Swiss documentary festival Visions du Réel has unveiled the projects to be presented at its 2024 industry programme VdR-Industry, taking place April 14-17, including features from Iran-born French filmmaker Mehran Tamadon and Chilean director Tana Gilbert.
A total of 29 projects have been selected. 15 projects in development will be part of VdR–Pitching, and six projects in finishing stages will be presented at the VdR–Work In Progress pitch. Four projects have been selected for both the VdR–Rough Cut Lab and the VdR–Development Lab respectively.
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The line-up includes a number of returning Visions du Réel directors.
A total of 29 projects have been selected. 15 projects in development will be part of VdR–Pitching, and six projects in finishing stages will be presented at the VdR–Work In Progress pitch. Four projects have been selected for both the VdR–Rough Cut Lab and the VdR–Development Lab respectively.
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The line-up includes a number of returning Visions du Réel directors.
- 3/14/2024
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Euphoria‘s Hunter Schafer has closed a deal to star opposite Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway and Emmy winner Michaela Coel in Mother Mary, the pop music pic marking writer-director David Lowery’s third for A24 following his acclaimed efforts The Green Knight and A Ghost Story.
The forthcoming film to be released worldwide by A24 is an epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer (Coel).
Sources tell Deadline that Schafer will play Hilda, the assistant of Coel’s designer, Sam.
Mother Mary will film in Germany, with funding from Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw and the Dfff. Lowery, Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston will produce alongside Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of the Cologne-based augenschein Filmproduktion. Daniel Hart will pen the film’s score, with Jack Antonoff and Charli Xcx to...
The forthcoming film to be released worldwide by A24 is an epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer (Coel).
Sources tell Deadline that Schafer will play Hilda, the assistant of Coel’s designer, Sam.
Mother Mary will film in Germany, with funding from Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw and the Dfff. Lowery, Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston will produce alongside Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of the Cologne-based augenschein Filmproduktion. Daniel Hart will pen the film’s score, with Jack Antonoff and Charli Xcx to...
- 5/25/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Michaela Coel And Anne Hathaway are set to star in ‘The Green Knight’ helmer David Lowry’s ‘Mother Mary’ at A24.
The project will be an epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer (Coel). Topic Studios is co-financing with A24.
Lowry will direct from a script he penned. Lowery, Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston will produce alongside Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Cologne-based augenschein Filmproduktion.
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Jack Antonoff and Charli Xcx will write and produce original songs for the film, with an original score composed by Daniel Hart.
The movie will be filmed in Germany.
Coel most recently starred in Marvel’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ Coming up this year she has the ‘Mr and Mrs Smith...
The project will be an epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer (Coel). Topic Studios is co-financing with A24.
Lowry will direct from a script he penned. Lowery, Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston will produce alongside Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Cologne-based augenschein Filmproduktion.
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Jack Antonoff and Charli Xcx will write and produce original songs for the film, with an original score composed by Daniel Hart.
The movie will be filmed in Germany.
Coel most recently starred in Marvel’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ Coming up this year she has the ‘Mr and Mrs Smith...
- 3/22/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Green Knight director David Lowery is reteaming with A24 for his next feature Mother Mary. Lowery directs from a script he wrote with Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel leading the cast.
According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, Mother Mary is an “epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer (Coel).” Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, and James M. Johnston produce with Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein. Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Filmproduktion also produce. The musically-charged project will feature original songs written and arranged by Jack Antonoff and Charli Xcx, with an original score by Daniel Hart.
Hathaway is prepping multiple projects in post-production, including The Idea of You and Mother’s Instinct. Hathaway plays Sophie in The Idea of You. The story revolves around a 40-year-old divorced mother who braves the heat to go with her daughter to...
According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, Mother Mary is an “epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer (Coel).” Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, and James M. Johnston produce with Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein. Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Filmproduktion also produce. The musically-charged project will feature original songs written and arranged by Jack Antonoff and Charli Xcx, with an original score by Daniel Hart.
Hathaway is prepping multiple projects in post-production, including The Idea of You and Mother’s Instinct. Hathaway plays Sophie in The Idea of You. The story revolves around a 40-year-old divorced mother who braves the heat to go with her daughter to...
- 3/21/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Michaela Coel and Anne Hathaway are joining forces for “Mother Mary,” writer-director David Lowery’s third feature film with A24.
Described as an “epic pop melodrama,” the feature will delve into the relationship between a musician (Hathaway) and a renowned fashion designer (Coel).
Singer-songwriters and past collaborators Jack Antonoff and Charli Xcx will contribute original songs to the film. (Charli Xcx previously wrote the track “Hot Girl” for A24’s “Bodies Bodies Bodies.”) Daniel Hart, who worked on Lowery’s films “The Green Knight” and “A Ghost Story,” is set to compose the score.
Lowery will helm from his own script and produce alongside Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston. Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Filmproduktion will also produce. A24 will handle global distribution.
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Described as an “epic pop melodrama,” the feature will delve into the relationship between a musician (Hathaway) and a renowned fashion designer (Coel).
Singer-songwriters and past collaborators Jack Antonoff and Charli Xcx will contribute original songs to the film. (Charli Xcx previously wrote the track “Hot Girl” for A24’s “Bodies Bodies Bodies.”) Daniel Hart, who worked on Lowery’s films “The Green Knight” and “A Ghost Story,” is set to compose the score.
Lowery will helm from his own script and produce alongside Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston. Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Filmproduktion will also produce. A24 will handle global distribution.
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- 3/21/2023
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Anne Hathaway and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s Michaela Coel will star in Mother Mary, an “epic pop melodrama” that David Lowery is directing for A24, the Oscar-winning studio behind Everything Everywhere All at Once.
The project brings Lowery back into the A24 fold after the filmmaker’s 2021 well-regarded hallucinatory fantasy, The Green Knight and 2017’s A Ghost Story.
Lowery wrote the script for Mary, which the studio describes as an “epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer (Coel).”
Lowery, Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston will produce alongside Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions. Also producing are Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Cologne-based augenschein Filmproduktion.
The filmmakers have lined up some heavy hitters to come up with the music for the feature. Jack Antonoff, the Bleachers frontman who frequently works with Taylor Swift, and Charli Xcx will...
The project brings Lowery back into the A24 fold after the filmmaker’s 2021 well-regarded hallucinatory fantasy, The Green Knight and 2017’s A Ghost Story.
Lowery wrote the script for Mary, which the studio describes as an “epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer (Coel).”
Lowery, Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston will produce alongside Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions. Also producing are Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Cologne-based augenschein Filmproduktion.
The filmmakers have lined up some heavy hitters to come up with the music for the feature. Jack Antonoff, the Bleachers frontman who frequently works with Taylor Swift, and Charli Xcx will...
- 3/21/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Anne Hathaway is going full rock star.
After winning an Oscar for her musical turn in “Les Misérables,” Hathaway is confirmed to be leading David Lowery’s A24 film “Mother Mary” as a fictional musician. “I May Destroy You” Emmy winner Michaela Coel will play an iconic fashion designer who forges a relationship with Hathaway’s character.
“Green Knight” and “Peter Pan and Wendy” director David Lowery will write and direct the “epic pop melodrama” film, IndieWire has confirmed. “Mother Mary” will feature original songs written and produced by Jack Antonoff and Charli Xcx. Daniel Hart composes the original score.
Writer-director Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, and James M. Johnston will produce alongside Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Cologne-based augenschein Filmproduktion.
Lowery previously told IndieWire that he almost quit filmmaking before “The Green Knight” in 2021.
“I’m not alone in thinking 2020 was a very existential year,...
After winning an Oscar for her musical turn in “Les Misérables,” Hathaway is confirmed to be leading David Lowery’s A24 film “Mother Mary” as a fictional musician. “I May Destroy You” Emmy winner Michaela Coel will play an iconic fashion designer who forges a relationship with Hathaway’s character.
“Green Knight” and “Peter Pan and Wendy” director David Lowery will write and direct the “epic pop melodrama” film, IndieWire has confirmed. “Mother Mary” will feature original songs written and produced by Jack Antonoff and Charli Xcx. Daniel Hart composes the original score.
Writer-director Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, and James M. Johnston will produce alongside Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Cologne-based augenschein Filmproduktion.
Lowery previously told IndieWire that he almost quit filmmaking before “The Green Knight” in 2021.
“I’m not alone in thinking 2020 was a very existential year,...
- 3/21/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: A24 is reuniting with its Green Knight director David Lowery on his next film Mother Mary and set Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel to star. Lowery is directing from a script he penned.
The film will be an epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer (Coel). Topic Studios is co-financing with A24.
Lowery, Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston will produce alongside Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Cologne-based augenschein Filmproduktion.
Jack Antonoff and Charli Xcx will write and produce original songs for the film, with an original score composed by Daniel Hart.
This marks the third collaboration between A24 and Lowery following The Green Knight and A Ghost Story. A24 will handle the global release of the film. Mother Mary will be filmed in Germany, funded by Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw and the Dfff.
The film will be an epic pop melodrama following a fictional musician (Hathaway) and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer (Coel). Topic Studios is co-financing with A24.
Lowery, Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston will produce alongside Jeanie Igoe of Homebird Productions and Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo and Jonathan Saubach of Cologne-based augenschein Filmproduktion.
Jack Antonoff and Charli Xcx will write and produce original songs for the film, with an original score composed by Daniel Hart.
This marks the third collaboration between A24 and Lowery following The Green Knight and A Ghost Story. A24 will handle the global release of the film. Mother Mary will be filmed in Germany, funded by Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw and the Dfff.
- 3/21/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Writer/director David Lowery’s fantasy adventure film The Green Knight (watch it Here) is getting a special collector’s edition Blu-ray release on November 25th, and the folks at Collider have discovered that this Blu-ray is going to feature a new short film that was directed by Lowery! Sporting a running time of 20 minutes, the short film The Oak Thorn & The Old Rose of Love isn’t directly related to The Green Knight, but is connected to it due to the fact that it’s “based on another piece of Arthurian lore”.
Lowery told Collider, “I’d already been thinking about adapting this particular story, and as we were coming up with ways to make the Blu-ray extra special, I thought it would be nice to have an adjunct movie on the disc. I love physical media, and loved the idea of having this short film that would never be released online,...
Lowery told Collider, “I’d already been thinking about adapting this particular story, and as we were coming up with ways to make the Blu-ray extra special, I thought it would be nice to have an adjunct movie on the disc. I love physical media, and loved the idea of having this short film that would never be released online,...
- 10/27/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Fifteen countries represented amongst the 18 individuals.
European producers platform Ace Producers has selected 18 producers for the latest edition of its Ace Producers’ Network programme, running in 2022 and 2023.
The 18 producers include Nadim Cheikhrouha of France’s Tanit Films, who will produce Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s next feature Mime. Cheikhrouha and Ben Hania secured an Oscar nomination for best international feature film last year for The Man Who Sold His Skin.
Scroll down for the full list of producers
Sara Laszlo, CEO at Hungary’s Campfilm, is another Ace Producers participant, through Denes Nagy’s The Vacation. Laszlo’s previous...
European producers platform Ace Producers has selected 18 producers for the latest edition of its Ace Producers’ Network programme, running in 2022 and 2023.
The 18 producers include Nadim Cheikhrouha of France’s Tanit Films, who will produce Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s next feature Mime. Cheikhrouha and Ben Hania secured an Oscar nomination for best international feature film last year for The Man Who Sold His Skin.
Scroll down for the full list of producers
Sara Laszlo, CEO at Hungary’s Campfilm, is another Ace Producers participant, through Denes Nagy’s The Vacation. Laszlo’s previous...
- 9/12/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
“Conversations With Friends,” the upcoming series adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel, will premiere on May 15 on Hulu, BBC announced today, in addition to dropping a new trailer for the show.
The series follows 21-year-old Frances (Alison Oliver), who, after three years, is still best friends with her ex-girlfriend, Bobbi (Sasha Lane). The two are inseparable, but at one of their poetry performances in Dublin, they meet Melissa (Jemima Kirke), an older writer who is taken by them. Bobbi and Frances begin to hang out with Melissa and her husband, Nick (Joe Alwyn), a handsome actor. Melissa and Bobbi flirt openly with one another, but Nick and Frances begin a serious affair, which tests the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to re-examine her vulnerabilities.
“Would it depress you to sleep with someone who loved someone else?” Frances asks Bobbi in the trailer. “Not if they love me, too,...
The series follows 21-year-old Frances (Alison Oliver), who, after three years, is still best friends with her ex-girlfriend, Bobbi (Sasha Lane). The two are inseparable, but at one of their poetry performances in Dublin, they meet Melissa (Jemima Kirke), an older writer who is taken by them. Bobbi and Frances begin to hang out with Melissa and her husband, Nick (Joe Alwyn), a handsome actor. Melissa and Bobbi flirt openly with one another, but Nick and Frances begin a serious affair, which tests the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to re-examine her vulnerabilities.
“Would it depress you to sleep with someone who loved someone else?” Frances asks Bobbi in the trailer. “Not if they love me, too,...
- 4/12/2022
- by Carson Burton, Sasha Urban and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
We finally have another glimpse at the next Sally Rooney adaptation. Hulu released a full-length trailer Tuesday for the upcoming miniseries “Conversations with Friends.”
The series follows Frances (played by Alison Oliver), a 21-year-old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.
At the beginning of the trailer, Oliver’s Frances admits she thought she “maybe wasn’t capable of love.”
“I thought there was something wrong with me,” she says. That is, until she lays eyes on Nick Conway (played by Joe Alwyn). That’s when she knows that isn’t true. The pair quickly fall for one another, despite the fact that he’s married.
“Conversations with Friends” also stars Sasha Lane as Bobbi Connolly and Jemima Kirke as Melissa Conway — who also develop a romantic relationship over the course of the series.
By the end of the preview,...
The series follows Frances (played by Alison Oliver), a 21-year-old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.
At the beginning of the trailer, Oliver’s Frances admits she thought she “maybe wasn’t capable of love.”
“I thought there was something wrong with me,” she says. That is, until she lays eyes on Nick Conway (played by Joe Alwyn). That’s when she knows that isn’t true. The pair quickly fall for one another, despite the fact that he’s married.
“Conversations with Friends” also stars Sasha Lane as Bobbi Connolly and Jemima Kirke as Melissa Conway — who also develop a romantic relationship over the course of the series.
By the end of the preview,...
- 4/12/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Fans of Sally Rooney’s debut novel “Conversations With Friends” won’t be disappointed with the steamy trailer for the BBC/Hulu series adaptation.
The series, which premieres on BBC Three and Hulu in May, follows Frances (Alison Oliver), a vulnerable college student living in Dublin who is best friends with her ex-girlfriend Bobbi (Sasha Lane). At a spoken word poetry event, the two meet Melissa (Jemima Kirke), a writer, and her husband Nick (Joe Alwyn), an actor. While Melissa and Bobbi develop an intense flirtation, Frances embarks on an affair with Nick that threatens to destroy her friendship with Bobbi.
“Conversations With Friends” is made by much of the same team behind the 2020 Hulu adaptation of Rooney’s second novel “Normal People,” with Element Pictures producing and director Lenny Abrahamson and writer Alice Birch returning to help helm the adaptation.
Abrahamson directs with Leanne Welham, while Birch writes with Mark O’Halloran,...
The series, which premieres on BBC Three and Hulu in May, follows Frances (Alison Oliver), a vulnerable college student living in Dublin who is best friends with her ex-girlfriend Bobbi (Sasha Lane). At a spoken word poetry event, the two meet Melissa (Jemima Kirke), a writer, and her husband Nick (Joe Alwyn), an actor. While Melissa and Bobbi develop an intense flirtation, Frances embarks on an affair with Nick that threatens to destroy her friendship with Bobbi.
“Conversations With Friends” is made by much of the same team behind the 2020 Hulu adaptation of Rooney’s second novel “Normal People,” with Element Pictures producing and director Lenny Abrahamson and writer Alice Birch returning to help helm the adaptation.
Abrahamson directs with Leanne Welham, while Birch writes with Mark O’Halloran,...
- 2/8/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu and BBC Three today offered a first look at Conversations with Friends, their upcoming limited series starring newcomer Alison Oliver, Sasha Lane, Joe Alwyn and Jemima Kirke, which is set to premiere this spring.
Conversations with Friends is based on the best-selling novel by Sally Rooney, who previously adapted her novel Normal People into a hit romantic drama for Hulu. The series follows 21-year-old college student Frances (Oliver) as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.
Normal People creatives exec producing the new series include Ed Guiney, Emma Norton and Andrew Lowe for Element Pictures, Lenny Abrahamson, and Tommy Bulfin and Rose Garnett for the BBC. The series is an Element Pictures production for Hulu and BBC Three. Endeavor Content is handling international sales.
Conversations with Friends is based on the best-selling novel by Sally Rooney, who previously adapted her novel Normal People into a hit romantic drama for Hulu. The series follows 21-year-old college student Frances (Oliver) as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.
Normal People creatives exec producing the new series include Ed Guiney, Emma Norton and Andrew Lowe for Element Pictures, Lenny Abrahamson, and Tommy Bulfin and Rose Garnett for the BBC. The series is an Element Pictures production for Hulu and BBC Three. Endeavor Content is handling international sales.
- 2/4/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Creative team behind ‘Normal People’ to produce series for the BBC and Hulu.
Irish newcomer Alison Oliver has been cast as the star of Conversations With Friends, the upcoming UK drama series from the creative team behind Normal People for the BBC and Hulu.
Also joining the cast is American Honey star Sasha Lane; Joe Alwyn, a UK Screen Star of Tomorrow known for his roles in The Favourite and Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk; and Girls actress Jemima Kirke.
Dublin and London-based Element Pictures is producing the 12-part adaptation of Sally Rooney’s book of the same name.
Irish newcomer Alison Oliver has been cast as the star of Conversations With Friends, the upcoming UK drama series from the creative team behind Normal People for the BBC and Hulu.
Also joining the cast is American Honey star Sasha Lane; Joe Alwyn, a UK Screen Star of Tomorrow known for his roles in The Favourite and Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk; and Girls actress Jemima Kirke.
Dublin and London-based Element Pictures is producing the 12-part adaptation of Sally Rooney’s book of the same name.
- 2/17/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Alison Oliver, Sasha Lane, Joe Alwyn and Jemima Kirke have been cast in leading roles in Hulu and BBC Three’s “Conversations With Friends,” based on “Normal People” author Sally Rooney’s debut novel.
“Conversations with Friends” follows Frances (Oliver), a 21 year old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time. Frances is observant, cerebral and sharp. Her ex-girlfriend, now best friend, Bobbi (Lane) is self-assured, outspoken and compelling. Though they broke up three years ago, Frances and Bobbi are virtually inseparable and perform spoken word poetry together in Dublin. It’s at one of their shows that they meet Melissa (Kirke), and older writer, who is fascinated by the pair. Bobbi and Frances start to spend time with Melissa and her husband, Nick (Alwyn), a handsome but reserved actor. While Melissa and Bobbi flirt with each other openly,...
“Conversations with Friends” follows Frances (Oliver), a 21 year old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time. Frances is observant, cerebral and sharp. Her ex-girlfriend, now best friend, Bobbi (Lane) is self-assured, outspoken and compelling. Though they broke up three years ago, Frances and Bobbi are virtually inseparable and perform spoken word poetry together in Dublin. It’s at one of their shows that they meet Melissa (Kirke), and older writer, who is fascinated by the pair. Bobbi and Frances start to spend time with Melissa and her husband, Nick (Alwyn), a handsome but reserved actor. While Melissa and Bobbi flirt with each other openly,...
- 2/17/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The series based on Sally Rooney’s book “Conversations With Friends” has cast Alison Oliver, Sasha Lane, Joe Alwyn, and Jemima Kirke in four lead roles, Variety has learned.
The Hulu-BBC Three series follows Frances (Oliver), a 21 year old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time. Frances is observant, cerebral and sharp. Her ex-girlfriend, now best friend, Bobbi (Lane) is self-assured, outspoken and compelling. Though they broke up three years ago, Frances and Bobbi are virtually inseparable and perform spoken word poetry together in Dublin. It’s at one of their shows that they meet Melissa (Kirke), and older writer, who is fascinated by the pair. Bobbi and Frances start to spend time with Melissa and her husband, Nick (Alwyn), a handsome but reserved actor. While Melissa and Bobbi flirt with each other openly,...
The Hulu-BBC Three series follows Frances (Oliver), a 21 year old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time. Frances is observant, cerebral and sharp. Her ex-girlfriend, now best friend, Bobbi (Lane) is self-assured, outspoken and compelling. Though they broke up three years ago, Frances and Bobbi are virtually inseparable and perform spoken word poetry together in Dublin. It’s at one of their shows that they meet Melissa (Kirke), and older writer, who is fascinated by the pair. Bobbi and Frances start to spend time with Melissa and her husband, Nick (Alwyn), a handsome but reserved actor. While Melissa and Bobbi flirt with each other openly,...
- 2/17/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC and Hulu have set the cast for Conversations With Friends, their second, highly-anticipated Sally Rooney adaptation following the soaraway success of Normal People.
The Favourite star Joe Alwyn and Girls actress Jemima Kirke will headline the series alongside Utopia’s Sasha Lane and newcomer Alison Oliver, who could be propelled into the spotlight in the same way that Normal People made stars out of Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal.
Produced by Element Pictures, Conversations With Friends is a 12-part series, which follows the story of two Dublin college students, Frances (Oliver) and Bobbi (Lane), and the strange and unexpected connection they forge with married couple, Melissa (Kirke) and Nick (Alwyn).
Frances and Bobbi are inseparable former lovers who become fascinated by Melissa and Nick to the point that Nick and Frances embark on an intense secret affair. Soon the affair begins to test the bond between Frances and Bobbi,...
The Favourite star Joe Alwyn and Girls actress Jemima Kirke will headline the series alongside Utopia’s Sasha Lane and newcomer Alison Oliver, who could be propelled into the spotlight in the same way that Normal People made stars out of Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal.
Produced by Element Pictures, Conversations With Friends is a 12-part series, which follows the story of two Dublin college students, Frances (Oliver) and Bobbi (Lane), and the strange and unexpected connection they forge with married couple, Melissa (Kirke) and Nick (Alwyn).
Frances and Bobbi are inseparable former lovers who become fascinated by Melissa and Nick to the point that Nick and Frances embark on an intense secret affair. Soon the affair begins to test the bond between Frances and Bobbi,...
- 2/17/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Drama premiered at Sundance and marks feature directorial debut of Channing Godfrey Peoples.
Vertigo Releasing has secured UK and Ireland rights to Channing Godfrey Peoples’ US drama Miss Juneteenth, which debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Vertigo secured the deal directly with US producer-financer Ley Line Entertainment and plans to release the film theatrically and on digital platforms on September 18.
It will also release the film in South Africa while Rialto Distribution will handle Australia and New Zealand, through its ongoing strategic partnership with Vertigo.
The film marks the feature debut of the writer-director who was inspired by...
Vertigo Releasing has secured UK and Ireland rights to Channing Godfrey Peoples’ US drama Miss Juneteenth, which debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Vertigo secured the deal directly with US producer-financer Ley Line Entertainment and plans to release the film theatrically and on digital platforms on September 18.
It will also release the film in South Africa while Rialto Distribution will handle Australia and New Zealand, through its ongoing strategic partnership with Vertigo.
The film marks the feature debut of the writer-director who was inspired by...
- 7/14/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Miss Juneteenth, which made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and later won an award at SXSW in March. The debut feature of writer-director Channing Godfrey Peoples now is aimed at a June 19 release, that date marking the 155th anniversary of the Juneteenth holiday.
Vertical is hoping for a theatrical release depending on the status of theaters amid the coronavirus pandemic, but it aims to bow the film on digital on the American holiday, which commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation — a celebration that includes an annual beauty pageant.
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Vertical is hoping for a theatrical release depending on the status of theaters amid the coronavirus pandemic, but it aims to bow the film on digital on the American holiday, which commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation — a celebration that includes an annual beauty pageant.
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- 4/14/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The feature film lineup at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival has been unveiled, featuring 118 films. Among the highly-anticipated premieres we have Josephine Decker’s Shirley, Miranda July’s Kajillionaire, Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Janicza Bravo’s Zola, Kirsten Johnson’s Dick Johnson Is Dead, Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor, Julie Taymor’s The Glorias, Dee Rees’ The Last Thing He Wanted, Sean Durkin’s The Nest, Michael Almereyda’s Tesla, Benh Zeitlin’s Wendy, and more.
Check out the list below and return for our coverage from January 23-February 2, 2020.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films, the Dramatic Competition offers Festivalgoers a first look at groundbreaking new voices in American independent film. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include The Farewell, Honey Boy, Clemency, Eighth Grade, Sorry to Bother You and The Miseducation of Cameron Post. 47% of the directors in this year’s U.
Check out the list below and return for our coverage from January 23-February 2, 2020.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films, the Dramatic Competition offers Festivalgoers a first look at groundbreaking new voices in American independent film. Films that have premiered in this category in recent years include The Farewell, Honey Boy, Clemency, Eighth Grade, Sorry to Bother You and The Miseducation of Cameron Post. 47% of the directors in this year’s U.
- 12/4/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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