‘Great 8’ 2024: BFI Sets Line Up Of British Titles From Early Career Directors Set For Cannes Market
The BFI is once again heading to the Cannes Market with its so-called Great 8 — a selection of projects from first and second-time filmmakers that it will present to international buyers.
Now in its seventh year, the 2024 Great 8 showcase is funded and produced by the BFI and the British Council, with support from the Great Britain & Northern Ireland campaign, BBC Film, and Film4. The list includes Portuguese filmmaker Laura Carreira’s feature On Falling, produced by Jack Thomas-o’Brien for Sixteen Films. The full list of titles are:
Brides – director Nadia Fall, writer Suhayla El-Bushra Bring Them Down – director/writer Christopher Andrews The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford – director/writer Sean Dunn On Falling – director/writer Laura Carreira The Salt Path – director Marianne Elliott, writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz Sunlight – director Nina Conti, writers Shenoah Allen, Nina Conti Surviving Earth – director/writer Thea Gajić Witches – director/writer Elizabeth Sankey
With 2022 and 2023 editions taking place online,...
Now in its seventh year, the 2024 Great 8 showcase is funded and produced by the BFI and the British Council, with support from the Great Britain & Northern Ireland campaign, BBC Film, and Film4. The list includes Portuguese filmmaker Laura Carreira’s feature On Falling, produced by Jack Thomas-o’Brien for Sixteen Films. The full list of titles are:
Brides – director Nadia Fall, writer Suhayla El-Bushra Bring Them Down – director/writer Christopher Andrews The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford – director/writer Sean Dunn On Falling – director/writer Laura Carreira The Salt Path – director Marianne Elliott, writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz Sunlight – director Nina Conti, writers Shenoah Allen, Nina Conti Surviving Earth – director/writer Thea Gajić Witches – director/writer Elizabeth Sankey
With 2022 and 2023 editions taking place online,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Avatar actress Cch Pounder and Academy Award-nominated producer Paul Garnes will attend the inaugural Cross Continental International Co-production Forum (Ccf) in Barbados.
They’ll join media executives and high level producers from Canada, the UK, South Africa and several Caribbean countries at the event, which aims to encourage collaboration, business development, and co-productions.
Pounder and Garnes will add some heavyweight fire power to proceedings. Known for roles in the likes of ER, NCIS: New Orleans, The X Files and The Shield, she has picked up four Primetime Emmy nominations.
Garnes is best known for his work on 2014 feature Selma, which was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. He was a producer on Ava DuVernay’s 2023 feature Origin, a drama on the life of Isabel Wilkerson that will be screened at the Ccf.
The CeventCF is being billed as a first-of-its-kind venture established by CaribbeanTales Media Group, Imagine Media International,...
They’ll join media executives and high level producers from Canada, the UK, South Africa and several Caribbean countries at the event, which aims to encourage collaboration, business development, and co-productions.
Pounder and Garnes will add some heavyweight fire power to proceedings. Known for roles in the likes of ER, NCIS: New Orleans, The X Files and The Shield, she has picked up four Primetime Emmy nominations.
Garnes is best known for his work on 2014 feature Selma, which was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. He was a producer on Ava DuVernay’s 2023 feature Origin, a drama on the life of Isabel Wilkerson that will be screened at the Ccf.
The CeventCF is being billed as a first-of-its-kind venture established by CaribbeanTales Media Group, Imagine Media International,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Hannah Abraham
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Lioness’, the first official UK-India co-production film by writer-director Kajri Babbar, revealed its first poster at the Iffi Film Bazaar. The event was attended by Mr. Prithul Kumar, Joint Secretary Films and Nfdc; Agnieszka Moody, head of International Relations at BFI; and actress Aditi Rao Hydari during the Knowledge Series Panel discussion on the co-production journey of both countries.
Lioness narrates the story of two women who lived a century apart. The first chronicle revolves around the Suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the granddaughter of Maharajah Ranjit Singh and the god-daughter of Queen Victoria. This role will be portrayed by the prominent British-Asian actress Paige Sandhu. The second story introduces a fictional character, Simranjeet Kaur, living in Southall in the early 1990s, to be played by renowned Indian actress Aditi Rao Hydari.
Lioness is actively backed and supported by both Nfdc in India and BFI in the UK. The film is produced by Shahnaab Alam,...
Lioness narrates the story of two women who lived a century apart. The first chronicle revolves around the Suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the granddaughter of Maharajah Ranjit Singh and the god-daughter of Queen Victoria. This role will be portrayed by the prominent British-Asian actress Paige Sandhu. The second story introduces a fictional character, Simranjeet Kaur, living in Southall in the early 1990s, to be played by renowned Indian actress Aditi Rao Hydari.
Lioness is actively backed and supported by both Nfdc in India and BFI in the UK. The film is produced by Shahnaab Alam,...
- 11/22/2023
- by Editorial Desk
‘Lioness’, the first official UK-India co-production film by writer-director Kajri Babbar, revealed its first poster at the Iffi Film Bazaar. The event was attended by Mr. Prithul Kumar, Joint Secretary Films and Nfdc; Agnieszka Moody, head of International Relations at BFI; and actress Aditi Rao Hydari during the Knowledge Series Panel discussion on the co-production journey of both countries.
Lioness narrates the story of two women who lived a century apart. The first chronicle revolves around the Suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the granddaughter of Maharajah Ranjit Singh and the god-daughter of Queen Victoria. This role will be portrayed by the prominent British-Asian actress Paige Sandhu. The second story introduces a fictional character, Simranjeet Kaur, living in Southall in the early 1990s, to be played by renowned Indian actress Aditi Rao Hydari.
Lioness is actively backed and supported by both Nfdc in India and BFI in the UK. The film is produced by Shahnaab Alam,...
Lioness narrates the story of two women who lived a century apart. The first chronicle revolves around the Suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the granddaughter of Maharajah Ranjit Singh and the god-daughter of Queen Victoria. This role will be portrayed by the prominent British-Asian actress Paige Sandhu. The second story introduces a fictional character, Simranjeet Kaur, living in Southall in the early 1990s, to be played by renowned Indian actress Aditi Rao Hydari.
Lioness is actively backed and supported by both Nfdc in India and BFI in the UK. The film is produced by Shahnaab Alam,...
- 11/22/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
Khatija Rahman is making her international film composing debut with Kajri Babbar’s “Lioness,” the first official Indo-u.K. co-production being made under the 2008 bilateral treaty.
In 2020, Rahman released her first single, “Farishton,” composed and produced by her father, Oscar winner A.R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”). Khatija Rahman featured on Grammy Award-winning composer and environmentalist Ricky Kej’s song “Iltaja” and collaborated with Arivu on “Sagavaasi” for Coke Studio Tamil 2023 edition. Her debut as a film score composer is with current work-in-progress Tamil-language picture “Minmini.”
“Lioness” will tell the stories of two women who lived a century apart. The first story revolves around the suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the granddaughter of Maharajah Ranjit Singh and the god-daughter of Queen Victoria, to be played by Paige Sandhu (“Emmerdale”). The second story introduces a fictional character, Simranjeet Kaur, living in London’s Southall Asian suburb in the early 1990s, to be played...
In 2020, Rahman released her first single, “Farishton,” composed and produced by her father, Oscar winner A.R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”). Khatija Rahman featured on Grammy Award-winning composer and environmentalist Ricky Kej’s song “Iltaja” and collaborated with Arivu on “Sagavaasi” for Coke Studio Tamil 2023 edition. Her debut as a film score composer is with current work-in-progress Tamil-language picture “Minmini.”
“Lioness” will tell the stories of two women who lived a century apart. The first story revolves around the suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the granddaughter of Maharajah Ranjit Singh and the god-daughter of Queen Victoria, to be played by Paige Sandhu (“Emmerdale”). The second story introduces a fictional character, Simranjeet Kaur, living in London’s Southall Asian suburb in the early 1990s, to be played...
- 11/22/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The British Film Institute was recently Down Under alongside selected UK producers and sales agents, with the aim of forging stronger ties with Australia. If talks to BFI head of industry and international policy Agnieszka Moody and head of the BFI Global Screen Fund, Denitsa Yordanov.
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- 7/25/2023
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Former IFC Films president Arianna Bocco, Berlinale managing director Mariette Rissenbeek and the British Film Institute’s head of industry and international policy Agnieszka Moody are set as keynote speakers for the upcoming Locarno Film Festival’s StepIN think tank on the most pressing issues in the indie film industry.
The Swiss fest’s unique event, now at its 11th edition, will explore various aspects of this year’s timely theme, which is “What’s the Deal With Independent Cinema?”
A select group of European and international industry players — distributors, exhibitors, producers, sales agents, film institutions, financiers, streaming platforms, broadcasters and film festival and markets reps — will be participating in closed working sessions to exchange thoughts on practices and business models and propose new ideas and strategies.
The themes of this year’s four StepIN roundtables are: the theatrical battlefield between independents, majors and streamers; how to protect the “biodiversity...
The Swiss fest’s unique event, now at its 11th edition, will explore various aspects of this year’s timely theme, which is “What’s the Deal With Independent Cinema?”
A select group of European and international industry players — distributors, exhibitors, producers, sales agents, film institutions, financiers, streaming platforms, broadcasters and film festival and markets reps — will be participating in closed working sessions to exchange thoughts on practices and business models and propose new ideas and strategies.
The themes of this year’s four StepIN roundtables are: the theatrical battlefield between independents, majors and streamers; how to protect the “biodiversity...
- 7/24/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Business training and leadership skills programme celebrates its 20th year.
Cornerstone Films co-founder Alison Thompson will be the industry ambassador for the 20th anniversary edition of European business training and leadership skills development programme Inside Pictures, which has selected 20 participants including executives from Amazon, Studiocanal and Mubi.
Thompson will represent the programme to the wider international industry, and share her expertise and insight with the participants.
Scroll down for the full list of participants
For the second year Inside Pictures will cater to both film and television executives, with the 2023 cohort hailing from eight different countries.
Selected participants this year include Ashanti McIntosh,...
Cornerstone Films co-founder Alison Thompson will be the industry ambassador for the 20th anniversary edition of European business training and leadership skills development programme Inside Pictures, which has selected 20 participants including executives from Amazon, Studiocanal and Mubi.
Thompson will represent the programme to the wider international industry, and share her expertise and insight with the participants.
Scroll down for the full list of participants
For the second year Inside Pictures will cater to both film and television executives, with the 2023 cohort hailing from eight different countries.
Selected participants this year include Ashanti McIntosh,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The BFI and British Council have unveiled the eight new British films that will be presented to international distributors and festival programmers at the Cannes film market as part of the annual Great8 showcase.
Unseen footage from the films, from first and second time U.K. filmmakers, will be introduced by their filmmakers and screened on May 11. Now in its sixth year, the initiative is in partnership with BBC Film and Film4. Films previously highlighted by Great8 include Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” Rungano Nyoni’s “I Am Not A Witch,” Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean” and Rose Glass’ “Saint Maud.”
Agnieszka Moody, BFI head of international and industry policy, said: “The lineup of films and filmmakers featuring in this year’s Great8 continues to shine a light on the exciting diversity of filmmaker voices and stories continuing to come out of the U.K. We are proud alongside our partners at the British Council,...
Unseen footage from the films, from first and second time U.K. filmmakers, will be introduced by their filmmakers and screened on May 11. Now in its sixth year, the initiative is in partnership with BBC Film and Film4. Films previously highlighted by Great8 include Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun,” Rungano Nyoni’s “I Am Not A Witch,” Georgia Oakley’s “Blue Jean” and Rose Glass’ “Saint Maud.”
Agnieszka Moody, BFI head of international and industry policy, said: “The lineup of films and filmmakers featuring in this year’s Great8 continues to shine a light on the exciting diversity of filmmaker voices and stories continuing to come out of the U.K. We are proud alongside our partners at the British Council,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Further producers include Nikki Parrott and Tom Wood.
Twelve UK producers including Damian Jones, Emily Morgan, Nikki Parrott and Tom Wood are heading to Paris later this month for a series of co-production meetings arranged through a partnership between the British Film Institute (BFI) and France’s national film centre, the Cnc.
The meetings will take place from April 20-21.
Scroll down for the full list of participants
“After a successful trip of French producers to the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) last October organised by the BFI with Institut francais in the UK and Unifrance, the BFI is delighted...
Twelve UK producers including Damian Jones, Emily Morgan, Nikki Parrott and Tom Wood are heading to Paris later this month for a series of co-production meetings arranged through a partnership between the British Film Institute (BFI) and France’s national film centre, the Cnc.
The meetings will take place from April 20-21.
Scroll down for the full list of participants
“After a successful trip of French producers to the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) last October organised by the BFI with Institut francais in the UK and Unifrance, the BFI is delighted...
- 4/5/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
UK producers and sales companies can apply now to take part in the UK-Australia programme that kicks off in May.
The British Film Institute (BFI) has partnered with Australian national body Screen Producers Australia (Spa) and Australian film industry conference Screen Forever to launch UK Connect, a co-production programme strand taking place May 3-5, that forms part of the Spa Connect Market.
Spa Connect is the business end of Screen Forever, that takes place on Australia’s Gold Coast in Queensland.
For the UK Connect programme, Spa and the BFI are inviting 10 film and television producers from the UK and...
The British Film Institute (BFI) has partnered with Australian national body Screen Producers Australia (Spa) and Australian film industry conference Screen Forever to launch UK Connect, a co-production programme strand taking place May 3-5, that forms part of the Spa Connect Market.
Spa Connect is the business end of Screen Forever, that takes place on Australia’s Gold Coast in Queensland.
For the UK Connect programme, Spa and the BFI are inviting 10 film and television producers from the UK and...
- 1/27/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The conference will form the centrepiece of the festival’s industry programme.
The FIlmfest München is traditionally the last opportunity for the German filmmaking community to meet up before the summer break, and this year’s edition has an industry programmed with a pronounced international dimension.
One of this year’s highlights is the two-day Cine CoPro Conference (June 29-30 ), hosted by the Filmfest and the Bavarian regional film fund Fff Bayern, in which around 40 German and UK producers, directors and screenwriters will come together to discuss opportunities for co-production between the two countries.
“he first thing that needs to...
The FIlmfest München is traditionally the last opportunity for the German filmmaking community to meet up before the summer break, and this year’s edition has an industry programmed with a pronounced international dimension.
One of this year’s highlights is the two-day Cine CoPro Conference (June 29-30 ), hosted by the Filmfest and the Bavarian regional film fund Fff Bayern, in which around 40 German and UK producers, directors and screenwriters will come together to discuss opportunities for co-production between the two countries.
“he first thing that needs to...
- 6/23/2022
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
UK companies are still successfully securing substantial funding from the EU’s Creative Europe programme.
Amid the ongoing chaos over Brexit, UK companies are still successfully securing substantial funding from the EU’s Creative Europe programme. There has been no sign of EU hostility to these companies as UK applications continue to enjoy a strong approval rate.
Earlier this week, three UK companies were awarded €1.8m ($2m) between them through the “Promotion of Audiovisual Works Online” scheme. Of the three beneficiaries, Mubi UK received €887,946, Curzon Cinemas received €672,800 ($742,400) and Gruvi Ltd (UK-owned and operated but based in Denmark) received €252,799.
The awards...
Amid the ongoing chaos over Brexit, UK companies are still successfully securing substantial funding from the EU’s Creative Europe programme. There has been no sign of EU hostility to these companies as UK applications continue to enjoy a strong approval rate.
Earlier this week, three UK companies were awarded €1.8m ($2m) between them through the “Promotion of Audiovisual Works Online” scheme. Of the three beneficiaries, Mubi UK received €887,946, Curzon Cinemas received €672,800 ($742,400) and Gruvi Ltd (UK-owned and operated but based in Denmark) received €252,799.
The awards...
- 9/6/2019
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
For 18 months, the U.K. entertainment industry — along with everyone else in the country — has anxiously awaited the outcome of the British government’s divorce negotiations with the European Union. The matter comes to a head Jan. 15, when Prime Minister Theresa May takes the withdrawal deal hammered out with the EU to the British Parliament for a key vote.
It’s a vote she’s looking increasingly likely to lose. That could send Britain crashing out of the EU on March 29 with no deal in place, which would have far-reaching consequences. Big international film and TV players have already begun hedging their bets or looking beyond the U.K.
Several TV companies are handing in their U.K. channel licenses. The major international channel operators use licenses from British regulator Ofcom to run their services on the Continent, but whether these will continue to be recognized by EU countries post-Brexit remains unclear.
It’s a vote she’s looking increasingly likely to lose. That could send Britain crashing out of the EU on March 29 with no deal in place, which would have far-reaching consequences. Big international film and TV players have already begun hedging their bets or looking beyond the U.K.
Several TV companies are handing in their U.K. channel licenses. The major international channel operators use licenses from British regulator Ofcom to run their services on the Continent, but whether these will continue to be recognized by EU countries post-Brexit remains unclear.
- 1/15/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Awards of between £5,000 and £70,000 will given to non-major festivals in Scotland.
Creative Scotland has launched a £600,000 fund for film festivals.
Administered by Scotland’s new Screen Unit, the fund will see awards of between £5,000 and £70,000 given to festivals not supported by Creative Scotland’s Regular Funding programme, which supports arts and creative organisations across the country.
Qualifying festivals must be based in Scotland and curating programmes for Scottish audiences. Outside of the major festivals including Glasgow and Edinburgh, which are covered by Regular Funding, the country is also host to a wide variety of film-focused events such as the Cromarty...
Creative Scotland has launched a £600,000 fund for film festivals.
Administered by Scotland’s new Screen Unit, the fund will see awards of between £5,000 and £70,000 given to festivals not supported by Creative Scotland’s Regular Funding programme, which supports arts and creative organisations across the country.
Qualifying festivals must be based in Scotland and curating programmes for Scottish audiences. Outside of the major festivals including Glasgow and Edinburgh, which are covered by Regular Funding, the country is also host to a wide variety of film-focused events such as the Cromarty...
- 6/27/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Total of 20 execs sign up for skills initiative.
The UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts) has named the 20 participants who will take part in this year’s industry talent scheme Inside Pictures.
The programme, which is open to applicants from around the world who demonstrate a commitment to the European film industry, is a business training and leadership skills development initiative that selects execs from across the film industry.
This year’s group includes experienced personnel from the sales, distribution and productions sectors. They hail from Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Us and UK.
The UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts) has named the 20 participants who will take part in this year’s industry talent scheme Inside Pictures.
The programme, which is open to applicants from around the world who demonstrate a commitment to the European film industry, is a business training and leadership skills development initiative that selects execs from across the film industry.
This year’s group includes experienced personnel from the sales, distribution and productions sectors. They hail from Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Us and UK.
- 4/30/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Speakers to discuss emerging cinema trends at conference in Manchester, UK.
Film exhibition innovation conference This Way Up (Dec 2-3) is to return for a second year at a new venue, the Home cinema in Manchester, and has unveiled its programme of events and speakers.
The two-day event will include workshops, labs, panel discussions and keynotes, exploring emerging trends, models and ideas currently impacting the sector.
Keynotes will be presented by Anna Higgs, former head of Film4.0 and executive producer of High-Rise, The Duke of Burgundy, A Field in England; BBC director of audiences Nick North; and National Theatre of Scotland producer Marianne Maxwell.
Topics under discussion will include the rise of event cinema and alternative content; generating audience loyalty through different pricing models; embracing user-generated video; if the power of the film critic is dwindling; and the use of data in exhibition.
Other topics will explore if documentary is being sidelined by theatres; the use of...
Film exhibition innovation conference This Way Up (Dec 2-3) is to return for a second year at a new venue, the Home cinema in Manchester, and has unveiled its programme of events and speakers.
The two-day event will include workshops, labs, panel discussions and keynotes, exploring emerging trends, models and ideas currently impacting the sector.
Keynotes will be presented by Anna Higgs, former head of Film4.0 and executive producer of High-Rise, The Duke of Burgundy, A Field in England; BBC director of audiences Nick North; and National Theatre of Scotland producer Marianne Maxwell.
Topics under discussion will include the rise of event cinema and alternative content; generating audience loyalty through different pricing models; embracing user-generated video; if the power of the film critic is dwindling; and the use of data in exhibition.
Other topics will explore if documentary is being sidelined by theatres; the use of...
- 11/11/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
UK’s contact point for the European Commission’s Creative Europe programme has a network of specialist teams working from offices around the UK.
Managed by the BFI and the British Council, the Creative Europe Desk UK (Ced UK) is open for business.
The UK contact point for the European Commission’s Creative Europe programme has a network of specialist teams working from offices located around the UK.
Ced UK offices offer support and advice to organisations and businesses across all cultural, creative and audiovisual sectors looking for funding from Creative Europe. In addition, Ced UK offer advice on other EU funding opportunities and promote international collaboration.
Creative Europe has a €1.46bn budget to support the audiovisual, cultural and creative sectors over the next seven years, a 9% increase on the combined previous budgets for the EC’s Media and Culture programmes.
Partners include Arts Council England, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Creative Scotland...
Managed by the BFI and the British Council, the Creative Europe Desk UK (Ced UK) is open for business.
The UK contact point for the European Commission’s Creative Europe programme has a network of specialist teams working from offices located around the UK.
Ced UK offices offer support and advice to organisations and businesses across all cultural, creative and audiovisual sectors looking for funding from Creative Europe. In addition, Ced UK offer advice on other EU funding opportunities and promote international collaboration.
Creative Europe has a €1.46bn budget to support the audiovisual, cultural and creative sectors over the next seven years, a 9% increase on the combined previous budgets for the EC’s Media and Culture programmes.
Partners include Arts Council England, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Creative Scotland...
- 5/13/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
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