Exclusive: Ben Palmer, the British director behind The Inbetweeners Movie and FX/Sky’s new comedy Breeders, has moved from Wme to CAA.
Palmer directed and co-executive produced the first five episodes in Season 1 of Avalon-produced Breeders, which stars Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard. He will also helm and executive produce five episodes for Season 2.
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He is best known for directing The Inbetweeners Movie, which was the UK’s fastest-grossing live-action movie when it launched in 2011. Other credits include Simon Pegg’s Man Up and Urban Myths.
Palmer is also represented by Hugo Young at Independent Talent in the UK, while he is managed by Tom Lassally at 3 Arts Entertainment. He first signed for Wme back...
Palmer directed and co-executive produced the first five episodes in Season 1 of Avalon-produced Breeders, which stars Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard. He will also helm and executive produce five episodes for Season 2.
More from DeadlineCoronavirus Impacting Hollywood Offices: Talent Agencies, Viacom Among Companies Testing Work From Home - UpdateCAA Signs 'His House' Director Remi WeekesWriter-Directors Alex Fischer, Eleanor Wilson, Rachel Wolther Ink With CAA
He is best known for directing The Inbetweeners Movie, which was the UK’s fastest-grossing live-action movie when it launched in 2011. Other credits include Simon Pegg’s Man Up and Urban Myths.
Palmer is also represented by Hugo Young at Independent Talent in the UK, while he is managed by Tom Lassally at 3 Arts Entertainment. He first signed for Wme back...
- 3/12/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: CAA has signed Alex Fischer, Eleanor Wilson and Rachel Wolther for representation.
Fischer and Wilson wrote and directed Save Yourselves!, the sci-fi comedy that had its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The pic, starring John Reynolds and Sunita Man as a couple who have unplugged from the world for a week at an isolated cabin, making them blissfully aware when aliens attack the earth, was acquired by Bleecker Street and will hit theaters this summer.
Fischer and Wolther, meanwhile, have written and will direct Nobody Nothing Nowhere, a sci-fi pic based on their Black List 2018 script that was selected for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. The original logline: Ruth is one of the non-people: human-looking beings designed and trained for the sole purpose of filling in a realistic world for a bland guy named Dave, the only person to actually exist on Earth.
Fischer and Wilson wrote and directed Save Yourselves!, the sci-fi comedy that had its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The pic, starring John Reynolds and Sunita Man as a couple who have unplugged from the world for a week at an isolated cabin, making them blissfully aware when aliens attack the earth, was acquired by Bleecker Street and will hit theaters this summer.
Fischer and Wolther, meanwhile, have written and will direct Nobody Nothing Nowhere, a sci-fi pic based on their Black List 2018 script that was selected for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. The original logline: Ruth is one of the non-people: human-looking beings designed and trained for the sole purpose of filling in a realistic world for a bland guy named Dave, the only person to actually exist on Earth.
- 3/6/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
After unveiling its first lineup of feature film offerings last month, the SXSW Film Festival is rolling out more additions to its 2020 program. The annual Texas festival has already announced its features and episodic premieres, and now those picks are joined by Midnighters, Festival Favorites, Shorts, and Special Events, plus late-addition features and the full list of Episodic Pilot Competition shows.
This year’s program has 135 Feature Films, including 99 world premieres, nine North American premieres, five U.S. Premieres, 75 films from first-time filmmakers, and 119 short films. The lineup also features music videos, episodic premieres, pilots, special events, and Vr projects.
Today’s announcement sees additions to nearly every section of the feature film lineup, including the popular Midnighters section. Standouts include there Shana Feste’s “Run Sweetheart Run” and Natalie Erick James’ “Relic,” both of which premiered at Sundance in January, along with the U.S. premiere of Keith Thomas...
This year’s program has 135 Feature Films, including 99 world premieres, nine North American premieres, five U.S. Premieres, 75 films from first-time filmmakers, and 119 short films. The lineup also features music videos, episodic premieres, pilots, special events, and Vr projects.
Today’s announcement sees additions to nearly every section of the feature film lineup, including the popular Midnighters section. Standouts include there Shana Feste’s “Run Sweetheart Run” and Natalie Erick James’ “Relic,” both of which premiered at Sundance in January, along with the U.S. premiere of Keith Thomas...
- 2/5/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Keshet Studios, the producer behind the Sundance entry “Save Yourselves!,” has partnered with tech entrepreneur Ori Allon to jointly develop and finance movies for the global market.
Allon, founder and executive chairman of the digital real estate firm Compass, launched his White Lodge Productions banner in 2018 with the goal of creating high-end content that taps into the changing technological landscape of the media world.
“Technology continues to evolve and is changing how we consume information,” Allon said. “Together with Keshet, White Lodge Productions is looking to partner with writers who will enthusiastically embrace the modern and expanding media landscape to create smart and innovative content.”
Keshet Studios executives and Allon are on the ground in Park City this week shopping for content and scouting for talent.
“We are on the lookout at Sundance and throughout the year for compelling IP and energetic writers, directors and producers to collaborate with,” said...
Allon, founder and executive chairman of the digital real estate firm Compass, launched his White Lodge Productions banner in 2018 with the goal of creating high-end content that taps into the changing technological landscape of the media world.
“Technology continues to evolve and is changing how we consume information,” Allon said. “Together with Keshet, White Lodge Productions is looking to partner with writers who will enthusiastically embrace the modern and expanding media landscape to create smart and innovative content.”
Keshet Studios executives and Allon are on the ground in Park City this week shopping for content and scouting for talent.
“We are on the lookout at Sundance and throughout the year for compelling IP and energetic writers, directors and producers to collaborate with,” said...
- 1/23/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
More than half of the movies competing for the U.S. Dramatic prize at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival come from directors who identify as people of color.
Sundance reports that 53%, or nine of 17 directors across 16 films listed in competition as part of the 2020 lineup, are non-white. 118 feature films were announced as part of the lineup on Wednesday, and 34%, or 40 of the films, were directed by one or more filmmakers of color. And specifically across the 65 directors in all four competition categories, 56 films in all, 38% of the directors are people of color.
That’s right on par with the initial wave of films announced for 2019’s slate, which featured 36% as directed by people of color. However, that number changed slightly as more films were subsequently announced to the full lineup.
Directors of color in the U.S. Dramatic competition include: Esteban Arango for “Blast Beat,” Angel Manuel Soto for”Charm City...
Sundance reports that 53%, or nine of 17 directors across 16 films listed in competition as part of the 2020 lineup, are non-white. 118 feature films were announced as part of the lineup on Wednesday, and 34%, or 40 of the films, were directed by one or more filmmakers of color. And specifically across the 65 directors in all four competition categories, 56 films in all, 38% of the directors are people of color.
That’s right on par with the initial wave of films announced for 2019’s slate, which featured 36% as directed by people of color. However, that number changed slightly as more films were subsequently announced to the full lineup.
Directors of color in the U.S. Dramatic competition include: Esteban Arango for “Blast Beat,” Angel Manuel Soto for”Charm City...
- 12/4/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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