Applications are now open for the 21st edition of Screen International’s Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland.
The submissions window is open for one month, from March 6 to April 5, 2024.
Applications are open to UK and Irish citizens and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit, but applicants should be at an early stage in their film career, demonstrate exceptional promise and be ready to progress to the next level.
Applicants should use this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot...
The submissions window is open for one month, from March 6 to April 5, 2024.
Applications are open to UK and Irish citizens and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit, but applicants should be at an early stage in their film career, demonstrate exceptional promise and be ready to progress to the next level.
Applicants should use this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot...
- 3/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
The six teams each received £30,000 of development funding.
Netflix, in partnership with non-profit Creative UK, has unveiled the six teams and projects selected for Breakout, the filmmaking programme launched to discover and support talented up-and-coming storytellers in the UK, with participants including Screen Star of Tomorrow Helen Simmons and children’s TV star and presenter Kim Tserkezie.
Emerging filmmakers are given the funding and opportunity to advance their debut feature into development with the partnership and support of Netflix. The selected teams comprise talent who haven’t yet made a feature but whose work has garnered industry or public attention.
Netflix, in partnership with non-profit Creative UK, has unveiled the six teams and projects selected for Breakout, the filmmaking programme launched to discover and support talented up-and-coming storytellers in the UK, with participants including Screen Star of Tomorrow Helen Simmons and children’s TV star and presenter Kim Tserkezie.
Emerging filmmakers are given the funding and opportunity to advance their debut feature into development with the partnership and support of Netflix. The selected teams comprise talent who haven’t yet made a feature but whose work has garnered industry or public attention.
- 4/6/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #330: From Shorts to a Netflix debut feature film...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #330: From Shorts to a Netflix debut feature film...
- 3/20/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The window opens today (March 1), 2023, and will close on March 31.
Applications are now open for the landmark 20th edition of Screen International’s Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland.
The window opens today (March 1), 2023, and will close on March 31.
Applications are open to UK and Irish nationals and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit.
Applicants should use the this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot and contact details as well as a small statement about why they are applying.
Applications are now open for the landmark 20th edition of Screen International’s Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland.
The window opens today (March 1), 2023, and will close on March 31.
Applications are open to UK and Irish nationals and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit.
Applicants should use the this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot and contact details as well as a small statement about why they are applying.
- 3/1/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Photo: 'I Used to Be Famous' Netflix's latest release ‘I Used to Be Famous' is an adaptation from an award-winning short film that shares the same name, written and directed by Eddie Sternberg. Now Sternberg took it upon himself to direct the full-feature version of it. ‘I Used to Be Famous’ concentrates on a has-been boyband member named Vince Denham (played by Ed Skrein), who used to be in a group called Stereo Dream. It has been twenty years since he performed on stage with his other boy band members. Things do not look good for the main character since he wanders around London as he faces rejection from other auditions. At one point, he encounters Stevie (played by Leo Long) who has autism but has the talent for drumming. As Vince witnesses his talent, he immediately gets passionate about what he has witnessed. It’s a film that...
- 9/26/2022
- by Marco Castaneda
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Government advice is that cinemas can stay open during official mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II.
The majority of UK-Ireland cinemas will remain open this weekend following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, with distributors moving ahead with new releases.
Government ‘formal guidance’ for the period of mourning was sent by the UK Cinema Associationto its members yesterday shortly before the Queen’s death was confirmed. The guidance states there is “no expectation” for businesses – including cinemas – to close unless they wish to.
A government update received by the Ukca today and sent to members does not include any changes to this advice.
The majority of UK-Ireland cinemas will remain open this weekend following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, with distributors moving ahead with new releases.
Government ‘formal guidance’ for the period of mourning was sent by the UK Cinema Associationto its members yesterday shortly before the Queen’s death was confirmed. The guidance states there is “no expectation” for businesses – including cinemas – to close unless they wish to.
A government update received by the Ukca today and sent to members does not include any changes to this advice.
- 9/9/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
I Used to Be Famous unites a washed-up pop idol with an autistic musician. The film-makers reveal why working with a neurodivergent cast was so rewarding
‘I’ve always dreamed of being in a boyband,” says director Eddie Sternberg, laughing – then quickly adding for clarity: “I’m kidding!” He’s talking about his debut feature, I Used to Be Famous. It’s the story of a washed-up former pop star played by Deadpool actor Ed Skrein, who gets his musical mojo back by jamming with a talented autistic drummer (played by newcomer Leo Long).
Actually, says Sternberg, he got the idea for the film 10 years ago when pop stars started doing comeback tours. “Blue, 5ive, Eternal – all these bands from when I was a kid.” Grabbing at a final 15 minutes of fame, they were only in their late 20s or early 30s. “I found that tragic, the idea of people...
‘I’ve always dreamed of being in a boyband,” says director Eddie Sternberg, laughing – then quickly adding for clarity: “I’m kidding!” He’s talking about his debut feature, I Used to Be Famous. It’s the story of a washed-up former pop star played by Deadpool actor Ed Skrein, who gets his musical mojo back by jamming with a talented autistic drummer (played by newcomer Leo Long).
Actually, says Sternberg, he got the idea for the film 10 years ago when pop stars started doing comeback tours. “Blue, 5ive, Eternal – all these bands from when I was a kid.” Grabbing at a final 15 minutes of fame, they were only in their late 20s or early 30s. “I found that tragic, the idea of people...
- 9/8/2022
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
A down-on-his-luck musician teams up with an autistic teenage drummer in Eddie Sternberg’s sweet-natured but predictable comedy drama
This schematic but sweet-natured comedy drama drives down a narrative track as straight and comfortingly predictable as an episode of Thomas the Tank Engine. Still, like Thomas with his unshakeable faith in rail engine-kind and the wisdom of the Fat Controller, this soppy Netflix feature may tickle the tear ducts of even some cynical viewers, particularly if they have a soft spot for stories about special needs kids exceeding expectations.
After a pre-credit sequence set in the early 00s when a certain kind of bland boyband was all the rage – although some might say that the moment never really passed – a quintet of English lads in a group called Stereo Dream play their last gig together. Flash-forward 20 years, and Stereo Dream’s erstwhile “mysterious” leader Vince lives in relative obscurity in Peckham.
This schematic but sweet-natured comedy drama drives down a narrative track as straight and comfortingly predictable as an episode of Thomas the Tank Engine. Still, like Thomas with his unshakeable faith in rail engine-kind and the wisdom of the Fat Controller, this soppy Netflix feature may tickle the tear ducts of even some cynical viewers, particularly if they have a soft spot for stories about special needs kids exceeding expectations.
After a pre-credit sequence set in the early 00s when a certain kind of bland boyband was all the rage – although some might say that the moment never really passed – a quintet of English lads in a group called Stereo Dream play their last gig together. Flash-forward 20 years, and Stereo Dream’s erstwhile “mysterious” leader Vince lives in relative obscurity in Peckham.
- 9/6/2022
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Netflix has debuted the trailer for the upcoming feature starring Ed Skrein ‘I Used To Be Famous.’
Vince (Ed Skrein) used to be in the hottest boy band around. Now he’s alone and desperate. An impromptu jam with Stevie (newcomer Leo Long), an autistic drummer with an incredible gift for rhythm, sparks an unexpected friendship. Together they form a unique bond through the power of music.
Directed by Eddie Sternberg, the film stars Ed Skrein, Leo Long (making his screen debut), Eleanor Matsuura (The Walking Dead), Lorraine Ashbourne, Eoin Macken (Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) and Stanley Morgan (Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher).
Also in trailers – Trailer drops for rom-com thriller series ‘Wedding Season’
The film is in select UK cinemas from September 9th and launching globally on Netflix on September 16.
The post “It’s gonna be bangin’…” Trailer drops for ‘I Used To Be Famous’ appeared first on HeyUGuys.
Vince (Ed Skrein) used to be in the hottest boy band around. Now he’s alone and desperate. An impromptu jam with Stevie (newcomer Leo Long), an autistic drummer with an incredible gift for rhythm, sparks an unexpected friendship. Together they form a unique bond through the power of music.
Directed by Eddie Sternberg, the film stars Ed Skrein, Leo Long (making his screen debut), Eleanor Matsuura (The Walking Dead), Lorraine Ashbourne, Eoin Macken (Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) and Stanley Morgan (Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher).
Also in trailers – Trailer drops for rom-com thriller series ‘Wedding Season’
The film is in select UK cinemas from September 9th and launching globally on Netflix on September 16.
The post “It’s gonna be bangin’…” Trailer drops for ‘I Used To Be Famous’ appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 8/17/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"If you have a second shot, then you really have to take it." Netflix has revealed the official trailer for a comedy titled I Used to be Famous, a feature film adaption of director Eddie Sternberg's award-winning 2015 short film of the same name. This heartfelt dramedy follows Vince, played by Ed Skrein, a desperate former popstar who dreams of making a comeback. An impromptu jam session with autistic young drummer Stevie sparks an unexpected friendship between the two misunderstood musicians. Together they form a unique bond through the power of music while helping Stevie achieve his dreams. Leo Long co-stars as Stevie, with a cast including Lorraine Ashbourne, Eleanor Matsuura, Neil Stuke, Jamie Wannell, Stanley Morgan, and Eoin Macken. This looks quite good, with a sweet story about a popstar realizing (hopefully) that friendship is more important than fame and how music can really change lives. Take a look.
- 8/15/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In British director Eddie Sternberg’s feature debut “I Used to Be Famous” – produced by Collie McCarthy at Forty Foot Pictures for Netflix – two sides of the music world clash with each other. Netflix released the trailer for the film Monday (below), and Variety has been given the first-look images, exclusively. The film is one of the first to come out of Netflix’s U.K. Original Slate, commissioned by Fiona Lamptey, director of U.K. features. It will be released in select U.K. theaters from Sept. 9, and on Netflix from Sept. 16.
Sternberg set out to create a film with “a British heart,” he says. “It is made in the vein of ‘The Full Monty,’ ‘Billy Elliot’ and ‘East Is East’ … that sort of heartfelt British film with a bit of grit, with earned heart that doesn’t become cheesy. It’s heartfelt rather than cheesy.” It is set in Peckham,...
Sternberg set out to create a film with “a British heart,” he says. “It is made in the vein of ‘The Full Monty,’ ‘Billy Elliot’ and ‘East Is East’ … that sort of heartfelt British film with a bit of grit, with earned heart that doesn’t become cheesy. It’s heartfelt rather than cheesy.” It is set in Peckham,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The most exciting new actors, writers, directors, producers, and heads of department emerging across the UK and Ireland.
Screen International has revealed the 2022 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, our prestigious annual showcase of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting young actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department.
The 2022 UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow are following in the footsteps of some of today’s biggest names in film and television, many of whom are now Bafta and Oscar winners and nominees.
From Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrea Arnold in the inaugural selection in 2004 to David Oyelowo, Ruth Negga, Abi Morgan (2005), Riz Ahmed,...
Screen International has revealed the 2022 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, our prestigious annual showcase of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting young actors, directors, writers, producers and heads of department.
The 2022 UK & Ireland Stars of Tomorrow are following in the footsteps of some of today’s biggest names in film and television, many of whom are now Bafta and Oscar winners and nominees.
From Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrea Arnold in the inaugural selection in 2004 to David Oyelowo, Ruth Negga, Abi Morgan (2005), Riz Ahmed,...
- 6/29/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
The cast of the Spanish ‘Bird Box’ spin-off has also been revealed.
Netflix’s upcoming Spanish production slate includes two original feature films: Nowhere, directed by Albert Pintó, and Patxi Amézcua’s Infiesto (both are working titles).
Nowhere stars Anna Castillo and is produced by Miguel Ruz. Set in the near future, a young pregnant woman named Nada escapes from a country at war by hiding in a maritime container aboard a cargo ship. After a violent storm, Nada then gives birth to the child while lost at sea, where she must fight to survive. Pintó previously directed Spanish Netflix series Sky Rojo.
Netflix’s upcoming Spanish production slate includes two original feature films: Nowhere, directed by Albert Pintó, and Patxi Amézcua’s Infiesto (both are working titles).
Nowhere stars Anna Castillo and is produced by Miguel Ruz. Set in the near future, a young pregnant woman named Nada escapes from a country at war by hiding in a maritime container aboard a cargo ship. After a violent storm, Nada then gives birth to the child while lost at sea, where she must fight to survive. Pintó previously directed Spanish Netflix series Sky Rojo.
- 10/28/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Sales to commence at next week’s AFM.
Viggo Mortensen and Caleb Landry Jones will star in Alex Gibney’s UK-us thriller Two Wolves, which Altitude is producing and will introduce at next week’s virtual American Film Market.
Altitude is handling international sales on the title, which is written by four-time Oscar nominee Anthony McCarten and Matt Cook. The domestic sale is being co-repped by UTA Independent Film Group and ICM.
Two Wolves is the story of helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson who turned against his fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War to halt the My Lai massacre; but was...
Viggo Mortensen and Caleb Landry Jones will star in Alex Gibney’s UK-us thriller Two Wolves, which Altitude is producing and will introduce at next week’s virtual American Film Market.
Altitude is handling international sales on the title, which is written by four-time Oscar nominee Anthony McCarten and Matt Cook. The domestic sale is being co-repped by UTA Independent Film Group and ICM.
Two Wolves is the story of helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson who turned against his fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War to halt the My Lai massacre; but was...
- 10/28/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Voice cast includes Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe and Raffey Cassidy.
UK sales outfit Bankside Films has released a first-look image from Kensuke’s Kingdom, directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.
The UK-Luxembourg-France co-production is adapted from Michael Morpurgo’s children’s novel of the same name, published in 1999. Morpurgo is also the author of War Horse.
The voice cast features Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe and Raffey Cassidy.
Boyle is a director and animator who has previously worked on Ethel And Ernest and Space Jam. The screenplay has been penned by Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
The film tells the...
UK sales outfit Bankside Films has released a first-look image from Kensuke’s Kingdom, directed by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.
The UK-Luxembourg-France co-production is adapted from Michael Morpurgo’s children’s novel of the same name, published in 1999. Morpurgo is also the author of War Horse.
The voice cast features Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe and Raffey Cassidy.
Boyle is a director and animator who has previously worked on Ethel And Ernest and Space Jam. The screenplay has been penned by Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
The film tells the...
- 10/28/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
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