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Jamie D. Ramsay
Jamie D. Ramsay (born 20 September) is a South African cinematographer. He earned two British Independent Film Award nominations for his work on the films ''Moffie'' (2019) and ''All of Us Strangers'' (2023), and won Camerimage Bronze Frog for his work on '' Living'' (2022). He appeared on the 2021 '' Variety'' list of 10 Cinematographers to Watch. Early life Ramsay has dyslexia Dyslexia, also known until the 1960s as word blindness, is a disorder characterized by reading below the expected level for one's age. Different people are affected to different degrees. Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, r .... He had an interest in the visual arts from a young age and took up photography when his grandfather gave him a camera, which developed into a passion for cinematography. He graduated from AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy in 2005. Filmography Film Short film Television Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFDA
AFDA is a private Higher Education institution that offers courses in film, television, performance, business innovation and technology, radio and podcasting. It has campuses located in Auckland Park, Johannesburg; Observatory, Cape Town; Durban North, Durban and Central, Port Elizabeth. It offers higher certificates, undergraduate degrees and postgraduate degrees. These include the following: * Higher Certificate in Film, Television and Entertainment Production; * Higher Certificate in Performing Arts; * Higher Certificate in Radio and Podcasting; * Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Motion Picture Medium; * Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Live Performance; * Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom) in Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship; * Bachelor of Creative Writing; * BA Honours in Motion Picture Medium; * BA Honours in Live Performance; * Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation; and * Master of Fine Arts ( MFA). International recognition At the 33rd annual Student Academy Awards, in June 2006, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Will (film)
''She Will'' is a 2021 British psychological horror drama film co-written and directed by Charlotte Colbert, in her feature directorial debut. The film was produced by Jessica Malik and Bob Last, with Dario Argento and Edward R. Pressman among the executive producers. The film stars Alice Krige, Kota Eberhardt, Rupert Everett and Malcolm McDowell, with John McCrea, Amy Manson, Jonathan Aris and Daniel Lapaine. The film had its world premiere on 5 August 2021 at the 74th Locarno Film Festival, where it won the Golden Leopard for Best First Film. It was released in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2022 by Vertigo Releasing. Plot Veronica Ghent, a former film star, goes to a healing retreat in Scotland with her nurse Desi Hatoum after a double mastectomy. The place where she stays is the site where women were burnt as witches centuries before. Their ashes fill the land and give her the power to exact revenge within her dreams. Cast Filming ''She Will'' was shot in Aviemore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Independent Film Awards 2019
The British Independent Film Awards 2019 were held on 1 December 2019 to recognise the best in British independent cinema and filmmaking talent from United Kingdom. The nominations were announced on 30 October 2019. ''The Personal History of David Copperfield ''The Personal History of David Copperfield'' is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the 1850 novel ''David Copperfield'' by Charles Dickens. It stars Dev Patel as the title character, along with Aneurin ...'' led the nominations with 11, followed by '' Wild Rose'' with 10. Winners and nominees Films with multiple nominations and awards References External linksOfficial website {{British Independent Film Awards 2019 film awards British Independent Film Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noughts + Crosses
''Noughts + Crosses'' is a British drama television series based on the ''Noughts & Crosses'' novel series by Malorie Blackman. The series is set in an alternative history where black "Cross" people rule over white "Noughts". The first episode aired on BBC One on 5 March 2020, and the remaining episodes premiered on BBC iPlayer on the same day. In May 2021, the BBC announced that a second series had been commissioned. The series differs from the book in several respects. Callum and Sephy are older than in the novels. Also, Callum and Jude's sister, Lynette McGregor, does not have a role. Synopsis The BBC synopsis reads: "Against a background of prejudice, distrust and powerful rebellion mounting on the streets, a passionate romance builds between Sephy and Callum which will lead them both into terrible danger". Setting The series takes place in present-day London in an alternative history where 700 years prior, several nations in (what is in our world known as) West Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bheki Sibiya
Bheki Sibiya (born 1973), is a South African actor, producer, director, and cinematographer. He is best known for the roles in the television serials such as ''Muvhango'', ''eHostela'' and ''Durban Gen''. Personal life Bheki Sibiya was born in 1973 in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. In 1997, he completed a diploma in Speech and Drama from Durban University of Technology. Then he completed a film course at AFDA, The School for the Creative Economy (AFDA). Career He started career as a production assistant on several television dramas. In the meantime, he co-directed theater productions as well as produced and directed the documentaries. In 1999, he appeared in the SABC2 soap opera ''Muvhango'' with the role "Bheki Sotobe". In 2005, he made a guest appearance in the television sitcom ''Sorted''. Then in 2006, he joined with the police procedural drama series ''Zero Tolerance'' and played the role "Fayo". In 2009, he directed the short film ''Father Christmas Doesn’t Come Here' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Maras
Anthony Maras is a multi award-winning Greek-Australian film director, writer and producer born in Adelaide, South Australia. Maras' debut feature film '' Hotel Mumbai'' explores the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and stars Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher and Jason Isaacs. The film enjoyed strong critical and audience acclaim and had its international theatrical release in 2019 after its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was shot both on location in Mumbai and in Maras' native Australia. Maras' short film '' The Palace'' about the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, was shot along the United Nations Green in Nicosia, and premiered at the 2011 Telluride Film Festival and won multiple awards internationally including Best Short Fiction Film and Best Screenplay in a Short Film at the 2012 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA Awards). This marks Maras' third AACTA Award, having won Best Short Fic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pressure (upcoming Film)
''Pressure'' is an upcoming British historical drama film written and directed by Anthony Maras and co-written by David Haig, adapted from Haig’s stage play of the same name. It stars Andrew Scott as meteorologist James Stagg and Brendan Fraser as Dwight D. Eisenhower. Premise In the final days before the planned Allied invasion of Europe in 1944, Royal Air Force meteorologist James Stagg must deliver a weather report to the Allied high command determining the feasibility of the planned D-Day. Cast * Andrew Scott as James Stagg * Brendan Fraser as Dwight D. Eisenhower * Kerry Condon as Captain Kay Summersby * Chris Messina as Irving P. Krick Irving P. Krick (1906 – June 20, 1996) was an American meteorologist and inventor, the founding professor of Department of Meteorology at California Institute of Technology (1933–1948), one of the U.S. Air Force meteorologists who provided ... * Damian Lewis as Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery Production The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallie Meyers-Shyer
Hallie Meyers-Shyer (born July 26, 1987) is an American actress and filmmaker. Early life Meyers-Shyer was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of filmmakers Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer. She has an older sister, Annie. Meyers-Shyer is Jewish. She attended Crossroads School and later enrolled at the University of Southern California to study screenwriting, but transferred to The New School, where she graduated with a degree in literature. Career Meyers-Shyer has appeared in six of her parents' films: '' Father of the Bride'', '' I Love Trouble'', '' Father of the Bride Part II'', '' The Parent Trap'', '' What Women Want'', and '' The Affair of the Necklace''. The lead characters in '' The Parent Trap'' were named after Meyers-Shyer and her sister, Annie Meyers-Shyer. In 2012, it was announced that Meyers-Shyer's script ''The Chelsea'' would be made into a film starring Felicity Jones and directed by Nancy Meyers. In 2017, Meyers said her daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodrich (film)
''Goodrich'' is an upcoming American comedy film written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer. The film stars Michael Keaton Douglas and Mila Kunis. The film will be released on October 18, 2024 in the United States. Premise After his younger second wife leaves him and enters a 90-day rehab program, Los Angeles art dealer Andy Goodrich seeks out his adult pregnant daughter Grace for help with raising his nine-year-old twins. Cast * Michael Keaton Douglas as Andy Goodrich * Mila Kunis as Grace Goodrich * Andie MacDowell * Carmen Ejogo * Kevin Pollak * Michael Urie * Laura Benanti * Danny Deferrari * Jackie Sandler * Poorna Jagannathan * Vivien Lyra Blair Production In May 2019, it was announced that a comedy film titled ''Goodrich'' was in development with Hallie Meyers-Shyer directing the film and writing the screenplay, and Amy Pascal serving as a producer. Michael Keaton Douglas was cast in the lead role as Andy Goodrich. In March 2023, Mila Kunis joined the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Hamm
Nick Hamm is a film, television, and theater director and producer born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He won a BAFTA for his drama ''The Harmfulness of Tobacco'' starring Edward Fox. Hamm's most recent films, ''The Journey'' starring Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney, and '' Driven'' starring Jason Sudeikis and Lee Pace'','' both premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and were later shown at TIFF. In 2020, Hamm formed the London- and L.A.-based entertainment companFree Turnwith his brother Jon. Early life and background Hamm was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland to Marian and Patrick Hamm. He attended the University of Manchester and received his B.A. in English and Philosophy. Career Theatre Hamm began his career on the London fringe before becoming resident director of the Royal Shakespeare Company where he mainly focused on working with contemporary playwrights, including Howard Barker, Edward Bond and Arthur Miller. Film In 1989, Hamm transitioned into film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Tell (2024 Film)
''William Tell'' is a 2024 epic historical drama written and directed by Nick Hamm, based on the play of the same name by Friedrich Schiller. It premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2024. Premise William Tell defends his family and homeland Switzerland when it comes under attack from the Austrian king. Cast * Claes Bang as William Tell * Connor Swindells as Gessler * Ellie Bamber as Bertha * Golshifteh Farahani as Suna * Jonah Hauer-King as Rudenz * Rafe Spall * Emily Beecham * Jonathan Pryce * Ben Kingsley * Solly McLeod * Amar Chadha-Patel as Furst * Sam Keeley as Baumgarten * Jake Dunn as Stussl * Tobias Jowett as Walter Production The production, which would be directed and adapted by Nick Hamm, received funding to shoot in South Tyrol in June 2023. In October 2023, the production was fully announced, with Claes Bang set to star as the titular folk hero. Connor Swindells, Ellie Bamber, Golshifteh Farahani, Jonah Hauer-Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Haigh
Andrew Haigh (; born 7 March 1973) is a British filmmaker. Early life Haigh was born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. He read History at Newcastle University. Career Haigh worked as an assistant editor on films such as ''Gladiator (2000 film), Gladiator'' and ''Black Hawk Down (film), Black Hawk Down'' before debuting as a writer/director with the short film ''Oil''. In 2009 he directed his first feature-length film, ''Greek Pete'', which debuted at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. The film is set in London and centers on male prostitution, chronicling a year in the life of rent-boy Pete. ''Greek Pete'' won the Artistic Achievement Award at Outfest in 2009. Haigh's second feature, the highly acclaimed romantic drama ''Weekend (2011 film), Weekend'' about a 48-hour relationship between two men (played by Tom Cullen (actor), Tom Cullen and Chris New), premiered on 11 March 2011 at the SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Emerging Visions. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
