Founder and managing director of the UK’s Peccadillo Pictures awarded last night.
Tom Abell, founder and managing director of the UK’s Peccadillo Pictures, was presented last night (April 11) with the inaugural Iris Fellowship, honouring those who have made a significant contribution to the Lgbt+ film industry.
The award is an extension of the Iris Prize, which awards £30,000 annually to the best short film shown at Cardiff’s Lgbt+ Iris Prize Film Festival, with entries selected by multiple international partner festivals, and £20,000 to the best British short. The prizes are supported annually by a £50,000 donation by the Michael Bishop Foundation.
Tom Abell, founder and managing director of the UK’s Peccadillo Pictures, was presented last night (April 11) with the inaugural Iris Fellowship, honouring those who have made a significant contribution to the Lgbt+ film industry.
The award is an extension of the Iris Prize, which awards £30,000 annually to the best short film shown at Cardiff’s Lgbt+ Iris Prize Film Festival, with entries selected by multiple international partner festivals, and £20,000 to the best British short. The prizes are supported annually by a £50,000 donation by the Michael Bishop Foundation.
- 4/12/2019
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – There are few things more queasy than a feel good comedy that fails to make you feel good. Every film strives to master the art of manipulation, with wildly varying degrees of success. When a film makes consistent failed attempts to manipulate the emotions of its audience, it may result in viewers feeling increasingly nauseous until they’re about ready to hurl.
The 2007 British comedy “Sparkle” certainly seems to have a lot going for it, including a strong cast under the direction of acclaimed filmmaking team Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter, perhaps best known for their 2001 effort, “Lawless Heart.” But “Sparkle” is missing many key ingredients that would’ve provided its secret to success, the most glaring of which is a likable lead character.
DVD Rating: 2.0/5.0
Enter our protagonist, Sam Sparkes, whose name sounds like that of a failed magician. He’s played by Shaun Evans, a perfectly capable...
The 2007 British comedy “Sparkle” certainly seems to have a lot going for it, including a strong cast under the direction of acclaimed filmmaking team Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter, perhaps best known for their 2001 effort, “Lawless Heart.” But “Sparkle” is missing many key ingredients that would’ve provided its secret to success, the most glaring of which is a likable lead character.
DVD Rating: 2.0/5.0
Enter our protagonist, Sam Sparkes, whose name sounds like that of a failed magician. He’s played by Shaun Evans, a perfectly capable...
- 9/21/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Despite an ill-conceived title that suggests a tween’s glitzy pastime, Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter’s Sparkle is a mature, well-acted affair about a tangled group of adults.
The decidedly British production emanates from Sam (Shaun Evans), an ambitious, twentysomething schemer with his sights set on London. An opportunity to make the leap arises when Vince (Bob Hoskins), an adorably shy bachelor, is instantly smitten with Sam’s mother, Jill (Lesley Manville), a starry-eyed lounge singer who insists on tagging along.
Sam’s lowly odd jobs around the capital city connects him with Sheila (Stockard Channing), a public relations magnate, and soon he is doubling as her personal assistant and privileged boy-toy. Complicating matters is Sam’s tantalizing attraction to a sexually forward political activist named Kate (Amanda Ryan).
Surrounding Sam’s meteoric success and romantic involvements is a shroud of secrets, each rounded character harboring one of their own.
The decidedly British production emanates from Sam (Shaun Evans), an ambitious, twentysomething schemer with his sights set on London. An opportunity to make the leap arises when Vince (Bob Hoskins), an adorably shy bachelor, is instantly smitten with Sam’s mother, Jill (Lesley Manville), a starry-eyed lounge singer who insists on tagging along.
Sam’s lowly odd jobs around the capital city connects him with Sheila (Stockard Channing), a public relations magnate, and soon he is doubling as her personal assistant and privileged boy-toy. Complicating matters is Sam’s tantalizing attraction to a sexually forward political activist named Kate (Amanda Ryan).
Surrounding Sam’s meteoric success and romantic involvements is a shroud of secrets, each rounded character harboring one of their own.
- 9/12/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
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