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Applications are now open for the 21st edition of Screen International’s Screen Stars of Tomorrow, our annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland.

The submissions window is open for one month, from March 6 to April 5, 2024.

Applications are open to UK and Irish citizens and long-term residents of either country. There is no upper or lower age limit, but applicants should be at an early stage in their film career, demonstrate exceptional promise and be ready to progress to the next level.

Applicants should use this Google Form and need to attach a brief bio, a headshot...

Locked In Movie Review Rating:

Star Cast: Famke Janssen, Rose Williams, Alex Hassell, Finn Cole, Anna Friel

Director: Nour Wazzi

Locked In Movie Review ( Photo Credit – IMDb )

What’s Good: The film’s initial allure is undeniably captivating, immersing audiences in a gothic melodrama enriched by Nour Wazzi’s direction and the opulent setting. The clever twist of Katherine’s locked-in syndrome adds a unique layer to the mystery, initially promising an engaging plot.

What’s Bad: As the story progresses, “Locked In” disappoints with a lackluster execution of its promising elements. The detective game loses its charm, giving way to a predictably stretched conclusion. Famke Janssen’s performance, though promising, falls short under Rowan Joffe’s direction. The film’s reliance on a frustrating trope and a limited cast further hampers its impact.

Loo Break: Feel free to take a break during the prolonged flashbacks and contemplative scenes. You...

Not to sound like a stereotype, but I don't particularly get along with my mother-in-law. But the situation in the latest Netflix thriller, "Locked Up," is a great reminder that things could always be much, much worse. Despite little fanfare upon release and next to no promotion tied to it, "Locked In" has been consistently holding it down on the streamer's Top 10 list since it arrived on November 1. If you've not heard of the film, here's the official synopsis:

Katherine, a former Hollywood actor, wakes up in the hospital unable to move. She's been hit by a car and suffers from locked-in syndrome — her eyes are the only thing she's able to move. Through her nurse, Nicky, we find out what's led to Katherine's hospitalization. Katherine, communicating with her via letter board, blinks when Nicky reads the correct letter: She claims there's been a murder. Through flashbacks, we see snapshots...

Directed by Nour Wazzi, the Netflix thriller Locked In has just been released, starring Finn Cole, Rose Williams, and Famke Janssen in the lead. The trailer set high expectations for the film, but unfortunately, it fails to be anything other than haphazard storytelling with some mediocre suspense. Locked In follows the conflicting relationship between Katherine and her adoptive daughter Lina, who later became her daughter-in-law. Lina, who felt stuck in her marriage, found solace in an extramarital affair, but the narrative took a dark turn when she came to know the real intentions of those around her. Let’s see how Lina navigates through such a treacherous situation and saves herself.

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Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Film?

Locked In opens with a severely injured Katherine opening her eyes in a hospital bed. The assigned nurse, Nicky, tried to communicate with her through the alphabet, asking her to...

Locked In is a movie directed by Nour Wazzi and written by Rowan Joffe. It stars Famke Janssen, Rose Williams, Alex Hassell, and Finn Cole.

Are you ready for a thrilling mystery filled with betrayals and surprises? “Locked In” is an old-school thriller with intrigue, grand mansions, and unresolved pasts. It’s an exciting journey to uncover what happened to a woman, her son, and the woman who became the center of it all.

“Locked In” is a French thriller that will surely enchant lovers of elegant and sophisticated mystery films, with some intriguing plot twists and excellent performances by Famke Janssen and Rose Williams, who bring all the mystery that the script demands to their characters.

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Troubled by her strained relationship with her delicate mother-in-law, Katherine, discontented newlywed Lina finds herself embroiled in a web of secrecy, betrayal, and murder. As a sinister plot unfolds to seemingly dismantle her life,...

Netflix is delivering a versatile range of thriller films and series, such as Deliver Us from Evil, The Fall of the House of Usher, Bodies, and many more, offering a dark and gothic experience for audiences worldwide to enjoy this spooky season. Joining this list, one of the most anticipated Netflix thrillers is just around the corner, about to hit our screens. Locked In, directed by Nour Wazzi and starring Finn Cole, Rose Williams, and Famke Janssen, has dropped its official trailer this month, setting high expectations for this thriller. The dark and mysterious ambience of the trailer speaks volumes and also hints at the connection between these characters.

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The official trailer for Locked In is promising and intriguing. We are introduced to these characters, Katherine, a famous television actor, and her daughter-in-law, Lina, who have a very conflicting relationship with each other. Lina is...

Clockwise from top: Nyad (Netflix), The Killer (Netflix), Insidious: The Red Door (Screen Gems)Image: The A.V. Club

As we prepare for Thanksgiving and holiday gatherings, Netflix is loading up with recent theatrical hits and original movies for the streamer’s subscribers to gobble up. Insidious: The Red Door...

"What use are you to me? This is my house now." Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for a mysterious romantic crime film called Locked In, a tricky thriller about locked in syndrome. This is set to premiere on Netflix in November this fall. The first feature directed by award-winner Nour Wazzi follows the unhappy newlywed Lina going up against her brittle, damaged mother-in-law, Katherine. An affair sets Lina onto a journey of secrecy, betrayal and murder — and a plot to seemingly destroy her... But who is the real victim, and who can she truly trust? Always the real questions to consider in a thriller like this. Famke Janssen and Rose Williams lead the cast of this contemporary psychological thriller produced and shot in London and around the UK. Also starring Anna Friel, Finn Cole, & Alex Hassell. Worth a look if you're curious. // Continue Reading ›...

The renowned annual talent showcase spotlights the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers in the UK and Ireland.

Screen International has unveiled the 2023 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, spotlighting the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers in the UK and Ireland.

This year marks a special milestone for Stars of Tomorrow – its 20th edition, and the annual talent showcase has demonstrated an unparalleled track record for spotting emerging UK and Irish talent, both in front of and behind the camera, since its launch in 2004.

Those selected this time include Heartstopper star Kit Connor, Mia McKenna-Bruce, who played the lead role in Cannes breakout How To Have Sex,...

Lamptey had greenlit films including ‘The Wonder’ and ‘I Came By’, and upcoming ‘The Kitchen’, ‘Scoop’.

Fiona Lamptey has left her role as director of UK features at Netflix.

Netflix had no comment regarding her departure or a potential replacement.

The UK producer, who is understood to have left last week, joined Netflix in October 2020 as the first UK-based executive greenlighting UK features. Her remit was to develop films focused on UK productions and IP.

Netflix UK features made in her tenure have included Babak Anvari’s thriller I Came By starring George MacKay and Hugh Bonneville; Nathaniel Martello-White’s...

Famke Janssen (X-Men) and Rose Williams (The Power) have the lead roles in the “contemporary psychological thriller” Locked In, which is currently filming in the UK. Produced by Nicky Bentham of Neon Films, with Alison Jackson of Gaumont serving as executive producer, the film is being made for release through the Netflix streaming service.

Locked In marks the feature directorial debut of Nour Wazzi, who has previously directed multiple short films and episodes of TV shows, and also contributed to the horror anthology movie Murder Manual. The screenplay was written by 28 Weeks Later co-writer Rowan Joffé, who crafted a story that pits the unhappy newlywed Lina (Williams) against her brittle, damaged mother-in-law, Katherine (Janssen). An affair sets Lina onto a journey of secrecy, betrayal and murder — and a plot to seemingly destroy her. But who is the real victim, and who can she truly trust?

Deadline reports that Janssen and...

Now in production in London and the United Kingdom, Netflix’s psychological thriller Locked In will star Famke Janssen (The Faculty) and Rose Williams (The Power), Deadline reports.

Alex Hassell (Violent Night), Finn Cole (Animal Kingdom) and Anna Friel (Monarch) also star in Locked In, which will mark the feature debut of director Nour Wazzi (The Last Bus).

The film “pits the unhappy newlywed Lina (Williams) against her brittle, damaged mother-in-law, Katherine (Janssen). An affair sets Lina onto a journey of secrecy, betrayal and murder — and a plot to seemingly destroy her. But who is the real victim, and who can she truly trust?”

Rowan Joffé wrote the script.

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Exclusive: Famke Janssen (X-Men franchise) and Rose Williams (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) will topline Locked In, a contemporary psychological thriller from Netflix, which is currently in production in London and the UK. Others in the cast include Alex Hassell (Violent Night), Finn Cole (Animal Kingdom) and Anna Friel (Monarch).

The first feature directed by award-winner Nour Wazzi (The Last Bus) pits the unhappy newlywed Lina (Williams) against her brittle, damaged mother-in-law, Katherine (Janssen). An affair sets Lina onto a journey of secrecy, betrayal and murder — and a plot to seemingly destroy her. But who is the real victim, and who can she truly trust?

Rowan Joffé wrote the script. Nicky Bentham (The Duke) is producing for Neon Films, with Alison Jackson exec producing for Gaumont.

Best known for starring roles in the Taken and X-Men film franchises, Janssen has...

Netflix has commissioned a 10-part live-action children’s series from Wildseed Studios, the company behind Fullscreen scripted thriller PrankMe.

The Last Bus is billed as a sci-fi road trip adventure, which tells the story of a group of mismatched school kids who band together to face a fearsome new machine intelligence.

It is being written and created by Paul Neafcy, who was spotted by Wildseed after posting films on YouTube from his bedroom. Neafcy also worked with Wildseed on PrankMe.

Another YouTube creator, Drew Casson, will direct alongside Lawrence Gough and Steve Hughes, both of whom have helmed episodes of Doctor Who. Nour Wazzi is a fourth director.

The Last Bus will be filmed in Bristol and the South West of England. Pre-production starts imminently, with the shoot taking place over the fall.

“Although at the top level The Last Bus is a shamelessly entertaining sci-fi romp, at another level...

Stars: Matt Harris, Sian Hill, Kirsty Sturgess, Max Williams, Abeo Jackson | Written by Matt Brothers, Nour Wazzi | Directed by Nour Wazzi

After recently watching and enjoy the short Baby Mine, I couldn’t wait to check out director Nour Wazzi’s other work, which lead me to this all new sci-fi short Lab Rat.

In it we see a group of scientists trapped in a lab and told that one of them is an A.I. – a humanoid robot of sorts. The whole thing is orchestrated by an unhinged mother whose daughter now worries her lover might be the A.I.and looks to save him from the other scientists.

It’s a cool concept to work with and my mind immediately went to The Thing. And while it wouldn’t have been a bad thing to go done that route of finding out who was the ‘odd one out...

Stars: Rachael Sterling, Alexander Siddig, Alex Ferns, Grace Taylor | Written by Shirine Best, Eleanor Emptage, Nour Wazzi | Directed by Nour Wazzi

Made over three years ago, Baby Mine seems more current in 2020 than ever before. We see a Middle Eastern man kidnap his child,while the mother opts not to call the police but ‘recruit’ her racist neighbour for help to find them.

In only a short twenty minute run time, this movie manages twist and turn and change your expectations on several occasions. At first it seems like it will head down a typical kidnap thriller-style story but with the introduction of the neighbour, things automatically become a bit different. Race then enters the story and the whole thing opens up in new and interesting ways.

This was director Nour Wazzi’z seventh short and the experience from the other six has clearly worked wonders because this is a fantastic-looking short film.

Total of 9 individuals are the first to be supported since the charity relaunched in April.

The Film & Television Charity, recently relaunched from its former incarnation as the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund, has announced the recipients of its 2018 John Brabourne Awards.

The nine awardees were selected from 127 applicants from an industry panel chaired by Film & Television Charity vice president Cameron Saunders. Each one will receive £5,000 to put towards development and post-production costs and Nfts course tuition fees.

Named in honour of producer John Brabourne, the awards were established in 2007 “to provide a stepping stone for individuals who are talented and driven,...

Doha Film Institute unveils spring 2017 grants.

Palestinian film-maker Annemarie Jacir’s upcoming dark comedy Wajib and Tunisian director Mohamed Ben Attia’s [pictured] new film Weldi have won funding in the latest round of grants from the Doha Film Institute (Dfi).

Unveiling its spring 2017 grants round during Cannes, the Qatari institution said it had supported 29 projects from 16 countries, with 80% of the selected projects hailing from the Arab world.Dfi CEO Fatma Al Remaihi highlighted the fact that 19 out of the 29 projects were directed by female film-makers.

“This year’s grants projects are even more special for the large representation of women directors as well as themes that focus on coming-of-age stories of central female characters,” she said.

“Stories of hope, self-discovery, women empowerment, tales of family life and of life in conflict zones are highlighted in the selections this Spring,” she added

It has been a high-profile Cannes this year for the Dfi grants programme which backed Un Certain...

Filmmakers from 24 countries, including the Us and Italy, to receive funding

The Doha Film Institute has announced recipients of the autumn 2014 session of its grants programme. The announcement has come just ahead of the Berlinale (Feb 5-15) where four of the Institute’s previous grantees will be presented, including three world premieres.

Some 21 projects from 24 countries – comprising nine narrative feature films, eight feature documentaries and four short films – will receive funding for development, production or post-production.

It marks the ninth session of the grants programme, which supports new cinematic talent, with a focus on first and second-time filmmakers.

A total of 11 of the projects are from the Middle East North Africa (Mena) region; eight are from the Oecd’s Development Assistance Committee list of countries (Dac); and two are from the rest of the world.

For the first time, filmmakers from Italy, Madagascar, Myanmar, Nepal, The Philippines and Us will receive grants.

Among the 21 projects...

Low budget production scheme selects 12 projects; hits diversity target.

Film London Microwave has announced a shortlist of 12 projects for the development stage of its next edition.

The shortlisted projects and teams are:

• The Blue House, Patrick Dickinson (writer and director), Sophie Venner (producer)

• Butterfly Kisses, Greer Ellison (writer), Rafal Kapelinski (director), Merlin Merton and David Braithwaite (producers)

• Daphne’s Inferno, Nico Mensinga (writer) Peter Mackie Burns (director) Valentina Brazzini and Tristan Goligher (producers)

• Engaged, James Condon (writer) Adam Randall (director) Bennett McGhee and Matt Wilkinson (producers)

• Kill Her Witch, Faye Gilbert (writer and director), Yaw Basoah (producer)

• The New Thirty, Wendy Okoi-Obuli (writer), Remi Vaughan-Richards (director), Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo (producer)

• Night Dances, Johnny Kenton (writer and director), Jo Allan (producer)

• The Opposite of Everything, Ruth Pickett (writer), Nour Wazzi ( director), Stephen Smith (producer)

• Punch, Ruth Ivo (writer and director), Rachel Wardlow (producer)

• Unsung, Ayndrilla Singharay (writer), Liam Creighton (director) Fiona Black (producer)

• The Visitor, Sebastian Godwin (writer...

Mr. Torquay’s Holiday and The Field secure special mentions at the Best of Boroughs (BoBs).

Writer-director Fred Rowson and producer Christine Cheung have won the the BoBs Jury Award for their short film Woodhouse, which chronicles the investigation into an unknown creature in a South London nature reserve.

Film London hosted the Best of Boroughs last night [Sept 5], showcasing the 18 film-making teams who made a short film through the 2012/13 London Borough Film Fund Challenge (Lbffc).

This year’s jury was made up of Made in Dagenham producer Stephen Woolley, BFI Film Fund senior production executive Chris Collins, film critic Finn Halligan, Encounters Short Film Festival MD Liz Harkman and head of talent development and production at Film London Deborah Sathe.

On selecting the winner, who receives a prize worth £2,000, the jury said: “Woodhouse is a visual and aural treat. It is imaginative and intriguing, capturing South London suburbia past and present. The gorgeous...

Browse all the sections of the 57th London Film Festival (Oct 9-20) including the galas, competition titles and individual sections.

Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status

Wp = Wp

Ep = European Premiere

IP = International Premiere

UK = UK Premiere

Gala’s

Opening Night

Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (Us) Ep

Closing Night

Saving Mr Banks, John Lee Hancock (Us/UK) Ep

Philomena, Stephen Frears (UK) UK12 Years A Slave, Steve Mcqueen (UK) EPGravity, Alfonso Cuaron (Us) UKInside Llewyn Davis, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Us) UKLabor Day, Jason Reitman (Us) EPThe Invisible Woman, Ralph Fiennes (UK), EPThe Epic Of Everest, John Noel (UK) WPBlue Is The Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche (France) UKNight Moves, Kelly Reichardt (Us) UKStranger By The Lake, Alain Guiraudie (France) UKDon Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Us) UKMystery Road, Ivan Sen (Australia) UKOnly Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (Us) UKNebraska, Alexander Payne (Us) UKWe Are The Best!, Lukas Moodysson (Sweden) EPFoosball 3D, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina...