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BFI Distribution has picked up the well-received Irish drama God’s Creatures for theatrical release in the UK. The deal also includes a partnership with independent Irish distributor Volta Pictures, who have acquired the film for Ireland. Volta Pictures will release the film in Ireland on March 23, 2023, and BFI Distribution will take it to UK cinemas a week later on March 31. The film was acquired from A24, marking the first time the BFI has picked up a film from the prolific American studio. A24 released the film in the US in September. Directed by New York-based filmmakers Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer ( The Fits ) in their feature debut as a duo, God’s Creatures debuted in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar at Cannes last year. The film stars Emily Watson ( Breaking the Waves ), Paul Mescal ( Normal People, Aftersun ), and Aisling Franciosi ( The Fall ). Billed as a “quietly devastating drama,” the film is set on the coast of Ireland in and around a … [Read more...] about BFI Distribution Acquires Emily Watson & Paul Mescal Pic ‘God’s Creatures’ For UK Release, Partners With Volta Pictures For Ireland

EXCLUSIVE : A black comedy crime script has won this year’s NFTS Popcorn Award, which is arranged by the UK’s National Film and Television School and London-based production company, Popcorn Group ( She Will ). Bethan Moore’s script The Widow Making Syndicate follows the story of Zsofia Kovacs who was tried for the murder of 49 men in her Hungarian village, Nagyrev, in the early 20th century. Though fictional, the story is based on the true-life events of the Angel Makers of Nagyrev, who poisoned between 50 and 300 men over a period of 15 years from 1914 – 1929. The award was established to “champion stories with strong identities looking to shape social discourse in a thought-provoking and, importantly, entertaining way”. The award is only open to NFTS writing students and includes a cash prize of £2,500 and the option of a development deal with Popcorn Group. Moore’s project was one of a dozen scripts that were submitted by the current class of the NFTS … [Read more...] about Dark Comedy Crime Script Wins NFTS & Popcorn Group Writing Prize

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Scene 2 Seen Podcast !! I am your host Valerie Complex, associate editor and film writer at Deadline. On today’s episode is actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw . In her latest project, the Apple TV+ series Surface (where she also serves as executive producer), Raw stars as Sohie, a woman who has suffered a traumatic head injury that has left her with extreme memory loss, believed to be a result of a suicide attempt. As Sophie embarks on a quest to put the pieces of her life back together with the help of her husband and friends, she begins to question whether or not the truth she is told is in fact the truth she has lived. Showrunner is Veronica West ( High Fidelity ). You can view the trailer here to get a taste. Looking back into her career history, Raw is an award-winning actor of the stage and screen. Her stage performances include Hamlet (2009) alongside Jude Law in the West End, Elsinore in Denmark and Broadway, and … [Read more...] about Scene 2 Seen Podcast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw Discusses Starring And Executive Producing On Apple Series ‘Surface’