Author: Matthew Lee
The buzzword of modern London is gentrification. Vibrant communities and entire estates that were largely ignored, or deemed too boisterous for the middle-classes, are now seen as opportunities for wealthy real estate developers. East London is now an overpriced trendy hotspot for the bourgeois hipsters and it looks like Brixton is the next upcoming area. In short, it’s a plight that modern working class Londoners constantly face.
A Moving Image sees the stifled artist (filmmaker, poet, and actress) Nina (Tanya Fear) return to her old community in Brixton after a long absence, having spent some time living in the trendy East End of Shoreditch. Part-horrified by the changes that have undergone in her old community, she is soon painted as a symbol of gentrification by those around her.
The film sets out to explore Nina’s struggles with her own complicity in gentrification, noting that her art piece,...
The buzzword of modern London is gentrification. Vibrant communities and entire estates that were largely ignored, or deemed too boisterous for the middle-classes, are now seen as opportunities for wealthy real estate developers. East London is now an overpriced trendy hotspot for the bourgeois hipsters and it looks like Brixton is the next upcoming area. In short, it’s a plight that modern working class Londoners constantly face.
A Moving Image sees the stifled artist (filmmaker, poet, and actress) Nina (Tanya Fear) return to her old community in Brixton after a long absence, having spent some time living in the trendy East End of Shoreditch. Part-horrified by the changes that have undergone in her old community, she is soon painted as a symbol of gentrification by those around her.
The film sets out to explore Nina’s struggles with her own complicity in gentrification, noting that her art piece,...
- 4/24/2017
- by Matthew Lee
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
If you’re wondering where the next Damien Chazelle will come from, look no further than the 2017 Sundance Film Festival short film lineup.
Sundance has a long history of discovering the next generation of acclaimed filmmakers by first championing their short films. Chazelle made his first big splash by winning the 2013 Grand Jury Prize for “Whiplash” (the short). Last year, Jim Cummings won that prize for “Thunder Road,” and he’s back this year with a new short. Also generating a lot of pre-festival buzz is Kristen Stewart, making her writing/directing debut with the short “Come Swim.”
Before the Sundance Film Festival commences on January 19, 2017, here’s a briefing on Cummings’ “The Robbery,” Stewart’s “Come Swim” and eight other buzzworthy shorts (two of which are viewable online).
IndieWire reached out to the filmmakers to ask about their inspiration, production challenges and future projects. Check out our list below,...
Sundance has a long history of discovering the next generation of acclaimed filmmakers by first championing their short films. Chazelle made his first big splash by winning the 2013 Grand Jury Prize for “Whiplash” (the short). Last year, Jim Cummings won that prize for “Thunder Road,” and he’s back this year with a new short. Also generating a lot of pre-festival buzz is Kristen Stewart, making her writing/directing debut with the short “Come Swim.”
Before the Sundance Film Festival commences on January 19, 2017, here’s a briefing on Cummings’ “The Robbery,” Stewart’s “Come Swim” and eight other buzzworthy shorts (two of which are viewable online).
IndieWire reached out to the filmmakers to ask about their inspiration, production challenges and future projects. Check out our list below,...
- 1/10/2017
- by Kim Adelman
- Indiewire
★★★★☆ Do you dabble in kale? Nina (a wonderful Tanya Fear), the lead of Shola Amoo's A Moving Image, jokingly says she could eat it all day, every day. While chomping down on the unappetising health food, the suggestion of a grimace plays on her face. With the camera of a visual arts project turned to face her by friend and collaborator, Isha (Hussina Raja), the Brixton native seeks to extricate herself from the quinoa yuppie brigade upon returning to live at the southern end of the Victoria line. A Moving Image is a critique of gentrification situated somewhere between a Spike Lee joint and the recent works of Ira Sachs.
- 10/9/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Twenty-two emerging producers to receive up to £2.2m; almost 500 applicants.Scroll Down For Recipients
The BFI has announced the recipients of its 2016-18 Vision Awards, comprising 22 investments in up-and-coming UK producers.
The awards, generally spread over two years, are designed to enable producers to build and develop their companies, slates and creative relationships.
The BFI had intended to give 20 awards but increased that allocation to 22 in response to the number of strong applications it received. Almost 500 companies applied for the awards, which are backed by a total commitment from the BFI of £2.2m of National Lottery funding.
Fifteen of the awards are to women producers or partnerships, while eight of the companies are based outside of London, located in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and York.
In a bid to foster sustainability, the third iteration of the Vision Awards will include an allowance to cover a producer’s fees and overheads of up to half...
The BFI has announced the recipients of its 2016-18 Vision Awards, comprising 22 investments in up-and-coming UK producers.
The awards, generally spread over two years, are designed to enable producers to build and develop their companies, slates and creative relationships.
The BFI had intended to give 20 awards but increased that allocation to 22 in response to the number of strong applications it received. Almost 500 companies applied for the awards, which are backed by a total commitment from the BFI of £2.2m of National Lottery funding.
Fifteen of the awards are to women producers or partnerships, while eight of the companies are based outside of London, located in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and York.
In a bid to foster sustainability, the third iteration of the Vision Awards will include an allowance to cover a producer’s fees and overheads of up to half...
- 8/24/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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