Making animated series based on comics or violent storylines can always become a tricky affair for its creators and the studio. A similar thing could’ve happened to the iconic series that kicked off the DC Animated Universe, Batman: The Animated Series had it not been for Warner Bros Studio giving the writers the freedom to not make a series whose intended audience was only the kids.
Batman: The Animated Series Henry Gilroy talks about how Warner Bros Studio gave a green light to Btas to go all out
Batman is one of the most popular superheroes of DC Comics and will certainly go down in history as one of the greatest superheroes of all time. Multiple series and movies, both animated and live-action of the character have been developed over the years and a lot of actors have portrayed the role of Bruce Wayne aka Batman.
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Batman: The Animated Series Henry Gilroy talks about how Warner Bros Studio gave a green light to Btas to go all out
Batman is one of the most popular superheroes of DC Comics and will certainly go down in history as one of the greatest superheroes of all time. Multiple series and movies, both animated and live-action of the character have been developed over the years and a lot of actors have portrayed the role of Bruce Wayne aka Batman.
SUGGESTEDDespite Being Ahead of its Time,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Shikhar Tiwari
- FandomWire
The tales and myths of blood-sucking vampires have existed since time immemorial. They have made their way into pop culture, including comics that have their own versions of these legendary monsters. Marvel’s Morbius, the Living Vampire, was its own iteration that combined science and mythic arts, and debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #101 in October 1971. Since then, the character has made regular appearances in comics, shows, and even a standalone film.
Morbius in Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Similar to his on-page debut, Michael Morbius first appeared in the fan-favorite Fox Kids show Spider-Man: The Animated Series. The success of the animated show gave the showrunner John Semper the space to experiment and introduce obscure characters such as Morbius, and it worked out in favor of Marvel fans.
Suggested“I got really pissed”: After Spider-Man: The Animated Series, John Semper Was Forced to Shut Down His Ghost Rider Show Due to Avi Arad
However,...
Morbius in Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Similar to his on-page debut, Michael Morbius first appeared in the fan-favorite Fox Kids show Spider-Man: The Animated Series. The success of the animated show gave the showrunner John Semper the space to experiment and introduce obscure characters such as Morbius, and it worked out in favor of Marvel fans.
Suggested“I got really pissed”: After Spider-Man: The Animated Series, John Semper Was Forced to Shut Down His Ghost Rider Show Due to Avi Arad
However,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Sayantan Choudhary
- FandomWire
Fans of Batman: The Animated Series (Btas) can expertly recall the show’s gritty, dark tone that distinguished it from other superhero animated series. Bruce Timm, the lead artist and co-creator of the show, is largely responsible for that due to his genius.
But did you know that Timm’s vision for the show was initially met with skepticism and resistance from censors? In fact, Fox’s strict guidelines fueled the producer’s creativity and increased the show’s scare factor. One of the key elements that set the acclaimed animated series apart was its depiction of violence.
As a kids’ program, the Batman Animated Series was not allowed to depict any particular kind of violence or action that younger viewers might attempt when it debuted on Fox in the early 1990s.
Batman: The Animated Series | Fox Kids
But, rather than shying away from the more sinister facets of Gotham City,...
But did you know that Timm’s vision for the show was initially met with skepticism and resistance from censors? In fact, Fox’s strict guidelines fueled the producer’s creativity and increased the show’s scare factor. One of the key elements that set the acclaimed animated series apart was its depiction of violence.
As a kids’ program, the Batman Animated Series was not allowed to depict any particular kind of violence or action that younger viewers might attempt when it debuted on Fox in the early 1990s.
Batman: The Animated Series | Fox Kids
But, rather than shying away from the more sinister facets of Gotham City,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
The vision for the ninth annual Platino Awards is coming into focus with the announcement of the night’s musical performers.
Ana Guerra, Ana Mena, Ángela Aguilar, David Bisbal, Diana Hoyos, Gerónimo Rauch, Májida Issa, Mariaca Semprún and Monsieur Periné are set to take the stage at the Gran Tlacho theater at Xcaret Park in Riviera Maya on April 20.
Per intel from event organizers, the ceremony will feature original compositions for the occasion like one performed by Hoyos and Rauch to a score by composer Lucas Vidal. The roster of talent is meant to spotlight the richness of Ibero-American stars and music. Guerra, Mena and Bisbal hail from Spain, Aguilar from Mexico, Hoyos, Issa and Monsieur Periné from Colombia, Rauch from Argentina, and Mariaca Semprún from Venezuela. Traditional Mexican music will have a prominent place in the ceremony thanks to Guerra, Issa and Semprún. Mena is on deck to pay tribute to Rocío Dúrcal,...
Ana Guerra, Ana Mena, Ángela Aguilar, David Bisbal, Diana Hoyos, Gerónimo Rauch, Májida Issa, Mariaca Semprún and Monsieur Periné are set to take the stage at the Gran Tlacho theater at Xcaret Park in Riviera Maya on April 20.
Per intel from event organizers, the ceremony will feature original compositions for the occasion like one performed by Hoyos and Rauch to a score by composer Lucas Vidal. The roster of talent is meant to spotlight the richness of Ibero-American stars and music. Guerra, Mena and Bisbal hail from Spain, Aguilar from Mexico, Hoyos, Issa and Monsieur Periné from Colombia, Rauch from Argentina, and Mariaca Semprún from Venezuela. Traditional Mexican music will have a prominent place in the ceremony thanks to Guerra, Issa and Semprún. Mena is on deck to pay tribute to Rocío Dúrcal,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From Pixar making us cry our hearts out to Studio Ghibli leaving us depressed with Grave of the Fireflies, the medium of animation is no stranger to tugging at one’s heartstrings. And similar is the case with Bruce Timm’s magnum opus, responsible for the definitive version of Batman. While full of action, which is expected from the superhero genre, Batman: The Animated Series doesn’t shy away from pulling one’s heartstrings during the show’s more emotional bits.
Reflecting on such scenes, the animator recalled the time he was sobbing like a baby during one of the most gut-wrenching scenes in the show.
Robin’s Reckoning Left Bruce Timm Sobbing During Production
Batman: The Animated Series | Fox Kids
Amidst displaying the brooding vigilante at its top, Btas also succeeds in leaving fans on the verge of tears, most apparent with Heart of Ice, which changed how fans perceived Mr. Freeze.
Reflecting on such scenes, the animator recalled the time he was sobbing like a baby during one of the most gut-wrenching scenes in the show.
Robin’s Reckoning Left Bruce Timm Sobbing During Production
Batman: The Animated Series | Fox Kids
Amidst displaying the brooding vigilante at its top, Btas also succeeds in leaving fans on the verge of tears, most apparent with Heart of Ice, which changed how fans perceived Mr. Freeze.
- 4/2/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Director Andy Muschietti and his producer / sister Barbara Muschietti, the filmmaking team behind Mama and the $1 billion grossing adaptations of Stephen King’s It, have now teamed up with Skydance to launch a label called Nocturna, which will be focused on making “high quality genre features for global audiences in both theatrical and streaming, with the goal of producing two films per year.” The Hollywood Reporter broke the news, and also revealed that the first feature being developed for the Nocturna label is called They Will Kill You.
Written by Kirill Sokolov and Alex Litvak, They Will Kill You is set to be directed by Sokolov, who previously wrote and directed the 2019 Russian-language action comedy Why Don’t You Just Die. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new film is said to be a “horror feature laced with the black humor that is Sokolov’s trademark.” The story centers on...
Written by Kirill Sokolov and Alex Litvak, They Will Kill You is set to be directed by Sokolov, who previously wrote and directed the 2019 Russian-language action comedy Why Don’t You Just Die. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new film is said to be a “horror feature laced with the black humor that is Sokolov’s trademark.” The story centers on...
- 3/15/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Andy and Barbara Muschietti, the filmmaking team behind the $1 billion grossing It movies and last year’s The Flash, have teamed up with Skydance to launch a brand new horror division.
Named Nocturna, the Muschiettis will co-own the label and will run its creative direction. The focus of Nocturna will be on high quality, genre features for global audiences in both theatrical and streaming, with the goal of producing two films per year.
Nocturna is not launching with an empty casket. The first project out of the gate will be They Will Kill You, written by Kirill Sokolov and Alex Litvak, with Sokolov, who wrote and directed the 2019 black action comedy Why Don’t You Just Die!, attached to direct.
“Under this label, we are excited to deliver the full range of emotions that our movies pack: Heart, humor and horror,” said the Muschiettis in a statement.
The division will be...
Named Nocturna, the Muschiettis will co-own the label and will run its creative direction. The focus of Nocturna will be on high quality, genre features for global audiences in both theatrical and streaming, with the goal of producing two films per year.
Nocturna is not launching with an empty casket. The first project out of the gate will be They Will Kill You, written by Kirill Sokolov and Alex Litvak, with Sokolov, who wrote and directed the 2019 black action comedy Why Don’t You Just Die!, attached to direct.
“Under this label, we are excited to deliver the full range of emotions that our movies pack: Heart, humor and horror,” said the Muschiettis in a statement.
The division will be...
- 3/14/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From a filmmaker’s perspective, it’s always fortuitous when the name of an artist’s signature work encapsulates the journey that they made in their life and career. What else to call a film about Johnny Cash? “Walk the Line,” of course. A Tina Turner biopic? “What’s Love Got to Do With It.” Aretha Franklin? “Respect,” of course. There’s a reason the forthcoming Bon Jovi docuseries is called “Thank You, Goodnight,” and not “You Give Love a Bad Name.”
A portrait of the disco luminary but not a biopic, “Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive” follows in this estimable tradition. But Betsy Schechter’s documentary — which will get a one-night theatrical release in roughly 800 theaters on Feb. 13 following a healthy festival run — also showcases why that serendipity can come at a greater price to the artist than their film’s marketing prospects: Examining the looming shadow of the singer...
A portrait of the disco luminary but not a biopic, “Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive” follows in this estimable tradition. But Betsy Schechter’s documentary — which will get a one-night theatrical release in roughly 800 theaters on Feb. 13 following a healthy festival run — also showcases why that serendipity can come at a greater price to the artist than their film’s marketing prospects: Examining the looming shadow of the singer...
- 2/13/2024
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
Univision anchor Leon Krauze is leaving the network after it aired a controversial interview with Donald Trump last week.
“TelevisaUnivision expresses our heartfelt gratitude for the outstanding contributions, expertise, and insightful analyses delivered by Leon Krauze throughout his tenure with our news division,” the company said in a statement. “We sincerely appreciate his dedicated efforts in empowering and informing Hispanic communities at both the national and local levels for over a decade. We extend our best wishes to Leon in all his future professional endeavors.”
Krauze has served as a national news anchor for Univision Noticias on “Noticiero Univision Edición Nocturna” since January 2022, and previously worked as an anchor at the company’s Los Angeles station, Kmex. A reason for Krauze’s departure was not disclosed.
“Very dear friends. I deeply appreciate all the affectionate messages I have received in the last few hours,” he wrote in a statement posted on social media.
“TelevisaUnivision expresses our heartfelt gratitude for the outstanding contributions, expertise, and insightful analyses delivered by Leon Krauze throughout his tenure with our news division,” the company said in a statement. “We sincerely appreciate his dedicated efforts in empowering and informing Hispanic communities at both the national and local levels for over a decade. We extend our best wishes to Leon in all his future professional endeavors.”
Krauze has served as a national news anchor for Univision Noticias on “Noticiero Univision Edición Nocturna” since January 2022, and previously worked as an anchor at the company’s Los Angeles station, Kmex. A reason for Krauze’s departure was not disclosed.
“Very dear friends. I deeply appreciate all the affectionate messages I have received in the last few hours,” he wrote in a statement posted on social media.
- 11/15/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Gkids has announced the acquisition of the North American rights for the upcoming French sci-fi animation film “Mars Express,” directed by Jérémie Perin in his feature debut.
The film’s synopsis reads: “In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.”
Perin’s debut was part of the official selection at the Cannes and Annecy film festivals this year.
“Mars Express’ is a film we have been excited about for years, since we saw the very first footage,” said Gkids president David Jesteadt. “This is a timely and provocative story set in...
The film’s synopsis reads: “In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.”
Perin’s debut was part of the official selection at the Cannes and Annecy film festivals this year.
“Mars Express’ is a film we have been excited about for years, since we saw the very first footage,” said Gkids president David Jesteadt. “This is a timely and provocative story set in...
- 10/26/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, Caroline Brew and Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Laika, the groundbreaking Portland, Oregon-based animation studio, has brought in new filmmakers in the form of director Pete Candeland and Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres, the duo known as Headless, TheWrap has confirmed.
Candeland and Headless will be developing new animated features, although details on those features have yet to be revealed.
Maldonado and Torres won an Annie for an episode of the Guillermo del Toro DreamWorks Animation series “Trollhunters” and have also directed three episodes of Netflix’s adult animated series “Love, Death & Robots.” Maldonado also directed and co-wrote “Nocturna,” a 2007 animated feature. Torres also worked on “Nocturna” as production designer, which won the Best Animated Feature at the Goya Awards. They also worked on the animated sequences from J.A. Bayona’s “A Monster Calls” and were in development at Skydance Animation, which recently moved its feature output from Apple TV+ to Netflix.
Candeland is best known for directing music videos for Gorillaz,...
Candeland and Headless will be developing new animated features, although details on those features have yet to be revealed.
Maldonado and Torres won an Annie for an episode of the Guillermo del Toro DreamWorks Animation series “Trollhunters” and have also directed three episodes of Netflix’s adult animated series “Love, Death & Robots.” Maldonado also directed and co-wrote “Nocturna,” a 2007 animated feature. Torres also worked on “Nocturna” as production designer, which won the Best Animated Feature at the Goya Awards. They also worked on the animated sequences from J.A. Bayona’s “A Monster Calls” and were in development at Skydance Animation, which recently moved its feature output from Apple TV+ to Netflix.
Candeland is best known for directing music videos for Gorillaz,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Oregon studio Laika has brought in new talent, hiring director Pete Candeland, along with Victor Maldonado & Alfredo Torres, the Annie Award-winning duo together known as Headless, to develop new animated features.
The appointments are effective immediately, though there’s no word yet on what the projects are.
Maldonado and Torres are an L.A.-based team that landed their Annie for the helming of “Win, Lose or Draal,” an episode of the Guillermo del Toro series Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia, produced by DreamWorks Animation and Double Dare You Productions. The duo also directed three episodes of the Emmy-winning Netflix animated series Love, Death & Robots, additionally partnering on the 2007 fantasy Nocturna which won Best Animated Feature at the Goya Awards, Spain’s equivalent of the Oscars. Maldonado directed that title alongside Adrià García, with Torres serving as production designer and tackling numerous other creative responsibilities.
Maldonado and Torres also...
The appointments are effective immediately, though there’s no word yet on what the projects are.
Maldonado and Torres are an L.A.-based team that landed their Annie for the helming of “Win, Lose or Draal,” an episode of the Guillermo del Toro series Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia, produced by DreamWorks Animation and Double Dare You Productions. The duo also directed three episodes of the Emmy-winning Netflix animated series Love, Death & Robots, additionally partnering on the 2007 fantasy Nocturna which won Best Animated Feature at the Goya Awards, Spain’s equivalent of the Oscars. Maldonado directed that title alongside Adrià García, with Torres serving as production designer and tackling numerous other creative responsibilities.
Maldonado and Torres also...
- 10/25/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Clockwise from top left: Dracula (Universal Pictures), Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Columbia Pictures), Dracula: Dead And Loving It (Columbia Pictures), Nosferatu The Vampyre (Anchor Bay Entertainment: Screenshot/YouTube)Graphic: AVClub
Count Dracula is one of the most adapted characters in history. In fact, more actors have taken on the...
Count Dracula is one of the most adapted characters in history. In fact, more actors have taken on the...
- 8/10/2023
- by Richard Newby
- avclub.com
Breaking Glass Pictures is set to release Argentine writer-director Gonzalo Calzada’s double bill Nocturna: Side A – The Great Old Man’s Night and Nocturna: Side B – Where the Elephants Go to Die on DVD and Digital on January 18. “Nocturna: Side A – The Great Old Man’s Night” follows a nearly 100-year-old …
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- 12/17/2021
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
As new Covid protocols bedeviled travel to the U.K. and other parts of Europe, 3,000 lucky souls, including several hundred execs from Europe, were able to enjoy summer sun and post-lockdown reunions at Buenos Aires’ Ventana Sur. Latin America’s biggest film and TV market and forum, it wrapped Friday Dec. 3 with an humungous, though thankfully rapid, awards ceremony. Following, 10 takeaways from the hybrid event:
The Way the Market’s Going
Is this the shape of things to come? At least in the short-term?Big films and deals were announced at or during Ventana Sur: Vis revealed it’s teaming with El Estudio and Infinity Hill on the Rob Schneider-directed “Love Is Love,” now a Paramount Plus Original; Pantelion Films unveiled its “most ambitious undertaking to date,” “Usurpadora, the Musical,” a modern movie adaptation of the Televisa classic; FilmSharks confirmed deals with Netflix and HBO Max on Veronica Chen’s “High Tide.
The Way the Market’s Going
Is this the shape of things to come? At least in the short-term?Big films and deals were announced at or during Ventana Sur: Vis revealed it’s teaming with El Estudio and Infinity Hill on the Rob Schneider-directed “Love Is Love,” now a Paramount Plus Original; Pantelion Films unveiled its “most ambitious undertaking to date,” “Usurpadora, the Musical,” a modern movie adaptation of the Televisa classic; FilmSharks confirmed deals with Netflix and HBO Max on Veronica Chen’s “High Tide.
- 12/4/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
U.K.-French sales, distribution and production company Alief has dealt Gonzalo Calzada’s award-winning Argentine thriller double bill “Nocturna” in France and Belgium to horror-centric streaming platform Freaks On.
Freaks On plans to release the film early next year, day-and-date on its platform, in select theaters and in physical media.
As envisioned by Argentine writer-director Gonzalo Calzada, “Nocturna: Side A…” turns on a nearly 100-year-old man who struggles to atone for the transgressions he has committed in his life. In “Nocturna: Side B…,” Calzada explores an experimental version of the same story.
“’Nocturna’ is inspired by my grandparents and the type of relationship they had with each other,” Calzada explained to Variety at last year’s Ventana Sur. “It’s also about the meaning of aging in a society that is imperceptive about seeing this reality. It shows the self-confidence of the twilight years as a unique possibility of...
Freaks On plans to release the film early next year, day-and-date on its platform, in select theaters and in physical media.
As envisioned by Argentine writer-director Gonzalo Calzada, “Nocturna: Side A…” turns on a nearly 100-year-old man who struggles to atone for the transgressions he has committed in his life. In “Nocturna: Side B…,” Calzada explores an experimental version of the same story.
“’Nocturna’ is inspired by my grandparents and the type of relationship they had with each other,” Calzada explained to Variety at last year’s Ventana Sur. “It’s also about the meaning of aging in a society that is imperceptive about seeing this reality. It shows the self-confidence of the twilight years as a unique possibility of...
- 11/29/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Filmax has acquired international rights to animated Basque feature “Save the Tree,” a new film from director duo Iker Alvarez and Haizea Pastor following the adventures of forest pixies and their quest to reconnect children with nature.
A market premiere at this week’s Spanish Screenings-Málaga de Cine, the film has a central theme of environmental protection and subtly warns of the dangers of our technologically obsessed culture.
“Save the Tree” is set amongst the forests of the Pyrenees, where the pixies, invisible to the human eye, are pitted against a playfully evil politician who seeks to fill the world with the chaos of technology, internet connectivity, and advertisements at every corner. The film employs 3D animation and uses a colorful, approachable tone to tell a story which underscores a heavy warning.
In addition to being directed by Alvarez and Pastor, “Save the Tree” is produced by Egoitz Rodriguez, Fernando Alonso,...
A market premiere at this week’s Spanish Screenings-Málaga de Cine, the film has a central theme of environmental protection and subtly warns of the dangers of our technologically obsessed culture.
“Save the Tree” is set amongst the forests of the Pyrenees, where the pixies, invisible to the human eye, are pitted against a playfully evil politician who seeks to fill the world with the chaos of technology, internet connectivity, and advertisements at every corner. The film employs 3D animation and uses a colorful, approachable tone to tell a story which underscores a heavy warning.
In addition to being directed by Alvarez and Pastor, “Save the Tree” is produced by Egoitz Rodriguez, Fernando Alonso,...
- 10/22/2021
- by JD Linville
- Variety Film + TV
Alief has acquired international rights to the high-concept fantasy “Strawberry Mansion,” which world premiered at this year’s Sundance, where it was acquired by Music Box Films for North America, and by Periscoop Films for Benelux. Alief will be introducing the film to international buyers during June’s virtual Cannes market, and in person during July’s Marche Du Film.
“Strawberry Mansion” is written and directed by Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney. It stars Kentucker Audley, Reed Birney, Penny Fuller, Grace Glowicki and Linas Phillips.
The film is set in the not-too-distant future, where an all-seeing surveillance state conducts “dream audits” to collect taxes on the unconscious lives of the populace. Mild-mannered government agent James Preble (played by Audley) travels to a remote farmhouse to audit the dreams of Arabella “Bella” Isadora (Fuller), an eccentric, aging artist. Entering Bella’s vast VHS archive, which contains a lifetime of dreams, Preble...
“Strawberry Mansion” is written and directed by Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney. It stars Kentucker Audley, Reed Birney, Penny Fuller, Grace Glowicki and Linas Phillips.
The film is set in the not-too-distant future, where an all-seeing surveillance state conducts “dream audits” to collect taxes on the unconscious lives of the populace. Mild-mannered government agent James Preble (played by Audley) travels to a remote farmhouse to audit the dreams of Arabella “Bella” Isadora (Fuller), an eccentric, aging artist. Entering Bella’s vast VHS archive, which contains a lifetime of dreams, Preble...
- 6/21/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
U.K.-based distribution company Alief has secured global sales and remake rights for “Nocturna,” sides A and B, from writer-director Gonzalo Calzada.
The British distributors have also shared with Variety an exclusive trailer from the film’s upcoming marketing campaign, set to kick off on Dec. 1 at the multi-city Ventana Sur market.
The “Nocturna” films are produced by Argentine genre specialists Coruya Cine and Calzada’s regular producers La Puerta Cinematografica.
At last year’s Blood Window genre showcase, one of Ventana Sur’s prominent sidebars, the Nocturna films were screened as works in progress. Both were finished shortly thereafter and scheduled for a 2020 release which was postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. A possible silver lining of the delay, the films were able to screen a preview at October’s B3 Biennale of the Moving Image in Frankfurt, building buzz ahead of their market premiere.
“Nocturna: Side A...
The British distributors have also shared with Variety an exclusive trailer from the film’s upcoming marketing campaign, set to kick off on Dec. 1 at the multi-city Ventana Sur market.
The “Nocturna” films are produced by Argentine genre specialists Coruya Cine and Calzada’s regular producers La Puerta Cinematografica.
At last year’s Blood Window genre showcase, one of Ventana Sur’s prominent sidebars, the Nocturna films were screened as works in progress. Both were finished shortly thereafter and scheduled for a 2020 release which was postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. A possible silver lining of the delay, the films were able to screen a preview at October’s B3 Biennale of the Moving Image in Frankfurt, building buzz ahead of their market premiere.
“Nocturna: Side A...
- 11/27/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Ruby Rose, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang, Camrus Johnson, Elizabeth Anweis, Dougray Scott | Created by Caroline Dries
Batwoman takes a leap into the paranormal this week as a new villain, Nocturna arrives as a serial killer that projects herself as a vampire that literally drains the blood out of her victims. It’s a unique take on a serial killer story and one that would fit much better in an October/Halloween episode than in February.
Nocturna (Kayla Ewell) is actually Natalia Knight, who was adopted as a child by a janitor working at a church. It just so happens Natalia has a rare blood disorder that prevents her from being exposed to sunlight and her kidneys have trouble cleaning her own blood, hence the reason she needs other people’s blood to stay alive. Nocturna could be an interesting villain/character but unfortunately, she isn’t given...
Batwoman takes a leap into the paranormal this week as a new villain, Nocturna arrives as a serial killer that projects herself as a vampire that literally drains the blood out of her victims. It’s a unique take on a serial killer story and one that would fit much better in an October/Halloween episode than in February.
Nocturna (Kayla Ewell) is actually Natalia Knight, who was adopted as a child by a janitor working at a church. It just so happens Natalia has a rare blood disorder that prevents her from being exposed to sunlight and her kidneys have trouble cleaning her own blood, hence the reason she needs other people’s blood to stay alive. Nocturna could be an interesting villain/character but unfortunately, she isn’t given...
- 2/27/2020
- by Jason Brigger
- Nerdly
Los Angeles —Three portraits of tortuous mother-son relations – “Summer White,” “A Mother” and “Perfect David” – lend an extra urgency to the Copia Final showcase at this year’s Ventana Sur, Latin America’s biggest film market.
Suggesting a world where the most elementary of affective bonds is now challenged by unnaturally demanding love or hereditary mental illness, these three movies are all first features, as are four of the six titles playing in 2019’s Copia Final.
A groundbreaking partnership of the Cannes Festival, Cannes Marché du Film and Argentina’s Incaa National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts, the 10-years-old Ventana Sur has now announced the first three sections in its bespoke market and co-production forum: Animation!, Primer Corte and Copia Final.
More announcements will follow, including Thierry Fremaux’s Cannes Film Week. An expertly curated market/festival, Ventana Sur, now gearing up for its 11th edition, focuses on the...
Suggesting a world where the most elementary of affective bonds is now challenged by unnaturally demanding love or hereditary mental illness, these three movies are all first features, as are four of the six titles playing in 2019’s Copia Final.
A groundbreaking partnership of the Cannes Festival, Cannes Marché du Film and Argentina’s Incaa National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts, the 10-years-old Ventana Sur has now announced the first three sections in its bespoke market and co-production forum: Animation!, Primer Corte and Copia Final.
More announcements will follow, including Thierry Fremaux’s Cannes Film Week. An expertly curated market/festival, Ventana Sur, now gearing up for its 11th edition, focuses on the...
- 11/9/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Filmax, one of Spain’s top production-distribution-sales companies, has run up spirited presales on “Turu, the Wacky Hen,” its banner toon title for 2019. It’s a signal that independent animated features are in demand for underserved family audiences,
Based on the character from a famous song for multiple generations in the Latin world, “Turu” has closed pacts with Total Film Content (Cis), Fox Vision (former Yugoslavia), Siyah Beyaz Film (Turkey), Empire Film, Lightning McQueen (Vietnam), Kino Swiat (Poland), Cinemundo (Portugal) and Selim Ramia Co. (Middle East).
A deal for mainland China distribution has been sealed with an undisclosed company, said Ivan Díaz, Filmax Intl. sales head.
Introduced to buyers at the Afm, “Turu” now has a new longer promo, to be shown to distributors at Cannes, said Díaz. The animated feature will be finished by the end of summer. Filmax is planning a large cinematic release in Spain over the Christmas period.
Based on the character from a famous song for multiple generations in the Latin world, “Turu” has closed pacts with Total Film Content (Cis), Fox Vision (former Yugoslavia), Siyah Beyaz Film (Turkey), Empire Film, Lightning McQueen (Vietnam), Kino Swiat (Poland), Cinemundo (Portugal) and Selim Ramia Co. (Middle East).
A deal for mainland China distribution has been sealed with an undisclosed company, said Ivan Díaz, Filmax Intl. sales head.
Introduced to buyers at the Afm, “Turu” now has a new longer promo, to be shown to distributors at Cannes, said Díaz. The animated feature will be finished by the end of summer. Filmax is planning a large cinematic release in Spain over the Christmas period.
- 5/13/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
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- 2/14/2019
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Coming on top in a bidding war, Skydance Media has picked up the rights to children’s book The Fourteenth Goldfish with the goal of adapting it as a big-screen animated feature.
Ted Melfi, the Oscar-nominated writer-director behind Hidden Figures and St. Vincent, and his wife, actress Kimberly Quinn, are on board to write the adaptation as well as produce.
Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres, who worked on the Spanish animated movie Nocturna as well as Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia via their Headless Productions, are attached to co-direct.
Goldfish centers on a 12-year-old girl whose confusing middle-school life gets more complicated when her estranged grandfather,...
Ted Melfi, the Oscar-nominated writer-director behind Hidden Figures and St. Vincent, and his wife, actress Kimberly Quinn, are on board to write the adaptation as well as produce.
Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres, who worked on the Spanish animated movie Nocturna as well as Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia via their Headless Productions, are attached to co-direct.
Goldfish centers on a 12-year-old girl whose confusing middle-school life gets more complicated when her estranged grandfather,...
Coming on top in a bidding war, Skydance Media has picked up the rights to children’s book The Fourteenth Goldfish with the goal of adapting it as a big-screen animated feature.
Ted Melfi, the Oscar-nominated writer-director behind Hidden Figures and St. Vincent, and his wife, actress Kimberly Quinn, are on board to write the adaptation as well as produce.
Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres, who worked on the Spanish animated movie Nocturna as well as Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia via their Headless Productions, are attached to co-direct.
Goldfish centers on a 12-year-old girl whose confusing middle-school life gets more complicated when her estranged grandfather,...
Ted Melfi, the Oscar-nominated writer-director behind Hidden Figures and St. Vincent, and his wife, actress Kimberly Quinn, are on board to write the adaptation as well as produce.
Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres, who worked on the Spanish animated movie Nocturna as well as Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia via their Headless Productions, are attached to co-direct.
Goldfish centers on a 12-year-old girl whose confusing middle-school life gets more complicated when her estranged grandfather,...
Charades, the year-old French sales company which has three movies playing at Cannes, has come on board to handle international sales on “My Family and the Wolf,” a fantasy-adventure feature to be directed by Adrià Garcia (“Nocturna”).
Mixing live action with bits of CGI animation, “My Family and the Wolf” is being produced by Folivari, the company headed by Didier Brunner, whose credits include such well-known French animated films as “Kirikou,” “Ernest & Célestine” and “The Triplets of Belleville.”
Nectarious Films, La Compagnie Cinématographique and Panache Productions are also producing. Apollo Films is co-producing and will release “My Family and the Wolf” in France. The feature was developed by Headless, a Barcelona-based label bringing together the animation trio Garcia, Alfredo Torres and Victor Maldonado.
Famed Spanish actress Carmen Maura (“Volver”) is set to star in the film, which follows 9-year-old Hugo, who embarks on a journey to protect his ill...
Mixing live action with bits of CGI animation, “My Family and the Wolf” is being produced by Folivari, the company headed by Didier Brunner, whose credits include such well-known French animated films as “Kirikou,” “Ernest & Célestine” and “The Triplets of Belleville.”
Nectarious Films, La Compagnie Cinématographique and Panache Productions are also producing. Apollo Films is co-producing and will release “My Family and the Wolf” in France. The feature was developed by Headless, a Barcelona-based label bringing together the animation trio Garcia, Alfredo Torres and Victor Maldonado.
Famed Spanish actress Carmen Maura (“Volver”) is set to star in the film, which follows 9-year-old Hugo, who embarks on a journey to protect his ill...
- 5/8/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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