The British Independent Film Awards announced its nominees and jury members earlier today and Jamie Sives is among the jury members of the thirteenth annual awards. The awards ceremony takes place in London on December 5. You can go to the British Independent Film Awards website for a full list of jury members and nominees.
HBO released a fact sheet for its upcoming series Game of Thrones complete with casting details. Sweet on Sigma Films parsed through the cast list and reports that Jamie Sives (who plays Jory Cassel) will begin working on the show this week in Belfast. Other Scottish cast members include James Cosmo, who was recently cast as Jeor Mormont, Emun Elliot who will make a guest appearance as Marillion, and Rory McCann (as Sandor Clegane), Richard Madden (as Rob Stark), and Iain Glen (as Ser Jorah Mormont) have all been cast as series regulars.
Game of Thrones is based on George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series. The first season will be made up of 10 episodes with principal photography set to start on July 26 in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Malta. A synopsis is below:
“Game of Thrones” is a new original HBO series based on George R.R. Martin’s best-selling novels. In a world where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime, the Westeros crown comes with a price. Betrayal, lust, intrigue and supernatural forces shake the four corners of the Kingdom, from the scheming south and the savage eastern lands, to the frozen north and the ancient Wall that protects the realm from the darkness beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars and noble men vie for power in the bloody struggle for the Iron Throne.
You can head on over to ONTD! for a look at photos of the entire cast.
Triage, if you'll remember, stars Scottish actor Jamie Sives and is about "The wife of a photojournalist" setting "out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague." Thanks to TRIAGEmovie for pointing out the UK screening of Triage:
Following its first stop in Toronto as part of TIFF Cinematheque in February, the 14th Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, featuring 28 films from 20 countries, will continue on its tour making London the next stop, where Danis Tanovic’s TRIAGE will enjoy its UK premiere screening.
The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in London runs March 17-26, with TRIAGE screening 8:30 PM March 20th 2010 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts.
To book your tickets for the London screening, CLICK HERE.
As a reminder, the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in Toronto runs February 24 – March 6, 2010. To book your tickets for the Toronto screening of TRIAGE, 7:00 PM February 25th, CLICK HERE.
One Night in Emergency is set to air at 9pm on January 4, 2010 on BBC One Scotland. A synopsis is below:
...Kevin McKidd (Grey's Anatomy, Trainspotting, Rome) leads an all-star cast in One Night In Emergency, a unique and distinctive drama written by award-winning Black Watch playwright Gregory Burke for BBC One Scotland...
One Night In Emergency also stars Michelle Ryan (The Bionic Woman, Doctor Who, EastEnders), Igal Naor (Green Zone, House of Saddam), James Cosmo (Braveheart, Trainspotting), Ewen Bremner (Black Hawk Down, Trainspotting), David Hayman (Trial & Retribution, My Name Is Joe), Gary Lewis (Billy Elliot, My Name Is Joe), Jamie Sives (Valhalla Rising, The Passion), Sanjeev Kohli (Hope Springs, Still Game) and Tam Dean Burn (River City, Wedding Belles), and charts one man's other-worldly journey through the wards of an over-run, inner-city hospital as he desperately searches for his sick wife.
McKidd plays the lead role of Peter who is slowly drawn into a surreal, parallel world as he ventures deep into the labyrinthine building, encountering strange characters along the way while Michelle Ryan takes on the role of Peter's wife, Penny. [Scottish Screen]
One Night in Emergency which stars Kevin McKidd will reportedly air on BBC in Scotland in the first week of January, 2010. It was originally set to air in December, but the air date has been moved.
A new Spanish language clip from Triage has made its way online. The film is set to open the Sevilla International Film Festival tomorrow. Thanks to Sweet on Sigma Films for pointing it out.
Kevin McKidd was at the lighting of the Percy Jackson billboard last week, and you can check out an interview with Kevin and the rest of the cast from the event:
One Night in Emergency, starring Kevin McKidd and Jamie Sives will air on BBC Scotland sometime before Christmas and has been lined up for a network slot next year.
The screening of One Night in Emergency at the Iverness Film Festival will take place on Saturday, November 14 at 10am at La Scala Cinema, Eden Court. It looks like the screening has been moved from its original November 13 screening date, to the following day on November 14. You can go here for more information on booking tickets for the screening.
One Night in Emergency starring Kevin McKidd, Jamie Sives, and Ewen Bremner and Valhalla Rising starring Jamie Sives will both screen at the Iverness Film Festival which runs from November 11 to November 15. One Night in Emergency screens on Friday, November 13. Valhalla Rising screens on closing night, Sunday, November 15.
Someone shared another clip with us in the comments section. You can also go here for photos featuring Jamie Sives from the Triage screening at the Rome International Film Festival.
Kevin McKidd Online points us to some photos from One Night in Emergency. You can go here to read the article and there's a synopsis of the show below:
...Kevin McKidd (Grey's Anatomy, Trainspotting, Rome) leads an all-star cast in One Night In Emergency, a unique and distinctive drama written by award-winning Black Watch playwright Gregory Burke for BBC One Scotland...
One Night In Emergency also stars Michelle Ryan (The Bionic Woman, Doctor Who, EastEnders), Igal Naor (Green Zone, House of Saddam), James Cosmo (Braveheart, Trainspotting), Ewen Bremner (Black Hawk Down, Trainspotting), David Hayman (Trial & Retribution, My Name Is Joe), Gary Lewis (Billy Elliot, My Name Is Joe), Jamie Sives (Valhalla Rising, The Passion), Sanjeev Kohli (Hope Springs, Still Game) and Tam Dean Burn (River City, Wedding Belles), and charts one man's other-worldly journey through the wards of an over-run, inner-city hospital as he desperately searches for his sick wife.
McKidd plays the lead role of Peter who is slowly drawn into a surreal, parallel world as he ventures deep into the labyrinthine building, encountering strange characters along the way while Michelle Ryan takes on the role of Peter's wife, Penny. [Scottish Screen]
The new teaser poster for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief has arrived:
Someone left a link to the new trailer in the comments section so I've posted it. Triage screened on the opening night of the Rome International Film Festival, yesterday (Oct. 15), and will also screen today, Friday, October 16.
Here's the screening schedule for The Last Station: October 18, 2009 - 22:00, Sinopoli October 19, 2009 - 20:00, Sala Cinema Lotto October 20, 2009 - 22:30, Metropolitan 1
It isn't official yet, but it sounds like it's happening:
Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, James McAvoy and Paul Giamatti are going to try to shake up the awards season. Look for their new film, "The Last Station" -- written and directed by Michael Hoffman and based on the final months in the life of Leo Tolstoy, which premiered sans distribution at the Telluride Film Festival on Sept. 4 -- to be released by the specialty division of a major studio (with a slew of other art house contenders already this year including three more Best Actress possibilities) and opened in December in order to qualify for the Academy Awards.
Although acting would seem to be the strongest calling card for "Last Station's" late entry into the season, don't discount the possibility of a long shot Best Picture nod as well, especially with 10 slots to fill and a weak field -- so far at least. The film is probably too traditional to score in many precursor critics awards presentations, but it's just the right type of extremely well-made flick that scores points with older Golden Globe and Academy voters. In fact the Globes should be a key early target for the film's campaign consultants. [The Envelope]
Kris Tapley from In Contention believes that Sony Pictures Classics will be the distributor. According to Taply, "no other specialty division has a 'slew' of titles, let alone a 'slew of other art house contenders,' so it’s probably a safe assumption that Michael Barker and Tom Bernard made the leap":
And it fits. Bernard was curious what people thought of the film in Telluride, and he told me, “We might buy it,” at the time. That’s obviously neither here nor there, but I got the vibe — and I certainly wasn’t alone here — that Sony Classics would make a nice home for the film.
It was also announced on Friday that The Last Station is included in the Rome Film Festival lineup and will be in competition. The festival starts on October 15 and ends on October 23. Triage, which stars Scottish actor Jamie Sives will open the festival. Tickets are now on sale and you can go here for more information on booking tickets.
The British Independent Film Awards announced its nominees and jury members earlier today and Jamie Sives is among the jury members of the thirteenth annual awards. The awards ceremony takes place in London on December 5. You can go to the British Independent Film Awards website for a full list of jury members and nominees.
