Lodged between the meat market of the Sundance Film Festival every January and the prestige of the Cannes Film Festival every May, the Tribeca Film Festival is an odd duck. Each and every April for the last 16 years, Tribeca has showcased a wife variety of (mostly) independent movies, many of which struggle to see the light of day. Still, there’s always a gem or two in the lineup, and even the occasional Academy Award nominee. With screenings for press beginning before this month is out, now is a solid time to take a look at some of what Tribeca has to offer for 2018. First up, it’s worth noting some of the prior Tribeca titles that have struck my fancy. Last year, it was the grouping of Blame, The Boy Downstairs, and especially Flower that highlighted a rather week lineup. The year before, 2016 featured Between Us, Dean, Don’t Think Twice,...
- 3/21/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival has revealed its feature film lineup, including its closing night offering — Liz Garbus’ documentary series “The Fourth Estate,” which follows The New York Times’ coverage of the Trump administration’s first year — and a Centerpiece Gala featuring Drake Doremus’ sci-fi romance “Zoe.” As was previously announced, the spring fest will open with the Gilda Radner documentary “Love, Gilda.”
Standout titles include Desiree Akhavan’s Sundance winner “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” Sebastian Lelio’s “Disobedience,” Marianna Palka’s latest “Egg,” Karen Gillam’s directorial debut “The Party’s Just Beginning,” and many more.
The 2018 feature film program includes 96 films from 103 filmmakers. Of the 96 films, 46% of them are directed by women, the highest percentage in the Festival’s history. The lineup includes 75 World Premieres, 5 International Premieres, 9 North American Premieres, 3 U.S. Premieres, and 4 New York Premieres from 27 countries.
“We are proud to present a lineup...
Standout titles include Desiree Akhavan’s Sundance winner “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” Sebastian Lelio’s “Disobedience,” Marianna Palka’s latest “Egg,” Karen Gillam’s directorial debut “The Party’s Just Beginning,” and many more.
The 2018 feature film program includes 96 films from 103 filmmakers. Of the 96 films, 46% of them are directed by women, the highest percentage in the Festival’s history. The lineup includes 75 World Premieres, 5 International Premieres, 9 North American Premieres, 3 U.S. Premieres, and 4 New York Premieres from 27 countries.
“We are proud to present a lineup...
- 3/7/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The Cinema Eye Honors, my favorite awards ceremony after the Indie Spirits, has released the nominations in eleven categories with Louie Psihoyos’ The Cove racking up a total of seven nominations . - The Cinema Eye Honors, my favorite awards ceremony after the Indie Spirits, has released the nominations in eleven categories with Louie Psihoyos’ The Cove racking up a total of seven nominations while 2nd place with four nominations each, we find Robert Kenner’s overrated Food, Inc., Anders Ostergaard’s miraculous Burma VJ and a pair of films that I'm sure many in the general public know nothing about in Darius Marder’s Loot and Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher’s October Country. Winners will be announced on the 15th of January. Loot (which got a "money back guarantee" from Hammer to Nail's Michael Tully) follows two WWII veterans and their guide across the...
- 12/13/2009
- by Ioncinema.com Staff
- IONCINEMA.com
LONDON -- U.K. indie distributor Revolver Entertainment corralled U.K. rights to a pair of pictures on the eve of the Toronto International Film Festival.
The company has picked up John Maringouin's documentary "Big River Man", which details the story of 55-year-old Balkan Martin Strel -- the only man to swim the length of the Yangtze, Mississippi and Danube rivers -- as he attempts to be the first person to swim the length of the Amazon.
Directed by Maringouin, "River" is produced by Maria Florio, Molly Hassell and Molly Lynch at Self Pictures/Earthworks Films. Mickey Cottrell is executive producer.
Revolver also has picked up John Dahl's "You Kill Me" from Capitol Films. The film stars Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni and Luke Wilson.
The company has picked up John Maringouin's documentary "Big River Man", which details the story of 55-year-old Balkan Martin Strel -- the only man to swim the length of the Yangtze, Mississippi and Danube rivers -- as he attempts to be the first person to swim the length of the Amazon.
Directed by Maringouin, "River" is produced by Maria Florio, Molly Hassell and Molly Lynch at Self Pictures/Earthworks Films. Mickey Cottrell is executive producer.
Revolver also has picked up John Dahl's "You Kill Me" from Capitol Films. The film stars Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni and Luke Wilson.
John Maringouin is filming a documentary about endurance swimmer Martin Strel, who began a planned, 70-day swim Thursday, starting at the source of the Amazon River in Peru and following the river until it meets the Atlantic Ocean at Belem, Brazil.
To be titled "Big River Man", the film will follow Strel as he attempts to cover 3,375 miles in what is being billed as the world's longest swim. Strel, who hails from Slovenia, previously completed record swims in the Danube, Mississippi and Yangzte rivers and holds several Guiness World Records.
Maringouin's previous docus include last year's "Running Stumbled", which documented the relationship between his artist father and troubled stepmother, and 2004's "Just Another Day in the Homeland."
Maria Florio, who served as a producer of 2002's "Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion" and was a producer-director on the 1985 Oscar-winning docu "Broken Rainbow", is producing. Exec producers are Mickey Cottrell and Molly Lynch. Maringouin and Lynch's Self Pictures have acquired exclusive rights to film the swim as well as Strel's life rights.
To be titled "Big River Man", the film will follow Strel as he attempts to cover 3,375 miles in what is being billed as the world's longest swim. Strel, who hails from Slovenia, previously completed record swims in the Danube, Mississippi and Yangzte rivers and holds several Guiness World Records.
Maringouin's previous docus include last year's "Running Stumbled", which documented the relationship between his artist father and troubled stepmother, and 2004's "Just Another Day in the Homeland."
Maria Florio, who served as a producer of 2002's "Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion" and was a producer-director on the 1985 Oscar-winning docu "Broken Rainbow", is producing. Exec producers are Mickey Cottrell and Molly Lynch. Maringouin and Lynch's Self Pictures have acquired exclusive rights to film the swim as well as Strel's life rights.
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