Michelle Ang joined My Wedding And Other Secrets director Roseanne Liang and fellow cast member Cheng Pei Pei at the 20th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in China. The movie which stars Michelle Ang and Matt Whelan was a finalist in the Chinese ‘Oscars’.
Michelle Nominated For Best Actress Award…
In other news the film is nominated for five awards in the Aotearoa Film and Television Awards (AFTAs); Michelle Ang is nominated in the Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film, best of luck to Michelle. The other awards the film is up for are: Best Feature Film, Best Director in a Feature Film (Roseanne Liang), Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film (Matt Whelan) and Best Screenplay for a Feature Film (Roseanne Liang & Angeline Loo).
The awards ceremony will take place on 12th November.
Caleb Ross attended the Toronto International Film Festival 2011 for the world premiere of the documentary The Last Dogs Of Winter, in which he features and had creative input.
The movie, which premiered at TIFF on September 9th, received a standing ovation from a capacity filled showing of the documentary. The ovation was received when director Costa Botes with film subjects Brian Ladoon and Caleb Ross went to the stage for a Q & A session. (Source: Stuff.co.nz)
Variety.com gave a positive review on the documentary, describing it as an “Intimate, gorgeously rendered docu… Costa Botes intelligently surveys Ladoon’s quixotic mission, the numerous obstacles he faces, and the uneasy co-existence of man, animal and nature in the small town of Churchill (pop. 873). A wilderness lover’s delight, “Dogs” reps a shoo-in for cablers, fests and the cinematheque circuit.”
Speaking to Helen Barlow of the New Zealand Herald, Caleb said the following, “The film received a standing ovation and I have to admit I was a little choked up. The Q & A session went very well. People were coming up to us saying it’s a great movie, very moving and very informative, so I couldn’t have asked for any better. One of the comments Costa got from the crowd was that it’s funny [for Canadians] to be taught about their native heritage by a Kiwi. I guess it’s one of those issues that not a lot of people know about, which is why this story needed to be told”.
As usual, for the latest news on the film visit the official website/blog for The Last Dogs Of Winter. With thanks to Hil for the info. Cheers :) There’s still allot of articles out there on the doc, it’s worth googling and checking out.
Antonia Prebble has landed the lead role in New Zealand movie The Cure. In the movie Antonia will play the role of a biochemist named Beth Wakefield. The film will be shot in Wellington this November.
Movie synopsis:
“The film is about a young female researcher [Beth] whose life is in danger when she discovers the pharmaceutical company she works for had developed a cure for cancer many years earlier. They haven’t released it because that would destroy their chemotherapy drug sales. She must now escape and release the cure to the world while the company tries to stop her.”
Also cast in the movie are, Stephen Lovatt (Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Xena: Warrior Princess) as Ted [a man who must decide how far he's willing to go to save his dying son] and John Bach (The Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia).
To keep up to date on the movie, and for job opportunities, check out the website here, the Facebook page and Twitter. The film is by David Gould Studios, for more insight into the movie, check out the article from Screen Hub posted here.
Yay, with thanks to Marie, here’s some pics of the awesome Michelle Ang in movie The Beaver:
Here’s a bit about Michelle’s appearance in the film by Marie:
In the movie Michelle appears briefly in a scene at the start where Jodie Foster’s character Meredith Black is working at home [Jodie also directed the film]. Michelle Ang is shown on Meredith’s computer screen as a Japanese translator. We can’t hear what she says as there is a voice over in the scene talking about Meredith’s dedication to her job working on Japanese rollercoasters/theme park. Michelle’s appearance is one of those blink and you’ll miss it moments! She is also uncredited at the end of the movie. But it was great to see her and the film is pretty good too if you like character movies/family dramas. Mel Gibson plays Walter Black, the lead role, in the movie.
The Beaver is out now on DVD in America, click here to check it out. It is released in Germany (Der Biber) on October 6th (info here) and in the UK on October 10th (info here).
Tangiwai, a TV movie made for TVNZ, was broadcast on Sunday 14th August 2011. The film featured Fleur Saville (The Tribe’s Ruby) as the character Eva Peacocke, a friend/confident to the lead female character Nerissa Love, played by Rose McIver.
Check out a video clip featuring Fleur Saville, Rose McIver and Ryan O’Kane (as Bob Blair) in the Tangiwai:
Fleur is definitely looking fab post Shortland Street, where she became a household name in her role as Libby Jeffries. The movie was a dramatisation of a true account of one persons life, which was affected by the Tangiwai traincrash in New Zealand in 1953.
We previously mentioned the production and Fleur’s appearance in it in February.
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The documentary Last Dogs Of Winter, filmed by Costa Botes and featuring Caleb Ross (The Tribe’s Lex) has been selected viewing at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival 2011.
On his blog, Costa Botes said the following: “Right at the beginning of planning Last Dogs of Winter it was my fervent hope that if we ever succeeded in getting it made, the best thing that could happen was to be selected for the documentary lineup at Toronto, and now it has. So as you can imagine, there is a fair bit of joy under this roof.”
To keep up to date with the production, keep an eye out the website located here, also there is a Facebook page here, the comments on the website in particular are worth reading for more insight and opinions on the documentary.
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Beth Allen had a quick radio interview on New Zealand station George FM, in between filming Shortland Street, to talk about the New Zealand Film Festival and her movie pick for the event. You can hear the telephone interview below…
Beth recommended the movie Guilty Pleasures, about the Mills & Boons book series. Though she said she was interested in the book phenomenon out of curiousity and isn’t personally a reader of the book series.
The interview was on the radio on 21st July 2011.
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The Tribe movie, previously announced globally by Variety, has now got a listing on IMDB.
Click here to check it out, at this moment in time there is not much information on the production, only that Raymond Thompson is the writer of the film. Although the article by Variety stated the movie would have the title Tribes, it looks like it has the working title of ‘The Tribe’.
The description given for the movie is:
A group of young people struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where there all of the adults have been killed by a deadly virus.
Are you excited? It definitely looks like things are shaping up.
Michelle Ang fans in the UK, and in particular London, your prayers have been answered!
As part of The New Zealand Film Festival 2011 there will be a showing of the recent Roseanne Liang movie My Wedding And Other Secrets and Take 3, which both feature Michelle Ang in lead/co-lead roles. The double bill will play at 6pm on July 2nd 2011 at the Barbican, for booking details click here.
- Meanwhile over on New Zealand website 24/7 Girl their is an interview with Michelle Ang talking about acting to Sarah Illingworth, a friend and fellow Kiwi who’s living and working in America. Key quote from Michelle:
“I am currently in development on a one-woman theatre show too”.
Back to the Barbican… The New Zealand Film Festival is supported by the New Zealand High Commission, the New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand’s Ministry for Culture and Heritage and NZ-UK The Link Foundation.
Want more Tribe links with the festival? Also showing will be the movie Boy, introduced by Taika Waititi and Eagle vs. Shark which will have a Q&A with Taika Waititi it also features Jermaine Clement in the film. Jermaine and Taika both appeared in The Tribe – click here for more info on that appearance. (Please note: Taika Waititi attending the festival has not been 100% confirmed yet).
Sione’s Wedding (aka Samoan Wedding) will also play in London. Amongst the cast Fleur Saville (Ruby from The Tribe) and Kelson Henderson (Pony Joe in series 3 of The Tribe) have an appearance in the film.
These are definitely some of the best titles in New Zealand cinema.
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The 2011 Cannes Film Festival will see the playing of two movies, one short film and one full length, both featuring a former Tribe cast member in each…
Desired will be screening on May 17th in the Marche du Film. Directed by Amanda Phillips the independent movie features Dwayne Cameron (as Joshua King) and Delaney Tabron (as Sarah Barker aka Red) in a dramatic love story between a detective and prostitute. The movie had the working title of Arresting Love (which we have mentioned previously on the site).
You can follow the progress of the self-funded feature film on Facebook.
The Potential Wives Of Norman Mao, has been selected to play at the Short Film Corner held during the Cannes Film Festival on May 11-21. The short film was directed by Derek Nguyen and features Michelle Ang in the cast (more info here). You can also follow this short film on Facebook.
There’s an interesting interview with Amanda Phillips on her movie Desired below, it has a few clips of the movie in it… She also gives high praise to Dwayne Cameron and his contribution to the film.
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About… This blog follows the careers of the cast of Cloud 9's teen drama series The Tribe. The series was filmed in New Zealand in 1998 to 2004 and had a spin-off series The New Tomorrow. More info about this blog can be found here. This blog is not affiliated with Cloud 9 Ltd and is purely a fansite. |
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Michelle Ang joined My Wedding And Other Secrets director Roseanne Liang and fellow cast member Cheng Pei Pei at the 20th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in China. The movie which stars Michelle Ang and Matt Whelan was a finalist in the Chinese ‘Oscars’.
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