French actor Noémie Merlant plays a young woman who falls in love with a funfair ride in Zoé Wittock’s “Jumbo,” which is screening in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition. Variety spoke to her about the film, and her debut feature as director “Mi Lubita.”
Merlant is viewed as one of the most promising actors of her generation. She was nominated for the Cesar’s Most Promising Actress award in 2017 for her role in “Le Ciel attendra,” and in 2019 was jointly nominated (with Adèle Haenel) as Best European Actress in the European Film Awards, for her role in Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.”
Merlant says that her role in “Jumbo” was a major challenge because she knew very little about the theme of objectum sexuality – the sexual attraction focused on inanimate objects – and had to research for the role, for example by watching Agnieszka Piotrowska...
Merlant is viewed as one of the most promising actors of her generation. She was nominated for the Cesar’s Most Promising Actress award in 2017 for her role in “Le Ciel attendra,” and in 2019 was jointly nominated (with Adèle Haenel) as Best European Actress in the European Film Awards, for her role in Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.”
Merlant says that her role in “Jumbo” was a major challenge because she knew very little about the theme of objectum sexuality – the sexual attraction focused on inanimate objects – and had to research for the role, for example by watching Agnieszka Piotrowska...
- 1/20/2020
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
Durban — Drawing its name from the Zulu word for a water spring, Isiphethu – the Durban Int’l. Film Festival’s industry outreach program – kicks off July 23 with a four-day program catering to beginning, emerging and micro-budget filmmakers.
A full slate of workshops, master classes and panel discussions will complement the high-level offerings of the Durban FilmMart – the continent’s top industry gathering for film bizzers – with a special focus on introducing newcomers to the business of filmmaking. All sessions are open to the public—a gesture toward inclusivity captured by the program’s hashtag, #NoFilmmakerLeftBehind.
“Our strategy for Isiphethu is to support filmmakers in developing quality content,” said Diff manager Chipo Zhou. “We want to be able to offer these filmmakers opportunities to incubate projects, be mentored by experts, network with seasoned and experienced peers, and be included in the overall vision of the Diff and Dfm: To grow quality African content…...
A full slate of workshops, master classes and panel discussions will complement the high-level offerings of the Durban FilmMart – the continent’s top industry gathering for film bizzers – with a special focus on introducing newcomers to the business of filmmaking. All sessions are open to the public—a gesture toward inclusivity captured by the program’s hashtag, #NoFilmmakerLeftBehind.
“Our strategy for Isiphethu is to support filmmakers in developing quality content,” said Diff manager Chipo Zhou. “We want to be able to offer these filmmakers opportunities to incubate projects, be mentored by experts, network with seasoned and experienced peers, and be included in the overall vision of the Diff and Dfm: To grow quality African content…...
- 7/21/2018
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
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