Sentences with phrase «young film talent»

«Over the last two decades I have especially loved watching the emergence of new young film talent behind and in front of the camera.

Not exact matches

This will be playing on NCAA Tournament highlight films for years to come and really showcases Young's talent.

This film follows a young man who discovers a lost photographic talent in a late Vivian Maier and sets out to find out who she is in order to expose her amazing works to the world.

THR describes the film as «a heartfelt but rather generic coming - of - age dramedy,» and Variety sees «a formula - hugging coming - of - age soaper» but enjoys the «memorable perfs from its trio of young talents.»

Yet The Young Karl Marx reminds one of the perils involved with making a film about brilliant obsessives: their single - mindedness, a pivotal and inescapable element of their success and talent, can grow repetitive and overbearing for audiences.

What's most wonderful is that this Michael Ritchie film not only paints a ruthless picture of a vapid «Young American Miss» pageant, steadily refusing to grant the audience any note of reassuring sentimentality, but that its gags are often laugh - out - loud funny (particularly during the talent competition).

In addition, one of the organization's core values is identifying new talent and nurturing young filmmakers by awarding promising talent with «Directorial Debut» and «Breakthrough Actor» awards as well as grants to rising film students and by facilitating community outreach through the support of organizations such as The Ghetto Film School, Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, and Educational Video Center.

The story of a young boy trying to impress a girl with his musical talents may seem old - hat in 2016, but Carney's ability to engage his audience with every bar of a song found within one of his films is ever - present and, as always, impressive.

It's a film that perfectly demonstrated Anderson's talent and unique visual style, and it also gave audiences the first of Anderson's young misfits, a type of character that would remain at the forefront of his work.

The idea that young prodigy Mary (Mckenna Grace) could use her abilities to advance science at large — let alone that it would be her duty to do so — does not enter the film until long after we are first made aware of her special talents.

Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) does a good job directing a gifted cast of talents young and old, and moody cinematography by Greig Fraser gives the film a stylish visual signature, but it's in the script by William Monahan where the film comes up short.

Nevertheless, the younger you are, the more likely you are to enjoy this film that adheres religiously to the playbook, with only the talent of the players able to carry the tried and true formula to success.

Not to be confused with Samuel L. Jackson's other snake movie, «Black Snake Moan» is the sophomore effort from writer / director Craig Brewer, whose debut film «Hustle & Flow» (another movie about a Southern musician battling his inner demons) earned the director critical acclaim in 2005 as one of the generation's most promising young talents.

He gets to the heart of what the film is so excellent at portraying: that the discussion of identity in popular media can be thorough, articulate and perception shifting; that women's voices are an interesting and vital part of the narrative; and that young, or unsung talents can prove their worth on their own terms — approval not needed.

I know both French and American critics who consider Olivier Assayas to be among the richest and deepest young talents in film today.

It was Jim Carrey's third film that year (along with The Mask and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective) and helped cement his reputation as a young comedic talent.

One of the films that didn't blow us away at Sundance, but offered a solid film full of jokes made just for cinephiles, was In a World... The film directed by actress Lake Bell follows a young female voice coach (Bell) as she joins the all - male race to land the white - hot new trailer of a blockbuster trilogy, and with it lay claim to the legendary trailer catchphrase «In a world...» She faces stuffy, douchebag competition in Ken Marino and even her own father (Fred Melamed), a legendary voice - over artist who can't bring himself to recognize his daughter's talent.

Comedies, romances, and thrillers, the six fascinating films collected here — including «Intermezzo,» the movie that brought Bergman to America — exhibit the precociously assured talent of a young artist with an illustrious international career ahead of her.

Hopefully after this film, they will join the ranks of Emma Watson, Dane DeHaan, or Daniel Radcliffe as top young wholesome talent.

In addition to debuting her film, Denis was in Toronto to serve as a Governor in TIFF's Talent Lab, a comprehensive four - day program in which she, Jim Stark, Sandra Oh, and Ramin Bahrani mentored twenty young filmmakers.

Affleck's place as one of Hollywood's brightest talents took a series of wrong turns with some less than stellar film roles and before anyone could say «Gigli», one was more likely to hear criticism of the young actor rather than praise.

Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them 2 is reportedly looking for some young talent to play teenage versions of the film's main characters.

After breakout roles as Hollis in the «Divergent» film series and as country - pop crooner Clayton Carter on CMT's «Nashville,» the young talent co-stars with John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, and Will Poulter in Kathryn Bigelow's gripping nonfiction feature «Detroit,» which hits theaters nationwide Aug. 4.

«They are bright, young talents in the film community and will be a great addition to a night that honors the industry's technical achievements.»

That incoming group is now a fifth of the voting membership and can dramatically shift the Oscar race towards films that celebrate young, diverse film - makers — the kind of talents who get their start at Sundance.

The film nailed down the exact same four nominations as its Park City cousin, but more importantly, announced the arrival of a hot young talent for those not already in the know.

Starring an exciting who's - who of young male acting talent (Tye Sheridan, Ezra Miller, Michael Angarano, Logan Miller, Thomas Mann, Keir Gilchrist, Johnny Simmons), most of the actors, especially Angarano, Ezra Miller and Billy Crudup as Zimbardo, are given individual moments to shine (albeit darkly — this is a very rigorous, unforgiving film), but it's never less than an ensemble.

Though his exceptional talents and affinity for New York makes him something of a younger Woody Allen, Baumbach is still one of the most overlooked talents making films today.

The public didn't respond and missed out on one of the year's most engaging films, with a cast full of young talent and rising stars.

The franchise already has a ravenous fan base going in to the first film of the series, and with a talented cast of young talents and seasoned vets in tow, Divergent has a strong chance of setting itself apart in the sea of YA contenders vying for the attention of young fanatics.

Newcomer Lewis MacDougall is an incredible young talent who carries a lot of the film on his own.

At the center of the film is Maya (Jessica Chastain), a young CIA analyst of undisguised talent and obstinacy.

Open to: Young film critics or journalists — Fluent in English (in writing and speaking); — Eager to report on films screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and on events held during the Berlinale Talents 2015; — Having published articles in newspapers, film magazines, on websites or at universities.

Young film critics and film journalists will be invited to Berlin to report on the films at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival (February 5 — 15, 2015) and on the events of the Berlinale Talents (February 7 — 12, 2015).

Audiences sparked to young Wallis at Sundance and again in the summer when the film hit theaters, and while the actress» talent was undeniable, some questioned whether the Academy would take notice or if they'd chalk her work up to good direction, given her age.

Coogler's evenhanded telling and his cast's spontaneity and authenticity give the tale a fitting naturalism, but the film will be remembered as a look at two phenomenal young talents.

Starring as Mumble and Gloria's little penguin kiddo Erik is young vocal talent Ava Acres, who rises to the occasion late in the film with the movie's most heartfelt singing performance.

It helps, of course, to have a man with the immense talent of JK Simmons in the film's splashiest role, just as much as it helps to have Miles Teller, a man who is brilliant as often as he is wasted in his young Hollywood career, as the locus of sympathy.

What's especially fun is just how much ground in entertainment history these guest stars cover, from aging legends like ventriloquist Edgar Bergen (who died before release and has the film dedicated to him), Milton Berle, and the great Orson Welles to young comedic talents on the rise like Steve Martin and Richard Pryor to Big Bird himself.

It should also be said that the film instigated an escalation in the career paths of young talents like John Travolta, Nancy Allen and Amy Irving.

We want to inspire young people to discover the full range of exciting careers opportunities available, to realise that their particular skills and interests have a place, and to give them the message that the film, games and television industries are thriving and actively looking for talent.

Industry professionals who have worked on BAFTA winning and high profile films, TV programmes and games such as Les Misérables, CBBC's Show Me What You're Made Of and Batman: Arkham Knight will give first hand insights into how young people can get their talent noticed, the skills required to forge a successful career and the training opportunities available.

Giordano has a talent for turning a few words into a portrait - in - depth, an example being his description of a slender young dilettante as looking like every French film director's dream — «unbearably lonely, ultra-sexy, Sartre - reading Gallic beauty.»

We donate EUR 13 million a year to help improve the lives of children and young people and support film talents.

Issued to German - Arab production teams, this prize aims to support young talent, offering yearlong training in addition to exposure through various outlets in the film industry.

It engages the public with a wide range of talks, films and programmes; it fosters and nurtures young talent in an environment that encourages experimentation.

Already a renowned film director, Reiner turned his talents to helping educate parents on this and other topics of interest to the caregivers of our youngest children.