It’s interesting to be a disabled journalist covering shows about disability; in a junket format like what the TCAs, it often exposes just why shows like “Deaf U” are so vital. Many journalists asked more about the technical elements of shooting a series than anything that could be construed about disability specifically.
And “Deaf U” is a series that shouldn’t be put out of audiences’ minds. The reality series, produced by deaf advocate and actor Nyle Dimarco, follows a group of students attending Gallaudet University, a private college catering to the deaf and hard of hearing. For Dimarco, the goal of the series is to show deaf people as humans, from all walks of life. Too often, Dimarco explained, the hearing community looks at the deaf community as a monolith, with one experience. “There truly is no right way to being deaf,” Dimarco said.
Dimarco, who is fourth generation deaf in his family,...
And “Deaf U” is a series that shouldn’t be put out of audiences’ minds. The reality series, produced by deaf advocate and actor Nyle Dimarco, follows a group of students attending Gallaudet University, a private college catering to the deaf and hard of hearing. For Dimarco, the goal of the series is to show deaf people as humans, from all walks of life. Too often, Dimarco explained, the hearing community looks at the deaf community as a monolith, with one experience. “There truly is no right way to being deaf,” Dimarco said.
Dimarco, who is fourth generation deaf in his family,...
- 8/4/2020
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
The Gallaudet University students featured in Netflix’s Deaf U invite viewers, regardless of hearing ability, to see life through their eyes.
Daequan Taylor, Cheyanna Clearbrook, Renate Rose and Rodney Buford are the subjects of the new Netflix docuseries produced by Nyle Dimarco. Deaf U follows the students’ day-to-day lives at Gallaudet, the famed Washington D.C. private college for the deaf and hard of hearing. During Netflix’s leg of the virtual TCA tour Tuesday, the students and Dimarco spoke about their experiences filming the show and what they hope the streamer audience can take away from the series.
“The point of it all is that deaf people are human. We’re the same as human people, we go through the same as hearing people,” Dimarco signed through an Asl interpreter.
The exec producer, who made history as America’s Next Top Model‘s first deaf winner in 2015, grew up hoping to study at Gallaudet,...
Daequan Taylor, Cheyanna Clearbrook, Renate Rose and Rodney Buford are the subjects of the new Netflix docuseries produced by Nyle Dimarco. Deaf U follows the students’ day-to-day lives at Gallaudet, the famed Washington D.C. private college for the deaf and hard of hearing. During Netflix’s leg of the virtual TCA tour Tuesday, the students and Dimarco spoke about their experiences filming the show and what they hope the streamer audience can take away from the series.
“The point of it all is that deaf people are human. We’re the same as human people, we go through the same as hearing people,” Dimarco signed through an Asl interpreter.
The exec producer, who made history as America’s Next Top Model‘s first deaf winner in 2015, grew up hoping to study at Gallaudet,...
- 8/4/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Speaking at the European Film Awards, UK director calls for “collective voice” among European industry.
Veteran UK filmmaker Ken Loach delivered an impassioned keynote on the subject of European solidarity and Brexit after the European Film Academy’s general assembly on Saturday morning (10 Dec) in Wroclaw.
Voicing similar sentiments to those expressed during a speech given before the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education in October, Loach asked: ¨Is it true that the European Union doesn’t stand for the interests of the people, but for the interests of big corporations, that it has been a central contributing factor to the British leaving and to the problems we see around us…or is [the EU] a benign organisation which will work for the benefit of the people - or is it working against the interests of the people?¨
The two-time Palme d’Or winner argued that it was “not enough” for European filmmakers to make ¨humane, thoughtful...
Veteran UK filmmaker Ken Loach delivered an impassioned keynote on the subject of European solidarity and Brexit after the European Film Academy’s general assembly on Saturday morning (10 Dec) in Wroclaw.
Voicing similar sentiments to those expressed during a speech given before the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education in October, Loach asked: ¨Is it true that the European Union doesn’t stand for the interests of the people, but for the interests of big corporations, that it has been a central contributing factor to the British leaving and to the problems we see around us…or is [the EU] a benign organisation which will work for the benefit of the people - or is it working against the interests of the people?¨
The two-time Palme d’Or winner argued that it was “not enough” for European filmmakers to make ¨humane, thoughtful...
- 12/10/2016
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
New Karlovy Vary programme showcases European film school talent.
At this year’s Karlovy Vary Film Festival, European Film Promotion – the body behind Shooting Stars at Berlin and Producers On The Move in Cannes – presented Future Frames – Ten New Filmmakers To Follow.
Future Frames showcases the work of directors from film schools from across Europe while also giving the filmmakers the chance to meet with industry.
“We realized that young people who study at film schools and do their diploma films all of a sudden enter the real world of filmmaking and the film industry and most of them are not really prepared,” explained Renate Rose, the managing director of Efp, speaking to Screen at the Future Frames press event.
“My feeling is that the film schools don’t really prepare people for this situation and we thought it was worth it to show the films of these talented people, bring them in...
At this year’s Karlovy Vary Film Festival, European Film Promotion – the body behind Shooting Stars at Berlin and Producers On The Move in Cannes – presented Future Frames – Ten New Filmmakers To Follow.
Future Frames showcases the work of directors from film schools from across Europe while also giving the filmmakers the chance to meet with industry.
“We realized that young people who study at film schools and do their diploma films all of a sudden enter the real world of filmmaking and the film industry and most of them are not really prepared,” explained Renate Rose, the managing director of Efp, speaking to Screen at the Future Frames press event.
“My feeling is that the film schools don’t really prepare people for this situation and we thought it was worth it to show the films of these talented people, bring them in...
- 7/8/2015
- ScreenDaily
A coalition of film professionals from the EU’s new Member States is likely to be one of the results of the Audiovisual Summit in Warsaw this week.
Tentatively called New Europe Coalition (NEC), the initiative aims to raise the profile of the new Member States and their audiovisual industries within political institutions on national and European level, with public broadcasters and in the European film industry at large.
“We are completely dissipated and the visibility of our countries is not what it used to be - or should be - so there is a need to work together,” said Hrvoje Hribar, CEO of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, at the end of the two-day event.
In addition, Polish producer-director Dariusz Jablonski (Apple Film) announced that a follow-up meeting to take the next step and launch NEC would be held during next February’s Berlinale at the offices of Scripteast.
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Tentatively called New Europe Coalition (NEC), the initiative aims to raise the profile of the new Member States and their audiovisual industries within political institutions on national and European level, with public broadcasters and in the European film industry at large.
“We are completely dissipated and the visibility of our countries is not what it used to be - or should be - so there is a need to work together,” said Hrvoje Hribar, CEO of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, at the end of the two-day event.
In addition, Polish producer-director Dariusz Jablonski (Apple Film) announced that a follow-up meeting to take the next step and launch NEC would be held during next February’s Berlinale at the offices of Scripteast.
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A series of recommendations were drawn from the...
- 12/13/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The first School of Film Agents (Sofa) will run in Wroclaw from August 19 -30.
Young film professionals from Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the republics of Caucasus and Germany are being invited to Wroclaw in Poland for a two-week workshop.
It marks the first School of Film Agents (Sofa) and will run from August 19 -30, initiated by Nikolaj Nikitin, the Berlinale’s pre-selector for Eastern Europe.
Sofa provides residency and intensive workshops enabling ten young film agents to develop a tailor-made concept and financing plan for their particular project - individually and intensively accompanied by the experts’ feedback.
It is designed for curators, festival organizers, distributors and cinema operators – “film mediators“ - who actively contribute to the sustainable noticeability of film and cinema in their respective home country.
“Sofa is a unique institution which strongly and sustainably supports diversity and freedom of the arts”, says Nikitin.
Possible projects which participants submitted for selection include film festivals...
Young film professionals from Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the republics of Caucasus and Germany are being invited to Wroclaw in Poland for a two-week workshop.
It marks the first School of Film Agents (Sofa) and will run from August 19 -30, initiated by Nikolaj Nikitin, the Berlinale’s pre-selector for Eastern Europe.
Sofa provides residency and intensive workshops enabling ten young film agents to develop a tailor-made concept and financing plan for their particular project - individually and intensively accompanied by the experts’ feedback.
It is designed for curators, festival organizers, distributors and cinema operators – “film mediators“ - who actively contribute to the sustainable noticeability of film and cinema in their respective home country.
“Sofa is a unique institution which strongly and sustainably supports diversity and freedom of the arts”, says Nikitin.
Possible projects which participants submitted for selection include film festivals...
- 7/3/2013
- by vladan.petkovic@gmail.com (Vladan Petkovic)
- ScreenDaily
Madrid -- Independent distributors from 10 different European countries will discuss the potential of new technical formats, social community platforms and business models at the "European Distributors: Up Next" two-day conference at the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival.
The third edition of the event, hosted by the festival and European Film Promotion (Efp) and financed by the EU's Media program, brings together participants from Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K., which have films like Claudia Llosa's "The Milk of Sorrow," Susanne Bier's "Brothers," or Jan Sverak's "Empties" in their international portfolio and have been selected by the Efp and the festival.
"Distribution these days is confronted by enormous changes," said Efp managing director Renate Rose. "It is a great challenge deciding which will be the successful way of distribution for the future and how to improve international circulation. Efp sees the...
The third edition of the event, hosted by the festival and European Film Promotion (Efp) and financed by the EU's Media program, brings together participants from Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K., which have films like Claudia Llosa's "The Milk of Sorrow," Susanne Bier's "Brothers," or Jan Sverak's "Empties" in their international portfolio and have been selected by the Efp and the festival.
"Distribution these days is confronted by enormous changes," said Efp managing director Renate Rose. "It is a great challenge deciding which will be the successful way of distribution for the future and how to improve international circulation. Efp sees the...
- 9/1/2010
- by By Pamela Rolfe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany -- Some 45% of the European films that received promotional funding from Media-backed Film Sales Support (Fss) system over the past five years secured international sales, European Film Promotion, the group that operates Fss, said Tuesday.
EFP Managing director Renate Rose pointed to European indie tiles such as "Police, Adjective" from Romanian helmer Corneliu Porumboiu; Dominic Murphy's drama "White LIghtnin' " and Christian Poveda's documentary "La vida loca," which all closed territory sales after receiving international distribution support from the FSS.
In total, from 2004-2009, the FSS helped finance the marketing and promotional campaigns of 546 European films. The FSS also supports European sales agents by paying half of the companies' cost for expenses such as promotional material, hiring publicists and launching award campaigns.
Last year, the FSS began offering grants to companies to market European films at the American Film Market, Hong Kong's Filmart, and the Asian Film Market in Pusan.
EFP Managing director Renate Rose pointed to European indie tiles such as "Police, Adjective" from Romanian helmer Corneliu Porumboiu; Dominic Murphy's drama "White LIghtnin' " and Christian Poveda's documentary "La vida loca," which all closed territory sales after receiving international distribution support from the FSS.
In total, from 2004-2009, the FSS helped finance the marketing and promotional campaigns of 546 European films. The FSS also supports European sales agents by paying half of the companies' cost for expenses such as promotional material, hiring publicists and launching award campaigns.
Last year, the FSS began offering grants to companies to market European films at the American Film Market, Hong Kong's Filmart, and the Asian Film Market in Pusan.
- 7/20/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
European Film Promotion (Efp) announces its 10th lineup of Producers On The Move at the Cannes International Film Festival (13-24 May, 2009)
Efp's goal is to support producer networking on a European level and attract the attention of the international film industry and press. Funded by the Media Programme of the European Union, the Efp member organizations have established a label and a platform to make new contacts.
Efp producers in the festival itself include Official Selection/ Special Screening of Jaffa coproduced by Emmanuel Agneray (Bizibi) for France, Critics Week short film Party (Tulum) coproduced by Ankija Juric Tilic, and the Directors Fortnight short film History of Aviation produced by Emmanuel Agneray.
This year, the Efp members have selected 23 up-and-coming, independent producers who have already made a mark with their outstanding productions in their home countries and at film festivals, but are still at the beginning of their international careers. A...
Efp's goal is to support producer networking on a European level and attract the attention of the international film industry and press. Funded by the Media Programme of the European Union, the Efp member organizations have established a label and a platform to make new contacts.
Efp producers in the festival itself include Official Selection/ Special Screening of Jaffa coproduced by Emmanuel Agneray (Bizibi) for France, Critics Week short film Party (Tulum) coproduced by Ankija Juric Tilic, and the Directors Fortnight short film History of Aviation produced by Emmanuel Agneray.
This year, the Efp members have selected 23 up-and-coming, independent producers who have already made a mark with their outstanding productions in their home countries and at film festivals, but are still at the beginning of their international careers. A...
- 5/3/2009
- by Sydney@SydneysBuzz.com (Sydney)
- Sydney's Buzz
PARIS -- Twenty-two promising young producers will take the spotlight at this year's Festival de Cannes as part of European Film Promotion's ninth annual Producers on the Move program.
The initiative to promote young producers, financed by the European Union's MEDIA program and EFP member organizations, will feature roundtable discussions, co-production lunches and meetings May 17-20.
"Particularly for young producers, it is extremely important that they can network with producers from other European countries and have an exchange of ideas on a high international level," EFP managing director Renate Rose said.
This year's crop of hopefuls selected from the EFP's member organizations includes Marc-Antoine Robert of 2.4.7. Films, whose animated hit "Persepolis" already has made waves across the Atlantic, and Swedish producer Fredrik Heinig of St. Paul Film, whose first film, "Darling", has been an international success.
Other Producers on the Move participants include Manuel Cristobal (Perro Verde Films), Maria Drandaki (Bad Movies), Silje Hopland Eik (Cinenord), Alise Gelze (Film Angels Studio), Oana Giurgiu (Libra Film Production), Grzegorz Hajdarowicz (Gremi Film Production), Laura Hastings-Smith (Wayward Films), Dalma Hidasi (Extreme Film), Sigrid Hoerner (moneypenny filmproduktion), Max Karli, (Rita Prods.), Macdara Kelleher (Fastnet Films), Jiri Konecny (Endorfilm), Daniele Mazzocca (Verdeoro), Bernard Michaux (Lucil), Reinier Selen (Rinkel Film & TV Prods.), Magnus Vidar Sigurdsson, (Saga Film), Ulla Simonen, Marko Skop (Artileria), Louise Vesth (Zentropa) and Leonel Vieira (Stopline Films).
The initiative to promote young producers, financed by the European Union's MEDIA program and EFP member organizations, will feature roundtable discussions, co-production lunches and meetings May 17-20.
"Particularly for young producers, it is extremely important that they can network with producers from other European countries and have an exchange of ideas on a high international level," EFP managing director Renate Rose said.
This year's crop of hopefuls selected from the EFP's member organizations includes Marc-Antoine Robert of 2.4.7. Films, whose animated hit "Persepolis" already has made waves across the Atlantic, and Swedish producer Fredrik Heinig of St. Paul Film, whose first film, "Darling", has been an international success.
Other Producers on the Move participants include Manuel Cristobal (Perro Verde Films), Maria Drandaki (Bad Movies), Silje Hopland Eik (Cinenord), Alise Gelze (Film Angels Studio), Oana Giurgiu (Libra Film Production), Grzegorz Hajdarowicz (Gremi Film Production), Laura Hastings-Smith (Wayward Films), Dalma Hidasi (Extreme Film), Sigrid Hoerner (moneypenny filmproduktion), Max Karli, (Rita Prods.), Macdara Kelleher (Fastnet Films), Jiri Konecny (Endorfilm), Daniele Mazzocca (Verdeoro), Bernard Michaux (Lucil), Reinier Selen (Rinkel Film & TV Prods.), Magnus Vidar Sigurdsson, (Saga Film), Ulla Simonen, Marko Skop (Artileria), Louise Vesth (Zentropa) and Leonel Vieira (Stopline Films).
- 4/14/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- Young producers will be in the spotlight at May's Festival de Cannes, with the European Film Promotion unveiling the names of 22 promising producers from across the continent Monday for the ninth year of its Producers on the Move program.
The initiative to promote young producers, financed by the European Union's MEDIA program and EFP member organizations, will feature round table discussions, co-production lunches and meetings from May 17-20.
"Particularly for young producers, it is extremely important that they can network with producers from other European countries and have an exchange of ideas on a high international level," EFP managing director Renate Rose said.
This year's crop of producing hopefuls selected from the EFP's member organizations includes Marc-Antoine Robert of 2.4.7. Films, whose animated hit Persepolis has already made waves across the Atlantic, in addition to Swedish producer Fredrik Heinig of St Paul Film whose first film Darling has been an international success.
Other Producers on the Move include: Manuel Cristobal (Perro Verde Films), Maria Drandaki (Bad Movies), Silje Hopland Eik (Cinenord), Alise Gelze (Film Angels Studio), Oana Giurgiu (Libra Film Production), Grzegorz Hajdarowicz (Gremi Film Production), Laura Hastings-Smith (Wayward Films), Dalma Hidasi, (Extreme Film), Sigrid Hoerner (moneypenny filmproduktion), Max Karli, (Rita Productions), Macdara Kelleher (Fastnet Films), Jiri Konecny (Endorfilm), Daniele Mazzocca (Verdeoro), Bernard Michaux (Lucil), Reinier Selen (Rinkel Film & TV Productions), Magnus Vidar Sigurdsson, (Saga Film), Ulla Simonen, Marko Skop (Artileria), Louise Vesth (Zentropa) and Leonel Vieira (Stopline Films).
The initiative to promote young producers, financed by the European Union's MEDIA program and EFP member organizations, will feature round table discussions, co-production lunches and meetings from May 17-20.
"Particularly for young producers, it is extremely important that they can network with producers from other European countries and have an exchange of ideas on a high international level," EFP managing director Renate Rose said.
This year's crop of producing hopefuls selected from the EFP's member organizations includes Marc-Antoine Robert of 2.4.7. Films, whose animated hit Persepolis has already made waves across the Atlantic, in addition to Swedish producer Fredrik Heinig of St Paul Film whose first film Darling has been an international success.
Other Producers on the Move include: Manuel Cristobal (Perro Verde Films), Maria Drandaki (Bad Movies), Silje Hopland Eik (Cinenord), Alise Gelze (Film Angels Studio), Oana Giurgiu (Libra Film Production), Grzegorz Hajdarowicz (Gremi Film Production), Laura Hastings-Smith (Wayward Films), Dalma Hidasi, (Extreme Film), Sigrid Hoerner (moneypenny filmproduktion), Max Karli, (Rita Productions), Macdara Kelleher (Fastnet Films), Jiri Konecny (Endorfilm), Daniele Mazzocca (Verdeoro), Bernard Michaux (Lucil), Reinier Selen (Rinkel Film & TV Productions), Magnus Vidar Sigurdsson, (Saga Film), Ulla Simonen, Marko Skop (Artileria), Louise Vesth (Zentropa) and Leonel Vieira (Stopline Films).
- 4/14/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- This year's selection of fledgling European producers handpicked to travel to the Festival de Cannes was unveiled Thursday by trade organization European Film Promotion.
The EFP membership have named 21 producers for the program, all of who are at the beginning of their international careers.
During Cannes, EFP organizes a roundtable meeting and a co-production lunch with producers from all over Europe to press the flesh and discuss film projects. The event is supported financially by the MEDIA Program of the European Union, EFP member organizations and sponsors under the banner Producers on the Move.
"This year, our members have selected producers with varied backgrounds, ranging from feature film through animation to children's film productions. I am expecting some interesting discussions," EFP managing director Renate Rose said.
This year will see producers from Denmark, the U.K. and Holland rub shoulders with reps from Slovakia, Estonia and Poland as well as Greece, Sweden, France and Belgium.
The EFP membership have named 21 producers for the program, all of who are at the beginning of their international careers.
During Cannes, EFP organizes a roundtable meeting and a co-production lunch with producers from all over Europe to press the flesh and discuss film projects. The event is supported financially by the MEDIA Program of the European Union, EFP member organizations and sponsors under the banner Producers on the Move.
"This year, our members have selected producers with varied backgrounds, ranging from feature film through animation to children's film productions. I am expecting some interesting discussions," EFP managing director Renate Rose said.
This year will see producers from Denmark, the U.K. and Holland rub shoulders with reps from Slovakia, Estonia and Poland as well as Greece, Sweden, France and Belgium.
- 4/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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