Programming Highlights - January 2015
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Eurochannel Programming Highlights - January 2015 Programming Highlights - January 2015 British Month Eurocinema – Ruby Blue – UK - Premiere January 9th - Join a man who struggles to live after the death of his wife, all while being accused of something he didn’t do. – Page 3 Eurocinema – The Calling – UK - Premiere January 16th - A young woman decides to pursue her dreams and become a nun despite the opinion of her closest ones. – Page 9 Euromusic – Route 94 – UK – Premiere January 18th - The smash hits of a jewel in the British musical crown. A dazzling special with a unique voice. – Page 16 Eurocinema – In Our Name – UK – Premiere January 30th – A woman soldier returns from war duty but her life will never be the same. – Page 22 Euromusic – Mariza and the Story of Fado – Portugal - Premiere January 26th – A documentary tells the history of Portugal’s national music. Page 25 1 235, Lincoln Road #201 33139 MIAMI BEACH, FL USA - +1 305-531-1315 – [email protected] Eurochannel Programming Highlights - January 2015 Programming Highlights January 2015 British Month Ruby Blue – Premiere January 9th – Page 3 Saint Petersburg – Premiere January 10th – Page 7 The Calling – Premiere January 16th – Page 9 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff – Premiere January 17th – Page 13 Route 94 - Premiere January 18th – Page 16 Gypo – Premiere January 23rd – Page 17 One Direction - Premiere January 25th – Page 21 In Our Name – Premiere January 30th – Page 22 And… Mariza and the Story of Fado – New Series - Premiere January 26th – Page 25 A Film and its Era: Vincent, François, Paul and the Others by Claude Sautet Premiere January 31st – Page 27 2 235, Lincoln Road #201 33139 MIAMI BEACH, FL USA - +1 305-531-1315 – [email protected] Eurochannel Programming Highlights - January 2015 Ruby Blue United Premiere Friday January 9th at 9 PM ET/PT / Kingdom 9 PM South Africa Everyone faces the future with a past that cannot be forgotten. To face life after the death of one’s life partner is never easy; it is difficult to avoid surrendering to sorrow. In Ruby Blue, an elderly widower in Kent eventually rediscovers a sense of hope in his companionship with an eight-year-old girl, her mother, and a teenage boy, but things take a turn for the worse when the little girl goes missing. Ruby Blue, a poignant British drama, is the second full-length production by Jan Dunn. In telling the story of Jack (Bob Hoskins), a man whose family has been shattered after the death of his wife, the film also explores subjects such as love after 50 and teenage alcoholism. As Jack grudgingly develops a paternal relationship with two children, one of them disappears; mistrust thus develops among the inhabitants of his suburban village. Besides Dunn’s formidable directing, striking performances by A-list actors enrich Ruby Blue. In the lead role, Academy Award nominee and BAFTA Award Winner Bob Hoskins portrays a complex man who looks toward his glamorous neighbor, French film legend Josiane Balasko (in the role of Stephanie), for salvation. The film also features two original tracks by KT Tunstall. Ruby Blue’s subtle yet dark plot and its excellent cast helped turn this independent art- house project into an award-winning production at the Chicago Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival 2008, the London Independent Film Festival 2008, and the Moondance International Film Festival 2008, among others. Eurochannel invites you to experience an intriguing story set in the tranquil landscape of Kent, and to discover if there is a second chance in life for everybody. Cast: Bob Hoskins, Josiane Balasko, Jody Latham Director: Jan Dunn Country: United Kingdom Original Title: Ruby Blue Genre: Drama Year: 2008 Ruby Blue Premiere Friday January 9th at 9 PM ET/PT / 9 PM South Africa Synopsis: An elderly man's (Bob Hoskins) innocent friendship with an eight-year-old girl is tarnished by the assumptions of a community when the little girl goes missing. Festivals and Awards: Chicago Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival 2008 - Best Feature Length Narrative London Independent Film Festival 2008 - Best British Film Moondance International Film Festival 2008 – Best Director Oxford International Film Festival 2008 (Ohio, USA) – Best Actor 3 235, Lincoln Road #201 33139 MIAMI BEACH, FL USA - +1 305-531-1315 – [email protected] Eurochannel Programming Highlights - January 2015 Washington DC Independent Film Festival 2008 – Best Feature Picture links: http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/Ruby_Blue_1.jpg http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/Ruby_Blue_2.jpg http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/Ruby_Blue_3.jpg http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/Ruby_Blue_4.jpg http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/Ruby_Blue_5.jpg 5 British Directors who Started in Independent Films Photos: http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/paul_greengrass.jpg http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/Jan_Dunn_1.jpg http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/Stephen_Frears.jpg http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/Kevin_Macdonald.jpg http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/Ken_Loach.jpg Paul Greengrass Born in August 1955 in Surrey, England, Paul Greengrass is an English film director, screenwriter and former journalist. Starting his career at ITV (one of the UK’s most important commercial TV networks) as a director in the 1980s, he then moved to small budget TV productions and independent cinema. His breakthrough came after directing Bloody Sunday in 2002, which was awarded Best Director at the British Independent Film Awards and premiered at Sundance Film Festival. Mainstream movies followed; Greengrass directed two of the Bourne series, The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), as well as United 93 (2006), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Director and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed Green Zone (2010) and Captain Phillips (2013), which received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor. Jan Dunn Jan Dunn is a multi-award winning screenwriter and independent film director whose roots began as theatre actress. She made her feature length directorial debut in 2005 with the film Gypo, starring Paul McGann and Pauline McLynn, which won a British Independent Film Award for Best Production. It was the first British film to be made under the Dogme 95 rules. Then came Ruby Blue, another winner of international awards, including Best Narrative Film (Grand Jury Award at the Washington DC Independent Film Festival) and The Moonstone Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Director, amongst other awards. She then released The Calling, whose young lead won the Trailblazers Best Newcomer Award at its Edinburgh International Film Festival premiere; it was released in the U.S. on February 2014. Stephen Frears One of the most acclaimed film directors from Britain today, Stephen Frears started as an assistant director at the BBC. In the last half of the 1980s, Frears came to international attention as a director of feature films. His film debut was the detective spoof Gumshoe, but it was his direction of My Beautiful Laundrette that unexpectedly led to wider notice. After that, he kept working on both mainstream and independent cinema, with successful productions such as Dangerous Liaisons, which won numerous Academy Awards and BAFTA nominations (Frears himself was nominated for the BAFTA Best Direction Award), and The Queen, which achieved immense critical acclaim, box-office success and awards. His latest film, Philomena, was nominated in four categories at the 86th Academy Awards. Kevin Macdonald 4 235, Lincoln Road #201 33139 MIAMI BEACH, FL USA - +1 305-531-1315 – [email protected] Eurochannel Programming Highlights - January 2015 Born in Scotland in 1967, Kevin Macdonald began his career with a biography of his grandfather, The Life and Death of a Screenwriter (1994), which he turned into the documentary, The Making of an Englishman (1995). He continued making documentaries such as One Day in September (1999), about the murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and Touching the Void (2003), about Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous attempt to climb Mont Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. This production was described by The Guardian as “the most successful documentary in British cinema history.” Kevin Macdonald gained worldwide recognition with the British Independent Film Award winner and Academy Award winner, The Last King of Scotland (2006). Ken Loach He is probably one of the greatest British directors of all time and a paramount figure in independent cinema. Born in June 1936, Ken Loach started his career directing at the BBC, with ten contributions to the BBC's Wednesday Play anthology series that include the docudramas Up the Junction (1965), Cathy Come Home (1966) and In Two Minds (1967). Despite his success, especially with his 1969 film Kes, his naturalistic, social-realist directing style caused some of his films to be censored and left him out of the spotlight for a decade. However, the 1980s and 1990s saw the production of a series of critically acclaimed films such as Hidden Agenda, Carla's Song, and Land and Freedom, which contains a quintessentially Loach sequence of a 12-minute political discussion amongst villagers. During this period he was also awarded prizes at the Cannes Film Festival on three occasions. In recent years, Looking for Eric has been one of his most successful films – its cast includes former professional footballer Eric Cantona and the former bass guitarist of The Fall, Steve Evets. 3 Must-See British Drama Films Photos: http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/Trainspotting.jpg http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/Green_Street_Hooligans.jpg http://www.eurochannel.com/pictures/This_is_England.jpg British films by rule must have certain characteristics that make them “British”: they must be set in the UK, have a predominantly British cast and, if possible, showcase a Brit as director. However, some organizations, such as BAFTA, have different criteria and even list Gravity (with a Mexican director and American actors) as a British film.