Whether it was the family-oriented films that his mother had pre-approved or the action flicks that his father snuck into the Vcr, Rowan Athale loved the cinema. As the years passed and he grew and matured, so did his relationship with film. Gone were the days when he would simply watch commercials, seated on a couch at his home in England; Athale was too busy writing and directing them. It wasn't long before Athale had directed his first short, "A Good Life" -- followed two years later by his first feature film, "Wasteland", though the road wasn't always easy. As a first time director in a difficult financial climate, Athale's ambition and perseverance as a filmmaker was tested -- and his film's debut at Tiff 2012 is a testament to his hard work and determination. Compare "Wasteland" to a Clooney film: "'Ocean's Eleven' on a council estate in Northern England.
- 9/10/2012
- by Justin Krajeski
- Indiewire
At a press conference at the National Media Museum yesterday, Artistic Director Tony Earnshaw announced the full programme details for the 17th Bradford International Film Festival (Biff). This year the Festival, which runs from 16th – 2th7 March will open with Woody Allen’s You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger starring Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Gemma Jones, Lucy Punch, Freida Pinto, Pauline Collins, Ewen Bremner and Anna Friel.
The Closing Night Gala will be the UK Premiere of Oren Moverman’s The Messenger starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton and Steve Buscemi. The Festival will showcase more than 100 features from countries all over the world including France, Romania, Australia, USA, Argentina, Portugal and Japan.
A selection of horror films will be featured in the new strand introduced this year titled Bradford After Dark, an all-day mini “fest within a fest” that focuses on some of...
The Closing Night Gala will be the UK Premiere of Oren Moverman’s The Messenger starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton and Steve Buscemi. The Festival will showcase more than 100 features from countries all over the world including France, Romania, Australia, USA, Argentina, Portugal and Japan.
A selection of horror films will be featured in the new strand introduced this year titled Bradford After Dark, an all-day mini “fest within a fest” that focuses on some of...
- 2/23/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
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