Richard Bell (director)
Richard Bell | |
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Born | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
Years active | 2000-present |
Richard Bell is the writer and director of Brotherhood (in post production), Eighteen and the short feature Two Brothers and the co-executive producer of Anthem of a Teenage Prophet.
A survival / adventure drama, based on a true story, Brotherhood[1] will star Brendan Fehr, Brendan Fletcher, Jake Manley, Gage Munroe, Dylan Everett, Matthew Isen and Sam Ashe Arnold[2]. It was filmed on the Michipicoten First Nation [3] and at Revival Film Studios in Toronto, Canada. It is currently in post-production at the Rolling Picture Company.
Eighteen starred Brendan Fletcher, Carly Pope, Mark Hildreth, Thea Gill, and Alan Cumming.[4] The film was narrated by Ian McKellen,[5] with music composed by Bramwell Tovey[6] and performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.[4][7] Eighteen was released on DVD on June 27, 2006. It made its Canadian broadcast television premiere on City TV on March 1, 2008 and became available on iTunes in summer / fall of 2010.
Bell adapted Joanne Proulx's novel Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet.[8] The project was developed by Telefilm and Astral Media, through the Harold Greenberg Fund and went to camera on March 27th, 2017 with a new shooting script and Bell serving as co-executive producer.[9][10] At the Whistler Film Festival in 2012, Bell was one of the three winners of the China Canada Gateway for Film, a co-production initiative with China, with his romantic-comedy pitch Blush.[11] In September 2010, Bell was chosen out of 217 applicants to the Toronto International Film Festival Talent Lab.[12]
Awards
In 2007, Richard was nominated for a Genie Award for co-writing the song "In a Heartbeat" for his film Eighteen, with composer Bramwell Tovey.[13][14] Vancouver newspaper Xtra West awarded him Visual Artist of the Year for the same film at their annual Hero Awards that year.[15]
References
- ↑ "Cameras roll on Brotherhood". Playback. September 29, 2017.
- ↑ "'Revenant' Actor Brendan Fletcher, Brendan Fehr Join Indie 'Brotherhood'". The Hollywood Reporter. September 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Principal photography begins for 'Brotherhood' near Wawa". sootoday.com. September 26, 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- 1 2 DeMara, Bruce (November 11, 2006). "Director beat odds to make unconventional war movie". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ↑ Kramer, Gary (June 29, 2006). "Bell's Eighteen with McKellen Voice-Over". San Francisco Bay Times. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ↑ "A Maestro Scores in the Indies". Globe and Mail. November 6, 2004.
- ↑
- ↑ Parry, Malcolm (October 1, 2011). "Dinner-recital helps to fund overseas tour". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Astral's The Harold Greenberg Fund Supports 27 New Projects". Broadcaster. January 19, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Astral's Harold Greenberg Fund Announces Support for Script Development Projects". Broadcaster. September 27, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Chinese Studios Select Canadian Co-Production Partners at Whistler Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. November 30, 2012.
- ↑ Pozzo, Jasmyn (August 30, 2010). "Local filmmaker Richard Bell called to exclusive TIFF program". The Vancouver Observer. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ↑ Hainsworth, Jeremy (January 17, 2007). "Local filmmaker up for Genie". Xtra. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Trailer Park Boys, Bon Cop compete for best picture Genie". CBC. January 10, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ↑ Perelle, Robin (May 23, 2007). "Honouring our heroes". Xtra West. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
External links
- Chinese Studios Select Canadian Co-Production Partners at Whistler Film Festival Etan Vessing, The Hollywood Reporter
- Eighteen Official Website
- Official Website of Richard Bell
- Where are all the war films? Pieta Wooley, Georgia Straight
- Tenderness Among Men Chris DeVito, Xtra! West
- Telefilm: Eighteen
- Hand Picked Film website
- Filmmakers gets a few pointers when heavy hitter Leno drops by Vancouver Sun, September 2010