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Aftersun
''Aftersun'' is a 2022 semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Charlotte Wells in her feature directorial debut. Starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, and Celia Rowlson-Hall, the film is loosely based on Wells' childhood and follows an 11-year-old Scottish girl on holiday with her father at a Turkish resort on the eve of his 31st birthday. ''Aftersun'' had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2022, where Wells was nominated for the Caméra d'Or. It was theatrically released in the United States on 21 October and in the United Kingdom on 18 November. The film received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised the direction, screenplay, cinematography, visuals, and performances of Corio and Mescal. ''Aftersun'' received four nominations at the 76th BAFTA Awards, where Wells won for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Mescal was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 95th Academy Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Charlotte Wells
Charlotte Wells (born 13 June 1987) is a Scottish director, writer, and producer. She is known for her feature film debut '' Aftersun'' (2022), which premiered in 2022 during Critics' Week at Cannes Film Festival, receiving 121 nominations and 33 awards, including Gotham and British Independent Film Awards. Wells has worked on numerous other films, such as ''Blue Christmas'' (2017), and her films have screened at festivals worldwide. Early life and education Wells was born in Edinburgh. She attended secondary school at the independent George Heriot's School. Wells did not live with her father, who died when she was 16, but remembers him as a very involved parent, despite the living situation. The father-daughter dynamic was a frequent topic of conversation after her first feature-film debut '' Aftersun'', a film about a father and daughter. Wells was interested in film from a young age, but did not initially pursue it. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Classics from K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Paul Mescal
Paul Colm Michael Mescal ( ; born 2 February 1996) is an Irish actor. His accolades include two BAFTA Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Born in Maynooth, he studied acting at The Lir Academy and then performed in plays in Dublin theatres. He rose to fame with his leading role in the BBC / Hulu romantic drama miniseries '' Normal People'' (2020), earning a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Mescal progressed to film acting with roles in the psychological dramas '' The Lost Daughter'' (2021), '' God's Creatures'' (2022), and '' All of Us Strangers'' (2023). For his starring role as a troubled father in the coming-of-age drama '' Aftersun'' (2022), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Mescal expanded to big-budget films with a leading role in the historical action film ''Gladiator II'' (2024). On stage, he portra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
76th British Academy Film Awards
The 76th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the British Academy Film Awards, BAFTAs, were held on 19 February 2023, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2022 in film, 2022, at the Royal Festival Hall within London's Southbank Centre. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2022. The nominations were announced on 19 January 2023 via a global Livestreaming, livestream, hosted by actors Hayley Atwell and Toheeb Jimoh, from the arts charity's newly redeveloped HQ at 195 Piccadilly, London. The BAFTA Rising Star Award, Rising Star Award nominees, which is the only category voted for by the British public, were announced on 17 January 2023. The German language Epic film, epic List of anti-war films, anti-war drama ''All Quiet on the Western Front (2022 film), All Quiet on the Western Front'' receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Frankie Corio
Francesca Corio (born 7 July 2010) is a Scottish child actress. She is known for her debut role in the film '' Aftersun'' (2022), for which she received a number of accolades, including Critics Choice and British Independent Film Award nominations. Early life Corio was born in Livingston, West Lothian. She is of Italian descent and has two siblings. Career Corio was 10 when she was cast in '' Aftersun'' among 800 applicants from schools and youth clubs across Scotland, after her mother sent a photograph of her to a casting agent, and 12 by the film's release. The film, starring Paul Mescal as her character Sophie's father, marked director Charlotte Wells' feature debut, and principal photography took place in Ölüdeniz Ölüdeniz (literally "Dead Sea", due to its calm waters even during storms; official translation: Blue Lagoon) is a town of the municipality and district of Fethiye, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 6,132 (2022). Before the 2013 Turkish ..., Turkey. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Oliver Coates
Oliver Coates (born in London in 1982) is a British cellist, film composer, music producer and electronic musician. He has released ten studio albums many of which have been released on RVNG Intl. Career Born in London in 1982, Oliver Coates took up the cello at the age of six. He went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London where he received the highest score ever awarded to a student. After graduating there, he worked with Massive Attack, Goldie, Ben Frost, Micachu & the Shapes and the Icelandic postrock band Sigur Rós. In 2009, he worked as a cellist with the South African Mira Calix on a new recording of a song by Boards of Canada for a compilation on Warp Records. This was followed by collaboration with the guitarist Jonny Greenwood for the music to the Paul Thomas Anderson films ''There Will Be Blood'' and '' The Master''. He worked with Mica Levi, on the music for the science fiction thriller '' Under the Skin'' by Jonathan Glazer and her 2017 album ''Remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tango Entertainment
Tango Productions, LLC, doing business as Tango Entertainment, is an American film production company founded in 2017 by Lia Buman and Tim Headington. The company produced the films ''Little Woods'' (2018) '' The Old Man & the Gun'' (2018), '' Skate Kitchen'' (2019), '' Little Fish'' (2020), '' Never Rarely Sometimes Always'' (2020), ''Resurrection'' (2022), and '' Aftersun'' (2022). History In January 2017, Lia Buman and Tim Headington launched the company, aiming to finance and produce film and television series. The company's first film '' Skate Kitchen'' had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2018, and was released in August 2018, by Magnolia Pictures. ''Little Woods'' directed by Nia DaCosta, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2018, and was released in April 2019, by Neon Neon is a chemical element; it has symbol Ne and atomic number 10. It is the second noble gas in the periodic table. Neon is a colorless, odorless, inert mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adele Romanski
Adele Marie Romanski (; born November 10, 1982) is an American independent film producer. She is best known for producing the acclaimed films ''Moonlight'', '' Never Rarely Sometimes Always'', and '' Aftersun''. ''Moonlight'' received eight Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, winning Best Picture for Romanski, along with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner. Personal life Romanski grew up in Venice, Florida. She graduated from Pine View School in 2001, later graduating from Florida State University in 2004. She attended FSU with director Barry Jenkins. She was married to Academy Award nominated cinematographer James Laxton, who has worked on several of the films she produced. Career In January 2017 it was announced Romanski would be an executive producer on season 2 of '' The Girlfriend Experience''. She produced '' Under the Silver Lake'', which was released in 2018. She was instrumental in instigating Barry Jenkins' sophomore feature, ''Moonlight'', including gett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 Cannes Film Festival
The 75th annual Cannes Film Festival is a film festival that took place from 17 to 28 May 2022. French actor Vincent Lindon served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Virginie Efira hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for a second time with the comedy-drama film '' Triangle of Sadness.'' The Honorary Palme d'Or was awarded to American actors Forest Whitaker and Tom Cruise, the later on short notice during the international premiere of '' Top Gun: Maverick''. The official poster for the festival was designed as a homage to ''The Truman Show'' (1998), the film was also selected for the ''Cinéma de la Plage'' section. The festival opened with '' Final Cut'' by Michel Hazanavicius. The edition also marked the festival's return to its full spectator capacity after the disruption in its previous two year's editions due to COVID-19 restrictions in France. Juries Main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Under Pressure
"Under Pressure" is a song by the British rock band Queen and singer David Bowie. Originally released as a single in October 1981, it was later included on Queen's tenth studio album ''Hot Space'' (1982). The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Queen's second number-one hit in their home country and Bowie's third, and also charted in the top 10 in more than 10 countries around the world. The song has been described as a "monster rock track that stood out" on the ''Hot Space'' album, as well as "an incredibly powerful and poignant pop song". "Under Pressure" was listed at number 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s, and voted the second-best collaboration of all time in a poll by ''Rolling Stone''. In 2021, it was ranked number 429 on ''Rolling Stone''s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was played live at every Queen concert from 1981 until the end of the band's touring career in 1986. Live recordings had appeared on various Queen live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979) is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film ''My Josephine'' (2003), he directed his first feature film '' Medicine for Melancholy'' (2008) for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature. He is also a member of The Chopstars collective as a creative collaborator. Following an eight-year hiatus from feature filmmaking, Jenkins directed and co-wrote the LGBTQ-themed independent drama ''Moonlight'' (2016), which won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Jenkins received an Oscar nomination for Best Director and jointly won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay with Tarell Alvin McCraney. He became the fourth Black person to be nominated for Best Director and the second Black person to direct a Best Picture winner. He released his third directorial feature '' If Beale Street Could Talk'' in 2018 to critical praise, and earned nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Celia Rowlson-Hall
Celia Rowlson-Hall is an American dancer, choreographer, and film director. She has choreographed numerous music videos and commercials, and has directed several short films. Her debut feature film, ''MA'', was released in 2015. Early life Rowlson-Hall grew up in Urbanna, Virginia, and graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance. Career Rowlson-Hall moved to New York after finishing college and initially worked in theater dance and choreography. She was mentored by New York choreographer Faye Driscoll, and won a Bessie Award for performance in Driscoll's ''837 Venice Blvd'' in 2009. She first became involved in filmmaking in 2008, when director Ray Tintori hired her to choreograph the music video for MGMT's song " Electric Feel". In 2010, she directed her first short film, ''Prom Night'', in which she also cast herself; it was nominated for a Grand Jury Award at South by Southwest. She went on to direct two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
BBC Film
BBC Film (formerly BBC Films) is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded on 18 June 1990, and has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years, including ''Truly, Madly, Deeply (film), Truly, Madly, Deeply'', ''Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa'', ''Quartet (2012 film), Quartet'', ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'', ''Saving Mr. Banks'', ''My Week with Marilyn'', ''Eastern Promises'', ''Match Point'', ''Jane Eyre (2011 film), Jane Eyre'', ''In the Loop'', ''An Education'', ''StreetDance 3D'', ''Fish Tank (film), Fish Tank'', ''The History Boys (film), The History Boys'', ''Nativity! (film), Nativity!'', ''Iris (2001 film), Iris'', ''Notes on a Scandal (film), Notes on a Scandal'', '' Philomena (film), Philomena'', ''Stan & Ollie'', ''Man Up (film), Man Up'', ''Billy Elliot'' and ''Brooklyn (film), Brooklyn''. BBC Film co-produces around eight films a year, working in partnership with major international and UK distributors. Eva Yates is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
