MONTHLY GUIDE JANUARY 2015 | ISSUE 66 | PACIFIC BRITISH MONTH CAMERAMAN: THE LIFE AND WORK OF JACK CARDIFF, ONE DIRECTION , RUBY BLUE, ROUTE 94, AND MORE... EUROCHANNEL GUIDE | JANUARY 2015 | 1 2 | EUROCHANNEL GUIDE | JANUARY 2015 | MONTHLY GUIDE| JANUARY 2015 | ISSUE 66 BRITISH British Month MONTH as the curtain closed on a 2014 packed with delightful surprises, emotionally stirring stories and stunning landscapes, we’re proud to welcome you to a new year of audiovisual marvel. In 2015, Eurochannel will continue showcasing the creative, colorful, and Mariza and the unique in European culture that we admire. Story of Fado The year kicks off with a month dedicated to cinematic ventures made in Britain. In January we present British Month, a compilation of dramas, comedies, documentaries and music. We will enjoy the stunning acting of Academy Award nominee and BAFTA Award Winner Bob Hoskins, Emmy Award-winner Brenda Blethyn, French film legend Josiane Balasko, among others. The stories of Eurochannel’s British Month will tackle in a very moving, One Direction yet entertaining way, sensitive issues such as pedophilia, immigration, religion and poverty. Table of contents In January we will also enjoy the stories of real-life people with two documentaries. The first offers a familiar view on a legend of British 4 British Month cinema, Jack Cardiff, in an intimate portrait. The second treats us to 28 Week 1 the great Portuguese tunes and an enchanting account of the history of fado. Be sure not to miss them! 30 Week 2 32 Week 3 What would a new year be without new music artists? January is no 34 Week 4 exception. One Direction, the boy band that has cast a spell on the today’s youth, is back with a new album, and are here presenting their latest hits. Alongside them, a promising DJ comes from London to prove his talent to the world - Route 94. EUROCHANNEL GUIDE PUBLISHED BY Eurochannel, Inc. EDITOR IN CHIEF Sofía Martinez EXECUTIVE EDITOR Javier Pardo ARTWORK Cristina Tejada EDITORS Anna Oboza, Javier Pardo, Elda Veiga , Zheljko Kojchic & Paul Jaulin. EUROCHANNEL, INC. 235 Lincoln Road # 201 | Miami Beach, FL 33139 Gustavo Vainstein +1-(305)-531-1315 | www.eurochannel.com Eurochannel’s CEO ©2014 | All pictures rights are reserved. BRITISH MONTH Ruby Blue United Kingdom Everyone faces the future with a past that cannot be forgotten DIRECTOR Jan Dunn CAST Bob Hoskins, Josiane Balasko, Jody Latham GENRE Drama Premiere: January 9th at 6:00 PM ORIGINAL TITLE Ruby Blue YEAR 2008 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. To face life after the death of one’s life partner is never Award nominee and BAFTA Award Winner Bob Hoskins easy; it is difficult to avoid surrendering to sorrow. In Ruby portrays a complex man who looks toward his glamorous Blue, an elderly widower in Kent eventually rediscovers a neighbor, French film legend Josiane Balasko (in the role of sense of hope in his companionship with an eight-year-old Stephanie), for salvation. The film also features two original girl, her mother, and a teenage boy, but things take a turn tracks by KT Tunstall. for the worse when the little girl goes missing. Ruby Blue’s subtle yet dark plot and its excellent cast Ruby Blue, a poignant British drama, is the second full- helped turn this independent art-house project into an length production by Jan Dunn. In telling the story of Jack award-winning production at the Chicago Gay and Lesbian (Bob Hoskins), a man whose family has been shattered International Film Festival 2008, the London Independent after the death of his wife, the film also explores subjects Film Festival 2008, and the Moondance International Film such as love after 50 and teenage alcoholism. As Jack Festival 2008, among others. grudgingly develops a paternal relationship with two children, one of them disappears; mistrust thus develops Eurochannel invites you to experience an intriguing story among the inhabitants of his suburban village. Besides set in the tranquil landscape of Kent, and to discover if Dunn’s formidable directing, striking performances by there is a second chance in life for everybody. A-list actors enrich Ruby Blue. In the lead role, Academy 4 | EUROCHANNEL GUIDE | JANUARY 2015 | BRITISH 5 British Directors who MONTH Started in Independent Films 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. JAN DUNN United Kingdom 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. 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 asDangerous 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. KEVIN MACDONALD 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 asOne 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. EUROCHANNEL GUIDE | JANUARY 2015 | 5 BRITISH MONTH 3 MUST-SEE BRITISH DRAMA FILMS 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. Never mind their rules: here is Eurochannel’s list of 3 must-see UK dramas of the last 20 years. TRAINSPOTTING (1996) GREEN STREET HOOLIGANS (2005) Based on the novel by Irvine Welsh and directed by Danny Set in Green Street, in the London borough of Newham, Boyle, this UK film is a wild, freeform trip through the darkest England, this sports drama was directed by Lexi Alexander and recesses of Edinburgh’s lowlife culture, focusing on Mark stars Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam. It tells the story of an Renton and his attempt to give up his heroin habit, and how American college student who falls in with a violent West Ham the latter affects his relationship with family and friends.. football firm formerly run by his brother-in-law and is morally Despite the controversy the film caused, it is now considered transformed by their commitment to each other. Green Street a 1990s cult classic. won several awards, including Best Feature at the LA Femme Film Festival, Best of the Fest at the Malibu Film Festival, and the Special Jury Award at the SXSW Film Festival.