“For me, Paolo Sorrentino is the true descendant of Fellini in Italian auteur cinema,” said Artistic Director Christian Jungen. Zurich will also show a retrospective of the director’s work including Loro, The Great Beauty and This Must Be The Place.
The Swiss fest will screen his autobiographical film The Hand Of God as a gala on September 29, when Sorrentino will be in town to accept his prize. Paolo Sorrentino will receive the A Tribute To… award at Zurich Film Festival this year. Nominated for four Cesar Awards (including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor), Lucas Belvauxs edge-of-your-seat thriller - inspired by the 1978 kidna. “We’re thrilled to be working with Maisie and Lowri Roberts from Rapt on this film, our ethos and ethics are very closely aligned and I hope this is the start of a long partnership with many more bold and distinctive films to come,” added Dunn. That and the topics that he brings to light through his characters was an easy pull to the project for us.” “There is no denying the distinctive style and taste of Joseph Wallace. “We’re so excited to be working alongside Loran Dunn at Delaval Film, she’s a brilliant producer and as a new production company, the relationships we make early on are massively important,” said Williams. Global Screen Fund Awards Rotterdam Sets Opening Film & Cinemart Lineup Century 21 Films Sells 'Nebula-75' To Japan Climbing Feature Sets Release Date And Trailer - Global Briefs Financing for the project has come from the BFI and the Czech Film Commission, it will be screened for festivals in 2022. Animators on the film include Tim Allen ( Isle Of Dogs) and Jody Meredith ( Fantastic Mr Fox). In the film, a troupe of clowns gather to perform a story about a priest and a refugee but as their misguided tale unfolds, the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to fray. The film will explore themes of xenophobia and the refugee crisis and is told through a dynamic mixture of color and black with a dramatic narrative and international all-female voice cast, including Money Heist star Itziar Ituño. The pic, Salvation Has No Name, began production in 2020 at Aardman in Bristol and has since moved to Media City in Manchester to re-mount the shoot safely during Covid it is due to wrap in September. Maisie Williams To Exec Produce UK AnimationĮXCLUSIVE: Maisie Williams and her production company Rapt are partnering with UK indie Delaval Film on a short stop motion animation from The Sparks Brothers animation director Joseph Wallace.