"Secrets and lies disrupt a superficially idyllic summer holiday for three teenage boys in Canadian director Andrew Cividino’s debut feature Sleeping Giant, an expansion of his prize-winning short of the same name," begins Leslie Felperin in the Hollywood Reporter. "Set in a heat-hazed resort town on the Ontario shores of Lake Superior, this compelling if somewhat schematically written drama benefits from a strong sense of place, well-directed performances from its young ensemble, and a good ear for the patter of contemporary teen-speak." Variety's Guy Lodge is reminded of The Kings of Summer and Hide Your Smiling Faces. For the Playlist's Jessica Kiang, "It is the anti-Stand By Me." We've got clips and more reviews. » - David Hudson...
- 5/18/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
"Secrets and lies disrupt a superficially idyllic summer holiday for three teenage boys in Canadian director Andrew Cividino’s debut feature Sleeping Giant, an expansion of his prize-winning short of the same name," begins Leslie Felperin in the Hollywood Reporter. "Set in a heat-hazed resort town on the Ontario shores of Lake Superior, this compelling if somewhat schematically written drama benefits from a strong sense of place, well-directed performances from its young ensemble, and a good ear for the patter of contemporary teen-speak." Variety's Guy Lodge is reminded of The Kings of Summer and Hide Your Smiling Faces. For the Playlist's Jessica Kiang, "It is the anti-Stand By Me." We've got clips and more reviews. » - David Hudson...
- 5/18/2015
- Keyframe
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?" says the narrator at the end of "Stand By Me," a film that is having a zeitgeist blip here in Cannes, referenced in "The Lobster" and mentioned by the Critics' Week presenter who introduced Canadian director Andrew Cividino's first film, "Sleeping Giant." But the answer to that rhetorical question here might be "and would you want to?" because while Rob Reiner's essential coming of age story is a definite touchpoint for Cividino's immaculately observed, deeply felt debut, it is largely by counterpoint. "Sleeping Giant" is a story of friendships quickly made and even more quickly broken, of jealousy, confusion, betrayal, and peer pressure so barometrically oppressive three young men buckle under its weight. It is the anti-"Stand By Me." Partly this comes from the age and era of the protagonists,...
- 5/16/2015
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Anick Poirier has bulked up Seville International’s Cannes slate and will commence talks with buyers on the drama from Sophie Deraspe.
The Wolves (Les Loups) stars Evelyne Brochu from Orphan Black as a young woman who sparks mistrust among the villagers when she arrives on a Canadian island where the annual seal hunt is in full flow.
The Canada-France co-production hails from Athénaise and Quebec’s Association Coopérative de Productions Audio-visuelles and will screen in the Marché on May 18.
One year after Seville International launched under the eOne umbrella the sales company heads to the Croisette with a prestige slate that includes Xavier Dolan’s upcoming family drama It’s Only The End Of The World.
Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, Nathalie Baye and Gaspard Ulliel star. Diaphana/MK2 will distribute in France.
The French-Canadian wunderkind will commence shooting It’s Only The End Of The World later this month after he completes his duties...
The Wolves (Les Loups) stars Evelyne Brochu from Orphan Black as a young woman who sparks mistrust among the villagers when she arrives on a Canadian island where the annual seal hunt is in full flow.
The Canada-France co-production hails from Athénaise and Quebec’s Association Coopérative de Productions Audio-visuelles and will screen in the Marché on May 18.
One year after Seville International launched under the eOne umbrella the sales company heads to the Croisette with a prestige slate that includes Xavier Dolan’s upcoming family drama It’s Only The End Of The World.
Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, Nathalie Baye and Gaspard Ulliel star. Diaphana/MK2 will distribute in France.
The French-Canadian wunderkind will commence shooting It’s Only The End Of The World later this month after he completes his duties...
- 5/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Anick Poirier has bulked up the Cannes slate and will commence talks with buyers on the drama from Sophie Deraspe.
The Wolves (Les Loups) stars Evelyne Brochu from Orphan Black as a young woman who sparks mistrust among the villagers when she arrives on a Canadian island where the annual seal hunt is in full flow.
The Canada-France co-production hails from Athénaise and Quebec’s Association Coopérative de Productions Audio-visuelles and will screen in the Marché on May 18.
One year after Seville International launched under the eOne umbrella the sales company heads to the Croisette with a prestige slate that includes Xavier Dolan’s upcoming family drama It’s Only The End Of The World.
Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, Nathalie Baye and Gaspard Ulliel star. Diaphana/MK2 will distribute in France.
The French-Canadian wunderkind will commence shooting It’s Only The End Of The World later this month after he completes his duties on the...
The Wolves (Les Loups) stars Evelyne Brochu from Orphan Black as a young woman who sparks mistrust among the villagers when she arrives on a Canadian island where the annual seal hunt is in full flow.
The Canada-France co-production hails from Athénaise and Quebec’s Association Coopérative de Productions Audio-visuelles and will screen in the Marché on May 18.
One year after Seville International launched under the eOne umbrella the sales company heads to the Croisette with a prestige slate that includes Xavier Dolan’s upcoming family drama It’s Only The End Of The World.
Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, Nathalie Baye and Gaspard Ulliel star. Diaphana/MK2 will distribute in France.
The French-Canadian wunderkind will commence shooting It’s Only The End Of The World later this month after he completes his duties on the...
- 5/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Seville International, the boutique sales outfit of eOne, is set to handle sales on Cannes Critics' Week selection Sleeping Giant. It’s the feature directorial debut of writer-director Andrew Cividino, which is in competition for the Caméra d'Or at Cannes. Newcomers Nick Serino and Reece Moffett star alongside Jackson Martin, David Disher and Erika Brodzky. The story follows Adam, a teenager who is spending his summer vacation with his parents on Lake Superior. His dull…...
- 4/28/2015
- Deadline TV
Seville International, the boutique sales outfit of eOne, is set to handle sales on Cannes Critics' Week selection Sleeping Giant. It’s the feature directorial debut of writer-director Andrew Cividino, which is in competition for the Caméra d'Or at Cannes. Newcomers Nick Serino and Reece Moffett star alongside Jackson Martin, David Disher and Erika Brodzky. The story follows Adam, a teenager who is spending his summer vacation with his parents on Lake Superior. His dull…...
- 4/28/2015
- Deadline
The Montreal-based sales outfit will commence international sales on the Croisette on the Critics’ Week selection.
Andrew Cividino’s feature directorial debut is also part of Telefilm Canada’s Perspective Canada showcase at the market.
Sleeping Giant, a Film Forge production in association with Hawkeye Pictures, is based on Cividino’s short film of the same name about a bored teenager on summer vacation who uncovers a secret that tests his newfound friendship with two cousins.
Newcomers Nick Serino and Reece Moffett star alongside Jackson Martin, David Disher and Erika Brodzky. Cividino co-wrote with Aaron Yeger and Blain Watters.
Karen Harnisch, Cividino’s partner at Film Forge Productions, produced with Yeger, James Vandewater and Marc Swenker. Aeschylus Poulos served as executive producer.
Andrew Cividino’s feature directorial debut is also part of Telefilm Canada’s Perspective Canada showcase at the market.
Sleeping Giant, a Film Forge production in association with Hawkeye Pictures, is based on Cividino’s short film of the same name about a bored teenager on summer vacation who uncovers a secret that tests his newfound friendship with two cousins.
Newcomers Nick Serino and Reece Moffett star alongside Jackson Martin, David Disher and Erika Brodzky. Cividino co-wrote with Aaron Yeger and Blain Watters.
Karen Harnisch, Cividino’s partner at Film Forge Productions, produced with Yeger, James Vandewater and Marc Swenker. Aeschylus Poulos served as executive producer.
- 4/27/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The complete lineups for the Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week sidebars at Cannes have been announced.Directors' FORTNIGHTOpening Film: In the Shadow of Women (Philippe Garrel)A Perfect Day (Fernando León de Aranoa)Beyond My Grandfather Allende (Marcia Tumbutti)Arabian Nights (Miguel Gomes)Les Cowboys (Thomas Bidegain)Embrace the Serpent (Ciro Guerra)Fatima (Philippe Faucon)Green Room (Jeremy Saulnier)Much Loved (Nabil Ayouch)Mustang (Deniz Gamze Ergüven)Peace to Us in Our Dreams (Sharunas Bartas)Songs My Brothers Taught Me (Chloé Zhao)The Here After (Magnus von Horn)The Brand New Testament (Jaco Van Dormael)My Golden Days (Arnaud Despleschin)Special Screening: Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld (Takashi Miike)Closing Film: Dope (Rick Famuyiwa)Shorts:Blue Thunder (Jean-Marc E. Roy & Philippe David Gagné)Calme ta joie (Emmanuel Laskar)The Broken Past (Martín Morgenfeld & Sebastián Schjaer)Kung Fury (David Sandberg[/link])Pitchoune (Reda Kateb)Trials, Exorcisms (Susana Nobre)Pueblo...
- 4/23/2015
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Writer director Andrew Cividino’s coming-of-age film Sleeping Giant has just been announced as Canada’s first feature film entry in competition at the Cannes Film Festival next month. It is part of Semaine de la Critique, the Directors’ Fortnight, competing for the prestigious Camera D’Or award. Sleeping Giant, made for just $60-thousand was inspired by Cividino’s’ boyhood summers at his grandparents’ place overlooking the Sleeping Giant rock formation on Lake Superior in Northern Ontario, Canada. The iconic land mass resembles a giant lying on its back, with 250 metre high cliffs, set in a majestic, rocky landscape. We spoke to Cividino […]...
- 4/20/2015
- by Anne Brodie
- Monsters and Critics
Lead by Charles Tesson, the Cannes Critics’ Week programming team (the competition section that specializes in feature film work from 1st, and 2nd time filmmakers) have revealed the make-up of the 54th edition and it’ll be Elie Wajeman‘s sophomore film Les Anarchistes (our #63 pick in our most anticipated foreign films for 2015) that will open the section. Wajeman who makes his second trip to Cannes (he premiered Aliyah at the Directors’ Fortnight in 2012) collected Adèle Exarchopoulos (Blue is the Warmest Color) and Tahar Rahim (A Prophet) for a set in 1899 Paris, France tale about how a poor and orphaned person’s choice to infiltrate a group of anarchists.
Joining his father on the Croisette and in the directing side of things, Louis Garrel gets a special screening status for Les Deux Amis – which stars the actor alongside Vincent Macaigne and About Elly starlet Golshifteh Farahani.
Of the seven selected...
Joining his father on the Croisette and in the directing side of things, Louis Garrel gets a special screening status for Les Deux Amis – which stars the actor alongside Vincent Macaigne and About Elly starlet Golshifteh Farahani.
Of the seven selected...
- 4/20/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
“Krisha”
Shortly after last week’s announcement of the In Competition and Un Certain Regard lineups, the 2015 Cannes Film Festival has unveiled one of their sidebar attractions, the Critics Week Lineup of screenings.
The lineup is headlined by a film starring Adele Exarchopolous (Blue is the Warmest Color) called The Anarchists, which will be the opening night movie, is directed by Elie Wajeman and also stars Tahar Rahim (A Prophet, The Past).
Found in competition is a Canadian director, Andrew Cividino, with his film Sleeping Giant, as well as a film that won the Grand Jury Award at SXSW 2015, Krisha, from director Trey Edward Shults. Critics Week runs from May 14 to May 22. Take a look at the full lineup below via Deadline.
The Anarchists, Elie Wajeman (opening film)
La Vie en Grand, Mathieu Vadepied (closing film)
Les Deux Amis, dir: Louis Garrell (special screening)
In Competition
Dégraded, dir: Arab and Tarzan Abunasser
Krisha,...
Shortly after last week’s announcement of the In Competition and Un Certain Regard lineups, the 2015 Cannes Film Festival has unveiled one of their sidebar attractions, the Critics Week Lineup of screenings.
The lineup is headlined by a film starring Adele Exarchopolous (Blue is the Warmest Color) called The Anarchists, which will be the opening night movie, is directed by Elie Wajeman and also stars Tahar Rahim (A Prophet, The Past).
Found in competition is a Canadian director, Andrew Cividino, with his film Sleeping Giant, as well as a film that won the Grand Jury Award at SXSW 2015, Krisha, from director Trey Edward Shults. Critics Week runs from May 14 to May 22. Take a look at the full lineup below via Deadline.
The Anarchists, Elie Wajeman (opening film)
La Vie en Grand, Mathieu Vadepied (closing film)
Les Deux Amis, dir: Louis Garrell (special screening)
In Competition
Dégraded, dir: Arab and Tarzan Abunasser
Krisha,...
- 4/20/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Elie Wajeman’s The Anarchists, starring Palme d’Or winner Adele Exarchopoulos and Cesar winner Tahar Rahim, to open Critics’ Week
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Cannes Critics’ Week, devoted to first and second features, has unveiled the line-up for its 54th edition (May 14-22).
In total, 1,750 shorts and 1,000 features were submitted for consideration.
Artistic director Charles Tesson said this year’s poster - showing actress Lou de Laâge, seemingly embracing the air on a beach - captured the spirit of the parallel section.
“On the poster the actress Lou de Laâge embraces the open horizon in front of her,” he said. “This wonderful energy and amazing life force it carries embody the desire leading us to discover the new breath of fresh air in cinema worldwide.”
The section will open with French Elie Wajeman’s second film The Anarchists (Les Anarchistes) set in Paris in 1899, starring the reportedly sizzling on-screen couple of Tahar Rahim and Adèle Exarchopoulos...
Scroll down for full list
Cannes Critics’ Week, devoted to first and second features, has unveiled the line-up for its 54th edition (May 14-22).
In total, 1,750 shorts and 1,000 features were submitted for consideration.
Artistic director Charles Tesson said this year’s poster - showing actress Lou de Laâge, seemingly embracing the air on a beach - captured the spirit of the parallel section.
“On the poster the actress Lou de Laâge embraces the open horizon in front of her,” he said. “This wonderful energy and amazing life force it carries embody the desire leading us to discover the new breath of fresh air in cinema worldwide.”
The section will open with French Elie Wajeman’s second film The Anarchists (Les Anarchistes) set in Paris in 1899, starring the reportedly sizzling on-screen couple of Tahar Rahim and Adèle Exarchopoulos...
- 4/20/2015
- ScreenDaily
The 54th edition of Critics' Week, La Semaine de la Critique, will open with Elie Wajeman's The Anarchists, with Adèle Exarchopoulos and Tahar Rahim, and close with Mathieu Vadepied's feature debut, a comedy, Learn by Heart. There'll be a special screening of Louis Garrel's debut feature, Les Deux Amis, plus: Augusto Cesar Acevedo's Land and Shade, Jonas Carpignano's Mediterranea, Andrew Cividino's Sleeping Giant, Clément Cogitore's The Wakhan Front, Santiago Mitre's Paulina, Arab Nasser and Tarzan Nasser's Dégradé, Trey Edward Shults's Krisha and ten shorts. » - David Hudson...
- 4/20/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
The 54th edition of Critics' Week, La Semaine de la Critique, will open with Elie Wajeman's The Anarchists, with Adèle Exarchopoulos and Tahar Rahim, and close with Mathieu Vadepied's feature debut, a comedy, Learn by Heart. There'll be a special screening of Louis Garrel's debut feature, Les Deux Amis, plus: Augusto Cesar Acevedo's Land and Shade, Jonas Carpignano's Mediterranea, Andrew Cividino's Sleeping Giant, Clément Cogitore's The Wakhan Front, Santiago Mitre's Paulina, Arab Nasser and Tarzan Nasser's Dégradé, Trey Edward Shults's Krisha and ten shorts. » - David Hudson...
- 4/20/2015
- Keyframe
The 43rd edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma showcases the best new films and filmmakers from around the world. The festival which has often been described as ‘ baby-tiff’ – picks up the best from Berlinale, Cannes, Venice, Telluride, Toronto and more – and demonstrates the vibrancy of filmmaking in all its forms and for all audiences. The fest has announced the first wave of films from Quebec and Canada in their lineup. Once again this year, the Festival will be putting local cinema in the limelight by screening some much-awaited works spread out over several programs, including the International Competition – Louve d’or, Focus, Fnc Lab, Panorama and Special Presentation for the features as well as a variety of short film programs.
The Fnc will present the much-awaited Félix and Meira (Félix et Meira), the new film by Maxime Giroux (whose Jo pour Jonathan was shown in 2010), the tale of an...
The Fnc will present the much-awaited Félix and Meira (Félix et Meira), the new film by Maxime Giroux (whose Jo pour Jonathan was shown in 2010), the tale of an...
- 9/12/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
A screenshot from All we Share
A guest post from Mico Tatalovic, in Locarno, Switzerland.
Strolling through the narrow streets of Locarno, a picturesque lake-side town surrounded by the Alps, on the way to screenings, one feels the buzz and quaintness that come with the festival’s prestige and location – but, perhaps unexpectedly, one also gets a lot of negative vibe that comes from what appear to be frequent hitches in the festival’s organisation.
It was during an over-long wait – packed like commuters in a long queue in a hallway without air conditioning – and in between the viewers’ booing and shouting ‘let us in’ in Italian, that I overheard a Us film distributor complaining about the poor selection of shorts here. She was in the same screening as me, seeing one of the ‘Pardi di domani’ (Leopards of tomorrow) screenings of talented upcoming directors’ short and medium-length films split...
A guest post from Mico Tatalovic, in Locarno, Switzerland.
Strolling through the narrow streets of Locarno, a picturesque lake-side town surrounded by the Alps, on the way to screenings, one feels the buzz and quaintness that come with the festival’s prestige and location – but, perhaps unexpectedly, one also gets a lot of negative vibe that comes from what appear to be frequent hitches in the festival’s organisation.
It was during an over-long wait – packed like commuters in a long queue in a hallway without air conditioning – and in between the viewers’ booing and shouting ‘let us in’ in Italian, that I overheard a Us film distributor complaining about the poor selection of shorts here. She was in the same screening as me, seeing one of the ‘Pardi di domani’ (Leopards of tomorrow) screenings of talented upcoming directors’ short and medium-length films split...
- 8/10/2014
- by Alison Frank
- The Moving Arts Journal
The luxurious banquet hall in Toronto’s Royal York hotel was electric with excitement as Tiff senior programmers including Steve Gravestock and Agata Smoluch Del Sorbo announced the robust lineup of Canadian films (several world preems) at this year’s Tiff plus the 40+ short titles (out of an astounding 840 short films — an increase of over 200 titles from last year) that will screen at the prestigious festival. With features populating almost every section at the fest, among the headliner items from English Canada, Cairo Time‘s Ruba Nadda returns to the fest with October Gale, while also world preeming is Bang Bang Baby — Jeffrey St. Jules marks his feature film debut with a film that is equal parts Rocky Horror Picture Show and early Cronenberg. Starring Jane Levy of the recent About Alex, it revolves around a small-town teenager in the ’60s whose dream of becoming a famous singer is dashed...
- 8/6/2014
- by Leora Heilbronn
- IONCINEMA.com
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