Adaptation
Ann-Helén Laestadius’ novel “Stolen” is getting a Netflix adaptation.
Elle Márjá Eira (“The Sámi Have Rights”) is set to direct the feature based on a screenplay by Peter Birro (“Monica Z”). Laestadius will exec produce. “Stolen” will be Eira’s feature film debut.
The film, about a young indigenous woman’s struggle in the face of xenophobia, climate change and the patriarchy, will go into production in Sápmi next year and is set to premiere in 2024.
“I am over the moon!” said Laestadius. “For me as an author it is of course a dream to see my book adapted into a film and reach a whole new audience across the world. And I’m incredibly happy that Netflix – with their reach – chooses to highlight a Sami story in a big way.”
Awards
Jully Black, Deborah Cox, Keysha Freshh, Izzy-s, Kardinal Offishall, Sate, Savannah Ré and DJ 4Korners are set...
Ann-Helén Laestadius’ novel “Stolen” is getting a Netflix adaptation.
Elle Márjá Eira (“The Sámi Have Rights”) is set to direct the feature based on a screenplay by Peter Birro (“Monica Z”). Laestadius will exec produce. “Stolen” will be Eira’s feature film debut.
The film, about a young indigenous woman’s struggle in the face of xenophobia, climate change and the patriarchy, will go into production in Sápmi next year and is set to premiere in 2024.
“I am over the moon!” said Laestadius. “For me as an author it is of course a dream to see my book adapted into a film and reach a whole new audience across the world. And I’m incredibly happy that Netflix – with their reach – chooses to highlight a Sami story in a big way.”
Awards
Jully Black, Deborah Cox, Keysha Freshh, Izzy-s, Kardinal Offishall, Sate, Savannah Ré and DJ 4Korners are set...
- 9/1/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Right on the heels of the news that Elon Musk is nearing a deal to buy Twitter, a television documentary about the polarizing businessman has been announced to premiere this May.
Titled “Elon Musk’s Crash Course,” the upcoming film is the latest in FX and The New York Times’ collaborative documentary series “The New York Times Presents,” which provides in depth looks at prominent people and events, ranging from Janet Jackson to Juul to the 2020 Australian bushfire disasters. The series is best known for its two in-depth films about Britney Spears, “Framing Britney Spears” and “Controlling Britney Spears,” which helped contribute to the eventual end of the singer’s conservatorship.
Directed by Emma Schwartz, “Elon Musk’s Crash Course” is an exposé into Musk’s company Tesla, and its work on self-driving cars. Featuring the reporting from Cade Metz and Neal Boudette of The New York Times, the film...
Titled “Elon Musk’s Crash Course,” the upcoming film is the latest in FX and The New York Times’ collaborative documentary series “The New York Times Presents,” which provides in depth looks at prominent people and events, ranging from Janet Jackson to Juul to the 2020 Australian bushfire disasters. The series is best known for its two in-depth films about Britney Spears, “Framing Britney Spears” and “Controlling Britney Spears,” which helped contribute to the eventual end of the singer’s conservatorship.
Directed by Emma Schwartz, “Elon Musk’s Crash Course” is an exposé into Musk’s company Tesla, and its work on self-driving cars. Featuring the reporting from Cade Metz and Neal Boudette of The New York Times, the film...
- 4/25/2022
- by Carson Burton, Wilson Chapman and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Eurovision brand continues its North American expansion. Leading Canadian producer Insight Productions, a Boat Rocker company, has teamed with Eurovision Canada rights owners and ASC, Inc., one of the companies behind NBC’s music reality competition series American Song Contest, to debut the first-ever Eurovision Canada in 2023.
Similar to American Song Contest –– which is following the blueprint of the Eurovision Song Contest — Eurovision Canada will feature musical artists and bands from each of the 10 provinces and three territories and across every musical genre, to perform all original songs on the live televised event. The participating artists will go head-to-head against other provincial/territorial representatives in a series of televised Qualifier Competitions, leading to Semi-Finals and the ultimate primetime Grand Finale.
The move follows the recent appointment of Greg Lipstone as President and COO of ASC, Inc., joining producers Anders Lenhoff, Christer Björkman, Ola Melzig and Peter Settman in their expansion efforts,...
Similar to American Song Contest –– which is following the blueprint of the Eurovision Song Contest — Eurovision Canada will feature musical artists and bands from each of the 10 provinces and three territories and across every musical genre, to perform all original songs on the live televised event. The participating artists will go head-to-head against other provincial/territorial representatives in a series of televised Qualifier Competitions, leading to Semi-Finals and the ultimate primetime Grand Finale.
The move follows the recent appointment of Greg Lipstone as President and COO of ASC, Inc., joining producers Anders Lenhoff, Christer Björkman, Ola Melzig and Peter Settman in their expansion efforts,...
- 4/25/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
If you are familiar with the Canadian sketch comedy series Second City Television, you'll be happy to learn that Martin Scorsese is going to direct a retrospective comedy special for Netflix that revolves around Sctv.
The special will explore the legacy of Sct and it will reunite original stars Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, and Joe Flaherty. They will come together to discuss the series with Jimmy Kimmel who will be moderating the discussion.
The panel will be called An Afternoon with Sctv, and thanks to Variety, we have the following information on how the series will come together:
The panel, which will be filmed in front of a live audience at Toronto’s historic Elgin Theatre on May 13, will be included as part of the special, and will be produced by longtime Sctv producer Andrew Alexander, along with Emma Tillinger Koskoff of Scorsese...
The special will explore the legacy of Sct and it will reunite original stars Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, and Joe Flaherty. They will come together to discuss the series with Jimmy Kimmel who will be moderating the discussion.
The panel will be called An Afternoon with Sctv, and thanks to Variety, we have the following information on how the series will come together:
The panel, which will be filmed in front of a live audience at Toronto’s historic Elgin Theatre on May 13, will be included as part of the special, and will be produced by longtime Sctv producer Andrew Alexander, along with Emma Tillinger Koskoff of Scorsese...
- 4/13/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Second City Television, the famed Canadian sketch comedy series that helped launch the careers of numerous superstars, is making a comeback with a little help from Martin Scorsese.
Netflix announced on Thursday that Oscar-winning director-producer is on board to direct an original comedy special exploring the legacy of the show.
The special will reunite original Sctv stars Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, and Joe Flaherty for a discussion, moderated by Jimmy Kimmel, titled “An Afternoon with Sctv.”
The panel, which will be filmed in front of a live audience at Toronto’s historic Elgin Theatre on May 13, will be included as part of the special, and will be produced by longtime Sctv producer Andrew Alexander, along with Emma Tillinger Koskoff of Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions and Lindsay Cox of Insight Productions.
Sctv ran for six seasons between 1976 and 1984, and was nominated for 15 Emmys after...
Netflix announced on Thursday that Oscar-winning director-producer is on board to direct an original comedy special exploring the legacy of the show.
The special will reunite original Sctv stars Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, and Joe Flaherty for a discussion, moderated by Jimmy Kimmel, titled “An Afternoon with Sctv.”
The panel, which will be filmed in front of a live audience at Toronto’s historic Elgin Theatre on May 13, will be included as part of the special, and will be produced by longtime Sctv producer Andrew Alexander, along with Emma Tillinger Koskoff of Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions and Lindsay Cox of Insight Productions.
Sctv ran for six seasons between 1976 and 1984, and was nominated for 15 Emmys after...
- 4/12/2018
- by Kirsten Chuba
- Variety Film + TV
Martin Scorsese’s relationship with Netflix is expanding, with the filmmaker set to direct an untitled comedy special that takes a look back at “Second City Television,” the iconic Canadian sketch comedy show of the late 1970s and early ’80s.
The special will feature Sctv alums Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Dave Thomas and Joe Flaherty. The stars will reunite on May 13 at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre in front of a live audience for “An Afternoon with Sctv” conversation, moderated by Jimmy Kimmel.
Scorsese will include footage from the event in his upcoming special, which is produced by former Sctv producer Andrew Alexander, Emma Tillinger Koskoff of Sikelia Productions, and Insight Productions’ Lindsay Cox.
For the unfamiliar, “Sctv” was Canada’s answer to “Saturday Night Live.” The hit show ran from 1976 to 1984, and helped launch the careers of several stars, including John Candy and Harold Ramis.
Read original story Martin Scorsese to Direct ‘Sctv’ Comedy Special for Netflix At TheWrap...
The special will feature Sctv alums Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Dave Thomas and Joe Flaherty. The stars will reunite on May 13 at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre in front of a live audience for “An Afternoon with Sctv” conversation, moderated by Jimmy Kimmel.
Scorsese will include footage from the event in his upcoming special, which is produced by former Sctv producer Andrew Alexander, Emma Tillinger Koskoff of Sikelia Productions, and Insight Productions’ Lindsay Cox.
For the unfamiliar, “Sctv” was Canada’s answer to “Saturday Night Live.” The hit show ran from 1976 to 1984, and helped launch the careers of several stars, including John Candy and Harold Ramis.
Read original story Martin Scorsese to Direct ‘Sctv’ Comedy Special for Netflix At TheWrap...
- 4/12/2018
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Martin Scorsese, whose mob film The Irishman is being financed, produced and distributed by Netflix, is expanding his relationship with the streaming service. Scorsese will direct an untitled original comedy special for Netflix which explores the legacy of Emmy-winning sketch comedy show Sctv.
The Canadian classic Sctv aired for six seasons between 1976 and 1984 and launched the careers of several of the most beloved names in comedy including the late John Candy, the late Harold Ramis, Catherine O’Hara, Rick Moranis and Martin Short.
Scorsese will reunite comedy legends and former Sctv co-stars Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, O’Hara, Martin Short and Dave Thomas in front of a live audience for An Afternoon with Sctv moderated by Jimmy Kimmel.
The event will be held at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre on Sunday, May 13 at 3 Pm, and the filming of that will be part of the Netflix special. The special is...
The Canadian classic Sctv aired for six seasons between 1976 and 1984 and launched the careers of several of the most beloved names in comedy including the late John Candy, the late Harold Ramis, Catherine O’Hara, Rick Moranis and Martin Short.
Scorsese will reunite comedy legends and former Sctv co-stars Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, O’Hara, Martin Short and Dave Thomas in front of a live audience for An Afternoon with Sctv moderated by Jimmy Kimmel.
The event will be held at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre on Sunday, May 13 at 3 Pm, and the filming of that will be part of the Netflix special. The special is...
- 4/12/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
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