Exclusive: A feature doc on one of Formula 1’s most dramatic moments, the row between Ferrari drivers Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi, is the first project to emerge from Finding Jack Charlton producer Noah Media and Sky Studios’ multi-year partnership, with F1 driver Mark Webber set to exec produce.
Villeneuve & Pironi will focus on an intense two-week period in the early 1980s that became known as ‘The Betrayal.’ The film will feature interviews with those closest to the two men, with premiere date set for late next year.
The teammates were both aiming to win the 1982 F1 World Title but, during the final laps of that year’s San Marino Grand Prix, Pironi passed Villeneuve to win the race while Villeneuve believed the two had been instructed to slow down. This was an unexpected act that went completely against the team orders Villeneuve thought they were obeying and they never spoke again.
Villeneuve & Pironi will focus on an intense two-week period in the early 1980s that became known as ‘The Betrayal.’ The film will feature interviews with those closest to the two men, with premiere date set for late next year.
The teammates were both aiming to win the 1982 F1 World Title but, during the final laps of that year’s San Marino Grand Prix, Pironi passed Villeneuve to win the race while Villeneuve believed the two had been instructed to slow down. This was an unexpected act that went completely against the team orders Villeneuve thought they were obeying and they never spoke again.
- 11/5/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Investment
Ex-Skyscanner CEO Gareth Williams, former Xix Entertainment president James Clayton, Hollywood entertainment lawyer Kevin Yorn and multi F1 Grand Prix-winning motor racing driver Mark Webber are among an eclectic group of investors who have together invested £2 million ($2.7 million) in U.K. production and distribution company Noah Media Group.
Noah’s credits include Grierson award-nominated “Finding Jack Charlton” and Cannes selection “Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans” and the outfit has coming up “Arsène Wenger: Invincible,” a documentary on the soccer manager who changed the landscape of the English Premier League, which will debut on Canal Plus in France and a major streaming platform in the U.K. in 2022.
The funding raised will support the company’s growing ambitions in the filmed content space, under the founding team of chair Barry Smith, CEO and producer John McKenna and film and television directors Gabriel Clarke and Torquil Jones. It will also drive Noah’s self-distributing ambitions.
Ex-Skyscanner CEO Gareth Williams, former Xix Entertainment president James Clayton, Hollywood entertainment lawyer Kevin Yorn and multi F1 Grand Prix-winning motor racing driver Mark Webber are among an eclectic group of investors who have together invested £2 million ($2.7 million) in U.K. production and distribution company Noah Media Group.
Noah’s credits include Grierson award-nominated “Finding Jack Charlton” and Cannes selection “Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans” and the outfit has coming up “Arsène Wenger: Invincible,” a documentary on the soccer manager who changed the landscape of the English Premier League, which will debut on Canal Plus in France and a major streaming platform in the U.K. in 2022.
The funding raised will support the company’s growing ambitions in the filmed content space, under the founding team of chair Barry Smith, CEO and producer John McKenna and film and television directors Gabriel Clarke and Torquil Jones. It will also drive Noah’s self-distributing ambitions.
- 10/8/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Finding Jack Charlton producer Noah Media Group has raised $2.7m from private investors including former Xix Entertainment president James Clayton, Hollywood entertainment lawyer Kevin Yorn and former Wired editor David Rowan.
The global documentary producer will use the money to self-finance and distribute more of its productions via distribution arm NoahX along with building an ‘evaluation engine’ to decide on future projects.
The company was launched six years ago by chairman Barry Smith, CEO John McKenna and film and TV directors Gabriel Clarke and Torquil Jones.
The move is the next phase in Noah’s investment plans and also includes backers such as former Skyscanner CEO Gareth Williams and F1 Grand Prix winning motor racing driver Mark Webber.
Smith said: “This injection of investment will go directly into advancing and improving our evaluation processes, leading to better production and distribution decisions.”
The company is shortly to see documentary series Arsène...
The global documentary producer will use the money to self-finance and distribute more of its productions via distribution arm NoahX along with building an ‘evaluation engine’ to decide on future projects.
The company was launched six years ago by chairman Barry Smith, CEO John McKenna and film and TV directors Gabriel Clarke and Torquil Jones.
The move is the next phase in Noah’s investment plans and also includes backers such as former Skyscanner CEO Gareth Williams and F1 Grand Prix winning motor racing driver Mark Webber.
Smith said: “This injection of investment will go directly into advancing and improving our evaluation processes, leading to better production and distribution decisions.”
The company is shortly to see documentary series Arsène...
- 10/8/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Football player and manager to get doc treatment from Noah Media Group.
A feature documentary about the World Cup-winning football player and manager Jack Charlton is in production from London-based outfit Noah Media Group, which has credits including Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager and Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans.
Gabriel Clarke and Pete Thomas are directing the project, which will tell the story of how Charlton guided the Republic of Ireland national football team to their first World Cup in 1990. It is being lined up for a UK theatrical release next summer, to mark 20 years since the tournament,...
A feature documentary about the World Cup-winning football player and manager Jack Charlton is in production from London-based outfit Noah Media Group, which has credits including Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager and Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans.
Gabriel Clarke and Pete Thomas are directing the project, which will tell the story of how Charlton guided the Republic of Ireland national football team to their first World Cup in 1990. It is being lined up for a UK theatrical release next summer, to mark 20 years since the tournament,...
- 7/8/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The story of one of the iconic figures of the beautiful game is coming to Netflix, which will launch “Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager” on its platform globally.
The film tells the story of much-loved soccer player and manager Bobby Robson, who took charge of English club Ipswich and Spanish giants Barcelona among others in a storied club career. At the international level, he was manager of England’s soccer team for two World Cups, including the 1990 tournament in which he took the squad to the semifinals. Robson died in 2009.
The film features unseen footage from his career and also follows his battles with cancer and his establishment of the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Foundation. It was produced by U.K.-based Noah Media, which has made other sports films, including “Steve McQueen: The Man and Le Mans” and “Clough.” There are interviews with soccer A-listers such as Alex Ferguson,...
The film tells the story of much-loved soccer player and manager Bobby Robson, who took charge of English club Ipswich and Spanish giants Barcelona among others in a storied club career. At the international level, he was manager of England’s soccer team for two World Cups, including the 1990 tournament in which he took the squad to the semifinals. Robson died in 2009.
The film features unseen footage from his career and also follows his battles with cancer and his establishment of the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Foundation. It was produced by U.K.-based Noah Media, which has made other sports films, including “Steve McQueen: The Man and Le Mans” and “Clough.” There are interviews with soccer A-listers such as Alex Ferguson,...
- 11/30/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Playing For Change, the multimedia company responsible for the popular ‘Songs Around The World’ video series, has announced it will host We Are One, a concert benefitting the Playing For Change Foundation and celebrating 10 years of positive change through music.
Official partners for the event include Los Angeles’ premier rock radio station 95.5 Klos, La Weekly, and Japan-based music app Nana. The concert will take place on Tuesday, October 3, at the historic Mayan Theater in downtown Los Angeles and feature performances from The Doobie Brothers members Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and John McFee; as well as Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett from Little Feat; The Playing For Change Band, that features 10 respected musicians from 10 different countries; world-renowned drummer James Gadson; The Ambassador of Soul, Ellis Hall; legendary harmonica player Lee Oskar; and more. Ticketing options include an exclusive VIP experience with a pre-show meet and greet reception with The Doobie Brothers and musicians,...
Official partners for the event include Los Angeles’ premier rock radio station 95.5 Klos, La Weekly, and Japan-based music app Nana. The concert will take place on Tuesday, October 3, at the historic Mayan Theater in downtown Los Angeles and feature performances from The Doobie Brothers members Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and John McFee; as well as Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett from Little Feat; The Playing For Change Band, that features 10 respected musicians from 10 different countries; world-renowned drummer James Gadson; The Ambassador of Soul, Ellis Hall; legendary harmonica player Lee Oskar; and more. Ticketing options include an exclusive VIP experience with a pre-show meet and greet reception with The Doobie Brothers and musicians,...
- 8/24/2017
- Look to the Stars
For 100 points, what is the thread connecting the world’s oldest sports car race and Hollywood’s brightest star in the ‘60s and ‘70s? Other than possessing a near-mythical stature in their respective fields, Le Mans (1971) is Steve McQueen’s passion project, one that aims to become the definitive cinematic portrayal of racing and elevate the actor’s clout. Neither happened – the film cursed all those involved and altered the “King of Cool” forever. Documakers Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna have chosen that as the subject, and their final product absolutely deserves a spin.
If, for some reason definitely of the odd kind, the content of The Man & Le Mans isn’t captivating enough, know that Clarke and McKenna are interspersing previously unseen footage and sound bites with interviews with surviving crew members. McQueen’s son Chad, the female lead Louise Edlind, writer/confidant Alan Trustman, driver/racer David Piper,...
If, for some reason definitely of the odd kind, the content of The Man & Le Mans isn’t captivating enough, know that Clarke and McKenna are interspersing previously unseen footage and sound bites with interviews with surviving crew members. McQueen’s son Chad, the female lead Louise Edlind, writer/confidant Alan Trustman, driver/racer David Piper,...
- 8/3/2017
- by Nguyen Le
- The Cultural Post
Author: Competitions
To mark the release of Steve McQueen: The Man and Le Mans on 5th June, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Blu-ray.
McQueen’s run of hit films and his starring role in the project persuaded the studios that ‘Le Mans’ would be a sure-fire hit. The legendary director John Sturges (The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven) would oversee a hugely ambitious production backed by the best technical team ever assembled and 45 of the world’s most famous racing drivers. McQueen was attempting to break new cinematic ground. However, in his search for perfection he would fly too close to the sun…
directed and produced by Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna, Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans tells the incredible true story of how one of the most charismatic movie stars of all time risked his life and the lives of those closest...
To mark the release of Steve McQueen: The Man and Le Mans on 5th June, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Blu-ray.
McQueen’s run of hit films and his starring role in the project persuaded the studios that ‘Le Mans’ would be a sure-fire hit. The legendary director John Sturges (The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven) would oversee a hugely ambitious production backed by the best technical team ever assembled and 45 of the world’s most famous racing drivers. McQueen was attempting to break new cinematic ground. However, in his search for perfection he would fly too close to the sun…
directed and produced by Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna, Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans tells the incredible true story of how one of the most charismatic movie stars of all time risked his life and the lives of those closest...
- 6/5/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The 59Th BFI London Film Festival Announces Full 2015 Programme
You can peruse the programme at your leisure here.
The programme for the 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership launched today, with Festival Director Clare Stewart presenting this year’s rich and diverse selection of films and events. BFI London Film Festival is Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s oldest film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience. The Festival provides an essential platform for films seeking global success; and promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes. With this year’s industry programme stronger than ever, offering international filmmakers and leaders a programme of insightful events covering every area of the film industry Lff positions London as the world’s leading creative city.
The Festival will screen a...
You can peruse the programme at your leisure here.
The programme for the 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership launched today, with Festival Director Clare Stewart presenting this year’s rich and diverse selection of films and events. BFI London Film Festival is Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s oldest film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience. The Festival provides an essential platform for films seeking global success; and promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes. With this year’s industry programme stronger than ever, offering international filmmakers and leaders a programme of insightful events covering every area of the film industry Lff positions London as the world’s leading creative city.
The Festival will screen a...
- 9/1/2015
- by John
- SoundOnSight
“When you’re racing, it’s life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting”
Steve McQueen
Film-maker and journalist Gabriel Clarke, well-known to British viewers for his football reporting on ITV, has teamed up with John McKenna to direct the documentary about one of the greatest movie stars of all time, and the film that almost destroyed him. Steve Mcqueen: The Man & Le Mans is the new documentary that has, both motor racing and film fans extremely excited, due to the wealth of remarkable unseen footage and outtakes featured in the pic. Described as a story of obsession, betrayal and ultimate vindication, The Man & Le Mans follows McQueen’s quest to make a movie in the early 1970s about the famous 24-hour race in France. The making of the film was plagued with several problems; starting with director John Sturges quitting on set, McQueen’s marriage falling apart,...
Steve McQueen
Film-maker and journalist Gabriel Clarke, well-known to British viewers for his football reporting on ITV, has teamed up with John McKenna to direct the documentary about one of the greatest movie stars of all time, and the film that almost destroyed him. Steve Mcqueen: The Man & Le Mans is the new documentary that has, both motor racing and film fans extremely excited, due to the wealth of remarkable unseen footage and outtakes featured in the pic. Described as a story of obsession, betrayal and ultimate vindication, The Man & Le Mans follows McQueen’s quest to make a movie in the early 1970s about the famous 24-hour race in France. The making of the film was plagued with several problems; starting with director John Sturges quitting on set, McQueen’s marriage falling apart,...
- 5/13/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
While we all know the big titles vying in the Competition slots at Cannes, the festival also does a great job each year of honoring cinema's past, both by screening restored films and highlighting new projects about legendary figures. And this year, some light will be shining on Steve McQueen, with a documentary about the notorious making of his 1971 film "Le Mans." And a couple of clips have arrived for those who can't make it to the Croisette. Directed by Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna, the duo explore a movie that was sort of the "Mad Max: Fury Road" of its day. "Le Mans" featured little in the way of dialogue or plot, but was heavy on driving, as you might expect from a racing movie. However, this was before CGI, and everything was shot on location with actual vehicles during the real race. This meant no shortage of danger,...
- 5/12/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna's "Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans," premiering in the Cannes Classics section, follows the king of cool's journey to make a film in the 1970s about France's 25-hour race, "Le Mans." During the six months he worked on the film, his director John Sturges quit, his marriage disintegrated, his Solar Productions neared bankruptcy and he was rumored to be on Charles Manson's kill list. "Le Mans" ultimately went to director Lee H. Katzin and flopped at the 1971 box office. Content Media will be selling the documentary in the Cannes Market, and according to Variety it's “an extraordinary, moving, white-knuckle drive with one of the greatest movie stars of all time, and the film that almost destroyed him.” McQueen's son Chad McQueen will be in Cannes to present "The Man & Le Mans" alongside the filmmakers. Read More: Cannes Classics Programs Welles, Hitchcock and...
- 5/11/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
It should come as no surprise that Cannes Film Festival will play host to Kent Jones’s doc on the touchstone of filmmaking interview tomes, Hitchcock/Truffaut (see photo above). The film has been floating near the top of this list since it was announced last year as in development, while Jones himself has a history with the festival, having co-written both Arnaud Desplechin’s Jimmy P. and Martin Scorsese’s My Voyage To Italy, both of which premiered in Cannes. The film is scheduled to screen as part of the Cannes Classics sidebar alongside the likes of Stig Björkman’s Ingrid Bergman, in Her Own Words, which will play as part of the festival’s tribute to the late starlet, and Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna’s Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (see trailer below). As someone who grew up watching road races with my dad in Watkins Glen,...
- 5/1/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
This year's Cannes Classics -- the section of the Cannes Film Festival dedicated to heritage films -- will pay tribute to filmmaker Costa-Garvas, winner of the 1982 Palme d'or for "Missing," who served on the Jury in 1976. The festival will also celebrate Ingrid Bergman and Orson Welles, as well as feature a tribute to Manoel de Oliveira and an evening with Barbet Schroeder. Along with these tributes, documentaries about cinema and restorations from around the world will also be featured. The festival will also feature new films by Barbet Schroeder ("Amnesia") and Eric Hannezo ("Rabid Dogs"). Read More: Cannes Wish List: 20 Films We Hope to See at the 2015 Festival Below is the Cannes Classics lineup, courtesy of the festival: Documentaries about cinema"Hitchcock/Truffaut" by Kent Jones (2015)"Depardieu Grandeur Nature" by Richard Melloul (2014)"Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans" by Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna...
- 4/29/2015
- by Jena Keahon
- Indiewire
Section to also include celebrations of Ingrid Bergman and Orson Welles as well as screenings of The Terminator and Jurassic Park 3D.
Costa-Gavras has been named guest of honour at this year’s Cannes Classics section of the Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24).
The Greek-French film director and producer won the Palme d’or with Missing in 1982, was member of the jury in 1976 that crowned Taxi Driver and picked up the award for best director with Section spéciale in 1975.
The filmmaker will be present for a screening of Z, which won the jury prize in 1969, and has had the original negative scanned in 4k and restored frame by frame in 2K, supervised by Costa-Gavras.
Orson Welles
Marking 100 years since the birth of Orson Welles, Cannes will screen restorations of films from the legendary Us actor, director, writer and producer, who died in 1985.
The titles include his staggering debut Citizen Kane (1941), which has received a 4k restoration completed...
Costa-Gavras has been named guest of honour at this year’s Cannes Classics section of the Cannes Film Festival (May 13-24).
The Greek-French film director and producer won the Palme d’or with Missing in 1982, was member of the jury in 1976 that crowned Taxi Driver and picked up the award for best director with Section spéciale in 1975.
The filmmaker will be present for a screening of Z, which won the jury prize in 1969, and has had the original negative scanned in 4k and restored frame by frame in 2K, supervised by Costa-Gavras.
Orson Welles
Marking 100 years since the birth of Orson Welles, Cannes will screen restorations of films from the legendary Us actor, director, writer and producer, who died in 1985.
The titles include his staggering debut Citizen Kane (1941), which has received a 4k restoration completed...
- 4/29/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Key European territories among those to pick up rights to the documentary about the late actor’s struggle to make a film about Le Mans.
Content Film has secured a raft of pre-sales for McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, a film about the struggle that late Hollywood actor Steve McQueen endured while making a feature about the famous 24-hour race.
Content has sold the film to the UK (The Works), France (Marco Polo), Italy (Iwonder), Germany, Scandinavia & Australia/Nz (Entertainment One (eOne)), Portugal (Lusomundo), Middle East (Salim Ramea Co.) and Yugoslavia (VIP).
Filming began on the documentary this spring, continues in France and will conclude in the Us at the end of the summer. The screen icon’s son, Chad McQueen, will attend Le Mans Classic – returning to the circuit for the first time since he was on the original movie set as a boy. He will retrace his father’s footsteps at the track - integral...
Content Film has secured a raft of pre-sales for McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, a film about the struggle that late Hollywood actor Steve McQueen endured while making a feature about the famous 24-hour race.
Content has sold the film to the UK (The Works), France (Marco Polo), Italy (Iwonder), Germany, Scandinavia & Australia/Nz (Entertainment One (eOne)), Portugal (Lusomundo), Middle East (Salim Ramea Co.) and Yugoslavia (VIP).
Filming began on the documentary this spring, continues in France and will conclude in the Us at the end of the summer. The screen icon’s son, Chad McQueen, will attend Le Mans Classic – returning to the circuit for the first time since he was on the original movie set as a boy. He will retrace his father’s footsteps at the track - integral...
- 7/3/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Content announced today that it will be handling worldwide rights to the Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna produced documentary The Man & Le Mans at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin. The Man & Le Mans will be executive produced by Motorsport consultant and former PR executive Andrew Marriott, noted archive producer Richard Wiseman, and Content's Jamie Carmichael. By 1970, Steve McQueen ruled Hollywood. Hot off the back of classics The Magnificent Seven , The Great Escape , The Cincinnati Kid and The Thomas Crown Affair , McQueen made an indelible mark as the maverick cop in Bullitt . the movie that made car chases a staple of the movie industry. He was at the top of his game, commanding respect and wielding power; securing a six-picture deal with...
- 1/30/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Unfortunately every generation seems to have a question about where they were when one event changed the way we all view the world. For my parent's generation it was where were you when Kennedy was shot? For my generation it's where were you on 9/11?
Frank Reagan and his partner John McKenna were in the North Tower saving lives when the South Tower fell because it was "The Job" I couldn't even imagine the terror that was felt in that moment or the incredible courage of the first responders who continued get people out.
But Frank was haunted by the events of that day but also by the aftermath. By his partner who fell ill. They never specified exactly what John died from except to say that it was complications brought on by breathing the air at ground zero. Which left Frank asking, why him and not me?
Unfortunately, it's the...
Frank Reagan and his partner John McKenna were in the North Tower saving lives when the South Tower fell because it was "The Job" I couldn't even imagine the terror that was felt in that moment or the incredible courage of the first responders who continued get people out.
But Frank was haunted by the events of that day but also by the aftermath. By his partner who fell ill. They never specified exactly what John died from except to say that it was complications brought on by breathing the air at ground zero. Which left Frank asking, why him and not me?
Unfortunately, it's the...
- 2/4/2012
- by christine@tvfanatic.com (C. Orlando)
- TVfanatic
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