Partners on the scheme include Gaumont, Eleven, and Maia Pictures.
The Writers Lab UK and Europe has set the 15 participants taking part in the 2023 edition, which for the first time is offering a combined UK and Europe edition, with participants from all four UK nations, plus Ireland, Greece, Italy, Germany and Austria.
The development and marketplace programme devoted to script development for women and nonbinary screenwriters over 40 launched in 2015 with a US edition, expanding to the UK in 2021, and Europe in 2022. It provides an opportunity to discover and nurture new talent, matching selected writers with leading film and TV industry...
The Writers Lab UK and Europe has set the 15 participants taking part in the 2023 edition, which for the first time is offering a combined UK and Europe edition, with participants from all four UK nations, plus Ireland, Greece, Italy, Germany and Austria.
The development and marketplace programme devoted to script development for women and nonbinary screenwriters over 40 launched in 2015 with a US edition, expanding to the UK in 2021, and Europe in 2022. It provides an opportunity to discover and nurture new talent, matching selected writers with leading film and TV industry...
- 9/25/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Advisors and guests include ’Succession’ writer Susan Soon He Stanton and ’Call My Agent!’ star Camille Cottin.
The Writers Lab, the development and marketplace programme devoted to script development for women and nonbinary screenwriters over 40, is opening its first combined UK and European edition.
Julia Berg of UK production outfit Untamed Stories will again partner with the co-founders of The Writers Lab US, Elizabeth Kaiden and Nitza Wilon, to launch a combined UK and European Lab this year. The US programme, produced with New York Women in Film and Television (Nywift), is supported by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman. Last...
The Writers Lab, the development and marketplace programme devoted to script development for women and nonbinary screenwriters over 40, is opening its first combined UK and European edition.
Julia Berg of UK production outfit Untamed Stories will again partner with the co-founders of The Writers Lab US, Elizabeth Kaiden and Nitza Wilon, to launch a combined UK and European Lab this year. The US programme, produced with New York Women in Film and Television (Nywift), is supported by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman. Last...
- 4/6/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
West Pacific Executive Roles
As the post-merger restructuring continues, Warner Bros. Discovery has appointed Gillian Zhao as president of its China operations. Tony Qiu is appointed SVP head of commercial, Western Pacific. Both positions report to James Gibbons, president and MD, Wbd, in the Western Pacific region, which it defines as Japan, Australia, New Zealand and China, and spans the group’s portfolio, including pay-tv, free-to-air television, theatrical, studios, direct-to-consumer and consumer products.
A Warner Bros. veteran, who was named as Warner’s EVP in China in 2016, Zhao’s task is to lead “the strategic growth of Wbd’s theatrical, TV distribution, home entertainment and local theatrical production businesses in China.”
Qiu’s position is described as a “new regional role with oversight of key lines of revenue for Western Pacific.” In addition to ad sales and games management in China, Qiu will also lead the consumer products business in China,...
As the post-merger restructuring continues, Warner Bros. Discovery has appointed Gillian Zhao as president of its China operations. Tony Qiu is appointed SVP head of commercial, Western Pacific. Both positions report to James Gibbons, president and MD, Wbd, in the Western Pacific region, which it defines as Japan, Australia, New Zealand and China, and spans the group’s portfolio, including pay-tv, free-to-air television, theatrical, studios, direct-to-consumer and consumer products.
A Warner Bros. veteran, who was named as Warner’s EVP in China in 2016, Zhao’s task is to lead “the strategic growth of Wbd’s theatrical, TV distribution, home entertainment and local theatrical production businesses in China.”
Qiu’s position is described as a “new regional role with oversight of key lines of revenue for Western Pacific.” In addition to ad sales and games management in China, Qiu will also lead the consumer products business in China,...
- 11/24/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: In the early 20th century, an impoverished teenage Italian cobbler sailed from Naples to America to seek a better life. He settled in Southern California, and became Hollywood’s go-to shoemaker during the silent era. In 1927, he returned to Italy and founded his namesake luxury brand, which has become one of the world’s most famous.
Salvatore Ferragamo is now the subject of a new documentary from Call Me By Your director Luca Guadagnino. Ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, we caught up with the Oscar-nominated Italian filmmaker about the film, which charts Ferragamo’s remarkable rags to riches story.
Guadagnino spent two years piecing the story together from a script by fashion and culture journalist Dana Thomas. Talking heads include Martin Scorsese, Ferragamo’s family members, costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis, and famous designers Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin. Call Me By Your Name star Michael Stuhlbarg narrates.
Salvatore Ferragamo is now the subject of a new documentary from Call Me By Your director Luca Guadagnino. Ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, we caught up with the Oscar-nominated Italian filmmaker about the film, which charts Ferragamo’s remarkable rags to riches story.
Guadagnino spent two years piecing the story together from a script by fashion and culture journalist Dana Thomas. Talking heads include Martin Scorsese, Ferragamo’s family members, costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis, and famous designers Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin. Call Me By Your Name star Michael Stuhlbarg narrates.
- 9/3/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Film to premiere in Venice on September 6.
Sony Pictures Classics (Spc) has picked up all worldwide rights excluding Italy to Luca Guadagnino’s Ferragamo doc and Venice world premiere Salvatore: Shoemaker Of Dreams.
Haute couture author and The New York Times contributor Dana Thomas wrote the screenplay and Michael Stuhlbarg narrates the film, which screens out competition on September 6.
Salvatore: Shoemaker Of Dreams chronicles the life of one of the world’s most renowned designers, starting from impoverished origins as a teenage cobbler in early 20th century Naples.
Ferragamo journeyed to the United States in search of a better life...
Sony Pictures Classics (Spc) has picked up all worldwide rights excluding Italy to Luca Guadagnino’s Ferragamo doc and Venice world premiere Salvatore: Shoemaker Of Dreams.
Haute couture author and The New York Times contributor Dana Thomas wrote the screenplay and Michael Stuhlbarg narrates the film, which screens out competition on September 6.
Salvatore: Shoemaker Of Dreams chronicles the life of one of the world’s most renowned designers, starting from impoverished origins as a teenage cobbler in early 20th century Naples.
Ferragamo journeyed to the United States in search of a better life...
- 9/2/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up world rights, excluding Italy, to Luca Guadagnino’s Salvatore: Shoemaker Of Dreams, a feature documentary about the life of fashion icon Salvatore Ferragamo.
Written by Dana Thomas and narrated by Michael Stuhlbarg, the pic is set to world premiere at Venice Film Festival out of competition on September 6. Producers are Francesco Melzi d’Eril and Gabriele Moratti of MeMo Films, with executive producer Stella Savino.
Talking heads in the movie include Martin Scorsese, costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis, and shoe designers Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin.
Spc and Guardagnino previously teamed on Call Me By Your Name, and the filmmaker also executive produced doc The Truffle Hunters, which the distributor will release in December.
The deal was negotiated by eOne’s Sierra/Affinity on behalf of the filmmakers.
Written by Dana Thomas and narrated by Michael Stuhlbarg, the pic is set to world premiere at Venice Film Festival out of competition on September 6. Producers are Francesco Melzi d’Eril and Gabriele Moratti of MeMo Films, with executive producer Stella Savino.
Talking heads in the movie include Martin Scorsese, costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis, and shoe designers Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin.
Spc and Guardagnino previously teamed on Call Me By Your Name, and the filmmaker also executive produced doc The Truffle Hunters, which the distributor will release in December.
The deal was negotiated by eOne’s Sierra/Affinity on behalf of the filmmakers.
- 9/2/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has snapped up worldwide rights, excluding Italy, to Luca Guadagnino’s documentary on Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo, “Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams.”
The film bows at the Venice Film Festival this coming week, where it screens out of competition. Written by Dana Thomas with narration by Michael Stuhlbarg, the doc is produced by Francesco Melzi d’Eril and Gabriele Moratti of MeMo Films, and executive produced by Stella Savino.
The film tracks Ferragamo’s personal, artistic and business story, from his childhood in Bonito, where he made his first pair of shoes, to his journey to the United States to seek his fortune, from his experiences in Hollywood to his return to Italy, from the verge of bankruptcy to resurgence in his Florence factory and rise to definitive acclaim.
Guadagnino — whose HBO series “We Are Who We Are” also premieres in September — has access to never-before-seen images and...
The film bows at the Venice Film Festival this coming week, where it screens out of competition. Written by Dana Thomas with narration by Michael Stuhlbarg, the doc is produced by Francesco Melzi d’Eril and Gabriele Moratti of MeMo Films, and executive produced by Stella Savino.
The film tracks Ferragamo’s personal, artistic and business story, from his childhood in Bonito, where he made his first pair of shoes, to his journey to the United States to seek his fortune, from his experiences in Hollywood to his return to Italy, from the verge of bankruptcy to resurgence in his Florence factory and rise to definitive acclaim.
Guadagnino — whose HBO series “We Are Who We Are” also premieres in September — has access to never-before-seen images and...
- 9/2/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the worldwide rights, excluding Italy, to “Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams,” a new fashion documentary about Salvatore Ferragamo that’s directed by “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino.
“Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams” was written by Dana Thomas and narrated by Michael Stuhlbarg. The documentary is premiering at the Venice International Film Festival on September 6 out of competition.
Sony Pictures Classics did not immediately announce release plans for the documentary.
The documentary tracks Salvatore Ferragamo’s fascinating personal, artistic and business story, from his childhood in Bonito, where he made his first pair of shoes, to his journey to America to seek his fortune, from his experiences in Hollywood to his return to Italy, from the verge of bankruptcy to resurgence in his Florence factory and rise to definitive acclaim. With character, instinct, genius, curiosity and extraordinary intuition, “Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams” shows the mystery...
“Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams” was written by Dana Thomas and narrated by Michael Stuhlbarg. The documentary is premiering at the Venice International Film Festival on September 6 out of competition.
Sony Pictures Classics did not immediately announce release plans for the documentary.
The documentary tracks Salvatore Ferragamo’s fascinating personal, artistic and business story, from his childhood in Bonito, where he made his first pair of shoes, to his journey to America to seek his fortune, from his experiences in Hollywood to his return to Italy, from the verge of bankruptcy to resurgence in his Florence factory and rise to definitive acclaim. With character, instinct, genius, curiosity and extraordinary intuition, “Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams” shows the mystery...
- 9/2/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The 2019 Independent Spirit Awards took place on a beach in Santa Monica, Calif., with Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” taking the top prize for best feature along with best director for Jenkins.
Ethan Hawke and Glenn Close took the prizes for best male lead and best female lead, respectively. Bo Burnham took the best first screenplay trophy for “Eighth Grade” and Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty won for best screenplay.
The Spirit Awards are chosen by the Film Independent’s 6200 members after an anonymous committee votes on nominations. The eligibility rules require that movies be produced in the U.S. for less than $20 million.
Keep checking back as the winners are updated live.
Best Feature
Eighth Grade
First Reformed
If Beale Street Could Talk (Winner)
Leave No Trace
You Were Never Really Here
Best Director
Debra Granik, Leave No Trace
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk (Winner)
Tamara Jenkins,...
Ethan Hawke and Glenn Close took the prizes for best male lead and best female lead, respectively. Bo Burnham took the best first screenplay trophy for “Eighth Grade” and Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty won for best screenplay.
The Spirit Awards are chosen by the Film Independent’s 6200 members after an anonymous committee votes on nominations. The eligibility rules require that movies be produced in the U.S. for less than $20 million.
Keep checking back as the winners are updated live.
Best Feature
Eighth Grade
First Reformed
If Beale Street Could Talk (Winner)
Leave No Trace
You Were Never Really Here
Best Director
Debra Granik, Leave No Trace
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk (Winner)
Tamara Jenkins,...
- 2/23/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Los Angeles-based sales company has licensed rights excluding Italy from Italy’s Frenesy Film to the drama and will commence sales at the Afm before heading to Ventana Sur in Argentina in December.
Ferdinando Cito Filomarino directed Antonia. (pictured), which chronicles the sexual awakening of a young female artist in Fascist Italy and earned the director a special mention in Karlovy Vary this year.
Faliro House and Luca Guadagnino’s Frenesy Film produced Antonia and the Italian Ministry Of Culture co-financed. Andrew Gallagher of Curator Films negotiated the deal with Stella Savino and Marco Morabito for Frenesy.
Ferdinando Cito Filomarino directed Antonia. (pictured), which chronicles the sexual awakening of a young female artist in Fascist Italy and earned the director a special mention in Karlovy Vary this year.
Faliro House and Luca Guadagnino’s Frenesy Film produced Antonia and the Italian Ministry Of Culture co-financed. Andrew Gallagher of Curator Films negotiated the deal with Stella Savino and Marco Morabito for Frenesy.
- 10/29/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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