Screen Film Summit: UK producers and financiers talk finance.
Producer Elizabeth Karlsen, speaking at the Screen Film Summit in London on Monday, revealed how experience, long-time industry relationships and “googling” were crucial in pulling together the finance for Todd Haynes’ New York-set lesbian love story Carol.
An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1952, New York-set novel The Price of Salt, the film stars Cate Blanchett as a wealthy woman in a loveless marriage who falls for a young shop girl, played by Rooney Mara.
“It’s a period, lesbian love story and that has a certain price tag in the marketplace, even though we eventually got an A-list cast of Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara on board, and that’s around $15m,” said Karlsen.
“To shoot a period film in New York, you’re going to be hard pressed to do it for less than $25m.”
Produced by Number 9 Films, the London-based...
Producer Elizabeth Karlsen, speaking at the Screen Film Summit in London on Monday, revealed how experience, long-time industry relationships and “googling” were crucial in pulling together the finance for Todd Haynes’ New York-set lesbian love story Carol.
An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1952, New York-set novel The Price of Salt, the film stars Cate Blanchett as a wealthy woman in a loveless marriage who falls for a young shop girl, played by Rooney Mara.
“It’s a period, lesbian love story and that has a certain price tag in the marketplace, even though we eventually got an A-list cast of Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara on board, and that’s around $15m,” said Karlsen.
“To shoot a period film in New York, you’re going to be hard pressed to do it for less than $25m.”
Produced by Number 9 Films, the London-based...
- 12/2/2014
- ScreenDaily
Kevorkian, Shoval, Haq, Fiennes, Sigurðsson, Nikonova and Runarsson heading to Les Arcs European Film Festival with upcoming projects.Scroll down for full list of projects
The UK’s Johnny Kevorkian and Sophie Fiennes, Israeli Tom Shoval, Norwegian Iram Haq and Russia’s Angelina Nikonova will be among the filmmakers presenting their upcoming projects at the Les Arcs Co-Production Village this year.
The event, running Dec 13-16 within the Les Arcs European Film Festival (Dec 13-20), will present 25 projects in development and a further 10 Works-in-Progress.
“I thinks it’s a good sign that filmmakers whose projects we presented in development are now coming back to show their films in Work-in-Progress, which is the case for Sparrow and Rams,” said Les Arcs industry head Vanja Kaludjercic.
“Conversely, we’ve got directors who presented in Works-in Progress, such as Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, who came with Paris of the North last year, who is back with his new project The Tree...
The UK’s Johnny Kevorkian and Sophie Fiennes, Israeli Tom Shoval, Norwegian Iram Haq and Russia’s Angelina Nikonova will be among the filmmakers presenting their upcoming projects at the Les Arcs Co-Production Village this year.
The event, running Dec 13-16 within the Les Arcs European Film Festival (Dec 13-20), will present 25 projects in development and a further 10 Works-in-Progress.
“I thinks it’s a good sign that filmmakers whose projects we presented in development are now coming back to show their films in Work-in-Progress, which is the case for Sparrow and Rams,” said Les Arcs industry head Vanja Kaludjercic.
“Conversely, we’ve got directors who presented in Works-in Progress, such as Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, who came with Paris of the North last year, who is back with his new project The Tree...
- 11/24/2014
- ScreenDaily
The Sweeney (15)
(Nick Love, 2012, UK) Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell, Damian Lewis, 112 mins
The original TV cop show has been so updated here, it barely registers as the same product. But for all the steely modern cityscapes and pulsating action, this a 21st century cop thriller with 1970s values, both in terms of its shouty, louty, rule-bending lawmen (Winstone is a parody of himself) and its "hand in your badge" cop-movie cliches. And as for political correctness – leave it aaaaht!
Premium Rush (12A)
(David Koepp, 2012, Us) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Michael Shannon. 91 mins
This zippy-chase thriller puts you in the saddle of an ace New York cycle courier, seeking to deliver a mystery package that everyone's after. It's a carbon-neutral Speed.
To Rome With Love (12A)
(Woody Allen, 2012, Us/Ita/Spa) Jesse Eisenberg, Penélope Cruz, 112 mins
After the blip of Midnight In Paris, it's back to the usual late-period...
(Nick Love, 2012, UK) Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell, Damian Lewis, 112 mins
The original TV cop show has been so updated here, it barely registers as the same product. But for all the steely modern cityscapes and pulsating action, this a 21st century cop thriller with 1970s values, both in terms of its shouty, louty, rule-bending lawmen (Winstone is a parody of himself) and its "hand in your badge" cop-movie cliches. And as for political correctness – leave it aaaaht!
Premium Rush (12A)
(David Koepp, 2012, Us) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Michael Shannon. 91 mins
This zippy-chase thriller puts you in the saddle of an ace New York cycle courier, seeking to deliver a mystery package that everyone's after. It's a carbon-neutral Speed.
To Rome With Love (12A)
(Woody Allen, 2012, Us/Ita/Spa) Jesse Eisenberg, Penélope Cruz, 112 mins
After the blip of Midnight In Paris, it's back to the usual late-period...
- 9/14/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
TWENTY8K
Stars: Parminder Nagra, Kaya Scodelario, Michael Socha, Jonas Armstrong, Nichola Burley, Stephen Dillane, Kierston Wareing | Written by Paul Abbott, Jimmy Dowdall | Directed by David Kew, Neil Thompson
Don’t let Twenty8k‘s yoof-speak title fool you; this murder mystery’s as old-fashioned as they come. A Paris-based fashionista, Deeva (Parminder Nagra), returns to her hometown of London in order to clear her brother’s name of murder. He seems a likely suspect, but something doesn’t seem quite right and naturally there’s a gigantic conspiracy behind it all. Damning evidence comes to light, witnesses are offed and a character who seemed trustworthy turns out to be not so trustworthy after all.
Trust me when I say you’ve seen this movie. The plotting’s not bad, and the twist and turns keep you guessing for the bulk of the film, but when the curtain’s drawn and the...
Stars: Parminder Nagra, Kaya Scodelario, Michael Socha, Jonas Armstrong, Nichola Burley, Stephen Dillane, Kierston Wareing | Written by Paul Abbott, Jimmy Dowdall | Directed by David Kew, Neil Thompson
Don’t let Twenty8k‘s yoof-speak title fool you; this murder mystery’s as old-fashioned as they come. A Paris-based fashionista, Deeva (Parminder Nagra), returns to her hometown of London in order to clear her brother’s name of murder. He seems a likely suspect, but something doesn’t seem quite right and naturally there’s a gigantic conspiracy behind it all. Damning evidence comes to light, witnesses are offed and a character who seemed trustworthy turns out to be not so trustworthy after all.
Trust me when I say you’ve seen this movie. The plotting’s not bad, and the twist and turns keep you guessing for the bulk of the film, but when the curtain’s drawn and the...
- 9/10/2012
- by Mark Allen
- Nerdly
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending in Newham the set of a new and exciting British production, Twenty8k (2012). Co-directed by David Kew and Neil Thompson, produced by Martin Carr and starring Parminder Nagra, Stephen Dillane, Jonas Armstrong and Kierson Wareing; in a script written by Paul Abbott. It tells the story of a young woman who returns home to East London to defend the name of her brother who has been branded a murderer, but as she seeks to uncover the truth, lies and conspiracy come to the fore with twists aplenty.
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- 6/8/2011
- by Daniel Gumble
- CineVue
BBC's "Robin Hood" star Jonas Armstrong, British acting veteran Stephen Dillane and "Bend it Like Beckham" co-lead Parminder Nagra are teaming for the fast-paced London-set thriller "Twenty8k" for Formosa Films says The Hollywood Reporter.
Nagra plays a fashion executive who returns to London from Paris after her brother lands up in jail after a fatal gang shooting. She then tries to unravel what happened to her brother and becomes immersed in police corruption and gangland danger.
The original "State of Play" writer/creator Paul Abbott co-wrote the script with Jimmy Dowdall. Martin Carr and Neil Thompson are producing.
Nagra plays a fashion executive who returns to London from Paris after her brother lands up in jail after a fatal gang shooting. She then tries to unravel what happened to her brother and becomes immersed in police corruption and gangland danger.
The original "State of Play" writer/creator Paul Abbott co-wrote the script with Jimmy Dowdall. Martin Carr and Neil Thompson are producing.
- 4/21/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Andrew Garfield already won (http://themovie-fanatic.com/the_buzz!/andrew_garfield/andrew_garfield_wins_best_actor_at_bafta_tv_awards/) Best Actor for this movie at the BAFTAs. He certainly deserved the award and tMF considers Garfield as one of the most talented among the British actors currently invading Hollywood. Here's another great news for the film! According to Screen Daily (http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle.aspx?intStoryID=41244), Boy A has won another award: John Crowley's Boy A picked up the top Hitchcock d'Or prize among four awards at the 19th Festival du Film Britannique de Dinard. The film, which stars Peter Mullan and Andrew Garfield, won the Grand Prix Jury - The Hitchcock d'Or; the Grand Marnier trophy for best screenplay for Mark O'Rowe; the Prix Kodak for Rob Hardy's cinematography; and the Hitchcock d'Argent 'Le Prix Premier du Public', awarded to the public's favourite film of the festival.
- 10/7/2008
- The Movie Fanatic
Paris -- The 19th Dinard Festival of British Film will open with the 1999 movie "My Life So Far," as part of a tribute to director Hugh Hudson.
Hudson is due in the Brittany beach resort to introduce a retrospective of his films including the multiple Oscar-winning Olympic tale "Chariots of Fire" and the Tarzan adaptation "Greystoke." There also will be a retrospective on the films based on Daphne Du Maurier's work, including Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca" and "The Birds" and Nicolas Roeg's "Don't Look Now."
Six independent British films will compete for Dinard's Golden Hitchcock Trophy. The Anglo-French jury this year is presided over by Gallic actor Lambert Wilson.
Other French premiere screenings scheduled include "The Duchess," directed by Saul Dibb and starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes; Steve McQueen's hard-hitting Bobby Sands prison drama, "Hunger"; and Terence Davies' poetic ode to Liverpool, "Of Time and the City.
Hudson is due in the Brittany beach resort to introduce a retrospective of his films including the multiple Oscar-winning Olympic tale "Chariots of Fire" and the Tarzan adaptation "Greystoke." There also will be a retrospective on the films based on Daphne Du Maurier's work, including Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca" and "The Birds" and Nicolas Roeg's "Don't Look Now."
Six independent British films will compete for Dinard's Golden Hitchcock Trophy. The Anglo-French jury this year is presided over by Gallic actor Lambert Wilson.
Other French premiere screenings scheduled include "The Duchess," directed by Saul Dibb and starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes; Steve McQueen's hard-hitting Bobby Sands prison drama, "Hunger"; and Terence Davies' poetic ode to Liverpool, "Of Time and the City.
- 9/8/2008
- by By Charles Masters
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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