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RTÉ News
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Irish film selected for prestigious showcase at Cannes
The Irish film Learning to Breathe Under Water has been officially selected for the prestigious Great 8 showcase at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Rebekah Fortune (Just Charlie), it stars Rory Kinnear (James Bond, Men, The Imitation Game) and Academy Award-nominee Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, The Apprentice, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3). The film, made in Galway last year, introduces rising Irish talent Ezra Carlisle in his first major screen role. The selection marks a significant milestone for the film, which will be presented to international buyers and festival programmers as part of the exclusive Great 8 spotlight - an initiative that has previously launched acclaimed titles such as Charlotte Wells' Aftersun, Rose Glass's Saint Maud, and Rich Peppiatt's Kneecap. Written by Richard Brabin, the film follows eight-year-old Leo (Carlisle) - curious, wise and full of imagination. His best friend is a massive shark - half sculpture, half myth - that crashed through the roof of his house one night when his dad, Peter (Kinnear), gave shape to what he couldn't say out loud. Leo's world is full of questions: why do grown-ups act so strangely? Where did Mum go five years ago? And will Dad ever come down from the clouds - or at least remember to do the shopping? Peter's either buried in big, bonkers art projects or barely speaking, so Leo daydreams vividly and shares his secrets with the shark, who might just be listening but can't speak back. Then Anya (Bakalova) bursts into their lives: a spirited au pair with her own questions to shatter the silence and answers more honest than Leo has ever heard before. Her fearless warmth and energy brings back colour to their world and uplifts their lives. The Great 8 showcase is produced by the BFI and British Council, with thanks to BBC Film and Film4. The film will be available for acquisition at the Cannes Marché du Film, with international sales handled by Bankside Films. Learning to Breathe Under Water is produced by Patrick O'Neill for Wildcard and Jack Tarling for Shudder Films, in co-production with KeyFilm and One Wave Films, and in association with Éiru Films. The project was supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, the UK Global Screen Fund, Ffilm Cymru Wales, the WRAP Fund, the Netherlands Film Fund, Dias Feld, Finite Films, Bankside Films, and Three Point Capital.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Samuel Goldwyn Films Takes Horror Movie ‘The Moogai' From ‘Talk To Me' & ‘The Babadook' Producers
EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has taken North American to the Sundance Film Festival 2024 premiere, The Moogai from Bankside Films. A May theatrical release is in the works. The Australian horror movie comes from Causeway Films which produced such genre hits as The Babadook and Talk to Me. More from Deadline 'Reunion': Warp Films' Deaf-Led Revenge Thriller Breaks New Ground At Series Mania Nuclear Drama 'The Deal' Wins Inaugural Series Mania Buyers Upfront First Look At Tuppence Middleton In SVT Drama Series 'Blood Cruise' From Andy Serkis' Imaginarium Productions, Northern Fable & CBS Studios - Series Mania In the movie, Sarah and Fergus, a hopeful young Aboriginal couple, give birth to their second baby. But what should be a joyous time of their lives becomes sinister when Sarah starts seeing a malevolent spirit, she is convinced is trying to take her baby. Fergus, who can't see it but desperately wants to believe her, grows increasingly worried as she becomes more unbalanced. Is the child-stealing spirit real or is she in fact the biggest threat to the safety of their family? Written and directed by Jon Bell, The Moogai stars Shari Sebbens, Meyne Wyatt, Tessa Rose, Bella Heathcote and Toby Leonard Moore. Kristina Ceyton, Samantha Jennings, Mitchell Stanley serve as producers. The Moogai went on to play at South by Southwest and the Sydney Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Australian Feature. The deal was negotiated by Miles Fineburg from Samuel Goldwyn Films and Yana Georgieva of Bankside Films. At our Sundance studio in an interview with Matt Grobar, Sebbens said on her draw to reteam with Bell following their work together on series The Gods of Wheat Street, 'The script, for me personally, the reason I'm drawn to it is Jon's writing genre. Indigenous people in Australia getting to dip their toe into the genre pool for the first time was really exciting, and of course, the allegory, the messaging, and the underlying story that addresses our shameful and tragic history in Australia, which is the Stolen Generations.' Sebbens added on the future of Aboriginal storytelling, '''Genre, that's where it's at, at the moment. That's where the exciting stuff's happening. I think the future, though, is letting us stuff up more than once. Historically, we're only allowed to make one grand entrance, and if we get it wrong, we don't get another chance. So, I think that for me, the exciting version of the future is where Aboriginal people get to be a bit mediocre as well, actually, instead of always striving for excellence.' Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery How To Watch 'Wicked: Part One': Is The Film Streaming Yet? All The Songs In 'Severance' Season 2: From The Who To Ella Fitzgerald
