Papicha and Lovemobil were the winners of the Golden Lynx Competition and Guilherme Daniel’s Erva Daninha received the National Grand Prix. Fest’s atypical 16th edition has come to an end. The festival screened almost 100 films in three different cities, indoors and outdoors (with overall sold out drive-in screenings — a new screening format introduced this year), and has now announced this year’s winners (watch the video).Papicha, directed by Mounia Meddour, has won the Golden Lynx - Best Feature Fiction Award. Meddour’s feature debut (part of Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in 2019) was considered by the jury to be “an intimate and intense look upon the college free-spirited life of young girls, in a country on the verge of a civil war” as well as “a beautiful portrait of the generations of three Algerian women”, highlighting “the astounding performance by Lyna Khoudri”. Paxton Winters’ Pacificado received...
Cinematographer Laura Merians-Gonçalves shot Pacified in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Directed by Paxton Winters, the film won awards at the 2019 San Sebastián International Film Festival, the Aruanda Film Festival in Brazil, and the Sao Paolo International Film Festival. Merians-Gonçalves received the Best Debut Cinematography at the 2019 Camerimage in Toruń. Merians-Gonçalves spoke to Filmmaker from Los Angeles in May. Filmmaker: Where were you when the lockdown began? Merians-Gonçalves: I was here in Los Angeles. I had just wrapped a project that I shot for writer/director John Ridley in March, while simultaneously prepping a new movie. We were […]...
- 7/14/2020
- by Daniel Eagan
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Cinematographer Laura Merians-Gonçalves shot Pacified in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Directed by Paxton Winters, the film won awards at the 2019 San Sebastián International Film Festival, the Aruanda Film Festival in Brazil, and the Sao Paolo International Film Festival. Merians-Gonçalves received the Best Debut Cinematography at the 2019 Camerimage in Toruń. Merians-Gonçalves spoke to Filmmaker from Los Angeles in May. Filmmaker: Where were you when the lockdown began? Merians-Gonçalves: I was here in Los Angeles. I had just wrapped a project that I shot for writer/director John Ridley in March, while simultaneously prepping a new movie. We were […]...
- 7/14/2020
- by Daniel Eagan
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Cherien Dabis among executive producers.
Garrett Hedlund and Brady Jandreau will star in Reagent Media’s Iraq-set survival drama Outside The Wire, which Film Constellation will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market.
UTA Independent Film Group represents North American rights to the story of an American soldier and an Iraqi insurgent who find themselves together in Iraq and must rely on each other to reach their final destination. Zahraa Ghandour is also attached to star.
Outside The Wire marks the second screenplay from Paxton Winters (Pacified) and was chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab.
Garrett Hedlund and Brady Jandreau will star in Reagent Media’s Iraq-set survival drama Outside The Wire, which Film Constellation will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market.
UTA Independent Film Group represents North American rights to the story of an American soldier and an Iraqi insurgent who find themselves together in Iraq and must rely on each other to reach their final destination. Zahraa Ghandour is also attached to star.
Outside The Wire marks the second screenplay from Paxton Winters (Pacified) and was chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab.
- 6/18/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Cherien Dabis among executive producers.
Garrett Hedlund and Brady Jandreau will star in Reagent Media’s Iraq-set survival drama Outside The Wire, which Film Constellation will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market.
UTA Independent Film Group represents North American rights to the story of an American soldier and an Iraqi insurgent who find themselves together in Iraq and must rely on each other to reach their final destination. Zahraa Ghandour is also attached to star.
Outside The Wire marks the second screenplay from Paxton Winters (Pacified) and was chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab.
Garrett Hedlund and Brady Jandreau will star in Reagent Media’s Iraq-set survival drama Outside The Wire, which Film Constellation will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market.
UTA Independent Film Group represents North American rights to the story of an American soldier and an Iraqi insurgent who find themselves together in Iraq and must rely on each other to reach their final destination. Zahraa Ghandour is also attached to star.
Outside The Wire marks the second screenplay from Paxton Winters (Pacified) and was chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab.
- 6/18/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Cherien Dabis among executive producers.
Garrett Hedlund and Brady Jandreau will star in Reagent Media’s Iraq-set survival drama Outside The Wire, which Film Constellation will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market.
UTA Independent Film Group represents North American rights to the story of an American soldier and an Iraqi insurgent who find themselves together in Iraq and must rely on each other to reach their final destination. Zahraa Ghandour is also attached to star.
Outside The Wire marks the second screenplay from Paxton Winters (Pacified) and was chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab.
Garrett Hedlund and Brady Jandreau will star in Reagent Media’s Iraq-set survival drama Outside The Wire, which Film Constellation will introduce to buyers at the Cannes virtual market.
UTA Independent Film Group represents North American rights to the story of an American soldier and an Iraqi insurgent who find themselves together in Iraq and must rely on each other to reach their final destination. Zahraa Ghandour is also attached to star.
Outside The Wire marks the second screenplay from Paxton Winters (Pacified) and was chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab.
- 6/18/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Reagent Media has set Garrett Hedlund and Brady Jandreau for filmmaker Paxton Winters’ next feature, Outside the Wire, about an American soldier and an Iraqi insurgent who find themselves dependent on each other for their survival. The two are thrust together on a road trip through the perils of the new Iraq. What starts as a journey of hate, forces the men to face their fears and navigate each other to reach their final destination.
Outside the Wire is Winters’ second script, which was chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab.
Zahraa Ghandour is also attached to star. Paula Linhares and Marcos Tellechea (Pacified) of Reagent Media are producing with Rick Rosenthal and Cherien Dabis serving as EPs. .Film Constellation is handling international rights with UTA Independent handling North American. Sales will launch at the upcoming Marché du Film Online.
Outside the Wire is Winters’ second script, which was chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab.
Zahraa Ghandour is also attached to star. Paula Linhares and Marcos Tellechea (Pacified) of Reagent Media are producing with Rick Rosenthal and Cherien Dabis serving as EPs. .Film Constellation is handling international rights with UTA Independent handling North American. Sales will launch at the upcoming Marché du Film Online.
- 6/18/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Garrett Hedlund and “The Rider” star Brady Jandreau are set to star in an Iraq War drama from writer and director Paxton Winters called “Outside the Wire,” the film’s production company Reagent Media announced Thursday.
Zahraa Ghandour is also attached to star in the film that will be presented to buyers at the Cannes Virtual Market. The film is the second script from Winters and was chosen as part of the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab.
The story for “Outside the Wire” follows an American soldier and an Iraqi insurgent who find themselves dependent on each other for their survival, as they are thrust together on a road trip through the perils of the new Iraq. What starts as a journey of hate, will force the men to face their fears and navigate each other to reach their final destination.
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Zahraa Ghandour is also attached to star in the film that will be presented to buyers at the Cannes Virtual Market. The film is the second script from Winters and was chosen as part of the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab.
The story for “Outside the Wire” follows an American soldier and an Iraqi insurgent who find themselves dependent on each other for their survival, as they are thrust together on a road trip through the perils of the new Iraq. What starts as a journey of hate, will force the men to face their fears and navigate each other to reach their final destination.
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- 6/18/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“Mudbound’s” Garrett Hedlund and “The Rider’s” Brady Jandreau have signed on to star in writer/director Paxton Winters’ “Outside the Wire,” alongside Zahraa Ghandour (“Baghdad in My Shadow”). Film Constellation is handling international rights with UTA Independent handling North American. Sales will launch at next week’s Marché du Film Online.
The story follows an American soldier and an Iraqi insurgent who find themselves dependent on each other for their survival, as they are thrust together on a road trip through the perils of the new Iraq. What starts as a journey of hate, will force the men to face their fears and navigate each other to reach their final destination. The movie is Winters’ second script, and was chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab.
Paula Linhares and Marcos Tellechea of Reagent Media will produce, following on from their collaboration with Winters on...
The story follows an American soldier and an Iraqi insurgent who find themselves dependent on each other for their survival, as they are thrust together on a road trip through the perils of the new Iraq. What starts as a journey of hate, will force the men to face their fears and navigate each other to reach their final destination. The movie is Winters’ second script, and was chosen to participate in the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriter’s Lab.
Paula Linhares and Marcos Tellechea of Reagent Media will produce, following on from their collaboration with Winters on...
- 6/18/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
[Note: In the wake of the Tribeca festival's postponement this year, The Hollywood Reporter is reviewing select fest entries that elected to premiere digitally for critics.]
The Brazilian government's efforts in the run-up to the 2016 Summer Olympics to clean up crime in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, a program dubbed "pacification," were part of a widely reported broader sweep to hide the city's poor from international visitors. Paxton Winters' Pacified, an intimate snapshot of one high-risk shantytown community seen through the wide-open eyes of a 13-year-old girl, reverses that push by humanizing its ...
The Brazilian government's efforts in the run-up to the 2016 Summer Olympics to clean up crime in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, a program dubbed "pacification," were part of a widely reported broader sweep to hide the city's poor from international visitors. Paxton Winters' Pacified, an intimate snapshot of one high-risk shantytown community seen through the wide-open eyes of a 13-year-old girl, reverses that push by humanizing its ...
- 4/24/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The San Sebastian Festival, one of Europe’s most prestigious film events, is pulling out of Films in Progress, the twice-yearly event that was launched in 2002 to back the production of Latin American cinema.
The event has welcomed directors including Pablo Larrain, Ciro Guerra, Sebastian Lelio and Amat Escalante in the past. It is run with French festival Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse, which will continue to operate the initiative at its annual event in March in a revamped version with new partners, a statement said. This year’s fest in Toulouse was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with some industry events held remotely, but it is intending to return in full next year
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The event has welcomed directors including Pablo Larrain, Ciro Guerra, Sebastian Lelio and Amat Escalante in the past. It is run with French festival Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse, which will continue to operate the initiative at its annual event in March in a revamped version with new partners, a statement said. This year’s fest in Toulouse was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with some industry events held remotely, but it is intending to return in full next year
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- 4/7/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
50% of its programme will be comprised of films directed by women.
The world premiere of Maria Bäck’s Swedish drama Psychosis in Stockholm wil open the Goteborg Film Festival on January 24 as part of the festival’s Nordic Competition. Goteborg has promised that 50% of its programme will be comprised of films directed by women.
The film is inspired by an experience writer-director Bäck had when she was 15 and her mother developed a psychosis while they were on a trip to Stockholm. The filmmaker describes the project as a “surreal fiction drama”; Garagefilm produces what is Bäck’s second feature following I Remember When I Die.
The world premiere of Maria Bäck’s Swedish drama Psychosis in Stockholm wil open the Goteborg Film Festival on January 24 as part of the festival’s Nordic Competition. Goteborg has promised that 50% of its programme will be comprised of films directed by women.
The film is inspired by an experience writer-director Bäck had when she was 15 and her mother developed a psychosis while they were on a trip to Stockholm. The filmmaker describes the project as a “surreal fiction drama”; Garagefilm produces what is Bäck’s second feature following I Remember When I Die.
- 1/7/2020
- by 1100142¦Wendy Mitchell¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Goteborg Film Festival, the biggest showcase of local and international movies in the Nordics, will kick off its 43rd edition with Maria Bäck’s “”Psychosis,” and will close with actor-turned-director Mårten Klingberg’s “My Father Mary Anne.”
Both timely Swedish dramas dealing with trauma post-sexual abuse, and the experience of a transgender priest, respectively, “Psychosis” and “My Father Mary Anne” will have their world premiere at Goteborg.
Stellan Skarsgård, who just won a Golden Globe for his performance in the hit HBO series “Tchernobyl,” will receive the prestigious Nordic Honorary Dragon Award and will be honored with a retrospective of some of the greatest films of his career. As part of the tribute, the estival will also host the Nordic premiere of “The Painted Bird” which was recently shortlisted for the international feature film category at the Oscars. During the festival, Skarsgård will also having a masterclass.
In addition to opening the festival,...
Both timely Swedish dramas dealing with trauma post-sexual abuse, and the experience of a transgender priest, respectively, “Psychosis” and “My Father Mary Anne” will have their world premiere at Goteborg.
Stellan Skarsgård, who just won a Golden Globe for his performance in the hit HBO series “Tchernobyl,” will receive the prestigious Nordic Honorary Dragon Award and will be honored with a retrospective of some of the greatest films of his career. As part of the tribute, the estival will also host the Nordic premiere of “The Painted Bird” which was recently shortlisted for the international feature film category at the Oscars. During the festival, Skarsgård will also having a masterclass.
In addition to opening the festival,...
- 1/7/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Further prizes awarded to Quentin Tarantino, Edward Norton, Peter Greenaway and Richard Gere.
Joker cinematographer Lawrence Sher won the Golden Frog at Poland’s EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival on Saturday (November 16).
The box-office hit, starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips, also won the audience award at the festival, which returned to Torun, Poland.
Scroll down for full list of winners
The Silver Frog went to cinematographer César Charlone for his work on Fernando Meirelles’ The Two Popes, while Vladimír Smutný won the Bronze Frog for Vaclav Marhoul’s The Painted Bird.
Second World War drama The Painted Bird,...
Joker cinematographer Lawrence Sher won the Golden Frog at Poland’s EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival on Saturday (November 16).
The box-office hit, starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips, also won the audience award at the festival, which returned to Torun, Poland.
Scroll down for full list of winners
The Silver Frog went to cinematographer César Charlone for his work on Fernando Meirelles’ The Two Popes, while Vladimír Smutný won the Bronze Frog for Vaclav Marhoul’s The Painted Bird.
Second World War drama The Painted Bird,...
- 11/18/2019
- by 1100613¦Tiffany Pritchard¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The post-war romance picked up two awards.
Marcus H. Rosenmuller’s The Keeper, about acclaimed German prisoner of war-turned-footballer Bert Trautmann and his romance with an English woman, won the Golden Hitchcock for best film at the Dinard Film Festival on Saturday, September 28.
The film also picked up the audience award at the festival, which showcases UK films to French audiences.
The Keeper is produced by Chris Curling for Zephyr Films, Steve Milne for British Film Company (both UK operations), and Robert Marciniak for Germany’s Lieblingsfilm.
It tells the story of Bert Trautmann, a German prisoner of war in...
Marcus H. Rosenmuller’s The Keeper, about acclaimed German prisoner of war-turned-footballer Bert Trautmann and his romance with an English woman, won the Golden Hitchcock for best film at the Dinard Film Festival on Saturday, September 28.
The film also picked up the audience award at the festival, which showcases UK films to French audiences.
The Keeper is produced by Chris Curling for Zephyr Films, Steve Milne for British Film Company (both UK operations), and Robert Marciniak for Germany’s Lieblingsfilm.
It tells the story of Bert Trautmann, a German prisoner of war in...
- 9/30/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
‘The Endless Trench’ picked up four prizes.
Brazilian production Pacified (Pacificado) by Us director Paxton Winters won the top award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, at the ceremony held on Saturday, September 28.
With Darren Aronofsky as a producer, the film is set in a favela in Rio de Janeiro.
The jury, led by Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan, also awarded Pacified the Silver Shell for best actor to Bukassa Kabengele and the Jury prize for best cinematography to Laura Merians.
Paxton Winters, a reporter and filmmaker, got to know life in the favelas he portrays living there before he tackled Pacified.
Brazilian production Pacified (Pacificado) by Us director Paxton Winters won the top award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, at the ceremony held on Saturday, September 28.
With Darren Aronofsky as a producer, the film is set in a favela in Rio de Janeiro.
The jury, led by Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan, also awarded Pacified the Silver Shell for best actor to Bukassa Kabengele and the Jury prize for best cinematography to Laura Merians.
Paxton Winters, a reporter and filmmaker, got to know life in the favelas he portrays living there before he tackled Pacified.
- 9/30/2019
- by Elisabet Cabeza
- ScreenDaily
Pacified took the Golden Shell Photo: Courtesy of San Sebastian Film Festival Brazilian film Pacified (Pacificado), directed by an American and produced by, among others, Darren Aronofsky, won the Gold Shell at San Sebastian Film Festival. Texan director Paxton Winters' film, which tells the story of a teenager who begins to found a relationship with her long-incarcerated and freshly released father, also won the Silver Shell for best acting for Bukassa Kabengele.
Spanish film The Endless Trench - directed by Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga - also won a clutch of awards. The story of tells a man who hides from Franco for decades behind a false wall in his father's home, stars Antonio de La Torre and Belén Cuesta and took home the Silver Shells for best script and direction, having already snagged the Fipresci critics' prize and Basque film award earlier in the week.
Spanish film The Endless Trench - directed by Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga - also won a clutch of awards. The story of tells a man who hides from Franco for decades behind a false wall in his father's home, stars Antonio de La Torre and Belén Cuesta and took home the Silver Shells for best script and direction, having already snagged the Fipresci critics' prize and Basque film award earlier in the week.
- 9/29/2019
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Darren Aronofsky-produced Brazilian drama Pacified (Pacificado) has won the Golden Shell top prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival. The movie also won best actor for Bukassa Kabengele and best DoP for Laura Merians.
Crowned this evening at the Spanish festival, Portuguese-language pic Pacified charts the relationship between a street-smart 13-year-old girl and an ex-trafficker who live in a Rio favela. U.S. filmmaker Paxton Winters was inspired to direct the film after himself moving to live in a favela. Kabengele stars with newcomer Cassia Nascimento and José Loreto.
Fox will release the film in Brazil. Also producing are Paula Linhares, Lisa Muskat and Marcos Tellechea.
The festival’s best director prize went jointly to Aitor Arregi, Jon Garano and Jose Mari Goenaga for The Endless Trench. Special jury prize went to Alice Winocour for Proxima.
The festival’s best actress prize was shared between Nina Hoss for The Audition...
Crowned this evening at the Spanish festival, Portuguese-language pic Pacified charts the relationship between a street-smart 13-year-old girl and an ex-trafficker who live in a Rio favela. U.S. filmmaker Paxton Winters was inspired to direct the film after himself moving to live in a favela. Kabengele stars with newcomer Cassia Nascimento and José Loreto.
Fox will release the film in Brazil. Also producing are Paula Linhares, Lisa Muskat and Marcos Tellechea.
The festival’s best director prize went jointly to Aitor Arregi, Jon Garano and Jose Mari Goenaga for The Endless Trench. Special jury prize went to Alice Winocour for Proxima.
The festival’s best actress prize was shared between Nina Hoss for The Audition...
- 9/28/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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