The Oscar-winning director focuses his lens on the devastating Rohingya crisis and the world’s largest refugee camp for his latest documentary short. It’s been more than two years since British director Orlando von Einsiedel won the Oscar for documentary short The White Helmets, a harrowing look at the daily heroisms of a group volunteer rescue…
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Social media has done some amazing things for the art culture. It also has taken away from a lot too. On one side it congested the industry with overnight mediocre artists. On the other side, it gave many talented creators the opportunity to be seen and network. That’s my current testament because it gave me…
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“I knew nothing about the Vatican,” confesses Fernando Meirelles, director of Netflix’s feelgood awards contender The Two Popes, which has its Canadian premiere in Toronto on Monday (9). “I wasn’t very interested in the politics of the Church. I’m Catholic myself, but a very bad Catholic.” Yet when producer Dan Lin handed him Anthony McCarten’s…
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Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce star in this intimate look at a historic turning point in the Catholic Church. Directed by Academy Award nominee Fernando Meirelles. In select theaters on November 27 in the US, November 29 in the UK and on Netflix December 20.
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The Oscar-winning banner will roll out its first shorts this fall: the refugee camp-set “Lost and Found” and the shocking expose “The Nightcrawlers.” After playing home to such Oscar-winning documentary features as recent winner “Free Solo” and other awards season favorites like “Jane” and “LA 92,” National Geographic Documentary Films is turning its attention to…
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Talk about a magic carpet ride. Disney’s live-action Aladdin has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, a feat accomplished after audiences disregarded lukewarm reviews. The music-infused family film is an update of the classic 1992 animated film. Aladdin also gives star Will Smith and director Guy Ritchie entry to the billion-dollar…
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Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, expanding beyond its signature stage shows, struck a deal to make feature-length films, a partnership with the company that co-produced the hit “The Lego Movie” and this weekend’s new Walt Disney Co. release “Aladdin.” The Montreal-based entertainment company is teaming up with Dan Lin’s Rideback company to mine its portfolio…
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Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group and Dan Lin’s production company Rideback are teaming to develop feature film content, the two parties revealed Tuesday. Inspired by Cirque du Soleil’s creative catalog, the companies said the diverse slate of projects are intended for the big screen and aimed at global audiences. No specific details on any project…
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Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is partnering with Rideback, producer of “Aladdin,” “It” and the Lego franchise, to develop movies inspired by the Cirque du Soleil catalogue. The partnership, announced Tuesday, aims to leverage Rideback’s track record and increase the opportunities for a global audience to enjoy the Cirque du Soleil universe. “Cirque du Soleil…
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The producer of Cirque du Soleil and Dan Lin’s Rideback have made a deal to develop feature films based on the stories and characters from the catalog of the iconic global live entertainment franchise. The movie projects will be spearheaded by Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group president and CEO Daniel Lamarre and Lin along with…
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