Vanessa Kirby’s Aluna Entertainment has announced the return of its Aluna Labs, an emerging talent development program, designed to champion the next generation of female talent in film.
Taking place in London, the Lab invites applications from female-identifying writers, directors and producers from across the UK. Applicants will apply with a treatment for a debut feature, in any genre, that they wish to develop through the program. Applications open via Zealous tomorrow and close Friday, June 28.
Stated Aluna Entertainment’s Lauren Dark and Juliet Kirby, “We created Aluna Labs to provide a tailored and nurturing environment for women aspiring to make ambitious debut features. This August, we are thrilled to welcome fifteen new participants to enhance their narrative pitches through specialised development sessions, industry panels, and professional mentorship. We spend time with each participant before the course begins to be clear on the nature of support needed for each project,...
Taking place in London, the Lab invites applications from female-identifying writers, directors and producers from across the UK. Applicants will apply with a treatment for a debut feature, in any genre, that they wish to develop through the program. Applications open via Zealous tomorrow and close Friday, June 28.
Stated Aluna Entertainment’s Lauren Dark and Juliet Kirby, “We created Aluna Labs to provide a tailored and nurturing environment for women aspiring to make ambitious debut features. This August, we are thrilled to welcome fifteen new participants to enhance their narrative pitches through specialised development sessions, industry panels, and professional mentorship. We spend time with each participant before the course begins to be clear on the nature of support needed for each project,...
- 6/6/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Heading into Cannes, where it has four films in official selection and three projects participating in the Great 8 showcase, BBC Film has unveiled further details about its upcoming slate.
Among new projects in advanced development is Remi Weekes’ follow-up to His House, which is being produced by Tanya Segatchian and John Woodward’s Bright Star. Details for the untitled feature are being kept under wraps but BBC Film director Eva Yates told Screen: “It’s not a horror.”
Also in advanced development is Raine Allen-Miller’s second feature after Rye Lane, a south London-set heist comedy that she has also written.
Among new projects in advanced development is Remi Weekes’ follow-up to His House, which is being produced by Tanya Segatchian and John Woodward’s Bright Star. Details for the untitled feature are being kept under wraps but BBC Film director Eva Yates told Screen: “It’s not a horror.”
Also in advanced development is Raine Allen-Miller’s second feature after Rye Lane, a south London-set heist comedy that she has also written.
- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Throughout her screen career, Andrea Riseborough.
It’s the kind of recognition that’s set to not only boost Riseborough’s profile considerably, but will get To Leslie (and several of the actor’s other smaller projects) to far bigger audiences. “I love film and the most wonderful part of the process is sharing it,” she tells Empire in a major new career-spanning interview, taking place just days after her Oscar nomination was announced. “Usually [after release] you have a moment to look back and think, ‘Okay, that was that,’ and you close that chapter. But when the chapter feels nowhere near being closed and it’s only been seen by three people at the Angelika, you feel so despondent and you start really losing faith in the power that something very pure can break through all the noise. Sometimes you want to jump out of your own industry because that thing...
It’s the kind of recognition that’s set to not only boost Riseborough’s profile considerably, but will get To Leslie (and several of the actor’s other smaller projects) to far bigger audiences. “I love film and the most wonderful part of the process is sharing it,” she tells Empire in a major new career-spanning interview, taking place just days after her Oscar nomination was announced. “Usually [after release] you have a moment to look back and think, ‘Okay, that was that,’ and you close that chapter. But when the chapter feels nowhere near being closed and it’s only been seen by three people at the Angelika, you feel so despondent and you start really losing faith in the power that something very pure can break through all the noise. Sometimes you want to jump out of your own industry because that thing...
- 2/16/2023
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
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
Summer is about to finally, blessedly be in full swing. And to honor the occasion, Hulu is showing up big with its list of new releases for June 2022.
Hulu is bringing two major TV titles to its stream this month. The first is The Orville: New Horizons on June 2. Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi/comedy started as a simple Star Trek parody on Fox before blossoming into its own entirely sincere space adventuring beast. Now “New Horizons” promises to be a fresh start for the series on Hulu. Next up is Only Murders in the Building season 2 on June 28. Season 1 of this Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez-starring series was a big hit. Let’s see if our favorite podcasters can pull it off once again.
Read more TV The Orville: Update on “More Ambitious” Season 3 Progress By Kirsten Howard
Aside from the big ticket Hulu originals, there are...
Hulu is bringing two major TV titles to its stream this month. The first is The Orville: New Horizons on June 2. Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi/comedy started as a simple Star Trek parody on Fox before blossoming into its own entirely sincere space adventuring beast. Now “New Horizons” promises to be a fresh start for the series on Hulu. Next up is Only Murders in the Building season 2 on June 28. Season 1 of this Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez-starring series was a big hit. Let’s see if our favorite podcasters can pull it off once again.
Read more TV The Orville: Update on “More Ambitious” Season 3 Progress By Kirsten Howard
Aside from the big ticket Hulu originals, there are...
- 6/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
By Abe Friedtanzer
It's an unwritten rule that every festival must include at least one movie starring Andrea Riseborough, sometimes as many as four (that was Sundance 2018). While I’ll note that I haven’t seen one of her more recent entries – Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor – most of her turns in the past few years have been very subdued in lackluster films like Nancy, Luxor, and Here Before. I fondly remember her standout performances even with minimal roles in Birdman and The Death of Stalin, and I’m pleased to report that her latest effort, To Leslie, gives her a superb platform again in a leading part…...
It's an unwritten rule that every festival must include at least one movie starring Andrea Riseborough, sometimes as many as four (that was Sundance 2018). While I’ll note that I haven’t seen one of her more recent entries – Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor – most of her turns in the past few years have been very subdued in lackluster films like Nancy, Luxor, and Here Before. I fondly remember her standout performances even with minimal roles in Birdman and The Death of Stalin, and I’m pleased to report that her latest effort, To Leslie, gives her a superb platform again in a leading part…...
- 3/15/2022
- by Abe Friedtanzer
- FilmExperience
Entertainment Film Distributors’ ‘Dog’ was the highest opener.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Feb 18-20) Total gross to date Week 1. Uncharted (Sony) £3.8m £12.2m 2 2. Sing 2 (Universal) £3.2m £23.3m 4 3. Death On The Nile (Disney) £1.3m £4.7m 2 4. Dog (Entertainment Film Distributors) £822,123 £822,123 1 5. Belfast (Universal) £756,381 £11.3m 5
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.36
Sony action-adventure Uncharted led the UK-Ireland chart for a second successive weekend, as holdovers dominated the top titles amid the continued revival of the post-pandemic box office.
Uncharted added £3.8m, dropping just 19.9% on its strong opening, to reach £12.2m. Sony will have high hopes of it becoming one of few titles to cross...
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Feb 18-20) Total gross to date Week 1. Uncharted (Sony) £3.8m £12.2m 2 2. Sing 2 (Universal) £3.2m £23.3m 4 3. Death On The Nile (Disney) £1.3m £4.7m 2 4. Dog (Entertainment Film Distributors) £822,123 £822,123 1 5. Belfast (Universal) £756,381 £11.3m 5
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.36
Sony action-adventure Uncharted led the UK-Ireland chart for a second successive weekend, as holdovers dominated the top titles amid the continued revival of the post-pandemic box office.
Uncharted added £3.8m, dropping just 19.9% on its strong opening, to reach £12.2m. Sony will have high hopes of it becoming one of few titles to cross...
- 2/21/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Antlers (Scott Cooper)
Scott Cooper is comfortable in the mud. The American director routinely finds himself in the confines of the lowdown and dirty, in gritty landscapes with working-class characters overcoming their shortcomings and often turning to violence to solve their problems. While his previous two features Black Mass and Hostiles failed to find tension in their deliberately tedious pacing, Antlers strikes the balance between methodology, terror, and blue-collar dynamics. – Erik N. (full review)
Where to Stream: HBO Max
Blackhat (Michael Mann)
Michael Mann is one of the few directors still making thoughtfully composed and visceral action films for an audience that refuses to turn its brain off. That Mann also chooses to tackle concerns of the modern world while still maintaining...
Antlers (Scott Cooper)
Scott Cooper is comfortable in the mud. The American director routinely finds himself in the confines of the lowdown and dirty, in gritty landscapes with working-class characters overcoming their shortcomings and often turning to violence to solve their problems. While his previous two features Black Mass and Hostiles failed to find tension in their deliberately tedious pacing, Antlers strikes the balance between methodology, terror, and blue-collar dynamics. – Erik N. (full review)
Where to Stream: HBO Max
Blackhat (Michael Mann)
Michael Mann is one of the few directors still making thoughtfully composed and visceral action films for an audience that refuses to turn its brain off. That Mann also chooses to tackle concerns of the modern world while still maintaining...
- 2/18/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Box office dominated by holdovers including ‘Uncharted’, ‘Sing 2’.
Channing Tatum comedy Dog and Altitude documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin are debuting in a quiet weekend for new openers at the UK-Ireland box office.
Directed by Tatum and Reid Carolin from a screenplay by Carolin, Dog stars Tatum in the story of a US army ranger who must escort the dog of his fallen commander to the funeral. Entertainment Film Distributors is releasing the title in the UK and Ireland.
Animal-themed titles can be a profitable venture: eOne’s Clifford The Big Red Dog opened to a healthy £1.29m in December,...
Channing Tatum comedy Dog and Altitude documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin are debuting in a quiet weekend for new openers at the UK-Ireland box office.
Directed by Tatum and Reid Carolin from a screenplay by Carolin, Dog stars Tatum in the story of a US army ranger who must escort the dog of his fallen commander to the funeral. Entertainment Film Distributors is releasing the title in the UK and Ireland.
Animal-themed titles can be a profitable venture: eOne’s Clifford The Big Red Dog opened to a healthy £1.29m in December,...
- 2/18/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Anyone tracking Andrea Riseborough’s career will notice a certain tendency to tackle dark material. That was certainly the case for “Here Before,” an unsettling thriller about a woman who comes to believe the reincarnated spirit of her daughter has moved in next door.
“It’s a huge mountain to climb, the journey of knowing what it’s like to have a grown child pass away,” she told IndieWire during a recent interview. “Stepping into what that might be like for a couple of months while making the film was certainly very difficult. It’s actually quite a lonely experience.”
But she quickly moved on to the next project — and the next one after that, and the next one after that. In total, Riseborough has completed seven films since pandemic shutdowns started in 2020. She only stopped working for three months. “In some ways, I feel safer at work than anywhere else,...
“It’s a huge mountain to climb, the journey of knowing what it’s like to have a grown child pass away,” she told IndieWire during a recent interview. “Stepping into what that might be like for a couple of months while making the film was certainly very difficult. It’s actually quite a lonely experience.”
But she quickly moved on to the next project — and the next one after that, and the next one after that. In total, Riseborough has completed seven films since pandemic shutdowns started in 2020. She only stopped working for three months. “In some ways, I feel safer at work than anywhere else,...
- 2/16/2022
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
New neighbors can be a source of great anxiety. Maybe they’ll be extremely kind and friendly, coming over to introduce themselves and strike up a friendship that lasts years. Perhaps they’ll be quiet and you won’t even know they’re there. But they could be absolute menaces, loudly causing disturbances all night long and creating tension that makes you uncomfortable in your own home. What if, though, their daughter is the reincarnation of your tragically deceased child?
That’s the dilemma plaguing Laura (Andrea Riseborough) in Here Before, the feature debut of writer-director Stacey Gregg. While she will forever mourn the tragic loss of her young daughter, Laura has managed to create a daily routine with her husband (Jonjo O’Neill) and son (Jesse Frazer-Filler), moving through life in the wake of unimaginable loss. When Megan (Niamh Dornan) moves in next door with her parents (Eileen O’Higgins and Martin McCann), though,...
That’s the dilemma plaguing Laura (Andrea Riseborough) in Here Before, the feature debut of writer-director Stacey Gregg. While she will forever mourn the tragic loss of her young daughter, Laura has managed to create a daily routine with her husband (Jonjo O’Neill) and son (Jesse Frazer-Filler), moving through life in the wake of unimaginable loss. When Megan (Niamh Dornan) moves in next door with her parents (Eileen O’Higgins and Martin McCann), though,...
- 2/9/2022
- by Mitchell Beaupre
- The Film Stage
With a limited theatrical release on February 11th and a VOD release on February 15th, here's a look at the trailer for Here Before, directed by Stacey Gregg and starring Andrea Riseborough:
"Andrea Riseborough (Black Mirror) is spellbinding as the distraught mother, haunted by the death of her young daughter, who develops an all-consuming obsession over the neighbor's girl who she believes is the reincarnation of her child.
When new neighbors move in, Laura (Riseborough) is awakened from her mundane daily routine of errands and exercise. She becomes transfixed by their young daughter, Megan (astonishing newcomer Niamh Dornan). Megan’s parents Marie and Chris, initially don’t seem to mind as Laura offers Megan a ride home from school and an invitation to dinner.
Her husband Brendon grows concerned as his wife’s infatuation with the young girl spirals into increasingly erratic behavior. Eerily, Megan seemingly knows far too...
"Andrea Riseborough (Black Mirror) is spellbinding as the distraught mother, haunted by the death of her young daughter, who develops an all-consuming obsession over the neighbor's girl who she believes is the reincarnation of her child.
When new neighbors move in, Laura (Riseborough) is awakened from her mundane daily routine of errands and exercise. She becomes transfixed by their young daughter, Megan (astonishing newcomer Niamh Dornan). Megan’s parents Marie and Chris, initially don’t seem to mind as Laura offers Megan a ride home from school and an invitation to dinner.
Her husband Brendon grows concerned as his wife’s infatuation with the young girl spirals into increasingly erratic behavior. Eerily, Megan seemingly knows far too...
- 1/6/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
For a parent, losing a child is the worst nightmare imaginable. It’s the kind of tragedy that can leave a wound so deep it never fully heals. But for Andrea Riseborough’s character in the upcoming “Here Before,” that’s only the beginning.
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The debut feature from writer/director Stacey Gregg follows a grief-stricken mother who becomes convinced (and not without reason) that her neighbor’s daughter is the reincarnation of her late child.
Continue reading ‘Here Before’ Trailer: Andrea Riseborough Is A Grief-Stricken Mother In Upcoming Mysterious Psychodrama at The Playlist.
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The debut feature from writer/director Stacey Gregg follows a grief-stricken mother who becomes convinced (and not without reason) that her neighbor’s daughter is the reincarnation of her late child.
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- 1/5/2022
- by Jake Sweltz
- The Playlist
Saban Films has landed rights to “Here Before,” a psychological thriller starring Andrea Riseborough.
When the deal closes, Saban Films will distribute the movie in North America, South Africa and its global partner Defiant Screen Entertainment will handle Australia and New Zealand.
First-time feature filmmaker Stacey Gregg wrote and directed “Here Before,” which had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. Along with Riseborough, the cast includes Jonjo O’Neill (“The Fall”), Martin McCann (“Calibre”), Eileen O’Higgins (“Brooklyn”) and newcomer Niamh Dornan.
In “Here Before,” Riseborough plays Laura, a grieving mother who becomes emotionally affected by the presence of her new neighbors’ young daughter. The logline reads: “When a new family moves in next door, their young daughter, Megan, quickly captivates Laura, stirring up painful memories of her own daughter who died several years previously. Before long, Laura’s memories turn to obsession as Megan’s unsettling behavior begins to convince her of something supernatural.
When the deal closes, Saban Films will distribute the movie in North America, South Africa and its global partner Defiant Screen Entertainment will handle Australia and New Zealand.
First-time feature filmmaker Stacey Gregg wrote and directed “Here Before,” which had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. Along with Riseborough, the cast includes Jonjo O’Neill (“The Fall”), Martin McCann (“Calibre”), Eileen O’Higgins (“Brooklyn”) and newcomer Niamh Dornan.
In “Here Before,” Riseborough plays Laura, a grieving mother who becomes emotionally affected by the presence of her new neighbors’ young daughter. The logline reads: “When a new family moves in next door, their young daughter, Megan, quickly captivates Laura, stirring up painful memories of her own daughter who died several years previously. Before long, Laura’s memories turn to obsession as Megan’s unsettling behavior begins to convince her of something supernatural.
- 11/18/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The second edition of the showcase will take place on October 9.
The second edition of the BFI London Film Festival (Lff)’s Work-in-Progress showcase has selected seven projects from emerging British talent, to present to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers at the event on October 9.
The in-person showcase will include extracts screened from each project, followed by a Q&a with the director and producer. Projects include cinema, television and immersive works; all are recently completed or in production or post-production.
The works include Dionne Edwards’ debut feature Pretty Red Dress, backed by BBC Film and the BFI,...
The second edition of the BFI London Film Festival (Lff)’s Work-in-Progress showcase has selected seven projects from emerging British talent, to present to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers at the event on October 9.
The in-person showcase will include extracts screened from each project, followed by a Q&a with the director and producer. Projects include cinema, television and immersive works; all are recently completed or in production or post-production.
The works include Dionne Edwards’ debut feature Pretty Red Dress, backed by BBC Film and the BFI,...
- 10/4/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Other prizes include best Irish documentary, New Talent award.
Stacey Gregg’s psychological thriller Here Before has won best Irish film at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh, which closed its 2021 edition on Sunday, July 25.
Set in Northern Ireland, the feature stars Andrea Riseborough as a bereaved mother whose feelings of grief are compounded when a new family moves next door. Produced by UK companies Rooks Nest and Pia Pressure, it is backed by BBC Film and Northern Ireland Screen.
The feature was among those awarded as Galway wrapped its six-day Fleadh, a hybrid of outdoor, in-cinema and virtual screenings and events.
Stacey Gregg’s psychological thriller Here Before has won best Irish film at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh, which closed its 2021 edition on Sunday, July 25.
Set in Northern Ireland, the feature stars Andrea Riseborough as a bereaved mother whose feelings of grief are compounded when a new family moves next door. Produced by UK companies Rooks Nest and Pia Pressure, it is backed by BBC Film and Northern Ireland Screen.
The feature was among those awarded as Galway wrapped its six-day Fleadh, a hybrid of outdoor, in-cinema and virtual screenings and events.
- 7/26/2021
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
The hybrid festival will showcase 11 world premieres.
Seán Breathnach’s Irish-language drama Foscadh, Ross Killeen’s music documentary Love Yourself Today and Graham Cantwell’s coming-of-age drama Who We Love are among several new Irish films making their world premiere at the hybrid Galway Film Fleadh which is running from July 20th to 25th.
The Fleadh will showcase 45 features, 11 of which are world premieres. The main physical venue will be an outdoor cinema in the city’s historic centre this year and many of the titles will also screen online along with the programme of industry events and filmmaker discussions.
Seán Breathnach’s Irish-language drama Foscadh, Ross Killeen’s music documentary Love Yourself Today and Graham Cantwell’s coming-of-age drama Who We Love are among several new Irish films making their world premiere at the hybrid Galway Film Fleadh which is running from July 20th to 25th.
The Fleadh will showcase 45 features, 11 of which are world premieres. The main physical venue will be an outdoor cinema in the city’s historic centre this year and many of the titles will also screen online along with the programme of industry events and filmmaker discussions.
- 7/8/2021
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
2021 SXSW Here Before Review — Here Before (2020) Video Movie Review from the 28th Annual South By Southwest Film Festival, a movie directed by Stacey Gregg, and starring Andrea Riseborough, Eileen O’Higgins, Jonjo O’Neill, Martin McCann, Lewis McAskie, Louise Mathews, Niamh Dornan, and Remi Shore. Crew Stacey Gregg wrote the screenplay for the Here [...]
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Continue reading: Video Movie Review: Here Before: Andrea Riseborough’s Performance Stands out in Melodramatic Exploration of Grief & Loss [SXSW 2021]...
- 5/8/2021
- by Andrew Toy
- Film-Book
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to check out an array of projects from three different female filmmakers who were part of the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, including Here Before, which was written and directed by Stacey Gregg, Kier-La Janisse’s folk horror doc Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, as well as Witch Hunt from writer/director Elle Callahan.
Read on to see what I thought of this trio of films out of this year’s SXSW, and be sure to keep an eye out for more on these projects in the near future as well.
Here Before: With her feature film debut, Irish writer/director Stacey Gregg makes quite a statement with Here Before, a psychological thriller that also happens to be a thoughtful cinematic meditation on grief and motherhood. Featuring yet another all-timer performance from Andrea Riseborough, Here Before was easily the most surprising film I saw during this year’s SXSW.
Read on to see what I thought of this trio of films out of this year’s SXSW, and be sure to keep an eye out for more on these projects in the near future as well.
Here Before: With her feature film debut, Irish writer/director Stacey Gregg makes quite a statement with Here Before, a psychological thriller that also happens to be a thoughtful cinematic meditation on grief and motherhood. Featuring yet another all-timer performance from Andrea Riseborough, Here Before was easily the most surprising film I saw during this year’s SXSW.
- 3/30/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Last week, Irish filmmaker Stacey Gregg celebrated the world premiere of Here Before, her psychological thriller, at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival. Starring Andrea Riseborough, Niamh Dornan, Jonjo O’Neill, Eileen O’Higgins, and Lewis McAskie, the film follows a mother named Laura (Riseborough), who becomes increasingly convinced that the little girl (Dornan) who moves in next door is the reincarnation of her own daughter who died years prior, which puts a great deal of strain on both families. But Laura’s obsession grows deeper the more time she spends with the girl, and from there, horrifying truths are revealed that forever change the dynamics of both families caught in the middle of her grief and unwavering maternal instincts.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Gregg about Here Before, and during the interview, she discussed her unusual approach to grief in this story, the surprise she felt when Riseborough agreed to do the project,...
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Gregg about Here Before, and during the interview, she discussed her unusual approach to grief in this story, the surprise she felt when Riseborough agreed to do the project,...
- 3/23/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Grief is fickle. Over time, it fluctuates in severity and painful memories can be summoned by anything from a song to revisiting a certain location. An omnipresent shadow of pain, grief is always lingering close by in one form or another. Writer/director Stacey Gregg explores mourning through a mother’s perspective in her debut film, Here […]
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The post ‘Here Before’ Review: Andrea Riseborough Leads a Supernatural Thriller About Mourning and Motherhood [SXSW 2021] appeared first on /Film.
- 3/22/2021
- by Marisa Mirabal
- Slash Film
The way profound grief can become a path leading to belief in reincarnation and other supernatural phenomena forms the thematic tarmac for SXSW competitor Here Before. This wintery, unsettling drama, flecked with horror tropes in the tradition of Don’t Look Now, Birth and other British-made meditations on loss, marks a distinctive and impressive debut for writer-director Stacey Gregg, who has worked mostly in British and Irish theater as well as writing episodes for TV shows such as Riviera.
Set in a quiet suburb on the edge of proper countryside in Northern Ireland, where Gregg herself grew up, the film wraps itself snugly around ...
Set in a quiet suburb on the edge of proper countryside in Northern Ireland, where Gregg herself grew up, the film wraps itself snugly around ...
- 3/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The way profound grief can become a path leading to belief in reincarnation and other supernatural phenomena forms the thematic tarmac for SXSW competitor Here Before. This wintery, unsettling drama, flecked with horror tropes in the tradition of Don’t Look Now, Birth and other British-made meditations on loss, marks a distinctive and impressive debut for writer-director Stacey Gregg, who has worked mostly in British and Irish theater as well as writing episodes for TV shows such as Riviera.
Set in a quiet suburb on the edge of proper countryside in Northern Ireland, where Gregg herself grew up, the film wraps itself snugly around ...
Set in a quiet suburb on the edge of proper countryside in Northern Ireland, where Gregg herself grew up, the film wraps itself snugly around ...
- 3/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Andrea Riseborough is quickly establishing a name for herself in the genre space. Within the last few years, Black Mirror, Mandy, The Grudge, and Possessor have demonstrated the actor’s unique and fearless approach when choosing characters and projects. Riseborough’s latest is the lead in Here Before, an unsettling and dramatic portrait of a grieving family that uses psychological thrills to highlight a […]...
- 3/17/2021
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
It’s already becoming a bit of cliché to say that a film is Actually About Grief and Trauma, and I’d imagine this will only get worse in the months and even years to come. But Stacey Gregg’s dramatic thriller “Here Before,” which is about a woman who comes to believe that the new neighbors’ daughter is the reincarnation of her own lost young one, is actually about grief and trauma, and handles those topics with delicacy and grace.
Continue reading ‘Here Before’: Andrea Riseborough Stars In An Eerily Effective Dramatic Thriller About The Ways Grief Warp Reality [SXSW Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Here Before’: Andrea Riseborough Stars In An Eerily Effective Dramatic Thriller About The Ways Grief Warp Reality [SXSW Review] at The Playlist.
- 3/17/2021
- by Jason Bailey
- The Playlist
By the time Stacey Gregg’s cofounding gaslighting thriller “Here Before” zips its way into an overstuffed final act, audiences will likely have spent some time wondering how this could have been better. Perhaps a perspective shift, or if Gregg’s script started a year earlier or a month later. Instead, we’re left to engage with what is on the screen: a great Andrea Riseborough performance (as if she knows how to turn in anything less) and an undercooked story that often pursues the least interesting possibilities.
Set in an anonymous Northern Ireland suburb, “Here Before” Laura (Riseborough) and her family endured a terrible tragedy many years before, but they’re not really thinking about their lost daughter Josie when a new clan moves in next door, complete with the precocious Megan (Niamh Dornan). Megan is cute and sweet, and she gravitates straight toward Laura, much to the chagrin...
Set in an anonymous Northern Ireland suburb, “Here Before” Laura (Riseborough) and her family endured a terrible tragedy many years before, but they’re not really thinking about their lost daughter Josie when a new clan moves in next door, complete with the precocious Megan (Niamh Dornan). Megan is cute and sweet, and she gravitates straight toward Laura, much to the chagrin...
- 3/17/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
It’s easy — and understandable — for a movie about parents coping with the death of a child to slide into a glum depressive haze. Yet one granddaddy of the genre is neither glum nor depressing; it turns parental despair into something spine-tingling. “Don’t Look Now,” Nicolas Roeg’s 1973 classic of fractured anxiety, may or may not be a ghost story, but it’s most assuredly haunted. And you could say the same thing about “Here Before,” in which Andrea Riseborough plays Laura, a distraught mother in a small town in Northern Ireland who begins to suspect that her dead daughter has been reincarnated. Has Josie, who was killed in a car accident several years before (her father was at the wheel), reappeared as the new girl next door? Or is Laura making connections that aren’t there as a way to ease the impossibility of her burden?
The writer-director, Stacey Gregg,...
The writer-director, Stacey Gregg,...
- 3/17/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
It’s hard to believe that it’s already time for the SXSW Film Festival once again, but here we are. For the 2021 iteration of the fest, SXSW is going virtual, which gives more people the opportunity to get to experience their brilliant lineup of films this year. As someone who is already well into my SXSW viewings for this year, I can confidently say that this might be SXSW’s best slate of Midnighters from top to bottom, and a few other genre and genre-adjacent films that are premiering in other sections are very much worth your time as well.
So, if you’re looking to check out some excellent horror and sci-fi cinema during this year’s SXSW from the comfort of your own home, here are 15 different projects you’ll definitely want to make time for. Oh, and because I included both How it Ends and Violation during my Sundance 2021 preview,...
So, if you’re looking to check out some excellent horror and sci-fi cinema during this year’s SXSW from the comfort of your own home, here are 15 different projects you’ll definitely want to make time for. Oh, and because I included both How it Ends and Violation during my Sundance 2021 preview,...
- 3/11/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
A year after its in-person 2020 edition was canceled due to the pandemic, the SXSW Film Festival is bellying up for yet another virtual edition. But with a year of learning and innovating behind them — not to mention the lessons of a variety of other festivals that have gone the virtual route over the past 365 days — the SXSW team is preparing to offer up a multi-faceted event with ease. One major change: a single-serving pass that will get you into everything. (Learn more about that process right here.)
With reservations for film and episodics screenings open this afternoon, allow us to guide you toward a dozen of our most-anticipated picks for this year’s festival. Some of these titles have appeared at other events, but are just landing on U.S. shores (and screens now), while at least one is a holdover from last year’s truncated SXSW festival. All of...
With reservations for film and episodics screenings open this afternoon, allow us to guide you toward a dozen of our most-anticipated picks for this year’s festival. Some of these titles have appeared at other events, but are just landing on U.S. shores (and screens now), while at least one is a holdover from last year’s truncated SXSW festival. All of...
- 3/9/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
South By Southwest 2021 Film Festival Film Lineup — Sound of Violence, Here Before, The Fallout, and the other films in the film lineup for the 2021 South by Southwest Film Festival have been announced. “South by Southwest is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that [...]
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- 2/14/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
With most festivals moving full steam ahead, such as the recently wrapped Rotterdam and Sundance, the next two major ones on the calendar are Berlinale, which just unveiled its lineup, and South by Southwest, which has also dropped theirs.
Set to take place March 16-20, the 2021 Film Festival program has 75 features including 57 World Premieres, 3 International Premieres, 4 North American Premieres, 1 U.S. Premieres, 8 Texas Premieres and 53 films from first-time filmmakers + 84 Short Films including Music Videos, 5 Episodic Premieres, 6 Episodic Pilots, 20 Virtual Cinema projects, 14 Title Design entries, plus 30 Special Events.
“It’s been a year unlike any we’ve experienced, first marked by the cancellation of SXSW 2020,” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film. “We feel privileged to have been able to pivot to SXSW Online and present a fantastic treasure trove of programming, including a pared down and wonderful selection of films that we know will delight, entertain and move our attendees. SXSW...
Set to take place March 16-20, the 2021 Film Festival program has 75 features including 57 World Premieres, 3 International Premieres, 4 North American Premieres, 1 U.S. Premieres, 8 Texas Premieres and 53 films from first-time filmmakers + 84 Short Films including Music Videos, 5 Episodic Premieres, 6 Episodic Pilots, 20 Virtual Cinema projects, 14 Title Design entries, plus 30 Special Events.
“It’s been a year unlike any we’ve experienced, first marked by the cancellation of SXSW 2020,” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film. “We feel privileged to have been able to pivot to SXSW Online and present a fantastic treasure trove of programming, including a pared down and wonderful selection of films that we know will delight, entertain and move our attendees. SXSW...
- 2/11/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
This year’s South by Southwest Film Festival is going virtual. The SXSW 2021 film festival has unveiled its full line-up, including documentaries on Selma Blair and Demi Lovato, and films like Here Before directed by Stacey Gregg and Kelley Kali’s I’m Fine (Thanks For Asking) competing in the Narrative Feature section. The selection will be available online for viewing […]
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- 2/10/2021
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
The South by Southwest Film Festival has rolled out its full programming line up, with high-profile new documentaries bolstering previously announced features.
For many in Hollywood, the last-minute cancellation of the Austin-based 2020 SXSW conference was a reality check about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Global lockdowns followed, and a year later, the film portion of the cultural event is soldiering on.
“We feel privileged to have been able to pivot to SXSW Online and present a fantastic treasure trove of programming, including a pared down and wonderful selection of films that we know will delight, entertain and move our attendees,” said Janet Pierson, SXSW’s director of film.
Among the selection is “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free,” featuring a 16mm footage archive of the late singer at work on his 1994 album “Wildflowers,” largely considered his best. The film is directed by Mary Wharton, and leans into SXSW’s reputation for top-tier music programming.
For many in Hollywood, the last-minute cancellation of the Austin-based 2020 SXSW conference was a reality check about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Global lockdowns followed, and a year later, the film portion of the cultural event is soldiering on.
“We feel privileged to have been able to pivot to SXSW Online and present a fantastic treasure trove of programming, including a pared down and wonderful selection of films that we know will delight, entertain and move our attendees,” said Janet Pierson, SXSW’s director of film.
Among the selection is “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free,” featuring a 16mm footage archive of the late singer at work on his 1994 album “Wildflowers,” largely considered his best. The film is directed by Mary Wharton, and leans into SXSW’s reputation for top-tier music programming.
- 2/10/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Documentary music films about the careers of singer-songwriter Charli Xcx and late rock legend Tom Petty will headline this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, as the Austin fest has unveiled its full 2021 slate.
Charli Xcx’s “Alone Together” will be the closing night film about how she made an album over the course of 40 days in quarantine, while “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free” will be the centerpiece film that uncovers new 16mm footage of Petty at work on his 1994 album “Wildflowers.” Rounding out the headliners for SXSW is the previously announced opening night film, “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil,” a YouTube Originals documentary about the aftermath of the actress and singer’s near-fatal overdose in 2018.
This year’s SXSW, now in its 28th year, is virtual and online after 2020’s festival was one of the first major events to be canceled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Charli Xcx’s “Alone Together” will be the closing night film about how she made an album over the course of 40 days in quarantine, while “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free” will be the centerpiece film that uncovers new 16mm footage of Petty at work on his 1994 album “Wildflowers.” Rounding out the headliners for SXSW is the previously announced opening night film, “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil,” a YouTube Originals documentary about the aftermath of the actress and singer’s near-fatal overdose in 2018.
This year’s SXSW, now in its 28th year, is virtual and online after 2020’s festival was one of the first major events to be canceled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- 2/10/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
28th edition of Texas festival will run online-only from March 16-20.
SXSW Online 2021 has unveiled its full film line-up of 75 features as well as shorts, episodics and special events, and announced Charli Xcx documentary Alone Together from Bradley Bell and Pablo Jones-Soler as the closing film.
The Headliners selection about quarantined pop star Charli Xcx making an album that unifies a community appears in that section alongside Mary Wharton’s documentary Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free, and previously announced SXSW opener Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil.
The 28th edition of SXSW will run from March 16-20. Seven films...
SXSW Online 2021 has unveiled its full film line-up of 75 features as well as shorts, episodics and special events, and announced Charli Xcx documentary Alone Together from Bradley Bell and Pablo Jones-Soler as the closing film.
The Headliners selection about quarantined pop star Charli Xcx making an album that unifies a community appears in that section alongside Mary Wharton’s documentary Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free, and previously announced SXSW opener Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil.
The 28th edition of SXSW will run from March 16-20. Seven films...
- 2/10/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
UK sales and finance company has also appointed a new sales executive.
Bankside Films has appointed Krisztina Laszlo as senior sales manager, as the UK sales and finance company prepares for the virtual EFM.
Laszlo joins from social impact distributor Together Films, where she spent nearly a year overseeing distribution and campaigns for documentaries such as Sundance title Coded Bias and The 8th.
It marks a return to Bankside for Laszlo, who previously worked at the company as an international sales executive for Latin American and Eastern European territories from 2016 to February 2020.
In her new role, she will handle sales...
Bankside Films has appointed Krisztina Laszlo as senior sales manager, as the UK sales and finance company prepares for the virtual EFM.
Laszlo joins from social impact distributor Together Films, where she spent nearly a year overseeing distribution and campaigns for documentaries such as Sundance title Coded Bias and The 8th.
It marks a return to Bankside for Laszlo, who previously worked at the company as an international sales executive for Latin American and Eastern European territories from 2016 to February 2020.
In her new role, she will handle sales...
- 2/9/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Bankside is selling Prasanna Puwanarajah’s debut, which stars Seána Kerslake and Patrick Kielty.
Filming has finished on location in Northern Ireland on Ballywalter, the feature directorial debut of doctor-turned-director Prasanna Puwanarajah.
Screen can reveal an exclusive first-look at the film.
Ballywalter follows a university drop-out living with her mum and making money as an unlicensed minicab driver, who picks up a budding stand-up comic whose marriage has recently broken up.
Screen Star of Tomorrow 2017 Seána Kerslake stars alongside Northern Irish comedian and TV personality Patrick Kielty in his first leading film role. The script was written by Stacey Gregg,...
Filming has finished on location in Northern Ireland on Ballywalter, the feature directorial debut of doctor-turned-director Prasanna Puwanarajah.
Screen can reveal an exclusive first-look at the film.
Ballywalter follows a university drop-out living with her mum and making money as an unlicensed minicab driver, who picks up a budding stand-up comic whose marriage has recently broken up.
Screen Star of Tomorrow 2017 Seána Kerslake stars alongside Northern Irish comedian and TV personality Patrick Kielty in his first leading film role. The script was written by Stacey Gregg,...
- 1/28/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Prasanna Puwanarajah’s debut feature, Ballywalter, in the making - Production / Funding - UK/Ireland
The actor’s first feature-length effort is currently shooting in Northern Ireland, and will be toplined by Paul Mallon, Joanne Crawford and Tara Cush. British actor Prasanna Puwanarajah is now filming his first feature in Northern Ireland, a comedy entitled Ballywalter. Before moving into filmmaking, Puwanarajah studied medicine at New College, Oxford, and worked extensively in the NHS and for Médecins du Monde. His previous acting credits include the TV series Defending the Guilty, Patrick Melrose and Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned. The project was penned by Belfast-born Stacey Gregg, the writer-director of the upcoming psychological thriller Here Before (see the news), and writer of The Innocents, Riviera and Your Ma’s a Hard Brexit. The story has been described as “a bittersweet comedy set in the village of Ballywalter” and will star actors Paul Mallon, Joanne Crawford and Tara Cush...
Seven upcoming UK films and immersive works will be presented to buyers and festival programmers.
The BFI London Film Festival is to introduce a new works-in-progress showcase and has selected seven projects for the inaugural edition.
Scroll down for full list of projects
The platform will form part of the Lff’s industry programme and will introduce upcoming UK films, TV series, and immersive projects to international buyers and festival programmers. The first edition will take place entirely online on October 9 and is intended to become an annual event.
Clips will be screened from each of the selected projects – which are all in production,...
The BFI London Film Festival is to introduce a new works-in-progress showcase and has selected seven projects for the inaugural edition.
Scroll down for full list of projects
The platform will form part of the Lff’s industry programme and will introduce upcoming UK films, TV series, and immersive projects to international buyers and festival programmers. The first edition will take place entirely online on October 9 and is intended to become an annual event.
Clips will be screened from each of the selected projects – which are all in production,...
- 9/22/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The BFI London Film Festival has added a new, annual works-in-progress showcase as part of its industry program, and has invited seven projects to participate, including two featuring “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker” and “The End of the F***ing World” actor Naomie Ackie and “ZeroZeroZero” actor Andrea Riseborough.
The showcase features works made for cinema, television and immersive platforms by U.K. emerging talent and will be presented to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers.
The projects include psychological thriller “Here Before” by Stacey Gregg (“Little Birds”), produced by Sophie Vickers (“Surge”) and Julia Godzinskaya (“The Other Lamb”), starring Riseborough, Martin McCann (“Wildfire”) and Jonjo O’Neill (“Pennyworth”); and heist film “The Score,” directed by Malachi Smyth (“Nocturne”), produced by Matthew James Wilkinson (“Yesterday”), Ben Pullen (“Light of the World), alongside co-producer Isabelle Georgeaux (“Calibre”), starring Johnny Flynn (“Stardust”), Ackie and Will Poulter (“Midsommar”).
Experimental filmmaker Baff Akoto,...
The showcase features works made for cinema, television and immersive platforms by U.K. emerging talent and will be presented to an invited audience of international buyers and festival programmers.
The projects include psychological thriller “Here Before” by Stacey Gregg (“Little Birds”), produced by Sophie Vickers (“Surge”) and Julia Godzinskaya (“The Other Lamb”), starring Riseborough, Martin McCann (“Wildfire”) and Jonjo O’Neill (“Pennyworth”); and heist film “The Score,” directed by Malachi Smyth (“Nocturne”), produced by Matthew James Wilkinson (“Yesterday”), Ben Pullen (“Light of the World), alongside co-producer Isabelle Georgeaux (“Calibre”), starring Johnny Flynn (“Stardust”), Ackie and Will Poulter (“Midsommar”).
Experimental filmmaker Baff Akoto,...
- 9/22/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Swedish director previously won a Cannes jury prize with ‘Micky Bader’.
Bankside Films has boarded international sales to Swedish director Frida Kempff’s feature debut Knocking.
The UK sales outfit will introduce the project and screen a promo to buyers at the Cannes virtual Marche, which runs June 22-26. It has also released a first-look image [see above].
Knocking is in post-production after shooting on location in Norrköping, Sweden and was written by Emma Broström, based on the novel by Johan Theorin.
Cecilia Milocco (Involuntary) stars as a woman who moves into a new apartment after a tragic accident and begins to hear a disturbing knocking,...
Bankside Films has boarded international sales to Swedish director Frida Kempff’s feature debut Knocking.
The UK sales outfit will introduce the project and screen a promo to buyers at the Cannes virtual Marche, which runs June 22-26. It has also released a first-look image [see above].
Knocking is in post-production after shooting on location in Norrköping, Sweden and was written by Emma Broström, based on the novel by Johan Theorin.
Cecilia Milocco (Involuntary) stars as a woman who moves into a new apartment after a tragic accident and begins to hear a disturbing knocking,...
- 6/15/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Gregg’s feature debut will be in production for four weeks in and around Northern Ireland’s capital. Northern Irish filmmaker Stacey Gregg, best known for her work as a writer for the TV series Little Birds, Rivera and The Innocents, is finally working on her feature debut, a thriller entitled Here Before. Principal photography started last week and will continue for about a month in and around Belfast. The movie was provided with development funding by Northern Ireland Screen and the iFeatures scheme, run by Creative England with support from the BFI, BBC Films and ScreenSkills. It is the first film from the initiative’s fifth slate of funding to move to the production stage. The story, penned by the director herself, centres on a bereaved mother (played by Andrea Riseborough), who begins to question her life after new neighbours move in next door. The cast also features actors Jonjo O’Neill (The.
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