Prasanna Vithanage On Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis; Power Dynamics In Society & Marriage In Award-Winning Feature ‘Paradise’ – Mumbai Film Festival

Anto Chittilappillys Netwon Cinema also recently produced Don Palatharas Malayalam-languageFamily, which premiered at this years Rotterdam film festival. While the agitation has since stabilized, the country is still a long way from resolving its financial difficulties. DEADLINE: Was the film inspired by Sri Lankas economic crisis? ParadiseNewton Cinema, Madras Talkies Why did you decide to tell a story about Indian tourists in Sri Lanka? Then I met Newton Cinema and they agreed to finance and produce....

November 2, 2023 · 2 min · 301 words · Patricia Medina

SFFILM Doc Stories Opens In Bay Area, With Eye On Oscar Documentary Race

SFFILMs 9thAnnual Doc Stories festival is getting underway, featuring a distinguished lineup of Oscar-contending nonfiction films. By design, its a tightly curated program. They werent at Mill Valley or at Doclands [in Marin Co.] or at other places. ‘American Symphony,’ ‘Copa 71,’ and ‘Anselm’Netflix/New Black Films and Dogwoof/ Sideshow and Janus Films The Bay Area boasts a greater concentration of Academy Doc Branch members than anywhere else, Fairbanks observes. So, were grateful for that....

November 2, 2023 · 1 min · 200 words · Bethany Brown

Singapore’s Nicole Midori Woodford On Hauntings & Echoes Of Trauma In ‘Last Shadow At First Light’ – APSAs

But she doesnt believe this to be true. Executive producers include Happy Infinite Productions (Philippines), Jermyn Wong and Sally Ng. The film was shot by Singapore-based Japanese cinematographer Hideho Urata (A Land Imagined,Plan 75). Last Shadow At First LightPotocol Midori Woodford has made previously made short films that competed at festivals including Busan, Clermont-Ferrand and Singapore. DEADLINE: How much is the story inspired by your own family circumstances? DL: How did you go about researching the aftermath of the tsunami and which locations did you use?...

November 2, 2023 · 1 min · 185 words · Kayla Jimenez

Sundance Institute Sets Fellows For 2023 Episodic Lab

More information on this years fellows and their projects can be found below. Marissa Diazis a Tejana writer, director, and producer who is most known for her work onGeneration. Her writing has been supported by Spotlight Dorado, Film Independent, The Black List, and the PGA. Clockwise (L-R) Hernando Cortes Watson, Daniela Bailes, Elaine Hsieh, Farah Merani, Sylvia Anne Parker, Sam Dunnewold, Marissa Diaz and Laurie HartungCourtesy of Sundance Institute She is a graduate of NYU Film/TV with an MFA from USCs Stark Producing Program....

November 2, 2023 · 1 min · 190 words · Keith Watson

The Incredible Story Of Eli Skorcheva’s Return To The Screen After Three Decades In Bulgaria’s Oscar Hopeful ‘Blaga’s Lessons’

This may be the comeback of the decade. (More on that later.) Instead, she had to enroll in a vocational high school specializing in building and construction. ‘Adaptation’/BNT She reluctantly went there and discovered a surprising talent and love for math. However, filming ran late, and she didnt get a car. By the time she finally made it to the Academy, her group had been called. A string of high-profile film and theater roles followed....

November 2, 2023 · 2 min · 413 words · Sherri Murillo

Thessaloniki Film Festival Head Discusses This Year’s Ghostly Edition & The Origins Behind Greece’s Rising New Wave Of Filmmakers

Selected titles includeAnimalby Sophia Exarchou, Christos NikousFingernails, andIn Cameraby Naqqash Khalid. A total of 270 feature and short films will be screened at Thessaloniki. The festival will close with Fallen Leaves by Aki Kaurismaki. Thessaloniki.SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP via Getty Images. DEADLINE:Orestis, it feels like Thessaloniki is really growing in prominence. How do you feel about this and what is your end goal? ORESTIS ANDREADAKIS:Yes, its growing. When you go to the bigger festivals, it is extremely difficult to fix an appointment....

November 2, 2023 · 3 min · 488 words · Zachary Edwards Jr.

‘All The Light We Cannot See’ Director/EP Shawn Levy On Striving For Authenticity From Casting A Blind Lead To Shooting In Saint-Malo For Netflix Adaptation

But, a page-for-page adaptation was never the goal. The mountain will always exist. Long after us, the mountain will be here. All the Light We Cannot SeeNetflix We did a painting of that mountain. Were not trying to replace it. Were not trying to make a photograph or a Xerox. Its our impression of that mountain. DEADLINE: Can you tell me more about finding Aria Mia Loberti and Nell Sutton?...

November 2, 2023 · 4 min · 649 words · Trevor Mason

‘At The Gates’ Review: Miranda Otto And Noah Wyle In Tense Psychological Drama Centered On Undocumented Workers And The Family Hiding Them

She has worked there about eight months and seems content. Bernstein however builds suspense and suspicion in developing each character as if they are hiding something literally and figuratively. Marianne is edgy, fidgety, suspicious of Nico and accusing him of snooping where he shouldnt be. At The GatesPicturehouse Tension is built as both sides of this class divide increasingly becoming more on edge by the minute. It is far more complicated....

November 2, 2023 · 1 min · 128 words · Caleb Hill

‘Bill Douglas: My Best Friend’ Review: Affecting Portrait Of A Maverick Director Who Died Too Young

The recentpassing of Terence Daviesand the tributes that followed tales of a steel will, impassioned budgetary battles and a host of dream projects that never materialized give this highly personal tribute to Scottish filmmakerBill Douglasan extra and very poignant relevance as a similar story, now depressingly familiar to the British film industry, of an uncompromising talent who left us with a tantalizing promise of what might have been. Now largely unknown to the wider world but very dear to the heart of Scotland (despite the fact that he left his homeland at the earliest opportunity), Douglas is the closest thing to a Rosetta Stone in recent British independent and social-realist cinema....

November 2, 2023 · 4 min · 740 words · Joseph Mason

‘Futurama’ Renewed For Two More Seasons By Hulu

Huluhas ordered two more seasons of the adult animated seriesFuturama. The streamerrevived the series in 2022with a 20-episode order. Season 11premiered July 24on Hulu on and was onNielsens Top 10 originals serieslist for six weeks. ‘Futurama’Hulu Season 12 is expected to debut on Hulu in 2024. The 20-episode latest order is for Seasons 13 and 14. The cast also includes Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche and David Herman. After its initial run on Fox,Futuramawas successfully released on DVD from 2007-09....

November 2, 2023 · 1 min · 155 words · Tamara Perez

‘Loki’ Takes No. 6 Among Nielsen Streaming Originals With Season 2 Debut; ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Sees Resurgence

Its starting to seem likeSuitsmay never give up its throne. The legal drama once again sat atopNielsensstreamingcharts for the week of September 25 to October 1. In its second week at No. Loki; Grey’s AnatomyMarvel Studios; ABC 2, the series tallied just north of 1B viewing minutes for only the second time ever. Watch on Deadline The rest of the overall list was dominated by acquired content. 5 on the list with 821M viewing minutes....

November 2, 2023 · 1 min · 123 words · Kim White

‘Snafu With Ed Helms’ Podcast Renewed For A Second And Third Season

EXCLUSIVE:Snafu WithEd Helms, theiHeartPodcasthosted by Helms about historys greatest screwups, has been renewed for a second and third season. The podcast is a production of iHeartPodcasts, FilmNation Entertainment & Pacific Electric Picture Co. in association with Gilded Audio. The second season is produced by Alyssa Martino and Tory Smith for FilmNation, and produced and written by Sara Joyner, Stephen Wood, and Albert Chen for Gilded Audio. Mark Mann Executive producers for the second season are Helms and Mike Falbo for Pacific Electric Picture Co....

November 2, 2023 · 3 min · 528 words · Michelle Jackson

‘Yellowstone’ Final Installment Gets New Premiere Date, ‘1944’ Prequel Set, Contemporary Spinoff Gets Title

Additionally, theYellowstoneuniverse is expanding with another prequel,1944(working title). Its premiere will follow the conclusion ofYellowstone. I hear that it is possible for him to be inYellowstones final episodes. ‘Yellowstone’Paramount Network 1944and2024follow previous prequels1883and1923.AllYellowstoneseries are produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios. The spinoffs are carried by Paramount+. The mothership series chronicles the Dutton family who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. The global success ofYellowstonecontinues to thrill and excite us at 101 Studios and Bosque Ranch....

November 2, 2023 · 1 min · 95 words · Stephanie Scott