List promotes a selection of screenplays by women and non-binary writers.
Streaming service Mubi is partnering with Paris-based talent platform Wscripted for the second edition of its Cannes Screenplay List, a selection of screenplays by women and non-binary writers that will be unveiled during the Cannes Film Festival.
The curated list of vetted screenplays promotes projects that are available for option or financing with international distribution potential.
Last year’s inaugural list featured 25 English-language screenplays from female and non-binary writers based mainly in the US, Canada, the UK and Europe.
It featured works by rising US writer and director Gabriella Moses,...
Streaming service Mubi is partnering with Paris-based talent platform Wscripted for the second edition of its Cannes Screenplay List, a selection of screenplays by women and non-binary writers that will be unveiled during the Cannes Film Festival.
The curated list of vetted screenplays promotes projects that are available for option or financing with international distribution potential.
Last year’s inaugural list featured 25 English-language screenplays from female and non-binary writers based mainly in the US, Canada, the UK and Europe.
It featured works by rising US writer and director Gabriella Moses,...
- 3/15/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Wscripted has unveiled its inaugural Cannes Screenplay List of scripts in the English language to option at Cannes.
Wscripted is the first online marketplace for sourcing and curating excellent work written by women and women-identifying writers in film TV, and publishing. Among the screenplays on the list are works by Lucy Powers (“The Road to Hebron”), Nathalie Marchak (“A Beautiful Journey”), Caitlin Gallo and Brittany Harris (“People Like Us”) and Sundance Institute fellow Deborah S. Esquenazi (“A Killing on Park”).
The Inaugural List is designed to offer a resource for producers and executives to discover new female talent by highlighting excellent projects by international women writers during the Cannes Film Market. Its mission is to help speed up opportunities for female writers on the list and drive the development of female content.
Ellie Jamen, founder and CEO of Wscripted, was invited as a Guest of Honor to the 2021 Cannes Film...
Wscripted is the first online marketplace for sourcing and curating excellent work written by women and women-identifying writers in film TV, and publishing. Among the screenplays on the list are works by Lucy Powers (“The Road to Hebron”), Nathalie Marchak (“A Beautiful Journey”), Caitlin Gallo and Brittany Harris (“People Like Us”) and Sundance Institute fellow Deborah S. Esquenazi (“A Killing on Park”).
The Inaugural List is designed to offer a resource for producers and executives to discover new female talent by highlighting excellent projects by international women writers during the Cannes Film Market. Its mission is to help speed up opportunities for female writers on the list and drive the development of female content.
Ellie Jamen, founder and CEO of Wscripted, was invited as a Guest of Honor to the 2021 Cannes Film...
- 7/13/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Hello and welcome to one of our shoutouts for projects casting around the U.K. As always there’s a mix of opportunities for all ages, abilities, and locations but do remember to check if you fit the bill before applying. Although we make every attempt to verify castings before we hit publish, please ensure that you do your own research before firing off those headshots and Backstage links. “Canvey Island” Award-winning actor-writer-director Isla Ure is casting her new film “Canvey Island.” The story follows a runaway single mother and her daughter who discover Canvey Island might not be as safe as they thought. The short has an award-winning crew and will be shot on location in Essex this summer. The team is casting two supporting roles: Cockney Lad is a male, aged 24–32, and “the name of the character says it all.” He’s slimy but thinks he’s God’s gift.
- 4/10/2018
- backstage.com
Hot projects on Screenbase this week include German-Canadian co-production In The Lost Lands, twin brothers Mohammed Abou Nasser and Ahmad Abou Nasser’s Dégradé, spy-thriller Damascus Cover and documentary Tomorrow.
Fantasy adventure In The Lost Lands
Milla Jovovich will star alongside Justin Chatwin in this new feature based on short stories from the creator of Game Of Thrones. The German-Canadian co-production is directed by Constantin Werner.
The story revolves around a series of magical and fantastic tales centring on a sorceress in search of a spell, a warrior girl on a quest and a young barbarian who encounters a witch in a spacecraft.
Steve Hoban, Oliver Luer and Nico Bruinsma produce. Myriad Pictures chief Kirk D’Amico will serve as an executive producer.
Terrence Malick’s Voyage Of Time
Malick’s documentary features the voices of Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. Dede Gardner, Nicolas Gonda, Sarah Green, Grant Hill, Brad Pitt, Bill Pohlad and [link...
Fantasy adventure In The Lost Lands
Milla Jovovich will star alongside Justin Chatwin in this new feature based on short stories from the creator of Game Of Thrones. The German-Canadian co-production is directed by Constantin Werner.
The story revolves around a series of magical and fantastic tales centring on a sorceress in search of a spell, a warrior girl on a quest and a young barbarian who encounters a witch in a spacecraft.
Steve Hoban, Oliver Luer and Nico Bruinsma produce. Myriad Pictures chief Kirk D’Amico will serve as an executive producer.
Terrence Malick’s Voyage Of Time
Malick’s documentary features the voices of Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. Dede Gardner, Nicolas Gonda, Sarah Green, Grant Hill, Brad Pitt, Bill Pohlad and [link...
- 2/9/2015
- by maud.le-rest@sciencespo-toulouse.net (Maud Le Rest)
- ScreenDaily
UK production company and distributor’s slate led by suspense thriller Candlestick.
Workbus Ltd. has unveiled its Efm slate.
The slate is led by suspense thriller Candlestick, directed by Christopher Presswell and starring Andrew Fitch, Isla Ure, Nigel Thomas and Tom Knight.
Centring on a social gathering that’s rocked when the host accuses his best friend’s wife of infidelity, Candlestick opens in the Us on April 11 in cinemas and on VoD.
Workbus is also handling sales on Ure’s feature debut Halcyon Heights, currently in post-production and set for a summer 2015 completion, and will be launching Presswell’s next feature The Shadow Man, a throwback spy adventure that’s set to shoot in September this year.
Workbus Ltd. has unveiled its Efm slate.
The slate is led by suspense thriller Candlestick, directed by Christopher Presswell and starring Andrew Fitch, Isla Ure, Nigel Thomas and Tom Knight.
Centring on a social gathering that’s rocked when the host accuses his best friend’s wife of infidelity, Candlestick opens in the Us on April 11 in cinemas and on VoD.
Workbus is also handling sales on Ure’s feature debut Halcyon Heights, currently in post-production and set for a summer 2015 completion, and will be launching Presswell’s next feature The Shadow Man, a throwback spy adventure that’s set to shoot in September this year.
- 2/4/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
The first trailer for Christopher Presswell’s Candlestick has gone live over at TVBomb.
The film, which will have its UK premiere at the inaugural Aberdeen International Film Festival next month, is a contemporary London-set thriller described in the programme as a Hitchcockian homage.
The official synopsis reads:
A social gathering is rocked to its core when Jack accuses his best friend’s wife of infidelity. But as the allegations start flying, it soon emerges that far more sinister intentions may be at play…
Candlestick stars Andrew Fitch, Isla Ure, Nigel Thomas and Tom Knight, and will be screened at Cineworld Union Square on Wednesday the 8th of October. Fitch, Thomas and Presswell are expected to attend.
The post Candlestick Sparks Up with First Trailer appeared first on HeyUGuys.
The film, which will have its UK premiere at the inaugural Aberdeen International Film Festival next month, is a contemporary London-set thriller described in the programme as a Hitchcockian homage.
The official synopsis reads:
A social gathering is rocked to its core when Jack accuses his best friend’s wife of infidelity. But as the allegations start flying, it soon emerges that far more sinister intentions may be at play…
Candlestick stars Andrew Fitch, Isla Ure, Nigel Thomas and Tom Knight, and will be screened at Cineworld Union Square on Wednesday the 8th of October. Fitch, Thomas and Presswell are expected to attend.
The post Candlestick Sparks Up with First Trailer appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 9/12/2014
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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