EUROPEAN PRODUCTION COMPANIES
I thought I'd take an abbreviated look at the four European production firms that seem to have had the most pronounced Telluride connection over the past decade: Film4, Canal+, France 3 Cinema and Cine+.
Here's the breakdown of what films they have aided in producing that played TFF and then a quick look at the films they have this year that are most likely to make the grade for The SHOW:
FILM4
2007: When Did You Last See Your Father?, Brick Lane
2008: Happy-Go-Lucky, Hunger, Slumdog Millionaire
2009
2010: Another Year, Never Let Me Go, 127 Hours
2011: Shame
2012
2013: Under the Skin, Starred Up, 12 Years a Slave
2014: Mr. Turner, '71
2015: Carol, Suffragette, Room, 45 Years
2016: Una
19 films in ten years. 1.9 per year.
Possibles: The Killing of a Sacred Dear, You Were Never Really Here, Lean on Pete, Mary Magdalene
CANAL+
2007: The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, Terror's Advocate, Jellyfish
2008: With a Little Help From Myself, I've Loved You So Long
2009: Farewell, Coco Before Chanel, A Prophet, The White Ribbon
2010: The Illusionist, Carlos, Of Gods and Men, The Princess of Montpensier
2011: Crazy Horse, Albert Nobbs, Goodbye First Love, The Kid with a Bike, The Artist, Le Havre
2012: Rust and Bone, Superstar, The Attack
2013: Blue is the Warmest Color", Le Maison de la Radio", "The Past"
2014: The Price of Fame, Two Days One Night, Diplomacy
2015: Marguerite
2016: Frantz, Lost in Paris, My Journey Through French Cinema, Things to Come
33 films in ten year. 3.3 films per year.
Possibles: L'amant Double, Happy End
FRANCE 3 CINEMA
2007: The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, Persepolis
2008: I've Loved You So Long
2009: The White Ribbon
2010: The Illusionist, The Princess of Montpensier, Of Gods and Men
2011: The Artist
2012: Superstar, Amour
2013: The Past
2014: The Gate, The Price of Fame, Mr. Turner2008: I've Loved You So Long
2009: The White Ribbon
2010: The Illusionist, The Princess of Montpensier, Of Gods and Men
2011: The Artist
2012: Superstar, Amour
2013: The Past
2015: Marguerite
No film in 2016.
15 films in ten years. 1.5 films per year
Possibles: Happy End, Redoubtable
CINE+
2007: The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
2008: With a Little Help from Myself
2009: Farewell, Coco Before Chanel, A Prophet, Inferno
2010: The Illusionist, The Princess of Montpensier, Of Gods and Men
2011: Goodbye First Love, The Kid with a Bike, Le Havre, The Artist
2012: Rust and Bone, Superstar, The Attack, Amour
2013: The Past, Blue is the Warmest Color, Le Maison de la Radio
2014: The Gate. The Price of Fame, Two Days One Night, Diplomacy
2015: Marguerite
2016: Frantz, Lost in Paris, My Journey Through French Cinema
28 films in ten years. 2.8 films per year.
Possibles: L'amant Double, Happy End
FILMS STARS IS OFFICIALLY SPC
We had heard a couple of weeks back that Sony Pictures Classics was close to a deal to acquire Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool. That deal was announced as complete yesterday according to multiple reports including from Deadline.com, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.
The film is on our Telluride list due to its status as a Canadian Premiere at Toronto. I re-checked that status last night in light of the breaking news because the reports indicated that the film is "premiering" at Toronto. I noticed, however, that the premiere status was not specifically identified. So, for the moment, I still think it's playing TFF #44.
One other note about the film-I have made the point a few times that Annette Bening will be tied up with her Venice Jury President's duties which begs the question: Will any talent from the film accompany the film in addition to director Paul McGuigan? The most likely suspect would be Bening's young co-star Jamie Bell but it could include Vanessa Redgrave and/or Julie Walters either of which should probably have been included in yesterday's "Let's Talk Tributes" section on this blog.
Redgrave please.
2008: With a Little Help from Myself
2009: Farewell, Coco Before Chanel, A Prophet, Inferno
2010: The Illusionist, The Princess of Montpensier, Of Gods and Men
2011: Goodbye First Love, The Kid with a Bike, Le Havre, The Artist
2012: Rust and Bone, Superstar, The Attack, Amour
2013: The Past, Blue is the Warmest Color, Le Maison de la Radio
2014: The Gate. The Price of Fame, Two Days One Night, Diplomacy
2015: Marguerite
2016: Frantz, Lost in Paris, My Journey Through French Cinema
28 films in ten years. 2.8 films per year.
Possibles: L'amant Double, Happy End
FILMS STARS IS OFFICIALLY SPC
We had heard a couple of weeks back that Sony Pictures Classics was close to a deal to acquire Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool. That deal was announced as complete yesterday according to multiple reports including from Deadline.com, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.
The film is on our Telluride list due to its status as a Canadian Premiere at Toronto. I re-checked that status last night in light of the breaking news because the reports indicated that the film is "premiering" at Toronto. I noticed, however, that the premiere status was not specifically identified. So, for the moment, I still think it's playing TFF #44.
One other note about the film-I have made the point a few times that Annette Bening will be tied up with her Venice Jury President's duties which begs the question: Will any talent from the film accompany the film in addition to director Paul McGuigan? The most likely suspect would be Bening's young co-star Jamie Bell but it could include Vanessa Redgrave and/or Julie Walters either of which should probably have been included in yesterday's "Let's Talk Tributes" section on this blog.
Redgrave please.
GATHERING THE FORCES OF LIGHT
It's never too early to start to remind readers that MTFB will again send out the call to rate the films that you see at TFF #44.
The system is simple. Contact me with a rating of 0-5 for each film you see. You can send those to me via any of the methods listed at the bottom of this blog.
MTFB will, again this year, also be collecting ratings from a number of the professional film critics and bloggers who will be in town. Many fine folks have agreed to participate again this year including Indiwire's Eric Kohn, Anne Thompson and David Ehrlich, Awards Daily's Sasha Stone and The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg among others.
At the conclusion of the fest I'll publish the results from the Pros, The People and a combination rating. It's kind of interesting and can even be illuminating.
Last year, Moonlight broke a trend that had been going for a number of years in that the Oscar Best Picture winner had finished in the #2 spot in The People's Ratings. Moonlight broke that after finishing in the top spot.
Still, for five straight years now, The People's Telluride has been very predictive bout where the BP Oscar would go.
LATE BREAKING: NEW YORK FILM FEST ANNOUNCEMENT (AND FANTASTIC FEST)
The New York Film Fest announcement dropped at 11am (EDT) and here's the quick takeaway as far as Telluride is concerned:
Apparently headed to Telluride that we didn't already think:
Agnes Varda's Visages/Villages
Aki Kaurismaki's The Other Side of Hope
and it would seem Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Before We Vanish
What appears to be conformed among films we were already fairly sure about:
Wonderstruck
Lady Bird
The Rider
Off our list for TFF #44
The Florida Project
The Meyerowitz Stories
Spoor
Fantastic Fest also released their first wave of titles which included the U.S. Premiere of Yorgos Lanthimos' The Killing of A Sacred Deer which means no Telluride for it. Of interest also, the U.S. Premieres of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri and for Cannes Palme d'Or winner The Square.
More to come on Thursday.
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