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International Film Festival Of Wales
The International Film Festival of Wales (IFFW), previously known as the Newport International Film Festival (2007-2015), is an annual film festival established in 2006 and is one of four festivals hosted by the Film Festival Guild, including the British Animation Film Festival. IFFW was held in various venues in Newport before branching out to other areas of Wales such as Neath Port Talbot and Cardiff, and is now located at the oldest cinema in Wales, the Market Hall Cinema in Brynmawr. The festival showcases a wide variety of films from around the world including feature films, shorts films, music videos and documentaries, with a particular emphasis on Welsh cinema. The International Film Festival of Wales aims to provide a platform for filmmakers from diverse backgrounds to showcase their work, participate in exclusive opportunities for networking, as well as to promote cultural exchange and dialogue through the medium of film. The festival attracts a diverse audience including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Animation Film Festival
The British Animation Film Festival (BAFF) is a one-day animation festival founded in 2012 that takes place annually in West End of London, London's West End. The festival aims to highlight the best in British, independent and international animated films.Official site Retrieved 12 March 2019 The festival co-ordinator is Jessica Pearce and is one of four festivals hosted by the Film Festival Guild, including the International Film Festival of Wales. The British Animation Film Festival has taken place annually in London at such venues as th Rich Mix Cinema Empire, Leicester Square, Roxy Bar & Screen [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Phillips (actor)
Simon Phillips (born 7 May 1980) is an Irish actor born in Tuam, Co Galway working mainly in independent British films. He has starred in movies such as ''How to Stop Being a Loser'', ''Jack Falls'' and ''The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan ''The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan'' is a 2012 British crime film directed by Paul Tanter and starring Nick Nevern, Simon Phillips, Rita Ramnani, and Billy Murray. Plot An unemployed football fanatic named Mike Jacobs (played by ...''. Filmography Films TV External links * 1980 births British male film actors British male television actors Living people British people of Irish descent {{UK-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stag Night Of The Dead
''Stag Night of the Dead'' is a 2010 low budget British comedy horror film, written and directed by Neil "Napoleon" Jones. Plot In the aftermath of a pandemic infection that has turned large numbers of the population into zombies, a group of men embark on a stag weekend for their friend Dean ahead of his impending wedding. As part of the entertainment, the party travel to an old military base where some of these zombies are being put to use as targets in zomball, a twist on the game of paintball. Production Filming took place on location at RAF Bentwaters between April and May 2008. Release The film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom by Left Films in October 2010. Its home video released came on DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kin ... in the UK in Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother's Milk (film)
''Mother's Milk'' is a 2011 British drama film directed by Gerald Fox. Based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Edward St Aubyn, it explores the troubled relationships between the various members of an English family over a long summer. It stars Thomas Underhill, Jack Davenport, Adrian Dunbar, Diana Quick, and Margaret Tyzack Margaret Maud Tyzack (9 September 193125 June 2011) was an English actress. Her television roles included ''The Forsyte Saga'' (1967) and ''I, Claudius'' (1976). She won the 1970 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the BBC serial ''The First Ch .... Plot References External links * 2011 films British drama films Films based on British novels 2010s English-language films 2010s British films {{drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farbod Khoshtinat
Farbod Khoshtinat (Persian: فربد خوشطینت; born August 11, 1988) is an LA-based Iranian director, editor and cinematographer. Career Farbod founded P.U.C.A., Persian's Underground Cinematic Arts. The Bureau of International Information Programs, United States Department of State has announced that Khoshtinat's short film, ATTN: Mr. Democrat, is the 2010 Democracy Video Challenge Winner for the Near East and North Africa. Jeff Baron, Staff Writer, America.gov, Washington reported that, "Khoshtinat said that his work on music videos and other underground, unauthorized short films led to an order by the Iranian government about a year ago that he stop making films. Instead, he said by e-mail, he moved to Malaysia to continue his studies. 'I am sure now that I cannot go back to Iran, but here I am safe and sound to work and publicize my art,' he said." He has produced 20 feature films, some of which have premiered at festivals such as Sundance and Cannes including ''A Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Napier
Andrew Napier was born and raised in Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 2009, after working on Quentin Tarantino's ''Inglourious Basterds'' in Berlin, Germany, he moved to Los Angeles. Andrew was a producer of the 2013 Academy Award®- winning short film ''Curfew'', and later edited its feature adaptation ''Before I Disappear'' (SXSW 2014 Audience Award Winner). His screenplay for ''Dogtooth'', a remake of the Academy Award®-nominated Greek foreign film, is in development at Mandalay Pictures. Andrew directed the feature documentary '' Mad As Hell'' (Hot Docs 2014 Conscious Media Award Winner), which follows Cenk Uygur, whose online news show ''The Young Turks ''The Young Turks'' (TYT) is an American progressive news commentary show on YouTube that additionally appears on selected television channels. TYT serves as the flagship program of the TYT Network, a multi-channel network of associated web se ...'' has amassed over two billion view ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Drummond Will
''The Drummond Will'' is a 2011 British comedy film directed by Alan Butterworth, starring Philip James and Mark Oosterveen, and written by Butterworth and Sam Forster. The film is a fusion of the theatrical style found in classic Ealing Comedies with modern British humour. Plot Following the death of their father, two sons inherit a decrepit cottage in a small British village in the middle of nowhere. They soon find the building also contains a large sum of unexpected cash, and through a combination of bad luck and very poor judgment they soon find themselves having to deal with an increasing body count of elderly villagers while attempting to avoid suspicion. Cast * Philip James as Danny Drummond * Mark Oosterveencas Marcus Drummond * Jeremy Drakes as Solicitor * Jonathan Hansler as Constable * Victoria Jeffrey as Betty * Nigel Osner as Vicar * Eryl Lloyd Parry as Colonel * Keith Parry as Rufus Drummond * Morrison Thomas as Malcolm the Bastard Critical response Critical reac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyd Clack
Boyd Daniel Clack (born 7 March 1951) is a Canadian-born Welsh writer, actor, and musician. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Welsh parents. At a young age, he emigrated with his family to Wales, where he grew up in Tonyrefail, where his family were originally from. His acting credits include ''Twin Town'', '' High Hopes'', and ''Satellite City'', the latter two of which he also co-wrote. He has also released the first part of his autobiography. ''Kisses Sweeter than Wine'', and two music albums, '' Welsh Bitter'' and '' Labourer of Love'' . Clack is a supporter of Welsh independence and attended a pro-independence rally in Merthyr Tydfil in September 2019, organised by AUOB Cymru. "I have always favoured Welsh Independence because every country should be independent," he said. "The opposite of independent after all is dependent and to be dependent on anyone or an organisation where that dependence isn’t based on love, kindness and genuine care is demeanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Brennan
Stuart Brennan (born 8 October 1982) is a BAFTA-winning British actor, playwright, producer and director. He is an advocate for independent film, helping set up and establish film festivals across the world. Early life and education He was born on 8 October 1982 in Barnstaple, North Devon, to parents Nigel and Lorraine Brennan and has five brothers — Rob, Ollie, Clive, Leo and Kit. Brennan attended Pilton Infants School, Pilton Bluecoats School, Pilton Community College, North Devon College then went on to study drama at the University of Winchester (formerly known as King Alfreds College). Brennan was awarded a WBC Championship belt and made an honorary World Champion by the World Boxing Council in recognition of the five years he spent training for his portrayal of Howard Winstone in ''Risen'', a part for which he also had to lose . In 2011, he was awarded a BAFTA Wales for Best Actor for the portrayal. Writer – theatre Brennan's graduation stage theatre per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Holman
Clare Margaret Holman (born 12 January 1964) is an English actress. She portrayed forensic pathologist Dr. Laura Hobson in the crime drama series ''Inspector Morse'' and its spin-off ''Lewis'' from 1995 to 2015. Career Holman started her acting career in the 1988 television film ''The Rainbow'' based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence, directed by Stuart Burge. In 1989 she played the part of the school teacher Mary Llewellyn in an adaptation of The Fifteen Streets by Catherine Cookson. In 1991, she played Iris Bentley, sister to Derek Bentley, played by Christopher Eccleston, in the film ''Let Him Have It'', and in 1992, she voiced Juliet in the '' Shakespeare: The Animated Tales'' adaptation of '' Romeo and Juliet''. She played Harper in the Royal National Theatre's production of Tony Kushner's ''Angels in America'' in November 1993. In 1995, Holman was cast as Dr Laura Hobson in the crime drama series ''Inspector Morse'', where she continued to play that part until 2000 whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Gelman
Lawrence Sheldon Gelman (November 3, 1930 – June 7, 2021) was an American film and television character actor. He was known for playing Dr. Bernie Tupperman on the TV series ''The Bob Newhart Show'' and Vinnie, the poker playing friend of Oscar and Felix, in the original TV series version of ''The Odd Couple''. Gelman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 3, 1930. On television, Gelman portrayed Leo Gold in '' Free Country'', Irv Schlosser in ''Grand Slam'', Dr. Hubie Binder in '' Maude'' officer Bernstein on ''Eight Is Enough'', Al Clemens on ''Mork & Mindy''. and Max on ''Needles and Pins''. Gelman appeared in other American television series, including ''The Monkees'' (3 episodes), '' Batman'', ''Get Smart'', '' I Dream of Jeannie'', ''My Three Sons'', ''The Doris Day Show'' (3 episodes), ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''The Carol Burnett Show'', '' Rhoda'', ''Kojak'' (2 episodes), '' Quincy M.E.'', ''CHiPS'', ''The Love Boat'', '' Laverne & Shirley'', '' One Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Márcio Garcia
Márcio Garcia Machado (born 17 April 1970) is a Brazilian actor, television host, writer, producer and film director. Biography Márcio started his career at MTV, but in 1994 he moved to Rede Globo. He was a host of a children's show called "Gente Inocente" ''(Innocent People)''. From 1997 to 1999 he represented "Video Show", a show about television, artists and ecc. After 10 years at Globo TV, he went to Rede Record where he was a host of "O Melhor do Brasil" ''(The Best of Brasil)''. His contract expired in 2008 and he decided not to renew it. Glória Perez invited him in her new telenovela named " Caminho das Indias", in which Marcio played his first part as a protagonist. Márcio is married to Andrea Santa Rosa and they have three children: Pedro, Nina and Felipe. Filmography Novelas * 2013 – '' Amor à Vida'' .... Guto * 2009 – '' Caminho das Índias'' .... Bahuan Sundrani * 2006 – ''Vidas Opostas'' .... Jorge Alencar * 2005 – '' Prova de Amor'' .... Paulo Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
