17 Feb Ouch, that’s my foot you’re standing on!
Moment the Queen gently ticked off a two-year-old Eugenie for stepping on her toes...
Author: Embankment Films
04 Feb First look at ballet drama ‘Joika’ as production begins in Poland
UK sales outfit Embankment has released a first-look image of Talia Ryder and Diane Krüger in James Napier Robertson’s Joika, as production gets underway in Poland. The New Zealand-Poland co-production is based on the true story of American ballerina Joy Womack, who is also choreographing the film’s...
04 Feb Roger Michell’s Last Movie, About Queen Elizabeth II, Sells Around The World
EXCLUSIVE: Roger Michell’s last movie, Elizabeth, about British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, has sold around the world for Embankment Films. Following the pre-sales we revealed with A24 for the U.S. and Signature for the UK, pacts have also been set in in France (Originals Factory), Germany (Square One), Benelux (The...
20 Jan Michell’s Last Film, Doc On Queen, Set For Platinum Jubilee Release Date In UK
EXCLUSIVE: Roger Michell’s last movie, the documentary Elizabeth about the life of Queen Elizabeth II, has been picked up by Signature Entertainment and set for a Friday 3 June theatrical release to coincide with the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee. The late British filmmaker, known for movies including Notting Hill, The Duke, Hyde Park On Hudson and My...
18 Jan Daniel Brühl Boards Lone Scherfig’s ‘The Movie Teller’
“Captain America: Civil War” star Daniel Brühl has boarded Lone Scherfig’s upcoming feature “The Movie Teller,” Variety can reveal. The BAFTA-nominated actor, who recently reprised his Marvel role in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” and has appeared in features including “Rush” and “Inglourious Basterds,” will star alongside Bérénice...
13 Dec THE FATHER wins Best Actor and Best Screenplay at EFA
Jasmila Zbanic’s Quo Vadis, Aida?, a stirring drama about the 1995 Srebrenica massacre has won the top prize for European Film 2021 at the 34th European Film Awards, given out in a virtual ceremony from Berlin Saturday night. The film, which was an Oscar nominee for best international feature this...
10 Dec EMILY by Total Film
EMILY Taking the Brontë biopic to new (Wuthering) Heights. MUST-SEE, WHY? THE AUTHOR BIOPIC GETS A META REINVENTION. DIRECTOR FRANCES O’CONNOR STARRING EMMA MACKEY, ALEXANDRA DOWLING, FIONN WHITEHEAD, AMELIA GETHING It’s not a biopic,” declares Frances O’Connor of her directorial debut, Emily. “It’s definitely not a biopic.” On the surface, a film about Emily Brontë,...
18 Nov ‘Golda’: First Look At Helen Mirren As Israel’s First Female Prime Minister
Here’s your first look at Helen Mirren in the role of Golda Meir, Israel’s first female Prime Minister, in Guy Natttiv’s biipic Golda, which is now shooting in London. Written by Nicholas Martin (Florence Foster Jenkins), the film is a thriller that chronicles the high-stake responsibilities and controversial decisions that Meir...
09 Nov ‘Titane’, ‘The Father’ and ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ lead European Film Awards nominations
The European Film Academy (EFA) has unveiled the nominations for the 34th European Film Awards, with Titane, The Father and Quo Vadis, Aida? the frontrunners with four nominations each. The winners will be voted for by the 4,100 academy members, and the presentation will take place during the awards ceremony on...
01 Nov Berenice Bejo to Star in Lone Scherfig’s ‘The Movie Teller’
Bérénice Bejo, Oscar nominated for “The Artist,” and two-time Goya winner Antonio de la Torre are to star in “The Movie Teller,” which is to be directed by Lone Scherfig, a BAFTA nominee with “An Education.” Embankment is launching worldwide sales on the Spanish-language film at...
29 Oct Josh O’Connor, Paul Mescal Unite for Gay Romance ‘History of Sound’ From Oliver Hermanus
“The Crown” star and recent Emmy winner Josh O’Connor and “Normal People” BAFTA winner Paul Mescal will star in gay romance “The History of Sound,” an Oliver Hermanus-directed adaptation of an award-winning short story. Produced by End Cue, the story follows two young men, Lionel (Mescal) and David...
27 Oct Uncle Silas’ starring Agnes O’Casey kicks off Ireland shoot
Shooting has begun on location in County Dublin in Ireland on Uncle Silas, an adaptation of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1864 gothic horror novel of the same name. The film is being directed by Lisa Mulcahy. Ruth Carter and Blue Ink Films are producing the feature, which...