NEWS
May 4, 2018
After a successful and sold out premiere in Amsterdam IDFA, our Betty Davis feature documentary is now getting released with national broadcasters (ARTE) and starting to travel to leading film festivals around the world. There was a great New York premiere together... read more
Oct 14, 2017
The great Daoud Hari was in Lebanon on October 12th to receive, on behalf of the Natives, the May Chidiac Foundation Bravery in Journalism Award for our Hunted in Sudan report. Daoud was looking sharp front and center... read more
Oct 8, 2017
The World Premiere of BETTY – THEY SAY I’M DIFFERENT will be at the prestigious Amsterdam International Documentary Festival – IDFA – November 15 to 22nd 2017. The Natives are thrilled! Watch the festival and learn more... read more
Oct 3, 2017
VICE and Channel 4 broadcast the harrowing story of Natives Phil and Daoud as they were kidnapped and imprisoned whilst investigating the use of chemical weapons by the Sudanese government. VICE and C4 also put the film out on their facebook platforms and garnered... read more
Nov 26, 2015
Native Voice’s new project Nasty Gal has received massive support across social media. Learn more about extraordinary Funk Queen Betty Davis and the movie through our dedicated and very funky webpage... read more
Dec 8, 2014
The Natives are delighted to receive some great critical reviews of our recent feature docs. Both films continue to screen at festivals such as Leipzig, Cairo, Taiwan, Melbourne and others. To read the reviews follow these links! THE AUCTION HOUSE – A TALE OF... read more
Apr 26, 2014
Native Voice is delighted to announce a global distribution deal for theatres, On Demand and TV for our feature LOVE HOTEL. For full details see MORE and click... read more
Mar 28, 2014
LOVE HOTEL will have the world premiere screening in Toronto on April 26th at Hot Docs. THE AUCTION HOUSE by Ed Owles will premiere in Los Angeles Indian Film Festival in April before screening in New York. Well done the Natives! read more
Apr 6, 2013
The prestigious world documentary strand Storyville at the BBC, along with France 2 and the French National Cinema Funds CNC have all committed to Native Voice’s latest feature documentary in Japan. The film will be completed at the end of 2013. read more
Mar 7, 2013
Our international feature doc The Bengali Detective has won a Grierson award. We are very happy! The film rights have also been sold to Fox Searchlight for a Hollywood fiction remake coming in 2014… read more
Mar 7, 2013
The Natives met with French Production house Bonne Pioche at Cannes film festival and agreed a co-production deal for the feature documentary and immersive experience The Love Hotel.The Natives are delighted to be working with Bonne Pioche to bring The Love Hotel to... read more
Nov 28, 2011
So our next project is in Osaka Japan….mixing up some Love and Death all in one forgotten little hotel…its going to be a little crazy! We are setting off in January 2012 to start development there and are very excited to have the talented Hikaru Toda... read more
Nov 28, 2011
The Natives were delighted to be invited to participate in the CINELAN short film project which sees 30 chosen filmmakers from around the world producing a film around the theme of human inspiration and technology. Phil Cox directed the Native’s film... read more
Aug 5, 2011
HBO have bought The Bengali Detective for an HBO North American Premiere in November 2011. We are pretty peached about this. Summer is in London – so the Natives have fled to Italy to rest up on the beaches, whilst Ed has gone to the Southern Hemisphere to... read more
Feb 20, 2011
The Natives are now quite exhausted after racing to finish Bengali Detective for its premiere at the heady heights of Sundance and then onto the mighty Berlinale. Fox Searchlight bought the remake rights after the first screening. We had fabulous sold out audiences... read more
