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Ellie Heydon, Lucy Heath and Phil Dunster’s comedy short PRAGMA to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
PRAGMA was written by Lucy Heath, who looks at love from a more practical and analytical perspective. The film took inspiration from infamous dating institutes like Love Island and funnels them through a more holistic, Brené Brown-esque lens. Ellie Heydon directs this British romantic comedy and Olivier Nominated, SAG Award Winning Actor Phil Dunster makes his producing debut.
“At PRAGMA we teach you to stand in love, rather than fall in it’
PRAGMA is the ultimate extension of online dating; an institute where young graduates are algorithmically matched and partake in a series of hilariously intense compatibility assessments (lead by Nick Mohammed) to find them their perfect ‘life partner’.
Ellie Heydon is a Director with a background in theatre and dramaturgy. As an actor, she worked as a series regular on HARLOTS for BBC and Hulu, as well as several international feature films, for which she has won 9 ‘Best Supporting Actress Awards. She has been directing since 2017. Ellie co-founded Siberian Lights, a platform working to unite, celebrate and provide opportunities for female-identifying creatives around the world.
Lucy Heath is a multi-award winning writer and actress. Lucy’s last film BETTER, directed by BAFTA Award Winner Michael J Ferns, won the prestigious Iris Prize, screened at Raindance Film Festival and featured on Channel 4 and Apple TV. BETTER received 5 stars from Indie Shorts Mag, she also received a nomination for Best Actressat the British Short Film Awards.
The film is produced by Phil Dunster, alongside Fay Mohamed and the beautiful cinematography was created by Simona Susnea. PRAGMA will screen at Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, 10th June at 9:15 pm and Wednesday 15th June at 9 pm. tribecafilm.com/films/pragma-2022
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DEMI MOORE DOES HORROR
The Substance, which premiered at Cannes and won Best Screenplay, literalizes the painful experience of aging in Hollywood.
Here’s the official synopsis for the film, which just dropped an insane Reqium for a Dream-esque trailer:
A fading celebrity (Demi Moore) decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
The film is wildly violent; it’s full-on maximalist body horror as a younger Moore (played by Margaret Qualley) literally bursts out of her body.
Moore explained:
“The script is that this was about the male perspective of the idealized woman that we have bought into as women. And what’s so interesting in the film is here, this newer, younger, better version gets an opportunity and she still repeats the same pattern.”
She continued:
“She’s still seeking this external validation. And in the end comes face to face with just fighting herself because that’s where we have to really look within, not without.”
We are all seeking some level of external validation—this film brilliantly warns us not to be consumed by it.
Dennis Quaid, who plays Moore’s boss—a sublime vision of assholeness—called the director:
“A cross between Stanley Kubrick and Sam Peckinpah.”
The Substance is not derivative. It is so hard core stylized it feels entirely its own creation.
Debuting in theaters September 19th.
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IFFR & Göteborg Film Festival Screenings Information | Borrowed Time by dir. CHOY Ji
Borrowed Time was officially selected by two European film festivals —— the 53rd edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam Bright Future Section and the 47th edition of Göteborg Film Festival Ingmar Bergman Competition!
The European Premiere of this film will be held at the 53rd edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam, and the Swedish Premiere of this film will be held at the 47th edition of Göteborg Film Festival.
Borrowed Time
China | 2023 | Drama | 93 min | Debut Feature
Director: CHOY Ji
Screenwriter: Yin WANG
Producer: Jinjin MO
Cinematography: Shuli HUANG, Chiheng LIANG
Starring: Dongping LIN, Sunny SUN, Eddy AU-YEUNG, Jie PAN, Tai-Bo
Festivals：
International Film Festival Rotterdam | Bright Future
Göteborg Film Festival | Ingmar Bergman Competition
Busan International Film Festival | New Currents Competition
Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival | Hidden Dragon Competition
IFFR Screenings Schedule
Public screening: 01-26, 20:00, Cinerama 3
Public screening: 01-28, 12:30, KINO 1
Public screening: 01-29, 15:00, LantarenVenster 3
Göteborg Film Festival Screenings Schedule
Public screening (Q & A) : 01-30, 19:45, Göta 1
Public screening (Q & A) : 01-31, 17:30, Göta 2
Public screening: 02-01, 10:15, Göta 1
Public screening: 02-04, 19:30, Hagabion 2
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Elaheh Nobakht, President of the Jury of the 6th Beirut Women Film Festival
Mansour Jahani – The Iranian movie producer, Elaheh Nobakht, has been elected as the jury president of the competition category “Documentary and Animated Shorts” at the 6th round of Beirut International Women Film Festival, heralding “Women for Leadership” as the focal topic of the event held in Lebanon.
With her third attendance at the Berlin International Film Festival in the preceding month as producer of the documentary feature film “Dreams’ Gate” in the competition category “Generations”, Nobakht had also formerly contributed as a juror to international festivals such as Switzerland’s FIFOG, Italy’s Religion Today Film Festival, as well as MENA International Film Festival held in the Netherlands.
The feature-length documentary film “Dreams’ Gate” directed by Negin Ahmadi and produced by Elaheh Nobakht, will have its second international screening in the competition category of “Feature-Length Documentaries” at the 6th round of Beirut International Women Film Festival.
Following its trend of global screenings, “Dreams’ Gate” is slated to have the third international run at the 19th edition of Kosmorama International Film Festival that is held in Trondheim, Norway.
The 6th edition of Beirut International Women Film Festival is presided over by Sam Lahoud, Beirut Film Society president, and will feature works of filmmakers coming from various countries under several categories, namely “Feature-Length Fiction Films”, “Feature-Length Documentaries”, “Documentary and Animated Shorts”, “Short Dance Films”, as well as specialized summits held from 5-11 March, 2023, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Photo: Mansour Jahani
For more details: https://beirutwomenfilmfestival.com/
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