Exclusive: Production has wrapped in Wales on boxing crime-drama Salvable, starring Toby Kebbell (For All Mankind), Shia Labeouf (Fury) and James Cosmo (Game Of Thrones). Above is a first-look image.
Metro International Entertainment is handling worldwide sales and has pre-sold the film in a raft of territories including to Capelight in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Nos Lusomundo in Portugal, Discovery in Former Yugoslavia, Violator Cinema in Cis, and Phoenicia in the Middle East.
Rounding out the cast is Kila Lord Cassidy (The Wonder), Elaine Cassidy (The Wonder), Michael Socha (Papillon), Aiysha Hart (Mogul Mowgli), Nell Hudson (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Barry Ward (Extra Ordinary). Former World Champion boxer Carl Froch has been training Kebbell and Labeouf at Penarth ABC boxing gym and will have a cameo in the film.
Kebbel plays Sal, aka “The Bull”, a washed-up boxer on the brink of 40 who is fighting more than his opponents. With...
Metro International Entertainment is handling worldwide sales and has pre-sold the film in a raft of territories including to Capelight in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Nos Lusomundo in Portugal, Discovery in Former Yugoslavia, Violator Cinema in Cis, and Phoenicia in the Middle East.
Rounding out the cast is Kila Lord Cassidy (The Wonder), Elaine Cassidy (The Wonder), Michael Socha (Papillon), Aiysha Hart (Mogul Mowgli), Nell Hudson (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Barry Ward (Extra Ordinary). Former World Champion boxer Carl Froch has been training Kebbell and Labeouf at Penarth ABC boxing gym and will have a cameo in the film.
Kebbel plays Sal, aka “The Bull”, a washed-up boxer on the brink of 40 who is fighting more than his opponents. With...
- 5/9/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Toby Kebbell (Servant), Shia Labeouf (Fury) and James Cosmo (Game of Thrones) have been set to star in boxing-world crime-drama Salvable, which Metro International is launching ahead of the EFM next week.
Carl Froch, former Boxing World Champion and 2023 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, will be training Kebbell and Labeouf with work due to get underway in New York next week. The plan is for the filmmakers to shoot a documentary tracking their progress as they prepare for the film.
Filming for Salvable is slated to begin in April.
The movie will follow Sal “The Bull,” a washed-up boxer on the brink of 40, who is fighting more than just his opponents. With a life of regrets and fading dreams, Sal’s chance at redemption comes knocking in the form of illegal boxing, introduced by the sudden return of his old friend, Vince. Sal faces the ultimate dilemma: seize...
Carl Froch, former Boxing World Champion and 2023 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, will be training Kebbell and Labeouf with work due to get underway in New York next week. The plan is for the filmmakers to shoot a documentary tracking their progress as they prepare for the film.
Filming for Salvable is slated to begin in April.
The movie will follow Sal “The Bull,” a washed-up boxer on the brink of 40, who is fighting more than just his opponents. With a life of regrets and fading dreams, Sal’s chance at redemption comes knocking in the form of illegal boxing, introduced by the sudden return of his old friend, Vince. Sal faces the ultimate dilemma: seize...
- 2/9/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Connor O’Hara’s Kindling has beautifully depicted a tale of the male kinship of five young people who have been supporting their friend in battling a fatal illness. This is a real-life incident that the director has portrayed, stemming from the loss of one of his own friends. The movie has been named Kindling, meaning a collection of twigs and sticks to start a fire, to depict the fire that the protagonist Sid plans to start. He ignites the fire of kinship with his mates in order to exist forever in the universe before passing away. Revolving around friendship, brotherhood, and trust, the British film Kindling is an emotional drama starring skilled young actors like George Somner, Conrad Khan, Wilson Radjou-Pujalte, Rory J. Saper, Kaine Zajaz, and others. The film tells the story of five children without any siblings who eventually end up becoming closer than blood brothers. What...
- 10/3/2023
- by Debjyoti Dey
- Film Fugitives
Exclusive: Byron Allen’s Freestyle Digital Media has acquired and set release dates for Kindling, a coming-of-age drama starring George Somner with Mia McKenna-Bruce, and Objects, a documentary from Vincent Liota.
Watch the trailers for both below.
Inspired by true events, Kindling follows the story of a group of young men who return to their hometown to turn their terminally ill friend’s final summer into a celebration of life, love and friendship. Facing mortality, Sid (Sex Education‘s Somner) wants to create a legacy and be remembered forever. With his obsession for astronomy and the atmosphere, he comes up with a plan. He gives each boy a category — love, home, friends, family and location — and asks them to find an item that connects them all with the word they’ve been given. Together, they’ll burn the items on a gigantic fire, making the particles and his memory a part of the atmosphere forever.
Watch the trailers for both below.
Inspired by true events, Kindling follows the story of a group of young men who return to their hometown to turn their terminally ill friend’s final summer into a celebration of life, love and friendship. Facing mortality, Sid (Sex Education‘s Somner) wants to create a legacy and be remembered forever. With his obsession for astronomy and the atmosphere, he comes up with a plan. He gives each boy a category — love, home, friends, family and location — and asks them to find an item that connects them all with the word they’ve been given. Together, they’ll burn the items on a gigantic fire, making the particles and his memory a part of the atmosphere forever.
- 9/5/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The BBC has acquired broadcast rights to the British indie drama Kindling from debut feature filmmaker Connor O’Hara, which played in Competition at the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival.
Written and directed by O’Hara, the pic was the first British film to screen at Shanghai in six years. The BBC’s license on the pic begins in November and lasts three years. Signature Entertainment released the film in the UK and Ireland and brokered the deal with the BBC. However, first contact was made with the broadcaster by Jamie Gamache, who produced the pic alongside Mark Foligno and first approached BBC buyer Simon Chilcott with the project.
“It’s sometimes quite clear what the BBC is after, and Kindling definitely felt like it,” Gamache told Deadline.
Inspired by O’Hara’s short film Infinite, starring 1917 lead George MacKay, Kindling follows a group of young...
Written and directed by O’Hara, the pic was the first British film to screen at Shanghai in six years. The BBC’s license on the pic begins in November and lasts three years. Signature Entertainment released the film in the UK and Ireland and brokered the deal with the BBC. However, first contact was made with the broadcaster by Jamie Gamache, who produced the pic alongside Mark Foligno and first approached BBC buyer Simon Chilcott with the project.
“It’s sometimes quite clear what the BBC is after, and Kindling definitely felt like it,” Gamache told Deadline.
Inspired by O’Hara’s short film Infinite, starring 1917 lead George MacKay, Kindling follows a group of young...
- 7/19/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The 25th edition marks a return in-person after being cancelled last year.
Han Yan’s Love Never Ends is set to open the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff), which has also revealed the nominations for its Golden Goblet Awards.
The romance drama is adapted from a cartoon of the same name created by Kang Full. Ni Dahong, Kara Wai, Tony Leung Ka-Fai and Cecilia Yip play two elderly couples who show it is never too late to love.
Director Han previously directed 2015’s Go Away Mr. Tumor and 2020’s A Little Red Flower. Love Never Ends is set for...
Han Yan’s Love Never Ends is set to open the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff), which has also revealed the nominations for its Golden Goblet Awards.
The romance drama is adapted from a cartoon of the same name created by Kang Full. Ni Dahong, Kara Wai, Tony Leung Ka-Fai and Cecilia Yip play two elderly couples who show it is never too late to love.
Director Han previously directed 2015’s Go Away Mr. Tumor and 2020’s A Little Red Flower. Love Never Ends is set for...
- 5/30/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The Shanghai International Film Festival unveiled the competition selection for its 25th-anniversary edition Monday, featuring a lineup heavy on local Chinese titles, as well as substantial inclusion from Iran and Japan. Notably, though, festival organizers chose not to include a single film from the U.S. movie industry in their 2023 competition lineup.
The 2023 Shanghai festival, running June 9-18, will be the first version of the event that’s easily accessible to the global film industry since the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020. Last year, the festival was canceled in the wake of Shanghai’s monthlong Covid-19 lockdown and the government’s strict travel restrictions at the time. The festival was held the previous two years, but it became an almost entirely domestic Chinese affair, as flights in and out of China were hard to come by at the time (and all travelers had to endure lengthy and expensive hotel quarantines...
The 2023 Shanghai festival, running June 9-18, will be the first version of the event that’s easily accessible to the global film industry since the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020. Last year, the festival was canceled in the wake of Shanghai’s monthlong Covid-19 lockdown and the government’s strict travel restrictions at the time. The festival was held the previous two years, but it became an almost entirely domestic Chinese affair, as flights in and out of China were hard to come by at the time (and all travelers had to endure lengthy and expensive hotel quarantines...
- 5/30/2023
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 25th Shanghai International Film Festival, June 9 to 18, has unveiled the titles in contention for awards in its four main feature-length sections: main competition, Asian New Talent, Animation film and documentary. These are eligible for the festival’s prestigious Golden Goblet Awards, winners of which will be announced at the Shanghai Grand Theater on the evening of June 17.
While Siff remains the only mainland China festival to be accredited as a so-called A-list event by the International Federation of Film Producers (Fiapf), its selections are largely separate and distinct from those at other major international festivals.
While the lineup includes nine mainland Chinese titles, two from Hong Kong and five from Iran, there are, for instance, no films that hail from the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Korea.
Feature Film Competition
“All Ears” Dir. Liu Jiayin (China)
“Dust To Dust” Dir. Jonathan Li (China)
“Good Autumn, Mommy” Dir.
While Siff remains the only mainland China festival to be accredited as a so-called A-list event by the International Federation of Film Producers (Fiapf), its selections are largely separate and distinct from those at other major international festivals.
While the lineup includes nine mainland Chinese titles, two from Hong Kong and five from Iran, there are, for instance, no films that hail from the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Korea.
Feature Film Competition
“All Ears” Dir. Liu Jiayin (China)
“Dust To Dust” Dir. Jonathan Li (China)
“Good Autumn, Mommy” Dir.
- 5/29/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff) has unveiled the major competition selections for its 25th edition (June 9-18), which will be the first to be held in a fully physical format with international guests since before the pandemic.
The festival’s Golden Goblet Awards comprises five sections – Main Competition, Asian New Talent, Animation Film, Documentary Film and Short Film. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in the Shanghai Grand Theater on June 17.
Siff’s main competition will screen 12 films, including Mom, Is That You?!, from Japanese veteran filmmaker Yoji Yamada; European titles including Muyeres, from Spanish director Marta Lallana, and The Chapel, from Belgium’s Dominique Deruddere; Indian director Haobam Paban Kumar’s Joseph’s Son; and three Chinese titles – Liu Jiayin’s All Ears, Johnathan Li’s Dust To Dust and Chen Shizhong’s Good Autumn, Mommy.
Poland’s Jerzy Skolimowski is heading the jury for the main competition,...
The festival’s Golden Goblet Awards comprises five sections – Main Competition, Asian New Talent, Animation Film, Documentary Film and Short Film. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in the Shanghai Grand Theater on June 17.
Siff’s main competition will screen 12 films, including Mom, Is That You?!, from Japanese veteran filmmaker Yoji Yamada; European titles including Muyeres, from Spanish director Marta Lallana, and The Chapel, from Belgium’s Dominique Deruddere; Indian director Haobam Paban Kumar’s Joseph’s Son; and three Chinese titles – Liu Jiayin’s All Ears, Johnathan Li’s Dust To Dust and Chen Shizhong’s Good Autumn, Mommy.
Poland’s Jerzy Skolimowski is heading the jury for the main competition,...
- 5/29/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #338: The Highs and Lows of making your indie...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #338: The Highs and Lows of making your indie...
- 5/15/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Slate includes horror ‘Tender Omens’ and sci-fi thriller ‘Beyond The Deep’.
UK production outfit Lowkey Films has signed a three-film co-production deal with Luc Roeg’s production company and sales agency Independent Entertainment.
Independent will finance, co-produce and represent sales on horror Tender Omens and sci-fi thriller Beyond The Deep, with a third project in early development.
London-based Lowkey Films was founded by Jamie Gamache and Connor O’Hara in 2013, with feature credits including Kindling, starring George Somner, which was O’Hara’s debut feature as director and is on theatrical release in the UK.
UK filmmaker Thomas James will helm Tender Omens,...
UK production outfit Lowkey Films has signed a three-film co-production deal with Luc Roeg’s production company and sales agency Independent Entertainment.
Independent will finance, co-produce and represent sales on horror Tender Omens and sci-fi thriller Beyond The Deep, with a third project in early development.
London-based Lowkey Films was founded by Jamie Gamache and Connor O’Hara in 2013, with feature credits including Kindling, starring George Somner, which was O’Hara’s debut feature as director and is on theatrical release in the UK.
UK filmmaker Thomas James will helm Tender Omens,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Another busy week sees 18 new titles in cinemas.
A major horror franchise resurrects itself at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, as Studiocanal’s Evil Dead Rise opens in 587 cinemas – the eighth-widest opening ever for an 18-rated film.
Written and directed by Lee Cronin, Evil Dead Rise follows two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by flesh-possessing demons thrusting them into a battle for survival.
The film stars Australian actresses Lily Sullivan, who starred in Amazon Studios series Picnic At Hanging Rock and features including Galore; and Alyssa Sutherland, from Amazon’s Vikings series.
Rise is the fifth film in the Evil Dead franchise,...
A major horror franchise resurrects itself at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, as Studiocanal’s Evil Dead Rise opens in 587 cinemas – the eighth-widest opening ever for an 18-rated film.
Written and directed by Lee Cronin, Evil Dead Rise follows two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by flesh-possessing demons thrusting them into a battle for survival.
The film stars Australian actresses Lily Sullivan, who starred in Amazon Studios series Picnic At Hanging Rock and features including Galore; and Alyssa Sutherland, from Amazon’s Vikings series.
Rise is the fifth film in the Evil Dead franchise,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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Kindling, the feature debut from British writer-director Connor O’Hara, has been acquired by Signature Entertainment for the U.K. and Ireland.
The film, produced by Mark Foligno (The King’s Speech, Moon) and Jamie Gamache, was inspired by O’Hara’s short film Infinite starring 1917 lead George MacKay, which was also produced by Gamache under the Lowkey Films banner he established with O’Hara.
Kindling follows Sid (George Somner, Sex Education), who creates a plan to make his final summer unforgettable after receiving a terminal diagnosis. Reuniting with his childhood friends in their hometown, he gives each a category and asks them to find a memento that reflects that word and their friendship. Once they’ve gathered the items, they’ll meet at the end of the week, building a fire together to burn the items they have collected in a ritual that Sid...
Kindling, the feature debut from British writer-director Connor O’Hara, has been acquired by Signature Entertainment for the U.K. and Ireland.
The film, produced by Mark Foligno (The King’s Speech, Moon) and Jamie Gamache, was inspired by O’Hara’s short film Infinite starring 1917 lead George MacKay, which was also produced by Gamache under the Lowkey Films banner he established with O’Hara.
Kindling follows Sid (George Somner, Sex Education), who creates a plan to make his final summer unforgettable after receiving a terminal diagnosis. Reuniting with his childhood friends in their hometown, he gives each a category and asks them to find a memento that reflects that word and their friendship. Once they’ve gathered the items, they’ll meet at the end of the week, building a fire together to burn the items they have collected in a ritual that Sid...
- 11/28/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The showcase takes place on October 8.
Adura Onashile’s iFeatures-backed Girl and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 Luna Carmoon’s debut feature, Hoard, will be spotlighted in the third edition of the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) Works-in-Progress showcase.
The showcase presents nine new feature films and documentaries from UK-based filmmakers. The in-person event, taking place on October 8 as part of the festival’s UK Talent Days focus, will screen extracts from each project, with an introduction from the film’s producer, to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers, with clips available online from October 8-9 to...
Adura Onashile’s iFeatures-backed Girl and Screen Star of Tomorrow 2022 Luna Carmoon’s debut feature, Hoard, will be spotlighted in the third edition of the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) Works-in-Progress showcase.
The showcase presents nine new feature films and documentaries from UK-based filmmakers. The in-person event, taking place on October 8 as part of the festival’s UK Talent Days focus, will screen extracts from each project, with an introduction from the film’s producer, to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers, with clips available online from October 8-9 to...
- 9/20/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The BFI London Film Festival’s annual Works-in-Progress showcase, now in its third edition, will present nine new feature films and documentaries by U.K.-based filmmakers.
The showcase, which is part of the festival’s U.K. Talent Days focus, will be an in-person event on Oct. 8 screening extracts from each project introduced by their producer to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers. The projects are either in production or post-production. Clips will also be available online via a secure platform to a wider pool of invited international industry professionals.
The annual Buyers & Sellers event returns as an in-person fixture at which international sales agents can meet with U.K. buyers, and Network@Lff will host masterclasses and events for 12 U.K.-based writers, directors and producers to interact with international filmmakers and industry executives at the festival.
Festival director, Tricia Tuttle, said: “Connecting independent filmmakers...
The showcase, which is part of the festival’s U.K. Talent Days focus, will be an in-person event on Oct. 8 screening extracts from each project introduced by their producer to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers. The projects are either in production or post-production. Clips will also be available online via a secure platform to a wider pool of invited international industry professionals.
The annual Buyers & Sellers event returns as an in-person fixture at which international sales agents can meet with U.K. buyers, and Network@Lff will host masterclasses and events for 12 U.K.-based writers, directors and producers to interact with international filmmakers and industry executives at the festival.
Festival director, Tricia Tuttle, said: “Connecting independent filmmakers...
- 9/19/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
‘The King’s Speech’ exec producer Mark Foligno produced ‘Kindling’.
UK-based Carnaby Sales and Distribution has acquired international rights to Connor O’Hara’s debut feature Kindling, which it will debut at Cannes next week.
Kindling is produced by Mark Foligno, who was an executive producer on The King’s Speech, and Jamie Gamache; for UK companies Haymarket Films, Lowkey Films and Hyprr Films.
The UK film tells the story of a young man with testicular cancer who decides to turn his final summer into a celebration of life, love and friendship. The film is based on O’Hara’s proof-of-concept short Infinite starring George MacKay.
UK-based Carnaby Sales and Distribution has acquired international rights to Connor O’Hara’s debut feature Kindling, which it will debut at Cannes next week.
Kindling is produced by Mark Foligno, who was an executive producer on The King’s Speech, and Jamie Gamache; for UK companies Haymarket Films, Lowkey Films and Hyprr Films.
The UK film tells the story of a young man with testicular cancer who decides to turn his final summer into a celebration of life, love and friendship. The film is based on O’Hara’s proof-of-concept short Infinite starring George MacKay.
- 5/13/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
UK indie ‘Kindling’ Gears Up
Exclusive: George Somner (Sex Education), Conrad Khan (County Lines) and Wilson Mbomio (The Witcher) are leading the cast of Kindling, an indie feature now shooting in the UK. Connor O’Hara wrote and is directing the pic. Producers are Lowkey Films’ Jamie Gamache and Lipsync Productions’ Mark Foligno. Executive Producers include Andrew & Terry Loveday (Haymarket Films), Norman Merry and Peter Hampden (Lipsync Productions) and Rachel Warren and Carl Shepherd (Hyprr Films). Pic is based on director O’Hara’s own experience of losing two friends within two days of each other at the age of 21. Also starring are Mia McKenna Bruce (Persuasion), Rory J Saper (Find Me in Paris), Kaine Zajaz (Our Girl), with Geoff Bell (Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Tara Fitzgerald (Game of Thrones). “To have spent the last six years finessing and growing with this script, it feels incredible to have a cast...
Exclusive: George Somner (Sex Education), Conrad Khan (County Lines) and Wilson Mbomio (The Witcher) are leading the cast of Kindling, an indie feature now shooting in the UK. Connor O’Hara wrote and is directing the pic. Producers are Lowkey Films’ Jamie Gamache and Lipsync Productions’ Mark Foligno. Executive Producers include Andrew & Terry Loveday (Haymarket Films), Norman Merry and Peter Hampden (Lipsync Productions) and Rachel Warren and Carl Shepherd (Hyprr Films). Pic is based on director O’Hara’s own experience of losing two friends within two days of each other at the age of 21. Also starring are Mia McKenna Bruce (Persuasion), Rory J Saper (Find Me in Paris), Kaine Zajaz (Our Girl), with Geoff Bell (Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Tara Fitzgerald (Game of Thrones). “To have spent the last six years finessing and growing with this script, it feels incredible to have a cast...
- 8/6/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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