• News

    Niki Caro uncorks Vintner's Luck

    2007-05-22T04:40:00Z

    Niki Caro (Whale Rider) will direct a screen adaptation of The Vintner's Luck. Caro scripted with Joan Scheckel from the New Zealand novel of the same name by Elizabeth Knox. The cast is led by Jeremie Renier (The Child), Gaspard Ulliel (Young Hannibal), Vera Farmiga (The Departed), Maria Ruiz (Summer ...

  • The Vintner's Luck
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    The Vintner's Luck

    2009-09-14T13:00:00Z

    Dir: Niki Caro. New Zealand/France. 2009. 126 mins.

  • Features

    The Vintners Luck

    2009-06-15T12:37:00Z

    A peasant wine maker in 19th Century France and an angel grapple with the sensual, the sacred and the profane in their search for the perfect vintage.

  • Features

    The Vintners Luck

    2009-06-30T17:39:00Z

    A peasant wine maker in 19th Century France and an angel grapple with the sensual, the sacred and the profane in their search for the perfect vintage.

  • News

    Niki Caro starts New Zealand portion of Vintner's Luck shoot

    2008-02-18T11:06:00Z

    Director Niki Caro starts shooting tomorrow on her new project, The Vintner's Luck.Keisha Castle-Hughes, who also starred in Caro's Whale Rider, will star alongside Jeremie Renier, Gaspard Ulliel and Vera Farmiga.The film is adapted from the bestselling novel of the same name by New Zealand author Elizabeth Knox. The story ...

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    NZ Film pre-sells The Vintner's Luck to Icon andDendy

    2007-10-26T14:01:00Z

    Niki Caro's The Vintner's Luck has been pre-sold to Icon for the UK and Dendy for Australia and New Zealand. The film is Caro's next project after 2002's Whale Rider and 2005's North Country. The story follows a wine-maker in 19th century France who has an unusual relationship with an ...

  • The ones to watch
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    The ones to watch

    2009-09-03T17:58:00Z

    Eagerly anticipated new films from Niki Caro, Danis Tanovic and Neil Jordan will be seen by US buyers for the first time in Toronto.

  • Tian's Warrior gets world premiere at TIFF
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    Tian's Warrior gets world premiere at TIFF

    2009-08-30T00:27:00Z

    The Toronto International Film Festival has added two final titles to its September line-up - Tian Zhuang Zhuang’s The Warrior And The Wolf and Hana Makhmalbaf’s Green Days.

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    New Zealand - A-list Shines with Kiwi polish

    2008-05-02T00:00:00Z

    It may be small but New Zealand is one of the world's most popular filming locations. James Cameron has finished shooting the action sci-fi Avatar for Twentieth Century Fox in the territory, while Guillermo Del Toro is set to spend the next four years in New Zealand shooting two Hobbit ...

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    United Kingdom - C'est La Vie

    2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

    It has been more than eight months since Hugo Grumbar was promoted to president of distribution for Icon Film Distribution (IFD), and it is no secret he is enjoying the ride. Previously head of group marketing at IFD in London and a veteran of Capitol Films and Intermedia, Grumbar - ...