Native Voice Films

The Love Hotel begins Development & The Auction House – Secret Life of Objects goes into production

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:19:04 +0000

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 joining the latest Native adventure. Ed is also in Kolkata now – production has started on his film The Auction House & The Secret Life of Objects. It is classic Indian chaos but Ed will see the ship through! Thats all for now folks!

Natives return to Sundance 2012 with CINELAN film

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:14:44 +0000

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 Hilary’s Straws which will be premiered at Sundance 2012 in January. The Natives will be attending in snowball strength!

HBO take Bengali & Summer 2011

admin — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:04:31 +0000

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 Argentina to film housewives in the cold… Coming up – a very big Cuban surprise, a lot of writing and generally the life thing continues…

Sundance, Berlin, Hot Docs, New York & Fox Searchlight

admin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:03:57 +0000

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 and great reviews in both festivals; from the Holywood Reporter to Screen Daily to the BBC and more. Catch them here: BENGALI FESTIVAL PRESS… The film will also be screening in IFFLA in Los Angeles, Hot Docs in Toronto and INYFF in New York.

Bengali Selected for Berlinale 2011

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:47:59 +0000

The Natives are really happy that Bengali Detective has done the rare double and been invited to both Sundance and Berlin for its World and European Premieres. Ready for beer and pretzels and Bengali moves in Berlin…

Bengali Selected for Sundance 2011

admin — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:09:38 +0000

We are over the moon that our rough cut of The Bengali Detective was selected as one of only 12 films in the prestigious World Cinema Competition at Sundance 2011.

There were over 800 entries. This will be our world premier and come what may, we are sure to have a party in the snow and sneak into Mr Redford’s drinks cabinet to shake some Bengali Disco Moves! Further news is that Himesh Kar, former head of the UK Film Council World Cinema Fund has become a producer on the film, to join Giovanna and our New York producer Annie Sundberg. 2011 will be a Bengali Detective year…get your Biryani’s ready! Learn more here…

Native Voice Films partner with Almega Projects

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:55:22 +0000

London based production company Almega Projects has officially joined the Bengali Detective ship. Almega director, Angus Aynsley, who produced the multi-award winning oscar shortlisted feature documentary Wasteland, is a great fan of the film and we natives are pleased as a rum punch to have him on board.

BabelGum supports Bengali Detective

admin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:12:08 +0000

Global free to air web and phone portal Babelgum, have officially come on board to partner Native Voice Films in the making of the Bengali Detective. Babelgum will work with us to produce a series of exclusive short ‘web prequels’ which they will air on the net from July 2010. This is a unique and innovative collaboration and the Natives are really happy to have cemented the deal. Check it out at The Bengali Detective BabelGum

Bengali Detective Best Pitch at Barcelona Docs 2009

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:32:59 +0000

The Bengali Detective was pitched with great success at Barcelona International Docs forum.

C4 BritDoc Foundation & CBA World View Support NV Feature Documentary

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:06:33 +0000

Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and CBA World View have given grants to support the production of Native Voice Film’s feature doc The Bengali Detective. We are very happy to have them on board! Click for more info.

The Bengali Detective in Development

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:02:45 +0000

In a hot steaming Kolkata, preliminary development is underway of Native Voice’s 2009 / 2010 feature documentary ‘The Bengali Detective‘. Intrigue, counterfeiting, love and deception – this is India like you have never seen it before.

Sounak, Kalpana, Lisa, Giovanna and Phil. The detective on his way to a case.

The Natives compete in the 2009 London Triathlon for REACT

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:02:31 +0000

All of the Natives got into training and cycled, swam (drowned), and ran (crawled) the London Olympic Triathlon. Months of training with friends and colleagues made for a brilliant day and end total of £15000 raised for the Refugee Education Across Conflict Trust Darfur fund. Check us all out on the video! click

Indian Detectives, Zanzibar & the Word Economic Forum

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:06:37 +0000

Native Voice’s 2010 feature doc set in Kolkata is in development. Phil and Giovanna have been spending time with Bengali detectives and the worlds best brands to defend their products. Lisa is off to Zanzibar to film something secret and important on a deserted beach and Ed is traveling to the World Economic Forum to continue filming for the British Council. Anyone to water the studio plants…?

Rights Universal, Lion Safaris and Hackney Turkeys

admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:20:57 +0000

Our 4 ambitious ‘Rights Universal‘ films, shot on the new RED camera, went to plan. Nobody drowned on the underwater shoot and as of yet, the MoD has not sued us for filming with a contributor whom they have under a national gag order. Director Lisa now wears a rabbit on her head as part of a cunning disguise. Ed returned from successful filming in Africa, we are awaiting a pet lion in the studio. Phil has become overweight in 2008, (at least it rhymes) and ‘la bella’ Giovanna is preparing the fat Native Xmas turkey for the festive binge. 8 films this year. 2 award nominations. Happy Xmas everyone.

NV Nominated for BBC Nick Clarke Award

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:58:46 +0000

Native Voice Films director Phil Cox has been nominated for the Nick Clarke Award for best UK Broadcast interview 2008 for his interview with a fugitive Sudanese Army Commander. Phil is the only TV journalist and non-BBC journalist on the shortlist.
Click here to read Guardian Article<
Click here to see report

Greece, Haiti, Japan, the North Sea…

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:09:54 +0000

Three films were made in Greece and Haiti in June and May by the Natives. We are now wrapping young Ed up warmly to head out to a North Sea Oil platform to film four short films for Channel 4 in June. Lisa is preparing to go to Japan in the summer to make two films for Al-Jazeera. Giovanna has been running REACT charity along the Chad – Sudan border and is soon back to keep the Natives in order.

MORE 4 & NV Continue Partnership

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:24:36 +0000

More 4 News has asked Native Voice to continue its successful series of international feature reports through 2008.

Xmas party…the natives get merry

admin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:55:43 +0000

The famous Spaniards Inn off Hampstead Heath – one time home to the poet John Keats and Highwayman Dick Turpin – was the venue for a debauched and merry gathering of the Natives. We made 12 films this year, and were nominated for 3 international awards. Roll on 2008…hic…

Native Voice supports REACT Darfur

admin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:54:24 +0000

Native Voice was very happy to support REACT – Refugee Education Across Conflicts Trust – in its successful fund raising drive for educational aids and books for Darfuri refugees. The Director of REACT is our very own super producer Giovanna Stopponi. This is an important initiative targeting specific requests from the refugees themselves. We hope it will continue. Check out REACT!

Two Films from Kenya

admin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:44:32 +0000

Native Voice has been working in Kenya in the run up to the forth coming elections. Phil and Cleopatra Mukele have been investigating large numbers of alleged extra judicial killings and attacks on women political aspirants. The films will be going on on MORE4 and Channel 4 soon.