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DViant Films
DViant Films is an independent film production company founded in 2005 by Julien Favre, Luca Matrundola and Pascal Vaguelsy. History DViant Films is an independent film production company founded by Julien Favre, Luca Matrundola and Pascal Vaguelsy. The company was started in California in 2005. DViant Films set up a sister company in Toronto in 2009, followed in 2012 by an Asian office in Bangkok, Thailand. DViant Films kickstarted their activities in with three short films, ''Damn the past!'' directed by Juli Kang, ''Winter Sea'' directed by Erika Tasini, and ''West Bank Story'' directed by Ari Sandel, which won the Academy Award. In 2007, DViant Films co-produced their first feature film '' Night Train'', written and directed by Chinese filmmaker Diao Yinan. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. In 2009, DViant Films produced Martin Donovan's first feature '' Collaborator'', in association with indie producing legend Ted Hope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diao Yinan
Diao Yinan (; born 1969 in Xi'an, Shaanxi) is a Chinese director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival for the widely acclaimed Chinese neo-noir film ''Black Coal, Thin Ice''. Diao is considered a member of the sixth generation of Chinese film makers whose subject matter is focused on realism and stories of urban crime. Biography A graduate of the Central Academy of Drama in 1992, Diao has worked as a screenwriter with directors Shi Runjiu (in ''All the Way'') and Zhang Yang (in ''Spicy Love Soup'' and ''Shower''). Additionally, Diao has directed four films of his own, including 2003's ''Uniform'' and 2007's '' Night Train'', which premiered in the Un Certain Regard competition at the Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Green
Seth Benjamin Green ( ''né'' Gesshel-Green; born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and writer. Green's film debut came with a role in the comedy-drama film ''The Hotel New Hampshire'' (1984), and he went on to have supporting roles in comedy films throughout the 1980s, including ''Can't Buy Me Love'' (1987) and ''My Stepmother Is an Alien'' (1988). During the 1990s and 2000s, Green began starring in comedy films such as ''Can't Hardly Wait'' (1998), ''Rat Race'', ''America's Sweethearts'' (both 2001), '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'', and ''Without a Paddle'' (both 2004), and became known for his portrayal of Scott Evil, Dr. Evil's son, in the ''Austin Powers'' film series (1997–2002). Also during this time, he began taking more serious roles in action films, including ''Knockaround Guys'' (2001) and ''The Italian Job'' (2003). He has provided the voice for Howard the Duck in a number of Marvel Cinematic Universe films and series, most notably in ''Guar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Roos
Frederick Ried Roos (born May 22, 1934) is an American film producer. Biography Fred Roos was born on May 22, 1934, in Santa Monica, California, the son of Florence Mary (née Stout) and Victor Otto Roos. He attended Hollywood High School and subsequently attended University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in theatre arts and motion pictures. He started his career in television as a casting director for ''The Andy Griffith Show''. Later, he produced most of Francis Ford Coppola's films subsequent to ''The Godfather'', including ''Apocalypse Now'' and '' Youth Without Youth''. Roos won the Oscar for Best Film for producing ''The Godfather Part II''. In 2007, he was a member of the jury at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. Filmography As producer (including co-producer and executive producer): * ''The Conversation'' (1974) * ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974) * ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979) * ''The Black Stallion'' (1979) * ''One from the Heart'' (1982) * '' The Outsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Luke
''The Story of Luke'' is a 2012 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Alonso Mayo. It is Mayo's first feature-length film and tells the story of Luke, a young man with autism who embarks on a quest for a job and a girlfriend. It stars Lou Taylor Pucci, Seth Green, Cary Elwes and Kristin Bauer. Cast * Lou Taylor Pucci as Luke * Seth Green as Zack * Cary Elwes as Paul * Kristin Bauer as Cindy * Kenneth Welsh as Jonas * Tyler Stentiford as Brad * Mackenzie Munro as Megan * Sabryn Rock as Maria * Lisa Ryder as Sara * Zoë Belkin as Charlene * Dewshane Williams as Sam * Art Hindle as Mr. Nichols * Michael Kinney as Counselor Bobby * John Boylan as Mr. Harrison Production Development The film was inspired by director Alonso Mayo's experiences at Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú. While finishing his undergrad studies in film and journalism in Peru, Mayo helped produce a series of training videos for creating supported employment programs and met many men and women with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Simpkins
Ryan Simpkins (born March 25, 1998) is an American actor, known for their performances in films such as ''Pride and Glory (film), Pride and Glory'', ''A Single Man'', ''Revolutionary Road (film), Revolutionary Road'', and ''Fear Street Part Two: 1978''. Early life and education Simpkins was born in Manhattan, New York City, and moved to California in 2006. Their younger brother is actor Ty Simpkins. Simpkins attended University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley. Simpkins is non-binary. As of 2021, they used they/them pronouns, but as of July 2022, their Instagram indicated they/she pronouns. Career Their first film appearance was in ''Sherrybaby'', playing a lead role opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal. They have performed three times alongside brother Ty, in ''Pride and Glory (film), Pride and Glory'', ''Revolutionary Road (film), Revolutionary Road'' and ''Arcadia (film), Arcadia''. They had a lead role as Lizzy Muldoun in the film adaptation of Wendy Mass's book ''Jeremy Fink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcadia (2012 Film)
''Arcadia'' is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Olivia Silver, produced by A Poisson Rouge Pictures and DViant Films. It won the Crystal Bears, Generation Kplus at 2012 Berlinale and the Grand Prize at the Cine Junior Festival. Premise Twelve-year-old Greta's dad Tom is moving the kids cross-country, promising a California paradise and packing half the household into a dented station wagon. Mom is supposed to join them later. But as they travel through forests, plains and deserts, stopping at fast food joints, shoddy motels, and a poor substitute for the Grand Canyon, Greta gradually realizes that her family is falling apart. Cast * John Hawkes (actor), John Hawkes as Tom * Ryan Simpkins as Greta * Ty Simpkins as Nat * Kendall Toole as Caroline Critical reception ''Arcadia'' scored highly with critics, and played to sold out theaters at the Berlin Film Festival. Manohla Dargis of ''The New York Times'' wrote: "Ms. Silver’s ability to translate the liminal int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundance Institute
Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization founded by Robert Redford committed to the growth of independent artists. The institute is driven by its programs that discover and support independent filmmakers, theatre artists and composers from all over the world. At the core of the programs is the goal to introduce audiences to the artists' new work, aided by the institute's labs, granting and mentorship programs that take place throughout the year in the United States and internationally. The institute has offices in Park City, Los Angeles, and New York City, and provides creative and financial support to emerging and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers, film composers, screenwriters, playwrights and theatre artists through a series of Labs and fellowships. The programs of Sundance Institute include the Sundance Film Festival, which is critically acclaimed. It promotes independent filmmakers, storytellers, and composers. The Sundance Institute's founding staff, asse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Williams
Olivia Haigh Williams (born 26 July 1968) is a British actress who has appeared in British and American films and television. After studying drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years followed by three years at the Royal Shakespeare Company, her first significant screen role was as Jane Fairfax in the British television film '' Emma'' (1996), based on Jane Austen's novel. She made her film debut in 1997's ''The Postman'', followed by '' Rushmore'' (1998) and ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999). Williams then appeared in several British films, including '' Lucky Break'' (2001), '' The Heart of Me'' (2002) and ''An Education'' (2009). In 2010, she won acclaim for her performance as Ruth Lang in Roman Polanski's ''The Ghost Writer''. From 2017 to 2019, she played Emily Silk on the science fiction television series '' Counterpart''. In 2022, Williams portrayed Camilla Parker Bowles in the Netflix historical drama ''The Crown'' in its fifth season, a role she is set to reprise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Morse (actor)
David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor, singer, television director, and writer. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the medical drama series '' St. Elsewhere'' (1982–88). His film career has included roles in ''The Negotiator'', ''Contact'', '' The Green Mile'', ''Dancer in the Dark'', '' Disturbia'', ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'', '' The Rock'' and ''12 Monkeys''. In 2006, Morse had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama series ''House'', for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. He portrayed George Washington in the 2008 HBO miniseries ''John Adams'', which garnered him a second Emmy nomination. He received acclaim for his portrayal of Uncle Peck on the Off-Broadway play ''How I Learned to Drive'', earning a Drama Desk Award and Obie Award. He has had success on Broadway, portraying James "Sharky" Harkin in '' The Seafarer''. From 2010 to 2013, he portrayed Terry Colson, an honest p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Hope
Ted Hope (born 1962) is an American independent film producer based in New York City. He is best known for co-founding the production/sales company Good Machine, where he produced the first films of such notable filmmakers as Ang Lee, Nicole Holofcener, Todd Field, Michel Gondry, Moisés Kaufman, and Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, among others. Hope later co-founded This is That with several associates from Good Machine. He later worked at the San Francisco Film Society and Amazon Studios. Among Hope's twenty-three Sundance entries, are three Grand Jury Prize winners: ''American Splendor'' (2003), ''The Brothers McMullen'' (1995) and ''What Happened Was...'' (1994). ''American Splendor'' also won the FIPRESCI Award at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, the Critics prize at the 2003 Deauville Film Festival, and was nominated for five Spirit Awards and one Academy Award. Hope has also produced two Sundance Opening Night selections: Nicole Holofcener's ''Friends with Mone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collaborator (film)
''Collaborator'' is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Martin Donovan. The film had its world premiere on July 4, 2011, at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film stars Donovan and the two-time Emmy-nominee David Morse, with Olivia Williams, Melissa Auf der Maur, Katherine Helmond and Eileen Ryan in supporting roles Plot Robert Longfellow, a once-successful playwright, is taken hostage at gunpoint by an ex-con neighbor, Gus, while on a routine visit to his childhood home. Longfellow has avoided Gus since he was a boy. As the drama unfolds, social status, celebrity, politics, and the threat of violence converge, leaving the playwright simultaneously shattered and inspired. Cast *Martin Donovan as Robert Longfellow *David Morse as Gus *Olivia Williams as Emma Stiles *Melissa Auf der Maur as Alice Longfellow *Katherine Helmond as Irene Longfellow *Eileen Ryan as Betty *Julian Richings as Maurice LeFont Awards and nominations * 46th Karlovy Vary Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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