Cph:Forum, the financing and co-production event on the industry programme of Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, has selected new projects from the producers of Flee and Cow for its 2024 edition; and has refreshed its industry awards with six prizes.
Danish producer Signe Byrge Sorensen will participate with Freedom (working title), directed by Camilla Nielsson, who previously made Sundance 2021 title President about a challenger in Zimbabwe’s corrupt presidential elections.
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Sorensen is CEO of Danish documentary production house Final Cut For Real, which has made films including The Killing Of A Journalist,...
Danish producer Signe Byrge Sorensen will participate with Freedom (working title), directed by Camilla Nielsson, who previously made Sundance 2021 title President about a challenger in Zimbabwe’s corrupt presidential elections.
Scroll down for the full list of Forum projects
Sorensen is CEO of Danish documentary production house Final Cut For Real, which has made films including The Killing Of A Journalist,...
- 2/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Apple TV+ series “Masters of the Air” is the third collaboration from the team behind HBO’s “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific.” Trio Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Steven Spielberg produced the nine-part World War II epic series, which spotlights the men who fought in the 8th Air Force, specifically the men of the 100th Bomb Group. The vivid and vital story finds roots in the book of the same name by Donald L. Miller.
The crew of a typical Eighth Air Force heavy bomber plane included ten men — a pilot and his co-pilot flying the B17, the navigator and the bombardier in the machine’s nose, the flight engineer behind the pilot, the radio operator, two waist gunners, a ball turret gunner and a tail gunner. Not to mention the men who strategized from the bases, the plane engineers and Tuskegee airmen or Royal Airforce pilots who feature in this story.
The crew of a typical Eighth Air Force heavy bomber plane included ten men — a pilot and his co-pilot flying the B17, the navigator and the bombardier in the machine’s nose, the flight engineer behind the pilot, the radio operator, two waist gunners, a ball turret gunner and a tail gunner. Not to mention the men who strategized from the bases, the plane engineers and Tuskegee airmen or Royal Airforce pilots who feature in this story.
- 1/26/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, so you’re probably stoked for the movie version of his life, hoping it’ll be filled to bursting with adventure, brain-teasing fantasy and rock-’em-sock-’em action just like the books and the movies Peter Jackson directed into box-office and Oscar glory. Right?
Sorry, fans, here comes the buzzkill. Tolkien — pronounced toll-keen as the film takes great pains to inform us — is a bit of a stiff as cinema, rich in atmospherics but starved for the human...
Sorry, fans, here comes the buzzkill. Tolkien — pronounced toll-keen as the film takes great pains to inform us — is a bit of a stiff as cinema, rich in atmospherics but starved for the human...
- 5/10/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins in the film Tolkien. Photo Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures. © 2019 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved
One thing you learn early on in Tolkien is that it is pronounced “Tol-keen,” contrary to the way many fans have been saying it. That is one of many facts you learn in the J.R.R. Tolkien biopic Tolkien, which covers the early life of the “Lord of the Rings” author. It was not an easy life, as the young Tolkien, played by Nicholas Hoult, endured personal tragedies and hardships, but it was also a time of deep friendship, challenges, growth, and even young love, capped by the singular horrors of World War I, experiences which the author later wove into his fantasy tales of hobbits, elves and the fellowship of a ring.
Actually, Tolkien is more an interesting film than the deeply involving one audience might hope it would be.
One thing you learn early on in Tolkien is that it is pronounced “Tol-keen,” contrary to the way many fans have been saying it. That is one of many facts you learn in the J.R.R. Tolkien biopic Tolkien, which covers the early life of the “Lord of the Rings” author. It was not an easy life, as the young Tolkien, played by Nicholas Hoult, endured personal tragedies and hardships, but it was also a time of deep friendship, challenges, growth, and even young love, capped by the singular horrors of World War I, experiences which the author later wove into his fantasy tales of hobbits, elves and the fellowship of a ring.
Actually, Tolkien is more an interesting film than the deeply involving one audience might hope it would be.
- 5/10/2019
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jelena Dokic.
Screen Australia today announced $3.5 million worth of funding for 18 documentaries, including a feature-length project from Cjz about tennis star Jelena Dokic; a portrait of Lion and Beautiful Boy screenwriter Luke Davies; and a 10-part series that will see lawyer and advocate Julian Burnside in conversation with human rights leaders.
In total $1,385,000 in production funding was allocated through the Producer program, and $2,165,000 through the Commissioned program. An additional $140,000 was provided in development funding to 10 documentaries.
“We continue to be blown away by the ability of Australian documentary makers to connect and move audiences with complex human stories and issues of the moment. These latest projects will share the stories of remarkable Australians from those with neuro-diverse conditions looking for love, to the life of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Luke Davies,” said Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim. “I’m also pleased to see Australian documentary makers continue to tackle international stories,...
Screen Australia today announced $3.5 million worth of funding for 18 documentaries, including a feature-length project from Cjz about tennis star Jelena Dokic; a portrait of Lion and Beautiful Boy screenwriter Luke Davies; and a 10-part series that will see lawyer and advocate Julian Burnside in conversation with human rights leaders.
In total $1,385,000 in production funding was allocated through the Producer program, and $2,165,000 through the Commissioned program. An additional $140,000 was provided in development funding to 10 documentaries.
“We continue to be blown away by the ability of Australian documentary makers to connect and move audiences with complex human stories and issues of the moment. These latest projects will share the stories of remarkable Australians from those with neuro-diverse conditions looking for love, to the life of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Luke Davies,” said Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim. “I’m also pleased to see Australian documentary makers continue to tackle international stories,...
- 12/17/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
San Diego-based duo ∆Aimon (a.k.a. Brant Showers & Nancy Lutz) have been crafting dark, spooky soundscapes since the release of their 2010 Ep Amen, and they've quickly risen to become prominent figures in the so-called “witch house” genre – a loosely-defined field encompassing a wide variety of dark, experimental and ritualistic musical types, usually based on occult themes (the style is even sometimes labeled “zombie rave” to emphasize its horror elements). This band's title falls in line with the genre's tradition of cryptic band handles, employing hieroglyphs, pictograms and Unicode characters that are often resistant to Internet searches, thus preserving an air of mystery and the artists' underground status. Photo by Geoffrey Smith II Though their M.O. is predominantly down-tempo Idm built on heavy synth rhythms, ∆Aimon's influences span the entire dark music spectrum, ranging from the classic horror concept albums of Alice Cooper and King Diamond to occult themes frequently explored by extreme metal,...
- 12/4/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Kerry Film Festival have announced this year's panel of adjudicators, which will include Irish film star Cillian Murphy, Oscar winning director Paul Greengrass, animator Norton Virgien and Australian Documentary Film Maker Geoffrey Smith. The celebrated adjudicators will take part in the judging of the festival prizes. Paul Greengrass (the 'Bourne' series) deciding the winner of the Best International Short. Home-grown star Cillian Murphy, whose most recent film role was in Andrew Niccol's 'In Time', where he starred opposite Justin Timberlake, Olivia Wilde and Amanda Seyfried, will adjudicate for Best Irish Short.
- 9/21/2011
- IFTN
The 17th annual San Antonio Film Festival is back with their 17th annual edition, which will run on June 16-26 at several locations around the city. Once again, the fest is a truly international affair with a special emphasis on films produced south of the border.
The feature films and shorts this year come from as far away as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Madrid and London, but there are also numerous films from Central and South America, including two features from Mexico: Gerardo Tort’s Viaje Redondo; and Roberto Hernández & Geoffrey Smith’s Presunto Culpable.
There are also lots of regionally-made films, including two special programs featuring short films by local high school students, co-presented with Klrn public television.
Plus, once again, the fest is chock full of documentaries, from sports docs like Robert Herrera’s The Gray Seasons, to activist docs like Jon Cooksey’s How to Boil a Frog,...
The feature films and shorts this year come from as far away as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Madrid and London, but there are also numerous films from Central and South America, including two features from Mexico: Gerardo Tort’s Viaje Redondo; and Roberto Hernández & Geoffrey Smith’s Presunto Culpable.
There are also lots of regionally-made films, including two special programs featuring short films by local high school students, co-presented with Klrn public television.
Plus, once again, the fest is chock full of documentaries, from sports docs like Robert Herrera’s The Gray Seasons, to activist docs like Jon Cooksey’s How to Boil a Frog,...
- 6/6/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Judge attempts to block screening of documentary about Antonio Zúñiga, who was twice wrongly convicted of murder
An attempt to ban a Mexican documentary about a young man wrongly convicted of murder twice has created a box-office hit, a pirate DVD sensation and a judicial and political minefield.
Released last month, Presumed Guilty was promoted as an exposé of the Kafkaesque world of Mexican justice that picks on poor people who can't afford good lawyers, and almost always convicts them.
The film has proven popular with audiences. Then a judge ordered regulators to ban cinema screenings and interest in the movie soared. Amid the cries of censorship, distributors Cinépolis promised to keep the reels rolling until they were formally notified of the order, at which point they would "consider our options". Audiences had topped 500,000 before last weekend, in which many multiplexes screened the film more often than most blockbusters.
Presumed...
An attempt to ban a Mexican documentary about a young man wrongly convicted of murder twice has created a box-office hit, a pirate DVD sensation and a judicial and political minefield.
Released last month, Presumed Guilty was promoted as an exposé of the Kafkaesque world of Mexican justice that picks on poor people who can't afford good lawyers, and almost always convicts them.
The film has proven popular with audiences. Then a judge ordered regulators to ban cinema screenings and interest in the movie soared. Amid the cries of censorship, distributors Cinépolis promised to keep the reels rolling until they were formally notified of the order, at which point they would "consider our options". Audiences had topped 500,000 before last weekend, in which many multiplexes screened the film more often than most blockbusters.
Presumed...
- 3/8/2011
- by Jo Tuckman
- The Guardian - Film News
Galway Film Centre and Media Antenna Galway, in association with Gmit, are holding a two day Documentary Seminar on the 15th and 16th of October. 'Talking Documentary: Finance, Form & Future' will take place in the Radisson Hotel in Galway City and it is aimed at experienced and aspiring documentary makers. The seminar will be attended by both Oscar nominated director, Anders Ostergaard (Burma VJ) and 2009 Hotdocs winner, Geoffrey Smith (The English Surgeon). The event will also play host to panel talks featuring leading European commissioners, sales agents and Irish commissioners. There will also be one to one pitching sessions with the international agents.
- 9/16/2010
- IFTN
Directors: Roberto Hernández, Geoffrey Smith It would not be out of the ordinary for me to begin a review like this one with some politically-biased ranting about how by judging by this film’s title (Presumed Guilty) it could very easily be about the judicial system in the United States. I’ll hold my tongue this time this time, because I do not want anyone to think that I am making a direct comparison between the judicial system in the United States and the judicial system in Mexico. (No matter how screwed up I believe the judicial system in the United States is, the judicial system in Mexico is screwed up tenfold...maybe even a hundred fold.) Directed by Roberto Hernandez and Geoffrey Smith, Presumed Guilty can easily be seen as a sequel to Hernandez’s previous documentary – El Túnel, a 20-minute film about the absence of due process fundamentals in the Mexican judicial system.
- 3/11/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
The 16th annual Bradford International Film Festival, which will run March 18-28, is a total celebration of all forms of cinema, from classic films to modern world cinema to a tribute to Cinerama and more. But, most excitingly, is a bombastic collection of some of the best, most exciting underground films being made today.
From Bad Lit’s perspective, the most thrilling screening of the entire 10-day affair is the new film by British filmmaker Peter Whitehead, Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts. In the U.S., Whitehead is a “lost” filmmaker from the underground’s heyday in the ’60s, being left out of most histories of the underground movement. Whitehead directed several influential films, including Wholly Communion and The Fall, before dropping out of filmmaking in the mid-’70s.
Film historian Jack Sargeant wrote extensively about and interviewed Whitehead for his wonderful book on Beat cinema, Naked Lens.
From Bad Lit’s perspective, the most thrilling screening of the entire 10-day affair is the new film by British filmmaker Peter Whitehead, Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts. In the U.S., Whitehead is a “lost” filmmaker from the underground’s heyday in the ’60s, being left out of most histories of the underground movement. Whitehead directed several influential films, including Wholly Communion and The Fall, before dropping out of filmmaking in the mid-’70s.
Film historian Jack Sargeant wrote extensively about and interviewed Whitehead for his wonderful book on Beat cinema, Naked Lens.
- 3/5/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Less than a week worth of recovering from the Sundance Film Festival, and we are already looking forward to our next, big film fest coverage. That would be the South by Southwest Film Festival held annually in Austin, Texas. Last year, Scott and I brought you all kinds of coverage from the Lone Star State, and this year doesn’t look to be much different.
With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.
Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.
Check out the full list...
With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.
Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.
Check out the full list...
- 2/4/2010
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I was so excited at seeing the SXSW line up last night that I completely forgot to post it and started searching the interwebs for cool content to go with it. Oops. Yes, I wish I was there but alas, it wasn’t mean to be (though don’t despair. We’ll be bringing you wicked awesome coverage).
But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.
There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...
But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.
There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...
- 2/4/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Late yesterday the SXSW Fim Festival, which runs from March 12-20 in Austin, TX, announced the full lineup of films that will be screening at this year’s event. And baby, it’s quite a list. Mixing big name films with intimate indie gems, the sheer number of films and the vast array of talented filmmakers is sure to be a hit with attendees and critics alike.
This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.
For more on...
This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.
For more on...
- 2/4/2010
- by Chris Ullrich
- The Flickcast
The Directors Guild of America has announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2009.
The winner will be revealed at the 62nd Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 30, 2010, at the Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
I love all these documentaries, so try to check them out when you can. My favorite to win is Louie Psihoyos for "The Cove," a great documentary about the senseless killing of dolphins in a cove near Taijii, Japan.
But "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is near and dear to my heart as well.
And now, the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2009 are:
Sacha Gervasi
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
(Metal On Metal Productions)
This is Mr. Gervasi's first DGA Award nomination.
Mai Iskander
Garbage Dreams
(Iskander Films, Inc.)
This is Ms. Iskander's first DGA Award nomination.
Robert Kenner
Food, Inc.
(Robert Kenner Films)
This is Mr.
The winner will be revealed at the 62nd Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 30, 2010, at the Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
I love all these documentaries, so try to check them out when you can. My favorite to win is Louie Psihoyos for "The Cove," a great documentary about the senseless killing of dolphins in a cove near Taijii, Japan.
But "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is near and dear to my heart as well.
And now, the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2009 are:
Sacha Gervasi
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
(Metal On Metal Productions)
This is Mr. Gervasi's first DGA Award nomination.
Mai Iskander
Garbage Dreams
(Iskander Films, Inc.)
This is Ms. Iskander's first DGA Award nomination.
Robert Kenner
Food, Inc.
(Robert Kenner Films)
This is Mr.
- 1/14/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Sacha Gervasi Anvil! The Story of Anvil (Metal On Metal Productions) Mai Iskander Garbage Dreams (Iskander Films, Inc.) Robert Kenner Food, Inc. (Robert Kenner Films) Louie Psihoyos The Cove (Oceanic...
- 1/12/2010
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
The next time you're in the former Soviet republic Ukraine and find yourself in need of immediate brain surgery, look up Henry Marsh.
He's the 58-year-old British neurosurgeon who regularly visits Ukraine to treat patients whose chances of survival would otherwise be slim, or nonexistent.
His journeys to Ukraine are, Marsh says, "like going back in a time machine," to a health-care system that is "broken down [and] completely bankrupt." (Kind of like in the Us, no?)
One of Marsh's visits to Ukraine is chronicled in "The English Surgeon," a documentary directed and produced by Geoffrey Smith.
He's the 58-year-old British neurosurgeon who regularly visits Ukraine to treat patients whose chances of survival would otherwise be slim, or nonexistent.
His journeys to Ukraine are, Marsh says, "like going back in a time machine," to a health-care system that is "broken down [and] completely bankrupt." (Kind of like in the Us, no?)
One of Marsh's visits to Ukraine is chronicled in "The English Surgeon," a documentary directed and produced by Geoffrey Smith.
- 7/24/2009
- by By V.A. MUSETTO
- NYPost.com
A small smattering of romantic fare amongst the new releases this week lines up alongside some caustic political satire, a couple of dark chillers, somber documentaries, and a string of grouchy gurus.
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"The Answer Man"
Having quietly transformed himself into one of the most versatile character actors working today, Jeff Daniels returns to leading man duties for this romantic indie, the feature debut of writer/director John Hindman. Daniels plays Arlen Faber, the author of a worldwide bestselling page-turner on spirituality who's spent the following 20 years living the life of a reclusive malcontent. Lauren Graham of "Gilmore Girls" fame co-stars as a widowed chiropractor with a troubled son who reawakens Faber's erstwhile interest in people.
Opens in New York and Los Angeles.
"California Company Town"
With the Golden State scrambling to avoid bankruptcy, performance...
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"The Answer Man"
Having quietly transformed himself into one of the most versatile character actors working today, Jeff Daniels returns to leading man duties for this romantic indie, the feature debut of writer/director John Hindman. Daniels plays Arlen Faber, the author of a worldwide bestselling page-turner on spirituality who's spent the following 20 years living the life of a reclusive malcontent. Lauren Graham of "Gilmore Girls" fame co-stars as a widowed chiropractor with a troubled son who reawakens Faber's erstwhile interest in people.
Opens in New York and Los Angeles.
"California Company Town"
With the Golden State scrambling to avoid bankruptcy, performance...
- 7/21/2009
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
- Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher's October Country and Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson's Mugabe and the White African are the big winners at the 7th edition of the Silverdocs Documentary Festival (one of the two major strictly documentary showcase film festivals for North America - other being Toronto's Hotdocs). Both films receive a cash prize of 10 thousand big ones. The jury which included Margaret Brown (one of our favorite doc filmmakers) awarded October Country with the Sterling Award for a Us Feature, while the jury that included Geoffrey Smith (The English Surgeon) awarded Mugabe... with the Sterling Award for a World Feature. Last year's winner were The Garden, and Smith's English Surgeon. Here is the issued press release featuring all the award winners, with the public favorite being announced tomorrow. Sterling Award for a Us Feature goes to October Country directed by Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher,
- 6/20/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
- Winner of the Best Feature Documentary at both the 2008 Hotdocs and Silverdocs, I haven't seen the doc but the trailer alone packs an emotional punch (see below) and is certainly worth checking out. Opening in New York on July 24th and in Los Angeles July 31st, and featuring original music by Nick Cave, Geoffrey Smith's The English Surgeon which the press kit calls a "gory medical thriller as well a meditation on mortality and the struggle to find meaning in life." The doc features Henry Marsh is one of London’s foremost brain surgeons, a phlegmatic, philosophical man with no illusions about the nature of his work. “When push comes to shove we can afford to lose an arm or a leg, but I am operating on people’s thoughts and feelings...and if something goes wrong I can destroy that person’s character…forever.” On a trip
- 6/18/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
- Many would say that at this year's Academy Awards got the documentary film category "right". The "right" doc film won and even the final nominees were worthy mentions. But all this doesn't make the Cinema Eye Honors mission less "important". Now in their second year and with eleven categories, a quirky film such as Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg receives a little bit more acknowledgement before disappearing on shelves, those who edit and photograph doc films have any evening reserved all to themselves and newbies to docu filmmaking world have a shot at getting some cred and mingle with the right crowd. The ceremonies take place on Sunday, we'll be reporting on who the winners are from the categories below. Make sure to check out their newly designed website. Outstanding Achievement In Production Henry Kaiser - Encounters At The End Of The World Simon Chinn - Man On Wire
- 3/24/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
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