Sundance just ended, and we are already preparing for the next big film festival, South By Southwest. Not too long ago, the festival announced a few of the films premiering this year, but now they’ve announced the main slate. The midnight selections and some inevitable late-breaking additions are still to be announced, but this should be more than enough to get you excited. Along with many World Premieres, and Sundance favorites like Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2, the line up also includes an anniversary screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and an extended Q&A screening of The Grand Budapest Hotel with Wes Anderson. SXSW 2014 runs March 7 through 15 in Austin, Texas. Check out the line up after the jump.
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Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,324 films submitted to SXSW 2014. Films screening in Narrative...
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Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,324 films submitted to SXSW 2014. Films screening in Narrative...
- 1/31/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Today the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced a diverse features lineup for this year’s Festival, the 21st edition and running March 7 – 15, 2014 in Austin, Texas. The 2014 program expands on SXSW tradition of embracing a range of genres and span of budgets, featuring a wealth of vision from experienced and developing filmmakers alike.
For more information visit http://sxsw.com/film.
Listed in the announcement are 115 of the features that will screen over the course of nine days at SXSW 2014. The lineup below includes 68 films from first-time filmmakers, and consists of 76 World Premieres, 10 North American Premieres and 7 U.S. Premieres. These films were selected from a record 2,215 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,540 U.S. and 675 international feature-length films. With a record number of 6,482 submissions total, the overall increase was 14% over 2013. The Midnighters feature section and the Short Film program will be announced on February 5, with the complete...
For more information visit http://sxsw.com/film.
Listed in the announcement are 115 of the features that will screen over the course of nine days at SXSW 2014. The lineup below includes 68 films from first-time filmmakers, and consists of 76 World Premieres, 10 North American Premieres and 7 U.S. Premieres. These films were selected from a record 2,215 feature-length film submissions composed of 1,540 U.S. and 675 international feature-length films. With a record number of 6,482 submissions total, the overall increase was 14% over 2013. The Midnighters feature section and the Short Film program will be announced on February 5, with the complete...
- 1/31/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After announcing earlier this month that Jon Favreau’s Chef and the Veronica Mars movie will be making their world debuts at SXSW this year, the festival has revealed its full line-up, including further very promising world premieres, alongside appearances from some of the year’s most high-profile films.
The Midnight programme will be announced early next month, along with the Shorts line-up, and the complete Conference slate a little later as well.
Led by Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, Nicholas Stoller’s anticipated R-rated comedy, Neighbors, will be making its world debut at the festival, notably marked out as a ‘work-in-progress’ ahead of its theatrical release in May.
David Gordon Green’s acclaimed Joe will make its Us premiere, having bowed at Venice and then Toronto last year. Early reviews have Nicolas Cage giving one of the finest performances of his career, with Tye Sheridan (Mud) excellent alongside him.
The Midnight programme will be announced early next month, along with the Shorts line-up, and the complete Conference slate a little later as well.
Led by Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, Nicholas Stoller’s anticipated R-rated comedy, Neighbors, will be making its world debut at the festival, notably marked out as a ‘work-in-progress’ ahead of its theatrical release in May.
David Gordon Green’s acclaimed Joe will make its Us premiere, having bowed at Venice and then Toronto last year. Early reviews have Nicolas Cage giving one of the finest performances of his career, with Tye Sheridan (Mud) excellent alongside him.
- 1/30/2014
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Not sure if there is a Short Term 12 equivalent in this year’s Narrative Feature Comp, but on paper SXSW programmers are serving up a mean (and the usual lean group of 8 out of a whopping 1,324 film entries) for the upcoming competitiuon of eight which includes notable entries (that we’ve been tracking for a good time now) such as Zachary Wigon’s The Heart Machine, John Magary’s The Mend, Leah Meyerhoff’s I Believe in Unicorns and Lawrence Michael Levine’s Wild Canaries. Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated docs of the year, on the non-fiction side we find Margaret Brown’s The Great Invisible. Below you’ll find a breakdown of the other sections (notable world preems in We’ll Never Have Paris and Faults (see Mary Elizabeth Winstead above), some Sundance items with Texan connections and other nuggets.
Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight...
Narrative Feature Competition
Eight world premieres, eight...
- 1/30/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Alongside Miami’s Art Basel — the international art show that runs through Saturday — Ifp has teamed with One Million Square Feet of Culture to guest curate a series of technology-centric events. Installed at the Wynwood Cigar Factory across (more precisely) 3,045 square feet are three programs: Emotional Arcade, The 78 Project, and BlabDroids. Designed by Brent Hoff and Alex Reben, modified Eeg headsets are the tricks of the trade in the Emotional Arcade, where unchecked emotions are a game-winning currency. Alex Steyermark and Lavinia Jones Wright view The 78 Project as an opportunity to record today’s music with yesterday’s technology. Using […]...
- 12/4/2013
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Alongside Miami’s Art Basel — the international art show that runs through Saturday — Ifp has teamed with One Million Square Feet of Culture to guest curate a series of technology-centric events. Installed at the Wynwood Cigar Factory across (more precisely) 3,045 square feet are three programs: Emotional Arcade, The 78 Project, and BlabDroids. Designed by Brent Hoff and Alex Reben, modified Eeg headsets are the tricks of the trade in the Emotional Arcade, where unchecked emotions are a game-winning currency. Alex Steyermark and Lavinia Jones Wright view The 78 Project as an opportunity to record today’s music with yesterday’s technology. Using […]...
- 12/4/2013
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at a clip from the comedy Losers Take All , in theaters and On Demand tomorrow, Friday, October 25th. Chosen by the man himself, the Kevin Smith Movie Club presents Losers Take All . "The Fingers" are a punk-pop band stumbling and staggering their way from girls to gigs. The band is faced with the unlikely opportunity of committing the ultimate rock .n. roll sin: selling out. However, they must choose between staying true to their indie roots or climbing into bed with mainstream, corporate rock. Directed by Alex Steyermark, the film stars Kyle Gallner, Peter Brensinger, Aaron Himelstein, Billy Kay, Adam Herschman, Tania Raymonde and Allison Scagliotti.
- 10/24/2013
- Comingsoon.net
While Kevin Smith has busied himself with the upcoming Clerks III and the horror film Tusk, he’s also tackling a number of smaller, indie projects as producer and distributor. Losers Take All, directed by Alex Steyermark, is one of those side projects, the story of a 1980′s band called The Fingers that has to (what else?) choose between sticking with their original sound and selling out. It’s the age-old tale of small town heroes trying to make it big while also not giving in to The Man. The finally have people with authority who believe in their dinky basement band, but where do they draw the line at keeping things in their control? It all seems a little heavy-handed though; it took about 15 seconds for the 80s Jocks to show up and call them losers. Of course this means they’re going to be famous and stick it to everyone back home now. Of...
- 10/9/2013
- by Samantha Wilson
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Right now Kevin Smith is prepping his strange indie horror Tusk with Justin Long and Michael Parks, and if he follows through with his plan, Clerks III will likely be his final film as director. But Smith is already getting busy as a producer and distributor of low key indie projects and one of them is coming to limited theaters and VOD later this month. Losers Take All follows a punk pop band called The Fingers as they must choose between fame and sticking to their roots. Kyle Gallner (Nightmare on Elm Street) stars in the film that features real music from the faux band and looks pretty decent if this first trailer is any indicator. Here's the first trailer for Alex Steyermark's Losers Take All, originally from Yahoo: The Fingers are a punk-pop band stumbling and staggering their way from girls to gigs. The band is faced with...
- 10/9/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
The following is a guest post, presented by Ascap Composer Spotlight, by Alex Steyermark, the director of The 78 Project, Losers Take All, One Last Thing and Prey For Rock & Roll. Steyermark has also worked as a music supervisor and music producer for such people as Ang Lee and Spike Lee, and is a member of the Columbia University Faculty, running the Ascap/Columbia University Film Scoring Workshop. Dogme Manifesto and current filmmaking trends notwithstanding, if you’ve decided that music is something you want for your film, and you’re at that point in your production where your musical needs are […]...
- 8/9/2013
- by Alex Steyermark
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Eight projects and in the running for the prestigious Arte Pixel Pitch Prize and new prizes have been introduced as cross-media content creation and distribution grow.
Power to the Pixel(PttP) has named the 30 cross-media projects which have been selected to participate in The Pixel Market 2012, its two-day co-production market to be held in London on 17 and 18 October, during the annual Cross-Media Forum held in association with the 56th BFI London Film Festival.
Watch the Power to the Pixel Introduction here:
Of the 30 teams, eight have been selected to compete for the prestigious Arte Pixel Pitch Prize, an award of £6,000 generously sponsored by the French/German broadcaster. The eight projects in the running for this prize will be presented at The Pixel Pitch, to be judged by a panel of international commissioning executives, decision-makers and financiers who face the hard task of choosing an ultimate winner. For participants and the audience of PttP delegates who will also be in attendance, The Pixel Pitch offers a unique opportunity to hear how cross-media projects are financed, and by whom.
Liz Rosenthal, CEO & Founder of Power to the Pixel said: “Making the selection of 30 projects for this year’s market was a hard task for all the right reasons. Creators are increasingly working on the development of their story ideas and content, and as a result this year’s Pixel Market and the whole arena is growing fast. We have selected 30 projects from nearly 100 entrants, well up from 25 last year which is hugely exciting for potential international partners and investors. As a result, this year's Pixel Market is bigger and bolder, with new prizes introduced to help support projects and their creators. We’re delighted to be expanding the opportunities that The Cross-Media Forum brings to the BFI London Film Festival and to the UK creative sector as a whole.”
The eight projects in competition at The Pixel Pitch include The Super 8 Complex, a user-generated interactive archive celebrating 8mm film, by award-winning production company Spring Films, the U.K. production partner of Werner Herzog Films. Jeff Norton, a finalist at last year’s Pixel Pitch, returns with his immersive dystopia Metawars. The Austrian-Iranian filmmaker Arash Riahi also makes a return: his project, Everyday Rebellion, was developed through PttP’s European cross-media workshop The Pixel Lab in 2010.
In addition, all 30 producer-led teams at the Market stand a chance of winning one of three new prizes, backed by international sponsors: the beActive Pixel Market Comedy Prize, the Mozilla Pixel Market Prize for Non-Fiction, and the Cinekid Pixel Market Prize, for projects aimed at children aged between 4 and 14.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on 18 October.
The Pixel Market is a unique event, dedicated to financing international cross-media properties. It puts the best cross-media projects from around the world on show in front of more than 100 leading international financiers, commissioners and decision-makers from film, broadcast, games, publishing, advertising, the arts, mobile, tech and interactive media, offering producers one-to-one meetings with these experts that could be decisive in taking their projects forward. It lies at the heart of PttP’s Cross-Media Forum, now in its sixth year, which covers the latest trends in audience behaviour and new business models in the cross-media and transmedia space.
The Pixel Market is supported by the Media Programme of the European Union. Additional support from the BFI, Arts Council England, Creative Skillset's Film Skills Fund, Canada Media Fund, Arte, Creative Industries Ktn, Telefilm Canada, beActive, Cinekid, Mozilla and Tribeca Film Institute.
Costas Daskalakis, Head of Media programme unit at Eacea said: "Cross-media projects have attracted a lot of attention over the last few years. Media is happy to support events such as The Pixel Market so that they also attract funding. The Media programme has developed an overall strategy to support cross-media projects including training, financial support for development, markets and distribution."
Clare Stewart, Festival Director, BFI London Film Festival said: "The Pixel Market is an integral part of the BFI London Film Festival’s Industry programme, providing tangible opportunities for innovative cross-media projects to attract marketplace support.”
Dan Simmons, Head of Film, Creative Skillset said: "The impact of digital and new technology continues to be a funding priority for Creative Skillset under the UK's film skills strategy 'A Bigger Future 2'.
We have funded Power to the Pixel since its inception six years ago. Events such as The Pixel Lab and The Pixel Market are powerful opportunities for cross-media professionals - spanning different sectors of the creative industries - to network with leading digital pioneers; developing new business and transmedia opportunities in an international environment."
Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, Canada Media Fund said: "The Canada Media Fund is pleased to partner once again with Power to the Pixel which brings together a world of creative talents. We recognise the important role of The Pixel Market as a key event where producers share their wealth of knowledge amongst each other. The diversity of voices and projects presented here illustrate the unique opportunities that exist within the world of cross-media.”
Michel Reilhac, Executive Director of Arte France Cinéma said: "There is no better place today then the London Pixel Market to keep myself informed of the best transmedia stories in the making. It is a fast evolving new field and this is where I feel I can stay on top of what is happening creatively.”
Carolle Brabant, Telefilm Canada's Executive Director, said: "We’re excited to support Power to the Pixel for a second year running. At Telefilm, finding innovative ways to engage audiences and to stimulate demand across borders and platforms is at the centre of our priorities. This unique international forum provides trend-setting producers from Canada with an opportunity to showcase their work and to engage with leading decision-makers in this dynamic marketplace."
Jeremy Davenport, Deputy Director Creative Industries Ktn said: "Power to the Pixel is exploring the cutting edge of digital convergence, where creativity, content and technology are forging new ways of storytelling for a global audience. Ciktn is looking forward to seeing the exciting projects that are emerging this year."
Brett Gaylor, Director Mozilla Popcorn said: "We're excited at Mozilla to see how the makers chosen for this year's Pixel Market will transform the web."
Nuno Bernardo, MD beActive said: "We're very impressed with the quality of the projects submitted that make the jury decision very difficult. We are seeing an increase not only in quality but also in the diversity of the projects submitted. This year comedy-based projects are strong contenders, and we are excited about the projects that are eligible for the beActive Pixel Market Comedy Prize."
Fleur Winters, Head Cinekid for Professionals said: "I’m extremely pleased to partner with Power to the Pixel, especially with this great selection of 30 innovative projects. The new frontiers they tap into matches ours and are so important! Producers will hopefully find a perfect follow up of their children’s cross-media projects after the renowned Pixel Market at the Junior Co-production Market, here at Cinekid in Amsterdam.”
Beth Janson, Executive Director Tribeca Film Institute said: "The Pixel Market is an essential destination if you are looking for the best and the brightest independent producers in this quickly evolving space. We are thrilled to be partners with Liz Rosenthal and her team.”
Full List of The Pixel Market 2012 Participants
In Competition:
Stephan Bonnefoy & Christophe Findji, 2 Minutes & Jus de Prod, Ori&Gami! (France) Edward Dallal, Spring Films, The Super 8 Complex (U.K.) Steven Grisales & Jose Luis Rugeles, Rhayuela Cine, Buenaventura Mon Amour (Colombia) Natalia Imaz & Luisa Romeo, Parabellum Film & Frida Films, The Incredibles (Spain/Germany) Jeff Norton, Awesome Media & Entertainment, Metawars (Canada/ U.K.) Uffe Savery & Mads Damsbo, Copenhagen Phil in cooperation with Makropol, World Online Orchestra Project (Denmark) Arash & Arman T. Riahi, Golden Girls Filmproduktion & Filmservices, Everyday Rebellion (Austria) Mahyad Tousi, BoomGen Studios, Birthright (U.S.)
General Selection:
Sarah Arruda, Mary Dickie, Mike Robbins & Alex Wittholz, Helios Design Labs, Queen West - Art.Noise.Mayhem (Canada) Jakob Balslev & Petter Madegård, Nordisk Film Production, Cinema dell'Arte #3 – Thunders of Thor (Denmark) Enrica Capra, GraffitiDoc, Europe for Sale (Italy) Matthieu de Laborde & Samuel Aubin, Iskra and Rhizome, It is That Way (France) Nicolas Deprost & Julien Krizek, Whac Média, Ukiyo-e, Stories of the floating world (France) Bruno de Sa Moreira & Edouard Lussan, Normandy Productions, William the Conqueror (France) Bruno Felix, Submarine Channel, The Last Hijack (Netherlands) Marcos Ferreira, MobContent, Music.Art.Place (Brazil) Fabrizia Galvagno, Doc in Progress, Docusound (Italy) Ellin Hare & Magnus Dennison, Amber Film & Photography Collective and Meerkat Films, Between the Mud and the Farthest Star (U.K.) Annika Hellström & Petra Revenue, Anagram Produktion and Cinenic Film, Blasting Bängtssons (Sweden) Gabriela Isas, Chocolate Albino, Victor (U.S../ U.K.) Esben Kjær Ravn, Kong Orange, Let’s Dance - A Casual Game About Death (Denmark) Kristoff Leue, Sancta, ZOOks (Belgium) Zack Lieberman, Exit Strategy New Media & Max & Charlie Productions, Max & Charlie (U.S.) Michael Luda, Thomas Langhanki & Sven Sund, Saxonia Media and Experimental Game, The Slumbers - Wish Tales (Germany) Zach Niles, SodaSoap Creative, Lakou Mizik (U.S.) Lucas Ochoa & Hugh Garry, Pulse Films, In Your Voice In Your Heart (U.S./ U.K.) Lise Saxtrup, Dajana Dimovska & Trine Laier, Klassefilm & KnapNokGames, Cosmic Top Secret – Black Holes Expansion (Denmark) Kent Sobey & Catherine Tait, Farmhouse Productions/ Duopoly Canada/ Baby Cow Productions, Sos: Save Our Skins (Canada/ U.K.) Alex Steyermark & Lavinia Jones, 1m1 Trax, The 78 Project (U.S./ Canada) Juliet Tzabar & Dominic Minns, This is Pip/Plug-in Media, Ha Ha Bonk (U.K.)
For updates on the Pixel Market and more information on the Cross-Media Forum go to http://powertothepixel.com/events-and-training/pttp-events/london-forum-2012/pixel-market-1718-oct
Power to the Pixel’s clients and partners include: Arte; BAFTA; BBC, Bbh; Berlin Film Festival; BFI; Canada Media Fund; Cannes Film Festival (Marché du Film); Eave; EU Media Programme; Edinburgh International Film Festival; Ifp; Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg; Mozilla; Nordisk Film & TV Fond; Orange; Telefilm Canada; TorinoFilmLab.
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Power to the Pixel(PttP) has named the 30 cross-media projects which have been selected to participate in The Pixel Market 2012, its two-day co-production market to be held in London on 17 and 18 October, during the annual Cross-Media Forum held in association with the 56th BFI London Film Festival.
Watch the Power to the Pixel Introduction here:
Of the 30 teams, eight have been selected to compete for the prestigious Arte Pixel Pitch Prize, an award of £6,000 generously sponsored by the French/German broadcaster. The eight projects in the running for this prize will be presented at The Pixel Pitch, to be judged by a panel of international commissioning executives, decision-makers and financiers who face the hard task of choosing an ultimate winner. For participants and the audience of PttP delegates who will also be in attendance, The Pixel Pitch offers a unique opportunity to hear how cross-media projects are financed, and by whom.
Liz Rosenthal, CEO & Founder of Power to the Pixel said: “Making the selection of 30 projects for this year’s market was a hard task for all the right reasons. Creators are increasingly working on the development of their story ideas and content, and as a result this year’s Pixel Market and the whole arena is growing fast. We have selected 30 projects from nearly 100 entrants, well up from 25 last year which is hugely exciting for potential international partners and investors. As a result, this year's Pixel Market is bigger and bolder, with new prizes introduced to help support projects and their creators. We’re delighted to be expanding the opportunities that The Cross-Media Forum brings to the BFI London Film Festival and to the UK creative sector as a whole.”
The eight projects in competition at The Pixel Pitch include The Super 8 Complex, a user-generated interactive archive celebrating 8mm film, by award-winning production company Spring Films, the U.K. production partner of Werner Herzog Films. Jeff Norton, a finalist at last year’s Pixel Pitch, returns with his immersive dystopia Metawars. The Austrian-Iranian filmmaker Arash Riahi also makes a return: his project, Everyday Rebellion, was developed through PttP’s European cross-media workshop The Pixel Lab in 2010.
In addition, all 30 producer-led teams at the Market stand a chance of winning one of three new prizes, backed by international sponsors: the beActive Pixel Market Comedy Prize, the Mozilla Pixel Market Prize for Non-Fiction, and the Cinekid Pixel Market Prize, for projects aimed at children aged between 4 and 14.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on 18 October.
The Pixel Market is a unique event, dedicated to financing international cross-media properties. It puts the best cross-media projects from around the world on show in front of more than 100 leading international financiers, commissioners and decision-makers from film, broadcast, games, publishing, advertising, the arts, mobile, tech and interactive media, offering producers one-to-one meetings with these experts that could be decisive in taking their projects forward. It lies at the heart of PttP’s Cross-Media Forum, now in its sixth year, which covers the latest trends in audience behaviour and new business models in the cross-media and transmedia space.
The Pixel Market is supported by the Media Programme of the European Union. Additional support from the BFI, Arts Council England, Creative Skillset's Film Skills Fund, Canada Media Fund, Arte, Creative Industries Ktn, Telefilm Canada, beActive, Cinekid, Mozilla and Tribeca Film Institute.
Costas Daskalakis, Head of Media programme unit at Eacea said: "Cross-media projects have attracted a lot of attention over the last few years. Media is happy to support events such as The Pixel Market so that they also attract funding. The Media programme has developed an overall strategy to support cross-media projects including training, financial support for development, markets and distribution."
Clare Stewart, Festival Director, BFI London Film Festival said: "The Pixel Market is an integral part of the BFI London Film Festival’s Industry programme, providing tangible opportunities for innovative cross-media projects to attract marketplace support.”
Dan Simmons, Head of Film, Creative Skillset said: "The impact of digital and new technology continues to be a funding priority for Creative Skillset under the UK's film skills strategy 'A Bigger Future 2'.
We have funded Power to the Pixel since its inception six years ago. Events such as The Pixel Lab and The Pixel Market are powerful opportunities for cross-media professionals - spanning different sectors of the creative industries - to network with leading digital pioneers; developing new business and transmedia opportunities in an international environment."
Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, Canada Media Fund said: "The Canada Media Fund is pleased to partner once again with Power to the Pixel which brings together a world of creative talents. We recognise the important role of The Pixel Market as a key event where producers share their wealth of knowledge amongst each other. The diversity of voices and projects presented here illustrate the unique opportunities that exist within the world of cross-media.”
Michel Reilhac, Executive Director of Arte France Cinéma said: "There is no better place today then the London Pixel Market to keep myself informed of the best transmedia stories in the making. It is a fast evolving new field and this is where I feel I can stay on top of what is happening creatively.”
Carolle Brabant, Telefilm Canada's Executive Director, said: "We’re excited to support Power to the Pixel for a second year running. At Telefilm, finding innovative ways to engage audiences and to stimulate demand across borders and platforms is at the centre of our priorities. This unique international forum provides trend-setting producers from Canada with an opportunity to showcase their work and to engage with leading decision-makers in this dynamic marketplace."
Jeremy Davenport, Deputy Director Creative Industries Ktn said: "Power to the Pixel is exploring the cutting edge of digital convergence, where creativity, content and technology are forging new ways of storytelling for a global audience. Ciktn is looking forward to seeing the exciting projects that are emerging this year."
Brett Gaylor, Director Mozilla Popcorn said: "We're excited at Mozilla to see how the makers chosen for this year's Pixel Market will transform the web."
Nuno Bernardo, MD beActive said: "We're very impressed with the quality of the projects submitted that make the jury decision very difficult. We are seeing an increase not only in quality but also in the diversity of the projects submitted. This year comedy-based projects are strong contenders, and we are excited about the projects that are eligible for the beActive Pixel Market Comedy Prize."
Fleur Winters, Head Cinekid for Professionals said: "I’m extremely pleased to partner with Power to the Pixel, especially with this great selection of 30 innovative projects. The new frontiers they tap into matches ours and are so important! Producers will hopefully find a perfect follow up of their children’s cross-media projects after the renowned Pixel Market at the Junior Co-production Market, here at Cinekid in Amsterdam.”
Beth Janson, Executive Director Tribeca Film Institute said: "The Pixel Market is an essential destination if you are looking for the best and the brightest independent producers in this quickly evolving space. We are thrilled to be partners with Liz Rosenthal and her team.”
Full List of The Pixel Market 2012 Participants
In Competition:
Stephan Bonnefoy & Christophe Findji, 2 Minutes & Jus de Prod, Ori&Gami! (France) Edward Dallal, Spring Films, The Super 8 Complex (U.K.) Steven Grisales & Jose Luis Rugeles, Rhayuela Cine, Buenaventura Mon Amour (Colombia) Natalia Imaz & Luisa Romeo, Parabellum Film & Frida Films, The Incredibles (Spain/Germany) Jeff Norton, Awesome Media & Entertainment, Metawars (Canada/ U.K.) Uffe Savery & Mads Damsbo, Copenhagen Phil in cooperation with Makropol, World Online Orchestra Project (Denmark) Arash & Arman T. Riahi, Golden Girls Filmproduktion & Filmservices, Everyday Rebellion (Austria) Mahyad Tousi, BoomGen Studios, Birthright (U.S.)
General Selection:
Sarah Arruda, Mary Dickie, Mike Robbins & Alex Wittholz, Helios Design Labs, Queen West - Art.Noise.Mayhem (Canada) Jakob Balslev & Petter Madegård, Nordisk Film Production, Cinema dell'Arte #3 – Thunders of Thor (Denmark) Enrica Capra, GraffitiDoc, Europe for Sale (Italy) Matthieu de Laborde & Samuel Aubin, Iskra and Rhizome, It is That Way (France) Nicolas Deprost & Julien Krizek, Whac Média, Ukiyo-e, Stories of the floating world (France) Bruno de Sa Moreira & Edouard Lussan, Normandy Productions, William the Conqueror (France) Bruno Felix, Submarine Channel, The Last Hijack (Netherlands) Marcos Ferreira, MobContent, Music.Art.Place (Brazil) Fabrizia Galvagno, Doc in Progress, Docusound (Italy) Ellin Hare & Magnus Dennison, Amber Film & Photography Collective and Meerkat Films, Between the Mud and the Farthest Star (U.K.) Annika Hellström & Petra Revenue, Anagram Produktion and Cinenic Film, Blasting Bängtssons (Sweden) Gabriela Isas, Chocolate Albino, Victor (U.S../ U.K.) Esben Kjær Ravn, Kong Orange, Let’s Dance - A Casual Game About Death (Denmark) Kristoff Leue, Sancta, ZOOks (Belgium) Zack Lieberman, Exit Strategy New Media & Max & Charlie Productions, Max & Charlie (U.S.) Michael Luda, Thomas Langhanki & Sven Sund, Saxonia Media and Experimental Game, The Slumbers - Wish Tales (Germany) Zach Niles, SodaSoap Creative, Lakou Mizik (U.S.) Lucas Ochoa & Hugh Garry, Pulse Films, In Your Voice In Your Heart (U.S./ U.K.) Lise Saxtrup, Dajana Dimovska & Trine Laier, Klassefilm & KnapNokGames, Cosmic Top Secret – Black Holes Expansion (Denmark) Kent Sobey & Catherine Tait, Farmhouse Productions/ Duopoly Canada/ Baby Cow Productions, Sos: Save Our Skins (Canada/ U.K.) Alex Steyermark & Lavinia Jones, 1m1 Trax, The 78 Project (U.S./ Canada) Juliet Tzabar & Dominic Minns, This is Pip/Plug-in Media, Ha Ha Bonk (U.K.)
For updates on the Pixel Market and more information on the Cross-Media Forum go to http://powertothepixel.com/events-and-training/pttp-events/london-forum-2012/pixel-market-1718-oct
Power to the Pixel’s clients and partners include: Arte; BAFTA; BBC, Bbh; Berlin Film Festival; BFI; Canada Media Fund; Cannes Film Festival (Marché du Film); Eave; EU Media Programme; Edinburgh International Film Festival; Ifp; Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg; Mozilla; Nordisk Film & TV Fond; Orange; Telefilm Canada; TorinoFilmLab.
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- 9/20/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
In this week's production column, "Losers Take All" sees director Alex Steyermark revisit his musical roots with a tale that chronicles the rise of a band in the 1980s American indie rock scene. The documentary "From Baghdad to Brooklyn," meanwhile follows a gay Iraqi refugee in the Middle East who is brought to America by an American journalist to live the 'American Dream.' Also in the works this week, a bleak ...
- 8/26/2010
- Indiewire
Losers Take All has begun principal photography under the direction of Alex Steyermark (Prey for Rock & Roll). The small feature film will star Kyle Gallner (A Nightmare On Elm Street), Allison Scagliotti (Warehouse 13) and Tania Raymonde (Lost). The picture began production earlier this week in and around Memphis, Tennessee. The cast also includes Alexia Rasmussen (Listen to Your Heart), Aaron Himelstein (Joan of Arcadia), Billy Kay (Yelling to the Sky), Adam Herschman (Soul Men), and newcomer Peter Brensinger.
The film is set in the world of mid-1980's American independent rock music, follows a fictional punk/pop band "The Fingers" as they stumble, stagger and strum their way in what everyone thinks is the opposite direction of success--commercial or otherwise. But they are in the right place at the right time and the public is eager to embrace the D.I.Y. sounds of the underground, whether those in...
The film is set in the world of mid-1980's American independent rock music, follows a fictional punk/pop band "The Fingers" as they stumble, stagger and strum their way in what everyone thinks is the opposite direction of success--commercial or otherwise. But they are in the right place at the right time and the public is eager to embrace the D.I.Y. sounds of the underground, whether those in...
- 8/19/2010
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Indie helmer Alex Steyermark is setting Kyle Gallner (upcoming Elgin James' Little Birds) with an electric guitar in Losers Take All, a postcard to an era where grassroots promoting of garage bands didn't come about with a myspace page, and when the indie rock landscape was bands such as Sonic Youth, Black Flag and Minor Threat. Filming has already begun, scribes Andrew Pope and Winn Coslick are producing with Mike S. Ryan (Junebug) - Pope and Ryan just exec-produced Meek's Cutoff. Andrew Meyer and Roger Rawlings are executive producing. Filming is taking place in Memphis, Tennessee. Steyermark previously directed a pair I've never seen in Prey for Rock and Roll - so he has some experience working in the "genre". Written by Pope and Coslick, from a story by Rawlings and Ed Bradin, set in the world of mid-1980's American independent rock music, follows a fictional punk/pop...
- 8/19/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Indie helmer Alex Steyermark is setting Kyle Gallner (upcoming Elgin James' Little Birds) with an electric guitar in Loser Take All, a postcard of era of grassroots promoting of garage bands and when the indie rock landscape was bands such as Sonic Youth, Black Flag and Minor Threat. Filming has already begun, scribes Andrew Pope and Winn Coslick are producing with Mike S. Ryan (Junebug) - Pope and Ryan just exec-produced Meek's Cutoff. Andrew Meyer and Roger Rawlings are executive producing. Filming is taking place in Memphis, Tennessee. Steyermark previously directed a pair I've never seen in Prey for Rock and Roll - so he has some experience working in the "genre". Written by Pope and Coslick, from a story by Rawlings and Ed Bradin, set in the world of mid-1980's American independent rock music, follows a fictional punk/pop band "The Fingers" as they stumble, stagger and...
- 8/19/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
NEW YORK -- The Tribeca Film Festival announced its Tribeca Family Festival lineup Thursday, including T4Teens, a new section of films for young adults. The 15-feature slate includes a mix of studio and indie fare: Charles Sturridge's remake of Lassie, starring Peter O'Toole, Peter Dinklage and Samantha Morton; Barry Sonnenfeld's RV, featuring Robin Williams as a father on a cross-country family trip; and Ted Wilde's classic 1927 silent film Speedy, starring legendary comedian Harold Lloyd. The four-film T4Teens section features Danny Cannon's soccer fable Goal! The Dream Begins and Alex Steyermark's comic look at a terminally ill teen with a final wish, One Last Thing.
- 3/23/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cynthia Nixon will star in HDNet Films' One Last Thing ..., in which she'll play a mother whose son (Michael Angarano) is dealing with a terminal illness. Alex Steyermark, who most recently directed Prey for Rock & Roll, will helm the film from a screenplay by Barry Stringfellow. HDNet Films co-presidents Jason Kliot and Joana Vicente will produce the film along with Susan Stover. Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban, who head 2929 Entertainment, the parent company of HDNet Films, will executive produce. Last Thing involves an organization that grants last wishes to dying children, which is surprised when Nixon's son makes an unconventional request on national TV.
- 3/20/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Opens
Friday, Sept. 26
NEW YORK -- An undeniable air of authenticity permeates this indie effort about an all-girl punk rock band, co-written by Cheri Lovedog based on her own experiences and directed by veteran music supervisor Alex Steyermark. While the story line often comes uncomfortably close to melodrama, "Prey for Rock and Roll", opening Sept. 26 in Los Angeles, is an entertaining and sometimes even moving portrait of a veteran band that never quite hits the big time. Although the film will have to face the commercial hurdle faced by most rock-themed efforts, the sexy and charismatic star presence of Gina Gershon in yet another lesbian role shouldn't hurt at all.
Gershon plays Jacki, the 40-year-old lead guitarist and singer of a female punk rock band, which despite many years of effort, is still playing L.A. clubs and dives in search of that ever-elusive record contract. The band's other members are bassist Tracy (Drea De Matteo), who has problems with both drugs and men
lead guitarist Faith (Lori Petty), who augments her income by teaching guitar to highly untalented if enthusiastic teens
and drummer Sally (Shelly Cole), Faith's sweet younger lover.
Among the various plot elements in Lovedog and Robin Whitehouse's meandering screenplay, based on a stage play by the former, is the arrival of "Animal" (Marc Blucas), Sally's older brother, who has just been released from prison after serving a murder sentence. The heavily tattooed and muscular Animal initially seems a threatening figure, but he turns out to be a virginal nice guy who quickly develops the hots for the older Jacki. Uninterested at first, Jacki, who happens to run her own tattoo parlor, soon finds herself drawn to the gentle ex-con, whose crime turns out to have been highly personal in nature.
PREY FOR ROCK AND ROLL
MAC Releasing
Credits:
Director: Alex Steyermark
Screenwriters: Cheri Lovedog, Robin Whitehouse
Producers: Donovan Mannato, Gina Resnick, Gina Gershon
Executive producer: Robin Whitehouse
Co-producer: Alexis Magagni-Seely
Director of photography: Antonio Calvache
Production designer: John Chichester
Editor: Allyson C. Johnson
Costume designer: Vanessa Vogel
Original music: Cheri Lovedog
Cast:
Jacki: Gina Gershon
Tracy: Drea De Matteo
Faith: Lori Petty
Sally: Shelly Cole: Animal: Marc Blucas
Nick: Ivan Martin
Chuck: Eddie Driscoll
Running time -- 104 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Friday, Sept. 26
NEW YORK -- An undeniable air of authenticity permeates this indie effort about an all-girl punk rock band, co-written by Cheri Lovedog based on her own experiences and directed by veteran music supervisor Alex Steyermark. While the story line often comes uncomfortably close to melodrama, "Prey for Rock and Roll", opening Sept. 26 in Los Angeles, is an entertaining and sometimes even moving portrait of a veteran band that never quite hits the big time. Although the film will have to face the commercial hurdle faced by most rock-themed efforts, the sexy and charismatic star presence of Gina Gershon in yet another lesbian role shouldn't hurt at all.
Gershon plays Jacki, the 40-year-old lead guitarist and singer of a female punk rock band, which despite many years of effort, is still playing L.A. clubs and dives in search of that ever-elusive record contract. The band's other members are bassist Tracy (Drea De Matteo), who has problems with both drugs and men
lead guitarist Faith (Lori Petty), who augments her income by teaching guitar to highly untalented if enthusiastic teens
and drummer Sally (Shelly Cole), Faith's sweet younger lover.
Among the various plot elements in Lovedog and Robin Whitehouse's meandering screenplay, based on a stage play by the former, is the arrival of "Animal" (Marc Blucas), Sally's older brother, who has just been released from prison after serving a murder sentence. The heavily tattooed and muscular Animal initially seems a threatening figure, but he turns out to be a virginal nice guy who quickly develops the hots for the older Jacki. Uninterested at first, Jacki, who happens to run her own tattoo parlor, soon finds herself drawn to the gentle ex-con, whose crime turns out to have been highly personal in nature.
PREY FOR ROCK AND ROLL
MAC Releasing
Credits:
Director: Alex Steyermark
Screenwriters: Cheri Lovedog, Robin Whitehouse
Producers: Donovan Mannato, Gina Resnick, Gina Gershon
Executive producer: Robin Whitehouse
Co-producer: Alexis Magagni-Seely
Director of photography: Antonio Calvache
Production designer: John Chichester
Editor: Allyson C. Johnson
Costume designer: Vanessa Vogel
Original music: Cheri Lovedog
Cast:
Jacki: Gina Gershon
Tracy: Drea De Matteo
Faith: Lori Petty
Sally: Shelly Cole: Animal: Marc Blucas
Nick: Ivan Martin
Chuck: Eddie Driscoll
Running time -- 104 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 10/13/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Indie distributor MAC Releasing has snapped up North American distribution rights to Alex Steyermark's directorial debut Prey for Rock and Roll, starring Gina Gershon. Rock also stars Drea De Matteo, Lori Petty, Shelly Cole, Marc Blucas and Ivan Martin in the story of a contemporary Los Angeles all-girl punk band -- led by Gershon's character -- struggling to make it while personal forces threaten to tear them apart. Gershon sings all of her own songs live in the rock-heavy film and is planning to go on a club tour this year performing original music from the film live. MAC, in association with Samy Boy Pictures, is scheduling a late summer/early fall 2003 platform release.
- 3/19/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Having successfully persuaded horror audiences to "Scream" again, fright scribe Kevin Williamson follows up on that initial promise with "I Know What You Did Last Summer," a good old-fashioned scarefest that relies on smartly constructed suspense, not buckets of gore or CGI overload, to coax viewers to the edge of their seats.
Backed by sharp direction from Scottish filmmaker Jim Gillespie and solid performances by "Party of Five"'s Jennifer Love Hewitt and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"'s Sarah Michelle Gellar, the Columbia picture may be a mouthful for the marquee, but is certain to scare up potfuls of moolah when it opens the weekend after next.
There certainly isn't anything particularly groundbreaking going on -- horror aficionados will easily spot a little "Friday the 13th" here and a little "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" there, not to mention "Halloween" and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" around the edges -- but Williamson and Gillespie know a thing or two about effective packaging.
Set against the mist-laden backdrop of a seaside South Carolina village, the action centers on four high school friends celebrating their final Fourth of July together before heading off in different directions.
There's aspiring actress Helen Shivers (Gellar), who has just been crowned the coveted Croaker Queen; her cocky, rich kid boyfriend Barry (Ryan Phillippe); her best friend Julie (Hewitt), who's off to Boston to pursue a career in law; and Julie's beau Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr.), who dreams of escaping his working-class roots to become a successful writer.
But their big summer blowout hits a roadblock when Barry's new BMW runs head-on into a large, dark object in the middle of a remote stretch of highway. When their target turns out to be a human casualty, panic sets in, and realizing their blood-alcohol levels will no doubt result in a career-ending charge of vehicular manslaughter, they dump the body in the ocean.
Flash-forward one year later, when Julie receives an anonymous note bearing the words "I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER." Before you can say "slasher picture," she and her accomplices find themselves being pursued by a ghostly figure in a black slicker with a mean, "Candyman" right hook.
Gillespie and Williamson push all the requisite scare-tactic buttons, admirably forgoing the ever-popular latex and optical effects in favor of traditional lighting and camera angles.
The cast is definitely above-par for this course. Although Hewitt and Gellar are required to provide all the obligatory scantily clothed screaming, they're a lot more self-sufficient and take-control than their '80s counterparts. Philippe and Prinze are also fine in a limited capacity.
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
Sony Releasing
Columbia Pictures
Mandalay Entertainment presents
A Neal H. Moritz production
Director Jim Gillespie
Screenwriter Kevin Williamson
Producers Neal H. Moritz, Erik Feig,
Stokely Chaffin
Executive producer William S. Beasley
Director of photography Denis Crossan
Production designer Gary Wissner
Editor Steve Mirkovich
Music John Debney
Music supervisor Alex Steyermark
Costume designer Catherine Adair
Casting Mary Vernieu
Color/stereo
Cast:
Julie James Jennifer Love Hewitt
Helen Shivers Sarah Michelle Gellar
Ray Bronson Freddie Prinze Jr.
Benjamin Willis/fisherman Muse Watson
Elsa Shivers Bridgette Wilson
Max Johnny Galecki
Barry Ryan Phillippe
Running time -- 100 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Backed by sharp direction from Scottish filmmaker Jim Gillespie and solid performances by "Party of Five"'s Jennifer Love Hewitt and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"'s Sarah Michelle Gellar, the Columbia picture may be a mouthful for the marquee, but is certain to scare up potfuls of moolah when it opens the weekend after next.
There certainly isn't anything particularly groundbreaking going on -- horror aficionados will easily spot a little "Friday the 13th" here and a little "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" there, not to mention "Halloween" and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" around the edges -- but Williamson and Gillespie know a thing or two about effective packaging.
Set against the mist-laden backdrop of a seaside South Carolina village, the action centers on four high school friends celebrating their final Fourth of July together before heading off in different directions.
There's aspiring actress Helen Shivers (Gellar), who has just been crowned the coveted Croaker Queen; her cocky, rich kid boyfriend Barry (Ryan Phillippe); her best friend Julie (Hewitt), who's off to Boston to pursue a career in law; and Julie's beau Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr.), who dreams of escaping his working-class roots to become a successful writer.
But their big summer blowout hits a roadblock when Barry's new BMW runs head-on into a large, dark object in the middle of a remote stretch of highway. When their target turns out to be a human casualty, panic sets in, and realizing their blood-alcohol levels will no doubt result in a career-ending charge of vehicular manslaughter, they dump the body in the ocean.
Flash-forward one year later, when Julie receives an anonymous note bearing the words "I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER." Before you can say "slasher picture," she and her accomplices find themselves being pursued by a ghostly figure in a black slicker with a mean, "Candyman" right hook.
Gillespie and Williamson push all the requisite scare-tactic buttons, admirably forgoing the ever-popular latex and optical effects in favor of traditional lighting and camera angles.
The cast is definitely above-par for this course. Although Hewitt and Gellar are required to provide all the obligatory scantily clothed screaming, they're a lot more self-sufficient and take-control than their '80s counterparts. Philippe and Prinze are also fine in a limited capacity.
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
Sony Releasing
Columbia Pictures
Mandalay Entertainment presents
A Neal H. Moritz production
Director Jim Gillespie
Screenwriter Kevin Williamson
Producers Neal H. Moritz, Erik Feig,
Stokely Chaffin
Executive producer William S. Beasley
Director of photography Denis Crossan
Production designer Gary Wissner
Editor Steve Mirkovich
Music John Debney
Music supervisor Alex Steyermark
Costume designer Catherine Adair
Casting Mary Vernieu
Color/stereo
Cast:
Julie James Jennifer Love Hewitt
Helen Shivers Sarah Michelle Gellar
Ray Bronson Freddie Prinze Jr.
Benjamin Willis/fisherman Muse Watson
Elsa Shivers Bridgette Wilson
Max Johnny Galecki
Barry Ryan Phillippe
Running time -- 100 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 10/10/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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