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EXCLUSIVE: Garth Davis, the Australian filmmaker whose work includes Lion with Dev Patel and Mary Magdalene starring Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix, is joining forces with See-Saw Films producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (The King's Speech) on a new production venture. Under the moniker I Am That, the 50-50…

“I will not be silent,” says the title character of Mary Magdalene at the end of this new trailer, and it’s as good a metaphor as any for the film itself. Recently acquired by IFC Films after getting mired in The Weinstein Company collapse for several years, Garth Davis’ film starring Rooney Mara in the title role now…

It’s been an interesting season for Lion composers Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka. Receiving their first Oscar nominations for their work on Garth Davis’ directorial debut, the pair are the only composers who have kept pace with La La Land’s Justin Hurwitz, with nominations at four elite award shows—the Critics…

Editors Note: This story originally ran on November 22, 2016. Dev Patel’s career started in his native United Kingdom, with a role on the hit teen drama Skins. But it was with Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning 2008 film, that he became a real star. Equally adept at drama and comedy, Patel went on to…

The Directors Guild of America has unveiled nominations for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for its 69th annual DGA Awards, with helmers Damien Chazelle for La La Land, Barry Jenkins for Moonlight, Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea, Denis Villeneuve for  Arrival and Garth Davis for Lion…

Fresh off the set of Garth Davis' second feature, Mary Magdalene, cinematographer Greig Fraser finally has a moment to contemplate the work he's put in over the past year, between Davis' directorial debut, Lion, and the highly-anticipated Star Wars off-shoot Rogue One, which has drawn rave reviews. A lifelong friend…

Since establishing their UK-Australian production banner See-Saw Films in 2008, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman have had a career trajectory that most young independent producers can only dream of. Their indie blockbuster The King's Speech won Best Picture in 2011, and from there the company has become one of the most…

Riding a wave of critical acclaim as Oscar season ramps up, The Weinstein Company’s Lion, starring Dev Patel and directed by Garth Davis, received the Award for "Best International Film" at the London Evening Standard British film awards. On hand to accept the award on behalf of Davis and producers Iain Canning and…

An Australian director known for Top Of The Lake, Garth Davis has made an impression this season with The Weinstein Company's Lion, his feature film debut. Based on Saroo Brierley's incredible true story as captured in his memoir, A Long Way Home, Lion follows 5-year-old Saroo, who is separated from his family in…

There wasn’t a dry eye at the Princess of Wales Theatre last night following the Toronto premiere of Lion, one of Weinstein Co.’s many blue chips heading into awards season. Based on Saroo Brierley’s memoir, the movie tells the true story of how the author was separated from his mother at the age of five, lost on a…

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures International Productions is partnering with See-Saw Films on a biopic of Mary Magdalene. The untitled project is set to be an authentic and humanistic portrait of one of the most enigmatic and misunderstood spiritual figures in history. A devoted follower of Jesus Christ, who is believed…