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“Sebastian” Premieres At Sundance 2024

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“Sebastian” Premieres At Sundance 2024

sebastianWritten and directed by Mikko Mäkelä (A Moment in the Reeds), the queer drama had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2024 on January 21, 2023 at 6:30PM at The Library Center Theater, Park City, under the World Cinema Dramatic Competition on Sunday.

“Sebastian” stars Ruaridh Mollica (“Too Rough”) as Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, who begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.

Also in the film are Jonathan Hyde (Titanic), Hiftu Quasem (“The Witcher”), Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (The Northman), Leanne Best (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens), and Lara Rossi (“I May Destroy You”)

Produced by James Watson with executive producers Mike Goodridge (Triangle of Sadness) and Lizzie Francke (Aftersun).

Ahead of the premiere, LevelK has announced it has acquired the international rights to the film.

Update: “Sebastian” cast and crew red carpet premiere at Sundance 2024

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Sundance 2024: DIG! XX’ by Ondi Timoner Returns to Sundance 20 Years Later

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DIG-XXDIG! XX is the 20th anniversary expanded, remastered and reimagined edition of the rock doc DIG!, which looks at the collision of art and commerce through the eyes of two dueling rock bands — The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre — now over 27 years on, which adds new narration by The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Joel Gion and features 40+ minutes of never-before-seen footage.

“Twenty years ago, we had 2,500 hours of footage and a five-hour cut, so a lot of really great stuff hit the cutting room floor,” said DIG! XX director and producer Ondi Timoner.“A lot of those tapes are over a quarter century old — so if we wanted to share more of this crazy story, it was now or never…” says Ondi Timoner

Shot over seven years, DIG! (2004) won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance FIlm Festival. It intimately explores the star-crossed friendship and bitter rivalry between Anton Newcombe, leader of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Courtney Taylor, leader of The Dandy Warhols.
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Comedy Drama “Winner” Premieres At Sundance 2024

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emilia jonesThe black comedy drama “Winner” premiered today at Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Emilia Jones as Reality Winner, a U.S. Air Force veteran and former NSA translator that is the subject of the film.

The unconventional whistleblower’s biopic is directed by Susanna Fogel (The Spy Who Dumped Me) from a script by Kerry Howley.

Also in the film are Kathryn Newton, Averie Peters, Connie Britton, Zach Galifianakis, Danny Ramirez and Shannon Berry.

See photos below from “Winner” premiere at The Ray during the Sundance Film Festival 2024.

Photos: AIPImaging.com
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Sundance 2024: “Handling The Undead” World Premiere

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Directed by Thea Hvistendahl, “Handling The Undead” held its world premiere today January 20 at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

In the film, on a hot summer day in Oslo, the newly dead awaken. Three families faced with loss try to figure out what this resurrection means and if their loved ones really are back. The film is based on the book of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist.

The Norwegian horror mystery stars Renate Reinsve, Bjørn Sundquist, Bente Børsum, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bahar Pars, Inesa Dauksta, Kian Hansen and Olga Damani.

Written by Thea Hvistendahl John Ajvide Lindqvist, the film is part of the Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Competition section.

See the trailer below and recent red carpet from its world premiere at 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

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Sundance Institute Announces 2024 Merata Mita Fellow and Inaugural Graton Fellow

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Libby-Hakaraia-and-Tazbah-Rose-ChavezToday the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the filmmakers selected to receive the 2024 Merata Mita Fellowship and the inaugural Graton Fellowship for Artists from California-Based Tribes. The Merata Mita Fellowship is an annual fellowship named in honor of the late Māori filmmaker Merata Mita (1942–2010) to support Indigenous women-identified artists endeavoring to direct their first feature film. This year’s Merata Mita Fellowship will go to Libby Hakaraia (Ngati Kapu, Ngati Raukawa au ki te tonga). The recently announced Graton Fellowship, created to support Indigenous artists from California-based tribes, both federally and non federally recognized, will go to Tazbah Rose Chavez (Dinè, Nüümü, San Carlos Apache). Both fellows were recognized at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Native Forum Celebration Presented by NBCUniversal Launch and Nia Tero at The Park in Park City, Utah.

“It feels incredibly meaningful to have Libby and Tazbah as the recipients for the Merata Mita and Graton Fellowships respectively this year. It’s also a bit of a spiritual homecoming too,” said Adam Piron, Director, Sundance Institute Indigenous Program. “Both are established artists with deep ties to their communities, the histories that these fellowships are rooted in, and we’re thrilled  to be  supporting their upcoming projects with these incredible opportunities and I’d also like to thank Chairman Greg Sarris, the community of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, and our donors for making this possible”
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The 502s Announce Great American Road Trip Tour

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great-american-road-tripToday, American indie folk group The 502s have announced their Live Nation-produced 2024 trek – Great American Road Trip – across 26 cities in North America with support from Zach Seabaugh and Daniel Nunnelee. The “happiest band on Earth” promises to deliver their signature upbeat folk party performance in support of their forthcoming self-titled album coming out on April 12th.

The tour kicks off on April 12 at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, FL making stops in Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Toronto, ON; Detroit, MI; Chicago, IL; Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA and more before wrapping up in Austin, TX at Scoot Inn on May 24.

The 502s are known as the happiest band on earth. Led by earnest banjo-strumming lead singer-songwriter Ed Isola, the six piece indie-folk (or beach core or ska folk) band from Orlando is more than just a group of happy-go-lucky musicians, they are one of the best live bands of their generation. The raucous, nonstop, life-affirming experience of a 502s show is quickly becoming a thing of legend.
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“Kneecap” Premieres at 2024 Sundance Film Festival

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“Kneecap” recently had its world premiere at 2024 Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at Prospector Square at Park City, Utah as part of this year’s highlights in the NEXT section.

Directed by Rich Peppiatt in his debut feature, the film provides a semi-fictionalized origins and formation of the ground-breaking Belfast, Northern Ireland-based hip-hop trio Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí, and their dramatic rise to stardom.

Peppiatt also wrote the script, with Jack Tarling and Trevor Birney as producers.

“Kneecap” is the first Irish-language film to premiere at Sundance. Michael Fassbender also co-stars in the film, along with Simone Kirby, Jessica Reynolds, Fionnula Flaherty and Josie Walker. All three rappers play themselves in the film in their acting debuts.

After the showing, the group cast and the filmmaker took the stage to discuss the movie.

Below are red carpet photos from the premiere, featuring the hip-hop trio Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí, director Peppiatt, the rest of the cast and producers, and an unexpected appearance by, um, wait, a sniffer dog.

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Psychological Thriller “There Is A Monster” Sets Release Date

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there-is-a-monsterGravitas Ventures will release the film on digital platforms on January 30, 2024.

The film follows a photographer (Jack) who keeps seeing a thing he calls a monster. He tells people it’s real, that it’s attacking him.

His wife Carol and best friend David wonder if maybe he’s losing his mind, because no one else can see it. But the damage being done to his body is very real and he has no way to make it stop.

“There Is A Monster” stars Joey Collins, Ena O’Rourke, and Jesse Milliner. The film was written, produced and directed by Mike Taylor. Taylor’s sister was afflicted with a horrible disease. It was her struggle that served as the genesis for the idea that became the film.

There Is A Monster Trailer from TaylorMike on Vimeo.

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“Oswald Down the Rabbit Hole”, a Nostalgic Spin on the Horror Genre, To Release Highly Anticipated Announcement Teaser Trailer this Month and Filming to Begin Spring 2024

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oswaldoLilton Stewart III, award-winning American filmmaker and creator of November 11th Pictures is working alongside Lucinda Bruce, well-established and prominent film producer to create “Oswald Down the Rabbit Hole,” a film capturing the magic of iconic cartoon characters through the eyes of horror. “Oswald Down the Rabbit Hole” is set to begin filming in Spring 2024, with the highly anticipated announcement teaser trailer releasing this month.

The film will follow main character, Art, and some of his closest friends to help track down his long-lost family lineage. When they find his Great-Grandpa Oswald’s abandoned home, they end up getting transported to a place lost in time, shrouded by dark Hollywood Magic.

The group finds that they are not alone when Art’s Great-Grandpa’s come-to-life cartoon Rabbit, a dark entity, decides their lives belong to it. Art and his friends must work together to escape their magical prison before the Rabbit gets to them first.

“I found my inspiration for Oswald’s rabbit from the cartoon ‘Oswald Trolley Troubles’ and saw it as an opportunity to take a horrific spin on a character that could spark some nostalgia among its audience,” Lilton Stewart III, Director said. “I was inspired by a few other films that dipped their toe into this new way of storytelling by having some of these characters turn to the dark side and am excited to debut my own adaptation of this.”

The announcement teaser trailer for the film was recently filmed and is set to be released this month, with plans to begin filming for the movie in Spring 2024, which has a 142-page script.

“I am thrilled to be teaming up with Lilton for such a unique spin on things in the horror space,” Bruce said, Producer and owner of production company Lady of Light Productions. “Being a part of a first-of-its-kind film like this one is an honor and I can’t wait to showcase what we have in store for the movie.”

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BAFTA Awards 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ Leads Nominations

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Robert Oppenheimer played by Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’ (Universal Pictures)

The 2024 Bafta Film Awards nominations have been announced, with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer leading the with 14 noms followed by Poor Things with 11, and Killers of the Flower Moon and The Zone of Interest.

The epic biographical thriller film piece is up for Best Film, Best Director, Best Leading Actor for Cillian Murphy, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress for Emily Blunt, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., along with other tech categories.

“It has been an outstanding year for filmmaking as represented by the 38 films nominated today,” Anna Higgs, Chair of BAFTA Film Committee, said in a statement. “They showcase ambitious, creative and hugely impressive voices from independent British debuts to global blockbusters. From complex moral issues through to joyful journeys of self-discovery, they all ultimately explore human connection. Which is why we go to the cinema: to be transported into new worlds, to laugh, cry, to be entertained and to be challenged.”

The 2024 BAFTA Awards is set to air on February 18, Sunday. It will also be released for streaming in the U.S. on BritBox.

Here’s the list of nominations

BEST FILM
* ANATOMY OF A FALL Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
* THE HOLDOVERS Mark Johnson
* KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON Dan Friedkin, Daniel Lupi, Martin Scorsese, Bradley Thomas
* OPPENHEIMER Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
* POOR THINGS Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone

DIRECTOR
* ALL OF US STRANGERS Andrew Haigh
* ANATOMY OF A FALL Justine Triet
* THE HOLDOVERS Alexander Payne
* MAESTRO Bradley Cooper
* OPPENHEIMER Christopher Nolan
* THE ZONE OF INTEREST Jonathan Glazer

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
* ALL OF US STRANGERS Andrew Haigh, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Sarah Harvey
* HOW TO HAVE SEX Molly Manning Walker, Emily Leo, Ivana MacKinnon, Konstantinos Kontovrakis
* NAPOLEON Ridley Scott, Mark Huffam, Kevin J. Walsh, David Scarpa
* THE OLD OAK Ken Loach, Rebecca O’Brien, Paul Laverty
* POOR THINGS Yorgos Lanthimos, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, Tony McNamara
* RYE LANE Raine Allen-Miller, Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo, Damian Jones, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia
* SALTBURN Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara, Margot Robbie
* SCRAPPER Charlotte Regan, Theo Barrowclough
* WONKA Paul King, Alexandra Derbyshire, David Heyman, Simon Farnaby
* THE ZONE OF INTEREST Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska
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