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'1944' producer turns to comedy with 'The Reunion' remake
The Danish comedy The Reunion (Klassefesten) from 2011 is being given an Estonian remake by 1944’s producer Kristian Taska of Taska Film.
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Netflix & Vimeo launch on Oculus VR headset
Netflix, Hollywood studio Fox and VoD service Vimeo have partnered with Oculus to develop apps that will enable consumers to view their content via its virtual reality headset.
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Curzon boss reveals ‘Beasts’ UK release details
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Philip Knatchbull talks about Curzon’s theatrical deal with Netflix for Cary Fukunaga’s festival hit.
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Ben Hardy, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
ACTOR: Royal Central School Of Speech & Drama graduate and upcoming superhero Ben Hardy is already experiencing the joys of a varied career.
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'This Changes Everything': living up to its name
On the heels of the Toronto world premiere of the environmental call to arms, the film’s director Avi Lewis and author of the book of the same name Naomi Klein have announced special screenings in 13 global cities from September 26.
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Ellie Bamber, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
ACTOR: It was clear from the Old Vic’s High Society this summer that Ellie Bamber is destined for a career in show business.
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Billy Howle, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
ACTOR: Billy Howle is an intense young actor impressing audiences and casting directors alike with his talent and quiet determination.
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Charlie Heaton, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
ACTOR: Charlie Heaton has a slow-burning intensity that calls to mind River Phoenix, but with a punkish edge: it’s no surprise to learn that his first career — he’s only 21 — was as the drummer in rock band Comanechi.
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Osy Ikhile, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
ACTOR: “In school,” recalls 25-year-old London-born actor Osy Ikhile, “acting was the only thing I got praised for. It felt effortless, it didn’t feel like work. But until halfway through university I didn’t think it was a possibility for me as a black British actor, until I saw Idris Elba ...
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Faye Marsay, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
ACTOR: Faye Marsay has a face that can look completely different from role to role: it’s a gift, she acknowledges. “You can slip under the radar and do your work and crack onto the next — if there is a next, you never know in this game.”
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Joe Alwyn, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
ACTOR: Joe Alwyn is “still computing” what has just happened to him
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Jessica Barden, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
ACTOR: Jessica Barden has the sort of innate talent that stacks up against the biggest names in the business and threatens to march off with their scenes.
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Joy Wilkinson, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER: About 18 months ago, Joy Wilkinson made the decision to dedicate herself solely to film.
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Ben Aston, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
Director: Although born in the UK, Ben Aston spent his childhood in Asia, returning to Bath when he was 14.
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Aleem Khan, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER-DIRECTOR: “I watched a lot of films as a kid but it wasn’t until I saw East Is East, at age 14 with the whole family in the living room, that I felt the unifying power of cinema. It was reflecting us as a family,” says Aleem Khan, director of ...
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Emily Morgan, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
PRODUCER: Londoner Emily Morgan is translating her knowledge of languages and international cinema into a career as a UK producer.
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Jorn Threlfall, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER-DIRECTOR: Represented by Outsider in the commercials world, where he is highly successful on the international stage, writer-director Jorn Threlfall is late to cinema but states: “I’m ready for the big step to features.”
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Andy Brunskill, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
PRODUCER: “There’s a part of every creative meeting where everyone gets excited and runs wild,” says Andy Brunskill. “Then there’s one person who goes away to do the sums and try to make it work, and that’s why I called my company SUMS Film & Media.”
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Oscar Sharp, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER-DIRECTOR: Oscar Sharp’s heart-breaking Bafta-nominated short about terminal illness, The Karman Line, stars Olivia Colman as a mother who finds herself levitating from her small terraced house.
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Farhana Bhula, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
PRODUCER: Producer Richard Holmes hired Farhana Bhula on Amit Gupta’s Jadoo while she was working at Google but looking for a break into film (she’d helped set up the Watersprite festival for student films while at Cambridge University).