Give it to ‘em, they’re “Worth It”!
The massively successful girl group known as Fifth Harmony exploded onto the scene following their formation on The X Factor USA in 2012.
The group went on to release three studio albums – Reflection, 7/27 and their self-titled final album, as well as supporting several A-list musicians and embarking on their own headlining tours.
They lit up the charts with hits like “Sledgehammer, “Worth It,” “Work From Home,” “All In My Head (Flex)” and “Down” before going their separate ways, with each of them embarking on solo music endeavors.
We’ve rounded up every member of Fifth Harmony, and ranked them according to their estimated net worth.
Scroll through to find out who is the richest member of Fifth Harmony…
(Tie) 3. Dinah Jane
Estimated net worth: $3 million
Dinah Jane went on to sign as a solo artist under L.A. Reid, releasing her song “Bottled Up...
The massively successful girl group known as Fifth Harmony exploded onto the scene following their formation on The X Factor USA in 2012.
The group went on to release three studio albums – Reflection, 7/27 and their self-titled final album, as well as supporting several A-list musicians and embarking on their own headlining tours.
They lit up the charts with hits like “Sledgehammer, “Worth It,” “Work From Home,” “All In My Head (Flex)” and “Down” before going their separate ways, with each of them embarking on solo music endeavors.
We’ve rounded up every member of Fifth Harmony, and ranked them according to their estimated net worth.
Scroll through to find out who is the richest member of Fifth Harmony…
(Tie) 3. Dinah Jane
Estimated net worth: $3 million
Dinah Jane went on to sign as a solo artist under L.A. Reid, releasing her song “Bottled Up...
- 11/9/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The girls of Fifth Harmony aren’t officially reuniting, but Ally Brooke is rebuilding her relationship with fellow 5H members.
After a clip circulated online of Brooke agreeing that a reunion is “closer than we think” and that they are “maybe working on something,” the “Gone to Bed” singer clarified that she’s simply rekindling her relationship with the rest of 5H.
“I’m thrilled to see there’s a lot of interest surrounding Fifth Harmony,” Brooke tweeted. “Reunion has many meanings and while there’s no official band reunion happening at the moment,...
After a clip circulated online of Brooke agreeing that a reunion is “closer than we think” and that they are “maybe working on something,” the “Gone to Bed” singer clarified that she’s simply rekindling her relationship with the rest of 5H.
“I’m thrilled to see there’s a lot of interest surrounding Fifth Harmony,” Brooke tweeted. “Reunion has many meanings and while there’s no official band reunion happening at the moment,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Oh My Gómez! Films’ Ramiro Pavón, producer of Ana Katz’s Sundance title “El perro que no calla,” and Rocío Romero Quintana, behind 2016 Berlinale Generation 14+ winner “Las Plantas,” will both pitch their latest doc projects at this month’s Sanfic Industria, one of the biggest industry forums in South America.
Another project at its Documentary Lab is sourced from Paula Zyngierman at Argentina’s MaravillaCine, which backed “That Weekend” and “Marilyn.”
“This year we received a large number of applications from both directors and producers with large experience as well as projects by new talents,” Gabriela Sandoval, head of Sanfic Industria, told Variety, noting that some projects have been sourced from allied international industry platforms such as Industria Guadalajara, DocsMx, Fidba, Taller de productores de Panamá, Arca Residencia.
The 10 Documentary Lab projects will be presented in Santiago de Chile over August 23-26 with the final pitch on Aug. 26 before a live and online jury.
Another project at its Documentary Lab is sourced from Paula Zyngierman at Argentina’s MaravillaCine, which backed “That Weekend” and “Marilyn.”
“This year we received a large number of applications from both directors and producers with large experience as well as projects by new talents,” Gabriela Sandoval, head of Sanfic Industria, told Variety, noting that some projects have been sourced from allied international industry platforms such as Industria Guadalajara, DocsMx, Fidba, Taller de productores de Panamá, Arca Residencia.
The 10 Documentary Lab projects will be presented in Santiago de Chile over August 23-26 with the final pitch on Aug. 26 before a live and online jury.
- 8/8/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
The Beatles weren’t just a groundbreaking band during their heyday. They were also archivists. The Fab Four turned down a massive reunion offer in the 1970s but kept fans satisfied in the decades since with compilation albums (the three Anthology releases), expanded reissues, and documentary films culled from old material in the vaults. The Beatles’ AI song, which Paul McCartney put together for a 2023 release, won’t be the first time musicians turned to artificial intelligence to create something new.
Paul McCartney announces Beatles AI song, which will be ‘the last record’ by the Fab Four
Artificial intelligence could be the wave of the future. Yet the visionary John Lennon couldn’t possibly have imagined it as he demoed songs before he died in 1980. The Beatles’ AI song needed 21st-century tech and John’s lo-fi archiving system to come to fruition.
Paul broke the news he planned to release...
Paul McCartney announces Beatles AI song, which will be ‘the last record’ by the Fab Four
Artificial intelligence could be the wave of the future. Yet the visionary John Lennon couldn’t possibly have imagined it as he demoed songs before he died in 1980. The Beatles’ AI song needed 21st-century tech and John’s lo-fi archiving system to come to fruition.
Paul broke the news he planned to release...
- 6/15/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Over the years, Brian Eno has shared expansive and immersive bodies of solo work that he’s never taken on the road. He’s landed on the occasional festival lineup, occasionally toured with other artists, and even played a few one-offs. But only now is he preparing to complete a full tour all on his own. Eno’s latest endeavor, a concert series titled Ships, will bring him across Europe for five shows later this year.
The run will center around his 2016 solo album The Ship, which features a 21-minute...
The run will center around his 2016 solo album The Ship, which features a 21-minute...
- 6/5/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Take That, and Nicole Scherzinger were among the artists to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III at a star-studded concert Sunday at Windsor Castle.
Perry — performing on arguably her biggest stage since the Super Bowl Xlix halftime show — delivered a rendition of “Roar” while drones formed the shape of a lion, denoting the newly crowned king’s coat of arms.
Perry then segued into “Firework,” which served as the evening’s final song, dedicating the song to the king. “Thank you for bringing out the...
Perry — performing on arguably her biggest stage since the Super Bowl Xlix halftime show — delivered a rendition of “Roar” while drones formed the shape of a lion, denoting the newly crowned king’s coat of arms.
Perry then segued into “Firework,” which served as the evening’s final song, dedicating the song to the king. “Thank you for bringing out the...
- 5/7/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Fans often take an interest in celebrity health, seeing their favorite stars as aspirational figures when it comes to staying healthy and fit. Some stars lean into this by serving as spokespeople or even launching companies of their own. Christina Aguilera recently kicked off such a venture of her own with sexual wellness bland Playground, and in the process, the singer shared some personal details about her own life.
Christina Aguilera became a pop star in the late 1990s
Aguilera, of course, rose to fame in the late 1990s. Her first big single was “Reflection” from the Disney animated film Mulan in 1998. The following year, she released her self-titled debut album featuring such hits as “Genie in a Bottle,” “What a Girl Wants,” and “Come On Over (All I Want Is You).” That success continued with chart-topping albums such as 2002’s Stripped and 2006’s Back to Basics, both of which...
Christina Aguilera became a pop star in the late 1990s
Aguilera, of course, rose to fame in the late 1990s. Her first big single was “Reflection” from the Disney animated film Mulan in 1998. The following year, she released her self-titled debut album featuring such hits as “Genie in a Bottle,” “What a Girl Wants,” and “Come On Over (All I Want Is You).” That success continued with chart-topping albums such as 2002’s Stripped and 2006’s Back to Basics, both of which...
- 4/19/2023
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This is a flashback: you need to know that first.
Guy Delisle’s comics career has been mostly circling the lands of memoir – a series of longer, more serious books about his travels, created when he was a working animator and/or lived in interesting places of the world, and a series of shorter, funnier books about his “bad dad” parenting style. His most recent major book, Factory Summers , was also in that mode: a look back at the job he went back to, several years in a row, while he was in school.
The outlier is his book Hostage , which is non-fiction and the story of one person’s time in a particular place, but was about someone else, not Delisle himself.
But Delisle’s first couple of books [1] were stranger, quirkier things: two collections of short wordless comics, full of transformations and uneasy connections, Aline and the Others and Albert and the Others.
Guy Delisle’s comics career has been mostly circling the lands of memoir – a series of longer, more serious books about his travels, created when he was a working animator and/or lived in interesting places of the world, and a series of shorter, funnier books about his “bad dad” parenting style. His most recent major book, Factory Summers , was also in that mode: a look back at the job he went back to, several years in a row, while he was in school.
The outlier is his book Hostage , which is non-fiction and the story of one person’s time in a particular place, but was about someone else, not Delisle himself.
But Delisle’s first couple of books [1] were stranger, quirkier things: two collections of short wordless comics, full of transformations and uneasy connections, Aline and the Others and Albert and the Others.
- 3/9/2023
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
It’s time to get our guessing on, as The Masked Singer is back for another season.
Thirteen mystery celebrities have signed up to sing in wild and wonderful disguises, while the audience try to figure out who’s behind the mask.
Like the previous seasons, Joel Dommett takes on presenting duties, while Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross make up the judging panel.
In the season’s opening episode (Sunday 1 January), Chris Kamara was revealed to be behind the Ghost costume and was the first eliminee.
Meanwhile, contestants Otter, Jellyfish, Cat and Mouse, Phoenix and Knitting progressed to the next stage of the competition.
Since they’ve already given one performance, these characters have provided the judges and viewers with the first hints as to who they really are. But who is Otter?
Who is Otter?
In the video clue package, Otter spoke to the audience from a swimming pool,...
Thirteen mystery celebrities have signed up to sing in wild and wonderful disguises, while the audience try to figure out who’s behind the mask.
Like the previous seasons, Joel Dommett takes on presenting duties, while Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross make up the judging panel.
In the season’s opening episode (Sunday 1 January), Chris Kamara was revealed to be behind the Ghost costume and was the first eliminee.
Meanwhile, contestants Otter, Jellyfish, Cat and Mouse, Phoenix and Knitting progressed to the next stage of the competition.
Since they’ve already given one performance, these characters have provided the judges and viewers with the first hints as to who they really are. But who is Otter?
Who is Otter?
In the video clue package, Otter spoke to the audience from a swimming pool,...
- 1/21/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
Berlin-based sales outfit M-Appeal has debuted the trailer (below) for the Israeli-Ukrainian drama “Valeria Is Getting Married,” which will have its world premiere in Venice’s Horizons Extra Friday.
The film will have its North American premiere at Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 14, where it is part of the Contemporary World Cinema lineup.
The film, directed by Israeli female filmmaker Michal Vinik, is shot from the perspective of two Ukrainian sisters, and follows the tense emotional journey that unfolds over the course of one day. Valeria (Dasha Tvoronovich) arrives in Israel to meet the man she is supposed to marry, thanks to a deal made online. She is following in the footsteps of her older sister Christina (Lena Fraifeld), who is happy with her new life in Israel, but Valeria struggles with the decision.
The accessible, emotionally-charged chamber drama, confined to a few interior rooms for a large part of the film,...
The film will have its North American premiere at Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 14, where it is part of the Contemporary World Cinema lineup.
The film, directed by Israeli female filmmaker Michal Vinik, is shot from the perspective of two Ukrainian sisters, and follows the tense emotional journey that unfolds over the course of one day. Valeria (Dasha Tvoronovich) arrives in Israel to meet the man she is supposed to marry, thanks to a deal made online. She is following in the footsteps of her older sister Christina (Lena Fraifeld), who is happy with her new life in Israel, but Valeria struggles with the decision.
The accessible, emotionally-charged chamber drama, confined to a few interior rooms for a large part of the film,...
- 9/1/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Carrie Underwood doesn’t have to open NBC Sports’ “Sunday Night Football” all by herself.
The show, one of TV’s most-watched programs each year, hopes to take on new relevancy this season by incorporating scenes from each week’s host city and activity from the stadium in the opening segment starring Carrie Underwood.
Fans have seen the famous singer belting out “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” for years. NBC hopes dedicating a film crew to capturing the action around the game on the day it’s played will add a boost to the proceedings and get fans more engaged.
“This season, with stadiums full again, we wanted to get that sense of reality and optimism and energy – and the more authentic connection that comes with that,” says Tripp Dixon, creative director for the show open for each of the past 10 years.
“You might see a fan at a tailgate leading a song.
The show, one of TV’s most-watched programs each year, hopes to take on new relevancy this season by incorporating scenes from each week’s host city and activity from the stadium in the opening segment starring Carrie Underwood.
Fans have seen the famous singer belting out “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” for years. NBC hopes dedicating a film crew to capturing the action around the game on the day it’s played will add a boost to the proceedings and get fans more engaged.
“This season, with stadiums full again, we wanted to get that sense of reality and optimism and energy – and the more authentic connection that comes with that,” says Tripp Dixon, creative director for the show open for each of the past 10 years.
“You might see a fan at a tailgate leading a song.
- 8/15/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fifth Harmony, one of modern pop’s greatest girl groups, celebrated its 10-year anniversary on July 27 — and its former members, now all pursuing solo careers, commemorated the date of the group’s formation with sweet posts on social media.
As the hashtag #10YearsOfFifthHarmony went viral on Twitter and Rolling Stone ranked the group’s 27 best songs on Wednesday, Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and Normani shared posts, celebrating the anniversary.
Camila Cabello, who left Fifth Harmony in December 2016 to pursue a solo career, was the last to speak on the anniversary,...
As the hashtag #10YearsOfFifthHarmony went viral on Twitter and Rolling Stone ranked the group’s 27 best songs on Wednesday, Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and Normani shared posts, celebrating the anniversary.
Camila Cabello, who left Fifth Harmony in December 2016 to pursue a solo career, was the last to speak on the anniversary,...
- 7/28/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Brian Eno has announced his new album ForeverAndEverNoMore, the ambient pioneer and producer extraordinaire’s first LP featuring mostly songs with vocals in nearly 17 years.
Ahead of the album’s Oct. 14 release, Eno has shared the funereal first single “There Were Bells,” a track that he premiered during a performance at the Acropolis in Athens in Aug. 2021 on a day where a heatwave and wildfires besieged the city. “I thought, here we are at the birthplace of Western civilization, probably witnessing the end of it,” Eno quipped at the time,...
Ahead of the album’s Oct. 14 release, Eno has shared the funereal first single “There Were Bells,” a track that he premiered during a performance at the Acropolis in Athens in Aug. 2021 on a day where a heatwave and wildfires besieged the city. “I thought, here we are at the birthplace of Western civilization, probably witnessing the end of it,” Eno quipped at the time,...
- 7/28/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Paris-based Celluloid Dreams has boarded Antonio Lukich’s upcoming feature “From Ukraine to Luxembourg,” currently in post-production and aiming to premiere in the fall.
The Ukrainian director debuted in 2019 with “My Thoughts Are Silent,” a dramedy about a sound recordist asked to record animal sounds from Western Ukraine. But here is the catch: his mother decides to join him. The film was awarded a Special Jury Prize at Karlovy Vary’s East of the West section.
In “From Ukraine to Luxembourg,” starring Ramil Nasirov, Amil Nasirov, Natalia Gnitii and Liumyla Sachenko, two twin brothers have to deal with the disappearance of their father. While one of them decides to follow his path as a small-time crook, the other becomes a cop. One day, they find out their long-lost father is allegedly living in Luxembourg.
“In his first film, Antonio explored his own relationship with his mother. Now, he is focusing...
The Ukrainian director debuted in 2019 with “My Thoughts Are Silent,” a dramedy about a sound recordist asked to record animal sounds from Western Ukraine. But here is the catch: his mother decides to join him. The film was awarded a Special Jury Prize at Karlovy Vary’s East of the West section.
In “From Ukraine to Luxembourg,” starring Ramil Nasirov, Amil Nasirov, Natalia Gnitii and Liumyla Sachenko, two twin brothers have to deal with the disappearance of their father. While one of them decides to follow his path as a small-time crook, the other becomes a cop. One day, they find out their long-lost father is allegedly living in Luxembourg.
“In his first film, Antonio explored his own relationship with his mother. Now, he is focusing...
- 5/11/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Valentyn Vasyanovych’s film to open on May 6.
Film Movement has acquired North American rights from New Europe Film Sales to Ukrainian filmmaker Valentyn Vasyanovych’s timely Venice 2021 selection Reflection.
The drama centres on a Ukrainian surgeon who tries to rebuild his life after he is released by Russian forces and is a chilling foreshadowing of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war that erupted in late February.
The story opens in 2014 as Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy is captured by the Russians after he enlists to fight against them in the contested southeastern Donbas region.
As a prisoner of war he witnesses horrifying scenes...
Film Movement has acquired North American rights from New Europe Film Sales to Ukrainian filmmaker Valentyn Vasyanovych’s timely Venice 2021 selection Reflection.
The drama centres on a Ukrainian surgeon who tries to rebuild his life after he is released by Russian forces and is a chilling foreshadowing of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war that erupted in late February.
The story opens in 2014 as Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy is captured by the Russians after he enlists to fight against them in the contested southeastern Donbas region.
As a prisoner of war he witnesses horrifying scenes...
- 4/14/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Ukrainian filmmaker Julia Sinkevych, this year’s Series Mania Jury President, has spotlighted the strange juxtaposition of spending weeks helping with the war relief effort in her home country before flying to Lille for days of screenings, parties and dinners.
The Ukrainian Film Academy Co-Founder returns home this weekend after the prestigious European drama forum’s closing ceremony, which will crown a winner in the International Competition, at which point she will go back to helping with medical supplies, arranging transportation and supporting local filmmakers.
Lucky Girl, the film she is producing, was in the final touches of post-production when the Russian invasion stopped the Ukrainian creative industry in its tracks and Sinkevych initially thought she wouldn’t be able to make the trip to Series Mania when she was handed the presidency in what was a beautiful show of solidarity.
“This is a different life,” Sinkevych told Deadline during this week’s event.
The Ukrainian Film Academy Co-Founder returns home this weekend after the prestigious European drama forum’s closing ceremony, which will crown a winner in the International Competition, at which point she will go back to helping with medical supplies, arranging transportation and supporting local filmmakers.
Lucky Girl, the film she is producing, was in the final touches of post-production when the Russian invasion stopped the Ukrainian creative industry in its tracks and Sinkevych initially thought she wouldn’t be able to make the trip to Series Mania when she was handed the presidency in what was a beautiful show of solidarity.
“This is a different life,” Sinkevych told Deadline during this week’s event.
- 3/25/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Two feature films from Ukraine will this month be given special screenings in Tokyo, Japan, as part of a fund- and awareness-raising initiative about Russia’s war in Europe.
Both films “Atlantis” and “Reflection” were made by director Valentyn Vasyarovych. They played at the Venice film festival but have not been licensed to Japan or released commercially there.
However, under the banner of the Ukrainian Filmmaker Support Screening Association, former Tokyo International Film Festival programmer Yatabe Yoshi, has arranged special permission for the benefit screenings to go ahead. They take place March 29-31,2022 at the Euro Space and Euro Live venues.
Tickets will be sold via the Motion Gallery crowd funding platform, with profits beyond the cost of prints and sub-titling forwarded to the production companies and Ukrainian film support organizations.
” ‘Atlantis’ is a realistic parable that portrays the Ukraine’s conflict with Russia as a story of the dystopian world.
Both films “Atlantis” and “Reflection” were made by director Valentyn Vasyarovych. They played at the Venice film festival but have not been licensed to Japan or released commercially there.
However, under the banner of the Ukrainian Filmmaker Support Screening Association, former Tokyo International Film Festival programmer Yatabe Yoshi, has arranged special permission for the benefit screenings to go ahead. They take place March 29-31,2022 at the Euro Space and Euro Live venues.
Tickets will be sold via the Motion Gallery crowd funding platform, with profits beyond the cost of prints and sub-titling forwarded to the production companies and Ukrainian film support organizations.
” ‘Atlantis’ is a realistic parable that portrays the Ukraine’s conflict with Russia as a story of the dystopian world.
- 3/14/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Almost two weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s film industry continues to parse the complexities of a boycott on Russian cinema in order to express solidarity with the Ukrainian film community.
While some film festivals, such as Stockholm and Glasgow, haven’t hesitated in boycotting Russian state-funded films outright, others like Cannes and Venice are taking a more nuanced approach, banning official delegations, but not necessarily Russian films and directors.
The war’s more immediate effect, however, is that Ukrainian cinema is set to gain an increased visibility in the festival arena and beyond.
On Monday evening, Rome’s Cinema Troisi hosted a free screening in collaboration with the Venice Film Festival of Ukrainian director Valentyn Vasynovych’s “Reflection” (pictured), set during the war in Donbass, in eastern Ukraine, in 2014.
The film, which premiered in competition on the Lido last September, “asks, with brutal austerity, what happens...
While some film festivals, such as Stockholm and Glasgow, haven’t hesitated in boycotting Russian state-funded films outright, others like Cannes and Venice are taking a more nuanced approach, banning official delegations, but not necessarily Russian films and directors.
The war’s more immediate effect, however, is that Ukrainian cinema is set to gain an increased visibility in the festival arena and beyond.
On Monday evening, Rome’s Cinema Troisi hosted a free screening in collaboration with the Venice Film Festival of Ukrainian director Valentyn Vasynovych’s “Reflection” (pictured), set during the war in Donbass, in eastern Ukraine, in 2014.
The film, which premiered in competition on the Lido last September, “asks, with brutal austerity, what happens...
- 3/8/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
As the invasion of Ukraine continues, seven leading Ukrainian filmmakers allege complicity by the Russian artistic community. They are now calling for cultural sanctions against Russia.
Valentyn Vasyanovych, director
Insidious shelling of residential areas with civilians, as well as blackmail of nuclear weapons – is a manifestation of the powerless rage of the fascist regime of Russia and the lack of chances to defeat the Ukrainian army and people in a direct military confrontation.
The whole bloody history of Russia, as imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet, is based on the bloodthirsty attitude towards its neighbors and its people, who have never been united ethnically or culturally.
What is culture for here? To the fact that at all times Russia has used cultural and artistic achievements as a cover for its aggressive actions, forming the idea that a country with great cultural achievements can not behave like a bloodthirsty cannibal. But history has shown that it can.
Valentyn Vasyanovych, director
Insidious shelling of residential areas with civilians, as well as blackmail of nuclear weapons – is a manifestation of the powerless rage of the fascist regime of Russia and the lack of chances to defeat the Ukrainian army and people in a direct military confrontation.
The whole bloody history of Russia, as imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet, is based on the bloodthirsty attitude towards its neighbors and its people, who have never been united ethnically or culturally.
What is culture for here? To the fact that at all times Russia has used cultural and artistic achievements as a cover for its aggressive actions, forming the idea that a country with great cultural achievements can not behave like a bloodthirsty cannibal. But history has shown that it can.
- 3/7/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 23, filmmakers from both countries are speaking out against warfare.
Two-time Oscar-nominated producer Alexander Rodnyansky told Variety that he felt “unbearably ashamed” after learning of the attacks.
“I still couldn’t believe that missiles are exploding in Kyiv,” Rodnyansky said. “I couldn’t imagine that Kyiv, my native town, where my relatives, friends and colleagues live, where my parents and grandparents are buried, will be struck by missiles of the country where I have been living and working for the last 20 years, together with my family and friends.”
Rodnyansky additionally wrote in an Instagram post that he was mourning “all the people who woke up in war.”
Rodnyansky, who was born in Kyiv but currently lives in Moscow, captioned, “Today I know that the Ukrainians will come through this. Gentle and brave people will come through this war. Because they are fighting for their motherland.
Two-time Oscar-nominated producer Alexander Rodnyansky told Variety that he felt “unbearably ashamed” after learning of the attacks.
“I still couldn’t believe that missiles are exploding in Kyiv,” Rodnyansky said. “I couldn’t imagine that Kyiv, my native town, where my relatives, friends and colleagues live, where my parents and grandparents are buried, will be struck by missiles of the country where I have been living and working for the last 20 years, together with my family and friends.”
Rodnyansky additionally wrote in an Instagram post that he was mourning “all the people who woke up in war.”
Rodnyansky, who was born in Kyiv but currently lives in Moscow, captioned, “Today I know that the Ukrainians will come through this. Gentle and brave people will come through this war. Because they are fighting for their motherland.
- 2/25/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
David Lynch has officially weighed in on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Following Russia’s February 23 attack, Lynch used his daily “Weather Report” series on YouTube to share harsh words for Russian president Vladimir Putin. Watch Lynch’s full video below.
“If I could say something to Mr. President Putin, we are, as human beings, charged as to how we treat our fellow man. And there is a law of nature, a hard and fast law. There’s no loopholes, there’s no escaping it,” Lynch said. “And this law is: What you sow, you shall reap. And right now, Mr. Putin, you are sowing death and destruction, and it’s all on you.”
Lynch continued, “The Ukrainians didn’t attack your country. You went in and attacked their country. And all this death and destruction is going to come back and visit you.”
Now, the “Twin Peaks” creator likened...
Following Russia’s February 23 attack, Lynch used his daily “Weather Report” series on YouTube to share harsh words for Russian president Vladimir Putin. Watch Lynch’s full video below.
“If I could say something to Mr. President Putin, we are, as human beings, charged as to how we treat our fellow man. And there is a law of nature, a hard and fast law. There’s no loopholes, there’s no escaping it,” Lynch said. “And this law is: What you sow, you shall reap. And right now, Mr. Putin, you are sowing death and destruction, and it’s all on you.”
Lynch continued, “The Ukrainians didn’t attack your country. You went in and attacked their country. And all this death and destruction is going to come back and visit you.”
Now, the “Twin Peaks” creator likened...
- 2/25/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
As the people of Ukraine wake up to the reality of war, many of the country’s top filmmakers and industry professionals have issued statements pleading for international intervention.
Those contributing include Oleg Sentsov, the director and activist who spent years in Russian jail on charges that Amnesty International described as “fabricated,” Maryna Er Gorbach, whose credits include the 2022 Sundance and Berlin premiere Klondike, and Anna Machukh, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Film Academy and the Odesa International Film Festival.
With respect to the plight of those in the Ukrainian film business, after a night where Russia began an assault on the capital city Kyiv, Deadline has chosen to run each statement in full:
Collective statement:
“Today, Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine. Now, more than ever, we need the help of the international community and anyone who understands that tomorrow war may be at your door. We’ve...
Those contributing include Oleg Sentsov, the director and activist who spent years in Russian jail on charges that Amnesty International described as “fabricated,” Maryna Er Gorbach, whose credits include the 2022 Sundance and Berlin premiere Klondike, and Anna Machukh, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Film Academy and the Odesa International Film Festival.
With respect to the plight of those in the Ukrainian film business, after a night where Russia began an assault on the capital city Kyiv, Deadline has chosen to run each statement in full:
Collective statement:
“Today, Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine. Now, more than ever, we need the help of the international community and anyone who understands that tomorrow war may be at your door. We’ve...
- 2/25/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
A group of prominent Ukrainian filmmakers has called for the world to wake up to the threat posed to democracy following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the Eastern European country on Thursday.
An open letter was circulated Friday by filmmakers including: Oleh Sentsov, director of “Rhino”; Valentyn Vasyanovych, director of “Reflection” and “Atlantis”; Maryna Er Gorbach, director of “Klondike”; Anna Machukh, executive director of the Ukrainian Film Academy and Oiff; Natalia Vorozhbyt, director of ‘Bad Roads”; Iryna Tsilyk, director of “The Earth is Blue as an Orange”; and Nariman Aliev, director of “Homeward.”
“Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine. Now, more than ever, we need the help of the international community and anyone who understands that tomorrow war may be at your door. We’ve talked about the war in eastern Ukraine in our films for 8 years. You watched them at the festivals. But this is not a film,...
An open letter was circulated Friday by filmmakers including: Oleh Sentsov, director of “Rhino”; Valentyn Vasyanovych, director of “Reflection” and “Atlantis”; Maryna Er Gorbach, director of “Klondike”; Anna Machukh, executive director of the Ukrainian Film Academy and Oiff; Natalia Vorozhbyt, director of ‘Bad Roads”; Iryna Tsilyk, director of “The Earth is Blue as an Orange”; and Nariman Aliev, director of “Homeward.”
“Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine. Now, more than ever, we need the help of the international community and anyone who understands that tomorrow war may be at your door. We’ve talked about the war in eastern Ukraine in our films for 8 years. You watched them at the festivals. But this is not a film,...
- 2/25/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The 11th annual First Look festival at the Museum of the Moving Image released its star-studded lineup February 7.
The festival, which is set to take place March 16–20 at the MoMI museum in Astoria, Queens, will open with the New York City premiere of Camera d’Or winner “Murina.” Director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović was honored with the title at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival for Best First Feature, and the film is executive produced by Martin Scorsese.
“Murina” is a coming-of-age story set in a scenic coastal Croatian town. Also on March 16, Tsai Ming-Liang’s ode to Hong Kong, “The Night,” will host its New York premiere. Closing Night selection and 2021 Locarno Grand Prix winner “The Balcony Movie” finishes off the festival.
The First Look festival features “new and innovative international cinema.” Spotlight screenings include the New York premiere of “Zero Fucks Given,” starring Adèle Exarchopoulos as a flight attendant in crisis,...
The festival, which is set to take place March 16–20 at the MoMI museum in Astoria, Queens, will open with the New York City premiere of Camera d’Or winner “Murina.” Director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović was honored with the title at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival for Best First Feature, and the film is executive produced by Martin Scorsese.
“Murina” is a coming-of-age story set in a scenic coastal Croatian town. Also on March 16, Tsai Ming-Liang’s ode to Hong Kong, “The Night,” will host its New York premiere. Closing Night selection and 2021 Locarno Grand Prix winner “The Balcony Movie” finishes off the festival.
The First Look festival features “new and innovative international cinema.” Spotlight screenings include the New York premiere of “Zero Fucks Given,” starring Adèle Exarchopoulos as a flight attendant in crisis,...
- 2/7/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Les Arcs Film Festival, the European film fest programmed by Tribeca’s artistic director Frederic Boyer and set in the French Alps, has unveiled the lineup of its Coproduction Village which will be back as a live event after a virtual 2020 edition. The 13th edition of the industry sidebar will showcase 18 projects in development from 11 countries, including 8 projects directed by female directors.
Projects by female directors represented 34% of projects submitted and 44% of the final selection. There are seven feature debuts, and five projects by more experienced filmmakers. The coproduction Village aims at helping filmmakers find co-producers, sales agents, distributors and other financial partners.
Selected projects, which will all vie for the international ArteKino prize worth €6,000, include Frida Kempff’s historical drama “The Swedish Torpedo” and Johanna Pyykkö’s LGBT coming-of-age “Sweden-Finn,” produced by Swedish banners Momento Film and Verket Produktion, respectively; Stephan Komandarev’s drama “Made In Eu,” produced by...
Projects by female directors represented 34% of projects submitted and 44% of the final selection. There are seven feature debuts, and five projects by more experienced filmmakers. The coproduction Village aims at helping filmmakers find co-producers, sales agents, distributors and other financial partners.
Selected projects, which will all vie for the international ArteKino prize worth €6,000, include Frida Kempff’s historical drama “The Swedish Torpedo” and Johanna Pyykkö’s LGBT coming-of-age “Sweden-Finn,” produced by Swedish banners Momento Film and Verket Produktion, respectively; Stephan Komandarev’s drama “Made In Eu,” produced by...
- 11/18/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
New Europe Film Sales has closed more deals for “Leave No Traces,” from Polish director Jan P. Matuszyński (“The Last Family”), which had its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival and will represent Poland in the 2022 Academy Awards race.
Produced by Aurum Film, the production house behind Jan Komasa’s Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi,” pic has sold to Estonia (Estin Film), Slovakia (Slovak Film Clubs Assn.), former Yugoslavia (Demiurg), Portugal (Films4You) and Spain (Filmin).
New Europe previously sealed deals for the film in France (Memento Films Distribution), Benelux (Imagine Film Distribution), U.K. and Ireland (Modern Films), Lithuania (Scanorama), Hungary (Mozinet), Greece (Cinobo), Sweden (Lucky Dogs) and Czech Republic (Aero).
Set in Warsaw in the 1980s, “Leave No Traces” is based on the real-life story of a young man (Tomasz Ziętek) who witnesses the fatal beating of his friend (Mateusz Górski) by the police. Determined to testify about the killing in court,...
Produced by Aurum Film, the production house behind Jan Komasa’s Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi,” pic has sold to Estonia (Estin Film), Slovakia (Slovak Film Clubs Assn.), former Yugoslavia (Demiurg), Portugal (Films4You) and Spain (Filmin).
New Europe previously sealed deals for the film in France (Memento Films Distribution), Benelux (Imagine Film Distribution), U.K. and Ireland (Modern Films), Lithuania (Scanorama), Hungary (Mozinet), Greece (Cinobo), Sweden (Lucky Dogs) and Czech Republic (Aero).
Set in Warsaw in the 1980s, “Leave No Traces” is based on the real-life story of a young man (Tomasz Ziętek) who witnesses the fatal beating of his friend (Mateusz Górski) by the police. Determined to testify about the killing in court,...
- 11/3/2021
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Terrace Martin has announced the release of his new album, Drones, which arrives on Nov. 5 via Sounds of Crenshaw/BMG; it’s available for preorder. The set features Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Leon Bridges, Cordae, Ty Dolla $ign, among other artists.
Martin sings, plays saxophone, keys, and more instruments on the album. Additional collaborators include Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, Yg, James Fauntleroy, D Smoke, Channel Tres, Smino, Celeste, Malaya, Kim Burrell, and Hit-Boy. The lead single is “Leave Us Be.”
“There are touches of R&b, touches of jazz, touches of hip-hop,...
Martin sings, plays saxophone, keys, and more instruments on the album. Additional collaborators include Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, Yg, James Fauntleroy, D Smoke, Channel Tres, Smino, Celeste, Malaya, Kim Burrell, and Hit-Boy. The lead single is “Leave Us Be.”
“There are touches of R&b, touches of jazz, touches of hip-hop,...
- 11/2/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson’s Heartstone premiered at Venice Days in 2016 and won more than 50 festival awards around the globe.
Jan Naszewski’s New Europe Film Sales has boarded international sales for Icelandic drama Beautiful Beings, directed Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson.
The director’s debut feature Heartstone premiered at Venice Days in 2016 and won more than 50 festival awards around the globe.
Beautiful Beings is presented today during the C EU Soon works-in-progress showcase at Mia in Rome.
The story follows Addi, a teenage boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, who adopts a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits. When the...
Jan Naszewski’s New Europe Film Sales has boarded international sales for Icelandic drama Beautiful Beings, directed Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson.
The director’s debut feature Heartstone premiered at Venice Days in 2016 and won more than 50 festival awards around the globe.
Beautiful Beings is presented today during the C EU Soon works-in-progress showcase at Mia in Rome.
The story follows Addi, a teenage boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, who adopts a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits. When the...
- 10/15/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based sales outlet New Europe Film Sales has boarded Thomas Hardiman’s debut feature Medusa Deluxe ahead of the film taking part in the BFI London Film Festival Works-in-Progress showcase.
Pic is a murder mystery set in a competitive hairdressing competition. Extravagance and excess collide, as the death of one of their own sows seeds of division in a community whose passion for hair verges on obsession. Delivery is scheduled for 2022.
The film is produced by Michael Elliott, Louise Palmkvist Hansen and Lee Groombridge and is an Emu Films production. The company’s recent credits include Terence Davies’ Benediction, and Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series.
New Europe recently premiered two Venice Competition titles: Reflection by Valentyn Vasyanovych and Leave No Traces by Jan P. Matuszyński, as well as the TIFF Platform title Silent Land by Aga Woszczyńska.
Medusa Deluxe was developed and financed by the BFI and BBC Film,...
Pic is a murder mystery set in a competitive hairdressing competition. Extravagance and excess collide, as the death of one of their own sows seeds of division in a community whose passion for hair verges on obsession. Delivery is scheduled for 2022.
The film is produced by Michael Elliott, Louise Palmkvist Hansen and Lee Groombridge and is an Emu Films production. The company’s recent credits include Terence Davies’ Benediction, and Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series.
New Europe recently premiered two Venice Competition titles: Reflection by Valentyn Vasyanovych and Leave No Traces by Jan P. Matuszyński, as well as the TIFF Platform title Silent Land by Aga Woszczyńska.
Medusa Deluxe was developed and financed by the BFI and BBC Film,...
- 10/8/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Yes hosted the Yes 20th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, September 23, at The Maybourne Beverly Hills, where they honored Willow Bay and Bob Iger for their decades-long support of the organization.
Christina Aguilera performs onstage during the Yes 20th Anniversary Gala
Credit/Copyright: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Yes 20th Anniversary Gala
The Gala, which celebrated Yes’ extraordinary 20 years of changing lives through education, brought in over $5M for the organization. The special event was hosted by select Yes scholars and alumni, and was presented by The Walt Disney Company.
Mellody Hobson and David Geffen served as Co-Chairs for the Gala. The two took to the stage to introduce honorees Willow Bay and Bob Iger, and present them each with a Yes Award for their generous contributions over the years. Beyond providing invaluable resources for students, Bay and Iger have personally advocated for and supported scholars, from arranging school transportation to championing grants and charitable partnerships.
Christina Aguilera performs onstage during the Yes 20th Anniversary Gala
Credit/Copyright: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Yes 20th Anniversary Gala
The Gala, which celebrated Yes’ extraordinary 20 years of changing lives through education, brought in over $5M for the organization. The special event was hosted by select Yes scholars and alumni, and was presented by The Walt Disney Company.
Mellody Hobson and David Geffen served as Co-Chairs for the Gala. The two took to the stage to introduce honorees Willow Bay and Bob Iger, and present them each with a Yes Award for their generous contributions over the years. Beyond providing invaluable resources for students, Bay and Iger have personally advocated for and supported scholars, from arranging school transportation to championing grants and charitable partnerships.
- 10/1/2021
- Look to the Stars
I for one will never tire of them: those assorted candy boxes with always one or two disagreeable sorts to spit out, but overall filled with enjoyable treats. And so it goes in the movies as well; call them horror portmanteaus, omnibuses, or lotsashortstogether, they offer outrageous highs littered with occasional lows that offer a sugar rush once the box is done. Tales from the Crypt (1972) is one of my favorite examples of a horrific sampler.
This Amicus production was given a release by Twentieth Century Fox in its native UK, and by Cinerama Releasing Corporation in the US, and did quite well on both sides of the pond. Cinerama got the jump in March, with the UK afforded spookier seasonal vibes that September. Critics were kind to this latest from the studio that gave us Torture Garden and The House That Dripped Blood, and spotlit Peter Cushing in perhaps his most poignant role.
This Amicus production was given a release by Twentieth Century Fox in its native UK, and by Cinerama Releasing Corporation in the US, and did quite well on both sides of the pond. Cinerama got the jump in March, with the UK afforded spookier seasonal vibes that September. Critics were kind to this latest from the studio that gave us Torture Garden and The House That Dripped Blood, and spotlit Peter Cushing in perhaps his most poignant role.
- 9/18/2021
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
by Nathaniel R
Elisa and Nathaniel on one of several drink between movies breaks
That's a wrap on Venezia 78, otherwise known at the 2021 edition of the Venice Film Festival. The Golden Lion went to the excellent French abortion drama L'Evenement / Happening with Parallel Mothers, Spencer, and a trio of Netflix movies Hand of God, The Lost Daughter, and Power of the Dog also emerging as hot future awards-prospects from the competition. I cannot begin to describe how beautiful the city is (my first time visiting), or what it's like to take a boat ride to the movies each day. Or especially to hang with Elisa in person who was such a great translator for me both linguistically and culturally. There was definitely a learning curve as a first-timer (I missed way too many of the hot ticket titles) but overall it was a good experience. We hope you enjoyed our coverage.
Elisa and Nathaniel on one of several drink between movies breaks
That's a wrap on Venezia 78, otherwise known at the 2021 edition of the Venice Film Festival. The Golden Lion went to the excellent French abortion drama L'Evenement / Happening with Parallel Mothers, Spencer, and a trio of Netflix movies Hand of God, The Lost Daughter, and Power of the Dog also emerging as hot future awards-prospects from the competition. I cannot begin to describe how beautiful the city is (my first time visiting), or what it's like to take a boat ride to the movies each day. Or especially to hang with Elisa in person who was such a great translator for me both linguistically and culturally. There was definitely a learning curve as a first-timer (I missed way too many of the hot ticket titles) but overall it was a good experience. We hope you enjoyed our coverage.
- 9/14/2021
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
In a politically loaded gesture, the Venice Film Festival programmed the premieres of Valentyn Vasyanovych’s Reflection and Captain Volkonogov Escaped by Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov on consecutive days. The former Ukrainian and the latter Russian, both these competition entries contain significant scenes of torture by Russian officers and there’s no misreading the films’ implied message. Actually, in the case of Reflection, you can hardly speak of implying – films don’t get much blunter. There’s little room for subtlety in the tableau aesthetic that Vasyanovych has now used, with minimal variation, in at least three successive features. Always working as […]
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- 9/10/2021
- by Giovanni Marchini Camia
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
In 2019, Ukrainian multihyphenate Valentyn Vasyanovych won the top prize in Venice’s Horizons program with Atlantis, a haunting imagining of a future when the war between Ukraine and Russia (still ongoing) has finally come to an end. His latest feature, Reflection, in Venice’s main competition this year — and which Vasyanovych wrote, directed, shot and edited himself — forms the second half of a diptych with Atlantis by gazing back to the beginning of the deadly invasion. While the two films’ stories and characters are apparently unrelated, there’s such complex, polyphonic harmony between them that they create a powerful panoramic view ...
Reflection Of all the titles screening on the Lido this year, few had me as concerned and intrigued as Valentyn Vasyanovych’s Reflection. Concerned, because a few friends who’d already seen the director’s latest take on the Russian-Ukrainian war had testified to its unflinching depictions of violence and torture (including and especially one early scene involving a leg and a screwdriver). And intrigued, because it was Vasyanovich’s follow up to his Atlantis, winner of the Orizzonti lineup in 2019, a haunting excursion into a bombed-out no-man’s-land that cartwheeled between moments of extreme brutality and flickering glimpses of empathy. That film was set in a not-so-distant future where Ukraine had emerged victorious—and shattered—from the war with Russia. Reflection kicks off instead in 2014, the year the conflict broke out. Yet Vasyanovych doesn’t throw us to the battlefield from the start; for a short while, it leaves...
- 9/9/2021
- MUBI
Ukrainian multi-hyphenate Valentyn Vasyanovych returns to the Venice Film Festival with competition title Reflection (Vidblysk). Like his 2019 drama Atlantis, which won best film in the Horizons section and was Ukraine’s 2020 Oscar entry, Reflection takes a stark look at the horrors of the Russian-Ukraine war.
While Atlantis was set in 2025, after the imagined end of the ongoing war, this is set in 2014, the first year of the conflict. Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy (Roman Lutskyi) is attempting to deal with the challenges of his work, and seems uncomfortable when spending time with his daughter, ex-wife and her new partner. He is captured by the Russian military forces in Eastern Ukraine, where he’s forced to assist his captors and to witness brutal torture and humiliation.
Writer-director-cinematographer Vasyanovych presents events in a quiet, matter of fact way, both mimicking the cold detachment of the aggressors and underlining the fact that these terrors do not require sensationalizing.
While Atlantis was set in 2025, after the imagined end of the ongoing war, this is set in 2014, the first year of the conflict. Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy (Roman Lutskyi) is attempting to deal with the challenges of his work, and seems uncomfortable when spending time with his daughter, ex-wife and her new partner. He is captured by the Russian military forces in Eastern Ukraine, where he’s forced to assist his captors and to witness brutal torture and humiliation.
Writer-director-cinematographer Vasyanovych presents events in a quiet, matter of fact way, both mimicking the cold detachment of the aggressors and underlining the fact that these terrors do not require sensationalizing.
- 9/7/2021
- by Anna Smith
- Deadline Film + TV
Audiences on the Lido may be forgiven for thinking they’ve seen the Ukrainian entry in the competition, “Reflection,” before in Venice. Director Valentyn Vasyanovych’s somber study of the toll in the war against Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine is shot in his trademark series of static, single-frame shots, like “Atlantis” – which won the Venice Horizons Award in 2019 – and his “Black Level” (2017).
Two years ago, one critic counted 28 static shots in “Atlantis”; according to Variety‘s count, “Reflection” has 29. And although both films draw from the same subject matter – the war in the east (“Atlantis” is set in 2025) – they present different messages in a format Vasyanovych maintains is closer to pure cinema.
“I find I am very comfortable with these rather limited – in terms of instrumentation – scenes and frames,” he tells Variety. “They give me the opportunity to create large-scale intra-frame mise-en-scène and show the nature of cinematography.”
He...
Two years ago, one critic counted 28 static shots in “Atlantis”; according to Variety‘s count, “Reflection” has 29. And although both films draw from the same subject matter – the war in the east (“Atlantis” is set in 2025) – they present different messages in a format Vasyanovych maintains is closer to pure cinema.
“I find I am very comfortable with these rather limited – in terms of instrumentation – scenes and frames,” he tells Variety. “They give me the opportunity to create large-scale intra-frame mise-en-scène and show the nature of cinematography.”
He...
- 9/6/2021
- by Nick Holdsworth
- Variety Film + TV
Vasyanovych won the top Horizons prize in 2019 with Atlantis.
Screen can reveal the first trailer for Valentyn Vasyanovych’s Reflection, which plays in Competiton at this year’s Venice Film Festival (September 1-11).
After winning the top Horizons prize in 2019 with Atlantis, Ukraine’s Vasyanovych steps up to Competition with a drama — which he also wrote, shot and edited — about a surgeon (Roman Lutskyi) who is captured by Russian military forces in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine. He returns to his comfortable middle-class apartment on release, and tries to find a renewed purpose in life.
Produced by Vladimir Yatsenko of Forefilms,...
Screen can reveal the first trailer for Valentyn Vasyanovych’s Reflection, which plays in Competiton at this year’s Venice Film Festival (September 1-11).
After winning the top Horizons prize in 2019 with Atlantis, Ukraine’s Vasyanovych steps up to Competition with a drama — which he also wrote, shot and edited — about a surgeon (Roman Lutskyi) who is captured by Russian military forces in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine. He returns to his comfortable middle-class apartment on release, and tries to find a renewed purpose in life.
Produced by Vladimir Yatsenko of Forefilms,...
- 9/5/2021
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
New Europe Film Sales has picked up “Reflection,â€. the next film from Ukrainian director Valentyn Vasyanovych, who won best film in the Horizons section of the Venice Film Festival for “Atlantisâ€. in 2019.
“Reflectionâ€. was a hot title in the works in progress section of Les Arcs last year, and is considered as a frontrunner for the fall and winter festivals.
The film centers on Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy, who is captured by the Russian military forces in the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine, and while in captivity, he is exposed to horrifying scenes of humiliation, violence and indifference toward human life. After his release, he returns to his comfortable middle-class apartment and tries to find a purpose in life by rebuilding his relationship with his daughter and ex-wife. He learns how to be a human being again, how to be a father and help his daughter, who needs his love and support.
“Reflectionâ€. was a hot title in the works in progress section of Les Arcs last year, and is considered as a frontrunner for the fall and winter festivals.
The film centers on Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy, who is captured by the Russian military forces in the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine, and while in captivity, he is exposed to horrifying scenes of humiliation, violence and indifference toward human life. After his release, he returns to his comfortable middle-class apartment and tries to find a purpose in life by rebuilding his relationship with his daughter and ex-wife. He learns how to be a human being again, how to be a father and help his daughter, who needs his love and support.
- 7/9/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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