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Simon Russell (composer)
Simon Russell is a British composer for TV and film. He has worked on many award-winning documentaries and films including James Bluemel's Exodus; Our Journey to Europe (2 BAFTA's, RTS Best Documentary Series 2017 & Prix Italia 2016), Havana Marking's '' Afghan Star'', ''Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's'', Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer (Special Jury Prize at Sundance 2013 and Best Documentary at the 2013 British Independent Film Awards) and Lottie Bearshout animation (BAFTA winner 2016). He composed 52 episodes of the South Korean kids animation series '' Canimals''. Emmy Award winner in Outstanding Music & Sound category for the Pussy Riot score 2014. Credits Film * '' We Are Many'' (2014) * ''Pussy Riot'' (Roast Beef/BBC Storyville/HBO - 2013) * ''Smash And Grab'' (Roast Beef/BBC Storyville – 2012) * ''A Whole Lott More'' (Flying V/Roast Beef - 2013) * ''The Do Gooders'' (Roast Beef - 2013) * ''Silencing The Song'' (HBO/Roast Beef – 2011) * ''66 Months'' (Moving Target ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British People
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which can be acquired, for instance, by descent from British nationals. When used in a historical context, "British" or "Britons" can refer to the Ancient Britons, the indigenous inhabitants of Great Britain and Brittany, whose surviving members are the modern Welsh people, Cornish people, and Bretons. It also refers to citizens of the former British Empire, who settled in the country prior to 1973, and hold neither UK citizenship nor nationality. Though early assertions of being British date from the Late Middle Ages, the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 triggered a sense of British national identity.. The notion of Britishness and a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana Marking
Havana Marking is a British producer and director of documentary films. She is known for her first feature documantary in 2009 ''Afghan Star''. This film won Best Director and the Audience Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Plot The film follows a season of the Afghan TV phenomenon, based on the X-Factor / American Idol. Marking lived in Kabul for five months and focused on four main contestants in the series. The film changed pitch at the moment that Setara Hussainzada (a young woman from Herat) danced during her final performance. This led to death threats, condemnation and the possibility that the show itself might be stopped. The film won The Grierson award for ‘best doc on a contemporary issue’, and the Prix Italia. As co-director of Roast Beef Productions, Marking oversaw the development and production of a number of documentaries resulting in two Academy Award Nominations, seven Sundance Awards, and four EMMYs. By “growing up” in the world of TV, Roast Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghan Star (film)
''Afghan Star'' is a 2009 British documentary film following four contestants in the Afghan music competition ''Afghan Star''. ''Afghan Star'' was directed by Havana Marking and is distributed by Zeitgeist Films. The film was acclaimed by critics. Filming/Production Director and co-producer Havana Marking received funding from the Channel 4 BritDoc Foundation (now known as Doc Society) on the basis of her idea for the film. After spending a month gathering footage for a taster tape and planning the project, the documentary was commissioned by British channel More4. Marking spent four months in Afghanistan filming, following the development of the four focal characters competing in the show. Producers worked with Afghanistan-based television station Tolo TV. Filming primarily took place in Kabul, where the competition for ''Afghan Star'' is held and the show is produced, but also features the cities of Herat and Kandahar when documenting the stories of Setara and Lema, two of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque! From St Peter's To St Paul's
''Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's'' is a three-part BBC Four documentary series on the painting, sculpture and architecture of the Baroque period. It was written and presented by Waldemar Januszczak Waldemar Januszczak (born 12 January 1954) is an English art critic and television documentary producer and presenter. Formerly the art critic of ''The Guardian'', he took the same role at ''The Sunday Times'' in 1992, and has twice won the Cr ... and first broadcast in March 2009. It is named after its start in the square of Saint Peter's Basilica and its end at St Paul's Cathedral. In March 2010 'Baroque!' won a Royal Television Society Award for best arts programme. Episodes #”The Birth of the Baroque". Italy – Baroque's origins in Rome and Spanish Naples, including Borromini's architectural work such as San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Bernini's fountains, churches like Sant'Andrea al Quirinale and sculptures such as ''Ecstasy of St Theresa, The Ecstasy of St There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canimals
''Canimals'' (literally can-animals) (, ''kaenimeol''), also known as ''Canimals: We Can Do It!'', is a live-action/ CGI animated hybrid television series by Voozclub Co., Ltd. The main characters are Ato, Mimi, Uly, Fizzy, Nia, Oz, Pow, Toki, and Leon. Internationally, the series has aired in the United Kingdom through CITV and worldwide through ITV Network. The show has received generally positive reviews with praise going to its novel materials and high-quality production. Plot Canimals are adorable creatures in the form of cylinders that carry colorful cans. Canimals are always interested in what is going on around them and have a lot of questions. They hide in their cans when humans are nearby. Even the most mundane objects hold something different and fascinating for the Canimals. Characters * Ato - A Beagle in a green can. In the episode title cards, he displays the Canimals logo. * Oz - A Turkish Angora in a red can. She frequently gets herself into more troubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Are Many (film)
''We Are Many'' is a documentary film about the February 2003 global day of protest against the Iraq War, directed by Amir Amirani. Social movement researchers have described the 15 February protest as "the largest protest event in human history." Tony Blair's ally Lord Falconer says the anti-war march did change things: "If a million people come out on the streets in the future, then what government is going to say they are wrong now?" The film's title is an allusion to a line in Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "The Masque of Anarchy". The film features activists, politicians and celebrities who participated in the march, such as Medea Benjamin from Code Pink, Phyllis Bennis from Institute for Policy Studies, Tony Benn, Lindsey German, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Danny Glover, Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, among others. After a successful launch in the U.K. and Europe, the film is releasing in North America and globally, under COVID-19 pandemic, in virtual cinemas. The release date is S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
66 Months
''66 Months: Under the Radar'' is a 2011 British documentary film directed by James Bluemel focusing on a homeless Nigel Fletcher surviving 6 years without government assistance. It was produced by Moving Target Films in association with Dartmouth Films and was first shown in 2011. Production Filmmaker Gordon Wilson was jobless and homeless when he attended a free workshop at Film Oxford on Catherine Street in Oxford. Inspired by the relationship between Gordon Wilson and his partner Robbie Burns, the film documents six years in the life of his friend Nigel Fletcher and took seven years to complete. Wilson had met and lived with Nigel Fletcher at a halfway house. Through scenes dealing with abuse, mental illness and alcoholism, the film tells the story of the two's friendship and shows the relationship between the pair. Burns died before the film was finished. According to the filmmakers: Every year, thousands of people slip through the net of social care provision into a dark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampire Diary
''Vampire Diary'' is a 2007 horror film directed by Mark James and Phil O'Shea, produced by Michael Riley and Margaret Matheson, and starring Anna Walton. It was first released in the United Kingdom by Peccadillo Pictures. Cast * Anna Walton * Morven Macbeth * Jamie King (actor) * Kate Sissons * Justin McDonald * Keith-Lee Castle Awards *Best Film Milan International Film Festival (Michael Riley and Margaret Matheson) *Best Actor Milan International Film Festival (Anna Walton Anna Walton (born 18 December 1980) is an English actress known for her roles in '' Vampire Diary'', ''Mutant Chronicles ''Mutant Chronicles'' is a pen-and-paper role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world, originally published ...) *Best Cinematography Milan International Film Festival (Nemone Mercer) *Best Editing Milan International Film Festival (Mark Atkins and Mark James) External links * * 2007 films 2007 horror films British horror films British LGBT-related film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lottie Bearshout
Lottie is a feminine given name, often a diminutive for Charlotte or Lieselotte. It may refer to: People *Lottie (name) Places * Lottie, Louisiana, United States, an unincorporated community * Lottie Lake, Canadian hamlet * 3489 Lottie, a main-belt asteroid Other *Lottie Dolls, children's fashion dolls made by Arklu Ltd. *''The Lottie Project'', a 1997 children's novel by Jacqueline Wilson *Lottie Sleigh, an 1852 sailing barque *Severe Tropical Cyclone Lottie, a deadly 1973 Australian region cyclone that was originally named Natalie * Lottie (file format), file format for vectorial graphics See also * * Lott (other) * Lotte (other) * Lotti Lotti may refer to any of the following: * Antonio Lotti (c.1667–1740), Italian composer * Brian Lotti, U.S. professional skateboarder * Carlo Lotti (1916–2013), Italian engineer and professor of hydraulic construction * Carola Lotti (1910– ..., a list of people with the surname {{disambig, geo, given name, surn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Planners Are Coming
''The Planners Are Coming'' is a British fly on the wall documentary television series broadcast on BBC One in 2008 and 2009. It follows council Planning Officers and Enforcement Officers as they dealt with planning applications and enforced planning regulations in cases where planning permission had not been sought. Council planning departments featured in the programme include those of Braintree in Essex and Barking & Dagenham, Barnet and Brent in London. In 2008, the first four episodes were shown in an 8pm slot, with the remaining four episodes airing in 2009 at the later time of 10:35pm. The series has also been broadcast on The LifeStyle Channel in Australia. When the programme was first announced by the BBC in June 2007, the working title was ''The Planners'', but this was later changed to ''The Planners Are Coming''. In 2013, a similar documentary series called ''The Planners'' aired on BBC Two and in 2014 a new series called '' Permission Impossible: Britain's Plann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Score Composers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
