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The UKs Power and New Zealands Screentime, both predominantly television companies, have teamed to produce the disaster epic Ice, set in 2020.The film is based on the book by James Follett, directed by the UKs Nick Copus The Day Of the Triffids and stars Australian actors Richard Roxburgh and Frances OConnor as the scientists at the heart of the story.Other UK actors in the cast are Claire Forlani, Ben Cross, Simon Callow and Patrick Bergin. New Zealander Sam Neill also has a key role.Ice draws on worldwide fears about climate change to tell a story of devastation and panic after a glacier in Greenland melts due to the actions of an energy company.The films status as an official UK/New Zealand co-production makes it eligible to claim incentives in both countries, including 40% off its New Zealand costs under the relatively new Screen Production Incentive Fund.Filming began in September to take advantage of winter snow, then the film went into a hiatus during which Stephen Moyer True Blood joined the cast. It will continue through until late Nove stanley cup mber.The film is produced by Ric Pellizzeri and executive produced by Power chief executive Justin Bodle, Power stanley cup head of production Ewa Radwanska and Screentime New Zealand head of production Philly de Lacey. Director of photography Richard Bluck worked on second unit on both King Kong and The Lord of the Ringst trilogy.The NZ arm of Screentime, which is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, began life as Communicado, w stanley cup hich made a num Mhjq GongMedia launches VOD platform
Spanish distribution house Sogepaq will handle international sales on San Sebastian International Film Festival competition entry Mondays In The Sun Los Lunes Al Sol .Directed by Fernando Leon Barrio , the film stars Spanish actor Javier Bardem Before Night Falls, The Dancer Upstairs as an unemployed man struggling alongside his peers to make ends meet. Sun is a co-production of Elias Querejeta and Jaume Roures MediaPro with France s Quo Vadis Cinema, Italy s Eyescreen and Spain s Television de Galicia. The film premieres next month in San Sebastian prior to a September 27 release in Spain.Other new Sogepaq titles debuting stanley cup at the MIFED market are Imanol Uribe s Civil War-era coming of age tale Carol s Journey El Viaje De Carol and Enrique Urbizu s thriller Box 507 La Caja 507 starring Goya Toledo Amores Perros . No comments stanley us stanley cup No comments yet You re not signed in. Only registered users or subscribers can comment on this article. Sign in Register |
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