Hot Property is very proud to annouce that at the 76th Berlinale Grant Gee’s film was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Director by Jury Head Wim Wenders. With powerful performances by Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman, Laurie Metcalf, Barry Ward, Valene Kate, Katie McGrath, beautiful screenplay written by Mark O’Halloran. Wim Wenders said “unbelievable performance by Bill Pullman,” “incredibly shot in gorgeous black and white with some of the most beautiful compositions we’ve seen in a long time.”
Grant Gee’s Everybody Digs Bill Evans scoops Silver Bear at Berlinale
Simon Pummell’s animated films to screen at The Eye, Rotterdam
On the 24th February the EYE Filmmuseum, Rotterdam, will screen Simon Pummell’s new animated film Frankenstein’s Dream (here’s the TRAILER to view). This Hot Property Co-production will screen together with four recently restored 2k projection prints of Pummell’s earlier animations from the EYE archive.
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Grant Gee’s Everybody Digs Bill Evans selected to play in Competiton at Berlin Film Festival 2026
Starring Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman, Laurie Metcalf, Barry Ward, Valene Kane, Katie McGrath
At the height of his career, legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans’ bassist and musical soulmate dies tragically in a car crash. This is the story of what came next for one of the most influential figures in 20th century music.
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FRANKENSTEIN’S DREAM PREMIERES IN MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT COMPETITION AT IMAGINE FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM
Simon Pummell has recently completed a new animated short film: FRANKENSTEIN’S DREAM. For a quick taste of the film here’s the trailer (Best setting to view is 4K).
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? receives two BAFTA Scotland nominations
BAFTA Scotland announced today the nomination for Director Ella Glendining for Best Director Factual and nominations for Best Feature Film for Ella Glendining (Director), Janine Marmot (Producer), Nikki Parrott (Executive Producer), Erland Cooper (Composer) and Rachel Roberts (Editor)
Global Screen Fund awards co production support to Grant Gee’s EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS
Adapted for the screen by Mark O’Halloran, from the novel Intermission by Owen Martell, produced by Janine Marmot and Alan Maher (Cowtown Pictures), Executive Producers Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, and starring Anders Danielsen Lie. The film will shoot in Ireland in February 2025.
Producer Janine Marmot and Director Ella Glendining celebrate Ella’s BAFTA Nomination for Outstanding Debut in a British Film
Ella Glendining – Is There Anybody Out There? scoops BFI and Chanel Filmmaker Award
Selected by the Jury Tilda Swinton, Edward Enninful OBE, Marie-louise Khondji and Ben Roberts
Is There Anybody Out There? opens in cinemas and on demand on 17th November
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