Caracas-based Veloz Distribución may be the only Venezuelan company attending Cannes’s Marché du Film this year, but the five-year-old shingle has some impressive film and TV projects in development, including the latest work by celebrated auteur Román Chalbaud.
Headed by actress Elaiza Gil and writer-director Edgar Rocca, Veloz is also in the process of launching VelozStreaming, a new VOD service described as “more of a virtual cinema” and “a little in the spirit of Mubi.” The company is on the lookout for films for the platform as well as for another new Venezuelan streaming service, Click a Cine, established by a group of filmmakers, producers and actors, among them producer Carlos Malavé.
Chalbaud, the iconic Venezuelan filmmaker whose debut feature, “Adolescence of Cain,” premiered in San Sebastian in 1959 alongside Alfred Hitchcock’s “North By Northwest,” is next directing “Violence,” a film about femicide, feminism and political corruption.
Chalbuad, says Rocca,...
Headed by actress Elaiza Gil and writer-director Edgar Rocca, Veloz is also in the process of launching VelozStreaming, a new VOD service described as “more of a virtual cinema” and “a little in the spirit of Mubi.” The company is on the lookout for films for the platform as well as for another new Venezuelan streaming service, Click a Cine, established by a group of filmmakers, producers and actors, among them producer Carlos Malavé.
Chalbaud, the iconic Venezuelan filmmaker whose debut feature, “Adolescence of Cain,” premiered in San Sebastian in 1959 alongside Alfred Hitchcock’s “North By Northwest,” is next directing “Violence,” a film about femicide, feminism and political corruption.
Chalbuad, says Rocca,...
- 6/26/2020
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Prepare to see stars in your local arthouse as the summer turns to fall. Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Drew Barrymore will all grace celluloid in the coming months. There are new films from star directors -- Tarantino! Campion! Soderbergh! Coen brothers! Even the new documentaries are driven by stars -- Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story," LeBron James' "More Than a Game" and Anna Wintour's "The September Issue." And then, as Matt Singer will tell you, there are breakout stars who you should start catching up with now. In between, there's epic animation ("Ponyo" and "9"), an astounding array of asskicking ("Ong Bak 2" and "Black Dynamite") and Lars von Trier's "Antichrist," proving there's there's just about something for everyone this fall at the multiplex. (And if not there, make sure to check out what films you can catch in the comfort of your own home on demand,...
- 8/6/2009
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
This week's new releases include a Latin American double bill on the nature of the fame game, a British one-two centered on the macabre and a global smattering of meditations on love young and old.
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"Beeswax"
Following on the heels of well-received festival performers "Funny Ha Ha" and "Mutual Appreciation," mumblecore alum Andrew Bujalski delivers another characteristically lo-fi tale of post-grads trying to build lives for themselves. Complete with a who's who of Austin indie film players (including SXSW film fest head Janet Pierson), this Texas-set ramble centers on the unfulfilled lives of twin sisters Lauren and Jeannie (non-pros Maggie and Tilly Hatcher), the former a carefree drifting spirit, the latter a headstrong business owner.
Opens in New York.
"Bliss"
Progressive and traditionalist values clash against the barren backdrop of Eastern Turkey with the...
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"Beeswax"
Following on the heels of well-received festival performers "Funny Ha Ha" and "Mutual Appreciation," mumblecore alum Andrew Bujalski delivers another characteristically lo-fi tale of post-grads trying to build lives for themselves. Complete with a who's who of Austin indie film players (including SXSW film fest head Janet Pierson), this Texas-set ramble centers on the unfulfilled lives of twin sisters Lauren and Jeannie (non-pros Maggie and Tilly Hatcher), the former a carefree drifting spirit, the latter a headstrong business owner.
Opens in New York.
"Bliss"
Progressive and traditionalist values clash against the barren backdrop of Eastern Turkey with the...
- 8/3/2009
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
Cinevolve Studios has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Alejandro Bellame Palacios' "El Tinte de la Fama" (The Color of Fame), Venezuela's entry in the Academy Awards' best foreign-language film category.
"La Fama" follows Magaly (Elaiza Gil) who, pressured by her husband, Arturo (Alberto Alifa), enters a TV contest for Marilyn Monroe look-alikes, hoping to win the prize of $25,000 to help them overcome their precarious financial situation. In the process of becoming the screen legend, Magaly suffers an identity crisis that mimics the life of the mythical blonde.
The deal, which encompasses all domestic and international rights for theatrical (excluding Venezuela), home entertainment, television, Internet and new media, was negotiated by Cinevolve CEO Arik Treston and president Nicole Ballivian and Totem Films. A limited theatrical release is planned later this year, with a home entertainment release to follow.
"We are very proud and thrilled to be distributing this wonderful title," Treston said.
"La Fama" follows Magaly (Elaiza Gil) who, pressured by her husband, Arturo (Alberto Alifa), enters a TV contest for Marilyn Monroe look-alikes, hoping to win the prize of $25,000 to help them overcome their precarious financial situation. In the process of becoming the screen legend, Magaly suffers an identity crisis that mimics the life of the mythical blonde.
The deal, which encompasses all domestic and international rights for theatrical (excluding Venezuela), home entertainment, television, Internet and new media, was negotiated by Cinevolve CEO Arik Treston and president Nicole Ballivian and Totem Films. A limited theatrical release is planned later this year, with a home entertainment release to follow.
"We are very proud and thrilled to be distributing this wonderful title," Treston said.
- 10/1/2008
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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