As the film festival world continues to explore how best to spotlight the explosion of great television within its programming, it’s perhaps the small-screen-specific fests that might be the best guide for doing it successfully.
For example, this weekend’s second annual Tribeca TV Festival, an offshoot of the well-established Tribeca Film Festival, will showcase some truly exciting TV, both studio and independent. “We’re aiming for TV experiences that mirror our programming goals for the main festival—that is, finding unique storytelling pieces for a wide range of audiences that promise a post-screening interaction with the creative talent in front of and behind the camera,” said senior programmer Liza Domnitz. “Whether that be a beloved, returning favorite series like ‘Ray Donovan,’ a premiere black comedy like ‘Wayne,’ or a commemoration of a new type of storytelling with ‘Shark Tank,’ we want to offer people the opportunity to have...
For example, this weekend’s second annual Tribeca TV Festival, an offshoot of the well-established Tribeca Film Festival, will showcase some truly exciting TV, both studio and independent. “We’re aiming for TV experiences that mirror our programming goals for the main festival—that is, finding unique storytelling pieces for a wide range of audiences that promise a post-screening interaction with the creative talent in front of and behind the camera,” said senior programmer Liza Domnitz. “Whether that be a beloved, returning favorite series like ‘Ray Donovan,’ a premiere black comedy like ‘Wayne,’ or a commemoration of a new type of storytelling with ‘Shark Tank,’ we want to offer people the opportunity to have...
- 9/20/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Wayne. .
Feature documentary Wayne, which follows the life story of former world motorcycle champion Wayne Gardner, has begun production.
The doco is helmed by Last Cab to Darwin.s Jeremy Sims, who wrote the screen treatment alongside producer Matthew Metcalfe (Dead Lands) of the General Film Corporation.
.I love the feature doc format, and I am excited to be bringing the thrilling and complex story of Wayne Gardner.s incredible journey to cinema goers," said Sims.
"It is a tale of speed, danger, love, adversity, dogged willpower and, eventually, triumph, all set in the heady days of Australia.s .coming of age. in the late 80s. I was there, and I.m aiming to take our audience there too..
Metcalfe said he knew Sims was the man for the job after watching Last Cab to Darwin at Tiff in 2015.
"I knew that Jeremy was the best person to approach to tell this story.
Feature documentary Wayne, which follows the life story of former world motorcycle champion Wayne Gardner, has begun production.
The doco is helmed by Last Cab to Darwin.s Jeremy Sims, who wrote the screen treatment alongside producer Matthew Metcalfe (Dead Lands) of the General Film Corporation.
.I love the feature doc format, and I am excited to be bringing the thrilling and complex story of Wayne Gardner.s incredible journey to cinema goers," said Sims.
"It is a tale of speed, danger, love, adversity, dogged willpower and, eventually, triumph, all set in the heady days of Australia.s .coming of age. in the late 80s. I was there, and I.m aiming to take our audience there too..
Metcalfe said he knew Sims was the man for the job after watching Last Cab to Darwin at Tiff in 2015.
"I knew that Jeremy was the best person to approach to tell this story.
- 2/23/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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