rising stars ( film )
four rising stars will join acting royalty for the bbc’s version of little women .
official trailer for the film rising stars from doberman entertainment. the film stars: fisher stevens, kyle riabko, leon thomas iii, jessie payo, graham patrick martin and rebecca st. james
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with only a few short weeks left in the summer, the toronto international film festival is gearing up to take over the city’s streets, announcing the international participants vying for film festival success in their rising stars programme .
although they are participating in the program geared towards “rising” stars, many of the candidates have already experienced success on the big screen .
since 2012, screen international has been selecting its annual future leaders list and presenting it at the cannes film festival. it shines a spotlight on the rising stars of the international film business, and each new list is always eagerly anticipated .
find out more about the ee rising star award, a publicly voted award honouring the year’s brightest young film actor or actress .
find out who won the 2017 ee rising star award, the only award voted for by the public at the ee british academy film awards .
meet the winner of the 2016 ee rising star award, the only award at the ee british academy film awards voted for by the public .
screen writers have selected 38 rising stars of sales and acquisitions; the executives beginning to make an impact in their businesses and a name for themselves at international markets .
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from warner bros. pictures and studiocanal comes the romantic drama we are your friends. the film marks max joseph' s (mtv' s
catfish: the tv show
) feature film directorial debut, and stars
chosen based on nominations from tiff’s international festival programmers, a tiff jury, made up of rising stars producer natalie semotiuk, industry programming manager lynne crocker and industry director kathleen drumm, will decide the final selection .
their businesses may be well known, but the same isn’t always true of the people driving this success. so adweek’s editors have selected 20 of the rising brand stars who are energizing and elevating atlanta. check them all out below :
meanwhile, el arabi stars in the latest film from oscar - nominated filmmaker kim nguyen “eye on juliet”, which will premiere at this year’s festival when it kicks off thursday, sept. 7 .
tiff rising stars is part of our ongoing commitment to promoting canadian cinema and talent on the world stage. devised in collaboration with the csa, this programme showcases new talent, putting the emphasis on the next generation of actors poised for international success .
online super stars take centre stage for cbbc while cbeebies' focus is on family, community and well - being .
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cbbc and cbeebies today announce a range of new commissions that bring together a mix of rising stars and old friends, bold new dramas and familiar favourites, and fun and laughter alongside shows that aren’t afraid to tackle difficult subjects or take viewers on adrenaline fuelled adventures .
zhuk’s debut film opens the east of the west competition on saturday (june 30) .
thanks to the popularity of online media sites such as youtube, today' s fastest - rising stars aren' t coming out of hollywood. they' re teens hamming it up or breaking it down in front of a computer to create a new kind of entertainment .
investigative reporter chase carter attempts to stop a secret government conspiracy that threatens the lives of millions of innocent people in a quarantined city during a zombie outbreak. a sequel to the 2015 horror film, dead rising: watchtower (2015) .
screen selects and profiles the talents who are already making an impact on the film sales landscape .
joining previously - announced canadian rising stars daniel doheny, mary galloway, theodore pellerin and ellen wong, is additional talent hailing from across the globe: mamoudou athie (usa), vinnie bennett (new zealand), lina el arabi (france) and jessie buckley (ireland) .
plot: we know next to nothing about the plot for this film except that it will break from franchise tradition and begin immediately after the last film left off, with rey finding luke on a hidden planet. fans are hoping that the second film will reveal the identity of rey’s parents .
the rising star award honours a young actor or actress who has demonstrated exceptional talent and ambition and has begun to capture the imagination of the british public .
spanish actress laia costa starred in the critically - acclaimed film victoria, which was almost entirely improvised by the actors. the 134 - minute film was shot in one single take and was only their third attempt at doing so. costa’s lead performance landed her on the new york times’ 2015 “breakthrough performances of the fall season” list. she also won the lola for best actress. in addition, costa was nominated for a european film award for best european actress and the film was nominated for best european film .
a word of caution: more than a few spoilers lie ahead. consider yourself warned. and be sure to stay tuned till the end to check out the honorable mentions that just missed out on our list. without further ado, here are the 10 rising stars from the 2015 summer movie season .
with another summer movie season quietly coming to an end, let' s take a look at the breakout stars from the past few months .
pierre “pee” thomas and kevin “coach k” lee may be seen as rising stars for founding hip - hop label quality control music, but they' re far from new to the music scene. earlier in his career, coach k managed young jeezy and gucci mane when both artists were just getting their start .
i feel sorry for the two lead actors. they deserved to be in a better film than this .
today, many don' t know who these online stars are, says meridith valiando rojas, co - founder and ceo of digitour media, which organizes performances for online stars. digitour expects its 2015 slate of 141 stage shows and concerts to attract 350, 000 attendees, up from 120, 000 last year .
last seen on tv as a scurrilous tabloid journalist impersonating desmond tutu in channel 4’s hacks, novak has long carved a career on the more cult - y fringes of british telly – not least as the brains behind channel 4’s fonejacker and facejacker – before moving more mainstream in paramedic comedy drama sirens. the biggest of our rising stars, he won best comedy performance in a film at the 2011 british comedy awards for his role in chris morris’s four lions .
for proof, look at smosh. they just shot their first full - length film, which will be distributed this year by lions gate entertainment - - home to
the hunger games
and
twilight
blockbuster film franchises .
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ruth negga can currently be seen in jeff nichols’ critically acclaimed film loving, opposite joel edgerton. the film follows mildred and richard loving, the couple behind the pivotal 1967 civil rights case, loving vs. virginia. to date, she has been nominated for a gotham award and an independent spirit award on behalf of the role. ruth also stars as tulip o’hare in amc’s critically acclaimed series preacher opposite dominic cooper .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans. it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
a study commissioned last year by variety measured the q scores - - a media - industry gauge of familiarity and appeal - - of youtubers and traditional stars among us teens 13 to 17. the best five scores? all online video stars, with smosh ranking no. 1, ahead of celebrities such as actress jennifer lawrence and singer katy perry .
both arby’s stars are also longtime atlanta residents who call the city a humble hub for both fortune 500 companies like coca - cola and startups like the anonymous messaging app yik yak .
tom holland has become one of hollywood' s fastest rising stars as he takes on the iconic role of spider - man for the marvel cinematic universe. tom received rave reviews in his first appearance as spider - man in the russo brother’s captain america: civil war, alongside robert downey jr and chris evans. he recently finished filming spiderman: homecoming for sony pictures opposite michael keaton .
sign this badass up for the sequel —or any other film franchise she can be worked into, frankly—immediately. the possibilities are endless .
‘buoyant’: william oldroyd, film director, at aquarium studios in london where he edited lady macbeth. photograph: antonio olmos for the observer
anya taylor - joy is known for her breakthrough and debut film role in the witch, for which she has been nominated for the breakthrough actor award at this year’s gotham independent film awards. since then, she has gone on to film five leading roles and become one of the most in - demand actresses of her generation. anya will next take a leading role in m. night shylaman’s thriller split alongside james mcavoy .
rogue warrior: robot fighter is a science fiction film set in the distant future depicting the overthrow of humanity by artificial intelligence on earth and other worlds .
originally pitched the film as a viking version of his pusher films. in the end it became something completely different, much to refn' s relief .
kathryn newton, 20, who starred in big little lies, is amy; maya hawke, the 18 - year - old daughter of film stars uma thurman and ethan hawke, plays tomboy jo; willa fitzgerald, 26, from scream: the tv series, gets the role of meg; while welsh actress annes elwy, 24, will be musically gifted beth .
what jumps off the page when reading about these whipsmart executives is their passion and dedication to the film industry. in their hands, the future looks bright .
“ downsizing, ” a sci - fi comedy from alexander payne, stars matt damon and kristen wiig, but got critics talking about hong chau, a new orleans native who had turns in hbo’s “treme” and “inherent vice. ” chau takes on the role of a vietnamese activist and amputee who’s an unwilling participant in the film’s daffy central experiment of shrinking people down to tiny sizes .
one of the very best films to come out of this year' s sundance film festival was dope, a crime comedy - drama from writer / director rick famuyiwa. the film features a few recognizable faces, like zoe kravitz (of x - men: first class fame), blake anderson (from comedy central' s workaholics), and rapper a $ ap rocky, but the star of the show is undoubtedly moore, who makes his feature film debut in this movie .
movie. the fact that she' s on the shortlist for such a high - profile film is a likely indicator that she' s on multiple other shortlists .
this a good horror movie. it has a great story line. it also has great acting. it also has great special effects. dead rising watch tower is better. this is a sequel to dead rising watch tower. 4. 8 is a good ratting. but this is such a great movie that 4. 8 is underrating it. this is a 8 out 10. this a great movie. if you like horror movies that you will like this movie. see this movie. see all the dead rising movies. this movie scarier then a nightmare on elm street and that is not easy to do. this movie is scarier friday the 13th v a new beginning and that is not easy to do. this movie is scarier then halloween resurrection could ever be .
i' m really happy and proud of the work i did with arthur, the director. we gave life to my character together. this feeling never left me while i was on set. now that the film is done, i can' t see myself in it. watching myself on a screen prevents me from seeing the film properly .
you might recognize buckley from her small screen success, appearing in the bbc’s 2016 adaptation of leo tolstoy’s “war and peace” and alongside tom hardy in “taboo”. buckley stars in “beast”, set to premiere during this year’s festival in the platform programme .
mary galloway is a canadian writer, producer, director, and actor currently living in la. her production company bright shadow productions inc. ’s first short, ariel unraveling (16), was awarded bravofact and creativebc funding. in september 2016 galloway made her directorial debut with the upcoming unintentional mother, the only canadian film to be awarded the kevin spacey foundation’s artists of choice award. recently, women in film + television vancouver honored galloway with the newcomer award, and the whistler film festival presented her with the talent to watch award .
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any resemblance to persons or aliens living or dead is purely coincidental and conjecture. no animals or aliens were harmed in the making of this film, but some actors were. !
with another summer movie season nearly in the books, there was no shortage of rising talents on display. who was your favorite breakout actor? what non - jurassic - world - based movie would you like to see blue the raptor star in? be sure to sound off in the comments below .
if you had to pick one film that really changed your way of thinking, what would it be? if a film moves you, it will change you. that' s what emotion is about, i think. it has the power to blow your mind. a lot of films did this for me: especially those by john cassavetes. opening night, husbands ...
as this year’s toronto film festival moves toward its closing night on sunday, we take a look back at some of its most eye - catching, and potentially award - garnering, breakout performances .
vinnie bennett is an emerging actor from new zealand who has appeared in both television and film. his television credits include power rangers dino charge (16), the shannara chronicles (16), and filthy rich (16). his film credits include fantail (13), ghost in the shell (17), beyond the known world (17), and human traces (17) .
executive producing. randall poster (
the wolf of wall street ,
divergent
and
insurgent ,
spring breakers
) is the film' s music supervisor. we are your
leonard rossiter stars in the madcap british farce rising damp, as rupert rigsby, the bigoted and conniving landlord of a dingy flophouse in an unspecified english city. rupert must contend on a daily basis with a motley group of tenants, including the nymphomaniacal spinster ruth jones (frances de la tour); philip (don warrington), a black med student who insists that he is actually an african prince with an entire harem of wives; wet - behind - the - ears art student john (christopher strauli); and the dapper gold digger seymour (denholm elliott). this film was actually a theatrical spin - off of a u. k. television series that ran from 1974 to 1978; richard beckinsale (father of kate) had a key role in the original series but died in 1979, hence his absence from the movie .
these stars might be nobodies to many viewers over 25, but that won' t last long. baffled by how to reach the most coveted and commercially influential audience - - 16 - to 34 - year - olds - - hollywood' s biggest players are starting to back these invisible celebrities .
athie starred in the breakout hit “patti cake $ ” and will be featured at the festival in brie larson’s “unicorn store”. the film which is larson’s directorial debut, will see is world premiere at this year’s festival .
sebastian stan is the best - known of these rising stars, having played the role of bucky barnes / winter soldier in three “captain america” movies (with another on the way), but the 35 - year - old actor makes a next - level career move in the biopic “i, tonya, ” playing jeff gillooly, the volatile, less - than - bright husband of figure skater tonya harding (margot robbie). stan’s suffered for his art: robbie has said she got so into character during their domestic disputes that she really punched him in the head. well, nobody ever said making it to the oscar - contender circuit was easy .
after the 2014 adaptation of john michael green' s latest novel, the fault in our stars, proved to be a rousing success at the box office ($ 307 million on a $ 12 million budget), expectations were sky - high for the adaptation of green' s third novel, paper towns .
though the movie failed to reach the critical / commercial heights of his predecessor, it was not without its charms. rising above the film' s abundant use of stock characters (the social outcast falls in love with the
manic pixie dream girl ,
or mpdg) and derivative plot points was delivingne, who gave an admirably earnest performance as the free spirited margo. the supermodel - turned - actress did a whole lot with her surprisingly - limited screen time, which is even more impressive given the largely - flat portrayal of her on - screen counterpart quentin, played by nat wolff .
if there' s one name here that you don' t recognize, this is probably it. the second former supermodel on this list, lee made her feature film debut playing one of immortan joe' s
wives
in fury road. it' s hard to say that lee truly made her mark on the film, as she played a fairly small role, but there' s no question that her career is about to take a serious upswing .
teenybopper fan crazes are nothing new, and today' s parents may be just as perplexed by youtube stars as their parents were by mtv, even as beatle­mania stumped the previous generation. but with the beatles, the older crowd knew the fab four were those floppy - haired boys on
the ed sullivan show .
though it has turned some online stars like phan into moguls, youtube' s economic draw still pales in comparison to broadcast and cable tv. spending on all interactive marketing last year was about two - thirds of the $ 84. 5 billion in advertising revenue that us tv networks pulled in, according to forrester research .
a fortysomething who is still ‘pinching herself’ at starting a publishers’ bidding war. a woman who fell under the spell of witches. and a film critic with widescreen ambitions: these are some of the stories behind our pick of 2017’s debut novelists
lina el arabi is a paris - based actor who has appeared in ne m’abandonne pas (16) and a wedding (16), which received the award for best actress at the angouleme francophone film festival. el arabi will appear on stage this autumn in a one - character play called mon ange. her solo performance has already received rave reviews. this year she will also star in eye on juliet, which will make its world premiere at the venice international film festival .
what' s your best memory from filming elle? witnessing paul verhoeven' s work. my few scenes with isabelle huppert… the way she is on the film set, the way she prepares, it was a new experience for me. she is in her own little world and she never leaves it, except for when she goes to the theatre when she is not shooting. working on this film gave me my first encounter with alice isaaz — she is a great actress .
that may begin changing, as the media and entertainment industries mature across africa. the institute for cultural diplomacy, a global ngo, recently estimated annual growth in those areas at 5 percent gdp per capita. “nollywood, ” as nigeria’s growing film industry is dubbed, has focused on low - budget films made mostly for local audiences. it’s the second largest employer after agriculture, and second on the continent only to south africa’s more international film industry, according to business publication afkinsider. that’s good news for pino’s ambitions but, says miguel machalski, a french - based scriptwriter and expert on films from developing countries, timbuktu will only help so much. the film’s real star was director abderrahmane sissako, not his mostly untrained cast, he says .
what entertains them can be found more often on the internet. today' s younger audience watches more than a third of their
tv
online, nearly triple the percentage viewed by people 35 to 64, according to a verizon survey last year. young people also put more stock in stars like smosh than in big - name celebrities .
plot: alden ehrenreich (hail, caesar !) plays a young han solo and donald glover (atlanta) a young lando calrissian in this spinoff about the space smuggler. the khaleesi herself, emilia clarke, has also been cast in the film .
chris pratt and bryce dallas howard may have received top billing in what turned out to be the biggest movie of the year, but many, including screen rant' s sandy schaefer, felt that the true stars of jurassic world were the dinosaurs themselves. the film' s main antagonist was the genetically - engineered hybrid indominus rex, and the most - welcomed returning character to the franchise was likely the tyrannosaurus featured in that flat - out insane final fight scene—the same t. rex from the original jurassic park, a fact confirmed by director colin trevorrow in an interview with the the la times' hero complex .
by then end of its run, director f. gary gray' s drama could very well go down as the best hip - hop - themed film of all time, and should lead to major success in the future for the 28 year old mitchell .
he became a lot more confident on his 2013 short best, a five - minute two - hander that won the sundance london short film competition. now he is poised for his first us project, an adaptation of walter mosley’s novel the man in my basement .
other stories in the up - coming series include a film by a smart, funny 10 year - old who, for the first seven years of his life, was ‘locked in’, unable to speak or communicate, but who is now on a mission to change the lives of children in a similar position to himself; a film following three children who have a parent in prison; another about children adopted from china; and one about child models with a difference, who are trying to change perceptions around body image and disability .
max and harvey - breaking america (working title), follows 14 year - old twins max and harvey, who have racked up more than four million followers on social media covering their favourite songs. following this meteoric rise to online fame, their dream is to make the huge leap from digital talent to international music stars. sassy films co - produce with cbbc and bbc worldwide .
his accomplishment was remarkable for another reason: it’s rare for an african actor to actually play the role of an african. there are only “five or six” african actors who get regular gigs, says diarah n’daw - spech, founder of the african diaspora film festival in new york and one of the judges at the durban film festival. “african cinema is not geared toward art and acting. stories are not written for african actors, black actors. ” and the limited roles often go to black american or british actors whose faces are more familiar to movie audiences .
what is your favorite memory as an actor? as soon as i was in l' enfant d' en - haut, i knew i wanted to be an actor. i recently played in marc dugain' s film, l' échange des princesses starring anna - maria bartholomé, lambert wilson, and olivier gourmet. it' s a period film and i incarnate louis i of spain, son of philippe v. it was such a great experience. acting while being dressed in period costumes and wigs was fun. it changes the way you behave .
do you remember the first film that really meant something to you? watching isabelle adjani in la reine margot. she' s dazzling. that movie was overwhelming. and the imaginary invalid, which i saw at the comédie française when i was nine. that' s what made me determined to do this job. i was interested in theatre before movies. these two worlds are so different but so intense: in theatre i like the proximity to the audience and being in the present. the need for sincerity is similar, whether you are on stage or on a film set .
slim, tall and handsome, ahmed, aka “pino, ” was a musician who had never acted when he was cast in timbuktu, a 2014 french - mauritian film that drew oscar and palme d’or nominations and won a slew of international awards, including a best actor award for pino at the durban film festival. his acting was captivating, and why not? the story of the mali desert capital being overtaken by jihadists echoed his own life. he offers a simpler explanation: “they just told me to act naturally, so i asked myself how john malkovich would do it, ” he says .
biopics are often sure - fire bets to garner attention at awards season, but few foresaw the commanding performance that mitchell delivered in straight outta compton. a monstrous hit with critics and audiences alike, the film has already quadrupled its $ 28 million budget, while simultaneously disproving preconceived notions of what makes a summer blockbuster .
when we first started, people were like,' ha ha, you make cat videos'... but we felt that there was something there ,
padilla says in between publicity photos at the la film lot .
i' m going to do this for the rest of my life .
me and earl and the dying girl received its wide release the same weekend as the record - breaking jurassic world, so it never really stood much of a chance at box office glory. but it' s certainly made it' s mark on the independent film world, as well as on mann' s career .
what did you learn from doing the film? i' ve learned a lot about confidence — putting your trust in somebody and believing in their confidence. andré téchiné gave me his trust, which was very powerful for me. when someone tells you you' re great it gives you a lot of self - confidence .
the mission: impossible film franchise has consistently provided solid entertainment for nearly two decades now, and this summer' s latest entry may have been its finest yet. another critical / commercial darling, rogue nation had a laundry list of highlights, perhaps none brighter than rebecca ferguson' s performance as undercover mi6 agent ilsa faust .
how does it feel, being nominated with your friend and partner in film, corentin fila? it' s the icing on the cake! when i learned about my nomination, i didn' t know corentin was selected as well. and i' m so happy we both are. it means we did it well .
lucas hedges can currently be seen on the big screen alongside casey affleck, michelle williams and gretchen mol in kenneth lonergan’s manchester by the sea, which was named nbr’s best film of the year. nbr named hedges their male breakthrough performer of the year for his work in the film as “patrick, ” a teenage boy whose uncle (casey affleck) is forced to take care of him after his father (kyle chandler) suddenly passes away. he has also been nominated for actor in a supporting role at this year' s oscars, as well as gotham’s best supporting actor, critic’s choice best supporting actor, critics’ choice best young actor as well as independent spirit award’s best supporting male .
there' s an aspect of magic in this film. do you think we need fantasy now more than ever? yes, i think we need to go back to tales. this movie is a tale and i think it does some good even if realistic stories are important too. it' s great to do crazy, unbelievable things sometimes .
alicia vikander is a name you should familiarize yourself with. the 26 year old swedish actress has appeared in five films in the last year alone, and it doesn' t look like she plans to take a break anytime soon. vikander has five more film roles in her immediate future, where she' ll share the screen with a - listers like bradley cooper, eddie redmayne, and michael fassbender. speaking of fassbender, she recently turned down an opportunity to co - star alongside him a second time—in the assassin' s creed adaptation—in favor of a role in the next bourne film, opposite matt damon. suffice to say, vikander could very well be a household name by this time next year .
tom made his screen debut in juan antonio bayona' s the impossible for which he was awarded best newcomer at the empire awards, breakthrough actor of the year by the national board of review and the young british performer of the year award at the london film critics circle awards. he was also among the newcomers chosen as one of our breakthrough brits in 2013 .
lily james - ella in cinderella: james' portrayal of the fan - favorite disney princess was simply wonderful, though the film' s april release forced its exclusion from this list. she' ll be seen later this year alongside bradley cooper in burnt (the trailer to which you can check out here) and in next year' s pride and prejudice and zombies .
moore showed no signs of his lacking experience, delivering an honest, charismatic, and flat - out electrifying performance as malcolm, a geeky high school senior determined to follow his dream of attending harvard university. the film' s vibrant energy (read our full review here) is exemplified by the 20 year old actor, whose star is definitely on the rise thanks to this phenomenal showing .
sean baker’s “the florida project” stars two female newcomers who made a big impression on audiences, despite one of them being pint - sized: that would be 7 - year - old brooklynn prince as moonee, a scrappy, mischievous kid living in a rundown motel. moonee’s young mom halley is played by bria vinaite, a heavily tattooed 24 - year - old new yorker and non - actor. she was selling marijuana - themed clothing via instagram when baker asked her to audition. she’s since been spotted by page six out on the town in toronto with drake .
despite being visibly exhausted from the film’s festival tour – he’s been on the circuit since it debuted in toronto in september – oldroyd, 37, comes across as more buoyant, and boyish, than you expect from his early publicity photos, in which he sported a solemn old testament beard. this former theology student originally planned to become a priest but lost his faith at university in durham and discovered theatre instead .
the city is finally getting its due for the role it plays in american business and culture, he added. “i’m from atlanta so i’m a little biased, ” he added. “big brands have thrived and helped drive the community conversation here for a while. with the burgeoning film industry here, it’s completing the picture and helping people recognize atlanta as the cultural capital it always has been. ” —s. p .
each year french cinema crowns its stars during the césar — the gallic equivalent of the oscars. the nominees for best new actor and actress are those anointed by the academy as the next generation of exceptional talent — those poised for fully - fledged stardom. to celebrate the nominees — and the winners — and see what we can except from future greats, i - d france assembled the young thespians together to find out what drives them. the one thing they all share, beside serious acting chops? a surprising humility. get to know the bright future of french celluloid ...
i am so highly annoyed that i just spent $ 4. 99 on a syfy made for tv movie. these are not major releases and should be labeled and priced accordingly. in fact this should have been a prime film. the dialogue is crappy. there is no story. and there are no special effects in what is supposed to be a science fiction movie. arrgh! i will be more careful in the future .
what should we take from léo in staying vertical? what he is perpetually looking for throughout the film: a state that is close to the one we are in when we come into this world and that we slowly lose. i think some days you feel happy about being alive, about being surrounded with the people you love. and léo is looking for this exact feeling, all the time, maybe without even knowing it .
while quality control music still has some lofty goals—mainly to win a grammy and produce a feature film—pee and coach k have already passed some major milestones. for one, quality music control entered into a joint venture with capital music group in 2015. the key to the team' s success, according to pee, is
consistency and staying close to culture, so close that we are able to have influence on where music is going next .
—katie richards
when something or someone is coined iconic, it’s a big deal. which is why you need to pay attention to the game - changers below. representing what’s next in film, music, and extreme sports, the first half of our class of future icons, which we shot in los angeles, is fiercely talented. its members are paving the way for those to follow in their footsteps. meet 16 trailblazers who are leaving their mark on the world… for good .
raised in guildford, oldroyd first tried his hand at film during a stint at art school, making video diaries on the short - lived flip camera. but it took him a long time to evolve the rigorous style of lady macbeth. “the first short i made was a scene from a play. i shot it in a field from one angle, because that was where i was used to sitting in a theatre. i thought, why doesn’t this work? ”
if dope was a sundance darling, me and earl and the dying girl was its shining star, winning the festival' s grand jury prize as well as its audience award (read: almost everyone loved this movie). even with an outstanding trio of young actors leading this film, the emerging star of the show was undoubtedly mann, who you may recognize from the 2012 comedy project x. thankfully, the 23 year old actor seems to be a bit choosier with his scripts these days .
the events of the film fit right into the middle of the star wars timeline, which will get even more complicated with several planned sequels and spinoffs hitting theaters in the coming years. star wars fans measure time in the universe relative to the battle of yavin, the clash that led to the destruction of the first death star in a new hope. events that take place before that battle are called bby (before the battle of yavin), those after aby (after the battle of yavin) .
but the real star of the show was blue the raptor, whose character arc rivaled and at times out - shined those of howard' s claire dearing and pratt' s owen grady. blue' s personal connection to grady (her
trainer
at the start of the film) was put to the test several times, with widely - varying outcomes. by the time the third act came around, her loyalties were unclear, giving what could have been a ludicrous final showdown an interesting twist and honest emotional weight .
hugh keays - byrne - immortan joe in mad max: fury road: the 67 year old australian proved to be a truly formidable foe for max (tom hardy) and furiosa (charlize theron). having played the principal antagonist in two mad max films to date, keays - bryne is unlikely to appear in any potential sequels, but chances are good that the actor will make an appearance in the documentary of george miller' s canceled justice league film, should the project get the official green - light from warner bros .
you' re young and already have enjoyed a great career. how do you deal with success? i grew up with cinema and unfortunately didn' t realize the chance i was given right away. i gained notoriety quite quickly in switzerland and i was awkward at times. i started in movies 11 years ago and i' ve had the opportunity to be part of wonderful, beautiful movies. i dropped out of school very young and i' ve never known anything other than film sets. sometimes, it scares me a little .
what film has shaken you the most? so many. in terms of aesthetics and poetry, i' m a big fan of jim jarmusch, i really loved permanent vacation. one of my favorite movies is last days by gus van sant, it inspired me for being 17. in that movie loneliness is perfectly represented, real loneliness, the one before death. the camera stays far from the actors, but you feel part of the movie, as if you were with him, feeling his loneliness. i think that' s very poetic .
where is all this coming from, you ask? though vikander has been in the game for the better part of a decade now, she can largely attribute her increased acting profile to a pair of recent performances. her true breakthrough came in ex machina, where she portrayed a highly - advanced artificial intelligence with hidden intentions. the film premiered in april to rave reviews, with vikander' s performance receiving particular praise. and although the man from u. n. c. l. e. hasn' t exactly wowed at the box office so far, vikander and her costars gave underrated and entirely respectable efforts .
the subject matter wasn' t for everyone, but there' s no denying that powley did a wonderful job with her first leading movie role. the directorial debut for marielle heller, the diary of a teenage girl is a smart, incredibly well - handled film about the sexual awakening of a 15 year old girl. powley (who' s actually 23) brilliantly navigates the choppy waters of adolescence with a brutal sense of unrelenting honesty. the british native more than holds her own performing alongside veteran costars like kristen wiig, christopher meloni, and alexander skarsgård, and should receive her share of attention come awards season .
is a contemporary coming - of - age movie set against the music of today' s worlddance, electronic, festival anthems, pop, trap, hip - hop, and, some edm as well. we all worked hard to choose tracks that were not only best for the story but also contributed to a balanced mix of the many different genres that fit under the wide umbrella of dance / electronic music. the art of djing is mixing disparate songs together seamlessly to create an emotional journey that you can dance to and i believe we' ve done that! ,
says the film' s director max joseph .
most recently, odessa starred in the thriller assassination nation alongside suki waterhouse, hari nef, and abra. the film follows the story of four teen girls whose personal information is leaked by an anonymous hacker, causing them to become the focus of global media attention .
that was one of the hardest jobs i’ve ever had to do ,
she admits. “i was pushed to my limits. it was such a challenge, but it was also really supportive. we were all there together and we were all kind of going through this new method together. the girls and i became so close and such great friends. ”
in his 2009 encyclopedia of human rights, david p. forsythe says art inspired by war and other degradation is of “immense importance, ” because “it can speak in ways universally understood, often where no other form of speech is possible. ” from the poets of ancient greece to picasso’s haunting guernica to the revival of once - repressed cultural traditions in postcolonial africa, generations of artists have proven his point. for pino and many other malians, music, a fundamental aspect of their culture banned by jihadist forces, has been their primary weapon of resistance, carried with them as they fled. their struggle is captured in another newly released film, the documentary they will have to kill us first: malian music in exile .
without a doubt. it was complex in its morals and values, emotionally charged and really far from my way of living and acting. arthur harari, who' s a great director, took me by the hand. his cinema has nothing to do with the cinema we know. at first sight, you could say he' s on the same line than pialat, rohmer, or renoir in a very naturalistic way. but he' s also a real formalist with a true vision. his aesthetic fuels his narrative. his cinema is both personal and popular. while watching, you will first think his message is crystal clear: it' s a film about revenge. but in it, universal and personal stories coexist .
doing what you do takes patience. i always say that i' m not doing this for fame but because it' s my passion. if the film is a success that' s great, if it' s not, i will continue anyway. i need time to evolve. i' m going to study at the conservatoire, and after those three years i will be free to play whatever i want. studying at the conservatoire will allow me to play freely. for me, every art has a base. i have been doing classical dance, which for me is the basis of every type of dance. theatre is the same. i need confront myself with the greatest texts, the greatest authors. the conservatoire will allow me to make mistakes, to lose myself, to play different characters .
alma - sofia miettinen, known professionally as alma, had her first taste of a professional music career at age 16 when she appeared on the seventh season of finnish idols in 2013. she placed fifth, and went on to record an ep, dye my hair, which she released in 2015. “it shows a good mixture of what i can do, ” says alma, whose neon hair and dark, punky style perfectly accompany her eccentric pop sound. “i wanted to put out all of the tracks i’d done so my fans could see and hear my musical journey. ” since then, she’s been traveling and playing shows and recently lent her voice to martin solveig’s song, “all stars, ” which was released in june. look out for her debut album that’s in the works — charli xcx is lending her hand to the project, so you know it’ll be a can' t - miss. “music has helped me realize many things, like who and what is important, and has helped me to understand others, ” says alma. “it’s therapy for me! without it, i wouldn’t know myself at all. ”
mamoudou athie is an actor living in new york. he is a graduate of the yale school of drama. in 2015, athie made his new york stage debut in the mystery of love and sex, for which he received critical praise. he starred as grandmaster flash in the get down (16–17) for netflix, and he can be seen alongside emma watson and tom hanks in the circle (17). athie will also appear in brie larson’s directorial debut, unicorn store, which will receive its world premiere at tiff ’17 .
jessie buckley is an actor from killarney, ireland. a graduate of the royal academy of dramatic art, her stage credits include the revival of stephen sondheim’s a little night music (08–09), the tempest (13), and henry v (13). buckley recently appeared in bbc’s 2016 adaptation of war and peace and in taboo (17–), starring tom hardy. she will also star in the upcoming tv series the woman in white and the last post. this year, buckley will appear in beast, which is receiving its world premiere at tiff .
théodore pellerin is an actor from montreal. after being directed by andré turpin (endorphine, 15), philippe lesage (les demons, 15), and xavier dolan (juste la fin du monde, 16), the young actor appeared on stage for the first time in in lab87’s production of yen (15), written by anna jordan. in 2016, théodore starred in five feature films in both french and english, including sophie dupuis’s chien de garde (16), jason stone’s first light (17), and kathleen hepburn’s never steady never still, which will premiere at tiff this year.
rising stars is a 2010 american teen musical drama film . the film was directed by dan millican . rising stars stars kyle riabko , lauren ashley carter , leon thomas iii , fisher stevens , barry corbin , and rebecca st. james and follows three teen musical groups competing in a music video competition . the film is distributed by screen media films and was released to three theaters on october 22 , 2010 . 
rising stars is a 2010 american teen musical drama film. the film was directed by dan millican. rising stars stars kyle riabko, lauren ashley carter, leon thomas iii, fisher stevens, barry corbin, and rebecca st. james and follows three teen musical groups competing in a music video competition. the film is distributed by screen media films and was released to three theaters on october 22, 2010.
rising stars is a 2010 american teen musical drama film. the film was directed by dan millican. rising stars stars kyle riabko, lauren ashley carter, leon thomas iii, fisher stevens, barry corbin, and rebecca st. james and follows three teen musical groups competing in a music video competition. the film is distributed by screen media films and was released to three theaters on october 22, 2010.