Puffball (Original title)
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 18 July 2008 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, Canada, IrelandDirected by: Nicolas Roeg
Synopsis: Drama. After relocating to rural Ireland, a young couple discover their neighbours are involved in witchcraft, and have taken a disconcerting interest in their unborn child.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Female fertility, Building conversions, Witchcraft, Countryside
Title: Additions & correctionsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Additional filmographic data.
In: Cinema Business n47 July 2008 Page: 30
Title: Tightrope movie gets £104K P&A safety net from LotteryAuthor: ... Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: List of films which have received money from the UK Film Council for their marketing campaigns.
In: Sight and Sound v18 n8 August 2008 Page: 76
Title: Reviews: PuffballAuthor: BROOKE, Michael Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v18 n8 August 2008 Page: 9
Title: Rushes: Roeg's returnAuthor: WOOD, Jason Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Filmmaker Nicolas Roeg discusses his reasons for making PUFFBALL (an adaptation of a Fay Weldon novel) and aspects of the film's production.
In: Empire n230 August 2008 Page: 60
Title: In cinemas: PuffballAuthor: PETERS, Patrick Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1607 17 Aug 2007 Page: 13
Title: People: Challenge sees Roeg in his elementAuthor: MITCHELL, Wendy Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Filmmaker Nicolas Roeg briefly discusses the making of his f ilm PUFFBALL.
In: Variety 17 Sep 2007 Page: 49
Title: Film ReviewsAuthor: HARVEY, Dennis Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen Finance v19 n9 17 May 2006 Page: 3,6
Title: Just one feature starts shooting in AprilAuthor: ADLER, Tim Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Details of UK-produced features which started shooting in February, March and April: TREASURE ISLAND, BECOMING JANE, HOT FUZZ, ENEMY OF THE UNSEEN, BATHORY, SHROOMS, MAX AND CO, PUFFBALL, PUMPKINHEAD III, The WALKER and The GOLDEN AGE.
In: Cini n22 Cannes 2006 Page: 3
Title: PuffballArticle type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief synopsis and funding details.
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Description: MOVV210 - BFI identifier: N-3686011
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Description: MOVV210 - BFI identifier: N-3686557
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 01:54:56 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1489486
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2007BFI identifier: N-3636393
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1457385
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 18 July 2008 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, Canada, IrelandDirected by: Nicolas Roeg
Synopsis: Drama. After relocating to rural Ireland, a young couple discover their neighbours are involved in witchcraft, and have taken a disconcerting interest in their unborn child.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Female fertility, Building conversions, Witchcraft, Countryside
Credits
(141)
©/Presented by: UK Film Council, ©: Puffball Stories, ©: Puffball Productions, Grand Pictures 8, Production Company: Tall Stories, Production Company: Amérique Film (Montreal), Production Company: Grand Pictures, Production Company: Dan Films, Presented by: Bord Scannán na hÉireann, Presented by/Prod with participation of: Téléfilm Canada, Presented by: NIFTC - Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission, Presented by/Prod with participation of: SODEC, Presented in association with: Wild Bunch, Presented in association with: Verve Pictures, Presented in association with: TVA Films, TMN - The Movie Network, International Sales Agent: Wild Bunch, Made w/support of investment incentive: Government of Ireland, Made with the support of: Bord Scannán na hÉireann, Filmed on loc'n with the assistance of: Bord Scannán na hÉireann Regional Support Fund, Produced with the participation of: Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit, Made with the support of: UK Film Council New Cinema Fund, Produced with the participation of: Cinemein/ABC, Developed with the assistance of: FilmFour, Developed with the assistance of: Cornwall Films, Developed with the assistance of: British Screen Finance, Ateliers du Cinéma Européen, Executive Producer: Paul Trijbits, Made with the support of: UK Film Council New Cinema Fund, UK Film Council Development Fund, Producer: Julie Baines, Producer: Michael Garland, Producer: Martin Paul-Hus, Producer: Dan Weldon, Producer: Ben Woolford, Co-producer: Peter Measroch, Co-producer: Paul Donovan, Line Producer: Helen Murray, Production Executive (Dan Films): Jonathan Taylor, Production Executive (Tall Stories): Tishna Molla, Production Executive (Grand Pictures): Ailish McElmeel, For Irish Film Board (Chief Executive): Simon Perry, For Irish Film Board (Business Affairs): Teresa Mcgrane, For UKFC (Senior Production Executive): Emma Clarke, For UKFC (Senior Business Aff's Exec): Natalie Bass, Claire Warnes, For UKFC (Head of Production Finance): Vince Holden, For UKFC (Production Accountant): Andrea Mathuis, For NIFTC (Chief Executive): Richard Williams, For NIFTC (Head of Production): Andrew Reid, For NIFTC (Head of Finance): Linda Martin, For NIFTC (Legal Services): Damian McParland, Millar McCall Wylie, For NIFTC (Funding Programmes Manager): Elsie Brown, For NIFTC (Funding Programmes Admin): Susie Wright, For NIFTC (Production Co-ordinator): Ann Quinn, Production Co-ordinator: Aoife Cassidy, Production Co-ordinator: Michelle Fennessy, Production Accountant: Suzanne Mcauley, Location Manager: Chris Patterson, Location Manager: Paddy McCarney, Location Finder: Miriam Coleman, Post-production Supervisor: Peter Measroch, Creative Consultant: Harriet Harper, Production Assistant: Declan Reynolds, 2nd Unit Director: Dan Weldon, Assistant Director (1st): Barbara Mulcahy, Assistant Director (2nd): Susan Drennan, Assistant Director (3rd): Owen Magee, Script Supervisor: Renée Foley Burke, Casting Director: Celestia Fox, Casting (Dublin): Maureen Hughes, Casting (Belfast): Patrick Duncan, Screenplay by: Dan Weldon, Based on the novel by: Fay Weldon, Script Consultant: Emmanuel Oberg, Director of Photography: Nigel Willoughby, Additional Internal Photography: N.G. Smith, 2nd Unit Camera Operator: Conor Hammond, Focus Puller: Ben Chads, Focus Puller (2nd Unit): Alysia Maciejowska, Mark Byrne, Clapper Loader: Louise McEllin, Gaffer: Rocky Evans, Key Grip: Ian Buckley, Video Assist: Dan Castella, Neil Hodgkinson, Unit Art and VFX Photography: Michael Woods, Visual Effects by: Moskito, Moskito (Visual Effects Supervisor): Richard Ostiguy, Moskito (Visual Effects Designer): John Tate, Special Effects: Team FX, Special Effects: Brendan Byrne, Model Maker: Lana Locke, Editor: Tony Palmer, Assistant Editor: Paul Berry, Trainee Assistant Editor: Statten Roeg, Production Designer: Anna Rackard, Art Director: Aeveen Fleming, Assistant Art Director: Francis Taaffe, Set Decorator: Sarah Kingston, Prop Buyer: Sarah Kingston, Prop Master: Alan Harvey, Construction Manager: Nicky MacManus, Costume Designer: Lorna Marie Mugan, Costume Supervisor: Annette Marie Allen, Wardrobe Assistant: Patch Corcoran, Make-up/Hair Designer: Valerie Butler, Make-up/Hair Supervisor: Jo Evans, Colour Timing 2K: Marc Lussier, Digital Intermediate: Vision Globale, Citélab, Film Stock Supplied by: Kodak Motion Picture Film, Camera/Lighting Equipment Supplied by: Arri Media, The Production Depot, Music Composed by: Chris Crilly, Music Composed by: Delphine Measroch, Thierry Gauthier, Music Editor: Hayden Whiting, Sound Design/Supervision: Raymond Vermette, Sound Recordist: Mike Shoring, Boom Operator: Stephen Mcloughlin, Boom Operator: Paul Maynes, Re-recording Mixer: Gavin Fernandes, Stéphane Bergeron, Post-production Sound Co-ordinator: Jacinthe Paiement, Dialogue Editor: Guy Pelletier, Sound Illustrations: Guy Pelletier, Sound Illustration Vocals: Emmanuelle Orange-Parent, Sound Effects Editor: Antoine Morin, ADR Supervisor: Raymond Vermette, ADR Editor: Guy Pelletier, Foley Artist: Tchae Measroch, Foley Recordist: Jo Caron, Stunt Co-ordinator: Donal O'Farrell, Dolby Sound Consultant: Steve F.B. Smith, Animal Handler: Fircroft Kennels, Unit Publicist: Pete Daly, EPK: Dan Castella, Neil Hodgkinson
Cast
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Kelly Reilly (Liffey Lambert), Miranda Richardson (Mabs), Rita Tushingham (Molly), Donald Sutherland (Lars), William Houston (Tucker), Oscar Pearce (Richard), Tina Kellegher (Carol), Leona Igoe (Audrey), Caoimhe Gilsenan (Becky), Laoise Gilsenan (Juliet), Pat Deery (Dr Holmes), Diane Montgomery (young Molly), Ron Daniels (Molly's husband), Julie Kinsella (radiologist), Suzanne Mcauley (radiologist 2), Elaine Gormley (nurse), Declan Reynolds (estate agent), Cheryl Rock, Brendan Quigley (cottage buying couple), Robbie (Molly's dog)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(9)
In: Sight and Sound v18 n9 September 2008 Page: 96Title: Additions & correctionsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Additional filmographic data.
In: Cinema Business n47 July 2008 Page: 30
Title: Tightrope movie gets £104K P&A safety net from LotteryAuthor: ... Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: List of films which have received money from the UK Film Council for their marketing campaigns.
In: Sight and Sound v18 n8 August 2008 Page: 76
Title: Reviews: PuffballAuthor: BROOKE, Michael Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v18 n8 August 2008 Page: 9
Title: Rushes: Roeg's returnAuthor: WOOD, Jason Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Filmmaker Nicolas Roeg discusses his reasons for making PUFFBALL (an adaptation of a Fay Weldon novel) and aspects of the film's production.
In: Empire n230 August 2008 Page: 60
Title: In cinemas: PuffballAuthor: PETERS, Patrick Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1607 17 Aug 2007 Page: 13
Title: People: Challenge sees Roeg in his elementAuthor: MITCHELL, Wendy Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Filmmaker Nicolas Roeg briefly discusses the making of his f ilm PUFFBALL.
In: Variety 17 Sep 2007 Page: 49
Title: Film ReviewsAuthor: HARVEY, Dennis Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen Finance v19 n9 17 May 2006 Page: 3,6
Title: Just one feature starts shooting in AprilAuthor: ADLER, Tim Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Details of UK-produced features which started shooting in February, March and April: TREASURE ISLAND, BECOMING JANE, HOT FUZZ, ENEMY OF THE UNSEEN, BATHORY, SHROOMS, MAX AND CO, PUFFBALL, PUMPKINHEAD III, The WALKER and The GOLDEN AGE.
In: Cini n22 Cannes 2006 Page: 3
Title: PuffballArticle type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief synopsis and funding details.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Digital materials(2)
Description: MOVV210 - BFI identifier: N-3686011
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOVV210 - BFI identifier: N-3686557
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 01:54:56 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1489486
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2007BFI identifier: N-3636393
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1457385
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film