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BAFTA winner!!
17/02/2014
Kieran Evans wins the BAFTA award for Outstanding Debut by a British Director!
At an amazing and star-studded BAFTA ceremony in London last night, Kieran Evans, the director of the Verve Pictures distributed Kelly+Victor, won the award for Outstanding Debut by a British Director. Presented with this award by Steve Coogan, Kieran was obviously surprised but delighted with his award.
"I was definitely not expecting this,” said Kieran. He thanked producer Janine Marmot for sticking by him for eight years, as well as Warp’s Peter Carlton and Robin Gutch, plus Colin Burch at Verve Pictures. He also thanked the city of Liverpool for inspiring the film. He thanked his mum for introducing him to Hitchcock films and his dad for driving him to art college.
Kieran beat off competition from Scott Graham for fellow Verve film Shell, as well as Colin Carberry and Glenn Patterson (Good Vibrations), Kelly Marcel (Saving Mr Banks), and Paul Wright and Polly Stokes (For Those in Peril).
Kelly+Victor is now available on DVD and Blu Ray, as well as iTunes, Blinkbox and Virgin Movies.
Kelly+Victor released on DVD + Blu Ray
13/01/2014
BAFTA-nominated director Kieran Evans' devastating story of obsessive love, Kelly+Victor, is released today on DVD, Blu Ray, iTunes, Blinkbox and Virgin Movies.
Kelly + Victor is a haunting, candid depiction of a young couple embarking on a passionate and transgressive love affair, from the acclaimed novel by Niall Griffiths.
When Kelly (Antonia Campbell-Hughes – ‘Bright Star’) meets Victor (Julian Morris – ‘24’, ‘Once Upon a Time’) on the dance floor of a Liverpool nightclub, the attraction is instant. After wandering through the night they find themselves at her flat, making love with a passion and urgency that neither had experienced before. Both Kelly and Victor are struggling to get by as best they can, while the people around them are choosing illegal lifestyles; she is escaping a brutish former lover, while he is being dragged into a world of drugs. It’s when they make love that their darker instincts take over.
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BAFTA nominations!!
08/01/2014
We are delighted that 2 of our directors have been nominated for a BAFTA award! Announced this morning, both Kieran Evans (director of Kelly+Victor) and Scott Graham (director of Shell) have been nominated in the category of Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer.
We are very proud of our directors and their films, and wish them both good luck.
The EE British Academy Film Awards will take place on Sunday 16 February 2014 (the Awards will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One). For full listings of the awards, please click here.
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New Wave DVD releases: Caesar Must Die and The Wall are out on DVD today
25/11/2013
Caesar Must Die and The Wall are available to buy from today in our shop.
Caesar Must Die is directed by legendary directors Paolo & Vittorio Taviani and was the winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival 2012:
Each year the inmates of Rome’s high security Rebibbia prison, incarcerated mostly for Mafia-related crimes, put on a play. The Taviani brothers follow the rehearsals and performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, a play where the conspiracies and betrayals echo the past and present lives of the prisoners. The actors become prisoners once again as they are accompanied back to their cells. As one of the prisoner-turned-actor remarks towards the end of the film: "Since I discovered art, this cell has become a prison."
The DVD includes 40 minutes behind the scenes and interviews with the actors and directors.
The Wall, directed by Julian Roman Pölsler and starring Martina Gedeck (The Lives of Others) is a contemporary female Robinson Crusoe story.
Based on Marlen Haushofer’s best-selling eponymous novel from the 1960s, the film is a highly original exploration of the experience of solitude and survival.
Gedeck plays an unnamed Austrian woman who goes to a secluded Alpine hunting lodge with her cousin (Ulrike Beimpold) and the latter's husband (Karl Heinz Hackl) who, shortly after their arrival, decide to visit the nearest village. When the couple does not return the next morning the woman sets out for the village and discovers an invisible wall, behind which there appears to be no sign of life. The wall now separates her from the rest of the world. Left behind with a dog, a cat and a cow, she must try to survive alone in the forest. She keeps a record of her thoughts, her fears and the hardship she suffers although nobody might ever read her outpourings.
Order The Wall and Caesar Must Die from the Viva Verve Shop (currently on 30% off Christmas sale on titles released before the 30th of September).
Verve Pictures new acquisition 'Benny & Jolene'
18/11/2013
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We're pleased to annouce we'll be releasing Jamie Adams' feature debut 'Benny & Jolene', starring Craig Roberts (Submarine and the forthcoming Neighbors, alongside Seth Rogen and Zac Efron) and Charlotte Ritchie (Fresh Meat) as and up and coming folk duo.
19 year old Jolene is having trouble convincing her writing partner Benny to become more commercial. Too many industry types get involved, leaving Jolene feeling dazed and confused, and Benny marginalised.
Now they are on a crowded tour bus on their way to a festival in the most beautiful, yet remote, location - forcing them to confront their ambicions and emotions for the first time.
Can they both get back to where they once belonged, and move forward together, or will all be lost in the noise and confusion?
Ritchie stars as the eponymous Jolene opposite Roberts, with the two joined by Rosamund Hanson, Tom Rosenthal, Dolly Wells, Ian Smith, Nick Mohammed, Laura Patch, and Keiron Self. Adams directs from his own script, and also serves as producer alongside executive producer, Jon Rennie.
Benny & Jolene will receive it's UK premiere at the LOCO London Comedy Film Festival in January 2014 and will open in cinemas in the UK in the Spring.
Short Term 12 opens in new cities today!
15/11/2013
We're pleased to announce that Short Term 12 is opening at the following cinemas across the UK from Friday the 15th:
To book tickets, simply click on the cinemas.
LONDON
Two screenings at Ritzy Brixton:
One screening at DUBLIN Lighthouse:
Told through the eyes of Grace (Brie Larson), a twenty-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers, Short Term 12 is written and directed by Destin Cretton. Passionate and tough, Grace is a formidable caretaker of the kids in her charge, and in love with her long-term boyfriend and co-worker, Mason (John Gallagher Jr). But Grace’s own difficult past, and the surprising future that suddenly presents itself, throw her into unforeseen confusion, made all the sharper with the arrival of a new intake at the facility: a gifted but troubled teenage girl with whom Grace has a charged connection.
While the subject matter is complex and often dark, Short Term 12 finds truth, and humour, in unexpected places.
Empire
Total Film
The Times
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Metro
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Chloe Pirrie nominated for Most Promising Newcomer by the BIFA's
11/11/2013
The British Independent Film Awards announced today Chloe Pirrie's nomination for Most Promising Newcomer for her work in Scott Graham's debut Shell.
The film, named after Chloe's character, tells the story of a 17-year-old woman who lives and works at a petrol station in the desolate Scottish Highlands.
Chloe had already been nominated for Best British Newcomer for her performance in Shell at the 2012 BFI London Film Festival, where the film was nominated for the Sutherland Award and Scott Graham also for the Best British Newcomer Award.
The British Independent Film Awards will take place in Central London on the 8th December 2013.
We wish Chloe the best of luck!
NIGHT OF SILENCE (LAL GECE) out on DVD today
11/11/2013
Night of Silence (Lal Gece) is out on DVD in the UK today!
Directed by Reis Celik, Night of Silence tells the dramatic story of the first night of an arranged marriage in Turkey.
The film is a lyrical, intense and unforgettable piece of cinema with two brilliant performances at its heart.
Night of Silence has picked many awards including the Golden Wings awards at the London Turkish Film Festival and the Crystal Bear at the Berlinale.
Click here to order it now.
Short Term 12 comes to cinemas today!
01/11/2013
After its success at the BFI London Film Festival, Short Term 12 hits UK and Irish cinemas today!
Short Term 12: Told through the eyes of Grace (Brie Larson), a twenty-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers, Short Term 12 is written and directed by Destin Cretton. Passionate and tough, Grace is a formidable caretaker of the kids in her charge, and in love with her long-term boyfriend and co-worker, Mason (John Gallagher Jr). But Grace’s own difficult past, and the surprising future that suddenly presents itself, throw her into unforeseen confusion, made all the sharper with the arrival of a new intake at the facility: a gifted but troubled teenage girl with whom Grace has a charged connection.
While the subject matter is complex and often dark, Short Term 12 finds truth, and humour, in unexpected places.
To find a screening of Short Term 12 click here.
'A miracle of a movie'
Empire
'Short Term 12 will stick in your mind for days'
The Upcoming
‘Wonderfully fresh and genuine’
The Times
'Observed with affection and often extremely engaging'
Daily Express
‘Powerful human drama told with great honesty and compassion'
Little White Lies
‘Enjoyable and ultimately heart-warming’
Metro
Short Term 12 - Guest Blog by Destin Cretton
31/10/2013
Guest Blog by Destin Cretton, director of Short Term 12.
Since it premired at SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, (winning both the Audience and the Grand Jury Awards) Short Term 12 has been traveling from one festival to another, and so has its director, Destin Cretton. When the film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on the 15th of March, he wrote a guest blog for us in form of journey diary about his experience of coming to the UK:
October 11. 14:32: Arrived in London airport with a knot in my lower-back that formed during the 10 hour flight from Los Angeles. My girlfriend (Nikki) and I were greeted with perfect English weather: damp and cozy, perfect for Welly hikes and movies. We spent the weekend bouncing around Kent; visiting the Dickens House museum, eating apples straight from the branch, and hanging with Nikki's lovely family.
October 14. 11:13: Drove up to London, took a night stroll through a park, said hello to Buckingham Palace, and had a delicious dinner at a restaurant that was co-owned by Michael Caine, where I ordered the wrong drink and ended up with something that looked like a pink slushy.
October 15. ALL DAY: I spent most of the day having some lovely conversations with a handful of journalists. I realized fairly quickly that reporters in England ask really great questions, which made the day fly by. That night, we had the premiere of Short Term 12 at the BFI London Film Festival. Nikki's entire family took the train up from Cliffsend & Ramsgate to watch the film for the first time. It was a wonderful screening that sparked some really great conversations afterwards. Then we all gathered for some wine & beer, which sparked some even greater conversations late into the night.
All in all, it was a magical trip to England, and the perfect premiere for Short Term 12.
About Short Term 12: Told through the eyes of Grace (Brie Larson), a twenty-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers, Short Term 12 is written and directed
by Destin Cretton. Passionate and tough, Grace is a formidable caretaker of the kids in her charge, and in love with her long-term boyfriend and co-worker, Mason (John Gallagher Jr). But
Grace’s own difficult past, and the surprising future that suddenly presents itself, throw her into unforeseen confusion, made all the sharper with the arrival of a new intake at the facility: a
gifted but troubled teenage girl with whom Grace has a charged connection.
Short Term 12 comes to cinemas nationwide on November 1.
Click here for cinema listings.
Win Clio Barnard's 'The Arbor' on DVD!
24/10/2013
We're giving away 5 copies of Clio Barnard's debut feature The Arbor, proudly distributed by ourselves!
The Arbor tells the powerful true story of Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar (The Arbor, Rita, Sue and Bob Too) and her daughter Lorraine.
Andrea Dunbar died tragically at the age of 29 in 1990, leaving ten year old Lorraine with bitter childhood memories. The Arbor catches up with Lorraine in the present day, also aged 29, ostracised from her mother’s family and in prison undergoing rehab. Re-introduced to her mother’s plays and letters, the film follows Lorraine’s personal journey as she reflects on her own life and begins to understand the struggles her mother faced. Through interviews with other members of the Dunbar family, we see a contrasting view of Andrea, in particular from Lorraine’s younger sister Lisa, who idolises Andrea to this day.
Transcending genre and defying categorisation, The Arbor is a truly unique work, a celebration of Dunbar's triumphs and a dissection her legacy, both from a wider society perspective and on a personal level as we witness the pain of her short and tragic life.
Short Term 12 UK Premiere
21/10/2013
Short Term 12 premiered in the UK on Tuesday the 15th, as part of this year's BFI London Film Festival.
The film’s lead actor Brie Larson and director Destin Cretton joined us for a Q&A afterwards, thrilled by the rave response of the audience.
After the screening, we all headed to the after party to celebrate the success of the Premiere.
Check out the pics of the after party below and some great twitter-reactions of the screening:
Q&A with Brie Larson and Destin Cretton at the 'Short Term 12' UK Premiere
27/09/2013
We're delighted to announce that Short Term 12 director Destin Cretton and actor Brie Larson will attend a Q&A after the screening at the UK Premiere of Short Term 12 at the BFI London Film Festival on the 15th of October.
The film is part of the 'Journey' programme at the Festival and it will also screen on the 19th of October.
Short Term 12 will hit UK and Irish cinemas on the 1st of November.
Written and directed by Destin Cretton, Short Term
12 is told through the eyes of Grace (Brie Larson), a twenty-something
supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers.
Short Term 12 was the toast of this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, winning both the Grand Jury Prize in the Narrative Feature Competition and the Audience Award.
To stay updated about all release details you can
follow the film at:
wwww.facebook.com/ShortTerm12UK
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Short Term 12 will hit UK cinemas on the 1st of November
11/09/2013
Verve Pictures is pleased to announce that SHORT TERM 12 will be released in UK cinemas on the 1st of November.
Written and directed by Destin Cretton, Short Term 12 is told through the eyes of Grace (Brie Larson), a twenty-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers.
Short Term 12 was the toast of this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, winning both the Grand Jury Prize in the Narrative Feature Competition and the Audience Award.
To stay updated about all release details you can follow the film at:
SHELL Wins Best Film at Santiago Film Festival
02/09/2013
The debut by Scott Graham featuring Chloe Pirrie and Joseph Mawles 'SHELL' has been announced as the winner for the Best Film Award at the Santiago Film Festival in Chile.
The film stars newcomer Chloe Pirrie and Joseph Mawle and tells the story of a 17-year-old woman who lives and works at a petrol station in the desolate Scottish Highlands.
Shell was nominated for three awards at the 2012 BFI London Film Festival, including the Best Newcomer award for lead Chloe Pirrie.
We would like to send our congratulations to all the team.
SHORT TERM 12 Winner at the Locarno Film Festival
27/08/2013
The 66th Locarno International Film Festival's Best Actress Award went to Brie Larson for her performance in 'Short Term 12'. The film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton also received a Special Mention of the Jury.
'Short Term 12' received a 5 minute long ovation of the audience when it screened at the festival, something never seen in at least the last ten years of the renowned film festival.
We are pleased to be releasing it in UK cinemas on the 1st of November.
You can stay updated about all release details by following the film on @shortterm12uk and facebook.com/shortterm12uk
VERVE PICTURES ACQUIRE UK RIGHTS FOR ‘SHORT TERM 12’ AND ‘KELLY+VICTOR’
25/06/2013
Verve Pictures have acquired the UK rights for Destin Daniel Cretton’s award-winning feature Short Term 12 and Kelly+Victor, Kieran Evans’ adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Niall Griffiths.
Short Term 12 was the break out hit at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival this year, winning both the Grand Jury Prize in the Narrative Feature Competition and the Audience Award.
Cretton's second feature, after 2012's I Am Not A Hipster, Short Term 12 is told through the eyes of Grace (Brie Larson - 21 Jump Street; Scott Pilgrim vs.The World; Don Jon), a twenty-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers. Passionate and tough, Grace is a formidable caretaker of the kids in her charge – and in love with her long-term boyfriend and co-worker, Mason (John Gallagher Jr – The Newsroom). But Grace’s own difficult past – and the surprising future that suddenly presents itself – throw her into unforeseen confusion, made all the sharper with the arrival of a new intake at the facility: a gifted but troubled teenage girl with whom Grace has a charged connection.
Kelly+Victor is a haunting, candid depiction of a young couple embarking on a passionate and transgressive love affair.
When Kelly (Antonia Campbell) meets Victor (Julian Morris) on the dance floor of a Liverpool nightclub, the attraction is instant. After wandering through the night they find themselves at her flat, making love with a passion and urgency that neither had experienced before. Both Kelly and Victor are struggling to get by as best they can, while the people around them are choosing illegal lifestyles; she is escaping a brutish former lover and her best friend is a dominatrix prostitute, while he is friends with two wannabe drug dealers. It’s when they get into bed with each other that their darker instincts take over.
Colin Burch, Managing Director of Verve Pictures commented "We are thrilled to be bringing Short Term 12 and Kelly+Victor to UK cinemas. There has been a lot of buzz around these two very striking and emotionally intense films, both of which are anchored by breakthrough performances.”
Both Short Term 12 and Kelly+Victor will open in cinemas in the UK in Autumn 2013.
'WE SHALL OVERCOME' out on DVD the 22nd of JULY
11/06/2013
Drakes Avenue Pictures will release the ICO's Danish title 'We shall overcome' on DVD on the 22nd of July.
Written and directed by Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) the film is an engaging story about a young boy standing up for himself and what he believes in, inspired by the words of Martin Luther King and the changes in society in the 1960s.
It’s 1969 in provincial Denmark and 13 year old Frits is being bullied by his brutal headmaster as well as trying to cope with his father’s breakdown and keep his family together.
Listening to records of Martin Luther King’s speeches gives Frits the inspiration to fight back at the old world repressive regimes at work in his community and spread the winds of change.
This award-winning family film is full of exquisite moments, beautifully acted and sensitively directed, with a central character that we are rooting for all the way. The film will have additional appeal to fans of recent Scandinavian crime drama, featuring performances from Bent Mejding, Anders W. Berthelsen and Kurt Ravn, all familiar faces to fans of The Killing, seen here in a very different 1960s context.
You can now pre-order the DVD here.
"Leaps and bounds with the energy of Billy Elliot and has a face with a thousand thoughts. Unmissable" The Guardian
"A brilliant snapshot of childhood, We Shall Overcome benefits from strong performances and its lovingly rendered, sun-kissed Danish countryside. It may share themes with countless movies (If…, Evil, Dead Poets Society et al) but it imbues them with a freshness that’s both compelling and moving."
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POST TENEBRAS LUX to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on the 22nd of July
30/05/2013
Sinopsis:
Juan (Adolfo Jiménez Castro) is a wealthy industrialist who has chosen to live with his wife and two children away from the trappings of wealth and the city.
Yet isolation in this superficially idyllic rural landscape seems to have brought little peace to his world. Juan’s marriage to Natalia (Nathalia Acevedo) is suffering under the strain of sexual ennui, the banal rigors of bringing up young children and living in a community where he is clearly an outsider. The morality of family life is further complicated by Juan’s post-colonial Mexican ethnicity and position as an employer and elite landowner in a country with an increasingly divergent wealth divide.
Yet isolation in this superficially idyllic rural landscape seems to have brought little peace to his world. Juan’s marriage to Natalia (Nathalia Acevedo) is suffering under the strain of sexual ennui, the banal rigors of bringing up young children and living in a community where he is clearly an outsider. The morality of family life is further complicated by Juan’s post-colonial Mexican ethnicity and position as an employer and elite landowner in a country with an increasingly divergent wealth divide.
POST TENEBRAS LUX is a gorgeous allusive masterpiece examining marriage, poverty, class, gender, our place in nature and how evil lives with us in the most intimate and ordinary of places.
You can now pre-order the film here.
"Carlos Reygadas remains as defiantly, joyously out there as any film-maker working today."
The Independent on Sunday
"Epic, whole and truly memorable."
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
"Reygadas' fourth film may well be his finest yet."
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NIGHT OF SILENCE (LAL GECE) WILL HIT UK CINEMAS ON THE 28TH OF JUNE
22/05/2013
We are pleased to confirm that Night of Silence (Lal Gece) will be released in cinemas in the UK on the 28th of June. The film directed by Reis Celik tells the story of the first night of an arranged marriage in Turkey.
Night Of Silence (Lal Gece) to be released by Drakes Avenue Pictures
20/04/2013
Drakes Avenue Pictures are pleased to announce they will be distributing the London Turkish Film Festival winner Night of Silence (Lal Gece), with a release slated for June 2013.
Arrow Films release 'Love Is All You Need' in cinemas
19/04/2013
Arrow films release LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED in cinemas today. The film reunites the Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winning team of director Susanne Bier and writer Anders Thomas Jensen for the fifth time.
New Wave Films' 'In The Fog' release date confirmed as 26 April
08/03/2013
The critically acclaimed 'In The Fog', directed by Sergei Loznitsa, will be released on 26 April.
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'The Road: A Story of Life and Death' released in cinemas and to stream on Facebook!
22/02/2013
Today the new film by British documentarian Marc Isaacs is released in cinemas around London.
New acquisitions for New Wave Films at Berlin 2012
20/02/2013
New Wave Films is pleased to announce the following New Acquisitions from the Berlin Film Festival 2013 - AN EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF AN IRON PICKER and CLOSED CURTAIN.
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Elena Released on DVD/ BluRay from New Wave Films
11/02/2013
Today the Russian drama from director Andrey Zvyagintsev is released on DVD & BluRay by New Wave Films.
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Arrow Films release 'I Wish' in UK Cinemas
08/02/2013
On Friday 8th February 2013, Arrow Films release Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda's latest film in cinemas.
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New Poster released for Home (Yurt)
06/02/2013
We're very excited to be able to show you the new poster for the upcoming debut film, Yurt (Home), from Turkish actor turned director Muzaffer Özdemir:
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SALLY EL HOSAINI WINS 'MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER' AT ES AWARDS!
06/02/2013
The writer/director of My Brother The Devil, Sally El Hosaini, last night scooped 'Most Promising Newcomer' at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.
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The Road screens at Open City Docs Fest
05/02/2013
On Wednesday 6th February Open City Docs Fest will be screening the latest documentary from British filmmaker Marc Isaacs.
5 Broken Cameras released on DVD
28/01/2013
Today New Wave Films releases the Academy Award-nominated documentary 5 Broken Cameras on DVD.
Trailer for 'The Road' released - exclusively by DocGeeks.
23/01/2013
Our friends at DocGeeks exclusively revealed the trailer today for Marc Isaacs' latest documentary The Road A Story Of Life And Death
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New poster artwork for 'The Road: A Story of Life & Death' revealed!
22/01/2013
We're very pleased to be able to show you the new theatrical poster for the upcoming documentary by British documentary filmmaker Marc Isaacs.
Tabu Released on DVD & BluRay
14/01/2013
From Monday 14th January, Portuguese film director Miguel Gomes' new title,Tabu, is being released on DVD & BluRay by New Wave Films.
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5 Broken Cameras nominated for Academy Award
11/01/2013
On Thursday we were extremely pleased to hear that New Wave Films' latest documentary 5 Broken Cameras had been nominated for an Oscar for 'Best Documentary' at this year's Academy Awards.
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The Viva Verve January Sale
07/01/2013
This month we are offering a fantastic 30% off every title in our shop!
A New Year, A New Film: Hors Satan in cinemas on Friday 4th January
03/01/2013
New Wave Films is releasing French director Bruno Dumont's latest film Hors Satan in UK cinemas on Friday 4th January.
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Happy Christmas from Verve Pictures!
19/12/2012
Hope that you’re all getting ready for a fun and festive Christmas! If you’d like to buy any DVDs from our online shop, you have until 10am on Thursday 20th December (tomorrow!) to get your orders in for delivery Christmas delivery.
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My Brother the Devil receives 3 nominations for the London Film Critics' Circle awards
19/12/2012
We're very pleased to announce three more awards nominations for the critically acclaimed British film, 'My Brother the Devil'.
Shell set for release on 15th March 2013
18/12/2012
In the cinema today: Baraka & Love Crime
14/12/2012
Today Arrow Films have two films out in UK cinemas.
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London Evening Standard British Film Awards
13/12/2012
Fantastic news that My Brother the Devil has been longlisted for three categories in this year's London Evening Standard British Film Awards.
British Independent Film Awards wins
10/12/2012
Alongside the fantastic news that My Brother The Devil star James Floyd has picked up "Most Promising Newcomer" at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), we're also very pleased to see that Arrow Films' latest release, The Hunt was awarded Best International Independent Film.
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Shell wins top prize at the Turin Film Festival
03/12/2012
We're very pleased to announce that, Shell, the Scottish feature film written and directed by Scott Graham has won Best Film at this year's Turin Film Festival.
The Hunt opens in cinemas today!
30/11/2012
Today, Arrow Films releases The Hunt in UK cinemas. The film, by Danish director Thomas Vinterberg has recieved some fantastic reviews.
Drakes Avenue Pictures aqcuires new documentary 'The Road: A Story of Life and Death'
20/11/2012
Our subsidiary Drakes Avenue Pictures has acquired the latest film from acclaimed documentarian Marc Isaacs (All White in Barking; Men of the City). The Road: A Story of Life and Death offers a fascinating and intimate insight into the lives of people who have come to from afar and struggled to make the city their home. The film will open in UK cinemas on 22nd February 2013.
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20/11/2012
Having just won the audience award at the Leeds International Film Festival (adding to an award from Cannes and several nominations for the European Film Awards), Arrow Films' latest acquisition, 'The Hunt (Jagten)' by acclaimed Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg will be opening in British cinemas from Friday 30th November.
Nominations for the European Film Awards
16/11/2012
Arrow Films' upcoming release, The Hunt has recieved five nominations for the European Film Awards 2012 in the following categories:
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My Brother the Devil cast & crew interviews.
13/11/2012
My Brother the Devil has received a lot of fantastic press over the past weeks, so we thought we should share just a few of the video interviews with the Cast and Crew, which give a great insight into how the film was made.
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09/11/2012
Today sees the UK release of two fantastic films.
Firstly, we’re very excited that Verve's latest acquisiton, the critically acclaimed, award-winning British film 'My Brother the Devil' will be screening at 57 cinemas nationwide.
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Firstly, we’re very excited that Verve's latest acquisiton, the critically acclaimed, award-winning British film 'My Brother the Devil' will be screening at 57 cinemas nationwide.
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Two nominations for My Brother the Devil at British Independent Film Awards 2012.
05/11/2012
We’re very pleased that the team behind our upcoming release, ‘My Brother the Devil’, have received two nominations at The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) 2012.
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Sally El Hosaini: Winner at London Film Festival!
22/10/2012
Sally El Hosaini won the 'Best Newcomer Award' at the London Film Festival. The MY BROTHER THE DEVIL director and screenwriter fought off stiff competition from Fady Elsayed who stars in the film.
The prize jury president, David Heyman, said: "Sally El Hosaini's writing and direction displayed a remarkable maturity. The film transcended its genre with lyricism and tenderness and possessed a wonderful emotional truth.".
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The prize jury president, David Heyman, said: "Sally El Hosaini's writing and direction displayed a remarkable maturity. The film transcended its genre with lyricism and tenderness and possessed a wonderful emotional truth.".
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MY BROTHER THE DEVIL premieres at Odeon Leicester Square at London Film Festival
17/10/2012
MY BROTHER THE DEVIL has finally come back to London! The film premiered with a bang at Odeon West End, with all the main actors in attendance, including but not limited to James Floyd, Fady Elsayed (nominated for Best British Newcomer Award) and Letitia Wright. Artists contributing to the film’s soundtrack also walked the red carpet, including Bashy, Arnold Oceng aka Snakeyman and Cashtastic. Aymen Hamdouchi, film’s consultant, member of cast and a rising acting star received an honourable mention for his invaluable contribution from James Floyd and the director Sally El Hosaini, who sadly was hospitalized and could not attend. For some photos of the red carpet and film’s afterparty, check after the jump.
'Red Sorghum' author Mo Yan of China wins Nobel Prize for Literature
15/10/2012
We’re delighted and impressed that last week Mo Yan, author of the critically acclaimed and publicly loved novella ‘Red Sorghum’ has received the Nobel Prize for Literature, thus becoming the first Chinese resident artist to be recognised with this award. Drake’s Avenue is distributing the film of the same name based on Mo Yan’s novella, directed by Zhang Yimou and awarded the Best Film (Golden Bear) at the 1988 Berlin Film Festival. For more info on the film, CLICK HERE.
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Verve Pictures are recruiting an intern!
12/10/2012
We are looking to recruit an intern to join our company - for more information please click here.
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New official trailer released (with a bang) for My Brother The Devil
05/10/2012
After months of hard toil, we’re unveiling our new official trailer for MY BROTHER THE DEVIL, directed by Sally El Hosaini and starring James Floyd & Fady Elsayed – just in time for the London Film Festival! See it and find out about MBTD (you haven’t already?!) after the jump.
My Brother The Devil official UK poster revealed
01/10/2012
Verve Pictures are pleased to bring you the official UK poster for upcoming title My Brother The Devil. Sally El Hosaini's masterful debut will screen at the London Film Festival in October, and is currently slated for nationwide release on the 9th November.
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PATAGONIA dominates Bafta Cymru awards with 4 wins
01/10/2012
In the BAFTA Cymru (Wales) awards ceremony this Sunday, our Welsh feature film PATAGONIA has swept awards across the board, winning 4 categories: Best Director in Fiction for Marc Evans, Best Editing in Fiction, Sound and Hair & Make-Up. Congratulations to all Patagonia cast & crew!
TABU is released today!
07/09/2012
Miguel Gomes' "Unmissable" (View London) & "Simply glorious" (DailyTelegraph) TABU is out today - from New Wave Films & Verve.
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BFI LFF line-up announced: My Brother the Devil & Shell in, Verve the most nominated distributor
05/09/2012
Superb news for Verve this morning: My Brother the Devil and Shell are premiering at 2012 BFI London Film Festival next month, both in competition for the Sunderland Award for Best First Feature Film. Indeed, Verve Pictures is the most nominated distributor with 6 nominations, 3 each for My Brother the Devil and Shell. MDBT’s James Floyd is literally the poster boy for the festival, appearing on the brochure, press materials and the official festival website.
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KOSMOS DVD released today
20/08/2012
This week Verve Pictures are releasing the DVD of Kosmos, "astonishing, powerful and deeply strange" (Time Out), visually gripping, magical realist Turkish-Bulgarian fable from Reha Erdem (Times and Winds), named Sight and Sound magazine’s Film of the Month for June 2012. Not only can you buy Kosmos here on our very own page – we’re also offering Once Upon A Time In Anatolia DVD for £5 if you buy it together with Kosmos.
Release date change for ELENA (New Wave Films)
16/08/2012
The release date for New Wave Films’ ELENA has been recently changed to 26th of October. The film, directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev (‘The Return’, ‘The Banishment’), is a winner of 2011 Special Jury Prize of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and features music by Philip Glass.
Verve Pictures acquires SHELL!
14/08/2012
We are very excited to announce that Verve Pictures have acquired SHELL, a Scottish feature film supported and financed by Creative Scotland and UK Film Council, written and directed by Scott Graham. SHELL is produced by David Smith and Margaret Matheson, who previously worked on our current release IN THE DARK HALF, and stars Joseph Mawle (‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter’, ‘Birdsong’ – BAFTA nomination) and Chloe Pirrie. More information on the film after the jump.
IN THE DARK HALF in theatres today
10/08/2012
Today sees the release of our micro-budget horror thriller IN THE DARK HALF, a compelling and mysterious story of a teenage girl's journey through her own unsettled imagination, made in association with Creative England. The film features Tony Curran (Red Road), Lyndsey Marshal (The Hours) and Jessica Barden (Tamara Drew). Empire says it's "compelling and creepy", Total Film calls it a "striking debut", but it's probably best to decide for yourself at the cinemas starting today, at Empire Leicester Square or Ritzy Brixton, or from the 31st of August at Watershed Bristol and IFI Dublin.
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PERSONAL BEST athlete James Ellington competes for Team GB today!
07/08/2012
Today James Ellington, featuring in our sporting documentary PERSONAL BEST, competes in the last heat of men's 200m sprint at around 12am. James' path to the Games was a winding road: first, an injury that complicated chances for a major sponsorship contract, then a few failed eBay bids, and finally a sponsorship deal from King of Shaves, a coach position in MetTrack programme to motivate young people through sport, and finally, qualification for the British Olympic squad. You can see the whole story of James' struggle in Personal Best, but for now, best of luck on the track James!
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PERSONAL BEST and AKRAM KHAN: HOMELAND DVDs released today!
06/08/2012
Today we’re releasing two DVDs that showcase some of the best physical performers around and explore both their inspiration and motivation. PERSONAL BEST, our Olympic documentary, deals with the struggle of athletes to reach their ultimate dream: TeamGB Olympic Squad. Most prominently, it features Jeanette Kwakye and GB Olympian James Ellington. AKRAM KHAN: HOMELAND explores the making of Akram Khan’s critically acclaimed contemporary dance show DESH and the intimate personal journey to his homeland that inspired it.
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The Fairy released in cinemas today
29/06/2012
French burlesque comedy The Fairy is released in cinemas today. From directorial trio Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, and Bruno Romy The Fairy was part the Offical Selection in Quinzaine at Cannes Film Festival, and also an Official Selection at the London Film Festival. For a full list of where the film is showing, as well as to view the trailer, please visit The Fairy page by clicking here.
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James Ellington qualifies for team GB!!
25/06/2012
Sprinter James Ellington has qualified for Team GB and will compete at the Olympics in London! James is one of the subjects of acclaimed athletics documentary Personal Best - released in cinemas and on DVD by Verve Pictures. We are all delighted for James and have very much enjoyed working with him on this film - in particular his Q&A's following Personal Best screenings.
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Conspirators of Pleasure named 'DVD of the week' in Time Out
22/06/2012
Jan Svankmajer's Conspirators of Pleasure is named as DVD of the week in Time Out! Conspirators of Pleasure is part of the internationally acclaimed animation godfather Jan Svankmajer's trilogy released by Drakes Avenue Pictures and New Wave Films in June - together with Surviving Life and Lunacy.
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'Red Road' tower block demolished
12/06/2012
The Glasgow tower block where Andrea Arnold's debut feature Red Road was filmed, and other artists, writers and filmmakers thrived, is to be demolished. The estate was always controversial and became a symbol of urban decay, but also proved to be a venue of high art. Red Road, distributed by Verve Pictures, proved to be one of the most controversial and successful debuts by a British filmmaker.
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Surviving Life and Guilty Pleasures both released on DVD today
11/06/2012
Internationally acclaimed director and animation godfather Jan Svankmajer's latest feature Surviving Life is released today on Viva Verve, as well as the inspirational Mills & Boon documentary Guilty Pleasures.
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Sing Your Song opens in cinemas today!
08/06/2012
Sing Your Song, the documentary on the celebrated and much-loved singer and political activist Harry Belafonte, opens in cinemas today. The film opens to some excellent reviews, and follows an inspiring and etraordinary preview screening featuring a Q&A with Harry Belafonte at the Ritzy Brixton last Monday. ...more
Kosmos named as 'film of the month' by Sight & Sound
06/06/2012
Kosmos will be named as 'film of the month' in Sight & Sound magazine this month. The July issue, out in shops on 12th June, awards Reha Erdem's Turkish language drama.
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Verve Pictures agrees to jointly distribute theatrically 6 titles acquired by Arrow Films
25/05/2012
Verve Pictures agrees to jointly distribute theatrically 6 titles acquired by Arrow Films. Award winning Samsara, Salute and King of Devils Island among them.
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Harry Belafonte's UK tour finalised
23/05/2012
Celebrted singer and activist Harry Belafonte will visit the UK to celebrate the release of the documentary of his life, Sing Your Song and the publication of his life story My Song.
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Series of special Q&A's announced for Personal Best
20/05/2012
To celebrate the release of Personal Best on Friday 25th May, a series of special screenings have been announced, with a Q&A session after with the atheletes and filmmakers.
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Hadewijch released on DVD
14/05/2012
New Wave Films' Hadewijch is released on DVD today - you can buy your copy on our site now for the cheapest price, and don't forget there is free delivery in the UK!
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Vidal Sassoon
10/05/2012
All at Verve Pictures were very sad to hear of the tragic death of Vidal Sassoon yesterday.
We greatly enjoyed working with him last year - he was a wonderful man, very kind and an inspirational figure. We all feel very privileged to have met him.
The 84 year-old Vidal Sassoon CBE, passed away at his home in Los Angeles on 9th May. He will be greatly missed by his wife of 20 years Ronnie, his children, grandchildren, family and friends.
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Verve Pictures acquire UK rights to My Brother The Devil and Couple In A Hole
02/05/2012
Verve Pictures have picked up the UK rights to Sally El Hosaini’s critically acclaimed prize winner, My Brother The Devil and to Tom Geen’s feature Couple in a Hole, to be shot in the UK and Greece later this year.
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Las Acacias & Mother and Child stock arrives!
29/03/2012
Las Acacias & Mother and Child DVDs and Blu Rays have arrived! All shiny, new and containing 2 great films. Much excitement in the Verve office! Get your copy now!
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Win Mother and Child DVD goody bags & spa breaks
26/03/2012
We have details of two great competitions for you around the release of Mother and Child - there are goody bags and spa breaks up for grabs! Mother and Child is released on DVD and Blu Ray on 9th April 2012 - if you don't fancy your chances of winning, you can guarantee your copy now by pre-ordering on the website.
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Breathing trailer and poster released!
19/03/2012
View the official UK trailer and the theatrical poster for Karl Markovics' directorial debut Breathing now!
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Once Upon A Time in Anatolia released in cinemas today
16/03/2012
Winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival 2011, Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Once Upon A Time in Anatolia opens in cinemas today, Friday 16th March.
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Special Q+A for Breathing announced
14/03/2012
Verve are pleased to announce Director Karl Markovics will give a Q+A session at a special screening of his acclaimed film Breathing on 20th April. The event will take place at the Curzon Renoir cinema in London. For more details on the event or to book tickets please visit the Curzon website by clicking here.
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Mysteries of Lisbon released on DVD today!
12/03/2012
Acclaimed director Raul Ruiz's award-winning epic Mysteries of Lisbon is released today on DVD. Available for the best price right here on vivaverve.com at £12.00, and featuring an amazing array of special features, you can own your copy today.
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It's International Women's Day! Celebrate with us!
08/03/2012
Thursday 8th March 2012 is International Women's Day - and you can help support with Viva Verve! Despite woman only making up 7% of film directors, we have a proud history of supporting female directors, and this is a perfect opportunity to discover some of their finest work.
Guilty Pleasures scheduled for release
02/03/2012
Mother and Child release date for DVD and BluRay change
20/02/2012
Mother and Child, starring Annette Bening, Naomi Watts and Samuel L. Jackson, will now be released for the first time on DVD and Blu Ray on 9th April 2012. The film will be available to rent from 12th March, and to own from 9th April.
THE STORY OF LOVER'S ROCK is released on DVD today
13/02/2012
THE STORY OF LOVER'S ROCK is released on DVD today - available for only £9 from Viva Verve. Please visit the film pages for more information by clicking here.
BREATHING wins 6 awards at the Austrian Film Awards
02/02/2012
Breathing, the upcoming feature from first-time filmmaker and actor Karl Markovics, swept the board at the Austrian Film Awards this week. The film tells the story of 19 year old Roman Kogler who, threatened with a life behind bars, takes on a probation job where he must finally confront the truth about his past.
THE BRITISH GUIDE TO SHOWING OFF is released on DVD and Blu Ray today!
23/01/2012
THE BRITISH GUIDE TO SHOWING OFF is released on DVD and Blu Ray today! Available for the lowest price only on vivaverve.com - priced at £8.00 for DVD and £11.00 for Blu Ray, click here to visit the film page and find more information.
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Mother and Child is released in cinemas today.
06/01/2012
Mother and Child is released in cinemas today. Starring Naomi Watts, Anette Bening, Kerry Washington, and Samue L Jackson, director Rodrigo Garcia's drama has received strong reviews, and opens in London and across the country today. See the film page for more details.
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Mother and Child is named among Evening Standard's 10 films to watch in 2012
04/01/2012
Mother and Child is among Evening Standard's films to watch in 2012. Charlotte O'Sullivan names Rodrigo Garcia's moving drama about three women and the unbreakable bond between mother and child, as one of the 10 best upcoming films for 2012.
With "astonishing performances" and Garcia "creating a magical saga", Mother and Child is release in cinemas on Friday 6th January.
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With "astonishing performances" and Garcia "creating a magical saga", Mother and Child is release in cinemas on Friday 6th January.
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Le Quattro Volte and Mysteries of Lisbon nominated!
20/12/2011
Le Quattro Volte and Mysteries of Lisbon both nominated for a Critics' Circle Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year. It was announced today that Michael Frammartino's Le Quattro Volte and Raul Ruiz's Mysteries of Lisbon are both nominated for a Critics' Circle award alongside a number of other high profile titles. The winners are announced at a ceremony on the 19th January 2012.
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Kerry Washington interviewed by The Independent
15/12/2011
Mother and Child star Kerry Washington is interviewed in The Independent, talking about her role in Rodrigo Garcia's film and upcoming projects. Mother and Child is released in cinemas on 6th January 2012. To read the interview...
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Peter Bradshaw nominates Bal (Honey) and Le Quattro Volte among his picks of 2011
06/12/2011
The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw has named Bal (Honey) and Le Quattro Volte amongst the best films of 2011. Semih Kaplanoglu, director of Bal (Honey), was named as one of the best directors of 2011, and Le Quattro Volte was amongst his best films, with director Michelangelo Frammartino also named as one of the best directors.
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LAS ACACIAS opens in cinemas
02/12/2011
Las Acacias opens in cinemas today with stunning reviews from the press, and high hopes for Pablo Giorgelli's masterpiece. Showing at the ICA, Renoir cinema Bloomsbury, Odeon Covent Garden, Glasgow Film Theate, Manchester Cornerhouse and Sheffiled Showroom - catch the award-winning Las Acacias while you can. Telling the story of a long distance lorry driver who agrees to drive a woman and her 5 month old child en route from Paraguay to Buenos Aires, Las Acacias has won the following praise:
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THE BRITISH GUIDE TO SHOWING OFF is released today!
11/11/2011
Jes Benstock's fabulous documentary The British Guide To Showing Off is released today, showing all week at the ICA, London, and further cinemas around the country during the following weeks. The British Guide To Showing Off takes us under the glittering wing of British artist and living legend Andrew Logan, to take a joyous look at his most anarchic creation - the utterly outrageous Alternative Miss World show.
Please see our web page for further details.
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THE ARBOR wins Best Cinema Documentary at 2011 Grierson Trust Awards. Out Of The Ashes also wins Best Newcomer documentary.
02/11/2011
The Arbor won again last night, adding to the film and director Clio Barnard's impressive haul of awards. Grierson 2011: The British Documentary Awards awarded The Arbor Best Cinema Documentary, and there was also a Best Newcomer Documentary award for Out Of The Ashes.
The Grierson Trust - Grierson 2011
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The Grierson Trust - Grierson 2011
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LAS ACACIAS wins the Sutherland Award at the London Film Festival
27/10/2011
Las Acacias director Pablo Giorgelli followed up his award at Cannes by winning the prestigious Sutherland Award at the London Film Festival last night. A fantastic achievement for Giorgelli, whose film continues to win awards as well as high praise. See the BFI website here . See our Las Acacias page on this site for information, where you can see the film, and view the trailer!
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SHOW OFF with the brilliant Facebook app!
11/10/2011
Come join the party! The fabulous, eccentric and "absolutely bloody marvellous" (Little White Lies) The British Guide To Showing off is on facebook - visit, dress up and show off with the app at www.facebook.com/thebritishguidetoshowingoff.
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