. Toss in the long-gestating Wild Roses, Tender Roses, which actor Johnny Depp continues to leave in his rear view mirror (and now is allegedly off of entirely), and apparently Kusturica can’t find any love on this side of the world.
Read more on Emir Kusturica directing The Bridge On The Drina…...
After becoming one of only six filmmakers in the history of the Cannes Film Festival to win its top prize, the Palme d’Or, twice, it’s been twelve years since director Emir Kusturica has had one of his features see the states in any sort of theatrical release. Toss in the long-gestating Wild Roses, Tender Roses, which actor Johnny Depp continues to leave in his rear view mirror (and now is allegedly off of entirely), and apparently Kusturica can’t find any love on this side of the world.
Read more on Emir Kusturica directing The Bridge On The Drina…...
- 2/8/2011
- by Joshua Brunsting
- GordonandtheWhale
Johnny Depp is seemingly enjoying working together with Rob Marshall. Currently filming "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" under the direction of Marshall, the actor is reportedly already eying another collaboration with the helmer for his next-starring vehicle "The Thin Man".
According to New York Magazine's Vulture, Depp "has been aggressively courting" the "Nine" director to direct him once again in the remake of the 1934 film. " 'The Thin Man' has long been a favorite of mine and with Rob at the helm, I know we're in great hands," the "Alice in Wonderland" star says as quoted by Deadline Hollywood.
Deadline later adds that Warner Bros has listed Terry Rossio, Jerry Stahl and Christopher McQuarrie as possible scribes for the project. Each of these screenwriters has previously worked together with Depp and they all share fondness for Dashiell Hammett novel, on which the movie is based.
The original...
According to New York Magazine's Vulture, Depp "has been aggressively courting" the "Nine" director to direct him once again in the remake of the 1934 film. " 'The Thin Man' has long been a favorite of mine and with Rob at the helm, I know we're in great hands," the "Alice in Wonderland" star says as quoted by Deadline Hollywood.
Deadline later adds that Warner Bros has listed Terry Rossio, Jerry Stahl and Christopher McQuarrie as possible scribes for the project. Each of these screenwriters has previously worked together with Depp and they all share fondness for Dashiell Hammett novel, on which the movie is based.
The original...
- 10/21/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Landon Laboiron.s career is the kind any aspiring actor would want. At nineteen, the Canadian farmboy is a veteran of two successful TV series, Wild Roses and the Degrassi: The Next Generation. He appears in Paul Gross. World War One epic Passchendaele and will be seen next in the Kat Dennings / Josh Lucas festival hit Daydream Nation. And he.s about to take on a very famous horror franchise. But Laborion.s fans can catch him now on DVD in another horror thriller called Altitude in which he and some friends rent a small aircraft for a weekend getaway. Things go from bad to worse as a faulty screw and an unknown evil force threaten to make...
- 10/20/2010
- by Anne Brodie
- Monsters and Critics
After scoring an Oscar, Kathryn Bigelow is eying A-list actors to join her upcoming movie "Triple Frontier". The helmer is reportedly courting Johnny Depp to star opposite Tom Hanks, who has been earlier linked to project, Deadline Hollywood reports.
"Triple Frontier", which some refer to as "Sleeping Dogs", has five main roles but there are two major leads which could be offered to Depp and Hanks. Depp is additionally said interested in the role and the idea of teaming up with the "Cast Away" actor, but he has to manage his scheduling issues before confirming his participation in the drama.
According to Deadline, "Triple Frontier" is scheduled to begin filming in February 2011. At the same time, Depp is expected to start working on Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows".
"Triple Frontier" revolves around five men of various ages working in triple frontier border zone between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. The area...
"Triple Frontier", which some refer to as "Sleeping Dogs", has five main roles but there are two major leads which could be offered to Depp and Hanks. Depp is additionally said interested in the role and the idea of teaming up with the "Cast Away" actor, but he has to manage his scheduling issues before confirming his participation in the drama.
According to Deadline, "Triple Frontier" is scheduled to begin filming in February 2011. At the same time, Depp is expected to start working on Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows".
"Triple Frontier" revolves around five men of various ages working in triple frontier border zone between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. The area...
- 10/7/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Washington, Aug 27 – The bizarre collaboration of Eminem with Elton John at the 2001 Grammy Awards has topped a new list of the Most Surprising Duets in musical history.
The odd pair beat Aerosmith and Run D.M.C., who teamed up for a rap-rock rendition of Walk This Way in 1986, and Dusty Springfield’s 1987 chart smash with the Pet Shop Boys (What Have I Done To Deserve This) on Entertainment Weekly’s new list, reports the Daily Express.
Also making the top 10 were, Bing Crosby and David Bowie’s Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy Christmas collaboration, Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue’s ‘Where The Wild Roses Go’ and the Klf’s ‘Justified and Ancient’ duet with country.
The odd pair beat Aerosmith and Run D.M.C., who teamed up for a rap-rock rendition of Walk This Way in 1986, and Dusty Springfield’s 1987 chart smash with the Pet Shop Boys (What Have I Done To Deserve This) on Entertainment Weekly’s new list, reports the Daily Express.
Also making the top 10 were, Bing Crosby and David Bowie’s Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy Christmas collaboration, Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue’s ‘Where The Wild Roses Go’ and the Klf’s ‘Justified and Ancient’ duet with country.
- 8/27/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Rocker Nick Cave has outdone his former muse Kylie Minogue by topping a poll of famous Aussies his countrymen want to see installed as prime minister. The former Birthday Party star beat out competition from Minogue, as well as Powderfinger singer Bernard Fanning, musician John Butler, and Barry Humphries' comic creation Dame Edna Everage.
Cave, who duetted with Minogue on his 1995 hit "Where the Wild Roses Grow", tells the Australian Associated Press, "My first political act will be to introduce legislation forcing all Australians to lower their expectations."
More than 30,000 votes were cast in the poll, by MySpace.com, ahead of Australia's federal election on Saturday, August 21.
Cave, who duetted with Minogue on his 1995 hit "Where the Wild Roses Grow", tells the Australian Associated Press, "My first political act will be to introduce legislation forcing all Australians to lower their expectations."
More than 30,000 votes were cast in the poll, by MySpace.com, ahead of Australia's federal election on Saturday, August 21.
- 8/20/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Producer Johnny Lin has reworked production company Filmula with a mandate to finance two to four movies annually and has greenlighted "Tweakers Delight," a drama directed by Emir Kusturica with a $35 million budget.
Filmula also said that international rights to "Hesher," its Natalie Portman starrer that premiered this year at Sundance, have been acquired by Nu Image in a seven-figure deal. The title will be changed in international markets to "Rebel." Domestic rights already have been sold to Newmarket for a fall release.
Filmula, which recently changed its name from Dreamagine, was founded in 2008 as the producing partner of CatchPlay, a division of Via Technologies and Studio Solutions Group. Filmula has offices in Los Angeles and Taiwan.
CatchPlay is perhaps the biggest movie distributor in Taiwan and other parts of Asia. Last year, it released 45 theatricals and more than 100 direct-to-dvd titles, handling films from Relativity Media and Lionsgate, among others.
Filmula also said that international rights to "Hesher," its Natalie Portman starrer that premiered this year at Sundance, have been acquired by Nu Image in a seven-figure deal. The title will be changed in international markets to "Rebel." Domestic rights already have been sold to Newmarket for a fall release.
Filmula, which recently changed its name from Dreamagine, was founded in 2008 as the producing partner of CatchPlay, a division of Via Technologies and Studio Solutions Group. Filmula has offices in Los Angeles and Taiwan.
CatchPlay is perhaps the biggest movie distributor in Taiwan and other parts of Asia. Last year, it released 45 theatricals and more than 100 direct-to-dvd titles, handling films from Relativity Media and Lionsgate, among others.
- 5/10/2010
- by By Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Out for some celebratory fun, Salma Hayek attended the “Dora The Explorer” 10th Anniversary Celebration at Nickelodeon Animation Studio on Tuesday (March 2).
The “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” babe looked gorgeous in a navy dress as she posed for pictures, made a speech and even read a “Dora” book aloud to the audience.
On the career front, the Spanish actress is staying quite busy - she has a new film called the “Grown Ups” coming out this June, followed by another flick called “Puss in Boots” hitting theaters sometime in 2011.
Furthermore, Ms Hayek is not slowing down one bit. According to imdb’s website, she is in talks for several other films as well called “La banda,” “Diego Ascending,” “Bones Family,” and “Wild Roses, Tender Roses.”...
The “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” babe looked gorgeous in a navy dress as she posed for pictures, made a speech and even read a “Dora” book aloud to the audience.
On the career front, the Spanish actress is staying quite busy - she has a new film called the “Grown Ups” coming out this June, followed by another flick called “Puss in Boots” hitting theaters sometime in 2011.
Furthermore, Ms Hayek is not slowing down one bit. According to imdb’s website, she is in talks for several other films as well called “La banda,” “Diego Ascending,” “Bones Family,” and “Wild Roses, Tender Roses.”...
- 3/3/2010
- GossipCenter
Actor Johnny Depp and director Emir Kusturica will be learning Spanish for an upcoming biopic titled Wild Roses, Tender Roses, of the Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa, the filmmaker told Screen Daily. Kusturica — a Serbian director will begin shooting this project also starring Salma Hayek in 2011. “Believe it or not... Johnny and myself have to learn Spanish,” said Kusturica, who previously worked with the American actor on the 1993 film Arizona Dream. The film will be an adaptation of James Baker’s 1996 book The Friends of Pancho Villa. ...
- 2/8/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Actor Johnny Depp and director Emir Kusturica will have to learn Spanish for an upcoming biopic titled Wild Roses, Tender Roses, based on Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa, the filmmaker told Screen Daily.Kusturica — a Serbian director best known for Underground, winner of the top prize at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival — will begin shooting this new project starring Depp and Mexican actress Salma Hayek in 2011. It is scheduled for release a year later. “Believe it or not... Johnny and myself have to learn Spanish,” said Kusturica, who previously worked with the American actor on the 1993 film ...
- 2/7/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Los Angeles, Feb 5 (Ians/Efe) Actor Johnny Depp and director Emir Kusturica will have to learn Spanish for an upcoming biopic on Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa, ‘Wild Roses, Tender Roses’, the filmmaker told Screen Daily.
Kusturica - a Serbian director best known for ‘Underground’, winner of the top prize at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival - will begin shooting this new project starring Depp and Mexican actress Salma Hayek in 2011 and it is scheduled for release a year later.
‘Believe.
Kusturica - a Serbian director best known for ‘Underground’, winner of the top prize at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival - will begin shooting this new project starring Depp and Mexican actress Salma Hayek in 2011 and it is scheduled for release a year later.
‘Believe.
- 2/5/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Photos for The A-Team, From Paris with Love, The Ghost Writer
Some quite revealing set photos are out from Robert Rodriguez's upcoming reboot of Predators.
Posters for Kick Ass, Cop Out, Red Riding.
Previously unscheduled Miramax films "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" and "The Debt" are scoring a fourth-quarter 2010 release in Australia according to local distributor Disney, meaning you can expect a similar Us release plan. "Last Night" has been pushed back to 2011, indicating a December or very early 2011 release in the Us/
"The Johnny Depp-led Pancho Villa project with director Emir Kusturica has scored a new title, "Wild Roses, Tender Roses". Filming kicks off February 2011 in Spain and Serbia. The film will shoot entirely in Spanish-language..." (full details)
"Martin Campbell confirms that the "Green Lantern" film will stick close to the origin story, thus Sinestro and Carol Ferris will be good guys in this outing and eventually go bad.
Some quite revealing set photos are out from Robert Rodriguez's upcoming reboot of Predators.
Posters for Kick Ass, Cop Out, Red Riding.
Previously unscheduled Miramax films "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" and "The Debt" are scoring a fourth-quarter 2010 release in Australia according to local distributor Disney, meaning you can expect a similar Us release plan. "Last Night" has been pushed back to 2011, indicating a December or very early 2011 release in the Us/
"The Johnny Depp-led Pancho Villa project with director Emir Kusturica has scored a new title, "Wild Roses, Tender Roses". Filming kicks off February 2011 in Spain and Serbia. The film will shoot entirely in Spanish-language..." (full details)
"Martin Campbell confirms that the "Green Lantern" film will stick close to the origin story, thus Sinestro and Carol Ferris will be good guys in this outing and eventually go bad.
- 1/19/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
We finally have confirmation thatJohnny Depp will take on the role of Pancho Villa in directorEmir Kusturica's upcoming project about the Mexican Revolutionary general.
The film, originally called Seven Friends Of Pancho Villa And The Woman With Six Fingers, will now be titled Wild Roses, Tender Roses, and will begin shooting in February 2011 now that Depp and Kusturica, who worked previously together on Arizona Dream, have found time in both of their schedules to fit in the project.
The film will be shot in Spain and in Kusturica's Serbian studio, while Kusturica's band, the No Smoking Orchestra, will do music for the film as well. As promised, the film will indeed be shot in Spanish, with Depp performing his dialogue in that language.
Before all that though, Kusturica will be working in Israel this summer on Cool Water, a film about a male stripper who returns to his native Middle East for his father's funeral.
The film, originally called Seven Friends Of Pancho Villa And The Woman With Six Fingers, will now be titled Wild Roses, Tender Roses, and will begin shooting in February 2011 now that Depp and Kusturica, who worked previously together on Arizona Dream, have found time in both of their schedules to fit in the project.
The film will be shot in Spain and in Kusturica's Serbian studio, while Kusturica's band, the No Smoking Orchestra, will do music for the film as well. As promised, the film will indeed be shot in Spanish, with Depp performing his dialogue in that language.
Before all that though, Kusturica will be working in Israel this summer on Cool Water, a film about a male stripper who returns to his native Middle East for his father's funeral.
- 1/19/2010
- Screenrush
Well, they had to move a few things around but they got it done. It turns out that Johnny Depp will in fact star as Mexican revolutionary general Pancho Villa in Emir Kusturica’s Wild Roses, Tender Roses. The two-time Palme d’Or winner and renowned foreign director will begin production on the film starting in 2011. Roses was formerly known as Seven Friends Of Pancho Villa And The Woman With Six Fingers. Rumor is the title change came after the filmmaker discovered American Pie Presents: Seven Friends Of Pancho Villa And The Woman With Six Fingers was already taken.
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- 1/19/2010
- by James Wallace
- GordonandtheWhale
Johnny Depp?! Speaking Spanish?! Ladies, you better take the next year and a half to bone up on swooning your asses off because not since Don Juan DeMarco has Depp dropped this amount of sexiness in one sitting. Combine that with the just announced co-star Salma Hayek and the sheer force of that much sexy in one room may just cause the world to implode. Screen Daily is reporting that the long anticipated Pancho Villa film, now titled Wild Roses, Tender Roses, changed from Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman with Six Fingers, will start shooting in February 2011 with Emir Kusturica at the helm. The renowned Serbian director is a two-time Palme d.Or winner at Cannes alongside a laundry list of other awards he.s been given for just about every project he.s touched since 1981. Contrary to what we.re used to seeing from Depp, the...
- 1/19/2010
- cinemablend.com
Johnny Depp is, in fact, playing Pancho Villa in a new film written and directed by Serbian Palme d'Or winner Emir Kusturica. Back in early December, the idea was hatched that Depp was looking at the project, which would require him to portray the revolutionary leader in Spanish, and would require us to remember the title Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman with Six Fingers. The title is now Wild Roses, Tender Roses, which isn't nearly as cool, although the latest update from Screen Daily confirms that the movie will be in Spanish.
Of the film, described as being in a vein similar to Sergio Leone's Man with No Name trilogy, Kusturica said, "This is going to be my biggest movie. I will be doing it without compromise."
Speaking of compromise, I love that Depp is still doing strange little movies now and then. They used to...
Of the film, described as being in a vein similar to Sergio Leone's Man with No Name trilogy, Kusturica said, "This is going to be my biggest movie. I will be doing it without compromise."
Speaking of compromise, I love that Depp is still doing strange little movies now and then. They used to...
- 1/18/2010
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Six weeks ago, we told you that Johnny Depp and his Arizona Dream director Emir Kusturica were negotiating a schedule to have Depp play Pancho Villa in Seven Friends of Pancho Villa and the Woman With Six Fingers. At the time the project was a hopeful one for the pair, because Depp's schedule is packed enough that there was reason to suspect he wouldn't be able to fit the film in alongside his other projects. Now we know that the film will happen, albeit under the title Wild Roses, Tender Roses, and that it will go before cameras in February 2011. Screen Daily reports the new info, saying that the film will shoot in Spain and in Kusturica's Serbian studio. The band in which Kusterica has been playing for several years, the No Smoking Orchestra, will do music for the film as well. As promised when the film was originally announced,...
- 1/18/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
From a press release
Gunman goes to the extreme to save one of hockey’s greatest shrines (the Maple Leafs Garden) from demolition.Flashpoint's wins six Gemini Awards, including Best Dramatic Series.
Hot on the on the heels of three more Gemini Award wins Saturday night, including Best Dramatic series, Canada’s most-watched original drama series Flashpoint wraps its Fall season this Friday, November 20 at 10 p.m. Et on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Shot from inside one of hockey’s greatest temples, historic Maple Leaf Gardens comes back to life, guest-starring as “Godwin Coliseum” when the Sru attempts to disarm a highly-trained and passionate sniper who will to do anything to save the famed arena from demolition. With unprecedented access, viewers get a never-before seen look at the bowels of Maple Leaf Gardens, including hidden corridors, the Foster Hewitt Gondola, and the announcer's booth...
Gunman goes to the extreme to save one of hockey’s greatest shrines (the Maple Leafs Garden) from demolition.Flashpoint's wins six Gemini Awards, including Best Dramatic Series.
Hot on the on the heels of three more Gemini Award wins Saturday night, including Best Dramatic series, Canada’s most-watched original drama series Flashpoint wraps its Fall season this Friday, November 20 at 10 p.m. Et on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Shot from inside one of hockey’s greatest temples, historic Maple Leaf Gardens comes back to life, guest-starring as “Godwin Coliseum” when the Sru attempts to disarm a highly-trained and passionate sniper who will to do anything to save the famed arena from demolition. With unprecedented access, viewers get a never-before seen look at the bowels of Maple Leaf Gardens, including hidden corridors, the Foster Hewitt Gondola, and the announcer's booth...
- 11/17/2009
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
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