Calamity Films, the UK producer behind Judy, for which Renée Zellweger recently won an Oscar, has named Sam Gordon as its head of development. Gordon joins from BBC Films, where he worked as a development executive on projects including recent Sundance pic Herself and the upcoming People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan, as well as Judy which the BBC backed. He also had prior roles at Magnolia Mae Films and Baby Cow, working on Stan & Ollie and Philomena. At Calamity, Gordon will report to founder David Livingstone and will work across film and TV projects.
The fourth Seafic lab, which nurtures Southeast Asian films, will welcome filmmakers including Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul for its 2020 edition. Five projects will take part, including a new feature from Locarno Golden Leopard-winning A Land Imagined producer Fran Borgia, and Locarno-winning The Science Of Fictions producer Yulia Evina Bhar. The teams this year hail from Indonesia,...
The fourth Seafic lab, which nurtures Southeast Asian films, will welcome filmmakers including Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul for its 2020 edition. Five projects will take part, including a new feature from Locarno Golden Leopard-winning A Land Imagined producer Fran Borgia, and Locarno-winning The Science Of Fictions producer Yulia Evina Bhar. The teams this year hail from Indonesia,...
- 2/14/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Gordon will lead the slate across film and TV.
David Livingstone’s UK production company Calamity Films has hired former BBC Films exec Sam Gordon in the newly-created role of head of development.
Gordon will lead Calamity Films’ development slate across film and television, and will report directly to Livingstone. He will start on Monday, February 24.
Since joining BBC Films in February 2018, Gordon has worked across projects including Calamity’s Judy – for which Renée Zellweger won best actress at the Oscars and Baftas – and Phyllida Lloyd’s recent Sundance premiere Herself.
Prior to his BBC role, he worked in...
David Livingstone’s UK production company Calamity Films has hired former BBC Films exec Sam Gordon in the newly-created role of head of development.
Gordon will lead Calamity Films’ development slate across film and television, and will report directly to Livingstone. He will start on Monday, February 24.
Since joining BBC Films in February 2018, Gordon has worked across projects including Calamity’s Judy – for which Renée Zellweger won best actress at the Oscars and Baftas – and Phyllida Lloyd’s recent Sundance premiere Herself.
Prior to his BBC role, he worked in...
- 2/14/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
The National Football League kicked off the celebration of its 100th season at Super Bowl Liii with a two-minute ad titled The 100-Year Game, a spot that aired before the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show.
The ad showcased many iconic moments from the NFL’s nearly hundred years, connecting six generations of current and former NFL players, including 19 Hall of Famers and a total of 53 Super Bowl rings.
Several cultural and sports icons also appear in the ad, including female youth football player Sam Gordon, veteran sports broadcaster Beth Mowins, the NFL’s first female official Sarah Thomas, and popular Fortnite gamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins.
The NFL partnered with 72andSunny Los Angeles and Friday Night Lights director Peter Berg to tell the story of what happens when more than 40 NFL greats, announcers, officials and current players come together in a celebration of the spirit and pure joy of the game.
The ad showcased many iconic moments from the NFL’s nearly hundred years, connecting six generations of current and former NFL players, including 19 Hall of Famers and a total of 53 Super Bowl rings.
Several cultural and sports icons also appear in the ad, including female youth football player Sam Gordon, veteran sports broadcaster Beth Mowins, the NFL’s first female official Sarah Thomas, and popular Fortnite gamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins.
The NFL partnered with 72andSunny Los Angeles and Friday Night Lights director Peter Berg to tell the story of what happens when more than 40 NFL greats, announcers, officials and current players come together in a celebration of the spirit and pure joy of the game.
- 2/4/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Yusef joins from Number 9.
BBC Films has added to its new-look team with the hire of Claudia Yusef as its new head of development.
Yusef joins from Number 9 Films, where she held the same position since earlier this year. She had previous roles at the Scottish Film Network and 42.
At BBC Films, Yusef will lead on the organisation’s development slate, guiding projects through to production, and will report directly to director Rose Garnett. Her role will also see her work across the wider BBC to create opportunities for talent to work across genres and platforms.
Yusef will take...
BBC Films has added to its new-look team with the hire of Claudia Yusef as its new head of development.
Yusef joins from Number 9 Films, where she held the same position since earlier this year. She had previous roles at the Scottish Film Network and 42.
At BBC Films, Yusef will lead on the organisation’s development slate, guiding projects through to production, and will report directly to director Rose Garnett. Her role will also see her work across the wider BBC to create opportunities for talent to work across genres and platforms.
Yusef will take...
- 12/12/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
BBC Films has appointed Claudia Yusef as Head Of Development. Reporting directly to Director of BBC Films, Rose Garnett, Yusuf will take up her role in January 2019 and will be part of the BBC Films’ management team.
Yusuf most recently served as Head Of Development for UK production firm Number 9 Films, producer of Colette, a role she took up in May of this year. Prior to Number 9, she was Talent Development Executive at the Scottish Film Network, part of BFI Network. She has also worked as Development Executive at 42 Management and Production.
BBC Films has gone through a makeover since the arrival of Garnett in 2017. New faces in the editorial team include Development Executives, Sam Gordon and Dionne Farrell. Gordon joined BBC Films in February 2018 from Baby Cow Films where he was a Development Executive. Farrell, who joined in October 2018, previously worked at Pulse Films, Rooks Nest Entertainment, and...
Yusuf most recently served as Head Of Development for UK production firm Number 9 Films, producer of Colette, a role she took up in May of this year. Prior to Number 9, she was Talent Development Executive at the Scottish Film Network, part of BFI Network. She has also worked as Development Executive at 42 Management and Production.
BBC Films has gone through a makeover since the arrival of Garnett in 2017. New faces in the editorial team include Development Executives, Sam Gordon and Dionne Farrell. Gordon joined BBC Films in February 2018 from Baby Cow Films where he was a Development Executive. Farrell, who joined in October 2018, previously worked at Pulse Films, Rooks Nest Entertainment, and...
- 12/12/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Films has named Claudia Yusef its head of development, part of a new team under director Rose Garnett that also includes development executives Sam Gordon and Dionne Farrell.
Yusef joins from Carol and Colette producer Number 9 Films, which she joined in May as development head after stints as talent development exec at the Scottish Film Network and development exec at production and management banner 42.
“I’m over the moon that Claudia is joining us,” said Garnett, who was named head of BBC Films in February 2017. “We’ve taken time to carefully build a talented ...
Yusef joins from Carol and Colette producer Number 9 Films, which she joined in May as development head after stints as talent development exec at the Scottish Film Network and development exec at production and management banner 42.
“I’m over the moon that Claudia is joining us,” said Garnett, who was named head of BBC Films in February 2017. “We’ve taken time to carefully build a talented ...
- 12/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
BBC Films has named Claudia Yusef its head of development, part of a new team under director Rose Garnett that also includes development executives Sam Gordon and Dionne Farrell.
Yusef joins from Carol and Colette producer Number 9 Films, which she joined in May as development head after stints as talent development exec at the Scottish Film Network and development exec at production and management banner 42.
“I’m over the moon that Claudia is joining us,” said Garnett, who was named head of BBC Films in February 2017. “We’ve taken time to carefully build a talented ...
Yusef joins from Carol and Colette producer Number 9 Films, which she joined in May as development head after stints as talent development exec at the Scottish Film Network and development exec at production and management banner 42.
“I’m over the moon that Claudia is joining us,” said Garnett, who was named head of BBC Films in February 2017. “We’ve taken time to carefully build a talented ...
- 12/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
“I hate her! I hate dat qveen!” Despite being one of the most maladroit sci-fiers of the ’50s, color and ‘scope and Zsa Za Gabor’s hilarious accent make this Allied Artists offering a must-see head scratcher. Bad taste! Tacky art direction! Infantile sexist humor! The word on the street is that the Me Too movement has this embarrassing howler on their kill list.
Queen of Outer Space
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1958 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 80 min. / Street Date September 25, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming, Laurie Mitchell, Dave Willock, Paul Birch, Lisa Davis, Patrick Waltz, Barbara Darrow, Joi Lansing, Marilyn Buferd, Mary Ford, Marya Stevens, Laura Mason, Lynn Cartwright, Kathy Marlowe, Coleen Drake, Tania Velia, Norma Young, Marjorie Durant, Gerry Gaylor, Brandy Bryan, Ruth Lewis, June McCall.
Cinematography: William P. Whitley
Film Editor: William Austin
Sam Gordon and Ted Mossman: Props
Visual Effects: Jack Cosgrove...
Queen of Outer Space
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1958 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 80 min. / Street Date September 25, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming, Laurie Mitchell, Dave Willock, Paul Birch, Lisa Davis, Patrick Waltz, Barbara Darrow, Joi Lansing, Marilyn Buferd, Mary Ford, Marya Stevens, Laura Mason, Lynn Cartwright, Kathy Marlowe, Coleen Drake, Tania Velia, Norma Young, Marjorie Durant, Gerry Gaylor, Brandy Bryan, Ruth Lewis, June McCall.
Cinematography: William P. Whitley
Film Editor: William Austin
Sam Gordon and Ted Mossman: Props
Visual Effects: Jack Cosgrove...
- 9/11/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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