The six-month programme kicks off with a workshop in May.
The TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) has unveiled the 10 projects at an advanced stage by first or second-time international directors selected for this year’s FeatureLab.
The prestigious six-month programme kicks off with a workshop in May – held online due to the pandemic - and will be followed by second one in September to be held physically in Austria, if possible. The Austrian Film Institute and the Comunidad de Madrid and Ayuntamiento de Madrid are partnering on this iteration of the Lab.
Scroll down for the list of projects
The FeatureLab is led...
The TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) has unveiled the 10 projects at an advanced stage by first or second-time international directors selected for this year’s FeatureLab.
The prestigious six-month programme kicks off with a workshop in May – held online due to the pandemic - and will be followed by second one in September to be held physically in Austria, if possible. The Austrian Film Institute and the Comunidad de Madrid and Ayuntamiento de Madrid are partnering on this iteration of the Lab.
Scroll down for the list of projects
The FeatureLab is led...
- 5/6/2021
- by Gabriele Niola
- ScreenDaily
Life on earth is desolate after a brutal intergalactic war, brightened only by a dangerous, high-flying sport … but no one knows that at each match, four gifted humans are fighting furiously to ensure the survival of humankind in the action-packed, sci-fi thriller Cosmoball, debuting on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD March 23 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Top-notch visual effects result in a breathtaking, family-friendly sci-fi film from Director Dzhanik Fayziev. Check Out this amazing trailer:
Cosmoball stars Evgeniy Mironov, Evgeniy Romantsov, Viktoriya Agalakova, Maria Lisovaya (Guests) and newcomer Ivan Ivanovich in the post-apocalyptic superhero “space opera.”
Cosmoball, directed by Dzhanik Fayziev, takes place after an intergalactic battle that destroys Earth’s moon and causes worldwide devastation, leaving the human race desolate and clinging to survival. The film follows four athletes with the rare ability to teleport, which makes them the only humans capable of playing “cosmoball,” a dangerous sport requiring unimaginable speed,...
Cosmoball stars Evgeniy Mironov, Evgeniy Romantsov, Viktoriya Agalakova, Maria Lisovaya (Guests) and newcomer Ivan Ivanovich in the post-apocalyptic superhero “space opera.”
Cosmoball, directed by Dzhanik Fayziev, takes place after an intergalactic battle that destroys Earth’s moon and causes worldwide devastation, leaving the human race desolate and clinging to survival. The film follows four athletes with the rare ability to teleport, which makes them the only humans capable of playing “cosmoball,” a dangerous sport requiring unimaginable speed,...
- 3/10/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
From Los Reyes to Space Dogs, it’s been a strong last few years when it comes to canine-focused arthouse cinema. The latest entry in the subgenre is Stray, which marks the feature debut from Elizabeth Lo and follows the daily wanderings of Istanbul’s orphaned dog population. Shot over three years, the film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2020 and will now arrive in early March via Magnolia Pictures. Ahead of the release, the first trailer has now arrived.
Glenn Heath Jr. said in his review, “Educated at Stanford’s renowned documentary filmmaking program, Lo has always brought a keen sense of cinematic rhythm to everyday human routines and patterns. But with Stray, she hands over all control to the dogs, letting their movements and distractions and glees dictate blocking and camera movement. The film’s first half is a beautiful city symphony as a result, positioning the modern...
Glenn Heath Jr. said in his review, “Educated at Stanford’s renowned documentary filmmaking program, Lo has always brought a keen sense of cinematic rhythm to everyday human routines and patterns. But with Stray, she hands over all control to the dogs, letting their movements and distractions and glees dictate blocking and camera movement. The film’s first half is a beautiful city symphony as a result, positioning the modern...
- 1/19/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
New Indie
The critically-acclaimed “Aviva” (Outsider/Strand) casts both male and female dancers as both of the romantic leads, throwing out conventions of gender and sexuality in a love story that features some gorgeous choreography. Boaz Yakin’s film was programmed at the 2020 SXSW festival, and the Blu-ray features behind-the-scenes footage of dance rehearsals.
Also available: Stand-up Steve Byrne wrote and directed the comics-on-the-road saga “The Opening Act” (Rlje Films), featuring such industry vets as Jimmy O. Yang, Alex Moffat, Cedric the Entertainer, Bill Burr, and Whitney Cummings; “Buddy Games” (Saban/Paramount) stars Josh Duhamel and Dax Shepard in an ensemble comedy about estranged friends enduring a ridiculous competition for a $150,000 prize; a newly sober carpenter tries to build a home and establish a life in “Major Arcana” (Gde/Kino Lorber).
New Foreign
Melina León’s Cannes fave “Song Without a Name” (Film Movement), about an indigenous woman trying to...
The critically-acclaimed “Aviva” (Outsider/Strand) casts both male and female dancers as both of the romantic leads, throwing out conventions of gender and sexuality in a love story that features some gorgeous choreography. Boaz Yakin’s film was programmed at the 2020 SXSW festival, and the Blu-ray features behind-the-scenes footage of dance rehearsals.
Also available: Stand-up Steve Byrne wrote and directed the comics-on-the-road saga “The Opening Act” (Rlje Films), featuring such industry vets as Jimmy O. Yang, Alex Moffat, Cedric the Entertainer, Bill Burr, and Whitney Cummings; “Buddy Games” (Saban/Paramount) stars Josh Duhamel and Dax Shepard in an ensemble comedy about estranged friends enduring a ridiculous competition for a $150,000 prize; a newly sober carpenter tries to build a home and establish a life in “Major Arcana” (Gde/Kino Lorber).
New Foreign
Melina León’s Cannes fave “Song Without a Name” (Film Movement), about an indigenous woman trying to...
- 12/30/2020
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Belka and Strelka, inspired by the first two animals to survive space travel, take on aliens to defend planet Earth in a confusingly weird adventure
In 1960, as part of the Soviet space programme, a pair of dogs named Belka and Strelka became the first Earth-born creatures to go into orbit and return alive. This, clearly, was a story destined to be retold as a cute kids’ animation; especially if you leave out all the distressing animal abuse detailed in a documentary, also called Space Dogs, released earlier this year. So it’s no surprise that Russian animation studio Kinoatis made Space Dogs back in 2010, nor that they’re continuing the series with this, a third instalment.
Now, after a successful mission to Saturn, the canine cosmonauts are homeward bound when they stumble on an alien spacecraft hovering above the Atlantic Ocean and apparently stealing all the Earth’s water. It...
In 1960, as part of the Soviet space programme, a pair of dogs named Belka and Strelka became the first Earth-born creatures to go into orbit and return alive. This, clearly, was a story destined to be retold as a cute kids’ animation; especially if you leave out all the distressing animal abuse detailed in a documentary, also called Space Dogs, released earlier this year. So it’s no surprise that Russian animation studio Kinoatis made Space Dogs back in 2010, nor that they’re continuing the series with this, a third instalment.
Now, after a successful mission to Saturn, the canine cosmonauts are homeward bound when they stumble on an alien spacecraft hovering above the Atlantic Ocean and apparently stealing all the Earth’s water. It...
- 12/9/2020
- by Ellen E Jones
- The Guardian - Film News
Netflix says it has no plans to renew the episodic 'space drama' TV series, "Away", created by Andrew Hinderaker, starring Oscar winner Hilary Swank, after the series space mission finally landed on the planet 'Mars':
"...in the near future, 'Emma Green' (Swank), an American astronaut, must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to take command of an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous, years long mission to Mars...
"...in a series about hope, humanity and how ultimately, we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things..."
Episodes include:
"Go", written by Andrew Hinderaker
"Negative Return", written by Jessica Goldberg
"A Little Faith", written by Janine Nabers
"Excellent Chariots", written by Ellen Fairey
"Half the Sky", written by Andrew Hinderaker
"Space Dogs", written by Jason Katims
"Half the Sky", written by Aditi Brennan Kapil
"Spektr", written by Jessica Goldberg
"Vital Signs", written by Chris Jones...
"...in the near future, 'Emma Green' (Swank), an American astronaut, must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to take command of an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous, years long mission to Mars...
"...in a series about hope, humanity and how ultimately, we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things..."
Episodes include:
"Go", written by Andrew Hinderaker
"Negative Return", written by Jessica Goldberg
"A Little Faith", written by Janine Nabers
"Excellent Chariots", written by Ellen Fairey
"Half the Sky", written by Andrew Hinderaker
"Space Dogs", written by Jason Katims
"Half the Sky", written by Aditi Brennan Kapil
"Spektr", written by Jessica Goldberg
"Vital Signs", written by Chris Jones...
- 11/15/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Netflix has canceled the episodic 'space drama' TV series, "Away", created by Andrew Hinderaker, starring Oscar winner Hilary Swank:
"...in the near future, 'Emma Green' (Swank), an American astronaut, must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to take command of an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous, years long mission to Mars...
"...in a series about hope, humanity and how ultimately, we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things..."
Episodes include:
"Go", written by Andrew Hinderaker
"Negative Return", written by Jessica Goldberg
"A Little Faith", written by Janine Nabers
"Excellent Chariots", written by Ellen Fairey
"Half the Sky", written by Andrew Hinderaker
"Space Dogs", written by Jason Katims
"Half the Sky", written by Aditi Brennan Kapil
"Spektr", written by Jessica Goldberg
"Vital Signs", written by Chris Jones
"Home", written by Andrew Hinderaker
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"...in the near future, 'Emma Green' (Swank), an American astronaut, must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to take command of an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous, years long mission to Mars...
"...in a series about hope, humanity and how ultimately, we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things..."
Episodes include:
"Go", written by Andrew Hinderaker
"Negative Return", written by Jessica Goldberg
"A Little Faith", written by Janine Nabers
"Excellent Chariots", written by Ellen Fairey
"Half the Sky", written by Andrew Hinderaker
"Space Dogs", written by Jason Katims
"Half the Sky", written by Aditi Brennan Kapil
"Spektr", written by Jessica Goldberg
"Vital Signs", written by Chris Jones
"Home", written by Andrew Hinderaker
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- 10/22/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Cinemas are looking to bounce back from a week of bad news.
France, opening Wednesday September 23
UFO Distribution and Potemkine Films joined forces this week for a rare general release of a medium-length film to launch Gaspar Noé’s 51-minute work Lux Æterna on 47 prints. Co-starring Beatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a director and actress locked in a hellish shoot, the work debuted Out of Competition in Cannes in 2019.
Noé’s cult status at home ensured plenty of press and according to France’s Cbo Box Office the picture came in fifth out of 15 new releases on its first day in cinemas,...
France, opening Wednesday September 23
UFO Distribution and Potemkine Films joined forces this week for a rare general release of a medium-length film to launch Gaspar Noé’s 51-minute work Lux Æterna on 47 prints. Co-starring Beatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a director and actress locked in a hellish shoot, the work debuted Out of Competition in Cannes in 2019.
Noé’s cult status at home ensured plenty of press and according to France’s Cbo Box Office the picture came in fifth out of 15 new releases on its first day in cinemas,...
- 9/25/2020
- by Ben Dalton¬Martin Blaney¬Melanie Goodfellow¬Gabriele Niola
- ScreenDaily
In 1957, Soviet scientists sent an 11-pound mongrel into space. The dog’s name was Laika, and she survived less than seven hours; once the capsule overheated, her lifeless body kept revolving around the Earth, while her spirit, legend has it, returned to the streets of Moscow where she’d been found. Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter’s Space Dogs begins where the legend ends, conjuring an intimate and immersive look at Laika’s successors, the stray dogs roaming the outskirts of Moscow. It singles out two mutts and follows them around the city, the lens just a few inches away from their noses. And yet, even as it narrows the gap between humans and animals to an almost disturbing extent, Space Dogs never threatens to humanize its four-legged heroes. Instead, it chooses to subvert the anthropocentric gaze of so many “animal movies” before it, trailing behind its subjects in a...
- 9/15/2020
- by Leonardo Goi
- The Film Stage
Ten minutes of narrative stuffed into a ninety-minute vessel, the new documentary feature “Space Dogs” is an unfocused, half-baked stumble. It would be bad enough if the film were just short on things to say, lacking any cohesive structure, and uncomfortable to look at (all of which is also true), but it is also a dreadful slog lacking anything resembling momentum. Even the worst movies out there often give their audiences a glimpse at something interesting, or the fleeting promise of an idea worth pursuing, yet one can’t hold out hope for anything like that with “Space Dogs,” which seems to struggle to justify its own existence with each frame.
Continue reading ‘Space Dogs’ Should Be Shot Into Space Without a Return Trajectory [Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Space Dogs’ Should Be Shot Into Space Without a Return Trajectory [Review] at The Playlist.
- 9/12/2020
- by Warren Cantrell
- The Playlist
Every Dog Will Have Her Day: Kremser & Peter Create a Canine Ghost Story in Moody Doc
One mustn’t love dogs, per se, to enjoy the strangely hypnotic documentary Space Dogs from co-directing duo Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter, but it might dictate the film’s power to captivate and transfix. At the same time, one mustn’t need be entirely familiar with the point of entry, which is explained in a haunting omniscient narration the story of Laika, the Moscow born stray dog abandoned to the heavens and gain distinction as the first creature to orbit the Earth courtesy of a Soviet Space mission in 1957.…...
One mustn’t love dogs, per se, to enjoy the strangely hypnotic documentary Space Dogs from co-directing duo Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter, but it might dictate the film’s power to captivate and transfix. At the same time, one mustn’t need be entirely familiar with the point of entry, which is explained in a haunting omniscient narration the story of Laika, the Moscow born stray dog abandoned to the heavens and gain distinction as the first creature to orbit the Earth courtesy of a Soviet Space mission in 1957.…...
- 9/10/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Legend has it that when Laika died on November 3, 1957, following a 5-hour journey that turned the dog into the first living creature to orbit the Earth, her spirit returned to Moscow, roaming the streets where Soviet scientists had plucked her. Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter’s entrancing Space Dogs begins where the legend ends, and hangs in that same mystic region all through its hour and a half. It’s an odyssey that keeps seesawing between the terrestrial and the astral, trailing behind a couple of Muscovite mongrels to connect their earthly meanderings with a larger question about the ways in which humans have colonized space, and recruited other species as martyrs in the pursuit.
For Laika and her fellow non-human cosmonauts entered the Space Race under the double guise of lab animals and heroes – and the dialectic serves as Space Dogs’ cornerstone. Competition for the Soviet canine space program was fierce,...
For Laika and her fellow non-human cosmonauts entered the Space Race under the double guise of lab animals and heroes – and the dialectic serves as Space Dogs’ cornerstone. Competition for the Soviet canine space program was fierce,...
- 9/9/2020
- by Leonardo Goi
- The Film Stage
A film whose take on the early months of the Space Race has surely never occurred to another filmmaker, Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter’s Space Dogs introduces itself as a look at the present-day reincarnations of Laika, the canine astronaut whose life was sacrificed by the Soviet space program in 1957.
Excellently photographed and occasionally helped by a sober, evocative voiceover, the film proves something of a ruse — using its space-faring conceit mostly as an excuse to spend most of an hour and a half following a pack of indifferent street mutts around silently. Dog-lovers are the obvious target ...
Excellently photographed and occasionally helped by a sober, evocative voiceover, the film proves something of a ruse — using its space-faring conceit mostly as an excuse to spend most of an hour and a half following a pack of indifferent street mutts around silently. Dog-lovers are the obvious target ...
A film whose take on the early months of the Space Race has surely never occurred to another filmmaker, Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter’s Space Dogs introduces itself as a look at the present-day reincarnations of Laika, the canine astronaut whose life was sacrificed by the Soviet space program in 1957.
Excellently photographed and occasionally helped by a sober, evocative voiceover, the film proves something of a ruse — using its space-faring conceit mostly as an excuse to spend most of an hour and a half following a pack of indifferent street mutts around silently. Dog-lovers are the obvious target ...
Excellently photographed and occasionally helped by a sober, evocative voiceover, the film proves something of a ruse — using its space-faring conceit mostly as an excuse to spend most of an hour and a half following a pack of indifferent street mutts around silently. Dog-lovers are the obvious target ...
Elsa Kremser & Levin Peter's Space Dogs is is exclusively playing on Mubi in most countries starting September 10, 2020 in Mubi's Undiscovered series.It was a Moscow street dog that was the first living being to orbit the Earth some millions of years after our planet's creation. And it is this absurd moment in human history that moved us from the very beginning. We knew that this narrative had not yet reached its conclusion. What happened when Laika's dead body burnt up on re-entering the Earth's atmosphere?As we watched archive footage of a dog in space looking into the camera for minutes, the central question of the film arose: what do dogs see in us humans? This question finally led us to today's Moscow, where we met Laika's descendants and continued their story through them. During the six months we spent with the dogs on the streets of Moscow, we...
- 9/3/2020
- MUBI
The fall movie season is here. While we won’t be doing our typically massive preview of the four months ahead considering how in flux the release calendar has been, we’ll still be sharing monthly overviews of the top films to see. While September brings, Venice, TIFF, and NYFF (follow our coverage here), there’s a strong lineup of new releases as well, a handful of which are coming only to theaters––a rare sight these past six months.
10. Tenet (Christopher Nolan: Sept. 3)
Although it already starting rolling out in the United States, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet will officially land in more theaters starting this Labor Day weekend. While the hype unfortunately doesn’t seem to be justified, for those still curious about the spectacle, the director seems to have delivered on that front. Hanna Flint said in our review, “No line in recent cinematic history has felt...
10. Tenet (Christopher Nolan: Sept. 3)
Although it already starting rolling out in the United States, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet will officially land in more theaters starting this Labor Day weekend. While the hype unfortunately doesn’t seem to be justified, for those still curious about the spectacle, the director seems to have delivered on that front. Hanna Flint said in our review, “No line in recent cinematic history has felt...
- 9/1/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
"Away" is the new episodic 'space drama' TV series, starring Oscar winner Hilary Swank, created by Andrew Hinderaker, streaming September 4, 2020 on Netflix:
"...in the near future, 'Emma Green' (Swank), an American astronaut, must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to take command of an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous, years long mission to Mars...
"...in a series about hope, humanity and how ultimately, we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things..."
Episodes include:
"Go", written by Andrew Hinderaker
"Negative Return", written by Jessica Goldberg
"A Little Faith", written by Janine Nabers
"Excellent Chariots", written by Ellen Fairey
"Half the Sky", written by Andrew Hinderaker
"Space Dogs", written by Jason Katims
"Half the Sky", written by Aditi Brennan Kapil
"Spektr", written by Jessica Goldberg
"Vital Signs", written by Chris Jones
"Home", written by Andrew Hinderaker
Click the images to enlarge...
"...in the near future, 'Emma Green' (Swank), an American astronaut, must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to take command of an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous, years long mission to Mars...
"...in a series about hope, humanity and how ultimately, we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things..."
Episodes include:
"Go", written by Andrew Hinderaker
"Negative Return", written by Jessica Goldberg
"A Little Faith", written by Janine Nabers
"Excellent Chariots", written by Ellen Fairey
"Half the Sky", written by Andrew Hinderaker
"Space Dogs", written by Jason Katims
"Half the Sky", written by Aditi Brennan Kapil
"Spektr", written by Jessica Goldberg
"Vital Signs", written by Chris Jones
"Home", written by Andrew Hinderaker
Click the images to enlarge...
- 8/12/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Producer Shaked Berenson has teamed with former Dread Central Editor-in-Chief, Jonathan Barkan to launch the new genre distribution label The Horror Collective. The banner will be under Berenson’s production/distribution outfit Entertainment Squad and Barkan will head the venture which plans to release 10-12 films per year.
Like the name of the distribution label suggests, The Horror Collective is building itself to become a destination that fosters independent horror filmmakers and connect their films to fans. It will also finance and produce original content. The outfit’s inaugural film will be Elza Kephart’s Slaxx, which was the first project financed Entertainment Squad and will be released by The Horror Collective and enter the festival circuit in Q1 2020. Berenson financed and executive produced the Slaxx with long collaborator, Anne-Marie Gélinas of Ema Films.
“I want to make a home for genre creators...
Like the name of the distribution label suggests, The Horror Collective is building itself to become a destination that fosters independent horror filmmakers and connect their films to fans. It will also finance and produce original content. The outfit’s inaugural film will be Elza Kephart’s Slaxx, which was the first project financed Entertainment Squad and will be released by The Horror Collective and enter the festival circuit in Q1 2020. Berenson financed and executive produced the Slaxx with long collaborator, Anne-Marie Gélinas of Ema Films.
“I want to make a home for genre creators...
- 11/12/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
16th festival under the direction of Hronn Marinosdottir also showcases new Icelandic works in progress.
The 16th Rejykavik International Film Festival (Riff) has awarded its top prize – the Golden Puffin - to Shahrbanoo Sadat’s The Orphanage, the Bollywood-tinged drama about an Afghan boy who is sent to a Russian facility which is enjoying a strong festival run after its premiere at Quinzaine in May. The winner of the sidebar Competition, A Different Tomorrow, went to the documentary Midnight Traveller, by Hassan Fazili, a documentary performer since its Sundance bow.
The Puffin awards capped a busy festival in which...
The 16th Rejykavik International Film Festival (Riff) has awarded its top prize – the Golden Puffin - to Shahrbanoo Sadat’s The Orphanage, the Bollywood-tinged drama about an Afghan boy who is sent to a Russian facility which is enjoying a strong festival run after its premiere at Quinzaine in May. The winner of the sidebar Competition, A Different Tomorrow, went to the documentary Midnight Traveller, by Hassan Fazili, a documentary performer since its Sundance bow.
The Puffin awards capped a busy festival in which...
- 10/5/2019
- by 172¦Fionnuala Halligan¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
16th festival under the direction of Hronn Marinosdottir also showcases new Icelandic works in progress.
The 16th Rejykavik International Film Festival (Riff) has awarded its top prize – the Golden Puffin - to Shahrbanoo Sadat’s The Orphanage, the Bollywood-tinged drama about an Afghan boy who is sent to a Russian facility which is enjoying a strong festival run after its premiere at Quinzaine in May. The winner of the sidebar Competition, A Different Tomorrow, went to the documentary Midnight Traveller, by Hassan Fazili, a documentary performer since its Sundance bow.
The Puffin awards capped a busy festival in which...
The 16th Rejykavik International Film Festival (Riff) has awarded its top prize – the Golden Puffin - to Shahrbanoo Sadat’s The Orphanage, the Bollywood-tinged drama about an Afghan boy who is sent to a Russian facility which is enjoying a strong festival run after its premiere at Quinzaine in May. The winner of the sidebar Competition, A Different Tomorrow, went to the documentary Midnight Traveller, by Hassan Fazili, a documentary performer since its Sundance bow.
The Puffin awards capped a busy festival in which...
- 10/5/2019
- by 172¦Fionnuala Halligan¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
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